this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh — the headlines at 9.00: latest data shows prices are still going up but at a slower rate — the chancellor insists getting inflation down is the government's top priority. industrial action across the uk continues to escalate this morning, as royal mail staffjoin rail workers on picket lines. with a growing wave of strikes and the cost of living — what are you most concerned about in the run up to christmas? do get in touch — on social media — i'm annita bbc. russia has launched a new wave of airstrikes on ukraine, targeting the capital, kyiv. top gear presenter andrew "freddie" flintoff, has been injured whilst filming for the show.

the former england cricket captain was airlifted to hospital. a primary school in bradford has received almost £50,000 in donations after a bbc report on working parents struggling to pay for school meals. the atlas lions, morocco — take on defending champions france tonight for a right to play argentina, in sunday's world cup final. good morning. the cost of buying goods and services in the uk has fallen slightly during november, according to latest figures from the office for national statistics.

the latest official figures show that price rises are at 10.7% — meaning the cost of living is still close to a ao—year high. that inflation figure of 10.7% is slightly down from a high in october of 11.1%. but the latest number is still way above the bank of england's target of 2%. food prices have continued to increase over the last 12 months, but fuel prices are rising by less over the past year. with me for more analysis our business correspondent marc ashdown. make these price rises have peaked? i think that is the hope, yes. let's track back and see what inflation really is. the office for national statistics analyser is a basket of goods, stuff we buy every day and some special items as well. they track the prices at which they are

going up and they had been going up at a huge rate, 11.1% in october. but that has pulled back a tiny bit to about 10.7%. the hope is that we have reached some kind of peak and hopefully the prices will come down again. some experts reminding us inflation is still at a a0 year high and stuff is very, very expensive and stuff is very, very expensive and it is too early to say whether we have peaked or not. fuel prices has started to ease off, as has the price of second hand cars. many because the supply chains are improving, things like oil and have started to ease a tiny bit but the price of food when we go to the supermarket and when we go to restaurants, cafes and bars, the price of food and alcohol have gone up price of food and alcohol have gone up about 16%, price of food and alcohol have gone up about16%, so price of food and alcohol have gone up about 16%, so they put pressure on family budgets. we are not out of the woods but we are see a clearing in front of us and a pathway starting to emerge. fix, in front of us and a pathway starting to emerge. in front of us and a pathway startin: to emerae. �* , ., ., starting to emerge. a question over whether we —

starting to emerge. a question over whether we will _ starting to emerge. a question over whether we will see _ starting to emerge. a question over whether we will see any _ starting to emerge. a question over whether we will see any noticeable | whether we will see any noticeable impact on the cost of living crisis overall, is that what you are saying? overall, is that what you are sa in: ? , ., ., , saying? yes, we will not immediately see a big difference. _ saying? yes, we will not immediately see a big difference. remember, - see a big difference. remember, inflation is still going up and it is the pace at which prices are rising. the drop in inflation is not necessarily a drop of things in the shops. if you take a tub of margarine, 18 months ago that would have been about £1, now it is about to pounce. it is not suddenly going to pounce. it is not suddenly going to go down to £180, it will go up a tiny bit less and hopefully wages will catch up. we found out yesterday average wages going up by 6.1%. in the public sector, more like 2.7%. looking at inflation at ii%, like 2.7%. looking at inflation at 11%, wages going up by 2.7%, it is a big difference. the hope is, the chancellor has said his plan is to bring inflation down by half to about six or 7% next year. if wages can catch up, things become more

affordable. the prices will not suddenly go down but theyjust might become more affordable. we have a lot of hurdles to clear. you cannot fail to notice it is very cold at the moment and the government's support for energy bills will put pressure on inflation. as will be the increased problems in china with covid and the supply chain. and half of the country is on strike at the moment. that heads domestic products, hits working people so they have less money. and if people on strike and that with higher wages it puts more pressure on inflation and we could end up in a big spiral. we know the bank of england is going to look at interest rates tomorrow, will it at the rate up again in response to this latest data? we wait to see. finally, we hear a lot from the government about global pressures on the economy, how is the uk doing in terms of its rate of inflation, the rate at which prices go inflation, the rate at which prices 9° up inflation, the rate at which prices go up compared to other economies, say in the eurozone and elsewhere?

we are broadly similar in europe, germany is about the same, france is a little bit lower. america is the big yardstick. we are a day behind in our data. yesterday us inflation fell back by more than expected, now we look for interest rate rises. the us federal reserve is due to make a decision and they will be expected to put them up, but by less than they have been. tomorrow we find out from the bank of england, so we are expecting a rise. interest rates could go up from 3% to 3.5%. we are looking at hopefully a peak and things are starting to ease. it is still very, very expensive for families trying to afford the basics. a . families trying to afford the basics. . �* , ., families trying to afford the basics. . y ., ., ~ families trying to afford the basics. . ~ , ., ., ~ families trying to afford the basics. . m ., . ~' , basics. marc ashdown, thank you very much. but while the main rate of inflation has eased — food prices continued to rise, with annual food inflation hitting 16.5% — the highest rate for a5 years — up from 16.a% in october.

hannah miller has been to find out how some families are coping in the run up to christmas. ten—year—old william has a progressive muscle wasting disease, and it's adding to the financial pressures facing his family. he knows that things are tight and the cost of extra hospital travels, the cost of the electrics, we have a wet room with a pump, so it has to run the pump as well. the extra adaptations he needs that don't come on the nhs. all those costs are a massive impact on us, especially... i mean, we still work, but it's still really, really a struggle this year. how do you feel about christmas this year? daunting. i haven't put my christmas tree up or i've put no christmas decorations up. ijust want it to be over as quick

as possible this year. and usually i love christmas. you know, i don't know if this christmas is going to be the last time he can write, you know, or walk. so it's hard. this children's centre in carlisle is trying to make sure the season remains merry and bright as families here feel the pressure of meeting basic needs. the basic stuff for her, like nappies and formula, although it's not gone up much, it has gone up and that sort of like has made a huge difference. how does it feel knowing that her first christmas is going to be a struggle? it's quite sad. i was going to even get her a photo album, but ijust think that's not affordable, you know. something as simple as that to like put in all her memories and stuff, it'sjust not going to be viable. it's like £20 for electric a day at mine, and then food's went up, and it's hard to think about santa, or get everything ready

because you have to think about, oh, the house and keep on top of everything the kids need. exciting, but it's expensive with all the bills going up at the minute. it means that you can't spend as much as you'd like on your kids. the charity that supports families here and across england and wales says half of adults are having to cut back on food, heating or presents this year. it's trying to provide toys, grants and mental health support to help with rising costs. i think christmas is going to be really tough for a lot of families. i think what we're hearing and seeing is that families are having to make a decision between heating and eating. support doesn'tjust have to be about financial. you can make somebody�*s christmas magic by smiling at your neighbour in the street, by doing something different with your children.

last year, william was one of those to receive a toy helicopter from the scheme. it's massive. it's just having a toy that meant that much, really. ijust can't describe, i don't know how to describe it because itjust made him so, so happy. and many families will be searching for hope this christmas more than ever as they try to keep the festive spirit alive. hannah miller, bbc news. we're going to carrying on speaking about inflation injust a moment — but first some breaking news to bring you as a rescue operation is under way after a small migrant boat ran into difficulties in the english channel near kent, the maritime and coastguard agency has said. it's understood people have died. life boats, coastguard rescue teams and an air ambulance has been sent to help with the search.

0ur correspondent simon jonesjoins me now. simon, what more can you say at this early stage? we simon, what more can you say at this early stage?— early stage? we have 'ust had a statement * early stage? we have 'ust had a statement from _ early stage? we have 'ust had a statement from the _ early stage? we have just had a statement from the ministry - early stage? we have just had a statement from the ministry of| statement from the ministry of defence, who oversee operations in the channel. they say they are aware of an incident that has been ongoing during the course of this morning and there was a coordinated response to this incident. what i am hearing is the coastguard guard were contacted just after three o'clock this morning to report a boat carrying migrants was sinking off the coast of dungeness. there was a huge response coordinated as a result of that call. we know that four lifeboats were sent to the area, from dover, dungeness, ramsgate in hastings, two coastguard helicopters from the uk along with a helicopters from the uk along with a helicopter from the french navy and also local fishing boats that were

in the area have also joined in the search and rescue operation. that gives you a sense ofjust how big the scale of this incident is. sadly, what i'm hearing, this has not yet been confirmed by the authorities, but i am hearing a small number of people are feared to have lost their lives in this incident and in many ways, hardly surprising given the conditions at sea. although it was quite calm overnight, the temperatures outside were absolutely freezing. if people go into the water then the chances of them surviving for any length of time is fairly small. i understand the number of survivors have been brought back to the shore at dover. there is a huge amount of activity ongoing at dover, ambulances have been seen there, air ambulances and the lifeboat coming back into shore and the local hospital was put on standby. 0ne and the local hospital was put on standby. one of the helicopters winched down one of the coastguard team down to the sea onto this boat

just to try and check people were 0k. just to try and check people were ok. but sadly what i am hearing is, we are talking, once again, about fatalities in the channel.- we are talking, once again, about fatalities in the channel. there we have any idea _ fatalities in the channel. there we have any idea how— fatalities in the channel. there we have any idea how many _ fatalities in the channel. there we have any idea how many people i fatalities in the channel. there we have any idea how many people in total were on this small boat, simon? , ., , ., total were on this small boat, simon? , ., , , total were on this small boat, simon? ., , ~, total were on this small boat, simon?, ., , . simon? details are pretty sketchy at the moment _ simon? details are pretty sketchy at the moment. what _ simon? details are pretty sketchy at the moment. what am _ simon? details are pretty sketchy at the moment. what am hearing - simon? details are pretty sketchy at the moment. what am hearing is - the moment. what am hearing is between 30 and a0 people and that, in many ways, would tally with what we have been seeing over recent months. the boats have been getting bigger and they have been packed with more people. recently we have seen averages of many a0, 50 people on the boats that have been coming over. even though we are in winter, the crossings have continued. think back to the weekend, it was freezing and it actually started snowing on sunday night. but we even had crossings over the weekend, a60 people made the journey between friday and sunday. in those cases, fortunately, the boats were spotted, people were rescued and brought back

to shore at dover. so far this year almost a5,000 people have made the journey. the authorities are saying it is surprising we haven't seen more deaths in the channel. think back to november last year when 27 people lost their lives when a boat sank in french waters. authorities have been fearing we are going to be talking about loss of life once again and it certainly seems the case again this morning, with that boat going down off the coast of dungeness. i understand a small number of people having lost their lives. ,, ., ., ~ , ., number of people having lost their lives, ,, ., ., ~' , ., , . lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones _ lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones going _ lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones going to _ lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones going to the _ lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones going to the scene - lives. simon, thank you very much. simon jones going to the scene to i simonjones going to the scene to report further on that incident. we will bring you more details as we get them. we have a short statement from the mod saying, we are aware of an incident in uk waters and all relevant agencies are supporting a coordinated response. further details will be provided in due course. that is from the ministry of

defence. let return now to inflation. as prices are slowing down, people are still feeling the pinch because of the cost of living crisis. let's find out about businesses, the british chambers of commerce saying this is the number one concern, the inflation rate. let's find out how some of them are coping. i can now speak to cheryl taylor, she is the owner of mellors coffee shop, in romiley, stockport. how is business this morning? it is alwa s how is business this morning? it is always slow _ how is business this morning? it is always slow on _ how is business this morning? it is always slow on a _ how is business this morning? it 3 always slow on a frosty morning, but it is steady and people coming in for a hot chocolate this morning. the cbi say inflation is the number

one concern for businesses. give us a sense of where inflation is hitting you? is it in terms of food costs, energy bills? where are you seeing the biggest impact? i costs, energy bills? where are you seeing the biggest impact?- seeing the biggest impact? i think the enert seeing the biggest impact? i think the energy bills — seeing the biggest impact? i think the energy bills is _ seeing the biggest impact? i think the energy bills is huge. _ seeing the biggest impact? i think the energy bills is huge. that - seeing the biggest impact? i think the energy bills is huge. that has| the energy bills is huge. that has tripled so that is a huge monthly issue and it is ongoing. the food, obviously it is the staples that have really gone up in price. your butter, eggs, milk, all these basic staples that we need in hospitality to the you know, provide what we provide. all those things have gone up provide. all those things have gone up quite dramatically. compared to other things that perhaps haven't, salads and things like that but the staples really, really have gone up dramatically. it is tough. haifa staples really, really have gone up dramatically. it is tough. how much ofthat dramatically. it is tough. how much of that extra _ dramatically. it is tough. how much of that extra cost _ dramatically. it is tough. how much of that extra cost have _ dramatically. it is tough. how much of that extra cost have you - dramatically. it is tough. how much of that extra cost have you passed i of that extra cost have you passed on to your customers or had to pass on to your customers or had to pass on so far? to

on to your customers or had to pass on so far? ., , ., , on to your customers or had to pass on so far?— on so far? to be honest with you, i amt int on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not _ on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not to — on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not to do _ on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not to do that _ on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not to do that at - on so far? to be honest with you, i am trying not to do that at that - am trying not to do that at that moment. because i feel like i would rather have the business open six days a week than close it when costs are high, energy costs are high. you have to balance whether today is going to be busy enough to pay everything and stay open until i close at the end of the day. trying to get through christmas, everybody is feeling the pinch. hospitality is a luxury, but i want to offer at least a cup of coffee and a hot soup and a nice hot sandwich. i don't want to change anything to do with that until i really have to. i will have to look at it in the new year, but it is ongoing. i have just heard you say it has all peaked. i will just have to keep a check on it, as i do every week.— just have to keep a check on it, as i do every week. how many days a week are you _ i do every week. how many days a week are you breaking _ i do every week. how many days a week are you breaking even - i do every week. how many days a week are you breaking even at - i do every week. how many days a week are you breaking even at the moment? ., , ~ , ., ~

week are you breaking even at the moment? ., , ~' , ., moment? last week i broke even for out of the days. _ moment? last week i broke even for out of the days, so _ moment? last week i broke even for out of the days, so i _ moment? last week i broke even for out of the days, so i broke _ moment? last week i broke even for out of the days, so i broke even - out of the days, so i broke even just as i was closing the doors. fire just as i was closing the doors. are ou o ten just as i was closing the doors. are you open every day? six _ just as i was closing the doors. are you open every day? six days. - just as i was closing the doors. are you open every day? six days. so l you open every day? six days. so four da s you open every day? six days. so four days at _ you open every day? six days. so four days at a _ you open every day? six days. so four days at a 60 _ you open every day? six days. so four days at a 60 broke _ you open every day? six days. so four days at a 60 broke even - you open every day? six days. so four days at a 60 broke even and| you open every day? six days. so - four days at a 60 broke even and you have several staff? i four days at a 60 broke even and you have several staff?— have several staff? i have five staff and myself. _ have several staff? i have five staff and myself. so - have several staff? i have five staff and myself. so that - have several staff? i have five staff and myself. so that is i have several staff? i have five - staff and myself. so that is paying everybody. if i can do that, i am 0k, everybody. if i can do that, i am ok, i know everybody is paid and i can keep my head above water. they will be making the money i hope to make but we are getting to the situation everybody is in. hopefully see a brighter future situation everybody is in. hopefully see a brighterfuture in situation everybody is in. hopefully see a brighter future in the spring next year. see a brighter future in the spring next ear. ., , ., ., next year. you officially have to kee- in next year. you officially have to keep in mind — next year. you officially have to keep in mind how— next year. you officially have to keep in mind how long - next year. you officially have to keep in mind how long you - next year. you officially have to keep in mind how long you can | keep in mind how long you can sustain that situation, especially if you are trying not to pass on the cost to your customers? i am if you are trying not to pass on the cost to your customers?— cost to your customers? i am very mindful of— cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that _ cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that on _ cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that on the _ cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that on the clique - cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that on the clique i - cost to your customers? i am very mindful of that on the clique i run | mindful of that on the clique i run the business myself, i have no other people who do things. so i am focused on cost and i have great relationships with my suppliers and

they inform me when certain supplies have shot up and offer me alternatives. i am going round looking for the bargains, i know where to go and what to buy. it is just labour—intensive with time, but i am willing to put that into keep the business going. i have been here 15 years it was my passion to do it. i am just mindful of it all the time. �* , ., , ,, , time. briefly, are the strikes havint time. briefly, are the strikes having an — time. briefly, are the strikes having an impact _ time. briefly, are the strikes having an impact on - time. briefly, are the strikes having an impact on you? i time. briefly, are the strikes - having an impact on you? whether it is people getting into town to come to the coffee shop or whether people perhaps are on the picket line and they are losing some of their wages so therefore they are not coming into your coffee shop to have a cup of coffee and a snack, any impact from the strikes? indie of coffee and a snack, any impact from the strikes?— from the strikes? we live in a villate from the strikes? we live in a village of _ from the strikes? we live in a village of 14,000 _ from the strikes? we live in a village of 14,000 people. - from the strikes? we live in a. village of 14,000 people. they from the strikes? we live in a - village of 14,000 people. they are village of 1a,000 people. they are not trailing in to manchester. i cannot say i have felt the impact of the strikes. i definitely have felt the strikes. i definitely have felt the impact of the overall spend per

person. whether that has a knock—on effect to people not spending enough, feeling like they cannot spend as much as they were spending, that has definitely dropped. they are watching the pennies and i understand completely.- are watching the pennies and i understand completely. thank you for talkint to understand completely. thank you for talking to us. — understand completely. thank you for talking to us, good _ understand completely. thank you for talking to us, good luck— understand completely. thank you for talking to us, good luck with - understand completely. thank you for talking to us, good luck with the - talking to us, good luck with the business. ., ~ talking to us, good luck with the business. ., ,, , ., talking to us, good luck with the business._ cheryl - talking to us, good luck with the i business._ cheryl taylor business. thank you. cheryl taylor in stockport- _ business. thank you. cheryl taylor in stockport. speaking _ business. thank you. cheryl taylor in stockport. speaking of- business. thank you. cheryl taylor | in stockport. speaking of strikes... the current wave of industrial action across the uk is continuing, with royal mail staffjoining rail workers on picket lines. members of the communication workers union are beginning a two—day strike as part of a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. trains will be disrupted for a second consecutive day as a result of action by members of the rmt union. nurses will begin their first national walkout across england, wales and northern ireland tomorrow. talks are continuing about which treatments will be provided during the walkout. health leaders have written to the nurses' union, the royal college of nursing, to warn of the possible impact

on urgent care in hospitals. the rcn said it was working closely with the nhs to ensure the strike was safe. professor sir stephen powis is the national medical directorfor nhs england — he says they are trying to minimise disruption. well, we all want to keep patients safe during the action. and we want to ensure, of course, that we continue to provide the very best services we can under the circumstances. we've been talking to representatives from the royal college of nursing now for a number of weeks, and the letter that you're referring to is part of that ongoing dialogue so that we can agree together those key services that need to continue. so that, for instance, tomorrow includes kidney dialysis, it includes chemotherapy services. and further progress, i think, has been made. following that later, of course, the rcn will likely confirm that. bbut that dialogue but that dialogue will continue at national level today.

and just as importantly, local hospitals are talking to local union representatives around very specific services and sometimes even on a patient—by—patient basis, because we do want to keep services safe and we do want to ensure that the very urgent cases continue. the government's emergency cobra committee are meeting this morning, to discuss how to minimise the strikes' impact. let's get more now from our chief political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. to what extent can the government provide contingencies for all of the different actions, pieces of industrial action taking place across multiple sectors? i of industrial action taking place across multiple sectors? i think the honest answer _ across multiple sectors? i think the honest answer is _ across multiple sectors? i think the honest answer is to _ across multiple sectors? i think the honest answer is to a _ across multiple sectors? i think the honest answer is to a limited - honest answer is to a limited extent. there is not all that much the government can do. this meeting of the emergency committee this morning is about stress testing some of the plans they have to try and mitigate the worst of the disruption. but there is also a

fairly regular acknowledgement in government that they are not going to be able to remove all of the disruption completely. as was said in the clip you just played, a lot of work has gone into figuring out exactly what that disruption is but fundamentally it is going to happen. it is interesting the context this morning, anita, the inflation figures you were talking about a few moments ago get to the heart of what is going on. the government is reacting to those figures by saying the absolute priority is to get inflation down. the treasury believes if you have high pay increases it will make the job of reducing inflation harder. at the same time, unions are saying inflation is over 10%, we need rure rises that start to reflect that to make sure our members can keep up with the rising cost of living. at the moment they are pretty in

entrenched positions as we have seen with rail workers, nurses and various other industries as well. there is a real struggle to find a compromise that would allow the strikes to get called off. at the minute it looks like this disruption is going to be fairly medium term. as we have been discussing, it comes down in many ways to a battle of wills. i wonder in terms of public support for the industrial action, where is that at the moment? because ministers might be hoping that support lessons over time, some of the coverage in the newspapers suggests the public mood for the strikes is not supportive, but if you talk to the unions they say they still have a huge amount of public support for the action they are taking? support for the action they are takint ? ., ., ~' , , support for the action they are takin. ? ., ., 4' , , ., taking? look, there is definitely a ho te taking? look, there is definitely a ho -e in taking? look, there is definitely a hope in government _ taking? look, there is definitely a hope in government that - taking? look, there is definitely a hope in government that some i taking? look, there is definitely a hope in government that some of| taking? look, there is definitely a i hope in government that some of the positions on the strikes are hardening. speaking to people around

government over the last few days, i think there is a hint they think that they are winning the public over. particularly when it comes to train strikes over christmas, a much more complicated picture with nurses where there is that acknowledgement of a lot more public sympathy. i have got to say i am not sure it is borne out by much evidence at the moment. 0ne poll the bbc has been carrying online this morning which suggests that support has gone down, but not by much. indie suggests that support has gone down, but not by much-— but not by much. we will leave it there, to but not by much. we will leave it there. go and — but not by much. we will leave it there, go and have _ but not by much. we will leave it there, go and have a _ but not by much. we will leave it there, go and have a sip - but not by much. we will leave it there, go and have a sip of- but not by much. we will leave it| there, go and have a sip of water. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some details of the breaking story that a

rescue operation is under way in the english channel near kent after a small boat carrying migrants got into difficulties. first reports came in and asked simonjones was telling us earlier around 3am this morning. this is off the coast of dungeness. four lifeboats are involved in the operation, two coastguard helicopters from the uk as well as a helicopter from the french navy and localfishing boats. but because of the weather, because of the extreme cold, the temperature of the extreme cold, the temperature of the extreme cold, the temperature of the water, there is a real fear that anyone who falls into the water will not survive and sadly there are reports of a number of deaths already. we are unclear at this stage how many people wear on this boatin stage how many people wear on this boat in total and a couple of pieces of reaction. this is from the mp for dover, natalie elphicke.

we have also heard from the home secretary, suella braverman he said she is aware of a distressing incident in the channel. she said she is constantly kept updated and our heartfelt thoughts are with those involved. we will keep you up—to—date with that story and any news on that rescue operation. power cuts in shetland have been declared a major incident after thousands of homes are left without power due to bad weather. energy supplier ssen continues to work on restoring supplies but has warned that disruption could continue until the end of this week. i'm nowjoined by our reporter, adam guest who is currently in lerwick, shetland. good morning. how many homes are we talking about in total affected by these power cuts?— talking about in total affected by these power cuts? talking about in total affected by these tower cuts? ., , these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800 —

these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800 homes _ these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800 homes that _ these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800 homes that are - these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800 homes that are still- we have 2800 homes that are still without power in shetland. we do have many ssen engineers coming to shetland, around about 70 of those. a number of them coming off the ferry from aberdeen and arriving in lerwick this morning. there is also a helicopter which is arriving with additional engineers. locally, engineers have said this is the worst they have seen since 1995. more support is coming, there is more by the way of generators which are being brought to shetland as well. it is also worth mentioning in shetland we don't have mains gas, a lot of people have storage heaters so this is causing real problems for people right across shetland. i real challente people right across shetland. i real challenge and _ people right across shetland. i real challenge and as _ people right across shetland. i real challenge and as we _ people right across shetland. i real challenge and as we said _ people right across shetland. i real challenge and as we said in - people right across shetland. i real challenge and as we said in the introduction, the power might not be back on until the end of the week potentially. so what are people doing to try to keep warm in the meantime? indie doing to try to keep warm in the

meantime?— doing to try to keep warm in the meantime? . ., ., , ., , meantime? we heard from people esterda , meantime? we heard from people yesterday. some _ meantime? we heard from people yesterday, some people _ meantime? we heard from people yesterday, some people are i meantime? we heard from people yesterday, some people are using| meantime? we heard from people i yesterday, some people are using lpg gas canisters to keep warm. there is a real community effort and they have gas stoves with those canisters which have been providing warm spaces for people. they have been making soup. i spoke to a local councillor, andrea hanson, in the north of shetland and they have a generator they have been using for the hotel. they have been offering a warm space and providing to the locals. it has been a real effort for the community to come together. but as you say it is looking like it could be towards the end of the week when power is fully restored here. he mentioned it is the worst snowfall in 20 years, according to local engineers. in terms of resilience for bad weather, is there anything that can be done to protect power supplies on shetland? this has

been flagged — power supplies on shetland? this has been flagged on _ power supplies on shetland? this has been flagged on at — power supplies on shetland? this has been flagged on at a _ power supplies on shetland? this has been flagged up at a government i been flagged up at a government level. there is real concern around this. the information from ssen is thatice this. the information from ssen is that ice and snow has fallen on overhead power lines which means many of them have been damaged or broken as a result. with the helicopter coming up, it is notjust to bring crew but to assess across shetland, the extent of the damage to these cables. 0n shetland, the extent of the damage to these cables. on monday there was a lot of traffic disruption as well. we had about a0 vehicles that were stuck on the west side of the mainland island of shetland and coastguard teams were out then. sadly we had some tragic news yesterday of an elderly woman, a body was found of an elderly woman. police have said there isn't any suspicious circumstances around that but inquiries are ongoing.— but inquiries are ongoing. adam,

thank ou but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very — but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much _ but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much for - but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much for taking . but inquiries are ongoing. adam, | thank you very much for taking us through the details. adam guest in lerwick in shetland and it is time to look at the weather with carol and clearly challenging situation for the engineers arriving in shetland to try to restore power and what is the weather forecast for that part of scotland? there is further heavy snow in store for shetland today, frequent heavy snow showers and blowing and drifting off the snow, you can see it clearly on the weather map. we also have some snow showers coming in from the north sea and we have had rain, sleet and snow across devon, cornwall and dorset pushing down now towards the channel islands, though we could see some at times today across cornwall. snow showers across northern ireland too but in between lots of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine but it will feel cold wherever you are, particularly cold where we have the strongest gusts of wind but if you are exposed to the wind, across the board, it will feel sub zero. this

evening and overnight we continue with frequent and heavy snow showers across the northern half of scotland, some coming down the north sea coastline, some in the south—east, some affecting west wales and northern ireland but under clear skies temperatures will fall away quite rapidly, widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow, furtherfrequent surfaces. tomorrow, further frequent snow surfaces. tomorrow, furtherfrequent snow showers across the northern half of scotland, also parts of east of england, northern ireland, western wells but a lot of dry weather and sunshine, but once again it will feel bitter. —— western wales. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: at least two people are believed to have died, after a small migrant boat ran into difficulties in freezing waters in the english channel near kent. latest data shows prices are still going up but at a slower rate — the chancellor insists geting inflation down is the government's top priority. industrial action across the uk

continues to escalate this morning, as royal mail staffjoin rail workers on picket lines. a primary school in bradford has received almost £50,000 in donations after a bbc report on working parents struggling to pay for school meals. the atlas lions, morocco — take on defending champions france tonight for a right to play argentina, in sunday's world cup final. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane. let's talk about the morocco against france game tonight. what excitement around that, especially a lot of people rallying behind morocco, the underdogs clearly in this, but hope that with all the surprises there have been in this tournament they could be still another one? absolutely.— could be still another one? absolutely. could be still another one? absolutel . ., , , could be still another one? absolutel. , ., , absolutely. there has been so many u sets absolutely. there has been so many upsets during _ absolutely. there has been so many upsets during this _ absolutely. there has been so many upsets during this world _ absolutely. there has been so many upsets during this world cup, i absolutely. there has been so many upsets during this world cup, hasn't there? either france or morocco who meet tonight will play argentina who

of course beat croatia 3—0 last night, inspired by the captain and superstar lionel messi, who has all but confirmed the final will be his last world cup match. joe lynskey has this report. he's argentina's great conductor. the man who has played in five world cups, and he may have just this chance left. now lionel messi is one game away. his number 10 is the one they all have on the shirt. in this semifinal, argentina were clinical. the onslaught on croatia would start with a penalty. messi had scored in both knockout games so far. this emphatically was three in a row. messi scores. in buenos aires, each goal means that much more. because messi is 35 and though this nation may not like it, they must soon find a future. this may be the moment

julian alvarez arrived. the manchester city striker ran half the pitch and scored. alvarez is 22. he is just one apprentice who works round the master. soon he'd have a second but it was all made by messi. and argentina have three! who with one drop and go left josko gvardiol behind. the defender has been croatia's break—out star. now for this nation ofjust a million people, the dream was at an end. luka modric, at 37, had played his last world cup. argentina have come a long way. they lost their first match to saudi arabia. now they go on to the last one. tonight, they find out who they will play the final. 0ne team are reigning champions, one team have not been this far. but morocco have beaten belgium, spain and portugal and now go at france with faith. both in how they play and how they're coached. i think he teaches a lot of things

outside of football. in life, with our wives, with their parents, religion, whatever. whenever you have a problem, you can go to him and he will be your dad, your big brother in that moment. no african side has got this far. yet, morocco dream of sunday's final. that may well be messi's last world cup stage. the last chance for the conductor before the music stops. joe lynskey, bbc news. messi is nowjust 90 minutes away from the ultimate accolade of having a world cup forever attached to his name. one of his former team—mates, pablo zabaleta says it'll be tough beating either france or morocco in the final, but a third world cup for his country would give the huge numbers of travelling argentina fans even more to celebrate.

you want to win the world cup you have to be the best teams and hopefully argentina will have a good performance and if we have a chance to win it it will be perfect way to give the argentinian people something big to celebrate because in our country we know the financial crisis and how hard it is for people every day, and sometimes football brings everyone together to have a moment of joy brings everyone together to have a moment ofjoy and passion and all that, so it would be amazing to win the world cup. the french rugby chief bernard laporte has resigned from his role as vice—chair of world rugby, just nine months before france hosts the sport's world cup. laporte — who's president of the french rugby federation — had earlier received a two—year suspended prison sentence on domestic corruption charges.

he was convicted after a french court ruled he had shown favouritism in awarding a shirt sponsorship contract to a friend. rugby�*s world governing body has referred the matter to its ethics officer. more details on that story on the bbc sport website but that's it for now. jane, thank you very much. as we've been hearing, the cost of buying goods and services in the uk has fallen slightly during november, according to latest figures from the office for national statistics. those latest official figures show that price rises are at 10.7% — meaning the cost of living is still close to a a0—year high. let's speak to abi chamberlain, who owns the welsh luxury hamper company in chepstow, south wales. the welsh luxury hamper company in chepstow, south wales. it is good to have you with us today, thank you for chatting to us today, thank you for chatting to us today, abi. the name suggests it is a luxury and we have to wonder whether this is exactly the sort of

thing people are cutting back on, the luxuries, during the cost of living crisis, how is your business doing? indie living crisis, how is your business doint ? ~ ., ~' ' living crisis, how is your business doint? . ., ~ ' , ., living crisis, how is your business doint? ., ~' ' , ., . , doing? we work with 125 small welsh food and drink— doing? we work with 125 small welsh food and drink producers _ doing? we work with 125 small welsh food and drink producers producers i food and drink producers producers are noticing the cost of ingredients inflation of up to 25%, so our suppliers have had to absorb that and reflect that in their costs going forward, then we have had to do the same, so it has been being able to adapt constantly to the cost of ingredients rising because it is a significant rise of 25%. yes. of ingredients rising because it is a significant rise of 25%. yes, the trice a significant rise of 25%. yes, the price rises — a significant rise of 25%. yes, the price rises get — a significant rise of 25%. yes, the price rises get passed _ a significant rise of 25%. yes, the price rises get passed on - a significant rise of 25%. yes, the price rises get passed on from i a significant rise of 25%. yes, the i price rises get passed on from your suppliers to you, you presumably have to pass on some of that to your customers, and i understand there are a couple of large businesses that normally give you large orders at this time of the year that haven't done so this year. i’tre at this time of the year that haven't done so this year. i've been ve , haven't done so this year. i've been very. very — haven't done so this year. i've been very. very grateful _ haven't done so this year. i've been very, very grateful to _ haven't done so this year. i've been very, very grateful to everyone i haven't done so this year. i've been very, very grateful to everyone thatj very, very grateful to everyone that supported my business. we have had a few great orders but we do get a few

clients that order regularly from us and they haven't this year because they haven't had the budget to be able to buy hampers this year. beyond that what has business been like? it beyond that what has business been like? ., , , ., , beyond that what has business been like? .,, , ., , , like? it has been really good this ear, it's like? it has been really good this year. it's been — like? it has been really good this year, it's been my _ like? it has been really good this year, it's been my third - like? it has been really good this year, it's been my third year- like? it has been really good this year, it's been my third year in i year, it's been my third year in business, and has been difficult to absorb those costs to reflect that in our prices as well because we do have to put our hand the prices up. because of our suppliers suffering with the cost of ingredients. talk to us as well _ with the cost of ingredients. talk to us as well about _ with the cost of ingredients. talk to us as well about the impact of the postal strikes. how has that been affecting what would ordinarily been affecting what would ordinarily be a very busy time of year? indie be a very busy time of year? we currentl be a very busy time of year? - currently have stock sat in royal mail warehouses across the uk, that is seasonal stock, so we need it for this christmas and i don't think we

will be able to receive that in time and we have had to bring our last order dates forward by four days, and as a business we prepare for christmas from this year so it is a massive time of year for us and to be able to have to bring our last postal dates forward four days before christmas has been sort of difficult. we had to make the decision so that our customers receive their hampers before christmas rather than sitting in warehouses.— christmas rather than sitting in warehouses. a , warehouses. abi, sorry i call you emil , warehouses. abi, sorry i call you emily. we're _ warehouses. abi, sorry i call you emily, we're speaking _ warehouses. abi, sorry i call you emily, we're speaking to - warehouses. abi, sorry i call you emily, we're speaking to emily l emily, we're speaking to emily thornberry next. given that you are a young business, three years old, what else are you doing to ensure you are on a footing to allow you to stay in business for the foreseeable future? ., ., ., , ., future? year from january we are ttoin to future? year from january we are going to explore _ future? year from january we are going to explore the _ future? year from january we are | going to explore the international export market. that is a really big

part in sending out our welsh hampers the rest of the world, but it's not something we have been able to do yet, so from january we are going to hopefully be able to look into that a bit further. bbi. going to hopefully be able to look into that a bit further.— into that a bit further. abi, thank ou for into that a bit further. abi, thank you for talking — into that a bit further. abi, thank you for talking to _ into that a bit further. abi, thank you for talking to us, _ into that a bit further. abi, thank you for talking to us, best i into that a bit further. abi, thank you for talking to us, best of i into that a bit further. abi, thankj you for talking to us, best of luck with your business, abi chamberlain, from the welsh luxury hamper company. we are joined from westminster by labour's emily thornberry, the shadow attorney general, and i will try and not call you abi by mistake! i've been talking to a couple of business owners to date about this, there have been trying to varying degrees having to pass on costs to their customers but obviously it's unavoidable to some extent and we are looking at inflation figures today. the rate of is slowing down but it is still there is a big issue for people. the chancellorjeremy hunt saying today that inflation is plaguing economies across europe, it is the number one enemy that makes

everyone poorer and getting it down is the top priority and we have a plan to help halve inflation next year but if we make the wrong choices high prices will persist, he says. what do you think the right choices are at the moment, emily thornberry, to deal with inflation? the first thing i would say is to put it in context is that last month cosmic inflation figures were worst for a0 years, this month's inflation figures are to be welcomed because they are better but they are the second worst for a0 years, so that's where we are. we hope this is the beginning of a downward trend. 0ne beginning of a downward trend. one set of figures isn't a trend but we hope it will continue to come down. yes, there is inflation across the world and yes, there is stagnation when it comes to wages, but only in this country are we approaching this with the highest tax rate that we have seen since world war ii. and with the prospect of mortgage prices

and rentals going up next year because of a lack of confidence in the market because of the government's behaviourjust a few weeks ago with the kwasi kwarteng budget where confidence in britain crashed completely, what we really needin crashed completely, what we really need in this country is a fresh start and a government that people can believe in. it start and a government that people can believe in.— can believe in. it so you would cut taxes? we — can believe in. it so you would cut taxes? we would _ can believe in. it so you would cut taxes? we would approach i can believe in. it so you would cut taxes? we would approach the i taxes? we would approach the situation in _ taxes? we would approach the situation in a _ taxes? we would approach the situation in a completely i taxes? we would approach the i situation in a completely different way. people ought to be able to make fair choices. we would want to have a taxation system that was fairer, where the people with the broadest shoulders pay the greater proportion of taxation. we would be looking at changing our taxation system in that way. and we would not be expecting working people in britain to be paying the price of a crisis that had been created in downing street. you say a crisis created in downing street but you do accept that global factors are clearly at issue as well? . ., , , .,

factors are clearly at issue as well? , , ., ., ., well? of course they are, and other countries face _ well? of course they are, and other countries face similar _ well? of course they are, and other countries face similar issues i well? of course they are, and other countries face similar issues to i well? of course they are, and other countries face similar issues to us, | countries face similar issues to us, it is just that we are dealing with them so much worse. every other country had covid but every other country had covid but every other country is coming out of covid, in the g7, and their economy is growing. it is only britain where our economy is shrinking. it shows that actually we are paying the price of 12 years of lack of growth in this country when it comes to our economy. and if we do not grow our economy, than all kinds of things arise from that.— economy, than all kinds of things arise from that. how much is this to do with post-brexit _ arise from that. how much is this to do with post-brexit trade _ arise from that. how much is this to do with post-brexit trade friction? i do with post—brexit trade friction? the bank of england says that's an issue along with worker shortages. there are a number of things this government has done wrong and clearly the last minute deal which we did with the european union had a whole lot of holes in it and the government haven't made any attempt to try and repair those holes. so yes, that's decisions that have been made by the government not to prioritise making sure that our closest trading partners we had a proper deal with, so that we can trade properly with them. yes, of

course the difficulties in relation to trade have not helped, in fact, they have made matters worse. i want to brint in they have made matters worse. i want to bring in the — they have made matters worse. i want to bring in the subject _ they have made matters worse. i want to bring in the subject of _ they have made matters worse. i want to bring in the subject of strikes, i to bring in the subject of strikes, it is all very closely linked, isn't it? the government says public sector pay rises would slow down the rate at which inflation falls. do you accept that view that public sector pay rises could drive inflation. element the way i approach it is this, given inflation is more than 10%, whether you work in the public sector or private sector, people were very concerned about the way in which their wages are being eaten by inflation. ii are being eaten by inflation. if they are not getting wage rises. in they are not getting wage rises. in the private sector we have seen mcvitie's biscuits, we have seen ports in the private sector having these disputes and then being solved. in the public sector there seems to be ongoing problems, and i think that far too often you see the interference of ministers and they have not been helping. frankly i have not been helping. frankly i have been warning for months now that the government might start on

no plane party political gains with this, thinking it might be to their advantage, to the embarrassment of the labour party if there are strikes. —— the government might start playing party political gains. the nurses have not received a pay rise they want. we the nurses have not received a pay rise they want-— rise they want. we are not at the table and we _ rise they want. we are not at the table and we have _ rise they want. we are not at the table and we have not _ rise they want. we are not at the table and we have not looked i rise they want. we are not at the table and we have not looked at| rise they want. we are not at the i table and we have not looked at the books and we don't know to what extent, what the negotiating room is on this. i can tell you when we were in power we didn't have any strikes in power we didn't have any strikes in the national health service because we did sit down and negotiate properly. we were never call nurses in as the secretary of state did a couple of days ago, call them in, give them a cup of tea and pat them on the head and tell them we can talk about all sorts of things, d0, but not your wages. this is not the way you do things, you need to be able to sit down, treat people respectfully and negotiate, to make sure you are prepared to compromise and are busy they need to be prepared to compromise. there

compromise and are busy they need to be prepared to compromise.— be prepared to compromise. there are different ways — be prepared to compromise. there are different ways of _ be prepared to compromise. there are different ways of handling _ different ways of handling discussions that vary between different political parties, but the bottom line, do you think the kind of pay rises being asked for our achievable in the current economic climate? i achievable in the current economic climate? ~' ., , ., , climate? i think we need to be able to, we climate? i think we need to be able to. we should _ climate? i think we need to be able to, we should have _ climate? i think we need to be able to, we should have a _ climate? i think we need to be able to, we should have a government l climate? i think we need to be able i to, we should have a government that is prepared to negotiate and be prepared to be flexible, and if there is flexibly on behalf of the government then i think we would see flexibility on behalf of the trade unions as well, because they don't want to be on strike, we don't want them to be on strike in the public don't want them to be on strike, and we need to make sure these things are sold and with goodwill on both sides they can be. we are not seeing that at the moment. the secretary of state for transport just recently appeared at the very end of negotiations saying, hang on, another issue we should talk about is driver only trains. they weren't even talking about that. thatjust kind of pushed both sides apart once more. this is not the way to go about things.— more. this is not the way to go about things. more. this is not the way to go about thints. ., ., .. ., about things. you are calling on the government — about things. you are calling on the government to _ about things. you are calling on the government to demonstrate i government to demonstrate flexibility. do you think the unions who are involved in industrial action also need to show

flexibility, given that while they may enjoy a good degree of public support, they say, it is obstacles and difficulties and hardship for many people because they can't get things in the post, for example, and they cannot get where they need to be on train services? flit they cannot get where they need to be on train services?— be on train services? of course. in order for there _ be on train services? of course. in order for there to _ be on train services? of course. in order for there to be _ be on train services? of course. in order for there to be a _ be on train services? of course. in order for there to be a negotiated | order for there to be a negotiated settlement there has to be flexibility and compromise on both sides but if you have a government that isn't even prepared to consider compromising and isn't even repaired to consider the idea that there will be anything other, if you tell the nurses, for example, we are not discussing pay at all, that is not the way to stop the strike. you don't do that. you need to be able to sit down and talk to people properly and respectfully, and see if you can find a solution and a compromise. and we're not getting that currently from the government in the public sector, whereas in the private sector these disputes seem to be able to be result.— to be able to be result. shadow attorney general, _ to be able to be result. shadow attorney general, emily i to be able to be result. shadow- attorney general, emily thornberry, thank you very much.

loud blasts were heard in the capital, kyiv this morning. air raid siren warning alerts were issued around 20 minutes before the attack and mayor vitali klitschko has told the reuters news agency that russian troops targeted the centre of the city. he also says that ukraine's air defence systems shot down 10 drones. he also says that ukraine's air defence systems shot down ten drones. the agency has also reported that the strikes on the kyiv region have caused no damage to energy facilities. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. we heard three loud explosions near our hotel here in the city centre. it seems that air defence systems in the capital shot down more than ten of those drones, and fragments of one of those drones hit two government buildings here in the city centre. as you said, there is no information on casualties, and we just had an update from the administration in the capital saying that 13 of those drones have been

shot down. so again, russia is using those iranian made drones to attack ukraine four weeks and we have been talking about those attacks, russia targeting the country's civilian infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity, heating and water, as temperatures are below freezing. earlierthis and water, as temperatures are below freezing. earlier this week president zelensky had warned of the possibility of more russian air strikes, so it seems that this morning we are seeing more attacks but the authorities are saying most of the drones fired by russia have been intercepted and it seems that a fragment of one of those drones hit a government building but no casualties so far had been reported. hugo bachega reporting. the former england cricket captain freddie flintoff is in hospital after being involved in a crash while filming top gear. it happened at the show�*s test track at dunsfold park aerodrome in surrey. it's understood that his injuries aren't life threatening. mark lobel reports.

you are expecting me to go down there? yeah. filming on the top gear test track in the dunsfold park aerodrome in surrey that landed the the ex—england cricketer and car enthusiast in hospital. encouragingly, it is understood that the a5—year—old top gear presenter�*s accident did not happen at high speed and that any injuries sustained are not life—threatening. in a statement, the bbc said: . in a statement, the bbc said: it is not flintoff�*s first mishap since he swapped the bat for the steering wheel. in 2019, whilst filming a top gear drag race and riding a motorised three—wheeled bike, he ran out of runway at an airfield near york. luckily walking away from that crash unharmed.

that followed former presenter richard hammond's accident on the same airfield years earlier, where he sustained brain injuries after a 288mph rocket—car crash. the well—known father of four has received warm tributes from fans on social media wishing him a speedy recovery. mark lobel, bbc news. budding spies are in for a treat today — because the intelligence agency gchq has released a set of codebreaking puzzles for youngsters to solve. the seven challenges are designed to test and develop the same skills that real—life agents use — and to encourage children from all backgrounds to consider a career in the intelligence services. tim muffett went to a school in london to see if the pupils there could crack the code. we're going to see who actually makes it through. elm green school in south london. the students' mission, should they choose to accept it,

try and solve the gchq christmas card puzzle. it's different to what we normally have to do in school. yeah, but that's how you get the three words. we don't do much, like, code breaking, so it's. something different. gchq is the uk's intelligence security and cyber agency. traditionally, each year it includes a brainteaser on the christmas cards it sends out. but this christmas, for the second year running, it's also set a festive, mind—bending challenge for school pupils. if two equals growth and six equals exist, then nine is what seven—letter word which describes what you'll be doing with your presents on christmas day? information allows you to break the code. they're challenging, they're very challenging questions. but what i think they're doing is they're helping promote resilience and perseverance. if the students are going down a particular route and making a mistake, they're not giving up.

how are you finding it? we're finding it quite exciting, actually. yeah, it's really fun, thinking outside the box and actually making your brain think a different way. i thought it would be quite maths orientated, but it's actually like quite a lot of codebreaking and puzzling and stuff like that. so this question here, what is this actually encouraging students to do, do you think? it's more about being spatially aware. and the twist of that is that whenever you touch the key, the direction changes. so they need to actually do some reverse operation. how can i get from point a to point b? so, these puzzles have been set by an actual intelligence officer who works for gchq. we can hearfrom him, but for obvious reasons we can't show his face. so he's going to appear in the form of a cartoon character called colin. hi, tim. it's colin here. so, colin, what impact do you think these puzzles will have? so this year, the christmas card

has puzzles covering different skill sets, including languages, engineering, analysis and codebreaking. what qualities are you looking out for? the qualities needed are ingenuity, analytical skills, perseverance and an inquiring mind. in a sense, solving the challenge replicates what we need to be able to do in gchq, but in a fun way. along with m15 and m16, gchq says it wants to widen its recruitment net. whilstjob candidates still need to be british citizens, as of last month, they no longer need to have british parents. the agency also wants more neurodiverse candidates to apply. people with conditions such as autism, adhd and dyslexia. gchq says different ways of thinking are key to keeping the uk safe. what do you make of these puzzles? i think they're really good. many of our students wouldn't have heard of gchq prior to this challenge,

and understanding that in actual fact they have the skill sets to be able to go into such areas is really good for them. has this made you think about a career in that world? definitely, yeah. i've always been into, like, problem solving, critical thinking, like, what you've got to do to solve things. that made me look at that side in much more detail. it is making me more interested in what this could lead to. hundreds of schools will be taking part in this challenge today. anyone initially bamboozled should take heart. in this classroom, what to many seemed mission impossible became mission accomplished. tim muffet, bbc news. i love a good puzzle. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. what have you got for us? everything this morning! we have had a cold start to the day, widespread

frosts, temperatures well below freezing, seems not unlike this in some parts of the country, we have had lying snow and it has frozen, will remain frozen from the last few days. furthersnow will remain frozen from the last few days. further snow showers today across the far north of scotland accompanied by strong winds, at times blizzards in the extreme north and also looking at blowing snow. some showers coming down the east coast, some snow showers in northern ireland, maybe one or two snow showers in cornwall this afternoon, rain, sleet and snow for the channel islands. in between all of this, we are looking at some sunshine, but feeling cold, especially if you are exposed to the wind. this evening and overnight, snow showers in the east, the south—east, further snow showers coming in across the north of scotland and northern ireland, and a widespread frost with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. this is how we are set to continue for much of the rest of the week. cold by day and cold by night.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. at least two people are believed to have died after a small migrant boat ran into difficulties in freezing waters in the english channel. russia has launched a new wave of airstikes on ukraine, targeting the capital, kyiv. latest data shows prices in the uk are still going up but at a slower rate — the chancellor insists geting inflation down is the government's top priority. industrial action across the uk continues to escalate as royal mail staffjoin rail workers on picket lines. the atlas lions, morocco — take on defending champions france tonight for the chance to meet argentina, on sunday at the men's football world cup final.