just be entering a new era of mightjust be entering a new era of destabilisation, and it is better to make a where all your friends about this. i make a where all your friends about this. , , ,.,, ., make a where all your friends about this. , ., this. i suppose the eu would say treat us more _ this. i suppose the eu would say treat us more as _ this. i suppose the eu would say treat us more as a _ this. i suppose the eu would say treat us more as a friend - this. i suppose the eu would say treat us more as a friend ratherl treat us more as a friend rather than an adversity.— than an adversity. absolutely, i treat the european _ than an adversity. absolutely, i | treat the european commission, than an adversity. absolutely, i - treat the european commission, all my friends in western europe, as very good friends. and equally, the united kingdom and borisjohnson, as a very friendly, like—minded country. hello, there. it's been another chilly day today. whereas we had sunshine

across large parts of scotland and northern ireland, there has been a much more cloud across england and wales. and we have had some rain and drizzle for a while. earlier on, there was some snow in the north—east of england as well. the next weatherfront, though, is coming in from the atlantic. this band of cloud here will put eastwards overnight and into tomorrow. ahead of that, we've still got some cloud, particularly across england, producing some rain and drizzle. that will tend to ease off, the cloud thins and breaks, allowing temperatures to fall quite quickly — in advance of this cloud coming in from the atlantic, bringing with it some rain, in some areas some snow. that's because it's moving into all this cold air. a touch of frost quite widely overnight for a while before temperatures rise as the cloud increases again later on. some snow is likely over higher parts of scotland, perhaps briefly in the pennines. it looks like it is going to be rain elsewhere. that rain moves away from western parts in the morning, heading its way eastwards in the afternoon, to be followed by some sunshine. then the showers come packing in, especially in the north—west. these are going to be of a wintry flavour and there will be a chilly wind blowing again. temperatures similar to today,

but milder in the south—west of england and south wales. things take a turn for the worse, though, as we head into tuesday. this deepening area of low pressure racing in from the atlantic is the next named storm — this is storm barra, named by the irish met service, where the impacts are likely to be greater. as far as the uk is concerned on tuesday, the winds will widely gust to 50 mph. stronger gusts near exposed coasts. there could be some possible disruption and damage. in the morning, the wettest, windiest weather is actually going to be in this band of rain here out in the west. the strong winds will push the rain northwards and eastwards into cold air. you're more likely to find some snow in northern england and scotland, especially in the hills. 2—5 centimetres widely. more than that likely in the southern uplands and the highlands. it's a cold day, yes, but it's the strengthening winds that is the main story, and those stronger winds sweep their way into eastern areas later in the day, into the evening. there's the storm. it tends to sit over the uk. it will tend to weaken, actually, overnight and into wednesday,

so it won't be quite as windy on wednesday. could still have some gales in the south west and through the english channel. otherwise, we're left with a messy sort of day on wednesday, with some showers or longer spells of rain. it's cold enough for some snow in the northern hills, with temperatures typically six or seven celsius.

the latest covid rules for people arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry. from early on tuesday, passengers will have to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test, taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk.

this will be a significant setback for demand this winter. real impacts on christmas. i think we will see people now cancelling or postponing travel plans. we'll have more reaction to the changes and the latest on the new variant of coronavirus. also today... a vigil in memory of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who was tortured and killed by his stepmother and father. some 4,000 homes are still without power for a second weekend in the wake of storm arwen. another title for chelsea. the treble winners in 2021. and at wembley, chelsea have lifted the women's fa cup. they beat arsenal 3—0. good afternoon.

the latest changes for travellers arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry, who warn that firms will be "devastated". under the changes, passengers will be required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk. the changes come into effect early on tuesday morning. downing street says the measures are necessary because of the rise in cases of the new variant of coronavirus. the latest country to be added to the travel red list is nigeria — from tomorrow travellers to the uk will have to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. happy memories of holidays gone by. dennis and his partner were looking forward to many more smiling pictures, but because of the changes to travel rules, he's thinking of cancelling their upcoming trip to tenerife. a lot of it is the uncertainty as well. do you go on holiday and something changes dramatically again?

my partner, she would have to self—isolate on the way back for four days, and that's four days lost of pay, she doesn't get paid. and it's those sorts of concerns that are worrying the travel industry. we believe this would be a significant setback for demand this winter, real impacts on christmas. i think we will see people now cancelling or postponing travel plans. and for a sector that hasn't had any revenue for 18 months, give or take a few months over the summer period, it's really significant indeed. the airlines do not make money in the winter, and so we've got a really difficult stretch ahead of us now. at london's heathrow airport this morning, travellers were pragmatic about the new testing requirements. yeah, that definitely, obviously, adds some inconvenience to myjourney, but i totally understand it. i used to do that anywayjust to come back and be safe, but i think it's a good way to go about it, if it means we avoid a lockdown, definitely worth doing a test. literally no skin off anyone's back to get tested. maybe if we were a bigger family it|

would have been more of a concern but right now it's more of a cost versus safety thing. _ many of the people travelling from london st pancras to europe today will have to take a test when they come home. the big question, though, is how much these changes will stop people travelling, especially over the christmas period — a time of course when people do tend to move around to see friends and family — because, perhaps, of the uncertainty involved and the cost. the deputy prime minister says it's better to be safe than sorry. i think, though, that the worst thing would be to then lurch, having not taken incremental steps that can make a difference, even if it's only at the margins. i think we want to make sure we take those steps earlier precisely to avoid the bigger disruption to travel and the economy. the measures will be looked at again in three weeks' time. katie prescott, bbc news. well, the uk health security agency says there have been 86 additional confirmed cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to 246.

0ur health correspondent katharine da costa is with me. katharine, when are we likely to know more about this variant? scientists in south africa and the uk are working as fast as possible to gather evidence to help inform decisions on how we respond to omicron. early data from south africa suggests infections are spreading more quickly than in previous waves and there is a high risk of reinfection among those who have already had covid. most cases are mild but it is early days. here in the uk confirmed cases are low but they are rising and health officials say they are not all linked to travel, suggesting there is some community transmission. it is some community transmission. it is difficult to know if it will take off and outcompete delta here in the uk. 0ver off and outcompete delta here in the

uk. over 80% of the over 12s are double—jabbed, a third are boosted, and it is a national mission to accelerate that roll—out. the government says it believes current measures are enough to slow the spread. we might find out in the next few days how well antibodies control or neutralise the variant in the lab but it might take several weeks to gather enough real—world data to see how the vaccines work in reality. but even if there is a drop in protection against infection, many scientists say they will still provide a very good level of protection against falling seriously ill or dying. protection against falling seriously ill ord inc. . ., protection against falling seriously illord inc. . . protection against falling seriously illord inn. ., ., ., ill or dying. katharine da costa, thank yom _ the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 43,992 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period. on average, 46,006 cases were reported per day in the last week. there were 54 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which means the average number of deaths over the past

seven days was 119. and more than 20 million people have received their boosterjab. a major review has been announced of the way various agencies handled the case of arthur labinjo—hughes — the six—year—old who was tortured and killed by his father and stepmother, two months after social workers had found "no safeguarding concerns" in the home. the review will consider how best to protect children who find themselves under threat, as our correspondent sarah campbell reports. the house in which arthur spent the final, tortured months of his life. close by, family and friends gather together to remember the little boy who was made to feel that no one loved him. applause. arthur, are you going to play for england? in life, he loved school, football and superheroes. the cruelty and pain inflicted on him is almost impossible to comprehend.

he was killed by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes. they were jailed for 29 and 21 years respectively. the attorney general is looking into whether their sentences are too lenient. but were others in a position to protect him and were warning signs missed? arthur raised concerns. he was not a baby, he was six years old. he raised concerns, and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, police and probation services in solihull, where arthur lived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home.

for someone to be able to do anything like that is just... it's just crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and others. arthur's name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused shock and outrage. the hope that lessons learned may save others. sarah campbell, bbc news. some 4,000 homes are still without power for a second weekend in the wake of storm arwen, which swept across parts of the uk and tore down electricity lines. thousands of homes in northern england and several hundred in scotland are still waiting to be re—connected to energy supplies. 0ur correspondent peter harris reports from northumberland. in the nick of time, the pub has its power back. last night, a heavy snowfall left villagers snowed in,

but at least they are now warm after a week—long ordeal. it’s but at least they are now warm after a week-long ordeal.— a week-long ordeal. it's very eventful. _ a week-long ordeal. it's very eventful, long, _ a week-long ordeal. it's very eventful, long, but— a week-long ordeal. it's very eventful, long, but i - a week-long ordeal. it's very eventful, long, but i said - a week-long ordeal. it's very - eventful, long, but i said yesterday there was a few of us in the pub and i said ifeel there was a few of us in the pub and i said i feel like we all live together now because we have spent that much time together in this pub. throughout the power cuts, the tube in northumberland had been a refuge to huddle together. the last emergency food drops were arriving today but being reconnected is a relief. �* . , , relief. beautiful, because i could aet a relief. beautiful, because i could get a shower _ relief. beautiful, because i could get a shower last _ relief. beautiful, because i could get a shower last night! - relief. beautiful, because i could get a shower last night! which i relief. beautiful, because i could| get a shower last night! which we haver”— get a shower last night! which we haven't been able to. and then of course _ haven't been able to. and then of course they— haven't been able to. and then of course they had the food so we came over and _ course they had the food so we came over and the — course they had the food so we came over and the snow... just came suddenly— over and the snow... just came suddenly down and that was it. nightmare. total nightmare. if it wasn't for— nightmare. total nightmare. if it wasn't for here, _ nightmare. total nightmare. if it wasn't for here, coming - nightmare. total nightmare. if it wasn't for here, coming over- nightmare. total nightmare. if it| wasn't for here, coming over here and that, — wasn't for here, coming over here and that, it —

wasn't for here, coming over here and that, it would _ wasn't for here, coming over here and that, it would be _ wasn't for here, coming over here and that, it would be totally. - wasn't for here, coming over here and that, it would be totally. natl and that, it would be totally. not eve one and that, it would be totally. not everyone is _ and that, it would be totally. not everyone is so — and that, it would be totally. everyone is so lucky. and that, it would be totally. llrg�*n everyone is so lucky. across and that, it would be totally.- everyone is so lucky. across england and scotland thousands are still without power after nine days. h0 without power after nine days. m7 central heating, hot water, showers, nothing. it is grim for us but i'm more worried about elderly people. in parts of 1—2 northumberland there are freezing temperatures but there was a more upbeat progress report from northern power today who hope to restore power to all homes across the north—east of england by tuesday. —— in parts of rural like northumberland. there are still questions about reconnecting power supplies and the delays will stop today the business secretary visited durham. ., , , , ., , durham. completely accept that this was wron: . durham. completely accept that this was wrong. spoken _ durham. completely accept that this was wrong. spoken directly - durham. completely accept that this was wrong. spoken directly to - durham. completely accept that this was wrong. spoken directly to the i was wrong. spoken directly to the northern power grid company and we will have a review. we'll make sure that if they have failed to invest in infrastructure there could well be enforcement action. b5 in infrastructure there could well be enforcement action.— in infrastructure there could well be enforcement action. as work goes on to net be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power— be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back _ be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back after _ be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back after storm - on to get power back after storm arwen, the met office has now issued a new weather warning. storm barrett

is due to hit northern england and on tuesday. —— storm barra. peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. at least 14 people are now known to have died after a volcano erupted on the indonesian island ofjava. officials on the island say dozens more have been injured, with many suffering severe burns from the huge ash cloud which escaped mount semeru and engulfed surrounding communities, damaging buildings and killing livestock. pope francis has criticised what he's described as the " narrow self—interest" of european countries in the way they deal with migrants. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, where he warned the treatment of migrants in the mediterranean could lead to the "shipwreck of civilisation". from lesbos, the bbc�*s special corresponmdent fergal keane reports. they embrace the man and the

message. because at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there is no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at the political leaders. translation: at the political leaders. tuna/mom- at the political leaders. translation: , , ., translation: lets stop ignoring reali , translation: lets stop ignoring reality. stop _ translation: lets stop ignoring reality, stop constantly _ translation: lets stop ignoring reality, stop constantly shifting . reality, stop constantly shifting responsibility, stop passing off the issue of migration to others as if it mattered to no one and was only a pointless burden to be shouldered by someone else. lt

pointless burden to be shouldered by someone else-— someone else. it was not time to build walls, _ someone else. it was not time to build walls, he — someone else. it was not time to build walls, he said, _ someone else. it was not time to build walls, he said, or _ someone else. it was not time to build walls, he said, or let - someone else. it was not time to build walls, he said, or let the i someone else. it was not time to l build walls, he said, or let the sea become a cemetery for children. the pope was addressing the legacy of migrant lives lost on the journey to europe. like an 87—year—old from afghanistan. and others, names unknown. there is sympathy on lesbos for the dead and many of them helped when refugees first landed. but this farmer and local politician is critical of pope francis. translation: critical of pope francis. tuna/mom- critical of pope francis. translation: , ., , ., , , translation: he promised many things for our island. — translation: he promised many things for our island, none _ translation: he promised many things for our island, none of which _ for our island, none of which happen. this island has suffered greatly from migration. tourism was hit hard. he should have helped and advocated for tourists to visit this island. ., , ., island. the pope did refer to the stru: ales island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced _ island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced by _ island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced by local - island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced by local people i island. the pope did refer to the i struggles faced by local people on the eu's borders, but it was here among the thousands waiting to enter europe that his words had most force. i

europe that his words had most force. ., ., ., , ., ., force. i have no money, i have a ve bi force. i have no money, i have a very big problem. _ force. i have no money, i have a very big problem, no _ force. i have no money, i have a very big problem, no passport. l force. i have no money, i have a - very big problem, no passport. where are you going? what very big problem, no passport. where are you going?— are you going? what do you want to? i “ust want are you going? what do you want to? iiust want to — are you going? what do you want to? i just want to be free. _ are you going? what do you want to? i just want to be free. i _ are you going? what do you want to? i just want to be free. i just _ are you going? what do you want to? i just want to be free. i just want - ijust want to be free. ijust want freedom — ijust want to be free. ijust want freedom i— ijust want to be free. ijust want freedom. i don't want anything, just freedom _ freedom. i don't want anything, “ust freedom. i don't want anything, “ust freedom. , ~ , ., , ., freedom. there is unlikely to be a radical political _ freedom. there is unlikely to be a radical political shift _ freedom. there is unlikely to be a radical political shift on _ radical political shift on migration, but the pope has offered a robust defence of refugees. in a debate so often framed in fearful terms. fergal keane, bbc news, lesbos. within the next half—hour, lewis hamilton will start the first saudia arabian grand prix from pole position in a crucial race in the closest championship for years. his championship rival, max verstappen, is third on the grid. he crashed on a big qualifying lap yesterday. verstappen currently leads his british rival byjust eight points going into this penultimate race of the season. at wembley, chelsea have beaten arsenal to win the women's fa cup, 3—0. the match was the culmination of last season's competition, which was delayed because

of the pandemic. our correspondentjane dougall was watching. the two captains from the very first women's fa cup final. lesley lloyd and elsie cook, touched by how far the game has come. 50 years on, the top two teams in the league, arsenal and chelsea, faced each other in front of a crowd of more than 40,000 at the national stadium. arsenal hold the record with 14 fa cups but they made an early mistake, gifting chelsea's fran kirby with a chance. and chelsea are ahead. iclear chelsea's fran kirby with a chance. and chelsea are ahead.— chelsea's fran kirby with a chance. and chelsea are ahead. clear why she is the all-time — and chelsea are ahead. clear why she is the all-time top _ and chelsea are ahead. clear why she is the all-time top scorer _ and chelsea are ahead. clear why she is the all-time top scorer for - and chelsea are ahead. clear why she is the all-time top scorer for her - is the all—time top scorer for her club. from then on it was all chelsea. fran kirby almost getting a second but zinsberger keeping her team on it and frustrating the blues manager, emma hayes. they were almost made to pay for missing chances, erin cuthbert appeared to handle the ball in the box but no

var, no penalty for arsenal. the break only helps chelsea focus. sam kerr had threatened and finally got her goal. but the australian wasn't finished. with a taste for the wembley atmosphere, this superb run and finish, confident it was she who sealed the win for chelsea. but questions will be asked of arsenal, categorically outplayed and outclassed. covid delayed this moment for six months. chelsea, happy they waited. jane dougall, bbc news. we're back with the late news at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news with james reynolds. some breaking news. the former republican us senator and presidential candidate bob dole has died at the age of 98. the elizabeth dole foundation said

he passed away in his sleep early this morning. in february, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and was starting treatment. he was nominated for vice president and president during his long political career. he was his party's longest—serving senate leader until mitch mcconnell surpassed his record in 2018. more now on the national review being launched by the government that will look into the circumstances leading up to the killing of arthur labinjo—hughes. earlier today, a vigil was held outside the home of the six—year—old, who was tortured and killed by his stepmother and father. i'm joined now by anna edmundson, the head of policy and public affairs at the nspcc. thank you so much forjoining us. what measures would you like to see in place? what measures would you like to see in lace? , �* , what measures would you like to see in lace? , �*, ., ., , in place? first, it's a mentally move made — in place? first, it's a mentally move made -- _ in place? first, it's a mentally move made -- a _ in place? first, it's a mentally move made -- a mentally - in place? first, it's a mentally -

move made -- a mentally moving. in place? first, it's a mentally _ move made -- a mentally moving. what move made —— a mentally moving. what happened was absolutely horrendous. we agree that no stone should be left unturned. exactly what did happen, and particularly, whether more could have been done to ultimately save him. we welcome the announcement of this national review because we think that we do need to learn from what happened in this terrible case. hopefully, that and the inspection will help and we want to see the government act on these findings. but the focus mustn'tjust be on what happened in solihull. arthur's death was one of 36 children who died in england following abuse and maltreatment at home in 2020 alone. the system across the country is under massive strain, and we won't solve the problems unless we take action to strengthen the vital child protection safety as a national level. in protection safety as a national level. , ., . . ., , protection safety as a national level. , .. .. , ., protection safety as a national level. , , ., ~

level. in practicalterms, what kind of measures _ level. in practicalterms, what kind of measures you _ level. in practicalterms, what kind of measures you suggest? - level. in practicalterms, what kind of measures you suggest? well, i level. in practical terms, what kind i of measures you suggest? well, and arallel to of measures you suggest? well, and parallel to the _ of measures you suggest? well, and parallel to the review, _ of measures you suggest? well, and parallel to the review, we _ of measures you suggest? well, and parallel to the review, we want - of measures you suggest? well, and parallel to the review, we want to i parallel to the review, we want to see the government taking some urgent action now on three things that we think could make a massive best friends at a national level. first, the government needs to take up first, the government needs to take up its efforts to address the significant shortfall facing children services —— massive impact. there is an estimated £3 million gap between demand for child protection services and budgets, which have shrunk in real terms since 2010. and to do that, as well as investing, we really need to see concerted political leadership. six months ago, siralan political leadership. six months ago, sir alan wood gave some really helpful recommendations to government about how to improve local safeguarding arrangements, particularly the role that whitehall should play to lead the way in this newjoint work to

should play to lead the way in this new joint work to safeguard children. we want to see those recommendations picked up and acted on by ministers, and thirdly, there is an opportunity for the government this week to do something to address the gaps. there is a health and care bill that is going through parliament, but children are currently missing from that bill. responsibility for safeguarding them is not on the face of that bill. so, if they want to really start to lead the way on improving the safeguarding and child protection system, there's a golden opportunity to make sure that children and their safeguarding are not overlooked in that bill. ., ., that bill. you mentioned the numbers- — that bill. you mentioned the numbers. if— that bill. you mentioned the numbers. if there _ that bill. you mentioned the numbers. if there are - that bill. you mentioned the. numbers. if there are another that bill. you mentioned the - numbers. if there are another number of cases out there right now at the moment of abuse behind closed doors, how would we find out about them? so, unfortunately, this is something

thatis so, unfortunately, this is something that is worrying immensely. contacts for help lines to adults who have concerns about their wellbeing went up concerns about their wellbeing went uo by concerns about their wellbeing went up by 23% to a record high of almost 85,000 contacts since 2021. so, it's really vital. we know from our helpline that when adults reach out to us to talk about this that we can then help what to do next, refer to... and make sure that children aren't let in these situations. but one of the things that we really want to make sure is not allowed to happen again is for children to fall off the radar of the safeguarding professionals who work incredibly hard, day in, day out, often without much fanfare. make their system work on a daily basis and keep children safe. so we really do want to make

sure that they aren't allowed to fall off the radar again and the child protection system has resources they need to do theirjob. anna edmonson, thank you so much. let's get more on the latest travel restrictions which come into force on tuesday. anyone coming to the uk will have to show a negative test for coronavirus, taken in the 48 hours before they set off, regardless of their vaccination status. joining me now is stephaniejepson, partner at courtney world travel. stephanie, thanks so much for joining us. some people might say this — the pandemic moves quickly, it is unpredictable. as a result, restrictions have to move quickly. do you understand the logic behind that? ido, i do, totally. and it's really difficult because we totally understand that you've got to... but

our business, if this is just absolutely decimating the travel industry. absolutely decimating the travel indust . , ., ., industry. tell him me some of the issues your— industry. tell him me some of the issues your customers _ industry. tell him me some of the issues your customers are - industry. tell him me some of the issues your customers are facing. | issues your customers are facing. last week, the lateral flow test changed to bcr, so we had to contact every body —— pcr. all passengers that are due to depart. that was the day two test. that changed to bcr. we had to swap all those over. now, obviously, we've got to wring every body do to go over christmas. to make sure they're aware and that they book these lateral flows to come home. you put a file away and then you've got to get it back again because the rules have changed or the passenger forms need because the rules have changed or the passengerforms need more information. a, we need unifying so

all the forms of the same because all the forms of the same because all are different. some wanted 24 hours, someone at 48 hours. so, none of it is unified, and it's an absolute minefield for us. do you think some _ absolute minefield for us. do you think some people _ absolute minefield for us. do you think some people will— absolute minefield for us. do you think some people will get - absolute minefield for us. do you think some people will get to - think some people will get to the airport and find they have knocked on the forms correctly or not taken the right tests?— the right tests? yeah, definitely. the government _ the right tests? yeah, definitely. the government website - the right tests? yeah, definitely. the government website isn't - the right tests? yeah, definitely. l the government website isn't that clear. there's an awful lot of waffle on there. instead ofjust saying you need to do a lateral flow or a pcr 48 hours, you don't need all the waffle on there. it needs to be straightforward and it really isn't at the moment. and it's

destroying the confidence of people who want to travel. it's making them think twice because of expenditures. these tests need to come down. they're £69 for a pcr test. tell me about the possibility _ they're £69 for a pcr test. tell me about the possibility that _ they're £69 for a pcr test. tell me about the possibility that people i about the possibility that people might cancel their travel plans. they're getting jittery. i have a gentleman in yesterday who said he should be really looking forward to this holiday. it's actually his honeymoon, which should have gone ahead last year and didn't because we were in lockdown. he said they should be looking forward to it, but instead, they're really anxious in case anything else happens and changes. and i said to him, "we will keep you up—to—date with everything." but it's worrying.

people are really worried that they're going to get stranded or if they're going to get stranded or if the advice changes. and i understand that, but i would just love somebody to come and see just what we're having to do. it really is so difficult for us.— having to do. it really is so difficult for us. ,, , ., . , difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank ou difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank you so _ difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank you so much _ difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank you so much for— difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank you so much forjoining - difficult for us. stephanie jepson, thank you so much forjoining us. | thousands of people have been demonstrating in the belgian capital, brussels, against the country's covid pass and plans to make vaccinations compulsory for health care workers and firefighters. it was a largely peaceful march, but some protesters threw fireworks, and police used water cannon in one location. an independent cinema in swansea has opened for business today after being ordered to shut by a judge for refusing to ask customers for covid passes. owner anna redfern was warned in swansea magistrates' court on tuesday that if her business reopened, there would be an application for her to be found in contempt of court. she said she would "take a stand" against the new measures — which apply to cinemas, theatres, and concert halls — calling them "discriminatory and unlawful". ms redfern declined

to comment today. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the failure to reconnect thousands of homes which have been without power for nine days. some people say they've been told they won't be reconnected until wednesday. earlier, i spoke to charles palmer, a health care worker who lives in northumberland. he explained his situation. it's been pretty bad, as you've been hearing from your correspondent there. one of the issues is the response of the company in identifying those people who are affected by this and were vulnerable and it wasn't until thursday and maybe friday this week that the efforts of the council, local mps and the community itself, local businesses have been the major sort of whip that has got things moving. we are fortunate here because today forest and garden, a forestry services company at hexham, have delivered a generator to get the water pump going because many

properties here rely on a well, which has allowed me to light a oil boiler. we're off grid so gas boilers need power to work to get anything going so we can now run our heating and light and at least it makes the house habitable. there are still lots of houses around here and in more remote hills that haven't got any power, they're running low on coal and money. can you speak to your neighbours, do you form a network or are the distances too difficult for that? social media is obviously a big boom, but one problem is the power cuts have taken out some of the communication facilities and you're also dealing with some vulnerable people who are'nt that internet—literate, so they are finding real difficulties in finding out what's going on. it's all very well for a power company to push out messages on broadcast media,

but people haven't got access to that at the moment so it's incumbent on their neighbours and those of us who have the wherewithal to go out and find out what's going on and make sure they are all right and issues are being turned up on a daily basis. we have come across an issue around generator provision that's causing causing great concern, and that's something that is now becoming a problem, it's how that crisis is being managed and we just want to make sure people are getting the care and the aid they need and they need it now, not in two days or tomorrow. has there been thought about evacuating people from their homes to places where they can get heating? people have been evacuated from their homes, up at falston, a remote area in the scottish border. the fire brigade evacuated six homes after heat pumps completely failed and elderly residents were found very close to hypothermia if not hypothermic at the time.

the fire chief didn't think they would have made the night. that was last sunday. the weather here continues to be atrocious, we had four inches of snow last night and are expecting the same tonight and temperatures are expected to plummet by monday and tuesday. the duke of cambridge has revealed how his mental health was affected while he was an air ambulance pilot. prince william served in the east anglian air ambulance for two years and said the intensity of the job meant he felt he was "taking home people's trauma and sadness". in an audio recording for apple, which the prince made while walking through the queen's sandringham estate, he also shared the "treasured memory" of his mother, princess diana, singing tina turner "at the top of her voice" during the school run. a pair of hippos at a belgian zoo have been taken into quarantine after testing positive for covid. vets in antwerp say it's not clear how the animals — imani, aged 14, and hermien,

who is 41 — caught the virus. restrictions have been tightened at the zoo until they test negative. the hippos are said to be doing well apart from having runny noses. they are not good at social distancing. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. it's going to turn cold very quickly this evening where we have the clearer skies. a lot of the cloud and the rain and drizzle that we have seen across england in particular will tend to fade away. and then, we will see more cloud streaming in from the atlantic. that will bring with it some wetter weather — mostly rain, but in some areas some snow. that's because we're bumping into all that cold air, and a touch of frost is quite likely in many areas, especially in the east. lowest temperatures in eastern scotland. a spell of snow for a while over higher parts of scotland, perhaps briefly in the pennines. it is mostly rain otherwise. that rain moving across western areas in the morning, heading its way into eastern parts for the afternoon. heading its way into eastern parts for the afternoon, to be followed by some sunshine and a fair number of showers, especially in the north—west.

blustery showers, wintry showers perhaps as well. temperatures similar to today — a bit milder in the south—west of england and south wales. things take a turn for the worse, though, on tuesday. storm barra arrives. it's named by the irish met service, but in the uk we're going to find winds widely gusting 50 miles an hour. the risk of some disruption and also some damage. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: another 86 cases of omicron are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure covid tests from tuesday. remembering arthur labinjo—hughes — a vigil brings the solihull street where he lived to a standstill as a national review is launched into his murder. the american politician and second world war hero, bob dole, has died at the age of 98. the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the length of time people in the north—east of england have been without power, after storm arwen

first hit last week. residents say it's unacceptable. pope francis holds a mass in greece after visiting a migrant camp on the island of lesbos. chelsea are fa cup champions after beating arsenal 3—0 at wembley, a match delayed by the pandemic. now on bbc news, dontae sharpe spent 26 years in a us prison in north carolina for a murder he did not commit. after proving his innocence, we follow dontae as he demands justice. people really don't know how going to prison for something you didn't do, a crime you didn't commit, especially for a long, long time... ..what it does to a person.

i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal