yes, in coniston we have been very well - coniston we have been very well supported by the cumbrian localtre and we have been assuring we can put power into key buildings and supplies there. we are working right across our areas with multiple partners to get out and give as much support to our customers as possible, as well as make as many repairs as possible to the network. iie make as many repairs as possible to the network-— the network. he very much for that u idate, the network. he very much for that update. good _ the network. he very much for that update. good to — the network. he very much for that update, good to speak _ the network. he very much for that update, good to speak to _ the network. he very much for that update, good to speak to you. - the network. he very much for that i update, good to speak to you. thank you. in a few minutes we'll be talking to lisa francesca nand the broadcaster and host of the big travel podcast, answering your questions on the upcoming covid travel restrictions, but first sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre here's holly. go

an emergency centre for people without power has been set up in coniston — at coniston sports and socialelectricity north west. and for viewers in the uk, we'll have a weather forecast with ben rich coming up injust under ten minutes' time. a reminder of our headlines on bbc news... the uk government promises it will be christmas as normal despite the discovery of the omicron variant of coronavirus. from tuesday, people in england will once again have to wear masks in shops and on public transport. israel says it will ban the entry of all foreigners — making it the first country to shut its borders completely in response to the new omicron variant. and weather warnings are still in place in parts of the uk as the clean up from storm arwen continues ministers from belgium, germany and the netherlands are meeting in calais to discuss the growing risks of migration across the channel. the meeting comes after at least 27 people died trying to reach uk shores on wednesday. the home secretary, priti patel, was due to join the meeting but was disinvited amid growing diplomatic tensions, as our