one or two showers in parts of pembrokeshire or cornwall.ween but it will be another rather cold day. the chilly theme continues into sunday but by now high—pressure is likely to build to the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. the isobars are squeezed together and the wind will pick up, coming from a different direction, east or north—east, but it will feel cold as we head through next week. there will be a lot of dry weather around, some spells of sunshine. there is a focus for the next five days. ——forecast. there will also be rain at times, some of it could turn wintry with sleet and snow over the hills. robin was one of the first covid—i9 patients into derriford hospital. he may be a veteran of 30 expeditions, but surviving coronavirus would prove to be one of robin hanbury—tenison‘s toughest experiences yet. every day was pretty brutal and we were pretty broken. the doctors called us and said that, actually, he's deteriorating further. his chances of ever recovering have now gone down to about 5%. i opened my eyes,

a bit of sleet and snow towards pembrokeshire and cornwall, rain and sleet clearing away from southernnties of england through the rest of today but more showers down the eastern coasts. rain on the coastal strip by the time we hit the evening already temperatures close to freezing, rain along the coast turning to sleet and snow inland, upper parts of sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford, could see a covering of snow into tomorrow morning. away from that i see with temperatures widely below freezing. away from that, icy with temperatures widely below freezing. another in store. peak district, staffordshire, towards parts of wales in the south—west so another coating of snow possible for some of you. through the afternoon mainly around coastal districts, some of you will be dry all day long but it will stay cold because we have low pressure to the east dragging down that air from the north but watch what happens tuesday into wednesday. we see this weather feature push its way in. to the south of that, milder air but the northern edge of it well push into colder air so a greater likeli

but there will be a few showers at times for pembrokeshire and also the isles of scilly, and frequentrs in the scottish borders and northumberland. overnight, further showers push into eastern areas of scotland. the winds fall light. we will see some frost patches developing quite widely, with temperatures dipping below freezing and there will be some dense patches of fog around. so a foggy start to the day on monday and, with barely any wind to shift the weather around, it looks like some of that fog could well linger well into the afternoon. and where that happens, temperatures won't get much above freezing. the best of the sunshine across north—western areas, but turning cloudier late in the day for eastern scotland and eastern areas of england. a cold one coming up. temperatures, 4—6 degrees. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk's chief negotiator returns to brussels, where brexit talks are set to resume. sources tell the bbc it's a final throw of the dice. donald trump makes his first rally since losing the us presidential election, urging crowds in georgia to vote repu

could see some showers running through the english channel, continuing with some running down pembrokeshireost, ice and dense fog patches, which could be stubborn to clear. may be the central belt of scotland, northern ireland on the midlands coming to the south—east. later in the day we could see some changes across the north—east of scotland, may be the far north—east of england with increasing wind on some showers, low pressure in the north sea will start to move westwards. a cold day to come, probably colder because there will be more cloud around with limited spells of sunshine. that area of low pressure over the north sea drifts westwards into the northern part of the uk. more isobars on the chart, a windy day for many of us, particularly the northern part of the uk. outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy across the hills, sleaziness in northern levels. —— sleet in northern levels. maybe the best sunshine will be across the south and south—east of the country. four or 7 degrees. turning dry as we head into wednesday and thursday. grey and cold. hints of it by the end of the week, a low p

bring some showers into northeast scotland, eastern coasts of england as well, maybe one or two pembrokeshire showers could be wintry over high ground. a bit of sunshine elsewhere, highs between 1—6 celsius. now, for sunday, a subtle shift in the wind direction. the wind starts to come round to more of a northeasterly. that will feed increasingly showery conditions into eastern areas. those showers again wintry over high ground but with some shelter further west, should be largely dry with some sunshine, another cold day for all of us. and that shift in the wind direction is because this area of high pressure will be re—orientating itself moving towards the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. that is going to drive a pretty strong easterly wind across our shores as we head into next week. it's going to feel quite raw at times, i think, and that wind with sympathy cold air in place. we will season showers of rain, sleet, and snow particularly across england and wales. brighter for northern ireland and scotland, but staying chilly for all of us. this is bbc news with the la

the odd one for pembrokeshire and cornwall as well.. a similar sort of day for many on sunday. the best chance of dry weather out towards the west, some sunshine here. further east, i think we will see increasingly showery conditions with some snow up over high ground, and those temperatures pegged back to between i and 6 degrees. now, a bit of a change in the orientation of our area of high pressure as we go into monday. it'll be shifting from the west up towards the north of the british isles, with lower pressure to the south. that will drive quite a brisk east or north—easterly wind. it is that that will bring the raw feel through the start of next week, especially where we have this zone of cloud and rain, with some sleet and snow drifting westwards across england and wales particularly. it looks as though northern ireland and scotland will hold on to some drier, brighter weather. not too windy here, but further south, we will notice that brisk east or north—easterly wind, so while temperatures on the thermometer will range between

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshire will see some spells of sunshine through the day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather

over high ground, still one oi’ wintry over high ground, still one or two showers and parts of pembrokeshiretween and what will be another rather cold day. we stick with that chilly theme, as we move into sunday, but by this stage high pressure is likely to build to the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. see the isobar is starting to squeeze together. the wind will pick up and it will come from a slightly different direction, and east or north—easterly direction, but still it is going to feel cold, as we head through next week. there is going to bea through next week. there is going to be a lot of dry weather around, there will be some spells of sunshine, that is the forecast for the next five days. but there will also be some rain at times, some of which could turn wintry with some sleet and snow over the hills. this is bbc world news i'm matthew amroliwala. our top stories... the uk and the eu — get ready for a new chapter in their relationship — as the clock ticks down, to the post—brexit era. the highly infectious coronavirus variant that was first identified in bri

one or two showers in parts of pembrokeshire or cornwall.me continues into sunday but by now high—pressure is likely to build to the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. the isobars are squeezed together and the wind will pick up, coming from a different direction, east or north—east, but it will feel cold as we head through next week. there will be a lot of dry weather around, some spells of sunshine. there is the forecast the next five days. there will also be rain at times, some of it could turn wintry with sleet and snow over the hills. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk and the eu get ready for a new chapter in their relationship as the clock ticks down to the post—brexit era. some secondary school pupils in england face a delayed return to school with mandatory remote learning. it comes ahead of a government roll—out of mass testing. china approves its first, home—produced coronavirus vaccine for general use, claiming it's nearly 80% effective. people across the u

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshirells of sunshine through the day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather through saturday n

they continue to fizzle out and we continue to see showers for pembrokeshire and cornwall.a. if the fog does continue all afternoon, temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing. many of us, a cold day with highs of four — seven celsius being typical. tonight, the shows continue across north and east scotland. they continue over the far south—west. for many of us, it will bea south—west. for many of us, it will be a drying out with some clear spells, it's going to be cold, some frost and ice to watch out for. a better chance of seeing some fog for parts of monday morning. quite troublesome fog patches which could linger all day. quite grey and cold for many of us. we start to see a change for the eastern side of scotla nd change for the eastern side of scotland and north—west england. we start to see some showers and also some stronger winds. low pressure d rifts some stronger winds. low pressure drifts westwards some stronger winds. low pressure d rifts westwards into some stronger winds. low pressure drifts westwards into tuesday, affecting the northern half of t

western flank, rain, but a little bit of sleet and snow mixed in over the higher ground towards pembrokeshireuthern counties of england through the rest of today, but more showers down the eastern coast. rain on the coastal strip, a little bit of sleet and snow inland. and by the time we hit this evening, already temperatures close to freezing. now, tonight the showers become more abundant through parts of scotland and northern england. rain along the coast, turning to sleet and snow inland, even the uphill parts. sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford could see a covering of snow again as we head into tomorrow morning. away from that, though, it is going to be icy with temperatures widely below freezing. so another cold day in store. still breezy down western areas, but we could see a rain, sleet, snow mix move through the peak district, staffordshire, shropshire, the midlands, towards parts of wales and eventually the south—west. so another coating of snow possible for some of you. notice though through the afternoon showers mainly around coastal districts, most inland will be dry and clear

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two shower5, too, for parts of pembrokeshireough the day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into we5tern scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can 5ee generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bit5 and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going acro55 part5 of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather through saturday night. it comes cour

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshirefor much of england and wales, we will see some spells of sunshine through the day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actuall

western flank, rain, but a little bit of sleet and snow mixed in over the higher ground towards pembrokeshire away from southern counties of england through the rest of today, but more showers down the eastern coast. rain on the coastal strip, a little bit of sleet and snow inland. and by the time we hit this evening, already temperatures close to freezing. now, tonight the showers become more abundant through parts of scotland and northern england. rain along the coast, turning to sleet and snow inland, even the uphill parts. sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford could see a covering of snow again as we head into tomorrow morning. away from that, though, it is going to be icy with temperatures widely below freezing. so another cold day in store. still breezy down western areas, but we could see a rain, sleet, snow mix move through the peak district, staffordshire, shropshire, the midlands, towards parts of wales and eventually the south—west. so another coating of snow possible for some of you. notice though through the afternoon showers mainly around coastal districts, most inland will be

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshirehe day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather through saturday night. it comes courtesy o

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshirethrough the day. just a bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather through saturday night. it comes c

rain and sleet and snow mixed over the higher ground for pembrokeshire and cornwall.stern coast. rain on the coastal strip. sleet and snow inland. by the time we hit the evening, already temperatures close to freezing. tonight, the temperatures become more abundant for scotland and northern england. another covering of snow is possible for yorkshire before tomorrow morning. and temperatures widely below freezing. another cold day in store. breezy and western parts. another coating of snow is possible for some of you. through the afternoon, sure is mainly around coastal districts, most inland will be dry and clear with some sunshine. some of you will be dry and clear all day long. call pressure to the east of us drags down airfrom the pressure to the east of us drags down air from the north. pressure to the east of us drags down airfrom the north. on pressure to the east of us drags down air from the north. on tuesday night and into wednesday, we see this weather feature come in. to the south of that, some milder air. the northern edge of that will push into colder air

if you showers for west wales in pembrokeshire.entre in scotland. even in the sunnier moments, it is going to stay cold. 0vernight, even colder, widespread frost on the way. if you showers in eastern scotland. some icy surfaces. looking at the weather chart for monday, the uk finding itself between two areas of low pressure. there will be barely any went around on monday and the weather will be slow to change. there will be some fairly dense and widespread mist and fog to start the day. some of that could linger well into the afternoon, perhaps all day in places. temperatures will not get much above freezing. some sunshine in north—western areas, but the weather clouding over eastern areas as we head into the afternoon. look at those temperatures, 3—6 c. monday is going to be another cold day. three monday night, this area of low pressure m oves three monday night, this area of low pressure moves in to the cold air, the rain turning to snow over the high ground of scotland and northern england. through the middle part of the week,

one or two showers in parts of pembrokeshire or cornwall.illy theme continues into sunday but by now high pressure is likely to build to the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. the isobars are squeezed together and the wind will pick up, coming from a different direction, east or north—east, but it will feel cold as we head through next week. there will be a lot of dry weather around, some spells of sunshine. there is the forecast the next five days. there will also be rain at times, some of it could turn wintry with sleet and snow over the hills. this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk will complete its brexit transition from the european union in just a few hours, bringing an end to nearly half a century of close political and economic links. the new arrangements come into force at midnight, brussels time. china has approved its first home—produced coronavirus vaccine for general use. the sinopharm drug is said to be almost 80% effective. several other foreign—made vaccines are already being administered across china

showers for west of wales come into pembrokeshire, the isles scilly. the sunnier moments, it will stay cold. overnight tonight it gets colder with widespread frost on the way. looking at the weather charge for monday, the uk finds itself between these two areas of low pressure. there will be barely any winter round on monday, meaning the weather will be slow to change. there will be fairly dense and widespread mist and fog patches to start the day. some of that could linger well into the afternoon commerce perhaps lingering all day in places. some sunshine across north—western areas, but the weather will tend to cloud over a cross but the weather will tend to cloud over across eastern areas as we head into the afternoon. look at those temperatures, 3—6 c, so monday will be another cold day. through monday night, this next area of low pressure m oves night, this next area of low pressure moves into the colder air and that we will try to snow for a time over the high ground of scotla nd time over the high ground of scotland and northern england. through

across the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers for parts of pembrokeshirest later. we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that is where we will see the highest temperatures. partey chilly day elsewhere. as we head into dismissed a night, you can see more in the way of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing, but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day, some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is would be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into quite a rough spell of whether through saturday night, it comes courtesy of this area of low pressure, it has been named by the met office, it has been named storm bella. it is going some really heavy rain, and also some strong winds. a met office amber warning is in place for parts of southern england and s

her daughter has already travelled from sussex to pembrokeshire to be with her.ased on covid rules, the only day i can be in wales is on christmas day so it's then a case of trying to find other ways of doing it, which you can on compassionate grounds but it's not so much a legal dilemma as a moral dilemma. i wanted to do the right thing the whole time through lockdown. for sisters katie and samantha, christmas day would normally involve four generations from five households from across the ukjoining up and staying over in wales. this year, for the first year, they are going solo. literally, it will be our normal christmas dinner but with a computer instead of a plate that i have to wash. # i'm singing this to say # i wish i could see you on christmas day...# this song was written and performed by children from the ls18 music school in leeds to raise money to tackle loneliness. we originally wrote the song before the start of the second lockdown, and thought it would be a cool idea to get grandparents involved in making the video. you guys made this decision befo

a bit of sleet and snow towards pembrokeshire and cornwall, rain and sleet clearing away from southerne eastern coasts. rain on the coastal strip by the time we hit the evening already temperatures close to freezing, rain along the coast turning to sleet and snow inland, upper parts of sheffield,

but there will be a few showers at times for pembrokeshire and also the isles of scilly, and frequento eastern areas of scotland. the winds fall light. we will see some frost patches developing quite widely, with temperatures dipping below freezing and there will be some dense patches of fog around. so a foggy start to the day on monday and, with barely any wind

western flank, rain, but a little bit of sleet and snow mixed in over the higher ground towards pembrokeshireengland through the rest of today, but more showers down the eastern coast. rain on the coastal strip, a little bit of sleet and snow in mind. and by the time we hit this evening, already temperatures close to freezing. now, tonight, the showers become more abundant through parts of scotland and northern england. rain along the coast, turning to sleet and snow inland, even the uphill parts. sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford could see a covering of snow again as we head into tomorrow morning. away from that, though, it is going to be icy with temperatures widely below freezing. so another cold day in store. still breezy down western areas, but we could see a rain, sleet, snow next move through the peak district, staffordshire, shropshire, the midlands, towards parts of wales and eventually the south—west. so another coating of snow possible for some of you. notice though through the afternoon showers mainly around coastal districts, most inland will be dry and clear with some sunsh

western flank, rain, but a little bit of sleet and snow mixed in over the higher ground towards pembrokeshireng away from southern counties of england through the rest of today, but more showers down the eastern coast. rain on the coastal strip, a little bit of sleet and snow inland. and by the time we hit this evening, already temperatures close to freezing. now, tonight the showers become more abundant through parts of scotland and northern england. rain along the coast, turning to sleet and snow inland, even the uphill parts. sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford could see a covering of snow again as we head into tomorrow morning. away from that, though, it is going to be icy with temperatures widely below freezing. so another cold day in store. still breezy down western areas, but we could see a rain, sleet, snow mix move through the peak district, staffordshire, shropshire, the midlands, towards parts of wales and eventually the south—west. so another coating of snow possible for some of you. notice though through the afternoon showers mainly around coastal districts, most inland will b

some showers into northeast scotland, eastern coasts of england as well, maybe one or two for pembrokeshireground. a bit of sunshine elsewhere, highs between 1—6 celsius. now, for sunday, a subtle shift in the wind direction. the wind starts to come round to more of a north—easterly. that will feed increasingly showery conditions into eastern areas. those showers again wintry over high ground but with some shelter further west, should be largely dry with some sunshine, another cold day for all of us. and that shift in the wind direction is because this area of high pressure will be re—orientating itself moving towards the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. that is going to drive a pretty strong easterly wind across our shores as we head into next week. it's going to feel quite raw at times, i think, in that wind with some pretty cold air in place. we will see some showers of rain, sleet, and snow particularly across england and wales. brighter for northern ireland and scotland, but staying chilly for all of us. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in

but there will be a few showers at times for pembrokeshire and also the isles of scilly, and frequentowers push in to eastern areas of scotland. the winds fall light. we will see some frost patches developing quite widely, with temperatures dipping below freezing and there will be some dense patches of fog around. so a foggy start to the day on monday and, with barely any wind to shift the weather around, it looks like some of that fog could well linger well into the afternoon. and where that happens, temperatures won't get much above freezing. the best of the sunshine across north—western areas, but turning cloudier late in the day for eastern scotland and eastern areas of england. a cold one coming up. temperatures, a—6 degrees.

the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here, and one or two showers, too, for parts of pembrokeshirea bit more cloud into the north west later. certainly for northern ireland and scotland, things will be clouding over, and we'll see some rain into western scotland. the winds strengthening here. but that's where we will see the highest temperatures. 9 degrees in stornoway. pretty chilly day elsewhere. and then as we head through christmas day night, into the early hours of boxing day, you can see generally more in the way of cloud. some outbreaks of rain, more of a breeze, so not such a cold start to the day on boxing day, most places well above freezing. but boxing day will generally be a cloudier day. there will be some bits and pieces of rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland, into northern ireland later as well, the winds really starting to pick up here. it is going to be a milder day for most, but this will be taking us into actually quite a rough spell of weather through saturday night. it comes courtesy of this area o

showers to the west, gusty winds, slow for pembrokeshire and there are the higher ground of cornwalleratures drop below freezing. showers on the hills, snow in uphill parts of sheffield, leeds, manchester, seeing snow through the night. though showers continue and given the fact temperatures are below freezing or at freezing in many parts, could be an icy start to the morning. rain, sleet and snow pushes through the middle and towards wales and eventually south—west during the day with heavy showers in the far west with a breeze a bit stronger but for most as we head into tuesday afternoon away from the coast, many dry, sunny and staying cold but that could be some more snow on the coast, many dry, sunny and staying cold but there could be some more snow anyway for wednesday. today at six, right across the uk nhs staff are reporting intense pressure on hospitals, with a sharp rise in the number of covid cases. more than 40,000 new infections were reported in the past 2a hours — a record number — as doctors warn that in some areas services are stretched to the limit. it is always chal

a bit of sleet and snow towards pembrokeshire and cornwall, rain and sleet clearing away from southernoasts. rain on the coastal strip by the time we hit the evening already temperatures close to freezing, rain along the coast turning to sleet and snow inland, upper parts of sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford, could see a covering of snow into tomorrow morning. away from that i see with temperatures widely in store. peak district, staffordshire, towards in store. peak district, staffordshi re, towards parts in store. peak district, staffordshire, towards parts of wales in the south—west so another coating of snow possible for some of you. through the afternoon mainly around coastal district, some of you will be dry all day long but it will stay cold because we have no pressure to the east dragging down that airfrom pressure to the east dragging down that air from the north but watch what happens tuesday into wednesday. we see this weather feature push its way in. to the south of that milder air but the northern edge of it well push into colder air so a greater likelihood of some sn

one or two showers in parts of pembrokeshire or cornwall. rather cold day. the chilly theme continues into sunday but by now high—pressure is likely to build to the north of the british isles, lower pressure to the south. the isobars are squeezed together and the wind will pick up, coming from a different direction, east or north—east, but it will feel cold as we head through next week. there will be a lot of dry weather around, some spells of sunshine. there is the forecast the next five days. there will also be rain at times, some of it could turn wintry with sleet and snow over the hills. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. britain and the eu get ready for a new chapter in their relationship, as the clock ticks down to the post—brexit era. we'll be live in dover to find outjust how ready the borders are for brexit. also ahead: china approves its first home—produced coronavirus vaccine for general use, claiming it's nearly 80% effective. the british government says there's no reason schools in e

showers continue to run into parts of pembrokeshire and the isles of scilly.night at a fairly widespread frost with temperatures dipping well below freezing. icy stretches where we see rain falling on the frozen surfaces and missed and fog patches to come as well. there will be barely any wind around nothing to stem up the atmosphere and move the weather along. that means what you start off with the morning is fog. that looks to be dense and may well last all day. where that happens, temperatures won't get much above freezing. another cold day. temperatures four to six celsius at best. cloud will thicken in the east and that rain will turn to snow in scotla nd and that rain will turn to snow in scotland and the pennines for a time before probably transitioning back to reign as the air starts to turn a bit less chilly. the area of low pressure is slow moving on tuesday and wednesday. a lot of cloud around in the middle part of the week. the rain will turn lighter and more patchy. nevertheless staying damp and chilly with a very slow, gradual increase in tempera

in wales the warnings are between pembrokeshire and monmouthshire.ose flood warnings in about ten minutes. stay tuned for that. now let's get some support. we are heading into what is traditionally a busy period of sport, jane. that will continue, won't it? yes, there isa will continue, won't it? yes, there is a full fixture list on boxing day. it was league cup last night. a derby against city awaits manchester united in the league cup semi—finals, after they put on a late, late show to beat everton. penalties were looming when edison cavani broke the hearts of the 2,000 home supporters in the stadium. that was just two minutes from time. what a strike. and united weren't finished, anthony martial with their second, deep in stoppage time. and tottenham are also through to the semis after beating stoke. gareth bale opened the scoring before the championship side equalised. goals from ben davies and that man harry kane sealed a 3—1win. they'll play another second tier side, brentford, in the last four. when the new tier restrictions come in on boxing

showers for pembrokeshire and the south—west. elsewhere, sunshine and showers.hey will fall as snow and quite persistent. through the afternoon we have got a northerly breeze drawing in these snow showers across the northern half of scotland. drier further south. northern ireland having quite a breezy day with some rain showers, sleet and snow. across england and wales later today, some sunshine but some wintry showers. heavy in the west as we are on the day. looking told once again tonight as those showers might ease away, clearing skies and temperatures falling below freezing as we head towards tomorrow. back to you both. thank you. we know it's been a tough year for retailers, but what sort of a christmas have they had and were there any boxing day bargains on offer? nina is taking a look. it was busy where i live. i thought she looked different, roger. are you wearing something new? sadly not! it isa wearing something new? sadly not! it is a big time for retail. good morning. this time of year often described as the golden quarter, when retailers normally ma

her daughter has already travelled from sussex to pembrokeshire to be with her.n, was due to follow this week. surely based on covid rules, the only day i can be on christmas day, and so it is then the case of trying to find other ways of doing it, which you can on compassionate grounds, but it's not so much legal as a moral dilemma. iwanted it's not so much legal as a moral dilemma. i wanted to do the right thing the whole time through lockdown, tried to follow the guidelines, being very sensible, so it isa guidelines, being very sensible, so it is a moral dilemma, but the reality is, the flip side of the coin is, i am reality is, the flip side of the coin is, lam here reality is, the flip side of the coin is, i am here at home with the hamster and the chicken. the uk government has stressed we should ta ke government has stressed we should take personal responsibility to limit the spread of the virus and protect those most at risk. you have been shielding all year. yeah. i don't mind my own company, but christmas would have been nice. don't mind my own company,

her daughter has already travelled from sussex to pembrokeshire to be with her. it's then a case of trying to find other ways of doing it, which you can on compassionate grounds, but it's not so much a legal dilemma as a moral dilemma. i've wanted to do the right thing the whole time through lockdown. for sisters katie and samantha, christmas day would normally involve four generations from five households from across the ukjoining up and staying over in wales. this year, for the first year, they are going solo. literally, it will be our normal christmas dinner, but with a computer instead of a plate that i have to wash. # so i'm singing this to say # i wish i could see you on christmas day...# this song was written and performed by children from the ls18 music school in leeds to raise money to tackle loneliness. we originally wrote the song before the start of the second lockdown, and thought it would be a cool idea to get grandparents involved in making the video. you guys made this decision before borisjohnson made it for you. we decided some while ago we woul