they start to enjoy that a lot more and that's quite nice to see. and then when you get out the other side and you release them and you see them go after months of care, you know you've done a good job. after four months indoors, the orphaned seal pups will be allowed outside into a pool like this to continue their rehabilitation. they should be released in the early spring. norfolk has england's largest grey seal colony. it's now the height of the pupping season and more winter storms could be on their way. the advice as ever if you see a seal pup alone on the beach and you're worried, alert a wildlife organisation, but above all else, leave it alone. alex dunlop, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. it's been a chilly start, but much of the country is enjoying wintry

day, eastern parts of the country on the northerly airflow will see most of the showers, this is the new frontal system which will arrive during the overnight period and with it a wedge of milder air but we are very much in the cold arctic air today across the country, you can see the deep blue colours. there is a lot of sunshine around. this is the latest radar and satellite, certainly for england and wales. the guys are clouding over for northern ireland and scotland ahead of the new frontal system and we'll see showers across the eastern coastal areas. a wintry flavour to them. a few in towards south—west wales, in towards cornwall and devon but a fine day for most of us. despite the sunshine it's going to be cold, highs of four or 8 degrees at best across the south. the new frontal system starts to sweep into northern ireland and scotland, rain and hill snow. as it bumps into warmer air we

will see transient snow, even down to lower levels. by the end of the night the wedge of milder air will be making inroads, any snow will tend to revert back to rain. temperatures higher than what they were the previous night. there is the wedge of milder air, greens further north. a less cold day across the board, we've lost the deep blue colours. we lose the early rain from the south—east and it leaves a legacy of cloudy skies. the best of the sunshine in scotland but blustery showers in the west. a new area of rain will push towards south wales, south—west england, uncertainty on its northern extent. double figure values in the south. into the weekend it turns colder, pretty chilly both saturday and sunday and a lot of sunshine around, still a few showers around. saturday probably the showery rest day of the weekend. we lose the early rain from the south—east and it sunshine and showers. most of these showers

across northern and western coasts, across northern and western coasts, a few working away on land and there will be some wintry flavour particularly over the higher ground. lots of sunshine around but it will be a chilly day. for sunday more in the way of sunshine after a really cold, frosty start. most of the showers will be across eastern parts of england, one or two across the south—west. temperatures around or below the seasonal average. a reminder of our top story... the government order is more than 100 million covid vaccine doses to future proof the vaccine programme. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the international olympic committee says it has spoken for a second time

with chinese tennis star peng shuai, amid continuing concerns for her welfare. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. before yesterday's ioc video—call, the women's tennis association said that it would be cancelling all its tournaments in china until there was real proof of her safety. the ioc has been criticized for its involvement, with human rights groups accusing them of collaborating with chinese authorities the ioc released this statement this morning... the first ashes test is less than a week away and england have finally had a decent day's practice.

poor weather has hampered their preparations in australia but there was a welcome return for ben stokes, making his first appearance since he took a break from the sport injuly to protect his mental health and also recover from a broken finger. he bowled 12 overs and took two wickets against an england lions team. it's a four—day match and, with the first two days lost to rain, there'sjust one more meaningful day of match practice before they face australia next week, so possibly a last chance for players to put their hand up for selection in the first test. you can do as much indoor nets and sessions as you want but middle practice is really important, going into such a big series, so it's been really good for us to get out today, and it's obviously a bit squidgy out there with the amount of rain that's happened, but we are pretty pleased to be out there. ralf rangnick has finally

got his work permit to take charge of manchester united as interim manager. he still won't be in the dugout for their premier league match against arsenal tonight, although he will be at old trafford. so michael carrick will fulfil his caretaker role for a final time. he says he's learned a lot during his spell as the boss. a lot has happened in the last week to ten days, and i've had to adapt and take on that challenge and a different skill set and things out of my comfort zone that i've never had to tackle before. you don't know until you're in this situation. sometimes you have to learn on the and that's been the case, but i have to say, for the most part, i've enjoyed it. the big golf news this week has been tiger woods' plan to return to the pga tour next year. he gave that very honest assessment of what he can achieve after he was seriously injured in a car crash nine months ago. he says that he can only realistically play part—time

and will pick and choose which tournaments he plays in. the open at st andrews is on his list, and he would be welcomed back by one fellow pro. he has been through the wars. he has put his body through a lot. and, yeah, i think, put his body through a lot. and, yeah, ithink, ifi put his body through a lot. and, yeah, i think, if i were him at this point, i'd have no ambition to play a full—time schedule. you play the events you want to play, whatever gets yourjuices events you want to play, whatever gets your juices flowing events you want to play, whatever gets yourjuices flowing from the for him, that's the majors, and perhaps another couple of events a year, and that's it. i think he said that's what he feels he can get himself ready for. that's smart. the uk snooker championship continues, with places in the quarter—finals at stake. let's show you what's happening right now at the york barbican. these are live pictures. there are two tables in play in the fourth round. jack lisowski is facing iran's hossein vafaei, the man who knocked out mark selby, the world number one.

jack lisowski has taken this first frame. a cagey second frame. anthony hamilton is up against the belgian luca brecel on the other table. you can follow either game on the iplayer or bbc two or the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. all the build—up to manchester united against arsenal and tottenham hotspur against brentford, all these midweek matches in the premier league. i will have an update for you in the next hour. we will be talking to ellen white a bit later in this hour about her goal—scoring prowess. breaking the record for england goals. we will talk to her in a few minutes. afghanistan's former president, hamid karzai, has called on the international community to continue to engage with the new taliban government, saying his country risks becoming the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

dismissing rumours that he is under house arrest, he spoke exclusively to the bbc�*s yalda hakim. this is our country here. this country belongs to us. so we are the sons of the soil. we shouldn't leave, we should stay here and make it better, and i would ask of all those afghans who have left to come back and build it. this is your country. let's build it together, let's work together, let's unite. do you think the taliban are capable of this though? i have had meetings with them. the exchanges were very good or lots of issues, the return of women to work, the schools, the nationalflag of the country and the need for a political process that belongs to all afghans, that all afghans see as theirs.

so you were having frank conversations about the role of women in this society? so far, the majority of teenage girls in this country have been stopped from going to school. we very much want them to go back not only to school but to universities, back to workplaces. yes, we have had talks about this with the taliban. they agree with us, they understand it. they say that it will happen. we say that it should happen now, immediately. you were once the commander in chief of this nation. when you hear phrases like, the afghans didn't fight, the afghans didn't defend their nation, how do you respond? 66,000 afghan soldiers lost their lives. when you hear that over the course of 20 years... the afghans are a brave people, both our soldiers and the taliban. they are both afghans. this is the thing. this is what i've been

saying for a long, long time, we are brothers. we must work together for our country and unite and make it good for us. not everyone sees them as brothers though. i do. i see the taliban very much as brothers and i see all other afghans as brothers. we are a people, we are a nation. all afghans have suffered. afghanistan was bombed by foreign forces in the name of fighting the taliban. our villages were bombed, children were killed, families were destroyed. so we have suffered on all sides. at the end of the day, it is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to the united states and, in particular, joe biden, because you know him very well? they had better come and help the afghan people, they and their allies and the international community. they must help afghanistan rebuild

itself, must heal the wounds that have been caused on all sides, must work with the taliban, the government today, work towards improvements towards a better afghanistan. the americans are talking about things like over—the—horizon operations. how worried are you about this? i strongly disagree with it. if you are using other territories to fly planes to afghanistan or do military operations in afghanistan, that is wrong. we want to be friends with the united states, allies with the united states, but there is a difference between friendship and flying warplanes over our country. do you have a message for the young teenage girls who are stuck at home, who can't get to their classrooms?

yes. what would you say to them? lovely message — get out and study and be brave. there are people who know that you are brave and will study and will make sure you study and it will happen. hamid karzai, the former afghan president. now it's time for across the uk. we will get the latest on storm arwen. residents in the north entering a seventh day without electricity following storm arwen say they feel "abandoned and forgotten". almost “1,000 homes are still off in the north—east and cumbria. electricity companies say engineers are continuing to work around the clock to reconnect customers. andrew hartley reports from north northumberland.

life in the dark. no power, water, phone or internet. joanne, a nurse who lives in the remote cottage is struggling to cope. i am sleeping in here which isn't ideal. eating what i can in here, boiling pans of water on the log burner. you know, you can only take so much. do you know what, i burst into tears, i am not afraid to say. i haven't slept well because of the cold and because i am on the sofa. we metjoanne earlier in rothbury, a community centre where volunteers are laying on food. it is her first hot meal for a week and she is angry with her local mp, anne—marie trevelyan. you know, it is awful. she should be here. she should be sitting down at a table, getting people to come in saying, how can i help you? what can i possibly do? it is not good enough.

joining joanne is neighbour anne. she is also enduring life without power. i feel like we have just been left out and forgotten about. i am more worried about the emergency services because where we were there are no signals. how is someone going to need an ambulance? how are they going to get hold of it? you going to have dead people out in the villages. as far as i am aware, _ the government hasn't done anything. we have relied on what we have done locally. i obviously, we have had support from the fire i and rescue services, _ the police, the mountain rescue and volunteers and obviously- from northern power grid as well. many of these residents . are going to be going over a week without any power. we need more resources, - simply if it isjust to make contact with these residents. i don't think people appreciate how remote and rural these _ properties actually are. and marie trevelyan told the bbc she had been working flat out to provide

help and had been in the constituency all day yesterday to see first hand the challenges faced by engineers. but in this village they are still also great. forjed walker that means keeping warm with a log burner. she also feels abandoned. this is huge and it is the worst it has been for decades. but, you know, communication is very important. and not to have heard a thing is pretty grim. back at home in harbottle, joanne is hunkering down to another cold night without power. still no nearer knowing when the lights will be back on. hospitality businesses in north derbyshire say they're concerned about the potential impact of the new omicron coronavirus variant. it comes after the reintroduction of face coverings in shops and on public transport. pubs, restaurants and hotels across the region are gearing up for a busy christmas season.

as the office party season gets under way, how many office parties are booked? last—minute preparations for a forthcoming christmas party. under current guidance, the event is allowed to go ahead, but already the venue has been getting called from worried guests. what venue has been getting called from worried guests.— venue has been getting called from worried guests. what frightens me is that the guidance _ worried guests. what frightens me is that the guidance that _ worried guests. what frightens me is that the guidance that comes - worried guests. what frightens me is that the guidance that comes out. that the guidance that comes out when it is definite flies in the face of all the guidance before, so before it was all hospitality�*s fault and now it is all the kids around school and going to nightclubs in ayr fault, know where you stand and i can understand why people get confused. for me, hospitality, the way we have run it has always been safe because it's a controlled environment. it's really important to some people'sjobs and they wonder how they are going to get paid. chef and restaurant owner

richard smith says the hospitality industry has been badly hit and is relying on christmas to get back on track. we have lockdowns, social distancing, the jabs, the boosters and now we seem to be starting all over again, and now we seem to be starting all overagain, and i and now we seem to be starting all over again, and ijust hope we can get through christmas and we trade strongly, but we don't want people to become ill, whether that's guests all stop. i hope in the next few days it dies down but at the moment we are trying to be a bit proactive in organising, because we know what could come in the next few weeks, which is not great. we all know hospitality is really struggling the last few years. it’s hospitality is really struggling the last few yew-— hospitality is really struggling the last few veere— last few years. it's been up and down, last few years. it's been up and down. really — last few years. it's been up and down, really down, _ last few years. it's been up and down, really down, and - last few years. it's been up and down, really down, and we - last few years. it's been up and down, really down, and we are| last few years. it's been up and - down, really down, and we are trying to get— down, really down, and we are trying to get back— down, really down, and we are trying to get back up again and then we get more _ to get back up again and then we get more news _ to get back up again and then we get more news and it sends us reeling. i worry— more news and it sends us reeling. i worry for— more news and it sends us reeling. i worry for the — more news and it sends us reeling. i worry for the people that work for us and _ worry for the people that work for us and in — worry for the people that work for us and in the hospitality industry. it's terrifying for them. they don't know_ it's terrifying for them. they don't know if_ it's terrifying for them. they don't know if they are going to be in or

out of— know if they are going to be in or out of a — know if they are going to be in or out of a job— know if they are going to be in or out of a job this week, next week. it's scam — out of a job this week, next week. it's scam if— out of a job this week, next week. it's sca . ., ..,, out of a job this week, next week. it'ssca. ., it's scary. if covid case continue to rise over— it's scary. if covid case continue to rise over look— it's scary. if covid case continue to rise over look to _ it's scary. if covid case continue to rise over look to for - it's scary. if covid case continue to rise over look to for clearer l to rise over look to for clearer guidance. those in hospitality say they feel particular vulnerable and they feel particular vulnerable and they are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for the best. it was a record—breaking night for england's women on tuesday, as they thrashed latvia 20—0. it's their highest ever competitive score and four players scored hat—tricks. but it was a particularly special night for man city's ellen white, who became the lionesses' record goal scorer with 48. and we can talk to ellen, who joins us from man city's training grounds this afternoon. many congratulations. thank you for being with us. for a start, what an

amazing game to play in. that was a cricket score!— cricket score! thank you. yeah, it was pretty _ cricket score! thank you. yeah, it was pretty mental. _ cricket score! thank you. yeah, it was pretty mental. it _ cricket score! thank you. yeah, it was pretty mental. itjust - cricket score! thank you. yeah, it was pretty mental. itjust showsl cricket score! thank you. yeah, it. was pretty mental. itjust shows how ruthless we were on the night, really, to have four people at hat tricks is incredible, and ifeel really proud of the whole team. what really proud of the whole team. what about our really proud of the whole team. what about your record? _ really proud of the whole team. what about your record? 48 _ really proud of the whole team. what about your record? 48 goals in 101 appearances, so that's a goal every other game, astonishing. you've been playing for england for so many years. what is your goal—scoring secret, if you can divulge it? that's a good question. i wish i knew the answer. i feel really lucky and very proud to represent my country come to have made 101 caps and to score 48 goals. i don't know, i am surrounded by very talented players who have assisted in all of those goals, so i feel very lucky to have had to team—mates i've had and

the staff and coaches that have helped, and really honed the way that i play football and to be a striker as well. i don't know the answer. ., , ~' striker as well. i don't know the answer. . , ~ ., striker as well. i don't know the answer. . a ., , , answer. let me ask in a slightly different way. _ answer. let me ask in a slightly different way. what _ answer. let me ask in a slightly different way. what would - answer. let me ask in a slightly different way. what would be i answer. let me ask in a slightly i different way. what would be your advice to any girls who are starting out as footballers, who really want to make a mark, whether in attack or anywhere else on the pitch? what are the golden secrets, the golden rules? ., , , ., ., ~ rules? for me, practising at working hard, rules? for me, practising at working hard. whether— rules? for me, practising at working hard, whether that's _ rules? for me, practising at working hard, whether that's with _ rules? for me, practising at working hard, whether that's with your - rules? for me, practising at working hard, whether that's with your left i hard, whether that's with your left or right foot, working in the garden or right foot, working in the garden or doing whatever you can, really. i alwaysjust or doing whatever you can, really. i always just worked as hard as i possibly could. whether that was troubling with the ball, shooting, striking at goal, using my left foot, my right foot, trying to head the ball. i think it's just been really meticulous and working as hard as you can. you really meticulous and working as hard as you can.— hard as you can. you are such a ureat hard as you can. you are such a great role _ hard as you can. you are such a great role model— hard as you can. you are such a great role model for— hard as you can. you are such a great role model for the - hard as you can. you are such a l great role model for the women's game. where do you see the game now? it's come on leaps and bounds. what

do you think the future holds? it’s do you think the future holds? it's crown do you think the future holds? it�*s grown massively and there is so much more investment in the game, more visibility, people can turn on the tv and watch women's football and women's sport. there are so many morejobs available. women's sport. there are so many more jobs available. just the growth of the game and fans coming to watch women's football, i think it's incredible, so hopefully it will continue to grow and more players will want to come into our league. i think it's really exciting and hopefully it will continue to get better and better. this hopefully it will continue to get better and better.— better and better. this crop of encland better and better. this crop of england players. _ better and better. this crop of england players, you - better and better. this crop of england players, you are - better and better. this crop of england players, you are a - better and better. this crop of. england players, you are a terrific bunch, aren't you? you were saying that as part of your success, but i suppose, in a way, it is locked, when you get a group of really great players who come together. it is luck. i players who come together. it is luck. ., players who come together. it is luck. . ., , players who come together. it is luck. . , ., luck. i am so lucky to be surrounded b such luck. i am so lucky to be surrounded by such talented _ luck. i am so lucky to be surrounded by such talented players. _ luck. i am so lucky to be surrounded by such talented players. we - luck. i am so lucky to be surrounded by such talented players. we have i by such talented players. we have players that were making their debut against latvia the other night, scoring their first goals for england, and they will be the future

for us. we have players who have had some caps, players who are really experienced, so a great group, youth and experience within the whole team, really. it's exciting and i'm really excited to be part of it. you -la for really excited to be part of it. you play for man _ really excited to be part of it. you play for man city. _ really excited to be part of it. you play for man city, but you've played for quite a few other clubs. what has that like, moving around from club to club? obviously, some people stay with the same club for their whole career.— stay with the same club for their whole career. each club, i've really develo ed whole career. each club, i've really devel0ped and _ whole career. each club, i've really developed and worked _ whole career. each club, i've really developed and worked hard - whole career. each club, i've really developed and worked hard and . developed and worked hard and improved and worked with different coaches, worked with different players, and that's great for my developed as a player and a person, and i think that's really important. different teams have really enabled me to change and adapt the way that i play, and i've really enjoyed the time i spent at different clubs and i'm enjoying my time at city. at, i'm enjoying my time at city. a cheeky question about the premier league, because i know you are a west ham fan, and your whole family r. they are having a great season.

can i get top four, do you think? i hope so. i would love to see them in the champions league, that would be incredible. fingers crossed. {guild incredible. fingers crossed. could the win incredible. fingers crossed. could they win the _ incredible. fingers crossed. could they win the premier _ incredible. fingers crossed. could they win the premier league, - incredible. fingers crossed. could they win the premier league, under david moyes?— david moyes? never say never. we have a phenomenal _ david moyes? never say never. we have a phenomenal team _ david moyes? never say never. we have a phenomenal team for- david moyes? never say never. we have a phenomenal team for draw. david moyes? never say never. we i have a phenomenal team for draw last last night, but never say never. great to talk to you and congratulations again on becoming england's top goal—scorer. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello, there. those temperatures have been up and down this week. it was mild, it has turned colder once again. could turn a bit milder again on friday before it turns chilly just in time for the weekend. today, a lot of sunshine around after that cold, frosty start and there will be still a few showers around and these will have a wintry flavour, particularly across the eastern side of the country in that northerly air flow, but a ridge of high pressure moving in from the west will kill off most of the showers here. but we are in this very cold air mass as you can see

here throughout the day today. here is this brief wedge of milder air i was talking about which will make inroads for friday. so a lot of sunshine around through the afternoon, most of the showers across eastern coastal areas, a wintry flavour to some of them. the cloud will start thickening up though later in the day for northern ireland, for much of scotland too ahead of this new frontal system. it is going to be a cold day despite the sunshine and temperatures range from 3 to 8 degrees. as we head through this evening and overnight, it turns cold and there is an early frost across southern and eastern areas. that area of rain pushes its way southwards and eastwards, some snow on its leading edge for a while, even down to lower levels, but those temperatures will be coming up by the end of the night, so it will be reverting back to rain. the winds will be a feature as well. now, you can see this brief wedge of milder air through friday. it is a less cold day. we have lost the blue colours, a bit cooler though further north. i think once we lose that early rain across southern and eastern areas it will stay rather grey and cloudy. a bit of sunshine for the north—east of scotland and then we will see some rain returning back into south wales, south—west england.

bit of uncertainty to its northern extent, but it will be turning wetter and windier here by the end of the day. quite mild though, 11, 12 degrees. further north it will be chilly with sunshine and showers into western scotland. it stays pretty cold into the weekend as well. a lot of sunshine around, but there will still be a few showers, i think saturday probably looking like the showeriest day of the weekend. early rain clears from the south—east. most of the showers will be across northern and western areas and again there will be a wintry flavour, certainly over the higher ground. but a lot of sunshine around. it is a cold, frosty start to sunday morning and then again there will be a lot of dry and sunny weather around. a few showers west wales, south—west england, but most of them i think across the north sea coasts. despite the centre, we will see tempers reach around 5 to 9 degrees.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: it is to pm. amid concerns about the omicron variant, the government orders more than 100 million extra covid vaccine doses. the pfizer and moderna vaccines will be used over the next two years. labour calls for an investigation into downing street's christmas party last year, as businesses decide whether or not to hold one this year. the duchess of sussex wins her privacy battle against the publishers of the mail on sunday — she says it's a victory not just for her, but for anyone who's ever felt scared to stand up for what's right. the army are called in to help as thousands of homes in scotland and northern england are still without power, almost a week after storm arwen. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring a typical gas bill may have doubled from the year before. and help at last for the seal pups who were caught up in the storm