bbc news, north ayrshire. there'll be special coverage of tomorrow's armistice day events and the national silence at 11am on the bbc news channelgood night. good evening. we may well have seen some glimpses of sunshine and continue across scotland today but for many of us it's been a rather drab afternoon with the cloud thickener for some light patchy rain and drizzle. that's good to be the story across england and wales overnight tonight. quite a lot of cloud, quite a murky night developing. some clearer skies across northern england and northern ireland another weather front pushing into the far northwest of scotland. first thing tomorrow morning across central and southern england fog could be an issue. some of it will linger as well and slowly lift into low cloud. so tune into your bbc local radio station if you're up and off early enough for travel and traffic updates with a great start for england and wales after that chilly start across northern england, know that i would some early sunshine as we go through the day. some light, patchy rain into scotland slowly easing but as we go through the afternoon the cloud will gat

bbc news. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on all of to date's studies on the bbc news channel watching the bbc news channel with luxmy gopal. sport, now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. i'm kathryn downs with a croaky voice in the latest for you from the bbc sport centre. in tennis, great britain are playing france in their first tie at this year's davis cup finals and have got off to the perfect start. evans served for the first set but was broken to love by adrian mannarino, before breaking back straightaway. evans then won it 7—5. and then only needed the one break of serve to take the second set by 6—a. dan evans' win gave great britain a 1—0 lead in their match against france. they're looking to take the match with cameron norrie up next against arthur rinderknech. he took the first set 6—2. he is currently down 5—7 in the second. later, in the doubles, neal skupski and joe salisbury face pierre—hugues herbert and nicolas mahut. emma raducanu's first home match since her historic us open victory will be broadcast on the bbc tomorrow. and it w

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. five o'clock. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. the news channel with ben brown. time is ten past on sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here's holly hamilton. good afternoon. great britain are under pressure in their second match in the davis cup finals in austria. after beating france yesterday, dan evans was a heavy favourite to win his opening match against tomas machac — a player ranked over 100 places below him. but a frustrated evans lost in straight sets with machac winning 6—2, 7—5, coming back from 5—2 down to win the second set. that means cameron norrie had to win his match againstjiri lehecka. it went to a deciding third set but the british number one prevailed winning 6—1 in the final set. the upcoming doubles match featuring joe salisbury and neal skupski will decide the tie. emma raducanu is playing her first match on british soil since winning the us open. she's facing elena—gabriela ruse of romania in t

full coverage here on the bbc news channel from just before 5pm. ry and understand why some political stories have long lasting impact and others, even those which feel hugely important at the time, do not. to help us look at this we will speak to the bbc�*s steve rosenberg, our moscow correspondent. we will also consider the new editor of the daily mail, how much control will he have over which political stories in the uk last notjust for a day or two but for much longer. and of course we have got to talk about peppa pig. also if you saw boris johnson's speech about peppa pig. also if you saw borisjohnson�*s speech at about peppa pig. also if you saw boris johnson's speech at the about peppa pig. also if you saw borisjohnson�*s speech at the cbi which featured peppa pig. let's begin by talking to the deputy political editor at itv news. i wonder how itv covered that story? we certainly did cover peppa pig and i can imagine that my itv colleague in northumberland who was there was watching as we all were, slightly through his hands at that speech. n

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: how's eddie howe been received at newcastlew head coach has walked into a relegation battle. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been accused of running scared from a debate taking place in the house of commons now about the rules that govern mps. it follows a row about the government's efforts to change those rules last week prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp 0wen paterson. that and the government u—turn the following day caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps. the labour leader keir starmer has attacked the prime minister for not having the decency to come to the house to apologise or to defend his actions. borisjohnson says he is unavailable to attend. the cabinet office minister stephen barclay has expressed his regret for the mistake made by the government last week. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has been watching the debate. what really lurks underneath? is it always clear to see? for politicians, for parliament, what's ri

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: looking to boost their semifinal hopes ahead of playing englanduth africa bowl out bangladesh for 84 at the t20 world cup. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. world leaders at the global climate summit in glasgow are today agreeing two major deals to try to combat rising global temperatures. the first covers methane emissions, and the second is on deforestation. the agreement on methane, which is being led by america and the eu, aims to cut emissions of the gas by at least 30% by 2030. this despite some of the world's biggest polluting countries not being involved in the deal. with more from glasgow, here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. the visible flare of methane release. scientists say this potent greenhouse gas has been responsible for about half the human induced warming of the planet we've experienced so far. now a global partnership to tackle emissions by plugging leaks and covering landfill sites has been announced at the cop26 climate conference in glasgow. the initiative, led by the us and eu, pledges to cut em

coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... on the crisis at yorkshire cricket with more sponsors ending their association with the county, over claims of institutional racism at the club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a 67—year—old man has admitted murdering two women — wendy knell and caroline pierce — in kent almost 35 years ago and then decades later sexually abusing at least 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. for more than 30 years, david fuller was a maintenance worker at the kent and sussex hospital and then the tunbridge wells hospital until police finally tracked him down last december thanks to advances in dna testing. police have contacted the families of many of the victims assaulted between 2008 and 2020 but detectives say they may never know the full extent of his crimes. this report from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains disturbing details. morning. it's the police. hello. after 33 years, he almost seemed to be expecting it. all right, david. you are under arrest on the suspic

and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for scotland and england in world cup qualifying.ll be live at wembley with all the latest. good evening from glasgow, where the cop26 climate summit is due to end about now, but where last—minute haggling could see negotiations go on well into the night. the president of the summit, alok sharma, says delegates have come a long way in the last two weeks, and he now hopes there'll be a final injection of what he calls a "can—do spirit". greenpeace is urging delegates to agree something historic, but can there be a deal that satisfies everyone? well, the aim of the summit was to try to reach agreement among more than 190 countries to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. but the sticking points that remain include finding tougher language to secure commitments to phase out coal and other fossil fuels. and finding more money to help developing nations fight climate change and make the switch to greener technology. with the very latest from the summit, here's our science editor, david shukman. siren wails. a warning from outside t

and coming up on the bbc news channel... new aston villa head coach, steven gerrard, has given his first media conference. he's insisted it's not a stepping stone to the liverpooljob. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it is scrapping a key part of the h52 high—speed rail link. the eastern leg between the east midlands and leeds won't now be built, saving tens of billions of pounds. businesses in the region have reacted angrily but ministers deny they are breaking a promise to level up the country. they say their integrated rail plan, unveiled this morning, will deliver benefits to the region through track upgrades up to ten years sooner. theo leggett reports. a new £96 billion improvement plan for rail, hailed as the most ambitious in a generation, but here in bradford there is little sign of celebration. its two existing stations are run down and rail links are unreliable. a new one was meant to be built as part of the northern powerhouse rail scheme, a high—speed line linking le

coming up on the bbc news channel... needs a new approach after sacking 0le gunnar solskjaer, theirfourth manager in the eight years since sir alex ferguson retired. a new analysis has found that only a small number of people — less than 1% — are behind more than 16% of all visits to accident and emergency departments in england. a study by the british red cross shows that some of the people in this group — so called high intensity users — go to emergency departments more than 300 times a year. with more, here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. accident and emergency departments across the uk are busier than some patients facing long wait for treatment. now a study of six years of nhs data reveals how a small number of people, known as high—intensity users, are returning time and time again. high—intensity use of an a&e department is defined as more than five visits in a year. why let percent of england's population fall into this category, nhs data from 2015 show they accounted for a significant proportion, 16%

and coming up on the bbc news channel, aston villa announce steven gerrard as their new manager. rmer liverpool captain leaves rangers after guiding them to their first league title in a decade. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. almost six million people are now waiting for routine hospital treatment in england — the highest level since records began. the head of the nhs confederation has warned that unprecedented demand could compromise patient safety — with the ambulance service in particular coming under extreme pressure. 5.83 million people in england are now waiting to start treatment on the nhs, the highest number since records began nearly 15 years ago. the ambulance service is under its highest state of alert. latest figures show the average response time for urgent calls, like heart attacks and strokes, is nearly 5a minutes — the target is 18 minutes. last month, more than a million 999 calls were answered in england — a record number. it's a picture being reflected across the rest of uk too. governments in all four uk nations say they are aware of the chal

and coming up on the bbc news channel, australia captain tim paine steps down just weeks before the ashesr sending sexually explicit messages to a female colleague. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. cricket chiefs are holding an emergency meeting to discuss racism in the english game. it comes after shocking testimony earlier this week from ex—yorkshire player azeem rafiq about the racism he faced. he had to apologise himself yesterday for anti—jewish comments he wrote on social media ten years ago. and another player, alex hales, has apologised after a photo was published showing him wearing black make—up at a fancy dress party in 2009. laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket�*s latest response to its rate is in crisis, crisis talks, at the 0val today as the game comes together to tackle its discrimination problem, evidence of which continues to emerge. what you hope to get out of the meeting? just clari and hope to get out of the meeting? list clarity and togetherness i suppose. does cricket have eight racism issue? ~ . ., ., ., ., ~' does cricket hav

and coming up on the bbc news channel, it is official, the new man in charge at old trafford is ralf ngnick, as he is announced as the new interim boss of manchester united. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in scotland, taking the total to nine so far in the uk. the scottish and welsh first ministers have written to borisjohnson calling for tougher travel restrictions. meanwhile, approval is expected to be given by the uk's vaccine advisory body later today for all adults to have boosterjabs. they're currently being offered to the over 40s, front line health and social workers, and those with certain health issues. from tomorrow, face masks will be required in shops and on public transport in england to combat the new variant. our first report is from our health correspondent dominic hughes. testing correspondent dominic hughes. is the key to moni�* spread testing is the key to monitoring the spread of the new omicron variant. casesin spread of the new omicron variant. cases in england and now scotland have

and coming up on the bbc news channel, should amateurs play in professional tournaments? hy doesn't think so, after being knocked out of the uk championships in the first round. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. only 5% of people from the windrush generation who were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants in the uk, have received the compensation they are due, more than three years after the scandal was revealed. a scheme was set up in 2018, to help thousands of people who were denied healthcare, housing, the right to work, and in some cases were detained or deported, even though they'd lived in britain for decades. 23 people who were affected have died before receiving any payment. now a report by mps has called for the scheme to be taken out of government control, warning that it's causing further trauma. our home affairs editor, mark easton, reports. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. many are ex—servicemen who know england. the windrush compensation scheme was supposed to right the wrongs of a scandal that rocked the government and the

lady gaga talks to us about channelling her childhood experiences into her new film, house of gucci. and coming up on the bbcnnel, the latest on peng shuai, the tennis player who has not been heard of for two weeks since making sexual assault allegations against a top chinese government official. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has scrapped the h52 line between the east midlands and leeds, which was promised a decade ago. instead, as part of the integrated rail plan, the government will increase investment in existing lines, which they say will deliver faster journeys sooner. but labour has called the scaling back of the high—speed rail line a betrayal of the north. hs2 was originally meant to connect london with birmingham, manchester and leeds. the leg between the east midlands and leeds will now be scrapped. between manchester and leeds, there will be some improvements, with new high—speed rail in parts, but not what was planned. ministers say the journey between those two cities will still be cut from 53 to 33 minutes, instead of 29 minutes, as had been promised. in total,

and coming up on the bbc news channel, england's liam livingstone says the yorkshire county cricket racism been very troubling for the team. they face new zealand in the world t20 semifinals tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary sajid javid is expected to announce in the next hour that all front line nhs staff in england will have to be fully vaccinated against covid—19 by next spring, unless they're medically exempt. it's estimated that between 80 and 100,000 nhs workers in england are currently unvaccinated. health unions say people should be encouraged, rather than forced, to have jabs. there are no plans yet for a similar move for nhs staff in scotland, wales and northern ireland. here's our health correspondent katharine da costa. nhs front line staff are among the first to be offered covid 19 vaccines nearly a year ago. in vaccines nearly a year ago. in september, bosses at this hospital in southampton told staff those who refused to getjabbed would be redeployed to other roles. now the government is expected to announce that all front line

coming up on the bbc news channel, one of the best drives ever seen in formula i. years heats up. the government is set to scrap part of the route of hs2 from the east midlands to leeds. work on the controversial new high—speed line has already begun in the south from london to birmingham. but rather than continuing hs2's eastern leg, instead the department for transport is expected to announce that the line will be upgraded rather than replaced. local labour and tory mps are accusing the government of reneging on its promises. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. this west yorkshire businesswoman often finds that driving is the only option. she would rather get about by train so is disappointed by reports that major rail projects are set to be scaled back. i would have the ability to get to more places by public transport, and not having to drive and find parking, which is very expensive, and also the added benefit that on a train, or public transport, i can do work. the london to birmingham phase of hs2, the new high—speed railway, is already being bu

and coming up on the bbc news channel: jos buttler says it is great to be back with the rest of the englandad as they prepare for the ashes, but there is a possibility the schedule will be disrupted due to covid. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has called on people to support new coronavirus control measures in england, to "buy time" in the face of the omicron variant. the new rules affect international travellers, shoppers and commuters. they come as the number of cases linked to the variant continues to grow. ministers have announced a big expansion of the boosterjab programme. face coverings are now mandatory on public transport and shops in england, and people arriving in the uk must take a pcr test and isolate until they get a negative result. borisjohnson is expected to set out the new plans for the booster programme in england, at a briefing later this afternoon. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. once again, shoppers in england have to get used to compulsively face coverings. the new regulations, post offices, banks, hairdressers, takeaw

and coming up on the bbc news channel.he build up to england's semi—final against new zealand in the men's t20 world cup later. the winner will face either pakistan or australia, in sunday's final in dubai. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first draft of a climate agreement has been published at the cop26 summit in glasgow. the document urges nations to outline their long—term strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century, and to curb global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. it also encourages richer nations to increase support for poorer ones. but this isn't the final outcome of the climate talks, there is still much to be negotiated and agreed upon. the prime minister returned to glasgow this morning and has urged nations to "pull out all the stops". our environment analyst roger harrabin reoprts from glasgow. the prime minister left hisjet on the tarmac as he boarded a train back to glasgow this morning. officials believe his presence at the conference will remind other le

and coming up on the bbc news channel. safe standing will return to the english top flight after nearly 30 years when chelsea host liverpool on january 2nd. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will hold an emergency debate about parliamentary standards today, as the government continues to face criticism over allegations of sleaze. ministers have been criticised for trying to change the standards body that polices the conduct of mps, after it found the former cabinet minister, owen paterson guilty of breaking lobbying rules. today's debate is being led by the liberal democrats, who are proposing an independent inquiry into corruption allegations against the government, and stricter punishments for mps who break the rules. our political correspondent, jonathan blake has the very latest. the rules for politicians at westminster are under scrutiny again. what is right and what is wrong stop what is allowed and what is not. the prime minister in northumberland this morning after a week where the government wa

and coming up on the bbc news channel. r federer pulls out of the australian open and casts doubt over his fitness for wimbledon next year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the cost of living has hit its highest level in a decade — with prices rising 4.2 per cent in october. that's up from the previsous months figurs of 3.1 per cent. it's a steeper rise than many economists had predicted, and more than double the bank of england's inflation target. the increase is mainly because of higher energy and fuel costs, and it could mean a rise in interest rates in the next few months. coletta smith reports. it's lunchtime at nursery. and with 63 hungry mouths to feed, the staff here have their hands full. paula has increased her hours recently to make sure she is getting enough to cover the bills at home. i'm getting more money in, but then i am paying it out for fuel, food, clothes. gas and electricity as well. sarah has got 12—year—old twins so the weekly shop is getting to be more of a worry. we are tending to

coming up on the bbc news channel: the post—ole gunnar solskjaer era begins at manchester united, in first game under caretaker manager michael carrick in the champions league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home again where possible as covid measures are tightened with leaders at stormont declaring that �*now is the time to act'. from today, face coverings should be worn in northern ireland in all inside settings — and meetings should take place outside where possible. northern ireland is the first nation in the uk to take precautionary measures in the face of rising cases across europe. our health editor, hugh pym reports. there is a stronger message on working from home in northern ireland, so businesses like this restaurant in belfast fear they will lose out, with fewer people going into the city centre each day. we've worked really _ into the city centre each day. we've worked really hard, _ into the city centre each day. we've worked really hard, and _ into the city centre each day. we've worked really har

coming up on the bbc news channel... scotland face india later. people living in a village on an island in northern alaska face being forced out of their homes because of climate change. sea levels have risen, threatening the island's infrastructure — and a reduction in sea ice, and rapid coastal erosion, is severely affecting their way of life. alaska is home to rapidly retreating glaciers where the rate of melting is among the fastest on the planet as our climate editorjustin rowlatt found when he visited the region. the top of our world is changing — warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. and it is destroying communities. my house used to be about 20 feet out where you see the water breaks. the island of shishmaref is on the front line of climate change. as temperatures rise, less sea ice forms, exposing the coast. it's getting later and later every year for this ocean to freeze up. it's tough but got to keep going. as the climate changes, the animals and fish of the people here used to live on are getting h

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... get the latest from manchester city ahead of their champions league match against paris st germain. good evening. we start with the tragedy unfolding in the english channel, where at least 31 migrants are feared to have drowned while trying to cross the sea from france. their boat apparently capsized. at least 26 have been rescued, some of them in a serious condition, and a rescue operation is still under way. local fishermen report that weather conditions were very cold. only yesterday, the home secretary, priti patel, said further talks were taking place between the uk and france to try to stop the crossings. so far this year, an estimated 25,600 migrants have crossed the channel to the uk, more than three times last year's figure. our home editor, mark easton, has the latest. cold but calm seas encourage dozens of migrants, including many small children, to head down the beaches of calais this morning, preparing to make thejourney of calais this morning, preparing to make the journ

coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... mping up on yorkshire county cricket club over their handling of azeem rafiq's complaints of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a conservative mp who was found to have broken lobbying rules won't be suspended for now after mps narrowly voted to look at an overhaul of their disciplinary process. an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog had ruled that former minister owen paterson should be suspended for six weeks for repeatedly lobbying ministers and officials for two companies paying him more than £100,000 a year. but today's vote means his suspension is halted for now. downing street insists the move is about the fairness of the system — not one individual case. but labour called it an absolute disgrace and accused the government of breaking and then remaking the rules. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. how much faith do you place in politicians to police themselves? today the government backed changes which

and coming up on the bbc news channel: tim paine steps down as australia test captain before the ashesver a historical investigation into sexually explicit texts to a female colleague. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a record number of coronavirus infections across much of continental europe is pushing countries back towards tighter restrictions — even full lockdowns again. from monday austria will return to a national lockdown. it's also become one of the first countries in the world to make covid vaccination compulsory. germany's health minister called the situation in the country a national emergency and said a lockdown couldn't be ruled out. elsewhere much tighter restrictions for the unvaccinated are being introduced. across the uk, the number of new infections remains high but is falling according to the latest study, prompting experts to say the uk could be on a different path as our health editor hugh pym reports. looking ahead to christmas, but before then the austrian people are facing a 20—day lockdown from monday. they will only be allowed to leave home for

and coming up on the bbc news channel...hes less than two weeks away, australian batter tim paine is taking a break from all forms of cricket and pat cummins replaces him as captain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary sajid javid has told mps there is huge international concern about a new highly mutated variant of covid—19, which could pose a substantial risk to public health. no cases have yet been detected in the uk, but flights from six southern african countries have been suspended. the world health organisation is meeting in geneva to discuss the situation. our first report is from our health correspondent katharine da costa. the correspondent katharine da costa. emergence of a complex the emergence of a new highly complex variant in southern africa has sounded alarm bells around the world. so far most cases have been identified in one province of south africa where it appears the variant may be driving a new wave of infection. may be driving a new wave of infection-— may be driving

not everyone tuning in to the bbc news channel between 9—10:30am on a weekday morning would even be awarehearing was taking place or would be expecting to hear this very inflammatory and difficult language, so i feel for that reason that offering an apology was genuinely meant and intended to help the audience navigate what could've been unexpected content for that time of day. so, once the live hearing finished, any news reports bleeped out the racist words, and some viewers felt the bleeping actually watered down the impact of his evidence. what do you say? well, we decided to draw a distinction, samira, between as you said the live transmission of parliamentary testimony and the subsequent packaging of that material into news packages later in the day. and to that end, we took the view that we were quite a long way into the story, the story had been running for a large number of days, and we felt it was more likely than not that most people in the audience would be aware what the language specifically was. and then therefore the need to repeat it in multiple outlets and at multiple tim

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, arsenal and netherlands strikers the bbc women's player of the year award for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as the world watches and waits to see the impact of the omicron covid variant, here boosterjabs are to be offered to everyone over 18. the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster will be cut from six months to three. and all 12—to—15—year—olds will now be offered a second vaccine dose. the government's deputy chief medical officerjonathan van—tam says it's pretty likely that vaccine effectiveness will be reduced by the new variant, but hopefully only to a small extent when it comes to preventing severe disease. as the number of cases increase in the uk and around the world, scientists believe it will take about three weeks to understand the effects of omicron. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. boosting the boosters, like those being given in derby today. that is now the official response to the new variant. experts have told ministers as well as all adult

welcome if you're watching in the uk, on the bbc news channel, on pbs in the us and lots of other places on bbc world news. and we are going to start with cop26, because big companies have joined the push for a cleaner climate at the glasgow summit. a50 of the biggest firms are pledging to pull funding away from fossil fuels and put it into renewable energy, and put it into renewable energy, and the uk had this announcement. we are and the uk had this announcement. - are going to move towards making it mandatory for firms to publish a clear, deliverable plan, setting out how they will be carbon eyes and transition to net zero —— to carbonised. transition to net zero -- to carbonised.— transition to net zero -- to carbonised. ~ , ., ., carbonised. also in the programme, and eace carbonised. also in the programme, and peace in — carbonised. also in the programme, and peace in the _ carbonised. also in the programme, and peace in the uk _ carbonised. also in the programme, and peace in the uk voted _ carbonised. also in the programme, and peace in the uk voted to - carbonised. also in the p

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... back in the frame. cio pochettino the long—term answer for manchester united and will he leave psg mid—season? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has defended his plans for reforming social care in england, as mps prepare to vote on his proposals tonight. borisjohnson called his plan "incredibly generous" and said it would help tackle what he calls a "long—standing social injustice" over cost. the government unveiled its proposals in september, which include an £86,000 cap on personal care costs. but an amendment to the plan said support payments from councils will not count towards the cap. charities have warned it will mean some of the less well off will be unfairly hit. it's thought some backbench tory mps could rebel when they vote later. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. a mother's care for her daughter. decades on, romo�*s daughter helps care for her. the 83—year—old, who has dementia, had to sell the family home to pay for the full—time care she now ne

and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel later in the hour, we will get the latest from abungland's t20 world cup semifinal against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the health secretary sajid javid says all frontline nhs staff in england will have to be fully vaccinated against covid—19 by next spring, unless they're medically exempt. it's estimated thatjust over 100,000 nhs workers in england are currently unvaccinated. health unions say people should be encouraged, rather than forced, to have jabs. there are no plans yet for a similar move for nhs staff in scotland, wales and northern ireland. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has more. can fergus walsh, has more. you roll up your sleeve? no can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no “ob. can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no job. that — can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no job. that appears i can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no job. that appears to i can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no job. that appears to be i can you roll up your sleeve? no “ab, no job. that appears to be the h can

coming up on the bbc news channel, heartbreakfor heartbreak for england as new zealand's incredible comebackies them a place in the t20 world cup final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has called on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and give a determined push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. borisjohnson said people would find it absolutely incomprehensible if they failed to commit to serious reductions in carbon emissions. with just 48 hours left before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow is due to end, borisjohnson travelled to glasgow and said a deal was in sight — but there was still a lot of work to be done. with more here's our science editor david shukman. can the world agreed to slow down the release of the gas is heating the release of the gas is heating the planet? can it do what it takes to reduce the melting of the polar ice? and will this be enough to limit the rise of the sea? with the conference now entering its final days, delegates are trying to find common ground, and the uk as housed has come up w

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... rkshire cricket racism scandal, as england bowler adil rashid becomes the third player to support allegations against michael vaughan. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. that explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women's hospital yesterday has been declared a terrorist incident, though police say they don't yet have a clear idea of a motive for the attack. four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the explosion. a male passenger in the cab — who has not yet been named by police — was killed in the blast. officers believe he had built an improvised device. the prime minister will chair a meeting of cobra this afternoon. this report from our correspondent danny savage contains images that you may find distressing. a taxi arrives at liverpool women's hospital late yesterday morning. this explosion must have been terrifying for anyone there at the time. the driver does manage to get out after the blast and is ushered away by a man who runs o

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: wales will play austria and scotland face ukraine in theoff semifinals for the world cup. if they win, both home nations will then face each other. good evening. officials in belgium say they've discovered the first case in europe of a new variant of covid deemed to be of huge international concern. there are fears that the variant, which has been circulating in south africa, might be more transmissible, and that vaccines may be less effective against it. from midday today, the uk suspended direct flights from six countries in southern africa — and from 4am on sunday, anyone arriving here from those countries will have to quarantine at their own expense for ten days in an approved hotel. this afternoon, the european union also said that air travel to and from the six countries should be halted. with ourfirst report tonight, here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. after months of opening up, a new coronavirus variant means travel restrictions are back. at heathrow, the last flights from south africa arrived this morning. i feel extremely re

and i think as well with the way the politicians have been saying that when they come on the bbc news channel or another shows, they repeat things that they've heard somewhere rather than having read the whole report. if you don't need to read the whole report. after read about a page of it to know that the man was doing what he was accused of doing and he was doing it for 14 times over two years for companies they're going in three times is mps wage. that is fairly open and shut for most people. and there's lots of things at them saying that it's taken two years and it's outrageous, part of that was delayed because his wife died and it was a delay those given to him at his request which was, the investigation only restarted after him and his lawyers are happy. part of that delay is due to those unfortunate circumstance. not because of a flaw with the system. were talking but not been given to give evidence. he gave evidence in person. all of the statements are considered in the commission said they were talking but not been given to give evidence. he gave evidence in person. all of the state

and coming up on the bbc news channel, a blow for england as captain 0wen farrell tests positive for virus on the eve of their autumn international opener. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club has resigned over its response to the racism experienced by the former player azeem rafiq. roger hutton issued a stinging attack on executive board members who he said had shown a "constant unwillingness" to accept there was a problem, after an investigation found rafiq was the victim of racial harassment and bullying. tonight the bbc has announced that former england captain michael vaughan — who has strongly denied making a racist comment to a group of asian players — won't be presenting his cricket programme on radio 5 live next week. here's our sports editor dan roan. the racism that cricketer azeem rafiq suffered at yorkshire has plunged the county into an unprecedented crisis. today, as the fallout continued, the chairman bowed to intense pressure to step down, and, just hours after announcing his departure, roger hutton told me the

and coming up on the bbc news channel, as wales and scotland secure play—off spots and england qualifyar, we look at who's in and who is set to miss out on next year's world cup. welcome to bbc news at six which comes today from belfast, at a critical time in the history of northern ireland. there's growing uncertainty about the future of trading arrangements with the rest of the united kingdom, not to mention the links with its close neighbour, the republic of ireland, and the european union. today, we'll be looking at all the day's news at home and abroad, as usual, but we'll also be looking more closely at some of the bigger questions facing the people of northern ireland. today's very sharp rise in the cost of living is a problem affecting people here and right across the uk. inflation is at its highest level in a decade. it rose to 4.2% last month, mainly due to higher fuel and energy prices, as well as the cost of second—hand cars and eating out. it means the current rate is more than double the bank of england's official target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam is here in

now on the bbc news channel — it's click. buildings themselves come with their own environmental cost. of course, building and running offices and homes contributes massively to our carbon footprint — more than 13 billion tonnes of c02 a year. that's nearly 40% of the world's total carbon emissions.

and later in the hour, we will have sports day on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports,interviews and features, from the bbc sport centre. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from calais. three children and a pregnant woman are among those now known to have died in the waters between here and the english coast. wednesday s loss of 27 lives, people crammed onto a single flimsy boat, was the worst single incident of its kind. it has raised the question then very intense phase of what the uk and france can try to do to bring all of this, the trade in human beings that takes place in these waters, to an end. first of our reports today is from our correspondence nick beake, who has spent the day inside one of the many makeshift camps that are around the town of calais, where people who have already travelled thousands of miles to get to this part of northern france, try and wait for their chance to get to the uk. beside an abandoned train track in northern france, families desperate to resume their own journey to the uk, despite the horror of the last 24 uk,

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. 5:05pm, have a lovely sunday afternoon. good afternoon, i'm gavin ramjaun with your latest sports news. crystal palace midfielder conor gallagher has been given his first call—up to the england senior squad, ahead of tomorrow's world cup qualifier in san marino. he comes in with five players ruled out of the game due to illness or injury. gallagher is on loan from chelsea and he's been impressive at palace this season, scoring four goals in ten premier league appearances. he played in england's under 21s win over the czech republic on thursday. england need only a point from their final qualifier to confirm their place at next year's world cup in qatar. celtic right—back anthony ralston has been called into the scotland squad for the first time, for their qualifier against denmark tomorrow, with nathan patterson suspended. he received a second booking after scoring in friday's win over moldova, that earned them a play—off place. they need at least a draw against the runaway group lead

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... h up with all the home nations in women's world cup qualifying action — with ellen white expected to break the england goal—scoring record. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has vowed to offer a coronavirus booster to everyone in england who is eligible within the next two months, as he said it was time for another great british vaccination effort. the military will be brought in to help the nhs and volunteers, with vaccination centres being set up around the country. 22 cases of the omicron variant have now been identified in england and scotland. nicola sturgeon says the nine cases in scotland are all linked to one private event ten days ago and don't appear to be related to travel in south africa. in england, boosters will be offered to the most vulnerable people first, with 14 million more eligible right now. once again, people will be invited to come forward in age bands. everyone who can have a booster should have been offered one by the end of j

a first look at tomorrow's newspapers is coming up on the bbc news channel. at time again when we try and give you some detail on the coming few days, and then we will get some trends about what is going to go on in the longer term. the wind was certainly a feature through sunday across the north—eastern quarter of scotland, but that prospect this diminishing all the while, as this little ridge of high pressure tumbles in from the atlantic, and it is a transient feature ahead of the next set of weather fronts pushing cloud and wind and some rain in towards particularly the north—western parts of the british isles, so, a dry start for many. not so in northern ireland, with the rain gathering all the while through the afternoon, eventually crossing scotland, getting into the north—west of england and into central and northern parts of wales. further south and east, it is a drier, brighter prospect and, after a pretty chilly start across parts of east anglia, we will see temperatures of around ten, but further to the west, we could see 13, possibly 1a celsius als

remember, you can watch witness history each month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on all,000 radio programmes in our online radio archive. had to bbc. co. uk/witnesshistory. next, in 1970, the american agricultural scientist norman borlaug was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work on disease resistant crops. at the time, famine and malnutrition were claiming millions of lives across the world. but borlaug's green revolution enable countries like india to become self—sufficient. witness history spoke to professor ronnie coffman, a student and friend of norman borlaug. if the field is uniform, you get a general picture of what it is likely to yield. the man who fed the world. norman borlaug, praised for saving more lives than anyone in human history. we were in the field, hard at work, and we looked up and saw a car coming down through the field on the other side of a major irrigation canal, and doctor borlaug said, "whoa, that looks like margaret." margaret was his wife. and she gets out, she says, "norman, you won the nobel prize!" laughter he didn't really believe i

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more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. g a look at the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers and the moment plus the weather for the week ahead but before that, writing of a different kind. spotify has stopped automatically shuffling albums, at the request of adele. the singer says artists "create albums with care and put thought into the track listing for a reason". the streaming service announced its approval by tweeting: "anything for you." it comes days after the release of the london—born singer's album 30 — her first in six years, which was inspired by her divorce. kaylee golding is a music critic and presenter at kiss fm. what does she make of the singer's request? have a listen. i think the whole purpose is for you to listen to the whole album in full. like, let's take beyonce's lemonade. i couldn't imagine listening to that album and not understanding the story by listening from start to finish. so i think it is very important that adele has spoken up for the industry and said, "look, we work on our albums, we put a

new people smuggling route. crossing the channel in dangerous, small boats. daniel sandford, bbcabout the tragic drownings that took place in the channel yesterday. at least 27 people lost their lives. i know the whole house willjoin me in expressing our profound sorrow, and our thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died, and with those who responded to an extremely distressing event. information is still being gathered about the situation in france as this becomes more and more clear. the prime minister chaired an emergency cobra meeting last night and then spoke to the president of france. i'm glad that president macron indicated his determination to stop the vile people smuggling gangs, and importantly, to work closely with our partners across europe. i have literally to speak spoken again with my french counterpart, and once again reached out and made my offer very clear to france in terms of joint france— uk cooperation, joint patrols to prevent these dangerous journeys from taking place. i have offered to work with france to put more officers on the ground and

there�*s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. get more now on our main story, and the uk has detected a third positive case of the omicron coronavirus variant. the uk health security agency said the invidual who was visiting the uk spent time in westminster, but has now left the country. in the past few minutes, dr susan hopkins said she expected to find further cases in the coming days. firstly, i think we will detect more cases in the coming days and we are investigating suspected cases at the moment, anyone who is positive and has returned from southern african countries over the past number of weeks. we are chasing those individuals and contacts and asking them to isolate within ten days and retesting a number of contacts as well. that is extremely important to slow the spread in communities. i think we will still see cases coming from other parts of the world as well as cases start to emerge. and i think again, the important thing is we all can do to reduce the transmission, such as face coverings, reducing contacts, where po