this is bbc news. the headlines. a cobra meeting with the four nations of the uk is getting underway right now to try to agree a common approach to relaxing coronavirus restrictions over christmas. it is hoped we will agree a common framework, albeit some details on the precise definition of household might differ to reflect the different circumstances in each nation. the bbc understands the governments may allow up to three households to meet indoors over a five day period. a further 608 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for covid19, bringing the uk total to 55,838. test negative and we'll reduce your period of quarantine

the new rules for people travelling to england from abroad they will come into force from the 15th of december. donald trump accepts a formal transition should begin forjoe biden to take office but still doesn't concede and says the fight goes on. the parents of harry dunn lose a high court challenge against the foreign office after an american woman was allowed to leave britain following his fatal road accident. the four governments of the united kingdom are close to an agreement on coronavirus arrangements for christmas. the leaders of the uk's four nations are meeting now to discuss easing restrictions for a limited time

and the bbc understands the government has agreed to allow up to three households to meet indoors during a five day period, probably the 23rd to the 27th of december. meanwhile the health secretary matt hancock has defended the government's plans to reintroduce a tiered system of restrictions once the lockdown in england comes to an end next week. also toda, the travel industry has broadly welcomed government plans to allow people arriving in england to reduce their quarantine period. under the new plans people will able to pay for a private covid test to cut their isolation period by more than half. with our first report this hour here's our health correspondent anna collinson. for weeks they've been, closed but when lockdown ends and the three tiered system is brought in, shops in england can reopen. as for which region will be in which tier, the government are still deciding. we are waiting for the latest data, which we should get tomorrow

and make an announcement on thursday and what we will be looking for are the number of cases in that particular area, specifically the number of cases, also, in people over 60, because we are concerned those are people who often end up in hospital and where a lot of fatalities come from. the new tiered system will be brought in from december the 2nd. shops, gyms, hairdressers can open but the measures are tougher this time. in tier 1, the rule of six applies both indoors and outdoors. pubs and restaurants can serve customers, last orders will be at 10pm, closing at 11pm. in tier 2, there is no mixing indoors, the rule of six applies outdoors, pubs and restaurants must serve food. and in the top tier it's takeaway only, mixing of households is banned unless it's in an outdoor public space like a park. which area goes into which tier will be decided on factors like case numbers and pressure on the nhs and will be reviewed every two weeks. now is kind of a vulnerable time with the cold going around,

it could be a bit dangerous, mixing with covid. we are getting really good news about vaccines, so i think that is our christmas present. and we have to just be happy about it. if restaurants and pubs weren't allowed to open there will be a lot of closures and it would be the death knell to a lot of businesses. new data says covid deaths are continuing to rise, with nearly 3,000 in the week up to the 13th of november. the dotted line on this graph shows the number of deaths we would expect to see this year. after a big rise during the first wave, excess deaths are now 19% above the five year average but there are hopes they are starting to stabilise. this morning, mps asked the health secretary if we could expect another national lockdown before spring. no, i very much hope not to by having a tiered system which is calibrated to be able to bring the virus under control where that is necessary. so as businesses once again prepare

to open their doors, the government hopes its combination of tiers, mass testing and potential vaccines will get the virus under control this winter. anna collinson, bbc news. the latest coronavirus figures have been released in the past hour. the government says there were a further 11,299 confirmed cases in the past 2a hours across the uk. the deaths have also been confirmed of 608 more people within 28 days of a positive test for covid 19. that brings the overall death toll from coronavirus in the uk to 55,838. let's talk a little bit more now about the possible arrangements over christmas. arrangements over christmas. secretary grant shapps advised people to plan theirjourneys carefully for the festive season.

we are going to have to ask people to take a close 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 works takes place. i will try to do all i can to minimise that but some of those works have been in the works, as it were for 18 months or two years. earlier scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon addressed the scottish parliament. she said she hoped a common frameworkover christmas will be agreed at the cobra meeting but any easing of restrictions should be temporary and limited. i know everyone has a desire to see loved ones over the festive period. however, there is a very real and a very legitimate anxiety that doing so could put those we love at risk, set back our progress as a country and result in unnecessary deaths and suffering. that would always be a worry but it is especially acute when we also know we might be within weeks of being able

to vaccinate a significant proportion of the population. so the arrangements we put in place for the festive period will see to balance those concerns. any easing of restrictions will be temporary, it will be limited and it will be accompanied by the advice on the precautions we should all take to minimise risk. we will continue to ask people to be cautious, our overall advice would be for people to use any flexibility carefully and only if they believe it right and necessary for their personal circumstances. 0ur correspondent in holyrood, glenn campbell, has more on what could emerge from the four nations meeting. i think emerging picture is that there will be in agreement, the details being finalized. yours plus up to two others to meet

for a short period after christmas. the dates are between the 23rd and 27th of december. during that period not only would you be able to meet with people from other households indoors but it would be possible for them to stay overnight. 0bviously, to make that possible, some of the travel restrictions that were in place across the uk would need to be temporarily suspended. but i think any relaxation will come with some pretty heavy suggestions from the government that you are not obliged to use this flexibility and that you should think very carefully before making use of it. because of course health officials are worried that the more we meet up over the christmas. the more coronavirus cases will emerge as we move into the new year. clearly the strategy overall is to try and suppress the virus as much as possible. but i think government feels that there

needs to be some flexibility here. partly because people have been through in an intense period of restrictions and perhaps need a little something back. partly because they are trying to balance different health risk. yes, the health risk from coronavirus itself but also the mental health risk particularly for those who might be alone and under additional pressure if they are not able to meet up with others over the christmas period. if they are not able to meet up with others over the christmas periodli think others over the christmas period.” think a lot of people will be taking particularly what you've been saying about the dates they are, if they are confirmed, 23rd to the 27th of december. 0bviously important information for people. and this meeting of the four nations, the uk at the moment going on. they are singing from the same hymn sheet or carol sheet, i suppose since were talking about christmas was on but there are some differences, are there? nicola sturgeon was talking about different definitions of households, for example. yes, i

think the details will be important here. nicola sturgeon has specifically said that there may well be variation in how each of the nation defines what consists of a household. i don't know exactly what she's getting at they are but i do know that in scotland for instance, at the moment you can create an extended household by including in your own household somebody a relative, a vulnerable person who lives a loan. in other parts of the country lives a loan. in other parts of the cou ntry wales lives a loan. in other parts of the country wales or northern ireland, it is possible as i understand it for one household to bubble together with another. so whether they consider your bubble, to households as one 01’ go consider your bubble, to households as one or go for separating those when it comes to calculating the three households that you might meet with over the new year. that's the sort of detail that we need to see. we arejust

we are just hearing on that meeting that the four nations have finalised their joint christmas that the four nations have finalised theirjoint christmas plan. at that cobra meeting. no more details at the moment but is your hearing our understanding is it's a five day period, three households can meet. and we understand that those five days are going to be the 23rd of december until the 27th. there are questions about what that will mean for travel over christmas. 0bviously, huge numbers of people would be taking to the roads, the railways to get around the country to meet up with loved ones. we can go to vicki young our deputy political editor who i hope it's got a little bit more on that cobra meeting. what is that information on the meeting? we know the deal has been done with the four nations now. we reported on sunday that the

proposal on the table was for three households to be able to mix for five days. 0ver households to be able to mix for five days. over the christmas period from the 23rd to the 27th of december. it's my understanding that that proposal has not changed. that wasn't the issue that they were working through today. the signing off of this which is effectively what it was at this emergency meeting this afternoon was all about your definitions of households was up your definitions of households was up as we know, there are different rules and regulations in the four nations of the united kingdom. there will be some slight differences around the edges is how it was put to me. for example, in wales and scotla nd to me. for example, in wales and scotland children under a certain age are exempted from rules about household. that will be an example. we haven't got any more detail at the moment we will be getting more of the background detail which of course everyone doesn't want to know. we should be getting that by six o'clock this evening. bottom line is at this meeting, the four

nations have agreed that there should be this five day window over christmas when families, loved ones can get together? yes. obviously, this is for some people very controversial. not least the government scientist who as we know have been very keen to have tougher rules and regulations. at this time when in many places the number of cases and as we see today sadly, the number of deaths are still rising. the idea of a free—for—all over christmas was very worrying for some people. that's exactly what this isn't. we heard very clearly from borisjohnson isn't. we heard very clearly from boris johnson yesterday that this is not an excuse to go out and party. it is not going to be like other christmases for some it is not going to be normal. it is going to still bea to be normal. it is going to still be a christmas under a lot of restrictions. but what they do recognises that there are many people who will be very worried about loved ones at being on their own over christmas was up they do wa nt to own over christmas was up they do want to slightly loosen the rules to go beyond the bubbling that there

is. which means if someone who lives on their own can join another households. they want to go slightly beyond that. it sounds that it's not going much beyond that. there will be some people who do think that it's actually not the right thing to do it all. that this is a christmas to actually just stay at home with your own family and not risk spreading the virus. because that is a real concern here. most people you speak to scientists, do accept that actually there will be a rise in cases because you are of course, allowing more households to mix. that's the one think they know really does spread coronavirus. vicki, thank you. we're going to put it exactly that question first up is that the right thing to do? thank you very much for being with us. isn't the right thing to do? do you think people around the uk deserve a breakfrom think people around the uk deserve a break from all the restrictions, deserve to be able to get together with their loved ones over christmas? 0r with their loved ones over christmas? or is it too risky? well,

i think it's a very difficult question. ultimately it's a political question rather than help. lots of cause, health cause economic but also economic and relational cost. there is no doubt about the fa ct cost. there is no doubt about the fact that we will see a rise in cases. mixing is one of the thing that really does dry an object without this is going to become a real with struggle with a difficult year. is it the right call to make? i think most people will be very glad with what the government has done today. it's a trade—off between seeing loved ones and having christmas is a difficult time for those facing isolation from potentially going to be by themselves. it's the inevitable spike in cases that we will see coming out of this. i would say that it would probably be prudent to keep the restrictions up in the to christmas. rather in the weeks

before we get back to stop i think we heard boris johnson before we get back to stop i think we heard borisjohnson and nicola sturgeon alluding to is wealth was up sturgeon alluding to is wealth was up there may well be further ——. sturgeon alluding to is wealth was up there may well be further --. and sadly, deaths. luke, thank you for being with us. it's not a great line. we are missing a few of your words. i'm going to leave it there. thank you very much forjoining us. people arriving in england from abroad, who are subject to quarantine rules, will soon be able to significantly reduce their selfisolation period if they pay for a covid test after five days and get a negative result. the rules will come into force from the 15th of december, with the tests from private firms costing between 65 and a hundred and 20 pounds. simon browning reports. airports, airlines and the aviation industry have been crippled by coronavirus. airports are running skeletal operations,

sta nsted airport currently closes at 5pm but today, there is hope. today's announcement that a test and release programme which could end quarantine after just five days, could make us travel again. this is the stansted airport departure lounge where today only 13 flights left the terminal, tomorrow there's six, 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. after months of having to quarantine for two weeks, the government now believes cutting that period by more than a half is safe. having consulted very extensively with medical experts, we believe five days plus a very reliable test, is sufficient time now to be able to release people and the test capacity is there to do this now. but there is concern about the public‘s ability

to successfully test itself. to take a self—administered sample is often not good enough, you really, really need to go right to the back of your throat and nose and get a good sample. having got a good sample, it's also important that it is tested properly in a reliable, sensitive kit. passengers who opt to use the testing programme to cut their quarantine period will have to pay for their test as they will not be provided by the nhs. but with some private covid tests costing around £100 each, for a family of travellers, it is a big hit to the holiday budget. it is a lot of money, 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 did not get to go away this summer. tens of thousands ofjobs have already been lost in the aviation sector. airports are quieter than ever before.

whilst industry broadly welcomes the new regime, the uk's biggest airport thinks more can be done. it will take a while before the rest of the row gets to the same position and we all travel with confidence so this is only a first step. but we don't know how business travel will change. for now, the policy is england only. as other uk nations evaluate the evidence and risks. with holidays and flights at record low levels, it's hoped this new testing policy will give us the confidence to take to the skies soon. simon browning, bbc news. let's bring you more on that breaking news on the cobra meeting of the four nations in the uk. an easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas without that meeting has ended we gather that there is an agreement for a five day period when people across the uk can get together. families can get together

three households can mix for that five day period from the 23rd to the 27th of december. let's get more on that from our scotland editor sarah smith. what your latest information on this sarah? we will get on with the details at six o'clock but as far as the details at six o'clock but as farasi the details at six o'clock but as far as i understand it we are talking about three households over five days. here's the catch, what is a house on? that varies slightly in the different nations of the uk. the whole point of this agreement was to make sure that the rules were the same across all of the united kingdom. 0bviously, people want to travel from england to scotland, from wales to england over to northern ireland to see friends and family. that's what happens at christmas was up now different households mean different things in those countries. you can form a social bubble in england where two families can get together. and scotla nd families can get together. and scotland you can have an extended household but only with one of the present. so if you're single person that was a lone or single—parent you can form that was a lone or single—parent you canform an that was a lone or single—parent you can form an extended household with anotherfamily

can form an extended household with another family for supper you can't have two families joined together. there may be different rules about how many can be sitting around the christmas table in different parts of the uk. we are being told that when it comes to working out which route should follow it will depend on where you are having christmas most of if you're coming to scotland follow this car shows, if you come from scotland to wales or england then you can follow those rules. we will get all of those details by six o'clock. will be able to give you it all down. until then you start working out which to other household you want to have around for christmas dinner. you may want to see them and not everybody else over this five day period. it is not three different households every day or three different households one morning in one afternoon. it's five days when you can see two other households and those in your own house. it's not a very long list. so really, this is what the difficulty has been. they've obviously reach agreement this afternoon but there question of households that need to be ironed out not so much the time

period itself. which we gather is that five day period from the 23rd to the 27th. yes, it wasjust about trying to find a way of making sure all the rules and all the different nations were aligned. much has been made over the idea that this was going to be a common agreement. there's always a devil in the details of always a little way in which things can be applied differently or the rules aren't exactly the same. we will get some confirmation later on this evening about how it that will be applied. that's what's been holding it out. i believe rather than any fundamental disagreement about what the rule should be. although, scottish government are making it very clear that just because government are making it very clear thatjust because you've got these freedoms, you don't have to use them. nicola sturgeon is very much encouraging people to think about who you actually need to see of a christmas will stop anybody who might feel isolated are lonely if they were left alone over the festive period. don't deliberately go out and see two other household just because you can. they still wa nt to just because you can. they still want to keep indoor household mixing as limited as possible. they do

allow people partly because they know if they didn't relax the rules a bit probably over christmas people would just break them. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. it wasn't a concession and he certainly hasn't phoned joe biden to congratulate him but donald trump's green light to presidential transition is as close as we've got so far. and now three weeks after the election that formal handover can begin. donald trump acknowledged in a tweet that the transition was under way. but he said he would continue to challenge the outcome of the poll. joe biden‘s team will now have access to federal funds and federal office space. it also paves the way for him to receive regular national security briefings. peter bowes reports. cheering and applause. a step closer to the white house.

the green light for president—elect joe 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. 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.

whooping. the country is still divided over the election result, but 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, los angeles. in the past hour pennsylvania governor tom wolf tweeted that "the pennsylvania department of state has certified the results of the november 3 election in pennsylvania for president and vice president of the united states. as required by federal law, i've signed the certificate of ascertainment

for the slate of electors forjoe biden and kamala harris." with me is daniel lippman, the white house reporter for politico. another confirmation thatjoe biden did win and pennsylvania. and donald trump did not. thanks very much for being with us. mr trump, do you think he's sort of effectively you defeat now without actually conceding diffie? yeah, i think this is the closest were going to get. he is the closest were going to get. he is still licking his wounds. he wa nts to is still licking his wounds. he wants to potentially mount a 2020 for combat but he doesn't want to tell supporters, he doesn't want the country to go through a transition that only gives joe country to go through a transition that only givesjoe biden a few days left. his advisers went to trump yesterday and said for the good of the country, we have to start this ball rolling. he's been under pressure, mr trump form fellow republicans who are saying come on,

we need to sort this out. as you say for the good of the country. yes members of republican senators and some congressmen have repeated that message to trump or in the media. but it's surprising that so many haven't even congratulated joe biden for his election when it yet. because the party is still dominated by trump. and he's going to be a force to be reckoned with. they are kind of still afraid of him and they don't want him to treat against them to stop because that could hurt them winning different elections in primaries and raising money. you mentioned mr trump running possibly and potentially into 2024, will this be part of his narrative that the election was stolen and he needs to get back into the white house? because it's rightfully his? i think that's a clear message and strategy. it's no mistake that he is not giving much in terms of a public concession speech or even a phone call. there is going to be no likely

meeting with joe biden call. there is going to be no likely meeting withjoe biden in the oval 0ffice. it's unlikely that trump would even go to the inauguration as tradition besets. he is really setting himself up for a campaign of grievance over the next four years. same errors all this voter fraud. you're gonna be continuing to spread these basically lies. there is no evidence as many republicans and democratic secretaries of state has said that was any wrongdoing on a grand scale. let'sjust talk said that was any wrongdoing on a grand scale. let's just talk about joe biden for a minute. he started making quite a few appointments. a lot of them are very much old washington hands who know the corridors of power in washington. they are. we are talking about tony blinking who is deputy terry secretary of state he got elevated to secretary of state filled up avril haynes is going to be there director of national intelligence. she's a veteran of the national security council under 0bama and

also the cia. janet yellen was chairwoman of the federal reserve was up she can be treasury secretary was up she can be treasury secretary was up she can be treasury secretary was up these are all people have lots of credentials. many of them have ivy league degrees. this is a kind of government of elites right now. thank you very much indeed for bringing us right up to date. let's bring you a little bit more information on that cobra meeting which has ended now. where the four nations of the uk were talking together about the plan for christmas effectively. let's just tell you a bit more about what has emerged from that. this is coming from glen campbell are scotland political correspondent tweeting that it political correspondent tweeting thatitis political correspondent tweeting that it is confirmed that christmas bubbles can include three households for a period of five days. those days are as we've been mentioning all afternoon, the 23rd to the 27th of december. you can meet in each other‘s homes, at a place of

worship, and in outdoor public space. these groupings must be exclusive, you can't get together with people for more than two other households. the headlines really are that it households. the headlines really are thatitis households. the headlines really are that it is a five day period from the 23rd to the 27th. three households in each other‘s homes at a place of worship and in outdoor, public space. that was all signed off by the four nations of the uk at a cobra meeting a little earlier this afternoon. it has emerged that a junior civil servant foiled a plot bya criminal gang to seal £1 billion from that universal credit system. the official spotted that dozens of stolen identities were being used to make claims with the money paid into one bank account. further investigation showed there had been more than 100thousand fraudulent applications. with me now is our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan.

extraordinary. 100,000 fraudulent applications. and one person spotted it. indeed. that's the information that has been passed over the past few days. the contacts are all of this is that it's been in unprecedented demand for universal credit because of the pandemic. because of that the government relax some of the rules and some of the processes associated with the benefit in order to process the sheer number of applications. and that has given criminal gangs, organised criminal gangs an opportunity to try to hack the system. indeed what they did in this case is they used stolen identities in order to make multiple applications. of what those relatively junior civil servant spotted was that dozens of applications were all being routed towards a one bank account. had these applications been successful, all the money would have gone into that one bank account. they stop that one bank account. they stop that particular fraud and then a wider investigation took place in

that revealed there were more than 100,000 fraudulent claims in the system to stop at officials calculate that by stopping that fraud they save taxpayers somewhere in the region of £1 billion. while they did stop the vast majority of they did stop the vast majority of the fraud, they did unwittingly confirm some of the stolen identities to begin with. so they told the criminal gangs that the stolen identities that they had were indeed genuine in a small amount of cases several thousand cases. that has meant that the criminal gangs now have more information on the stolen identities potentially creating significant financial problems for those people. extraordinary that one junior civil servant could effectively save £1 billion. that's effectively what happened. a lot of the problems for her pension are clearly pleased that this has happened. there is concern, universal is an automated system.

much of it happens online for stop this wasn't spotted by that system. there are concerns on whether that needs to be more robust in the future. michael, thank you. we are going to see donald trump at the white house. i think actually he is walking off. but he has been talking at the white house. but we will try and bring it what he has been saying in the next couple of minutes. in the meantime, you are watching bbc news. we've just been the meantime, you are watching bbc news. we'vejust been bringing the meantime, you are watching bbc news. we've just been bringing you the breaking news reports. that can now be confirmed the cobra meeting this afternoon has decided the four nations of the uk have decided that three households can meet over the christmas period it for a five day period. between the 23rd in the 27th of december. that is the breaking news from whitehall. with that cobra meeting and also we can now hear, donald trump has just been saying let's have a listen in. thank you

very much. ijust want let's have a listen in. thank you very much. i just want to congratulate everybody. these dow jonesjust hit 30,000 congratulate everybody. these dow jones just hit 30,000 which is the highest in history. we never broken 30,000. that's despite everything that's taken place with the pandemic. i'm very thrilled with what's happened with the vaccine front that's been absolutely incredible. nothing like that has ever happened medically. i think people are acknowledging that and it's having a big effect. the stock market just broken it's having a big effect. the stock marketjust broken 30,000. never been broken, that number. that's a sacred number. 30,000 foot that nobody thought that have see there. that's the ninth time since the beginning of 2020. and it's the 48th time that we've broken records in, during the trump administration. and ijust want during the trump administration. and i just want to congratulate all the people within the administration

that worked so hard. and most important, i want to congratulate the people of our country. because there are no people like you. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. donald trump very excited about the stock market. but no mention about his election defeat or no mention about conceiving. his election defeat. although effectively, a loto commentator saying he effectively has conceded by acknowledging that the transition process can now get under way for the joe biden presidency. which will begin in january. we are going to catch up on sports for you now. arlene foster is your man with all the sports. hello chelsea could secure the champions league this evening. their match gets under way in about 20 minutes or so. five to six kick off. they need to win in france and then they hope the other matching their group goes their way. if they are

qualify. they beat the stanford earlier this month. frank scott side are unbeaten so far. i hope it changes on the idea to play arsenal on boxing day and two days later aston villa. we need to prepare and try to remake the rich is going to bea try to remake the rich is going to be a really tough challenge but of course if the were to make one step into the next round it would be an opportunity to look at and we would still want to win the script. it's a bit tighter in manchester united. they are on top of it but on with six points after losing in istanbul. they played a technician site at old trafford tonight. liverpool face

atla nta trafford tonight. liverpool face atlanta tomorrow and mohammed is available for them again. back in full training at their returning to positive coded tests with egypt during the international break. this sundays when at leicester, it returned a negative test so he is cleared to play. we would see liverpool reached the last 16. john's have been made for the last 32 at the woman's champions league chelsea ratings a pretty champions will face the portuguese titleholders that match also into the competition at this stage. they have got the sweetest side and the two leg and not out the ties will ta ke two leg and not out the ties will take place next month. glasgow city tea m take place next month. glasgow city team through qualifying and face sparta prague. 21 fixtures in the football league could be moved from next tuesday for later in the week. the benefit from the easing of lockdown restrictions in england on december the 2nd. up to 4000 fans will be allowed into matches. the 5th of december will see the first

premier league games with spectators. i think it is a psychological step towards many want to be. it's an opportunity for us to prove to the government at the bring fa ns prove to the government at the bring fans back safely and it's also good for us to be engaged with our supporters and to give them something for the lawyer at the shown us while we have been paying behind closed doors. one of the greats of french rugby has died suddenly at the age of 48. he was pa rt suddenly at the age of 48. he was part of the french side to reach the 1999 world cup final and he scored a try in the famous semi penelope —— victory over the all blacks. he won for six nations titles until of them grand slams. kristof dominates he who has that at the age of 48. england will be without ali for the cup matches to a hip injury and they have got whales on saturday and they

will be missing you would be missing from the squad with an ankle problem and he is expected that miss that game as well but they are back in full training. we have had a break at the uk snuka championship. kyle nelson not in the 1478 during his first round match and it's back to 40 now. that's the first of six to go through the second round. it's his third career match and the 17th in the 29th history. still a pretty rare thing. that's all the sports for now. jane will be reviewing sports day at half past six. that's all for me. really miss you too. that is bring you more on that breaking story this afternoon about

the four nations at the uk agreeing in club meeting this afternoon of what will happen in terms of the christmas and the relaxation of covid—19 restrictions. the four nations have agreed face and we will get more details at six o'clock but this is what we know so far. is that people around the uk can mix in three households, christmas bubbles can include a three households for a period of five days. this has been treated by our arscott and political correspondent and those days over christmas over the five day period, the 23rd of december to the 27th of december when three households can meet. he can meet in each other‘s homes or a place of worship in an outdoor public space as well and those groups must be exclusive. you cannot get together with people for more than two other households. so we will get more details on exactly

what the four governments of the united kingdom have agreed at that cobra meeting. it has been signed off and we know this afternoon that's definitely going to happen and that five day period when three households can meet by three have not got the full details yet. we will get back to you at around six o'clock. the high court has ruled that the american woman alleged to have killed harry dunn in a road accident last year was entitled to diplomatic immunity. the teenager died after being injured outside an raf base in northamptonshire. anne sacoolas, who was accused of driving on the wrong side of the road, was allowed to leave the uk after he died. duncan kennedy reports. harry dunn had been a carefree teenager when he met his death in august 2019. he was knocked off his bike in northamptonshire by a car driven by a woman driving on the wrong side of the road. she was anne sacoolas, the wife of an american technical assistant at a nearby

us military base. soon after the crash, ms sacoolas left britain, claiming diplomatic immunity. but harry's parents, charlotte and tim, refused to accept that and went to the united states to try to get ms sacoolas to come back. that failed, so they launched a judicial review to ask the british courts if ms sacoolas had diplomatic immunity. today they heard they had lost their case and that the high court ruled ms sacoolas had immunity. it is upsetting, of course, but it is just a blip, just another hurdle. we have come across many of them. yes, we have. we are going to keep going. foreign secretary dominic raab said thejudges had ruled in his favour over immunity, but he said he felt for harry's parents. there will be no solace to the family of harry dunn, my heart is with them,

we have made clear right from the outset that we are on their side. we have called and we continue to call for anne sacoolas to return home to face justice. harry's parents appealed again once again today for anne sacoolas to come back to britain to face justice. they say they will appeal today's court ruling and they will not give up the fight for their son. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in 0xfordshire. the bombing at an ariana grande concert at manchester arena in 2017 claimed the lives of 23 people — and injured hundreds more. it also changed the lives of many who were caught up in it, including usman ahmed — a student who was working his last shift as a steward before sitting his a—levels — and sharon crawford, a mum—of—three who was picking up her daughter from the concert. this is their story: of a night that would connect them to each other forever. and a warning you may find some of the details described in this piece upsetting.

it was just a very happy, sunny day. izzy was just buzzing. ariana was one of the ones that she really wanted to see. manchester, sing, come on. 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 just screaming. they were like, "this is amazing," and stuff. she did another encore with dangerous woman. i knew izzy would not leave until then. i knew we were in for a wait, stood here. that is obviously just when it happened. people stopped for a brief second and then people were just trampling over anyone possible. just an almighty bang. darkness. they asked the crowd who were outside, "does anybody have any first aid training?" "is anybody first aid trained?" iran so fast through the doorand... he exhales.

just chaos. just chaos everywhere. and at that moment it wasjust like, i either run home or i stay and help these people. 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 was just so compassionate. and i could tell she was drifting in and out of consciousness. 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 upper thigh. for a young lad, he was really calm. 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. 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 sides of it, you know? i'll always have something going on physically, but it's, you know, the mental side more than anything, isn't it? exactly, yeah. i hit a really low point from 2019. it's like you're thrown in a world where you don't belong. yeah. 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 in the mirror. you have to wear a mask. i think for you, you saw so much more than i did, you know? i was just lying there.

i mean, thankfully, you were there. i must have said it 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 know, we don't have to stay strangers, do we? not at all. for you to have these heroes that went in, he was one. ijust don't think he realises he actually is one, because he just did what he thought was his job. usman ahmed talking to sharon crawford there. details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998.

with this morning's announcement of a new testing strategy for passengers arriving into england which is to be introduced from next month, earlier we answered your questions on future travel plans. i spoke to paul charles, travel industry expert and chief executive of the travel consultancy, the pc agency and rory boland, editor of which? travel — in your questions answered. that is get straight to it, first question from tyrell who is 73 and having already counseled our hotels in india for new year's and january 2021. you have rearranged for february. are we likely to be able to travel to india in february 21?” suppose for february perhaps a bit ofa suppose for february perhaps a bit of a flip of a claim which is more

positive than it has been in recent months. it is good news. it is perhaps 50—50. you need a couple of things going for you i would say. you are in your 70s. it's possible you may be vaccinated by february, that gives you a good chance or on the contrary you may be paying for christmas and be under lockdown. i think the biggest hurdle to overcome is probably entry into india itself. so at the moment uk residents are with very few exceptions fire from travelling and particularly for holiday purposes. that is probably not going to change by february so my advice for now would be perhaps sit and wait a little bit longer. it's still not looking like their vaccines will be out quick enough and then asked to go to another destination or move the date a little bit further forward. we would help perhaps later in the year you could move it until then. help perhaps later in the year you could move it untilthen. that help perhaps later in the year you could move it until then. that is

good. hedging your bets slightly but why not. it's difficult to predict anything exactly at the moment. this one is from grandma who lives in northumberland. flying from leeds bradford on boxing day, am i allowed to fly into lanzarote on holiday? am i allowed to travel to yorkshire and will my flight nonessential travel? that is the question from graham? on theirface of a that is the question from graham? on their face of a piece looks like a relatively easy trip because la nza rote is in relatively easy trip because lanzarote is in the canary islands and of course they were given the corridor and it means you can call by quarantining on your return. the risks are on the youth side so first of all we don't yet know which tier northumberland is going to be in or yorkshire as a whole but you would be able to travel with track ——

private transport to the airport. nonstop a beauty on the way. and then you have got to think, what do i need in terms of entry through la nza rote. i need in terms of entry through lanzarote. and i need in terms of entry through la nza rote. and they i need in terms of entry through lanzarote. and they have just introduced the need for a test. this webcast will be needed and negative results taking three days or within three days now if you are travelling on boxing day that means you've got to have a test really on the 23rd of the december in the uk to get the results back in time before the labs close for christmas. so it is a pretty tough call to when get you results back in time to then be able to travel on that flight. i suggest looking a test now for the 23rd of december in the afternoon. 72 hours before you fly, make sure that you will get the results back in 24 hours before they close. we are

planning to go back to canada in early december as the epcot family who are all citizens. if we are in tier 3 would be be able to travel? it's not disseminated to the previous two answers and if the instructions are that the government would prefer that you don't undertake nonessential travel. the foreign office advice is the same to canada at least at the moment. it is advising again for nonessential travel. if you decide you still want to go the government is not binding that. there is no legal order requiring you not to undertake that travel. again the biggest challenge is going to be if you yourself are not canadian and he will be able to go into canada at the moment canada again with very few exceptions is only open to canadian citizens. if you are a canadian citizen there are some hoops to jump through and there are limited direct connections and that's the right thing to change in

the short—term self perhaps if you're canadian for the bu cannot go if you are english and don't have a canadian passport. thank you for that. all this one is for you. after the lockdown there 2nd of december in england, the lockdown ends. if you are in tier1 or tier 2. our hotels are allowed to put people into stay. can you stay in a hotel after the lockdown aims if you are tier1 or tier 2? after the lockdown aims if you are tier 1 or tier 2? yes, after the lockdown aims if you are tier1 or tier 2? yes, actually you should be allowed to stay because you can technically go on holiday in the uk from a tier1 or eight tier 2 area. hotels and restaurants not in the higher tiers will be allowed to reopen on the 2nd of december so absolutely. you can book for a two night stay in a hotel from the 2nd of december. assuming the air in tier1 or tier 2. of december. assuming the air in tier 1 or tier 2. it is a

of december. assuming the air in tier1 or tier 2. it is a question. they have announced on the passengers who have received the vaccine will be allowed on their flight. vaccine will be allowed on their flight. how can that be proven? we do not know yet and there is some complexity to doing that for a couple of reasons. i think this is going to be a requirement we be seen increasingly in 2021 particularly with asian countries and in europe we may spend a period relying on testing when testing is available. on their vaccine proof essentially airlines do collect information on passengers ahead of time so it could be part of that collection of information that information is also present a data so they do have some experience in dealing with that. there will be some sensitivity around sharing health data and we don't have a system set up yet but i don't have a system set up yet but i do feel like all the bits are in place between airlines and the government and through the booking syste m government and through the booking system where we could introduce that's fairly easy. i don't think anyone will be asked to bring a

certificate to the airport and were it around because he would have huge lines and it will be done electronically in advance i would imagine. thank you very much. many thanks for answering. obvious questions. it has been a pretty wet day of fire for some of the above for november it is a mild one. it is quite a mild one, temperatures either side of 12 right across the uk. with a bit of sunshine for some, but a different story by the time we get to the end of the week, temperatures will be either side of 5c with a much colder feel, and the colder air is waiting to the north—west of this weather front. it is buckling across northern ireland and western scotland, keeping it wet here, though things will improve tonight, it will turn wet into the evening across parts of north—west england again and rain already over

parts of western wales. further south and east, clearer skies to finish the day. signs of the cold air pushing into scotland and northern ireland tonight with clear spells and a few showers, but the weather front is at last on the move, over northern england towards the midlands by the time we hit tomorrow morning. to the south and east we have a mild night instore, to the south and west, and it will be a bit fresher. this is the big picture into wednesday, the weather front pushing its way south and east but this buckling its way over the bay of biscay, delaying its clearance, that will keep it cloudy over southern and eastern counties of england with outbreaks of rain at times including in the midlands. the odd heavier burst possible, but in south—west england, wales and northwards, a bit of sunshine, but a much colder feel with temperatures in single figures and onlyjust holding on to 10—12 in the south—east and through the channel islands. with the colder air in place as we go into wednesday night, a much colder night to come, widespread frost to take us into thursday morning, and some dense patches of fog, in parts of western scotland and northern ireland and north—west england. some of that may linger all day but for most on thursday it will be

a crisp and bright day with plenty of sunshine. a little bit of cloud lingering around the english channel. colder conditions, especially anywhere with mist and fog lingering. more in the way of problems with fog as we go into friday morning, fog lights on, the ice scraper out, frost quite widely, and it will stay cold on friday and into the weekend. most places dry with a fair bit of cloud around. some places may get a bit of sunshine. more in the way of problems with fog as we go into friday morning, fog lights on, the ice scraper out, frost quite widely, and it will stay cold on friday and into the weekend. most places dry with a fair bit of cloud around. some places may get a bit of sunshine.

today at six... uk—wide rules on what we can do over christmas — the four nations reach an agreement. a christmas like no other we've had in living memory — up to three households will be able to mix over five days across the uk. all the government agreed that we should balance the need to protect public health while also allowing people to be with their loved ones. the decorations are not in vain — with a month to go families up and down the country can start planning. i love christmas, and it's the only time of year that i get everybody together, so it is very important. and ministers warn of the risks involved — we'll be looking at them. also tonight: schools may be open but how

do they cope when one