this is bbc news. the headlines: as boris johnson heads to brussels to meet the european commission president, he says no prime minister could accept the current terms but remains optimistic there is still a deal to be done. i have absolutely no doubt that from january the 1st, this country is going to prosper mightily. he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. as more and more people get the vaccine, a new warning to those with significant allergies after two people suffer adverse reactions. wales‘ chief medical officer says coronavirus is spreading fast in almost every part of the country. ten local authority areas are recording more than 400 cases per 100,000 people. delays at ports — initially

caused by the pandemic — lead to honda pausing production at its swindon plant, with fears brexit could make things worse. a major report on how to uk can meet its carbon cutting targets finds it will be cheaper than previously thought. —— how the uk. forget hollywood — if you want to see real stars, go to yorkshire. two national parks in the north of england have been designated dark sky reserves. hello, good evening. the prime minister is heading to brussels for dinner with the european commission president, ursula von der leyen. ahead of leaving, borisjohnson said no british pm could accept the current eu terms but says there is still a deal to be done. major disagreements remain

between the two sides on fishing rights, business competition rules or the so—called "level playing field" and how a deal will be policed or any future disputes resolved. and time is running out to reach an agreement. the uk will stop following eu trading rules on the 31st december — deal or no deal. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. can you get this over the line, prime minister? for the prime minister, who was the face of the brexit campaign, decision time is coming. will borisjohnson sign up to a trade deal or are the two sides too far apart? tonight in brussels, he will meet the european commission president to see if they can give fresh life to the negotiating process. a good deal is still there to be done... but talks have been stuck for some time and mrjohnson told mps that there are still significant issues. our friends in the eu are currently insisting that if they pass a new law in the future, with which we in this

country do not comply, or don't follow suit, then they want the automatic right, mr speaker, to punish us and to retaliate. i don't believe that those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept. it's notjust competition rules. there are still disagreements on fish, how much can eu boats catch in british waters, and enforcement, who polices the deal? labour has said getting an agreement is essential and even keir starmer, self—isolating at home, suggested he could back one. he is absolutely stuck, this is the truth of it, he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. mr speaker, i genuinely hope this is the usual prime minister's bluster. this country will be ready for whether we have a canadian or an australian solution, and there will be jobs created in this country throughout the whole of the uk,

notjust in spite of brexit but because of brexit. but it is notjust the uk that has red lines. eu leaders say they are united on protecting the single market. translation: if there are british conditions which we cannot accept, then we will take the path of no deal. one thing is absolutely clear, the integrity of the eu's market must be preserved. there has been a growing sense of pessimism in the last few days about whether these trade talks will end in a deal. so, borisjohnson is going to brussels tonight to see if there is room for political compromise, a way of breathing life back into the negotiating process. nothing is guaranteed and time is running out because no matter what happens, in three weeks, our relationship with the eu will change. in a few hours‘ time, talks will take place in here, the european commission building in brussels. there are big issues to be ironed out and the government is warning that success is far from guaranteed.

nick eardley there. the uk government has promised that the provisions agreed in the withdrawal agreement will protect the right of people and businesses in northern ireland. chris page is in belfast. chris, what is the sense there, the reaction to this protocol? yes, businesses say a few questions have been answered, but still plenty others remain unanswered. the northern ireland protocol, the part of the brexiteer that means northern ireland in effect remains in the eu legal market for goods —— single market, the implication that means there will be some checks on new goods arriving into the likes of here, belfast port, from the rest of the uk, michael gove gave some details come up we know the agreement reached by the uk and eu yesterday, as regards to foods in

supermarkets, one area of concern, the supply of goods into supermarkets could be disrupted, supermarkets could be disrupted, supermarkets are getting a three month grace period, so—called, no big change until the end of march. and then until the end ofjune for meat products like sausages. independent retailers say they have questions, wondering whether that grace period applies to them as well as the big supermarkets, and they have said they have not had the clarity they were looking for. also in regard to customs, if there was no free trade deal between the uk and the eu in the end, that would have raised the possibility of ta riffs have raised the possibility of tariffs being due on goods which arrived here and redeemed being at risk of moving on across the land border into the republic of ireland and therefore into the european union, but according to the government, we know there will be a trusted trader scheme which, it is understood kim means up to 90% of those goods should be exempt from

those goods should be exempt from those tariffs, also goods moving the other wacom there'd been a concern that perhaps export declarations, new paperwork, would be due on those goods but that has been negotiated away. more details still to come, still being asked for by businesses, but the meat and the bones of that deal, as to how the northern ireland protocol will work, is taking shape. however, businesses here still warning they're going to face a difficult january, they believe, warning they're going to face a difficultjanuary, they believe, and the most senior civil servants here in the department of agriculture, which will operate some of those checks on food products here in belfast port and other parts and was in ireland, they have said the infrastructure, the inspection points needed for that, are not going to be ready for the 1st of january. they will not be ready until well into 2021, so initially the facilities for those checks will be temporary, so plenty difficulties ahead. chris page, in belfast, think you very much indeed. let's get the thoughts of former irish prime ministerjohn bruton.

he was taoiseach between 1994 and 1997. thanks very much for your time today, what is your reaction first of all to this new protocol? this is 110w of all to this new protocol? this is now filling out the protocol detail that was agreed a year ago, it was agreed in principle, and now michael gove, they have filled in the details. we have not seen all the details. we have not seen all the details yet, they have not been circulated, but they have reached agreement on the main points. and so do you think there will be confidence in that? will it preserve the border? will there be any threat to the good friday agreement? there will be no checks on the irish border. there will be checks on goods entering northern ireland from the uk. 0bviously these will be much more extensive if there is a no—deal situation on trade, because of the

snowden tuition on trade tariffs, but if there is a deal on trade, it will be issues like whether the goods comply with eu standards, whether they are just for the republic orjust whether they are just for the republic or just for northern ireland, those sorts of issues will have to be expected anyway, hopefully we will not have tariffs but that depends on what happens tonight. and what are you hearing? what is your sense in terms of the potential move from european partners to compromising? are you worried the french numberfor example, may take a tougher line than northern ireland might want?|j think every country in the european union wants fair competition. we do not want have a situation where the uk subsidise their industries and still have free access to our market when we cannot subsidise our industries, but that works both ways. i think the uk should want to

have rules as well, because it does not want to find there could be eu businesses exporting to britain and subsidising those exports directly 01’ subsidising those exports directly or indirectly, to the disadvantage of british producers, so having a level playing field and having enforcea ble level playing field and having enforceable rules for a level playing field, to ensure the competition is fair, is in the interest of the uk and british and northern irish producers, as much as the countries of the eu. but there isa the countries of the eu. but there is a point, i suppose, from the eu position, from the french position, in sending a message that if you leave this political union, there will be consequences and there were about the preservation of the single market? —— they are worried. absolutely. the single market is the sickle greatest achievement of the european union and a country does not want to pay any conservation

towards eu funds, does not want to have any part in the making of rules that govern the single market cannot expect, as britain intends, to be in the same situation as any one of the 27 members in the single market who are paying their subscriptions and pa rt are paying their subscriptions and part of the skin but we are trying to do is preaching agreement —— trying to reach an agreement. simple standards for fair competition in regards to state aid, not undercutting social standards, not undercutting social standards, not undercutting environmental standards, but neither side, undercutting environmental standards, but neitherside, neither side would do that to the disadvantage of the other. it is very important we get a deal, because if we don't have a deal, there could well be... 70% of the food in in britain is produced in the european union, if you have to charge high tariffs on those food imports, you could have shortages in certain products, and we could have the same in europe because we buy a

lot of our food from britain, so we need to have a deal so that we do not have to impose tariffs on one another, which ultimately would be paid to shoppers, by consumers, by households. the cost of all this will be borne by households. how optimistic are you there is going to bea optimistic are you there is going to be a deal? resume of billy in that case, it is in both sides interests to have any deal —— presumably. case, it is in both sides interests to have any deal —— presumablym is in both sides interests of any deal... we are not going to undermine the single market, not going to allow anybody, personally summary going to allow anybody, personally summary leaving the club, to undermine with the rest are going to enjoy. i think britain should come up enjoy. i think britain should come up very in mind it has been allowed to leave that it should meet us halfway on the things we need to do to protect what we have achieved a

27 members of the european union. and just very finally, briefly, 27 members of the european union. andjust very finally, briefly, if 27 members of the european union. and just very finally, briefly, if i may, dinner tonight — and just very finally, briefly, if i may, dinnertonight — i and just very finally, briefly, if i may, dinner tonight — i am sure you have been in many of these political events. have been in many of these political eve nts. a ny have been in many of these political events. any tips for the players involved to get some kind of resolution? i thick it is important that at a dinner like this, both sides show a willingness to compromise without necessarily getting into the details. i do nothing we could have legal text exchange after dinner, but the main topic should be discussed, and avenues, without commitment necessarily, which could lead to an agreement being found being explored and being handed over to the negotiators to go over the detail on it. we've only got a few days left at most, probably barely up to this weekend, because any agreement between britain and the eu has to be translated into 23 lingwood years, it has to be approved in the european parliament, have to be approved in the uk parliament and

possibly will have to be approved in the parliaments of each of the 27 members of the eu as well. that has got to take time, and we don't want a lot of uncertainty on the 1st of january, so we need to get the job done quickly. john bruton, former irish prime minister, thank you for your time. many more people are getting the coronavirus vaccine today, as the roll—out of the pfizer—biontech jab continues across the uk. but people with a history of significant allergic reactions have been advised not to have the vaccine as a precaution. it comes after two nhs workers had reactions after being immunised yesterday. the nhs says they are both recovering well. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. sharp scratch now, angela. at a hospital in south london this morning, it was the turn of care home workers to get their jabs. i'm pleased to have it, you know. we are all in it together, let's just get it done. another 150 people at st george's hospital in tooting will get vaccinated today.

it is wonderful because it's like a little ray of sunshine in what has been the most difficult year i have ever had in my career over 27 years. across the uk, thousands have now received their first doses. they will all need a follow—up booster in three weeks' time before it is fully effective. this morning, though, the medicines regulator said two nhs workers who received the jab yesterday had allergic reactions to it. the chief executive of the mhra said those with significant allergies should not have the jab for the time being. even last evening, we were looking at two case reports of allergic reactions. we know from the very extensive clinical trials that this was not a feature, but if we need to strengthen our advice now that we've had this experience in the vulnerable populations, the groups who have been selected as a priority, we get that advice to the field immediately. both the staff members affected

already had a significant history of allergic reactions and needed to carry an adrenaline or epipen around with them. shortly after receiving the vaccine, they developed symptoms of anaphylactoid reaction, that is less severe than anaphylactic shock. it can include symptoms like a rash and shortness of breath. both have recovered after treatment. the bbc has been told that it was expected some people would have an allergic reaction. it happens every year with the flu vaccine. to start with, this first jab, made by the drugs companies pfizer and biontech, is being given in hospitals so patients can be monitored for any signs of allergic reaction. gps have been told they will start to receive their first batches from next week. giving evidence this morning, england's chief medical officer stressed it is still important for the public to stick to social distancing rules. the idea that we can suddenly stop now because the vaccine is here, that would be really premature.

it is like someone giving up a marathon race at mile 16. it would be absolutely the wrong thing to do. but there will come a point where the choice about exactly when to start to ramp things down, how fast and which, needs to be made. this all comes at a difficult time in the outbreak. cases are rising sharply in parts of the country like london and south wales. scientists and ministers say it may take months for the vaccination programme to have a real impact on the pandemic. jim reed, bbc news. a 90—year—old grandmother who became the first person in the world to have the pfizer vaccine for coronavirus has been discharged from hospital. how are you doing? are you 0k? how are you doing? are you ok? so good to see you. margaret keenan — known as maggie — had been admited to university hospital coventry a few days before herjab. speaking immediately after receiving the vaccine, the retired jewellery store assistant urged others to get it,

saying, "if i can have it at 90, then you can have it too." mrs keenan, who turns 91 next week, was one of about 100 people vaccinated on the first day of the roll—out in coventry. canada has approved the pfizer—biontech vaccine for coronavirus, a day after the uk became the first country to roll it out. health canada said it had authorised the use of the vaccine following a thorough, independent review of the evidence. it said it had determined that the vaccine met the department's "stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements". the decision clears the way for the vaccine to be delivered and administered across the country. the chief medical officer for wales says the coronavirus situation there is "very serious", with the virus "spreading fast". dr frank atherton says the rate of infection is rising in almost every part of the country. in ten local authority areas, there are more than 400 cases per 100,000 people. coronavirus infection is spreading and spreading fast. it's accelerating

across the country. that's happening more quickly than we had anticipated as we came out of the firebreak just a few weeks ago, and it's accelerating at a greater speed than we have seen during the autumn months. i am joined now by dr keith reid, who is the director of public health at swansea bay university health board. thanks forjoining us. thanks for joining us. just thanks forjoining us. just how bad is the picture there? the picture in swa nsea is the picture there? the picture in swansea bay region is pretty bad, and it is prickly bad in a local authority area. we have seen a tripling of the rates of new infections over the past few weeks, so we infections over the past few weeks, so we have gone from 230 new cases per 100,000 population per week to 690, more than 690 come in the latest figures, so it is really bad and it is heading in the worst direction. do you think there needs to bea direction. do you think there needs to be a lockdown now in that case? we have had conversations with the welsh government this morning about the types of local restrictions that

could be put in place to bring this under control and discussions will go on with them. i think the key, however, to bring this increase in infection rates down is absolutely in how people behave. people need to stop seeing the guidance is a set of rules and start seeing them as a handbook to keep safe, so when we are telling people they should reduce their household mixing, they should severely limit the number people they have contact with. those they meet with, they should maintain that physical distance of two metres, the wearing of the face coverings outside and the regular handwashing, that is all for a reason and it is key people safe and reduce the rates of infection in our community. it is really important people get those basics right. that is what is going to make a difference more than any fire break. of course, everybody is tired, set up, it is winter. isn't the answer to make the rules much tighter and

policed them coachella i isa is a sense —— policed them coachella there is a sense stop fatigue is a real thing. fatigue is a realthing. if people want a break over christmas, they need to do things now to get they need to do things now to get the rate of infection under control, so the rate of infection under control, soido the rate of infection under control, so i do appeal to people across wales to observe those basic measures. yes, it is hard, but we have to keep things under control until next winter. we had discussions in the health board this afternoon about what services we need to stop to try and create some additional capacity for covid cases in our hospitals. things are worse than they were earlier in the year andi than they were earlier in the year and i think that message is somehow being overlooked. just how bad is it? how stretched our staff? how many it? how stretched our staff? how ma ny staff it? how stretched our staff? how many staff are off? we have over 700 staff in our hospitals off because of covid related reasons, either

they have got covid or suspected of having it or having to self—isolate, and that puts us in vacant pressure on their colleagues who are there, picking up the slack —— significant pressure. it is worse than on nursing service, on the health and social care sector, and number of ca re social care sector, and number of care homes in our area which are under severe strain and we have had to put in health board staff to simply keep them open and functioning, so we are very concerned about the current situation. keith reid, many thanks for your time there, from the swa nsea for your time there, from the swansea bay medical board. thank you. the latest official figures show there were 16,578 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. 533 deaths were reported — that's of people who have died within 28 days of a positive

covid—19 test. that brings the total number of deaths across the uk to 62,566. four people have been charged in connection with the toppling of the statue of the slave trader edward colston in bristol. the bronze was brought down injune during a black lives matter protest and dumped in a harbour. the four suspects are accused of criminal damage and are due in court in the new year. the chairman of tesco says food prices could rise by up to 5% in the event of a no—deal brexit, with some products increasing even more. john allen said import taxes could push up the price of brie by as much as 40% and warned consumers could face some disruption to supplies while the industry adjusted to the new situation next year. mr allen also said tescos had been stockpiling some non—fresh food as it prepares for potential shortages.

an alliance of international aid agencies and human rights groups says rich countries are hoarding doses of coronavirus vaccines and people living in poorer nations are set to miss out. the people's vaccine alliance says nearly 70 lower—income countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten people. the group, which includes amnesty international and 0xfam, says rich countries have bought three times the quantities of vaccine they need to protect their populations. to discuss this further, we can speak to jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. thanks very much forjoining us today. just how difficult is it for these over nations to get hold of these over nations to get hold of the vaccine and how has it come to pass, this situation, because it seems ridiculous and unfair and dangerous? indeed, very dangerous. that is the word. this is a pandemic. it is by definition

mobile. so must the response be. what the moment, i hear and see, america first, russia first, uk first, canada first. where is the global initiative to really see that all of the health workers, first responders, workers are vaccinated first in every country in the same time, and then in the end, office workers like us would be vaccinated? many of the richest countries will be fully inoculated before many of the countries where i have a lot of collea g u es the countries where i have a lot of colleagues in harm's way will have any vaccination. and what can be done to change this? can pressure be put on the big pharma companies to change who they give the vaccines to 01’ change who they give the vaccines to or sell the vaccines to? what we

help as many of these big pharma now say, we will want to distribute this. the two first ones are going nearly in their entirety to a few rich countries, but of course the 0xford astrazeneca one, for example, is ideal to go globally. you do not have to put it in the deep freezer, which is impossible in many of the places where we work. but we need is more money, really, for these initiatives that come out of the world health organization. there is this excelerator against covid—19, it has called, to ensure there is equitable distribution of these vaccines. they are still underfunded. we have also asked in

this alliance, so all of our collea g u es this alliance, so all of our colleagues who are front—line responders... i was in sudanjust a few days ago, i have colleagues who cannot deal with thousands of refugees streaming over every day. they must be vaccinated. if not, they will contract, but even more dangerously, they will let loose the virus in refugee camps, where people live crowded. is it not the case that there has been a lot of cooperation between pharmaceutical companies and governments, so that every country should be able to produce the vaccine, now we know the formulation is? but there was a lot of cooperation, but that has primarily been with those who have paid a lot of funding. taxpayers in north america and europe have ready

invested a lot in the development of this vaccine, but i hope that europeans, north americans and others understand, no one is safe until everyone is safe. if there are safe havens for this pandemic, in some parts of the world, in some poor countries, some disaster zones, conflict zones, it will come back to haunt us again. there is 90 million people who live not under government control even, they live under the control even, they live under the control of opposition groups. they need to be vaccinated too. who can do that? we, the aid agencies, can do that? we, the aid agencies, can do that. jan egeland, secretary—general of the norwegian refugee council, thank you very much indeed. the future of the sky news presenter kay burley hangs in the balance over a party she attended in central london.

sky news is conducting an internal investigation into the gathering of ten people at two separate tables at the century club, which is a breach of the government's coronavirus restrictions. the 59—year—old has been at the broadcaster since its inception in 1989. she was joined at the party by fellow sky news presenter sam washington and its political editor, beth rigby. let's catch up with the weather. it's been pretty cold this week. here's lewys. here's louise. good evening. there's going to be a lot of cloud around over the next couple of days. we're seeing that cloud rolling in off the atlantic as we speak, and it's also bringing some rain with it, the heaviest of which across wales, south west england. that's going to drift off into the near continent over the next few hours. the cloud thick enough further north for some showery outbreaks of rain across western scotland, but because of all the cloud around, those temperature shouldn't fall very far through the night. 0vernight lows generally of around 3—8 degrees. so, it's a rather grey, drab start to our thursday. we'll still continue to see some

showery outbreaks of rain drifting its way steadily north out of scotland. the cloud stays with us, thick enough for a coastal drizzle, perhaps even some poor visibility in places, and not that much in the way of sunshine. temperatures should peak at around 7—9 degrees. we might see double figures into south west england and along with the channel isles. looking further ahead, friday could see more wet weather to come, but a brief ridge of high pressure quietens things down for saturday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — as boris johnson heads to brussels to meet the european commission president, he says no prime minister could accept the current terms, but remains optimistic there is still a deal to be done. as more and more people get the vaccine, a new warning to those with significant allergies after two people suffer adverse reactions. wales' chief medical officer says coronavirus is spreading fast in almost every part of the country. ten local authority areas are recording more than 400 cases per 100,000 people.

delays at ports, initially caused by the pandemic, lead to honda pausing production at its swindon plant, with fears brexit could make things worse. a major report on how the uk can meet its carbon cutting targets finds it will be cheaper than previously thought. forget hollywood, if you want to see real stars go to yorkshire. two national parks in the north of england have been designated dark sky reserves. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport center, here's sarah. good evening. let's start with the women's champions league, where chelsea have made a winning start to their campaign this season, a 5—0 win at benfica in the first leg of their last 32 tie. it didn't take them long to take the lead, fran kirby scoring in just the second minute. they were 4—0 up by the break and in control.

bethany england put emma hayes' side 5—0 up in the second half. benfica also had a player sent off. the two—time semifinalists as good as through to the next round. elsewhere, a lot closer for manchester city. they came from behind to beat gothenburg in sweden. a headerfrom american sam mewis securing the win with 14 minutes to go. while there was a narrow loss for qualifiers glasgow city, beaten 2—1 at sparta prague. there are full details on the website. trent alexander—arnold will captain his boyhood club liverpool for the first time when they kick off against fc midtjylland in the men's champions league in about 20 minutes' time. they go into the game this evening having already topped the group. irish goalkeeper caoimhin kelleher only made his debut for the club last week at ajax and isn't looking too far ahead. been a decent week for me, what can i say?

yeah, two debuts in a week was a mad one, so it's been a good week. i've just been trying to take my opportunities, to be honest. i've had two games and i felt i've done well in them, but that's all i can do, to be honest. i've not really talked about that. uefa has confirmed that the red card given to pierre webo, assistant coach of istanbul basaksehir, has been frozen as they investigate the allegations of an official using a racist term towards webo during their champions league game with psg last night. both sets of players walked off the pitch in protest after the incident 14 minutes in, with the game then suspended. a new team of officials will take charge of the rescheduled game, which kicks shortly, at 5:55pm in paris. i think it signals a marker, really. many black players are now saying, "we may have put up with this

in the past, we have seen things that racialised us, but now we will take the power that we have and use it, and walk off the field of play," which is within their right. demba ba was doing exactly that, challenging the officials over the language used, and then using their power to walk off. newcastle's premier league fixture against west brom on saturday is expected to go ahead as the squad recovers from last week's coronavirus outbreak. the club's match at aston villa was postponed last friday because of several cases which affected the team, but with players returning to full group training on wednesday afternoon, there are enough players who have tested negative to fulfil this weekend's game at stjames' park. it's been confirmed england's cricketers will play sri lanka in two test matches behind closed doors in galle next month. the first test will start on the 14th of january, with the second match beginning on the 26th, with the party due to fly out on the 2nd. england were originally meant to tour last march, but the trip was postponed due to the covid—19 pandemic.

and south africa have confirmed they'll tour pakistan for the first time in 14 years after agreeing to play two tests and three t20 internationals in january and february. hollie doyle has continued her incredible year by making history and becoming the first female jockey to ride a winner at the internationaljockeys' championship in hong kong. doyle took the win in the fourth and final leg of the competition aboard race favourite harmony n blessed. the 24—year—old finished joint third overall in the event, which includes 12 of the world's bestjockeys. earlier this year, doyle became the first woman to have five winners at one meeting. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that is it for me and sports day is

here for you at 6:30 p:m.. what you know that boris johnson has arrived in brussels with this team for dinner tonight with dinner in a couple of hours but a meeting before that and the handful of other officials from both sides will be there. the official spokesman confirmed the fishing rules and others will be the main rules. lord frost and his team resume talks in a couple of days. no pictures of the prime minister's arrival in brussels yet but we will bring them to you if we have them. we all need to change the way we live, but it will cost much less than previously thought to meet make the uk a low—carbon society. that's the message from the government's independent advisers on climate change.

the experts say the uk could viably cut its carbon emissions by nearly 80% over the next 15 years. but we'll need to eat less meat, avoid too many flights and change the way we heat our homes. here's our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. you probably didn't notice the big reduction in carbon emissions the uk has already made. that's because the 41% cut on 1990 emissions were largely achieved by closing coalfired power stations, and replacing them with gas and renewables. getting all the way to net zero emissions will require us all to help out. here's how the committee on climate change says that needs to happen. it reckons technology will get us about 40% of the way.

this is mostly about switching to renewable power and once again will happen without us doing anything. another 40% or so will be a combination of behaviour change and technology, so think switching to electric cars, insulating our homes better and finding new ways to heat them. the remaining 16% will be pure behaviour change, so eating less meat and flying less. chris, i'm sitting here in my kitchen, and you're saying i need to eat less meat and fly less. how are you going to make me do that? you're right, it's a set of changes to behaviour that do underpin our analysis of the uk as a whole getting to this big challenge of net zero by 2050. it's worth saying it's not all about behaviour change, but that really helps. so the kind of changes we're talking about are reducing the amount of meat that we consume, perhaps flying a bit less. that's a real strong signal to government that they need to start thinking about those things in the policies that they put in place. some changes will be easier

than we think, the committee says. it expects electric cars to become so much cheaper and better that we choose to buy them anyway. home heating is more of a challenge. the committee assumes we'll stop using natural gas completely by 2033. 0ur homes will need much better insulation, and by 2030, it expects a million electric heat pumps will need to be being installed every year at £10,000 each. it says the government needs to find up to £4 billion per year to help us cover that cost. the good news is the committee thinks the overall cost of decarbonising the entire uk economy will be much lower than was thought, just 0.5% of annual output per year. a small price to pay, it says, for doing our bit to protect the world from climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news. consumer champion martin lewis has

told mps that workers may endure a catastrophic impact on their finances and end up permanently worse off if they can't access short—term support to get through the coronavirus pandemic. the founder of moneysavingexpert.com said it would be "short—sighted" of the state not to support people who may work in sectors such as hospitality or travel who were perfectly financially independent before the pandemic struck. well, i'm joined now by martin lewis. who are you concerned about not having the support? there have been for love other schemes. when those schemes were first launched, i was very elementary as the government did a good job of creating decades worth of policy within days. but the problem is it as being it resolutely inflexible ever since. 0nce gaps

started to be identified and those gaps are now crevices, if done little to repair them. so there are huge trenches of people, possibly 3 million people, who have not received their support can schemes. within the furlough area, it's those whose employers through either ignorance or carelessness because they could've supported them because at are to be self isolated or off school with children or freelancers or many other cases, have been refused furlough. and as of implement area, there is by design limited company directors excluding which leaves 700,000 potential small businesses without funds and without income to be able to continue the way other self—employed people have. new starters self employed have been struggling and those it might have a bit of their income the push him over 50% and all of these groups together are what added to this problem. you read what i said to the mps in the point is this, if people we re mps in the point is this, if people were in viable work beforehand,

working in sectors that were alive and thriving and they were financially independent and not rely on the state, to allow less people's finances to catastrophize and topple down so that they will never recover from it, in during the pandemic, it's a burden on the state that will be incredibly expensive for years to come. the people who could support themselves but cannot temporarily we should try to help. and 3 million is not a rounding error. if is a substantial number of people who have not had help and it's incredibly frustrating to watch this. yes, it was a good or two but we know what the holes are. it's obvious with the holes are and it's quite easy to look at fixing them but each time you get a new support schemes announced it is based on the exact same parameters as before. it's about blooming time that changed. use of the argument and weight loss picture for moment but can you still hear his? yes. just

wa nt can you still hear his? yes. just want the chancellor's argument is he cannot save every job want the chancellor's argument is he cannot save everyjob and i guess the argument is some sectors of the economy and staff working there might have to adapt to get new skills and businesses might have to change given this pandemic in a spot the vaccine having lasting impacts. i'm afraid some of that the chancellor is talking a lot of balderdash, baloney and other b word if you like. there people in occupations that are coming viable but lots we will need temporary help here. every limited company, 700,000 of them, people can furlough the freelance income but most self—limited and many of whom we we re self—limited and many of whom we were forced to be limited companies by employers like bbc or hmrc or other firms out there who still yet to bea other firms out there who still yet to be a limited company and we won't use you and have done for years, the they need the same support as those

who are self employed. it is not a lack of viability, it is a lack of being put in the process. people who start new businesses since october of 2018 were effectively scored out of 2018 were effectively scored out of this because of a technicality because i did not have the tax returns in. that does not mean their businesses are not viable. they need and deserve the same help as others. soi and deserve the same help as others. so i ask that there are some times and don't want to be a luddite where technological change in the pandemic will mean a shift in the structure of the economy but i certainly don't believe all those 3 million who have been excluded, it would be wrong and i'm not sure if the chancellor was implying it when i responded to your question but i will be wrong absolutely to imply those people need to shift because many of them are in viable work and just need the same help and parity that others have got and they have missed out because of technical reasons. that is not fair. martin, thank you very much indeed. the international criminal court in the hague says it has reason to believe british forces committed

warm crimes in iraq. the icc says it has decided not to take action against the uk because it says it did not find sufficient evidence that the british government had acted to shield soldiers from prosecution. i'm joind now by our defence correspondent jonathan beale. just tell us more about these findings. it is 180 pages long and goes into quite some detail. but as you say, the headline to the relief of the mod is they would not pursue a case against the british government as to what happened in iraq between 2003—2011. the focus there is a treatment of iraqi detainees while in british custody. that said there is this report say there is reason to believe such crimes are committed against iraqi detainees, including illegal killings, murder, torture and rape. the reason they would not pursue this is because as you said they do

not believe there is substantial evidence, proof, the government tried to shield soldiers from prosecution. and indeed there have been investigations that we know about. the mod not surprisingly has welcomed this report and say this has brought no new evidence to light. that said there could still be political fallout because if remember at this moment the government is trying to introduce legislation and has introduced legislation and has introduced legislation in parliament, the overseas operation bill, which would limitand overseas operation bill, which would limit and protect british troops to some extent against further prosecutions, what they call vexatious claims. they say british troops have been handed these by lawyers. the problem for the government is essentially that legislation now in the house of lords, the comments here in this report to the proposition that all claims against british forces were vexatious is untenable. and indeed this report expresses concern about legislation. so there will be political fallout even though it

means at least at this stage there will be no further action by the icc. does it find that most or all of the soldiers who committed these terrible crimes have been dealt with here? we know for a fact that there has been only one criminal prosecution, successful criminal prosecution, successful criminal prosecution, and that involved the death of a hotel worker who was killed in british custody, who died in british custody in 2003. so one soldier was convicted of that. nobody else has been convicted for any other war crime, even though there have been thousands of claims, andindeed there have been thousands of claims, and indeed the government has paid out millions of pounds of compensation. so this to be honest does not bring new light against those allegations but clearly the feeling of the icc is that there is a reason to believe that war crimes we re a reason to believe that war crimes were committed. thank you very much

indeed. as people begin receiving vaccines in the uk, social media is alive with conspiracy theories about the potential risks that a coronavirus vaccine could pose. these posts are worlds away from legitimate questions being asked online and reports of side effects and allergic reactions. the bbc has investigated how one woman's foot became so—called "antivaxx" propaganda online after false claims she was injured in the pfizer/biontech vaccine trials. this report by our reporter marianna spring contains images some people may find uncomfortable. along with vaccine news come rumours and conspiracy theories. false claims that vaccines will be used to inject microchips, to cause deliberate harm or to alter your dna are resurfacing on social media. they are worlds away from legitimate questions about the speed and safety of covid—19 vaccinations. throughout the pandemic, vaccine conspiracy theories have been gathering steam on social media, but where do they come from and how do they spread?

let me tell y'all... this is patricia. she's from texas, and pictures of her feet inadvertently became fuel for anti—vaccine conspiracies. she was a participant in the trial to test the pfizer/biontech vaccine. around the same time, she developed a skin condition on herfeet. a relative set up a crowdfunding campaign to pay her medical bills, and it mistakenly claimed that her condition was the result of the vaccine. it was shared online by prominent pseudoscience influencers, including here in the uk. i know it's really disgusting... it turns out she didn't even get the jab. she was part of the group that received the placebo, a salty solution, and doctors confirmed that her illness is unrelated to the vaccine. i have to assume some culpability

for putting my story out there, and i get it, its social media, you share it for one second and it can get picked up and go viral. people trying to push their agenda on me, and i'm totally pro—science. governments and social media sites have made repeated commitments to tackling falsehoods about vaccines online, including facebook, who nows says it will remove them. it's arguably too little too late... social media experts question whether this is the right approach. for hardened anti—vaccine conspiracy theorist, the removal of content will only build their understanding of the conspiracy theory that big tech elites and others are trying to control their methods. now that people in the uk are starting to receive the coronavirus vaccine,

stories like patricia's twisted to fuel harmful, misinformation online could become very common. marianna spring, bbc news. winter is the ideal time of year for stargazing, with the long dark nights often providing spectacular views like this. and it seems the uk is one of the best places in the world for budding astronomers. the yorkshire dales and the north york moors have become the latest parts of the country to be awarded special "dark skies" status because of their low levels of light pollution. luxmy gopal reports. vibrant pictures of star—strewn darkness. incredible images of our galaxy, the milky way, stretching across the night sky. these photos have been taken from the yorkshire dales and the north york moors, two national parks which have now been designated dark sky reserves. the special status is given to areas around the globe with low levels of light pollution and good conditions for astronomy. about eight out of ten yorkshire people cannot see the milky way

from where they live. you come here, and it stretches one horizon to the other. it's fantastic. a river of light in the sky. northern lights, we can see the northern lights from here. very, very difficult to see from other parts, more industrial parts of yorkshire. so, really, it's a sky full of magic, both here and in the dales. more than 1300 square miles combined, the two parks form one of the biggest areas in europe to be given the status. they join five other dark reserves in the uk, including in snowdonia and exmoor. it's amazing news that we've got the designation. and what's really important is that this gives the opportunity to businesses here to extend the season in tourism. we have dark sky festivals in february, half—term. obviously, this season is often quieter in that time of year, so this is a much—needed opportunity to help boost the economy. it's hoped the new status will help keep light pollution low, protect wildlife habitats and attract visitors in winter

months, when the sky is darkest, where, if you're lucky, you can see the expanse of night beautifully illuminated, reminding us that our planet is one tiny part of a vast, star—scattered universe. laxmy gopal, bbc news. last month, the singer and actor cher made headlines when she lead a campaign to save kavaan, a 36—year—old bull elephant, from poor living conditions at an islamabad zoo. thanks to cher and her social media followers, kavaan was rescued and flown to a sanctuary in cambodia, where cher was there to meet him. in a world exclusive, she's been talking to katty kay and christian fraser about how she became involved in the case of the "world's loneliest elephant". i met this man through bob geldof, who was his manager, and we got in the wrong cars and we started talking about elephants. and so my twitter followers kept bothering me about save kavaan, and i was thinking, "yeah,

fine," and go to pakistan. and so i had... i thought, "i'm an entertainer, i can't do this." so i called this guy, mark, and i said, "do you remember me? we rode in a car together and what do you think about saving an elephant in pakistan?" and he said, "oh, good, i'll go right now. " and so he went there and the first thing he did, he walked into the zoo, he said, "put a top on the shed, take off the shackles, give us some water, give us some toys," and they did it. and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him. what did that feel like when he arrived? it was amazing. it was amazing because we were also happy, i had my friends

with me, and we were amazed that we actually did this. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would be going to pakistan, and i never thought i would be bringing an elephant to cambodia. it's a huge amount of effort, cher, for one animal, for one elephant. why this one? what was it about his story in particular that you felt was worth you going to pakistan, you going to cambodia to meet him and putting this whole operation together? well, because the kids on my twitter site just kept telling me that i had to do this, and i kept thinking, "well, if ijust don't say anything, they'll go away. " and they didn't. and then they said, "you know, he was shackled and he has these terrible scars around his back legs and that he was shackled and that i had to do something." you know what they say, cher, elephants never forget. they have a long memory. he's so wonderful. do you think... do you think he knows? i know that's a silly thing, but he had been... 16 years you just described of him being shackled and pulled by a hook, and now, am i right, he's in a safari park, he has room to roam. he's got, like...

he went to the penthouse, 0k? and you can see that interview in full on bbc news at 2100 this evening. that is cher here and she was here. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. bit more of a breeze today, so less fog around, but sunshine was hard to come by. we did see a little bit, particularly across the eastern half of the uk. you can see in hertfordshire, a rather stunning afternoon sky here. but there were thicker cloud, and that brings the threat of rain as we go through the rest of the day. this was cumbria just a little earlier on. that's because we've got a weather front that's moving in from the west. the rain fairly light and patchy through western scotland and northern ireland, the heaviest of which is going to be across wales and south west england as the weather front splits in two through this evening, so we see a pulse of wet weather drifting off into the near continent, some showery outbreaks of rain moving its way through scotland. widely, it's going to be

an overcast night to come. that's going to prevent those temperatures from falling to low, so not a cold night in comparison to recently, 3—8 degrees to greet us first thing in the morning. there's still going to be some showery rain moving its way through northern scotland. elsewhere, the cloud thick enough for a few isolated showers, a bit drizzly, a bit drab, i'm afraid, through much of the day. the cloud is unlikely to break up, so we won't see that much in the way of sunshine, but temperatures should peak between 7—9 degrees quite widely. maybe, if we're lucky, double figures down into the south west. as we move out of thursday, we're going to see another weather front pushing through. that, again, will strengthen the winds and bring some rain. this time, it's likely that the heaviest of the rain will be across central and southern areas, but the good news is, with it, it's bringing some slightly milder air across the country. and you should notice a difference with the feel of the weather over the next few days. so, yes, there's some rain to clear away from the east of the uk. behind it, again, a drab and dreary affair, the cloud thick enough for some drizzle at times,

some poor visibility close to the coast, but temperatures should peak between 7—11 degrees. and there's a chance, perhaps, of seeing a little bit of brighter weather across the channel coast. now, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, we've got a brief ridge of high pressure on saturday before another area of low pressure is set to arrive, so saturday looks likely to be the best day. we'll see some drier, brighter weather. by sunday, it's a case of overcast, wet and windy at times. that's it. take care.

tonight at six... the prime minister arrives for talks in brussels but says he cannot accept the terms the eu is asking for. are you going to get brexit done, prime minister? borisjohnson will have dinner with the president of the european commission — he says a good deal is there to be done, but not if the eu sticks to its current demands. we will be taking back control, and we have already taken back control of our money, our borders and our laws, and we will seize all the opportunities that brexit brings. would he end this charade, end that uncertainty, get the deal that he promised and allow the country to move on? we'll have the latest from brussels. also tonight... as thousands more people get the pfizer vaccine, a new warning to those with significant allergies,