this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at eight... an investigation into government christmas parties during covid restrictions last year widens amidst claims there were others. and now more questions over whether borisjohnson misled an investigation into how the downing street flat refurbishments were paid for. what we need now is a bit of grip from number ten. what we need now is a bit of grip from numberten. it what we need now is a bit of grip from number ten. it is no good having the stories dragged out by the media. the government needs to make a clean breast of it, get everything out in the open. transparency is always the best policy. england's plan b covid restrictions in the run up to christmas — hospitality businesses fear a collapse in demand at their busiest time of year. the impact of covid continues — the number of people now waiting

for routine treatment in england is now almost 6 million. the scottish government delivers its budget — with the fiannce secretary insisting it will provide people with "stability and support" as the country seeks to recover from coronavirus. and after 17 years it's back — we look ahead to the return of the iconic sex and the city to uk screens tonight. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing yet more scrutiny today over claims of other christmas parties and now fresh questions over whether he misled an investigation into how refurbishments to his downing street flat were paid for.

the conservative party has been fined nearly £18,000 for failing to keep accurate records of a donation. meanwhile the investigation by the cabinet secretary — the country's most senior civil servant — into a party in downing street last december is being widened to look at two other gatherings. labour has called for the prime minister to resign if he is found to have misled mps about the parties. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, and a warning her report contains flashing images.. it is understood that there was a speech and was handed down to 30 people were there. labour has called for the prime minister to resign if he is found to have misled mps about the parties. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, and a warning her report contains flashing images. nightmares on downing street. behind every window a different dilemma. what is the truth about last week plasma christmas party because like

you paid for the interior design upstairs? how quickly can they control another surge in the pandemic was that can keep their own party in the control? when the johnson is moved in upstairs there are thousands of pounds of renovations. when the level she expenses emerged, this was the prime minister's claim. he expenses emerged, this was the prime minister's claim.— minister's claim. he will initially -a for minister's claim. he will initially pay for the _ minister's claim. he will initially pay for the redecoration - minister's claim. he will initially pay for the redecoration of - minister's claim. he will initially pay for the redecoration of this | pay for the redecoration of this downing street flat? —— who initially? downing street flat? -- who initiall ? , ., ~ ., ., initially? he should know that i aid for initially? he should know that i paid for it _ initially? he should know that i paid for it personally, - initially? he should know that i paid for it personally, mr- initially? he should know that i . paid for it personally, mr speaker. yet the _ paid for it personally, mr speaker. yet the tories have been fined thousands of aching spending rules after a wealthy businessman try to set up a special trust for doing up the flats. the real tangle is whether boris johnson the flats. the real tangle is whether borisjohnson has been straight about what happened. he told a previous investigation he hadn't known exactly where the cash came from until february this year but today's reports said he sent a wealthy donor what's up about the cash several months before. downing street's defence was it was suggested he knew this wealthy donor was overseeing the money but not

that he was directly providing the cash himself.— cash himself. boris johnson is takin: cash himself. boris johnson is taking the _ cash himself. boris johnson is taking the british _ cash himself. boris johnson is taking the british public - cash himself. boris johnson is taking the british public for i cash himself. boris johnson is - taking the british public for fools. he has not only broken the law but made a mockery of the standards we expect. why, even though there have been tears and a resignation number ten has hardly recovered from denials and non—denials about parties and non—denials about parties and non—denials about parties on its way. i’m parties and non-denials about parties on its way.— parties and non-denials about parties on its way. i'm truly sorry. was the party _ parties on its way. i'm truly sorry. was the party downing _ parties on its way. i'm truly sorry. was the party downing street - parties on its way. i'm truly sorry. was the party downing street was much _ was the party downing street was much are — was the party downing street was much are you _ was the party downing street was much are you planning _ was the party downing street was much are you planning to - was the party downing street was much are you planning to resign? | much are you planning to resign? other_ much are you planning to resign? other staff— much are you planning to resign? other staff caught— much are you planning to resign? other staff caught joking - much are you planning to resign? other staff caught joking about i much are you planning to resign? i other staff caught joking about what other staff caughtjoking about what happened are still trying to move fast enough to continue on. the formal investigation catch is that with what really happened but not one, not two but three of what the government is still calling gatherings. government is still calling gatherin95-_ government is still calling gatherings. government is still calling unatherins. ., ., , gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing — gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing st _ gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing st on _ gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing st on the _ gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing st on the 27th - gatherings. the gathering a number ten downing st on the 27th of i ten downing st on the 27th of november 2020, a gathering at the department for education on the 10th of december 2020...

department for education on the 10th of december 2020. . ._ and | of december 2020. .. gathering! and alle . ations of december 2020. .. gathering! and allegations made _ of december 2020. .. gathering! and allegations made of _ of december 2020. .. gathering! and allegations made of a _ of december 2020. .. gathering! and allegations made of a gathering i of december 2020. .. gathering! and allegations made of a gathering in i allegations made of a gathering in the 18th of december 2020. but it is the 18th of december 2020. but it is the emptying _ the 18th of december 2020. but it is the emptying of _ the 18th of december 2020. but it is the emptying of its _ the 18th of december 2020. but it is the emptying of its offices _ the 18th of december 2020. but it is the emptying of its offices next i the emptying of its offices next week, the return of tighter covert restrictions, vaccine passports to get into the news that sterling strong feelings. dozens of tory mps have already vowed to vote against the plans next week and this is all provoking violent questions about the prime minister's future with a warning from the past. the the prime minister's future with a warning from the past.— the prime minister's future with a warning from the past. the mood of the conservative _ warning from the past. the mood of the conservative party _ warning from the past. the mood of the conservative party is _ warning from the past. the mood of the conservative party is so - warning from the past. the mood of the conservative party is so for- warning from the past. the mood of the conservative party is so for us i the conservative party is so for us and what we need now is a bit of grip from number ten. and what we need now is a bit of gripfrom numberten. it and what we need now is a bit of grip from number ten. it is no good having the stories dragged out by the media. the government needs to make a clean breast of it. the conservative party history is littered with a ruthlessness on these occasions but i'm confident these occasions but i'm confident the bodice will get a grip.- the bodice will get a grip. villas eanperation — the bodice will get a grip. villas exasperation in _ the bodice will get a grip. villas exasperation in the _ the bodice will get a grip. villas exasperation in the tory - the bodice will get a grip. villas exasperation in the tory party l the bodice will get a grip. villas exasperation in the tory party about what has been happening and near universal agreement that someone somehow has to take control of what is happening here but a universal belief that that will certainly happen, that is a different matter.

downing street will still be home for a new baby girl, born happy and healthy to thejohnson is this morning but what many conservatives also want to say is rigour and clear logic in residence behind that famous door. 0ur political correspondent dave rimmer is that westminster now. this seems to be bringing more and more bad news for a la political correspondent damien. this is brin . in: correspondent damien. this is bringing more _ correspondent damien. this is bringing more news— correspondent damien. this is bringing more news and i correspondent damien. this is bringing more news and a i correspondent damien. this is. bringing more news and a more correspondent damien. this is - bringing more news and a more recent resignation, mrjohnson's director of communications was at this party, jack doyle, and that he was there around 20 or 30 people and he gave out an award or a series of awards and was in attendance at the event. the prime minister has said that there wasn't a party but there was

this large gathering. now, we understand that this, sort of, handing out of a to happen every week to the best team in downing street but this event went beyond that and this, i think, adds a real layer of difficulty because they director of communications is the figure who has been, sort of, leading the communications response and, actually, himself denying in the past few days, the past week, but there was a party happening. it seems a clear conflict of interest there and it i think flows into even more doubt the whole, all the questions slipping arising. this evening we have had the labour party this evening responding saying that as more details emerge the governments investigation has been exposed as summit is. it is only just published its terms of reference and we're already seeing more details from the media than the cabinet office and i think it is a sign of the way this whole saga has the ability to grow and grow and also the question of who can respond

in downing street's behalf now if the director communications was at the director communications was at the party and therefore may not be able to take questions himself about it. ., able to take questions himself about it. damien glow massacres at westminster, _ it. damien glow massacres at westminster, for _ it. damien glow massacres at westminster, for now - it. damien glow massacres at westminster, for now thank i it. damien glow massacres at i westminster, for now thank you it. damien glow massacres at - westminster, for now thank you very much. —— —— damian gramaticas. how have the public been reacting to reports of christmas parties and also plan b measures? let's speak to patrick english, political research manager at the polling company you gov we are telling we have done research on the last couple of days and was able to reflect the latest of elements on the story? pigment yes we have been looking into the story in depth and what we're finding is the public simply do not believe what boris johnson the public simply do not believe what borisjohnson are saying, what the government is saying in regards to the christmas parties. 80% of the public believe that the parties did happen. that includes 70% of 2019 conservative voters and, again, 73% think that if there were parties the

metropolitan police of the police at large should be involved in investigating it. so the public simply not believe in what is happening and they're quite angry and frustrated at what is going on. patrick, in terms of the specifics of this i was looking at some of the figures you kindly supplied to help me prepare for this is done by interview and you acknowledge it a not polling and inevitably snap polling has to be taken with a certain degree of caution because you need to see if there is a trend but you do talk about longer term trend that has been developing about public confidence in the prime minister and his support levels among the general public. can you put this in the context of that? be, yes, absolutely. as you say, we have done some polling recently and we of course want to see the longer term picture which includes voting intention in the prime and as it was my personal ratings but we are noticing that they are taking a hit so the famous's personal ratings and conservatives leave has been going down and getting more negative since

the summer and this is part of a wider pattern with the public very increasingly concerned having an increasingly concerned having an increasing lack of confidence and trust in the government's competencies particularly if we think about things in terms of inflation, supply shortages, immigration policy failures. the public has been getting more and more frustrated and this is the latest, i think, more frustrated and this is the latest, ithink, in more frustrated and this is the latest, i think, in a more frustrated and this is the latest, ithink, in a big mixing pot of issues which the public is growing more frustrated with the government and voice johnson's growing more frustrated with the government and voicejohnson's and the conservative's rating has been sliding down on the pulse as a result. in terms of the specific period we're in at the moment the government hasjust period we're in at the moment the government has just announced a version of plan b to increase and restrictions in england at least in the foreseeable future. is there any evidence about public attitudes to restrictions of that kind in the light of the allegations that have been made about what happened or may have happened in downing street last year? have happened in downing street last ear? , ,., have happened in downing street last ear? , , ., ., have happened in downing street last ear? , ,., ., , year? yes, so what we find is the british public _ year? yes, so what we find is the british public are _ year? yes, so what we find is the british public are generally i year? yes, so what we find is the british public are generally very l british public are generally very supportive of measures such as face masks, generally supportive as one

of vaccine passports and also generally supportive of increasing social distancing rules in light of ongoing cases but what we have found is if we as people hypothetically whether they would be supportive or would be going along with the rules regarding not mixing inside with different households that there is some public resistance to that. when we asked people who said they would be keen on those kind of measures why they wouldn't be so keen on them and when i go along with those measures one fifth of them cited specifically for christmas parties at downing street last year as a reason why they would not do that. patrick english, political research manager at google. thank you very much forjoining us in exeter this evening. some of england's new covid restrictions begin tomorrow. hospitality businesses say they are facing a collapse in demand at their busiest time of the year — calling it a "body blow" to pubs, restaurants and entertainment venues which are already struggling. from tomorrow face coverings will be required again in most indoor public

venues including theatres and cinemas — but not pubs or restaurants. from monday, you should work from home, if you can. from next wednesday, an nhs covid pass will be needed to get into large venues like nightclubs — though a negative lateral flow test will also be accepted. and daily testing will replace self—isolation for people who come into contact with someone infected. our business correspondent emma simpson reports from birmingham a city with a festive feel. busy, too — many in good spirits, despite the latest restrictions. i think if it is going to help, it's fine. i think i'll do whatever, as long as people are safe. it is sensible. it is still frightening. if boris can party, so can we! this cafe relies on office

staff, back to working from home again next week. it is going to be tough. to be honest, it has been almost two years, probably more than two years, isn't it? just being sat and wanting to get back to normal life and it all gets shut down again. it is very uncertain what is going to happen, you don't know if it's going to get better or worse. do you feel like we're going backwards? i feel like going backwards, absolutely. the timing couldn't be worse for this business. we were starting to gain momentum and we were really excited and now to have this, we are back into that worrying what is going to happen territory. and here is another big change — the covid pass. to get one, you will have to be fully vaccinated for at least a fortnight, or show a negative test in the last 48 hours. you can download the nhs covid pass on your phone. and it's going to be mandatory for all nightclubs and large events. this nightclub owner says it's another big blow for the industry.

i've got to source extra staff, put policies, procedures, logistical arrangements in place, and we really don't know what to expect when we open our doors next week. for the economy, things aren't nearly as bad as another lockdown, but one retail veteran says city centres are vulnerable, if restrictions go on for too long. once we get beyond christmas, you're going to find that city centres go back to where they were right at the beginning of the covid problem, and so, the infrastructure which supports the whole of the office life will not be there to support the people when they eventually go back to work. it is not the news business wanted for christmas. how this story ends depends on whether consumers will continue to go out and spend. emma simpson, bbc news, birmingham. public health scotland has tonight urged people to call off their christmas parties due to the rising number of cases

of the omicron variant. many of the restrictions announced in england are already in place in other uk nations. in a moment we will be hearing from our correspondentjames shaw in glasgow and from emma vardy in northern ireland. first, we hear how the current restriction stand in wales. england's fun they look a lot like wales plan a. this massive remained mandatory, advice to work from home was never removed and covid—19 patterns were see almost two months ago, initially in nightclubs and big venues but more recently in theatres and cinemas so what is the impact being? concerns about large queues have largely dissipated. in fact, the complaint now is that passes are often seen but not scanned. covid—19 case numbers in wales have been falling over the last two months but the rates have remained too much above those in england which calls into question how effective these measures have been.— into question how effective these measures have been. there has been no recent change _ measures have been. there has been no recent change in _ measures have been. there has been no recent change in a _ measures have been. there has been no recent change in a vault _ measures have been. there has been no recent change in a vault in - no recent change in a vault in scotland. face coverings are

required in all indoor public spaces, public transport in pubs and questions of people moving around. you need a vaccine certificate if you want to go to a nightclub or to a larger live event and to get one you need to be fully vaccinated or to have a recent negative lateral test. recently, the first minister nicola sturgeon has been emphasising the importance of working from home if possible. that is a change of stress, not a change in the rules, but that could still happen in the days ahead. but that could still happen in the days ahead-— but that could still happen in the da s ahead. ., ., , days ahead. northern ireland returns to its work from _ days ahead. northern ireland returns to its work from home _ days ahead. northern ireland returns to its work from home if _ days ahead. northern ireland returns to its work from home if you - days ahead. northern ireland returns to its work from home if you can i to its work from home if you can advice over a month ago and he amassed waving has never been relaxed since it was first introduced so face coverings are still mandatory in pubs and restaurants if you are not sat down and on public transport. you also now have to show a vaccine passports here to get into pubs and restaurants and other venues and there have been a couple of demonstrations have opposing them and hospitality venues don't

particularly like having to enforce those vaccine passports on the doll. as for the 0micron variant, only a small number of cases so far detected here another nine but today the first minister said they are expecting it to the challenge and planning fresh measures in the new year to for that.— planning fresh measures in the new year to for that. emma vadim belfast and before that _ year to for that. emma vadim belfast and before that james _ year to for that. emma vadim belfast and before that james shaw _ year to for that. emma vadim belfast and before that james shaw and i year to for that. emma vadim belfast and before that james shaw and he i and before that james shaw and he willed griffiths. —— hywell. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, there is in european football, leicester city are out of your league. seven lesser players miss the trip after a covid—19 outbreak in the squad, 2—0 down inside 2a minutes withjonny evans and dues were helping them level and that would have been enough but scored early in the second half and napoli held on to send the foxes into the

europa conference league knockout play—offs in february. rangers were already guaranteed a place and scott wright put them ahead against lyon in france. but the group winners struck back after half—time and equalised via an own goal from calvin bessie. west ham and celtic are also in europa league action in london these have progressed. they are up against dinamo zagreb while the scottish side have already been confirmed in the europa conference league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goalfor the hoops league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goal for the hoops was league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goalfor the hoops was in league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goal for the hoops was in the 1-0 with a goal for the hoops was in the 1—0 up after eight minutes while west ham are currently 1—0 down a london stadium. in the women's champions league arsenal are hosting the holders barcelona is a cosmic comic gunners hope to secure their place in the quarterfinal. catalans are currently 3—0 up around ten minutes into the second half and for

those games including the europa league in the women's champions league in the women's champions league at the bbc sport website is the place to go. tottenham's game at brighton on sunday has been postponed following a meeting with the premier league board due to the corona virus outbreak at spurs. eight players and five staff tested positive, prompting the club to close the first he may at their training ground. they had been heavily criticised after tonight's europa conference league games postponed. under cricket, england will hope to strike earlier in the third opening ashes test against australia gets under way in brisbane in just over three hours' time and this was a long day for england in the field but david warner added 156 of the second wicket and travis head remained unbeaten on 112 meaning the tourist trail by 196 runs in the first innings. the bbcnot cricket correspondent insists england should take pride for not giving up on a hot day at the gabba. i take pride for not giving up on a hot day at the gabba.— take pride for not giving up on a hot day at the gabba. i think on the first of all. — hot day at the gabba. i think on the first of all, people _ hot day at the gabba. i think on the first of all, people look _ hot day at the gabba. i think on the first of all, people look at - hot day at the gabba. i think on the first of all, people look at the i first of all, people look at the scorecard in venice but you have got

to take your hat off to wood and roberts for the way they hold today. it is their first in the field since early september and for those who haven't done it let me tell you it is a painful excellence. robinson went off with grant, stokes hurt his knee and australia played the game we knew they would and i will not criticise checkley because he has hardly played any games on verse cricket loving the miracle england pulled off here 11 years ago they will lose the game and might lose in three days and then they go to adelaide for a day —like game where, again, you expecting them to perform well and they will have james fuller stuart broad that'll albeit having played no cricket but at least they will have those bowlers on the side. pen strokes, we don't know if you will be fit enough but england are used, i'm afraid, to not playing well here in brisbane and the fact australia hold the ashes means that it is more difficult to come back from one behind to win them but this

match now has to be used really as preparation and the batsmen have got something out of it tomorrow. england will almost certainly lose the game but i want to show england show some fight, the batsmen get in and make the most of what is effectively practice for them, to go into adelaide and they've got to hit the ground running and try level things up. the ground running and try level thins u. g . . ~ the ground running and try level thnusu.-_,.~ ., the ground running and try level things up. jackie -- a 'ockey has been banned * things up. jackie -- a 'ockey has been banned fori things up. jackie -- a 'ockey has been banned for 18 i things up. jackie -- a jockey has been banned for 18 months i things up. jackie -- a jockey hasj been banned for 18 months after being found guilty of bullying. he was found guilty of four charges of a seven—month period in 2020. frost, who is one of britain's most successful female jockey said in a statement she was thankful for the support she has received and it would take a few days to reflect on the outcome on the panel added it has real concerns about the weighing room culture in horse racing. sean, thatis room culture in horse racing. sean, that is all your spot for now. this schmucks bought for now.

——sean, that is all your sport for now. an unofficial tribunal looking into allegations of human rights violations in the chinese region of xinjiang has concluded that beijing has carried out genocide and crimes against humanity. in a finaljudgment, it accused china of torture, rape and religious destruction against muslim uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. the uyghur tribunal was set up in london to hear evidence of alleged abuses in xinjiang in a legal setting. it has no force in law, but organisers hope itsjudgment will be used by states, companies and individuals to inform their relationship with china. china accused the tribunal of being "a machine churning out lies". here's the chair of the tribunal, sir geoffrey nice. 0n the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures to prevent births, intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs in xinjiang. as such, it has committed genocide. let's talk to conservative mp

nus ghani, vice chair of the all party parliamentary group on uyghurs who called the conclusion of the tribunal "ground—breaking". in some senses, it is, because it is acknowledging in a formal context many of the allegations that uyghur campaigners in the making for years but on the ban because it is not an officially recognised international bodyit officially recognised international body it is kind ofjust another critic, isn't it? body it is kind of 'ust another critic, isn't mi critic, isn't it? the uyghur tribunal — critic, isn't it? the uyghur tribunal were _ critic, isn't it? the uyghur tribunal were set - critic, isn't it? the uyghur tribunal were set up i critic, isn't it? the uyghur tribunal were set up to i critic, isn't it? the uyghur| tribunal were set up to the critic, isn't it? the uyghur- tribunal were set up to the highest legal standards and that she just saw the chair was involved in determining the bosnian genocide previously and it was one to the highest standards and the evidence that was interrogated was interrogated against the loss of the took out the politics and everything. the smack interrogated against the law. it was about dealing with the evidence and how it is the law when it comes to torture, grotesque human rights abuses and genocide it was the largest amount

of evidence whatsoever on any one place and today the determination was that both genocide has taken place and a particular biological genocide and the huge levels of evidence to show case that women in particular, we get women in particular, we get women in particular have been targeted, whether with forced sterilisation, the removal of wombs, forced abortions even at late stages of pregnancy and the removal of children from family homes. we know that the final mark of genocide is the intent to destroy people but all the intent to destroy people but all the other markers have been met and thatis the other markers have been met and that is the physical, biological and cultural genocide of the uyghur people. want i'm glad you mention all this because this in an area where they will be some debate because genocide has a popular understanding that clearly comes most directly from the appalling genocide ofjewish people during the nazi regime and occupation of other

countries in europe. it is controversial used another context like in the sav massacre just after the first world war and the allegations turkey committed genocide and you know how sensitive the turks have about that. you're going to expect a lot of pushback from china, and you, because of the way this has been used.— from china, and you, because of the way this has been used. which is why we needed to — way this has been used. which is why we needed to have _ way this has been used. which is why we needed to have this _ way this has been used. which is why we needed to have this tribunal. i way this has been used. which is why we needed to have this tribunal. of l we needed to have this tribunal. of course it was necessary for the evidence intended to be interrogated against the law and we know a number of things have been delegated on the evidence they have but this tribunal was unique because itjust focuses on the evidence and i do not doubt that the people's republic of china will once again dispute the findings but we know the evidence was progress because it was centred on chinese state media and their websites that there has been a remarkable reduction in the birth rate of uyghur women. we know the

millions of uyghur men in prison camps and they are producing products at end up in our supply chains and these people have no right to any feeding whatsoever, even the fight to access their children and women don't even have any reproductive lights whatsoever. now this court this tribunal has determined genocide it does unlock obligations with countries who are signed up the un including my own country, including our own government here in the uk and we will now continue to hold the united kingdom government to account and say now you know this genocide is taking place was he going to do, not only to prevent it but to make sure we are not complicit in the genocide going forward as well. that we are not complicit in the genocide going forward as well.— going forward as well. that is very interestin: going forward as well. that is very interesting point _ going forward as well. that is very interesting point about _ going forward as well. that is very interesting point about how i going forward as well. that is very interesting point about how the i interesting point about how the cities using governments use this. forgive me but we are and if every other week in british politics but it would be remiss of me if i can ask about this. we now learn that the director of communications at

number ten was at this government gathering the government says it wasn't a parting of the people say was. troubled by that by that given that he is precisely the man whose job it has been to have about these allegations on behalf of the prime minister when they had been repeatedly made byjournalists and others? i think the trouble is that we are trying to have an interview about something incredibly serious... about something incredibly serious. . ._ about something incredibly serious... ., ., _ serious... forgive me, the honesty ofthe serious... forgive me, the honesty of the prime _ serious... forgive me, the honesty of the prime minister _ serious... forgive me, the honesty of the prime minister is _ serious... forgive me, the honesty of the prime minister is important | of the prime minister is important about this and also covid—19 regulations which people abate because they were told that their lives on other peoples lives were in danger. so i'm not comparing the two but i don't think you can say is trivial. j but i don't think you can say is trivial. ., ., ., , ., ., trivial. i am going to explain that we are trying _ trivial. i am going to explain that we are trying to _ trivial. i am going to explain that we are trying to cover— trivial. i am going to explain that we are trying to cover something incredibly important and what is happening at downing street is not allowing us to do this so of course it's troubling that the permissible is very clear in the rules apply to everybody equally and if the rules were broken and those people must pay a penalty. there are good to

speak to you again and thank you very much for your time this evening and i guess that the policy is going to be available online from there weaker tribunal if people want to look at it. it weaker tribunal if people want to look at it. , ., ~ weaker tribunal if people want to look at it. , ., ,, , ., look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you — look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you will _ look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you will find _ look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you will find more - look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you will find more on i look at it. it is indeed. thank you. i think you will find more on that i i think you will find more on that on the bbc news website. —— from the uyghur tribunal. the scottish government delivered its budget this afternoon, setting out financial plans for the year to come. it is the first budget since the scottish national party and the greens entered a co—operation agreement following elections earlier this year. the announcement saw pledges on health and social care, child poverty, and green investment. this report from scotland correspondent james cook contains flashing images. as budget day dawned, an era ended. this was scotland's last coal=fired power station, the largest in europe. the plant in fife crashed to the ground as the snp and the greens outlined how

they would bring down both emissions and poverty. today's budget is a budget of choices, and we have chosen to tackle child poverty, to invest in the transition to net to zero, and to boost economic prosperity. it delivers on our manifesto promises. more teachers, more funding for police and record investment in our health and social care service. as we stand united against the impact of covid—19. health and social care swallows a record chunk of this budget, £18 billion, but doctors leaders are worried. the bma says the nhs is close to breaking point and scottish ministers must admit it is not currently capable of delivering all they are asking of it. but what about support for business? the payment of rates, suspended during the pandemic for key sectors, will be phased in again. at this sock firm, founded in lockdown, business is booming despite labour, inflation and supply chain challenges.

the major thing the scottish government can do is create an environment where people feel confident in investing. scotland's full of talented people and beautiful products are produced, so i think it is supporting the people on the ground and the businesses as they grow. elsewhere, a council tax freeze is over, but for most people in scotland income tax rates remain unchanged. rates — partially controlled by holyrood — remain unchanged. the tories say the finance secretary should say thank you to them for the funding. i am absolutely astonished that for this budget she has not been able to at least acknowledge that she has at her disposal record block grant funding from rishi sunak and the uk government. up by 10.6%, improving the benefits of scotland being part of a strong united kingdom. even before the pandemic, the snp was facing criticism of its record on health, education and drugs deaths, and this budget underlines that covid—19 has sharpened all of those challenges with a deadly virus now

looming over every decision. james cook, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. weather forecast don't just weather forecast don'tjust rely on computers but looking out of the window as well! air is crisp. we have got a big change to our weather patterns with much milder weather pushing away over the next couple of days but before we get there overnight and light a band of rain pushes eastwards across the country and will be followed by plenty of showers across north—western areas and is colder air begins to spread backin and is colder air begins to spread back in we will see a bit of slate until snow mixed in with some of these along with temperatures getting down to zero. you can imagine there is a risk of some icy stretches of the summer as we start a friday. back then gets away from the east coast very quickly friday morning. will be back on the day of sunshine and flat showers most frequent across the north west again and some of them will be a slate of

and some of them will be a slate of a little bit of hill snow. north—westerly winds, bliss gusty winds were pushovers in the north west of england, north wales, on and the midlands and perhaps as far southin the midlands and perhaps as far south in southern england. most it is chilly again, temperature is around 6—7 c but through the week in south—westerly winds pushing and there will be a time but it becomes very mild, forcing the great and there will be rain at time but it becomes very mild, forcing the greater sun by sunday. welcome back. you are watching bbc news. an investigation into government christmas parties during covid—19 restrictions last year of items and he claims there were others. no more questions of whether borisjohnson questions of whether boris johnson misled an investigation after the flight refurbishment was pay for it. the impact of covid—19 continues in the number of people waiting for the team treatment in england has

reached almost 6 million. after 17 years they are back that evening and we will be looking in the next half hour at the return of six and the city uk television screenings tonight. the omicron variant and the efforts involved in stepping up the boosterjabs is piling yet more pressure onto the nhs. it comes as the number of people waiting for non—urgent medical treatment in england has hit its highest level since records began. almost six million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of october. and more than ten—and—a—half thousand people had to wait more than 12 hours in a&e — before a bed was found — last month. but ambulance response times have improved slightly. our health editor, hugh pym, reports from newcastle's royal victoria infirmary. is she quite sick? does she need any respiratory support? the pressure rarely eases. it's all the running around we do. record numbers of patients are coming through the doors.

here, they believe there's been a fundamental change in people's health needs. i think it's the pent—up demand in health care that has exploded, and our system isjust being overwhelmed at every point. yeah, it was a bit concerning, sitting waiting. tricia had to wait two hours for an ambulance. she's had heart attacks before, and feared she was having another one, but doctors reassured her. i've come in and been sorted. i can't complain, honestly. no waiting around or anything. yeah. the aim is to ensure that patients like tricia are seen quickly unless urgent cases are directed to other parts of the hospital. those arriving at a&e are expected to answer questions about their condition on touch screens. some could be asked to see a gp. it's made the system more efficient, but the pressure is still intense. and all of this is before any impact from the new variant. the message is that hospitals are at full stretch now, and any marked rise in covid patients could create significant strain. it must have been very frustrating.

lorraine and other patients like her have had long waits for operations postponed last year because of the pandemic. the pain just gets worse and worse. i have no feeling in my legs or my feet, so i'm tripping a lot. but now she's been called in to have her spinal surgery. i'll be pleased today anyway, get this done now and i could be dancing in a couple of weeks' time! she said, hopefully! this hospital is trying to get through the backlog, but surgeons say that'll be a mammoth task. you can put as much money as you want, but we need infrastructure. so to do more surgery, we need more theatres. to staff more theatres, we need more staff. that's a huge number of staff across all the specialties, and staff don't grow on trees. finding beds is a problem

for most hospitals. nhs england says one in ten patients who are fit to leave can't do so because of problems with social care. winter hasn't fully set in. the covid picture is highly uncertain, but already alarm bells are ringing. hugh pym, bbc news, newcastle. and the bbc has launched an nhs tracker to allow you to find out how your local services are coping in england, wales and scotland. it'll run through the winter. you can find out more at bbc.co.uk/nhstracker. let's go back to the stricter measures being introduced in england to curb the omicron variant. from tomorrow, the use of face coverings will be extended to include cinemas and theatres, and from next wednesday, the nhs covid pass will be needed for entry into large venues, but you can also use a negative lateral flow test. the implementation of plan b has led to condemnation from some

conservative backbenchers, and there's concerns within the tory grassroots with one local association chair resigning from the party live on bbc local radio this morning. that was charlie samson, the now former chair of south basildon conservatives. hejoins us now. thank you for talking to us this evening. he must be getting exhausted by the number of because you have had and the number of generalists you have to talk to. i wonder what the reaction has been from people not in the media and in other words people local to you and fellow members of the local party? there must be sorry to lose you. they are. i've had a lot of support and phone calls and messages from people surprised by my decision but i think it's a principled stance to take in a lot of people with the local area support what i have done in the feedback i'm getting online is depending on what social media platform you go on is 50—50. but i

believe this is the wrong... specifically, the introduction of the plan b that you are unhappy about does it go wider than that? it's what this represents to me. backin it's what this represents to me. back in september there was talk about a vaccine passport and there was no appetite for that in september. now we have got a which has not killed anybody according to reports, there is no data set suggest it will kill anybody yet the reaction is like if the second coming of the first wave of coronavirus. we have no idea where this was going and if the passports and a talk about mandatory vaccination. people should be able to decide for themselves if they want to get injected with a drug. [30 want to get injected with a drug. do you think that the controversy over the claims of parties on downing street last year has complicated issue for conservatives and people

in general? to issue for conservatives and people in general?— in general? to be fair, a lot of n-eole in general? to be fair, a lot of peeple are _ in general? to be fair, a lot of people are already _ in general? to be fair, a lot of people are already angry i in general? to be fair, a lot of| people are already angry about in general? to be fair, a lot of i people are already angry about the prospect of passports and talking about in the summer there was talk about in the summer there was talk about vaccinating children which is when this made my ears pricked up and i thought i don't like the sound of this, you're not coming near my little girl, i can tell you that i millions of parents will feel exactly the same way and the party is a good excuse may be to talk about the lockdown measures they're in place next week because it makes people focus on their health rather than the government hypocrisy. 50. than the government hypocrisy. so, ou think i than the government hypocrisy. so, you think i have to say this phrase was used by conservative mps, you may have heard directly yesterday he said this is the version tactical people want to buy it. is that how you see it? to people want to buy it. is that how you see it?— people want to buy it. is that how ou see it? ., , ., , i. you see it? to be honest with you, i alwa s you see it? to be honest with you, i always knew — you see it? to be honest with you, i always knew that _ you see it? to be honest with you, i always knew that covid-19 - you see it? to be honest with you, i| always knew that covid-19 passports always knew that covid—19 passports were coming into play in scotland

wales and northern ireland and european countries like austria are imprisoning people if you don't have a vaccine, these are democratic nations and liberal nations supposedly under all following the same kind of trends but different pieces and i think the time of the christmas party the new support of the full press conference was a convenient way of pushing out there into the public domain and aiding the government probably did do this with the version in mind. and i suppose it raises the question of whether you think that's how government, notwithstanding whether you agree or disagree with the measures, is that how you think a conservative government should behave as somebody who was until today a paid—up member of the conservative party? is not of things at the conservative party should not have done over the two years. but excuses got made and things get brushed under the rug and people resign rather than getting sacked. i would love it if you sacked somebody rather than doing these things. it

was still a leadership i think but then again if you're having parties at number ten you can't really be kicking people out of a job, can you? kicking people out of a 'ob, can ou? ., ., kicking people out of a 'ob, can ou? ., ~' , ., kicking people out of a 'ob, can ou? ., ,, i. ., kicking people out of a 'ob, can ou? ., ,, ., ., ,, ., , you? thank you for talking to us this evening- — parcel delivery firms are facing tougher rules, after a regulatorfound high levels of poor sevice in the industry. two thirds of people questioned by 0fcom said they had a problem with deliveries in the past three months. parcel firms are being told to improve the standard is this something that people complain to your organization about? yes, it certainly is. it's a problem that we have been seeing for a number of years now and to our front line of a consumer helpline and also for people seeking advice on our web pages and if you compare november this year to november 2019 pre—pandemic we have seen its 150 — 150% increase on hits on our web

pages and receive at in our consumer help too. j pages and receive at in our consumer hel- too. , , �*, pages and receive at in our consumer heltoo. , �*, '. help too. i suppose it's difficult to disentangle _ help too. i suppose it's difficult to disentangle two _ help too. i suppose it's difficult to disentangle two things i help too. i suppose it's difficult to disentangle two things isn'tl help too. i suppose it's difficult i to disentangle two things isn't it? is the service getting worse or is itjust is the service getting worse or is it just that my is the service getting worse or is itjust that my people are having more parcels not least because of covid—19 and therefore that sort of driving the impression that it's a growing problem? indie driving the impression that it's a growing problem?— driving the impression that it's a growing problem? we certainly have seen hue growing problem? we certainly have seen huge increases _ growing problem? we certainly have seen huge increases in _ growing problem? we certainly have seen huge increases in price - growing problem? we certainly have seen huge increases in price of- seen huge increases in price of volumes to the pandemic and online sales are up 50% across that time management if not ready for her to say that these are the new problems orjust say that these are the new problems or just greyling say that these are the new problems orjust greyling because of the company. these are issues that we have been seeing through our services and also the research that we have done with people across the country that these are long—standing problems and be been raising them for very long time and i'm sure you and all of your viewers will experience the problem and the. it experience the problem and the. it all feels a bit late, i speak as the son of a retired postman so i know

you'll be horrified at the idea of this and it's probably fair to say we are not talking about postman and wanting to say we are not talking about post—man and one in doing this they are talking about delivery companies and they may have included royal mail but there may be others is an excellent off, will be examining. do you want to give us some examples of the sites of things that perhaps surprise you and your colleagues that people have told you about? indie colleagues that people have told you about? ~ , ., , ., about? we will see a number of shockin: about? we will see a number of shocking cases _ about? we will see a number of shocking cases to _ about? we will see a number of shocking cases to our _ about? we will see a number of shocking cases to our consumerj shocking cases to our consumer helpline. 0ne shocking cases to our consumer helpline. one that really sticks out to me was the lady who ordered a dehumidifier online in the career through it over a nine foot fence and unsurprisingly that was damaged beyond repair and then the initial problem was compounded by the delivery company failing to pick it up delivery company failing to pick it up when i agreed on two separate occasions and that's when she reached out for us for help on what her rights where and how to go about resolving that. it’s her rights where and how to go about resolving that-— resolving that. it's that she did not have a _ resolving that. it's that she did not have a pet _ resolving that. it's that she did not have a pet cat _ resolving that. it's that she did not have a pet cat or _ resolving that. it's that she did not have a pet cat or dog i resolving that. it's that she did i not have a pet cat or dog snoozing on the other side of the fence at that time. or a small child, let's

be honest. what are our rights in this situation? who should be the — who should we be complaining too and what kind of legal interest that we haveif what kind of legal interest that we have if it ever came to that? if what kind of legal interest that we have if it ever came to that? if you idea if you — have if it ever came to that? if you idea if you have _ have if it ever came to that? if you idea if you have a _ have if it ever came to that? if you idea if you have a parcel— have if it ever came to that? if you idea if you have a parcel problem | have if it ever came to that? if you | idea if you have a parcel problem to contact the parcel company in the first instance is to see if it's something they can quickly resolve. if you have any issues at all with that you should contact the retailer that you should contact the retailer that you should contact the retailer that you bought it from because ultimately it is their responsibility to make sure that problem is right. the exact rights can be quite complicated depending on the circumstances of the issue and which delivery company was responsible so if you do want advice on your specific issue you can contact the advice consumer helpline by david our web pages to get someone advice on your specific issue. ., ., someone advice on your specific issue. ., ~' , ., , someone advice on your specific

issue. ., ~' ,, , . someone advice on your specific issue. ., ,, i. , . ,., issue. thank you very much. if you are surprised _ issue. thank you very much. if you are surprised remember _ issue. thank you very much. if you are surprised remember it's i issue. thank you very much. if you are surprised remember it's the i are surprised remember it's the communications regulation, even dehumidifier is i don't want the message to be throwing them over the fence. now for ladies, and quite a few gentleman — tonight is all about one thing and one thing only, reuniting with some old friends. it takes you back doesn't it, that's right tonight is the uk premier of the sex and the city reboot. caroline vazzana is a fashion editor, author and stylist who has dubbed herself as a modern day carrie bradshaw. thank you for talking to us. since you're in new york, you have presumably it already is not yes. i

will explain anything i watch the first two episodes this morning. what do you make of it? i’m first two episodes this morning. what do you make of it? i'm not aaivin what do you make of it? i'm not giving anything _ what do you make of it? i'm not giving anything away, _ what do you make of it? i'm not giving anything away, but i'm i what do you make of it? i'm not i giving anything away, but i'm really excited for the new reboot of six and the city will stop he had six and the city will stop he had six and the city fan. i up watching itself it's really exciting to see where all the characters are at now. before we talk more about that, tell us about yourself because you would argue judging what you told ella padilla said that in some ways six and the city was first made transformative for you, can you explain how? transformative for you, can you expiain how?— transformative for you, can you explain how? growing up, i was alwa s explain how? growing up, i was always interested _ explain how? growing up, i was always interested in _ explain how? growing up, i was always interested in working i explain how? growing up, i was always interested in working in| explain how? growing up, i was. always interested in working in the fashion industry in la's and fashion but i went to a private school and i had a uniform most of my life growing up so i was never able to experiment with fashion whatsoever. so they shall sex and the city did

not come into my life until my senior year of high school until 2010 and i was home alone and sex and the city was on tv and i was like what is the shell. i've heard about it, it has the word sex and the city in it i had no idea but the description fed for friends in new york city so i was like what could this possibly be about. and ijoked at the minute i clicked on that show my life was forever changed. i was opened up to peoplejust like my life was forever changed. i was opened up to people just like this, people have careers like this? people live like this? 0bviously people live like this? obviously it's a shell and it's glamorized but it's a shell and it's glamorized but it definitely changed my life forever and definitely solidified my interest and wants to work in fashion. ~ .., , ., interest and wants to work in fashion. ~ , ., , fashion. we can see what is surrounding _ fashion. we can see what is surrounding you _ fashion. we can see what is surrounding you that i fashion. we can see what is surrounding you that our. fashion. we can see what is i surrounding you that our names fashion. we can see what is - surrounding you that our names and dressing style and expression become so important to you. what do you think the programme gave the audience apart from a very entertaining bit of television to while away the hours are take their

minds of the more mundane rights that most of us need to? the oriainal that most of us need to? the original series _ that most of us need to? the original series for _ that most of us need to? tue: original series for example that most of us need to? t'te: original series for example if that most of us need to? tte: original series for example if you like for me it's not me you can dress how you want to dress in that fashion is a form of self—expression and a character like terry, she was not afraid to take risks and tulare summit — super eclectic exuberant outfits but she also did not care what anyone thought. if she love the outfit and she felt confident in it, that's all that mattered. i think michelle taught us about confidence, friendship, empowerment, letting yourself, self—love, so many important messages in the original series at i'm sure we will be continued on throughout this new series. ~ ., ., ., series. what out - without giving any splatters. — series. what out - without giving any splatters. he _ series. what out - without giving any splatters, he said _ series. what out - without giving any splatters, he said it - series. what out - without giving any splatters, he said it started l series. what out - without giving | any splatters, he said it started 11 years ago and it's been obvious for some time. these are not women in their 50s which has a busy good or bad but it means their lives have changed quite a lot from when we

last saw the characters. how have they ferried without the splatters but overall how did they fare? is carrie still the confidence slightly outrageous woman she was when the series ended? 50 t outrageous woman she was when the series ended?— series ended? so i don't want to live series ended? so i don't want to give anything — series ended? so i don't want to give anything away _ series ended? so i don't want to give anything away i'm - series ended? so i don't want to give anything away i'm going i series ended? so i don't want to give anything away i'm going to| series ended? so i don't want to l give anything away i'm going to be rather vague about it but she definitely is there carrie, she still addresses the rate she's always dressed, her personality and her spirit is still very young and she still has her curly light brown blonde hair and still wears the high heels but is beautiful to see how she has aged and has evolved into her mid—50s. so it's really beautiful to see the transformation but she's also still staying true to who she is. but she's also still staying true to who she is— but she's also still staying true to who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out — who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out of _ who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out of it. _ who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out of it. you _ who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out of it. you have - who she is. i'm so glad you got so much out of it. you have peaked l who she is. i'm so glad you got so l much out of it. you have peaked my interest. i have one last question for you. interest. i have one last question foryou. i interest. i have one last question for you. i will put you on the spot. sex and the city re—boats, is it

better than the french reboot? t am better than the french reboot? i am definitel a better than the french reboot? i am definitely a sex _ better than the french reboot? i am definitely a sex and _ better than the french reboot? t —n definitely a sex and the city girl. i'm voting sex and the city but come for me if you are a friend stand. the government is facing opposition from bank branches and as we had just now from party activists and the plans to introduce mark covid—19 restrictions in england. there are some things one thing is becoming increasingly clear which is how rapidly the new variant spreads. so if it spreads every two days it

means in a week he will have eight times as many infections and in two weeks, 64 times as lenny arm in 512 times as many so we cannot afford to wait. we need to act now or we are going to be aimed that very hot water indeed. even if it's less severe and we don't know that yet it would still mean with so many cases that they will be huge numbers of hospitalizations and deaths. so the simple fact of the matter is we cannot afford it to anybody and we can't ask now. in terms of what we do it seems the first being a vaccinations but vaccinations can take a ladder and it takes a while for them to kick in. so the things we need to do our number one the more contacts you have, the more spread their eggs. so we need to decrease numbers of contacts one way of doing that is to limit contacts

at work and nothing is to limit our discussion i think i'm seriously and are the contacts we have strictly necessary. if we meet up too much before christmas is not going to lead to a level of spread which compromises what we can do at christmas? and the second thing to do is make sure that when we do meet people we do sell my safety. now, one way of ensuring that and ways most effective is to take a test before you meet up with everyone to make sure you are not infected. if were all to do that and have a test before we socialize and before they go to a pub or restaurant that would have a huge effect. and there are other things as well. making sure that the wear masks where possible and making sure that spaces are well ventilated and so on. for that to happen we need a number of things. the first thing we need is clear communication. we need the government which is not distracted and is trusted and which can save things to us very clearly about what

we need to do in the second thing is a government that supports us. if for instance one of the major things you need to do a self isolate if infected and we need to support from the government to make that financially and practically possible. and aching people have said that talking about plan b is a distraction from parties at number ten and that's precisely — the problem is all this talk of parties at number ten means we are not talking about how we can keep ourselves safe in the middle of a national crisis and the fact that the government has put itself into the government has put itself into the position compromises the ability to do is fundamentaljob which is to keep the public safe. you to do is fundamental 'ob which is to keep the public safe.— keep the public safe. you have tweeted in _ keep the public safe. you have tweeted in response _ keep the public safe. you have tweeted in response to - keep the public safe. you have tweeted in response to the i keep the public safe. you have i tweeted in response to the party issue and the refurbishments story which is in the news today saying what i want for christmas politicians will have the integrity to tell the truth and the prime minister who has the courage to tell us difficult truths and a government which has the moral authority to

guide us through difficult times and is not too much to ask? with that in mind as your view of this government and the prime minister what sort of bearing is that behavior going to have on how the public in england respond. are they more likely to do as they are asked are less likely? for all my life i have treated everything so it's scary when the bbc news talks about the treats you to eat out or when you get up but what the evidence shows and this is very clear is that when that government does things which gives a sense of us and them, one not for us and anotherfor them, sense of us and them, one not for us and another for them, that undermines trust and the effects of trust and behavior are a bit more complex so some people will say if they do it i might as well do it. a lot of people actually work the other way and we found that some of

those who are most angry actually adhered more because they did not want to say we are not like them we don't break the rules and beat a path to each other and we do the right thing so a lot of people have been adhering despite the government and aching people still do recognize the signs and have been following the signs and have been following the science and understand there in a situation where we have to do something or else here in real danger of huge spikes of infection and the nhs being overwhelmed. having said that in the midst of a national crisis and this is what in the midst of the national crisis you want government that can guide us and be trust to guide us otherwise they are not doing theirjob. yes, people might do it on their own and it will be far better if they were doing it with the government supported by government and the government that was tested by them and is not of trust is notjust apartment by the government but it's apartment by the government but it's a problem for all of us and the problem for our safety. haw

a problem for all of us and the problem for our safety.- a problem for all of us and the problem for our safety. how is that trust to be — problem for our safety. how is that trust to be established? _ problem for our safety. how is that trust to be established? one - problem for our safety. how is that trust to be established? one of - problem for our safety. how is that i trust to be established? one of the wa s to trust to be established? one of the ways to establish _ trust to be established? one of the ways to establish trust _ trust to be established? one of the ways to establish trust is _ trust to be established? one of the ways to establish trust is to - ways to establish trust is to respect the public and respecting the public means a number of things. notjust treat us the public means a number of things. not just treat us as the public means a number of things. notjust treat us as children are be patronizing or how the difficult information from us but to be clear about the challenges we face and be prepared to give us by and ask us to do difficult things to do it to admit their mistake and to be open about those mistakes. in many ways it's quite interesting what happened to the chief medical officer in scotland because they were both individual mistakes but the difference was that in england in the case of borisjohnson he condoned them and supported them which then turned something individual into something systemic and in scotland where the chief medical officer broke the rules by visiting second—home and it was made and there is no such loss of trust

itself department is not making mistakes it's how you respond to making those mistakes and one of the simple lessons in life is if you are in a hole, stop digging. we have a big change in our weather patterns over the next couple of days as we put cold weather with whether that's going to become very mild indeed. it's a beautiful start today. we have a number of sunrise pictures sent to us this morning and the sunrise in eliminating this cloud that's been moving in every sense and each will be bringing some rain our way followed by cold air at northwestern means pushing in on friday but it would be the last of the cool days for a while. overnight the cool days for a while. overnight the band of rain does push east quite slowly clearing away from the east coast of east anglia and what follows later is the number of showers and some of those will be winter into nightly scotland with

sleet and hail snow and there will be at risk of ice patches as temperatures dip low enough to give patches of frost. friday is a day of sunshine and showers with chitty winds driving showers deal with sleet or snow here in the shower is northern areas i'm getting pushed across northwest england or wales down into the mid—90s and one or two reaching the far south of england. temperatures stayed around 6 or seven celsius as we head into the weekend we get the changing in a direction increasingly dragging some mild air and direction increasingly dragging some mild airand pushing it direction increasingly dragging some mild air and pushing it north and east across the uk. saturday will start off on a making dealt with mist and fog patches around the southwest and around the coast as well with some rain quite heavy across western areas but not amounting to too much across eastern areas. we will get mild air working with temperatures 12 but still quite

chilly around east in scotland and east in england with temperatures around 6 or 7 but as we get into sunday the southwestern wind extends further and could be strong winds across parts of the far northwest of the uk with rain neverfar away here. a lot of cloud around but temperatures will continue to climb with 14 degrees in london and it's been so far this month still something a bit cooler across the far north of scotland but deep into next week we will keep those mild weather conditions as we get a bit closer to christmas.

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