this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. lord frost — the man in charge of the uk's brexit negotiations — has resigned from borisjohnson�*s government, according the mail on sunday newspaper. the dutch prime minister puts his country into a tough new lockdown, as the latest coronavirus variant spreads. translation: the netherlands will go into lockdown again from tomorrow. netherlands is again shutting down. that is unavoidable because of the fifth wave that is coming at us with the omicron variant. another 90,000 covid—19 cases are reported across the uk, as the mayor of london declares a major incident in the capital. british holidaymakers are forced to cancel trips as france imposes tight travel restrictions

on those arriving from the uk. a frantic search for survivors is underway in the philippines after at least 31 people are killed by typhoon rai. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. reports this evening in the uk press say that lord frost — the country's chief brexit negotiator who's currently involved in talks with the eu over the northern ireland protocol — has resigned from borisjohnson�*s cabinet. the mail on sunday newspaper reported it was the introduction of plan b coronavirus measures that prompted lord frost's decision, including the implementation of covid passes.

let's talk to our correspondent danjohnson. this is developing news, what details do we have? the this is developing news, what details do we have? ., , _, details do we have? the details come from tomorrow's _ details do we have? the details come from tomorrow's mail _ details do we have? the details come from tomorrow's mail on _ details do we have? the details come from tomorrow's mail on sunday, - details do we have? the details come| from tomorrow's mail on sunday, they had said lord frost announced to the prime minister last week that he intended to leave the government but that he had been persuaded by boris johnson to stay on untiljanuary. it looks like what had been agreed between them but somehow this has got to the newspapers so it is making the headlines tonight because this is a figure who attends cabinet, a major player, a key ally of the prime minister, an important figure in the brexit negotiations throughout the last couple of years and especially in the negotiations that are ongoing about the operation of the northern ireland protocol. so, really important figure. the mail on sunday said it is his growing disillusionment with the direction of conservative party

policy that has led to his resignation. he did give a speech, lord frost, a month ago, where he talked about his value on liberty and low taxes, and a small state, and low taxes, and a small state, and he expressed quite clearly that beach his opposition to things like vaccine passports. it is those sorts of measures which have prompted him to take this step and hand in his resignation but there is already some speculation that perhaps the operation of the northern ireland protocol, the difficulties over brexit, may also be in the background to this. people may remember _ background to this. people may remember the _ background to this. people may remember the name _ background to this. people may remember the name of - background to this. people may remember the name of a - background to this. people may remember the name of a faith l background to this. people may - remember the name of a faith from those crucial brexit negotiations. yes, he was such a key player, he was the chief negotiator in terms of exiting the eu before the deadline at the end of last year. since then, he has been a minister of state but attending cabinet, a key figure in brexit in the ongoing relationship

between the uk and eu, but the degree that policy, the northern ireland protocol, with something he negotiated. he eventually drew up and had been involved in negotiations and talks ever last year about the way that was operating, some of the difficulties it was causing, medically to business in northern ireland and exporting between great britain and northern ireland. dashed particularly to businesses. it wasn't going well, there were certainly obstacles but it sounds like, from what the manner and they are saying, that would frost had bigger problems, wider issues, with the way the government has been managing the pandemic and a general direct red —— direction in which it has been going. it is an unwelcome surprise the prime minister, another difficult time. surprise the prime minister, another difficult time-— difficult time. thank you very much. those difficult time. thank you very much. these details _ difficult time. thank you very much. those details have _ difficult time. thank you very much. those details have emerged - difficult time. thank you very much. those details have emerged in - difficult time. thank you very much. those details have emerged in the l those details have emerged in the last couple of hours or so. let's speak to dia

chakravarty, brexit editor of the daily telegraph newspaper. so, you know this inside out, what was your reaction when you read this? it was your reaction when you read this? ., , , was your reaction when you read this? . , , ., , , this? it has been a very interesting iece of this? it has been a very interesting piece of news. _ this? it has been a very interesting piece of news. i — this? it has been a very interesting piece of news, i think— this? it has been a very interesting piece of news, i think for— this? it has been a very interesting piece of news, i think for those - piece of news, i think for those particularly interested in the brexit agenda. it has been interesting, particularly if you sped to some people there were then in some voters, some donors, and some backbench mps, who were refusing to come out against boris johnson the other night and joined the rebellion against him in any serious way, because there was a fear that if borisjohnson left, lord frost's position in the cabinet might become a bit tricky. 0n the other hand, there was another group of people who i was speaking to and they were telling me, close to the brexit negotiations, that they were surprised that lord frost has lasted as long as he did last because they

were concerned that a lot of people who have the prime minister's here thought differently about the negotiations compared to how lord frost saw them, so there's other groups of people avoid confrontation with the eu, and this is a quote i had, avoid a confrontation at all costs, and that was obvious he not lord frost's approach to it, particularly to the northern ireland protocol. it is not a surprise to those who know lord frost or who knew his work within the cabinet, that the whole deregulation agenda but he was supposed to, low story, they are just to jump

supposed to, low story, they are just tojump in, while most people resign, you are expected to be something to do with their main job, usually, and so you saying whatever reason with the negotiation of the northern ireland protocol, very clearly so far, the and seen in the, as you so clearly outlined, are other issues, but a bit of an overlap between the reasons that the main vow that he had with the northern ireland protocol i think it did play a role but i think if you believe in certain principles, lord frost's case, low regulation, low tax agenda, don't forget if the cabinet minister said he did have some role in those regulations as well, and those legislations as well and you feel that the government is going in completely difficult dashed different direction. {sheen going in completely difficult dashed different direction.— different direction. given that, how bi a blow different direction. given that, how big a blow it _ different direction. given that, how

big a blow it this _ different direction. given that, how big a blow it this for _ different direction. given that, how big a blow it this for boris - big a blow it this for boris johnson? i big a blow it this for boris johnson?— big a blow it this for boris johnson? ~ , , ., , big a blow it this for boris johnson? ~ , , johnson? i think this is a big blow for boris johnson _ johnson? i think this is a big blow for boris johnson as _ johnson? i think this is a big blow for boris johnson as far _ johnson? i think this is a big blow for boris johnson as far as - johnson? i think this is a big blow for boris johnson as far as his - for borisjohnson as far as his delivering brexit agenda is concerned but i think it is a bigger blow for those who did hope against hope that this current administration would at some point morph into low tax low regulation, standing up to the eu administration, i think it is a bigger blow for those people who were expecting that to happen. great to net our were expecting that to happen. great to get your thoughts _ were expecting that to happen. great to get your thoughts and insights on this. let's take a look at coronavirus now. we'll start in the netherlands. they've just announced a tough new lockdown — in response to the spread of the 0micron variant. prime minister mark rutte said, "the netherlands "is again shutting down. "that is unavoidable because of the fifth wave that is coming at us." all non—essential, stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday under the new measures. essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies must close by 8pm.

schools will close from monday and won't reopen until at least january the 14th, when the lockdown ends. here's mr rutte making the annoucement. translation: the never land will go into lockdown again from tomorrow. the netherlands is again shutting down, that is avoidable because of the fifth wave thatis avoidable because of the fifth wave that is coming at us with the icon therein. —— variant. they have been met with a mixture of disbelief, and dismay and they have thrown the dutch christmas preparations into disarray, the dutch prime minister said this was in response to the omicron variant. they had been watching in

london and across the uk and they said the health services, the hospital they are simply don't have the pasty to deal with an influx of 0micron crisis. the government's critics say this is partly their own doing because of their slow response to the about delta variant but also the slow roll—out of the booster programme. throughout the day, people have been queueing outside toy shops trying to get their last—minute gifts. beauty salons have been seeing people for a last minute pedicures and spray tans and there have been big queues outside there have been big queues outside the covid testing centre. a lot of people are hoping to escape from the netherlands to try and keep their holiday plans intact. 0utdoor sports will be allowed, there will be no curfew and supermarket, banks, libraries, is can stay open, and restaurants can keep on serving takeaways at least. but the dutch don't like chaos and the fact that these new rules are being introduced

at the last minute a few days before christmas really underlies the urgency of the situation here. here in the uk, another 90,000 coronavirus cases have been reported over the past 2a hours. the mayor of london sadiq khan has declared a major incident to help authorities cope with rising case numbers. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. there's no time to lose — jabs are now available 2a hours a day at this vaccine centre in north london, as nhs staff and volunteers across the country strive to reach one million jabs a day. in london the mayor has declared a major incident. we have had the largest number of new cases this pandemic began.

more than 26 thousand, hospital admissions are going up and staff absences are going up by a massive level so i have taking the decision in consultation with our partners to declare a major incident today. it means coordination arrangements between key public services will now be stepped up and enable london to seek further support from government to address the pressures facing the city. latest government figures show there have been an extra 10,000 confirmed cases of the 0micron variant in the uk, bringing the total to nearly 25,000, but experts say that just the tip of the iceberg, the true number is likely to be significantly higher. there have been 85 people admitted to hospitals in england in total and seven confirmed deaths. currently around 800 patients with covid are being admitted each day in england, but minutes from scientists on the sage committee suggest without further stringent measures very soon we could see a surge

of 1000—2000 a day by the end of the year and a possible peak of around 3000 a day, similar to levels in january. my view is that a short, sharp two—week rate right now would be useful and making sure people are socially distancing, limiting contacts and going back to see some of the rejections we had earlier in the year. testing for the virus is also crucial. the vaccines minister was at a royal mail depot in derbyshire this morning. deliveries of pcr and lateral flow kits are being ramped up to 900,000 a day to make sure everyone who needs a test can get one. lateral flow devices are very effective at picking up the 0micron variant, as well as other variants, and it's the best way to make sure that they are free of the virus before they do visit friends and family this christmas or go to large events. the government at westminster has said current plan b measures in england are appropriate,

but would go further if new data suggests that's needed. representatives from all uk nations are expected to gather for an emergency cobra meeting this weekend. katharine da costa, bbc news. portugal has become the latest european country to start vaccinating its young children. those aged between 9 and ii are being jabbed over this weekend. five—to—nine year olds are scheduled to be vaccinated from next weekend. greece, spain, italy and hungary are alreadyjabbing under—12s, and denmark also began this week. the french health authority is also expected to give the green light next week to begin its child vaccination campaign. from saturday, france has banned all non—essential travel from the uk because of concern over 0micron surging. those who are allowed to travel will have to go into quarantine

until they get a negative test result. it's thrown france's tourism industry into disarray during the christmas season. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from the alpine resort of chamonix. up the slopes of mont blanc, hope was peeking through of a bumper christmas, a relief from covid, but then france warned of a landslide, not on its own mountains, but of covid in britain, all nonessential arrivals from the uk grinding to a halt today. travel now in disarray. a few people in different families who will probably not be able to come up now. obviously a bit gutting for certain people but we are just lucky, definitely. does it feel empty? a bit. normally it is really busy. loads of people from england and other countries coming in, but it doesn't feel that busy.

one in four tourists in chamonix pre—pandemic were british, the largest foreign group in the french ski resorts, and their absence is clear. with some of the best early season snow here for years and with flights and ferries from the uk phil, terrestrial optimism in the french resorts, but while the brits who made it here in time count their luck, businesses are counting their losses. this restauranteur was hoping to quench the thirst of his british guests, but now has had to let three employees go, fearing business will drop by a quarter. how does it feel without the brits? sad and disappointed, angry. everything was ready, we have everything right, but the more we do, i don't know, it's very confusing for us.

for those catering for the british market, the emptiness is devastating. and an ominous sign of what more is to come. if this continues the season, it is going to be a big loss of earnings, could be up to 50% of my annual earnings, through the winter, and i'm worried it will keep doing this every winter and if i'm losing half of my earnings every year i need to find a different profession. perhaps this is just a christmas blip, not a lost season. france is buying time and paying a high price for its resorts to sparkle again. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes.

england went a50 for two to 236 all out, australia opted not to force the following and even though david warner was run out this was very much their day. it is the scorecard. i guess in terms of where it fixed now, _ i guess in terms of where it fixed now. we — i guess in terms of where it fixed now, we hold all the cards with when we want _ now, we hold all the cards with when we want to— now, we hold all the cards with when we want to bowl, how big a lead we want _ we want to bowl, how big a lead we want to— we want to bowl, how big a lead we want to have, obviously the night sessions — want to have, obviously the night sessions are a big one, suddenly we see them _ sessions are a big one, suddenly we see them as — sessions are a big one, suddenly we see them as a big one, is a big striking —

see them as a big one, is a big striking session if you like with the hew— striking session if you like with the new ball and conditions so certainly— the new ball and conditions so certainly we have got a few options on the _ certainly we have got a few options on the table now, being batting. pretty— on the table now, being batting. pretty frustrating. pretty disappointing to have lost two wickets like we did last night, to get ourselves back in a position and get ourselves back in a position and get within touching distance of them, it was disappointing, but we can talk about the guys that failed but ultimately we should have gone on a bigger splash got a big hundred and taken the pressure off those guys. five games fell to covid cancellations on saturday. just one games survived and leeds may have wished it hadn't. they had eight first team players out for the visit of arsenal through injury and suspension and lost a—i. (00v)a defensive lapse a defensive lapse let in gabriel martinelli for the opener, the midfielder scoring his second in as many games. he added another not long after, benfitting from a fine through ball from granit xhaka to double arsenal's lead.

england winger bakayo saka settled the game before half time and even though leeds pulled one back through a raphinha penalty, emile smith rowe completed a comfortable night for mikel arteta's side. they stay fourth. leeds are in 16th after three straight defeats. isaid to i said to the boys we were lucky that we were playing because with everything that is happening and how many games were postponed. these guys gave the maximum, because i don't know how this is going to develop, it has been a tough week but positive in terms of performances and results so to come away from home and perform the way we have done, score for micro—goals and when the game, we are happy. the bundesliga in germany is unaffected... the leaders bayern munich played and won on friday — second placed borussia dortmund lost to hertha berlin. in the other games there were wins for eintracht frankfurt, arminia belefield and fc union berlin.

spain's la liga leaders real madrid play tomorrow — barcelona beat elche // second place sevilla are playing atletico madrid and it's currently i—i. in the other games there were wins for rayo vallecano and villa real. and just three games in italy's serie a on saturday — juventus won 2—0 away at bologna. roma are closing in on the top a with a good win at atalanta. and calgiari are a—0 down at home to udinese. at least 31 people have died and many remain missing in the philippines after typhoon rai hit the country on thursday. the storm, which affected the country's southern provinces, had winds of 195 kilometres per hour. heavy rain triggered flash flooding and landslides. from manila howard johnson reports. typhoon rai, the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year, destroyed homes, uprooted trees and toppled power lines — leaving more than 3 million

filipinos without electricity, according to the government. but what made this storm so significant is the power it sustained as it inundated nine different islands with ferocious winds and heavy rain. river banks burst and storm surges wrecked coastal areas. more than 300,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. the philippine red cross and the national coastguard lead the relief efforts, handing out food and temporary shelters. posts on social media today show the popular tourist island, siargao, being battered by relentless winds as the storm made its first landfall. the governor there says the island has been totally devastated, estimating repair costs at more than $a00 million. the typhoon has now left the philippines, moving westwards over the south china sea.

at least ia people have died in an explosion in the southern pakistani city of karachi. others were injured during the blast, which took place at a bank building. 0fficers said it was caused by a gas leak from a sewage drain. witnesses told local media that people were buried in the debris. japanese media say a man suspected of starting a deadly fire in the city of osaka on friday is in a critical condition in hospital. 2a people were killed in the blaze, which tore through a mental health clinic in a downtown office building. a possible link with a small fire that occurred at the suspect�*s home earlier the same day is also being investigated. a woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect, as part of an investigation into the death of four children in a fire in south london, has been bailed. firefighters had rescued two sets of twin boys from the house in sutton on thursday but they all later died in hospital. the metropolitan police say

the 27—year—old woman has been asked to return to a police station next month. for nearly three months now we have been telling you about the volcanic eruption taking place on the canary islands. in the last few days, the seismic activity appears to have stopped. the clean—up operation will be immense — as thousands of buildings were destroyed. but it's notjust people who were affected — as the bbc�*s tim allman reports. the survivors of this volcano come in all shapes and sizes. these cats were found by members of the spanish civil guard. their homes certainly destroyed. and their owners, for now, a mystery. when we arrived here we found them crossing the lava. they approached us and we fed them and gave them water. we have also been checking if they have a microchip, to find out if they have an owner, so we can return them to them.

but not every creature on the island was so lucky. the bodies of wild animals and birds have been sent away for analysis as to a cause of death, whether it was rivers of red—hot lava engulfing everything in their path or the poisonous gases filling the skies above. all that volcanic magma and rock is cooling now, giant black scars crisscrossing the land. and then there is the ash, so much ash. houses, cars, football pitches buried beyond site. you can see there are roofs that have not been able to support the weight. there are metres of ash. some have begun the long and arduous process of trying to clear up the mess. but who knows how long that will take. there is hope this volcanic eruption will be declared officially over before christmas. 0ne life gone,

eight still to go. it is time to say goodbye if you are watching around the world,. we have seen some huge contrast in weather conditions again today. some parts have been and sunny but cold elsewhere, it has been great and gloomy. it will change as we move into part two of the weekend. this area of high pressure sitting to the north of the uk, very few isobars and the winds will remain light but still breezy through the channel and into the far west. where we hold onto the cloud, temperatures will stay above freezing. in scotland and northern

england, it will turn cold, widespread frost and the risk of dense mist and fog patches. sunday is a cold start in parts of the north and wales and the south—west, mist and fog and frost but you will have sunshine. he breaks in the cloud in northern ireland but much of central and southern eastern england will stay grey and gloomy with perhaps some drizzle in the thickest cloud. temperatures, five to 7 degrees but colder weather start the day frosty. through sunday night, a similar performance, we have lots of ploughed through central, southern and eastern areas. a first northern ireland, frosty with mist and fog. we come into the new working week from monday, ed looks pretty similar, a lot of ploughed around, some breaks in the cloud in towards the central and

eastern england, some parts of southern england haven't seen the sunshine for a week so that will be a bit of a welcome change. best of the sunshine across wales, temperatures ranging one or two up to seven or eight in the mildest spot. as we move through the run—up to christmas, we could start to see these weather fronts working their way in from the south—west with milder air but colder air will continue to battle on for the north as well so we are in a battleground around the christmas period. from next week, the start of the week will generally be chilly with sunshine around and a tad more unsettled in the christmas period, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: lord frost — the man in charge of the uk's brexit negotiations — has resigned from borisjohnson�*s government, according the mail on sunday newspaper. the dutch prime minister puts his country into a tough new lockdown — as the latest coronavirus variant spreads. translation: the netherlands will go into lockdown again from tomorrow. i netherlands is again shutting down. that is unavoidable because of the fifth wave that is coming at us with the 0micron variant. another 90,000 covid—i9 cases are reported across the uk — as the mayor of london declares a major incident in the capital.

british holidaymakers are forced to cancel trips as france imposes tight travel restrictions on those arriving from the uk. a frantic search for survivors is under way in the philippines — after at least 31 people are killed by typhoon rai. now on bbc news, it's time for political thinking with nick robinson. she's been called the strictest headteacher in britain, a teacher who argues that the state education system is broken because of what she calls a culture of excuses of low standards, something that permits chaos in the classroom. my guest this week on political thinking — the programme where we have a conversation, not