this is bbc news — i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 9... covid passes become compulsary in england for nightclubs, big sports matches, and other large events — despite nearly 100 conservative mps voting against the government's plans. if we don't act and we don't take precautionary measures, then afterwards, if things didn't go well with omicron, with this latest mutation, then people would say, why didn't you act sooner? the conservative chairman of the london assembly's police and crime committee, shaun bailey, resigns after a photo of him at a party last christmas is published where covid rules were breached. this vaccination centre in sheffield

has seen hundreds of people already this morning, as, from today, the boosterjab is being offered to anyone over the age of 18. will you be using a covid pass over the christmas period? or will you be avoiding big events all together? get in touch on twitter or using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the cost of living is rising at its fastest rate in ten years, as transport and energy prices continue to go up. fire has broken out in a skyscraper in hong kong, leaving dozens of people trapped on the rooftop. and care companies supporting the elderly and disabled complain of staff shortages, amid fears that compulsary covid vaccinatons for employees will only make things worse.

borisjohnson is facing fresh questions over his authority as prime minister, after nearly 100 of his own mps rebelled against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in england. despite the rebellion, adults in england now need proof of double—vaccination, or a negative lateral flow test to enter nightclubs, big sporting matches and other large events, such as those held indoors with a capacity of more than 500 people. mps also backed mandatory facemasks in some settings, as well as compulsory vaccinations for nhs workers in england. both of these measures were also subject to smaller conservative rebellions. but 99 conservative mps rebelled against boris johnson on covid passes — by far the biggest since he took office two and a half years ago, and the measure relied on the support of labour to pass.

in the past hour, the labour leader sir keir starmer has tweeted to say "the public is safer thanks to labour putting people's health before party politics. he goes on... "the prime minister needs to take a long, hard look at himself and ask whether he has the authority to take this country through the pandemic" our first report this morning is from our political correspondent ben wright. the ayes to the right, 369, the noes to the left, 126. the scale of the rebellion produced gasps in the commons. the government won the vote to introduce covid passes in england for crowded events, but 99 conservative mps voted against the policy, the biggest revolt of borisjohnson�*s premiership. the measure only passed because of labour's support.

it confirms that he is too weak to discharge the basic functions of government. these public health measures would not have gone through if labour had not shown the leadership that the prime ministerfailed to show. so, from today, nhs covid passes, showing a recent negative test orfull vaccination, must be shown to get into many large venues, including nightclubs. but this was the measure that most angered conservative rebels. for them it was a step too far, and they wanted to send borisjohnson a message. this was just a bridge too far. vaccine passports today, what tomorrow, or a week down the road? so i think they were putting a marker down. and it's been proven in scotland, vaccine passports don't work, they don't prevent infection. so, i think it was a cry of pain from the conservative party. ministers warned mps the threat from the 0micron variant is grave. they have predicted a surge in hospitalisations in the coming

weeks, which is why these new protections have been put in place. of course it's difficult. every decision we make has costs, has consequences. everybody is weighing those up all the time, my colleagues are weighing those up all the time. but we have decided that we need to buy time. we really do need to slow down this unbelievably transmittable virus, so that we can get everybody vaccinated. vaccines remain the bedrock of the government's strategy for tackling the new variant, and accelerating the access to boosters has produced a surge in demand. england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, made his own plea in a video released last night. get your covid—19 booster vaccine to strengthen your protection. please get boosted now. conservative rebels want this to be the final time the prime minister asks the commons to tighten restrictions. but with covid surging, there is no guarantee. ben wright, bbc news, westminster.

let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. hello, adam. the challenge, the question as we heard from keir starmer this morning, is whether borisjohnson has the authority to lead through this pandemic. so after the events of the last 2a hours, how much has his authority been dented? that's a question that will be answered over the next few months and years. itjust shows you this is and years. itjust shows you this is a very rebellious conservative party, and loyalty ain't what it used to be, which could be quite tricky for the country, governed by borisjohnson. it is yesterdayjust a combination of lots of factors coalescing in a one off, so you had people who were annoyed about the particular policy of covid certificates, quite a few of them. you then had people annoyed about restrictions at all. you then had people who are kind of open to restrictions, and changes to how

people live their lives, but were not convinced by the evidence they were presented with. then you had people that were just annoyed about how the government has handled various other issues over the last few months, and that all came together, and that adds up to about 100 rebels. so, does that get repeated in future? now, if there are going to be future covid restrictions on the next few months, or maybe even the next few weeks, those will go to parliament again, because we have had this commitment from grant shapps, the transport secretary this morning. we've got in place now the measures that we believe will see us through to the new year. and some of the measures which are not relevant, we are removing. in fact, yesterday we removed the red list countries. there is no point in having those any more because omicron is already here. so, we always try and keep these things proportionate, and remove them as quickly as possible. one thing i can say for certain is if we did need to do anything else, parliament would be recalled in order to vote on doing that, so it wouldn'tjust be an automated thing.

another... sorry, adam. iwas about to say, meanwhile, another conservative resignation over events at christmas last year? yes. conservative resignation over events at christmas last year?— at christmas last year? yes, this is shaun bailey. _ at christmas last year? yes, this is shaun bailey, he _ at christmas last year? yes, this is shaun bailey, he was _ at christmas last year? yes, this is shaun bailey, he was the - shaun bailey, he was the conservative candidate to be mayor of london, who is a member of the london assembly. he has resigned from the police and crime committee on the london assembly, because a picture has emerged of an event that his campaign hosted in the basement of conservative hq last christmas, when the restrictions in place in london meant you should not be having such events. you can see in the picture, everybody is they're having a group photo, and if you look in the corner you can see there is catering that has been brought in. so, it does very much look like a party. the conservative party wants to stress this morning that the shaun bailey campaign was an arms length, independent organisation, who were just loaned a space in conservative central office. cc hq did not know anything

about the event and they are distancing themselves from it. but former members of conservative party staff had been succumbed to the shaun bailey campaign, those four have been disciplined for breaking the covid rules at the time. i do just wonder, will the public make the distinction that the conservative party does between the central party and the independent shaun bailey campaign? i'm not sure the public will quite see the subtleties there.— the public will quite see the subtleties there. ~ . ., ~ subtleties there. 0k, adam, thank ou ve subtleties there. 0k, adam, thank you very much- _ we can now speak to louise holly, who is the co—owner of mash nightclub in cambridge and one of the directors of chalk nightclub in brighton. thank you very much forjoining us today. what does this mean for your night clubs, at what is obviously typically one of the busiest times of the year? it typically one of the busiest times of the year?— typically one of the busiest times of the year? it is a big change, to be honest- _ of the year? it is a big change, to be honest. everyone _ of the year? it is a big change, to be honest. everyone that - of the year? it is a big change, to be honest. everyone that comes. of the year? it is a big change, to l be honest. everyone that comes in, as of today, will have to get proof

of negative lateral flow or covid pass. how it is going to go, i don't know. i think there is a lot of mixed messaging out there, for an industry like us that has been so decimated over the last 16 months, kind of to a degree it feels like another blow. d0 kind of to a degree it feels like another blow.— kind of to a degree it feels like another blow. ., ., , , , another blow. do you have any sense from the peeple _ another blow. do you have any sense from the people who _ another blow. do you have any sense from the people who normally - another blow. do you have any sense from the people who normally come | another blow. do you have any sense i from the people who normally come to your clubs, obviously this has been talked about for a while now, the idea of covid passes, so people will have been anticipating that this was on the agenda. have you had any sense from them about whether it is going to make a difference as to whether they actually go to clubs or not? i whether they actually go to clubs or not? ~' ., �* ., ., ., not? i think, we don't all have a lot of ticket _ not? i think, we don't all have a lot of ticket advance _ not? i think, we don't all have a lot of ticket advance in - not? i think, we don't all have a lot of ticket advance in both - lot of ticket advance in both cities, so i think that the drop—off in levels of ticket sales for this week has been quite fast. i think you only have to look at wales and scotland, where you can see, once it has levelled out, it is about a 30% drop off. i think you will still get your loyal people that enjoy going out clubbing, but i think what he

loses any kind of spontaneity. so, the people who may have gone to a pub and then thought, i fancy going dancing, it's very much going to have to be preplanned.- have to be preplanned. really interesting — have to be preplanned. really interesting to _ have to be preplanned. really interesting to hear— have to be preplanned. really interesting to hear that. - have to be preplanned. really interesting to hear that. it's i interesting to hear that. it's difficult, i guess, to gauge how many people will come as you say, they don't have the opportunity to be as spontaneous as they once were. but how may people will then think, you know, actually, i want to go clubbing, so i'm going to make sure i have proof that either i've got vaccinations or a negative lateral flow test. from the perspective of your staff, flow test. from the perspective of yourstaff, how flow test. from the perspective of your staff, how tricky is this going to be to administer the actual checking of covid passes as people come into the clubs? 50. checking of covid passes as people come into the clubs? so, hopefully, in theo , come into the clubs? so, hopefully, in theory. it — come into the clubs? so, hopefully, in theory, it should _ come into the clubs? so, hopefully, in theory, it should be _ come into the clubs? so, hopefully, in theory, it should be relatively - in theory, it should be relatively straightforward. it will probably take us two or three extra members of staff and night going up and down the queues, scanning qr codes and getting proof from everyone. but i think as long as people are

organised and are able to have the qr codes, i think that element of it won't be quite difficult. i think the thing that will be trickier will be the factor of have you been jabbed, have you got proof, are you organised? i think that could create a long waiting times, if people are not organised when they turn up. from your perspective as a business owner, is this a reasonable step to take? you will have been following the news like everybody else, looking at what is going on with this new variant, figures, etc. do you think this is reasonable or not? i think that it is reasonable in the sense of if there are measures that need to be taken, they need to be applied. i don't think it is reasonable that it has been directed purely at nightclubs. i think hospitality as a whole should have the same restrictions throughout the board. i don't see the difference between a busy pub of a50 people, to a small nightclub that may have 300

people in. i think that level of risk probably isn't significantly greater. yet the restrictions put in some areas of hospitality, compared to others, are far fewer, some areas of hospitality, compared to others, are farfewer, and some areas of hospitality, compared to others, are far fewer, and far less. i think that, really, to others, are far fewer, and far less. ithink that, really, this should be a rule that applies even out of hospitality, if it applies. since you reopened, have you had any notifications from test and trace that they have been any issues? ida. that they have been any issues? no, in cambridge — that they have been any issues? iifr, in cambridge we had a rough 65,000 people through the doors, and i think we have had three test and trace phone calls. since august we haven't had a single thing and we haven't had a single thing and we haven't had a single thing and we haven't had anybody come back to say there has been cases linked to our venues or our businesses. so, i would be really interested to see the data, you know, how much it affects nightclubs. from my personal

knowledge, it really hasn't. interesting to talk to you. thanks for your time. the uk is in a "race between the virus and the vaccine" over the spread of omicron — that's the warning from the health secretary, sajid javid, as he urged the public to go get their booster shot. huge numbers of people have spent hours queuing for their third jabs over recent days. our reporter luxmy gopal is at a vaccination centre in sheffield and joins us now. obviously they are getting ready for the day ahead. but expecting to be busy? the day ahead. but expecting to be bus ? ~ , ,., , , the day ahead. but expecting to be busy? absolutely. this vaccination centre in sheffield, _ busy? absolutely. this vaccination centre in sheffield, like _ busy? absolutely. this vaccination centre in sheffield, like many - centre in sheffield, like many others across the country, is expecting a very busy morning and has already had one. it does not look is jam—packed, like dense queues saw yesterday, because they have a very spaced out system here, where the queue snakes around all the way around the corner, through

the way around the corner, through the corridor, and winds through until it gets into the centre. while it may not like that fact, they have already administered 250 jobs this morning. they have carried out 2000 jabs this it, you can get a sense of the increased demand. this morning, it has been opened up and extended so anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to get a booster. let's speak to someone, this is caitlin. caitlin, thank you for speaking to us. you are here for your booster jab. you only became eligible yesterday because you are 23, and yesterday because you are 23, and yesterday over 30—year—olds were allowed to book. what made you decide to get it as soon as you can? ijust want to decide to get it as soon as you can? i just want to protect others and ijust want to protect others and myself, — ijust want to protect others and myself, i— ijust want to protect others and myself, i don't see why you wouldn't. _ myself, i don't see why you wouldn't, i have had my others, and

i wouldn't, i have had my others, and i wanted _ wouldn't, i have had my others, and i wanted to— wouldn't, i have had my others, and i wanted to get it as soon as possible _ i wanted to get it as soon as possible-— i wanted to get it as soon as ossible. ., , , , possible. some had issues with the nhs website _ possible. some had issues with the nhs website crashing, _ possible. some had issues with the nhs website crashing, and - possible. some had issues with the nhs website crashing, and people | nhs website crashing, and people struggling to get a booking. what was your experience question och i had to queue for ten minutes, but i 'ust had to queue for ten minutes, but i just left_ had to queue for ten minutes, but i just left it _ had to queue for ten minutes, but i just left it on my laptop and waited until i_ just left it on my laptop and waited until i got— just left it on my laptop and waited until i got through. it was pretty seamless— until i got through. it was pretty seamless once i got through. among eo - le seamless once i got through. among --eole ou seamless once i got through. among peeple you know _ seamless once i got through. among people you know when _ seamless once i got through. among people you know when your - seamless once i got through. among people you know when your age - seamless once i got through. among i people you know when your age group, what is the sense of how much of a feeling of urgency there is to get the jab question och me feeling of urgency there is to get the jab question oct— the jab question och me and my friends were _ the jab question och me and my friends were messaging - the jab question och me and my friends were messaging each i the jab question och me and my - friends were messaging each other, i hooked _ friends were messaging each other, i hooked on— friends were messaging each other, i booked on this day, i booked on that day, it— booked on this day, i booked on that day, it seems we are trying to get it done _ day, it seems we are trying to get it done as — day, it seems we are trying to get it done as soon as possible, amongst my friends, _ it done as soon as possible, amongst my friends, obviously.— my friends, obviously. there were ima . es of my friends, obviously. there were images of queues _ my friends, obviously. there were images of queues in _ my friends, obviously. there were images of queues in the _ my friends, obviously. there were images of queues in the news - images of queues in the news yesterday, where you had some centres where there were people queueing for up to five hours. what has been the experience of people you know? do you know anybody that queued for a while? i you know? do you know anybody that queued for a while?— queued for a while? i know people who have tried _ queued for a while? i know people who have tried and _ queued for a while? i know people who have tried and then _ queued for a while? i know people who have tried and then realised, | who have tried and then realised, let's wait, — who have tried and then realised, let's wait, and then hopefully get a specific— let's wait, and then hopefully get a specific spot. but i have seen the queues _ specific spot. but i have seen the queues near my way in sheffield. as

you queues near my way in sheffield. you said, queues near my way in sheffield. is you said, yours has not been that bad at all. ,, ., , , you said, yours has not been that bad at all._ excellent. | bad at all. seamless. excellent. thank you _ bad at all. seamless. excellent. thank you for— bad at all. seamless. excellent. thank you for speaking - bad at all. seamless. excellent. thank you for speaking to - bad at all. seamless. excellent. thank you for speaking to us. i bad at all. seamless. excellent. | thank you for speaking to us. we will let you get your jab. thank you for speaking to us. we will let you get yourjab. one of the other things is that now the 15 minute wait time after getting your booster has been removed, because they felt that it is not necessary. that was at a time when any side effects were unknown. witnesses have told me that after 12 months of administering these vaccines, there is greater knowledge, there is no longer the need for the 15 minute wait, which will increase capacity, which is really important, because the government wants to have a booster jab the government wants to have a boosterjab offered up to every aduu boosterjab offered up to every adult by the end of this year, by the 31st of december. and that is not very far to go. thank you for that, luxmy gopal, good luck to everybody working hard at the vaccination centre. we are asking you today about those covid passes.

in some parts of the uk people are already using them. if you are, let us know how that is working for you. in england they have now become mandatory for certain venues. will that make you change your plans or do you think, for example, if you want to go clubbing over christmas and new year, that it is worth it to actually have proof of your vaccination or a negative lateral flow test. get in touch me on twitter and you can use the hashtag. people in scotland have been asked to limit socialising to three households at a time in the run—up to christmas amid concerns over the omicron variant. first minister nicola sturgeon said the advice would not apply on christmas day and that plans should not be cancelled. professorjason leitch, who is the national clinical director for scotland, said he hoped christmas would be better this year than last. i think christmas will be considerably different from last year. let's remember, science has

really helped us here. we have got vaccines and home testing. we didn't have either of those things last year. but we have also got a new variant, which seemed to appear four weeks before christmas. they don't have the same calendar as us. we were really gutted when this one came about just 10, ia days ago. we have had to adjust ther advice in scotland. yesterday we moved to put some stuff into guidance we did not have. reduce your socialising, pre and post—christmas, if you possibly can. and if you have to socialise, or want to socialise, then try and keep that to a maximum of three families. that is a horrible piece of advice to have to give, for the first minister to have to give or for me to give, nobody wants to do that. let's speak to our scotland political correspondent andrew kerr. that phrase horrible advice, it stuck out to me when i listen to that interview earlier on bbc breakfast. governments around the uk are trying to find a balance here,

to make this christmas better than the last one. but also to take account of rising cases. tell us more about the situation in scotland. more about the situation in scotland-— more about the situation in scotland. ., �* , ., , scotland. that's right. horrible advice to have _ scotland. that's right. horrible advice to have to _ scotland. that's right. horrible advice to have to give - scotland. that's right. horrible advice to have to give out. - scotland. that's right. horrible i advice to have to give out. there scotland. that's right. horrible - advice to have to give out. there is real concern about the omicron variant on the potential impact on hospitals. now we have the guidance, not optional, a maximum of three households meeting around the christmas period. it excludes christmas period. it excludes christmas eve, christmas day and boxing day, whenever a family celebrates with its main festive meal, at that point. i think the contradiction which has been pointed out by opposition politicians is that nightclubs are still open. but i think the problem for the scottish government is, they don't have the funding at the moment to perhaps go further. that has to come from the uk treasury. i think they would want to see further and more intense restrictions. is to see further and more intense restrictions.— restrictions. is there any sense from the first _ restrictions. is there any sense

from the first minister - restrictions. is there any sense from the first minister that - restrictions. is there any sense l from the first minister that more restrictions might be introduced, if not at the end of this year, in the new year? i not at the end of this year, in the new year?— new year? i think that is a possibility- _ new year? i think that is a possibility. of _ new year? i think that is a possibility. of course, - new year? i think that is a l possibility. of course, nicola sturgeon gives a statement to parliament every tuesday and we still have one more tuesday before christmas, of course. i think there is that concern, really, about the spread, doubling rate. we have had other restrictions put in place from saturday, shops will have more restrictions, more social distancing rules, back to the bad old days, in a sense. we could see, potentially, big queues outside food stores in christmas week. hospitality will have more restrictions put in place, such as screens to avoid crowding at bars, or between tables. we were told last week to cancel christmas parties. £100 million has been made available for the hospitality sector. they say that is not enough. the scottish government to say that their hands are tied. more funding has been provided by the uk treasury, although there is an

ongoing political argument about where that is coming from, and how much that is. it where that is coming from, and how much that ia— much that is. it is a tricky question- _ much that is. it is a tricky question. could _ much that is. it is a tricky question. could you - much that is. it is a tricky question. could you sum | much that is. it is a tricky i question. could you sum up much that is. it is a tricky - question. could you sum up the public mood in scotland about these restrictions, and going into christmas, comparing it to last year? how do you think people are feeling about this?— year? how do you think people are feeling about this? there was a real fear before the _ feeling about this? there was a real fear before the statement _ feeling about this? there was a realj fear before the statement yesterday about what could be said. christmas is not cancelled, so that will no doubt hearten a lot of people. and there are no travel regulations in place. that was partly the problem last year, that the travel regulations stopped people really going to see families. so there is that sense of freedom, but that sense of lingering worry and the worry that people have to make their own personal decision about whether to go for dinner with friends, whether to go for a night out. there is of the government telling people what to do. so it may be falls on people's shoulders a bit more, which in a way could cause a little bit more stress as well.—

in a way could cause a little bit more stress as well. 0k, thank you very much — more stress as well. 0k, thank you very much for— more stress as well. 0k, thank you very much for that. _ more stress as well. 0k, thank you very much for that. andrew - more stress as well. 0k, thank you very much for that. andrew kerr, . more stress as well. 0k, thank you i very much for that. andrew kerr, our scotland political correspondent. let's get more on borisjohnson facing fresh questions over his authority as prime minister, after nearly 100 of his own mps rebelled against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in england. we can talk to labour's pat mcfadden, shadow chief secretary to the treasury. good morning. thank you very much for your time today. the morning after the day before. how do you feel today about the fact that labour effectively propped up the prime minister yesterday? what labour effectively propped up the prime minister yesterday? what we saw last night _ prime minister yesterday? what we saw last night in — prime minister yesterday? what we saw last night in the _ prime minister yesterday? what we saw last night in the house - prime minister yesterday? what we saw last night in the house of- saw last night in the house of commons was the prime minister's inability to get necessary public health measures through the house of commons, despite having come on paper, a majority of 80. that is testament to the loss of his authority, it's testament to the loss of trust in the prime minister from the public, first of all, because he has shown open contempt for the kind of rules that he has

asked the country to abide by for the last year. and now from his own party. and in the face of all that, we have to ask ourselves what the role of a responsible opposition is in these circumstances, and that is not to play games with this, because it is about public safety, it's about people's help. but to do the right thing for the public, that is what we did in the votes last night. where would you draw the line? you talk about being a responsible opposition, but where do you draw the line in effectively supporting the line in effectively supporting the prime minister, his cabinet, and measures, if more measures were required, more restrictions were required, more restrictions were required, would you draw the line there? it’s required, would you draw the line there? �* , ., required, would you draw the line there? i ., . required, would you draw the line there? �*, s, ., ., ., there? it's not a matter of supporting _ there? it's not a matter of supporting the _ there? it's not a matter of supporting the prime - there? it's not a matter of - supporting the prime minister. we understand the destruction of public trust in the prime minister, and thatis trust in the prime minister, and that is down to his own conduct, the culture he fostered in number 10, a culture he fostered in number 10, a culture of impunity. it's not about him or the cabinet, what it is about is what we hear from the chief medical officer, it is about the scientific advice, it is about

supporting the nhs, it is about protecting the public. and these will be the things that are always in our mind, when faced with these decisions. so, it's not about trust in the prime minister, propping him up in the prime minister, propping him up or anything like that. it's about doing the right thing by the public. that is what drove us in wright 's decisions, and that is what drove us in more we take in the coming weeks. clearly we are focusing on what people are doing over christmas, what changes they might make to their plans. what are your plans? are you changing any of those? i have a quiet christmas at home with my family, that is what i will do. you know, i hope everybody is able to enjoy their christmas. it's a special time of year and we want people to be able to do that. i also want to ask — people to be able to do that. i also want to ask about _ people to be able to do that. i also want to ask about new _ people to be able to do that. i also want to ask about new analysis - people to be able to do that. i also want to ask about new analysis that labour has been looking at, showing that pensioners are paying twice as much for energy as younger people. tell us more about the detail of

this. presumably, if people are retired, they will be spending more time at home, perhaps, and naturally they their heating bills will be higher. but you are not looking at it purely in that context? irate higher. but you are not looking at it purely in that context? we have two things. _ it purely in that context? we have two things, firstly, _ it purely in that context? we have two things, firstly, new _ it purely in that context? we have two things, firstly, new inflation i two things, firstly, new inflation figures showing inflation topping 5%, the first time that has happened in many years stop that underlines the cost of living crisis facing families right across the country as we go into the winter months. but there is particular pressure on energy bills, and figures we published this morning show that pensioners spend more than the average household per person, per week, on heating bills, and almost double what younger people are paying per person, per week come on energy bills. this cost of living crisis, when it comes to energy bills, is hitting pensioners the hardest. and we have called for the government to bring any temporary vat cut on energy bills, which would

help all households, and it would not require any form filling, any bureaucracy, it would get help to people now. and the need for that is underlined by these high inflation figures, which havejust come out this morning. figures, which have 'ust come out this morningh figures, which have 'ust come out this morning. there are quite a few factors at play. _ this morning. there are quite a few factors at play. i'm _ this morning. there are quite a few factors at play, i'm looking - this morning. there are quite a few factors at play, i'm looking at - this morning. there are quite a few factors at play, i'm looking at the i factors at play, i'm looking at the research, it says a higher proportion of older people live in the least energy efficient households. that goes some way to explaining why they may be paying overall on their energy bills. how would labour pay for what you are asking the government to do and how would you address issues such as dealing with housing stock that needs to be brought up to spec to make it energy efficient and environmentally friendly? in terms of taint environmentally friendly? in terms of paying for _ environmentally friendly? in terms of paying for it. — environmentally friendly? in terms of paying for it, what _ environmentally friendly? in terms of paying for it, what has - environmentally friendly? in terms | of paying for it, what has happened is that because prices have been rising faster than expected over the last six months, the government's vat receipts have been higher than expected, they have been about 2 billion more than was expected back in the summer. so, this would cost a lot less than that. it's affordable

through the increased vat receipts that the government is getting, precisely because prices are going up. to your point about energy efficiency and housing, this is really important. the reason pensioners pay more is because they have probably been living in properties for a lot longer than younger people who might be on the first step of the property ladder, or move every few years. what is really important going forward is that we have a big programme in this country of insulation and energy—efficient heating systems for housing. if we are going to meet the net zero targets, that is what we've got to do. we announced a plan at our conference to do this over a ten year period, and if you look at the scorecard of where the country is on meeting our net zero targets, then housing and buildings is probably the area that we are furthest behind. so, a programme like this would help people with their energy

bills, because it would make housing more efficient, it would create good jobs and would help us meet those targets. so it's a good investment and that is what we want to do. thank you for your time today. we have asked the government back for a direct response to labour's claims this morning but we haven't got a response so far. previously, the business secretary has had ongoing support for energy customers, especially the elderly and vulnerable, is the top priority for both the government and energy suppliers. data released by the office for national statistics this morning shows the cost of living has risen at its fastest rate for ten years — with inflation standing at 5.1% in the year to november. the rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, was substantially higher than analysts had been expecting, up from a.2% the previous month. the rise was partly driven by sharp increases in the cost of petrol and clothing. i'm nowjoined by liz martins, who's a senior uk economist at hsbc.

good morning to you, thank you for joining us today. tell us a little bit more first of all about the underlying factors, the reasons behind this higher than expected jump behind this higher than expected jump in inflation. i think you are you... there you are, let's start again.— i think you are you... there you are, let's start again. there is a lot ttoin are, let's start again. there is a lot going on _ are, let's start again. there is a lot going on here, _ are, let's start again. there is a lot going on here, as _ are, let's start again. there is a lot going on here, as you - are, let's start again. there is a lot going on here, as you said, | lot going on here, as you said, there are petrol prices going up, people's heating bills have gone up, food price inflation hasjumped as well and then there are some funny factors in there as well, like used car prices. a car at the moment is an appreciating asset, used car inflation is up 27% year—on—year and clothing price inflation is higher, so these are increases really across the board of uk consumer spending. and i think it is quite broad—based. this is well above the average pay

rise, of course. how much of a hit do you think this is going to be two people's living standards? i do you think this is going to be two people's living standards?- people's living standards? i think unfortunately. — people's living standards? i think unfortunately, we _ people's living standards? i think unfortunately, we are _ people's living standards? i think unfortunately, we are going - people's living standards? i think unfortunately, we are going to i people's living standards? i think i unfortunately, we are going to see, on average, people 's incomes are going fall in real terms through 2022, that is partly the inflation we are seeing and there is another leg of that to come in april, people's energy bills are going to go people's energy bills are going to 9° up people's energy bills are going to go up yet again and tax rises are coming through in april, so we expect people's real incomes to fall byjust expect people's real incomes to fall by just over 1% expect people's real incomes to fall byjust over 1% next year expect people's real incomes to fall by just over 1% next year unless we have some much bigger than expected pay growth. have some much bigger than expected -a trowth. , ., , . pay growth. they are expecting the bank of pay growth. they are expecting the iitank of england — pay growth. they are expecting the bank of england to _ pay growth. they are expecting the bank of england to make _ pay growth. they are expecting the bank of england to make a - pay growth. they are expecting the | bank of england to make a decision on interest rates tomorrow and i noticed in hsbc�*s response to the inflation figures today, this line, "under usual circumstances, it would be consistent, the inflation rate, with an imminent interest rate rise." i sense there is a boat. ind rise." i sense there is a boat. and the boat is _

rise." i sense there is a boat. and the boat is of _ rise." i sense there is a boat. and the boat is of course _ rise." i sense there is a boat. i�*ic the boat is of course omicron. this inflation rate is more than double the bank of england's target, this is more than they were expecting, more than we were expecting a normally i think that would be a green light to raise interest rates now, but we have all of this uncertainty around the omicron variant, we don't know what will happen to the economy as a consequence in the next couple of months and that is why, on balance, we think they will wait at least until february, assuming that hopefully the worst of the omicron situation is behind us then.- situation is behind us then. thank ou ve situation is behind us then. thank you very much- — a fire has broken out in a skyscraper in hong kong. more than 100 people are waiting to be rescued — and at least 13 people have been injured in the 38—storey world trade centre in the causeway bay shopping district. more than a thousand people have already been led to safety. firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze and reach people trapped inside. the building had been undergoing renovation and is covered in scaffolding.

our reporter danny vincent is in hong kong and joins me now. i think one of the earlier reports that i had read said as many as 100 people were trapped on the roof of the world trade center in hong kong. what are the latest details you have? ., , , ., have? that is right, the report earlier today _ have? that is right, the report earlier today that _ have? that is right, the report earlier today that as _ have? that is right, the report earlier today that as many - have? that is right, the report earlier today that as many as| have? that is right, the report - earlier today that as many as 300 people were trapped on the roof of the world trade center. around 12:30pm this afternoon, there were reports that a large fire had broken out. the reports were that the fire broke out in an electrical room. the fire then spread up the scaffolding of the building. we then started seeing pictures and videos on social media of relatively large groups of people stranded on the roof of this building, waiting for firefighters to come to essentially save them. it seems that, according to the police,

the fire is now largely under control. we are waiting for the latest, there will be a press conference later today from the authorities, but what we do know is that this was a large fire and many people were stranded at the top of this building. 50 people were stranded at the top of this building-— people were stranded at the top of this building. so how have rescuers been getting _ this building. so how have rescuers been getting the — this building. so how have rescuers been getting the people _ this building. so how have rescuers been getting the people off- this building. so how have rescuers been getting the people off that . been getting the people off that roof? . ., been getting the people off that roof? s ., , been getting the people off that roof? . ., , , . , roof? well, we have seen pictures and videos — roof? well, we have seen pictures and videos of _ roof? well, we have seen pictures and videos of extendable - roof? well, we have seen pictures and videos of extendable ladders l and videos of extendable ladders that have been taken up to this building. of course, it is one of many very high buildings in hong kong, it is 38 stories —— storeys high. many were having lunch when the fire broke out and were told, instead of going down, to go up to the roof and wait it out essentially until the fire was put out so they could be rescued and evacuated from the building. could be rescued and evacuated from the building-— the building. danny, thank you for that update. _ the building. danny, thank you for that update. in — the building. danny, thank you for that update, in hong _ the building. danny, thank you for

that update, in hong kong. - a woman who killed her girlfriend's16—month—old child will be sentenced today. star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28—year—old savannah brockhill, who was yesterday convicted of murder. star's mother, frankie smith, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. bradford council will publish a review into star's death injanuary. the time is 935. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. james anderson and stuart broad are back in england's12—man squad for the second ashes test against australia which starts tomorrow morning in adelaide. the pair had been left out of the opener in brisbane, which england lost by nine wickets. anderson is england's leading test wicket—taker with 632, with broad second behind him with 52a. pace bowler chris wood has been rested,

with spinnerjack leach included. so does the recall place more expectation on anderson? he always feel expectation because of various things, really, but, for me, i havejust been, since i knew i wasn't playing at brisbane, i have just been working hard with the pink ball, seeing what works and what doesn't, whether it swings at certain times of the day and whatever else to just try and get an edge on this week but, for me, i havejust been preparing edge on this week but, for me, i have just been preparing the same as i would be for a red ball game. have just been preparing the same as iwould be for a red ball game. it is still a test match at the end of the day, got to work really hard as a bowler, as a bowling unit and, yeah, just preparing for some hard work. meanwhile, australia have confirmed that david warner will be fit enough to face england. the batter had been struggling with an injury. however bowlerjosh hazlewood has lost his fitness battle and will be replaced bthye richardson.

that match in adelaide is a day—nighter, with england are looking to level the series. coverage across the bbc from aam tomorrow. leaders manchester city ran riot in the premier league last night — hammering leeds united 7—0 at the etihad. £100 million signing jack grealish hadn't scored in the league since august, but that drought came to an end in the first half. kevin de bruyne was also back to his brilliant best, this thunderbolt his second of the evening as city ran riot. they're four points clear at the top of the table. leeds slip to 16th. aston villa moved up to ninth with a 2—0 win over former manager dean smith's norwich at carrow road. jacob ramsey gave villa the lead before ollie watkins sealed the three points. after the game, smith said he doesn't know if he'll have enough players for their weekend fixture, with covid ruling out a number of his squad.

our concerns oui’ concerns have our concerns have been, obviously, we have just played tottenham and i have had an outbreak, we have played manchester united, they have had an outbreak and we just wanted some guidance because would it be fair on aston villa, as well, as our own players of staff, we have symptomatic players around us. i have seen the new premier league protocols coming out there where we will be tested every day and pcr twice a week, so the heat is on at the moment, i think across notjust football but across the country. well, on the back of rising cases, the premier league says all players and club staff must have a daily lateral flow test before being allowed into training grounds. the move follows a record a2 players and staff in the league testing positive in seven days and two games being postponed. changes for fans too, there are four matches tonight — and these will be the first big sporting events where spectators will need to show a covid pass or negative lateral flow test for entry into the stadium.

and there was one game in scotland last night, hibs beating dundee 1—0 thanks to a spectacular paul mcmullan own goal. but hibs did lose kevin nisbet and chris cadden to injury and the pair are now doubts for the league cup final this weekend. golden state warriors star steph curry became the nba's all—time three—point scorer when he overtook ray allen's previous mark of 2973. the 33—year—old surpassed the mark in the opening quarter against the new york knicks at madison square garden and it all came to a standstill as the two—time league mvp was immediately embraced by his team mates, coaches and ray allen, whose record stood for ten years. former world champion speed skater elise christie says she will never feel whole after retiring from the sport without an olympic medal. the 31—year—old struggled with injuries and mental illness in her career but still won

more than 70 medals. her olympic medal dream might not be overjust yet though. she's planning to move into another winter sport — though she's not saying which one yet. iam i am excited, because, iam excited, because, initially, i did want to go to the world championships this year and just carry on but, at the same time, there is a time where it is time to move on. i'm still an athlete, i'm still fit and healthy and i'm lucky that i am, a lot of people aren't, so i got to take that down a different route and it's going to be hard because i'm not going to be uk sport funded any more and i was privileged all those years to be so, but it is exciting, you know, it is a new challenge and i'm looking forward to it. at, a new challenge and i'm looking forward to it.— forward to it. a great career so far, not forward to it. a great career so far. not done _ forward to it. a great career so far, not done yet. _ forward to it. a great career so far, not done yet. we - forward to it. a great career so far, not done yet. we will - forward to it. a great career so far, not done yet. we will see l forward to it. a great career so - far, not done yet. we will see what she will do. that's all the sport for now.

as we've been hearing, from today you'll need a covid pass for entry into nightclubs and other large venues in england. today's changes are part of england's plan b, announced last week, which also includes more extensive use of face coverings and new guidance on working from home. so, covid passports, what exactly are they? from today in england, you'll need one for certain venues, including all nightclubs and indoor unseated events of 500 people or more — a music gig, for example. also, outdoor events of a,000 or more — where people are likely to stand or move around — like a festival. any events of 10,000 or more — so going to a big football match, or an arena gig. to get in you need to prove that you have been fully vaccinated with two doses of an approved vaccine. or you have completed a pcr or rapid lateral flow test within the past a8 hours and have a negative result. or, if you cannot get vaccinated or tested for medical reasons, you can also apply for an exemption.

that will need to be confirmed by a medical professional. the main way to do this is to generate a covid pass using the nhs app. scotland, wales and northern ireland are already using this system — via the nhs website or the nhs app. our correspondent, john maguire, has been to a nightclub to see how the new rules are being received. the christmas party season should be in full swing. but, in recent days, this pub in bristol has seen almost 80% of its bookings cancelled. constantly being stabbed in the back all the time basically by all these new rules and regulations. this few weeks, with our corporate bookings, that gets money in the pot and sees us through january and february and without that we are really going to struggle in the next few months. the late—night economy has been among the hardest hit during the pandemic with nightclubs some of the last businesses to reopen after lockdown. similar to long—established rules in the rest of the uk, nightclubs and large venues in england now require proof of full vaccination or a negative test.

ijust think it makes everyone feel a little bit safer when they are going out and makes me feel more comfortable when i am out in wales, knowing that people around me have had their vaccinations. i'm not, like, fully vaccinated, so it would probably affect me. but i think it will encourage, you know, people that haven't been fully vaccinated to get fully vaccinated. obviously, cases are going up at the moment and i just think anything we can do to try and stay safe and everyone else safe is important, so... when the loco club finally reopened its doors, in common with many nightclubs in bristol, it introduced its own restrictions to protect both customers and staff. we had big discussions as to whether we should impose our own regulations from the start and decided that we would to make it as inclusive as we could. the government guidance has been so confused that we decided

to make our own decision on it, depending on what we thought was best for the venue. this industry argues it has worked hard to keep people safe and once again many will need government financial support to survive. we've got the vat relief extended until april 2022, where it's at 12.5%, at which point it goes back up to 20%. we would ask that that is extended, or even dropped back down to where it was earlier in the year at 5%, and that would give some real relief to the businesses that are feeling the burden right now. for many of us, once again, rules and advice are changing. but one constant remains, wishing for a safe christmas and a prosperous new year. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. an increasing number of care companies providing support for people who are older and disabled in their own homes say they are turning away new clients because of staff shortages. nearly 3a0 care providers in the uk responded to questions from the home care association.

most worry the requirement for all home care staff to have covid vaccines will add to their recruitment problems. our social affairs editor alison holt has been speaking to one family run care company. marion is three hours into what is going to be a very long day. morning, christine. she and her husband run their own home care company, but staff shortages mean both are also out providing support for people like christine. not good? no. the three visits christine gets a day provide the personal care she needs but also allow her to maintain her independence. she's previously been stuck in hospital waiting for home care and knows how miserable it can be. it's hard when you are in hospital and you are bed blocking. what they were doing for me, i can do at home, i can take my own pills, or get my pills, without them coming around me four times a dayjust to give me a pill and i was sitting there doing nothing.

you have a good morning and i'll see you later. 0k, thank you. but to provide support at home takes staff. and a survey of nearly 3a0 care providers by the home care providers by the home care association found nearly all those who responded were facing real difficulties recruiting. for marion and her husband, tim, that means constantjuggling to ensure their existing clients get the support they need. effectively, i'm doing a 16—hour day and last week was like that, pretty much every day was seven till 11. it'sjust exhausting. how sustainable is that? it's not. like many other home care providers, they are turning away new clients, even though councils and the nhs are desperate for them to take on people who are ready to leave hospital. there is a high demand. we get an e—mail through every day from the council. i've got four on my e—mail at the moment that ijust noticed, but i can't take the clients and because i haven't got the staff

on because i haven't got the staff and it's a never ending circle. to try and do some of the immediate staffing pressures, the government has announced an extra £300 million to provide bonuses, overtime and pay rises for care staff. that money runs until march. ok, thank you, bye. alison holt, bbc news. plans to reduce the number of cyber security incidents in the uk have been unveiled by the government. the strategy includes millions of pounds in funding to help protect industries and technologies from malware and hacking. the uk national cyber security centre says it has fought a record number of online attacks in the past year. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. technology has moved to the heart of our daily lives and the same is happening to government. this is sitcen, the uk's situation centre, housed in a secret location to provide the latest data in a crisis. opened in the last few months,

the bbc was given exclusive access to film inside for the first time. it is close to the cobra briefing room where politicians and officials take decisions in the event of terrorist attacks, disasters or other major incidents. what's new about the centre is, for the first time, data from across government and outside is brought together in one place to help officials and politicians make decisions in the middle of a crisis. that means, for instance, if a storm is hitting the country, they are able to put together weather data with details about transport and medical facilities in order to better coordinate a response. the recent fuel supply crisis was one of the first times the centre was put into action. when there was pressure on petrol supplies, the ability then to see which parts of the united kingdom were suffering from shortages, to ensure that the additional responses, such as the military

drivers of those tankers that were then put in place, and working with industry, we could then target activity in a way that was driven by the data. today sees the government launched its new five—year cyber strategy. it aims to ensure the uk is at the cutting edge of technology. cyber attacks have hit councils and businesses in the uk and around the world, while online scams have been growing. the strategy aims to ensure that our defences are stronger and also that the benefits of technology and innovation are better spread across the country. all of that, like the arrival of sitcen, a sign that technology increasingly underpins our security. gordon corera, bbc news. this will be the sixth christmas richard ratcliffe will spend without his wife, nazanin. she was arrested in iran in 2016 on spying charges — and has been held in the country ever since. for richard and the couple's seven—year—old daughter gabriella,

it has been an extraordinarily difficult time, but, as he explained to fiona lamdin, he's still determined to make christmas special. do you want to hold onto this bit? we want to see how long it is. we'll see how... you've really tangled it, daddy. i'd like to think it was tangled before we got it. myjob is to try and keep a normal life going for gabriella. growing up doesn't wait for happier times, it happens despite what's all around us. so, yes, it is decorating the house for christmas, it is cooking gingerbread. five and a half years ago, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested at tehran airport on her way home to the uk. her story is very simple. it's unpalatable but it's very simple. she was taken for some money iran is owed by the uk. since then she has been held in solitary confinement,

had two trials, and now two sentences. here we are, a year on, another christmas on, and we are in a worse place than we were this time last year. which drawings did you do? last march, as nazanin was coming to the end of her five—year sentence in iran, back here in london, her husband and daughter were counting down the days. she decorated it and had a happy time crossing off each day. when we were day 36 and day 30 and day 20, it was all quite... and then as we got close, she did start asking questions about, "is mummy really going to come back on tuesday?" and obviously we got quite uncertain. we didn't know what was going to happen. she didn't come home but at least they took the ankle tag off, but then they gave her a new sentence. for gabriella, the promise that mummy was coming home not being kept, she's had a series of false dawns of promises that haven't been kept. which are hard to explain when you're an adult but very hard

to process when you are seven, or six, as she was at that point. and there's a lot of, "why my mummy? "when is it going to be over?" there aren't any answers any of us can give. do you think we need another calendar? it's a bit hard to know when mummy is going to come back though, isn't it? as nazanin lost her appeal against a second jail sentence in iran, this autumn, richard went on hunger strike outside the foreign office for 21 days. it was a real strain on her, the hunger strike. you know, daddy wasn't here, everyone was very stressed. she was having nightmares and disrupted and not sleeping properly. certainly huge relief when it was over. which is the new one this year? nazanin is living with her parents in iran while waiting to hear if she will be sent back to prison. richard and gabriella ring her twice a day. there she is. it's very important for nazanin

always to make sure gabriella know she loves mummy really loves her and mummy really cares. we are going to do all these things when mummy comes back. and as she gets older, she does question, "when is that going to happen?" the government said it had consistently raised nazanin's case with the iranian authorities, and called for iran to urgently release all british nationals unfairly detained there. a parliamentary inquiry begins today into the issue of historical forced adoptions. it's believed hundreds of thousands of young women were pressured and shamed into giving up their babies for adoption in the three decades after the second world war because they were unmarried and had become pregnant out of wedlock, which was taboo at the time. the birth mothers want the government to issue an apology for what state employees did to them. duncan kennedy reports.

it is nearly 50 years since pat king was forced to give up her newborn baby. pat became pregnant aged 15 in 1973. she wasn't married and almost immediately, a social worker arrived to confront her. i immediately, a social worker arrived to confront her.— to confront her. i was that wicked tirl and i to confront her. i was that wicked girl and i had _ to confront her. i was that wicked girl and i had seen _ to confront her. i was that wicked girl and i had seen that _ to confront her. i was that wicked girl and i had seen that and - to confront her. i was that wicked girl and i had seen that and i - girland i had seen thatand i needed girl and i had seen that and i needed to put this right and the way i could put this right was to help some family who really needed this baby —— i had sinned. did some family who really needed this baby -- i had sinned.— baby -- i had sinned. did she call ou baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? _ baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? she _ baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? she did _ baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? she did call- baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? she did call me - baby -- i had sinned. did she call you wicked? she did call me we i you wicked? she did call me we could, you wicked? she did call me we could. yes- _ you wicked? she did call me we could. yes- it— you wicked? she did call me we could, yes. it is— you wicked? she did call me we could, yes. it is thought - you wicked? she did call me we could, yes. it is thought around j could, yes. it is thought around 400,000 — could, yes. it is thought around 400,000 unmarried _ could, yes. it is thought around 400,000 unmarried women . could, yes. it is thought around 400,000 unmarried women in | could, yes. it is thought around - 400,000 unmarried women in england a00,000 unmarried women in england and were pressured to give up their babies for adoption in the 30 years after the second world war. even after the second world war. even after they gave birth, —— as they gave birth, some nurses treated them cruelly. gave birth, some nurses treated them cruell . ., ., �* gave birth, some nurses treated them cruell . s, s, �* ., ., gave birth, some nurses treated them cruell . s, s, �* ., s, s, cruelly. you won't allowed to scream. _ cruelly. you won't allowed to scream. you _ cruelly. you won't allowed to scream, you were _ cruelly. you won't allowed to scream, you were told - cruelly. you won't allowed to scream, you were told to - cruelly. you won't allowed to l scream, you were told to shut cruelly. you won't allowed to - scream, you were told to shut up and stop making — scream, you were told to shut up and stop making a noise and stop being silly. _ stop making a noise and stop being silly. it _ stop making a noise and stop being silly. it was — stop making a noise and stop being silly, it was your own fault. in stop making a noise and stop being silly, it was your own fault.- silly, it was your own fault. in the delivery room. — silly, it was your own fault. in the delivery room, a _ silly, it was your own fault. in the delivery room, a nurse _ silly, it was your own fault. in the delivery room, a nurse or- silly, it was your own fault. in the j delivery room, a nurse or midwife silly, it was your own fault. in the i delivery room, a nurse or midwife is telling you to shut up screaming?

yes. ., , ., ., , yes. there was even more anguish when pat came _ yes. there was even more anguish when pat came to _ yes. there was even more anguish when pat came to hand _ yes. there was even more anguish when pat came to hand over - yes. there was even more anguish when pat came to hand over her i yes. there was even more anguish i when pat came to hand over her baby son. when pat came to hand over her baby son, ., when pat came to hand over her baby son, , ., ., " when pat came to hand over her baby son. ., s, ,, , ., ~ son. the social worker 'ust walked towards t son. the social worker 'ust walked towards us, held _ son. the social worker 'ust walked towards us, held out _ son. the social workerjust walked towards us, held out her- son. the social workerjust walked towards us, held out her arms, i i towards us, held out her arms, i tried _ towards us, held out her arms, i tried to — towards us, held out her arms, i tried to fight her to get the baby off me _ tried to fight her to get the baby off me but that didn't work and she took the _ off me but that didn't work and she took the baby and that was it, just a thank_ took the baby and that was it, just a thank you — took the baby and that was it, just a thank you and went, that was it. today— a thank you and went, that was it. today s— a thank you and went, that was it. today 's parliamentary inquiry follows a series of reports on bbc news with dozens of the birth mothers. the government says it was society to blame for forced adoptions, but the birth mothers say that wrong. it adoptions, but the birth mothers say that wront. �* adoptions, but the birth mothers say thatwront. �* , ., that wrong. it wasn't society that took my baby _ that wrong. it wasn't society that took my baby away, _ that wrong. it wasn't society that took my baby away, it _ that wrong. it wasn't society that took my baby away, it was - that wrong. it wasn't society that took my baby away, it was the i that wrong. it wasn't society that i took my baby away, it was the state and all the employees of the state, they were all in cahoots with this practice. which was just wrong. ind. practice. which was 'ust wrong. and, therefore, practice. which was 'ust wrong. and, therefore. the — practice. which wasjust wrong. and, therefore, the state _ practice. which was just wrong. and, therefore, the state should apologise. therefore, the state should apologise-— therefore, the state should a-toloise. , s, , ., apologise. yes, therefore the state should apologise. _ apologise. yes, therefore the state should apologise. pat _ apologise. yes, therefore the state should apologise. pat king - apologise. yes, therefore the state should apologise. pat king has i apologise. yes, therefore the state i should apologise. pat king has never been reunited _ should apologise. pat king has never been reunited with _ should apologise. pat king has never been reunited with her— should apologise. pat king has never been reunited with her son. - should apologise. pat king has never been reunited with her son. she i been reunited with her son. she hopes the new inquiry will help bring comfort to thousands of women

like her who had their babies taken. duncan kennedy, bbc news. for the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the outer atmosphere of the sun. nasa says the parker solar probe, which was launched in 2018, had to withstand intense heat and radiation during the mission. scientists say it will help provide a better understanding of how the sun works. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. very good morning to you, good morning at home as well, we are into a stage of fairly calm and quiet weather over the next few days and, indeed, for the rest of this week. it means for many of us are a lot of dry weather to come. the forecast for the capital cities, taking us all the way to the weekend, plenty of cloud, not huge amounts of sunshine. the temperatures will

slowly start to ebb away a touch, back closer to where we should be for mid december and largely dried. the rainfall forecast for the rest of the week shows most of the rain for the short term in western scotland, not much elsewhere, only a few spots of rain and drizzle if the cloud for cancer. the reason for this change, this high pressure to the south of us, working its way north, it will push away these weather fronts which are across parts of central and southern scotland and the far north of england. they will bring light rain and drizzle, maybe heavier burst to the north and the west of northern ireland but, to the north of it, brighter in northern scotland, temperatures dropping a little bit relative to this morning. son sunshine in northern wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia staying cloudy, a bit of drizzle across the south—west in particular. these are the temperatures, 9—12, we should be around seven for mid december so substantially above that at the moment and a mild night to come but has the high pressure builds on, notice the weather front pushes

northwards, bringing rain and drizzle back to the highlands and islands first thing. any clear skies posting, temperatures will drop further, a bit of mist and fog in some areas but some sunshine tomorrow across parts of southern in parts of scotland, northern ireland, but lots of player generally speaking, thick to the south and the south—east, may be brighter across the south—west and temperatures similar to todayvalues. as we going to the weekend, high pressure is there sitting across the uk. this is there sitting across the uk. this is the jet stream making this there sitting across the uk. this is thejet stream making this big undulating pattern, called a mega block and when that happens, nothing changes drastically underneath it so the high pressure will be with us into the weekend. friday brings dry weather almost across the board, cloud thick enough across england and wales were spots of drizzle but the best weather north and western areas, although we start with patchy mist and fog. little changes into saturday, if anything more cloud around and a thin layer of cloud, so

that means the higher ground of northern england and into parts of scotland could be sitting above that, you could be best to head for the hills for a bit of sunshine this weekend but it will start to feel chillier and feel chillier still as we go into sunday and certainly into the start—up christmas week. —— the start of christmas week. i'm nowjoined by liz martins,

who's a senior uk economist at hsbc. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. covid passes become compulsary in england for nightclubs, big sports matches, and other large events. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to the left, 126. but nearly 100 conservative mps voted against the government's plans — with boris johnson facing fresh questions over his authority. ministers say they had to move fast. if we don't act and we don't take precautionary measures, then afterwards, if things didn't go well with omicron, with this latest mutation, then people would say, why didn't you act sooner? will you be using a covid pass over the christmas period?

or will you be avoiding big events all together?