a court in france has returned guilty verdicts in the trial of more than a dozen people accused of taking part in the charlie hebdo attacks in paris, nearly six years ago. the world health organisation has warned that europe is at a high risk of a new wave of covid infections. germany has tightened its restrictions, but the uk government says it will still allow households to mix over christmas. joe biden has named pete buttigieg as his secretary of transportation. mr biden‘s former rival for the democratic nomination will be america's first openly gay member of a president's cabinet. china says its chang—e 5 moon probe has come back to earth — landing in the chinese region of inner mongolia. it's carrying rock samples gathered from the lunar surface. they're the first to be gathered since the 1970s.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sienna rodgers, editor of the website labourlist, and anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. welcome back. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the news that borisjohnston has urged the nation to scale back its christmas plans leads the telegraph. it also features the official christmas card from the duke and duchess of cambridge, with prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis at their country house in norfolk. ‘coward' says the mirror. that insult is aimed at boris johnson for allegedly ignoring the advice of medical experts who warn of the dangers of a third wave after christmas. the metro leads with this story too.

it reports that borisjohnson is expressing caution over three households mixing, whilst wales and scotland go their own way. the image of cold turkey dominates the sun's front page tomorrow, with the paper ridiculing advice that families should celebrate outside if granny isjoining. the daily mail also focuses on the ‘fright before christmas.‘ it includes a stern warning from professor chris whitty that family get—togethers would inevitably cost lives. the financial times front page concerns borisjohnson too, but in a different capacity. it reports the prime minister has put mp‘s on standby to approve a last minute brexit trade deal. and the times leads on todays ruling on the death of nine year old ella kissi—debrah. the coroner found that air pollution contributed to her death. so let's begin... i have to admit some most of them

focusing on what we've all been focusing on what we've all been focusing on, this year, quite frankly. the guardian we start with, let's have a look at the guardian. in that case, talking about what many of the papers are focusing on. there's reining in of christmas celebrations. we had the rules so to speak but now we've got the guidance. the guidance it's slightly strengthening on the rules. it's all a little bit confused. as you say where are in an extraordinary position where the law says one thing but the official government advice very much backed up by the medical professions saying something else. so you can within the law take five days to meet your family at christmas and spend time with three households and travel across the

country. and do all those things that people have expected and planned for. however today the prime minister gave a press conference that urged people not to do that, effectively. to stay local, not to travel, not to spend the night. to limit how many people they meet that we've also heard another government minister say today that suggest people move their christmas plans to easter and meet up then. what this is is the government has been under huge pressure to call off there's christmas amnesty. much like a lot of other countries in europe have done already in the face of rising cases, rising tests in a real concern that just cases, rising tests in a real concern thatjust it was we have some positive news with the vaccine we are going to set everything back by having effective a free—for—all for nearly a week. when a peak time for nearly a week. when a peak time for nhs, anyway. that's something that the government just for nhs, anyway. that's something that the governmentjust hasn't gone far enough today. on like whales,

they decided not to change that guide and saying don't meet up with three households theyjust essentially done it halfway house was out where boris johnson essentially done it halfway house was out where borisjohnson really desperately doesn't want to cancel christmas. despite the urge and to have a little christmas instead. it's an interesting, little christmas yes. one of the papers was having a play on that. the times interesting how they turn this around saying that it's the elderly that are told to keep away from families at christmas. i wonder how oi’ families at christmas. i wonder how or what do thinking is to do it that way. boris johnson encouraging or what do thinking is to do it that way. borisjohnson encouraging over 70s not to spend christmas with relatives. what of course it's up to all of us to think about our plans. intentionally rethink our plans given the very strong wording we heard from professor chris whitty today. i think a lot of confirming

conversations going on at the moment. where we are thinking about the older people in our family. or the older people in our family. or the more clinically vulnerable. certainly my family, we are now talking about my grandparents. whether they should be included in a bubble that we can't make for supper i think that's what people will be thinking about. in thinking about that my grandparents have got their firstjob but they that my grandparents have got their first job but they haven't got there 2nd. and i takes 14 days for there to be any kind of immunity after your first job. to be any kind of immunity after your firstjob. that isjust after christmas. it kind of plays into this thing where vaccine, people having both jab where you have that kind of immunity isjust around the corner. it's literallyjust after christmas was up so is this the time where we really to want to relax rules where actually the medical advisers are saying this was called dance. this actually not much ambiguity about it. the fact that the rules being relaxed over christmas will lead to more death. the daily mirror, they've got on

their front the daily mirror, they've got on theirfront page coward. the daily mirror, they've got on their front page coward. not mincing their front page coward. not mincing their words. and inside when we have a look at how our beautifully spread out the inside of this paper. which ones do you trust? it's got professor whitty from earlier today. it's got the prime minister and it's not what sienna was saying. the pre—fencers very stark warning that meeting and groups will lead to more hospitalisations and more death. the week of the science, do we go with the politics? how are people reacting to all of this? those comments from chris whitty today are not new. from the start he has said since the government announced these plans that anything which involves people, households mixing will lead to case numbers rising and will lead to case numbers rising and will lead to death. that's just how covid works. this decision to ease christmas was already made against that background. it also chose point

to the fact that chris whitty today also said not easing christmas and not allowing people to meet up will also have a damaging effect on peoples mental health. on the fact that people, some people have been living alone. have already not met theirfamilies are living alone. have already not met their families are a very long time. so he did point out that this is essentially a choice between two very poor choices. that the government had to make. in neither option would have been good for various reasons. the reason they really stuck with this policy is because they are aware that whatever the law says, a lot of people will be meeting up anyway. and i think there is a big view that families will protect their loved ones or themselves. they will take extra steps. and essentially that responsibility is being shifted to people not the government. but as the mirror points out, that is also you can say cowardice by saying it's

not our responsibility if debts ride as they are expected to. it's yours. and they also have one of our paper reviewers talking about the figures of long covid. they've been focusing on that as well. i do want to focus on that as well. i do want to focus on the differences between the different uk nations going slightly separate ways. which isjust different uk nations going slightly separate ways. which is just going to add to this confusion as to what we should be doing, it shouldn't be doing. england for example don't see elderly relatives until they've been vaccinated are the guidelines. whales to households in a christmas ball bowl. scotland meetings should be outdoors for those indoors should be outdoors for those indoors should be for only one day. people trying to plan and across different regions across different countries, it's not easy. i think it is deeply regrettable. i'm sure everyone agrees at that. i don't knowjust how much work was put into this kind

of four nations that fell apart today. obviously it hasn't worked out. it's unfortunate because the point of this relaxation of covid rules was partly over christmas was the fact that travel restrictions we re the fact that travel restrictions were being lifted. people legally are were being lifted. people legally a re allowed were being lifted. people legally are allowed to travel between tears and nations. so if you have family and nations. so if you have family and whales you can travel there. now obviously whales in terms of actually a legal change to the long adjust to the guidance as in england, they can only have two households bubble together rather than three households which will be legally allowed elsewhere in the uk. so kind of confusion, if you got family elsewhere that you haven't seen for months and months it since the beginning of the pandemic. you are holding out for christmas and planning for that, now it's all on you to make that decision. because the prime minister decided it's up to personal responsibility. that's difficult because it's a complete change in attitude. in change in approach is i was supposed to think

about coronavirus rules. and that's being imposed just a week before christmas. it's a lot for people to think about. it requires a big public information campaign which we haven't really seen yet. interesting point. the sun, when it comes to information campaigns they are talking about cold turkey quite literally. this take on the advice that we are being given when it comes to what we do at christmas. the paper picking up that brits were last night urged to cut back on christmas plans, celebrate outside if granny is joining. christmas plans, celebrate outside if granny isjoining. on a serious note, once it all gets a bit funny and with having a bit of a giggle at the guidelines as some sort of thinking also the scotch egg business. the message gets lost. in the message is really important. business. the message gets lost. in the message is really importantlj don't the message is really important.” don't know. i think that message by being on the front page of the sun isn't lost. it's very much in peoples faces. but the guidance is

saying essentially don't meet elderly relatives who are over 70. if you do meet them try and meet them outside. it highlights the slightly ludicrous nature of doing that in the end of december. but i think it does raise awareness in a way that perhaps this public information campaign is lacking. and there isn't really time to do it as well. that is why we have seen a step up of these press conferences again. but the problem with the press c0 nfe re nces , again. but the problem with the press conferences, often you get the prime minister saying or the minister saying something a bit more optimistic and then the scientist very much writing it in. let'sjust get your word on it sienna, what you reckon of the sons right click not front page, does it work? well, it made me laugh. i don't know how informative it is because it's talking about eating outside when really we are talking about actually people want to know what are the rules in my area. that's the main

thing people really need to know for next week. i think that's what they wa nt next week. i think that's what they want on their front pages, to be honest. i think we're going to have lots of people having lots of important discussions with their family whether they need reject their plans. let's have a look at their plans. let's have a look at the ft. it's looking at brexit. we've got the front page today saying they are kind of getting closer. and now we possibly got borisjohnson drawing closer. and now we possibly got boris johnson drawing up closer. and now we possibly got borisjohnson drawing up plans to recall mps for an emergency session of the comments next week to perhaps, a lot of caveats, approve a trade deal with the eu. what happened today is the government said mps will be going home for christmas tomorrow which is earlier than was expected. so they're all ready were some expectations that next week would see a trade deal introduced to the comments having been agreed finally. and it would be

going through very rapidly through the commons and the lords. by sending home mps early the government sent a signal to the eu thatis government sent a signal to the eu that is not going to be waiting around, waiting for them to agree a trade deal. and once again they are ready for it no deal if necessary. however borisjohnson then quickly informed mps that within 48 hours they could be recalled. essentially they could be recalled. essentially they are just they could be recalled. essentially they arejust on they could be recalled. essentially they are just on standby. as all of us, we are stilljust waiting to see are they going to be making enough progress in these trade talks? the thing that has made the last couple of days a little bit different is there have been movements reportedly on some of the key areas. and the key sticking points. and the thing that's left outstanding our fisheries. with france being the toughest on fisheries. there has been some expectation among tory mps

that france will ultimately budge on fisheries. in the uk is likely to get a bit of a concession there. we shall see. the markets certainly think there is going to be a deal. the pound rallied today to a level not seen since may 2018. so there is certainly a lot of expectation building once again. yes, absolutely. sterling hit a two year high focuses the ft. sienna, what is your mood? will high focuses the ft. sienna, what is your mood ? will you high focuses the ft. sienna, what is your mood? will you be poised this weekend? yes. as ever. waiting for brexit news. that isjust been the story of the last few years, has in a? the prime minister his tone was all over the place on covid rules but actually on brexit there has beena but actually on brexit there has been a market shift this week. he's been a market shift this week. he's been much more optimistic for the peace talked about hope and opportunity and really kind of making it sound as if well, yes he would accept australia style

arrangement or basically no deal. which would be hugely disruptive. certainly in the short term. especially when covid going on as well. vaccines, supply chains making that all the more critical. he does seem a lot more hopeful about getting brexit deal. we could see mps leave, go home back to their constituencies tomorrow, only for them to be called back on a monday at something like nine a:m.. usually there call back at the afternoon but he could be called back very early that morning to consider that brexit legislation. i guess also working for the mail on sunday anna, you'll have a busy weekend as well. always. let's leave brexit for the time being. the final paper of the times. many of the papers focusing on the story. the devastating story of the little nine—year—old girl who died backin little nine—year—old girl who died back in 2013. she had an asthma attack. today she has become the first person in the uk to have air

pollution listed as a cause of death. anna, the silent killer that is air pollution. she lived near the south circular road in southeast london. a hugely busy road. now formally on her death certificate, air pollution. yes, her family said this is possibly the first time air pollution has been on any death certificate anywhere in the world. it isa certificate anywhere in the world. it is a tragic and stark moment that hopefully will be at the forefront of peoples minds. we've all got a lot of other things in the news between covid and brexit but i think this is a really big reminder that air pollution, climate change are all things that are not sitting around and waiting. and really do need to be tackled urgently. yes, and her mum who has been tireless in campaigning. she said that aloe would have been proud that her name was used to do good. is that

continuous campaigning to finally get this recognise for everyone else. absolutely. she seems brilliant, this mom. she's had the seven year battle and she is going to keep fighting. she is talking about eight new clean air act and ella's law. she wants legislation, government action, she wanted urgently because all of this it's not going away. it hasn't been pause just because we've been distracted by brexit and the pandemic and all the rest of it. this is happening i'iow. the rest of it. this is happening now. government action and local government action is sorely needed. i know that city con has welcomed this development and will be looking at expanding things like low emission zones. i think all leaders oi'i emission zones. i think all leaders on the local and national level will be looking at that say what can they do now in light of this? emissions, low traffic neighbourhoods as well. something that is quite controversial in some areas. lots to think about but is yes, that will

end this paper session with that news. ella is the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. and her mum absolutely tireless infighting on behalf of of daughter. thank you so much as a lwa ys for going through all the different papers with us today. have a lovely weekend. i'm guessing we will all be watching these i'm guessing we will all trade negotiations. that's it for the papers tonight. thanks once again to sienna and anna. from us all goodbye. good evening. we'll start with the news that liverpool are on top of the premier league tonight. it's after a last—minute winner from roberto firmino earned them a 2—1win over tottenham.

jose mourinho's side began the night ahead of the reigning champions on goal difference, but they fell behind as mohamed salah's shot looped in off spurs defender toby alderweireld. but spurs didn't take long to level, as son heung—min scored his 99th spurs goal from giovani lo celso's through ball. with the game looking destined for a draw, roberto firmino popped up with a fine header to clinch the win and put his side clear at the top. leeds thrashed newcastle 5—2 at elland road. the match looked set for a draw when it was made 2—2 after the hour mark, but leeds scored three goals in ten minutes, including this brilliant strike from jack harrison, securing them all three points. leicester were beaten by 2—0 at home to everton. richarlison's first half strike put carlo ancelotti's side ahead at the king power stadium, before mason holgate doubled the lead after the break.

everton are up to fifth. but the pressure continues to build on mikel arteta after arsenal dropped points yet again. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home to southampton. to make matters worse, former arsenal player theo walcott, that man there, gave southampton the lead at the emirates. but the home side managed to rescue a point when pierre—emerick aubameyang equalised for them in the second half. arsenal are just five points above the relegation zone. it finished 1—1 in the london derby between west ham and crystal palace. christian benteke, who was later sent off, had put palace ahead with his third goal in as many games. but a spectacular overhead kick from sebastien haller earned the hammers a point at the london stadium. sam allardyce is back in the premier league after being appointed as west brom boss following the sacking of slaven bilic. the 66—year—old has been out of the game for two and a half years

after leaving everton back in 2018. allardyce has previously taken charge of seven clubs in the premier league and is yet to be relegated from the top flight. west brom are 19th in the table with just seven points. in other news, trials for concussion substitues have been approved by football's lawmakers, ifab, this afternoon. from next month, it means that clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while, after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the fa for its competitions from january, with premier league clubs voting on it tomorrow. it's been a long time coming. i think there's been a general reluctance, particularly within the fa, to acknowledge there's even a problem. and i don't think they've done enough or acted quickly enough. and it takes a horrific incident like the luiz—jiminez one to actually make them do something.

the football association is looking into a crowd—related incident at cambridge united, afterfans were heard booing players taking a knee against racism before last night's game with colchester. it follows similar incidents at both millwall and a home colchester game. cambridge say the actions of a "tiny majority" — in their words — is "hugely disappointing". people should really get the impression... not get the impression that this is normal for cambridge, it really isn't, and it was a small number of people. the vast majority of our fans are completely opposed to racism in all its forms. we're an incredibly liberal—minded unit, and this was just so out of step. so it's disappointing, but we'll deal with it. sunderland have postponed their next three matches and closed their training ground for ten days following a covid outbreak at the club.

their game at shrewsbury town, along with home matches against blackpool and hull city, have all been called off. eight players missed last night's draw with afc wimbledon. that game went ahead despite one player testing positive for coronavirus on monday. but now, a further four cases have been confirmed among players and staff at the club's academy of light training base. and exeter‘s heineken champions cup match at toulouse on sunday has been cancelled because of a covid outbreak at the chiefs. glasgow's home game against lyon on saturday is also off because they played exeter last weekend. 20 warriors players are now self—isolating. our rugby union correspondent chrisjones says european bosses are now going to meet to decide what happens next. because of fixture congestion, very little to no chance these games can be rearranged, so now a european cup panel will meet to decide how and whether and why a team couldn't fulfil the fixture and therefore how to allocate the match points.

so more news on that in due course, what happens to those match points that would been played for in these games, but confirmation again that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter have both been cancelled. that's all of the sport. bye for now. hello there. on wednesday, we saw a pretty deep area of low pressure sweep up from the south to bring rain and gales, particularly to western areas. today, though, it's looking a bit quieter. we're in between weather systems, so we should see a good deal of sunshine around. it'll stay quite breezy too, though, not quite as windy as it has been. so that's wednesday's low pushing away to the north of the uk. this feature will come in during thursday night. and in between, we've got a good slice of drier weather. there'll be a few showers around this morning, mind you, across southern and western areas, plenty of sunshine across eastern

scotland, central and eastern england, areas here staying dry all day. out west, we'll see further showers and the clouds will tend to build up here through the afternoon, and the outbreaks of rain will start to arrive across northern ireland, along with strengthening winds. it'll be quite fresh across northern and eastern areas, 9—10 celsius around average, but it will be turning quite milder further west as this band of rain and stronger winds starts to spread across the country as we head through thursday night. followed by further areas of cloud and showers to the south and west, and it'll be turning very mild across the south, lows overnight 12—13 celsius. and after a chilly start in the north, it'll be turning milder there too. now this is the pressure chart for friday — and you can see we're back to very unsettled weather, this active weather front with lots of isobars on the chart, meaning wet and windy weather moving our way. so we'll start off a little brightness across the north east england, northeast scotland, but generally a rather cloudy, misty, murky day with some patchy drizzle across the east,

heavy rain across western areas, chances of flooding for southwest england and south wales, areas which have seen lots of rain already. and it'll be a windy day, those gusts showing 30—40 mph for many, particularly across southern and western coasts. with our winds coming in from the south, it's going to be a very mild day for the time of year, highs of 13—15 celsius, for example, in parts of northeast wales. low pressure sticks around as we head on into the weekend. it'll send bands of showers into the northern and western areas. but there will be some sunshine around too. you'll notice the mild air starts to get replaced with those bluer tinges, so it'll be cooling down through the weekend. so a sunshine and showers weekend, most showers across western areas. and then, it'll be cooling down, and that'll be particularly noticeable as we head through sunday.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. a court in france returns guilty verdicts in the trial of fourteen people accused of taking part in the charlie hebdo attacks in paris, nearly six years ago. despite pressure from doctors and scientists, the uk is to allow the easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas — but with a warning. a smaller christmas will be a safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. nigerian officials say they won't pay any ransoms for the boys kidnapped from a boarding school in the north of the country last friday. a chinese space capsule has successfully returned