fort cornwallis at augusta surrendered on 5 june. lee and his hundred 50 man legion joined green outside 96, aware that brodaden was drawing nye, greene decided on an assault. an 18 g.o.a.t. 1791, fixed bayonets and attacked the star fort. it was met by delancey's new your brigade and the new jersey volunteers in savage hand-to-hand combat. the assault failed and all of america fights. one example -- we don't have time for that, i'm sorry. anyway, greene and his army defeated once more, marched away the day after the failed attack. two days later to the cheers of the townspeople, lord broaden marched in. greene the tactical loser was the strategic winner. he road to cornwallis that 96 was almost out of provisions and he thought impossible to furnish it with the necessary supplies. i, therefore resolved, to disso lve the garrison. if they would unite in defendant's are, he would leave a small party to assist them and send attachments now and then if greene moved forces into the district. families who chose to leave to take up residenc

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

a line of showers from the far west of wales towards cornwall, showers in the north and east, but most. lingering fog patches in scotland limiting temperatures to freezing if not below. and into sunday and the start of next week, the winds go to an easterly direction, and that brings an area of less cold air our way. whatever follows from the sky into next week and the early part of 2021, mainly rain or sleet, snow over the hills. it will still be cold, and you will notice it will be much windier, especially for england and wales. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a bill to implement the brexit deal has passed through parliament and takes effect at 11 o'clock tonight, when the uk will stop following eu rules. millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions — tier 4 — meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. the pandemic is also casting its shadow over new year's eve celebrations in europe — france is mobilising 100,000 police officers to enforce anti—coronavirus measures. and this is the scene in

during the tour of cornwall. i am hospitality is. during the tour of cornwall. never is. it is always a journey, trying to cook the best possible fish. 0ne always a journey, trying to cook the best possible fish. one of the silly things i learned while i was doing this series, it has nothing to do with cornish food itself, but the girl who helps me prepare everything before we start cooking on tv, she said it is dead easy to peel ginger, you use a teaspoon. i did not know that. top tip. just try it. when you get home. there is nothing better. i find with cooking i am always learning, always picking up things. we are all on a learning curve. lovely to see you and have a lovely new year's eve and good luck next year with what might unfold. thank you very much. rick stein's cornwall starts on monday at 6.30pm on bbc two. we have seafood on the menu tonight at home. do you have big plans? huge, really huge! that's all from us for today. we'll be back tomorrow from six. until then, have a very happy new year. goodbye. you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita

i just cornwall to show their gratitude.ho i know have been doing so much literally on the front line and having to endure an awful lot of stress and strain in that wonderful way, how they do it, i don't know, but delivering everything in the most effective way. before the global pandemic took hold, there was a family crisis to deal with. the duke and duchess of sussex returned to public life in london injanuary after several weeks living in canada. while away, there had been some soul—searching. the life they seemed to be building in the uk was about to be set aside. harry and meg at hand chosen windsor as their home. —— meghan. they made the break from living and working alongside the duke and duchess of cambridge and london was of eve ryo ne of cambridge and london was of everyone presumed they would base themselves here and carve out a public role together. but they were clearly unhappy and wa nted they were clearly unhappy and wanted something different. and that was a life away from royal duty. going it alone, the duke

delegates from south carolina want to recall cornwallis.they petition to have him hanged in front of congress. many like that's where we need. we want him hanged. you can imagine how that would play out. congress for their part cannot afford to feed these guys any better and they can the convention army. we are gonna do with these people? they're going to bring them to the same camps. we had to bring these presidents to the same camps for the convention army is, in virginia, maryland and pennsylvania. but according to one of the prisoners, whoever the name of roger lam, this is a depiction of the camp, the american yards and i love this when he wrote here. lord cornwallis is army was shut up here like a toad in a hole, and a but full of an. they are not pleased by the situation whatsoever. no surprise, because yellow fever is going through philadelphia. it is entered philadelphia in the summer of 17 a one. before their capture. it will spread to these camps in pennsylvania. and began taking the lives of these prisoners at a very rapid rate.

brings gusts of more than a hundred miles an hour — with roads in parts of wales, and devon and cornwally falling trees. and after 80 years as the village postmistress in shropshire, from world war two to the transformation of the postal service — postmistress kay white finally retires after after 80 years working in the same post office in shropshire. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson has promised that "big" changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit deal with the european union. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, he said he wants to focus on "leveling up the country" and "spreading opportunity" across the uk. mrjohnson said the brexit deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to "deliver for people who felt left behind". but some fishing leaders have accused him of "caving in" to the eu and sacrificing their interests. mps will vote on the deal in parliament on 30 december. speaking in the last few minutes the chancellor rishi sunak said brexit offers britain a chance to do things differently in financial services. i t

i remember subleasing they went to cornwall and they were not given a great welcome because cornwalland that really matters at the moment. if you have not got much space and you are having to throw out nonurgent or non—coronavirus patients... having to throw out nonurgent or non-coronavirus patients... the paper talking about places hard—hit, according to the guardian. let's have a look at the hefty, because somebody else hit by coronavirus, it is france's president, emmanuel macron —— look at the ft. the serious side of this is that the leader of france has coronavirus. yes, absolutely. it is important to note that, as far as we know, emmanuel macron is in pretty good health. he is way down the risk scale compared to others. pedro sanchez, the leader of spain, he is having to self—isolate, and other senior politicians in france who had contact with mr macron also having to isolate as well. i think it is just yet another reminder that no one is immune to this, no one can escape it, you're still vulnerable to this virus. a lot of people in senior positions are still having to have tho

shropshire, devon and cornwall are amongst those moving up into tier 3.2,000 residents on the isles of scilly remain in tier 1. millions of people in northern ireland, wales and scotland are already living under the toughest restrictions. for those facing tier 4 for the first time, there's some unhappiness. i'm in shock. it is completely ridiculous, how they keep locking us in and locking us out and going back and forth. they need to be more organised in what they do and figure out what's going on. it's not ideal for us, but i think that it's important and people need to follow, because there are more important things, like the hospitals and patients who are suffering. well, i haven't had the university experience, for one. and ijust turned 18, so i can't really do the normal things an 18—year—old does. but, i mean, it's fine. rising case numbers and a feared further rise after christmas are driving the new restrictions, but it will be some time before we know which direction the virus will take in 2021. john mcmanus, bbc news. as we are reporting, a tota

, to the aa 30 in cornwall.s we go through the day, due to temperature starting to rise a little bit. rain and sleet, preceded by some snow into northern ireland later on, and then rain to the afternoon. showers continue through wales on the south—west, but across wales and england, on the far west of scotland, a dry and bright afternoon with some sunshine, some lingering fog patches through these midlands, east anglia on the south—east, which could reform tonight. tonight, as we see out 2020, snow showers in scotland, rain and sleet into the north midlands and sleet into the north midlands and wales through the night, into tomorrow morning. it's going to be another cold, frosty night and another cold, frosty night and another ac start to tomorrow morning. from south—western gwent, wales, through to northern england, continuing to see cloud tomorrow. 0ne continuing to see cloud tomorrow. one or two showers, particularly in the morning. most will have a dry start to 2021. over the days that follow, it will stay c

frank gardner on john le carre, david cornwall, who's died today. thank you very much.r reviewers the chief business commentator at the independent, james moore, who i know is a very big john le carre fan. and the property and personal finance commentator, anne ashworth. that's coming up after the headlines at 11.30pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. well, today was certainly a day to forget. lots of cloud around, lots of rain, too. an inch of rain or more in some parts of the country, leaving us with some very soggy scenes today. the weather did change later on across the far west of england and wales, and here in northern ireland, the cloud break, and this is the sort of air that we're moving into tonight and tomorrow. it's a much more showery airstream coming in the base of that area of low pressure that's chasing in behind those weather fronts that have been bringing the more persistent rain. through tonight, that more persistent rain will move its way out into the north sea, but you can see a whole rash of showers packing in b

a line of showers from the far west of wales towards cornwall, showers in the north and east, but mostd limiting temperatures to freezing if not below. and into sunday and the start of next week, the winds go to an easterly direction, and that brings an area of less cold air our way. whatever falls from the sky into next week and the early part of 2021, mainly rain or sleet, snow over the hills. it will still be cold, and you will notice it will be much windier, especially for england and wales. the government says there's no reason schools in england will not be ready to roll out mass testing of pupils for coronavirus. it follows criticism by unions of another delay in returning secondary school children to classes. making sure that we do everything we can do to root out this virus, making sure that schools are safe, pupils are safe, staff are safe, but also communities are safe as well. we'll be assessing the growing pressure on hospitals. also on the programme... people are being urged to stay at home this new year's eve, with most of england now in the highest tier of coronavirus r

a line of showers from the far west of wales towards cornwall, showers in the north and east, but mostng temperatures to freezing if not below. and into sunday and the start of next week, the winds go to an easterly direction, and that brings an area of less cold air our way. whatever falls from the sky into next week and the early part of 2021, mainly rain or sleet, snow over the hills. it will still be cold, and you will notice it will be much windier, especially for england and wales. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a bill to implement the brexit deal has passed through parliament and takes effect at 11 o'clock gmt tonight, when the uk will stop following eu rules. millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions — tier 4 — meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. the pandemic is also casting its shadow over new year's eve celebrations in europe — france is mobilising 100,000 police officers to enforce anti—coronavirus measures. some secondary school pupils in england face a delayed return to

are getting themselves ready for the journey from their home to the base of the highest point in cornwallutely, what a weather forecast. it is going to be quite a day. the ascent to the top of brown willy is a seven mile round trip and the terrain is difficult on the best of days. he is always pretty relaxed about this kind of thing and when the stakes are higher he gets more excited. a number of people have been phoning up saying, perhaps he shouldn't do it and he should postpone because of this storm alex is coming in. the met office have issued weather warnings that will come into force later. the met office reminds us how wet it was on the 3rd of october, that was the wettest on record, records going back to 1891. it is making me quite nervous and i will make sure we're well prepared and lizzie and i will make sure we will take survival gear we didn't consider taking before, so we will have exposure blankets, warm kit, hot drink and snacks. so if the weather does turn on the top, we can get him warm and dry and get him off the mountain very, very quickly. over the hills we could see a

are getting themselves ready for the journey from their home to the base of the highest point in cornwallbsolutely, what a weather forecast... it's going to be quite a day. the ascent to the top of brown willy is a seven—mile round trip and the terrain is difficult on the best of days. he's always pretty relaxed about this kind of thing. and when the stakes are higher, he just gets more excited, so a number of people have been phoning up and saying perhaps he shouldn't do it and perhaps he should postpone because this large storm, storm alex, is coming in. the met office have issued amber weather warnings that will come in force later on today. the met office reminds us just how wet it was on the 3rd of october. that day was the uk's wettest on record, records going back to 1891. it is making me quite nervous, and i'm going to make sure that we're well—prepared. lizzie and i are making sure that we're going to take survival gear that we weren't going to consider taking before, so we'll have exposure blankets and a warm kit and hot drink and snacks, so that if the weather does turn on the

prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall are in gloucestershire at the prince of wales' at highgrovell will also spend some time with her own family, head to children and grandchildren. the cambridge is are at home in norfolk. and meghan and harry, they will be celebrating christmas in california. , thank you very much. what a year it has been for captain sir thomas more. ——what a year it's been for captain sir tom moore, the former british army officer and centenarian, known for his achievements raising millions of pounds for charity in the run—up to his 100th birthday during the covid—i9 pandemic. we've been following his story every step of the way and john maguire has been to catch up with him and find out about his christmas plans. it's been a year like no otherfor all of us. but for captain sir tom moore, 2020 has seen him catapulted from his back garden to worldwide adoration, and to a specially convened ceremony where he was knighted by her majesty the queen. december‘s always a time to look forward, but also back to boyhood christmases during the 1920s. you got up at six o'c

shropshire, devon and cornwall amongst those moving up cornwall amongst those moving up into tier threen tier two, only 2000 residents on the aisles remain in the first tier. these are people in northern ireland, wales and scotland living the toughest restrictions stop for those facing tier four for the first time, there is some unhappiness. it is completely ridiculous they keep locking us in unlocking us out and going back and forth. they need to be more organised and what they do and figure out what's going on. it's not ideal for us but i think that is important and people need to follow and just be there because there are more important things like the hospitals and patients who are suffering. i haven't had the university experience for one, i turned 18 so i can't really do normal things an 18—year—old does. i mean, it's fine. rising case numbers and a feared further rise after christmas are driving the new restrictions but it will be sometime before we know which direction the virus will take in 2021. john mcmanus, bbc news. the united states has set a new record for the number of c

with just days before the end of the brexit transition, he's heading to cornwall to become a care workerff. i knew i should do something to help. this is why i decided to work in a care centre. there are an estimated 112,000 care vacancies in england alone. everything is fine. many who are recruited, like pedro, make the journey from the eu. this is his new home in penzance. 0ld manor residential home has recently been refurbished, but there aren't enough staff to reopen it. hello. hello, you must be pedro. it's run by mary anson. she's recruited six people from the eu before the rules change. they'll start work in one of her other homes, but she hopes it will allow her to bring new residents in here. just empty and waiting for someone to occupy. it is a shame, it's a terrible waste, all for the lack of staff, or sufficient staff. we've got some great staff, butjust not enough of them. that pool of people coming and living here is going to decline. home care providers also warn of increased staffing problems, as most new uk arrivals will have to earn over £25,000 a year — much more than

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

and the south—east, clearing away but we will continue to see showers affecting pembrokeshire and cornwallnteriness over the higher ground. elsewhere, variable cloud, some brightness around. i mentioned where we hold on to the fog, northern ireland and east anglia, temperatures around freezing, otherwise a cold day 7 degrees for most. through tonight looks like the showers fizzle away or become more confined to coastal areas stop we could see some showers running through the english channel, continuing with some running down pembrokeshire into cornwall. for many, a dry night, a cold one, colder than the last few nights, frost, ice and dense fog patches, which could be stubborn to clear. may be the central belt of scotland, northern ireland on the midlands coming to the south—east. later in the day we could see some changes across the north—east of scotland, may be the far north—east of england with increasing wind on some showers, low pressure in the north sea will start to move westwards. a cold day to come, probably colder because there will be more cloud around with limited spells of su

, it can be in a dining venue cornwall, it can be in a dining venue table in paris the next day.delays to that process, loads of paperwork, tariffs as well, and so that product might take three orfour and so that product might take three or four days, and so that product might take three orfour days, by which and so that product might take three or four days, by which time it's and so that product might take three orfour days, by which time it's not going to taste so good, it is not going to taste so good, it is not going to taste so good, it is not going to be worth so much, and people may not want it at all. we have had a few incidents, very small small scale, frustrating, maybe even frightening for those involved were vessels have clashed with each other. is that not the other danger that governments have got to be aware of? that these are communities that really feel a sense of being economically on the edge and if the politicians mess this up they could come into real direct conflict with one another over access to fish because it could become almost a lola situation as oppo

could bring some stronger winds, outbreaks of rain, maybe south wales into cornwall and devon and theds. further north could see figure cloud in just one or two showers pushing into scotland. these will be wintry over the high ground, but i think for the majority of the country, thursday looks like being another largely dry day, quite cloudy and grey in places, could, the lucky ones, could see a bit of sunshine. again, it's going to be on the chilly side. now, this next frontal system we are expecting on friday could make better progress eastwards across the country. that will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain. now, thejet stream looks like it will be taking aim to the uk towards the end of the week into the following weekend and into the next week. but it will be undulating, so we could be seeing areas of high pressure and low pressure, which will give changeable spells. the higher pressure will tend to dominate towards the east of the uk and lower pressure towards the west. that will feed quite a bit of cloud, strong winds, particularly into northern and western areas, but

west wales and west cornwall could see quite a few showers at times today.ill see heavy showers pushing into the scottish borders and northumberland. because the winds are not going to change direction, showers will be frequent. north—west england, northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland having the best of the dry weather with quite a bit of sunshine for these areas, but wherever you are, it will be quite chilly with temperatures below average for the time of year. 0vernight, more for eastern scotland. some icy surfaces as temperatures dip below freezing once again, so it is going to be another cold start to the day on monday and as well as that there are likely to be a few mist and fog patches. 0n likely to be a few mist and fog patches. on monday the uk finds itself sandwiched between two different areas of low pressure. both just about staying away. the winds will be like on monday and it could be a murky start with mist and fog patches around, some of it quite dense, and some of the fog could linger all day as well. t

persistent in aberdeenshire but, equally, there were a few brighter moments — for example, here in cornwalling rainbows to develop. we have at the moment a very slow—moving area of low pressure crossing the country. further patches of rain moving generally slowly eastwards and with the winds very light, again, we're starting to see some dense patches of fog form particularly across eastern england. visibility is already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlands, perhaps east anglia, lincolnshire, and yorkshire. that's where the poorest visibility is likely to be. whereas further west, the skies tending to clear. this is where we'll see some of the lowest temperatures early on saturday morning. and saturday itself, it's a day where pressure is going to be rising across the whole of the uk. what that will do is it will squish this area of low pressure. so, in the next 2a hours, it won't exist at all, it willjust be gone. further west we get this ridge building in and that will have quite a big impact on the weather. it means across

some spots of rain for western cornwall, maybe the odd shower for the northeast, but for most, it'lldry. again, the winds fairly light, a little bit of sunshine around, some mist and fog and murk around too, but temperatures on the low side — two to six degrees. a similar sort of day on wednesday, and then from midweek onwards, signs of it beginning to turn a little bit more unsettled and those temperatures climbing very slowly. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. brexit trade talks are paused after eu and uk negotiators fail to reach agreement, with just 4 weeks to go until the uk's transition period ends. after the uk, bahrain becomes the second country to approve the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. the world health organisation welcomes the news: progress on vaccines gives us all a lift and we can now start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. the uk promises to reduce carbon emissions more quickly than any other major economy, but a watchdog warns of a ‘colossal challenge‘. and the explosive sound that prompted hundreds to call

to snow, chiefly over high ground and you have to watch for rainfall which is courting up across cornwallnest of the breeze with lighter and further east and like we saw on monday, some mist and fog lingering. tuesday evening, quite a few showers around the coast, many becoming dry, clear and very frosty, and i see with cold air in place meaning this next feature means we see it push around and it could give a wide spreads bell of snow. milder air, colder air on the north edge and its crucial to the track of that system who will see the snow. it is subject to change and one thing i will say is that at the moment, it seems like the dominant area is through wales. it is potentially disruptive as well. rain across giving aces impact on southern well. rain across giving aces impact on southern areas. well. rain across giving aces impact on southern areas. even if it doesn't impact during the day, we will see some snow for a time. frost and ice to take us to new year's eve and ice to take us to new year's eve and a flurry of showers pushing its way down the eastern half of the country giving a

some spots of rain for western cornwall, maybe the odd shower for the northeast, but for most, it'llfairly light, a little bit of sunshine around, some mist and fog and murk around too, but temperatures on the low side — 2 to 6 degrees. a similar sort of day on wednesday, and then from midweek onwards, signs of it beginning to turn a little bit more unsettled and those temperatures climbing very slowly. tonight at six. brexit trade talks are at a very difficult point, warns downing street — as negotiators continue to talk into the night. the eu's chief negotiator is still in london for the intensive discussions with just four weeks to go until the uk's transition period ends. really, it's now getting under 30 days and we're no clearer or further forward as to what's going to happen. both sides are said to be giving it their all to try to get a deal done this weekend if possible. also tonight... telesales a 16—year—old boy was one of the four people killed at a water treatment plant near bristol yesterday.

another key battle in 1780, one the surrender of lord cornwallis at york town. in 1783, all of these scenes shown at the capitol, general george washington resigning his commission. 1788, but the ratification of the united states constitution. the presidency of george washington from 1789 through 1977. a important part of this whole story is 1790, the residency act by which congress keep george washington the authority to choose the location for the new capital. for the nation's capital. 1791, you're looking at here is the plan for the nation's capital. a plan that imagined, essentially from rolling hills filled with a few homes and cows and sheep, a full fledged city and new capital for the new nation. in 1800, the federal government relocates to washington for the first time. and so washington is a key player in this post revolutionary history and the government having reestablished itself here, or having established itself here, moving from philadelphia makes washington the locus of a lot of commemoration. so how do we depict the american revolution? first of

part of our economy, but crucially important aspect for people who live in humberside, devon and cornwalln scotland. it is about sovereignty, really. these are our waters and we want to keep them as out waters and we want to keep them as our waters. the french take about £600 million out of our waters every year and they want to keep that. they are suggesting that they want to keep doing that for another ten years until an agreement can be reach. so far, they are saying we are not having any of that and you can understand why. for britain to make a concession on fishing would bea make a concession on fishing would be a very big step indeed. although michel barnier's enthusiasm about the way ahead is cheerful news, i am not so sure it is that reliable. we have yet to hear the government response. the telegraph also has that on the front. their version slightly makes flips around from the guardian. boris johnson effectively made a compromise at the weekend. this must be why things suddenly got going again on sunday in terms of talks. the fact that boris johnson accepted toa the fact that bo

cornwallis knew how to please a frenchman, but not how to win a war. journal writers within the french forces noted the grandiose sociable gestures made by the french toward the british and fashion officers at yorktown, which made -- and hessian officers at yorktown, which made american officers quite jealous. they passed judgment on the unenlightened and downright grotesque behavior of these foreign gentleman as as well. he was appalled at atrocities perpetrated in jamestown. he recounted with horror the vision of a young, pregnant american woman whose body had been mutilated and eviscerated, then hung on the door with her defunct fetus hanging from her hollow womb with a sign that read, "damned rebel, no longer shall you give birth." kinder hospitality and maurice could be found between generals and bourgeoisie, which they met in cities like boston and newport. there were some american mores that french officers could not fathom. a number of officers marveled at the practice of bundling, which allowed young couples, engaged to be married or unengaged

rain showers in west wales and cornwall.urry or flake of snow mixed in. brighter this afternoon across much of scotland. most of you will have a dry and bright day with sunny spells. it is going to be cold. three to seven celsius and the thermometer this afternoon. a gale force wind on eastern coasts. it will feel cold. —1 to finest —— —1 to minus three degrees in some places. showers might become fewer in number in eastern counties of england. still the odd flake of snow. note severe weather but instead of snow on the ground there will be a covering of sand at sparkle. a frosty start to christmas day. lovely start for the vast majority of the country. a few isolated rain showers towards the east living and, where we will have —— have a bit of a breeze. more wet weather develop across the highlands and islands of scotland. some isolated showers. christmas day should be dry. another cold one. as you going to boxing day, a change to westerly winds, that will lift the temperature a little bit. bright start with sunny spells but

across the eastern side of england, a fairly brisk wind here and showers for parts in the west of cornwalls of sunshine and a bit more cloud into the northwest later. northern ireland and scotland, things clouding over and rain into western scotland and the wind strengthening and that is where we will see the highest temperatures. pretty chilly day elsewhere. heading to christmas day night into the early hours of boxing day, you can see more in the way of cloud and some rain and more of a breeze, not such a cold start today on boxing day. most places well above freezing but boxing day will generally be a cloudy good day with some rain around and some quite heavy and persistent rain getting going across parts of western scotland into northern ireland later. the winds really starting to pick up here and it will be a milder day for most. but this will be taking us into quite a rough spell of weather through saturday night. it comes courtesy of this area of low pressure. it has been named by the met office, storm bella, it will be have heavy rain with flooding and also. a really strong winds a

got to watch for rainfall totals totting up in southwest england and across cornwall over the next fewve got the keenest of the breeze, lighter winds further east and, of course, like we saw on monday, there will be some mist and fog lingering. into tuesday evening, just a few showers around the coast. many inland become dry, clear and very frosty. icy, too, and then, with colder air in place, we'll have to watch this next feature pushing around the dominant low to the northeast of this. this is what could give a more significant and widespread spell of snow. to the south of it, we've got milder air. the colder air is on the northern edge, so it's crucial to the track of that low pressure system who will see the snow. now, it is subject to change. one thing i will say — keep checking the forecast. it could just fringe into northern ireland. at the moment, it looks like the dominant air will be through wales, the midlands, towards east anglia through wednesday and wednesday night for some significant, potentially disruptive snowfall. rain along the south coast, but that whole zone could

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

and then i like to take everything, all my scraps of paper and my memories, down to cornwall and sortnt, escape i think, again, it's very similar to a journalist's life, except nobody checks my story out. i don't have to tell - i don't have to tell a small truth. i just have to - i have to be lookinfor the big truth. amy goodman: master spy novelist john le carré, the pen name for david cornwell. he recently died at the age of 89. we did that interview in 2010 in london. special thanks to democracy now!'s denis moynihan. and that does it for our show. democracy now! is produced with renée feltz, mike burke, deena guzder, libby rainey, nermeen shaikh, maría taracena, carla wills, tami woronoff, charina nadura, sam alcoff, tey-marie astudillo, john hamilton, robby karran, hany massoud and adriano contreras. our general manager is julie crosby. special thanks to becca staley, miriam barnard, paul powell, mike di filippo, miguel nogueira, hugh gran, david prude and dennis mccormick.

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