probably not much rain for the east midlands, east anglia and the east midlands, east anglia and theth—east of england but it will be a windy day with gales likely in the south—west and is a southerly wind so it is unusually mild for this time of year, 13—14. the rain is the story which continues into the evening pushing eastwards, clearing away in time for the weekend where we will have a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. the last of the rain clears east anglia and the south—east early on saturday then it is sunshine and showers, rattling into western scotland, wales, western england, heavy and thundery, some showers elsewhere but further east, dry largely. not quite as mild on saturday, it is still windy. it stays windy into sunday, more showers in the same sort of areas so again further east in more sheltered places, more likely to be dry with sunshine. windy on sunday and a little bit cooler. george. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan

it comes as the numbers testing positive in london and the east midlands overtake the north of england. the prime minister says it's possible he'll be left with no choice. we are hoping very much we will be able to avoid anything like that but the reality is, the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks. we'll have the latest on restrictions across the uk. also this lunchtime. headteachers say the last—minute demand for testing of secondary school children across england is a shambles. parents say they're confused. it is difficult to know at the moment but it is pretty chaotic because we've onlyjust found out yesterday and it is child care issues in january. cyber hackers have gained access to two us departments which manage the country's nuclear stockpile. long covid — doctors are urged to follow up with patients who may still suffer symptoms months after contracting the virus. and like father, like son — wayne rooney announces his 11—year—old has signed with manchester united. and coming up in sport on bbc news, england's world cup winning captain calls it a

east midlands will be in tier 4 from tomorrow morning, i all of the east midlands will be in tier 4fromion people. the conservative mayor of the west met once told me it was a necessary step because of the pressure happening on the hospitals. we have just the pressure happening on the hospitals. we havejust heard the pressure happening on the hospitals. we have just heard from the chief executive of the trust that runs four big hospitals and he says it is the busiest he has seen in 25 years. he says most mornings may start with no extra beds and they are getting 25 extra patients a day with the infection rate rising by 21% of the last week. people have been out today. there was a bit of a rush to get your hair cut and go to the shops before they close but tonight they are shutting and birmingham remains pretty much as deserted as it has been over the past couple of weeks. there is a call from the mayor of the west midlands for more government help. he thinks there needs to be more financial support for the hospitality sector. the night—time economy has been decimated and now the daytime

so you have a slightly mixed picture for the east midlands.to sort of work out what the situation is in northern ireland and wales, which are two areas that are going to have stricter coronavirus rules after christmas than in england. welcome in northern ireland is a really interesting example, because it tells us it's notjust about really interesting example, because it tells us it's not just about the two numbers, it's notjust about the infections, the big difference is the ability of the health system to cope. northern ireland has fewer infections, half the rate of infections, half the rate of infection of great britain, and hospitalisations aren't rising at the same rates, but winter pressures are coming in as well. colder weather, demands on hospital always goes out, and that is the big difference between northern ireland and great britain, and that's one of the reasons why they've been one of the reasons why they've been one of the first to take that very big step of introducing the lockdown after christmas. very interesting point to mak

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandsshire, 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north—east. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards

they could be 1—2,000,000 people going into tier 4 in the east midlands. at three o'clock. people are dreading it but expecting and knowing that they could well be placed in the highest tier simply because there was infection rates are going up so quickly here. come out 0k, phil, many thanks. 0ur correspondent phil mackie there. the education secretary is to make a statement this afternoon about the return of schools in england next month, amid growing concerns about rising coronavirus cases. all primary school pupils and year 11 and 13 secondary school pupils students had been expected to return to classrooms from monday, but school leaders and scientists have called for this to be reviewed. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has urged mps to "open a new chapter in our national story" by backing his post—brexit trade deal with the european union in a commons vote later today. mps are currently debating legislation which would put the eu trade deal into uk law. they're expected to back the measures — a day before the end of the transition period. 0ur politi

the east midlands and leeds and a potential between leeds and manchester. those who oppose hs2. i'm delighted that finally, the experts are starting to agree with the yorkshire communities that east—west connectivity is more important than a train to london that may not be built in 2040. we would have never started from here if we'd have started from scratch in the north, and the money needs to go into the north for next year's great yorkshire recovery, and they need to completely forget hs2 and have some sensible plans for the north. we're getting on both with the eastern leg of h52 and the northern powerhouse rail. just last week, the prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to hs2, but business leaders still worry that manchester will get its links out and yorkshire will miss out. what i think they've got wrong is they haven't considered building hsz from the north to the south starting in leeds, which is the right way to phase the eastern leg of h52. and what we need is an integrated, high—speed network, and that means the east midlands and yorkshire ha

the cityjoins the whole of the east midlands going into tier four.dark colours of the map have encroached. a town of 90,000 people joining the lockdown. as an essential worker, ic that it's ridiculous, to be honest. it's u nfortu nate ridiculous, to be honest. it's unfortunate but it has to be done. and hopefully soon we will be back in tier1 and the virus will be ove rco m e in tier1 and the virus will be overcome hopefully.” in tier1 and the virus will be overcome hopefully. i think the more you look at it, the deeper you think about it, the more it will affect you. it is notjust urban areas going into tier 4. this is on the borders of hampshire, wiltshire and the new forest, a place where locals have turned to dark humour to lighten the new mood of lockdown. have turned to dark humour to lighten the new mood of lockdownm rural areas, you would have thought we might have escaped the worst of it, we haven't. the speed with which the new variant has been spreading locally is no different to anywhere in the urban areas. so it doesn't surprise me that

london and the east midlands have now overtaken the north of england for the number of infections. 0urine de costa reports. gosport in hampshire, one of the areas in the south preparing to enter tier 3 from tomorrow, joining two thirds of england living under the highest level of restrictions. parts of the south—east, east of england and london are seeing a rapid rise in new infections and hospital admissions. health leaders are worried. they're faced with 10% fewer beds due to social distancing, staff off sick or self isolating, with some now having to cancel nonurgent operations even before we hit the peak winter months. we're now at a really dangerous point where we are finding it really difficult to get ambulances off—loaded. there are no cubicles to put patients into because there are no beds on the wards. all of that cycles back to, there's an ambulance outside an ed that can't go out to the next patient who needs it. latest official figures show cases were rising across the uk in the week to last saturday, with infections now higher in london and the east midlands than in the no

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandse. 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north—east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards because there's barely any wind to move thos

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandsely 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north—east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards because there's barely any wind to m

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlands'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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north—east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastward

it would my right honorable friend consider starting from the north and connectivity with the east midlands these programs can have on the jobs in this conversati conversation. >> my honorable friend is right that's why we are getting on with the northern house and what i ask the commission is how those two projects can best be integrated to boost the economy in the hole and the north of the economy. >> [inaudible] what is good is good enough for scotland. why is scotland being shafted by the doubledealing and can the pie minister explain? >> with the whole of the rest of the united kingdom with substantialla access will beneft from the regaining scotland will take back control which i think is something the people of scotland deserve to be able to exploit the advantage of in thee communities. [inaudible] even said the integrity of the united kingdom with its deal does he expect the recognition letters for the great injustice to scotland and to the future of scotland which will be assured within the single market of the united kingdom and i believe in spite as long as with the rest of the u

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already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandstending 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards because there's barely any wind to move those features along. but eventually, w

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandsto 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards because there's barely any wind to move those features along. but eventually, we'll get

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandsis 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards because there's barely any wind to move those features along. but eventually, we'll get some sunshi

connectivity with east midlands and leveling up agenda. >> my honorae friend is an expert in the field and great campaigner for transport and he's right about the massive impact the program could have on jobs. we need to have this conversation later, prime minister. >> my honorable friend is right about the infrastructure project and on the eastern leg of hs 2 and nthern powerhouse radial. it is how those two projects can best be integrated to boost the economy to the north of the country. >> the leader of the s&p, ian blackburn. >> thank you, mister speaker. it was confirmed that northern ireland gets access to the eu single market and this is great news for businesses in northern ireland or scotland, meeting with the hardest of brexit. it is good for that result. why is scotland being shafted by the doubledealing? can the prime minister explain why this is fair? >> in common with the rest of the united kingdom scotland wi benefit in substantial access of powers for scotland and benefit from the regaining of money, borders and the gentleman opposite, scotland will take back control of

had the virus last week, with an increase in case wei -- case rates notably in london and the east midlands wales, one in 90 in scotland wanting 100. there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 250 have the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. inevitably, some of those fected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment. at that is what is putting pressure on the nhs. there have been warnings today about the impact on staff. >> they are still very traumatized and 50, not only from -- traumatized and fatigued, not only from tiredness, but now we are looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave. so we are very, very concerned, and the impact of five days over christmas is something w are very concerned about as well. correspondent: most hospitals across london and the southeast are under increasing strain. there are reports some are canceling all nonurgent work into the new year, as they wait in anticipation of another surgeon covid patient numbers. anchor: that report by hugh penn. austria will enter it third coronavirus lockdown from december 20 six un

already down to 100 metres in places with the foggy weather really from essex northwards into the east midlandshere 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 these western and southern areas, it's an improving weather picture with sunny spells developing but with that slow—moving area of low pressure close by, it stays pretty cloudy and there probably will still be some patches of rain well on into the afternoon across the north east. so, a mixed bag of weather. for many of us, though, saturday morning will be a rather grey start to the day. extensive cloud, some patches of light rain and drizzle. very slowly pushing eastwards be

chris ellis, bbc east midlands today, nottingham.after a second outbreak of highly contagious bird flu in norfolk. the first outbreak was confirmed yesterday in a flock of turkeys near attleborough. then overnight came confirmation of the second, some 30 miles away at a farm near east winch. exclusion zones have been set up to prevent further spread of the disease. from norfolk, jenny kirk reports. enhanced bio—security measures at a poultry farm near the epicentre of norfolk‘s first outbreak near attleboro. the news that birds have contracted bird flu at what should be a lucrative time of year. to have two outbreaks in such a short period of time is a massive concern. on top of everything else, it's really something we don't need at this time of the year. all the birds, believed to be tens of thousands, will be cold. of thousands, will be culled. an exclusion zone has been set up around the farm, which hasn't been named. the disease, spreading when birds migrate from mainland europe during winter. 30 miles away, a second cull has be

last week, with an increase in case rates, notably in london, the south east, the east and the east midlands other areas. in wales, with one in 90, and scotland, with one in 100, there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. inevitably some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment, and that's what's putting pressure on the nhs front line. there have been warnings today about the impact on staff. people are still traumatised and fatigued, not only from physical tiredness, but from the psychological impact of dealing with covid and working in very different ways to usual. now we're looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave, so, you know, we're very concerned, and the impact of five days over christmas is something we're very concerned about as well. many hospitals across the south east are under increasing strain. nhs leaders in kent say they will cancel nonurgent operations because of the increasing covid patient numbers, and in other areas they need to be ready for a possible surge

approaching storm bella rivers have been rising particularly high in the county of bedford in england's east midlands where many homes have been evacuated. last month ethiopia's military launched an offensive against the leaders of the tigre a region in the north prime minister abbey ahmed described it as an operation against those who want to break the country apart but it spiraled into an ethnic conflict. on wed looks at recent events and where ethiopia stands now. where the hero peon government troops took control of the to grain regional capital of mackay last month prime minister abi ahmed said the law enforcement operation against the to crane people's liberation front. was over others said the conflict had only just begun. he said no civilians are being killed by government troops both sides have been accused of rights abuses we've seen targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure with heavy artillery fire we have seen widespread looting of private property in many towns in western cheek i we've seen extrajudicial executions of individuals and that's to be linked to the t.p.s. but also p

notably in london, the south east, the east and the east midlands.areas. in wales, with one in 90, and scotland, with one in 100, there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment, and that is what is putting pressure on the nhs front line. there have been warnings today about the impact of staff. people are still traumatised and fatigued, not only from physical tiredness but the psychological impact of dealing with covid. now we are looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave, so, you know, we are very concerned, and the impact of five days over christmas is something we are very concerned about as well. most hospitals across london and the south east are under increasing strain. there are reports that some are cancelling all non—urgent work into the new year, as they wait in anticipation of another surge in covid patient numbers. hugh pym. austria will enter its third coronavirus lockdown from decemb

accelerations in the epidemic, and i think we are already possibly beginning to see that in the east midlandspidemic is taking off, and i don't know for certain but that might be because this variant virus is already starting to spread in those areas. but we will have to wait to see before the real data is shared. earlier this week, they were parts of the north that were arguing they do not need to go into tier 3 because their figures as you said are plateauing, sometimes coming down. what would your advice be then having just told us about the expected pattern of movement of transition of the new variant?” think it would be a very, very brave decision to allow any local authority at the moment to move down authority at the moment to move down a tierwhen authority at the moment to move down a tier when this new variant that is coming out is actually far more aggressive than the assumption is that the modellers in london will be using to advise, and have been using, to advise the prime minister in recent weeks. so it is probably one of the worst things that we could see happening with the viru

storm balla rivers have been rising to take a high on the counter of that fresh air and england's east midlands where many homes have already been evacuated. there were several explosions across kabul on saturday at least 5 were reported killing 4 people including 2 police officers no group has yet claimed responsibility it's happened as the taliban and afghan government continue talks in doha security personnel activists politicians and journalists are among those who've been targeted in afghanistan in recent weeks a prominent women's rights activist fresh took a stand he was shot dead along with her brother on thursday a day earlier the head of an independent elections watchdog and pro-democracy activist was also killed and on saturday a politician can mohamad wardak was targeted in a car bombing he survived but 9 other people were killed despite appeals from leaders for a pause during this pandemic the united states has continued to deport central americans back home to their home countries they include more than 20000 guatemalans just this year and they found conditions there even worse tha

these extraordinary images of the chaos and confusion in places like london st pancras on the east midlandsss a covid secure environment, it is difficult to imagine. and there'll be people in tiers i, 2 and 3 saying, hang on, we havejust been exported thousands of people coming from the most dangerous area and they are all very upset too. there will be british transport police at hubs. they will ensure safeguarding is the idea, but they are obviously going to be making sure, i think, that people are not tempted to make unnecessary journeys. and, of course, as from now, all journeys from within tier 4,which are not connected with work, education, compassionate reasons are simply not allowed. as i mentioned earlier, police in scotland are saying now they will not be setting up roadblocks to enforce nicola sturgeon's christmas travel ban. it extraordinary that we might even be talking about christmas roadblocks on the border between england and scotland. it certainly is. a reminder of these extraordinary times. however, the first minister, her words have been reported as a total travel ban bet

last week, with an increase in case rates, notably in london, the south east, the east and the east midlandsther areas. in wales, with one in 90, and scotland, with one in 100, there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. inevitably some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment and that is what is putting pressure on the nhs front line. there have been warnings today about the impact on staff. people are still traumatised and fatigued, not only from physical tiredness but the psychological impact of dealing with covid. working in very different ways to usual. now we are looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave, so, you know, we are very concerned, and the impact of five days over christmas is something we are very concerned about as well. many hospitals across the south—east are under increasing strain. nhs leaders in kent say they will cancel nonurgent operations because of the increasing covid patient numbers and in other areas they need to be ready for a possible surge into the

notably in london, the south—east, the east and the east midlands, there were declines in other areas in 90 and scotland with one in 100 there were also increase, in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus. with case rates no longer decreasing. some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment, and that is what is putting pressure on the nhs front line. there have been warnings today about the impact of stan. —— staff. they are traumatised and fatigued. not only from physical tiredness but the psychological impact of covid. now we are looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave, so, you know, we are very concerned, the impact of five days over christmas is something we are very concerned about as well. most hospitals across london and the south—east are under increasing strain. there are reports that some are cancelling all non—urgent work into the new year as they wait in anticipation of another surge in covid patient numbers. the latest government figures on coronavirus show there were 28,507 in the latest 24—hour period. the average number

the day with lots of dry and bright weather and some lingering fog patches across parts of the east midlandsrnoon, some will remain. the snow will turn to rain across the north—east of scotland with colder air pushing and bit a fair few centimetres across the grampians and a covering over the southern uplands with showers turning to rain in northern ireland and a wetter end to the day but wintry flurries in wales on the south—west and another cold day particularly where the lingering fog patches are. as we see the year out, continuing with showers and some wintry showers in the far north of england and well and rain showers further west and there could be an icy start to 2021 with temperatures widely below freezing but the start of the new year, as we go through the days ahead, it will stay cold and if anything a bit windy are the best of the sunshine in the west. more throughout the morning. let's take a look at today's papers. "it's always darkest before the dawn" is the headline for the daily mirror. it reports the news that the uk recorded its highest daily death toll since april yesterd

tier 3 will be worcestershire, herefordshire, shropshire, telco memory and rutland in the east midlandslands. you have just conservative mayor for the west midlands. you havejust heard conservative mayor for the west midlands. you have just heard the announcement as well. like i said, not a complete surprise but perhaps gone further, in terms of geography, than we were expecting?” gone further, in terms of geography, than we were expecting? i think that is fair. people will be disappointed, businesses frustrated but i think the majority of the view will be that is understandable, numbers here have been rising steadily in recent weeks, so tier 3 restrictions haven't helped the virus at bay, and frankly we want to act quickly to prevent the sort of numbers we have seen in london. about 300 the average rate here in at the moment, so the quicker will react the quicker we can without the other side. i know birmingham, the black country, coventry, solihull, the areas you represent have really struggled being in tier 3, now the retail sector is going to be hit, those small businesses like the

where we get the fog through the morning, particularly the midlands into the south—east, the midlandsrn ireland, it could hang around all day. some are low cloud around. limited spells of brightness. low pressure moving and of the north sea to easter in scotla nd of the north sea to easter in scotland and england, the wind is picking up. a cold day for all, even colder than the values where it suggests the fog lingers. monday night, the area of low pressure moving into scotland, some snow on the hills. the winds will pick up as well. more isobars on the chart. it is going to affect the northern half of the country on tuesday. cloudy skies, windy conditions. heavy across scotland, some sleet on the lower levels. southern england into the south—east that could escape and stay dry. a little bit of sunshine. it is going to feel cold, 4—7 . drier through wednesday and thursday for much of the country, but it stays cold, rather grey. signs of turning left cold by the end of the week as the weather systems try to make inroads which could bring outbreaks of rain. this is bbc news with the lat

of the east midlands.s. the headlines: brexit trade negotiations enter theirfinal stage in brussels. the government says it is prepared to remove three controversial clauses from the internal market bill. final preparations are under way, with the first covid vaccine jabs to be administered in the uk tomorrow. hashem abedi — brother of the manchester arena bomber — admits his involvement in the conspiracy for the first time. the days of snowball fights and snowmen could be over for much of the uk by the end of the century, according to the latest met office research. and, he‘s made it. leeds rhinos‘ kevin sinfield completes seven marathons in seven days, raising more than a million pounds. 60 years on the cobbles — stars and fans prepare to celebrate coronation street‘s landmark anniversary as the longest—running tv soap in the uk. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here‘s olly foster. good afternoon. england‘s one—day series against south africa has been called off because of co

could give another covering of snow across parts of northern england, the midlands and towards east, hould be for the time of year. so, we'll be seeing out 2020 perhaps covered in white across parts of the midlands and eastern england with the snow around, all linked into the low pressure system, which still dominates to the east of us, keeping that northerly flow in place for new year's day. we will see this zone of rain, sleet and snow linger during the morning on new year's day, we think. it will start to fizzle. still a zone of cloud. wouldn't be surprised to still see a few showers in that as winds converge into it, but either side, bit of new year's day sunshine, good day for a walk. it will be cold, though, again, another day to wrap up temperatures at best, mid single figures. through the night, then, friday night and into saturday, low pressure starts to drift a bit further southwards. winds start to grow around into more of a northeasterly direction. the good news is that means those showers we've been seeing persistent through much of the week in wales and the far southwest

no tending to turn to rain but we are stuck with wetter weather across northern england, the midlands and east some snow in the hills here and maybe some sleet at lower levels too. the details could change but at the moment it looks dry in the south of wales, and the south—west of england. it will be cold on friday and windy, especially around coastal areas. but gradually over the weekend, things calm down. we are still going to be cold but it should be turning drier and the winds will be dropping as well. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. lots to come on today's show. football fans are set for their long—awaited return to some efl grounds tonight, we'll be live at shrewsbury town shortly. all eyes on the fi hotshots — george russell fills in for champion lewis hamilton. and mick schumacher, son of legend michael, joins the paddock. and elfyn evans has his eyes on the prize, but could he soon end britain's i9 year wait for a world rally champion? iam i