lam i am reliably informed it is day three of kevin sinfield's epic seven in seven in seven running challenge. it promises to be another titanic day. so we have come to belfast. good morning. have you sent your christmas card yet? across the uk last year we sent more than 91 million of these. but with stamp prices rising, are people being put off? we are at a kind mica prices rising, are people being put off? we are ata kind mica —— card maker in stockport to find out. a huge night awaits for three of the home nations as they try and qualify for next year's women's european championship scotland and wales head into the second leg of their play—offs level, but northern ireland need to overturn a 4—0 deficit. and it is colder this morning,

widespread frost across scotland and northern ireland but whilst many are dry, scotland and northern ireland will see rain. i will have details later. it's tuesday 3rd december. stalking victims in england and wales will be given the right to know the identity of their online stalkers, under new policies announced by the home office today. stalking protection orders — which can ban offenders from contacting their victims or going within a certain distance of them — will also be made more widely available. our senior uk correspondent, sima kotecha, reports. 23—year—old gracie was murdered by a former colleague who stalked her. it happened three years ago. her parents have been calling for better policing. earlier this year, they said they were going to help train officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire police hq. the government has announced six new measures to tackle the problem. they include widening the use of protection orders so thatjudges can give them to those accused of stalking, even if they've been acquitted.

that would force them to stay further away. police would also get powers to reveal the identity of online stalkers more quickly. i think it's a brilliant step forward in what we've been campaigning for for three and a half years, to make changes across the board in the way the police and the agencies deal with stalking. these six new measures are very encouraging. we're really pleased and excited about the changes that will be made. so, yeah, we're behind it 100%. the safeguarding minister met with the national stalking helpline advocate to understand the challenges faced by staff dealing with these cases. she says the new measures are a must. not having it helps nobody. strengthening them and making sure that the legislation and the guidance and the standards that sits around all parts of the infrastructure around stalking is all very important, but none of that will achieve anything unless we ensure that practice on the ground is also going, is being enacted. and that is true of all violence

against women and girls. nicola thorp used to be on coronation street. it's her story that has inspired some of the new proposals. she was sent abusive and threatening messages for two years on social media by a man using 27 different anonymous accounts. the police told her that someone had been charged, but they refused to tell her who. it would have made a huge difference to me at the time — notjust to know the identity of the individual, but to rule out all the other people in my life because they... this anonymous person became everybody. it was the man that i got into a taxi with. it was the person at the bus stop. just knowing that name, seeing a photograph of the person who is making your life hell can really make a difference. some of the plans announced today can happen quickly, but new laws will be needed for the others. ministers hope that can happen by early 2025. sima kotecha, bbc news.

many stick jess many stickjess phillips who use or at the end of that peace willjoin us to discuss those changes in the law at 7:30am. but sally has more of the day's news and one story still dominates all of the front pages. the masterchef uk presenter gregg wallace has apologised for comments he posted online, about his accusers, who've been claiming he made sexually inappropriate remarks. he says he "needs to take some time out". downing street says his remarks in the video, where the presenter says allegations about improper language and behaviour, come from "middle class women of a certain age", were "completely inappropriate and misogynistic". he denies sexually harassing behaviour. here's noor nanji. we've given you a brief. that brief... back on our screens last night — gregg wallace on masterchef — after the bbc confirmed that it would go ahead, despite calls to consider pausing the series.

i want to apologise for any offence that i caused with my post yesterday, and any upset i may have caused to a lot of people. he said sorry, after posting a video that got britain talking. he said he wasn't in a good head space, and has been under a huge amount of stress. it's obvious to me i need to take some time out now while this investigation is under way. there's been 13... it's all a very different tone from his comments on social media on sunday, when he claimed that the allegations against him had come from a... handful of middle—class women of a certain age. that video sparked an immediate backlash, with even a downing street spokesperson describing the comments as inappropriate and misogynistic. others were more positive. you can only take people how you find them, and he was great with me, really supportive. i found the whole masterchef

experience a positive one. let's go. the masterchef presenter has been under pressure after bbc news revealed a string of misconduct allegations against him. wallace's lawyers say it's entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. our investigation heard from 13 people across a range of ages over a 17—year period. allegations we heard include gregg wallace taking his top off in front of a female worker, staring at a worker's chest and asking her for massages, and asking a junior female employee the logistics of how she has sex as a lesbian. 20 minutes left, please. wallace stepped back from masterchef last week after we put the allegations to him, but all filmed episodes will go ahead — including the christmas special — with a bbc source saying the show is about more than one individual. noor nanji, bbc news.

at least nine people have been killed in two villages in southern lebanon after israel carried out its biggest wave of air strikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with hezbollah last week. the lebanese armed group had earlier fired two mortars at an israeli army base saying they were a warning over what it saw as israeli truce violations. the prime minister has used a speech at the lord mayor's banquet in the city of london to set out his vision for foreign affairs. sir keir starmer said the uk would back ukraine to put the country in the strongest possible position for negotiations so they can secure a just and lasting peace. he also revealed that he told the incoming us president, donald trump, that the uk will "invest more deeply than ever" in the relationship between the two countries. the idea that we must choose between our allies — that somehow we're with either america or europe — is plain wrong. i reject it utterly.

atlee did not choose between allies. churchill did not choose. the national interest demands that we work with both. mps will have their first opportunity since the days after the budget to debate the government's national insurance contributions hike. the measures proposed would mean businesses would have to pay more tax on a worker's earnings from next april. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from westminster. good morning. what can we expect to hear today? good morning. what can we expect to hear toda ? ,., ., ., ., , hear today? good morning. it was the controversial — hear today? good morning. it was the controversial centrepiece _ hear today? good morning. it was the controversial centrepiece of _ hear today? good morning. it was the controversial centrepiece of rachel. controversial centrepiece of rachel reeves' budget in late october, that significant increase in the rate of national insurance paid by businesses. not the rate paid by employees. there was lots of sound and fury at the time over whether the labour party was breaking a manifesto commitment in doing so.

they of course are adamant that they did not do so. what you will have to day in the house of commons is all the parties who are not in government lining up to oppose the government lining up to oppose the government on this. the conservatives will argue notjust that this was a breach of labour at�*s manifesto but that this is bad for business, and they will point to a string of criticism from especially big businesses in recent weeks warning that even if this is a tax on businesses it will ultimately feed through to ouercus' wages and perhaps mean fewerjobs in the economy, as well. worth noting that the liberal democrats, who have approaching 100 mps after the general election, they are also opposing this, saying this tax rise will undermine growth, not unleash it. they are also raising concern about the impact of this tax increase on some areas like gps or hospices. of course wes streeting, the health secretary, told this programme a few weeks ago that

before december the government would bring forward mitigations to ensure that some of those areas are not unduly affected by this tax increase. of course the argument we will hear from the government will be the one we had in the budget and long before it, that they inherited tireless financial circumstances from their conservative predecessors and therefore have no choice but to pursue a tax increase and they believe this one is the fair to protect what they say art workers pay sites. nevertheless, even if there is no jeopardy pay sites. nevertheless, even if there is nojeopardy over what pay sites. nevertheless, even if there is no jeopardy over what will actually happen, this tax will increase, but what you will see here are the economic debate that will play out over the coming months and years. play out over the coming months and ears. , . ~' play out over the coming months and ears. , ., ~ , ., the businessman warren stephens has been nominated by donald trump to serve as his ambassador to the uk. stephens, who is chief executive of a private investment bank, donated millions to trump's re—election campaign. the president—elect has also announced he'll travel to paris on saturday for the re—opening of the notre dame, in his first overseas trip since winning

last month's election. new figures from the national cyber security centre show there was a threefold increase in the most serious types of cyber attack on the uk in the past year. the centre's new head will use a speech today to warn that britain needs to harden up defences against continuing threats from attackers. the princess of wales will help give a royal welcome to the emir of qatar who arrives in the uk today, in another step towards her return to official duties. the queen, however, will miss the start of the state visit as she recovers from a lingering chest infection. france is facing fresh political turmoil and could soon be without a government, as prime minister michel barnier prepares to face a vote of no—confidence. it's after he forced through a new budget without pa rliament�*s approval.

this was the moment michel barnier declared that he would haggle no more. je sais de quoi je parle... france's ice—cool prime minister telling mps that he was forcing through a strict new national budget, and they could either back him or vote him out of office — in which case, he warned — to the sound of heckles — france could plunge into financial turmoil. "we'll be entering unknown territory," said barnier. en territoire inconnu. but the immediate answer from marine le pen was "bring it on". the leader of the hard—right national rally said her party would vote to get rid of the current government. "the french have had enough," she said. "things have gone from bad to worse." france is in a financial pickle, with soaring debt. trouble here could spread throughout europe. but the crisis is, at heart, political — sparked by this summer's elections, which resulted in a spectacularly

gridlocked parliament, unable to agree on anything. marine le pen wants to be france's next president, and she holds some strong and she holds some strong cards right now. cards right now. she's gambling that any fresh she's gambling that any fresh chaos here will be blamed chaos here will be blamed on this man, not her. on this man, not her. president emmanuel macron president emmanuel macron arriving in saudi arabia. arriving in saudi arabia. he's never looked so he's never looked so politically fragile. politically fragile. he may cling on to power, he may cling on to power, but his promise to strengthen but his promise to strengthen the centre ground of french politics the centre ground of french politics is in trouble. is in trouble. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. the words "marry me", for all of those thinking for all of those thinking of proposing over the of proposing over the christmas period, you're christmas period, you're going to have tough going to have tough competition after this. competition after this. what on earth is that?! what on earth is that?! alexander and oliwia set off alexander and oliwia set off on a helicopter on a ride over on a helicopter on a ride over the clouds in poland, the clouds in poland, and he organised for and he organised for

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down to “i! to —7 in rural and it is down to “i! to —7 in rural parts of scotland but these are the major towns and cities at if not just a little above freezing in most areas so it will be cold if you are heading to a station or to wait for a boss. most dry, a few showers across western areas to get the day under way, across western areas to get the day underway, most across western areas to get the day under way, most places dry, most will stay dry. clad in england and wales will break up, more sunshine around here, but at the same time the cloud thickens in western scotland and in the hebrides, finishing the afternoon with heavy and persistent rain. temperatures down on what we expect at this stage in early december, slightly chilly day and with cold air in place, as a rain pushes in western scotland, it will hit the hills, could be a covering of snow on the hills for a time this evening, rain northern ireland that area of will push southwards into england and wales tonight, turning or showery as it goes. some across the south will stay dry. skies clear behind that, 102 mist and fog patches but with

temperatures quickly dropping when sky is clear, it will be a cold start tomorrow morning. could be some ice around after a damp ground overnight. this weather system will bring wet and windy weather through wednesday evening and night, clears for the start of thursday and then another band of rain and wind for later in the day. chopping and changing but we will keep later in the day. chopping and changing but we will keep you up—to—date on bbc breakfast. thank you very much. we will see you soon. while the ceasefire between israel and hezbollah in lebanon remains fragile, israel has continued its military offensive in gaza, where two—million displaced people are now facing wintry storms. the bbc and other international media are not able to get access to gaza, but the un says that levels of hunger there are worse than ever, and now shelters have been flooded by rain and sewage. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. gaza's beach is no longer for day trips. tens of thousands of people

now have to live here. they've been forced to leave their homes during the war. and with winter encroaching, they're under assault from the sea. translation: nothing is left in the tent - - no mattresses, bedding, bread — everything was taken. the sea took it. we rescued a two—month—old child who was dragged out to sea. nine in ten displaced gazans are staying in tents. as the temperatures plummet, many are falling sick. there have been floods of rainwater and sewage. translation: this life i'm living - no flour, no food, _ no water, no shelter. there is not even a cover to shelter my children. when it rains on us, we're drenched. the heavy rain floods us and we don't have a waterproof cover. the water seeps into the tent

and we wear our clothes wet. today, salwa's children do have a meal, but there are long queues for charity handouts. and it's the same across central gaza — where most of the population now lives. this is a bakery with very little bread. the amount of aid entering gaza remains at some of the lowest levels of the past year. there's mass hunger. "i need a loaf of bread. "i need a loaf of bread. i have diabetes and i'm in pain. i have diabetes and i'm in pain. i can't push through the crowds, i can't push through the crowds, i'm afraid i'll be crushed and die," i'm afraid i'll be crushed and die," says hanan al—shamali, who says she cares for orphans. "i have no flour nor grain. "i have no flour nor grain. i live on thin air." israel says there's a backlog in aid waiting for collection at its main gaza crossing — at its main gaza crossing — blaming aid agencies for failing to distribute it.

blaming aid agencies the un says gangs loot incoming supplies — law and order�*s broken down. law and order�*s broken down. there's still no end there's still no end in sight to this war, in sight to this war, and people just expect more and people just expect more suffering as cold weather sets in. suffering as cold weather sets in. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's take a look at today's papers. let's take a look at today's papers. several lead several lead with sir keir starmer�*s comments with sir keir starmer�*s comments about the uk's relationship with the us when donald trump returns the us when donald trump returns to the white house next month. to the white house next month. the times front page reports the times front page reports on the prime minister saying on the prime minister saying that this country will invest "more that this country will invest "more deeply than ever" in deeply than ever" in links with washington. links with washington. the daily telegraph leads the daily telegraph leads with the same speech, with the same speech, but focuses on starmer�*s plege not but focuses on starmer�*s plege not to side with donald trump to side with donald trump over the european union. over the european union.

the paper says the pm told the audience it was "plain wrong" to suggest his election meant the uk would have to get closer to the us than europe. under the headline "boiling point", the sun leads with the news that bbc bosses "defied mps by airing an episode of masterchef" featuring greg wallace on monday, as well as declining to pull christmas episodes. and the guardian features the story that the uk's cybersecurity chief will warn today that the country is underestimating how much of an online threat it faces from hostile states and criminal gangs. the telegraph have followed up a story that was on the bbc. we go through social media, tiktok, as young people do an

through social media, tiktok, as you been )ple do an through social media, tiktok, as you been thinking n through social media, tiktok, as you been thinking about that all has been thinking about that all day. has been thinking about that all da . . , has been thinking about that all da . ., , , , has been thinking about that all da. , ., ., day. that is why i picked it out of the paper- _ the bbc has announced its list of 100 women, which shines a spotlight on inspiring and influential women making a difference around the world. british pop sensation and grammy—nominated raye is one of those named this year — and she's been speaking to the bbc�*s kirsty grant about the highs and lows of female stardom in the music industry. singer—songwriter raye has had the kind of year other artists can only dream of. after leaving her label and going independent, she's won six brit awards... i can only describe it as a miracle. ..and is the first woman to have won songwriter of the year. i'm at a place where it's like i've achieved some insane things, but i'm still, like, relatively new or undiscovered in terms of like, the world, do you know what i mean? so where it's like these... these artists and — female artists — who are put on these huge, huge pedestals... # so i'll take this front—row seat... ..scares the living daylights out of me, honestly. like, i actually am like,

there are times where you're like, do you want to be... i still have big dreams, but it's like, do i even want to? it's really scary, i think. i think it's actually quite scary. so it puts you off kind of reaching those levels. oh, yeah. it's terrifying. what is it you're scared of, then? just when that level ofjudgementjust like, becomes, like, so micro, and you just have to always be this perfect thing or this well—spoken, polite, good per... do you know what i mean? ..all the time, which no human is. that's just not real life. do you know what i mean? just being judged on that scale terrifies me. so it's a huge year for you. also a huge year for women in music, i would say — like, a lot of the top charts at the moment are filled by women like chappell roan, sabrina carpenter. new names coming through. how does that feel? why do you think this is happening now? women are great. i don't know. ithink... i think it's a beautiful time, in a way, how music is discovered and consumed now. you know, i think the people decide.

i think the gatekeepers that really used to be able to control what people were exposed to and got to discover — it's changed now because of social media and all of this stuff. so i think it's a really beautiful thing, in that great art is finding its way to the surface. it's kind of like a new...a new time, and i guess people are seeing these incredible women doing incredible things and being like, this slaps, like, let's share it, let me listen to it. it's great. i'm so proud of the girls. even that moment for charli — like, i'm so proud of that woman, like... you know, she was the first artist i'd say was ever really, really nice to me. ithink, you know, back in the day, it was so, like... kind of the men in my life were so like, you know, "that's your competition, that's your competition." and you get this kind of really skewed perspective on... on whatever, and you build a bunch of lies in your head, do you know what i mean? and charli was, like, the woman who broke that for me. and i'm so happy that, you know...

like, this, that, you know, people saw her and they were like, "i love this, let's just lift it up and take it to the heights that it deserves." you know? so it's just... it's a really beautiful thing to see girls thriving like this right now. to find out more about the other inspiring and influential women on this year's list go to bbc.co.uk/100women. you can also follow bbc 100 women on facebook and instagram. coming up... rugby league legend kevin sinfield sets off on day three of his fifth epic challenge to raise money and awareness for motor neurone disease. and it is cold out there today. really cold. i and it is cold out there today. really cold-— and it is cold out there today. really cold. i know they are all really tired- — really cold. i know they are all really tired. they _ really cold. i know they are all really tired. they are - really cold. i know they are all really tired. they are in - really cold. i know they are all| really tired. they are in belfast and we will hear from really tired. they are in belfast and we will hearfrom him here in the next half hour. figs and we will hear from him here in the next half hour.— the next half hour. as he sets off aaain. the next half hour. as he sets off again- an — the next half hour. as he sets off again. an extraordinary - the next half hour. as he sets off again. an extraordinary week - the next half hour. as he sets off again. an extraordinary week he | the next half hour. as he sets off i again. an extraordinary week he has got in store. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. plans for a new overground line from hounslow to hendon, have progressed after the mayor confirmed there were "feasible solutions" for all elements of the project. the next phase of the west london orbital, includes carrying out design work, subject to financial constraints. transport for london estimates the project would cost up to £610 million if completed. surrey police says it's are cracking down on drink and drug—drivers in the run up to christmas. the force is increasing patrols, drug and breath tests as part of the nationwide operation limit campaign. those caught by police could face a minimum 12—month driving ban, an unlimited fine, or a prison sentence. a single mum living in a block of flats in harlow — which are due to be knocked down by the local council —

says there s not enough help for private tenants. the sycamore field complex was condemned by the fire brigade over safety concerns, and harlow council voted in february to demolish them. the council says its been working to support every single resident, with three—quarters of residents already relocated. i don't know what's going to happen with me any day. if the police are going to knock on my door with the bailiff letter that i have to be out in a few days. and basically, christmas is coming right behind the corner. i can't even put the christmas decorations up. it's my son's birthday, literally a week after christmas. i can't even buy anything now, because i still have to keep the money for the removal. i have to buy new things in a new place, so it is terrifying. it's a lot of stress, to be honest. a four—bedroom property in south—east london has been named house of the year by the royal institute of british architects. the property in crystal palace was built on a plot made up of patches of gardens bought from neighbours. the president of riba, muyiwa oki, said it "incorporates brutalist references and creative flourishes while retaining a strong sense

of suburban belonging". let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kate kinella. good morning. it is quite a chilly start this morning, but the temperature is above zero. a few fog patches around. quite a bit of cloud as well, but some bright spots, and it should stay mostly dry. now i say mostly dry — there is a chance of a light shower today, but it will be very light. won't last for long, very isolated. some bright and sunny spells and temperatures in the light winds reaching eight celsius, a chillier day than yesterday. now the cloud will disappear for the first part of the night. so under clear skies, the temperature dropping down to one celsius again. could get a little bit of patchy frost ahead of this cloud that will sink south towards dawn. minimum temperature, like i say, close to zero. for tomorrow, that cloud will clear and we should see a day of sunny spells. again, the wind is light, temperatures reaching eight celsius. but it's all change overnight

wednesday into thursday. we've got a band of very wet and windy weather moving through, dragging in some milder air for thursday. dry for a time once that clears, but then more wet and windy weather as we head into thursday evening. that's it — back tojon and sally. do have a very good morning. bye—bye for now. hello this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. a world war two veteran, who turns 100 this month, is meeting the pensions minister later, to try to persuade her to fix what she says is a decades long injustice. there are more than 450,000 british pensioners living overseas whose pensions have been frozen. that means that when the state pension goes up each year, theirs don't. so while uk—based pensioners currently get £169.50 a week,

some overseas pensioners are getting less than half of that sum, but it isn t the same everywhere. pensioners who ve retired to places like america or the eu aren t affected, meaning they get the same amount as those who stay in uk. but, if you are a pensioner living in countries such as canada, australia, new zealand and india, you likely won't receive the same annual uplift. now, campaigners are hoping a new government will change the rules. our political correspondent helen catt reports. just days away from her 100th birthday, anne puckridge is on a round trip of more than 8,000 miles, from her home in canada to westminster, to try to change the government's policy on frozen pensions. how old are you there? uh, this was 19114, so i would have been 20. wow! a veteran of the second world war, anne served in all three armed forces

in india, afterjoining up atjust 17. i gave my age as having been born in 1923 instead of 192a, and i started as a private and ended up as a second officer, and i'm very proud of that. after the war anne returned to the uk, where she worked teaching word processing until she was 76, when she retired to canada to be near her daughter. her pension then was £72.50 a week, and has stayed at that rate ever since. i did inform the dwp that i was coming to canada. they never said a word about a pension being frozen, or anything like that. i came quite happily. and the first i knew about it was my when my first raise was due, the annual raise, i didn't get it. so i wrote and asked about it and i was told, no, you are now... ..you will receive no more from the day you left the uk, no more increases in pension. no more indexation. and from that day onwards, i've been writing to the government. i've got two folders that thick.

so how does that make you feel? very insignificant and very — rather insulted, really. it affects every aspect of your life. you've got to be careful about entertainment. you've got to be very careful to... you've got to remember, that you can't be as kind to your grandchildren as you would like to be. and, uh — oh, you feel you've lost all sense of dignity, that the government has thrown you away, you know, or they're out of sight, out of mind. it is the injustice of it that is so unfair. and the fact that we were never warned. previous governments have argued against unfreezing pensions on the grounds of cost, and that it wouldn't actually make some pensioners better off. that's because many get financial help from foreign governments, like canada and australia, which would be reduced. it doesn't seem to me to be a fair way of operating, to think that the government of another country will make up for something that you should be doing yourself.

what would you say to people who think, well, look, if there is some more money to spend, it should be spent on pensioners who are still living here? i'd say that these are people who've paid their national insurance contributions, and they're being treated differently, merely because of their address. if they lived in many other countries around the world, they'd be getting the same as people in the uk, but unfairly, they've been selected as having had their pensions frozen. asked about anne's campaign, the department for work and pensions said the government was "deeply proud of our veterans and their families". but it said the policy on uprating uk pensions overseas was a long standing one, and that it provided clear advice on how moving abroad could affect pensioners' finances. anne had asked to meet sir keir starmer on her visit, but was told his diary wouldn't allow it. she hopes he'll reconsider, and has a message for him. he has a golden opportunity now to go down in history as being a prime minister

who solved, who got rid of the brutalfrozen pension policy. you're turning 100 this month? yes. is it fair to say that it's probably going to be your last trip here, or are you thinking you're going to keep on doing this? i'm going to keep on doing it until we getjustice. so far, no uk government has agreed. helen catt, bbc news. i thought she might say that. keep on going. we will keep an eye on that story. john is here with the sport. a big night tonight? it is, yes. you might remember the last version of the women's euros mode. england winning it. for scotland, northern ireland and wales, they stand a good chance 1480 00:34:47,481 --