this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. pressure mounts on boris johnson as police review hundreds of photos and documents related to possible downing street parties during lockdown. us officials say russia has delivered a written response to washington's proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine. the un's top human rights diplomat describes the situation in myanmar as �*catastrophic�*, and says it's on the verge of civil war. and, the wonder of wordle — the popular online word game that's just been bought by the new york times.

hello and welcome. borisjohnson says he has accepted the findings of a report that highlighted "a failure of leadership" when it came to parties held in downing street during lockdown. the prime minister apologised and vowed to learn lessons after the senior civil servant, sue gray, found that 16 separate gatherings took place across government. a separate investigation is being carried out by the metropolitan police. our political correspondent, ben wright reports. will you take response ability, prime minister?— will you take response ability, prime minister? there may be no easy downing _ prime minister? there may be no easy downing street _ prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. - prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the | easy downing street escape. the blonde haired and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment. can spot from the sky arriving fora moment. borisjohnson�*s for a moment. boris johnson's enemies fora moment. borisjohnson�*s enemies leave could be a

reckoning. enemies leave could be a reckoning-— enemies leave could be a reckoning. he reckoning. prime minister. he started with — reckoning. prime minister. he started with another - reckoning. prime minister. he started with another apology. | started with another apology. firstly, i want to say sorry for the ad i am sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. and it was make no use saying that is all that was within the rules, it is no use that saying people were working hard... , ,, that saying people were working hard. . ._ this - hard... interjections. this pandemic— hard. . . interjections. this pandemic has _ hard. . . interjections. this pandemic has been - hard. . . interjections. this pandemic has been hard - hard... interjections. this pandemic has been hard for| pandemic has been hard for everyone. he pandemic has been hard for everyone-— pandemic has been hard for eve one. , ., ., everyone. he shifted it around. is the speaker, _ everyone. he shifted it around. is the speaker, it is not - is the speaker, it is not enough to say sorry. this is a moment where we must look at ourselves in the mirror and we must learn. ourselves in the mirror and we must learn-— must learn. the findings are rim for must learn. the findings are grim for downing _ must learn. the findings are grim for downing street. - must learn. the findings are | grim for downing street. sue gray found... there were failures of leadership and judgement are different parts of number ten and the cabinet office. she found excessive consumption of alcohol that is

not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time. and "some staff had wanted to raise concerns about behaviours but felt unable to do so." this may not be the final version at the conclusion is clear. "a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or develop in the way that they did." and remember, this is not the final report into what has emerged week by grisly week into what has been going on behind the closed door. the prime minister _ behind the closed door. tie: prime minister took behind the closed door. tue: prime minister took us all behind the closed door. tue prime minister took us all for full �*s. he held people sacrificing contempt and showed himself unfit for office.— himself unfit for office. some ministers _ himself unfit for office. some ministers hung _ himself unfit for office. some ministers hung their- himself unfit for office. some ministers hung their heads i himself unfit for office. some j ministers hung their heads as the labour leader appealed to them, to their tory colleagues, to call time on the prime minister. labour claims is now simply not fit to govern. downing street had hoped the danger was passing. boris johnson's lieutenants trying to shore up angry mps. attacks on

number ten from the tory side were opened by none other than the withering former prime minister. t the withering former prime minister. ., , minister. i do my right honourable _ minister. i do my right honourable fred - minister. i do my right honourable fred had l minister. i do my right. honourable fred had not minister. i do my right- honourable fred had not written read the rules, didn't understand or didn't think the rules applied for two applied to number ten. which was it? i'm deeply concerned by these events— i'm deeply concerned by these events and very concerned indeed _ events and very concerned indeed by some of the things he has said — indeed by some of the things he has said from that dispatch box and i_ has said from that dispatch box and i have _ has said from that dispatch box and i have to tell him no longer— and i have to tell him no longer enjoys my support. it longer enjoys my support. seems a longer enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people attended events— seems a lot of people attended events in— seems a lot of people attended events in may— seems a lot of people attended events in may 2020. _ seems a lot of people attended events in may 2020. the - seems a lot of people attended events in may 2020. the one . seems a lot of people attended events in may 2020. the one ii events in may 2020. the one i recall— events in may 2020. the one i recall attending _ events in may 2020. the one i recall attending was _ events in may 2020. the one i recall attending was my - recall attending was my grandmother's - recall attending was my grandmother's funeral. | recall attending was myl grandmother's funeral. i recall attending was my - grandmother's funeral. i didn't i'iul grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my— grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my siblings. _ grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my siblings, i— grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my siblings, i didn't - grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my siblings, i didn't hug . hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents. _ hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents. i_ hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents, i gave - hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents, i gave a - hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents, i gave a eulogyl hug my siblings, i didn't hug - my parents, i gave a eulogy and then_ my parents, i gave a eulogy and then afterwards _ my parents, i gave a eulogy and then afterwards i _ my parents, i gave a eulogy and then afterwards i didn't - my parents, i gave a eulogy and then afterwards i didn't even- then afterwards i didn't even do go — then afterwards i didn't even do go to— then afterwards i didn't even do go to her_ then afterwards i didn't even do go to her house - then afterwards i didn't even do go to her house for a cup| then afterwards i didn't even. do go to her house for a cup of tea, _ do go to her house for a cup of tea. i— do go to her house for a cup of tea. i drove _ do go to her house for a cup of tea, i drove back— do go to her house for a cup of tea, i drove back three - do go to her house for a cup of tea, i drove back three hours. tea, i drove back three hours from — tea, i drove back three hours from kent _ tea, i drove back three hours from kent to— tea, i drove back three hours from kent to staffordshire. l from kent to staffordshire. does — from kent to staffordshire. does the _ from kent to staffordshire. does the prime _ from kent to staffordshire. does the prime minister. from kent to staffordshire. i does the prime minister think i'm does the prime minister think i'm a — does the prime minister think i'm a fool? _ does the prime minister think i'm a fool?— does the prime minister think i'm a fool? know, mr speaker, and i i'm a fool? know, mr speaker, and i want _ i'm a fool? know, mr speaker, and i want to — i'm a fool? know, mr speaker, and i want to thank _ i'm a fool? know, mr speaker, and i want to thank my - and i want to thank my honourable friend and i want to say how deeply i sympathise

with him and his family for their loss.— their loss. disbelief on the faces of some _ their loss. disbelief on the faces of some of _ their loss. disbelief on the faces of some of boris - faces of some of boris johnson's own side. disbelief from some of the public too. the prime minister might find this time he isn't able to just bulldoze through. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. us officials says russia has delivered a written response to washington's proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine but they have not released any details. earlier, the two countries exchanged bitter accusations at a public session of the un security council. stephanie prentice reports. away from the military, attention on the ukrainian border as a small step towards a resolution been made? the us claiming a letterfrom russia addressing their deescalation proposals has been delivered. earlier, however, open hostilities unfolding in front of the un security council with

the us and russia both accusing the us and russia both accusing the other of subterfuge. neither side holding back. the threats of neither side holding back. tue threats of aggression on the border of ukraine, yes, on its border, is provocative. leave translation: first and foremost, they themselves are ripping up tensions and rhetoric.— ripping up tensions and rhetoric. , ., , ., rhetoric. they are provoking escalation- _ rhetoric. they are provoking escalation. we _ rhetoric. they are provoking escalation. we will - rhetoric. they are provoking escalation. we will be - escalation. we will be decisive, _ escalation. we will be decisive, swift - escalation. we will be decisive, swift and - escalation. we will be - decisive, swift and united, should russia further invade ukraine. �* ,, �* should russia further invade ukraine. �* ,, ~ ., ukraine. translation: you wanted to — ukraine. translation: you wanted to happen, - ukraine. translation: you wanted to happen, you - ukraine. translation: you wanted to happen, you are l wanted to happen, you are waiting _ wanted to happen, you are waiting for it to happen. a waiting for it to happen. barber back and forth seemingly without resolution. the barber back and forth seemingly without resolution.— without resolution. the reality is russia has _ without resolution. the reality is russia has to _ without resolution. the reality is russia has to rally - without resolution. the reality is russia has to rally ukraine i is russia has to rally ukraine wiih— is russia has to rally ukraine with well_ is russia has to rally ukraine with well armed military force, notiust— with well armed military force, notiust a — with well armed military force, notjust a ukraine puzzling east — notjust a ukraine puzzling east now through belarus, into the north— east now through belarus, into the north and down from the south — the north and down from the south and the black sea. back in the us south and the black sea. back in the us the _ south and the black sea. back in the us the white _ south and the black sea. back in the us the white has - south and the black sea. ifitto’. in the us the white has been maintaining it has proved that russia readying itself to attack. —— the white house. t5 attack. -- the white house. is not attack. —— the white house. t3 notjust words, of

attack. —— the white house. t3 not just words, of course was notjust words, of course was notjust words, of course was not we are seeing specifics we have been laying out here including over 100,000 troops on ukraine's borders. the current plan _ on ukraine's borders. the current plan to _ on ukraine's borders. the current plan to stop - on ukraine's borders. the current plan to stop it - on ukraine's borders. the current plan to stop it from the packages of economic sanctions on what they call russian elites. that prevention strategy mirrored in the uk, foreign secretary liz truss saying wide ranging sanctions are being readied. the saying wide ranging sanctions are being readied.— are being readied. the ball is firml in are being readied. the ball is firmly in russia's _ are being readied. the ball is firmly in russia's court. - are being readied. the ball is| firmly in russia's court. while we are determined to accelerate these efforts, we do say from a period —— position of strength we are providing dialogue with deterrence.— we are providing dialogue with deterrence. away from the war of words. _ deterrence. away from the war of words, wargames _ deterrence. away from the war of words, wargames continue i deterrence. away from the war i of words, wargames continue on the ground with the world watching to see if the west fears will become reality. stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. all over—18s in austria must have covid vaccinations from today. the new law, first announced last november, has come into effect following a surge in infections towards the end of 2020. those who refuse to get a jab face a fine of $700. opponents of the plans have

taken to the streets in protest at one of the toughest rules introduced in europe. floods in the brazilian state of sao paulo have now claimed the lives of at least 2a people including eight children. more than 650 people have been forced to evacuate their homes, with the local governor now pledging almost $3 million to help those affected. the state remains on high alert with warnings of further floods and possible landslides still to come. tributes have been paid to cheslie kryst, the 2019 winner of the miss usa pageant, who has died at the age of 30. when she was crowned, it made history as it was the first time three black women were the reigning miss usa, miss teen usa and miss america. as well as her success in pageants, she also worked for a law firm and correspondent for the entertainment programme extra. the un's top human rights

diplomat has described the situation in myanmar as "catastrophic" and has said the international community has failed to prevent gross violations by the military regime. in an exclusive bbc interview, michelle bachelet, the un commissioner for human rights, admitted that the country is now in a state of civil war that threatens regional stability. all those saying we are not able to do something more strongly about it, it would echo the serious situation. well, we think we are on the verge of a national civil war, because we do have, on the one hand, repression and the response of the people who do not want to be killed. so they have been organising this militia. of course, probably they have been victims of air strikes, of drones, of killings, of massive burnings of villages, et cetera. but it is, i think, a possibility to come into a civil war.

our correspondent, jonathan head, joins us from the border between thailand and myanmar. many have fled to thailand, where you are? shy, many have fled to thailand, where you are?— many have fled to thailand, where you are? a lot of people have fled _ where you are? a lot of people have fled quietly _ where you are? a lot of people have fled quietly into - where you are? a lot of people have fled quietly into thailand | have fled quietly into thailand to seek shelter and to be able to seek shelter and to be able to function. activists, journalists, people who oppose the queue. it was just too risky for them over the border. many of them were also people who came over here really to take a break, and reconnect with people and then go back. the hills you can see behind me are in karen state and there has been fighting over there because the volunteers coming from the city have been asking that karen insurgents to help them fight the military coup and have been getting training and have been getting training and fighting with them and that has increased the civil war. we have seen in the last to happen three weeks, helicopter gunship coming up and down here and

shooting at the ground. the fight has spread right across the country as these volunteer forces who often started with little more than a handful of rusty home—made hunting rifles have become better armed, although they are still chronically short of weapons and they are outgunned by the bmr military, and better trained, and there are large numbers of them all across the country. that is stretching the armed forces, damaging morale. we have seen a small defections from the military and it has created a rather grim stalemate where the sheer power of the military can keep going against these forces but the number of these forces but the number of these forces but the number of these forces as they popular support is wearing the military down and that is the dynamic will have to change if the enormous numbers amount of civilian and humanitarian suffering we are seeing is to be reduced.— suffering we are seeing is to be reduced. �* , , ., ., be reduced. and is very hard to verify that _ be reduced. and is very hard to verify that suffering _ be reduced. and is very hard to verify that suffering or - be reduced. and is very hard to verify that suffering or the - verify that suffering or the death toll as a consequence of this military coup over a year ago. tt

this military coup over a year auo. . this military coup over a year auo. , , ., ., ., ago. it is. there is a lot of different _ ago. it is. there is a lot of different numbers - ago. it is. there is a lot of different numbers being i different numbers being collated because communication is a very tricky over there as the militaryjohn tarr has done a great deal to try and suppress internet access —— —— junta. it is the other aspects that can't be calculated so much was doctor —— the huge loss ofjobs, the inability to fight covid, massive increases in poverty and things that can't be addressed with the fighting going on across the country. that has preceded many —— that has prompted many to draw the parallel with syria. you don't have hard—core groups like isis. other south asian countries don't want to fight. they wanted to be deescalated

that they have failed so far to make any progress and diplomacy that the generals in myanmar, they seem to have miscalculated disastrously in launching this coup across popular opposition, they still seem to believe they can hold onto power and that they don't need to negotiate. 0k they don't need to negotiate. ok was notjonathan, for now, thank you very much. jonathon at the myanmar thailand border. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, christian's comeback: the danish star returning to football seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally.

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to washington's proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau has condemned three days of protests against covid restrictions in the capital ottawa. a convoy of hundreds of trucks descended on the city following the implementation of a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into and out of canada. thousands of other protesters joined them to express their broader discontent with prime minister justin trudeau's liberal government. gail maclellan reports. honking. ona on a mission to shut down canada's political hub ottawa one blockade at a time. they call themselves the freedom vaccine mandates for truck drivers. they are not backing down. carrying their country's flag while shaming its leader

for what they see as criminal abuse of power. the prime minister is isolating after testing positive for covid—19 on monday. t testing positive for covid-19 on monday-— testing positive for covid-19 on monda . . ., on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms- _ on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms- i _ on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms. i want _ on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms. i want to - on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms. i want to be - on monday. i feelwell and have no symptoms. i want to be veryj no symptoms. i want to be very clear. we are not intimidated by those who hurl insults and abuse at small business workers and steal food from the homeless. we won't give in to those who fly racist flags. he was addressing the actions of some protesters who have been accused of violence, harassment, racism and homophobia over the weekend. one homeless shelter tweeted to say a group tried to steal their food supplies. say a group tried to steal theirfood supplies. but say a group tried to steal their food supplies. but the truckers are not alone. other groups here include those who want an end to covid rules, and what government leaders to resign. what government leaders to resi . n. . what government leaders to resin. , , ., resign. these people here are aid b

resign. these people here are paid by us. — resign. these people here are paid by us. we _ resign. these people here are paid by us, we are _ resign. these people here are paid by us, we are not - resign. these people here are paid by us, we are not paid i resign. these people here are paid by us, we are not paid by them. so they should be listening to us.— them. so they should be listening to us. there are --eole listening to us. there are peeple from _ listening to us. there are people from every i listening to us. there are people from every walk i listening to us. there are| people from every walk of listening to us. there are i people from every walk of life here — people from every walk of life here i — people from every walk of life here. . , . , people from every walk of life here. . , .,y ., here. i am staying here for the --eole. here. i am staying here for the neonate the — here. i am staying here for the people. the protesters - here. i am staying here for the people. the protesters are i here. i am staying here for the | people. the protesters are also backed by _ people. the protesters are also backed by senior _ people. the protesters are also backed by senior members i people. the protesters are also backed by senior members of l people. the protesters are also l backed by senior members of the opposition conservative party. the end of all this is seemingly not in sight, with hotels in the area reporting being booked out all next weekend by protesters and the convoy�*s leaders say they will stay here until their demands are met. now, think of a five letter word — then, after scratching your head, think of another based on the results of that first guess. repeat the process to discover the mystery word in a minimum of six attempts — or not. if you followed that, you are almost certainly one of the millions of players of the online game wordle. developed by software engineer josh wardle simply for himself and his partner to play,

the online brainteaser quickly went viral, and now the new york times has bought the word puzzle. let's go to salt lake city in the us and hear more from utah university professor of philosophy christopher ba thi nguyen, whose latest book about gaming is games: agency as art. welcome to the programme. so are you a wordle player yourself? t are you a wordle player yourself?— are you a wordle player ourself? . , . ., yourself? i have played wordle a few times. _ yourself? i have played wordle a few times. and _ yourself? i have played wordle a few times. and what - yourself? i have played wordle a few times. and what do i yourself? i have played wordle a few times. and what do you i a few times. and what do you think, why — a few times. and what do you think, why has _ a few times. and what do you think, why has the _ a few times. and what do you think, why has the new- a few times. and what do you think, why has the new york| think, why has the new york times paid a lot of money for this? i times paid a lot of money for this? ~ . ., , this? i think wordle is unique in a very interesting - this? i think wordle is unique in a very interesting way. i this? i think wordle is unique in a very interesting way. a l in a very interesting way. a lot of people noticed immediately that wordle is in its mechanics, as a single guy game —— single player game, really familiar. there are a lot of games like old guessing games and other word games that have similar mechanics. the

thing that really sets wordle apart i think is the graphic design of the sharing mechanism. because i mean, i'm sure you have seen this flooding your social media feed, you have these mysterious boxes. but i think what wordle does better than any other game i know is let you see the shape of somebody else's struggle. like you can kind of see their mind, because unlike other games, you can report your score or you can report what the solution was, but wordle makes it very clear what you tried to do, right? you can see how somebody else tried and failed, exploded, had the epiphany or beat their head against a wall. and that kind of shareable graphic design is what makes wordle particularly special. what makes wordle particularly secial. �* ., ., special. and also for those -la in: special. and also for those playing wordle _ special. and also for those i playing wordle and sharing, as you say on social media, you don't, as a fellow player, see any of their attempts, what the words actually were, do you? or

even the right answer? so it doesn't give it away for other people? 50 doesn't give it away for other neale? ., doesn't give it away for other --eole? ., ., ., people? so one of the neat thins people? so one of the neat things about _ people? so one of the neat things about wordle's i people? so one of the neat i things about wordle's design, for those who haven't played, is that you are trying to guess the word, and wordle give your immediate feedback. it gives you a green square if you have got the right later in the right place, or a yellow square if you got the right letter in the wrong place. but because of that graphic design, wordle makes it possible to strip off those letters and just to give you the pattern of green and yellow squares. go ahead. 50 yellow squares. go ahead. so freud its _ yellow squares. go ahead. so freud its maker it apparently became so popular, it was hard to keep running this, james wardle, i understand. to keep running this, james wardle, iunderstand. he to keep running this, james wardle, i understand. he sold it to the new york times. the question is, we would still be free and available for all going forward? t free and available for all going forward?— free and available for all going forward? free and available for all aroin forward? ., �* ~ ., going forward? i don't know, i am not a _ going forward? i don't know, i am not a businessperson i going forward? i don't know, i am not a businessperson but ij am not a businessperson but i should say, as someone who works around games and game

designers, ifind it really curious that people become so offended by the idea that a game might not be free. because people are willing to pay money for movies, for netflix, four books, and i think the idea that there is something horribly wrong with not, whether game not being free implies a certain disrespect for game design.— implies a certain disrespect for game design. you could arr ue for game design. you could argue that _ for game design. you could argue that you _ for game design. you could argue that you pay - for game design. you could argue that you pay for i for game design. you could argue that you pay for the i argue that you pay for the crossword because you buy the magazine of the newspaper, but i think in this age when it comes to elements on our smart devices, we expect to get most of those are nothing, don't we? yeah, i mean... ithink this is a bad assumption. i think this is one of the things driving... it is forjames wardle. and his retirement plans.— retirement plans. here is the question- _ retirement plans. here is the question- why _ retirement plans. here is the question. why do _ retirement plans. here is the question. why do you - retirement plans. here is the question. why do you think. retirement plans. here is the i question. why do you think that you ought to pay money for movies, but not for a nap? yeah, it is a good question. do ou yeah, it is a good question. the you think somebody didn't pour their whole soul and love and

art into it... t their whole soul and love and art into it...— art into it... i can tell you are a professor _ art into it... i can tell you are a professor of - art into it... i can tell you i are a professor of philosophy. it has been good to talk to you, thank you so much, really appreciate your thoughts and really interesting story, and we will see what the new york times does with wordle in the future, do tell me what you think about that as well. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ sallybundockbbc. time now for the sport. hello, i'm mark ewards with your sports headlines. transfer deadline day is over — the window firmly shut, and there's been movement all across europe. and one of the biggest stories comes from the premier league. seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch whilst playing for denmark at the euros, christian eriksen is back in professional football, and back in the epl. fitted with an implanted cardioverter—defibrillator — a type of pacemaker — he'sjoined brentford on a six—month deal. the 29—year—old won the league title with inter milan last season, but the italians and eriksen agreed to cancel his contract in december, as players fitted with an icd can't compete in serie a.

pierre—emerick aubameyang will have a medical at barcelona after the club agreed a free—transfer signing from arsenal. the gabon striker hasn't played for the gunners since a breach of discipline in december. the former arsenal captain who joined the club in 2018 will sign a 1.5 year deal at the camp nou, with full details due to be released later on tuesday. plenty of asian world cup qualifying to look foward to on tuesday, and saudi arabia held their final training session ahead of their cruicial match with japan at the saitama stadium. the saudis will go into the game top of group b on 19 points while japan are second on 15 points, one ahead of third—placed australia. the top two teams will qualify automatically for the world cup in qatar later this month. at the last world cup, 2018 in russia, they did very well, because they reached the second round. so we know we are playing against a very strong team, we have to manage, and if

you want to go to the world cup, you need to be consistent, you need to be strong, whatever your players are missing, so this is part of football. formula 1 is to make covid—19 vaccines mandatory for all personnel this year. no—one will be able to work within the paddock without being fullyjabbed. the policy will apply to all personnel — that includes drivers, although that shouldn't affect their ability to compete as all are understood to be vaccinated. now to the winter olympics starting in beijing on friday. the american luge star chris mazdzer said that fears of a positive covid test are adding extra stress to athletes�* preparations as they get ready to compete at the games. mazdzer, who won silver in 2018, said it would be a tragedy if any athlete were to miss out on competing by testing positive days before their event. you are like, just so stressed about, you know, making sure you are as safe as you can be, yet at the same time there is no way to be 100% safe. there

has been a lot of athletes testing positive right now, and it is scary because you put in four years, since the last games, johnny brought in 2a years to get here. and for all of that to go to waste in the last week, last couple of days, it would be a tragedy. and so thatis it would be a tragedy. and so that is always kind of on your mind, and it is stressful. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, it's goodbye. if team, it's goodbye. you are a regular we have all if you are a regular we have all our top business stories next year for you on all our top business stories next yearfor you on bbc all our top business stories next year for you on bbc world, but also on bbc world news, as we are broadcasting on our international channel at the same time, so it is lunar new year, so for all those watching in asia, we wish you happy new year. and as those celebrations continue today we were looking

at how those celebrations are going with those celebrations in the world's second biggest economy, china. a team in singapore will be taking the reins in the next few minutes, all the business news next. hello. the week got off to a stormy start thanks to corrie. the winds have become a little lighter out there now, but for the rest of the week, it will still stay relatively windy, not perhaps as windy, though, as it was due monday. here's corrie come tuesday, menacing down in the middle of the mediterranean. but another area of the pressure to the north of the uk will keep it windy here, particularly across scotland. but this weather front sinking south won't bring much in the way of rain. it will usher in quite a bit of cloud and perhaps most noticeably, it will pull in some very mild air, particularly in contrast to monday. sunshine probably most widespread, actually, for scotland and northern england. further south, rather more overcast skies, some patchy light rain or drizzle, but gusts of wind across northernmost scotland could still hit up to 80mph.

but what a difference in those temperatures for tuesday afternoon, 12 or 13 degrees, it willjust feel so much milder. and the milder air sticks around as we work our way into wednesday as well. further cloud flooding in from the west. our clearest skies likely to the far north—east of the uk, but because the air itself is mild, i think we will stay frost free, even though temperatures slide down into the range of single figures. and there's this big dome, if you like, of mild air sitting across the uk for wednesday. high pressure to the south, quite a lot of cloud, hopefully some breaks perhaps to the east of the brecons across the north—east of england and for eastern scotland. but despite the cloud, it will still feel considerably warmer than it has done to start the week, again, temperatures in double figures. quite a contrast then to come for the end of the week. thursday, we've got a weather front set to work its way south. some heavy rain initially for scotland and northern ireland, then the front pushing down

into england and wales come the afternoon. looks like it could eventually bring some rain, something we haven't seen much of in a while, into southernmost england overnight, but the keen eyed amongst you will have noticed the white coming in behind that rain band, much colder airflooding in for friday, another quite deep low to the north of the uk. it's looking windy, it should be bright with a lot of sunshine, but there's the chance that we could see some fairly frequent wintry showers pushing into scotland, i think maybe a few sliding south into northern england as well. and feeling so much colder again by friday. temperatures just 5 to 9 degrees.

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