good afternoon. the uk's chief brexit negotiator has arrived in brussels to resume talks with the eu about a trade deal. it comes after the prime minister spoke to the european commission president yesterday evening. significant differences remain on fishing rights, competition rules and how a deal would be enforced. this morning, the environment secretary, george eustice, said there was still a trade deal to be done, but admitted that the talks were in a "very difficult position". our political correspondent jonathan blake reports.

back in brussels, the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for what has been described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. we've worked very hard to get a deal, we will see what happens with negotiations today, and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon, thank you very much. the government says there is still a deal to be done in what a cabinet minister said this morning were the final days of negotiations, but only if the eu accepts the uk has to make its own decisions. we want to be doing a free trade agreement as a sovereign equal with the european union and, so, anything that undermines our ability to control our own waters, for instance, or undermines our ability to make our own laws isn't something we can accept. after an hour on the phone together last night, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said there were still serious differences. but agreed their teams

should keep talking. those differences are over fishing rights for eu boats in uk waters, competition rules or the so—called level playing field, and the governance and enforcement of any deal. ireland's foreign minister, simon coveney, is among those talking up the prospect of an agreement. he said, "we are more likely to get a deal than not because i think it's in everybody‘s interest." "it was" he said "97% or 98% done". any deal would need approval from parliament. with borisjohnson‘s majority that won't be a problem. but will labour give it their backing? we will have to look of course at the content of a deal but also any legislation that comes to parliament. we won't give them a blank cheque but i think i have been very clear both today and on previous programmes with you, andrew, that the most important thing is that the government get a deal. we want that deal to be delivered, we will look at any legislation that comes to parliament. eu countries would need

to ratify the agreement, too. one french politician said it needs to be in all their interests. this is the framing of the relationship between the uk and the eu for years, decades to come. and, so, we have to be absolutely convinced on both sides of the channel that it is the right framing for this relationship. and if it is not we shouldn't sign it. behind these walls in brussels, talks now to determine at last the uk's future relationship with the eu. jonathan blake, bbc news. our correspondent nick beake is in brussels. nick, time running out, what are the chancing of a deal? ben, i asked lord frost if he thought compromise was in the air. i asked him whether borisjohnson had was in the air. i asked him whether boris johnson had given was in the air. i asked him whether borisjohnson had given him treasure room for manoeuvre in the talk, uner is pricingly he wasn't willing to spill the beans but those are the sort of things they will try to suss out as the talks resume and the british will be trying to work out

if the eu are going to give ground. of course, publicly, both side are saying it is the other which is preventing a breakthrough, being too entrenched, not willing to recognise the position of the other size side, there will have to be compromise on both sides, interestingly, eu diplomats are remaining tight—lipped, they are trying to put ona tight—lipped, they are trying to put on a united front. that is because last week we ceo saudi vision, france said if an agreement is reached but not a good deal in their eyes they won't have any problem with saying no to it. people may ask why are we obsessing or following a lot people in suits this afternoon, their comes and goings, the answer is the outcome of this process will determine the future relationship between the uk and the eu for many yea rs between the uk and the eu for many years to come, and of course, that is something that affects all of our lives ben. thank you very much indeed. the medical director of nhs england says the mass vaccination programme for covid—i9 starting this week marks "the beginning

of the end" of the pandemic. but professor stephen powis warned the roll—out will be a "marathon not a sprint". around 800,000 doses are expected to be available this coming week, with jabs being given across the uk from tuesday. our health correspondent jim reed reports. it is an historic week in the 72 year history of the nhs. these first covid vaccines are made by the drugs companies pfizer and biontech. very soon, they will start arriving at hospitals like this one, in south london. in total, 50 sites have been chosen as the first vaccine hubs in england. 800,000 doses should be available to members of the public across the whole uk from tuesday. nhs staff are spending the weekend preparing sites to accept the first deliveries. nhs staff around the country at vaccination hubs such as this one we are here at today have been working tirelessly to make sure

we are prepared to commence vaccination on tuesday. this feels like the beginning of the end, but of course it is a marathon, not a sprint, and it will take many months for us to vaccinate everybody who needs vaccination. elderly patients who are already in hospital or have an existing appointment will be among the first to receive the jab. others over the age of 80 will be called up and asked to attend, and care homes will be able to book their staff into vaccination clinics. everyone will feed a booster shot 21 days after the first injection. speaking on the andrew marr programme this morning, the woman in charge of the regulator which approved the vaccine said it was safe to use. i would really like to emphasise that the highest standards of scrutiny of safety and effectiveness and quality have been metment international standards, and so there should be real confidence in the rigour of our approval. but the first vaccine to be approved made by the drugs companies pfizer

and biontech needs to be stored at minus 70 degrees celsius, and moved carefully. nhs england says as more doses of the vaccine arrive, more central hubs will be set up. thousands of gps are on standby to deliver vaccinations in weeks, followed by a plan for mass distribution in pharmacies, sporting venues and conference centres. jim reed, bbc news. the legendary bbc commentator peter alliss, who became known as the voice of golf, has died. he was 89. he won more than 20 tournaments during his career as a golfer, and played on eight ryder cup teams before becoming a commentator. andy swiss looks back at his life. at his witty, whimsical best, there was no—one quite like peter alliss. oh, ho, ho, ho. i think he enjoyed that one. for more than 50 years he painted golf in all its quirks

in his own inimitable style. sort of built for comfort, not speed. a bit like myself. golf was in his blood. his father percy had been a professional, and under his watch, the young peter soon flourished, and became a ryder cup regular, but even when he was still playing, his poise in front of the microphone was becoming obvious. well, i think this course is in wonderful condition at this time of the year. his relaxed style made him a regular on talk shows, where he said the key to commentating was never to take the game too seriously. it has enormous rewards, great sadness, great joy, great stupidity. great nonsense, you know, and it's, it's really not all that serious. but behind that light—heartedness there was no doubting his expertise. he has played it boldly. that could be, that could be magical. when the world's greatest golfers conjured their greatest moments, allis was the perfect guide. thank you.

for all his supporters, though, he had his critics too. to some, he was the epitome of golf‘s often stuffy image. they look as if they might be a bit of a handful, those three. but alliss was never afraid to speak his mind. i try to be an observer. i get into trouble for that sometimes, if you don't say the right things for the right people, but i look at it and i say is that right, is it fair, is it ok, does it work? and i'm not afraid to say so. and to his fans, peter alliss was one of sport's most distinctive and endearing voices. and they say the meek shall inherit the earth. a man who captured the drama and the humour... i wonder if mum's put a bit of best butter in there before he left? ..like no—one else. a couple of minutes' time there won't be a dry eye in the house, including mine. peter alliss, who's died at the age of 89. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at six o'clock, bye for now.

you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on our main story, the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost has arrived in brussels to resume talks with his eu counterpart, michel barnier as they hope to agree a post—brexit trade deal. significant differences remain in a number of key areas, including fishing rights. i've been discussing this with barrie deas, chief executive of the national federation of fishermen‘s organisations. i suppose it is no surprise that we have come to this point, because the eu has signalled right from the outset that it would require the uk to cave in on fishing rights in order to secure a trade deal, whereas the uk has said, well, we are in a new situation,

new legal situation, as an independent coastal state, we want the usual relationship that exists between coastal states, where they share stocks. of course, the eu has had a huge advantage over the uk, over a0 years, on access and quota shares, and it doesn't want to give them up. that is the nub of the issue. in terms of quota shares, what would you like to see in your ideal world? what would you be happy with? we want nothing extraordinary, just what normal coastal states base their quota shares on, and assessment of the resources that are in each other‘s waters, and the quotas. in the jargon, it is known as zonal attachment.

i think the fishing industry will be looking at any fishing deal that comes out which has zonal attachment, has it been achieved, do we have our fair share of quotas? that is the basis of a deal. i think that a deal on fish is possible, there is a deal on offer that would give eu fleets access, at some sort of level, to uk waters. but it requires the eu to move on quota shares. can i put to you an argument i am sure you will be familiar with, maybe even frustrated by. a lot of commentators will say fishing is a tiny part of the british economy, something like 0.002% of gdp, and it has something like an unrealistically high level of importance in these talks. if these talks were to flounder on the issue fishing rights, that would be strange, given that it is not a very significant part of the economy. that is an argument that is put. what would you say to that? i think a trade deal is in both sides' interests. it is the eu that has made this rather artificial linkage between trade and fish,

because it has got a very weak hand to play on fish. so, we recognise the importance of a trade deal, but not at the price of selling out fishing rights. that is what happened back in 1973, on the entry terms, when we joined the eec, and fishing were sacrificed. i think the prime minister recognises, in a sense, that this is a ted heath moment, if you like. is the fishing industry going to be sold out or not? i don't detect any sign within government, within the people that we talk to within government, that fishing is going to be sold out. one last question, if i could quote to you what the economist said, that it is really important to remember it is about processing fish, rather than just catching. so, it's not necessarilyjust about capturing quotas, and the processing depends on free trade, and that even a place

like grimsby is quite worried about the future of its processing industry, and processing work, if there isn't a trade agreement? but if you have a fair share of the quotas, that means landings increase, which means there is more processing. we fully accept access to the market is important. but it is the eu that has made this linkage between fishing and trade. normally, fishery agreements and trade agreements are kept entirely separate, and that is the situation that we are in now. but, as i said before, i don't see any sign that the uk is going to cave in on fish. president trump has again falsely insisted that he won the us presidential election. he was speaking at a rally in georgia — his first campaign event since last month's election, which was won byjoe biden. he was there to support the state's two republican senators, who need to win runoff elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate.

peter bowes reports. it is my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states, donald j trump. a rare appearance by melania trump, marking her husband's return to the campaign trail. speaking for almost two hours, donald trump received a rousing reception from his supporters in georgia, a state he lost tojoe biden. hello, georgia. we did a greatjob. you know we won, georgia, just so you undrstand. "we love you" chanted the crowd as mr trump, without providing evidence, again claimed the election was stolen by the democrats. we've never lost an election. we're winning this election. the rally was staged to promote two republican senators standing for re—election injanuary. at stake is the balance of power in the senate and much of donald trump's legacy. the most important run—off election in american history

according to the president. the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up in a socialist country or whether they will grow up in a free country. georgia, like many states, has seen a huge surge in coronavirus cases in recent days. yet few in the trump crowd were wearing masks. the democratic candidates for the senate in georgia have also been campaigning. we need to be thinking about the americans over the last several months who have perished, not only from the virus we call covid—19 but more especially from the virus we call indifference.

thank you, georgia. get out and vote. the results of the georgia election will shape american politics asjoe bien enters the white house. for now, donald trump remains a polarising force and true to form he is not going quietly. the headlines on bbc news... the uk's chief negotiator returns to brussels to resume brexit talks with time running out to reach an agreement. donald trump holds his first rally since losing the us presidential election, urging crowds in georgia to vote republican in crucial senate run—off elections. hospitals will receive their first deliveries of the new coronavirus vaccine tomorrow — the first jabs are expected to be administered on tuesday. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes good afternoon.

known as "the voice of golf", broadcaster peter alliss has died this morning at the age of 89. his family said his death was unexpected but peaceful. only last month he had been part of the bbc‘s coverage of the masters — a tournament he played in twice during his professional career. he represeted europe at eight ryder cups and won 31 tour titles before picking up the commentator‘s microphone, the start of a career that spanned more than half a century. well the tributes have been pouring in for alliss from the world of sport and beyond. the former european ryder cup captain thomas bjorn said "what a great man. great voice and a true friend of our game. peter was a brilliant broadcaster but an even better player. we will miss him dearly but we should also celebrate a life well lived." gary lineker described him as "a wonderfully witty and truly brilliant commentator.

golf will never be the same." and actorjohn cleese said alliss had, the most sane and comforting voice i ever heard. "i always thought that i could cope with the ending of the world if only peter was commentating on it." england's opening one—day international against south africa has been abandoned,with two members of the touring party returning unconfirmed positive tests for covid—i9. the start had been delayed after two members of the team hotel staff tested positive but its now been abandoned altogether. it had already been postponed by two days when a south africa player tested positive. former england captain alastair cook says player safety must come first. i will be very, very surprised if the cricket continues now. i would imagine that the players would want to come home. i know they are off pretty quickly, 2nd ofjanuary, back to sri lanka to play a test series.

the last thing they will want to do is 14 days isolation. that, u nfortu nately, is 14 days isolation. that, unfortunately, might happen. but they will want to come home for christmas, and i imagine they will be on the flight on thursday with no more cricket, probably just be on the flight on thursday with no more cricket, probablyjust staying in their rooms, unfortunately. we have two early kick—offs to tell you about. crystal palace are 3—1 up at west brom — wilfried zaha and christian benteke putting them ahead . and the home side is down to 10 men, after fellipe matheus pereira was sent off for violent conduct. and in the scottish premiership, goals from kemar roofe and james tavernier have given rangers the lead at ross county. there's just over half an hour to play in both those games. millwall football club have issued a statement, after some of their fans booed when players took the knee ahead of their game against derby yesterday. they say they were "dismayed and saddened" and the return of supporters should have been a positive and exciting occasion but it was completely overshadowed. they'll be meeting with kick it out and other anti—discrimination bodies in an attempt to use the events

as a catalyst for more rapid solutions. romain grosjean's formula one career appears to be over, after he was ruled out of the final race of the season, next weekend's abu dhabi grand prix. that was always going to be his last race for the haas team, but he's now heading home to switzerland for further treatment on the serious burns he suffered on his hands in a crash at the bahrain grand prix a week ago. george russell's status as an f1 star of the future could well be confirmed at this evening's sakhir grand prix in bahrain. he's standing in for lewis hamilton and he came within 0.026 seconds of taking pole position on his debut for mercedes, but he was just pipped in qualifying by his team—mate valtteri bottas. team boss toto wolff said he was "impressed but not surprised". let's take you to milton keynes now, where the final of the uk snooker championship is just getting underway.

it's world number one judd trump against number three neil robertson — and these are two in—form players. they've both won this tournament before. they're still in the opening frame — it's the best of 19 — and you can watch it over on bbc two. if you want, or you can stay with us bbc news. your choice! a video of an incident in which a sikh boy was kicked and punched outside his school in telford has sparked an outpouring of messages of support and a campaign by young sikhs sharing pictures of themselves with the caption "proud to wear my turban and be a sikh." west mercia police have been investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. our correspondent rajeev gupta has been speaking to sikhs who have shared their experiences of being targeted across the generations. emboldened by the incident which took place earlier this month, thousands of sikhs have taken to social media to show solidarity and pride in their appearance.

it's good that people stick with you. ii—year—old balraj singh says he has suffered discrimination for wearing a turban and he and his father, jasjit, are just two that have joined the campaign. this is one of the things that has come out of this incident, the number of people who have said that they found it very frustrating that they went through it on the assumption that their children wouldn't have to. similarly, growing up in bradford in the 705, i remember getting my patka pulled off on the top deck of a bus once. i remember at school, lots of hassle and it's something that unfortunately became normalised. this is something that was going to happen as a consequence of looking different. the first time people abused me, they tried to take my patka off, but i didn't let them. so, yeah, people have tried it before. have you come to terms with that? what do you use to build up strength to keep wearing your patka? if you stop, then they've just completely won.

they have got to you. i wouldn't feel myself without my patka. it's good that finally people are not scared to show they are different. they don't just try and look like everyone else. they are proud to be different, they are proud to stand out. tell me about the significance of wearing a patka for you? sikhs wear patkas, so if you're in a crowd of people, you always know that you can come to a sikh because they will help you. that's why you can't just suddenly stop wearing it just because of one or two incidents because it is your heritage. it reminds me every day to act in a particular way, as well. it's not just an external symbol, it's an internal symbol for myself to understand what kind of values i should be upholding. rajeev gupta reporting. as we've been hearing, the bbc golf commentator, peter alliss, has died at the age of 89. many people have been paying tribute — among them the former ryder cup captain sam torrance.

his commentary, he took over from henry longhurst who was regarded as the doyen of commentary. but peter took the mantle over. to be honest, nobody ever got near him. he was magnificent, funny, always articulate and kept you amused. we heard some clips, showing how funny he could be in his commentary. and just to rewind, he was no mean golfer himself? no, he played in eight ryder cups, ten world cups, he was inducted into the hall of fame. the accolades, there are many. very entertaining. a great man to be with, great company and very thoughtful. when i started in 72, every tournament i won he used to write me a letter. it was beautiful and well received.

he had a really technical knowledge of the game, obviously, having played at such a high level. do you think that was part of the reason that his commentary was so good? because he managed to combine the technical with the very light—hearted, as we heard in that report? absolutely, he knew it all and knew how to describe it, he knew the feelings. as he said himself, he wasn't afraid to say, if somebody were struggling, he could point it out. he would let people give him stick for it. he didn't care, he was telling the truth. very important for the game, for the sport, to have such a great ambassador. millions of people around the country will have never gone to see golf themselves, but they will watch it through the television. he was the guide? yes, the programmes he did, the celebrity golf, wonderful entertainment.

he was a household name forever in britain, because of the shows, the masters, the great years doing that, the open, everything, really. and the great golfers like yourself, what do they think of him? obviously we have been talking about it from a viewer perspective, how he was such a great communicator. but did the golfers have a great respect for him as well? absolutely. you would get a phone call out of the blue. i spoke to him not that long ago out of the blue, he called me, i called him, just a chat about old friends, seeing if you are ok, especially in these times we are living in. the letters that he wrote to me meant so much to me. he was loved by everyone. really irreplaceable, actually, as we have been saying, the voice of golf. yes, yes. well, nobody ever got close to him. he will never be replaced.

he will be fondly remembered. sam torrance, remembering pete alliss, who has died at the age of 89. another coal started far too much of the weekend, areas of mist and fog around, some of it stubborn to clear as pa rt part of northern ireland and east anglia. some glimmers of brightness, variable cloud, like the photograph shows from one of our weather watchers in gwinnett. the reason for the mist and fog and variable cloud is because we have slack airflow across the country, barely any isobars around. the cold air pretty much sitting right on top of us, and it will be with us for much of this upcoming week. it hasn't been com pletely upcoming week. it hasn't been completely dry, some rain peppering northern and eastern parts of scotland, north—east england. areas of rainfor scotland, north—east england. areas

of rain for the midlands and the south—east, clearing away but we will continue to see showers affecting pembrokeshire and cornwall. further showers for north—east scotland, north—east england, getting a bit of winteriness over the higher ground. elsewhere, variable cloud, some brightness around. i mentioned where we hold on to the fog, northern ireland and east anglia, temperatures around freezing, otherwise a cold day 7 degrees for most. through tonight looks like the showers fizzle away or become more confined to coastal areas stop we could see some showers running through the english channel, continuing with some running down pembrokeshire into cornwall. for many, a dry night, a cold one, colder than the last few nights, frost, ice and dense fog patches, which could be stubborn to clear. may be the central belt of scotland, northern ireland on the midlands coming to the south—east. later in the day we could see some changes across the north—east of scotland, may be the far north—east of england with increasing wind on some showers, low pressure in the north sea will start to move westwards. a cold day to come, probably colder

because there will be more cloud around with limited spells of sunshine. that area of low pressure over the north sea drifts westwards into the northern part of the uk. more isobars on the chart, a windy day for many of us, particularly the northern part of the uk. outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy across the hills, sleaziness in northern levels. —— sleet in northern levels. maybe the best sunshine will be across the south and south—east of the country. four or 7 degrees. turning dry as we head into wednesday and thursday. grey and cold. hints of it by the end of the week, a low pressure system moving off the atlantic could produce wetter weather. also, something a little less cold as well. that is all from me, see you