good morning, and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: people living across england find out this morning if they'll be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. that means it is crunch time for tens of thousands of businesses waiting to hear whether they will go up waiting to hear whether they will go up to tier 2. i am in trafford where rates are lower than the national average and jane says entering tier 2 would double the revenue overnight. 11,000 positive covid test results are left off the most recent figures in wales, meaning the latest total could be twice as high as previously thought.

32 years after the lockerbie bombing, authorities in the us are understood to be preparing to charge a new suspect. liverpool win the biggest game of the premier league season so far. a late headerfrom roberto firminho, defeats tottenham, and sends liverpool, to the top of the table. marcus rashford's mum mel talks for the first time about her family's struggle with poverty, and her pride about her son's campaigning work. i had threejobs, and iti i had threejobs, and it i didn't do that, one of the neighbours would cook a pot of food. it was a bit difficult, so marcus is only telling the story from how easy is it in the words he has been saying, they come from the bottom of his heart. the weather much quieter than yesterday with a lot more dry conditions, a few showers, some sunshine, but later strengthening winds and more rain coming into the west and i will have all the details in ten minutes. it's thursday december 17th.

our top story. tens of millions of people across england will find out this morning if a change to local coronavirus restrictions is on the way. several areas in the north are hoping to move down from the strictest tier 3 measures to tier 2, because of a significant drop in infection rates. however, nhs bosses have warned against easing restrictions "prematurely". simonjones has the story. just over a week until christmas. the decorations are up, but for many businesses, what sort of festive period they will have remains unclear. this hotel in burnley is fully booked for the big day, but u nless fully booked for the big day, but unless the area goes from tier 3, the highest level of restrictions, into tier 2, nobody will get to stay and it will remain closed. we've probably and it will remain closed. we've pro ba bly lost and it will remain closed. we've probably lost 7 million in sales this year and the problem is we have no certainty that we can start to trade again in january,

no certainty that we can start to trade again injanuary, february or march. many areas of northern england believe infection rates have come down enough to justify easing restrictions, but hospital trusts are warning that they are still treating a high number of coronavirus patients. in hornsea on the yorkshire coast, opinion is divided on whether the area should move down into tier 2. no, stay in tier 3. tier 3. say for everybody, without a doubt. a coastal area like this, people keep their distance like everyone else is doing, i hope and pray we do go into tier 2 for the economy and industry, really. the red areas on the map show the places that have been in tier 3 since the last lockdown ended. already this week, london, large parts of essex in parts of hertfordshire have been added and towns like hastings on the south coast where infection rates have risen by 140% in the past week fear they are heading the same way. tier 1 they are heading the same way. tier i was manageable. we could actually

manage to work with that, where people could meet up and be sociable, but in a controlled way. but tier 2 has been very difficult and tier 3 will be awful, but at least we will know what we are doing. government officials met last night to decide on their conclusions will be revealed today. simonjones, bbc news. let's speak now to our correspondent tim muffett, who is in crawley this morning. crawley currently in tier 2 and concerns about moving into tier 3. yes, that's right. crawley in west sussexis yes, that's right. crawley in west sussex is in tier 2 and here infection rates more than doubled in the week up to december the 9th, so real concern that this could potentially be moved into tier 3. worthing, also in west sussex, a similar increase and those are the sort of things the government says it will look at when deciding whether to move one place into another tier along with the age groups of those particularly

affected and the pressure on local nhs trust. worth recapping that greater london, parts of hertfordshire and essex yesterday moved from tier 2 into tier 3, so the tougher restrictions already in place there and as we saw in the report, there are many places which hope it will be reduced from tier 3 down to tier 2. greater manchester, for example, andy burnham saying there is a strong case for that to happen. there are some places, herefordshire, where there are low infection rates and hopes that they could move into tier i. we will have to wait and see. in terms of the time frame, we expect an announcement from 1130 and it is thought matt hancock will address parliament and if there are changes they will kick in from december the 19th, saturday. but bear in mind it will only be in place for a few days before the christmas relaxations kicking over the christmas period which will allow three households to mix and on the 28th of december, the tier system will kick back in, so

potential changes and we will have to wait and see and a lot of people paying close attention because it could have a very, very big effect over the christmas period. could have a very, very big effect over the christmas periodm certainly will. thanks very much. we should say we will be talking a lot about the tier system and the announcement coming later this morning at about 1130, but we will talk to priti patel and andy burnham, who is looking after greater manchester, and we will talk to mark dra keford, greater manchester, and we will talk to mark drakeford, the first minister of wales. and we have experts later on if you have questions that remain unanswered in your head, there is no such thing as a stupid question at the moment because almost everyone is asking the same one way or another, so keep them coming in and we will do our best a nswer them coming in and we will do our best answer all of them for you. 11,000 positive covid tests have been left off the official figures in wales, meaning the number of cases for the week to tuesday could be twice as high as previously thought. public health wales has blamed the error on "planned

maintenance" of some of its it systems. more than 100,000 people have tested positive in in the country since the pandemic began, meaning the additional cases will make up more than a 10% of the new total. the conservatives called the news "staggering". authorities in the united states are believed to be close to filing charges against a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988. us media says prosecutors will soon press for the extradition of abu agila mohammed, who is reportedly being held in libya. here's our washington correspondent lebo diseko. 270 people were killed in a terror attack over the scottish town which took days place before christmas and all 259 people on the flight were killed, most of them americans returning home from the christmas holidays. a large section of the plain's fuselage fell to the ground, destroying homes and killing a further 11 people. the suspect is

said to be a libyan intelligence officer by the name of abu aglia mohammmed. he is alleged to have helped build the bomb that brought the plane down. the victims families have found themselves caught up in one of the worlds longest and most sprawling terrorism investigations. he isa sprawling terrorism investigations. he is a long—time suspect in the case and is said to have been the subject of discussions among us and foreign officials since at least 2015. it is not clear what the likely hood is of him being brought to the us for trial. neither the us justice department or the libyan authorities have publicly commented on the issue. so far only one man, the libyan abdel basset ali al—megrahi, has been sent to prison for the bombing. he was convicted in 2001 but subsequently allowed to return home after it emerged that he had terminal cancer. he died in 2012. a chinese spacecraft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than a0 years.

the robot craft, which didn't have any crew on board, spent three weeks in space, gathering rocks and soil. the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia earlier. scientists hope the material will help them understand more about the structure and history of the moon. a chinese flag was planted on the lunar surface. that is not the lunar surface, because those are people walking around without spacesuits. just be clear, they didn't break any precedence. i thought, clear, they didn't break any precedence. ithought, there clear, they didn't break any precedence. i thought, there are loads of people there. that was inner not space. just to clear that up. —— inner mongolia. it's very rare to find new plants and funghi in the uk but a humble toadstool growing by heathrow has topped the list of kew gardens' discoveries from across the world. most new species are from remote parts of the rainforest, but this toadstool was discovered by chance on a walk by the airport. other highlights on the list include this orchid — dubbed the ugliest in the world —

which was found in madagascar. that can't be that one, it must be the picture before. that picture before looks like an alien, you know, the film failure. whereas whatever that was, that looked lovely. i don't think you should dub anything ugly —— the film, alien. we will swiftly move on. the weather todayis we will swiftly move on. the weather today is quieter than it was yesterday but we are in between two systems and we have a ridge across the uk of high pressure, so today bright and breezy and for some a little bit cooler than it was yesterday but currently across the south coast temperatures are still around 10 degrees. today there will bea around 10 degrees. today there will be a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, just one or two showers and its later on the day that we see the clouds thicken towards the west and then showery rain will arrive in the wind. to pick up, particularly

in the evening through the irish sea. these are the daytime temperatures, between nine and 13 degrees. through the evening the wind will really strengthen across the irish sea and areas adjacent to it and the rain moves from the west towards the east with some heavy bursts as well. there will be a lot of low cloud, ill fog across the moors and through wales, cumbria and the southern uplands but as we go through the night, after an early dip in temperatures, they will rise and if you look at these, they are not too dissimilar to what we are looking at during the day and for some they will be higher, so once again we have this range between nine and 13 degrees. through the course of tomorrow we start with hill fog, some cloud around as well and then we have the next system coming in from the west which is likely to produce heavy rain, particularly across south—west england and wales as you can see through the flashes of green. it is falling on saturated ground so could lead to issues with flooding and

these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts, so it would be quite a windy day again, especially with the exposure through the irish sea. in the south—eastern corner, a fair bit of cloud and we could see drizzle from that and the rain continuing across parts of scotla nd rain continuing across parts of scotland away from the north—east but here it will be pretty windy. temperatures tomorrow between ten and 1a degrees, but some, like north—east wales, you could even see 15, way above average for this stage of december. it is warm, isn't it. very mild tomorrow but then as we head into the weekend it will turn cooler again with temperatures closer to average. not particularly cold, just cooler than this. you will tell us more than half an hour. thank you, karen. —— thank you carol. let's take a look at today's papers. the independent reports on the landmark ruling that pollution contributed the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah in 2013.

this comes after a long campaign by ella's mum rosamund, and we are speaking to rosamund on the programme in ten minutes time. many of the newspapers are looking at the relaxation of rules over christmas, due to begin next week. the daily mail describes the prime ministers's comments on having "little" christmas as a "partial u—turn", and that families have been asked to "drastically cut back" their christmas plans. the times scotland highlights the different approaches the nations are now taking to the festive season. it reports that first minister nicola sturgeon is begging scottish people to stay home this christmas. and the duke and duchess of cambridge have released their annual christmas card, showing the couple with their children in the grounds of anmer hall. a winter classic, classic comfort food is featuring. i am disappointed with having to do this story because, you know what, we need some

i°y because, you know what, we need some joy and for me, food brings complete i°y joy and for me, food brings complete joy so i don't need to hear that one of my favourite things, although i do like pilots, the flatter versions of crumpets, but this story now says that crumpets have loads and loads of salt and one can have as much as 0.81 g, almost the same as two small portions of fries from a leading fast food chain or two slices of white bread. is that with or without adornment? without adornment. the nutritionist, action on salt says you could try different healthy toppings, no added salt peanut butter or eat it with a scrambled 999 butter or eat it with a scrambled egg to make one crumpet more substantial. i don't think you can ever eat just substantial. i don't think you can ever eatjust one. substantial. i don't think you can ever eat just one. that's substantial. i don't think you can ever eatjust one. that's the problem. lashings of butter. what is your favourite topping for a crumpet? butter. i know they talk about marmite and peanut butter,

which doesn't appeal to me. cheese. cheese for me. i think people eat them anyway and it's one of those things, it's a winter comfort food and it's one of those things. in moderation, enjoy. for most of us the difference between being able to eat in a restaurant or grab a takeaway might not seem a lot. but for millions of businesses it is the difference between survival and failure after an incredibly tough year. nina's at a cafe in trafford for us where today's tier review means a lot. currently in tier 3 and it has been for months. good morning. it is one of these cafe is that serves an all english for six quid, and that is including your fried bread, two pieces of toast and a brew. we are talking treble carbs, but unfortunately i cannot have brea kfast but unfortunately i cannot have

breakfast here and neither can any other customers. 46 covers with nobody sitting at them. let's remind ourselves of the tiering system and why it mean so much to businesses. as things stand, 98% of hospitality firms are in tier 2 or tier 3. and what does that mean? we look at the move that london went into from two to three yesterday on the estimated difference in terms of impact on jobs at risks is about 40000 and on top of that, the estimated impact on revenue is about £600,000. you can imagine the impact it is having on the cafe here. apart from anything else, this part of manchester in trafford is where hauliers come through from all around the world but because of the reduction of movement they have been hit enormously. let's grab, notjanet, no, she is hiding behind the polystyrene packets. come out. a comedy entrance. we like it. how are

you doing? what does taddei mean to you doing? what does taddei mean to you going from tier 3 to tier 2? -- today. it's a massive deal and we have cut business by half during the lockdown and this place is normally completely full with people having a final english —— full english and we are just praying and asking that a father christmas could bring it it would be the best thing. it would literally double your revenue overnight. how have you got through this difficult period? we have had a brilliant support from trafford council and we would like to thank them because we couldn't have kept open or done what we did without that, so it's been a massive help. mariella can't last forever coming. mark webber no, it can't. we will go and talk to another guest outside because we don't have any masks and people who don't work here can't come in. this is chris and before the first lockdown he opened a new pub in stretford another part of

trafford, but you barely have the chance to serve customers. how much would it mean for you to get back into tier 2 today? to be honest, it would be like winning the lottery. we are currently taking about 5% on takeaways and we have so many people booked in over christmas and it is a case of everything that has been thrown at us, it is a case of surviving now. if we don't get this, it will be so difficult for us. so it will be so difficult for us. so it is literally life or death depending on the decisions today. it is literally life or death depending on the decisions todaym has got to that stage. in terms of the support you have had from the council, has that got you over the edge? originally, yes. at the moment no one knows where they stand with the grants or anything like that, and the council have been great to us, but how long is this going to go on for and when will we know what is going on? for us, this is like winning the lottery. the best christmas present in the well. and

in trafford in particular there is a sense of injustice because the rates here are lower than the national average and lower than a neighbouring borough in tier 2. definitely. the thing is, when we have opened, we are so coronavirus safe and every establishment has got all this in place and in terms of christmas, we are so much geared up better to support that and say ten people going into a small terraced house and mixing like that. we have had to deal with this dull time and we have set up to be basically a coronavirus restaurant bar and they are not allowing us to do that and keeping the general public say. and thatis keeping the general public say. and that is what lots of businesses are telling us, the apparent contradictions in policy. and the geographical boundaries which could literally mean life or death for some dismisses. just one number to give you, if the tier systems don't change today, the estimated loss in revenue for hospitality over

december is £8 billion. 0na on a technical note, we understand the announcement in connection with the announcement in connection with the tears to be made from i think 1130, and what happened previously was there was a cheque or you could go and put your postcode in and see if anything has changed, so that is happening later this morning. ella adoo—kissi—debrah was just nine—years—old when she died following a severe asthma attack in 2013. she had lived near london's south circular — one of the capital's busiest roads. (pres)after a landmark ruling yesterday, ella became the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ella's mum, rosamund, said the verdict was justice for her daughter, as jayne mccubbin reports. this is the face of the little girl who yesterday made legal history. ella adoo—kissi—debrah was super smart, only nine, and now we know

she died notjust because of her asthma but because of pollution. what started as a small cough turned into a chronic condition, one which saw her hospitalised 27 times before she died in 2013. but look at where she died in 2013. but look at where she lived, london's busy south circular. spikes in pollution here we re circular. spikes in pollution here were later found to have correlated with the very days ella was hospitalised. this was the crucial evidence which led ella's mother to fight for a new inquest. she campaigned for justice for fight for a new inquest. she campaigned forjustice for ella and clea n campaigned forjustice for ella and clean airfor all. campaigned forjustice for ella and clean air for all. garnering the support of many along the way. pollution kills 7 million people around the world every year. this was the moment environmental campaigner arnold schwarzenegger gave rosamond his best wishes for the new inquest on this programme earlier this year. last night he tweeted, rosamond is a hero and ella's death is a tragedy and rosamond had every right to simply

more like any other parent. instead, she fought to protect other people —— children from pollution. with today's verdict we can officially say what we call you, pollution is a killer. this photograph was displayed every day at ella's inquest. the coroner spoke of her bright eyes and wide smile. this ruling now sets a precedent which the government and local authorities will have to respond to to tackle what is a health crisis. we'rejoined now by ella's mum, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, and by professor hugh coe from the school of earth and environmental sciences at the university of manchester. good morning to you both. rosamond, thank you for talking to us again. arnold schwarzenegger, with those words, pollution is a killer. it is official now, you have managed to get that on your daughter's death certificate and this will make a difference, won't it? it is and i didn't know if it was going to

happen. i've been on the show and spoken to you before and it's an incredibly difficult thing to prove andi incredibly difficult thing to prove and i knew deep down that it is what really killed her because she was really killed her because she was really healthy until then and i knew there was no way she could become that ill, that suddenly without any explanation. it was just trying to find out what it was, so yesterday we finally managed to getjustice for her. you had to go this -- through this forensically, look at the levels of pollution at times and see how it matched with the condition ella was going through and with the attacks she was suffering and that was time—consuming, but eventually you were listened to. what did that take? it took me meeting my lawyer and for her to understand what i was saying and then she put the team around me and we obviously, without steven holgate, i wouldn't be here now speaking to you. this has been his

life's work and he's incredibly passionate about this topic, but it is from jocelyn, stephen and people like that, that is why i am here this morning speaking to you. good morning, charlie here. so pleased to talk to you again. on a personal note, i know from what you've already said that you feel like you are on a quest on behalf of other people as well, but on a personal note for you, it must have been so ha rd over note for you, it must have been so hard over all of these years, and i think arnold schwarzenegger said this in his message to you about the inability to mourn properly while you didn't have the answer is that you didn't have the answer is that you knew should be out there. that must have been very hard for you.|j just must have been very hard for you.” just realised this morning that i need to get a death certificate for her because we don't have one. she doesn't have a headstone on her grave, so these are all things that asafamily grave, so these are all things that as a family we have to do together,

but i think really the biggest thing for me yesterday was her siblings who were all in court watching their body language and wiping away tears and they seemed really distraught and they seemed really distraught and they seemed really distraught and the coroner, and i wasn't there, but he came to find them laterjust to make sure they were 0k and i a lwa ys to make sure they were 0k and i always say to people, that she does have living siblings who are incredibly upset and i am doing as best as i can to protect them and their friends best as i can to protect them and theirfriends and best as i can to protect them and their friends and ella best as i can to protect them and theirfriends and ella had a best as i can to protect them and their friends and ella had a very close friends and i will catch up with them by the weekend and it must have been incredibly hard for all of them yesterday. i haven't spoken to them yesterday. i haven't spoken to them yet but i will try to catch up with them. ella was a very real person, she was my daughter, but there were many who absolutely loved and daughter —— and adored her and there were those who would have been incredibly upset. i did try to warn them beforehand that it might happen but i will do my best to catch up with them this weekend.” but i will do my best to catch up with them this weekend. i would like to say that i love seeing those

pictures of ella and that smile, i just think it's such a wonderful thing andi just think it's such a wonderful thing and i didn't know her and most people listening did not know her but it leaks people listening did not know her but it lea ks out just people listening did not know her but it leaks outjust from the images we see. can we speak to professor coe. good morning. how significant do you think this coroners verdict is and everything rosamond has said that this will be ona rosamond has said that this will be on a death certificate. how significant is that? it's hugely significant. the effort that rosamond has gone to in the huge amount of sacrifice made to get to the point of demonstrating so directly the link between air pollution in such a tragedy for a family, that really brings into stark reality the links between air pollution and human health

conditions. rosamond has spoken about how much help she needed in order to forensically look and prove that ella, that this pollution contributed to ella's death. will pa rents contributed to ella's death. will parents have to go through similar processes or will this be made easier so the death certificate which rosamond still hasn't got will have this on and there won't be that fight for parents? i think that it will do, i think it will start to frame the debate around air pollution and the importance of it far more starkly. i think the statistical and somewhat dry approach linking air pollution to human health impacts has been there for some time but has been somewhat removed and that has allowed people to go about their daily life without the immediate concern. this, i

think, really brings home the reality that air pollution is having on peoples lives in many of our cities. just a last thought from you, and may be people listening to you, and may be people listening to you have seen your story and that of yourfamily and you have seen your story and that of your family and think, maybe we have been affected somehow and may be one of my children has been affected and asking those questions themselves. what would you say in terms of trying to find out more information so they are better equipped? stephen andi so they are better equipped? stephen and i are talking about raising public awareness, and we know there needs to be leaflets on gps and hospitals explaining the impact on air pollution on human health, so this is the start of the process and there is a lot more to be done regarding the education, so we are going into christmas now, but hopefully next year we will get together and come up with some ideas on how to raise the public awareness

about this public health emergency, because at some stage 93% of people in the uk are grieving —— breathing deadly air and it is affecting most of us, so let's wait and see. very good to catch up with you. i hope you gain some peace from what has happened and you have a good christmas, you and your family and friends. professor thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. the government's adviser on christmas travel plans has told mps that engineering works on the east coast main line could create some of the worst disruption. king's cross station will be closed. the work is starting later than originally planned to ensure extra christmas eve services can run. it's part of a £1.2 billion upgrade of the east coast main line, and passengers are advised to check before they travel.

network rail have reconfigured the works to start only after the last train has gone. that work is replacing a sewer which has been there for the last 150 years. and the only way of replacing it is to close the line. for the first time, central london is to have its own large scale film studio. it'll open in park royal injanuary and will rival the likes of pinewood and elstree. scientists at kew gardens have revealed a list of 156 new species officially named in 2020. they include this toadstool, which was discovered growing near heathrow airport. it's one of six toadstools discovered in the uk this year. other highlights on the list include this orchard — dubbed the ugliest in the world — which was found further afield in madagascar. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all looking good so far. no reported problems other than the ongoing waterloo & city line closure.

all as you'd expect at the blackwall tunnel— northbound traffic building from blackwall lane in northolt, the west end road is blocked between the white hart roundabout and the a40 at the polish war memorial after an accident. and in barnet great north road is partly blocked again after an accident at greenhill park. we have slow traffic in both directions to the south of barnet hill time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a reasonably mild start again this morning, temperatures in mid—single figures. it's a little bit quieter today as well. a bit more sunshine and a bit more blue sky. you mightjust get one or two showers down in the south—east, but they'll gradually fade through the day. elsewhere, it's going to stay dry, just a light breeze and some sunshine. temperatures today getting up to a mild 12, maybe even 13 celsius. now, you could seejust a little bit more cloud through the afternoon, but it's fairly high, so at first turning that sunshine hazy. the cloud becoming a little bit thicker and increasing through this evening and overnight.

and with it we'll get some patchy outbreaks of rain as we head through the early hours. the minimum temperature, again it's not going to drop too far, not especially cold at around eight degrees celsius. for tomorrow, still got that front in the morning, so a damp start. but it should clear, then another front on the way. it's going to stay rather grey and cloudy tomorrow. you mightjust get some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. through the weekend it's sunshine and showers. and notice the temperatures — by the end of next week, getting a little colder. just before we go, we would love to hear from you about how moving into tier 3 has impacted on you, your family or your business. and what about your plans for christmas? perhaps you've changed, or even cancelled them. whatever your story do get in touch on email or twitter. the details on your screen now. i'll be back in half an hour. now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up on breakfast this morning...

we'll here from marcus rashford's mum mel, speaking for the first time about the pride she feels about her son's food poverty campaign, and how she would regularly skip meals when her children were growing up. we'll be joined byjenna coleman and tahar rahim, stars of new bbc thriller the serpent. and the actor lesley manville will bejoining us to talk about her new film with kevin costner, and preparing to take on the role of princess margaret in the crown. marcus rashford's mum mel has spoken out for the first time about the work her son has been doing throughout the pandemic to help hungry children. opening up to sally nugent, she's been speaking about the struggles she faced to feed her family when marcus was growing up. meet marcus and his mum, mel.

do you want a cup of tea, marcus? as a young single parent, mel worked round the clock in a bid to keep food on the table for the future star. have you got a mask too go in here, marcus? it's a table. i had threejobs. and if i didn't do that, we just wouldn't have been able to cook a pot of food. it was just a bit difficult. so marcus is only telling the story from how he sees it, and the words that he's been saying, they obviously come from the bottom of his heart. sometimes it was really bad. i'd rather give the food to the kids than to give it to myself. sometimes i didn't get anything to eat and they'd ask me, "have you had yours?" and i'd say yeah, but i didn't. sometimes we didn't even have a loaf of bread in the house. it's embarrassing to say, but we didn't. all them little struggles and the sacrifices that you made, it helped you appreciate everything like ten times more. so i don't see it as a weakness,

cos i think in sport you have to have something behind you that's pushing you. when you come from a place of struggle and a place of pain, a lot of the time it switches and it becomes your drive and motivation. that is a struggle that marcus rashford hasn't forgotten. throughout this year he's worked to highlight the difficulties faced by children growing up hungry. when marcus was 11, his mum had to make a difficult decision. she asked the manchester united academy to sign him a year early. they took him in digs. i mean, it's sad to say, but he went in digs at the age of 11. but it's the best thing that could have happened to him. i miss playing football in the house. ..when i moved, you have to change the way you behave, because i probably weren't quite as comfortable as i was at home. it wasn't easy, but ijust knew what would happen if he's left out there on the street. today is a special day for mel.

they're travelling to fairshare, the food charity marcus has been working with. oh, it's changed down there, marcus, hasn't it? that's the estate that your nana used to live at. i know. around the back. yeah. that's what i've got tattooed on now. hi, there. hello. food from this depot will be sent to vulnerable families living nearby. do you have food going on all throughout the day? yes, every day. monday to friday, mainly. last year, we gave out 95 tonnes of food. this september? 339 tonnes. so you can see, it's been massive. as his mum, watching him load a car full of breakfast stuff for other kidsjust like him... brilliant. it actually brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it? and even with a bad back!

i was just going to say! just watch that back, marcus — and your head! but it's notjust about marcus. this new building is being named after mel, for everything they've done together to help families in need. thank you so much. start your own, erm, your own trophy cabinet. yeah. what's it like then, to be in this building that's named after you, after all the you and marcus have achieved over the last several months? i'm overwhelmed. and i don't know what to say, but all i can say is thank you. i think i'm going to cry! for us, and my mum especially, we were concentrated so much on like, the people that we was trying to help. so the reaction and the response to things, a lot of itjust simply goes over our heads, because we're still focused on helping people.

and i think we've gained a massive understanding of how the struggle, you know, ten or 15 years ago, compared to now, has completely increased. and that's why i think that she doesn't quite, erm, like, know what to say in these situations, because she's more about how people are actually feeling and, you know, how we've helped them in that way. and then, everything else sort of goes over our heads! no problem. can ijust do one with marcus? yeah, definitely. you need to grow a little bit. a very, very proud mum. yes. i would you not be? —— why would you not be? marcus rashford: feeding britain's children is on bbc one on monday at 7pm. so mike, he is playing tonight, isn't it? yes, he should be. is the

tea m isn't it? yes, he should be. is the team list out? no, but he played against manchester city so you would expect him to be involved tonight. you get the team an hour before. great that football is known now by so many people around football fans, for doing so much good. yeah. you realise the struggles, the hardship and how important sport, football was. what a difference he has made this year. lovely to hear from was. what a difference he has made this year. lovely to hearfrom his mum, very proud mum. can't wait to see that on monday at seven o'clock. it was the biggest game of the premier league season so far, the top two — liverpool and spurs meeting at anfield. and it was a decent game too in front of 2,000 fans — liverpool ahead thanks to a deflected goalfrom mo salah. spurs though have been impressive underjose mourinho this season, and equalised before half—time, son hyung min breaking away to score a really good goal. but it was liverpool who went out and won it. a thumping header in the 90th minute from roberto firminho made it 2—1, and too liverpool top of the league. what a game, eh?

against a counter—attacking monster, you have to be... the possession we had, it's just incredible. we did incredibly well, i have to say. that's exactly the way you have to play against them. we controlled the game with the ball, which is just incredibly good. and so, it's a massively deserved three points and i'm really happy. let's show you a couple more goals from last night, and arsenal ended their recent losing streak. they'd lost four home games in a row, but this goal from captain pierre—emerick aubameyang gave them a 1—1 draw against southampton. arsenal are still way down in 15th place in the league. there was a brilliant game at elland road, where leeds scored three goals in ten minutes to beat newcastle 5—2 — this wonder strike from jack harrison, the pick of the goals. and there was another brilliant goal at the london stadium. sebastian haller with an overhead kick for west ham in their 1—1 draw with crystal palace. elsewhere last night everton beat leicester, and fulham drew with brighton. there was a big shock in scotland, as rangers' 27—game unbeaten start to the season,

was ended by st mirren. an injury time winner from connor mccarthy dumped steven gerrard's side out of the scottish league cup and earned st mirren their first semifinal appearance in the competition since 2013. there'll be a familiar face in a premier league dugout this weekend, as sam allardyce is the new manager of west brom. he takes over after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday afternoon. allardyce has been out of the game since leaving everton a couple of years ago, but has loads of premier league experience. he's managed seven clubs and has never been relegated from the top flight. looking to continue that with west brom next to bottom. football clubs will be allowed to trial the use of concussion substitutes from next month. it would mean that teams will be allowed to make extra substitutions when a player gets a head injury. it's going to be trialled in the third round of the fa cup, which starts in early january, and the idea is expected to be discussed at a premier

league meeting today. and at half past eight, just after half past eight, i will be speaking toa half past eight, i will be speaking to a player who played for york city but had to retire from the game last year because of a head injury. see what he thinks about the fact now they are going to trial this extra substitute, or substitutions, if they are going to trial this extra substitute, orsubstitutions, ifa player gets injured on the pitch. also, the aftermath of that head injury. he was out for a long time. yes, absolutely. mike, thank you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is looking mixed. good morning. we have got low pressure in charge quite a bit but today it is going to be quieter than it was yesterday. it would be quite bright and breezy with a fair bit of sunshine until later on. we are between two weather systems. we have got a little bump in the size of ours. a slight ridge. that is what it will be settled until this weather front comes along

later. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine. yes, there are some showers, most of them in the west. a few in the south as well. later the cloud thickens towards the west, heralding the arrival of that weather front coming our way, introducing showery outbreaks of rain. these are the average wind speeds. gusts will be picking up, particularly in areas adjacent to the irish sea coastline as we go through the course of the evening. these are our temperatures. nine to 13 degrees. remember these temperatures. as we head through the evening and overnight, the band of rain in the west moves eastwards. some will be heavy, particularly across the south—west of england and wales. there will be a lot of hill fog, low cloud, across the moors, the southern opulence. temperatures ranging from nine to 13 degrees. very similar to what we are looking at as our maximum temperatures

today. the overnight temperatures will be higher than the maximum temperatures we are looking at today. as we head into tomorrow, we are looking again at an unsaddled picture. you can see from those eyes about it is going to be another day of brisk winds, sstrongest out towards the west. we start with a lot of cloud or landmark, some drizzle in parts of the south—east. then this next band of heavy rain comes in across the south—west and wales. heavier as indicated by the green and the other. you can still see it crowds across northern england and into parts of scotland, moving out of northern ireland. what you will have some showers. thick cloud in the southeast with some drizzle. gusty winds particularly in exposed areas. temperatures ten to 14. we could see 15 in north—east wales. the average temperatures at the moment top to toe are six to about nine. so way above where we should be. as we head on through the

course of friday and it the weekend, we have various areas of low pressure crossings. at times there will be a brisk wind or breezy and it will start to cool down. after the very mild day on friday, we start to see a return to lighter blues coming our way. that indicates the temperature is slipping and it will be closer to where it should be at this stage in december. as for the forecast for the weekend, u nsettled the forecast for the weekend, unsettled still covers it. we are looking at a suntan and bright spells and some showers. a lot of the showers will be in the west but a few of us will see them elsewhere. back to you two. thank you, carol. we will chat later. the prime minister has told us all to keep our christmas celebrations short and small, to reduce the spread of covid over the festive period. it comes as wales took the step of limiting the number households that can mix to two. let's speak more now about how we can all do our bit to stay safe at christmas. we can talk to this morning's

gp, drwilliam bird. good morning. how are you?” good morning. how are you? i am a very well, thank you, very well indeed. excellent. good to hear. how do you feel about the message is now about christmas? i think the phrase was have yourself a merry little christmas from boris johnson, was have yourself a merry little christmas from borisjohnson, that being stressed. do you think people are getting some sort of clarity?” think there has been a change when i am talking to patients. at the beginning we did exactly as we were told, then there was a kind of rebellion in the summer where people thought, does it really matter, levels are going down again? we almost felt we were past it. now i feel people are taking responsibility themselves. they are planning out their christmas, not because of what they have been told, but because they know if they go and see a relative, an elderly relative, they are putting them at risk. i think people are becoming much more sensible, working it out themselves, the guidance is there but i don't think people want to flout it because they don't want to put

people at risk. there has definitely been a shift in recent months. have you made changes to your plans? well, my parents are 97 and 94, bless them, in kent. that is in tier 3.1 bless them, in kent. that is in tier 3. i can't see them at all. i haven't seen them for a long time. that is the only change we will make. otherwise it will be the family here. my family —— my sister lives in scotland, so it's no deal going up there! you will be able to relate won't you? and he that are weighing up these choices, elderly pa rents weighing up these choices, elderly parents or grandparents, the idea of just no contact... user haven't seen your parents for a long time. lots people can relate to that. there is an issue of loneliness, isn't there? there is. we know from the evidence when they were going through who was most lonely, it was very much in the

more deprived areas, female under 25. i think particularly with young children. if you are bringing up young children yourself, you want a break. you want that help from someone break. you want that help from someone else. you want someone else to come into your life and just take away that responsibility all the time. it's not just away that responsibility all the time. it's notjust the elderly. it is also younger people who want to have that kind of interaction with others, that a contact. but i think most people, unless they really feel this could be the last christmas and clearly there are some tragedies i am seeing around where patients who are young, this may be their last christmas, one particularly in their 30s, this will definitely be their last christmas because of breast cancer, there you feel really, you don't need to keep to those rules, those rules have to be flexible for people like that. but it is just the emphasis. a lot of young people are feeling incredibly lonely. can we talk about the other reason why people are obviously trying to take

—— keep safe? it is notjust the immediacy of infecting people around you, it is the consequences of people being admitted to hospital and the nhs being overwhelmed. at the moment where at in terms of capacity as to how many beds are occupied and how much breathing space there is for the nhs? well, the one that is the big worry is the intensive care units. hospital beds can increase. you've got nightingale hospitals. you can get staff generally. for intensive care, although there may be enough ventilators and beds, you can'tjust rustle up staff. it takes a long time to be an intensive care staff unit member. we are seeing at the moment about half the capacity available. it is not too bad. we reached that full capacity in april this year. but now we are still halfway. so there is still a lot of capacity, but, of course, january is the worst time. the first two weeks

of january we tend to have the flu and an infection called rsv, respiratory virus. for adults particularly it gives bronchitis and pneumonia. if those numbers go up, they always hit the first two weeks of january, and if they always hit the first two weeks ofjanuary, and if we get they always hit the first two weeks of january, and if we get that christmas what that doesn't go well, that you will get the surge of covert cases at the same time and thatis covert cases at the same time and that is where the real worry about breaching that kind of threshold, which will be in the first two weeks. what are you hearing on the ground in terms of how concerned hospitals are about reaching full capacity as it was in april? most, i feel, know what to do now. the first time it was like a tsunami. nobody knew what was going on. of course there are a lot of sicker patients as well because we were not treating them beforehand. we didn't have any of the medications at all. therefore we we re of the medications at all. therefore we were unprepared. this time i

think people feel as if they are really prepared. they know what to do. what is amazing is that we are actually continuing to keep a lot of normal services going when they all com pletely normal services going when they all completely stopped during the first two months. no, they have been kept going. iadmire two months. no, they have been kept going. i admire the the nhs has really rallied to and have that flexibility, which is great. if it goes much higher, i have full confidence the nhs would be com pletely confidence the nhs would be completely prepared this time. u nless completely prepared this time. unless there is a real exception, i think we will still be ok for the first two weeks of january, which will be the key test. a quick word on vaccinations. is your gp surgery doing them? how many have you done? have you done enough? can you do more soon? from the practices around there has been an average of around 300 vaccinations per practice. that is only in the local area. i don't know what it is like nationally. there are about 500 people over the age of 80 and most average

practices. there is a shortfall. we don't know when the next batches are coming in. i think the key messages if you haven't been called, you will be very soon. but it may be that you can't get the vaccination in the first wave. we are not dealing with the care homes. that is being done separately. but for those who are over 80, that is going to be the first key group and it may not be all of those people who can actually be vaccinated in this first batch. it is quite difficult but it is all being done fairly, as much as we can, and hopefully there will be, by the new year, another —— more batches coming through and hopefully most people be vaccinated by january. we will have to wait and see. always good to talk to you. i imagine we will not before christmas, so do enjoy the time with yourfamily you christmas, so do enjoy the time with your family you can spend with. take care. thank you very much indeed. hgppy care. thank you very much indeed. happy christmas. we have talked a

lot about how various workplaces have changed and people are adapting. theatres would normally be bursting with life at this time of the year, but the pandemic has forced many to close their doors. now a group of out—of—work west end performers have found a new use for their skills this christmas, putting on virtual concerts for care homes across the uk. and fittingly, the premiere has been held in a home for retired singers and actors. fiona lamdin has more. # snow is falling (snow is falling) # all around me (all around me) # children playing. ..# these actors would normally be centre stage in the west end. steph parry has starred in 42nd street, billy elliot and mamma mia! but lockdown has changed everything. so i left the theatre in march. i left my dressing room kind of ready to come back a few days later and carry on the show. and that was eight months ago. the last eight months have been different. they've been barren.

and with many theatres still closed, rehearsals like these are rare. it's been the hardest year of my life. i've seen my whole industry decimated. i've been on the phone to, from actors to producers to lighting designers, who simply cannot pay their mortgage, erm, people worrying about their families. so this is your first time back in a rehearsalfor nine months. what's it like? eerily familiar to hear young performers, seasoned professionals, just singing together for the first time. it really did feel a bit like coming home. # time for parties and celebrations # people dancing all night long...# and these stars are now using their talents to create a christmas concert for every care home across the country. # time for singing christmas songs.# this is particularly close

to my heart because we lost my nan this year. she was in a care home and obviously towards the end we weren't able to go and see her. # rudolph the red—nosed reindeer # had a very shiny nose...# i've seen what impact music can have on people living in homes with alzheimer's and dementia. # chestnuts roasting on an open fire...# and where better to preview it than at brinsworth house, a nursing home for those who've served in the entertainment industry. she sings rosario and josephine were both performers. and now i sing in my dressing room or my bedroom, along the corridor and in the loo. i couldn't sing the carols because i don't sing carols in english. i only sing carols in spain. i do enjoy watching good shows

done by great people. it feels like the most christmassy thing i've ever done in my career. we can do something good for somebody else. and how christmassy is that? # we wish you a merry christmas # and a happy new year.# fiona lamdin, bbc news. isn't that lovely? listening to josephine and rosario, and josephine saying she sings in the loo, i a lwa ys saying she sings in the loo, i always find a singing in the loo is best because the acoustics make you sound fantastic. try it. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. londoners planning to leave the capital for christmas are being warned that works— including the closure of kings cross station—

could cause serious disruption. once the last train's left on christmas eve, there'll be no services until new year's eve while network rail continues its 1.2 billion pound upgrade of the east coast main line. the government's adviser on christmas travel plans has been telling mps about the plans. network rail have reconfigured the works to start only after the last train has gone. that work is replacing a sewer which has been there for the last 150 years. and the only way of replacing it is to close the line. the charity shelter claims more than a quarter of a million people across england are homeless and living in temporary accommodation during the pandemic — the highest number for 14 yea rs. it comes as organisations, including project malachi which supports rough sleepers in redbridge, in east london— hold a day of action. they are calling on the government to do more to help. the government says it's investing 750 million pounds to tackle the problem.

scientists at kew gardens have revealed a list of 156 new species officially named in 2020. they include this toadstool, which was discovered growing near heathrow airport. it's one of six toadstools discovered in the uk this year. other highlights on the list include this orchid — dubbed the ugliest in the world — which was found further afield in madagascar. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all looking good so far — no reported problems other than the ongoing waterloo and city line closure. all as you'd expect at the blackwall tunnel— northbound traffic building from blackwall lane in northolt— the west end road is blocked between the white hart roundabout and the a40 at the polish war memorial after an accident. and in barnet, great north road is partly blocked again after an accident— at greenhill park— we have slow traffic in both directions to the south of barnet hill

time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a reasonably mild start again this morning, temperatures in mid—single figures. it's a little bit quieter today as well. a bit more sunshine and a bit more blue sky. you mightjust get one or two showers down in the south—east, but they'll gradually fade through the day. elsewhere, it's going to stay dry, just a light breeze and some sunshine. temperatures today getting up to a mild 12, maybe even 13 celsius. now, you could seejust a little bit more cloud through the afternoon, but it's fairly high, so at first turning that sunshine hazy. the cloud becoming a little bit thicker and increasing through this evening and overnight. and with it we'll get some patchy outbreaks of rain as we head through the early hours. the minimum temperature, again it's not going to drop too far, not especially cold at around eight degrees celsius. for tomorrow, still got that front in the morning, so a damp start. but it should clear, then another front on the way. it's going to stay rather grey and cloudy tomorrow. you mightjust get some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. through the weekend it's sunshine and showers. and notice the temperatures — by the end of next week, getting a little colder. i'll be back in half an hour

plenty more on our website good morning and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: people living across england find out this morning if they'll be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. 11,000 positive covid test results are left off the most recent figures in wales, meaning the latest total could be twice as high as previously thought. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing, authorities in the us are understood to be preparing to charge a new suspect.

most of us will have a drier day than yesterday with more sunshine but still a few showers in the forecast and later, more rain comes in from the west. i will have all of the details in ten minutes. it's thursday, december 17th. our top story. millions of people across england will find out this morning if a change to their local coronavirus restrictions is on the way. it comes after london, most of essex and parts of hertfordshire moved into tier 3 — the highest level of restrictions — yesterday, after a surge in infections. more than 34 million people are now under the toughest rules in england, but more areas could be added to the list when the results of the review are announced later. let's speak now to our correspondent tim muffett, who is in crawley this morning. a lot of places will be asking the question about what will change where i am. what is the situation

currently in crawley? good morning from crawley high street where the christmas lights might be on but the run—up to christmas looks set to be anything but normal. covid infection rates more than doubled here in the week up to december the 9th and the same thing happened in worthing, so west sussex, where we are, clearly has the potential to be moved into tier 3 from tier 2. it's those sort of thing is that the government have been looking at when making that decision along with the age groups of those infected and pressure on local nhs services. as you said, in greater london and parts of hertfordshire in essex, the move to tier 3 has already happened and the impact on hospitality, many pubs and bars and restaurant owners are saying is huge. they can only operate if they have a takeaway service. there are other places, like greater manchester and other parts of northern england where they say we have the real potential to

move down from tier 3 to tier 2 and there is a good chance they hope that it could happen. in terms of the timescale, we expect an announcement from 11:30am in parliament and if these changes do happen, they will kick in from december the 19th but only for a few days because then we have the christmas relaxation of rules, and then they will kick back in on december the 28th so potentially a lot of changes taking place today. tim, thank you. let's get more now from our political correspondent, helen catt, who joins us from westminster. no leaks at the moment about which of the tears might move. uncharacteristically silent, so this meeting was held last night and into the early evening to decide which tier everyone was moving into, so we do have to wait until matt hancock addresses the commons later this morning to find out where these

various areas will be moving, but from what has been said publicly over the last few weeks we can assume that we are not going to see assume that we are not going to see a huge amount of movement downwards. we might see some areas moving up a tier into tier 3, the number moving down could be very small. you heard tim saying there are areas in northern england who have been under restrictions for a lot of months who believe they have met the criteria and of course the government is under pressure to show there is a way out of the tiering system, that it is possible to move down but the key question is, is this the week they want to do that given the messaging they said about being cautious around christmas and how rates are rising elsewhere in the country, and they are likely to be mindful of the message that a loosening will send out, so we have to wait and see. the other interesting thing to watch out for will be to see if the government removes small areas from bigger counties. when they put in the original tiered restrictions they did it at a county level and there was pressure from mps to split off areas with lower infection rates and

we saw them do that earlier this week in essex and hertfordshire, so will more places follow suit? allan, thanks very much. —— helen, thanks very much. an extra 11,000 positive covid tests are missing from officialfigures in wales, meaning cases in the last week could be twice as high as previously thought. public health wales said the problem was due to "planned maintenance" of some computer systems. 0ur reporter cemlyn davies is in cardiff for us this morning, this is a sensitive time in wales, and they are facing a lot of problems in relation to the virus and now we have these missing tests. can you explain a little more about it? that's right, and these positive tests were ta ken between it? that's right, and these positive tests were taken between the ninth and 15th of december, and the fingers we correct —— figures we currently have for that period, 11 , 911 currently have for that period, 11,911 positive cases, so these additional 11,000 tests would mean that the true figure for that period

is actually twice as high than what we originally thought. these tests will be officially added today to the total number of tests in wales and with 103,000 people having tested positive for coronavirus in wales since the pandemic began, today's figures alone will represent a tenth of the total. public health wales say it has been caused by planned maintenance of it systems and that it relates to tests process in lighthouse labs, the one set up specifically to deal with coronavirus testing. opposition parties have expressed their concern at the situation with the conservatives describing it as staggering. thank you very much. authorities in the united states are believed to be close to filing charges against a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988.

us media says prosecutors will soon press for the extradition of abu agila mohammed, who is reportedly being held in libya. here's our washington correspondent lebo diseko. 270 people were killed in a terror attack over the scottish town which took days place before christmas and all 259 people on the flight we re killed, most of them americans returning home from the christmas holidays. a large section of the plane fuselage fell to the ground, destroying homes and killing a further 11 people. the suspect is said to be a libyan intelligence officer by the name of abu aglia mohammmed masood. he is alleged to have helped build the bomb that brought the plane down. the victims families have found themselves caught up in one of the world's longest and most sprawling terrorism investigations. masood is a long—time suspect in the case and is said to have been the subject of discussions among us and foreign officials since at least 2015. it is not clear what the likelihood is of him being brought

to the us for trial. neither the usjustice department or the libyan authorities have publicly commented on the issue. so far only one man, the libyan abdel basset ali al—megrahi, has been sent to prison for the bombing. he was convicted in 2001 but subsequently allowed to return home after it emerged that he had terminal cancer. he died in 2012. toy shops say delays at british ports and across the international supply chain means thousands of gifts might not arrive in time for christmas. retailers and food manufacturers want mps to urgently investigate the disruption — which has been blamed on a number of issues, including brexit stockpiling. a chinese spacecraft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than 40 years. the robot craft, which didn't have any crew on board, spent three weeks in space, gathering rocks and soil. the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia earlier.

scientists hope the material will help them understand more about the structure and history of the moon. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it feels like it is really mild at the you are right, it is, and it will get milder before it cools down again as we head into the weekend. temperatures are above average. if you are stepping out this morning it's a little cooler than yesterday but temperatures still not bad verse thing. 0n the south coast, we are looking at temperatures of 10 degrees and it will be a quieter day weather—wise, mainly bright and breezy and a lot of dry weather and afair bit breezy and a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine and if showers than we saw yesterday. later in the day the cloud will thicken up towards the west and we will see some showery rain coming in across northern ireland and eventually into western scotland, north—west england, wales south—west england.

these are our temperatures, between nine and 30 degrees and as you would expect as we go into the evening, they will dip but they will pick up once again and we are pulling in milderair once again and we are pulling in milder air with this where the front and some of the rain on it will be heavy, particularly in south—west england and wales. behind it there will be a fair bit of clout, low cloud, hill fog in the southern uplands, cumbria, infree cloud, hill fog in the southern uplands, cumbria, in free wales and the south—west, but the temperature is between nine and 13 degrees, so similarto is between nine and 13 degrees, so similar to today's maximum temperatures. tomorrow we start on a cloudy note and there will still be showers around, most in the west with some coming in on the southerly wind across southern areas but then we have the next band of rain coming in from the west and wherever you see green and yellow, that tells you we are looking at heavy burst in the thick cloud could produce drizzly bits and pieces. these are the wind gusts, so a gusty day, particularly with the exposure out towards the irish sea. the driest and brightest

conditions will be across north—east scotla nd conditions will be across north—east scotland but still windy. these are the temperatures, very mild for the time of year, between ten and 14 degrees possibly even 15 across north—east wales. the average from top to toe is between six and nine. thank you carol. millions of people across england should find out this morning if a change to coronavirus restrictions is on the way for their area. ahead of the announcement, our correspondent, john maguire has been getting a sense of what life is like within each of the three tiers, and whether there's an appetite for change. welcome to tier 3. this is thornbury in south gloucestershire, far more rural than urban but it is in the travel to work area for bristol and falls under the toughest restrictions. at the malthouse pub, mark and julie have been trying to second guess what would happen if this area in south gloucestershire dropped a tear. how would they have handled reopening? it doesn't feel

like tier 3 and i don't believe it is, but there has to be some buffer around bristol and i think we are just a bit unlucky that we are south gloucestershire and not gloucestershire. you hardly see a solar round here at the moment. the la st solar round here at the moment. the last thing we wanted to do was be an unsafe pub, and on the back of that we need to get some trading motion going. we are fast approaching 19 weeks closed in the year period. we make money at christmas which covers our downtimes injanuary make money at christmas which covers our downtimes in january and february. sad times for us at the moment. not every business in tier 3 has suffered though. customers don't have anything else to do at the moment, so they are taking the opportunity to come out and buy christmas trees as a family outing and infact christmas trees as a family outing and in fact we have seen an increase in business because of that. exeter, and the rest of devon are in tier 2. christmas shoppers are out in force beneath the distinctive street decorations and cafe is, pubs and

restau ra nts decorations and cafe is, pubs and restaurants are open for dining. we are going to go to the restaurant for coffee and lunch. we follow the government instructions and we keep the two metre distance, we use the masks when we go indoors and will use the gel is everywhere basically. so you have been to the pub? yes, they say it was a substantial meal, but there was no problem. there was lots of staff ensuring we were perfectly safe and there was loads of social distancing. i work in a supermarket so i'm at work, so i just have the mask and constantly clean my hands. just keep safe. has it felt restrictive? no, not really. what can you do? you just have to get on and do what we are allowed to do within the restrictions. and try and look out for one another. keep going, but with four kids, it is hard. ricky and gemma work at their grandmothers pub which specialises

in cider. no substantial meals are served and it has remained closed and will do so they say for the foreseeable future. she's been in the business over 30 years. and she has never experienced anything like it and she doesn't even know when she will be open. it's a struggle, a worrying time, especially being on top of christmas. it's very tricky. across the river in cornwall, and welcome to tier 1. a tiny fraction of the population have the status where households are allowed to mix indoors up to six people and life is far closer to normal than elsewhere. but still, there are challenges here. if you are in tier 1, that's great. we are in tier 1, but the thing is we are right on the devon border and so we get a lot of customers who will come over the border and they come over the border and they are supposed to be adhering to the rules and regulations where they actually live. living under these restrictions is a fact of life for all of us as we head into a

winter where the virus will seek to do its worst. john maguire, bbc news, cornwall. let's cast our eyes to the north—west in one area and one area opening to make the move down from tier 3 to tier 2 is greater manchester where the infection rate has dropped below the england average. let's speak to the region's mayor, andy burnham, whojoins us from leigh this morning. how are you feeling at the moment? it's a tricky one in terms of where people are at in terms of trying to keep safe and we have had these warnings over christmas and the guidance over christmas, just because the rule so you can do something, try not to, and obviously we are hearing from businesses as you will have seen this morning, they are terrified and decimated in terms of income and in terms of worrying if they have a future after christmas. well, i was hopeful that we might be about to make a move.

certainly the evidence would support that in part of greater manchester if not all and that is down to the sacrifices people have made. we've been under restrictions four months and really that needs to be taken into account. it's taken such a toll on people and on businesses. i suppose if you are asking me how i feel this morning, i think less and less hopeful. it's clear a mistake has been made over christmas and i did say it at the time that it was allowing too much, and my worry is they are about to overcompensate with the decisions on the tier system. but it would be very hard on people here who have made a lot of sacrifices to get into a much better position and actually i think the time has come to allow at least part of greater manchester to be released from those restrictions. how will that work and how will it be judged? there are various factors now to decide the tiers. it's not as simple asa number of decide the tiers. it's not as simple as a number of 100,000 infections. no, that's true. it is more than

that, it's the number of cases in the over 60s and the position in hospitals and whether the trend is up hospitals and whether the trend is up or down, and all of those indicators we have made real progress on since they were made. and when you look at when liverpool and london were putting to tier 2 a few weeks ago, we are significantly lower than where both of those cities were, so the figures are pretty encouraging and if i'm honest, i don't think from a health point of view there is a big difference between tier 2 and tier 3 as many people claim, because if you close all hospitality in tier 3, particularly at this time of the year, i think you create a substantial risk of many more gatherings in the home right through this period, particularly around new year and that is where most of the virus spreads, that is the biggest cause of spread of the virus where we have gatherings in homes, so i think the government needs to take all of this into account and from our point of view i think there is a

clear case for tier 2 in parts of greater manchester but i hope they don't overcompensate because of the christmas mess. you've been very vocal about moving greater manchester into tier 2. any hints as to whether it will happen? no i haven't. and it is hard as well, because there are many businesses who are not knowing what to do for the best. i was hearing from some of our brewing companies yesterday saying they were making deliveries in the expectation or hope that pubs might be open in a couple of days, those serving food, but they couldn't be sure. the economic consequences of staying in tier 3 are consequences of staying in tier 3 a re pretty consequences of staying in tier 3 are pretty massive and whatever decisions are made today they will be pretty much the decisions for a month, so nothing will change until mid—january in my opinion on this is so hard for us when we have been under these restrictions four months. 0n the support available, many pubs and restaurants here will

simply not reopen come the middle of january, and let's remember people who work in the supply chain, people who work in the supply chain, people who work in cleaning, catering and the taxi trade, security, all of these businesses are suffering a knock on effect from the closure of pubs and restaurants. i am with the mayor of the west midlands and london on this one. they really must put more support into cities if they are to be able to come back strong in the new year. what would have been the answer for christmas? you say is a mess, but what was the answer? i'm not being wise after the event because i said at the time that they were allowing too much over christmas and they were taking the tiers is a way of mitigating the risks of that. i would have said, a couple of households over two or three days. just speaking from personal experience i don't know many homes that do meet for five games —— five days. many homes that do meet for five games -- five days. do you think you are at the point in greater

manchester where people just do what they are going do now? that also has to be taken into account because people have done what has been asked of them and if you look at the figures today it is clear that people have made big sacrifices and when you have met the criteria, i think it will be hard for people to hear that there is no positive decision so my appeal to the government is to look at the evidence, give us the same fair consideration given to london in particular and consider the wider effect on city centre manchester and our economy, and if you can't release all of greater manchester, at least release parts of greater manchester that are clearly below the english average. andy burnham, good to talk to you. thanks for your time. there are fears too that some areas could move up a tier to a higher level of restrictions. luton, which is currently in tier two, is one such area. let's speak now to lucy hubber, who is luton's director of public health. good morning and thank you for your time. do you know what is going to

happen in luton? we don't. we will hear along with everyone else at half 11, or maybe just moments before. can you take people through what the situation is at the moment? how are the cases, the load in hospitals, what is the situation as it stands? luton at the moment is in tier 2 along with the rest of bedfordshire and milton keynes. luton itself has got quite high case rates but very stable. the case rates but very stable. the case rates really haven't changed at all over the last five or six weeks and the hospital hasn't been under significant pressure, but what we are seeing is that the rest of bedfordshire and milton keynes have an increasing case rates and that all of the hospitals across bedfordshire and milton keynes are under increasing pressure over the last few days, and that means that if you look at the whole geography, then we are on the brink of whether we should or should not be moved

into tier 3. you are director of public health or luton. what is your feeling? what number do you think you should be on? do you think you should be in tier 3? is that your professional analysis? what we know about our cases in luton is most of the transmission is within households, so that is already covered in tier 2. moving into tier 3 from a public health perspective won't make much of a difference for our population but will damage businesses and i think andy burnham put that brilliantly a moment ago, so for us, tier 3 won't bring much ofa so for us, tier 3 won't bring much of a public health movement to change anything. as i understand it, luton had the 19th highest infection rate last week in england and people on the face of it might think, well if not somewhere like luton, then where? there is a reason why we have those charts showing which are the

best and worst places. if you think about luton, it's one of those places that has all the characteristics to be vulnerable to covid. we have a very deprived population, we have a large number of people who do front—line work and cannot work from home and a large number of people who live in houses of heavy occupation or with multi—generational families. of heavy occupation or with multi—generationalfamilies. we of heavy occupation or with multi—generational families. we know that the transmission, between 50 and 60% of transmission, is within households, so one person gets covid, they bring it home and it's impossible them, even if they do the best that they can, not to spread it on the rest of the household and thatis on the rest of the household and that is where we see the numbers, so moving from tier 2 to tier 3 won't change that. we need to be able to provide really good support for people to be able to self—isolate when they have got symptoms, when they have a positive test and when they have a positive test and when they do self—isolate safely at home. do you share some peoples concerns

about the relaxations over christmas? absolutely. it's a real concern for us. we know that cases are currently stable, but if we relax the rules the cases will go up again and it's very difficult to bring them back down. we are advising our population, as everyone is, to be sensible, think about should do rather than what they can do to limit the number of people they are seeing, but again, as andy burnham said, we know transmission within people's households is a huge risk. if we stay in somebody‘s house on for longer than you would do in a restau ra nt, on for longer than you would do in a restaurant, you are less likely to socially distance and less likely to have windows open so we are really worried about what might happen with our case rates after christmas. thank you very much. the director of public health in luton, and the information in relation to what changes there are, if there are any

comes at around 1130 this morning. matt hancock will be making those announcements. and you will be able to look at the government website, put your postcode and out if anything has changed and how. still to come on breakfast. marcus rashford's been talking to sally again — this time with his mum mel. speaking for the first time, she tells us about having to skip meals when her children were growing up, and the pride she feels for marcus and his campaign to end child food poverty. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. londoners planning to leave the capital for christmas are being warned that works, including the closure of kings cross station, could cause serious disruption. once the last train's left on christmas eve, there'll be no services

until new year's eve, while network rail continues its £1.2 billion upgrade of the east coast main line. the government's adviser on christmas travel has been telling mps about the plans. network rail have reconfigured the works to start only after the last train has gone. that work is replacing a sewer which has been there for the last 150 years. and the only way of replacing it is to close the line. the charity shelter claims more than a quarter of a million people across england are homeless and living in temporary accommodation during the pandemic — the highest number for 14 years. it comes as organisations including project malachi, which supports rough sleepers in redbridge in east london, hold a day of action, calling on the government to do more to help. the government says it's investing £750 million to tackle the problem. scientists at kew gardens have revealed a list of 156 new species, officially named in 2020.

they include this toadstool, which was discovered growing near heathrow airport. it's one of six toadstools discovered in the uk this year. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all looking good so far. no reported problems other than the ongoing waterloo and city line closure. this is how it looks on the a13 — westbound traffic slow heading towards the works at the beckton roundabout, delays are back to dagenham. and in catford, the south circular is partly blocked eastbound at plassy road. there's some emergency work just off the catford gyratory time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a reasonably mild start again this morning, temperatures in mid—single figures. it's a little bit quieter today as well. a bit more sunshine and a bit more blue sky. you mightjust get one or two showers down in the south—east, but they'll gradually fade through the day. elsewhere, it's going to stay dry, just a light breeze and some sunshine. temperatures today getting up to a mild 12, maybe even 13 celsius.

now, you could seejust a little bit more cloud through the afternoon, but it's fairly high, so at first turning that sunshine hazy. the cloud becoming a little bit thicker and increasing through this evening and overnight. and with it we'll get some patchy outbreaks of rain as we head through the early hours. the minimum temperature, again it's not going to drop too far, not especially cold at around eight degrees celsius. for tomorrow, still got that front in the morning, so a damp start. but it should clear, then another front on the way. it's going to stay rather grey and cloudy tomorrow. you mightjust get some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. through the weekend it's sunshine and showers. and notice the temperatures — by the end of next week, getting a little colder. just before we go, we would love to hear from you about how moving into tier 3 has impacted on you, your family or your business. and what about your plans for christmas? perhaps you've changed, or even cancelled them. whatever your story, do get in touch on email or twitter. the details on your screen now. i'll be back in half an hour. now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we'rejoined now by the home secretary, priti patel. good morning. yellow good morning. there are many stories in relation to people's plans around christmas. you will be well aware of this. a lot of people scratching their heads and working out how they are going to play out of this period of time under the restrictions they will be facing. who will be getting a hug from priti patel this christmas? well look, first of all it is important that everybody understands the situation with coronavirus. it is important we all take care of each other and protect each other by sticking with our small christmas baubles as the prime minister outlined yesterday. in terms of the hugs and families, that bubble of three households and no more than that over that if you have two period, has been outlined. i would urge everybody to be very

conscientious, exercise your own judgment. and stay safe. we want people to have a very safe, secure but small and local christmas, because obviously we are all concerned about the spread of coronavirus. leading by example is important. i go back to my question. everybody else is being asked to reconsider. borisjohnson everybody else is being asked to reconsider. boris johnson has everybody else is being asked to reconsider. borisjohnson has made that plain. we know what the rules are. you say working within the rules. have you reconsidered your plans given what the prime minister has said, that you have got the rules and we want you to make the right decision? so you, for example, how does it work? the answer is yes, charlie, of course. i will not be seeing many members of my family this christmas. but i'm not alone. many other members of the public, british people across the country, will be changing their plans. i will be having a very small christmas with my tight bubble with my family. i would urge everybody else to just follow the guidance around having a

small and safe christmas. we are all having to make changes to our plans. that is inevitable. we have had to change our way of life as we have lived with coronavirus this year. why is it that even the government's own scientific advisors have said that relaxation of any kind of a christmas will lead to more hospitalisations, will lead to the growth of the virus. you will know as well as anybody else, that the figures right now in terms of the spread of the virus, in terms of hospitalisations, as high as they we re hospitalisations, as high as they were back in april, so of all times to relax, was the brave thing for the prime minister not to say christmas rules, laws, have to change, not just the christmas rules, laws, have to change, notjust the advice, but the laws ? change, notjust the advice, but the laws? a lot of medics and those in the medical community are saying that would have been the right thing to do if the government wanted to prevent a problem in the future. first of all, you heard the prime minister is beak yesterday about

this. we are not here to criminalise people over christmas. we have clear guidance. three households overfive days. it is right. i look back through out this year, i think we all do, and look at how the british public have been incredible in the way in which they have followed guidance, followed laws as well, but also adopted the practices of social distancing, wearing facemasks, hands, face, space, being concierges to other people. those practices are now well established. there is no reason why that shouldn't apply throughout christmas and also to help people exercise their choices and decisions over christmas. i think that is really important. we wa nt to think that is really important. we want to protect each other. we all ca re want to protect each other. we all care about each other and it is important we do it in a responsible way. if we were speaking to the home secretary and we were talking about those people, it's quite accepted that the vast majority of people do stick by the rules and are working within them and making the right calls, but obviously there are people who are not. they are working

outside of those rules and we know over christmas some people will break the law. normally, if we were speaking to a home secretary, and i asked you that question, you would say, we will come down hard on people that break the law. so will you be coming down hard on people who do not stick to the law in relation to this christmas five—day period? well, charlie, i have been very clear throughout coronavirus. i have been on this programme and many other programmes as well. i have been urging people to stick with guidance and importantly, stick with the law. the police themselves have been enforcing. we have seen breaches throughout the year when it comes to breaches of coronavirus laws. and the police will continue to enforce against people, individuals, egregious breaches that effectively run the risk of spreading the virus. nothing has changed. i think it is absolutely right to the police continue to do that. but on that theme, will you be advising police forces to step up

their watchfulness over that period of time? what we are hearing, the mood music around this, is actually the opposite, that they are going to do less enforcement. that they are trusting people. are you saying you will be advising police forces to step up their enforcement? the police operate independently. the police operate independently. the police have practices around law enforcement around coronavirus legislation. it is important i make that clear. we have been working with the police on the regulations committee guidance and the changes to laws throughout the year, nothing will change in terms of enforcement of coronavirus laws and regulations. the police are very clear about that. when you look at, you know, the tier 3 areas, when you look around the country, the work of the police, the police have been working flat out and they have been exceptional in adopting these practices. i pay tribute to them for their practice of encouraging people

and engaging with people, but also the education they have brought to the education they have brought to the public as well around coronavirus laws and regulations, social distancing, because obviously in the early days, as we all know, this was difficult, this was confusing. but now we are living with these regulations, we are living with these laws. and people have adapted their way of life, they're changing have adapted their way of life, they‘ re changing their have adapted their way of life, they're changing their behaviour, and we have seen that on a daily basis across the country. if somebody‘s next door neighbour is very obviously breaking the law, and they see large numbers of people arriving at a home, 20 or 30 people, would you be advising someone to call the police? well first of all, people will exercise their own judgment. that is a flagrant breach of the law. so you would advise people to call the police and that situation? any individual that saw any individual —— or any laws being broken, would take it upon themselves. you know what i am

asking, iam themselves. you know what i am asking, i am asking something specific. if i saw somebody floating coronavirus legislation and the laws, of course i would look to inform the police. that is effectively what people have been doing throughout this year. and if you also had various members of the police on your programme and you talk to them about the call is coming into their call centres, you would hear their call centre numbers have increased because the public are basically calling the police and saying there are examples of coronavirus breaches taking place. the public are part of this. we have guidance on laws around policing that we see the police and public work together. what can you tell us about the tier announcement taking place later this morning? that announcement will come from the health secretary, so i can't. i have to be very respectful of how these announcements come through parliament. the secretary of state for health and care social care will make that announcement later. it is important some context around tiering. it is here for a reason.

and of course in light of christmas, the regulations, the laws, we would absolutely advise people to stick within their tier. do not travel across tier 2. be very respectful of the guidance that has come from the government around tiering. messaging is usually important. we were told a couple of days ago they would be a very clear four nations approach. that is falling apart because wales, as you well know, i going to make it law that they should only be two households over the christmas five—day period. so the idea of a four nations approach, which is much warranted by most parties, has gone out the window, hasn't it?” warranted by most parties, has gone out the window, hasn't it? i come back to the point about tiering. we see different levels of coronavirus across the country. therefore across the four nations guidance is being put in place according to the levels of coronavirus. that is absolutely right. but this is such guidance.

this is the law. there is a clear difference. there will be a legal framework... even yesterday government ministers were saying in this programme there is a clear legal framework across all four nations. now that will not be the case. it will not be the same legal framework. it will be different. wales from england, for example? framework. it will be different. wales from england, for example7m i may say so, charlie, we have to respect the different roles across the four nations. we have devolved governments. they are responsible for their legal frameworks. it is not something straight from westminster that we have sole charge for. we are working together. i can give your view is that absolute assurance. we have been from day one. from data—sharing to guidance development. it is right that we do that every step of the way. and we worked with the devolved administrations. through cobra forums, through meetings. we share information, we share best practice. and it's right that is one united kingdom we continue to do that. but obviously, depending on where you

are in the country, we would advise everybody to follow the guidance. we we re everybody to follow the guidance. we were talking earlier about policing in relation to this period of time. i know there are various announcements in connection with police funding that have been made? that's absolutely right. and today we are announcing record funding for the police. it will be very well aware of our commitment to invest in the police, recruit more police officers, 20,000 more police officers. we are well on our way this year took recruiting us to 6000 police officers. we are investing over £15 billion into policing. that is to train, equip, support the police. and also bolster specialist divisions of policing, such as counterterrorism policing, which has received over £900 million more. this is a government that believes in cutting crime, back in the police. we have seen some incredible policing operations this year to bring crime down, to tackle many of the high harms, such as knives and

firearms, and to deal with those gritty issues such as county lines, drugs that really blighted communities and destroy people's lives. this is all part of our law and order agenda but also our commitment to invest in policing. the next generation of police officers are being recruited and thatis officers are being recruited and that is good for policing but it is also great for the security of our country. but no police pay rise? of course we work with the independent public pay review body and notjust police paid by the public sector pay increases. and it's right that through that we take the advice. but also are people in the public sector are at lower levels of pay, their pay is going up. when it comes to police pay in particular, i can say we have been backing them. there has been a lot of money that has gone into police pay over the past 12 months. also in two police overtime as well. that will continue. priti patel, home secretary, thank you for your time. thank you very much.

here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. carol is out on the water. isn't it a beautiful picture? good morning. it is going to be drier today and sunnier than it was yesterday. still a few showers in the forecast. but fewer than yesterday. and later we will see a new weather front coming our way. what is happening is we are behind this cold front and ahead of this mum front coming our way. in between we have a ridge of high pressure. as this clutch of fronts come our way, they will introduce heavier rain and stronger winds. today we are looking ata stronger winds. today we are looking at a breezy day. quite a bit of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the west. through the afternoon the cloud thickens in the west ahead of the weather front coming our way. it will introduce showery outbreaks of rain and the wind will start to strengthen, more especially through the evening. these white circles represent the average wind speed. they are not particularly strong. temperatures today ranging from eight in aberdeen

today ranging from eight in aberdeen to 12, possibly 13, as we move towards plymouth and st helier. through the evening the wind will pick up. it will be fairly gusty through the irish sea and areas adjacent. as we watch this weather front roof in the west to these, some heavy rain will fall across parts of wales and south—west england. here too, they will be extensive hill fog and they will also be the same across cumbria and the southern uplands. but temperature —wise, nine to 12, possibly 13 degrees. very similar to the maximum temperatures we are looking at this afternoon. as we head on through to moral, well, our low pressure is still very much in charge. the second weather front moves charge. the second weather front m oves a cross charge. the second weather front moves across us and you can see all the isobars again. gusty winds tomorrow. we start off on a cloudy note. dank in places. showers. then we see the weather front coming in producing heavy rain across wales and south—west england, northern ireland, northern england and a lot

the black circles this time indicated the gusts of wind. gusty wherever you are. the best of the sunshine will be in the north—east of scotland. there will be thick cloud in the south—east of england. thick enough often produce drizzle. temperatures are very mild for the time of the year. we are looking at about ten to 13 or 14, but somewhere like north—east wales could actually hit 15 degrees. the average in the north is six to seven. as we come south, eight to nine. as we head into the weekend once again low pressure still very much in charge of our weather. we have an area of isobars. we also have an array of weather fronts introducing some showers. 0n weather fronts introducing some showers. on saturday it starts to cool down a touch. we lose the mild conditions. even more so on sunday it is represented by the blue colour. it is cooling down of the weekend. still windy at times. a mixture of sunshine and showers.

most of the showers micro will be in the west. as for next week we are looking at still relatively mild conditions at the start, but then it is going to cool down as we head towards christmas day. mager and charlie. carol, thank you. see you later. united states prosecutors are close to filing charges against a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988, according to us media. if successful, it could mean abu agila mohammed will be ordered to stand trial in the us. drjim swire lost his daughter flora in the attack, and says he's still waiting for the truth nearly 32 years later. hejoins us now. thank you very much for talking to us. of course, you lost flora in that awful, awful tragedy. you have been fighting since. now we understand that some parts of the

charges are going to be revealed. what are you expecting? well, my pursuit over this part 32 years has been for the truth about who murdered our lovely daughter flora and why she wasn't protected from the terrorist attack which had been copiously warned about in advance. and i don't feel confident that the material that was provided to indicate the bomb had come from the hand of a libyan indicate the bomb had come from the hand ofa libyan in indicate the bomb had come from the hand of a libyan in malta was correct. i listen to throughout the trial of that man and it seems to me that the evidence did not support the verdict that was reached. it's very curious that this current set of comments from america comes at a time when the lordships in the high court in edinburgh are considering the latest appeal against that verdict. i very much hope that the american publicity about this won't

make life any more difficult for their lordships in reaching the right decision about the appeal currently being considered. you did meet the man who was accused of originally being behind this, the explosion. abdelbaset al—megrahi. you met him in prison, you met him twice. what was your impression? obviously he has died after being released from prison after being diagnosed with cancer. he died in 2012. you met him twice. what was your impression of him? well, myself and one other bereaved relatives had attended the trial and heard the evidence against him and neither of us felt the evidence was justified. soi us felt the evidence was justified. so i felt that i was meeting a man who was innocent of involvement in the attack. and indeed that the name of the island of malta had been dragged through this unjustifiably. so my position has been difficult in that i cannot bring myself to feel

that i cannot bring myself to feel that the evidence we have heard so far dollars, that the evidence we have heard so fardollars, in that the evidence we have heard so far dollars, in fact, that the evidence we have heard so far dollars, infact, pointers towards the truth of who committed those 270 murders back in 1988. when you hear that prosecutors are now looking to extradite abu agila mohammad masud to stand trial in the united states, you are not convinced that he either is someone who can offer some information as to who exactly was behind this? that's correct. i can't see how a connection can be made to the locker bombing —— lockerbie bombing. it's quite possible it may be. one of the things that has made life even more difficult than the life of bereavement might otherwise have been, has been the fact our own government in this country has been sequestering the files concerning lockerbie out of reach of public

information requests, so that we're denied what knowledge our own government may have about this particular case. and i do hope, with what is going on at the moment coming up to the 32nd anniversary of this awful business on monday, that some truth will come out of what is happening now. iam some truth will come out of what is happening now. i am very grateful to you for the opportunity to voice views. but together with uk families flight 103, views. but together with uk families flight 103, which is the group we established in the uk for families of victims of that atrocity, many of us are not satisfied that our government, or the american government, or the american government, are telling us all they know about this catastrophe. and we are grateful to you for talking to us this morning. as you say, 32nd, 32 years since that attack, since you lost flora. i'd be really keen to just tear how you will be remembering flora? what was she like? well, for the media and the

public, of course, memorial days every year draw attention to it. but it is different forjane and myself. we rememberflora it is different forjane and myself. we remember flora every it is different forjane and myself. we rememberflora every day it is different forjane and myself. we remember flora every day that dance. because we miss her and we miss all that she would have brought and contributed to life. if she had been alive to live. bereavement is a lifelong process. one can't escape that. and i am gratefulfor public attention whenever it comes to the surface, that all is not seen to be well by those most affected by this disaster, namely the relatives of those who died on that plane that awful night. drjim swire, thank you very much for your time this morning. thank you. just after eight o'clock, you will know very well

todayis o'clock, you will know very well today is the day, in theory, that some of those tier 2 could change. it is possible. we will find out later. —— tiers. 0ur correspondence are in belfast, edinburgh... 0ur experts will be as —— answering your questions about what you can and can't do over the coming week, especially over the five days of christmas. a lot of people will be logging on to the government website to find out what is happening in their area. ten minutes to eight. a new eight—part series, the serpent, comes to our tv screens in the new year. it's about the french—vietnamese serial killer charles sobhraj. he's believed to have killed at least 12 young backpackers on the hippie trail in south—east asia in the 19705. it has already been billed as the most watched tv of 2021. jenna coleman's leading the cast alongside renowned french actor tahar rahim. here's a preview clip. why not go over and say hello? say

you are money. tell them you are a fashion model. and i am your photographer husband. we will make them love us. scientists? it's a game. high. hello. what is your name? i'm marilyn. nice to meet you.” high. hello. what is your name? i'm marilyn. nice to meet you. i am money. my husband, alan. jenna coleman and tahar rahim join us now. good morning to you both. lovely to see you. tahar, maybe we can start

with you. it is quite extraordinary, this story, based on real events. i guess in a way you see that beautiful beach, we see that wonderful scenery, it is a very sinister story, this, of one man's manipulation leading to fraud and then murder? yes, it is. yes, it's an extraordinary story about this murderer, conman, manipulator. he was on the hippy trail in the 19705. at some point he will be a generous character. and they're going to team up. it's a bit different for a general‘s character.

she will tell you how she has been hoodwinked by the guy. do you want to pick up on that, jenna? tahar‘s character is essentially the mastermind behind what happened. we wa nt to mastermind behind what happened. we want to give away too much. but then your character comes into the equation and false, if you like, under his spell? yeah. when you first meet her she looks kind of quite adept at this kind of life style. quite adept at this kind of lifestyle. she is always hidden behind the shades, in the full kind of 70s garb, loving this adventurous, mysterious, exotic thomas lifestyle. but as we go back in time, we realise in real life she was like a receptionist, middle child in a quite a big family, quite devout religious girl who'd never left quebec before. what's really

fascinating is it's the first time out of her country and her first time travelling. within three weeks of meeting charles sobhraj she is drugging people willingly, drugging them in orderto drugging people willingly, drugging them in order to rob them. that is how it begins. i am always fascinated to... this is a very stylistic and it is sinister, menacing, this series. it is very, very good as well! i am always interesting —— where interested in the process of getting the role. jenna, you don't speak french. the character you are playing is canadian french. you had to do your audition in france when you got the script and everything. how was that? obviously, think back, what a different time we were in then? yes. yeah, so true. it was kind of bunkers, to be honest. the script got sent to me with all of the newspaper cuttings, all of these statements, the research material. these scripts were so good, it was a

meeting i couldn't turn down. i obviously thought it was kind of mongers because i don't speak french at all. so yeah, it has been a bit more about learning phonetically to begin with. to get the accent. the quebecois accent. which sounds different from parisi in france. tahar, what was it like for you? a fascinating story. i think you knew it from before. but also comedy character is cold and manipulative and wicked. 0h, character is cold and manipulative and wicked. oh, yes. it was not an easy piece to get into. usually it's easier to get out of the character. but this time it was specific. as you said, knew about the story. when i was 14 or something i read richard neville's book. it was on the night stand of my brother. i read the

synopsis. i felt like everything that i was reading sounded like a movie, looked like a movie. and i wa nted movie, looked like a movie. and i wanted to play him as a young actor, anyway. 20 years later i had an e—mail saying tom shanklin and richard waller wanted to meet me to play a murderer, conman, richard waller wanted to meet me to playa murderer, conman, a minute better, as you said —— manipulator. i was so surprised. a bit happy at the same time. it was not easy. what is odd about it as well is that he, none among not spoiling the story, he made money off the back of his crimes? yes. yes, of course, he would rob people. he would con them to ta ke would rob people. he would con them to take their papers. but even after he was released from prison? yes, yes. and when he was released he

would ask for money to make interviews, to have dinners with people. yes, he managed to make money out of his reputation and his kind of celebrity. jenna, you tahar will not be the first actors to have taken on the role of real—life villains, in this murderers. is that something you have done before? how much did you think about that in relation to the fact that there are real victims of what were real people? yeah. i mean, nothing obviously is... i've never played anybody in real life in a story as dark as this in particular. what was quite helpful for me in a way is that i think, obviously you do all the research, there is so much as well. richard neville's book, as tahar was saying. well. richard neville's book, as ta har was saying. there well. richard neville's book, as tahar was saying. there are recordings from people in prison, you have the voices and what they

are really saying. but as you go into doing a piece you kind of on the scripts. the character can't really accept the reality. so it's very much about living her own narrative and discussing the truth, living and delusion and denial. almost the reality of what was really going on at the time, the darkness around her, me playing it was all about squashing it away and trying to make it sit in the unconscious, almost. and tahar, on a lighter note, because the material is heavy, an opportunity for you as a man to wear very big high waisted flared trousers. you get the opportunity. what are you jealous, charlie? it is a certain look and you carry it off very well. yeah, i guess it was cool. i remember at the end of the shooting i went back to the wardrobe and i said, listen guys, the wardrobe and i said, listen guys, can! the wardrobe and i said, listen

guys, can i keep some of the clothes ? guys, can i keep some of the clothes? i took some shorts and shades and shoes. yeah, it was great. it might have been the coolest thing to do in this job. great. it might have been the coolest thing to do in this jobm is good to catch up with you both. thank you very much. tahar rahim and jenna coleman. it is a really fascinating story. as is often the case, when you watch something, a piece of fiction, and you look at the real—life story as well, it's extraordinary. it is. very chilling to watch. it is called the serpent. new year's day bbc one. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: people living across england find out this morning if they'll be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. good morning. iam in trafford. they

are in tier3, good morning. iam in trafford. they are in tier 3, despite rates being lower than the national average. people here are asking, why are we being punished when we followed the rules ? 11,000 positive covid test results are left off the most recent figures in wales, meaning they could be twice as high as previously thought. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing — authorities in the us are understood to be preparing fresh charges. liverpool win the biggest game of the premier league season so far. a late headerfrom roberto firmino defeats tottenham and sends liverpool to the top of the table. marcus rashford's mum mel talks for the first time about her family's struggle with poverty, and her pride in her son. i had threejobs. and if i didn't do that, we just wouldn't have been able to cook a pot of food. it was just a bit difficult. so marcus is only telling the story from how he sees it, and the words that he's been saying, they obviously come from the bottom of his heart. good morning. we have a bright and

breezy day ahead with more sunshine and fewer showers than yesterday, but later we will see some more rain sweeping but later we will see some more rain sweeping across but later we will see some more rain sweeping across the west. i will have all of the details in ten minutes. it's thursday, december 17th. millions of people across england will find out this morning if a change to their local coronavirus restrictions is on the way. it comes after london, most of essex and parts of hertfordshire moved into tier 3 — the highest level of restrictions— yesterday, after a surge in infections. more than 34 million people are now under the toughest rules in england, but more areas could be added to the list when the results of the review are announced later. in a moment we'll speak to nina, who's in trafford in greater manchester, which is hoping to move from tier 3 to tier 2. but first let's speak now to our correspondent tim muffett, who is in crawley this morning. a lot of people have been paying

close attention to their neighbourhood to see how things are working out. what is the situation in crawley? good morning from crawley in west sussex. here, the infection rate doubled in the week up infection rate doubled in the week up to december the 9th in the same thing happened in worthing, also in west sussex and in east sussex and hastings infection rates tripled, so we are clearly in a part of the world that could potentially move from tier 2 up to tier 3. those are the changes which have already happened in greater london, parts of hertfordshire and essex yesterday and the main impact has been on the hospitality industry. restaurants, bars and cafe is can only operate if they offer a takeaway service under they offer a takeaway service under the tier 3 restrictions. the government say they are looking up not just a rate government say they are looking up notjust a rate of infection, but the age groups of those impacted as well as the pressure on nhs services when it comes to deciding whether those changes are taking place. we expect an announcement at some point from 1130 this morning from matt

hancock. clearly a lot of people paying close attention. changes that do happen will kick in from saturday, december the 19th, but only for a few days because we have the relaxation in england over the christmas period and it will then kick back in again on december the 29th, so a lot of changes, a lot of attention being paid to the announcement expected later today. nina for many businesses, today's review could be the difference between survival and failure. you have been talking to businesses in trafford and some are so desperate and we were talking to andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester and we were wondering if certain regions could seek changes in the tiers as opposed to the whole region. good morning. it's a very different story here in trafford to the one you have been hearing from tim. there is a growing sense of anticipation of what will happen in

the review later, but also a growing sense of injustice here because rates have been falling in trafford. they are lower than the national average in england and in fact they are average in england and in fact they a re lower average in england and in fact they are lower than in neighbouring warrington, a few miles up the road, which is in a lower tier. andy burnham said this morning it's not fairand burnham said this morning it's not fair and that the government needs to look at the division of the city borough by borough so those with the lowest rates can enter tier 2 to support the local economy. here is what he told breakfast. if you are asking me howl what he told breakfast. if you are asking me how i feel this morning, i guess less and less hopeful. it's clearly a mistake has been made over christmas and i did say it at the time that it was allowing too much and my worry is that they are about to overcompensate with the decisions on the tiers. we will see, but it will be very hard on people here who have made a lot of sacrifices to get into a much better position and actually, i think the time has come to allow at least part of greater manchester to be released from those

restrictions. andy burnham also made the point that closing hospitality venues over the christmas period, and especially over new year, will inevitably encourage people into homes and those are the places that we know there is a great chance of transmission. he also said that when people here have been following the rules and then do not see the results of them going into a lower tier there will be a sense of despondency, people wondering whether they should follow the rules or not. the government of course say that every time somebody moves down a tier, that will increase the risk of transmission at a time when we will be moving around the uk more than we have four months and going in and out of each other‘s homes. matt hancock was saying earlier this week that it is not over yet. thank you so much, nina. let's get more now from our political correspondent, helen catt, whojoins us from westminster. if the government says they will review the tiers, people will go, what's it going to be like where i

am? what are you hearing what's it going to be like where i am? whatare you hearing in what's it going to be like where i am? what are you hearing in terms of the connection with that announcement? we are not hearing much this morning, which is unusual for announcements in recent days but we will get the formal allocation of where each area is in those tiers later this morning with matt hancock due to address the commons later this morning and things to look out for, i wouldn't expect to see an enormous amount of movement, certainly not downwards given the messaging and things we've heard from downing street over this week about the need for caution and to be cautious around christmas, that we might seea cautious around christmas, that we might see a few more areas going into tier 3 but not many come out. 0n into tier 3 but not many come out. on that point nina was talking about about whether individual boroughs could be taking out of restrictions, in the last tier allocation, the government was resistant to do it by boroughs, but this week we have seen them shift policy which they did with essex and hertfordshire so we will see if that happens later. the important thing about the tiers allocated today is that they will be in place over christmas. they aren't

entirely lifted for the five days, it's just there is an exemption to allow three households to mix, so if your pub shot today they will be shot over christmas. here is what the home secretary priti patel had to say about the system. it is here for a reason, and to say about the system. it is here fora reason, and in light to say about the system. it is here for a reason, and in light of christmas the regulations, the laws, we would absolutely advise people to stick within their tier, do not travel across tiers, be respectful of the guidance that has come from government around tiering. we will hear from matt hancock later this morning about what those tiers will be and see who goes up and comes now. helen, thanks very much. authorities in the united states are believed to be close to filing charges against a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103 over lockerbie. us media say prosecutors will soon press for the extradition of abu agila mohammed, who is reportedly

being held in libya. next monday will mark 32 years since the attack, which killed 270 people. drjim swire, who lost his daughter flora in the attack, told breakfast why he continues to search for the truth. my my pursuit over the past 32 years has been for the truth about who murdered our lovely daughter, flora, and why she was not protected from the terrorist attack which had been been purposely warned about in advance and i don't feel confident that the material that was provided during the case could indicate that the bomb had come from a hand of a libyan was correct. i listened throughout the trial of that man and it seemed to me that the evidence did not support the verdict that was reached. (police in bristol are urgently looking for an eight—year—old girl, who officers fear may have been abducted. tiolah — also known as tillie — was declared missing last night

after being taken to a mcdonald's in bedminster with a family friend and a second individual yesterday afternoon. she was expected home within an hour, but didn't return. a chinese spacecraft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than 40 years. the robot craft, which didn't have any crew on board, spent three weeks in space, gathering rocks and soil. the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia earlier. scientists hope the material will help them understand more about the structure and history of the moon. let's find out from carol what the weather conditions and temperatures we re weather conditions and temperatures were like in the northern part of inner mongolia. tell me all about it. i think i'll tell you about the british weather instead. this is a short one and all have a longer weather in half an hour. good morning everybody. some of us have had a beautiful sunrises. look at this, in wigan, thank you for sending that in and for all of your

weather watcher pictures. today will be dry and quieter than yesterday with a lot more sunshine, a few showers but not as many as yesterday and it will be breezy, but through the afternoon the cloud is building out towards the west and introducing some showery outbreaks of rain and a temperature range of eight to 12, may be 13 in the south—west. if we ta ke may be 13 in the south—west. if we take a closer look, before the sun sets across the north—east of scotla nd sets across the north—east of scotland you will see the brighter skies with sunny skies, but out towards the west, showers and as the weather front comes in towards the west, showers and as the weatherfront comes in it towards the west, showers and as the weather front comes in it will bring heavy rain and across south—western scotla nd heavy rain and across south—western scotland and northern ireland, north—west england, wales and into the south—west. if we pushed eastwards, the cloud will build ahead of this and the far east will hang on to the clearest skies for the longest period of time during the longest period of time during the day but during the night the weather front continues to drift towards the east with heavy bursts of rain across wales and south—west england, very gusty winds through the irish sea and areas adjacent and the irish sea and areas adjacent and the wind will pick up in land as

well. the temperature will dip to this kind of level in the early part of the night but by the end of the night the temperatures will pick up and we will start off with temperatures between nine and 13 degrees, so a lot of cloud to start the day and then the next weather front comes in from the west introducing heavy rain once again across south—west england and also wales and with that there will be gusty winds, the strongest again for the irish sea but you will notice some inland as well. towards the south—eastern corner, more cloud tomorrow, thick enough for some drizzle and the brighter skies will be across the north—east of scotland but here we are looking at gusty winds. these are temperatures, ten to 13 in humberside but we could see 15 degrees across the north—east of wales. that is way above average for the time of year and normally in the north it's about six or seven or eight to nine as we come further south stage in december.

so 833, 834, that is when we will find out about what the northern region of inner mongolia is experiencing in terms of wind chill factors ? experiencing in terms of wind chill factors? i can have a look at this but i think we should take a poll on whether anybody wants to actually know all you would rather know if it will be culled next week in the uk and are we going to have a white christmas? i believe the weather is the south and very different than the south and very different than the north. it's obviously in your brain bank. i look forward to them both. with just over one week to go until christmas day, the prime minister has said it would be ‘inhumane' to cancel the planned relaxation of restrictions — but he has called for shorter, smaller celebrations. we can find out what the rules are in scotland and northern ireland in a minute, but first let's go to our reporter in cardiff, cemlyn davis. what is happening there? we will be

talking to the first minister shortly as well. well, the first minister says he is completely committed to the four nations statement issued yesterday calling on people across the uk to have a smaller, safer christmas, but here in wales there will be one big difference compared to other parts of the uk because here it will be illegal for three households to come together over the festive period and by law only to households and one person living alone will be allowed to spend time together over christmas and initially it had appeared that that would only be guidance, but then mark drakeford said he was making it law in order to bring the rules into line with what he was asking people to do. opposition parties have accused him of some confused messaging in the way he went about it. in the meantime, we now also know that wales will go into a full national lockdown on the 28th of december

although nonessential shops will close on christmas eve and hospitality businesses will close on 6pm on christmas day. the guidance has been tightened here in scotland. people are being advised to only spend christmas within their own household and interact with other households as little as possible, but it is also known that loneliness isa but it is also known that loneliness is a problem anyway, but especially at christmas, so it is still legal for people to meet up in a maximum of three households, but it has been recommended that that maximum is now reduced to two households, so people can still meet within a bubble and meet within a maximum of eight people over the age of 12, but the advice is to keep the bubble as small as possible, and the advice is not to meet indoors over the full

five days but only to meet your bubble for one of those days indoors and to keep travel to a minimum spot “ as and to keep travel to a minimum spot —— as much as possible. and to keep travel to a minimum spot -- as much as possible. here in northern ireland it now seems to be a question of when and not if more restrictions are going to be introduced. ministers in the devolved governments are meeting today to discuss a plan. the health minister, robin swann is bringing forward a proposal but has not said what it is but says he will be recommending an extreme and robust intervention, so it certainly seems like there is a strong possibility that more restrictions could be brought in, perhaps a few days after christmas. it was only on friday that nonessential shops, pubs, restaurants, close contact services like hairdressers were allowed to reopen after a two—week lockdown but already this week there have been very worrying signs about the pressure on the health service. ambulances have been queueing outside hospitals and at one

hospital on tuesday, at 1.17 ambulances were outside the main door and doctors and nurses were treating patients inside those vehicles because there weren't any beds left in the hospital, so that isjust one beds left in the hospital, so that is just one sign beds left in the hospital, so that isjust one sign of how serious beds left in the hospital, so that is just one sign of how serious the situation is. chris, thank you very much. let's get more now on what those rules are, and what the risks might be over christmas. we're joined by our health correspondent anna collinson, and dr mike tildesley, professor in infectious disease modelling at the university of warwick. good morning to both of you. can i pick up with you, mike, first of all. there has been this ongoing debate between the scientific and medical community as to the relaxation over that five—day period over christmas and the politicians who are making the call. what do you think, now we know that it will not be changed ? think, now we know that it will not be changed? i think it's a really difficult situation. i remember saying about four weeks ago that i

cautiously supported some small level of relaxation over christmas to allow families to be together, but i also said at the time that it really mattered what we did from the 2nd of december to the 23rd of december in order to bring cases as low as possible. unfortunately where we are now, we are starting to see cases arising in several regions in the uk which is a real worry and i fear that in january we will start to see the health services coming under pressure again. on the flip side, there is the challenge, and i think a number of people have said this already, that if we put in severe restrictions we might have a situation that we might see a drop in compliance with a lot of people, particularly in the new year when we need restrictions to be tight, so i think the government are in a tricky position at the moment and all we can do is get out the message to restrict mixing as much as possible and if you are going to form these bubbles between different households, make sure they are exclusive. don't go and see two

families on christmas eve, two on christmas day and two on boxing day, which is against the rules, but people may do it and if they do it there is a real increased risk of significant spread over christmas the period. everyone is scratching their heads trying to work out how it works in their houses, but i am curious, we know we have a five day period where the three households can mix, but what about a room? can you give us a sense of one room, eve ryo ne you give us a sense of one room, everyone in theirfor a long meal, three and a half hours, multi—generational, what are the real risks there compared to a one hour meal or short gathering? what we know about that? it's really hard to quantify but it is clear that the longer you are in close proximity to someone longer you are in close proximity to someone the higher risk you are of infecting them. of course, in the family home, this is why we know the spreading households is more risky than spreading the open air because you are in close proximity for a

potentially long period of time, you won't be social distance around the dinner table, you won't be wearing masks and all of these things represent a risk. the longer the period of time you are together, so if you are there for the full five days, that does represent a clear risk and there is a danger with five days, it's just about long risk and there is a danger with five days, it'sjust about long enough for someone who doesn't have symptoms prior to going into that too maybe develop symptoms and infect others, so that is the real risk of being in such close proximity for a long period of time. we have lots of questions coming from viewers this morning. anna, let me play you a question now from one of our viewers. the question i would like to ask is my partner has a 17—year—old son who lives with his dad in scotland and we live in england and is due to come down over the christmas period but i wanted to check whether he would be allowed to travel after the 27th of december? that was from darren in south derbyshire. can his eldest son

travelled down to england from scotla nd travelled down to england from scotland on the 27th. a really good question and these are scenarios people will be asking about this morning. darren, as we'vejust people will be asking about this morning. darren, as we've just been hearing, the christmas window is from the 23rd to the 27th of december in england, scotland and northern ireland, you can mix three households, and in wales it is two and in both you can have a support bubble, but from the 28th it changes and it depends where you live. so, darren, he lives in south derbyshire which is in tier 3, and if you are ina tier3 which is in tier 3, and if you are in a tier 3 area you are not allowed to travel in or out of the area unless it is for an exceptional reason, for example, going to work or education. you are also not allowed to socialise indoors, so evenif allowed to socialise indoors, so even if his partner's and was able to travel down, he wouldn't be able to travel down, he wouldn't be able to stay with them. we are all being asked to do our bit to control the

virus and the more interactions we have, the more infections, and we are also being encouraged to keep it local. if we travel from one end of the country to the other, we risk taking the virus with us and this is ata time taking the virus with us and this is at a time when cases are rising. 25,000 cases reported yesterday and it's important to remember, as mike touched on, we have this christmas relaxation and then we have january, the hardest time of the year for the nhs and that is in a normal year, notjust during a pandemic where they are not dealing with coronavirus but also trying to roll out the vaccine. another one for you sentin out the vaccine. another one for you sent in by michael. sorry, this is from alison, my apologies. my mother is 82, lives alone and is 100 miles away from me. will we be able to get tested and then spend christmas together? i will get to testing and a second, but the biggest concern here is alison's mum's age. there's a reason that people aged 80 and over are at the front of the queue for the vaccine because they are the

most vulnerable to the virus and borisjohnson has said that ideally, we would not be seeing elderly relatives and we would postpone it until they have the vaccine and in alison's case it could be a matter of weeks that she has to wait until her mum has that, so that's important to think about that. having said all that, christmas is a really important time for people and it's been a really difficult, challenging year and some people just want to see their loved ones. if alison decides after weighing all that up that she still wants to see her mum, there are things she can do to protect herself and her mum. for example, not forming a christmas bubble, keeping her household with herand her mum bubble, keeping her household with her and her mum and reducing the contact her and her mum and reducing the co nta ct of her and her mum and reducing the contact of the pudsey comes into contact of the pudsey comes into contact within the days leading up to her mum. thinking about how she will travel, safest to buy car and avoid unnecessary stops, and when you get there, what will you do, as mike said, if you can, meet outside may be in your mum's garden or a

park. you can meet indoors but it is riskier and there are things you can do, opening windows, washing hands, wearing face coverings, but really if borisjohnson had his way wearing face coverings, but really if boris johnson had his way and nicola sturgeon had her way, if the experts had their way, you would be seeing your mum for a matter of hours and really you wouldn't be seeing herat hours and really you wouldn't be seeing her at all. you would be giving hera seeing her at all. you would be giving her a call on the phone, having a chat on soon and hopefully seeing her in 2021 once she had the vaccine —— zouma. seeing her in 2021 once she had the vaccine -- zouma. we could have gone for hours with all the questions we add, but thank you alison collison and mike tildsley. picking up on the situation in wales. there's concern about the rising levels of covid—19 cases in wales, after it emerged that 11,000 positive tests were missing from the latest official figures. that means the cases for the week to tuesday could be double the number previously thought. public health wales has blamed the error on "planned maintenance" of some it systems. we're nowjoined by wales'

first minister, mark drakeford. thank you for talking to us this morning. this makes the picture in wales even worse than one that you are dealing with, and we have seen you make recent changes in reactions to rising numbers. just to make one point, if i could, this isn't a computer problem, this was planned upgrading of the computer system. none of the data is missing. everybody who had a positive test was told that in wales last week. everything was uploaded onto our system, but the figures do indeed demonstrate just how serious the position here in wales has become, and underlines why we made the decision yesterday, both in the lead up decision yesterday, both in the lead up to christmas, during christmas and once christmas is over. did you know that there were 11,000 positive

cases? yes, of course, the welsh government was aware that there were tests that had been carried out which were not being loaded onto the system because that is what we had already announced. we were getting information through the ttp system every day, so we knew that the numbers were being underreported but we had said that all along, every day this week we had been saying that and every day this week we have been saying that once the upgrade was complete those numbers would be added into the data, so it's no surprise to us, and as i say, the decisions we made yesterday to strengthen restrictions leading up to christmas, to reduce the number of households who can meet in wales over christmas down to two and to go into a full level for set of restrictions immediately after christmas, that decision was driven by the numbers we are seeing here, the numbers of people in hospital beds, the number of people needing critical care in wales, all of which

demonstrates the seriousness of the position we are facing. did you think it would be as bad as it is now? i know you are taking the action you deem appropriate and we will talk about the four nations approach in a moment but i am sure you are aware of the gentleman waiting 19 hours outside a hospital, pictures of dues of ambulances lining up outside hospitals. is wales prepared —— queues of ambulances. wales is prepared but what you are seeing in those very difficult pictures is the impact that coronavirus is having on the ability of the health service to do all the other things we wanted to do. we have 2100 people in hospital beds today in wales suffering from coronavirus. that is the equivalent of five full district general hospitals, and when you have pressure in the system in that way, it makes it very difficult for the health service to do everything else

that we rightly expected to be able to do. that is why it has become so necessary to take the additional measures we announced yesterday. so, you have taken the additional measures. just to be clear, so the law will change and it will be different in wales from the 23rd of december? from the 23rd of december, we will be going into a full level for lockdown. nonessential retail will not reopen after christmas, nor will not reopen after christmas, nor will a series of other facilities, gymnasiums, leisure centres, hairdressers, all of those things will remain closed. we will do that for three weeks, where people will be asked to stay at home, work from home, to do everything they can to help is to stem the flow of coronavirus here in wales and then after three weeks we will review the situation to see whether it is possible to lift some of those restrictions or whether we have to go on still bearing down on this

deadly disease. what makes you think that the lockdown will work when it was called the firebreak, and after the firebreak we still saw cases rise in wales? well, the firebreak itself worked. that is what gives us confidence that the measures we will ta ke after confidence that the measures we will take after the 23rd of december will work. the firebreak itself reset the clock to three weeks earlier in the autumn and gave us three more weeks with the art number below one in wales. the real challenge, and you will see this and all of europe is that when governments begin to lift restrictions, after a lockdown, the virus is so adept at finding ways of beginning to circulate again, so we are very confident that the measures we have announced will have the effect we want them to. the challenge will come as we move beyond that period and finding ways

of doing it that doesn't result in the virus beginning to find new ways of getting into places, new ways of circulating between people, and that has been the challenge for governments across the world. mark dra keford. governments across the world. mark drakeford. thank governments across the world. mark dra keford. thank you governments across the world. mark drakeford. thank you very much for talking to us. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. londoners planning to leave the capital for christmas are being warned that works, including the closure of king's cross station, could cause serious disruption. once the last train's left on christmas eve, there'll be no services until new year's eve while network rail continues its £1.2 billion upgrade of the east coast main line. the government's adviser on christmas travel has been telling mps about the plans. network rail have reconfigured the works to start only after the last train has gone.

that work is replacing a sewer which has been there for the last 150 years. and the only way of replacing it is to close the line. the charity shelter claims more than a quarter of a million people across england are homeless and living in temporary accommodation during the pandemic — the highest number for 14 years. it comes as organisations, including project malachi, which supports rough sleepers in redbridge, east london, hold a day of action. calling on the government to do more to help. the government says it's investing £750 million to tackle the problem. scientists at kew gardens have revealed a list of 156 new species, officially named in 2020. they include this toadstool, which was discovered growing near heathrow airport. it's one of six toadstools discovered in the uk this year. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all looking good so far. no reported problems other than the ongoing waterloo

and city line closure. this is how it looks on the a13 — westbound traffic slow heading towards the works at the beckton roundabout, delays are back to dagenham. and in barnet, great north road is partly blocked after an accident at greenhill park. time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a reasonably mild start again this morning, temperatures in mid—single figures. it's a little bit quieter today as well. a bit more sunshine and a bit more blue sky. you mightjust get one or two showers down in the south—east, but they'll gradually fade through the day. elsewhere, it's going to stay dry, just a light breeze and some sunshine. temperatures today getting up to a mild 12, maybe even 13 celsius. now, you could seejust a little bit more cloud through the afternoon, but it's fairly high, so at first turning that sunshine hazy. the cloud becoming a little bit thicker and increasing through this evening and overnight. and with it we'll get some patchy outbreaks of rain as we head through the early hours. the minimum temperature, again it's not going to drop too far, not especially cold at around

eight degrees celsius. for tomorrow, still got that front in the morning, so a damp start. but it should clear, then another front on the way. it's going to stay rather grey and cloudy tomorrow. you mightjust get some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. through the weekend it's sunshine and showers. and notice the temperatures — by the end of next week, getting a little colder. just before we go, we would love to hear from you about how moving into tier 3 has impacted on you, your family or your business. and what about your plans for christmas? perhaps you've changed, or even cancelled them. whatever your story do get in touch on email or twitter. the details on your screen now. i'm back in half an hour. now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. after breakfast it's morning live with kym and gethin. what's on the programme today?

way were having this conversation about how why you never actually swapped seats. it hasjust become a thing. i'd like to know that as well. i have a theory. gethin needs more space. well. i have a theory. gethin needs more space. she is jealous i have got the sofa and she has got a thesmall seat but that is life, everyone! 0n the day we have been told to have a very merry little christmas, emphasis on the little, with all the bill changes around the country, doctor mags and is here. as a lwa ys country, doctor mags and is here. as always he will be answering your questions. —— doctor xand. always he will be answering your questions. -- doctor xand. she is one of the three wise women of rip off britain, angela rippon is here with a warning for anyone planning a holiday in 2021. plus, as the voice of the wall, she tells us what life is like as the apple of danny dyer's i. it is is like as the apple of danny dyer's i. itisa is like as the apple of danny dyer's i. it is a great show. with two weeks to go until new year's eve and parties off the menu, we have been

investigating how you will be marking the end of what has been an unprecedented year. also coming up, she is used to refereeing the question time panel and the audience, but fiona bruce is here to tell us why the show is facing some of the biggest challenges in its history and why she wants you to be pa rt of history and why she wants you to be part of it. plus, anna is in the house and she has got some genius tips on how to make the most of your freezer and some one pot wonder as to warm the festive cockles. and crissy rock will be here to tell us why she wanted another try at the celebrity masterchef trophy. see you at 9:15am, i think, on my own!” think it might be better if you were, came! not needed. surplus to requirements. kym, have a fabulous programme. thank you. marcus rashford's mum mel has spoken out for the first time about the work her son has been

doing throughout the pandemic to help hungry children. she's been speaking to sally about the struggles she faced to feed her family when marcus was growing up. meet marcus and his mum, mel. do you want a cup of tea, marcus? as a young single parent, mel worked round the clock in a bid to keep food on the table for the future star. have you got a mask to go in here, marcus? it's a table. i had threejobs. and if i didn't do that, we just wouldn't have been able to cook a pot of food. it was just a bit difficult. so marcus is only telling the story from how he sees it, and the words that he's been saying, they obviously come from the bottom of his heart. sometimes it was really bad.

i'd rather give the food to the kids than to give it to myself. sometimes i didn't get anything to eat and they'd ask me, "have you had yours?" and i'd say yeah, but i didn't. sometimes we didn't even have a loaf of bread in the house. it's embarrassing to say, but we didn't. all them little struggles and the sacrifices that you made, it helped you appreciate everything like ten times more. so i don't see it as a weakness, cos i think in sport you have to have something behind you that's pushing you. when you come from a place of struggle and a place of pain, a lot of the time it switches and it becomes your drive and motivation. that is a struggle that marcus rashford hasn't forgotten. throughout this year he's worked to highlight the difficulties faced by children growing up hungry. when marcus was 11, his mum had to make a difficult decision. she asked the manchester united academy to sign him a year early. they took him in digs. i mean, it's sad to say, but he went in digs at the age of 11.

but it's the best thing that could have happened to him. i missed playing football in the house. no, i did, cos when i, erm... ..when i moved, you have to change the way you behave, because i probably weren't quite as comfortable as i was at home. it wasn't easy, but ijust knew what would happen if he's left out there on the street. today is a special day for mel. they're travelling to fairshare, the food charity marcus has been working with. oh, it's changed down there, marcus, hasn't it? that's the estate that your nana used to live at. i know. around the back. yeah. that's what i've got tattooed on now. hi, there. hello. food from this depot will be sent to vulnerable families living nearby. do you have food going on all throughout the day? yes, every day. monday to friday, mainly. last year, we gave out 95 tonnes of food.

this september? 339 tonnes. so you can see, it's been massive. as his mum, watching him load a car full of breakfast stuff for other kidsjust like him... brilliant. it actually brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it? and even with a bad back! i was just going to say! just watch that back, marcus — and your head! but it's notjust about marcus. this new building is being named after mel, for everything they've done together to help families in need. thank you so much. start your own, erm, your own trophy cabinet. yeah. what's it like then, to be in this building that's named after you, after all the you and marcus have achieved over the last several months? i'm overwhelmed.

and i don't know what to say, but all i can say is thank you. i think i'm going to cry! for us, and my mum especially, we were concentrated so much on like, the people that we was trying to help. so the reaction and the response to things, a lot of itjust simply goes over our heads, because we're still focused on helping people. and i think we've gained a massive understanding of how the struggle, you know, ten or 15 years ago, compared to now, has completely increased. and that's why i think that she doesn't quite, erm, like, know what to say in these situations, because she's more about how people are actually feeling and, you know, how we've helped them in that way. and then, everything else sort of goes over our heads! no problem. can ijust do one with marcus? yeah, definitely. you need to grow a little bit.

that is one of the great stories that has come out of this period of time. a lot of people take so much inspiration at that very, very proud mum. marcus rashford: feeding britain's children is on bbc one on monday at 7pm. talking earlier about how lovely it is to talk about a footballer in the public eye for something other than football and it is a positive. yes, transcended way beyond the rams of football what he has done. changing people's lives. really helping people. he is playing tonight, isn't he? yes, he should be. sheffield united against manchester united. he will be hoping to get another three points for manchester united. a bit of needle last night betweenjosie mourinho and jurgen klopp. mourinho was annoyed with club's celebrations.

klopp was so animated, because his liverpool team had scored a last minute winner, to win the battle of the top two...in the biggest game of the premier league season so far. liverpool and spurs meeting at anfield. and it was a decent game too in front of 2,000 fans — liverpool ahead thanks to a deflected goalfrom mo salah. spurs though, have been impressive, under jose mourinho this season and equalised before halftime. son, hyung min, breaking away to score a really good goal. but it was liverpool who went out and won it. a thumping header in the 90th minute from roberto firminho made it 2—1, and liverpool are back on top of the league. football clubs will be allowed to trial the use of concussion substitutes from next month. it means that teams will be allowed to make extra changes when a player gets a head injury. it's expected to be trialled in the third round of the fa cup in early january. we can now speak to daniel parslow, a former york city defender, who was forced to retire from football last year after suffered a head injury in a match. good morning, daniel. thanks for joining us and talking about this. tell us what happened for you when

you suffer your head injury during a game? good morning, mike. thanks for having us on. like you said, i picked up a head injury back in february 2019. i was deemed fit to return to play and very quickly my condition deteriorated. so i was actually saved by the half—time whistle, if you like. i had the delayed onset of concussion and it wasn't until that kicked in that it wasn't until that kicked in that it was deemed too risky for me to return. yes, that is the big issue here. 0ften players are given a quicker check. the problem with concussion is the symptoms don't show straightaway. what happened in the following minutes, hours and even beyond that? absolutely, mike. that is the real danger here. lots of concussion injuries are delayed and in my circumstances it was exactly that. i felt fine, i and in my circumstances it was exactly that. ifelt fine, i passed the initial checks. and it wasn't

until three, four minutes later, that the nausea, the dizziness, uneasy on my feet, it was at that stage that we knew that it was very serious. then in the weeks to follow really struggle. i was bedridden for most of it. the standard week to two week turnaround where you are back out there performing, i was in bed suffering with migraines and a sensitivity to light. at that stage we knew it was very serious. goodness me. how are you now? i understand it is something you will have to deal with for the rest of your life? it is something that i duck day—to—day life is fine. i was told that competitive sport would be too much. and as the symptoms were prolonged and understand the line i was in no fit state to try and earn a new contract elsewhere, so i made

that decision myself to retire from professional sport. but day—to—day life is fine. i'm healthy and i'm fortu nate. life is fine. i'm healthy and i'm fortunate. i know that it could have been a lot worse. and having spoken to lots of medical professionals since, the dangers are there for us to see. 0n the back of this news coming in yesterday with the substitution in football, ifeel coming in yesterday with the substitution in football, i feel it isa substitution in football, i feel it is a step, but i do feel as though the point has been made to protect player welfare. tell us your reaction to this trial? the fa going for this system where you can have up for this system where you can have up to two per minute substitute on for the rest of the game and the opponents will be able to make changes at the same time as well for players that sustain a head injury, evenif players that sustain a head injury, even if they have used their three substitutes. that's it. the angle i have had, and potentially the government bodies are going through here, is the sort of protect, well, not protect, but to look after the football clu bs

not protect, but to look after the football clubs as in they're able to receive an extra substitution. but what i feel they are missing here is protecting player welfare. medical professions will still be under extreme pressure to make a split—second decision. in my case i was deemed 0k. split—second decision. in my case i was deemed ok. if you are having to decide whether to make a permanent substitution at that point, you are not allowing time for the concussion to occur. i feel as though player welfare has sort of been pushed to one side. i almost feel as if it is like taking a box, if you like. so it isa like taking a box, if you like. so it is a step which you feel more needs to be done. sure, yes. thank you, daniel. glad to hear you are healthy now. it just you, daniel. glad to hear you are healthy now. itjust shows what an issue these days. one of the big pressing issues in full. the scottish fa are going to start trialling it in their cup competitions as soon as they can. very moving hearing someone so young

recounting what it's like. and the effects, not just days, recounting what it's like. and the effects, notjust days, weeks, months down the line. it forced him to retire but that was after taking medical advice. thank you, mike. we are going to talk to lesley mansell shortly about a new film she is in. but we need to find out a detailed description about what is happening with the weather. carol worked hard on this and she enjoys all the extra work passed away one annoying co—presenters ask what it is like in 0uter mongolia. well, i can tell you! it's probably the coldest national capital in the world in mongolia. the temperature today will be —17. that is a maximum temperature. the lowest temperature tonight will be —31. high pressure is in charge, so clear skies, the cold weather has filtered south into japan, bringing a lot of snow to

japan, bringing a lot of snow to japan with more to come. but perhaps the most salient weather story around the world at the moment is the cyclone that is currently hitting fiji. it is a severe category five cyclone. it will bring catastrophic conditions with the potential for waves to be 40 metres high. a bit of wild weather. back to the uk. today our weather is much quieter than yesterday. it will be bright and it will be breezy. we are in between two weather fronts. this little ridge of high pressure across us. today we will see a lot of sunshine. a few showers. most of them will be across the north and also the west. later on in the day the cloud will thicken out towards the cloud will thicken out towards the west. heralding the arrival of a weather front which will introduce some showery outbreaks of rain. with it, the wind will also start to strengthen. temperatures today, they are going to be in the range from nine to 13. these white circles indicate the average wind speeds. not particularly strong. as we go

through the evening, and this band of rain moves from the west towards the east, gusty winds will develop across the irish sea. some of this rain in the south—west and wales will be heavy. they will be a lot of low cloud and hill fog in western areas and also the southern uplands. it is going to turn milder as we go through the course of tonight. tomorrow, the weather front continues to push in from the west. this is a second weather front. the isobars alone tell you it is going to bea isobars alone tell you it is going to be a windy day. we start off on a cloudy note with some mist and fog. showers ahead of the main band of rain. here comes the main band of rain. here comes the main band of rain. the heaviest burst is indicated by the green? round yellows. the black circles indicate the ghost strength of winter. a fairly gusty day. the strongest will be through the irish sea. in the south—east it will be cloudy with a drizzle. the brightest skies in

north—east scotland, with highs tomorrow 12 to 14. possibly 15 in north—east wales. pretty high for this time of the year. as we move from friday into saturday and sunday, low pressure in charge of our weather. at times there will be brisk winds and some rain and then it is going to turn colder as we head into the weekend. not particularly cold, just colder than it has been. temperatures where they should be at this time of the year, and a mixture of sunshine and showers. carol, without you this morning we would not have known that the capital of 0uter mongolia is the cold est. the capital of 0uter mongolia is the coldest. you wouldn't have known! what is the one word up some about -31? is that what is the one word up some about —31? is that nippy? what is it? perishing! good word. baltic. love you, carol. theatres would normally be bursting with life at this time of the year,

but the pandemic has forced many to close their doors. now a group of out—of—work west end performers have found a new use for their skills this christmas, putting on virtual concerts for care homes across the uk. and fittingly, the premiere has been held in a home for retired singers and actors. fiona lamdin has more. # snow is falling (snow is falling) # all around me (all around me) # children playing. ..# these actors would normally be centre stage in the west end. steph parry has starred in 42nd street, billy elliot and mamma mia! but lockdown has changed everything. so i left the theatre in march. i left my dressing room kind of ready to come back a few days later and carry on the show. and that was eight months ago. the last eight months have been different. they've been barren. and with many theatres still closed, rehearsals like these are rare.

it's been the hardest year of my life. i've seen my whole industry decimated. i've been on the phone to, from actors to producers to lighting designers, who simply cannot pay their mortgage, erm, people worrying about their families. so this is your first time back in a rehearsalfor nine months. what's it like? eerily familiar to hear young performers, seasoned professionals, just singing together for the first time. it really did feel a bit like coming home. # time for parties and celebrations # people dancing all night long...# and these stars are now using their talents to create a christmas concert for every care home across the country. # time for singing christmas songs.# this is particularly close to my heart because we lost my nan this year. she was in a care home and obviously

towards the end we weren't able to go and see her. # rudolph the red—nosed reindeer # had a very shiny nose...# i've seen what impact music can have on people living in homes with alzheimer's and dementia. # chestnuts roasting on an open fire...# and where better to preview it than at brinsworth house, a nursing home for those who've served in the entertainment industry. she sings rosario and josephine were both performers. and now i sing in my dressing room or my bedroom, along the corridor and in the loo. i couldn't sing the carols because i don't sing carols in english. i only sing carols in spain. i do enjoy watching good shows done by great people. it feels like the most christmassy thing i've ever done in my career.

we can do something good for somebody else. and how christmassy is that? # we wish you a merry christmas # and a happy new year.# fiona lamdin, bbc news. i like that. making a lot of people very happy. yes, that is the point. talking about summary who makes us happy. she has made us laugh as cathy in comedy mum. she was oscar—nominated in phantom thread. now lesley mansell returns to the big screen opposite kevin costner in the 505 western lettinggo. lesley manville joins us now. shejoins us now. she joins us now. how are you? good morning. well, i'm awake! are you going to do that actor thing where it is all too early for you?” going to do that actor thing where it is all too early for you? i have been filming so i am used to getting

up been filming so i am used to getting up at 4:30am every morning. nine o'clock seems quite early to me!“ we we re o'clock seems quite early to me!“ we were friends we could have been texting each other at 4:30am moaning about it. how are you? you have to be all right because you have got to be all right because you have got to be on the ball. mostly i have been filming in budapest. my days mostly started with a covid test. it wasn't the most pleasant awakening. but once that was done you're in the make—up chairand once that was done you're in the make—up chair and then you're off and running. before you know it it is 9:30am, ten o'clock, and it feels like lunch time already because you have been up for so long already. you know all about that.” have been up for so long already. you know all about that. i know what you are saying. good morning. you are getting your make—up done, you are getting your make—up done, you are on sat, the film is let him go. kevin costner is your co—star. do you get to shoot him, or do you get —— does he get to shoot you? you get to shoot him, or do you get -- does he get to shoot you? that is a massive spoiler. kevin knows his

way around a stunts and handling a gun. i think it was probably a bit worried about my ability in that area. but i went into overdrive and i thought, right, area. but i went into overdrive and ithought, right, i area. but i went into overdrive and i thought, right, i am going to do this. and i did do. my stunts are not massive, but they were quite... i have done films with mike leigh. i haven't been shooting people in my career. so it was all a bit new territory. but he really, really helped me. so that i could look convincing holding a gun and have these things on my back coldest grapes, which kind of explode by remote control, then you can fall back against the wall. you get a bit ofa back against the wall. you get a bit of a hit from them. it was incredibly exciting. i default through a door. there was a great big fire behind the door. what you can't see r3 big burly canadian firefighters who are just out of

shot. people are going to be very surprised seeing you on this. you play branch —— blanche, it was pretty much nasty. you talk about gunfights and whatever. you gave diane lane a really wicked backhander across the face. how many times did you have to rehearse that? well, the thing is there is no skin to skin contact. i mean, we had a stu nt to skin contact. i mean, we had a stunt coordinator, fight director. you rehearse it and rehearse it and rehearse it and you do it so quickly, then the shot facilitates you. and then diane obviously does the big head flick. but actually, no contact is made. but by the time you put a sound effect on it as well of skin on skin, you've scored it. but people do think i am really hitting diane lane. nothing could be further from the truth. what was it like

onset? you don't half get a lot out of your system! pleased to hear it. what was it like onset? an oppressive character but you are with big names and experienced actors. did you all have fun? you do have fun, but amidst the fun, you know, we had a fantastically good creative time. i mean, yes, kevin costner, diane lane, two giants of american cinema. it was fun, yes. but, you know, we crackdown on did the work. some of these scenes are quite long. that is unusual. really nice long substantial scenes with lots of physical stuff in them, so there was a lot of hard work to sort it all out. there are always millions of shorts. i had a bit of time listening to kevin's. he is in a band, which i didn't know. and so

we'd set off set and he would give mea we'd set off set and he would give me a little earpiece and i'd say, what's this? and he would say, it's me! and he's actually really got a good voice. well, you had to say that, didn't you?! listen, lovely catching up with you. thank you for the inside story on what it is like to be shot at on a movie set. lovely to be shot at on a movie set. lovely to see you. thank you. thank you very much, thank you. let him go is released in cinemas from tomorrow. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a computer glitch means 11,000 positive covid test results are left off the most recent figures in wales, meaning case numbers could be twice as high as previously thought. the welsh first minister says the authorities had always been aware of the issue. we know that the numbers were being underreported but we had said that all along. every day this week we have been saying that and been saying that once the update was com plete saying that once the update was complete those numbers would be added into the data. millions of people living across england will find out this morning if they'll be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. we'd love to hear your thoughts on the tier review. are you hoping your area is moved down a tier?