down to the wire — time is running out to agree a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the eu. the talks in london have reached a difficult moment, says the government. the eu's chief negotiator pledged this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk to work towards an agreement. and around the world. with time fast running out before current trade rules end it's an important day. on the 31st of december — talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. determination. we are in a difficult we are in a difficult phase. phase, there is no denying that. there is no denying that. there are a number of tricky issues there are a number of tricky issues that still have to be resolved. that have to be resolved. america's top infectious we'll have the latest disease expert apologises from westminster and brussels. for suggesting that the uk's s also this lunchtime: medical regulator had cut corners coronavirus vaccinations are due to start next week, in giving speedy approval as the first consignments of the pfizer—biontech jab arrive in the uk. of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales tough covid restrictions will have to shut by six o'clock come into force in wales in a few hours' time, and won't be allowed to sell alcohol with a big impact on pubs other than takeaways. and restaurants. the uk will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 68% of what they were in 1990 by the end of 2030.

the missing billions — the bank of england is urged to investigate where 50 billion pounds in banknotes is being kept. thunder rumbles. also coming up this hour... the phenomenon of this is bbc news. "thundersnow" hits scotland. residents in edinburgh are woken the headlines. in the middle of the night with time fast running out before by thunder and lightning — combining with a heavy snowstorm. current trade rules end on the 31st of december talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. an important day. determination. we are in a difficult phase. there is no denying that. there are a number of tricky issues that have to be resolved. america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting that the uk's s medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways.

the uk will aim to cut its carbon good morning and welcome if you are emissions by at least 68% watching in the uk or around the of what they were in 1990 world. stay with us for the latest by the end of 2030. news and analysis the missing billions the bank of england is urged to investigate where £50 billion britain and the eu are resuming talks this morning in banknotes is being kept. on a post—brexit trade agreement. the uk business secretary alok sharm says talks with the eu on a post—brexit trade deal are in a "difficult phase." drama in minnesota where a light government sources accuse the european union of making aircraft makes an emergency landing new demands at the eleventh hour. but an eu insider has suggested ona aircraft makes an emergency landing on a freeway. the driver was the uk may be ‘posturing' in the last throes of negotiations unaware. and insists there have been no surprises. also coming up this hour.... the phenomenon of "thundersnow" hits scotland. fishing rights and competition rules residents in edinburgh are woken are key areas where both sides in the middle of the night by thunder and lightning, are urgently seeking compromises. combining with a heavy snowstorm. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, will remain in london today as talks continue, while the clock ticks down to 31st of december when the current rules end. this report from our political correspondent, helen catt. it was another late night dinner al thanks forjoining us. desko for the negotiating teams, the chance of delivering the eu's chief negotiator

michel barnier is to remain a deal in the next few days is in london forfurther talks on a post—brexit trade deal. receding. it's after a senior uk government that was according to a senior government source last night source said the prospect who accused the eu of bringing of a breakthrough was "receding". sources here have suggested brussels in new elements at the 11th hour. is making new demands uk sources have suggested the eu has something denied by the eu side. hardened its proposals on the common the business secretary, alok sharma, rules which both sides would agree has said the negotiations to put in place, in particular how are in a "difficult phase". to enforce them. current trade rules end from the eu side there on the 31st december. unless a deal is signed off, was a suggestion talks had got extremely sluggish but an eu source the uk and the eu will have to do denied there had been any surprises business on world trade organization or new demands from them. rules, which means the introduction of tariffs. michel barnier is expected to go back to brussels later as planned. our correspondent in brussels talks continue, what in nick beake said that depsite the onus on both sides is really going on to reach an trade agreement the uk and the eu still remain inside the building he' left behind, far apart on a number we cannot know for sure. of key sticking points. a turn for the worse or the theatrics known facts are in short supply of a negotiation nearing its end? we should find out soon. but the noise around the climax of this deal potentially falling apart is getting louder and louder but if we try and make our way through some of the noise then nick beake is in brussels. we may discover a few things we can say for certain. michel barnier is not going back to brussels today, i've been told. since we last spoke, some there was suggestion last night that he would be returning

interesting lines emerging, an eu to brief the ambassadors source telling the reuters news of the 27 eu countries. agency that a trade deal is imminent, expected by the end of the that is now not happening. weekend barring a last—minute i've been told we shouldn't read breakdown in talks. we know that is into this one way or another. but clearly, if we are on a verge only one source, we don't want to get carried away, you are reporting of a deal then being in london eu chief negotiator michel barnier, is one way of sealing it. staying in london today so what should we make of that? let's be however, over the past 2a hours, honest. i think facts, we know that there have been some disagreements within the block and all the way through this, should we make of that? let's be honest. ithink facts, no should we make of that? let's be honest. i think facts, no facts are the eu has been really keen in short supply but the noise around to maintain a united front saying the climax of this deal, potentially that they are behind their chief negotiator. falling apart is getting louder and louder but if we try and make our saying that they are 100% way through some of the noise, a behind their chief negotiator. we know though that france view things we can say for certain, is unhappy that potentially too much ground may be given to the uk i have been told michel barnier is on fishing and on future competition not going back to brussels today, rules at the 11th hour. there was a suggestion last night he we heard a prominent french minister would return and brief the ambassadors of the 27 eu countries. who is close to president macron that is not now happening and i am told people should not read into that too much one way or the other we heard a prominent french but clearly, if we are on the verge minister who is very close to president macron ofa saying that if a bad deal is agreed, but clearly, if we are on the verge of a deal, being in london is one the french will have no way of sealing it. however, the same qualms with vetoing it. it's a swirl of rumour, time, over the 2a hours we know on the one hand, very positive

there have been some disagreements signs but on the other, suggestions that they are still quite a long way apart. within the block and all the way through this the eu has been keen to our political correspondent, nick eardley, has been telling me maintaina united through this the eu has been keen to maintain a united front saying we about the mood music coming are 100% behind michel barnier, but from downing street on the prospect of reaching a deal. we know france, for example, is if you had asked me that question unhappy that potentially too much ground may be given to the uk on earlier in the wake then all the fishing and on future competition signs were, yes, there were issues rules. at the 11th hour. we heard a to be sold but all the mood music prominent french minister today, very close to president emmanuel was that things were progressing towards where a deal was in sight but as you heard in helen's report macron saying if a bad deal is agreed, the french will have no there, last night, there was a uk qualms in vetoing it so it is a government comment that basically said, look, things have gone back a swirl of rumour and on the one hand, very positive signs, on the other, bit. the likelihood of a breakthrough is receding rather than you know, suggestions that they are getting better and all the issues actually still quite a long way nick talked about there are still apart. a couple of key dates next week, it would be a lot easier for issues this morning. it's important to remember that the talks are politicians on both sides of this, ongoing. they went on late into the if they could reach a deal by the night and didn't finish until 11 weekend because of some events both o'clock this morning. they have on the european side and the uk side continued so there completely not next week? yes. the easiest thing,

been a complete breakdown. have a if there is a deal to be done, if listen to the chief eu negotiator they were to get one in the next 36, 48, 72 they were to get one in the next 36, a8, 72 hours, that would allow this morning. good morning. however talks going. an important day. leaders of the european countries, when they meet here in brussels, in person, next thursday and friday, determination. when we get a deal? they would something to look at. any other comment? important day. they can talk about it themselves and decide whether they will go for it, that would set in train the ratification process, proving it, on determination. read into that what the european side. we know the meps you will, and important day. you in the european parliament would have to read between the lines of have to look at it and give their what's going on and it's important approval, they cannot have a big say to remember to other things. in what may change and paragraphs firstly, when you get to the endgame that would be struck out but they had the yes, no ability to look at of negotiations then there are it and the other thing you alluded situations on both side where both to, british politics will come into sides are trying to win concessions all of this and the re—emergence of and are prepared to play hardball to the internal market built which are a start of september, caused so much get it but it's also important to consternation both at the european remember that the next two days are crucial. we've said that before. circus but also some former british two, three things happening next week that are crucial. prime minister is, saying it would

break the term of the divorce bill last year but would also break international law. if those elements go back into the legislative plans it's important to that the uk government has, i think that the uk government has, i think remember to things. that would be a big problem for the firstly, the internal market bill comes back to eu because they will have been seen the commons. to have signed something and the government want to put clauses into that which the eu are furious about because it potentially be undermined by british breaks international law. there's a second clause politics. it is fiendishly difficult coming in about tax which could potentially break law as well. and getting the choreography right this suggests making is going to be really difficult. i think everyone agrees that there is a deal could be less a deal could be less likely if it's not huge potential for pitfalls at this reached by that point. finally, be meeting at the eu very, very late stage. busy weekend leaders, the european council next ahead for you, nick peak in brussels, thank you. finally, there will be a meeting at the eu leaders, the european council next week, that's a point where potentially a deal could be signed off by leaders but potentially it's our political correspondent, iain watson, said that running out of time to meet these despite the window of opportunity of getting a trade deal deadlines. closing by the day, in terms of the sticking points, lots of people have remarked that fishing is a tiny proportion an agreement is still possible. of the economy but obviously not to those who work in it. why is so much resting the prospects of a breakthrough was on that difference between the uk and the eu? there are a few reasons. receding, not necessarily an the symbolism of it.

agreement as such. i spoke to it was a big issue during the brexit referendum campaign. government sources this morning, it's been a big issue since. they talked about a setback so i the other is the promises the uk think when people talk about government has made. there are some tory mps, tory setbacks, things receding, they are ministers, who represent fishing not talking about things breaking communities who have said that the deal on fish, so which european down, not saying the talks are over, they are not, michel barnier and boats can come into uk waters after brexit, that can't be explicitly tied to trade. it needs to be lord frost, the uk chief negotiator will meet again this morning. the negotiated every year. talks to go on quite late last night, michel barnier leaving after 10:30pm. as long as both sides are they want to see a much bigger catch for british talking i think the prospect of a fishermen. deal is still possible. but despite what you were hearing being said in there will be promises that uk government will be reluctant to brussels, the uk is insistent that break. on the other side, there are french what happened was that they had communities reliant on fishing in uk waters received new demands on the question so president macron could stand of competition rules, not so much there and well and say, "hold on a minute. the rules themselves, not so much it doesn't give us that access." the rules themselves, not so much the principal that the uk should not we won't sign up for it. be undercutting the eu after brexit, the other one is the ability of the uk but specifically how those rules are government to give subsidies policed and they thought there was a hardening of the eu line which is to companies here after brexit. that really worries europe responsible for that setback. because if there were

earlier today, the bbc, the business big subsidies given to businesses trading with europe then that secretary alok sharma admitted could things were not entirely going undercut competition within the european union. one of the big sticking point is how to regulate smoothly. we want the eu to that so even if there is recognise that the uk is a sovereign and independent nation and it is on an agreement on what state aid rules the basis of that that a deal will be done. it is tricky but we are to decide weather they have been working hard, david frost and his team are working incredibly hard on this. in good faith. so let's see broken? where we get to. tricky says alok to decide whether they sharma, acknowledging talks were in have been broken? these are weeds. a difficult phase but they are not intricate, important but intricate issues. over yet. time pressures though, we a lot of this deal is already done. they were stumbling blocks. all know brexit talks don'tjust go to the wire, they go beyond the there were stumbling blocks. they have been there wire, we left the eu almost two for awhile but the fact that the two sides yea rs later wire, we left the eu almost two years later than was initially intended but the time pressures are are talking all night, such that notjust as you mentioned, getting their pizzas and burgers we have got the summit of eu leaders delivered suggests to me that to sign off for indeed veto a deal there's still room for this to be done and we could be talking about a on thursday but also the internal deal in the next few days. market bill returns to the commons nothing guaranteed. in westminster on monday, that is let's discuss this further when it allows the uk to break with the former conservative leader international law in a limited and and prominent brexiteer —

specific way to go to government iain duncan smith. minister, allows it to sidestep part of the agreement reached on brexit it feels as though we are waiting to in the first place, its mere drink the tea while someone reads existence could scupper those trade the tail leaves. we've been going on talks. the eu not chuffed with that about fishing in these discussions whatsoever, so therefore, it would but if fishing is a totemic position be much better to hammer out any that reflects the nature of the details of any deal over the weekend agreement, so having been discarded and have that ready and in place and years ago when we entered the eu allow the government then perhaps to over the common market, you know, it's important therefore to stand by withdraw or reinsert the offending clauses under that legislation. so i that and fishing is based on the fa ct that and fishing is based on the fact that we are a coastal nation think there really is something more which means we start with 100% of ofa think there really is something more of a harder deadline but again, where there is a will there is a way their fishing rights and then decide and the transition period does not what give—and—take we have, not the end until the very last day of the year. already been talked about other way round which is how much do we take because that's the bit about whether a provisional ratification and all the rest of it, i would not get too worried about the timescale, sovereignty. the second part, the for a more worrying if both sides real sticking point, because it are disagreeing over the underlines everything is the role of disagreements, the uk saying on one the court ofjustice and the uk hand there are new demands and the eu not even acknowledging that, that cannot accept that the uk justice does not auger well, as long as they keep talking a deal is always

possible. syste m cannot accept that the uk justice system has the easy cj overlooking well, here to discuss that is georgina wright — it. the european union demands that senior brexit researcher at the institute for government. the court ofjustice is the final nice to see you. i would love to get arbiter for anything to do with european regulations under and it's your assessment of where we are at with the stocks right now?|i a much bigger sticking point and i com pletely with the stocks right now?” completely agree with what you're correspondence have just said, understand it's not been resolved at completely agree with what you're correspondence havejust said, we the moment. there is a risk that know negotiators are still talking and that is a good sign and we know france or others could veto a deal there are major stumbling blocks. if if it is not to their liking. we are going to see a deal, it is going to be the result of compromise ultimately, the obr that even if a by both sides, inevitably, going to have to move. i think negotiators probably know what that compromise deal is a the a% cuts to gdp.” looks like, it is whether it is a compromise the prime minister and eu think those figures were put out countries can get behind and that is well think those figures were put out we ll over think those figures were put out well over a year ago which were the key pressure. i think the fundamentally trashed by a whole stumbling block is political. nick range of commerce. first of all, talked about the role france in nobody knows what that looks like, particular might have in all of given everything else that is going this, especially around the area of on. so we have to look at what's fishing rights. we do agree with best for us bright now rather than that assessment? yes. i mean, to a the future and the uk is basically a certain extent, michel barnier said

the eu chief negotiator, has service economy. we are in surplus approached this in the same way the to the hold of the world on eu approach all its trade negotiations, they keep the eu services. the european union has still failed to come forward to agree an enhanced enquiry balance economy and countries negotiated throughout the process, in a sense if we see a deal eu countries are programme so there are reasons why not going to be completely surprised by the content but the one big difference this time has been the eu is a little bit desperate at coronavirus and the pandemic which is just coronavirus and the pandemic which isjust meant coronavirus and the pandemic which the eu is a little bit desperate at is just meant eu coronavirus and the pandemic which the moment. germany has been isjust meant eu leaders have not been as focused on brexit than they pressing the eu to compromise. would have liked and of course now france doesn't want that because we are venturing into the last they are very keen on the roles and point, crunch point and the eu they are very keen on the roles and the compliance with the single leaders want to make sure if there market rules so there are isa leaders want to make sure if there is a deal on the table, it is one differences even round the they can support so to a certain negotiation table is. do you believe extent you can expect more voices, the reports about the french being drama, and people standing up for and stick it point or do you believe their interests because inevitably, they will need to show to their own that's a french domestic constituents they have stood up consumption? i think it's to do with until the very last minute. actually getting a deal, that isn't the whole french domestic consumption. if process , getting a deal, that isn't the whole process, is it? if a deal was to be other countries like germany and holland put their foot down then reach this weekend, is there a time france will find another way to for the various countries to pore accommodate. it's in their interest.

over the detail of it and actually ratify it? yes. i'm really glad you fishing, food, cheese and wine, they brought that because obviously the negotiations are only part of the are big, big earners for france and challenge, you then need to set aside time to vote on the agreement if you are going to have tariffs of and you need to set aside time for businesses on both sides to get 30 or ao% on these things and it's ready for whatever new trading rules going to be much higher and are in place on the ist of january. damaging. i don't know weather there will be a deal because the sticking on the voting sign, specifically, it is more complicated on the eu side points are about the recognition of the uk as a sovereign nation which because you need all eu governments is what the people voted for, not to to agree to it. and the european parliament. if the european treat us like a semi detached parliament. if the european parliament meps run out of time to partner of the vote on it, the grouping of member treat us like a semi detached partnerof the eu. treat us like a semi detached partner of the eu. we are a sovereign nation like canada, states could decide, let'sjust provisionally apply the agreement and then the european parliament can vote on it in the new year but it would be really tricky, there are australia. some very difficult discussions happening in the eu at the moment and member states, eu countries, really need the european parliament support to pass this big, coronavirus recovery package, the head of statistics robert budget, i really don't want to have to turn around to the european cuffejoins me now

parliament and say, by the way, can we've got a clear picture and then you wait until the new year to vote we've had for a while. everywhere on this? there is going to be a lot looks or apart from the north—east of choreography and it's going to be and now they reckon there's one in a tricky, i think the eu ‘s preference hundred people in england who have would be for the european parliament the virus and that brings us back to to vote before the end of the year. where we were about a month ago, georgina, thank you very much. around the start of the last week in october so we're moving in the from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales bright direction but still at a will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed level that was worrying about month to sell alcohol. ago. every time we've discussed this new restrictions are being imposed in response to a rise in coronavirus cases. it comes less than a month over re ce nt since wales' firebreak lockdown came to an end. ago. every time we've discussed this over recent weeks, it's a mixed picture throughout england. it's not really the case any more. it's our wales correspondent tomos morgan falling everywhere except the spoke to tommy heaney, chef and owner of heaney‘s north—east and now the north west has consistently been the highest restaurant in cardiff. but has come down now. what about this is heaneys restaurant in cardiff city centre. and last night was its final the picture in wales, scotland, northern ireland. we are about to go evening open, as new restrictions come into force to wales for the daily briefing. in in wales from 6pm this evening. northern ireland we see a continued so from 6pm this evening, hospitality across downward move. it's one week falling wales will have to close at six through restrictions. in wales and and no alcohol will be able to be scotland we've got slightly

different pictures where it has been served in places like this restau ra nt, bumping up and down. after the until those restrictions are firebreak, we saw infections falling reviewed on the 17th of december. in wales. that fall has stopped. in i am joined by chef scotland, there was a white slight and owner, tom heaney. rise but is now condoning recent tommy, just tell us, how much of an impact as it is going to have weeks. —— come down in recent weeks. on your business? first of all, closing at 6pm is not having that night trade, but also now not being able to sell alcohol in your establishment? the ons are suggesting that the yeah, massively. you know, just to throw falling infections in wales has slowed down and has maybe stopped. rough figures at you, i mean, 60% of what we do is what about age groups. are they different trends there as well? food and the other a0% is wet sales. there's a consistent picture of widespread restrictions as having a but also, excluding the sunday, 80% widespread restrictions as having a widespread effect and rates are pretty much falling in most age of what we do is after 6pm, so it is going to have a massive impact. groups and that's important because what are your plans then, now, up until the number that drives our these restrictions are reviewed? obviously shorter opening hours, expectations of what's coming next but also curtailing the days you month, the number of deaths and are open as well? yeah, exactly. hospitalisations has been in the we do have a couple of staff who have over 60s and over 70s and those joined us recently who aren't entitled to furlough, so it is numbers do continue to for which is really important that we do

keep these guys in jobs. so we're going to try good news coming up to christmas and to plod along, try to open the loosening of restrictions. what thursday — sunday, and hopefully there will still be people who still about your wider take on the data want to come out, still want to see friends and family, still want to from the ons? how helpful, have a bite to eat. granted, they can't have a glass of wine, but trustworthy, reliable has it been hopefully we will still get because there's been a lot of debate a bit of a crowd out. about the whole lockdown strategy, can you understand why the welsh government have made this hasn't their? this is one of the key decision to impact yourself measures we have used to evaluate and other people in the industry? they say that there the big picture of the virus and it's so valuable because it's a is a potential risk that keeping hospitality open, survey but it comes with keeping the sale of alcohol could limitations, so a survey means you are going into a small number of increase the virus. do accept that? peoples homes at random and that it is hard to accept. i mean, i understand gives you a really good picture of why we are taking procedures and things like that, but i don't understand why it has infections that isn't driven by been aimed at the hospitality. people coming forward the testing. you know, as i say, the problem with that is that it not letting us serve alcohol is one thing, making us doesn't give us the level of detail. close after 6pm is another thing. we can't say exactly what is going it is a massive blow and it is just on in swale, thanet, places like hard to take, you know? that where we've been seeing rising numbers of cases because you just would it have been easier if you had been don't have enough number so you need forced to shut, as opposed to being given these restrictions? it would have made a mixed picture from the testing and

myjob a lot easier the information from the ons and because you know, the announcement was made on friday. other surveys like this to build a come on, have got 18 members of staff looking at picture around what is going on and you for answers. you have got to sit down, when you get into this level of you've got to regroup, you've got to come up with another detail, of course, it's complicated plan and then each day dealing with different sets of data it is just going day by day. i mean, if we are not busy next and whena dealing with different sets of data and when a particular area started to fall or rise but the broad trends week, is there any point in opening? we willjust have to see. we see are pretty consistent across thank you very much, tommy, and good luck for the rest of the month. nations and regions and the measures so those restrictions come in force imposed in lockdown in the uk have along with restrictions on hospitality, there are also indoor activities such as cinemas, bowling alleys and soft plays will also had an effect on infections and has close after this evening and there is a travel ban in place in and out started to bring them down. now of wales from other covid—i9 hotspot things have opened up a bit and they areas across the other uk nations. will open up a lot over the few days for christmas, is the prospect of a third lockdown injanuary or america's top infectious disease expert has apologised february potentially on the horizon? for suggesting that britain's medical regulator had cut it's a very difficult question and corners in giving approval to the coronavirus vaccine. it will depend on the impact of the dr anthony fauci said the decision on the pfizer biontech week around christmas because if jab had been rushed. cases do start to rise very sharply, later, in an interview with the bbc, he said his comments had been there is always a possibility that "misunderstood". if things get out of control and there is significant pressure on the

nhs during the most difficult months our process is one that takes more for hospitals then if those numbers time than was taken with the uk. and thatjust is the reality. i did not mean to apply any sloppiness, even though get into very difficult position, of it came out that way. so, if it did, ijust want to set the record straight. course, lockdown is all different i have a great deal of confidence in what the uk does, measures are possible but it really both scientifically depends on the data so people will and from a regulatory standpoint. if i somehow came across be looking very carefully at leading differently, i apologise for that. indicators, things that tell us earliest slight daily case numbers, the first consignment of the pfizer biontech coronavirus numberof earliest slight daily case numbers, number of infections as we go vaccine has arrived in the uk and is due to be through christmas. let's go to wales now. this week, distributed next week. biontech‘s chief commercial officer sean marett explained how after so many difficult weeks and the vaccine is being months we have seen a glimmer of transported to the uk. hope. the first coronavirus vaccine biontech has to approve each is ready for use in the uk and we of the batches coming out of our colleagues hope that the next one will follow at pfizer's belgian facility, and that's a quality check to make soon. here in wales, our plans have sure that the vaccine is of the utmost quality. been thoroughly tested. we expect to receive the first supplies in the

and then that is packed and shipped first couple of days. we have in —70 shippers and that arrived yesterday by eurostar into the uk. trained staff ready to give the vaccine and i'm pleased to say this afternoon that we are planning to it has gone to a safe storage begin vaccinating people from facility and will be distributed tuesday of next week. now, we hope then according to government plans to the relevant centres. that this marks a turning point in the pandemic and that it will put us we made these vaccines in advance on what is going to be a long path and we were waiting for approval. back to normality. because while the this means that we release them, vaccine offers hope for the future, the position today in wales remains and then they are shipped to the uk. very serious. almost 230 of local will be coming to the uk. the chief executive of nhs providers chris hopson, authorities have a seven—day explained some of the logistical difficulties in incidence rate of 150 cases per distributing the virus 100,000 people or higher. in two areas the rate has exceeded a00 —— distributing the vaccine. the problem here is that it cases per 100000 and the rates are

needs to be transported, as sean was saying, at —70. rising in all but two local think of a large pizza box, authority areas in wales. one week that's the way we are describing it. that's got to be stored ago, the all— wales figure was 188 in a fridge at —70. to be frank, the only way you can really do that at the moment is to store them in the hospital hubs. you can only move them four times, cases per 100,000 people. yesterday, and you have to ensure that the two it was nearly 50 percentage points doses are administered three weeks apart, so it's quite complex. higher than that. the percentage of so what we're going to be doing is, hospitals at the moment are talking to care home providers to say, tests positive are also increasing. how can we get your staff to come this slide shows that following a into those hospital hubs so we can inject them. we are identifying in hospitals how many over 80s do we have either currently receiving treatment downturn after the firebreak period, inside a hospital. we are now experiencing an all people who are coming in for unmistakable rise in coronavirus outpatient appointments. meanwhile the supply chain needed once again. that pattern is now true to distribute the coronavirus vaccine around the world has been of all ages here in wales, both targeted by hackers. the technology giant ibm says it's uncovered a series of cyber attacks those aged under 25 but also this targeting a range of companies including governments and companies associated with delivering week, now in the over 60 age group. the vaccine doses which must be kept cold. the result is that everyday we are seeing more and more people admitted doctor daniel prince a senior lecturer in cyber security at lancaster university. to hospital with coronavirus symptoms. in the last week, we have

seen a record number of coronavirus very good to have you with us. tell related patients in our hospitals viewers first of all about what ibm and these numbers are increasing. has discovered. ibm has discovered a and many of these patients will be in hospitalfor three and many of these patients will be series of fishing attacks, these are in hospital for three weeks or longer. the academic is putting our malicious e—mails sent to a number of people, organisations, and within health service and a significant and those e—mails there is a malicious sustained pressure. —— this piece of software, which, if the recipient clicks on it, will steal epidemic. yesterday, the welsh ambulance service declared a their credentials. —— phishing attacks. that allows the attackers to overtake the computers being used critical incident, the first visible sign of the impact of coronavirus by that particular person that and day—to—day care. it wasn't so opened the e—mail. and from there, much cruise being unavailable but they can either target the company hospitals in some parts of wales are or perhaps target other companies now so full of patients with that the targeted company is working coronavirus that it simply wasn't with. the e-mail, it is purported to possible for our ambulance service to attend to other people's be from someone from a very large emergencies in the way that we would chinese company in the cold storage wa nt emergencies in the way that we would want and expect. fortunately, that supply chain so in that sense, the

reason for somebody sending an e—mail like that could on the position has improved today, but surface, look quite plausible. what do you think the motive for this is? yesterday, the impact of coronavirus in our health service was absolutely there's several motives and one of real. making a difference in the the things that ibm reported on was the things that ibm reported on was the fact this could have been and ca re we were has indicators of a nation state real. making a difference in the care we were able to offer to people attack but we don't know who the suffering strokes, heart attacks or actor is. so if it is a criminal having broken limbs. of course, as gang,it actor is. so if it is a criminal gang, it could be as simple as targeting these companies in an attempt to try and defraud them. if we know, we continue to see high it is something bigger than that it numbers of deaths. this is each day could be about trying to steal intelligence, ip, trying to and each week. my thoughts continue understand more about cold chain to be, as ever, with the families and friends of all those who have supporting the virus and that supply chain. we haven't got enough information yet to understand what lost a loved one to this awful the purpose of the attack is but one of the things we do know is that virus. for all these reasons, we need now to protect your health, to they are using the coronavirus as a pressure mechanism and so what we find is when we find the right slow the spread of this virus and to pressure mechanism people tend to save lives. it is for these reasons not do the normal things they would

that we must act now to strengthen do to protect themselves. and so with coronavirus, people either want to help and perhaps don't respond in our package of national measures as the way they would normally do or we face the winter period ahead. as they are scared of it and again, you know from 6pm tonight, the they are scared of it and again, they react in a different way to what they would normally do when they receive a business e—mail and coronavirus regulations will be obviously, once they have got the amended. they will require the password to those systems, it opens closure of all indoor entertainment the doorfor the and other visitor attractions. all password to those systems, it opens the door for the attackers to perhaps go a little bit wider in pubs, bars, cafe the restaurants terms of the technology and the will have to close their doors at systems they can further attack. you 6pm everyday no alcohol can be sold. are saying there is not enough evidence to say whether it is a i want to be clear. if wales were in nation state behind us, whether it's another part of the united kingdom, a criminal attempt at extortion and financial gain? but how well set up our coronavirus situation would mean our countries around the world to that we would be subjected to the english tier 3 regime, or level actually defend themselves against this kind of cyber attack, here in three equipped mac restrictions in the uk, for example? one of the scotland. as difficult as these new things we are seeing in the uk is the adoption and development of the national cyber force which really underlines the fact that restrictions are, we want to bring cybersecurity is such an part of our into line... to help with all of

national infrastructure, really, to protect it. can you imagine trying to live through the pandemic or even do this broadcast without having that, we are providing a £3a0 technology to enable it? we need to have something at a national level million package of support to help to protect us and that's where the businesses through this difficult national cyber force comes in but a period. that includes a £180 million lot of the work we do at lancaster is working with small businesses to help them understand cyber security and adopt it in terms of the package of funding expressly for the hospitality and tourism sectors. practice and business strategy because really, what we need to do, asa across the combined package, an because really, what we need to do, as a nation, is to start to average sized single sized understand how we can protect ourselves against these types of hospitality venue will be able to attacks and take a moment when we receive e—mails from unknown people claim up to £1a,000 to help with or maybe perhaps even suspicious their fixed costs and that sin e—mails, so we can protect ourselves addition to the other sports schemes and be seen this morning, the mcse available from the uk government. release information on the uptick in calculator will be available on the cases of cyber security attack website to help businesses calculate coming up to christmas and we really need to think about getting that how much they can obtain from the message out and taking basic steps most generous package of support to check ourselves in terms of how

we respond to maybe malicious anywhere in the united kingdom. of m essa g es we respond to maybe malicious messages or e—mails and really test whether we think this is a course, these are incredibly legitimate request for our help. difficult decisions. they have not finally and briefly, importantly, it been easy choices this year, is worth saying this phishing attack especially when we are making decisions which affect people's dismisses and livelihoods, but was not specifically targeting the throughout the pandemic, the pfizer biontech vaccine, it was sent out, i think, pfizer biontech vaccine, it was sent out, ithink, in government has taken decisions that pfizer biontech vaccine, it was sent out, i think, in six different are government has taken decisions that a re necessary to countries. yes, that's right, not government has taken decisions that are necessary to protect your health and the health and well—being of targeting the core companies that yourfamily. supply this, it was pretending to come from a company that could work and the health and well—being of your family. it's my and the health and well—being of yourfamily. it's my responsibility in that supply chain but it was to do whatever is needed to save the lives of people here in wales. i targeting the whole supply network that sits around that and again, we wa nt lives of people here in wales. i want you to know that the government don't really know how the attackers are going to use this. but one of that i lead is a government that the things we do see is when they will never shirk our duty to target the supply chain, it's typically around getting that intelligence or trying, criminals discharge the responsibilities that lie in our hands, however difficult trying to steal money, but as i say, and however challenging those decisions may be. before i take

if the suspicions from ibm are correct, it might be about getting intelligence around how the vaccine questions, i want to update you is being shipped and moved and we about two important developments in have seen reports from the mcse our response to coronavirus. we are earlier in the year round nation starting the process of offering states attempted to identify information around the development health and social care staff, of vaccines so it would not be including people working in surprising for example, to identify hospices, regular testing using the that perhaps there are other aspects rapid lateral flow devices now available to us in wales. everyone of that that nation states would be interested in. very good to talk to will be offered one of these rapid you. tests twice a week, starting with people working in higher — risk joe biden has long said patient— facing areas. testing will that he will make fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the us his top priority. be available to everyone in health now, he's started to provide details and social care by january of next of how he intends to do so. the president—elect says he'll ask year. and we have agreed an all americans to wear facemasks for his first hundred days in office and will order masks to be worn important addition to the christmas in all us government buildings arrangements to make sure that and on public transport. people living alone, single parents mr biden also confirmed and those with caring that he has asked the top infectious disease expert, responsibilities, are not left out. anthony fauci, to remain as chief medical adviser. as you know, we agreed with the

other governments of the united kingdom to have a common set of here's our washington arrangements between the 23rd—27th correspondent lebo diseko. of december to enable three households to join together to form california readying for its strictest to stay at the governor a single christmas bubble. now, here warning the state is at a tipping in wales, that christmas bubble can point which could see hospitals overwhelmed. california has seen a bejoined by a single person, record surge in new cases, more than single—parent or someone with caring 19,000 on wednesday alone. the toll responsibilities to make sure they are not responsibilities to make sure they a re not left responsibilities to make sure they are not left alone for that five—day in this one state reflecting the battle the whole country faces. period. this virus and pandemic figures reported on thursday show in just 2a hours, the us broke every continues to be but of unpleasant single record since the pandemic surprises. it thrives on our normal began. the highest ever in new human behaviour and all those places and opportunities where we come infections, hospitalisations, and a together. we have worked together life lost nearly every 30 seconds. throughout the pandemic here in for president—electjoe biden, there is one measure he will take wales to make a real difference to the course of the virus and, straightaway, as he told cnn reporterjake tapper. in the first ultimately, to save people's lives. day i am inaugurated i will ask the i'm asking for your help to do that public for 100 days to mask, 100

again in the days and weeks ahead. days. not forever, 100 days. he said it is only by acting together that that, in conjunction with vaccines, could make all the difference. when we can keep wales say. i'll take anthony fauci says it is clear, that is my measure and obviously we take this and it's important to communicate to the american people, questions now and, as usual, all the it is safe, it is safe to do this. mr biden said he would keep the a nswe rs questions now and, as usual, all the answers will be broadcast live on our own social media channels. country ‘s top infectious disease expert in his currentjob as well as first, this afternoon, over to making him chief medical adviser. but on thursday, doctor anthony fauci was at the centre of a adrian masters at itv. i'm wondering ifi adrian masters at itv. i'm wondering if i could pick you up on the different controversy after telling us networks that the uk had rushed financial package that you've mentioned and you mentioned that the its vaccine approval. on thursday, calculator will be available from he walked those comments back, telling the bbc he was sorry. next week in a triage service will he walked those comments back, telling the bbc he was sorrym came out wrong and that was not the way i meant it to be. in the united begin for businesses. the states, there is such a considerable applications don't open until the amount of tension, of pushing back 11th of january. now, on the credibility of the safety and applications don't open until the 11th ofjanuary. now, last week and this week, you've made it clear that of the efficacy, that if we in the it was intended that that money would be available by christmas for

united states, had done it as businesses. has there been a mistake quickly as the uk did, and that's no and will you rectify? no. there's no judgment on the weight the uk did it, that likely would have been mistake, adrian. it's important, i pushed back. some now fear the said in my statement, there are two debate over which country has the parts of the package we are better regulatory system could make people wary of immunisation. more providing. the £180 million specifically for tourism and than1.5 people wary of immunisation. more hospitality industries will require than 1.5 million people have now died from the virus worldwide. businesses to provide evidence in nearly 20% of those are in the us. orderfor payments to businesses to provide evidence in order for payments to be businesses to provide evidence in orderfor payments to be made businesses to provide evidence in order for payments to be made and that's what the triage checker will hundreds of people in provide. the remainder of the money edinburgh were woken is being delivered through the local in the early hours by the sound of what they thought were explosions. what they actually experiencing was authorities using rateable values in a phenomenon known as "thundersnow". the same system that we've used two "extraordinarily loud" thunder twice already during the pandemic. claps were heard just before 5am and some people have sent us our local authority colleagues are working hard to make sure that those payments, that part of the package, videos of what happened. will be available before christmas. thank you. can i ask you about thunder rumbles. foreign travel? the current the sound is created when thunder

and lightning combine restrictions will, i understand, with a heavy snowstorm. remain in place to january. that means essential travel only, in other words, no holidays, flights, or holidays. can you confirm that traveljournalist stuart kenny lives thatis or holidays. can you confirm that that is the case and can you explain in edinburgh and was one of the many woken up it and could you also explain while by the thundersnow. you are not looking at the test at first, i woke up about a:30am, scheme that is being carried out in maybe later, i thought maybe a bomb england? this is quite complicated had gone off, a building being soi demolished. it took me going into england? this is quite complicated so i want to get it bright for people. the regulations in wales twitter to find out it was thunder will prevent people leaving wales to but it was particularly loud.” twitter to find out it was thunder but it was particularly loud. i love go to high — incident areas, tier 3 the sound of thunder but this sounds and level three areas in scotland or very loud and it lasted for such a long time? and it was snowing at the england, all from coming into wales same time? i didn't see the snow at from those high incidence areas. the regulations will not prevent people leaving wales to go to lower tiers the same time but there has been a lot of the same time but there has been a lot of snow the same time but there has been a lot of snow in the same time but there has been a lot of snow in edinburgh in england or in scotland, although the same time but there has been a lot of snow in edinburgh recently. yesterday there was a huge snow dump the advice of the welsh government in edinburgh and on the pentland hillsjust outside, is clear, that people should not travel unless they have a very good in edinburgh and on the pentland hills just outside, which in edinburgh and on the pentland hillsjust outside, which is fantastic. i guess it's part of this reason to doing so. because people strange weather that has been

happening in edinburgh at the are able to travel into various tier minute. had you ever heard of thunder snow before last night and 2 areas are able to travel into various tier 2areas in are able to travel into various tier 2 areas in england, they will be the early hours of this morning?” able to go to airports in england hadn't, but i think that's a long which are open, because the english side from what i can tell, a lot of people in edinburgh went online, saw government have resumed international travel so people in a tweet from police scotland at wales will be able to travel if they about five in the morning that said ta ke wales will be able to travel if they take that route. aaron advice the something along the lines of, name is not to do it because you but everything is ok, it'sjust yourself and others at risk. what something along the lines of, everything is ok, it's just thunder snow. i had a quick google of what has not changed, however, is the exactly that is, and then it was regime in wales for when you return. back to sleep after that. so you when you return from international went back to sleep. obviously waking travel, you will still be subject to up went back to sleep. obviously waking up in the middle of the night, the early hours of the morning, taking a1a travel, you will still be subject to some time to come around, so did you a 1a day quarantine period. that is to make sure that people returning get a chance to stand there and from elsewhere in the world don't appreciate the sound and sight of what was happening? it was bring the virus back to wales and definitely clear is something very cause difficulty for others. we unusual, something very definitely saw that at the very extraordinary was happening, so it start of the pandemic. you will was more than just waking up with remember that the earliest cases we saw were largely people who had been the torrential rain on your window, which is not unheard of here either! on holiday during the february half term to other parts of europe. the it required a bit more research than normal but i would be lying if i virus was already in circulation and saidi normal but i would be lying if i said i got up and went to the they return to wales and they were

window. not much could make me do that at a:30am! already infected. so, the travel restrictions have not changed, we hello, this is bbc news. advise people, strongly advise the headlines... people in wales to avoid travel other than where it is necessary. so with time fast running out before current trade rules end on the 31st of december, technically, they could go to talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. gatwick, which is in tier 2 but you would advise against it? it will not america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting be illegal for people would advise against it? it will not be illegalfor people in would advise against it? it will not be illegal for people in wales to do that the uk's s medical regulator that but the strong advice is that had cut corners in giving speedy going on holiday is not a good approval of the coronavirus vaccine. reason for leaving wales during a from this evening, pubs, pandemic with all the additional bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock risks that that would cause. thank and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways. you, adrian. over to you, bbc wales. the uk will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 68% of what they were in 1990 by the end of 2030. cani you, adrian. over to you, bbc wales. can i start with a vaccine. can you the bank of england is resisting just give us an outline of how far calls to investigate the whereabouts down... we are going to come away of £50 billion of bank notes from that briefing by mark draper which are not in circulation. third as wales go into tougher

measures this evening and the first now it's time for your minister did say there is an questions answered on the pfizer biontech vaccine. unmistakable rise in cases in wales. that was in the daily briefing. more online if you need to check the latest measures coming into america's top infectious disease expert has apologised we had the very significant for suggesting that britain's announcement this week that the uk medical regulator had cut is the first country in the world to corners in giving approval to the coronavirus vaccine. approve the pfizer biontech dr anthony fauci said the decision coronavirus vaccine. what does it on the pfizer biontech jab had been rushed. mean for you and your family? later, in an interview with the bbc, coronavirus vaccine. what does it mean for you and yourfamily? we will answer your questions with the he said his comments had been "misunderstood". help of two experts. our process is one that takes more i am joined now by peter openshaw, who is professor of experimental time than was taken with the uk and medicine at imperial college london. and by dame clare gerada, that just as the who is a gp and former head time than was taken with the uk and thatjust as the reality. i did not of the royal college of general mean to apply any sloppiness —— mike practitioners. great to have you with us. thank you for taking the time imply any sloppiness even though it to answer our questions came out that way. i just want to from viewers. peter, this is from alexandra, set the record straight. both who says they are a 61—year—old female who had covid during the first lockdown and subsequently tested to have scientifically and for on a antibodies verified by a lab test. regulatory standpoint.

should i still have a vaccine when my turn comes and what effect does having or having had antibodies have on the vaccination? will the antibodies interfere with the protective the business secretary features of the vaccine? alok sharme says the government is "absolutely confident" the uk will have 800,000 coronavirus vaccine doses by next week, when the vaccination programme starts. almost certainly, the fact the first consignment arrived in the uk yesterday evening. biontech's chief commercial officer you already have antibodies and have sean marett explained the step by step process of getting it here. been primed to the virus, means the vaccine is much more effective in boosting that response, biotech has to approve each of the so you will end up with a really batch is coming out of our high level of antibody which will mean you are colleague's belgian facility. —— protected for much longer. we are in early days and the vaccine has been tested mainly on people who have never been infected, but it's not going to be an exclusion in terms of having the vaccine, biontech. that is packed and shipped the fact you have antibodies. those who have antibodies in —70 shippers, and it arrived because they have been infected yesterday. it came into the uk and will still be eligible for the vaccination and it should give much longer protection, we think. so the answer to the question, it has gone to a safe storage should she still have her vaccine facility and will be distributed when her turn comes is absolutely yes. then according to government plans, yes. a very clear answer to the relevant sentence. we made and i hope that's helpful.

clare, steve has contacted me on twitter asking for clarification these in advance and this means that regarding transmission of the virus after vaccination. he has heard claims that people we released them and they are who have been vaccinated will not transmit the virus but other experts shipped to the uk, so this is the have said there is no evidence first one of a number of doses that of this so what is the truth, will be coming to the uk this year. steve asks. so presupposing that you have the vaccination, you have the virus at that point or are asymptomatic? the uk has ordered it's an interesting question a0 million doses of the pfizer biontech vaccine. because it's based on some that's enough to vaccinate of the live attenuated vaccines 20 million people. elderly people in care homes and care home staff have been placed we give in clinical practice top of the priority list. such as the mmr jab, the chief executive of nhs providers chris where there is a warning not to mix hopson, explained some of the logistical difficulties with pregnant women for example. in distributing it. but we are not injecting the problem here is that it needs to the virus with this vaccine. be transported at —70, think of a to be clear, no virus is going inside the body. large pizza box. that's got to be different vaccines differ as to what is going in the body and peter can elaborate if you like, stored in a fridge. the only way we but there is not the risk of infection or spreading can really do that is to store them once you have it. inside nhs hospital hubs and you can on the first question, the plan is not to test people only move them four times, and you

for pre—existing antibodies, have to ensure that the two doses so we also don't need to worry are administered three weeks apart, people who think they might have had so it is quite complex. what we need covid and now haven't been tested to be doing as hospitals are at the and should or shouldn't they get the jab when called for it, moment is not to care providers to we will not do pretesting as far see how we can get staff to come as i am aware and we willjust into hospital hubs so we can inject assume everyone requires them, we are identifying how many over 80s we have, either currently it in those groups. receiving treatment inside the hospital people coming in for peter, picking up on that, outpatient appointments. with the pfizer biontech vaccine, none of the coronavirus is injected into us. with brexit negotiations that's right. continuing into the weekend — it's quite an extraordinary what are the possible pitfalls to stop a trade deal situation that the science has being agreed in the coming days? advanced to the stage where we can actuallyjust give this synthetic rna, so no virus is ever involved at any stage in making the vaccine other than the sequence of the virus that was first discovered back in january and february, and that was provided to those with me to discuss the potential who could make this synthetic route to a trade deal rna that is a purely chemical synthesis process. there is no virus involved in making the vaccine at all. the question of transmitting the virus after vaccination doesn't come into it because there is no they have said they are at a virus in there in

the first instance. difficult point in the talks, that there was never any virus there. is the latest update with what we know in terms of the problems in terms of reaching a deal, and what if i canjust add, the astrazeneca one, doesn't even, are the posits all pitfalls of this as faras i am aware, deal? with me to discuss the potential route to a trade deal use the covid virus to start with. it uses a common cold virus, is our reality check correspondent, chris morris. we know what the main sticking so it's even more complicated and even more ingenious. points are, don't we? and we've really interesting heard about fishing. a lot about answers to that question. fishing. the staff from france, it's the next one from carlos who says, a sensitive issue on the other side of the channel as well as the size, he would like to know, even though it's a tiny part of the economy on both sides, and what the are the pfizer and oxford vaccine safe and suitable for people treated fishing dispute is all about with immunosuppressa nts? essentially is access to each yes, i am confident they will be. other's waters and how much access the eu will get to british waters, the rna vaccine, all it and the share of quota, the amount of fish you can actually catch. at does is deliver a signal the moment, vessels catch £600 through the wonderful mechanisms million worth of fish in uk waters. that are present within our own the uk wants most of that back. the cells to make this viral protein, eu is offering a small amount, that is then recognised, but there is no virus trying to find a number in between, involved at all. there is an issue with people but it's a very sensitive issue and something i think a lot of

in this group who might not respond brexiteers will be watching very as strongly to the vaccine, but that isn't a counter closely. secondly, a far more indication to having it. economic importance, this thing called the a level playing field which means competition rules and on our bodies are very good things like labour and environmental at detecting rna in the wrong place. standards, they are trying to agree a common baseline of regulation the immune system is set up to do that. under which both sides agree... they there will naturally be a response, say they will not go under that common baseline. but on state aid, perhaps a sore arm, feeling as it's called, subsidies for like you have the flu for a day or two in some cases, business, it's even more complicated but those side—effects are relatively uncommon, but it is just our body reacting because... because it so important, we are talking about billions of and means we are developing a good dollars or euros rather in business, billions of pounds of business over response, as should be expected to a potent vaccine. the years, the eu wanted the uk to a similar theme in the next essentially to mirror its own question from andrea, systems in the uk said they were not who has a son with a suppressed going to do that. a lot of the focus immune system, which means he can't now is on what will be the mechanism have a live vaccine and nor can for enforcing a deal if one side all anyone in the household. the other broke any of the agreements. and the eu would like out to be what is called she says she can't see any crosscutting measures. if you break information about that so can an agreement in this policy area, we

vulnerable children and their families have this vaccine if it is live? can retaliate in a completely yes, what we have heard from the last question and the first different policy area and maybe slap one, this is not a live vaccine. some tariffs on the fish you want to this is not even the virus, sell us, and that is part of the it is a tiny recipe in order that the body can make the virus government of any deal. what are the from its own kitchen, enforcement mechanisms that will be built into it? and which will which is the cell, to fight bits stretch on for years in the future? of the virus that harm us. and that is why one party so so reassure her son, difficult. these are some of the main specifics but it is much bigger that if he is on immunosuppressants in terms of the impact. we tend to think of it in trading goods which or has a chronic immuno condition, he will be very safe, has been a lot of the focus but notwithstanding what peterjust said there are a lot of other things at that it might need additional sta ke. there are a lot of other things at stake. police and security is going vaccines to get a good immune to be part of the deal and a lot of response, but people in the same senior police officers in the household will not be infected, country have been very vocal about how important it is for them to there is no transmission between the son and remaining continue to get access out of eu members of the family. really interesting that discussion, and hopefully clearing up databases. they use them everyday, misconceptions people might have if they are out to be no deal, we lose access altogether. a deal would about the nature of this particular give them at least some access, not vaccine because if people really quite as quick as now but are thinking back to more wa nt to really quite as quick as now but want to build on for the future. the traditional vaccines where a bit of the virus other agreement you are looking for

is included in the vaccine, totally separate from three that is not the scenario, you are negotiation but completely link to clearly explaining with this one. them at the same time as northern and if i can add to that, ireland and this joint committee led i am not sure it is clearing bya ireland and this joint committee led up misconceptions. by a member of the european commission and by michael gove for we are seeing a really exciting involvement with the public the uk side looking at how you and with patients around a really complicated area, immunology. even myself, having left medical actually implement the tortuous school many years ago, details that are agreed any brexit much of this is new to me. was broad agreement on northern ireland. that is really, really it's not about misconception because we never had important. trading northern ireland the conception, if you like. are saying, we don't know what to do in less than a month now. it is it's a very exciting time and a credit to the immunologists such as peter and other scientists almost too late for us to be ready. who are able to simplify this so we can get involved and ask these thirdly, we are talking about goods. really important questions service is a massive part of the uk and increase our knowledge. there is definitely a huge amount economy so if a deal is going to be of public engagement on this, announced, its important to look at which is a good thing. derek has written to ask what we see at the same time. there if the vaccine has to be kept at the temperature of —70 celsius, isa how will they get it what we see at the same time. there is a statement from them on to all the different financial services and one on data, care homes to vaccinate will they recognise uk rules is the vulnerable and elderly? broadly equivalent? that is a this is a real logistical nightmare, unilateral decision for them to make, and they say it is nothing to to try and make sure it gets right do with the trade agreement but of down to the final stage course they have not made them yet and into the care homes.

that is currently being while trade negotiations continue. we've set it forever but this time, worked on really hard. time really is running short. according to the regulations, my understanding is that you are only allowed four we've set it forever but this time, time really is running shortm we've set it forever but this time, time really is running short. it is running short, then shorter and transitions between the factory and delivery point. shorter. the reason is there is not when you work it out, very long to go now. one of the things that could happen next week that doesn't allow the final transition of somebody going out that could potentially complicate things as the uk government is with a small batch of vaccines planning to bring back the internal directly into a care home. market bill, which could break the i think there are ways, people are trying to solve that one. withdrawal agreement, which would bring a taxation bill which would do the same thing, overriding parts of clearly the best way to deliver the biontech pfizer vaccine is going to be going into the places agreements in northern ireland which where the most vulnerable are, would be a complete redline. that is and that's a big logistical problem, but i understand it is being solved. seen as something of a moment on their side. each individual deadline phil writes in to ask, has the vaccine been tested on a wide age range, including those in vulnerable adults and more elderly citizens who are apparently more likely to be adversely affected by the virus, as well. and the thing at that and what is the effect? really matters, that is when the i think the only group it transition period comes to an end, and a new arrangement for trading

and a new arrangement for trading has not been tested in, and all sorts of cooperation with and peter can clarify, are pregnant women the eu coming in means there was a and i think children. unlike many drugs we have deal or not. the german chancellor's available at the moment, the vaccine has been tested in a whole wide range of people, including the elderly, which is unusual. what we have found is that with the vaccine, it isjust as effective in the elderly ruling... as it is in younger people, which is really important, because most vaccines are not as effective in older people. —— david mcallister is a mep and german chancellor angela merkel's maybe peter can say who they have ruling christian democratic union not been tested in. party and chair of the european you are absolutely right there. parliament's uk coordination group. what is your understanding about how close everyone is to a deal?” the thing about pregnancy is, whether you regard it as a medical what is your understanding about how close everyone is to a deal? i think we just condition where people need to be close everyone is to a deal? i think wejust had close everyone is to a deal? i think we just had an excellent summary —— cosseted and wrapped in cotton wool, my excellent summary about all the or whether it is part of life... sticking points was about what is at sta ke a re sticking points was about what is at stake are you entered this crucial stage of a crucial phase and i still just to interrupt, one believe finding a deal would be better for both believe finding a deal would be of our questions brings betterfor both sides. believe finding a deal would be better for both sides. we have to ta ke better for both sides. we have to in the issue of pregnancy, take every single day now as it from a doctor who has been told that health care workers have comes but i still hope we can reach priority for vaccinations a breakthrough. we are hearing about so what is the policy for pregnant hospital doctors and other pregnant

health care workers who are told they can't be vaccinated until after childbirth but are still working in hospitals and the nhs in general? yes, it is a really difficult them throwing in last—minute hurdles, is that your understanding one because we don't of what has happened? this is a have the evidence in pregnancy. crucial moment where principles need my instinct as an immunologist is that actually these vaccines to be translated. and more will be perfectly effective in pregnancy and also perfectly importantly, they have to be safe, but there may be licensing gathered by an embossed enforcement issues that will prevent this framework ensuring that competition is and remains free and fair over from being used in pregnancy, time. so we are talking about both so it's not an immunological your questions and everyone involved question so much as one of regulations and what those say. in the negotiations so we knew this i'm sorry if that is slightly sidestepping it. would be crunch time and we need a that might be something we return deal which is acceptable to both to at a later point. sides, with the uk on one hand and an interesting question. the european union, with its 27 the next one is from brian, states, member states on another. i which i will give to clare. how will people over the age of 80 believe in the end it would be built who are still fit to be for both sides to get this deal who are still fit be done. —— might betterfor both notified they are eligible sides. is not proving difficult? the for the covid vaccination? very much the same way they are notified at eu has shown through much unity the moment for a flu vaccine. it will be through throughout this negotiations and we re

throughout this negotiations and were always together in this, the 27 the registered list. the good thing about the nhs is we know everybody member states, and they will continue to do so. that is the most who is here in the country successful way. in terms of the next few days, do because we have them you believe the vote on monday as they are. will that be a good on the registered medical list and we know how many over 80s, we know how many 60—year—olds with chronic complex diseases we have got. problem? time is of essence. every they will be invited, like they are invited for a flu day really counts because the final vaccine, irrespective of whether they are fit and healthy or unwell. word will be spoken by the european i will squeeze in two more questions if we can. parliament. we have to ratify any monica has asked, i would kind of agreement and to be your like to know why other countries have to do this before the have not yet approved this vaccine. transition period ends. between the is it because they are more cautious and prudent? interesting question in light of the comments from anthony fauci in the united states. anthony fauci has come out to clarify the comments he made. i think what he was trying to emphasise is that each country member states and the agreement,... has a slightly different way of regulating. our regulators in recent years have

really come round to the view they need to work very closely what is the only to state that can with people running the trials from an early stage in order to make happen? i have stopped mentioning sure they are doing everything in a highly compliant and well regulated way, deadlines because how often have we and having seen some of these close—up, i can say that discussed all over the media that we the regulation is extraordinary. are discussed all over the media that we a re really discussed all over the media that we are really entering the crucial phrase and i can only say the 31st the hoops you have to jump through are remarkable of december is the last day in the and our own regulators are every bit united kingdom and the single market as meticulous as everyone else's, and customs union. the european but they are doing it in a way that allows the process to be accelerated. some years ago we appreciated that parliament is ready to show you can't wait 12 or 18 flexibility. we are ready to have an years for a vaccine. you have to be able to do additional meeting if this is these things quicker. required. but first of all, we need i am pleased to say they have responded, but they haven't to have a text. as long as we don't dropped their standards at all. have an agreement, i don't have to and a final one from leslie, make up my mind about certain dates in the european parliament. you who says they travel a lot. would meet right up including the christmas holiday period if necessary? we have set internally at if i have the first dose in the uk, probably pfizer, the european parliament that we are could the second one be from another aware that there will probably be a company like oxford or moderna? i will hazard a guess and say no. necessity for an additional i think the answer will probably be extraordinary parliamentary session, yes, but let's wait for the science.

from what i gather, roundabout christmas weather shortly and i am not saying you can mix and match normally, but from what i understand before or in between christmas and they can be used together. new year. we will see because our what's your sense, peter? that is not the answer internal calculation begins as soon i was expecting. there are two answers. as there is a text. if it is too the immunological answer is absolutely. if you have been infected, and that late to even get that proper has primed your immune system and you come in with the vaccine, ratification, is there a mechanism you will have an even better which could have some sort of response and the immune system focuses on the shared bit, temporary, preliminary agreement in which is the protein, predominantly. parliament and then a full agreement comes in the new year? provisional so in designing effective vaccines, sometimes you have a prime boost application is highly unpopular. schedule, where you are primed with one type of vaccine, boosted with another, and the shared bit as your they have been very clear that this and the shared bit is your is not really an option. we want to brilliant immune response. ratify the agreement. we want to be from an immunological point of view, absolutely. from a regulatory point of view, it's not tested, not recommended and will not happen! that's the last time i will hazard a guess at the answer to science and immunology! flexible between christmas and new really interesting points raised and a fascinating discussion. year but it's not wise to speculate professor peter openshaw on dates now because what we now and dame clare gerada,

thank you very much. need to do is to finalise and thank you to our viewers negotiations and once again, though speculating about not finding an for sending in those questions. agreement, let's be very clear that agreement, let's be very clear that a new deal scenario would have severe economic consequences for both sides and especially for the united kingdom. of course i know deal damage as all sides and many in i'm sure there will be lots more britain who are watching will think opportunities for you to send in questions on vaccines and other subjects in the days ahead. eve ryo ne britain who are watching will think everyone has to compromise in the final moments. surely everyone has here in the uk, the prime minister is calling on other world leaders to follow britain's example and set their own to compromise. that's what ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions ahead of a virtual climate summit next week. borisjohnson has confirmed the uk negotiations have matched. we are wants to reduce emissions by 68% by the end of the decade, compared with 1990 levels. offering the uk something which we our environment analyst have never offered a country before. roger harrabin reports. as wildfires swept the globe this quota free, tariff free access to year, politicians have started the role was not larger single market but there are some principles to tackle climate change with increasing urgency. that are important for us and that is to protect the integrity of the they need to radically cut planet—heating emissions this single market, to maintain the eu 27 decade, so borisjohnson says the uk will reduce its emissions by 68% — being functional and also to avoid

that's based on 1990 levels. any kind of hard border between the republic and northern ireland. we it won't be enough to stop widespread ice thawing also have our principles and they in the arctic and antarctic, said at the beginning, it's about but it does pose a challenge to world leaders during a virtual translating principles on both sides climate summit he's hosting next week. into concrete rules and how to scientists say mrjohnson's targets are achievable but they wonder about his policies. implement them, and that is how we the uk is doing very well also need a robust enforced framework to ensure that competition on deploying renewable energy, wind energy, but we haven't seen that level of action in transport, for example, is... on the both sides of the channel, that is important for us, a or in making our houses low carbon, level playing field. thank you. and so we still have work to do just to put a plan in place. the headlines on bbc news... what's more, in some ways the uk with time fast running out before current trade rules end is actually increasing emissions. on the 31st of december — talks continue on a take road building — post—brexit trade deal. the chancellor gave £27 billion america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting that the uk's s to new roads, even though they will increase emissions. medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval home insulation reduces emissions of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, but got only £1 billion bars and restaurants in wales from the chancellor. will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways. one scientist said all politicians need now to wear climate change

glasses when they form policy, and they are not doing that yet. roger harrabin, bbc news. hundreds of people in the scottish capital edinburgh were woken in the early hours by the sound of what they thought were explosions. what they actually experiencing was frightened residents in edinburgh a phenomenon known as "thundersnow". two "extraordinarily loud" thunder overnight called emergency services claps were heard just before 5am after what they thought were loud and some people have sent us videos of what happened. the sound is created when thunder and lightning combine explosions were heard. they were in fa ct explosions were heard. they were in fact thunder snow, where thunder and with a heavy snowstorm. lightning combines with a heavy snowstorm. thunder rumbles with me now is alex watson — she lives in leith by the port and and was woken by the crashes anne ash was woken by the thundersnow this morning of thunder this morning. and shejoins me now. hello and welcome to bbc news. it what was it like? it's the loudest thing i've ever heard in my entire sounds incredibly dramatic. hello and welcome to bbc news. it sounds incredibly dramaticm life. like you say, because we live hello and welcome to bbc news. it sounds incredibly dramatic. it was, it really was. i was sound asleep

andi it really was. i was sound asleep and i heard such a loud noise, a near the port, and if you factories loud bang, and it went on. i leapt and processing plants, iwas near the port, and if you factories and processing plants, i was worried it was an explosion big especially up loud bang, and it went on. i leapt up and ran to the window, opened the because to rumble on.” curtains and saw snow and thought, that can't have been thunder. it it was an explosion big especially because to rumble on. i woke up enough to jump on twitter and have a woke up my husband, who is really ha rd to woke up my husband, who is really hard to wake, and i said to him, view of what is happening. the what was that noise? he said it's second lap was thunder but it was thunder. i said loud, insane. did you look outside what was that noise? he said it's thunder. isaid i what was that noise? he said it's thunder. i said i don't think you first on twitter first? outside can get thunder with snow. i went on first on twitter first? outside google and found the term thunder first and didn't see anything, no snow. and then it happened a second time, and it was longer the second snow, and then i looked to see on time. it's interesting, our guest twitter. as i suspected, a lot of my said he went on twitter. everybody industry friends were already on was on google and twitter trying to find out what it was. that's what i their talking about what was going did, yes. and like a lot of us, you on. did you see any snow? know, we have not had any snow here, mainly hadn't heard of thunder snow before just rain and if there was any, it asa hadn't heard of thunder snow before as a phenomenon. we are all becoming got washed away. what have your experts on it now. did you stand and look at it in wonder? i think i friends been saying. everyone was would have. i couldn't get my head around it. that's when i googled it and went on twitter and thought, has wide awake at half past four. the entire city is quite tired this anyone else heard of this? that's morning i think. no snow, do you

when it started to come in. i had never heard the term before. how feel quite miffed because you've not long did it last? the first one i had those images? a little bit, -- would say was probably about five or six seconds, maybe seven. and the met people in five have since now second one was longer. i would say they are, so we feel a bit left out probably about ten seconds. but it in edinburgh. it doesn't tend to lie that easily. was so loud, like a sonic boom. it was so loud, like a sonic boom. it was so loud, like a sonic boom. it was so loud. a pretty rude awakening at a:30am, the very early hours.” think it was about a:30am, something like that. really interesting how it hope you have an early night tonight, thank you. has captured people's imaginations as well. absolutely, now we all know the term and we are all blase about it, but before this morning we had here in the uk, the prime minister is calling never heard it before! how is the on other world leaders to follow britain's example and set their own weather today? looking out the ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions ahead of a virtual climate window behind you, i think i see summit next week. borisjohnson has confirmed the uk traces of snow on the ground. what's the weather like in edinburghjust wants to reduce emissions by 68 per cent by the end of the decade, now? there are some traces but it is compared with 1990 levels. our environment analyst melting. the rain is coming down now

roger harrabin reports. and it's melting. we have had our as wildfires swept the globe this fun, ithink. and it's melting. we have had our fun, i think. thanks so much for year, politicians have started joining a centre nice to talk to to tackle climate change with increasing urgency. you. and for telling us about they need to radically cut planet—heating emissions this thunder snow. —— thank you for decade, so borisjohnson says the uk will reduce its emissions by 68% — joining us and it was nice to talk that's based on 1990 levels. it won't be enough to stop to you. widespread ice thawing in the arctic and antarctic, the bank of england is being urged but it does pose a challenge to investigate the whereabouts to world leaders during a virtual climate summit of around £50 billion worth he's hosting next week. of banknotes that scientists say mrjohnson's are unaccounted for. targets are achievable mps on the public accounts committee but they wonder about his policies. say not knowing where the cash the uk is doing very well on deploying renewable energy, is raises concerns about whether it may be being used wind energy, but we haven't seen for illegal purposes. that level of action our economics correspondent in transport, for example, or in making our houses low carbon, and so we still have work to do just to put a plan in place. andy verity explains. what's more, in some ways the uk is actually increasing emissions. in spite of talk of moves take road building — the chancellor gave £27 billion to a cashless society, to new roads, even though demand for cash in the old—fashioned form of banknotes keeps increasing. between a fifth and a quarter of all notes are used or held to be they will increase emissions. spent in cash transactions. the rest, about £50 billion, could be hoarded as unreported savings, held overseas, or used in the black market economy. but the bank of england doesn't know where it is kept, home insulation reduces emissions who by or what for and, but got only £1 billion according to the public accounts committee of mps, from the chancellor. doesn't seem very curious. one scientist said all politicians

the bank of england needs to be sharing information about where that 50 billion might have gone. need now to wear climate change they won't have all the answers, we are really clear about that, glasses when they form policy, but we are really clear and they are not doing that yet. that they need to be sending that information roger harrabin, bbc news. to the relevant agencies. it's a bit of a patchwork quilt, patching together big issues around organised crime. clearly, the bank of england has a role to play in that. the committee is also warning that regulators and the government an investigation has started are not doing enough to ensure into the cause of an explosion people who do need access to cash at a waste water treatment works near bristol which left to spend locally can withdraw it free of charge, four people dead. especially in rural areas, people are being urged with the number of cash machines to avoid the area. borisjohnson said he was "deeply dropping by 12% and many converting saddened" by the news. to paid—for use. andy moore reports. the bank of england disputed that the banknotes were missing, saying members of the public didn't have to explain to the bank why they wish to hold banknotes. andy verity, bbc news. wessex water called the explosion absolutely tragic, and its thoughts were with the families, friends and colleagues of those involved. three of its staff and a contractor were working close to the silo when it exploded yesterday morning. it contained sludge, which is treated before being used as a fertilizer. we heard this almighty bang a fourth day of protests by farm workers in peru. roadblocks on the and everybody sort of came pan—american highway. workers

running from everywhere, complain of lowjob security and bad saying, "what was that?" everybody thought, "was that an earthquake?" the whole warehouse was shaking. treatment. and we literally stood there in shock because we thought the film industry has everything was going to fall in. people started coming out been massively impacted of the warehouses over there. started coming out, by the coronavirus pandemic, saying, "look over there." with cinemas forced to close so we looked out the windows their doors all around the world. now, warner brothers has announced and all we seen was people running. that its entire output for next year will be available on a streaming the emergency services service at the same time it's were quickly on the scene. they later confirmed four released in theatres. tim allman has the story. fatalities, while a fifth person was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. the police said they the first wonder woman film made wouldn't be speculating more than $800 million on the cause of the explosion. at the global box office, together with the health so there were high and safety executive, hopes for its sequel. they have already started get used to it! an investigation to find out what went wrong. andy moore, bbc news. but then, along came covid—19 and the movie was delayed. eventually, warner bros announced it would be released on a streaming service — hbo max. now, the company has gone one step further — all of its films due to be released in 2021 will appear both in cinemas and online. if you asked me a month ago, is hbo max a must—have streaming service, the answer was no. you ask me now, it is absolutely

normally new releases source in the game and a must—have streaming service for, normally new releases warner brothers studio has you know, the number of movies angered us cinemas with its decision to make all 2021 releases available that are going there, to stream online, as soon you never would have seen as they hit the big screen. (tx on a streaming service before. 00v)cinema operators fear people it's just astounding. disney has already tried something as they hit the big screen. cinema operators fear people similar, releasing its live action will choose to watch remake of mulan on its disney+ films at home instead, service — although it further affecting their revenue. did charge extra. normally, new releases in the next year, warner bros are shown exclusively pictures is bringing at cinemas for a few months. you the biggest premieres... the bank of england is being urged to investigate the whereabouts of around with hbo max, you'll get 50—billion—pounds worth of banknotes that are unaccounted for. all the films for the first month mps on the public accounts committee of their release before they revert say not knowing where the cash back to the big screen. is raises concerns about whether it potentially a big draw may be being used for a fledging streaming service for illegal purposes. but likely to be bad our economics correspondent andy verity explains. news for cinemas. in spite of talk of moves they are already struggling to a cashless society, demand for cash in the old—fashioned to attract customers. how much harder will it be if people form of banknotes keeps increasing. between a fifth and a quarter can watch new releases of all notes are used or held to be from the comfort and safety spent in cash transactions. of their own homes? the rest, about £50 billion, for warner bros, this is a gamble. could be hoarded as unreported savings, held overseas, or used in the black market economy. but the bank of england doesn't for hollywood, this may know where it is kept, well be the future. who by or what for and, tim allman, bbc news. according to the public accounts committee of mps, doesn't seem very curious. the bank of england needs to be sharing information about where that 50 billion might have gone. they won't have all the answers,

we are really clear about that, but we are really clear that they need to be much more coming up on brexit talks sending that information to the relevant agencies. in the next hour with the eu chief it's a bit of a patchwork quilt, patching together big issues negotiator michel barnier are now around organised crime. staying in london from today. you clearly, the bank of england has a role to play in that. are watching bbc news. the committee is also warning that regulators and the government are not doing enough to ensure people who do need access to cash now it's time for a look to spend locally can withdraw it at the weather with nick miller. free of charge, hello. especially in rural areas, it's been a cold start with the number of cash machines to the day and a wintry one dropping by 12% and many converting to paid—for use. in places, too, with snow falling the bank of england disputed in parts of eastern and northern that the banknotes were missing, england, but especially in scotland saying members of the public didn't where travel on some of the higher have to explain to the bank why routes will stay quite difficult they wish to hold banknotes. as we go on through the rest andy verity, bbc news. of the day with a bit more snow to come. a deep area of low pressure a light aircraft has made sitting right across us. a dramatic emergency landing it's not just wet but windy as well. on an interstate highway in minnesota in the united states. for many of us, if you have seen video footage has been posted on twitter a bit of snow so far today it by the minnesota department of transportation — will turn back to rain, showing the pilot touching down that's away from the higher while traveling at the same speed hills in scotland. as vehicles ahead and behind. but there will be another dose the single—propellor plane appeared of quite heavy rain running to have suffered an engine failure. through eastern scotland no one was injured in the incident, through the afternoon and into the evening and that although the road was could bring some flooding blocked for several hours and disruption in some spots. while emergency services attended. mostly rain in northern ireland, now it's time for a look a bit of sleet and snow at the weather with nick miller to the higher hills here as there —— now it's time for a look will be across parts

of northern england, north wales and the midlands, but for many of us at low levels it at the weather with nick miller willjust be a cold rain. parts of south wales and southern england will get to see a few sunny spells but even so, it will stay cold. that's the picture as we go through the rest of the afternoon, low pressure system, bands of wet weather circulating around that. —— just ——justa —— just a reminder, we have heard that's where it is turning about the top regarding brexit being much wetter across parts of eastern scotland again, ina about the top regarding brexit being in a difficult stage. number ten but this particularly said any deal must respect the in the form of rain this time, fundamental principles of the uk in and then we get to see a few sunny sovereignty, fishing and control. spells to the south. the chances of a breakthrough are it's not just wet but windy as well. said to be receding in brussels are some wind gusts in excess of 50 mph making demands that are... but it is in some spots and that's just reinforcing just how chilly it feels being denied by a eu source. michel out there today. into tonight, we'll continue barnier remains in london. to see some rain, again a bit of sleet and snow, particularly into the hills. now it's time for a look some clearer skies at the weather with nick miller developing more widely hello. it's been a cold start across the eastern side of england. to the day and a wintry one in places, too, with snow falling this is where we are most likely to have a frost with temperatures in parts of eastern and northern england, but especially in scotland at freezing orjust below as we go into saturday morning. where travel on some of the higher routes will stay quite difficult as for the weekend, that area of low as we go on through the rest pressure will pull away

of the day with a bit more and it will turn drier, snow to come. a deep area of low pressure but it is going to stay cold and it will still be some wet sitting right across us. weather around on saturday, it's not just wet but windy as well. mostly in the form of showers. for many of us, if you have seen still quite windy, particularly to the north and west, a bit of snow so far today it gusty winds with showers will turn back to rain, in south—west england that's away from the higher hills in scotland. that could have hail but there will be another dose and thunder with them. of quite heavy rain running also some drier weather through eastern scotland through the afternoon around and a few sunny and into the evening and that could bring some flooding spells occasionally too, and disruption in some spots. although they do nothing for the temperature. mostly rain in northern ireland, a bit of sleet and snow to the higher hills here as there part two of the weekend on sunday as the windfalls light, will be across parts there could be fog at the start of northern england, north wales and the midlands, of the day under frosty start. but for many of us at low levels it some of that fog might linger willjust be a cold rain. particularly through parts parts of south wales and southern of central and eastern england. a few showers in northern scotland. england will get to see a few most dry, but still cold. sunny spells but even so, it will stay cold. that's the picture as we go through the rest of the afternoon, low pressure system, bands of wet weather circulating around that. that's where it is turning much wetter across parts of eastern scotland again, but this particularly in the form of rain this time, and then we get to see a few sunny spells to the south. it's not just wet but windy as well. some wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in some spots and that's just reinforcing just how chilly it feels out there today. into tonight, we'll continue

to see some rain, again a bit of sleet and snow, particularly into the hills. some clearer skies developing more widely across the eastern side of england. this is where we are most likely to have a frost with temperatures at freezing orjust below as we go into saturday morning. as for the weekend, that area of low pressure will pull away and it will turn drier, but it is going to stay cold and it will still be some wet weather around on saturday, mostly in the form of showers. still quite windy, particularly to the north and west, gusty winds with showers in south—west england that could have hail and thunder with them. also some drier weather around and a few sunny spells occasionally too, although they do nothing for the temperature. part two of the weekend on sunday as the windfalls light, there could be fog at the start of the day and a frosty start. some of that fog might linger particularly through parts of central and eastern england. a few showers in northern scotland. most dry, but still cold. 01:00:45,689 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 force.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am. with time fast running out before current trade rules end on the 31st of december, talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. important day. determination. we are in a difficult phase. there is no denying that. there are a number of tricky issues that have to be resolved. america's top infectious disease expert apologises in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways. the uk will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 68%

of what they were in 1990 by the end of 2030. the missing billions. the bank of england is urged to investigate where 50 billion pounds in banknotes is being kept. also coming up this hour... the phenomenon of "thundersnow" hits scotland. residents in edinburgh are woken in the middle of the night by thunder and lightning combining with a heavy snowstorm. hello. good morning. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier is to remain in london today for further talks on a post—brexit trade deal — after a senior uk government source said the prospect of a breakthrough was "receding". sources here have suggested brussels is making new demands —

something denied by the eu side. the business secretary has said the negotiations are in a difficult phase and unless a deal is signed off, the uk and the eu will have to do business on the wto rules which means the introduction of tariffs. this report from our business correspondence. it was another late night dinner al desko for the negotiating teams, the chance of delivering a deal in the next few days is receding. that was according to a senior government source last night who accused the eu of bringing in new elements at the 11th hour. uk sources have suggested the eu has hardened its proposals on the common rules which both sides would agree to put in place, in particular how to enforce them. from the eu side there was a suggestion talks had got extremely sluggish but an eu source denied there had been any surprises or new demands from them. michel barnier is expected to go back to brussels later as planned.

talks continue, what is really going on inside the building he's left behind, we cannot know for sure. a turn for the worse or the theatrics of a negotiation nearing its end? we should find out soon. our correspondent in brussels in nick beake said that depsite the onus on both sides to reach an trade agreement — the uk and the eu still remain far apart on a number of key sticking points. known factoring shall supply about the noise around the climax of this deal potentially falling apart is getting louder and louder but if we try and make our way through some of the noise then we may discover what is happening. michelle barnier is not going back to brussels. there was suggestion he would return in brief the ambassadors for the 27 eu countries. that is now not happening. i've been told we shouldn't read into this one way or

another. over the past 2a—hour is, we know that there have been some disagreements within the block and all the way through this, the eu has been keen to maintain a united front saying that they are behind their chief negotiator. we know though that france is unhappy that potentially too much ground may be given to the uk on fishing and on future competition rules at the 11th hour. we heard a prominent french minister who is close to president macron saying that if a bad deal is agreed, the french will have no qualms with vetoing it. it's a swirl of rumour, on the one hand, very positive signs but on the other, suggestions that they are still quite a long way apart. thank you, nick.

all the mood music has said that things were progressing toward a point where a deal was within sight but as you heard in that report there, last night, there was a uk government comment that said basically, things have gone back a bit and the chances of a breakthrough are receding rather than getting better. all in issues that nick talked about there, are still issues this morning. it's important to remember the talks are ongoing. they went on late into the night. they went on until 11 o'clock this morning. they've continued. so clearly, there's not been a complete breakdown. they are still trying to solve some of these issues. let's listen to the eu's chief negotiator

arriving this morning. how are the talks going? important a fork. termination. will we get a deal? any other comment? -- determination. an important day. determination. read into that what you will. it's important to rememberto into that what you will. it's important to remember to things. firstly, when you get to the endgame of negotiations, there are often situations like this where both sides are trying to win final concessions and are willing to play ha rd ball concessions and are willing to play hardball to get them. it's also important to remember that the next few days really are crucial. two things, three things happening, in fa ct, things, three things happening, in fact, next week. firstly, the internal market bill comes back to the commons. the government want to put clauses into that which the eu are furious about because it breaks

international law. there's a second clause coming in about tax which could potentially break law as well. this suggests making a deal could be less likely if it's not rich by that point. finally, be meeting at the eu leaders, the european council next week, that's a point where potentially a deal could be signed off by leaders but potentially it's running out of time to meet these deadlines. in terms of the sticking points, lots of people have remarked that fishing is a tiny proportion of the economy but obviously not to those who work in it. why is so much resting on that difference between the uk and the eu? there are a few reasons. the symbolism of it. it was a big issue during the brexit referendum campaign. the other is the promises the uk government has made. there are some tory mps, tory

ministers, who represent fishing communities who have said that the deal on fish, so which european boats can come into uk waters after brexit, that can't be explicitly tied to trade. it needs to be negotiated every year. they want to see a bigger patch for british fishermen. on the other side, there are french communities reliant on fishing in uk waters so president macron could stand there and well and say, "hold on a minute. it doesn't give us that access." the other one is the ability of the uk government to give subsidies to companies here after brexit. that worries year because if there were big subsidies given to businesses trading with europe then that could undercut competition within the european union. one of the big

sticking point is how to regulate that so even if there is an agreement on what state aid rules should look like it would be difficult to say weather they were broken. these are weeds. intricate, important but intricate issues. a lot of this deal is already done. they were stumbling blocks. they have been there for awhile but the fa ct have been there for awhile but the fact that the two sides are talking all night, getting their and burgers delivered suggests to me that there's still room for this to be done and we could be talking about a deal in the next few days. nothing guaranteed. thanks, nick, definitely not, given this subject. so fishing isa not, given this subject. so fishing is a tiny proportion of the economy so what about the financial sector that usually important to the uk? it's a much bigger section of the

economy. but it's not part of the trade negotiations. it's a separate thing and that's why there's not been much focus on it because, in a sense, unlocking the trade agreement could unlock other things down the line and we've got a graphic here which talks about the sort of things which talks about the sort of things which we are dealing with. fishing, as nick was saying, at ten issue but one of the things the eu is saying is, hang on, if we don't get the access to the fishing waters them we won't get access to more valuable things like the eu's energy market, such as electricity. so everyone is playing hardball on this. but it's about two things, access to waters and size of quotas and eu fishermen catch a lot of fish in british waters every year. the eu has been proposing, maybe they would give back 15—20% of that patch and the uk is saying, we need much more than

that. it's haggling over numbers, really. more significant is the level playing field, the competition rules and on things like environment and labour rules, what they are trying to do is agree on a minimum baseline, if you like, where both sides agree not to go below that and if they did, it will trigger some sort of response from the other side. on state aid and subsidies, that's rather more difficult. what the eu want to do is that the uk to essentially mirror its rules. they've said no, we are doing it our way, so the argument is now focused on what happens if there is a dispute. what is the mechanism for resolving a dispute? part of that is to do with the government's deal. there is something cool crosscutting measures which means if you break the deal in this policy area, we can retaliate against you in a com pletely retaliate against you in a completely different policy area and

that's why it's important, i think, if there is to be a deal, which says they will be no tariff on goods, we need to look at very closely what conditions tariffs could be imposed in the future. time is short and it's not just about these in the future. time is short and it's notjust about these issues because services are so crucial to the uk economy. they are and won't bea the uk economy. they are and won't be a big part of any trade deal but there are also a variety of other things we need to bear in mind, policing and security is important. it supposed to be part of an overall deal. if it fell apart in trade, then those policing arrangements could fall apart as well and we would be in a place where senior police officers have said would be quite dangerous from akker security perspective. they would lose access toa perspective. they would lose access to a range of eu databases. there are things that aren't part of the free trade agreement but there's been a separate discussion about, including northern ireland, in a

separate committee, led by michael gove and members of the european commission. it's about how the agreements were made on all the northern ireland and that is sort of being held up as part of an overall negotiation even though it is separate and then there are other issues which aren't part of negotiation but we are waiting for unilateral decisions from the eu on financial services and data. really important thing is for the british economy. they still don't know with a few weeks to go weather the eu is going to recognise uk standards, basically similar to their own, so some of the business they do continues. chris morris, thank you very much indeed. don't go far though. we don't know what is coming up though. we don't know what is coming up next and over the weekend, certainly.

hilary benn, will you vote for a deal of the government secures one? well, we need to distinguish between brexit itself. we left the eu in january last year and we leave on the 1st of january next year, the custom arrangements. it's going to have an adverse impact over the economy which will reveal itself over time, i think. economy which will reveal itself overtime, ithink. but economy which will reveal itself over time, i think. but the deal that chris morris was speaking about, if it offers no tariffs as opposed to tariffs and if it involves cooperation on social security, nuclear policy. if it makes a deal, it makes the consequences less bad than it otherwise would be then i would expect people to expect parliament to support it. we can't give a final

decision but i hope that there will bea decision but i hope that there will be a final decision. otherwise it's incredibly irresponsible and a failure of boris johnson's incredibly irresponsible and a failure of borisjohnson's hold brexit strategy if he turns up and says, "do you know, folks? it's going to be no deal." because that would be terrible for british business. keir starmer has said that voting for a deal would mitigate against the effects and was better than ideal. was that design to offer an olive branch, a public one, to borisjohnson. he an olive branch, a public one, to boris johnson. he doesn't an olive branch, a public one, to borisjohnson. he doesn't need the hardline members if labour agreed to support. labour has voted for a long time against no deal and the person who is the most gung ho against no deal —— gung ho for new deal is the

prime minister. british business is rolling its eyes in astonishment when it is the prime minister talks like that and that's why negotiations at this late stage and they really are leaving late has a responsibility to do what is required to reach an agreement... business and jobs that depend on them need to know where they stand and that's why i hope we are going to see a deal as quickly as possible. what do you say to the reports overnight about president macron pushing quite hard on fishing, for example? with the labour party be worried about the government giving away too far on that and crucially, on state aid, which could be very important post—coronavirus? which could be very important post-coronavirus? there has to be compromise on fisheries. everyone has already known that. president macron is looking the interests of

the french chemin and the british government is looking after the interest of british fishermen and thatis interest of british fishermen and that is as you would expect but on a level playing field, i don't really understand what the problem is, because both sides bind up a level playing field and if you're going to have a trading relationship, if one side is taking unfair advantage of that then you need to have a mechanism for dealing with that. after all, think what happens in the world trade organization. we are a member of that and there are ways of resolving disputes there that go in effect to court. a dispute resolution body makes a judgment which allows one country to take measures against another country which has acted in an unfair way. that's what happens in trade agreements and there will have to be something here that does the same. it won't be the european court of justice and it won't be the supreme court of the united kingdom. it will

have to be some independent arbitration process and we seem to understand that that's what they are still logging about. , very quickly, do you agree with tony blair that brexit is over as a political event or will we see trouble coming down the track width we've left the eu, so in that sense, it's over and we need to move on to the future because i believe the consequence brexit i felt by businesses, particularly if we don't have access to the databases that keep us safe, the question in british politics will then be, what kind of future relationship we want in the areas that are most important to our trading partners? believe you me, this will not be the end of negotiations with the european union. hilary benn, many thanks for your time today. much appreciated. the headlines on bbc news...

with time fast running out before current trade rules end on the 31st of december — talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting that the uk's s medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways. america's top infectious disease expert has apologised for suggesting that britain's medical regulator had cut corners in giving approval to the coronavirus vaccine. dr anthony fauci said the decision on the pfizer biontech jab had been rushed. later, in an interview with the bbc, he said his comments had been "misunderstood".

if we had jumped over the hurdle here quickly and inappropriately, to gain an extra week or a week and a half, i think that the credibility of our regulatory process would have ifi if i somehow came across differently, i apologise for that. the first consignment of the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine has arrived in the uk and is due to be distributed next week. biontech‘s chief commercial officer sean marett explained how the vaccine is being transported to the uk the vaccine is being transported to the uk. biontech has to approve each of the batches coming out of our colleagues at pfizer's belgian facility, and that's a quality check to make sure that the vaccine is of the utmost quality. and then that is packed and shipped in —70 shippers and that arrived yesterday by eurostar into the uk. it has gone to a safe storage facility and will be distributed then according to government plans to the relevant centres. we made these vaccines in advance

and we were waiting for approval. this means that we release them, and then they are shipped to the uk. this is the first one of a number of doses that will be coming to the uk. the chief executive of nhs providers chris hopson, explained some of the logistical difficulties in distributing the vaccine. the problem here is that it needs to be transported, as sean was saying, at —70. think of a large pizza box, that's the way we are describing it. that's got to be stored in a fridge at —70. to be frank, the only way you can really do that at the moment is to store them in the hospital hubs. you can only move them four times, and you have to ensure that the two doses are administered three weeks apart, so it's quite complex. so what we're going to be doing is, hospitals at the moment are talking to care home providers to say, how can we get your staff to come

into those hospital hubs so we can inject them. we are identifying in hospitals how many over 80s do we have either currently receiving treatment inside a hospital. all people who are coming in for outpatient appointments. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol. new restrictions are being imposed in response to a rise in coronavirus cases. it comes less than a month since wales' firebreak lockdown came to an end. our wales correspondent tomos morgan spoke to tommy heaney, chef and owner of heaney‘s restaurant in cardiff. this is heaneys restaurant in cardiff city centre. and last night was its final evening open, as new restrictions come into force in wales from 6pm this evening. so from 6pm this evening, hospitality across wales will have to close at six and no alcohol will be able to be served in places like this restau ra nt, until those restrictions are

reviewed on the 17th of december. i am joined by chef and owner, tom heaney. tommy, just tell us, how much of an impact as it is going to have on your business? first of all, closing at 6pm is not having that night trade, but also now not being able to sell alcohol in your establishment? yeah, massively. you know, just to throw rough figures at you, i mean, 60% of what we do is food and the other a0% is wet sales. but also, excluding the sunday, 80% of what we do is after 6pm, so it is going to have a massive impact. what are your plans then, now, up until these restrictions are reviewed? obviously shorter opening hours, but also curtailing the days you are open as well? yeah, exactly. we do have a couple of staff who have joined us recently who aren't entitled to furlough, so it is really important that we do keep these guys in jobs. so we're going to try to plod along, try to open thursday — sunday, and hopefully

there will still be people who still want to come out, still want to see friends and family, still want to have a bite to eat. granted, they can't have a glass of wine, but hopefully we will still get a bit of a crowd out. can you understand why the welsh government have made this decision to impact yourself and other people in the industry? they say that there is a potential risk that keeping hospitality open, keeping the sale of alcohol could increase the virus. do accept that? it is hard to accept. i mean, i understand why we are taking procedures and things like that, but i don't understand why it has been aimed at the hospitality. you know, as i say, not letting us serve alcohol is one thing, making us close after 6pm is another thing. it is a massive blow and it is just hard to take, you know? would it have been easier if you had been forced to shut, as opposed to being given these restrictions? it would have made myjob a lot easier because you know, the announcement was made on friday. come on, have got 18 members of staff looking at

come in, have got 18 members of staff looking at you for answers. you have got to sit down, you've got to regroup, you've got to come up with another plan and then each day it is just going day by day. i mean, if we are not busy next week, is there any point in opening? we will leave that there in cardiff with a correspondence there. the government's care home visiting system in england is based around the lateral flow tests that give a quick result. visits have begun this week using them but greater manchester councils have nowjoined rochdale and sheffield in advising care homes in their areas not to use them until there are more details and more guidance. andy morgan is cabinet memberfor adult services for bolton council which is conservative—led — he's also the managing director of a care home in bolton. thanks forjoining us. what are you doing about these tests? do you have faith in them? we have faith in them

that we are awaiting guidance and training. it's fact that where the testis training. it's fact that where the test is administered by a trade person then they are more effective so these tests are being delivered to ca re so these tests are being delivered to care homes with no guidance and no training. so all we're asking the government to do is not to put our residents at risk. are you going to get training advice? with got more guidance yesterday about directors and services and public health are going through that guidance to formulate the protocols that we can roll out to care providers. i expect them to do that slowly and safely and when we are ready to share that then we will. in terms of the worries about how reliable the tests are, obviously, if you get negative test to people and they are wrong then that's dangerous, isn't it? yes. you don't want to introduce

coronavirus into a care setting because it could be dangerous. we wa nt to because it could be dangerous. we want to minimise that risk as much as we can. there have been concerns raised, as you said, if they are not administered properly that that could be the outcome. how you guarding against that? that's through training and doing the test before we bring outsiders in because it's not just about visiting, before we bring outsiders in because it's notjust about visiting, it's about increasing the testing of staff to twice—weekly and our residents weekly which is a massive thing to do in testing. we are wanting to do that with our staff now so we can roll it out safely with residents into the care home. that's the safest way to do it so we just need a little bit of time. how long, and what you make of the weights being managed by the department of health? well, it doesn't seem to have gone through

the normal local structures, it's just appeared on the media and then the test have arrived at care homes so the dialogue has not been very good so we are just trying to establish that dialogue and get everything rolled out. who is to blame for that, then? well, the department of health and social hair should have had that dialogue before before mentioning it to the press. we just need to manage those expectations but that dialogue should have gone ahead before it was announced to the press. andy morgan, thank you very much indeed. hundreds of people in the scottish capital edinburgh were woken in the early hours by the sound of what they thought were explosions. what they actually experiencing was a phenomenon known as "thundersnow". two "extraordinarily loud" thunder claps were heard just before 5am and some people have sent us videos of what happened.

the sound is created when thunder and lightning combine with a heavy snowstorm. and those are the images we've been sent in. we've been hearing some of your stories. keep them coming if your stories. keep them coming if you were awake or woken earlier this morning. let's catch up with your weather now, here's nick. some snow to start the day for some of us. some sleet and snow on the higher routes where we will see some wet weather into this afternoon but for many of us, this willjust be a cold rain and persistent heavy rain running into eastern scotland brings a risk of flooding. south wales in southern england seem sunnier weather although it's cold and windy out there. an area of low pressure spiralling. they will be further bands of rain into tonight. a bit of

sleet and snow although it will become drier and clearer through eastern england so this is where we will most likely see a frost going into saturday morning. windy and blustery on saturday, not as windy as today. still some showers and some gusty wind in england. chance of hailand some gusty wind in england. chance of hail and thunder. some dry weather too. some of will get to see some sunny spells and what is still a cold day. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. with time fast running out for current trade rules, and the 3ist out for current trade rules, and the 31st december, talks continue on a post brexit trade deal. america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting the uk medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to stop selling

alcohol other than take a ways. the uk aims to cut carbon emissions by the end of 2030. and the bank of england is resisting calls to investigate the whereabouts of £50 billion of banknotes which are not in circulation. let's catch up with all the sport. good morning. we'll start with the news that england's first one—day international against south africa in cape town, which was set to start at 11 o'clock, was called offjust an hour before our cricket correspondent play was due to get under way. our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew joins us, and can tell us the reason for the postponement. it is covid, simple as that, i'm afraid. i'm told the england team boss left the hoteljust afraid. i'm told the england team boss left the hotel just a few minutes up the road, arriving at

newlands and word reached them that one of the south africans are tested positive, a test taken yesterday and the boss didn't stop, just went round the ground and back to the hotel again, and clearly it is extremely concerning for everyone involved in that game, the players are all sharing the same hotel together although in separate bio bubbles but it does demonstrate again just bubbles but it does demonstrate againjust how bubbles but it does demonstrate again just how well the ecb did last summer in managing to pull off all those test matches without a single case. what happens now then smack any news? more testing. this is a serious issue if any more south african players test positive, i suspect the series will be off, simple as that, because although they are in separate bubbles, they are in the same hotel, same pavilion, and they don't mix, but they are in close enough proximity. you do have to wonder how this player picked it up. two south african positive before the series

when they came into this bubble, but how a player managed to pick it up while being within the bubble is obviously a concern with the whole thing being a big issue for south african cricket who need the money. that is what this is about, it is not scheduled for anything other than cricket and getting money in the coffers, so they will desperately be hoping the match goes ahead on sunday, monday and wednesday. eddiejones has made one change to his england side that will face france in sunday's autumn nations cup final at twickenham with wing anthony watson replacing his bath team—mate jonathan joseph, who was injured in last weekend's victory over wales. the rest of eddiejones' starting 15 remains the same from that victory in llanelli. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much.

the business secretary has insisted that britain's medical regulator has been absolutely meticulous in approaching in the virus vaccine developed by pfizer and biotech. america's top infectious diseases expert anthony fauci has apologised for the claim. talking to a gp now. thank you forjoining us. are you getting any signal patient worried about taking or are you looking at massive demand for it? yell at the other way around, there is a sense of excitement and relief that the vaccine is on the horizon. how are you going to manage? how will it work in terms of your ministering it? there is a huge process behind the led by nhs england with a team working at central level and more locally to help us deliver it. we are working, and have primary count

networks in the understanding is working collaboratively. it has to be kept a cool story. can you do that? the logistics around it are very difficult. the vaccine will be keptin very difficult. the vaccine will be kept in special freezers in local sites, probably hospitals, and it be delivered in vials of a thousand, 975i delivered in vials of a thousand, 975| believe are sent out to each practice. we have to use those within five days. you do not have to yourself? no, it is frozen then it has thawed out within the practice and then stored in vaccine fridges. when they do end up with more of them, they will be kept not in the vaccine fridges because there will be more of them. you will not be

able to accurately measure the temperature if these medicines are being fought out over a period of days, will you? it has been authorised to be delivered this way. all our vaccine fridges, they are not like actualfridges, all our vaccine fridges, they are not like actual fridges, the all our vaccine fridges, they are not like actualfridges, the medical grade with special thermometers with measuring devices which are digitally recorded. this happens with all vaccines and the advice of the vaccine is safe within five days keptin the vaccine is safe within five days kept ina the vaccine is safe within five days kept in a standard fridge. and what about the cost to gp surgeries for processing this? obviously you have to keep everyone safe while they are coming to you. i know a letter from the doctor association uk said surgery should be paid for the extra cost of delivering them, do you agree with that? there is huge debate and they have been in discussion with the government. there are cost to this in terms of staff time, it's a whole other predator but my enterprise. gps have

been open throughout the pandemic, working face to face with patients, and we cannot give up any of our normal work to do this, we have extra staff and extra resources. we have been told we can bring in volu nteers have been told we can bring in volunteers and fast—track groups of professionals who can help with the vaccinations. people will be medically trained, will they? you will not just be medically trained, will they? you will notjust be getting round in volu nteers will notjust be getting round in volunteers to administer them? go make no random volunteers, medically trained people who get extra certification. we have nurses and retired doctors offering to come in with this, medical students, biomedical students, so there is a whole cohort of people willing to help. now, here in the uk, the prime minister is calling on other world leaders to find the example and set ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions ahead of a virtual climate summit next week. borisjohnson has

confirmed the uk wants to reduce emissions by 68% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels. as wildfires decade compared with 1990 levels. as wildfi res swept decade compared with 1990 levels. as wildfires swept the globe this year, there is increasing urgency. as wildfires swept the globe this year, politicians have started to tackle climate change with increasing urgency. they need to radically cut planet—heating emissions this decade, so borisjohnson says the uk will reduce its emissions by 68% — that's based on 1990 levels. it won't be enough to stop widespread ice thawing in the arctic and antarctic, but it does pose a challenge to world leaders during a virtual climate summit he's hosting next week. scientists say mrjohnson's targets are achievable but they wonder about his policies. the uk is doing very well on deploying renewable energy, wind energy, but we haven't seen that level of action in transport, for example,

or in making our houses low carbon, and so we still have work to do just to put a plan in place. what's more, in some ways the uk is actually increasing emissions. take road building — the chancellor gave £27 billion to new roads, even though they will increase emissions. home insulation reduces emissions but got only £1 billion from the chancellor. one scientist said all politicians need now to wear climate change glasses when they form policy, and they are not doing that yet. roger harrabin, bbc news. we can speak now to the researcher for chatham house and someone from the un environment conservation monitoring centre. thank you both very much indeed. if i can start with you, what do you make of this government commitment of cutting from 1990 levels, is it enough? it's a very ambitious plan and definitely off, but our actions need to match

our words. while we have these long—term policies, we don't have short—term plans or policies. these are targets, so how do we achieve them? like we already heard, many have been left out. how can we allocate those packages? they also need to support it. we have to make sure we are not supporting production and we need to allocate resources to green energy to training people for green energy to training people for green energy and making sure there are fallback options for people who would be losing jobs from the industry. what do you think about the uk government has said so far? it's a really important pa rt of part of what we are seeing globally. it's an increase in recognition that

we really have to set ambition and we really have to set ambition and we are seeing many countries coming forward on both climate change and the strongly related crisis of biodiversity loss, so we hear a lot about the convergence of these two agendas and the summit that is coming up next week is an important opportunity for many countries to be declaring... sound back —— opportunity for many countries to be declaring... sound back -- loss of sound. you cut out slightly but we can hear you mostly so thank you for staying with us. in terms of actually delivering on these targets, what do you think others need to do? do you need to go further on domestic use, house

insurance, what sort of because eve ryo ne insurance, what sort of because everyone is driving? or is this more about industry? definitely everything, each sector counts, of course. there is major emissions coming from industries, shipping and aviation, but there are easier sectors to focus on, like we mentioned housing and roads, transportation, there should be a limitand transportation, there should be a limit and cuts, and again we should not be subsidising fossil fuel industries, we need to set limits on targets, and how do you actually follow on with these plans? you talked earlier... sorry to interrupt, but you talked about not subsidising thosejobs interrupt, but you talked about not subsidising those jobs and encouraging people to go into greener fuels, but that is time—consuming, expensive and the government is trying to recover from this pandemic, the economic crisis that what it is very hard. this is a critical juncture we that what it is very hard. this is a criticaljuncture we are in because if we do not make the transition now, we will get stuck in a carbon

locking, the further we go into the future, the further it will be more difficult to come out of the lock in. also at this point, we've seen the impact of covid—19 and how biodiversity and nature and the environment is all happening along with the pandemic, so having... investing in stimulus packages will help human health, environment, climate change, and beneficialfor us in all areas. and i think we can see you and hear you now. in terms of tactical change that you would like to see from the uk government, what would you want to see, tangible action? one of the most important thing is for all government is to make sure that the whole range of policies that they have, they have to underpin this level of ambition,

are coherent, so we saw some reports released earlier this week that showed that what we have been doing, what all countries globally have been doing, they are not keeping a lid on climate change, and for example, we saw a global report, the production gap report which showed that globally, countries are actually whining to increase fossil fuel reduction rather than the resit, as we need to, and the point there is that globally we are also declaring a heightened ambition so we need to work quite hard on coherent and coming up with those concrete road maps that work through all sectors of society to deliver on the ambitions we are all setting. interesting to see how behaviour changes are flying, driving, and all those things, whether it will spring back. thank you both very much indeed for your time. the

headlines... with time fast running out before current trade rules end on the 31st of december — talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting that the uk's s medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than ta ke—aways. people are saying... there was an explosion. it is absolutely tragic. it's not that families, friends and collea g u es it's not that families, friends and colleagues of those involved. three

people were working close to the silo when it exploded yesterday morning. it is being used as a fertiliser. we thought everything was falling in. people were coming out from... saying, look over there. we saw people running. the emergency services were quickly on the scene. they quickly confirmed for fatalities. people were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life—threatening. they said —— the police said they will not be commenting. they have started an investigation to find out what went wrong.

the film industry has been massively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic — with cinemas forced to close demand for cash in the old—fashioned the bank of england is being urged to investigate the whereabouts of around 50—billion—pounds worth of banknotes that are unaccounted for. mps on the public accounts committee say not knowing where the cash is raises concerns about whether it may be being used for illegal purposes. our economics correspondent andy verity explains. in spite of talk of moves to a cashless society, demand for cash in the old—fashioned form of banknotes keeps increasing. between a fifth and a quarter of all notes are used or held to be spent in cash transactions. the rest, about £50 billion, could be hoarded as unreported

savings, held overseas, or used in the black market economy. but the bank of england doesn't know where it is kept, who by or what for and, according to the public accounts committee of mps, doesn't seem very curious. the bank of england needs to be sharing information about where that 50 billion might have gone. they won't have all the answers, we are really clear about that, but we are really clear that they need to be sending that information to the relevant agencies. it's a bit of a patchwork quilt, patching together big issues around organised crime. clearly, the bank of england has a role to play in that. the committee is also warning that regulators and the government are not doing enough to ensure people who do need access to cash to spend locally can withdraw it free of charge, especially in rural areas, with the number of cash machines dropping by 12% and many converting to paid—for use. the bank of england disputed that the banknotes were missing, saying members of the public didn't have to explain to the bank why they wish to hold banknotes. andy verity, bbc news. hundreds of people in edinburgh were broken up with under snow. we were sent these pictures from fife. let's have a quick look. lots of snow there. as you can see, looks very festive. she joins us there. as you can see, looks very festive. shejoins us now. thank you for sending these images in. it looks very beautiful and incredibly christmassy where you are. what was it like last night, what happened?

last night, there was no snow and then i was awoken at five o'clock by a thunderclap and my husband coming u psta i rs to a thunderclap and my husband coming upstairs to say, quick, look out the window. i pulled up the blind and there it was. lots and what's of snow, and the feet covered in snow, really white with you has been saying he was out trying to clear his carand saying he was out trying to clear his car and the thunder came, and the lightning came, and it came at the lightning came, and it came at the same time, so when he was out that the car, at that time, it had up that the car, at that time, it had up to knowing, it had been snowing through the night, we didn't realise and when he was clearing the car, the snow would then come lashing down. that must have been quite frightening. we have some footage.

let's have a look. that would haven't got any sound. we can hear the rumble of the thunder there. they that sound like normal thunder order that slightly different? it was really loud. i was sound asleep and it woke me up, so i woke up at the start and it was really loud, loud enough that the window was called, so very loud. white very frightening? we had that storm in the summer so it was not too frightening. it had under and was frightening but this one was festive, i would say? and your pictures of the snow, when were they

taken wasn't pictures of the snow, when were they ta ken wasn't immediately pictures of the snow, when were they taken wasn't immediately afterwards? yes, 5am so i immediatelyjumped out of bed to see the snow in the street and of course, dressing down on, they love the snow, so, yes. it looks amazing. what is it like up there right now is is it snowing, haveit there right now is is it snowing, have it melted ? there right now is is it snowing, have it melted? has it passed? starting to turn to slush now. we have right now but i did go out to make a snowman. we didn't get to make a snowman. we didn't get to make one this year because it has been a rubbish year this year, so we got to make one. my children would love to be up there with you but no snow in london at the that might get at least. but we hope you enjoy the snow once it is there. thank you, goodbye. after lots of uncertainty this year, the pantomime season has finally begun. venues are now

allowed to hold productions. basil brush and —— after lots of uncertaintity, the pantomime season has finally begun. venues in tiers 1 and 2 are now allowed to hold productions. basil brush and debbie mcgee had the honour of getting things underway at the theatre royal in windsor last night. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, went along. # i can feel it, anticipation in the air #. the panto season is go. i am not stupid. oh, yeah? i've just finished a jigsaw in a week and, on the box, it said three to four years. yes, there we go. it's a socially distanced cinderella in windsor. your dreams will come true. i've been on furlough, so it's been quite hard, so it will be nice to get out of the house and do something together. it's such a magical time. in december, obviously, christmas, festive activities, and we've not really been able to do anything up until now.

are you excited? yes. and what are we going to watch today? cinderella. staggered arrival times, families sitting in bubbles, everyone over 11 wearing masks, and the whole auditorium is fogged down between performances. it's also a different experience for the cast. there are little coloured tape so that we are social distanced. so when i do my entrance as fairy, when there are other people on the stage, i know i have to be by a green tape, if i'm on with cinderella. my fairy wand i have to look after myself, where usually the props people will look after it and hand it to you as you go on the stage. no, no, no, none of that. so, basil, do you have to wear a mask on stage in panto? muffled speech. i can't hear. what do you say? isaid... muffled speech. ha—ha—ha! boom boom! no, i don't have to wear a mask on stage. of course, i'm a different species, so i'm all right. but i do hope you've just sanitised. basil, how much does it mean to you that this panto can go ahead? i can't begin to tell you, mr colin. to have a real live audience instead of looking at a computer screen, you know.

the boom boom is on zoom. it is absolutely fantastic. and i do feel a fortunate fox that i'm not furloughed this year. if it was tier three, we wouldn't be able to go ahead, and i was going to shed a tear, no matter what tier we were going to be in, if you know what i mean. and basil makes a good point. just to confirm that i have exchange those tickets. slough is a little over a mile from the theatre, but it's in tier three, meaning people there have been asked to swap their tickets for later in the run. every aspect of the production is a pantomime palaver. there can only be half capacity, so this is obviously not about making money. why have you got ahead? for the audiences, really. you see the same people coming on the same dates each year, sitting in the same seats. and it's for them that we want to give people a bit of light relief at the end of what has been very difficult year for everybody. and the audience at the first performers loved it. how different was to normal? it was actually better.

why? because we had more space. she had a really good view. it was so wonderful, you just forget all those things that you don't usually do. you can't shout out as much on things like that. to be honest, emma still did, so... the pandemic panto season is up and running. cinderella has gone to the ball, albeit a socially distanced one. colin paterson, bbc news, windsor. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller hello. it's been a cold start to the day and a wintry one in places, too, with snow falling in parts of eastern and northern england, but especially in scotland where travel on some of the higher routes will stay quite difficult as we go on through the rest of the day with a bit more snow to come. a deep area of low pressure sitting right across us. it's not just wet but windy as well. for many of us, if you have seen a bit of snow so far today it will turn back to rain, that's away from the higher hills in scotland. but there will be another dose of quite heavy rain running through eastern scotland through the afternoon and into the evening and that

could bring some flooding and disruption in some spots. mostly rain in northern ireland, a bit of sleet and snow to the higher hills here as there will be across parts of northern england, north wales and the midlands, but for many of us at low levels it willjust be a cold rain. parts of south wales and southern england will get to see a few sunny spells but even so, it will stay cold. that's the picture as we go through the rest of the afternoon, low pressure system, bands of wet weather circulating around that. that's where it is turning much wetter across parts of eastern scotland again, but this particularly in the form of rain this time, and then we get to see a few sunny spells to the south. it's not just wet but windy as well. some wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in some spots and that's just reinforcing just how chilly it feels out there today. into tonight, we'll continue to see some rain, again

a bit of sleet and snow, particularly into the hills. some clearer skies developing more widely across the eastern side of england. this is where we are most likely to have a frost with temperatures at freezing orjust below as we go into saturday morning. as for the weekend, that area of low pressure will pull away and it will turn drier, but it is going to stay cold and it will still be some wet weather around on saturday, mostly in the form of showers. still quite windy, particularly to the north and west, gusty winds with showers in south—west england that could have hail and thunder with them. also some drier weather around and a few sunny spells occasionally too, although they do nothing for the temperature. part two of the weekend on sunday as the windfalls light, there could be fog at the start of the day and a frosty start. some of that fog might linger particularly through parts of central and eastern england. a few showers in northern scotland. 01:57:43,256 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 most dry, but still cold.