this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson isjoined boris johnson is joined by borisjohnson isjoined by the eu is saying they are unlucky to strike a post brexit trade deal by sunday but some remain more hopeful. your raises its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions saying it now wants a 55% reduction by the end of the decade. here in the uk the self isolation period is reduced from m days to ten for anyone he comes into contact with a positive case of covid—19 and also people returning from high risk countries. british and russian scientists are planning and russian scientists are planning a trial of the oxford vaccine and the rush of action to see if they are more effective. and tributes

pourin are more effective. and tributes pour infor are more effective. and tributes pour in for dain barret windsor, the landlady of the queen vic it will ta ke landlady of the queen vic it will take a look at her store in her life. —— dame barbara windsor. take a look at her store in her life. -- dame barbara windsor. she was a vivacious joyful person and a light has gone out today i'm afraid. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. both borisjohnson and the president of the european commission have spoken in gloomy terms about the likelihood of a post—brexit trade deal. the two leaders have agreed to make a decision on the future of the negotiations by the end of the weekend. but the irish and german foreign ministers struck a more optimistic note, saying that a deal was still feasible. with this assessment

of where each side stands, here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. it was a covid welcome for the prime minister today at a firm providing energy for the future. more immediate trade talks, though, must be on his mind. negotiators are still working out which way they'll go up as borisjohnson warned again reaching agreement with the eu looks doubtful. it's looking, you know, very, very likely that we'll have to go for a solution that i think would be, you know, wonderfulfor the uk. we'd be able to do exactly what we want from january the 1st, though obviously it would be different from what we'd set out to achieve. but i have no doubt that this country can get ready, and as i say, come out on world trade terms. so, for those affected, what does that mean? this farm exports barley to the eu. if there's no deal comejanuary, world trade rules kick in, meaning tariffs or taxes on goods moving between here and the continent, which could push costs up.

i think for the industry as a whole, it'll be disastrous. we've got a perfect storm approaching of these support payments being taken away, brexit, possibly no deal and covid—19. all these things have come all at once, and that is a massive problem. there's already congestion at ports as global supply chains struggle with demand and covid restrictions. brexit will mean more change for businesses whatever the outcome of trade talks. the government says it is prepared that no deal could mean more disruption. both sides say they want an agreement, but that may well not happen because the same sticking points remain — access to fishing waters and shared regulations and standards. and on that, number 10 says the uk has to be able to make its own decisions and not be tied to eu rules in future. from brussels today, the message was that's perfectly possible, but there'd be a price. they would remain free, sovereign if you wish,

to decide what they want to do. we would simply adapt the conditions for access to our market accordingly the decision of the united kingdom, and this would apply vice—versa. so neither side shifting yet, but the door isn't entirely closed. translation: we believe finding a solution in the talks is difficult, but possible. that's why we as eu will continue negotiations as long as the window is open, even if it's only a crack. the negotiations are still ongoing. and i think the implications are very serious for all concerned in the event of a no—deal, and i think all politicians in the united kingdom and across europe need to reflect on that. so in brussels, the mood may be gloomy, but until sunday, which is decision day, they are still talking. alex forsyth, bbc news. i spoke to our europe editor earlier

today and ask her what was happening behind—the—scenes. today and ask her what was happening behind-the-scenes. there has been so much counter briefing, rumours and supposedly ekes over the last weeks and months and right now the only people who really know what is going on in these negotiations are the men and women locked in at negotiating room here in brussels. they will stay there all weekend and we will find out more on sunday. will it be deal? will it beat no deal? or will it be let's keep talking a little while longer? with that in mind, one thing we can agree on and i say we can with the two sides even, is that there is potentially a no deal on there is potentially a no deal on the cards now. that's right but it's been on the cards all the time. you've got to parties in these negotiations but behind at the european commission, there are 27 eu countries, and so when the prime minister said yesterday i will do whatever it takes to get this deal, i will go to berlin, to paris, eu leaders said thanks but no thanks

because these trade deals focus on the single market. the single market binds every single member state together, so however powerful the german chancellor or the french president are, they cannot be the ones to decide what compromises the eu might make to reach this deal because those government houses affect all of the eu countries. and so affect all of the eu countries. and so again after all these months, the eu view is basically uk you chose to leave the european union but you still want preferential access to article market. that's fine but you need to sign up to the protections we feel we need for european businesses. it's then your sovereign right to agree or disagree. what are boris johnson's right to agree or disagree. what are borisjohnson‘s position right to agree or disagree. what are boris johnson's position then? right to agree or disagree. what are borisjohnson‘s position then? what is your assessment of how things are progressing for the uk or not progressing? you basically have this clash of ideologies that's been here from the start of the negotiations. on the one side is ijust said you have the eu which wants to protect it single market. from what it sees

its potential unfair competition from the uk, which of course isjust on the eu doorstep and the volume of trade between the two sides is huge. on the other side you have boris johnson and his government, he pushed for brexit and brexit was about breaking away from brussels and breaking away from eu regulations so the question from him and his ministers is why would we leave the eu in order to tie ourselves once again to another brussels rule book? and they are the two sides are stuck. they can talk about the details but they will have to be some fundamental moving of the red lines in order to agree a deal, and that is why both sides are still sounding so gloomy. whether sunday really is the cut off day or not, i would not bet on it, we have seen so many false brexit deadlines come out, the real deadline here is the sist out, the real deadline here is the 31st of december. at that point the uk formally leaves the single market

and the customs union as well and conversations can always go on after that but between the two sides but from the ist of january in the case of no deal, they would betray when the two sides on a wto terms with all the tariffs to go along with it. also in brussels today, european union leaders have agreed to set a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gases in the next ten years. the deal comes after more than ten hours of gruelling negotiations, after the new proposal was met with resistance in some of the eu's 27 states. the new aim is to cut emissions by 55% from their 1990 levels by 2030. until now, that goal was a0%. for some context, by 2018, the eu had already reduced emissions by 23.2% from their 1990 peak. the deal also commits to a 70% reduction in coal use from 2015 levels after a last—minute agreement with poland to provide the coal—producing country

with extra funding. commission chief usula von der leyen said the target put europe on a path towards climate neutrality by 2050. we will reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030, and today's agreement puts us on a clear path towards climate neutrality in 2050. it gives certainty to investors, to businesses going to public authorities and to citizens. it future—proofs our union. the bbc‘s energy and environment analyst roger harrabin gave me his assessment of the eu's climate targets. it's not a better number than was previously bandied about. it does not go as far as green groups would want it to go. they wanted to go to 65%, not 55%, and the european parliament

itself also wanted 60%. the question is now we don't really know what safe limits are on climate change. we don't know how many emissions we can put into the atmosphere, so the green groups were erring on the side of caution. having said that, this is a really meaningful offer, and in the light of tomorrow's global summit being hosted through london between the uk, france and the un, this will be a meaningful contribution to that and it suggests that with what the uk has already offered plus what the eu is now offering, that at last the world is starting to take climate change seriously. ursula von der leyen said europe was on a clear path towards neutrality by 2050. are we able to take that as true to the word? well, it really depends. i mean, next week, the eu is going to reveal its energy strategies,

and one of the key components of the energy strategy is to invest heavily in hydrogen. now, you can get hydrogen from renewables. that's very clean. it's also very expensive. and at the moment, over 90% of the hydrogen in europe comes from splitting fossil fuel gas. so critics of the eu were asking why are you signing up to these climate targets in the one hand and then in the other hand offering help and assistance to fossil fuel companies to get more hydrogen into the market. i mean, we really do have to see the eu's policies rather than its statements to determine just how serious it is. you've been an environment analyst for some time now. are you getting the sense that there is, forgive the pun, a sea of change now at large?

look, i want to be frank. i've been reporting this for more than 30 years, in the early days people just thought i was a bit of a crackpot talking about this strange thing that nobody had heard about. the change has been heavily unbelievable. it's been very slow but the change has been massive. so now this is the heart of everything that all people in society are involved in in one way or another. all institutions, major firms talking about how they can cut their carbon emissions. there really is a massive swell of opinion and action globally on this issue, and the only question is has it come too late to prevent a lot of potentially avoidable damage when you see what's happening in a world with wildfires and he said the melting on the poles? i cannot help looking back to myself at conferences 20 years ago when the scientists were saying

you've got to have urgency now, you'd have urgency now come in here to see was not there. now increasingly it is. but it's a question of timing. the uk has released its latest coronavirus figures. the total deaths in the uk is now up over 63,000. here in the uk, the period of self—isolation for people who've been in contact with those who've tested positive for coronavirus is to be cut from 1a to ten days. the new rules, which already apply in wales, take effect in the rest of the uk on monday. the change will also apply to travellers quarantining after returning from abroad. the news came as data showed the number of coronavirus cases falling across most of england and northern ireland, but increasing in wales, london and the east of england. the daily uk data on coronavirus cases and related deaths has not been released yet. here's our health editor hugh pym. contact tracing in action here in peterborough. local authority staff going door—to—door to find people

who've been recent contacts of those who test positive. they're following up after initial attempts by the national test and trace service. the numbers that they've obviously been given, they can't contact them on, so we just have to make that final call to their house. 0h, hello, i'm calling... for those contacted by the tracers, there's better news. they won't have to self—isolate for so long, after a review by health officials of scientific studies. all of those combined together show that the tail end of infectiousness, if you like, is the one where you're, an individual is least likely to transmit infection. so allowing somebody out of self—isolation a short time earlier than that is a reasonable balance between managing the risk to the public, but allowing us not to intrude on their lives. the self—isolation period will come down from 1a days to ten. that already happens in wales. it'll apply to contacts of those testing positive and people coming into the uk

and needing to quarantine. it'll take effect on monday, though if someone's already started a 14—day isolation, it'll now be ten. if the r number is above one, it shows the virus is accelerating. today's update shows it's just below one, though back where it was two weeks ago, suggesting no clear trend. though there are variations around the uk. the latest survey of community infections by the office of national statistics suggests that in england, one in 115 people had the virus last week, with case rates coming down in most areas, though they were on the increase in london and the east of england. in wales, it was one in 120 with the virus, with increases in recent weeks. in scotland, it was also one in 120, with case rates relatively stable. in northern ireland, one in 235 had the virus, with continued declines of case rates. covid marshals are patrolling some city streets, including birmingham's, reminding people that

social distancing rules are as important as ever and that the virus is still a threat. hugh pym, bbc news. uk and russian scientists will team up to see if the british oxford/astrazeneca and russian sputnik v vaccines can be combined to improve protection against covid—19. it's thought mixing two similar vaccines could lead to a better immune response in people, both through boosting immunity and increasing access to vaccines. the trials, which will be held in russia, will involve volunteers over the age of 18, although it's not clear how many people will be involved. the nhs in wales will not be able to cope by christmas if covid—19 cases continue to rise at their current rate, the first minister, mark drakeford, has said. his government will publish a new plan of restrictions next week. today, all secondary school pupils in wales have been sent home until the new year, and mr drakeford announced that all outdoor christmas attractions will be closed. in scotland, 11 council areas

in the top tier of restrictions have moved down a level, with nonessential shops reopening. but the first minister, nicola sturgeon, urged people to do their christmas shopping locally and not to travel out of their areas. northern ireland, too, has seen an easing of restrictions today. we'll be reporting from there and from scotland shortly. but first, hywel griffith sent this report from cardiff. the areas that you've picked up... a final face—to—face for this term. from monday, these pupils in cardiff will be learning online from home to try to stop the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should've been told earlier, so then we could've been more prepared for it. but now, because we haven't, we feel that we're stressed, the teachers are stressed, everyone just doesn't know what's going on. the headteacher here says it's the right decision, but a week too late.

dozens of parents had already withdrawn their children. either we survive the inevitable chaos as children and families vote with their feet, or we gain control and provide confidence and give as high—quality learning as we possibly can. this pre—christmas crackdown extends here, too. the stores can stay open, but all the fun of this fair will be shut down, classed as outdoor entertainment. and even tougher restrictions may lie ahead. if those measures do not succeed in turning the tide of the virus, then it is inevitable that we will have to consider a move to alert level four immediately after christmas. what does level four mean? well, almost certainly another welsh national lockdown to start on december the 28th, unless this rapid rise in cases somehow slows. with limited shopping

time till christmas, this glasgow gift shop is fully stocked and ready to make up for lost time. delighted to be back open again. you know, obviously being closed for three weeks at this time of year is challenging. browsing for gifts, this mother and daughter are keen to help local businesses. just lovely to be in and support them. and i always get the right kind of gifts here. i like going to shops to actually see things and even see people. it's nice to be out and about again. glasgow's george square is usually a festive highlight, but not this year. there's no christmas market, there's no hustle and bustle and there's no echo of excited children, yet another signal that 2020 is very different for most of us. this hairdressers only opened injuly. it's been a challenging start. but now they plan to work every day until christmas.

i think everyone's ecstatic to be back at work. it's been a big blow having to close down for three weeks when there are equals in edinburgh or elsewhere in the country have managed to stay open and have been working throughout. for emma, the salon opened in the nick of time, as she gets married tomorrow. itjust makes such a difference, especially since my wedding photos will be photographs i'll keep forever. and you just want to look your best. the restrictions may be less severe, but it could be some time until our daily lives get back to normal. it was back to the grind in northern ireland today as businesses reopened again after another fortnight of strict closures. for some, that meant hitting the gym. it's really noticeable in people's well—being outlook when they don't have the gym,

so it's just great to see it open. for others, hitting the shops. it's happy days to get christmas stuff in. it's great, good to be out and about and see a bit of normality again. but there's still concern over infection rates. from today, 50 schools in belfast wrote to the devolved government calling for an extended closure for the christmas holidays. northern ireland's health minister today warned that lockdown restrictions are likely to return in the new year. how strict they are and what they actually look on people's actions over the next few weeks, so that's why we are asking please use this time wisely and responsibly. a number of bars in northern ireland, like the limelight here, usually one of the busiest places in town, have now decided not to reopen until next year after all even though they are permitted to if they serve food, saying the restrictions restraints are just a little too much to put on a proper night out. those that have opened today have done so in the knowledge that it may be only a matter of time before

they're asked to close again. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. tributes have been pouring in for dame barbara windsor, who's died at the age of 83. her acting career spanned more than 60 years. she found fame in the carry on films of the 1960s and ‘70s and went on to spend nearly 20 years behind the bar of the queen vic in tv soap eastenders, playing the formidable landlady peggy mitchell. barbara windsor was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2014, and she spent the last few years of her life campaigning for wider understanding of the condition. our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles. that'll do, that'll do. all right, girls, get in the coach, and you get on with the loading. barbara windsor — funny, cheeky and much loved. so we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now, really let's see those chests come out! the tributes today to a star whose career goes back almost 70 years. ooh, matron, take them away!

a career that ended with eastenders and this scene. alzheimer's was already beginning to take hold. we asked how she would remember her friend and co—star. with sadness, with, i suppose if i'm rational, a certain amount of relief. for somebody to have that awful condition, when they've been such a ray of light and a person of such joy and life, yes, it is a relief. born barbara ann deeks, the daughter of a barrow boy, she began acting as a teenager. it was joan littlewood of the theatre workshop that saw her star quality. oh, what a lovely war, things ain't what they used to be,

sparrows can't sing. the fame and the glamour also attracted some shady companions, such as the krays. but it was the carry on films that made her a star. hi. her entrance was always an excuse for something slightly saucy. have you got a large one? i've had no complaints so far. he cackles. # up to the west end!# but after those nine carry on films, there were some lean years. until she found peggy. grant! mum. i heard you were back, i was going to give you a call. then why didn't you, you useless great lump? peggy mitchell in eastenders, the new landlady of the queen vic, was a role made for her. you're unfit to be a father! don't you dare turn your back on me! get off me! 22 years on albert square... get out of my pub! ..which ended with barbara becoming dame barbara. dame babs sounds nice, doesn't it? but my mum would like it

to be dame barbara. she was a bit of a cockney snob, my mum. so it would be, "dame barbara." god, what would she be thinking now? what would she be thinking? but she already knew her memory was beginning to fail. oh, my dearfriend. dame barbara windsor, talent, warmth... you'll never leave me, will you? no, sweetheart. ..and a lifetime of cheeky fun. thank you. a reminder of our main news this hour. both borisjohnson and the president of the european commission has spoken in gloomy terms about the future of a trade deal and the fact that no deal may be likely. the deadline remains this weekend but the irish and german foreign ministers have struck a more optimistic note in the past few

hours that perhaps a deal is feasible. more on that to come. stay with us on bbc news. see you soon. hello, good evening. the weekend promises rain for some of the time. not all of the time, though. there will be some brighter glimpses. today brought heavy rain in places. that was how it looked on the aberdeenshire coast. the rain was pretty persistent here. whereas for some other places, the skies actually brightened a little. the cloud broke there on the south coast of england. we saw a little bit of late sunshine. this is how friday panned out with this band of rain across eastern areas. that rain really was quite persistent across parts of eastern scotland. some showers following on from the west, but there were also some breaks in the cloud. now, as we head through this evening and tonight, we;ll continue to see extensive cloud and some showery rain, this heaviest across western areas. although the far west, northern ireland and eventually west wales and the south west of england will see clear skies by the end of the night.

that could allow for some pretty chilly conditions here late on in the night. for most underneath the cloud, it is not going to be particularly cold. but those clear skies in the west come courtesy of a ridge of high pressure, a very transient feature, but this is going to bring bright weather for some of us during the day tomorrow. having said that, it's going to be a pretty cloudy and damp start with some showery rain across much of scotland, northern england, the midlands, east anglia, the south east. the further west you are, though, you can see we're peeling the cloud away from the map. more more sunshine developing, still with the potential for one or two showers. the winds will be relatively light, temperatures getting up to around eight, nine or ten degrees. so, we have this slice of clear sky, which is going to continue to transfer eastwards during saturday evening. and clear skies at night at this time of year will allow temperatures to drop. and you can see from our temperature chart where we have the green and even blue shades just spreading eastwards. underneath our zone of clear skies, the potential for a touch of frost,

possibly some fog patches, too. but temperatures rise by the end of saturday night out west because the winds will be strengthening and we'll see the arrival of some rain. some pretty heavy bursts of rain driving north—eastwards through the day on sunday, accompanied by strong winds. these are the sorts of gusts we can expect. some exposed coasts could see gusts of 50 mph or a little bit more. but with those winds coming up from the south, it'll be mild for many with highs of 12—13 degrees.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the uk and the eu are pressing on with post—brexit trade talks, but both sides say they're getting ready for a no deal. both sides say a trade deal is looking unlikely. european union leaders have agreed to cut greenhouse gases by 55% on 1990 levels by the end of the next decade. the target aims to make europe climate neutral by 2050. the pro democracy — hong kong based businessman, jimmy lai, has been charged with conspiring with foreign forces to endanger china's national security. he could face a life sentence, if he's found guilty. british and russian scientists are collaborating on a trial of a combination of the oxford—astrazeneca and sputnik vee vaccines to see if it gives better protection against coronavirus.

the sputnik vaccine is still undergoing late stage trials. you are watching bbc news. secondary schools are gearing up, regardless of whether pupils have symptoms. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the biggest rises and 18—year—old. sarah degen reports. cani 18—year—old. sarah degen reports. can i ask you to open up your gains? making the best of learning and the pandemic. the pupils are in school, the pupils are at home self isolating. down the corridor, the english teacher is the only person in the classroom. more than a third of pupils at the school are remote

learning. every day is a cova day at school at the moment. will testing help? i certainly hope so. insofar asi help? i certainly hope so. insofar as i think this situation will stabilise. details as to how the testing will be rolled out are still being finalised. what we do know is that testing in secondary schools will be increased in seven london boroughs and parts of essex and kent. mobile testing units will be deployed in or near schools for staff, pupils and their families. and in london, an extra 114,000 home tests will be made available to school staff. although community testing, including in schools, has taken place in other parts of england, this involves so many schools, it's such a large area, there's so many resources, that other parts of the country are already asking, why isn't it happening there as well? i think it's really important that this should be a nationwide policy, notjust in some geographical locations. and we know now that there

are places where cases are higher than in kent, london and essex, that aren't in this programme. the government really does need to roll this out. these pupils are in year 11, and will be taking their mock gcses in january. we can't be affording to miss lessons, when there isn't a valid reason. so if testing will help them, help track it better and sending people home only when they need to be, then it's going to be more efficient in the future and it'll really help us. get tested, if you don't have it, then you can come in, if you do have it, then self—isolate so you're not... so we don't send everyone back. testing is expected to start here on monday with the hope it will be a big step towards bringing infection rates under control. sarah campbell, bbc news, dagenham. businesses in one of the areas under tier 3 restrictions are calling on the government to downgrade that

status and reopen next week. bristol, south gloucestershire, and north somerset are seen falling case numbers ahead of the review date next wednesday. from there, and your plant reports. they should be full to the brim with christmas customers, but pubs and tier 3 have been pulling precious few points this winter. we are close completely, as we are in bristol. it just seems especially cruel at a time when you would expect to be really busy, where there is a buzz about here, and where you get that kind of christmas magic. virus rates in the west's tier 3 areas peaked about three months ago. bristol's numbers are now down by 74% since then, south gloucestershire by 61%, and north somerset by 63%. there still a long way off the lows seen in the summer, but but they are below the national average. but will it lead the night—time economy out

of the protection that tier 3 brings? there is still so little manoeuvring in terms of the number of cases. so this is an incredibly difficult balance between the costs of restrictions and mitigating the spread. for this hotel in south gloucestershire, if they don't see change tears, they will be cancelling bookings all over again. i think we've been unfairly treated. it breaks my heart to think about what we've done to keep social distancing, to make sure we do everything properly, and then you can go to a winter wonderland and a market, you you can go to all the shopping places and they're crowded and busy. restrictions will be lifted to allow more household mixing over christmas anyway, though many say they will still be cautious. for a few days, we are tier free. safer? it's safer. i think we should go down to tier 2. we've got to bear in mind that

people are suffering because of this, and we need to keep that in perspective. i think that depends on the numbers. if they are justified, i think we should drop down. the lighter restrictions of tier 2 are much kinderfor the lighter restrictions of tier 2 are much kinder for the economy, lighter restrictions of tier 2 are much kinderfor the economy, but tier 3 of course much better at controlling the virus — it is a central government decision, and someone central government decision, and someone there will already be weighing up what will happen here next week. and your plant reporting there. —— andrew plant. tributes are being paid to the victims of a house fire in cambridgeshire, which has claimed the lives of two young children. the blaze broke out in st neot‘s on thursday morning with around a0 firefighters battling to dampen down the flames. an investigation into the fire has concluded that the likely cause was an electrical fault. jon ironmonger reports. the sudden senselessness of this fire has floored the residents of a tight—knit community who woke up yesterday to smoke and tragedy. well, you only have to look

at the blackened walls of this property to understand how ferocious this fire was. it's ripped through the first and second floors — and when fire officers arrived, there were flames pouring out of the windows. two occupants had already escaped — a 46—year—old man who wasn't badly hurt, and a 35—year—old woman who was taken to addenbrooke's hospital with serious, life—changing injuries. her two children were still inside the property — a three—year—old boy and a seven—year—old girl. fire crews did everything they could to rescue them, but both died at the scene. it's a tragedy for the family, for the local community, and also all the emergency responders from all the agencies that attended yesterday. and we are now putting welfare support in for the cruise, as well, but clearly it is, you know, it's a really difficult incident for most. fire officers have spent the day coming through the debris, and their investigation has now concluded. the likely cause, according to police, was an electrical fault

in the first floor bedroom. there are no suspicious circumstances, and the home, we understand, was fitted with a working smoke alarm. meanwhile, a blanket of flowers in tributes has been steadily growing outside. one card reads, "keep holding each other‘s hands. we'll look after your mummy and daddy." jon ironmonger, bbc news. an egyptian man dubbed "bin laden‘s spokesman" in europe has returned to the uk following his jail sentence in the united states. adel bary was released from a us prison and deported after a senior new yorkjudge concluded the prisoner had a high risk of contracting covid—19. in 1998, bary was the europe—based publicist for al-qaeda leaders and told journalists that the terror group had bombed us embassies in east africa. two serial rapists who were each given a life sentence are to have the minimum time they must spend in prison increased. the high court has ruled that joseph mccann, who was jailed last year for 37 offences involving women

and children, and reynhard sinaga jailed in january for 159 offences against 48 men, will now both have to serve a minimum of a0 years. the judges rejected calls for whole—life prison terms, which have never been imposed in a non—murder case. black employees at lloyds bank are paid nearly a fifth less on average less than their colleagues, according to a report published by the bank on friday. the report found that the ethnicity pay gap for black staff was nearly 20% this year while the gap for all black, asian and minority ethnic employees was nearly 15%. lloyds says the report reflects a lack of bame staff employed at a senior level and not a discrepency in pay between employees in the same role. a senior detective has been sacked from humberside police after using racially abusive language to describe a black colleague. the words used by stewart miller

were deemed so serious they could undermine public confidence in the police and damage race relations. our correspondent caroline bilton was at the hearing at goole in east yorkshire. detective chief inspector stuart miller has served with humberside police for over 21 years. tonight he has been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct after admitting that he used racially abusive language to describe a black colleague. mr miller admitted he used a particular phrase when describing the black officer but claimed he did not think he was being racist and he did not know it was offensive. in a statement, humberside police said, "there was no place for this kind of disrespectful language and we will not tolerate it from any member of staff. it's vitally important to us the communities we serve know they will be treated with courtesy and respect whatever their background. the hearing deemed this a case

of unconscious racism, an off—the—cuff comment — but ultimately those comments have cost stewart miller his 21—year career. six former sub—postmasters have had fraud convictions linked to a faulty computer system quashed in court. the long—running scandal began when the post office installed a new computer system that led to hundreds of sub—postmasters being wrongly convicted. the post office has issued a statement saying that it sincerely apologises for historical failings and that determined action to address the past has been taken, ensuring there is redress for those affected and to prevent such events ever happening again. it goes on to say that... earlier, my colleague rebecca jones spoke to susan rudkin, who was wrongly accused of stealing £44,000 in 2009 — and had her conviction quashed today.

i was experiencing losses within the post office which couldn't be explained. i didn't get any help from the helpline. and as things went along, it just took over. i wasn't able to cope with it. my husband was the chief executive of the national federation of sub—postmasters, and he worked in london quite a lot, and eventually, when the auditors came in, even though i explained, theyjust said i had taken the money. and it's very difficult for any individual to pull data and get

data from the system, to interrogate it, that was really difficult. in the light of that conviction, what impact did that have on you? it was just unbearable. it made me ill. it upset all of the family. friends didn't want to know. staff turned their backs. it was just devastating. ijust can't explain how i felt. and as i say, itjust

made me terribly ill. i think anybody listening to what has happened to you will absolutely understand that, and then you've been battling now to get the conviction quashed. the post office has sincerely apologised for what it calls historical failings, and promised fundamental reforms to help. i do have to ask you, is that apology enough? no. they've totally ruined my life. and a lot of other people. and they need to be held accountable for that. because this process has been totally unnecessary. and what about your husband? and just to go back to the post office, i mean, what would you like them to do now? i mean, you can't reclaim the years that you have been under the pressure that you have been discussing with us,

but going forward, how, how could they make amends? well... compensation for ruining people's lives in some cases taking away homes, businesses, livelihoods. just totally ruining people's lives, so they should be held accountable and they should be some form of compensation for what they have done to people. just a final thought. given that this is a momentous day isn't it. you have had your conviction quashed. i appreciate it is not all going to suddenly disappear what you are been through, but i wonder is there anything that you are particularly looking forward to now, as you do move forward? that i can actually hold my head up high and say, see, i was telling the truth.

and walk down the street with confidence. well, susan rudkin it has been a pleasure to talk more now on dame barbara windsor‘s death. pam st clement acted alongside her in eastenders and the two were close friends. she spoke to our media and arts correspondent david sillito and expressed her sadness at the news. yes, it's a very sad day, and... well, it's strange, because a few weeks ago, bar took a turn for the worse, and i think everybody thought that that was the end. and she rallied. and i got a bit complacent after that. ithought, "oh, ok, well, maybe it'll be all right." i don't know what made me think that — stupid. but i think it's probably been the worst time for scott, her husband, because,

you know, that sort of not quite knowing when and that it's soon. my thoughts are completely and utterly with him, i give him the biggest hug ever. he is a wonderful man, he has been brilliant with bar. it must‘ve been very hard to see somebody so bright and vivacious, and full of life over the last few years? yes, definitely. i was always frightened she wouldn't know who i was. but scott said, "don't worry, don't worry, she'll know who you are because there's a couple of pictures in the lav." so, she knew who i was. but no, it was — i mean, she was a brilliantly vivacious, joyful person. and a light‘s gone out today, i'm afraid. your relationship — i mean, i watched that famous final scene.

—— i always go back to that famous final scene. you were obviously close off screen as well as on screen? oh, very much so. obviously that happened through our screen time together. and we bonded more and more, and sort of had the same attitude towards our profession, same work ethic. the only time i ever saw bar get vaguely rattled or annoyed, cross was if somebody wasn't professional. but she was the most even—tempered person. ina in a personal situation. but she was — sometimes she would come into work, in the day was kind of, well, not quite how you like it to be or you were car. never with barb, she got on with work, and she loved it.

we loved working with her, and we spark something together. it was great. after her diagnosis with alzheimer's in 2014, dame barbara became a campaigner for those living with dementia. last year, she wrote to the prime minister, urging him to find a long—term funding solution to end what she called the social care crisis. our correspondent helena wilkinson has been looking back at her work. frail and supported by her husband, scott, it was clear on this visit to downing street last yearjust how unwell she had become. she was, though, determined to use her voice, urging the prime minister for better care for dementia sufferers. the system, she said, was completely inadequate and unfair. three years ago, robert beattie was diagnosed with alzheimer's. his wife says dame barbara going public about her diagnosis was important. honestly, to get the government talking about it and hopefully

doing something about it. hopefully, the momentum will start and there will be more people like rob and me that will go and talk. we know some in wales already do. but the people inside the houses that are ashamed, we need you to do the same thing, and get this platform so that we can get the help that we need. what's it like, day to day, living with alzheimer's? it is day by day. that is what i would say, it is day by day. he'll forget what room he is in, he won't know where the bedroom or the bathroom is. i have to guide him through the process of getting changed, clothed. earlier this year, ross kemp, her on—screen son in eastenders and close friend, spoke to dame barbara's husband about the couple's pain and struggle.

what was it like, when the specialist turned around and said to you, "it's alzheimer's?" that was the moment when she just looked at me, she held her hand out and said, "i'm so sorry," she whispered it to me. she said sorry to you? she said sorry. i remember that. he said he was immensely proud of how his wife dealt with her illness and still tried to help others for as long as she could. helena wilkinson, bbc news. and the royals have also paid tribute to dame barbara windsor. in a rare public outing, the duke and duchess of cambridge have taken prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis to watch a pantomine performance in london's west end. pantoland is a special show staged at the london palladium to thank key workers from across the capital and their families for their efforts during the pandemic. it was the cambridges' first red carpet engagement as a family of five. the duke of cambridge took

the opportunity to reflect on the passing of dame barbara windsor. before i go on, i want to pause and pay tribute to a true national treasure, dame barbara windsor, who so sadly passed away last night. she... applause she was an absolute giant in the entertainment world, and of course a legend on pantomime stages across the country, including here at the london palladium. and i know we'll all miss her hugely. disney is the latest major studio to divert its focus from cinema to streaming. it's just announced plans for several new television series based in the star wars universe. disney plus, which was launched just over a year ago, now has nearly 87 million subscribers — a figure far exceeding its own predictions for customer growth. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba says disney's move is different to its competitors.

this is not a big change in course between cinema and streaming. what warner bros did was take their entire 2021 slate and say that's not what disney's doing. disney is reinforcing what they said for the last year and a half in that their future in many ways belongs with their streaming service disney plus and they are using their large and well—known so it's got star wars was in the house like 100% close to saturation awareness amongst the audience. and we are saying we got this channel, let's do a little tv series that will come out on that channel, the same with pixar it said. what can we do from toy story, oh yes, the buzz light year story. let's do the link based on the extra not that the dog was based on as a new animated series.

and keep going and going... absolutely — there's an old tom hanks film called turner and hooch. they're saying, "let's do a series based on that for the disney streaming channel." so it's not stuff that was intended ever for cinema that they're moving on to streaming. there have been readjustments for that with covid and the current outlook in cinemas, the live—action mulan movie did that earlier this year. when it was intended to go into cinemas, it instead went to disney+. but things like black widow, the next film in the marvel series, will be going to cinema, the two new big star wars films — they announced one which we knew was coming from taika waititi, the writer and director, and from pattyjenkins, who is the woman behind wonder woman, who directs that. her new star wars film will be going into cinemas in 2022—23. so it's not them readjusting in that kind of direction, but what disney have always been great at is taking that incredible backlog of familiar material they have and thinking, "how can we expand this and make more money out of this?"

they've got a brand—new streaming channel which is outperforming expectations at the moment, so they're filling it with as much material as they possibly can. a song released 26 years ago, a beloved christmas favourite, has finally reached number one in the charts. a song released 26 years ago, a beloved christmas favourite, # i just want you for my own # more than you could ever know... # make my wish come true. # make my wish come true. # all # make my wish come true. #all| # make my wish come true. # all i want for christmas is you... gosh, i'm feeling old. mariah carey's "all i want for christmas" was kept off the top spot by east 17's "stay another day" back in 1994, but now it's knocked ariana grande off the top spot. 26 years ago, hard to believe. the owners of a house in bristol, in south west england, have pulled out of the sale of their property after a piece

by the elusive graffiti artist banksy appeared on its wall overnight. they were due to exchange contracts next week, but the work, by one of bristol's most famous sons, could see the value of their house rocket. the piece, entitled "aachoo!!" shows a woman sneezing with such force that she loses her walking stick, handbag and dentures. because the house is on one of england's steepest streets, adjoining buildings also appear to be blown away. genius. it'll be interesting to see how much the house eventually sells for, if they do choose to sell. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello, good evening. the weekend promises rain for some of the time. not all of the time, though. there will be some brighter glimpses. today brought heavy rain in places. that was how it looked on the aberdeenshire coast. the rain was pretty persistent here. whereas for some other places, the skies actually brightened a little. the cloud broke there on the south coast of england. we saw a little bit of late sunshine. this is how friday panned out

with this band of rain across eastern areas. that rain really was quite persistent across parts of eastern scotland. some showers following on from the west, but there were also some breaks in the cloud. now, as we head through this evening and tonight, we'll continue to see extensive cloud and some showery rain, this heaviest across western areas. although the far west, northern ireland and eventually west wales and the south west of england will see clearer skies by the end of the night. that could allow for some pretty chilly conditions here late on in the night. for most underneath the cloud, it is not going to be particularly cold. but those clear skies in the west come courtesy of a ridge of high pressure, a very transient feature, but this is going to bring bright weather for some of us during the day tomorrow. having said that, it's going to be a pretty cloudy and damp start with some showery rain across much of scotland, northern england, the midlands, east anglia, the south east. the further west you are, though, you can see we're peeling the cloud away from the map. more and more sunshine developing, still with the potential for one or two showers.

the winds will be relatively light, temperatures getting up to around 8—10 degrees. so, we have this slice of clear sky, which is going to continue to transfer eastwards during saturday evening. and clear skies at night at this time of year will allow temperatures to drop. and you can see from our temperature chart where we have the green and even blue shades just spreading eastwards. underneath our zone of clear skies, the potential for a touch of frost, possibly some fog patches, too. but temperatures rise by the end of saturday night out west because the winds will be strengthening and we'll see the arrival of some rain. some pretty heavy bursts of rain driving north—eastwards through the day on sunday, accompanied by strong winds. these are the sorts of gusts we can expect. some exposed coasts could see gusts of 50 mph or a little bit more. but with those winds coming up from the south, it'll be mild for many, with highs of 12—13 degrees.

for viewers around the world. borisjohnson isjoined by the eu — in saying they're unlikely to strike a post—brexit trade deal by sunday — with differing interpretations of how a new relationship might look. it is going, it is a clause to keep the uk locked in to whatever they wa nt to the uk locked in to whatever they want to do in terms of legislation. they would remain free, sovereign if they wish to decide what they want to do. we would simply adapt to the conditions for access to our market accordingly. europe raises its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions — saying it now wants a 55 percent reduction by the end of the decade.