this is bbc news, i'm alice baxter, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a tough test for borisjohnson as the prime minister faces a rebellion by his own mps — in a commons vote on new covid rules for england. donald trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, is being referred for criminal contempt of congress charges — for refusing to testify in an investigation into the capitol riots. hundreds of us national guard troopsjoin the search for survivors of the devastating tornadoes — with 100 people missing in kentucky alone. residents here are used to tornadoes. they get bad weather alerts. but nothing prepared them for this. scientists warn that one of the biggest glaciers

in antarctica could shatter like a windscreen in the next 5—10 years due to climate change. .it is . it isjust an honour, an honour— . it isjust an honour, an honour to _ . it isjust an honour, an honour to be _ . it isjust an honour, an honour to be a - . it isjust an honour, an honour to be a part- . it isjust an honour, an honour to be a part of. . it isjust an honour, an| honour to be a part of it, . it isjust an honour, an - honour to be a part of it, and honoured to be in the centre of it. we speak to spiderman�*s tom holland and zendaya as the latest superhero film is about to be released in cinemas. hello and welcome to the programme. borisjohnson is facing a significant rebellion by his own mps — as the commons votes on new covid rules for england. dozens of backbenchers have said they'll vote against the british prime minister's new plan b measures, which include, more mask wearing and a requirement for people attending large events to prove their vaccine status.

our political correspondent, ben wright reports. it is, says the government, a race between the virus and the vaccine stop and people have been rushing to receive their boosterjab been rushing to receive their booster jab after been rushing to receive their boosterjab after ministers warned of a tidal wave of infection caused by the omicron variant of covid. that has meant delays for some people trying to access appointments and a fresh government call for vaccine volunteers. h0 and a fresh government call for vaccine volunteers.— vaccine volunteers. no variant of covid-19 — vaccine volunteers. no variant of covid-19 has _ vaccine volunteers. no variant of covid-19 has spread - vaccine volunteers. no variant of covid-19 has spread this . of covid—19 has spread this fast. of covid-19 has spread this fast. ., ., , , , fast. in the commons yesterday the health _ fast. in the commons yesterday the health secretary _ fast. in the commons yesterday the health secretary sajid - the health secretary sajid javid says omicron now presented 20% of cases in england and was exhilarating fast. the booster programme has been expanded with anyone over 18 able to book a jab from wednesday. that means nhs resources are being switched to focus on delivering vaccines and urgent clinical care.

health service in england has been put on its highest of emergency readiness, level four national incident, meaning it can be co—ordinated at a national level. a letter from nhs bosses says even with the protection of boosterjabs, the threat from omicron remains a serious and the number of people requiring care could be significant. while vaccines are the first line of defence, of immense of all uk nations agree further measures are needed to try and slow the spread of omicron. in the commons today they will be a series of votes, beefing up health protections in england. there will be one on more mandatory mask wearing. another on replacing self isolation with daily testing for people exposed to a positive case of the omicron variant. but it is the plan to require a negative covid test or proof of vaccination status to attend crowded events that has riled many tory mps. the

auestion has riled many tory mps. the question of— has riled many tory mps. the question of how _ has riled many tory mps. tue: question of how effective has riled many tory mps. tte: question of how effective they actually are and evidence from other countries suggest they are not very effective but they also have a problem with the government requiring people to do that. lip government requiring people to do that. , ., i: government requiring people to dothat. , ., :: , ., , do that. up to 70 conservatives may rebel _ do that. up to 70 conservatives may rebel against _ do that. up to 70 conservatives may rebel against the - may rebel against the government, arguing that these restrictions go too far. these votes will be judged as a test of boris johnson's votes will be judged as a test of borisjohnson�*s authority over his party, too. the believer good prime minister who may well need labour mps to get his policy through. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. nearly a year after covid—19 vaccines were first administered in the united states, the country is returning to many of the hallmarks of earlier pandemic life: mask mandates, mass vaccination sites, crowded hospitals and a rising death toll. in new york city, strict new mandates are coming into play. stephanie prentice reports.

from testing in the streets to some of the united states' strictest containment measures. the us city has led the way globally when it comes to covid recovery and now with new variants in their sites, officials are levelling up. 90% officials are levelling up. 90% of adults there have had at least one dose of the vaccine and from today, rules about going to work, restaurants and even school activities prohibitive for those who have not been jab including prohibitive for those who have not beenjab including children as young as five. we not been jab including children as young as five.— as young as five. we did everything _ as young as five. we did everything possible - as young as five. we did everything possible to i as young as five. we did - everything possible to make it amenable and possible and available. if someone still hasn't chosen after all that, it is time for a mandate in terms of their employment because that will keep them safe, theirfamilies because that will keep them safe, their families are safe, the communities are safe, their workplace safe and the entire city safe. tt workplace safe and the entire ci safe. , ., ., city safe. it is an attitude mirrored _ city safe. it is an attitude mirrored over _ city safe. it is an attitude mirrored over on - city safe. it is an attitude mirrored over on the - city safe. it is an attitude l mirrored over on the west coast. in california, mask wearing will be mandatory from wednesday in public indoor spaces as cases rise almost 50%

there since thanksgiving. and they will be tighter testing rules at bigger events. due states over in new mexico, hospitals are reporting being overwhelmed with unvaccinated patients taking over icu units basically we are keeping them stable and they made the decision to keep him comfortable so they could go peacefully. comfortable so they could go peacefully-— peacefully. today is hard, it is my third _ peacefully. today is hard, it is my third one _ peacefully. today is hard, it is my third one this - peacefully. today is hard, it is my third one this week. l peacefully. today is hard, it l is my third one this week. i'm sorry. is my third one this week. i'm sor . , . ., ., is my third one this week. i'm sor . , _, ., . sorry. the cdc control centre is now advising _ sorry. the cdc control centre is now advising us _ sorry. the cdc control centre is now advising us citizens i sorry. the cdc control centre j is now advising us citizens to avoid travel to 84 destinations including most of europe. as the new omicron variant is detected in more than 50 countries. china, which seemed to have cases under control, has reported its first case of the variant. the biggest threat to date the country's cirrus —— the country's zero covid strategy. whether it will prove

as deadly will become clear over the holiday period. stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the us olympic and gymnastics federations have agreed a 380 million—dollar settlement, with the victims of larry nassar. the former national gymnastics team doctor was jailed for life for sexually abusing hundreds of young female gymnasts over three decades. it's one of the largest pay—outs for victims of sexual abuse in the us. the us says no american troops or officials will be held accountable for a drone strike that killed ten people in afghanistan in august. the attack took place during the final days of the us—led evacuation of kabul after the taliban seized control. an aid worker and nine members of his family, including seven children, died in the strike. diplomats from britain, france, and germany have warned that the 2015 nuclear deal is at risk of becoming "an empty shell", given

the pace at which iran is accelerating its nuclear programme. they accused tehran of raising new positions inconsistent with the agreement and wasting precious time at the talks in vienna. four political parties in the netherlands have reached a coalition deal, ending the longest negotiations in dutch history to form a new government. it opens the way for the caretaker prime minister, mark rutte, to form his fourth consecutive government. a new cabinet isn't expected to start work until early next year. the us committee investigating the january attack on the capitol has voted unanimously to recommend contempt of congress charges against one of the most senior members of donald trump's inner circle. mr meadows has ignored a subpoena to testify in the house investigation into the deadly attack on the capitol building onjanuary 6. the committee's recommendation will now go to a full vote

of the house. hugo lowell is a congressional reporter for the guardian us and explained why mr meadows was being investigated. the january 6 committee investigating the capitol attack targeted mark meadows from the outset of their investigation. he was one of the first subpoenas that they issued compelling document production and a deposition behind closed doors. meadows started to co—operate to some degree last month, he produced about 9,000 documents, as you said, he produced text messages, he produced emails, he even produced a powerpoint that talked about ways to stop the certification ofjoe biden's victory from taking place onjanuary 6. then what happened was the committee went and tried to subpoena the call records of his personal cell phone at which point the co—operation deal broke down and meadows stopped co—operating and the result was him being recommended for prosecution for

defying the subpoena. that was hugo lowell for the guardian us newspaper. more than 100 people are still missing in the us state of kentucky, after the series of devastating tornadoes at the weekend. officials said at least 64 people had died. in the city of mayfield — one of the worst—hit areas — a candle factory was destroyed while more than a hundred people were working inside it. president biden will head to kentucky on wednesday to see the impact of the disaster. nomia iqbal reports from there. people would normally be back in work, but instead, it's a third day of rebuilding their lives. the town's doctor would be seeing patients. instead, he's trying to save his surgery. we're trying to clean out a path to it, to get a truck in here to maybe get some equipment out of it that could be salvaged. his staff have managed to find computers and stethoscopes. dr williams, he's really close to the town and the people here, he's been here

for a long time now. so a lot of people are relying on us, so that's why we're just trying to clear everything out and get to the patients as soon as possible. the scale of destruction is staggering to see in person. entire homes have been wiped out. residents here are used to tornadoes. they get bad weather alerts. but nothing prepared them for this. elsewhere, emily got out of her home in time. she says it's a miracle her family survived and this town is relying on miracles. we went down to my grandmother—in—law�*s and stayed in their hallway for shelter. um... cries ijust held my kids tightly and prayed. a rescue operation is ongoing at the nearby candle factory after two people were found alive in this debris by their mobile phone signals more than a day after the collapse. president biden plans to visit

kentucky this wednesday. this administration has made it clear to every governor, whatever they need, when they need it — make it known to me, it will get it to them as rapidly — as rapidly as we can. he's offered support to help residents recover and rebuild. many tell us that could take years. nomia iqbal, bbc news, kentucky. technical issues.

you'll find lots more about that story on our website — just head to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we get caught in spiderman's web, chatting all things superhero with the man himself, tom holland. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of foreign leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border- was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off - from the outside world in order to prevent the details - of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out.

from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life — the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prime minister borisjohnson faces a rebellion by his own mps, in a commons vote on new covid rules for england as omicron cases increase. donald trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, is being referred for criminal contempt of congress charges for refusing to testify in an investigation into the capitol riots. scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest glaciers in antarctica in the next five to ten years. they're calling it

the �*doomsday glacier'. scientists warn a floating section at the front of thwaites glacier, that until now has been relatively stable, could soon shatter like a car windscreen. the bbc�*s science correspondent jonathon amos has the details. they are putting people on the ice, they are studying it every day with satellites. they even have robots going under the glacier to look at what is happening at its floating front—end, and their assessment is that they are about to see big changes there. in the next five or ten years they expect about 1,000 square kilometre section simply to shatter, because it has so many cracks, and that will make all the ice behind it then speed up. so this is a story about now, it is also a story about the future, what is happening about the warming climate we have on planet earth.

making the uk the safest place in the world to be online — that's the aim of the government's online safety bill. a group of cross party mps are due to set out what new laws they think are needed to achieve that objective. cyberflashing is one of the issues that campaigners hope will be addressed by the bill and our correspondent graham satchell has been hearing why. three women with three different expenses of receiving unsolicited, obscene pictures on the phones so—called cyberflashing. tt on the phones so-called cyberflashing.— on the phones so-called cyberflashing. on the phones so-called berflashinu. ., , ., cyberflashing. it said, do you like this? _ cyberflashing. it said, do you like this? 194. _ cyberflashing. it said, do you like this? 1% naked _ cyberflashing. it said, do you like this? 1% naked pictures i like this? 1% naked pictures after sharing _ like this? 1% naked pictures after sharing her _ like this? 1% naked pictures after sharing her number. like this? 1% naked pictures l after sharing her number with like this? 1% naked pictures - after sharing her number with a man. he after sharing her number with a man. , ., , ., , man. he showed me edges of his naked pass- _ man. he showed me edges of his naked pass- i _ man. he showed me edges of his naked pass. i was— man. he showed me edges of his naked pass. i was utterly - naked pass. i was utterly shocked. we did it come from? it may be feel anxious, about moving forward, exchanging my

number in the future. t moving forward, exchanging my number in the future.— number in the future. i notice a man standing _ number in the future. i notice a man standing two _ number in the future. i notice a man standing two or - number in the future. i notice a man standing two or three i a man standing two or three metres— a man standing two or three metres away from me and looked up metres away from me and looked up and _ metres away from me and looked up and i_ metres away from me and looked up and i got another request and — up and i got another request and was _ up and i got another request and was like... up and i got another request and was like. . .— up and i got another request and was like... sophie was on the tube _ and was like... sophie was on the tube in — and was like... sophie was on the tube in london _ and was like... sophie was on the tube in london when - and was like... sophie was on the tube in london when she | and was like... sophie was on . the tube in london when she was adjunct in decent images. the man sending them then followed her into the station. he man sending them then followed her into the station.— her into the station. he was lookin: her into the station. he was looking at — her into the station. he was looking at me, _ her into the station. he was looking at me, at _ her into the station. he was looking at me, at the - her into the station. he wasl looking at me, at the phone, and — looking at me, at the phone, and i— looking at me, at the phone, and i saw— looking at me, at the phone, and i saw the request coming in and i saw the request coming in and in _ and i saw the request coming in and in that— and i saw the request coming in and in that moment, it wasn't so unnerving that somebody was able to— so unnerving that somebody was able to send these horrendous, unsolicited images. gne able to send these horrendous, unsolicited images. one woman has more than _ unsolicited images. one woman has more than 8000 _ unsolicited images. one woman has more than 8000 followers l unsolicited images. one woman i has more than 8000 followers on her instagram page where she posts fitness workouts. unfortunately, i do receive unsolicited _ unfortunately, i do receive unsolicited pictures - unfortunately, i do receive unsolicited pictures of- unsolicited pictures of genitals— unsolicited pictures of genitals daily. - unsolicited pictures of genitals daily. i- unsolicited pictures of genitals daily. i did i unsolicited pictures ofl genitals daily. i did not unsolicited pictures of- genitals daily. i did not leave the house _ genitals daily. i did not leave the house for— genitals daily. i did not leave the house for a _ genitals daily. i did not leave the house for a whole - genitals daily. i did not leave the house for a whole week i genitals daily. i did not leavel the house for a whole week at one stage _ the house for a whole week at one stage because _ the house for a whole week at one stage because this - the house for a whole week atj one stage because this person had been _ one stage because this person had been sending _ one stage because this person had been sending images- had been sending images constantly— had been sending images constantly and _ had been sending images constantly and making i had been sending images. constantly and making new accounts _ constantly and making new accounts. seeing _ constantly and making new accounts. seeing where i. constantly and making new. accounts. seeing where i run constantly and making new-

accounts. seeing where i run in the morning. _ accounts. seeing where i run in the morning, what— accounts. seeing where i run in the morning, what floor- accounts. seeing where i run in the morning, what floor i - accounts. seeing where i run in the morning, what floor i was i the morning, what floor i was on in — the morning, what floor i was on in my— the morning, what floor i was on in my building. _ the morning, what floor i was on in my building. it- the morning, what floor i was on in my building. it is- the morning, what floor i was on in my building. it isjust i on in my building. it isjust really. _ on in my building. it isjust really. really _ on in my building. it isjust really, really scary - on in my building. it isjust| really, really scary because you — really, really scary because you just _ really, really scary because you just do _ really, really scary because you just do not _ really, really scary because you just do not know- really, really scary becausej you just do not know where really, really scary because . you just do not know where it is going — you just do not know where it is going to _ you just do not know where it is going to go _ you just do not know where it is going to go and _ you just do not know where it is going to go and the - you just do not know where it is going to go and the fact- is going to go and the fact that— is going to go and the fact that it _ is going to go and the fact that it is _ is going to go and the fact that it is not _ is going to go and the fact that it is not illegal- is going to go and the fact that it is not illegal blows| is going to go and the fact. that it is not illegal blows my mind — that it is not illegal blows my mind. , , , , mind. cyberflashing it is very common- — mind. cyberflashing it is very common. girls _ mind. cyberflashing it is very common. girls aged - mind. cyberflashing it is very common. girls aged 12-18 i mind. cyberflashing it is very i common. girls aged 12-18 have common. girls aged 12—18 have been sent unsolicited images. now, mps are proposing it be made illegal. most cyberflashing 70% comes from anonymous unverified accounts and things need to change. t and things need to change. i am ro osina and things need to change. i am proposing that _ and things need to change. i am proposing that we _ and things need to change. t —n proposing that we verify our accounts or have the choice to give the people the option to follow only verified account and only be followed by verified account and i think that gives people the confidence that, if that account abuses you, you be able to find their details and

hopefully prosecute much quicker and somebody with their details is less likely to do the abuse in the first place. that kind of deterrent. the government says the new law or written the safest place to go online and that cyberflashing will be addressed. campaigners want the cloak of anonymity removed and greater protection from unsolicited, obscene images. graham satchell, bbc news. time for all the latest sports news. hello i'm tulsen tollett and this your sports news where we start with football and manchester united's premier league match at brentford later on tuesday is off due to a covid outbreak within the united squad. the red devils have shut down their training ground to minimise the risk of further infections and the premier league board took the decision to postpone based on guidance from medical advisors. there are two more games on tuesday, with norwich hosting aston villa, and league—leaders manchester

city, seen training here, at home to leeds united. leeds took four points off the champions least season and pep guardiola is aware of what they can do. it is one of the toughest opponents especially because they play every week in a special and unique way and we play against a special, unique wayjust two times a year and we have two just a few things because it is a completely different thing. the round of 16 draw for the european champions league was made on tuesday and succeeded at the second attempt, with the most eye—catching tie seeing paris saint germain up against 13—time winners real madrid. uefa blamed a software issue for the original draw meaning it was voided due to an error. manchester united were mistakenly left out of the possible pool of opponents for atletico madrid, which forced the redraw, they then drew the spaniards second time around.

there were some errors made in the original drop caused by a malfunction of the software which went through and outside provider and which tells us which teams are eligible to be drawn against each other. after the draw, the external independent auditor informed ufr they could not guarantee the problem did not exist from the problem did not exist from the start and as a result the full draw needs to be redone. -- uefa. the second t20 of a three match series between pakistan and west indies gets underway in the coming hours in karachi. on monday the first match was played and the hosts won by 63 runs as international cricket returned to the country for the first time since the hurried departure of new zealand in september and the cancellation of england prior to the t20 world cup and the fans were thrilled to see their team in action. in the nba the brooklyn nets, who are top of the eastern conference, head to toronto later and

a match up with the raptors. kevin durant scored 51 points for the nets in their 12—point win over detroit. while portland will look to bounce back from their last up loss against minnesota. the trailblazers will have a tough task though as they host the phoenix suns who are top of the western conference. two upcoming chicago bulls fixtures became the first games of the nba season to be postponed due to covid—19 as the franchise battles a coronavirus outbreak. games against the detroit pistons on tuesday and thursday's clash with the toronto raptors are both off with the league saying 10 bulls players are unavailable. monday saw the big wave surfing event in nazare, the big tow challenge at praia do norte. the weather was perfect at the venue known for its big waves with soft the order of the day with brazilian lucas chianca winning the men's event under blue skies. the latest spiderman film is about to be released in cinemas. it will see tom holland reprise his role as the superhero. this time he's joined by some familiar faces from other parts of the marvel universe. sophie van brugen has been

to meet holland and the other lead actor zendaya. ever since i got bit by that spider, i have only had one week where my life has felt normal. . , week where my life has felt normal. ., , ,,, a, normal. the latest spider-man -icks normal. the latest spider-man icks u- normal. the latest spider-man picks up exactly _ normal. the latest spider-man picks up exactly with _ normal. the latest spider-man picks up exactly with the - normal. the latest spider-man picks up exactly with the last i picks up exactly with the last one left off as we see spider—man's chew identity exposed to the bottom. this film really — exposed to the bottom. this film really is _ exposed to the bottom. this film really is a _ exposed to the bottom. tt 3 film really is a celebration of three different generations of cinema stop we have villains from three franchises coming back and it is just an honour, just an honour to be a part of it and to be the centre of it and the fan speculation and excitement they have been showing over the last six months has been incredible so i just want to get the thing out there now so people can see. this is a good one. some suggest... this is a good one. some suggest- - -_ this is a good one. some sunest“. ., ,., , ., , suggest... fans of been equally excited to _ suggest... fans of been equally excited to see _ suggest... fans of been equally excited to see the _ suggest... fans of been equally excited to see the relationship. excited to see the relationship with mj developed with

hollywood superstar zendaya reprising the role.— reprising the role. what is a relationship _ reprising the role. what is a relationship with _ reprising the role. what is a relationship with peter - reprising the role. what is a relationship with peter is i reprising the role. what is a i relationship with peter is that he opens— relationship with peter is that he opens up, inform part of who she is, _ he opens up, inform part of who she is, the — he opens up, inform part of who she is, the more vulnerable and hem _ she is, the more vulnerable and hem kind — she is, the more vulnerable and be... kind of melds her a little _ be... kind of melds her a little bit _ be... kind of melds her a little bit and that has been fun, _ little bit and that has been fun, exploring different parts of emma _ fun, exploring different parts of emma j. fun, exploring different parts of emma l— of emma j. both stars are no strangers _ of emma j. both stars are no strangers to _ of emma j. both stars are no strangers to screaming - of emma j. both stars are no strangers to screaming fans. | strangers to screaming fans. people knowing who i am has been — people knowing who i am has been a — people knowing who i am has been a slow version. it is not like — been a slow version. it is not like i— been a slow version. it is not like i woke _ been a slow version. it is not like i woke up one day and maintain— like i woke up one day and maintaina like i woke up one day and maintain a life changed and everyone knew who i was. i started _ everyone knew who i was. i started off when i was quite young — started off when i was quite young but it has been a slow progression so i have been able to grow— progression so i have been able to grow into it. life logs to use — to grow into it. life logs to use so _ to grow into it. life logs to use so you have to separate those — use so you have to separate those things and prioritise those _ those things and prioritise those things. some things belong _ those things. some things belong to you and it is a cape for something to belong to the world — for something to belong to the world and it is also a gate if it does— world and it is also a gate if it does not. it is about what makes _ it does not. it is about what makes you comfortable. i have won a for—

makes you comfortable. i have won a for the _ makes you comfortable. i have won a for the last _ makes you comfortable. i have won a for the last two - makes you comfortable. i have won a for the last two years. i | won a for the last two years. i went to waterloo for the first time in about a year and it was incredible, amazing.— incredible, amazing. does it ever become _ incredible, amazing. does it ever become overwhelming | incredible, amazing. does it - ever become overwhelming people stop you on the street? tt is. stop you on the street? it is. peole stop you on the street? it is. people in _ stop you on the street? it is. people in the _ stop you on the street? it is. people in the public - stop you on the street? it is. people in the public eye - stop you on the street? it is. people in the public eye i - stop you on the street? it is. i people in the public eye i held up people in the public eye i held up to a certain standard which is sometimes unrealistic. having this job is is sometimes unrealistic. having thisjob is notjust having a job, it is a responsibility. there are kids that look up to spider—man and the person they want to sit down with is spider—man and i am that person right now so i have a responsibility to be a role model and to give these kids some drive and something to look up to. there is this small price to pay which is your privacy but there are ways around it and it away to figure out how to navigate fame but i think i have figured it out now so i am feeling much more confident and comfortable. i cannot wait to see it with my sons. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @ bbc baxter. hello. well, tuesday is going to be generally quite cloudy, perhaps damp in a few places, nothing spectacular. it is december after all. you can see a lot of cloud on the satellite picture, but this little gap in the cloud that's over us right now has actually led to some clear spells across parts of northern england and northern ireland too, perhaps the north of wales. so, i think these are the most likely areas for fog to form early in the morning. the very far north—west of the uk, wet and windy first thing. the south of the country, really quite mild. look at these starting temperatures — 10 degrees along the channel coast. so, this is the weather map for tuesday. we have high pressure to the south, which will continue to build through the course of the week, but weather fronts are grazing

the north—west of the uk. so, for ourfriends in the western isles, it's going to be wet and windy at times. we are expecting some rain or so in orkney and shetland. perhaps a little bit of rain around the lowlands and south—western areas of scotland, but i think eastern areas, in fact all along the east of the country, i think there will be some brightness around. and temperatures typically around 7—9 degrees, but southern areas, london, cardiff, plymouth with the cloud and the murk hanging around, that mild air from the south, it will be around 12 degrees in one or two spots. here's the weather map for wednesday. so, again, high pressure in the south, weather fronts grazing the north, but increasingly these weather fronts will bring less rain as we go through the course of the week. so, more than anything, it's just an area of cloud with some dampness here across parts of scotland and northern ireland. it's because it's high pressure starting to build in from the south. and look at these temperatures — double figures right across the board midweek. now, this high pressure is going to anchor itself across the uk thursday and friday,

and i wouldn't be surprised if it stays here, well, right up till christmas quite possibly. this means generally settled conditions across the uk, light winds, with some fog in the morning. still mild on thursday, but i think gradually what we'll find is these temperatures, even though we'll have high pressure, gradually these temperatures will ease so down into single figures by the time we get to the weekend. but i think it's going to stay mostly settled for the rest of the week. bye— bye.

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