bay looks far from clear shot to edward stache d r t u k cardiff. locals in more than skin the northern part of russia were treated to a dozen display in the night sky it was lit up by a stunning natural phenomena phenomenon the northern lights a powerful magnetic storm made the show especially bright and visible i heard it was amazing to see that in more months and indeed it is i would love to go see that myself but i think staying with us here on r.t. updates on our biggest stories in half an hour. human history has always seen continuous war open source but in recent years it seems to have become more intense the platforming is now common practice and public scrutiny of minute feature where do we all stand on the battlefield of belief. for i. love. this. free. fish.

tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff.ternoon, the first ministerfor wales, mark dra keford, afternoon, the first ministerfor wales, mark drakeford, said the vaccines would be rolled out for the first time on tuesday for those in ca re first time on tuesday for those in care homes and those over 80. but he said the alcohol ban would not be lifted until they had seen a sustained fall in cases across wales. a travel ban also remains in place in and out of wales to other covid hotspots across the uk. tomos morgan, thank you. investigations are continuing into what caused an explosion at a waste water treatment works near bristol yesterday, that killed four people. three of those who died worked for the site's operator wessex water. from avonmouth, john maguire reports. one day on from the explosion in the force of the blast is all too evident. twisted metal and the roof of the silo turned back. people working in the area described hearing a loud boom up to a mile away. the warehouses and businesses that occupy the industrial

in the pro 1a cardiff blues have the south wales bragging rights tonight after a 13—12 win over dragonsthe match made for a difficult surface at rodney parade but it was cardiff who had enough to take the points back along the m4. angus 0'brien late converted try gave scarlets victory in the west wales derby over 0spreys. 16—14 it finished. next to another of sport's great boxing day traditions — the start of the melbourne test match, which this year is between australia and india. the hosts bowled out for 195 today as india bounced back from that nightmare of a first test. the most dramatic of the aussie wickets to fall was the second one — matthew wade skying an ashwin delivery. jadeja on your left calling the catch but his teammate nearly colliding with him. jadeja with a word or two for shubman gill, who was making his test debut, got away with it in the end. steve smith's currently the words best batsman. but he was out for a duck — his first in test cricket for over four years. in the last match india recorded their lowest ever score of 36. and they were 36—1 at stumps today — the

but slowly coming up across the south west, 9—10 celsius there for cardiff and for plymouth.he country. this one will bring a bit of a change to the weather, some heavier rain at times will make its way towards the eastern side of the country, winds stronger for a time, and then skies will brighten up across western areas, perhaps one or two showers here. so, it's out west where will start to see temperatures lift by the end of friday, 10—11 celsius here. a little bit less cold further east, too. still on the chilly side — with temperatures in single figures. into the weekend, we hold onto a lot of cloud, some rain in northern and western areas. by sunday, we'll see another area of low pressure which will bring windier weather, some milder air, and also outbreaks of rain. welcome to bbc news. our top stories: joe biden promises a hundred million vaccinations against covid in his first one hundred days as us president. i'm absolutely convinced that in the first 100 days we can change the course of the disease and change our country for the better. a 90—year—old british woman b

but, in cardiff, the welsh government announces tougher restrictions, as parts of the country experience very sharp rise in cases. this has been such a long and difficult year, but that cannot lift the responsibility from us to act now. and, in scotland, any interaction with other households should ideally be outdoors, and contact should be limited to one day. normally, we have a huge christmas, loads of games, lots of drinks, lots of partying, all the kids, but this year obviously it's completely different for us. we'll have the detail and the reaction following the latest talks between london, cardiff, edinburgh, and belfast. also tonight... for the first time in the uk, air pollution is listed as a cause of death, in the case of a nine—year—old from south london. three—and—a—half years after the fire at grenfell tower, hundreds of buildings still have flammable cladding, with householders having to pay for fire patrols. # christmas is here once more... and some much—needed christmas cheer — the story of the music teacher who took her lessons online. and coming up in sport on bbc news.

at this vaccine centre in cardiff, one of seven in wales, more than 200 people have been booked in everyeople to be patient for that bit longer. let's get through to the spring. as we work through to the spring, we'll be vaccinating as many people as we can. it's a good day for the whole country. the prime minister, on a visit to a london vaccination centre, wanted to rein in people's expectations. i urge people to contain their impatience. it's a very exciting moment but there's still a lot of work to be done and a lot of discipline to be maintained. the head of nhs england was urging people not to turn up without appointments. wait to hearfrom the nhs. we will make contact with you. the vaccine is being made available to us from the manufacturers on a phased basis, so the bulk of the vaccination is going to be injanuary, february, march and april. the priority groups now include the over—80s. hari and ranjan, who spoke to us yesterday, had their jabs together in newcastle, with badges to prove it. applause. margaret certainly won't forget her vaccination, nor will nhs staff on a dramat

at this vaccine centre in cardiff, one of seven in wales, more than 200 people have been booked in every a good day for the whole country. the prime minister on a visit to a london vaccination centre, wanted to rein in people's expectations. i urge people to contain their impatience. it is a very exciting moment but there's still a lot of work to be done and a lot of discipline to be maintained. the head of nhs england was urging people not to turn up without appointments. wait to hear from the nhs. we will make contact with you. the vaccine is being made available to us from the manufacturers on a phased basis, so the bulk of the vaccination is going to be in january, february, march and april. the priority groups now include the over 80s. harry and ranjan, who spoke to arsenal yesterday, had theirjabs spoke to arsenal yesterday, had their jabs together spoke to arsenal yesterday, had theirjabs together in newcastle, with badges to prove it. applause margaret certainly won't forget her vaccination, nor will nhs staff on a dramatic and momentous day which they can only hope marks a turni

temperatures about 11 by the end of the night in plymouth, and nine in cardiff.en. it is going to be a wet start to the new working week on monday. with that rain, we've also got south—westerly winds. the air coming from a long way south—west, bringing very mild conditions across parts of england — and parts of wales, too. it might be mild but it's also going to be pretty wet. with that rain slowly pushing eastwards, brighter skies gradually arriving from the west later in the day. we'll also see some rain at times moving into scotland. now, england and wales mild, temperatures reaching a high of 15 celsius towards london, but it's actually going to be a slightly colder day for the far north of england, for northern ireland and for scotland. temperatures around 6—7 degrees through the afternoon. now, tuesday and wednesday sees the next area of low pressure slide across particularly england and wales, bringing rain. this is the last low pressure before christmas. now, for tuesday, the rain is going to be mostly focused to the south of wales, southern areas of engl

mild air, some of the end of the night plymouth is seeing a damage of about 11 degrees, and nine in cardiffs. it pushes eastwards with time. could bring some localised flooding. turning brighter later on. showers could give some lengthy outbreaks of rain further north, particularly in western scotland. very mild april parts of england and wales. temperatures reaching as high as 15 degrees to south—east england, but 00:28:15,799 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 turning colder across the north. this is bbc news the headlines at four... millions of people in england and wales are told to stay at home — on the first day of tough, new coronavirus restrictions. the new variant is out of control and we need to bring it under control, and this news about the new variant has been an incredibly difficult end to, frankly, an awful year. the health secretary labels crowded scenes at london stations last night as "irresponsible" — the transport secretary says extra police officers will be deployed to enforce the rules. the republic of ireland is to restrict air and sea travel with britain from midnight. and the

so by the end of the night, plymouth seeing a temperature of about 11 degrees, and nine in cardiff.orrow, well, rain to start the day for england and wales. the rain pushes eastwards with time. could bring some localised surface water flooding, gradually turning a bit brighter later on. showers could merge together to give some lengthier outbreaks of rain for the north, particularly in western scotland. very mild stay for parts of england and wales. temperatures reaching as high as 15 degrees towards london and south—east england. but turning colder across the north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... millions of people in england and wales are told to stay at home — on the first day of tough, new coronavirus restrictions. the health secretary labels crowded scenes at london stations last night as "irresponsible" — the transport secretary says extra police officers will be deployed to enforce the rules. the republic of ireland is to restrict air and sea travel with britain from midnight — and the netherlands, italy and belgium ban flights between the uk — as concern gi’ows ov

on friday this bingo hall in cardiff will close its doors. normally come say three times a week. she says it is a lifeline. the only place i feel as safe as any errors in my own home. even the shops are not doing as well as we are. it does so much for us. i wouldn't see anybody if i didn't come to bingo. stephen the manager is willing, too. he hoped wales' recent lockdown would be his last closure of a terrible 2020. just gutted that it does happen to us yet again. this has now been 22 weeks this year that we have been shot and could potentially be another four weeks if not longer, just over half of the year, shot. whilst shops can stay open in pubs and restaurants the festive spirit will have to be alcohol free, and all hospitality venues must close their doors at six bm. it leaves nick wondering whether it is worth opening at all. of course we can open but a pub with no alcohol is not a pub any more, we have come from one lockdown, through the firebreak, it doesn't seem to have worked, you've got to say from their own standards, they have f

vacancies in some of the big cities, in cardiff, are down about 50%...ink—tank the work and learning institute to analyse what the pandemic has been doing two jobs in wales. we have found out that one in five workers are working in the shutdowns sectors, which have been most affected by the first lockdown, hospitality and tourism, aviation, high street retail, about a quarter of a million workers in wales. but then you compare wales to the rest of the uk and the high proportion ofjobs we have got in this area, around one in five, means we are more vulnerable. they are more likely to be letting people go, and also they are more likely not to be hiring new people. wales's tourist industry has been devastated by the covid crisis. the thousands of seasonal jobs normally on offer weren't there this year. 0n anglesey, at the sea zoo, the owner and herfamily had to keep things going during lockdown. i've got bills to pay that i can't pay, i've got fish to feed that i can't feed, it's incredibly stressful. before the pandemic, frankie was planning to expand the

for this pub in cardiff, a dry december isn't viable, and so it will close.ny brewers and landlords around wales, simon doesn't accept that pubs are the place where the virus is spreading. he says the new restrictions don't make sense. how can it be right and safe to open to serve food in pubs but not alcohol? it defies logic. why is 6pm the bewitching hour as opposed to 10pm? in these difficult times, and in the month of december particularly, the lost revenue is significant. boozy lunches are off the menu for at least a fortnight, when the restrictions will be reviewed. for now, the first minister says the strain on the nhs is too great. hospitals in some parts of wales are now so full of patients with coronavirus that it simply wasn't possible for our ambulance service to attend to other people's emergencies. shops are staying open — the real ones, at least — but this play centre's having to shut, like all other indoor entertainment venues. it's the fourth timejoanne has had to close this year. there is anguish and frustration for those who feel like they

hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. now on bbc news, the travel show.the travel show... the gadgets that could get us back on the road... ..new solutions for ancient problems... this thing is so much better than any of us can do. here he comes! and kangaroo island bounces back. do you want any milk? it has been awesome to see. yeah, the resilience of the wildlife. hi, welcome to the show, coming to you this week from the eerily quiet london city airport. hence why i am allowed to talk to you from the actual runway. take a look at this. this is bonkers! normally this would be buzzing with planes taking off and landing, but as we all know, travel around the world has pretty much stopped. but nevertheless, we are going to do our best to try to keep you all inspired until travel resumes once again. but until then, stick with us and hopefully we will be out on oui’ adventures very soon. let's face it. 2020 hasn't been a good year for travel. a year of lockdowns, border closures, and bans. but don't worry because behind the scenes, the travel industry is buzz

but slowly coming up across the south—west, 9—10 celsius there for cardiff and for plymouth.ards across the country. this one will bring a bit of a change to the weather, some heavier rain at times will make its way towards the eastern side of the country, winds stronger for a time, and then skies will brighten up across western areas, perhaps one or two showers here. so, it's out west where will start to see temperatures lift by the end of friday, 10—11 celsius here. a little bit less cold further east, too. still on the chilly side — with temperatures in single figures. into the weekend, we hold onto a lot of cloud, some rain in northern and western areas. by sunday, we'll see another area of low pressure which will bring windier weather, some milder air, and also outbreaks of rain. this is bbc news, the headlines: joe biden has put forward his plans to deal with a worsening coronavirus health crisis which has killed nearly 300,000 americans. the us president—elect promised that 100 million vaccinations would be carried out in his first 100 days in office. britain has becom

hwyel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the time is 6:19. is intense brexit negotiations continue evening with just four weeks before the transition ends. and coming up: i had such a loud noise, a loud bang, and it went on, and i leapt up, run to the window, open the curtains and saw snow. the thundersnow which woke up saw snow. the thundersnow which woke up parts of eastern scotland in the night. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: fans will be back at the tottenham hotspur stadium for the first time since march as sport in tier 2 gets the go—ahead for up to 2000 spectators. by the end of this decade, the uk's carbon emissions should be at least 68% less than they were back in 1990. that's the goal that the prime minister has set for the country and it's more ambitious than any other major economy. transport — particularly on the roads — remains the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the uk — it was around 34% last year. nearly a fifth of carbon emissions come from households — mainly from gas for heating and cooking. and even wa

but slowly coming up across the south west, 9—10 celsius there for cardiff and for plymouth.ne will bring a bit of a change to the weather, some heavier rain at times will make its way towards the eastern side of the country, winds stronger for a time, and then skies will brighten up across western areas, perhaps one or two showers here. so, it's out west where we'll start to see temperatures lift by the end of friday, 10—11 celsius here. a little bit less cold further east, too. still on the chilly side — with temperatures in single figures. into the weekend, we hold onto a lot of cloud, some rain in northern and western areas. by sunday, we'll see another area of low pressure which will bring windier weather, some milder air, and also outbreaks of rain. this is bbc news. the headlines. joe biden has put forward his plans to deal with a worsening coronavirus health crisis which has killed nearly three hundred thousand americans. the us president—elect promised that 100 million vaccinations would be carried out in his first one hundred days in office. britain has become the f

but first, hywel griffith is in cardiff for us this evening.ore serious by the day. the new national covid case rate is now over 400 per 100,000. we are told that hospitals are in a record situation with a record—breaking number of patients and 15,000 nhs staff having to self—isolate. those are the reasons why these new restrictions have been rushed through, closing school sites from today and outdoor attractions like this fare from the weekend. while the welsh government tries to get control, it does feel like we are almost inevitably heading towards another national lockdown. the areas that you have picked up... a final face—to—face for this term. from monday, these pupils in cardiff will be learning online from home, to try to stop the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should have been told earlier, so we could have been more prepared for it. but now, because we haven't, we feel that we're stressed, the teachers are stressed, everyone doesn't know what's going on. the head te

hwyel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.sting for care home visitors because of concerns the tests don't detect enough infections. diggers suggest lateral flow tests which can produce a result within 30 minutes miss about a third of the most infectious cases picked up by conventional laboratory picked up by conventional la boratory tests. picked up by conventional laboratory tests. the government says rapid testing isa government says rapid testing is a way of reducing rather than eliminating risk and can quickly identify people who are carrying the virus. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. at 96 years old, barbara has had enough of the coronavirus. do you find it annoying? well, it is a bit irritating. it's not a life, it's a bloody existence. sorry for the language! measures introduced in march to stop the spread of the virus at a care home means she's been missing the human touch. impossible! awful. i want to grab them and... grr! ifeel like i am isolated. nobody to hug me or hold me, or me to hold somebody

tomorrow will be pretty 5°99y cardiff. tomorrow will be pretty soggy for most of the uk.ly winds. temperatures will be shooting up. it is going to bea will be shooting up. it is going to be a completely different from today. further north, we got showers that will come together in western scotland. it will also turn pretty wet in the afternoon. the weather turning drier and brighter across wales and western england. but very mild. look at these temperatures. up to 15 degrees toward south—west england. to see north of england, it is going to be getting colder. temperatures round 6—7 c. tuesday and wednesday sees an area of low pressure push eastwards. this is the last area of low pressure we have to deal with before christmas, which is good news because the ground is saturated. the rain over the next four days could bring some localised flooding. the rain will turn heavier in the south west. still quite chilly further north. some showers for northern scotland. wintry across the top of the hills, probably some snow showers in the north of scotla nd snow showers in the north

thank you for the update, hywel griffith at the senedd in cardiff bay.re 14,718 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 15,472. 1,354 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last thursday. and 189 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that number is always a little lower after the weekend. it means on average in the past week 427 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 61,434. the brother of the manchester arena bomber has admitted for the first time that he played a "full and knowing part" in planning the suicide attack carried out by salman abedi. hashem abedi was jailed for the murder of the 22 people who died at the ariana grande concert in may 2017. during his trial, the 23—year—old had denied helping his brother to plan the bombing, as our correspondent danny savage reports. he is the brother of th

but first, hywel griffith reports from cardiff. the areas that you've picked up...e to try to stop the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should've been told earlier, so then we could've been more prepared for it. but now, because we haven't, we feel that we're stressed, the teachers are stressed, everyone just doesn't know what's going on. the headteacher here says it's the right decision, but a week too late. dozens of parents had already withdrawn their children. either we survive the inevitable chaos as children and families vote with their feet, or we gain control and provide confidence and give as high—quality learning as we possibly can. the health service is trying to wrestle back control, too. hospitals are treating a record number of patients. at 1500 nhs staff are self isolating. the national case rate has risen to over 400 per 100,000 people. the pre—christmas crackdown means closing outdoor entertainment, also. even tougher restrictions lie ahead. if those measures do not succeed in turni

but first, hywel griffith reports from cardiff. the areas that you've picked up...iff will be learning online from home to try to stop the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should've been told earlier, so then we could've been more prepared for it. but now, because we haven't, we feel that we're stressed, the teachers are stressed, everyone just doesn't know what's going on. the headteacher here says it's the right decision, but a week too late. dozens of parents had already withdrawn their children. either we survive the inevitable chaos as children and families vote with their feet, or we gain control and provide confidence and give as high—quality learning as we possibly can. the health service is trying to wrestle back control, too. hospitals are treating a record number of patients. at 1500 nhs staff are self isolating. the national case rate has risen to over 400 per 100,000 people. the pre—christmas crackdown means closing outdoor entertainment, too. even tougher restrictions lie ahead. if tho

hwyel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.y to commit bribery and witness intimidation. he's among five people arrested as part of a year—long police investigation. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is in liverpool. whenjoe anderson was made mayor of liverpool in 2012, he became the city's first elected mayor and, eight years on, he is still in office, one of the uk's more high—profile city mayors, especially so high—profile city mayors, especially so during the pandemic. he lost a brother to coronavirus and he is credited with being one of those to have driven forward mass testing in liverpool. tonight, the mayor is being questioned in connection with allegations of fraudulent building deals. he is on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation, one of five men arrested across merseyside today, aged between 25 and 72. it is connection with a police investigation into the awarding of construction contracts which has focused on a number of property developers. liverpool city council says it is cooperating wit

cardiff stay ninth.formula one season ending abu dhabi grand prix. the red bull driver wasjust two thousandths of a second quicker around the yas marina circuit than valtteri bottas. it's the first time this year that a mercedes powered car hasn't been on pole and the first time in abu dhabi since 2013. lewis hamilton, who missed last weekend's race because of coronavirus, was third. after 12 years away, bristol's return to european cup rugby has ended in defeat. they were beaten 51—38 by clermont auvergne in their opening pool match. kotaro matsushima with a hat—trick for the french side. bristol did run in five tries of their own though — so do pick up a bonus point. to dubai, where patrick reed remains on course to become the first american to win the european tour's race to dubai title. he's alongside england's matthew fitzpatrick who birdied the 18th to move to 11 under along with reed and laurie canter at the top of the leaderboard. reed scrambled well with some lovely touches around the greens in

you know right now barbara lynn are still coming here to cardiff or have you noticed a reluctance in people to spend time indoors during the pandemic. no i feel that their leaders are supporting us standing by us we see plenty of evidence of that it is wonderful but 1st thing in the morning you see someone had 2 words he's counter for a little chat because they may spend most of their time at home and have very little social interaction here the seals deficit cheerful have to engage in conversation and how they're doing that's what we're here for to. keep in touch talk to people and offer our customers nice things to take home. what's the biggest challenge for the store in the current situation. i think there are many different kinds of challenges the 1st thing is respecting the regulations safety is priority number one and i think we're doing very well at maintaining safety. from the feedback we're getting. from the authorities or guests and then of course our goal is to build the store with the magic of christmas so that the visitors feel good when they're here relaxed and happy. s

to take the vaccine and around 16 percent said they would not be willing to get immunized against cardiff 90. that was a bad as mentioning that are only just say immunization is the only way to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic but it seems there is still a fair bit of skepticism around the vaccines we've seen developed in recent months well that's all from this edition of the current 19 special for the latest developments on the corona virus pandemic go to our website d.w. dot com slash call it 19 until next time take at least a healthy. pick up. pleasure in. the last minute christmas champion reclaiming the top of the above. christmas gift on top of that. story the 1st the major blow and listen to the book on. 30 minutes on d w. business for an arc. love. fantasy. ah i see. secrets such as studs december 25th. up. every day counts for us and for our planet play. the ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation place to make see the screen. how can we protect habitats place we can make a difference to the line to use the environmental series of a mobile 3000 w. . we're all set

temperatures about 11 by the end of the night in plymouth, and nine in cardiff.ure, then. it's going to be a wet start to the new working week on monday. with that rain, we've also got south—westerly winds. the air coming from a long way south—west, bringing very mild conditions across parts of england — and parts of wales, too. it might be mild but it's also going to be pretty wet. with that rain slowly pushing eastwards, brighter skies gradually arriving from the west later in the day. we'll also see some rain at times moving into scotland. now, england and wales mild, temperatures reaching a high of 15 celsius towards london, but it's actually going to be a slightly colder day for the far north of england, for northern ireland and for scotland. temperatures around 6—7 degrees through the afternoon. now, tuesday and wednesday sees the next area of low pressure slide across particularly england and wales, bringing rain. this is the last low pressure before christmas. now, for tuesday, the rain is going to be mostly focused in the south of wales, southern areas o

tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. tomos morganjoins us now from cardiff.is is absolutely necessary, and now these are the restrictions coming in and hitting the hospitality industry. yes, that has been dented over the period of this year, with many businesses i have spoken to in the industry such as this one in cardiff are wondering why they feel they are penalised once again, really, after what has been a difficult year. you are the chef and owner here, tell us what your initial reactions were when you got the news last friday, monday when you found out he would not be able to sell alcohol and you would have to close from 6pm. we were told the news would come through on friday and then on friday the news was it was delayed till monday and thenit was it was delayed till monday and then it came in. it was hard to take. it is a massive effect on your business. you were fully booked last night and business. you were fully booked last nightandi business. you were fully booked last night and i imagine you have made money from alcohol sales, what percentage do y

two of the best coming in the game between cardiff and brentford.oming in the first half from ianis hagi. that keeps them 16 points clear of celtic, who were 3—0 winners at hamilton. in rugby... exeter‘s final match of 2020 went the way of most of the others. they beat gloucester 28—20 to stay top of the premiership — having recovered sufficiently from a covid outbreak in their squad. england forward sam simmonds scored two tries for the chiefs to maintain their perfect domestic record this season. bristol are second after beating harlequins. a late converted angus 0'brien try earned scarlets a 16—14 win over 0spreys in their derby, while cardiff were winners at dragons in yesterday's other game. now, to cricket. india might be without their star man in virat kohli for the boxing day test against australia in melbourne, but stand in captain ajinkya rahane's century sees them on top after day two at the mcg. kohli has returned home for the birth of his first child, with rahane taking over the reins as skipper, and he's lead from the front, bringing u

temperatures ranging from seven degrees in glasgow to 11 in london, cardiff and plymouth.day of the weekend for most. on sunday, we'll see cloud bringing heavy rain, brisk winds, but it will feel mild. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson says leaving the eu without a trade deal is now a strong possibilty.the prime minister tells the cabinet and public to prepare in case the uk fails to reach a free trade agreement with the eu looking at larry r, i do think it is vital that everybody now gets ready for that australian option. two of the babies who died at a scandal hit nhs trust — a review — now looking at more than 18 hundred cases — finds some mothers were blamed for their babies dying. in wales — all secondary school and college pupils will be home schooled from monday, to try to halt the surge in covid cases. tens of thousands of secondary schoolchildren in parts of london, essex and kent are to be tested for coronavirus after a worrying rise in cases. all secondary schools and further education colleges in wales will move classes online from monday, the

while in the championship, swansea came out on top in the south wales derby — as they beat rivals cardiffwe scored both the goals for the away side, with victory moving swansea into the automatic promotion spots. norwich remain top of the table following their 2—1 win at blackburn. hibernian are up to second in the scottish premiership after a 4—0 win at hamilton this afternoon. hibs remain a point in front of aberdeen, who recorded a first victory in five games with a 2—0 win over bottom of the table ross county. st mirren and livingston also won. european cup rugby has returned for the new season this weekend. in the last few minutes, wasps have beaten dragons 2a—8, while leinster have won 35—14 against montpellier. earlier scarlets edged out bath, while sale were beaten away at toulon. and bristol are back in the champions cup for the first time since 2008, but opened their campaign with a loss — michael redford rounds up the action. a moment to rememberfor all associated with bristol's bears. 12 years away from the top level of european rug to be, this was the moment they returned. ——

yeah the cardiff. is blocked a cab one way here. meanwhile the lines of trucks stretch for many many kilometers. the drivers will be eventually allowed to cross but only after testing negative for cold feet 19. the army has been called in to help with the tests at a lorry park on a disused airfield near dover. the blockade doesn't just hurt drivers one 5th of all goods found for britain pass through dover supermarkets warned of shortages of basic goods if the port remained closed. india has recorded nearly 25000 new corona virus infections in the past day the total number of cases there is now over 10000000 that's the 2nd highest in the world after the u.s. since september the number of new infections in india has but the finding sharply as everywhere though the pandemic has made life difficult especially for the poor and for people who lost their jobs back in july we reported on 17 year old twins in delhi who set up a national hotline to help we'll speak to them in a moment but 1st this report how many of the group. and. on. what.

hwyel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.explosions. what they actually experiencing was a phenomenon known as "thundersnow". two "extraordinarily loud" thunder claps were heard just before 5am and some people have sent us videos of what happened. the sound is created when thunder and lightning combine with a heavy snowstorm. let's speak now to professor liz bentley from the royal meteorological society. it does not sound as loud as it probably did in person, but loud enough for lots of people to call the police wondering what had happened and fearing explosions. how then can this get? loud claps of thunder they can rattled the windows and a similar effect seen overnight in scotland as a thunderstorm came through. it was unusual about this is that it was combined with snow and quitea is that it was combined with snow and quite a rare phenomenon, particularly in the uk, to get thunderstorms with snowfall or thunderstorms with snowfall or thunder snow as we have called it. very unusual for us to get the in the uk, we are used t

temperatures ranging from seven degrees in glasgow to 11 in london, cardiff and plymouth.ce of some sunshine. certainly the driest, brightest day of the weekend for most. on sunday, we'll see cloud bringing heavy rain, brisk winds, but it will feel mild. hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. borisjohnson says leaving the eu without a trade deal is now a "strong possibility". looking at where we are, i do think it is vital that everybody now gets ready for that australian option. the australian option is not having a trade deal. and it also means having to trade on world trade organisation rules. the prime minister telling ever to prayerfor prime minister telling ever to prayer for that outcome. —— prepare for. in the united states, a record 3,000 people die

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but first, hywel griffith sent this report from cardiff. the areas that you've picked up...the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should've been told earlier, so then we could've been more prepared for it. but now, because we haven't, we feel that we're stressed, the teachers are stressed, everyone just doesn't know what's going on. the headteacher here says it's the right decision, but a week too late. dozens of parents had already withdrawn their children. either we survive the inevitable chaos as children and families vote with their feet, or we gain control and provide confidence and give as high—quality learning as we possibly can. this pre—christmas crackdown extends here, too. the stores can stay open, but all the fun of this fair will be shut down, classed as outdoor entertainment. and even tougher restrictions may lie ahead. if those measures do not succeed in turning the tide of the virus, then it is inevitable that we will have to consider a move to alert level four immediately after christmas. what

tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. the headlines on bbc news..." — the eu's chief negotiator will remain in london in order to continue negotiations as the first consignments of the pfizer—biontech jab arrive in the uk, vaccinations are due vaccinations are due to begin next week. tough covid restrictions come into force in wales in the next hour — with a big impact on pubs and restaurants. a woman with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a seven—year—old in a park has been cleared of murder. emilyjones was stabbed as she played in queen's park, bolton, in march. eltiona skana, who's 30, had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. skana, had been on trial at manchester minshull street crown court after pleading not guilty to murder. 0ur correspondent andy gill is at manchester minshull street crown court for us. first of all just tell us a little more about the background to this case. this is a highly tragic and shocking case. it happened on mother's day this year. seven—year—old emilyjones was playing as you said in quee

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it will feel like freezing in glasgow, birmingham, cardiff and plymouth through monday afternoon.les, with a lot of cloud, some spots of rain, sleet and snow. it should be drier and brighter further north and west across scotland and northern ireland, and those temperatures between 3 and 6 degrees, still below par for this time of year. now, through the second half of next week, that area of high pressure to the north is going to split in two, one half of the high, if you like, will drift towards siberia, the other half out into the atlantic, and that will open the door to low pressure diving down from the north, allowing cold air to surge its way back across the country. so, don't expect temperatures to climb very much at all through the first ten days of 2021. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. several hospitals in london and the south east of england say they are under extreme pressure due to the sheer weight of covid cases — patients are being moved as intensive care units reach capacity. we're on our knees begging for peopl