good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today... tougher tiers are to be introduced in more parts of england as the prime minister urges restraint over christmas. this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties. ‘tis the season to be jolly, but it's also the season to be jolly careful. donald trump accepts that a formal transition can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. to the moon and back. a mission lifts off to bring home lunar rock for the first time in more than a0 years. a shorter quarantine — for those who can afford it. from mid—december, self—isolation

time when returning from abroad will be cut, but you'll have to take a private test, and you may struggle to find insurance. finally let back in. fans will be allowed, in some areas, to watch sport in england next week. gyms and leisure centres will also reopen. good will also reopen. morning, good willalso reopen. morning, more good will also reopen. morning, more rain across the north good morning, more rain across the north of the country and some of it will be heavy. for most, fairly cloudy with a little bit of sunshine. i will have all the details in ten minutes. it's tuesday, november 24th. our top story. the prime minister has warned more areas of england will be subject to tighter tier 3 coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown comes to an end next week. borisjohnson said all shops, gyms, swimming pools and hairdressers will be able to open across the country, but rules for hospitality, sporting events and socialising will differ. our political correspondent

iain watson has more. the three—tier system of regional restrictions are set to be reintroduced in england on december the 2nd. the good news is shops, gyms, swimming pools and hair salons will all reopen, but some rules will be tougher than before in tier 3, with pubs and restaurants closed except for takeaways and deliveries. in tier 2, pubs can only open if they serve substantial meals. and the really bad news? i should warn you now that many more places will be in higher tiers than, alas, was previously the case. so it won't be all over by christmas. but the still self—isolating prime minister is hopeful he can reach agreement very soon with the devolved administrations across the uk, to ease up a little over the festive season. but don't get the party hats out just yet. this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties.

tis the season to be jolly, but tis also the season to be jolly careful. especially with elderly relatives. and the medical advice? rules are for christmas, too. if people do all those things very seriously, we will have much less impact from christmas, whilst people still are being able to enjoy it, than if people choose to actually take a very much less public spirited approach to it, and go wild over that period. so, christmas might not be quite so festive this year. but with vaccines and rapid testing, normal life may well begin to be resurrected by easter. the prime minister said he could see an escape route from the pandemic, but it feels like there's still a long road ahead. people arriving in england from abroad will be soon able to reduce their quarantine period by more than half if they pay for a covid test after five days, the government has announced. the rules will come into force from the 15th of december,

and the tests from private firms will cost between £65 and £120. the travel industry welcomed the policy but described it as long overdue. donald trump has accepted that a formal transition of power can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. in a tweet, he said federal agencies should do what needs to be done for the handover to begin. let's get the latest now from our north america correspondent peter bowes. peter, is this donald trump finally accepting the biden victory? good morning, no, infact the president followed up with another tweet later, initially he acknowledged and essentially gave his blessing for the transition process to start but later said it does not necessarily mean he will give up various legal cases and his fight against the election result. he said they would never concede, he

would never concede two fake ballots. the president singing the same team we have heard three weeks to the day, since the election, complaining about fraudulent ballots and votes. that does not seem to be changing. but significant forjoe biden, because he now has the framework, offices, a few million dollars to spend, and he has access to top—secret security briefings and access to government officials he can now speak to. crucially, he can talk to medical experts about coronavirus, what the trump administration has been doing, what the situation is likely to be in january when he takes over, when the vaccine is likely to come online. and be prepared to essentially hit the ground running when he eventually takes charge in the white house. scotland is today expected to

become the first country in the world to make period products freely available. holyrood will vote later on legislation to introduce items such as tampons and sanitary pads forfree in public buildings. there was originally opposition to the plan, with ministers arguing the cost could exceed the estimated £9.7 million a year. the government must make clear how it will protect leaseholders from having to pay towards removing flammable cladding from their homes, mps say. the commons housing committee said a £1.6 billion fund set up after the grenfell fire was not enough to cover the cost of the repairs needed. our reporter tom symonds has more. last year, the bbc reported on the huge bills faced by leaseholders at this south london block, which has dangerous cladding. £2 million plus to put it right. but 18 months later, with work under way, a government fund has offered them just £50,000. new laws are coming designed to make sure the current crisis never happens again.

but mps on the housing committee say that first the government needs to help the tens of thousands of people facing hefty repair bills. when the building saftety minister, lord greenhalgh, came to the select committee when we were taking evidence on this bill, he said, affordable. when we asked him what it meant, well, it would mean something that didn't bankrupt an individual. i'm sorry, that's not good enough, because that could still leave leaseholders paying bills running into thousands of pounds. and the new bill actually includes provisions for an additional building safety charge, which flat owners might have to pay on top of their service charge for future work. the mps say under no circumstances should it be used to sort out the safety problems of the past. the government has made £1.6 billion available. sounds a lot, but costs are spiralling. and ministers say they are looking at developing affordable solutions, and they'll provide more details in due course. tom symonds, bbc news.

china has launched a mission to try to retrieve rock samples from the moon using a robotic spacecraft that blasted off last night. it's more than a0 years since the americans and the soviets brought home lunar rock and soil for analysis. 0ur science correspondent jonathan amos reports. another lunar mission for china. the country's already sent four highly successful space projects to the moon. two that circled the body to take pictures, and two that landed and released small—wheeled vehicles. but chinese engineers know this latest endeavor will be by far their most challenging, because the chang'e—5 spacecraft is going to try to pick up rocks off the moon's surface and bring them home. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. it's more than a0 years since the apollo astronauts hopped

across the lunar terrain. they collected more than 300 kilos of rock to analyse in earth laboratories. from those samples, we learned a lot about when and how the moon might have formed, as well as other key events in the early history of the solar system. the new chang'e—5 rocks should fill out that story. we visited the moon nine times before, six times with human beings and three times with robotic landers. from those places we visited, most of them were across the equator of the moon. but chang'e—5 is going through a completely new region. it's visiting a lava—field area in the north western region of the moon. china has been steadily building its skill with space robotics, but it's also now launching astronauts. these men and women are working initially in space modules in orbit around the earth. china hopes soon to have its own permanent space station this decade. the ambition, however, is to venture further afield,

and the chang'e—5 sample return mission employs basically the same technical concepts you'd use to put chinese astronauts on the moon, and then bring them home safely. jonathan amos, bbc news. we have incredible pictures from the united states. imagine you're walking your new puppy a very pretty dog. then this happens. it is snatched by an alligator? this blokejumps it is snatched by an alligator? this bloke jumps in the it is snatched by an alligator? this blokejumps in the lake it is snatched by an alligator? this bloke jumps in the lake and pulls both out. and then, have a look. he grabs the jaws of the alligator. he frees the dog. it runs off. i am interested to know what happens afterwards because he has his fingers down the throat of an alligator. 0bviously alligator. obviously it ended well, he seems not to be injured.

he has a cigar in his mouth and keeps it in the entire time. that is how to do it with style. my how to do it with style. my goodness. a beautiful little dog. rescued, as well. heroic. it could have been a messy end for that little dog. let's go to our hero. good morning, we have messy weather today. rain, further south, good morning, we have messy weather today. rain, furthersouth, cloud around. and then it will be mild. after today it will start to get colder from the north. after today it will start to get colderfrom the north. we have rain in scotland into northern ireland and rain in cumbria. a lot of cloud across western coasts where there is drizzle. cloudy and much of england although there will be bright skies across east anglia, south—eastern channel islands. this indicates average wind speed but it will be

gusty through the irish sea and across south—west scotland. these are the temperatures. 9—13. this evening and overnight, the weather front slowly slips southwards. we will see clear skies and showers following behind into western scotla nd following behind into western scotland and northern ireland. the weather front does not get as far as the south—east so here are relatively mild, but temperatures falling away in the north. tomorrow, the weather front continues its journey, taking rain with it. increasingly fragmented. eventually getting to the south—east. behind it, wales, into northern england and much of scotland and northern ireland, dry winter sunshine, much of scotland and northern ireland, dry wintersunshine, but showers around, particularly in the north and west. look at these temperatures. maximum daytime temperatures, 8—10 in scotland and northern ireland and coming south,

still just northern ireland and coming south, stilljust in the milder air but that will change. by the time we get to thursday, this is the weather front in southern areas. not much of a breeze. a weatherfront front in southern areas. not much of a breeze. a weather front waiting front in southern areas. not much of a breeze. a weatherfront waiting in the atlantic. we have the dregs of the atlantic. we have the dregs of the weather front in the south with cloud associated with it and behind itafair cloud associated with it and behind it a fair bit of sunshine. cloud in western scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. the temperature is continuing to fall. colder air penetrating that bit further south. the channel islands are still in good shape with 12 degrees, as is plymouth with 11. we have a busy old morning this morning. let's take a look at today's front pages. like most other papers, the times leads with the prime minister's covid winter plan. a lot of press conferences yesterday. the paper says borisjohnson was backed by the chief medical officer

in setting easter as the "end goal" for coronavirus restrictions. the photo shows the duke of cambridge congratulating some of the scientists involved. that is in a lot of the papers this morning, pictures of some of those who worked on the vaccine. "vaccine cheers, but first the tiers" is the daily mail's front page. the mail says that despite the vaccine breakthrough, the prime minister warned against over—optimism and that there would be "hard months ahead". the daily telegraph goes with "‘tis the season to be jolly careful" — a reference to boris johnson's address. he was warning of the risks of families getting together over christmas. and the lead story on the huffington post website this morning is the news that donald trump has accepted a formal us transition should begin for president—electjoe biden to take office.

have you watched the great british bake 0ff? these are the big three left. 0ne bake 0ff? these are the big three left. one of these will be crowned. they have been kind to each other. very friendly. people have been me because laura is messy in the kitchen. this is what my kids say every week. we watch it on a wednesday. i don't know why. they think her stuff must taste amazing because she gets through every week. they always mention her stuff tastes amazing. i also watched nigella lawson. how do you feel about liquorice cheesecake? i love nigella lawson but liquorice cheesecake, never. i know it's meant to be aspirational, but she makes me feel thoroughly inadequate because her

late night snacks, i have cheese and a satsuma, but she goes big. what about a breakfast like this? talking about her breakfast, which is left over crust of pizza. do you ever have pizza for breakfast the next day? i love cold pizza. and cold chinese. she cracks an egg on itand and cold chinese. she cracks an egg on it and that would be her perfect brea kfast. on it and that would be her perfect breakfast. a bit of leftover pizza with an egg on top. reheated the pizza topped with a poached egg and also a chilli crisp on top. did you see she did fish finger curry things. i'm sure she does it so we curry things. i'm sure she does it so we talk about it. and also the banana skin. i did see that. i have not tried it. you talked about the spaniel who survived. what was the name of the

dog? gunner. and the sight of a marsupial bounding across the road in sydney would not raise an eyebrow but it has been spotted in county durham. it is the world's smallest picture. that is a wallaby spotted in county durham. no, it is not! there was a family who kept them in a reserve. somebody tampered with the fence. for a long time there have been wallabies spotted around county durham. somebody put it on facebook asking if anybody had lost a wallaby. 100 sightings of them in britain since 2008. that is a fact to share with your friends. shall we move on? as we're reporting this morning, international travellers arriving in england will soon be able to reduce their self—isolation period from a fortnight to five days, if they pay for a coronavirus test and get a negative result.

nina's here now and can tell us more. that's right. for a lot of people, the entire period, the foreign trip has been the thing they have miss most. you can cope with lots as long as you have that in the diary. things are changing. airports, travel agents, airlines. they've all been calling for rules to change, and be replaced with some form of testing. today, some but not all of what they want. what does that mean to all of us? for people flying back home for christmas, travel with work, or a long awaited holiday? at the moment, if you arrive back in england after being abroad you have to self—isolate for 1a days. the only exemptions are those arriving from the republic of ireland, the channel islands, the isle of man or the countries with a travel corridor. and that list is pretty small. good news if you are arriving from barbados, the maldives or new zealand. bad news if you are travelling from france, spain and italy — the most popular destinations

from the uk. yesterday we heard about test to release. people arriving back in england from the non—travel corridor countries will have to self—isolate forjust five days then take a test, and then end quarantine if the test comes back negative. that takes one or two days to come back so — at best — quarantine could be cut to six days. there are some significant catches. you can't use an nhs test — you'll have to use an approved private provider. and that could cost up to £120 per person. and the foreign office advice against travellling to most places remains. so big holiday companies are unlikely to travel to those places, and it won't be straightforward getting comprehensive insurance if you do decide to travel there. and this is only if you live in england. the strict 14—day rule remain in the rest of the uk,

although authorities in northern ireland and scotland told us they are looking into a similar system, but nothing is confirmed yet. all of the catches lead to the question — who will be travelling when the rules change on the 15th of december? travel companies have welcomed the news as a chink of light at the end of a very long tunnel. quarantine has already devastated the industry with thousands ofjobs as casualties. 0ur travel reporter simon browning has been at stanstead airport. airports, airlines and the aviation industry have been crippled by coronavirus. airports are running skeleton daily operations with just a handful of flights. stansted airport closes at 5pm. the travel sector asked the government to implement a testing regime in the summer. as winter arrives, it's hoped this new policy will kick—start a struggling industry. this is the stansted airport departure lounge where, today,

only 13 flights have left the terminal. tomorrow there are six, the day after, fine. the day after, five. usually at this time of year, there would be hundreds, as people escape for some autumn—winter sunshine. but it's hoped this new testing regime will bring back some desperately needed passengers. two weeks is a long time to stay at home and be locked up so, yeah, it would help. the safety is what really matters at this point in time. it is not about the reduction being 14 days or seven days. being 10 days or seven days. passengers who opt to use the testing programme to cut their quarantine period will have to pay for their tests, as they will not be provided by the nhs. but with some private covid tests costing around £100, for a family of travellers, it's a big hit to the holiday budget. it's a lot of money. it's an additional payment that families are going to have to pay. a family of four, that is an additional quite heavy cost. but, that said, a lot of people

didn't get to go away this summer. they are itching for their summer holiday. they are sick of their four walls that they have been staring at, especially during this next lockdown that we've had. so there is the consensus that people might have a bit more disposable income to spend on holiday. i think what we will also start to see in terms of as the market resumes, i think you will see a lot of discounting and a lot of price competition from carriers and tour operators. so i think there will be a lot of bargains out there which, hopefully, will help to cushion the blow of the price of a test. with tens of thousands ofjobs already lost in the aviation sector, it's hoped testing will bring back vital passengers and travelling to see loved ones and the reopening of international business are some of the government's key goals. for now, the policy is england only, as the other uk nations evaluate the evidence and risks on whether they will follow behind. simon browning, bbc news.

good to hear there may be some bargains to be had. but the fact remains that most insurance won't cover you if you travel to a country against foreign office advice. airlines are calling for this to change and that a pre—departure test, which virgin atlantic says would be twice as effective. i'll be talking to the boss of heathrow airport. and you are speaking to the transport secretary grant shapps later. at 7:30am. the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have been a source of anxiety for many of us, but charities say people with obsessive compulsive disorder have been particularly badly affected. 0cd action has told the bbc that it's seen an unprecedented rise in those needing support for the condition in the last three months. divya talwar reports. i have to clean this door handle until my 0cd tells me to stop,

otherwise i'm going to die. jothunior needs to clean this door at least 100 times, otherwise he thinks he'll catch coronavirus. he has obsessive, is if this order, or 0cd, around he has obsessive compulsive disorder, or 0cd, around a fear of contamination from germs. he has managed his 0cd for years, but, since the pandemic, it has taken over his life. now, the reason why i use the prongs is because i can't touch the food myself with my hands and i can't have it touch the sides, otherwise i'll throw it away. my 0cd is saying take this one. so if i go for this one, i'm feeling very sick and very scared that i'm going to die if i touch it. john has been keeping these video diaries to show how 0cd affects him in almost everything he does. now i'm going to wash my hands. 0cd is an anxiety disorder where people likejohn have unwanted, obsessive and intrusive thoughts

or images that can drive them to carry out compulsive behaviours again and again, to try and get rid of the anxiety caused by the thoughts. i am going to do it four times. it is like a constant conflict in your mind between the intrusive thoughts and yourself. it is alarming, it is distressing, it's numbing. it makes me anxious every single day. i have panic attacks over it. it's just horrible. i hate it. i really, really do hate it. and the coronavirus has made it worse. you know, my germ contamination, if i touch something, if i don't touch something, if i don't do something in a certain way i'll die. and i'm frightened of it. since the start of this pandemic, many people have found dealing with their 0cd much harder. charities have told us they have seen a big increase in people turning to them for help. 0cd action‘s helpline supported more than 1500 people between may tojuly of this year.

that is more than double the number over the same period last year. we have seen an unprecedented demand for all of our services, with over 100% increase in demand across the board. and we think, largely, that is due to lockdown and the impact that has had on people in terms of isolation and the fear is that lockdown is causing in terms of uncertainty. and the fears that lockdown is causing in terms of uncertainty. tuna. i have to use a spoon to get it out, because i can't tip it in, because if it hits the sides... 0cd is treatable, but proper help on the nhs isn't always available immediately. john's on medication and has tried therapy. he's found helping others with 0cd by sharing his own challenges online allows him to manage his condition better. divya talwar, bbc news. for details of organisations which offer mental health advice and support, go

online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. eight officers are under investigation, after a black woman was pinned to the ground and punched during an arrest in south—east london. the woman has told the bbc she feared for her life, and police subjected her to further violence in custody in lewisham in may. the woman is a student and was a passenger in the car. the metropolitan police says it's co—operating a couple living in a rented house in hampton court — owned by the royal family's crown estate — say they're facing eviction over a £32 electricity bill. christopher brown and daisy bow du toit received a notice to quit

because they'd used a local power socket to charge their electric car. they said it was because the royal household refused to install a proper charge point. a buckingham palace spokesperson said tenancies were terminated "very rarely". the youngest actor to be nominated for an international emmy award — at the age of 13 for best actor — has won. billy barret from dalston — who we spoke to last week — gives a incredible performance in the bbc drama responsible child, which you can still see on the bbc iplayer. the london stadium — formerly the olympic stadium in stratford — is having the trickyjob of having its light bulbs changed. nearly 400 of them are being swapped for low energy ones, which will save around half a million pounds a year on bills. the work will take another three months, but some will be on for west hams next home match next week. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there's a good service on the tubes this morning, but there are minor delays on tfl rail between paddington and heathrow terminal five. out on the roads, there's only going to be a one boat service on the woolwich ferry again today. across the river in harlesden, craven park road is closed at st mary's road after a collision. now the weather forecast. morning. it's feeling pretty mild out of this morning. certainly milder than yesterday, with temperatures well above zero. but we do have quite a bit of cloud around. that will linger at least through the morning. maybe one or two brighter spells around first thing. but through the afternoon, a chance of some hazy sunny spells developing, but quite a fresh southerly wind developing. temperatures staying mild, around 13 celsius. and it's staying dry. overnight tonight we will see some clear spells to start with, but the cloud will move in. that's our next approaching front, a cold front.

it will not arrive until tomorrow. in the meantime it's quite mild, minimum temperature overnight at seven or eight celsius. now these outbreaks of rain sneaking in from the west tomorrow morning. we'll see one or two through the morning, but through the afternoon and a more prominent band of rain, with some heavier burst in there. temperatures in the meantime still mild tomorrow, but once that front clears it is set to get much colder, especially towards thursday and friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning, we'll meet retired military dog kuno, as he's awarded the animal equivalent of the victoria cross, for tackling an al-qaeda gunman.

simon cowell famously described them as "the world's most talented family of musicians". we'll be talking to the kanneh—masons about bringing classical music to a younger generation. and as an unmanned spacecraft heads to the moon this morning, we'll be hearing more about its special mission — to bring lunar rocks back to earth for the first time since 1976. people in england face an anxious wait to see how restricted they'll be in the run up to christmas. but news that the national lockdown will end next wednesday, has at least brought some early festive cheer. the prime minister did, however, urge caution with a vaccine not expected until spring. so what's the mood in the country after the latest covid curbs announcement? brea kfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been finding out. in england, they're getting ready to open up again, non—essential shops back in business.

it will be absolutely great to open the doors again. we'll be able to trade as normally as possible. people can come in and browse, and just get back to doing christmas and making it as magical as we can. gyms will reopen, places of worship, hairdressers, beauticians, hospitality too. you know, it's been tough. so to be back open, to have faces, music, voices back in there, for christmas as well, willjust be wonderful. but be warned, this will be far from business as usual, with the return of a tougher tier system. simon's cafe and others like it will reopen only in areas out of the most restrictive tier 3, and those tiers won't be announced until thursday. this is a week away for england. there's been queues for clothes in wales, after they emerged from theirfirebreak. borisjohnson knows excitement is building about the prospect, the possibility of any

kind of christmas. many of us want and need christmas with our families. we feel after this year we deserve it. but this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties. tis the season to be jolly, but it's also the season to be jolly careful. especially with elderly relatives. despite the caution, nicola sturgeon confirmed a uk agreement to relax restrictions for christmas is days away. i think that's going to really help people, i think, in terms ofjust their mental health. i think that's so important. i feel it might be just a bit too early for that. and it's going to be lovely at christmas, but it's the after effects in january and february, that worries me. # one day more # another day, another destiny # shopping for online delivery...#

this was the marsh family back in march. their rendition of one more day made them a lockdown sensation. today, they urged people to hold on forjust a few more months. yeah, fundamentally, heart says, would love to see people, head says, i want lots more christmases with all of those people, and so if we need to, we just have to — i think you said the other day, take it on the chin. to use a football analogy like we're 1—0 up now, with vaccines and testing. and so when you're 1—0 up in the last five minutes, you don't go and try and score another goal. you organize and you hang on to what you've got. after the first national lockdown, the prime minister said a second was an unlikely nuclear option. yesterday, there was a new promise. the national restrictions in england will end on the 2nd of december, and they will not be renewed. hollow words forjamie, who lost his dad to covid at the start of the first wave. he has little confidence in what lies ahead.

i think all this is extremely difficult. we've seen the tiered system before. we've seen it fail. that's how we end up in a second lockdown that wasn't supposed to happen. and whilst promised again that we're not going to go into a third, i think frankly and personally speaking, it feels pretty disingenuous to be alternating between extreme restrictions and then liberalising. i can't see any other way, other thanjust prolonging this is back and forth. my dad passed away right at the end of march, the 29th of march. and frankly, what i've seen since then is isjust failing to get a grasp of the mistakes that caused dad's death amongst tens of thousands of others. and almost a refusal to admit that mistakes have been made, makes it almost impossible to learn from those mistakes. even with a vaccine on the horizon, the prime minister has warned a long, hard winter lies ahead. regional leaders are also waiting anxiously to find out which tier their areas are set to enter.

we're joined now by andy preston, the independent mayor of middlesbrough. good morning to you, mr president. first of all, i'm curious to know, have you had any communication from the government about what tier you might be going into? no we haven't yet. there is a high degree of uncertainty. and i think for the public that means a lot of anxiety now, especially those with businesses that are sensitive to the hospitality sector. there is a lot of anxiety, uncertainty. we are going into dark days and nights. people want the certainty to move forward for the rest of the year. middlesbrough was in tier 2 at the start of this a second lockdown. but there was a good chance you were at that point about to go into tier 3 because of the numbers in the region. what tier do you expect to be in when we come out of the

lockdown? i think it'll be tier 3 or a tier 2. if i had to bet money it would be on tier 3. but basically, we don't know. i'm hoping for tier 2.i we don't know. i'm hoping for tier 2. i will tell you why. we have done really well. the people of middlesbrough have tried really hard. 0ur infection rate has gone down to the low 300s now, which is fantastic. people are just being absolutely troopers. they have done so absolutely troopers. they have done so well. i personally think that a willie well run restaurant or a really well run bar is not a significant risk to anyone. and i think we should allow a well run establishment to open, keep jobs going and protect our mental health. this morning you are here talking to us this morning you are here talking to us explaining why you think you should be in perhaps a lower tier. are you surprised at this point you haven't had a conversation with anybody in central government about this? how can you go about getting your message to them about how hard

the people of middlesbrough have been working to get those numbers down? well, i've been a very, very vocal critic of the government. i think before andy burnham stood up and said no, i think i probably did that some days before him. i'm not an enemy of the government. to be truthful, they got an exceptionally difficultjob. unprecedented circumstances. they have made mistakes, definitely, but it is a tha nkless mistakes, definitely, but it is a thankless task. i know that they know how hard this is because they get a constant barrage of abuse, letters a nd get a constant barrage of abuse, letters and e—mails, locally and nationally. i do know that they know. i do not they want this over because they are very worried about the economy for the tax receipts that come in used to build hospitals and schools. i'd know they don't ta ke and schools. i'd know they don't take this lightly. but no, i haven't had direct contact. is that

disappointing? yes, it is. but truthfully, we are all incredibly busy trying to keep things going, trying to keep people upbeat. i'm not here to criticise them. i've done plenty of that. they have a difficultjob. i done plenty of that. they have a difficult job. i am done plenty of that. they have a difficultjob. iam here done plenty of that. they have a difficultjob. i am here to thank the people of middlesbrough for an extraordinary amount of sacrifice. it's been a shocking year, the worst year of my life, probably for many people too. we are near the end. the vaccine is coming. the days will start to get lighter soon. i'm really optimistic. i'm hoping for tier 2. if people are listening, i would ask them to seriously consider us would ask them to seriously consider us for tier 2 because we have a compliant population, great businesses who have well—run establishments that will be run very well and won't pose a significant risk to anyone at all. we know these measures will see us through until march. how much financial support will your region need from now until then? well, it's ongoing, because things are changing all the time. but the short answer is, a lot. we

need a lot of money. we've had decent amounts. we've had to dip into extraordinarily low level cash reserves we have . into extraordinarily low level cash reserves we have. we are not in a financially imminently tricky situation. we have had to cut back on things. people are frustrated. i understand that. but we have to be prudent. but the main message to government today is, give us some money, invest, borrow money cheaply, which you can know, cheaper than ever before in the history of the world... something like 35 million will allow us to create about 1000 jobs, create something like a thousand new homes as well. that will generate money, income for the government, locally and nationally, and it will sustain them, they can build schools and hospitals. now is the time to invest. middlesbrough could do with £35 of low cost loans

that we can give you a phenomenal return on. -- £35 million. andy preston, thank you very much indeed. interesting. we are going to be talking about this throughout the morning, where everybody is going to end up. interesting to hear him say that he appreciates the government is in an impossible position at this point but people are doing their very best. yeah, if you go on the postcode finder on the bbc website, you can put your postcode on it and it tells you where you are, the latest figures for the infection rate in your area and how many people have been hospitalised. it doesn't exactly tell you which tier you will be in. we will try to work that out later run from grant shapps, may be, how that will be determined. but thatis how that will be determined. but that is the question on most people's lips at the moment. which tier people are going to be in. very much in hoping for tier 2 rather than tier 3. it is just gone 20 minutes to seven. john is here. we are still talking about restrictions being lifted. we could

see a bit of this? you are talking about people trying to work out which tier they are in. i'm sure clubs will be wanting to discover their fate as well. some fa ns discover their fate as well. some fans being allowed back in will offer a lifeline, certainly for those clubs in the lower leagues. if you are desperate for that money on gate receipts, perhaps those fans coming in might not change too much for the premier league clubs at the moment. but it is a lifeline, yes. fans able to return from next week, up to 4,000 supporters in areas of england where the coronavirus risk is low, in a move welcomed by sports, clubs and supporters. the government's easing of lockdown restrictions is also good news for grassroots sports as ben croucher can tell us. it's been a while since we could to this. not since march have fans been allowed on mars at top level sport in england. from next week, that will change. yesterday's government announcement means a maximum of 4000 fans will be allowed in the lower risk tier1 areas. in tier 2 that cap halves to 2000. but in areas with the highest covid infection rates, fans will still be banned.

this could be a lifeline, particularly for those clubs in leagues 1 and 2 and the national league, for which 4000 fans is a significant amount. the players, the managers, the coaches have all said that it isn't the same without fans. that's what football is. football without fans is nothing. culture secretary 0liver dowden called the move a big step forward, as indoor sports like tennis and netball also benefit. restrictions on grassroots sports will also relaxed from next week. cash—strapped gyms and pools can reopen, although with limited numbers and social distancing, but organised outdoor sports can resume in all tiers. we know in first lockdown that people's activity dropped by about 70%. and that was when we had a fairly decent spring. it was great to see people out walking and on their bikes that had obviously never been on before. but going into the winter months it provides, you know, a lot of challenges for individuals in terms of maintaining their physical health and mental well—being. we should find out on thursday

which areas are in which tiers. for now, there is some much—needed optimism. but sport is under no illusion. the hard work will continue throughout the winter. ben croucher, bbc news. a long way still to go but a significant step nonetheless. for now, the premier league continues behind closed doors. theo walcott scored his first goal since returning to southampton, putting them ahead at wolves. but they had to make do with a point, when pedro neto equalised. and burnley grabbed their first premier league win of the season, beating crystal palace 1—0, to move out of the relegation zone. on a wet and windy night in glasgow, it was munster who came out on top in the pro 14. 27—13 they beat the warriors, as the conference b leaders made it six wins from six. new surroundings but a familiar story for three former winners at the uk championship in milton keynes. john higgins, who's lifted the trophy three times, is through, winning six frames to one. mark selby and mark williams also went through. ryan day and anthony hamilton had to pull out before the event

started, after testing positive for coronavirus. and finally, ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at premier league club tottenham? a spot of indoor cricket at the training ground. and take a look at the player behind the bowler. dele alli, who takes a nifty catch. what i enjoy about this the most is obviously if you look at the end of this video, he has clocked the cameras, look. then he spent all that time finding those different feeds, having it edited, putting the sunglasses on. he's incredibly proud of that, isn't he? it's a special moment. i'm sure we do the same. yes, you definitely do the same! you have to be careful of the lighting here. thank you very much.

enjoyed that. i'd be over that. it would be edited and online in minutes. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. i think your cricketing skills are probably quite good. you could have some beach cricket behind you! that's a good idea! good morning. you won't need your sunglasses across much of the uk today because it is fairly cloudy. some rain in the forecast. it is going to be a mild day. but as we go through the next few days and nights the temperature will fall. here is the rain we have this morning piling on across northern ireland and scotland. as we go through the day at times we will see it getting in across cumbria. cloud across wales and south—west england could produce drizzle. for much of england it is going to be cloudy, but if you are in the south—east outs must east anglia, you are more likely to see sunshine. although it will start off

ina sunshine. although it will start off in a relatively bright not across north—east scotland, rain will move your way through the afternoon. temperatures nine to 13 degrees. very gusty winds through the irish sea and south—west scotland. through this evening and overnight our weather front slowly starts to sink southwards. allowing clearer skies to develop in scotland and northern ireland, with a few showers peppering the west. meanwhile, our front continues bringing rain, fragmenting all the time as it careers across england and wales, but not getting it to the south—east, where it is still relatively mild. we can see the cold air already starting to sink southwards. as we move through wednesday, here is the cold front. the cold air following behind. continuing its journey, the cold air following behind. continuing itsjourney, getting down eventually into the south—east. the mild airclinging on eventually into the south—east. the mild air clinging on by the skin of its teeth in the south—east but the cold air following behind. its teeth in the south—east but the cold airfollowing behind. it its teeth in the south—east but the cold air following behind. it is going to be with us right the way into the weekend, eventually getting into the weekend, eventually getting into the weekend, eventually getting into the south—east of england. here is the cloud and the rain arriving.

behind it some sunshine for wales, northern england, parts of northern ireland and scotland, showers in the west. temperatures eight to 10 degrees for most but still 115 and 12 micro —— 12s in the south—east. more of the chance of frost going into wednesday morning. —— thursday morning. high—pressure settling in. not much of a breeze. any fog will be slow to lift and may lift into low cloud. here are the dregs of the weather front moving away, allowing these cold air to penetrate further south. all of us will be feeling the draught, literally. more low cloud times across western scotland, north—west england, into northern ireland as well. you may feel the odd shower. for most it will be a dry day but it will be a chilly day. what about the rest of the week? well, the rest of the week is looking settled at high pressure remains in charge. frost by night,

patchy fog as well. but for most it will be dry unless we had —— and as we head into the weekend quite a bit of cloud. we have said goodbye to twelves, 13th and 14th for now. thank you, carol. scotland is today expected to become the first country in the world to make period products freely available in public buildings. holyrood will vote later, on legislation to introduce a legal right of free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads. erin slaven is one of the people who's been campaigning for this. shejoins us now. good morning to you. thank you very much for being with us. give us an idea. we can see you smiling. will this make a big difference? yeah, it is. it has been a long time coming, i think, for the msp had lodged the bill but for the activists active in pursuing free period products in scotla nd pursuing free period products in scotland over the past three to four

yea rs. scotland over the past three to four years. yeah, ifand scotland over the past three to four years. yeah, if and when the bill passes, it will solidify all of this great work that volunteers and activists have been doing off their own back for the past few years. it's exciting. give us an idea of how hard it has been to get people to listen on occasions? yeah, i think to begin with initially, we started campaigning at the start of 2018. it was still period poverty —— period property was still quite a new conversation. there was a bit of pushback to begin with because there is still such a stigma around periods and tampons and things like that. people are a wee bit sceptical talking about it. but the more the time has went on, and with things getting a wee bit better, people are more comfortable talking about it. i think this bill will probably decrease the taboo. for those who

don't know, is it right the campaign started at a football ground? why did he begin there? what was the plan? i started with two of my friends, all celtic fans. in 2018, we we re friends, all celtic fans. in 2018, we were aware of this discourse around period products, free period products. it was a conversation that focused mostly on education, schools, universities, colleges, but sport hadn't really been brought into the conversation yet. as celtic fa ns we into the conversation yet. as celtic fans we thought, why don't we try to do something with this? celtic is a clu b do something with this? celtic is a club founded on principles of tackling poverty. it seemed like an apt partnership. yeah, we worked with celtic and italy. we just wa nted with celtic and italy. we just wanted to be a celtic only thing, just to be really selfish. we thought all these other football clu bs would thought all these other football clubs would fall in line. that didn't happen. we had got the bug by then. since then we have got 112

other clubs on board. so it spread quite quickly. the cost is estimated at just quite quickly. the cost is estimated atjust under £10 million a year. what do you say if someone is watching this morning and thinks, why should i come as a taxpayer, fund products...? why should i come as a taxpayer, fund products... ? there why should i come as a taxpayer, fund products...? there are plenty of people who can't afford these products, but there are plenty of people who can? the productsjust need to be seen as the necessity that they are. i don't know, like toilet roll and soap, when you are ina public toilet roll and soap, when you are in a public space, you are not expected to take your own. similarly, what the bill seeks to do is, you are not expected to always be fully prepared because you can't a lwa ys be fully prepared because you can't always be prepared for periods. because i don't run like clockwork. but it is something that is essential. people should have equal access to it no matter what their income is. you don't need to take toilet roll and soap if you are out. it's a common sense thing. it should

be free, absolutely everywhere. as much as there is pushback now, i do strongly believe that in years to come this will be denominated will be one of these things that we tell young people, that we had to pay for these either —— even though they are absolutely essential. yes, this bill is something that monica and scotla nd is something that monica and scotland should definitely be proud of. erin, thank you very much for talking to us this morning. later this morning, we'll be meeting the hero military dog kuno. he'll be getting the animal equivalent of the victoria cross. this it's for saving soldiers' lives in afghanistan. quite the achievement for a four—year—old. tim muffett has more on this incredible dog. kuno was supporting uk forces in afghanistan last year as they targeted al-qaeda extremists. pinned down under heavy attack, kuno was instructed to tackle an enemy government. fantastic dog, as he was, he absolutely took that moment.

and despite being hit by a couple of gunshot wounds, he managed to achieve what he set out to do and he broke the deadlock. and saved lives. the ministry of defence have asked that his handler remains anonymous. he was hobbling around and he was clearly in a bad way. his paws were mangled up. i had the band that up. a bullet had gone straight through his thigh and out of the other side. kuno is being awarded the pdsa dickon medel, introduced in 1943. it is the highest award an animal can receive serving in military conduct. dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honouredm dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. it is in commemorations of trying to honour that society recognises it has with

its animals and the reliance it has on its animals. now thriving in retirement, kuno became the first military working dog to be fitted with custom—made prosthetic limbs. kuno receiving this medal makes me feel massively proud of him. and i think he just completely deserves it, it's welljustified. and it's really good to see his efforts and his courage recognised. what a handsome dog he is. a p pa re ntly what a handsome dog he is. apparently a belgian shepherd. i didn't know you could get belgian shepherds. my dog knowledge is quite limited. i think its from one extreme to another. we have had a king charles spaniel puppy and a beautiful, quite fierce belgian shepherd. i do like dogs but my knowledge is great. i did ask a dog handler what type of dog they had and it didn't go down very well. what make of dog is that?! i

actually said what make. and kuno will be live on breakfast after eight, with his medal. thank goodness we know what make of dog he is. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. eight police officers are under investigation after a black woman was pinned to the ground and punched during eight police officers are under investigation after a black woman was pinned to the ground and punched during an arrest in south—east london. the woman has told the bbc she feared for her life, and police subjected her to further violence in custody, in lewisham in may. the woman is a student and was a passenger in a car. the metropolitan police says it's co—operating with the investigation. a couple living in a rented house in hampton court owned by the royal family's crown estate say they're facing eviction over a £32 electricity bill.

christopher brown and daisy bow du toit, received a notice to quit because they'd used a local power socket to charge their electric car. they said it was because the royal household refused to install a proper charge point. a buckingham palace spokesperson said tenancies were terminated very rarely. the youngest actor to be nominated for an international emmy award at the age of 13, for best actor, has won. billy barratt, from dalston — who we spoke to last week — gives a incredible performance in the bbc drama responsible child, which you can still see on the bbc iplayer. the london stadium — formerly the olympic stadium in stratford — is having the trickyjob of having it's lightbulbs changed. nearly 400 of them are being swapped for low energy ones, which will save around half a million pounds a year on bills. the work will take another three months, but some will be on for west ham's next home match, next week.

let's take a look at the travel situation now... there are minor delays on tfl rail between paddington and heathrow terminal 5. out on the roads, there's only going to be a one boat service on the woolwich ferry again today. across the river in harlesden, craven park road is closed at st mary's road after a collision. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's feeling pretty mild out of this morning. certainly milder than yesterday, with temperatures well above zero. but we do have quite a bit of cloud around. that will linger at least through the morning. maybe one or two brighter spells around first thing. but through the afternoon, a chance of some hazy sunny spells developing, but quite a fresh southerly wind developing. temperatures staying mild, around 13 celsius. and it's staying dry. overnight tonight we will see some clear spells to start with,

but the cloud will move in. that's our next approaching front, a cold front. it will not arrive until tomorrow. in the meantime it's quite mild, minimum temperature overnight at seven or eight celsius. now these outbreaks of rain sneaking in from the west tomorrow morning. we'll see one or two through the morning, but through the afternoon and a more prominent band of rain, with some heavier burst in there. temperatures in the meantime still mild tomorrow, but once that front clears it is set to get much colder, especially towards thursday and friday. va nessa vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london. she will find out what the new tier system will mean for shops in the west end.

good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... tougher tiers are to be introduced in more parts of england as the prime minister urges restraint over christmas. this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties. ‘tis the season to be jolly, but it's also the season to be jolly careful. donald trump accepts that a formal transition can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. to the moon and back. a mission lifts off to bring home lunar rock for the first time in more than 40 years. good morning. spots fans can return from next week

with up to 4,000 supporters allowed back into stadiums in areas of england where the cornavirus risk is low. good morning. after today, it will turn colder and there will be frost by night and also fog but today a fair bit of cloud and rain in the north. i will have details in ten minutes. it's tuesday, november 24th. our top story. the prime minister has warned more areas of england will be subject to tighter tier 3 coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown comes to an end next week. borisjohnson said all shops, gyms, swimming pools and hairdressers will be able to open across the country, but rules for hospitality, sporting events and socialising will differ. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. the three—tier system of regional restrictions are set to be reintroduced in england on december the 2nd. the good news is shops, gyms, swimming pools and hair salons will all reopen, but some rules will be tougher

than before in tier 3, with pubs and restaurants closed except for takeaways and deliveries. in tier 2, pubs can only open if they serve substantial meals. and the really bad news? i should warn you now that many more places will be in higher tiers than, alas, was previously the case. so it won't be all over by christmas. but the still self—isolating prime minister is hopeful he can reach agreement very soon with the devolved administrations across the uk, to ease up a little over the festive season. but don't get the party hats out just yet. this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties. ‘tis the season to be jolly, but ‘tis also the season to be jolly careful. especially with elderly relatives. and the medical advice? rules are for christmas, too. if people do all those things very seriously, we will have much less impact

from christmas, whilst people still are being able to enjoy it, than if people choose to actually take a very much less public spirited approach to it, and go wild over that period. so, christmas might not be quite so festive this year. but with vaccines and rapid testing, normal life may well begin to be resurrected by easter. the prime minister said he could see an escape route from the pandemic, but it feels like there's still a long road ahead. iain watson, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. the question, a lot of questions around, christmas is a big question for a lot of people this morning? ministers are still talking about this from all four uk nations. they agree they want to relax the rules so families can beat over christmas,

first because they recognise people will want to do that, and secondly because there is a fear people will do it anyway and if they do not relax the rules, people might break them, which is not a habit they want us them, which is not a habit they want us to get into. there is also agreement that relaxation should be the same in england, scotland, wales in northern ireland, so it makes life easierfor all. in northern ireland, so it makes life easier for all. they are trying to strike the balance. the rules are currently different in each of the nations and we understand there has been a debate about what constitutes a household. but the tingly they are looking at the length of time restrictions might last and the impact on public transport if everybody tries to move around in the same small window. they hope agreement will be reached possibly as early as today. if you are trying to work out what turkey to order, you should not have too much to wait

on that. thank you. people arriving in england from abroad will be soon able to reduce their quarantine period by more than half if they pay for a covid test after five days. the government says the rules will come into force from the 15th of december, and the tests from private firms will cost between £65 and £120. the travel industry welcomed the policy but described it as "long overdue". donald trump has accepted that a formal transition of power can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. in a tweet he said federal agencies should "do what needs to be done" for the handover to begin. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. cheering and applause. a step closer to the white house. the green light for president—electjoe biden, formally to begin the transition process with the trump administration. three weeks after the election, the general services administration, the government body that helps with the handover, finally acknowledged that mr biden was the apparent winner.

president trump tweeted that he had approved his administration's co—operation with the handover, but without conceding the election. "our case strongly continues, we will keep up the good fight, and i believe we will prevail." the president added that in the best interest of the country, he was recommending that his team does what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols. it opens the door to a fund of more than $6 million forjoe biden to set up the new administration. the president—elect will get access to top security briefings, office space and key government officials. the biden team welcomed the move. "today's decision is a needed step to begin tackling the challenges facing the nation, including getting the pandemic under control and our economy back on track".

the country is still divided over the election result that there is a growing acceptance amongst republicans band mr trump is on his way out. with few legal avenues remaining for the president to challenge the election, joe biden is building a team of veteran washington figures. the message — safe hands and experience first. the biden administration, now with an official government website, is taking shape. peter bowes, bbc news. china has launched a mission to try to retrieve rock samples from the moon using a robotic spacecraft which blasted off last night. it's more than 40 years since the americans and the soviets brought home lunar rock and soil for analysis. 0ur science correspondent jonathan amos reports. another lunar mission for china. the country's already sent four highly successful space projects to the moon. two that circled the body to take pictures, and two that landed and released small—wheeled vehicles. but chinese engineers know this latest endeavor will be

by far their most challenging, because the chang'e—5 spacecraft is going to try to pick up rocks off the moon's surface and bring them home. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. it's more than 40 years since the apollo astronauts hopped across the lunar terrain. they collected more than 300 kilos of rock to analyse in earth laboratories. from those samples, we learned a lot about when and how the moon might have formed, as well as other key events in the early history of the solar system. the new chang'e—5 rocks should fill out that story. we visited the moon nine times before, six times with human beings and three times with robotic landers. from those places we visited, most of them were across the equator of the moon. but chang'e—5 is going through a completely new region. it's visiting a lava—field area in the north western region of the moon. china has been steadily

building its skill with space robotics, but it's also now launching astronauts. these men and women are working initially in space modules in orbit around the earth. china hopes soon to have its own permanent space station this decade. the ambition, however, is to venture further afield, and the chang'e—5 sample return mission employs basically the same technical concepts you'd use to put chinese astronauts on the moon, and then bring them home safely. jonathan amos, bbc news. crazy pictures. we are talking about that later. i love a bit of lunar rock. it would be cool to have on the shelf. is it similarto the shelf. is it similar to any type of other rock? we will find out later. i think our guest has some lunar rock. brilliant. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. some gorgeous weather

watchers pictures coming in. it will be cloudy, the south—east, east anglia, channel islands the best chance to see the sunshine the longest. some rain are largely across northern ireland, west of scotland, where it has been falling all night. parts of western scotland since sunday evening have had more than 50 millimetres, two inches of rain. we continue with this across scotla nd rain. we continue with this across scotland and northern ireland with some of it getting into cumbria. and across wales and the south cloud producing drizzle. as we come to the south—eastern channel islands, a better chance of sunshine. gusty winds across parts of scotland and the irish sea. through the afternoon, it will be cloudy across

much of scotland and looking at quite a bit of rain which will move out of the west of northern ireland but still very much in the east and ranging at times into cumbria, it might clip in north wales. you can see cloud in western areas. further east, breaks in the cloud and brightness coming our way. 0vernight, the weather front producing rain which moves southwards. behind it, clearerskies and showers in scotland. it does not quite get into the south—east where it will remain mild but it is turning colderfrom it will remain mild but it is turning colder from the it will remain mild but it is turning colderfrom the north, the trend tomorrow and write the way into the weekend. more details in half an hour. we will see you later. it is hard to remember names when they are changing all the time. she could have got away with that if you had not giggled. it was because she was laughing and it made me laugh.

"this will still be a hard winter" — that was the warning from the prime minister, borisjohnson, as he set out plans to replace england's lockdown on december second. a toughened three—tier system will be introduced instead, with details on which areas will be placed in which tier, expected on thursday. so what do we know so far? well, shops, gyms and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen across the country. in tier1 — the lowest level of restrictions — groups of up to six people will be able to meet indoors or outdoors. pubs and restaurants can open, with last orders at 10pm and closing at 11pm. in tier2, groups of up to six people will still be able to meet outdoors, but not indoors, unless in a support bubble. pubs can only reopen if they're operating as a restaurants, and alcohol can only be served with a substantial meal. and in the highest level of restrictions, pubs and restaurants will be forced to provide takeaway only

and there'll be no mixing of households, except up to six people in public outdoor spaces like parks. these are restrictions in england. let's get some reaction now from the chief executive of the british retail consortium, helen dickinson, whojoins us from central london. good morning. i imagine many retailers are counting down the days until next week. they are indeed, they are very relieved by the government confirmation that all shops in those tiers can remain open. sage highlighted retail is a safe environment. that investment they have made in perspex screens, more regular cleaning, social distancing, it means we as members of the public can be reassured retail premises are safe and secure

and to get out and do christmas shopping, given shopping is an integral part of christmas. everybody is delighted they will be able to do christmas shopping. i am sure everyone is able to do christmas shopping. i am sure everyone is prepared for a christmas rush. how will retailers manage, if it becomes busy, keeping everybody safe? i think we have become used to being given guidance and directions about how to move around retail spaces, limiting the number who come into shops. many retail businesses, everyone i talk to is giving a lot of care and attention to thinking about how they continue to be able to manage that over the busy christmas period. what they are doing and what i would do is encourage people to shop early, to go perhaps when it might be

quieter. to avoid the risk of needing to queue up to go into a shop. but i think, with the retailers playing their part, and with us playing our part, then we will all ensure that we can have a safe christmas and get the presents we need over the coming weeks. safe christmas and get the presents we need over the coming weeksm will be a challenge. are there retailers who will struggle more than others? i am thinking perhaps of smaller businesses, rather than big chains. how will they manage? it is never a consistent picture. i think it will be more difficult for some, but they are just relieved they are able to serve customers at such a crucial period. it would have been even harder if we had had some shops closed and people concertina to into a smaller space. shops will

be open, they will ensure flexibility around opening times. if we as members of the public can make sure we are following the guidance given, the directions of shop staff that might be there, any signage in the local area, and following the hygiene rules of washing our hands, and making sure that we maintain a two metres distance, and avoid those busy periods, i have no doubt we can all ensure that is safe for everyone, and that will be great for small businesses, larger businesses, local businesses, because they are so pleased they are able to open and have shown they can do that in a safe way. has this happened in time? will the christmas period save the yearfor will the christmas period save the year for smaller retailers? well,

right across the piece, different categories of retail in different geographies have found it more or less difficult, the current environment. particularly the clothing sector has found it more difficult because a lot of reasons for buying new clothes, going on holiday, going out, have been curtailed. whether you are a small or large business, the backdrop remains difficult for some. it is really great that december is going to be there for everybody. it is true to say that the loss of one month of november, the second most important month of the year for those shops that do not have an online offer, it will have a big impact on their business but they are hopeful they can recoup some of that during these last few weeks. thank you.

while the ease of lockdown in england has brought good news for the retail industry, it's a different story for those working in hospitality. let's speak now to the founder and chief executive of the 0akman inns pub chain, peter borg—neal. let's get your take on what you heard from the prime minister yesterday. good morning, well, we are literally angry, incredibly disappointed. we have done everything we have been asked to do, made pubs and restaurants say. yet again, we are being victimised. there is no evidence of hospitality being a key setting for transmission. it is very difficult to understand why the government have done this and that they are massively endangering the livelihoods of millions of people. do you know how your venues will be effective? it is hard to know which tier you will be in but how will it

affect you, places might have to be taken away only? that is the key factor, we do not know which tier. tier one is tolerable and i think people could operate reasonably successfully. tier two is bad news and tier three is a disaster. my thought is they are set to plunge the country mostly in tier two and three. to put the other side of things, there is a concern that alcohol can lead to people being more lax with the rules than otherwise. and these restrictions area otherwise. and these restrictions are a safer way of avoiding that. at the beginning of the last set of tiers they brought in a rule you had to sit down which was sensible. yes, if people mill around it is harder to control them. in my places we had that rule from day one and none of our customers caught covid. as long

as people sit down, they are supervised, there is a mechanical airchange in pubs supervised, there is a mechanical air change in pubs that are not in homes. use the licensing act locally but do not tire everybody with the same brush. if it was all about pubs, most of my employees would get ill, but they have not got covid. when i went to get my haircut a few weeks ago i spoke to the barber about how much he had spent on making sure his salon was safe. can you give me an idea the investment you give me an idea the investment you and others have made to ensure you and others have made to ensure you are safe? the first wave, we spend around a quarter of a million pounds making pubs save, £10,000 per pub with a variety of measures and the costs of sanitisation. we made a huge effort and it worked with glazed screens and many other

things. now we have spent another three quarters of £1 million on outside areas, with glass pods for family units, tented areas, so we can operate successfully. now, apparently, you can spend time with 4000 people in a sports stadium but not under a tent. how much of your revenue is normally generated around the christmas period ? revenue is normally generated around the christmas period? it is profit because it is the time of year where you make a profit, because you are intensely busy. it is around 40% of the prophet in this industry made up of christmas and that opportunity has been taken away for the vast majority of us. thank you.

thatwas from the 0akman inns pub chain, peter borg—neal. the change of those restrictions next week and going back into the tier system. as he said a lot of people have spent a lot of money on ppe equipment. 22 people died when a suicide bomber detonated a device at an ariana grande concert in manchester in 2017. hundreds more were injured. two of those who were there that night were usman, a student who was working his last shift as a steward before sitting his a—levels, and sharon — a mum—of—three who was picking up her daughter from the concert. three years on they've been reunited for the first time. you may find some of the details described in this piece upsetting. you could just smell the presence of evil there. i grabbed my leg and said i think i've been shot. and izzy's dad said, i think it's a bomb. it's may 2017.

what does life look like for you? just rosy, bringing up izzy, just enjoying everything that was going on. my main goal was to get into university. that was my main wish. i can remember getting dressed, thinking what am i going to wear? i can remember the jeans i put on, my white blouse. it was such a nice beautiful day. i said to myself, let's finish off strong. and you're going to start your real journey. it was just a very happy, sunny day. izzy was just buzzing. ariana was one of the one she wanted to see. when she started to sing one last time, we got up off the steps and walked to the door. everyone in the crowd they were screaming. they were like, this is amazing. i am just thinking, i wish i could go in. she did another encore with dangerous woman. i knew izzy would not leave until then.

i knew we were in for wait, stood here. that is obviously when it happened. people stopped for a brief second and then people who were just trampling over anyone possible. just an almighty bang. darkness. and it felt like it was raining, but ash. it was like being at a bonfire and there was ash coming down. they asked the crowd who were outside, does anybody have any first aid training? is anybody first aid trained? if you know anything, go through those doors. i ran so fast through the doorand... just chaos. just chaos everywhere. and at that moment it wasjust like, i either run home or i stay and help these people. so i made the decision quickly i need to help these people. i told myself, listen, we will deal with the feelings and everything later.

nowjust try to do your best to help people. i grabbed my leg and i said, i think i've been shot. and izzy's dad said, i think it's a bomb. people would think there was more chaos inside, but it wasjust so quiet. so sinister. you could just smell the presence of evil there. i didn't want to take my eyes off the space on the ceiling. out of everyone i had just seen her. she was flat on the floor looking at the ceiling. this young man came up to me and he said... my name is usman, what's your name? his eyes were just so dark and he wasjust so compassionate. i could tell she was drifting in and out of consciousness. there were just times when i wanted to close my eyes and go to sleep, but he was not going to let me. so my main thought was quickly to get her awake, get talking and moving again. i'm thinking, is this it? is this where it's going to be the end? she started shaking quite violently.

and she's saying, i don't want to die, i don't want to die here. out of nowhere i say, you need to think about your children, you need to think about your kids. and as soon as i said that, her eyes just completely lit up. there was a bolt through my leg. so he knew it was bleeding really heavily. i take my belt off and wrap it around her thigh, just above the wound. he wasjust calm. for a young lad he was really calm. i turn around and i'm looking back and i just burst out crying, just trying to collect myself. ijust kept saying to god, please get me out of here, please get me out of here. you get to a point where the shock is over and then it's like someone is dimming the light of your soul. someone is dimming it down to a point where you feel as if your body can't even hold you up any more. it's like somebody sucking the soul out of you. i would like to meet up with him and just, i don't know,

i don't even know what to expect. it's hard, because thank you doesn't seem enough. hi! hi. wow, you've changed! how are you? i'm all right. i'm doing a lot better, yeah. are you? yeah. you know, i've got over the physical side of it. i'll always have something going on physically, but it's, you know, the mental side more than anything, isn't it? yeah. i hit a really low point in 2019. it's like you're thrown in a world where you don't belong. you're a complete outcast. you don't belong in that world and you want to be, you want to feel wanted, you want to feel normal. you just want to feel normal again. so you have to practise smiling. you have to wear a mask. i think for you, you saw so much more than i did. i wasjust lying there. i mean, thankfully, you were there. i must have said this

a thousand times to you, i said, it's going to be all right! you are going to get home safely to your children. and i did, so you were right. that's the way to look at it, isn't it. it has been lovelyjust to see you again really. you now, we don't have to stay strangers, do we? not at all. we had these heroes that went in and did what they did. he was one. ijust don't think he realises he actually is one because he just did what was hisjob. amazing words from them this morning. for details of organisations which offer mental health advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. we have the government minister grant shapps on the way. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad.

eight police officers are under investigation, after a black woman was pinned to the ground and punched during an arrest in south—east london. the woman has told the bbc she feared for her life, and police subjected her to further violence in custody in lewisham in may. the woman is a student and was a passenger in a car. the metropolitan police says it's co—operating with the investigation. a couple living in a rented house in hampton court, owned by the royal family's crown estate, say they're facing eviction over a £32 electricity bill. christopher brown and daisy bow du toit received a notice—to—quit, because they'd used a local power socket to charge their electric car. they said it was because the royal household refused to install a proper charge point. a buckingham palace spokesperson said tenancies were terminated "very rarely". the youngest actor to be nominated for an international emmy award — at the age of 13 for best actor — has won.

billy barret from dalston, who we spoke to last week, gives a incredible performance in the bbc drama responsible child, which you can still see on the bbc iplayer. the london stadium, formerly the olympic stadium in stratford, is having the trickyjob of having it's lightbulbs changed. nearly 400 of them are being swapped for low energy ones, which will save around half a million pounds a year on bills. the work will take another three months, but some will be on for west ham's next home match next week. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes. out on the roads, the south circular is slow at hither green — police are directing traffic at the railway bridge. something has fallen off the back of a lorry. across the river in harlesden, craven park road is closed at st mary's road after a collision. now the weather with kate.

good morning. it's feeling pretty mild out there this morning. certainly milder than yesterday, with temperatures well above zero. but we do have quite a bit of cloud around. that will linger at least through the morning. maybe one or two brighter spells around first thing. but through the afternoon, a chance of some hazy sunny spells developing, but quite a fresh southerly wind developing. temperatures staying mild, around 13 celsius. and it's staying dry. overnight tonight we will see some clear spells to start with, but the cloud will move in. that's our next approaching front, a cold front. it will not arrive until tomorrow. in the meantime it's quite mild, minimum temperature overnight at seven or eight celsius. now these outbreaks of rain sneaking in from the west tomorrow morning. we'll see one or two through the morning, but through the afternoon and a more prominent band of rain, with some heavier burst in there. temperatures in the meantime still mild tomorrow, but once that front clears it is set to get much colder, especially

towards thursday and friday. thousands of people have backed a campaign to save two oak trees in south london. more on vanessa feltz. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. travellers who currently have to isolate for two weeks when they arrive in england, will soon be able to pay for a coronavirus test, and leave quarantine after five days if they're negative. let's get more on this now from the transport secretary, grant shapps, who joins us from westminster. good morning to you. good morning. who is this aimed at? is it for families travelling, business travellers, who are you thinking about? it's for anybody who travels. we don't specify which group of

people. we've changed the rules because at the moment it requires 14 days of self isolation and quarantine. this will reduce it to five days. and having consulted very extensively with medical experts, we believe that five days, plus a very reliable test, is sufficient time now to be able to release people. the test capacity is there to do this. people have to take a private test, which could cost anything up to £150 per person. if a family of four wanted to go on holiday and come back and cut down their time and quarantine, that is going to prove to be incredibly expensive. it seems perhaps it is not aimed at people who want to go on holiday, it may be aimed at business travellers more? yeah, to be accurate, the cost range we have got at the moment with the providers who are likely to come in ranges from £65 a test, £220. i expect as this market gets going, we

will see the cost of tests being driven down. particularly these new types of tests. rather than specifying people pcr tests and lateral flow, rather than specifying a type of test, we have specified a specification, a standard for these tests, medical experts have. then it's up to my companies to innovate if they can produce a test for much less money, or indeed much faster turnaround. they are welcome to do that as long as it meets the very exacting standards. lots of people watching this morning, business owners, people who are trying to keep businesses going, will be waiting to see what tier each region is going to go into, where everybody is going to go into, where everybody is going to be announced. can you explain to us how you decide what area goes into which tier? sure. you area goes into which tier? sure. you are right, we are waiting for the latest data, which we should get tomorrow, and then we will make an announcement on thursday. we are looking for the number of cases in

that particular area, specifically the number of cases of people over 60. we are concerned that people often end up in hospital, where a lot of fatalities come from. how fast cases are rising or declining. and what they test positivity rate is as well within an area. there are a number of different factors we will look at, take the scientific and by sand then we will be able to apply one of those three tiers to every area of england. we know that liverpool had been in tier 3 previous to this second lockdown. but their rates have dropped considerably with the interventions that have been in place. using them as an example, would they expect to be able to be rewarded, i suppose, for how things have come down by coming out into tier 2? you are absolutely right about the success in liverpool. going into tier 3, actually there are some additional measures as well, has been really successful. they have obviously been involved in the mass testing

programme which has helped to identify people who didn't know they had coronavirus, but found they did when they were tested. that has been very successful as well. i simply don't know the answer to your question because we don't have the latest set of data. obviously the medical experts, the chief medical officer and others, will want to look at that information to divide areas. obviously when an area is declining in terms of its number of cases, that has to be welcomed. i very much hope we will be able to see that a repeat that throughout the country, not least by following in the example of having mass testing in areas that do find themselves, unfortunately, in the highest tier. their ability to access highest tier. their ability to a ccess mass highest tier. their ability to access mass testing may well help them to drive it down in the weeks to come. the prime minister has confirmed there will be more areas in england in the higher tier than there had been previously. if half there had been previously. if half the country is going to be in tier 3, why not just the country is going to be in tier 3, why notjust to keep the lockdown in place? yeah, i think it is the case we need to be a bit tighter on

the tier 2, tier 3 in more places is a strong possibility. there is still a strong possibility. there is still a difference between that and what we are doing now. for example, in terms of the number of people who can meet outside in a public place and a number of other things. but it is the case. we all know this. we have been living through this nightmare for a long time now. we all know the only way to defeat this virus is, i'm afraid, to keep people apartand virus is, i'm afraid, to keep people apart and separate them from the most natural thing, human contact. you can only breach that in a certain number of places. i think we made our decisions as a country it has to be for things like education and work, but can't be in some of the other areas whilst we get through this winter. but i think now, for the first time, i was on a couple of weeks ago, or a month ago, we certainly wouldn't have seen the whole bloody horizon we see now with things like the mass testing programme, so successful in liverpool, now being tested in other

places. any brilliant news on the three different vaccines, including the oxford astrazeneca vaccine yesterday, which is perhaps the best news of all because it is more easily available if it is approved by the nhra, the regulator, and also have to be stored at incredibly cold temperatures, so it will be easier to distribute. we see hope on the horizon, but in the meantime we must, must make sure we don't allow coronavirus to get out of control again. you have seen the numbers, you see the numbers in more detail than any of us. how successful has the four week lockdown brain? has it worked? we the four week lockdown brain? has it worked ? we need the four week lockdown brain? has it worked? we need to see the latest data. remember, the numbers published by the office for national statistics tend to lag behind. we saw figures this week from previous weeks. we need to know what things will look like by the 2nd of december. having said that, i think we can see the numbers are coming down. we believe somewhere between

one, the famous r number, 1.1 at the moment, and we would expect to see that continuing to decline to the end of the lockdown period next wednesday. i think we will be in a much better position. we will have to keep a very close and tight rein over it, which is why these new sort of slightly tougher tier 2 of a higher level in some places will be important, until we get through to the vaccine, ultimately, but in between to the community scale testing that will enable areas, i hope, to move from tier 3 to two to once this gets going. we had the mayor of middlesbrough and about an hour ago on this programme and he was speaking about the people in his community who have worked incredibly ha rd to community who have worked incredibly hard to get the rates down, but he also said he has had absolutely no contact from anyone in government about the situation on the ground. is there likely to be any consultation with local leaders?

absolutely. his director of public health will have been in constant contact with officials at, for example, the department of health and social security. there will be a lot of official level contact going on. we don't want to do, with this tier system this time, getting to days and weeks of protracted negotiation. the science is how it is. we all know how coronavirus spreads. we understand we have to ta ke spreads. we understand we have to take these measures, ghastly as they are, to protect each other‘s out and stop the hospitals from being filled. just based on the science alone, we will be able to take a look at the whole country and allocate one of those three tier 2 through the medical expertise to every pa rt through the medical expertise to every part of the country. but it certainly is the case that working with the local health officials, local leadership, we will be able to help steer us that migraine tier 3, for example, we hope to be able to offer community scale testing, lateral flow tests which have been trialled in liverpool. they give you

an answer within 30 minutes. to help the tier 3 area and the community ta ke the tier 3 area and the community take itself down from those high levels. there will be things that people will be able to actually do and not do, not mix with people, but actively do, take one of those tests, in order to help drive the level of virus time. just to be clear, when you say there will have been contact, is anyone in government likely to maybe call one of the local mayors and have a phone conversation at some point? look, i don't know his specific case, but i'm quite surprised to hear. i'm calling with my team of ministers, andi calling with my team of ministers, and i have only one department, transport, with my northern powerhouse hat on, i'm calling 50 local representatives in the next week. and i'm talking about mayors and local council leaders and so on. so the scale of interaction is generally huge across government. i don't that specific case. but i do

not also it takes place at an official level. it is the health experts talking to the health experts. the local leadership of the council is talking to each other as well. so there is a lot of connectivity going on. let's move on to christmas. this is something lots of people are anxious to know about. if restrictions are lifted, even for a short time at christmas, how are you, your role, going to suggest the christmas is managed? if there is a short period of time when people can travel, let's say the 22nd of december, how are you going to stop the trains being crowded, the motorways being jammed? yeah, look, i want to be completely upfront with you. we are going to have to ask people to take a closer look at any proposed journeys and think about the routes they are taking. as you know, traditionally over the christmas period, a lot of engineering work takes place. i will try to do all i can to minimise that, but some of those works have

beenin that, but some of those works have been in the works, as it were, for 18 months, two years, obviously well before one would have known about coronavirus. sorry to interrupt. are you suggesting people find a different route to travel home, for example? that's right. we got to understand there are limitations to the network caused by things like the network caused by things like the need for some on trains to pre—book tickets to prevent overcrowding. so we are going to be appealing to people to look very carefully at the transport route they take. and in making a choice about whether they travel at all. it is the reality of the situation we are in. we will try to do everything we can to make it as good as possible, but i think it is worth people being aware that, you know, at busy times to travel, all the time... with coronavirus we have to look after each other and do what we can to respect social distancing. there is a lot to think about. we will be asking people to plan any

journeys carefully. have the four nations reached an agreement on christmas yet? i think they are close, actually. but i will wait for others to make that announcement when the time comes. we have been in very close contact. i am forever in contact with my own equivalent numbers in the four nations. this issue of trying to tie it up. a lot of us have family in different parts of us have family in different parts of the united kingdom. and of course, it would make no sense if you had different days in which you could travel to different parts of the united kingdom. we want to make sure that is the result and i'm pretty sure it will be. what has been the delay in the announcement? every nation in the uk has been in a slightly different phase of locking and unlocking stop for example, the two weeks of waves coming to an end, then going to something else, scotla nd then going to something else, scotland etc. it is a question of coordinating the different aspects of this. we will, i think, find out later this week. any further

indication of how many households can meet at christmas? no, again i don't want to speculate and lead your viewers to the wrong conclusion. we won't have to wait very long on this at all. people can then start to cautiously, as the prime minister said, jolly cautiously, be able to make plans for christmas in the knowledge that this is not the time to throw away our hard—won gains but to have a sensible christmas with a little bit more ability to see our loved ones but without throwing away all the incredible gains that people are worked so hard for the last period. grant shapps, thank you very much. we have talked about christmas the last few days. carroll's weather is not looking quite so far ahead. just the next few days. absolutely right, dan. good morning. ican just the next few days. absolutely right, dan. good morning. i can tell you today is going to be fairly

cloudy for most of us. you can see that quite nicely in this weather watchers picture in kent. rain in the forecast. it has been raining steadily across scotland and northern ireland. today we will see some of the rain getting across cumbria. cloud in wales and south—west england will produce drizzle. the best chance of science and will be across east anglia, the south—east and the channel islands. these circles indicate the average wind strength. a breezy day. but windier. gusty winds through the irish sea and south west scotland. temperatures from nine in the north to 13 in the south. after today temperatures will go down by day and by night. the reason for that is this where the frontier. the same weather front. it is a cold front sinking southwards and it will take its increasingly fragmented band of rain with it tonight. behind it there will be clear skies and showers. ahead of it we still have a lot of cloud. the rain not getting into the south east until tomorrow. much milder in the south compared to

the north. so, through tomorrow here is the weather front. it eventually does take its rain into the south—east. behind it, for south—east. behind it, for south—east england, wales, northern england, much of northern ireland and scotland, it will be a dry day. there will be some sunshine but also showers in the north—west. gusty winds across the northern and western aisles and also the far north of mainland scotland. these are maximum temperatures. coming down, eight to ten generally. still this milder air clinging on in the south. it won't last because the weather front will continue to push south. a ridge of high pressure keeping things fairly settled. that means we have the cloud in the south. it will be a frosty start. fog lifting into low cloud. but again, afair fog lifting into low cloud. but again, a fair bit of sunshine, a fair bit of dry weather. but it will feel cooler. look at those temperatures. 0nly feel cooler. look at those temperatures. only 5 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh.

chile. i'm not going to ask about the christmas weather but you did get me thinking. at what point do you start giving christmas forecast. christmas day! i like that, carol. no facts, no mistakes. excellent. see you later. least she is honest. she's brilliant. fantastic. we will wait to christmas day. not now, daniel. john is here with us this morning. again we are talking about a small number of fans coming back in some places. a glimmer of hope? it is. it's a lifeline, certainly for those lower league clubs. for children and young people it is great news. fans will be allowed back in to watch sport in small numbers when the lockdown in england ends next wednesday. most elite sport has been played behind closed doors since march.

but the new rules will allow up to 4,000 spectators in the lowest risk areas, although events in tier three from next week will still have no fans present. but it could be a huge boost for many clubs who are struggling financially. this could be a lifeline, particularly for those clubs in leagues one and two and the national league, for which 4000 fans is a significant amount. of course, we don't yet know which geographical area the clubs will fall in and it probably won't make a great deal of difference to the big clubs. but it's the smaller clubs in those leagues that we are really worried about at the moment. and all organised outdoor sports can resume in england from next week. culture secretary 0liver dowden said it was his number one priority to bring grassroots sports back. gyms, leisure centres and pools will also be allowed to reopen in all tiers, albeit with some restrictions, and that's been met with optimism.

we know in the first lockdown that people's physical activity dropped by about 70%, and that was when we had a fairly decent spring. it was great to see people out walking and on their bikes that they had obviously never been on before. but, going into the winter months, it provides a lot of challenges for individuals in terms of maintaining their physical health and mental wellbeing. for now, the premier league continues behind closed doors. theo walcott scored his first goal for southampton for 15 years — he returned to the club last month — and that strike put them ahead at wolves. but they had to make do with a point when pedro neto equalised. and burnley are out of the relegation zone, thanks to their first league win of the season, beating crystal palace 1—0. chris wood was the scorer. new surroundings, but a familiar story for three former winners at the uk snooker championship in milton keynes. john higgins is through to round two, beating an out—of—sorts fergal o'brien by six frames to one. mark selby and mark williams were also winners on the opening day. but ryan day and anthony hamilton had to pull out before the event

started, after testing positive for coronovirus. we know of course that some fans, some spectators will be allowed into indoor sports as well. of 2000 in tier1 and indoor sports as well. of 2000 in tier 1 and two. indoor sports as well. of 2000 in tier1 and two. snooker could benefit. diet as well. it's good to see that slowly we are seeing those fa ns see that slowly we are seeing those fans return. there is a long way to 90, fans return. there is a long way to go, of course. and perhaps with premier league clubs it may not make a difference. but the lower league clu bs a difference. but the lower league clubs will benefit. still waiting to hear what tier everybody will be going into. more football for you now. football matches this season haven't been the same without fans, and you might have noticed teams haven't been allowed mascots either. well, one top—flight club found a way round that — making one young fan's dream come true. before sunday's match with arsenal, leeds united allowed 13—year—old elliot metcalfe, who has cancer, and his sister verity, tojoin his beloved team as they walked out of the tunnel — all courtesy of a live feed. let's take a look.

hi, elliot. hello. how are you, 0k? i'm good, thank you, yeah. excited? eh, are you excited? how are you? nice to see you. let's have a nice moment here, yeah? can you see the cameras here? hello. all right? yes, thank you. can you see how the camera is filming you? yeah. that's what they see every time they come out of the tunnel. it's brilliant. eliotjoins us from leeds now,

with his mum sophie. thank you so much forjoining us today. elliott, give us an idea. you've had a few days to think about it. what was it like being a mascot? the club did everything for you, didn't they? yeah, it was great. i really enjoyed it. it couldn't have gone any better. at what point did you find that it was going to happen? that week. my mum started getting some messages from make a wish. then it all kind of seemed to occur very wish. then it all kind of seemed to occur very quickly. you are the first virtual mascot of this year. what was the best bit of that experience for you? was it when you are chatting to the players in the tunnel, or the moment when they took you out? i'd have to say walking out because i've never walked out of a professional football stadium. it felt great. white micro did you get to meet your favourite player? felt great. white micro did you get to meet yourfavourite player? who is your favourite player?

to meet yourfavourite player? who is yourfavourite player? i'd have to go kyle phillips because i've got him on the back of my shirt. yeah. sophie, from your perspective, give us an sophie, from your perspective, give us an idea of the planning that goes into this and what it was like from your end when you realised it was actually going to happen? from my end it was quite easy, obviously. but make a ways and leeds united, who organised it, i am sure it was more involved for them. elliott wanted to be a mascot in person but obviously with coronavirus it looked less likely. make a wage contacted us less likely. make a wage contacted us and asked if we would like to try something different and do something virtually. we only heard the week before. they had to get permission from the premier league and sky sports and things. it was a bit, is it going to happen? obviously it did and it was just fantastic. sophie, it going to happen? obviously it did and it wasjust fantastic. sophie, i am sure this year has been incredibly tough for you with all the restrictions and lbc having to

look after elliott, keep him safe. how much is this moment helps you and the family? it's great to just have something to look forward to, something in the future on the horizon that when elliott is having tough times, and at the beginning of the coronavirus period having to self—isolate for 12 weeks, there is that thing on the horizon that he can look forward to it and now it is coming. it's great to have that in the future and look forward to it. isn't it? elliott, what did your mates think of it? they were quite shocked. i don't think they believe that at first. but yeah, it was quite amazing. many celebrity! you got a goodie bag. what did you get? i got the leads away kit and that then i got a message, a notepad and something that says number one fan.

you have followed leads through the highs and the lows. how do you think they are doing this season?” highs and the lows. how do you think they are doing this season? i think they are doing this season? i think they are doing quite well. we have been unlucky in some games but if we can keep doing what we are doing i think we could stay in the premier league. sophie, it's always lovely to get a parent on with a child who has had a tough time, because from your perspective i'm sure there is a bit of proud mum going on with all the stuff that elliott and you as a family have been through over the last few months. what is it like now? this is all part of it, being live on telly this morning, talking about what elliott has been through. oh, it's so emotional. anybody knows with anybody on a cancerjourney, as they call it, the highs and lows with that, it'sjust they call it, the highs and lows with that, it's just such an emotional time. but i'm just so proud of elliott, the way he has faced his treatment, all the appointments he has to go to. he such a lovely young man. he has really coped with everything so

well. and ijust couldn't be prouder of him. from your perspective, i know this might be hard to answer, how do you approach the fact you have got cancer and you have been through this issue both individually but also with a really caring and loving mum alongside you? how do you come to terms with that?” loving mum alongside you? how do you come to terms with that? i just look at it and kind of forget about it because i don't think about it, i don't remember about it. ijust think of all the good times i have had without it. and how are you feeling at the moment? i'm feeling ecstatic. it's great to have yuan. you mentioned you think leeds are having a good what is a good season from your perspective? staying in the premier league or dreaming of something better, even europe?” think of can just stay in the premier league this season that would be great. top five! mum goes

even further. i love it. brilliant. you got to be confident. lovely to have you on. hopefully one day you might be able to mascot in real life. is that a possibility down the line? it has been mentioned. it would be great if that could happen. you get to meet them in the flesh. thank you for coming on. enjoy the rest of the season. great to have you on. thank you. i think that might happen. top lad. top mum as well. top mum, top lad. coming up on breakfast this morning. we'll meet retired military dog kuno, as he's awarded the animal equivalent of the victoria cross for tackling an al-qaeda gunman. super dog. belgian shepherd. good

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. it is exactly eight o'clock. 0ur headlines today... tougher tiers are to be introduced in more parts of england as the prime minister urges restraint over christmas. this is not the moment to let the virus rip for the sake of christmas parties. tis the season to be jolly, but it's also the season to be jolly careful. donald trump accepts that a formal transition can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. to the moon and back — a mission lifts off to bring home lunar rock for the first time in more than 40 years. a shorter quarantine — if you can afford it. from mid—december self

isolation time when returning from abroad will be cut — but you'll have to take a private test, and you may struggle to find insurance. will it boost the battered travel industry? i'll ask the boss of heathrow. fairly cloudy for most of us today, rain across scotland and northern ireland and moving into cumbria and wales. the best of the brightness in the south—eastern channel islands, details in ten minutes. it's tuesday november 24th. our top story. the prime minister has warned more areas of england will be subject to tighter tier 3 coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown comes to an end next week. borisjohnson said all shops, gyms, swimming pools and hairdressers will be able to open across the country, but rules for hospitality, sporting events and socialising will differ. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster.

we spoke to grant shapps in the last half hour also, talk at through the response? it is a bit wait-and-see at the moment, labour says it would bea at the moment, labour says it would be a risk and they want to be shared able work, 70 conservative and pete have written to borisjohnson saying they will not support them unless he can show evidence that they will save more lives than they cost in the con effects, so there is an happiness on the conservative backbenches. but a lot will depend on which tiers each area is put into. borisjohnson on which tiers each area is put into. boris johnson has on which tiers each area is put into. borisjohnson has been clear that many areas will be in higher tiers, we do not expect many areas to go back into tier 1, there is concern in northern cities about going back into tier 3, the middlesbrough mayor is concerned about that. if! middlesbrough mayor is concerned about that. if i had to bet it would be tier3, we

about that. if i had to bet it would be tier 3, we are hoping for tier 2, we did really well, the people of middlesbrough tried so hard, our infection rate came from 506 or higher to the low 300s now, which is fantastic. people have been troopers and did so well. we will not find out until thursday which tier each area will go into. christmas is a more immediate concern of ministers from the four nations are still discussing a relaxation of rules for christmas, they want to relax rules to allow families to get together and they want the rules to be the same across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, to make life easierfor us all, and northern ireland, to make life easier for us all, frankly, and northern ireland, to make life easierfor us all, frankly, but and northern ireland, to make life easier for us all, frankly, but they are starting from different places about who can meet whom and where. things being discussed might be the number of days the relaxation will go on and also the impact on public transport of people trying to move around ina

transport of people trying to move around in a short window. transport secretary for england grant shapps said that it will be in part down to us said that it will be in part down to us to sort it out. we will appeal to people to look very carefully at the transport which? they are taking in making a choice about whether they will travel —— at the transport routes. it is worth people being aware that busy times of trouble, it is always a problem and during coronavirus we need to look after each other and try to respect the social distancing issues. grant shapps suggested an agreement between the four nations was very close, we thought it could be as early as today, maybe later in the week but certainly not much longer to wait. thank you for that update, helen. people arriving in england from abroad will be soon able to reduce their quarantine period by more than half if they pay for a covid test after five days. the government says the rules will come into force from the 15th of december,

and the tests from private firms will cost between £65 and £120. the travel industry welcomed the policy but described it as "long overdue." donald trump has accepted that a formal transition of power can begin for president—electjoe biden to take office. in a tweet he said federal agencies should "do what needs to be done" for the handover to begin. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. cheering and applause. a step closer to the white house. the green light for president—electjoe biden, formally to begin the transition process with the trump administration. three weeks after the election, the general services administration, the government body that helps with the handover, finally acknowledged that mr biden was the apparent winner. president trump tweeted that he had approved his administration's co—operation with the handover, but without conceding the election. "our case strongly continues, we will keep up the good fight, and i believe we will prevail.".

the president added that in the best interest of the country, he was recommending that his team does what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols. it opens the door to a fund of more than $6 million forjoe biden to set up the new administration. the president—elect will get access to top security briefings, office space and key government officials. the biden team welcomed to the move. "today's decision is step to begin tackling the challenges facing the nation, including getting the pandemic under control and our economy back on track". the country is still divided over the election result but there is a growing acceptance amongst republicans that mr trump is on his layouts. with these legal avenues remaining for the president to challenge the election result, mr

biden is building his team. the biden is building his team. the biden administration now with an official government website, is taking shape. china has launched a mission to try to retrieve rocks from the moon using a robotic spacecraft which blasted off last night. if it's successful, china will become only the third country to have brought lunar samples back to earth, joining the united states and the soviet union. we are talking about a very, very brave calculator in the programme. we arejust brave calculator in the programme. we are just about to talk about possibly a foolish puppy. a fortu nate possibly a foolish puppy. a fortunate puppy. have other at this. take a look at these pictures from florida, where richard willbanks dived into a pond to save his king charles spaniel, gunner, after he was snatched by an aligator. there is a little puppy in the jaws of the alligator. look at that! the

puppy of the alligator. look at that! the punpy is of the alligator. look at that! the puppy is safe and running off, but then how to you move your hands from then how to you move your hands from the mouth of an alligator? richard, the mouth of an alligator? richard, the owner, successfully did that, it ended very happily. i am not sure that puppy will ever go near water ain? that puppy will ever go near water again? and if you notice, richard, the owner, had a cigar in his mouth. let's get the weather, carol, and make it snappy! that is a really bad joke! today will be fairly cloudy, it already is, and mild, but after todayit already is, and mild, but after today it will feel colder by day and night and we will see fog return. we had some rain across scotland currently and northern ireland, this band of rain is not terribly far from wales and we will see wayne get into cumbria. lots of cloud around,

the best chance of seeing some sunshine is across east anglia, the south—east added to the channel islands. gusty winds through the irish sea and south—east scotland, temperatures ranging from nine in the north to 13 in the south. this evening and overnight we will have that weather front which will be moving southwards, moving north across scotland, then south again, out of northern ireland, still some rain, into the east, we will still have rain in cumbria, infringing across west wales at times. drizzle in the south—western cloud in the midlands, this is the sliver of brighter weather. but as you watch the front moved southwards it starts to fragment, the rain is turning patchy, showers for western scotland and northern ireland. lots of clouds moving into the south—east and it will be miles a year, temperatures

falling away across the north of the country, that process will continue as the weather front makes it into the south—east, clearer skies for the south—east, clearer skies for the south—west, wales, northern england, much of scotland and northern ireland but some showers and gusty across the far north of scotland. these are maximum temperatures, eight, nine orten, just clinging on to milder conditions in the south reece burke —— in the south—east, but it will not last. thank you, see you about half an hour, and no terriblejokes! let's return to our main story now, and that confirmation from the prime minister that from next wednesday — december 2nd — life will once again change for people living in england. after four weeks in lockdown, the nation will ease into a tiered system of regional restrictions. so what will they look like? well, shops, gyms and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen across the country.

that is in all tiers. in tier1 — the lowest level of restrictions — groups of up to six people will be able to meet indoors or outdoors. pubs and restaurants can open, with last orders at 10pm and closing at 11pm. in tier2, groups of up to six people will still be able to meet outdoors, but not indoors, unless in a support bubble. pubs can only reopen if they're operating as a restaurants, and alcohol can only be served with a substantial meal. and in the highest level of restrictions, pubs and restaurants will be forced to provide takeaway only and there'll be no mixing of households, except up to six people in public outdoor spaces like parks. you might be watching this morning and you might have lots of questions, we have had plenty of those. talking about the new rules and the spread of the virus. let's speak now to epidemiologist professor sian griffiths, and dr michael tildesley, who is an associate professor in infectious diseases at the university of warwick.

good morning, both, lovely to have you on. i have a couple of questions for sian. hugh asks: my area is likely to go into tier 3 which unfortunately means no visiting pubs and restaurants when lockdown ends. is there scientific evidence to support this? we have also spoken to somebody who ru ns we have also spoken to somebody who runs a we have also spoken to somebody who runsa pub we have also spoken to somebody who runs a pub chain who has asked this question. all these decisions have been made by government in the light of advice from sage, and a report was published yesterday in which sage looked at the impact of the tiers on transmission of the disease. the overall scientific judgment is that actually the tiers and the lockdown can make a difference. the real reasoning behind pubs and restaurants is that those are environments where people are talking together closely, so the

risk of transmitting the disease is greater than, say, walking outside in the fresh air. it is just as some of the new regulations tighten up numbers of people in homes, homes are also a place where the disease passes most rapidly so research supports the spread of disease in closed social environment like homes, pubs, that is why the restrictions have been brought in in tier 3. su asks: will families living in different tiers be allowed to stay overnight in each other‘s homes after lockdown ends? well, that is quite complicated to undertake. basically the rules are that if you are in tier 3 you cannot stay overnight because obviously you are not stay overnight because obviously you a re not really stay overnight because obviously you are not really meant to have anybody in your home. in tier1 you can stay

overnight, up to six people, as well as support bubbles and in tier 28 is as support bubbles and in tier 28 is a matter of support bubbles rather than allowing six people in, it is a sliding scale —— and a tier 2, it is a matter. so it depends on where yourfamilies are an a matter. so it depends on where your families are an how many people are involved in the decision to stay overnight. if this question relates to christmas, we may see something different once the four countries have come to an agreement where we will understand better what we will and will not be allowed to do over christmas. we will come back to you ina christmas. we will come back to you in a moment, sian, thank you. a question for you, in a moment, sian, thank you. a question foryou, michael, quite in a moment, sian, thank you. a question for you, michael, quite a few people were asking this yesterday but maybe you can run us through this. mariam asks: how is the government deciding which areas go into which tier? 0k. ok. this hasn't categorically been stated yet. first of all, they are

looking at the overall incidence in that area, how many cases are there asa that area, how many cases are there as a proportion of the population. we saw back in october, when places we re we saw back in october, when places were moving into tiered systems, the numberof were moving into tiered systems, the number of cases per 100,000 of the population, that gives us really an indication of how much virus there is around in your community and the second thing is looking at the r number, the growth of the disease, is there evidence the number of cases is increasing or decreasing and if we sort of relate it to the previous tiered system we know, shan was talking about the evidence from the tiered system put forward through sage earlier on, there is fairly good evidence from tier 3, probably sufficient to take the r number below one. the lower tiers, it seemed, it wasn't the case of what we might expect, i would expect probably initially quite a lot of

regions may find themselves in tier 3 but we may find some kind of stepped move out of that. the other thing to bear in mind with this is with the lockdown situation we are in at the moment, there's always a little bit of a lag, we are always a couple of weeks behind when we see the numberof couple of weeks behind when we see the number of cases are seeing the effect of any control policy so it may be, initially, we might see slightly more severe tiered restrictions but 1—2 weeks after the lockdown finishes on the 2nd of december we lockdown finishes on the 2nd of decemberwe might lockdown finishes on the 2nd of december we might see some regions stepwise dropping down the tears. question from tracey, who asks... well, this is an extremely good question. one of the things with a foot ball question. one of the things with a football match, obviously, if you are very, football match, obviously, if you are very, very packed into a foot ball are very, very packed into a football stadium, very close proximity and not observing social distancing, etc, the risk is

extremely high. the rules around sporting events that i believe have been announced very much limit the numbers, these stadiums that are allowed to open in the lower tiered systems have two operate with a minimum capacity and if they are in higher tiered systems they aren't allowed to open. football stadiums are outdoors, we know the virus does not transmit as readily outdoors, in pubs we are at a closer environment, not necessarily as easy to operate social distancing and of course ventilation can be an issue so these are the reasons why more restrictions are coming around pubs and restaurants and so forth, and we may see restrictions easing a little on outdoor sporting venues. with your epidemiological hat on, so many questions ministers are being asked about, what about christmas, but from your point of view, january, february, what they might look like

if there is a relaxation of rules, getting together of households, whatever that period of days tends to be around christmas... well, i took away from the briefing yesterday, his remark that christmas should be jolly but also jolly careful and i think jolly should be jolly but also jolly careful and i thinkjolly careful is the bottom line. if we are not careful we will see an increased rate in the new year and we could see future lockdown s rate in the new year and we could see future lockdown 5 so we have to ta ke see future lockdown 5 so we have to take a recent view on this and have discussions amongst our families about what is it we want, if we want about what is it we want, if we want a few days together or do we want to see each other more in the new year stop some of those decisions, i know it is very hard and i know there is a lot of emphasis on having a good time at christmas but actually, people in other faiths have time at christmas but actually, people in otherfaiths have had time at christmas but actually, people in other faiths have had to forego their celebrations and i think if we moderate our christmas i think if we moderate our christmas i think that would be the best thing

and safest thing to do to keep the disease spread in control. picking up disease spread in control. picking up on that, mike, talking about christmas, when we listen to the prime minister talking last night, christmas, being jolly careful, there seems to be more of an emphasis on during that time people taking responsibility for their own actions. is there a point that maybe we are at at the moment, people are tired of having to follow very strict restrictions are so long? could that be a problem? this is perhaps where we need to be a little bit careful and i will say i am not a behavioural scientist so this is certainly not an area i am an expert on but i think one thing we might wa nt on but i think one thing we might want to consider, if we hired —— have some very mild level of restrictions, these have not been announced, some rules around may be multiple households within families being together, we need to very much stress people are going to do this, these need to be exclusive so what we cannot have, for instance, is

households coming together but maybe going to the pub to see their and then coming back to see their elderly relatives. we need to make sure there is no outside mixing but perhaps a slight relaxation of the rules might be easier for people to cope with and may be adhered to and if restrictions are a lot tighter we might see perhaps people might dissipate the rows to be together. the key thing is we need very clear message and, if rules ought to be relaxed they need to be done in a very mild white. it's not going to bea very mild white. it's not going to be a normal christmas by any means and we need to take precautions and if we have elderly or vulnerable relatives then make sure you are very, very safe and if you have symptoms, get tested and isolate come of course, and follow the rules. thank you both very much for your time. we have learnt a lot in those last five minutes. and thank you for your questions. i read an article yesterday saying patio

heaters are selling out, lots of people planning to do something outside. anything that makes being outside. anything that makes being outside easier. it's 8:20am. so, as we're reporting this morning, international travellers arriving in england will soon be able to reduce their self—isolation period from a fortnight to five days — if they pay for a coronavirus test and get a negative result. nina's here now and can tell us more. lots of people dying for this news, lots of people putting off international travel, but the devil is in the detail. good morning. it might feel like a step forward but not for everyone. at the moment, across the uk you have to self—isolate for 14 days when returning from most foreign countries. but yesterday the test to release system was announced. if you live in england from the 15th of december you'll be able to take a test after five days. if it comes back negative, your isolation is over. some big catches though — you will have to pay for the test you can't use an nhs one,

which will cost up to £120. and that is per person. and — you may struggle to secure insurance. and the 14 day strict quarantine remains for the rest of the uk; though authorities in northern ireland and scotland told us they are looking at similar schemes. earlier this month the boss of heathrow — the uk's largest airport — told us big changes were needed if the travel industry in this country was going to survive. john holland—kayejoins me now. i'm very good morning to you. looking at test and release and thinking about my family as we are all doing this morning, i would be facing up to 500 quid for testing, i might not be able to get insurance and i'm not sure the boss would like it if and i'm not sure the boss would like itifi and i'm not sure the boss would like it if i say and i'm not sure the boss would like it ifisayi and i'm not sure the boss would like it if i say i may or may not be back after five days. how useful is this? it's better than the 14 day quarantine we have at the moment but it's not the end solution, not getting people back to business as usual but it is a start. there are two macro challenges with it, still five days in quarantine, that will

make it easier for people who might be planning to get some winter sunshine but had been worrying about whether their kids would still be able to go to school at the start of the new term afterwards but of course there is a cost, at the moment, the private tests are quite expensive, we are seeing the costs coming down very quickly and if we can use the lateral flow tests being used in places like liverpool, then those are very quick and cheap and if that is part of the solution, actually, this could be something anybody could use to get closer to business as usual. you've been lobbying hard for predeparture testing, perhaps like a lateral flow test, why do you think that is not happening? predeparture testing will be the next step, i think, but it requires an agreement between two countries, the announcement today by the government has been something the government has been something the uk can do independently of any other country and with predeparture testing you need to have confidence the country that someone is coming

from is carried out a test to a certain standard, if there is any requirement for quarantine after testing that that is actually taking place before people get on the plane and that, of course, is harder to do when someone might be coming in the united states. that is something we are working on, we are piloting this with british airways and virgin airlines and united, piloting this kind of predeparture testing, flights coming from the us into heathrow and if we can demonstrate that this works, we can get the logistics sorted, i think this could quickly become the next step and that will allow people to travel with confidence, knowing when they get to their destination, there will not be any need for quarantine. lots of small steps to get there and this will come undone of the optimists are rightand will come undone of the optimists are right and by the spring we have are right and by the spring we have a vaccine but are you bracing yourself for long lessons from covid, business people, for example, shuttling to frankfurt three times a week, that might be over for good, shuttling to frankfurt three times a week, that might be overfor good, a long—term reduction in revenue you will have to adapt to? it's going to

bea will have to adapt to? it's going to be a long time before aviation gets back to where it was in 2019 and even though the vaccine might be coming next year for the uk, even though the vaccine might be coming next yearforthe uk, it even though the vaccine might be coming next year for the uk, it will ta ke coming next year for the uk, it will take a while before the rest of the world gets to the same position and we get all and can all travel with confidence of this is only a first step. we don't know how business travel will change but we do know a lot of relationships that have been established and maintained by teams and skype and things like that, forming new relationships is much harder when you are doing it remotely and there is a need for people to get out and meet their customers and build business and thatis customers and build business and that is really important for the uk, asa that is really important for the uk, as a small island trading nation but if we are going to really blossom as a global, international trading country in the future, we need to get out and travel again and i think there will be an important role for aviation and making sure global

britain becomes a reality. we will wait and see whether that is a reality. but let me ask you quickly about christmas, lots of steak economically as well as with health risks. as a government being responsible by telling people they might be able to mix of the christmas period or will be paid the price for that? i think as we heard earlier, we all need to act responsibly over this period and make sure we are not mingling with people unnecessarily. but it's good news that we can meet with our families, i think we all need a bit of welcome relief. we need something to look forward to, most of all, and being able to have some kind of a christmas will be a good step in for some people, being able to get some winter sunshine will be something that will bring joy to their hearts at this time of year. so even though these new rules only come in on the 15th of december, you can start booking and travelling from the 2nd of december so please do it on, if you want to get away over the winter, we are here to look after

you. john holland-kaye, thank you. some cautious optimism from the industry this morning but i must say, he says get away for some winter sunshine, please, please, check your insurance if you are planning to go somewhere and not on the travel corridor list because it might not be covered.” the travel corridor list because it might not be covered. i thought you we re might not be covered. i thought you were going to say, please, please, cani were going to say, please, please, can i go on holiday? nina, thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. eight police officers are under investigation after a black woman was pinned to the ground and punched during an arrest in south—east london. the woman has told the bbc she feared for her life — and police subjected her to further violence in custody — in lewisham in may. the woman is a student and was a passenger in a car. the metropolitan police says it's co—operating with the investigation. a couple living in a rented

house in hampton court — owned by the royal family's crown estate — say they're facing eviction — over a £32 electricity bill. christopher brown and daisy bow du toit, received a notice—to—quit because they'd used a local power socket to charge their electric car. they said it was because the royal household refused to install a proper charge point. a buckingham palace spokesperson said tenancies were terminated "very rarely". the youngest actor to be nominated for an international emmy award — at the age of 13 — for best actor — has won. billy barret from dalston — who we spoke to last week — gives an incredible performance in the bbc drama "responsible child" — which you can still see on the bbc iplayer. and that is well worth a watch. the london stadium — formerly the olympic stadium in stratford — is having the trickyjob of having its light bulbs changed. nearly 400 of them are being swapped for low energy ones — which will save around half

a million pounds a year on bills. the work will take another three months — but some will be on for west ham's next home match — next week. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes. out on the roads, the south circular is slow at hither green — police are directing traffic at the railway bridge. something has fallen off the back of a lorry. across the river in harlesden craven park road is closed at st mary's road after a collision. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's feeling pretty mild out there this morning. certainly milder than yesterday, with temperatures well above zero. but we do have quite a bit of cloud around. that will linger at least through the morning. maybe one or two brighter spells around first thing. but through the afternoon, a chance of some hazy sunny spells developing, but quite a fresh southerly wind developing. temperatures staying mild, around 13 celsius. and it's staying dry.

overnight tonight we will see some clear spells to start with, but the cloud will move in. that's our next approaching front, a cold front. it will not arrive until tomorrow. in the meantime it's quite mild, minimum temperature overnight at seven or eight celsius. now these outbreaks of rain sneaking in from the west tomorrow morning. we'll see one or two through the morning, but through the afternoon and a more prominent band of rain, with some heavier burst in there. temperatures in the meantime still mild tomorrow, but once that front clears it is set to get much colder, especially towards thursday and friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. straight after brea kfast on bbc one is morning live with kym marsh and gethinjones. let's find out what they have

coming up on the show. good morning, what's happening? good morning and welcome breakfast viewers. for reasons he will soon discover it is really important you stay exactly where you are, because what you are doing right now is really good for you. we will find out why having a break, switching off and watching tv is something we should be doing more of. a quarter of pet owners have mixed health checks this year, said doctorjames greenwood will be teaching you how to check your pet like a vet. after revealing that his dog roscoe is leading a plant —based diet, lewis hamilton has brought the vegan versus meat eating for pets debate to the front cover so james will be telling us what to feed your pets. just 1% of black friday bargains are actually at their lowest price, so

natasha from bargain—hunting will be telling us how to get a bargain without even leaving your sofa. and our resident plant expert mark lane explains how to enjoy the joys of spring all year round. it is on all different pages today, 'tis the season to be jolly careful. dr xand joins us with his reaction to boris johnson's announcement. all that and more at 9:15am. i enjoyed your impression of the prime minister, kym, very good! thank you, i have been working on it! we are talking about him again. the prime minister has warned more areas of england will be subject to tighter tier 3 coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown comes to an end next week. the tier system wasn't popular with some local leaders last time it was introduced — so what's the reaction this time?

we're joined now by the labour mayor of liverpool, steve rotheram. steve, thank you so much for being with us, really good to talk to you. most people will remember liverpool city region was in tier 3 and you have been the home of this rigorous testing regime, so what have you been told if anything about what tier you will go into next week? 0nly tier you will go into next week? only what has been on your news bulletins and what we have heard through conversations anecdotally with government, but nothing concrete at this moment in time. we certainly hope we will not be going back into the highest tier, the progress we have made since going into tier 3 has been remarkable. we had infection rates of 750 per 100,002 areas and today we are down to about 180 across the city region per 100,000, so huge progress thanks to everybody who has taken part in

the mass testing, and we hope all that hard work will pay off when the tiers are announced. there are other factors that government will be looking at along with the scientists when they decide the tiers, that is what we have been told, but when we have been speaking to government ministers most days on the programme they talk about the example of liverpool, the health secretary mentioned it, how the numbers have come down, you would think it would be slightly strange to go from tier 3, where you were before, having had all this testing which brought the number down, to go back into that tier? you have to take the people with you and we said it was a difficult and painful choice that the six leaders in the local authorities and myself took seven weeks ago, we said this gives us the best possible chance of getting out the highest tier before christmas, and that is the price at the moment. we speak to government all the time,

i spoke to number ten over the weekend again and we have pressed our case and it would be unacceptable for us, given all our ha rd unacceptable for us, given all our hard work at the progress we have made, to go back into a higher tier. this is a great example of where new to try to work in partnership and you take people with you in your particular areas, you can try to change the exponential growth it would seem in the weeks leading to us would seem in the weeks leading to us going into tier 3. intended taking the people of liverpool and the surrounding area with you, what are your views on christmas —— in terms of taking. some people are saying we will not do stuff at christmas because as our epidemiologist said 20 minutes ago, we wa nt epidemiologist said 20 minutes ago, we want to protect what could happen injanuary and we want to protect what could happen in january and february, we want to protect what could happen injanuary and february, others are saying we will get together at christmas because it is an

opportunity to do something we have not done any long time. how do you see that personally and what do you think the conversation will be in an area you know well? it will be the greatest prize of all if we can get together at christmas, that human contact is essential, we have already seen problems of a mental health and well—being, imagine if families cannot get together at one of the most important times for many people, the christmas period. i think the epidemiology and the science need to be a factor, but we also need to give people the opportunity to have a bit of a break, to come together as human beings. the knock—on effect of this, if people were to not follow the things we all know, hands, face and space, all of those preventative measures, we will see a second or

third spike in january, measures, we will see a second or third spike injanuary, february. nobody wants that so it is still the same messaging, we need to be sensible about what we do at christmas, but imo also people being able to get together. imagine grandmas being able to see the grandchildren again, families being able to get together. in our area we are saying try to get a test before you metres families, we will still have the ability to do that, then you can get together properly, you can hug each other and do the things he witty was a family over the festive period —— before you metres families. thank you forjoining us, liverpool metro mayor steve rotheram, i am sure we will get you back later in the week when we find out about the tier system. a hugely successful reduction in liverpool. john has been talking about the return of grassroots sport? yes,

good morning. as we've been hearing this morning, some fans will return when the national lockdown ends. yesterday's announcement means a maximum of 4,000 will be allowed into the lowest risk tier1 areas. for clubs in tier 2 it's half that, 2,000 supporters will be permitted entry. but in areas with the highest covid infection rates, tier 3, fans will still be banned. the new measures will also see grassroots sport open to fans again. someone who will be pleased about that is robbie savage, who we spoke to a few weeks ago here on breakfast, who's been campaigning hard for its return to help children and young people. he was very passionate when we last spoke to you, saying it was nonsensical to allow children to be mixing in school but not in sports clu bs mixing in school but not in sports clubs in the evenings and weekends, so the news that grassroots sport will return from next week, you must be pleased? absolutely delighted for

the grassroots volunteers around the country but more specifically all the youngsters who will be able to play the sport they love. as down leading to about this hearing system, grassroots is allowed in every tier, i believe there will be some restrictions on tier 3, may be limiting contact in training —— as dan was a leading to about the tiering system. it is the right thing, iam tiering system. it is the right thing, i am delighted. it is worth pointing out how much children have suffered, childline has dealt with a 37% increase in counselling for children under the age of 11 cents the lockdown started and the nspcc has been fielding more calls as well. getting home from school, the nights drawing in, some children do not have the facilities to go in the back garden and kick able, hit a

tennis racket or cricket bat. it is the opportunity to get around in the outdoors at the weekend, build friendships, get camaraderie. when comedy is a jewel, it is so important. the big thing for me is that when we are back, parents have to socially distance on the sidelines. we have to follow the guidelines. as a club you have to be ruthless, if pa rents guidelines. as a club you have to be ruthless, if parents are mixing on the sidelines you have to tell them to follow the guidelines because if they don't, we could get shut down again and the kids will suffer once again. it is great news for those clu bs, again. it is great news for those clubs, you are involved with running a football team, for those people who give up... you have not lose your macclesfield mode, we will talk about that in a moment. —— you have not moved your macclesfield side.

but for those coaches, evenings and weekends, those clubs were under threat if the ruling was not listed? yes, so many clubs in the national legal grassroots clubs, it has been very difficult for them financially, leisure facilities, cancel pictures has been closed, hopefully they can all open but it is just a great thing we can get back. but for pa rents thing we can get back. but for parents who watch grassroots sport, let's not forget we have had lockdown one, we are in lockdown two, when you watch your son or daughter play, go and support them, go and cheer them, go and cheer the opposition, don't be shouting at young referees. encourage, it is not about winning, losing or drawing, it is about the development of youngsters, let them enjoy

themselves and the quality which, let them play, just go and support, don't shout at kids and give them the fear factor when they get in the car, didi the fear factor when they get in the car, did i play well? just let them play. robbie, i want car, did i play well? just let them play. robbie, iwant to car, did i play well? just let them play. robbie, i want to get your right arm rest. as we know, you are involved in the relaunch of macclesfield town as macclesfield fc, you are aiming to bring the in the lower leagues. with regard to the lower leagues. with regard to the return for fans, the lower leagues. with regard to the return forfans, it the lower leagues. with regard to the return for fans, it is crucial for those in the lower leagues. it will be a maximum of 4000 fans in certain areas, for lower league clu bs, certain areas, for lower league clubs, that is a crucial number for those relying on the gate receipts? crucial, i have been above with macclesfield at the full 45 weeks and the planets around fans coming into the stadium, membership schemes, myself and rob smothers,

the owner, has fantastic plans but it is key that which i believe we go into in august, enough funds are allowed to watch the new club, macclesfield fc. i amply imagine that, dan sent me 15 pics since his book came out. christmas is around the corner, that would be a great stocking filler. studio: i was worried that robbie did not have a coffee ta ble worried that robbie did not have a coffee table for a moment! i will practice branding with the mug, this will be my new robbie savage technique, i will show that this in so we know which programme we are on, it is bbc breakfast, everybody! mug was, brilliant. fantastic stuff, lancaster all those mugs. —— look

after a ll lancaster all those mugs. —— look after all those mugs. we know what robbie's family and friends will be receiving this christmas! sally: other mugs are available! hero military dog kuno has been awarded the animal equivalent of the victoria cross for saving soldiers' lives in afghanistan. it's quite the achievement for a four—year—old. tim muffett has been watching the ceremony at woolwich barracks this morning. good morning, what has been happening? good morning to you. it is a lovely site here this morning, when we think of military bribery we think mainly of the men and women who serve in the armed forces but we don't think of dogs and animals but today that is what it is all about and the start of the show, kuno, our four—year—old belgian mall and one dog. he hasjust received

four—year—old belgian mall and one dog. he has just received a very special medal, the animal equivalent of the victorian cross, the pdsa ticket medal. here is a little story about what happened to him. kuno was supporting uk forces in afghanistan last year as they targeted al-qaeda extremists. pinned down under heavy attack, kuno was instructed to tackle an enemy gunman. fantastic dog as he was, he absolutely took that moment and, despite being hit by a couple of gunshot wounds, he managed to achieve what he set out to do, and he broke the deadlock and saved lives. the ministry of defence have asked that kuno's handler remains anonymous. i moved over to him and he was hobbling around and he was clearly in a bad way. his paw was all mangled up, it didn't look good. so we bandaged that up. he had what's called a through and through on his thigh,

so the bullet has gone straight through his thigh and out the other side. kuno is being awarded the pdsa dickin medal. introduced in 1943, it's the highest award an animal can receive while serving in military conflict. as well as dogs, horses, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. it's in commemoration of trying to honour that bond that society recognises it has with its animals, and the reliance it has on its animals. now thriving in retirement, kuno became the first military working dog to be fitted with custom—made prosthetic limbs. kuno receiving this medaljust makes me feel massively proud of him, and i think he just completely deserves it and it's welljustified, and it's really good to see his efforts and his courage recognised.

what a very, very special dog he is, colonel mark morrison joins us this morning. picking up on one of the points, the rope which dogs play, cannot be replicated by humans or technology? they are phenomenal species. biology has worked on them for many, many years and they have evolved the most terrific sense of smell, the ability to hear, and of course they are packaged in speed and agility and the remarkable thing about them is you can reprogram them, it takes minutes to reprogram them, it takes minutes to reprogram them onto a new scent, and new ways of working and we don't have anything that match them, particularly when it comes to detection but also in the sort of settings where kuno was so brave. that package of physical skills, irreplaceable. fascinating stuff.

let me chat quickly to major dan, you looked after kuno when he came back from afghanistan. what with the challenges he faced? we can see his prosthetic limbs. it was more of a combination of the injuries rather than the severity, each individual injury was very easily managed, it was the combination of both hind limbs being injured simultaneously that cost us a challenge. when you look after dogs like kuno, what other challenges you in terms of allowing them to have a relaxing, happy life after their military career? it's all about the long-term future quality of life, we don't put them through anything we don't have to, anything that is not in their best interests so really, it was just about securing them as good a future as we possibly could and it's great to see him here today enjoying life. the training process they undergo is extraordinary, they can thrive and do what they need to do

in very stressful situations. absolutely, just like the men and women they support, the challenges are very varied, it's a very intense environment and they are deployed for prolonged periods of time and they thrive on it. interesting stuff, thank you ever so much. 0ne final chat to colonel morrison, what now for kuno? how can he live a relaxing live, what are your priorities for him? we're really pleased to say he has been retired, he does not have a military role more, he is now retired and fortu nately, more, he is now retired and fortunately, he has gone to one of his handlers from the past so he's managed to form the bond, they've developed a bond they formed in service now in retirement and he will live a wonderful life. you can see what a terrific shape he is in now, there is no reason why he should not live as long and fulfilled life with his former

handler in retirement. lovely story, thank you ever so much, everyone and kuno, congratulations on your medal stop kuno, congratulations on your medal sto p eve n kuno, congratulations on your medal stop even responded to me! a very, very special time and this medal, so interesting concept, 1943 it was introduced, as i mentioned in the report one of the recipients was a cat called simon in 1949! he called lots of rats on a ship during the conflict in china and was honoured for that's, many dogs, conflict in china and was honoured forthat's, many dogs, horses, carrier pigeons have also been recipients, extraordinary award and kuno, you are an extraordinary dog! beautiful, tim foster really enjoyed just staring at kuno for the last few minutes. he has got the best yea rs few minutes. he has got the best years i've ever seen on a dog! extraordinary. what a wonderful story. absolutely gorgeous. so controlled and poised, i know that as part of the job but shall we stare at kuno for a little bit longer? i do want to meet simon the

cat. i think you may have missed your opportunity, that was in the second world war. i am aware that simon is probably no longer with us! i like what they are saying, kuno is going to have a lovely retirement. during that entire report, sally was just going, look at his ears! he is so cute. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. iam i am with you, sally, kuno was absolutely gorgeous, what a gorgeous boy. this is one of the weather what pictures taken into them earlier, for many of us, going to look like that for much of the day. —— weather watcher pictures. very mild, changing in the next few days, this low pressure bringing rain across scotla nd low pressure bringing rain across scotland and northern ireland, at times, we see rain getting in through wales and into cumbria. gusty winds through the irish sea

and south—west scotland. quite a bit of cloud around, some drizzle where we don't have the rain in the west, the best of the sunshine will be across east anglia, south—east and channel islands as we go through the day. these are the temperatures, nine in the north, 13 in the south. through this evening and overnight the weather front starts to head south, cold front, behind it we see some clear skies, some showers, lower temperatures than we've had for a little while. this band of rain doesn't quite make it into the fat south—east, remaining mild, fairly cloudy, overnight lows of 10 degrees, single digits in the north. tomorrow, this cold front continues its journey, eventually getting tomorrow, this cold front continues itsjourney, eventually getting into the south—east, behind that the isobars space out and it's going to be colder. the mild air hanging on ahead of this with front represented by the yellow, but look at the blue in the charts, quite gusty winds across the northern and western isles of mainland scotland. here comes the rain, eventually getting

to the south—east, brightening up behind it with sunshine, some showers peppering northern ireland and scotland. these are at the maximum temperatures, eight, nine, ten, still 11 and 12 as we push into the fat south—east. as we head into thursday this weather front with us in the south, producing cloud, high pressure in charge, hardly a breath of wind, but it will be cold. quite a bit of rust around on thursday morning. some fog, no wind to move it along, a lot of that were lift into low cloud, cloudy across parts of scotla nd into low cloud, cloudy across parts of scotland and northern ireland and the north west of england. thick enough here and there for the odd shower, drizzle, look at the temperatures, coming down, 7—12. the outlook beyond that, there will bea the outlook beyond that, there will be a lot of dry weather around, high pressure remaining in charge. the weekend is looking fairly cloudy, mostly dry. the temperatures for some of us taking a bit of a nose dive, going to feel much colder.

getting cold. carroll, thank you. and thank you to all of you who sent in pictures of your dogs watching kuno to hear a door, saluting their hero dog. sitting to attention. -- kuno the hero dog. they've been described as the "world's most talented family of musicians" by simon cowell, and now the seven kanneh—mason siblings have released an album aiming to bring classical music to a younger generation. alongside traditional pieces, the family have also included their own arrangement of bob marley's redemption song, let's take a look. they play 'redemption song'.

absolutely gorgeous! we're joined now by five of the seven siblings from the kanneh—mason family — isata, braimah, sheku, konya and jeneba. good morning, everyone! good morning. my goodness, you are very good at stuff! tell us about the album. what was that about and why have you included such a diverse range of pieces? carnival we wanted to make the album because we grew up with an album called peter and the wolf which was aimed at children and included music and the story so carnival was very much the same thing, every piece is about an animaland thing, every piece is about an animal and there is a poem to go with it so it's very visual. alongside that we recorded this redemption song arrangement, we wanted to have something which was just the sound of us playing and we grew up listening to bob marley, so that went on the album. bringing in the next generation, give us an

idea, you mentioned the stuff you listen to as children, what was it that got you into music? was it a family thing? something that you just enjoyed doing as kids?m family thing? something that you just enjoyed doing as kids? it was always very much family. all of us started because isata, as the oldest, we grew up watching her play and were inspired by her. music was all around the house, generally. you recorded, we are watching pictures, recorded, we are watching pictures, recorded it at abbey road studios. what was that like, was it as special as everyone says? yes, really inspiring for all of us. i sought to back through recording in abbey road. —— chemistry recording in abbey road. have you had a chat beforehand about who answers which questions? we kind ofjust look around and gauge he wants to answer it! depending on what the question

is! exactly. when you play together does someone naturally take the lead, is at the same way you do it this morning, you see who will start first? when we were younger, when we first? when we were younger, when we first started playing together, when we we re first started playing together, when we were eight, nine, ten, it was very much like isata was the eldest one and she would tell us to concentrate but now it isjust a very mutual thing, depending on what musical ideas we have had and are trying to get across. there is less talking! mostly playing! why in particular did you pick the bob marley track redemption song? what was it that made you want to put it on the album? we were thinking of something that all seven of us could play it and this is a song we grew up play it and this is a song we grew up listening to and loved it and it

isa very up listening to and loved it and it is a very timeless song, speaks to some many people in so many ways. very special song in that way. i know you didn't get to me, because of the way we are living and working at the moment, you did not get to meet everyone on the album but you have michael morpurgo, 0livia colman, that is a real treat, isn't it? really amazing having them both there. we did meet michael, he was in the studio with us and we got to meet him and that was amazing, we met olivia virtually. as we are meeting you! what has it been like for all of you to be together all of this time? is that unusual? do you normally all spend a lot of your time together? i wouldn't say it's unusual. we have more time together because normally there are more concerts going on so people are travelling more but even during those times, we get together a lot

for rehearsing, most of a study in the same place. you know, we saw each other quite frequently anyway but definitely, lockdown, we saw each other more because we had more time on our hands, as everyone did. lovely to speak to you all, thank you so much for organising who speaks when, very impressive. that sort of a million looked left and right, you decided he would speak. all the best with the album, i am sure it will be the first of many. the kenneh—mason's album, 'carnival', is out now. i love the way they were organised!

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