adina campbell, bbc news. our top story this evening...ver christmas, as leaders across the uk want us to exercise extreme caution. coming up... three and a half years after grenfell why are thousands of families still paying for round the clock patrols to keep them safe from fire? coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the top two meet in the premier league. can tottenham become the first team to beat liverpool in the league at anfield since 2017? a nine—year—old girl who died following an asthma attack has become the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013. she lived near the south circular road in south—east london — one of the capital's busiest roads. in the three years before her death, she had multiple seizures and was admitted to hospital 27 times. today — in a landmark ruling — a second inquest into her death found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to her death. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall has this report. ella was a healthy child be

adina campbell, bbc news.en, has said that one of the three major bones of contention over brexit has been largely settled — but that the dispute over fisheries remains difficult. speaking to the european parliament she said the next few days would be crucial. as things stand, i cannot tell you whether there will be a deal or not. but i can tell you that there is a path to an agreement now. the path may be very narrow, but it is there. our top story this lunchtime. despite pressure to toughen the restrictions over christmas mixing — there's to be no formal change to the relaxation of covid rules. and still to come — as the number of deaths in germany hit a record level the country goes into lockdown with schools and shops closed. coming up in sport on bbc news. manchester united say english clubs will be disadvantaged by new brexit rules on recruiting young players from overseas, which means no more signings like a 16—year—old paul pogba. nine year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah is the first person in the uk to ha

. -- adina campbell >> there has been a cause of anxiety and distress over the last few months.ccine now inside, many of us are now starting to breathe a sigh of relief. some are fearful. >> the pandemic has throw up so many questions about our health and caused a huge amount of uncertainty. what is ear from a number of treports and studies over past few months, white, asian, and other ethnic minority groups are twice as likely to be infected by the virus compared to white people and m at risk of dying. the vaccine in thesecism about communities? >> we have natural remies. we have garlic and ginger and honey and lemon bridge >> -- >> so far it is ecting me. -- it isod who is protecting me. >> if it has a chip in it to track people,ea that is then i will not go for it. reporter: where did you hear this? >> whatsapp. reporter: we should be cautious of misinformation and conspiracy theories. >> people have said whatsapp videos and messages. if you do not know where that is coming from, it is very likely to be an accurate. this is an incredibly well ulveloped, scitific endeavor, and

adina campbell, bbc news.or missing fire prevention measures, which could cost leaseholders billions of pounds to repair. flat owners have looked for evidence of unsafe cladding in the wake of the grenfell tower fire in 2017, which killed 72 people. inspections of newer apartment blocks have found majorfire risks, even in those buildings that pass cladding inspections. ritu saha is a leaseholder and co—founder of the uk cladding action group. ritu saha, thank you very much for joining us. tell us about the blog in which you live in, inspections we re in which you live in, inspections were going on to check the cladding, i understand and then other fire safety issues were uncovered —— about the block buster yes, that's right. when we were checking the cladding, we also did internal safety inspections and it was found that we had what is into helen internal com pate should issue such asa internal com pate should issue such as a lack of fire breaks —— internal. necessary to stop fires moving between flats. so the

adina campbell, bbc news.iers at the norwich road crossing near new rackheath lifted as a passenger train was approaching. the images released by the rail accident investigation branch show two cars clearing the tracks just half a second before the train passes through. my my goodness! the train's driver had slammed on the brakes, slowing it to a0 miles per hour as it went over the crossing. it was found that a weakness in the crossings electronic control equipment had caused it to misinterpret the train's position. a lucky escape there. right, it is time for us to catch up with some whether, ben rich. hello. there was sunshine to be had today if you managed to dodge the downpours. there were plenty of hefty showers around, more rain in the forecast for the rest of the week. it will often be windy, but it will be mild. we've had some persistent rain moving across parts of eastern and southeastern england. that will tend to clear. then it's a story of clear spells and showers through the night, the showers most

our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, reports.d a great deal of anxiety and distress over the last few months. but with a vaccine now in sight, many of us are now starting to breathe a sigh of relief. some, though, are still fearful. the pandemic has thrown up so many questions about our health, and caused a huge amount of uncertainty. but what is clear from a number of reports and studies over the last few months is that black, asian and other ethnic minority groups are twice as likely to be infected with coronavirus, compared with white people and are more at risk of dying. so, why is there so much scepticism about the vaccine in these communities? in my minority of people, we have our natural remedies. if we have a cough or a cold, then we do our own thing with garlic, ginger, honey, lemon. so far, it is god that is protecting me. i am under his divine protection. i will never catch any disease. i will take the vaccine because there is no problem and there is no consequence. i will take it and protect my family. if it's got a c

adina campbell, bbc news. 2020 has not been a good year. i think we can all agree on that., we both lost our mothers in the past few months. my mum, shirley, died of cancer last month, and christian's mum, heather, there on the right, died of motor neurone disease in september. and both of us, through the tough times, got a lot of kind support from charities. but with the economic recession, this has been a tough year for the nonprofit sector. fundraising has been difficult. reaching people in need has been difficult. and raising awareness, when everyone's mind is fixed on the pandemic, not that easy. so we thought tonight, given that this is our last programme together before the christmas break, we would bring two charities together that mean something to us. from the mnd association, chris james in north london, and from cancer research, philip almond, who's in hertfordshire. welcome to you both. chris, let me start with you, since i had so much help from the mnd association. my mom was really well looked after by her partner. we only got a diagnosis at the beginning of

adina campbell, bbc news.ve tightened restrictions ahead of christmas — following record daily cases and deaths this month. the netherlands has announced a new five—week lockdown and in germany all shops and schools will close from today. france has also replaced its second national lockdown with a new night—time curfew — people won't be able to leave their homes between eight o'clock at night and six o'clock in the morning. the bell at washington national cathedral in the us capital has rung to mourn the country's 300,000 deaths from coronavirus. bell tolls visitors were invited to watch online as the bell tolled. the dean of the cathedral, randolph marshall hollerith, said things like wearing a mask would help prevent the cathedral from having to mark the next grim milestone. rail fares will rise more than expected next year, but the above—inflation hike won't come into effect until march. prices will increase by 2.6%. the government said it reflected "unprecedented taxpayer support" for rail this year but t

adina campbell, bbc news.that the sentences given to three teenagers for the manslaughter of pc andrew harper will not be changed after the court of appeal dismissed challenges by the attorney general. the attorney general had sought to have the sentences increased on the ground that they were unduly lenient. but that has been turned down by the court of appeal. and the sentences given to the three teenagers will not be changed. 28 year pc harper died in august 2019 —— 28—year—old. after his feet caught ina —— 28—year—old. after his feet caught in a strap attached to the back of a car driven by the teenagers and the policeman was dragged to his death down a country road as the three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in berkshire. henry long, who was 19, and 18—year—olds jesse berkshire. henry long, who was 19, and 18—year—oldsjesse cole and albert bowers were sentenced in relation to the killing of pc andrew harper. subsequently, the attorney general had sought to have the length of their sentences

adina campbell, bbc news. tough four—week lockdown in response to a dramatic rise in infections recently. 0ur berlin correspondentjenny hill has been looking at why germany has fared so badly in their second wave. there is little festive cheer, as germany prepares for a christmas in lockdown. as shops, schools and hairdressers closed this morning, another miserable milestone — more than 950 deaths recorded in a day. even taking into account statistical fluctuations, it's the worst death toll here since the pandemic began. yesterday, shoppers thronged the streets ahead of the lockdown. most surveys suggest think it's the right course of action. translation: we worry about the elderly in my family translation: if you ask me, it is absolutely the right time to lock down. hospitals here are at breaking point. we have only had to transfer patients because we don't have any more free beds. so what has gone wrong for the country which came so successfully through the first wave? scientists aren't sure, there were som