keeping its fingers crossed. the film industry still hasn't fully recovered from covid, and hollywood will be keeping a close eye on a film that has the potential to do something that neither spider—man, no way home nor top gun maverick managed. and that is become the first multibillion dollar blockbuster since the pandemic. liso mzimba, bbc news at the avatar 2 premiere. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. i have got my woolly socks on! it is a great look! you will need a lot of layers because this week is all about the cold. we've seen mild weather recently so it is a shock to the system in the cold stays with us for the rest of the week with

widespread sharp frosts likely. some of the showers could be wintry in nature. on land across central and southern england not too much in the way of significant showers but on exposed coasts we could see showers and some ice around as well. so we have met office warnings out and in the far north of scotland we will see accumulations of snow gathering in the next few days and it is snowing there as we speak. snow showers driving in from the north, that cold arctic wind blowing those in. and down the east coast for the rest of the afternoon a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. in between there is a lot of sunshine around today but it is not feeling warm at all. 6 degrees at the very best, below average for the time of year.

more snow showers to come in the far north and basically anywhere exposed, the coasts will see some showers. we have those icy stretches and temperatures in towns and city centres at “4, minus five degrees and even colder first thing centres at “4, minus five degrees and even colderfirst thing in rural spots. going through the day on thursday across the north pennines, some snow showers to higher ground but even somewhat lower levels and temperatures still set to struggle. the wind not that strong other than the far north of scotland but it is going to feel more like minus two degrees in some places. the isobars open up a little heading towards the weekend, this little weather front could bring some sleet and snow showers for a time across east anglia and the south—east first thing on friday and behind it again

some sunshine coming through. temperatures are still disappointing for the first week of december. as we head into the weekend because the wind continues to fall right it may feel the cold because we have the potential for some freezing fog which could then go all day. so we will keep you up—to—date on developments throughout the week but you can always check what the weather is doing in your area on the bbc weather app. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. england your latest sports news. have been training ahead there england have been training ahead of there quarterfinal match against france on saturday. we know the full

line—up for the quarters after portugal knocked switzerland out. kyle walker is answering questions from the media as we speak and undoubtedly hail be asked how a plans to stop mbappe. ollie foster is live in doha. it wasn't a full training squad but i'm sure they are all aware of the tough task ahead. they will be. good afternoon. as with these england training sessions, you have a short period of time to count them onto the pitch. we knew there were only 2a because ben white left the camp last week for personal reasons, raheem sterling the rain with a burglary at his home and has gone home to be with his family indefinitely but there were only 22 on the pitch. callum wilson has a minor strain and

declan rice, this is more of a worry in that midfield role for england, he will be very important against the french, he is ill so that's why he missed training to just the 22 at their base. kyle walker will be speaking on the next few minutes and will be asked about kyliambappe. i've watched kylian mbappe tear poland apart in the last 16, it wasn'tjust his poland apart in the last 16, it wasn't just his fourth poland apart in the last 16, it wasn'tjust his fourth and fifth goals for his country at this tournament but somebody had a speed gun on him as well, 35 kilometres an hour. he is going to be very, very hard to stop. will it be kyle walker, the man who is entrusted to do that? thank you, ollie, live from doha. michael o'neill has been appointed as manager of northern ireland for a second spell, signing a five—and—a—half year contract. in his first stint, o'neill was in charge forjust over nine years. during this time, northern ireland got to the 2016 euros before o'neill

left in 2018 to manage stoke. he was then sacked in 2020. o'neill told then sacked in 2020. o'neill told the media he believed he was a better manager now and could replicate his previous successes with the national side. i wouldn't be here if i didn't believe it was possible. like anything, there an excitement about it. there is an apprehension about it, that's a good thing, to have that nervousness about the situation as well. but when you go through campaigns, you know what's required. players know what's required, but the ultimate thing to give us a chance will be the togetherness that you need in the players, you need your top players available, this is a ten game campaign that we go into, we have to hit the ground running but i believe there is a real focus in the senior group of players. stayng with the world cup, belgium forward eden hazard has anounced his retirement from international football at the age of 31 after his country

failed to make it out of the group stages of the tournament. the real madrid and former chelsea striker posted a statement on social media which read, "a page turns today. thank you for your unparalleled support. thank you for all this happiness shared since 2008. i have decided to put an end to my international career. the succession is ready. i will miss you." cricket, and england women thrashed the west indies by 142 runs to secure a dominant one—day international series win in antigua. chasing 261, the hosts were bowled out for 118 with lauren bell taking her best international figures of 4—33. bell and kate cross, who took 2—35, tore through a fragile west indies batting line—up as the hosts slipped to 49—5 inside the first ten overs of their chase. novak djokovic will play injanuary�*s adelaide international, a year after being deported from australia because of his covid—19 vaccination status.

the serb, who's won a record nine australian open titles, is also scheduled to compete at the first grand slam of the year after his visa ban was overturned. britain's andy murray, kyle edmund and jack draper will also play in adelaide, with the event starting on the 1st of january. more details on those stories on the bbc sport website but that's it for now. a bit of breaking news, the mp for west suffolk, former health secretary man hancock —— matt hancock has announced he is stepping down. we got a copy of the letter he sent to the prime minister rishi sunak in which he says, i'm writing to tell you i do not intend to stand for the conservatives in the next general election. i'm gratefulfor my conversation with the chief whip last week in which he made clear he would restore the whip in due course

but that is now not necessary, the whip was removed because the mp decided he was going to take part in i'm a celebrity. he goes on towards the end of his resignation letter to the end of his resignation letter to the prime minister by saying the conservative party must reconnect with the public we serve. there was a time when i thought the only way to influence the public debate was in parliament but i have realised there is far more that i can do. i have increasingly come to believe that for a healthy democracy, we must find new ways to reach people, especially those who are disengaged with politics, the revival of modern conservativism over the next decade well, i suspect, conservativism over the next decade well, isuspect, take conservativism over the next decade well, i suspect, take place as much outside parliament as in it. he says, "for my part i want to do things differently. i've discovered a new world of possibilities which i'm excited to explore, new ways for me to communicate with people of all ages and from all backgrounds." of

course, matt hancock came third in the programme, but he did garner a 2 million votes so that may be what he is referring to as a way of reconnecting with members of the public. the right honourable matt hancock, former health secretary, has announced he is stepping down. the health secretary says there is no shortage of antibiotice — as he urged parents to remain vigilant for signs of strep a. steve barclay said checks within the department of health had not revealed an issue with supply of the medicines after the national pharmacy association said there were "blips" in the supply chain of liquid penicillin, which is often given to children. here is the health secretary speaking this morning. we have very regular contact with the medical suppliers, we have a dedicated team that does this day in, day out within the department of health and the manufacturers have said they don't have concerns in terms of supply at the moment. it's always the case

if you have a particular surge in one or two gps, then the response to that is in terms of looking at our warehouse depots and suppliers, look at the warehouse depots and how they move stock around but what the suppliers have said to us as they do have good levels of supply and that's not a concern at the moment. where those particular issues with gps are, they will move the stock around accordingly. earlier reeta chakrabarti spoke to dr leyla hannbeck, chief exec of the association of independent multiple pharmacies, who described the issues that her members are having in england. well, we are getting calls and information from pharmacies everywhere in the country, basically saying that it's very difficult to get hold of antibiotics so when they go online to order from their wholesalers, they get a red message

saying it is out of stock, so if there is a supply, we would urge the department and the minister to please make sure there is a flow of stocks so that we can look after our patients. you've presumably been talking to the department of health about this. we raised the issue with the department of health and they are challenges with patchy supply across the country, notjust in one area, and they are aware of the fact that pharmacies are struggling to get hold of these so we are hoping they quickly act and ensure that the supply flows because we have seen a big rise in the number of antibiotic prescriptions this winter, so if we don't act quickly, it's going to be very difficult going forward. can i be clear, is the issue particularly with liquid penicillin, which is what's often given to children?

the current issues are mainly with penicillin, mainly liquid, and amoxicillin and some other antibiotics that are commonly prescribed. these are mainly for children, so once the first line is running short then the second and third line and subsequent lines have shortages as well because gps have to change the prescriptions to the stock that is available so that affects the rest as well, so it's an important thing for the department to make sure that they prioritise this to ensure that this stock that they say they have flows to pharmacies as soon as possible. listening to the health secretary steve barclay, he seemed to be saying that the stocks are there, so one wonders, is the problem actually one of delivery, one of getting the stocks to the relevant places?

well, we have on a number of occasions asked the department of health in terms of sitting down with us, manufacturers and wholesalers, and discuss the challenges in terms of where the issues lie and find solutions and plan better. this would allow us to find exactly where the issues are. at the moment, we are kind of working blind. what we need to do as pharmacists, we go online the normal route, and order the medicine and we basically get a message saying stock is unavailable. that's where we are at the moment. if that happens, when that happens, are pharmacies having to turn away patients? yeah, many times we've had patients coming in and asking for the antibiotic prescription and the pharmacy has no stock in so they have to send them to anothe pharmacy. this morning, i was getting reports that, for example, a patient had been travelling 20 miles to get a hold of antibiotics. there was another report about a patient who had to visit 12

pharmacists before they got hold of the stock. i don't want people to panic that there's not going to be anything available because i'm a parent myself and i know how stressful this is, so they need to be reassured that we're doing everything we can to ensure that we get the stock in, but we need the support from the department to get this supply that they say they have into pharmacies as soon as possible. let's ta ke let's take a look at what's making the news across the uk. a former hospital electrician has been sentenced for abuse of 23 bodies at the mortuary where he worked in tunbridge wells. david wells was jailed for an additional four years at the old bailey, he is already serving sentences and has already serving sentences and has already been convicted for the

sexual abuse of the corpses of 78 women and girls —— david fuller. you're under arrest for suspicion of murder is a 1987... you're under arrest for suspicion of murder is a 1987. . ._ murder is a 1987. .. after his arrest and subsequent _ murder is a 1987. .. after his arrest and subsequent convictions, - murder is a 1987. .. after his arrest and subsequent convictions, david| and subsequent convictions, david fuller's appalling crimes were described as depraved, disgusting and dehumanising on a scale never encountered before in legal history. today, cameras were allowed to film his sentencing for further sexual offences committed in a hospital mortuary. offences committed in a hospital mortua . , ., , ., offences committed in a hospital mortua . ., mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those — mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those you _ mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those you killed _ mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those you killed on _ mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those you killed on those - mortuary. the depravity of what you did to those you killed on those you | did to those you killed on those you defiled after death reveals that your conscience is seared. it's almost impossible to believe that a single man could cause the misery to so many that you have done. but you did it and, in consequence, you are paying the price that human justice can exact. the rest of your mortal life in prison.

can exact. the rest of your mortal life in prison-— life in prison. david fuller murdered _ life in prison. david fuller murdered wendy - life in prison. david fuller murdered wendy and - life in prison. david fuller- murdered wendy and caroline in separate attacks in tunbridge wells in 1987. during that investigation, it emerged he had been abusing the bodies of corpses at the hospital mortuary. the hospital closed in 2011 and he was transferred to the tunbridge wells hospital where the offences continued until his arrest. last month, fuller pleaded guilty to 16 charges relating to 23 victims. you have no regard for the dignity of the dead. women who had recently died were attacked at a time when they were utterly alone and unable to resist or report your exploitation as you well knew those who cared for them were mourning their loss at the very time you were abusing them. their loss at the very time you were abusing them-— abusing them. david fuller was already spending _ abusing them. david fuller was already spending the _ abusing them. david fuller was already spending the rest - abusing them. david fuller was already spending the rest of. abusing them. david fuller was| already spending the rest of his life in prison. today's additional sentencing providing at least a sense ofjustice sentencing providing at least a sense of justice for

sentencing providing at least a sense ofjustice for his victims and for theirfamilies forced sense ofjustice for his victims and for their families forced to live with the knowledge of his crimes. new figures from the nhs suggest black people are five times more likely to be detained under the mental health act than white people. the government says it is committed to addressing racial disparities within the mental health services but a suicide survivor who now works as a mental health advocate has told the bbc there are systemic issues with racism. the scary part is how well i hate it. a lot of the people i know had no idea because i alwaysjust hit it, that's the terrifying part. gambinga was in his 20s when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and in his 30s try to take his own life. i never asked for help, i had to

take the help because it was forced on me. i was in crisis, i was there for my own protection so it was forced on me but as it went on, i realised that i really needed to help. realised that i really needed to hel. �* , ., help. after his own breakdown, gambin . a help. after his own breakdown, gambinga says _ help. after his own breakdown, gambinga says he _ help. after his own breakdown, gambinga says he knows - help. after his own breakdown, gambinga says he knows many| help. after his own breakdown, - gambinga says he knows many people are not asking for help, in particular black men. first and second generation _ particular black men. first and | second generation immigrants, especially from africa, we are spectacular at hiding it. its culture, its upbringing. that whole idea of man up. for black people and other minority groups, the view is that in mental health services,... the rate of white people being sectioned was 72 per 100,000 of the population last year, for black

people, the rate was 3112 per 100,000 meaning black people were almost five times more likely to be detained than white people. in sheffield, they are trying to ensure mental health services understand cultural differences. gambinga now works for sheffield's african caribbean mental health association. one of the most common things we end “p one of the most common things we end up helping with his advocacy around racism within the system. it's less now out and out name—calling or withholding services because you are black, i think a lot more now it is micro—aggression or systemic issues that mean black and ethnic minority people have a rougher ride within the system than white people. for

ears, the the system than white people. for years, the issue of why a disproportionate number of black people end up in mental health crises has not been successfully tackled. the government says it is committed to reforming the mental health act to address this. the past few months have been life changing for sarah de lagarde. back in september she was run over by two tube trains. amazingly she survived and is learning to walk again and puts her recovery down to herfamily and a trip to mount kilimanjaro only weeks before. she's been sharing her incredible story with luke hanrahan. a london commuter�*s worst nightmare became sarah de lagarde's reality. i remember falling into the gap and into the darkness and thinking, this is not right, i shouldn't be here. i remember the train departing and i remember the train departing and i remember trying to get up but my

right side didn't move and at that point, i remember looking at my arm and thinking, that arm is gone. travelling home from work in september having onlyjust recovered from strep —— having recovered from covid, sarah rushed to change trains and fell through the gap. i called out, "my name is sarah and i don't want to die." i out, "my name is sarah and i don't want to die-"— want to die." i shouted that over and over again — want to die." i shouted that over and over again and _ want to die." i shouted that over and over again and it _ want to die." i shouted that over and over again and it felt - want to die." i shouted that over and over again and it felt like - want to die." i shouted that over and over again and it felt like a l and over again and it felt like a long time until somebody heard it and bent down and held my hand. sarah's fight to survive the forces of not one but two tube trains and continuing recuperation from two amputated limbs has moved the many who came across her story after it was posted on linkedin. doctors say she was close to death on ten occasions that night but sarah, who

in august a month before her accident climbed mount kilimanjaro with her husband, believes her determination to live played a part. strangely at that moment, i felt quite similar to how i felt the moment i climbed kilimanjaro, i know i was strong enough to overcome it and i need to pull the same energy together that i did when i climb that mountain, especially because in my minds eye, i could see my daughters, i know! my minds eye, i could see my daughters, i know i had texted them before and said i was going to be coming home. that's what kept me alive. .. . coming home. that's what kept me alive. . , coming home. that's what kept me alive. ., , ., coming home. that's what kept me alive. . , ., . , ., , alive. sarah is now raising money for a bionic— alive. sarah is now raising money for a bionic arm _ alive. sarah is now raising money for a bionic arm as _ alive. sarah is now raising money for a bionic arm as she _ alive. sarah is now raising money for a bionic arm as she continues| for a bionic arm as she continues her inspiring recovery. imagine loving yourjob so much that you are still working at the age of 90 and have no intention of retiring. that's exactly what a care worker in merseyside is doing and she hasjust one worker in merseyside is doing and she has just one lifetime achievement prize.

mary works 12—hour shifts at the home in southport, merseyside, as a carer and she absolutely loves it. mairead smyth went to meet her. this is one of two 12—hour shifts a week for mary. she decided to drop to part—time when she turned 90. it's not a job to me, i love it. i really love it. i don't feel old because they don't make me feel old. forgive me for saying but do you ever have residents who just arrived here and think you are one of them? yeah, and that's a good thing. the main thing about caring, i think, is get their trust. if you get their trust, you are well away. you didn't start life here in southport, you came from the same island as me when you were just 16 years old. yes, i'm from ireland, county mayo.

my mother used to say, "you have to go when you're 16 because there's no work here." 16 to 60, mary worked as an auxiliary nurse. but her retirement only lasted a week. i'm nervous now. mary, you've just won a lifetime achievement award at the age of 90. you must feel really, really proud. i feel honoured and i feel humble. ridiculous, really. she's an inspiration for the youngest member of staff here. i've done thisjob for ten years now. mary's done it a lot longer. but i'm hoping... maybe not 90 but, yeah, i hope i'm still going along like mary is. the home's manager says mary has been his mentor. i would say mary is an inspiration to all the staff. she is a role model for all the youngsters, and i will say she has a young heart. she's 90 — her heart

is very, very young. few of us will win one of these once in our lives. this is mary's second lifetime achievement award. as for giving up work, she has no intention of stopping any time soon. you tried retirement once when you were 60, you lasted for one week. will you give it a go again now you're 90? no! until they stop me, then too late. no. i love it. it's not work to me, it never has been. it's always been sort of an honour, i think. that's our look at the stories around the uk.

now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. 2022 has been a mild year, possibly the warmest year on record. it stays cold across the country throughout the week. we will see widespread frost, some icy stretches and the risk of snow showers. inland areas of england and wales are unlikely to see snow but the shaded white areas, the risk of snow showers across coastal areas and maybe some ice, but a more significant risk of snow showers in the far north of scotland, as much as 20—10cm of snow might accumulate. this is the recent activity, quite a rash of snow showers

being push in by a brisk northerly wind in the far north of scotland. a cold afternoon up here. we will see some showers running in off the north sea coast, maybe of a wintry nature here as well and across wales and southwest england if you catch a shower, there will be rain. sandwiched between the two, dry and sunny, but not particularly warm. 4—6 celsius but with the wind and the strength of it to the north, it will feel subfreezing for many. as we move into the evening, we will continue to see the showers and any coastal areas sticking out are at risk of seeing showers, hence the reason we have those warnings for ice so bear that in mind. it looks like it will be a cold night with temperatures widely staying below freezing in places, around “i! to —5 celsius. we've got weak weather fronts during the day on thursday which may well enhance snow showers further south, the wind direction coming from the arctic so it is cold. we'll see the risk of further snow

and ice across the far north. ice where we have showers running through those coastal areas and we could see some accumulations across the north york moors into the afternoon, again another chilly day, temperatures really struggling. it's likely the winds will fall lighter. it's going to stay very cold indeed and we could see some freezing fog developing. that's going to make it feel even colder. if you want more details, you can look on the bbc app and find out the latest in your area.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 2: health secretary steve barclay signals there'll be no increased pay offer, to stop ambulance crews and nurses going on strike. heat living rooms during the day — and bedrooms before going to sleep — that's the advice from health officials as a cold spell hits the uk. 25 people have been arrested in raids across germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. days after returning to the house of commons from the celebrityjungle, matt hancock announces he will step down as an mp at the next general election. the duke and duchess of sussex accept an award for antiracism work ahead of the launch of their netflix show tomorrow. once