presence of a uncomfortable in the presence of a police officer, you know, we have all heard it a million times to wear the bright clothing, to walk in the well lit spaces, to do this, to do that, this latest proposal for an 888 helpline, a numberfor women to call, people feel very strongly and quite rightly that the onus should not be put on women to protect themselves. it's little wonder this meeting was filled with such anger and that he couldn't hang on. something that claire pointed out there, this is philip allott, a police and crime commission north yorkshire, but actually what he was saying is not really dissimilar from the advice that the metropolitan police itself issued in the wake of the trial of this man, the former police officer, the serving police officer at the time, who committed over a couple of weeks ago with a set, like me should be prepared to shout and scream and run and maybe knock on a door or maybe ring 999. again, the onus on women to do stuff because of somebody who claims they are police officer and even shows her a wind are police officer and even shows hera wind card.

are police officer and even shows her a wind card. in a sense, he's not out of line, dare i say with what a lot of the people in power were saying. the what a lot of the people in power were saying-— what a lot of the people in power were sa inc. ~ ., ., , ~ were saying. the kind of groupthink, that incredible _ were saying. the kind of groupthink, that incredible metropolitan - were saying. the kind of groupthink, that incredible metropolitan police . that incredible metropolitan police defensiveness and closing ranks whenever— defensiveness and closing ranks whenever there is criticism of cressida _ whenever there is criticism of cressida dake. they seem to have written _ cressida dake. they seem to have written that out with the reaction so far. _ written that out with the reaction so far. but — written that out with the reaction so far, but i think things will change. _ so far, but i think things will change, and it's interesting to say about— change, and it's interesting to say about the — change, and it's interesting to say about the zoom, those incredible comments — about the zoom, those incredible comments measured comments from these _ comments measured comments from these board members, these counsellors today, but one of the things _ counsellors today, but one of the things that emerged from the labour conference which we have not written about _ conference which we have not written about it _ conference which we have not written about it all _ conference which we have not written about it all as house them, because every— about it all as house them, because every thing — about it all as house them, because every thing went on to zoom in tockdown, _ every thing went on to zoom in lockdown, including branch meetings of the _ lockdown, including branch meetings of the labour party, that allowed moderates to turn up at meetings that previously on the committed activist _ that previously on the committed activist left—wing hard—core people had turned — activist left—wing hard—core people had turned up. so the moderates

began _ had turned up. so the moderates began in — had turned up. so the moderates began in these zoom meetings to outweigh— began in these zoom meetings to outweigh the activists. interesting. it's interesting how technology can affect that. i remember them saying years ago in her local labour party in hertfordshire before she lost her a seat in 79, one of the ways the far left took over her local party was they would move meetings later and they are, make them last longer and they are, make them last longer and longer and some of the older men and berries, the moderate members who had been in the party for maybe 40 who had been in the party for maybe a0 or 30 years couldn't stay up that late. they couldn't sustain the energy required, and of course by the time we got to the boat, it was only the hard—core left available to vote. only the hard-core left available to vote. , ., ,., . , only the hard-core left available to vote. , ., ., , vote. the first rule of politics is to turn op _ vote. the first rule of politics is to turn up and _ vote. the first rule of politics is to turn up and know _ vote. the first rule of politics is to turn up and know the - vote. the first rule of politics is i to turn up and know the roebuck. back— to turn up and know the roebuck. back to _ to turn up and know the roebuck. back to the — to turn up and know the roebuck. back to the independent, all your christmas presents an hour in november at least if you want to get them in time for christmas. i can them in time for christmas. i can attest personally _ them in time for christmas. i can attest personally to _ them in time for christmas. i can attest personally to the - them in time for christmas. i can attest personally to the veracity. them in time for christmas. i can attest personally to the veracity of the stray —

attest personally to the veracity of the stray. yesterday a fashion conscious— the stray. yesterday a fashion conscious teenager was talking about the holidays and the onside website told there _ the holidays and the onside website told there would arrive on december the 14th _ told there would arrive on december the 14th and was already there is a backlog, _ the 14th and was already there is a backlog, and this is tied into what we saw— backlog, and this is tied into what we saw an— backlog, and this is tied into what we saw an phoenix known in the last couple _ we saw an phoenix known in the last couple of _ we saw an phoenix known in the last couple of days that we are seeing in the pacific— couple of days that we are seeing in the pacific coast of america with container— the pacific coast of america with container ships being delayed and not being — container ships being delayed and not being able to come into port to discharge _ not being able to come into port to discharge and reload their containers. again, going back to it goes _ containers. again, going back to it goes back— containers. again, going back to it goes back to a lack of lorry driver is to— goes back to a lack of lorry driver is to take — goes back to a lack of lorry driver is to take these containers to bring the empty— is to take these containers to bring the empty ones back in, so there's been _ the empty ones back in, so there's been stories — the empty ones back in, so there's been stories in the paper all week about— been stories in the paper all week about no— been stories in the paper all week about no else on the shelf at christmas and a lack of iphones and parts _ christmas and a lack of iphones and parts for— christmas and a lack of iphones and parts for iphones, the new iphone in particular. _ parts for iphones, the new iphone in particular, yeah, get your cake baked — particular, yeah, get your cake baked early in your presence wrapped early is _ baked early in your presence wrapped early is the _ baked early in your presence wrapped early is the message from the independent.— early is the message from the inde endent. . , ., independent. claire, 'ust wondering if whether independent. claire, 'ust wondering ifwhetherwe h independent. claire, 'ust wondering if whether we should]— independent. claire, just wondering if whether we should all _ independent. claire, just wondering if whether we should all invest - independent. claire, just wondering if whether we should all invest in i if whether we should all invest in sd if whether we should all invest in 3d printing technology so we can print it all, the bits we need for our phone and maybe print the

presents and make them up ourselves. that's a nice idea, who knows whether theory printers would be able to a safe we could get them. you know what, this is obviously a huge shock that amazon will be telling us all to buy our presents from them right now in the hopes that they want to be anything on the shelves perhaps later. but it's making me think that perhaps it would be great to support all of those small british businesses who have their stock with them right now whose products may be a british made and who really suffered during the pandemic. ido i do beg your pardon, ijust had to sneeze that, i think you may have caught one of my sneezes. good job you are not in the studio with me. that's the reason we are not in the studio, _ that's the reason we are not in the studio, isn't— that's the reason we are not in the studio, isn't it? a that's the reason we are not in the studio, isn't it?— studio, isn't it? a very well may be. the front _ studio, isn't it? a very well may be. the front of _ studio, isn't it? a very well may be. the front of the _

studio, isn't it? a very well may be. the front of the malcolm i studio, isn't it? a very well may be. the front of the malcolm of| studio, isn't it? a very well may . be. the front of the malcolm of the clean expressing frustration ahead of top 26. clean expressing frustration ahead of to 26. , , , clean expressing frustration ahead oft026. , , , , of top 26. yes, this is a slightly disingenuous _ of top 26. yes, this is a slightly disingenuous headline - of top 26. yes, this is a slightly disingenuous headline because| of top 26. yes, this is a slightly - disingenuous headline because she hasn't so much made a public intervention and as her comments have been picked up on a microphone while she was having a conversation with her private secretary and the duchess of cornwall. nonetheless, she has made some comments about cap 26 and expressed her concern that some senior leaders perhaps might not be there and said, you know, they talk but then they don't do. and she's really actuallyjust they talk but then they don't do. and she's really actually just the latest in a series of senior royals to make comments around the environment and around climate change this week. we had prince william speaking out after thatjust a zealous space journey today. we have the princess early in the week talking about how important our oceans are coming across prince charles we all know his views on everything green, and in fact prince philip well. so she's just the latest to join the ranks concerned

about where our climate change pledges are going and whether other countries are going to be taken then as seriously as we have. is a countries are going to be taken then as seriously as we have.— as seriously as we have. is a the clean doesn't _ as seriously as we have. is a the clean doesn't intervene - as seriously as we have. is a the clean doesn't intervene in - as seriously as we have. is a the clean doesn't intervene in these| clean doesn't intervene in these things. — clean doesn't intervene in these things, but her mike wescott when she was— things, but her mike wescott when she was opening the senate in wales today~ _ she was opening the senate in wales today she _ she was opening the senate in wales today. she is right, cut 26 only has a third _ today. she is right, cut 26 only has a third of— today. she is right, cut 26 only has a third of a — today. she is right, cut 26 only has a third of a chance of succeeding, they haven't signed up australia hasn't _ they haven't signed up australia hasn't signed up, we don't know what china _ hasn't signed up, we don't know what china is— hasn't signed up, we don't know what china is going to do about it, boris johnson _ china is going to do about it, boris johnson is — china is going to do about it, boris johnson is back from a sun lounger and holding — johnson is back from a sun lounger and holding a cat meeting tomorrow on a green _ and holding a cat meeting tomorrow on a green theme, so finally getting his homework done on the bus on his way to— his homework done on the bus on his way to glasgow. his homework done on the bus on his way to glasgow-— way to glasgow. thank you both very much forjoining _ way to glasgow. thank you both very much forjoining us. _ way to glasgow. thank you both very much forjoining us. i _ way to glasgow. thank you both very much forjoining us. i will— way to glasgow. thank you both very much forjoining us. i will have - much forjoining us. i will have time to blow my nose now, because it is whether and some sports coming up i'll stop newsday is back at 11 and i'll stop newsday is back at 11 and i am back at 11:30 pm. good evening. i'm tulsen tollet with your sports

news and where else to start but with tennis at indian wells, where cameron norrie has reached the semi finals after an impressive win over diego schwartzman, victory in california also confirming him as the new british men's number one. norrie is also likely to move into the top 20 in the world rankings — he won the first set without losing a game and he wrapped up the second set 6—2, against the world number 15. the whole match tookjust under an hour and a quarter as he cruised into a first ever masters series semi—final. staying with tennis news where us open champion emma raducanu has withdrawn from the upcoming kremlin cup in moscow. the 18 year old has only played once since new york, losing in the current indian wells tournament. raducanu said she was looking forward to returning to the tour in a couple of weeks. manchester city forward raheem sterling says he would be open to playing abroad if he does

not get more game time at etihad stadium. sterling, whose contract runs out in 2023, has started one premier league game since the opening weekend of the season. he was asked at the ft business of sport us summit if he might one day go elsewhere, and replied, in the women's champions league, arsenal have bounced back from their defeat by barcelona with a a—0 thumping of hoffenheim. they were beaten a—1 by barca last week but were 2—0 up at half time after tobin heath scored herfirst goal for the club following kim little's penalty. vivianne miedema made it 3—0 before lea williamson completed the thrashing, leaving arsenal second in group c. bournemouth manager scott parker says the club will rally round david brooks following his cancer diagnosis. the 2a—year—old has stage 2 hodgkin lymphoma, but revealed "the prognosis is positive". brooks, who has 21 caps for his country, credits the welsh

medical team for helping him detect the illness when he was on international duty last week. parker says they'll be giving him all the time and support he needs. the main focus now is supporting brooks and supporting his family and getting him through, which is going to be a tough time, which that is the main planet, now, that is exactly what we are going to do, team—mates, staff, all of us as a football club, we will rally around, get support mechanisms around him, to give him the strength and help him pull through, which will be difficult, like i say. the ecb have confirmed cricket's county championship will return to two divisions from next season following a vote by the chairs of the 18 first—class counties. 10 counties will compete in division one. 8 in division two, two—up, two—down promotion—and—relegation. the teams will be placed into the division that they had qualified to compete in had the 2020 county championship taken place.

this season saw teams initially placed into three groups. the olympic silver medallist sharron davies could be awarded a gold medal, a1 years after the moscow games. she came second in the a00 metres individual medley in 1980 behind east german teenager petra schneider, who has since admitted to doping. swimming's governing body fina is now planning to investigate past drugs problems, such as east germany's programme in the 19705 and 1980s, which ended with the collapse of the communist regime. in1989, in 1989, the wall came down and there was access to all of the files which proved exactly who is given what, what dosage they were given and how much improvement it meant on on average they could make a 9% improvement for a female athlete which meant that she would've been 16 seconds behind the if you took 9% off, and they still that absolutely nothing, so it was a huge dark

period in sports, which at long last maybe they have decided they would like to do something about. judd trump's bid for a fourth successive northern ireland 0pen remains on track after a four frames to three win overjimmy robertson. the world number one was forced into a decider and robertson missed a crucial yellow and a chance to win the frame, with trump taking advantage, and he now faces home favourite mark allen in the quarterfinals. williams f1 chief executive jost capito says reducing the number of races isn't a realistic way of making the sport more sustainable. williams are the first f1 team to sign up to the united nations sports for climate action framework and have commited to becoming climate positive — that means removing more carbon from the atmosphere than they are producing — by 2030. capito believes such moves can inspire fans around the world to also make changes to be more environmentally aware. but he disagrees that fewer races would help.

i think fewer ray says, not the solution, we have to have the solution, we have to have the solution that the grand prix are carbon neutral, and that's as to be the object. and then reaching the people with every one we reach a lot of people and we can make them aware about our actions, and where the industry is going and where the teams are going, and they are going towards environmentally positive. the route of next year's tour de france has been released and will feature two major time trials, as tadej pogacar aims to win his third consecutive yellow jersey. the race begins with a time trial in copenhagen; the first of three stages in denmark. it'll pass through northern france and the cobbles of the arenberg forest, before the first summit finish in the jura mountains. from there the tour traverses the alps and the pyrenees. and a a0km time trial on the penultimate stage will decide the yellowjersey, before the traditional finish in paris.

what a wonderful race that is, for that and every thing else can he can get everything on our website. and that's all the sport for now. hello. a chilly start to friday across the north of the uk. somewhat milder for the far south, where we'll still have the remnants of this weak front through friday morning, bringing some cloud, a bit of patchy rain. the rain will tend to fizzle out. some sunshine through the afternoon. in fact, for most of the uk, some sunny spells to end the week, but a fresher feel, particularly across scotland and the far north of england. further south, we're looking at highs of 13 to 15 celsius, 16 for the far southwest of england. fine end to the day on friday, but cloud will tend to push in from the west across scotland, northern ireland, the western side of england and wales. clear skies further east, so here is where we'll see the lowest temperatures to start the day on saturday. few pockets of air frost for northeast scotland and northeast england. saturday, generally is a cloudier day compared to friday.

most will be dry. we'll see outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west as we head through the late afternoon. temperatures starting to recover across england and wales. still fairly cool for scotland.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko 0i. the headlines: violence and shooting in lebanon. six people are killed after snipers attack a protest led by the shia group hezbollah. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire, we can hear the thump of rpgs like that one. we've seen somebody shooting from the top of a building and the army now trying to work out how to contain the situation, which escalated so rapidly. we'll be speaking to a prominent lebanese analyst about what prompted the violence and where the country might be heading. also on the programme:

taiwan's deadliest blaze in decades.