oi’ seven or seven celsius through around six or seven celsius through the afternoon. that's the latest forecast. this is bbc news with the latest headlines: the foreign secretary says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who're unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. having a vote on the regulations in january, with a sunset in february if that doesn't pass again, i think, is the right combination of accountability and transparency, with taking the measures that the public need now. the eu's chief negotiatior, michel barnier, continues talks in london over a post—brexit trade deal — but fishing is still a sticking point. a formula 1 driver is said to be

fine after his car was crushed and split into and set on fire. -- maggie was set into two pieces. sources at the arcadia group — which owns high street brands including topshop and miss selfridge — downplay hopes of a last—minute rescue of sir philip green's clothing empire. good afternoon. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who're unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. the revised tier system comes into force next week, replacing the current lockdown. most of england will be in the highest two levels of restrictions.

our political correspondent, ellie price, reports. "tis the season to be jolly careful," said boris johnson last week. and he needs to be, with a potential rebellion of his own mps unhappy about the proper tier system in england set to start on wednesday. yesterday michael gove warned it wasn'tjust ministers who had to take difficult decision but mps, also. this morning the foreign secretary opted for more domestic diplomacy. we are listening, we do understand, people say to me we just colleagues say to me we just want to understand that the measures you are taking take into account not just the cost and benefit of tackling the virus but also the non—covid health and social implications and we will publish more analysis on that and we do take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. the prime minister has written to all mps and peers, promising that if they back him he will give them a

new vote on the restrictions on january 27th. he says a review of restrictions next month means some areas could come out of tier 3 on december 19th, especially if the evidence suggests recent lockdown measures have had an impact. prime ministers tend not to give concessions unless they feel they are forced to, even if it is nearly christmas. one conservative mp told me he had no confidence in the cack—handed way things had been put together. another mp told me that the letter was nice, but he still hadn't decided how he will vote. if enough tories rebel, the government will rely on labour support, and that isn't a good look. so far labour haven't said they will support the measures, but they have never voted against health restrictions in the past either. the reason i'm not committing to vote for these measures is we are not convinced at the moment that they are either sufficient or workable. it is not too late for the government to convince us of that but that's what they've got to do in the next 48 hours. government scientific advisers say the tougher restrictions are crucial. the rates are still too high, there are too

many cases, too many people dying, and if we take the brakes off at this stage, just when the end is in sight, i think we will be making a huge mistake. many mps are waiting for the government to publish its so—called impact assessment tomorrow, which will look at the economic and social effect of the english tiers. the mayor of manchester has called for more compensation for businesses in the restricted tiers, but for many, it is already too late. to put them in this position, particularly in december, the month when hospitality makes the most of its money, i think it's going to cause real damage to the economy and isimply cause real damage to the economy and i simply cannot accept a situation where there is no extra discretionary support to help a tier 3 areas deal with that. but back but for many it is already too late. bbc news. let's explore this further now — i'm joined by olivia utley, deputy lead writer at the sun. hello there. how big is the threat of the rebellion still, do you

think? i think the rebellion still looks pretty bad for boris. obviously it looks like labour is quite likely to abstain and even if they don't abstain, the government don't really want to be in a position where they are winning votes because of the opposition. i think even if they can see off this rebellion, it is pretty bad that it has got to the stage, not only because the size of the rebellion, which seems to be between 60—100 mps, but also the character of the rebellion. we have got the normal squad, the classic blue tories from shia seats who are arch brexiteers, who like to rebel against the government, those types of people, but also people like tobias ellwood, who has said he might abstain, so you have got a really big coalition of all different types of tories all bearing down on the government from different angles and it doesn't look good for a government that only one its majority less than a year ago. good for a government that only one its majority less than a year agolj suppose critics could say it hasn't looked good for quite a long time, ona looked good for quite a long time,

on a myriad of issues. what is going wrong? mean, number ten on a myriad of issues. what is going wrong? mean, numberten has on a myriad of issues. what is going wrong? mean, number ten has lost cummings, what has gone wrong? we have got three or four cabinet ministers all saying three or four different things in the space of the last 2a hours. different things in the space of the last 24 hours. absolutely, and i think what people have felt for quite a long time and is really exaggerated now is it feels like there is a bit of a vacuum of leadership at the top. we talk about all of the doves in government, we know that michael gove and matt hancock are called doves, they want to think about public health above eve ryo ne to think about public health above everyone else, perhaps. then you have got rishi sunak, who is talking about opening up the economy, etc, etc. what is the prime minister's take? we don't actually know. i don't know anyone who knows exactly what boris johnson don't know anyone who knows exactly what borisjohnson wants himself, he just seems to be going with the wind, going with the flow, doing what his cabinet ministers want him to do and what his backbench tories wanting to do, so i think that is the main problem really, it is this vacuum of leadership, he doesn't

wa nt to vacuum of leadership, he doesn't want to annoy anyone that doesn't know what he thinks himself. he couldn't decide between cummings and the opposition and then his girlfriend and stratton, so that all blew up on his face and then it seems to be happening again with borisjohnson sitting in the middle, not quite sure how to make anyone happy, not doing anything and it all going on around him without him be really being in control that is the sense i'm getting at the moment. what is clear is that the scientists, including the chief government scientists, do not advocate reducing the tears. tiers. no, but we have been talking about this for such a long time... the parameter can never quite decide if he is following the science or sticking to what the minister say by the letter, those are two very long different things. my advice would be to listen to the santas, but the

scientists are qualified to grant the economic impact on the country. they are not trained to do that, they are trained to talk about public health in a very narrow sense. so perhaps boris shouldn't a lwa ys sense. so perhaps boris shouldn't always be following precisely what the scientists say to the letter, he should be taking other considerations. in ten seconds, what are you going to be writing in your lead in the sun? it is not actually me, i have got the day off today, so i can't promise you what they will be writing about. i think it is going to be pretty critical though, to be honest, showing a lot of gratitude to these backbench tory mps who are flying the flag for liberty in the uk and for a bit of common sense, i would say. olivia utley, good to speak to you, thank you very much indeed. in scotland, nicola sturgeon has defended her government's handling of the pandemic as statistics show scotland's covid death rate is higher than england. official figures show there were 50.5 deaths per million in scotland in the week up to 15th november, compared to 40.6 in england.

speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, the first minister said it was too soon to be comparing statistics while "still in the teeth of pandemic". the number of deaths in scotland is far too high. you won't hear me say any different. i don't think there is an acceptable level of deaths. what i would say is firstly, and, you know, i don't think it should be seen as a competition, but you've asked me the question in a comparative sense. we have a lower death rate, if i could use that term, than england and wales. there are particular issues in scotland, which will not be unique to scotland, different demographics, intergenerational issues of long—term health conditions, but perhaps the most fundamental point, which applies to all countries is this one. we are still in the teeth of this pandemic. so i think it's premature for any country to be declaring victory or assessing performance against others. every single day right now, my focus is on trying to do the best i can with my scottish government colleagues to suppress the virus, to drive levels of the virus down.

we are not complacent about that, but we do have a lower prevalence of the virus at the moment than the other nations of the uk. of course, we have to work on that every single day. none of us are finding it an easy challenge to face. scotland has recorded another two deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours according to officialfigures. another 746 new cases of covid—19 were recorded, a slight drop on yesterday's figures. and the total number of people in hospital with the virus on saturday was 1,049 — down from 1,077 the previous day. if you live in england and want to check which tier your area will be in, you can enter your postcode on the bbc news website, that's bbc.co.uk/news. or the bbc news app. the uk government has secured

another 2 million doses of the american coronavirus vaccine, which proved 95% effective after trials. the uk now has 7 millionjabs on orderfrom the us company, moderna. our health correspondent katharine da costa explained the timescale of the uk's vaccine roll—out. this latest agreement means the government has secured a total of 357 million doses of seven different vaccines. but the moderna vaccine has not yet been sent to the uk regulator to be assessed. the two that have so far are the pfizer—biontech one and the oxford university astrazeneca one. the pfizer vaccine is reported to be 95% effective and on friday the government asked the regulator to assess the oxford vaccine. that's provided results that show it ranges from 62% if two full doses are given, 90% if half a dose is followed by a full dose, and that gave an overall effectiveness of 70%. it is the job of the regulator,

the mhra, to look at the safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccines being put forward. oxford has been supplying rolling trial data. that could help speed up the process. so a decision could happen within the next fortnight. the government has said that if one is approved, it would be in a position to start roll—out before christmas. it has bought 40 million doses of the pfizer vaccine, 100 million of the oxford one, both given as two doses, but it is thought the bulk of vaccination would start in the first part of next year, with the hope that most over 50s would be vaccinated by spring. vaccines are seen as the exit strategy, so we are moving closer, but we've still got to get through the difficult winter months ahead. catherine the are there. some sport coming up in a moment, but ijust wa nt to coming up in a moment, but ijust want to bring you some pictures of something we mentioned in the headlines. a miraculous survival, really, of the formula 1 driver,

romain grosjean. this crash happened in bahrain. he was on the opening lap of the bahrain grand prix and his car hit the wall and as you can see just his car hit the wall and as you can seejust an his car hit the wall and as you can see just an inferno of flames there. he basically managed to get out of the race, he was stopped, pictured sitting in the medical car before heading towards a stretcher. much more on that in sport in a moment. senior sources at the arcadia group have told the bbc they do not expect any last—minute rescue of the clothing empire built up by sir philip green. around 13,000 people are employed by the group, which owns uk high street brands such as topshop, dorothy perkins and burton. speaking to the bbc, an insider dismissed talk of any possible rescue. administrators could be appointed as early as monday. our business correspondent katy austin gave me this update. of course, arcadia group did have problems before

the coronavirus pandemic. it is absolutely true, though, that the restrictions that have come with coronavirus, shops having to close for a period of time, have really added to those difficulties and yes, it does look like arcadia is set to enter administration at some point tomorrow. in practical terms, the stores would continue to trade for the time being, although of course they can't yet in england until later in the week, but when they do reopen they would carry on trading and the search for a buyer or buyers for those brands really starts. i think it is fair to say that his style of business had become slightly outdated and yes, his brands weren't as quick as others to seize on the opportunities of digital. others, you might think of boohoo, have done very well online and lots of competition on the high street as well. i think it is worth mentioning at this time, there is going to be a focus in the coming weeks and months on other things like pensions as well because we do think the arcadia group has had a deficit in its pensions funds, think the arcadia group has

a deficit in its pensions funds, which potentially runs into hundreds of millions of pounds. it is not like members of those schemes are going to lose everything, that is not the case, but if administration happens the pension fund will go into what you would think of as a lifeboat, the pension protection fund, but they would lose something of their value, probably around 10%. katy austin. it is 3:15pm. our headlines... the foreign secretary says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who're unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. the eu's chief negotiatior michel barnier continues talks in london over a post—brexit trade deal, with fishing let's get the latest on that crash in bahrain and all the other sports news as well. here is jane. dramatic scenes in bahrain as formula one driver romain grosjean had to be taken to hospital with burns and suspected

broken ribs after his car burst into flames during the first lap of the bahrain grand prix. the race was red—flagged after the crash. our reporter ben croutcherjoins us. ben, can you explain how this happened ? this is one of the scariest crashes that i have ever seen in formula 1. it started in the opening lap of the bahrain grand prix, and happened on the third corner. romain grosjean tangled with another driver and it pitched him straight into the barrier, and as you can see there immediately burst into flames. this is highly unusual, with all of the safety procedures in the formula 1. the car split into two pieces, and what you can see there is the front of the car. that is where the driver would have been. that went through the barrier, and the rear of the car split into two pieces. fortunately romain grosjean was able to extricate himself from the fire after round 15 seconds. he was seen shaking his hands, suspected of suffering minor burns to his hands and ankles and has been taken to

hospital as a precaution, with suspected broken ribs, it is being reported, as well. a testament to the safety of these modern formula 1 cars, that they have the halo system that protects the driver's head going into systems like this as well. his team principal says he wa nts to well. his team principal says he wants to thank the rescue crews who we re very wants to thank the rescue crews who were very quick, the marshals and the fa did a greatjob. lewis hamilton has also treated since the race has been stopped. he said, i am so grateful romain grosjean is safe. the risk we take is nojoke. people out there forget we put our lives on the line and love what we do. i think the governing body and the fa for making the car is safe and enabling them to walk away with his life. they are having to make repairs to the barrier before the race can restart, but undoubtedly the drivers will be fairly shaken up by this incident and fortunately it seems that romain grosjean has escaped with just minor injury,

although we await news from the hospital. thank you for the update. england need 147 runs to seal a series win over south africa in paarl. the visitors are 1—0 up in the 3 match series. south africa started off strong thanks to a quick—fire 30 from captain quinton de kock. but england managed to take regular wickets to restrict them to just 146—6 from their 20 overs. england did make a good start to their response, but they've just lost 3 quick wickets, so a short time ago they were 56—3, from 9 overs. there could be an upset in the early premier league game. southampton are hosting manchester united and after 59 minutes, manchester united and after 59 southampton were 2-0.

jan bednarek getting the first goal, heading in a corner sent in from james ward—prowse. ward—prowse then got a goal of his own ten minutes later. and now the score is to— one. swansea city are up to fourth in the championship after beating nottingham forest at the city ground. connor roberts scoring the only goal of the game. in the last 16 of the scottish league cup celtic are hosting ross county and it's the visitors who've scored. ross county's penalty 6 minutes before half time gave them a 1—0 lead. rangers play falkirk later. ireland are taking on georgia in the autumn nations cup in dublin. and they lead 20—7 in dublin. billy burns and hugo keenan with ireland's two tries. victory would mean ireland finish

second in pool a and set up a third—place play off with scotland. the second round of the uk snooker championship is continuing this afternoon, with seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan in action at the moment. and we can bring you live pictures from milton keynes of o'sullivan's match against the swiss player alexander ursenbacher. the rocket is not having it all his own way, currently trailing 4—2. you can watch this match right now, it is over on bbc two and on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that includes details of that crash in the bahrain grand prix. it looks like they are looking to make headway on restarting the race again, but not at the moment. they are still trying to repair the barrier where romain grosjean crashed. that is it from me, thanks very much. yes, thank you, a believable he managed to walk out of that after just 15 seconds. we will keep you posted on developments there, of course.

talks between the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier and his uk counterpart on a post brexit trade deal are contining today, but downing street says there remains a lot to do at a late hour. the government says fishing rights are still an "outstanding major bone of contention," but there is a deal to be done. mr barnier himself described negotiations as an ongoing process as an "ongoing process". mr barnier himself described negotiations as an "ongoing process". a british woman who's spent six years on a campervan toui’ of europe has gone missing while walking in the pyrenees. esther dingley, who's 37, and originally from durham, last spoke to her partner dan colegate a week ago when she was on the border of france and spain. she was due to finish her solo trek on wednesday, but has not been seen. mr colegate, who's travelled to france to help with the search, said he was "shattered" by her disappearance.

more than 10,000 turkeys are to be culled at a farm in northallerton in north yorkshire, over fears they could have bird flu. the department for environment, food and rural affairs said avian flu poses little risk to public health and that this strain of the virus does not affect food safety. dave prowse, best known for playing darth vader in the original star wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85. his fellow co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, has paid tribute to him, calling him a "kind man," who "loved "his fans as much as they loved him". our entertainment correspondent looks back at his life. at 6ft 6", with a towering figure, dave prowse was physically perfect for the part of darth vader in the original star wars trilogy in the 19705 and 19805. looks like you two need a lesson in crossing the road! at the same time, he was also the face of road safety, presenting videos and visiting thousands of schools as the green cross code man.

we won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the... robot: ..green cross code! it's very interesting, because when i became darth vader, when the star wars film came out, i almost got the sack from the government because they thought that my image as darth vader would have a detrimental effect on my image as the green cross code man. a champion weightlifter, he eventually tried acting, he eventually tried acting. he had the bulk, he had the build, but he also had a bristol accent. start tearing the ship apart piece by piece until you've found those tapes. find the passengers of this vessel. i want them alive! you are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. take her away! when the first star wars film came out he found that his dialogue had been replaced with the booming tones of james earljones. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered.

and for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. lizo mzimba, bbc news. dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. we have two star wars mega—fans with us now — luke bligh and matt hudson. they are also the co—hosts of the star wars sessions podcast, which draws in thousands of fellow fans every month. welcome. he was described as la rger—than—life, described as larger—than—life, we know he was there at all. in what other ways was a much larger? de physicality who brought it is obviously what he was known for as darth vader. he has now set the template for anyone going forward playing that character, they now have to bring the aura that dave brought. but also to what he treated

his fans. always on the convention circuit he was there up until a a few years ago, with signing autographs, taking pictures of young and old. he was really keen to be there for his fandom and loved all there for his fandom and loved all the things that came with it, he really appreciated the support he was given by being in the franchise, but also what he has given the franchise will never be forgotten. did you meet him at any of these conventions, lucre, and what sort of personal memories did you have of him. ? sadly, i didn't meet him in person, but i did see him at a few comic cons and his presence was definitely known there. like matt said, there wasjust a brilliant atmosphere around him. i think many around the uk are going to remember him as the green cross code man, but for generations around the globe dave prowse is darth vader, and

without him there isn't a darth vader, and that is star wars. so something to be remembered.” vader, and that is star wars. so something to be remembered. i think it is rumoured that he fell out with george lucas ten years ago, but it seems an extraordinary career that he had that physically he was darth vader, but his voice wasn't. and even when he was identified back in 2003, it wasn't his face, either! no, it was sebastian shaw, who was the face of the under the mask in the face of the under the mask in the return of the jedi, the face of the under the mask in the return of thejedi, and yes, there was a falling out with george lucas, apparently, but with that aside, obviously what he brought to the role helped george lucas expand and create this monster franchise that we know now. he was in a clockwork orange, head of his doctor who, and lots of other things. he had a lot of influence and he used

it well, and obviously he did a lot of body—building and started a craze that well. yes, uk champion in terms of body—building and i think it was george lucas who spotted him in his role in a clockwork orange. matt was talking about the franchise and a lot of people are fascinated by this as well because alec guinness took a cut in terms of the sales of the film and all the toys and everything else, and made $95 million, i think i was reading somewhere. earljones, who did the voice, got 7000 as a one—off. was dave prowse made wealthy through this franchise?” think he was made wealthy around the world. —— ithink think he was made wealthy around the world. —— i think he was made welcome. he was always recognised as that darth vader guy, he was always happy to go to conventions and certainly had the wealth of the fans knowing him and adoring him. and yes, he is going to be missed because he was really intrinsic to

star wars and pop culture. ok, luke and matt, thank you very much indeed for talking about dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. a volcano has erupted in indonesia, triggering a flight warning and the closure of the local airport. mount ili lewotolok, in a remote region of the archipelago, belched a column of smoke and ash two and a half miles into the sky. there have been no reports so far of injuries or damage. however the authorities have warned of possible lava flow, and established a three mile no—go zone around the volcano. the australian city of sydney has recorded its hottest ever night. it was 25 degrees at its lowest and 45 degrees at its highest daytime temperatures. a total fire

degrees at its highest daytime temperatures. a totalfire ban has been issued for most of the eastern and north—eastern parts of the state. not nearly as hot here, obviously. winter weather, chris has got the details. hello, ourweather has stagnated in an area of high pressure and so it has been another grey and cloudy day, with mist and fog patches lingering into the afternoon, but across north—east scotla nd afternoon, but across north—east scotland we saw some sunshine here, staying pretty chilly though, thus getting a couple of degrees above freezing. we also saw a bit of sunshine for parts of wales and south—west england, but otherwise all been stuck under the sheet of cloud. overnight, mistand all been stuck under the sheet of cloud. overnight, mist and fog patches again across england and wales, miss patches improving in the southern uplands of scotland for a time, rain spreading and turning heavier later in the night across western scotland. monday this wet weather is going to be pushing its way southwards, but the fronts bringing the rain will move southwards and we can as they do so,

southwards and we can as they do so, so not much rain across the south. sunshine follows across scotland, but colder air moving in, temperatures ran seven in the afternoon, otherwise 8—10 , that is your weather.