i'm joanna gosling. the headlines: the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel" germany bans british travellers and the netherlands goes into full lockdown — as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little _ while before the lockdown. translation: it's too busy everywhere, but i have - to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. scientists in the uk put more pressure on the government to announce fresh restrictions to stem the spread of the covid variant. in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing. let's cross to the bbc sport centre and join gavin. it's not looking good for england in adelaide. australia declared setting them a total of 468 to win, but with the end of the fourth day of the second test in sight, they have a battle to

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... in the uk, the health secretary says it is time to be cautious about social interactions, and refuses to rule out tighter covid restrictions before christmas, in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep everything under review. labour has called on the government to set out a clear plan for covid restrictions over christmas and into the new year. some action is necessary, sage have been clear about that, they were clear on thursday. since then, we have seen nothing, heard nothing from the prime minister. germany bans british travellers, and the netherlands goes into full lockdown, as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel". in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted fo

i'm a i'm a joanna gosling.eadlines: the uk becomes the latest country to tighten its travel rules — as the omicron variant spreads. from tuesday, all arrivals will need a pre—departure covid test. a major review into the circumstances leading up to murder of arthur labinjo—hughes has been launched by the government. the children's commissioner for england says change must come. pope francis is visiting a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos, as he seeks to highlight the plight of refugees. at least 1a people have been killed after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island of java for the second time in less than a year. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — poetry bot writes a classic. electric truck goes round the bend. and it's time we stop — hey, what's that sound? horns blare. noisy, isn't it? pardon? i said, it's noisy! it's been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember, trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic! but in a few years�* time, i

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines...the uk, the health secretary says it is time to be cautious about social interactions and refuses to rule out tighter covid restrictions before christmas, in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep everything under review. labour has called on the government to set out a clear plan for covid restrictions over christmas and into the new year. germany bans british travellers, and the netherlands goes into full lockdown, as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel". the cold weather and the increasing spread of coronavirus means that homeless people across the uk, and those helping them, are facing a challenging winter. in scotland, a new law could be introduced requiring public organisations to identify those at risk of becoming homeless and refer them for support

i'm joanna gosling.ny bans british travellers and the netherlands goes into full lockdown — as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of 0micron. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little _ while before the lockdown. translation: it's too busy everywhere, but i have - to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. scientists in the uk put more pressure on the government to announce fresh restrictions to stem the spread of the covid variant. in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing. let's cross to the bbc sport centre and join gavin.

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines...out tighter covid restrictions before christmas, in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep everything under review. labour has called on the government to set out a clear plan for covid restrictions over christmas and into the new year.

i'm joanna gosling. our top stories... in the uk, the health secretary says it is time to be cautious about social interactions and refuses to rule out tighter covid restrictions before christmas in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. if the government felt that further action had to be taken, of course we would present that to parliament and it would be for parliament to decide, as it always should be. germany bans british travellers and the netherlands goes into full lockdown as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little _ while before the lockdown. translation: it's too busy - everywhere, but i have to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel". in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing.

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines...

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines...are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep everything under review. germany bans british travellers, and the netherlands goes into full lockdown, as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns, citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel". in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the best known columnists on uk newspapers, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, record—breaking daily increases in covid infection hit the uk. pleas, not lockdown, are the order of the day, though the public are already voting with their feet. and borisjohnso

i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling.f it carries on at that rate, you could have one million infections through community transmission by end of the month. an investigation into a christmas party in downing street last year will be widened to include two more gatherings, reported to have taken place amid covid restrictions. the conservative party has been fined £17,800 for "failing to accurately report a donation" that paid for the refurbishment of the prime minister's flat. the uk's chief veterinary officer has warned there is a "phenomenal level" of avian flu in the uk. new zealand plans an innovative scheme to stop the younger generation from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime. good morning. the health secretary sajid javid says new restrictions in england are needed to buy time for people to get their boosters and protect against the spread of the omicron variant which he said could overwhelm the nhs if left unchecked. but the government faces a backlash to the plans from its own mps — with a substantial tory r

hello, i'm joanna gosling.een shown over the last few days, but at the same time what we are seeing is an uncoupling of the cases in the community and in hospitals. what we are experiencing is a lower hospitalisation rate and death rate, by one tenth of what it was before, at a time of the number of cases transpiring in the community. uncoupling is not necessarily that the virus is less transmissible, but how it is involved in the community, the immunity. it is based on a survey in south africa that was concluded about one week ago. individuals who have not been vaccinated, 73% of them were testing positive for antibody, indicating they have immunity, possibly t cell, which usually prevents the progression to severe disease. among those who have been vaccinated, 97% of them we are testing antibodies. so you are saying then the picture has changed. is it difficult then to unpick whether this variant is less strong, causes milder symptoms, or if it is because of the changed background when people have the increas

joanna gosling will be here next to take you through to one o'clock.es high that we expect for mid december. —— higher than we normally expect. but as i said, closer to those weather fronts, you've got rain across the north of scotland, shetland having a particularly wet day. not as bad for a time this afternoon, across north and west of scotland, rain turning lighter and patchier. there could be some drizzle from the cloud across the south. elsewhere, the morning murk lifts up, a little bit of sunshine here and there. but overall, a fair bit of cloud around today, breeziest towards the north, lightest winds in the south, 13 possible here, 13 in the likes of northern scotland. but where we've got any lingering mist or murk through central parts of england and northern england, it could be only around seven or eight degrees. now, tonight, the rain turns heavier again across the north of scotland for a time. we'll see a bit more in the way of wet weather for northern ireland, southwest scotland, too. but much of england, wales will be dry, save just one