katy austin, bbc news.k over christmas and new year, the premier league has continued at pace with clubs playing multiple fixtures over the course of the week. many have argued that it puts too much pressure on the players and causes injury. patrick gearey has been looking at what those in the game think and what may help. once upon a time, this was normal. for most of us, this is the time of year we resolved to get fit, for league for boys at the point of exhaustion, this week and, most premier clubs will play their fifth game in15 days, premier clubs will play their fifth game in 15 days, before that, the leaders liverpool with a club world cup them on the last night, they beat sheffield united by sunday afternoon they will be facing everton and fa cup. the boys ran 38 km to win a premier league game, and ican km to win a premier league game, and i can have and try to run on the 11 for the next game, but it doesn't work like that. tomorrow —— it's more quick, it's more demanding. think, one time about the

katy austin, bbc news.h demonstrators in the capital, beirut. they fired tear gas at protesters who were throwing stones and fireworks in the largely deserted streets. protests began in october because of delays in forming a new government. the demonstrators accuse lebanon's politicians of corruption and incompetence. british scientists say the scale of a mystery virus in china may be greater than acknowledged. 50 people have allegedly been affected but scientists say the true number could be in the hundreds. public risk to the uk is judged be in the hundreds. public risk to the uk isjudged to be very low. a law has been passed banning pub crawls and happy hours in parts of spain, restrictions apply to the tourist hotspots of ibc and minorco, —— i beazer and lorca. more extreme weather has hit south—east australia, but this time its heavy rain and thunderstorms which have caused flash floods. wildfires have been raging in the country since september, killing at least 28 people, destroying thousands of homes

katy austin, bbc news.will be relegated at the end of this season, as a result of salary cap breaches. the club, who are also european champions, had already been deducted 35 points and fined more than £5 million in november for breaking the cap for the past three seasons. cricket, and it's been a good day for the england bowler dom bess in the third test match against south africa at port elizabeth. he took his first five wicket haul as the home side struggled. south africa ended the day on 208—6 — almost 300 runs behind england. that's all from me. goodnight. good evening. it is likely to be the coldest night of the winter so far and frost increasingly along with the fog will feature the forecast in the fog will feature the forecast in the coming days, but, yes, it will be dry, the best of the sunshine tomorrow but probably the weather front will produce a bit more cloud as we go into the new working week. a little cloud over night will prevent temperatures from dropping like a stone but showers will be c

katy austin, bbc news.ar alone, four new records were set, including the highest winter and summer temperatures ever recorded in the uk. the met office says it is a consequence of our warming climate. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. the uk's hottest day on record came in cambridge lastjuly. the heat there felt punishing, like the tropics. 38.7 celsius. transport struggled to cope with fires by train lines. it was one of eight temperature records set in the last decade, a record number of record temperatures. meanwhile, it looks like achfary in the scottish highlands so the uk's highest winter temperature, recorded on 28 december. by contrast, there was just one low temperature record, the beast from the east in march last year. 0ur climate changes naturally and we see fluctuations from year to year and month to month sometimes, but because of man—made climate change, you have that extra level of warming, so when you see heatwave events coming, that extra level of warming means we get more in

our business correspondent katy austin reports.t doing business between the uk and the eu will look like in the future is still unknown. the food and drink, chemicals, medicines, vehicles and aerospace industries have said they want to remain in step with the eu's regulations from 2021 to stay competitive. now the chancellor has said they will not have alignment. we will not be a rule taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union and we will do this by the end of the year. he also said there will be an impact on business one way or another. some will benefit, some will not. what sajid javid has said here was not entirely new. borisjohnson‘s government has since autumn indicated it will not seek to remain aligned with eu rules after brexit. what is more new is the chancellor getting a message to businesses that they need to accept that, and they need to prepare. the eu wants the uk to stay closely aligned and to keep a level playing field in an environment competition and labour standards. the ch

our business correspondent, katy austin, is here. first, katy, how unexpected is this?the messages to hammer home to businesses that they need to get used to the idea that there won't be the same alignment when it comes to regulations. this is not a new idea at all. boris johnson regulations. this is not a new idea at all. borisjohnson has signalled in his government that it does not wa nt to in his government that it does not want to close chuck close trading relationship afterwards. it does what not want to follow the rule book after it has left that block. this message is hammering home to businesses after october after businesses after october after businesses have said that this is not the direction they want to go in because it could hurtjobs and can bet it if no is. now we're coming up to the start of the transition period where trade negotiations are really going to get going, and we get a picture of what life will be like after brexit. he is saying you need to plan for it as much as you can. as you can. what has been the reaction from wider business? there has

our business correspondent katy austin is at the treasury. t's the reaction been to his warning? a mixture of concern and acceptance that a clear direction of travel has been set here, and they will need to repaira been set here, and they will need to repair a it. the chancellor did not go into the specifics of which eu regulations he wanted to depart from but the message was that businesses should expect for trade arrangements to look very different in future with no alignment and that he believed the economy would still flourish. keep manufacturing sectors see alignment is very important for jobs and competitiveness and they worry about any future trade barriers. today, the food and drink federation said it saw the chancellor's comments as the death kneu chancellor's comments as the death knell for frictionless trade and warned prices could increase as a result, while the smmt, the uk's car industry automotive industry association said it wanted to work with the government to come up with an arrangement that safeguarded uk manufacturing by e

our business correspondent katy austin reports.t doing business between the uk and the eu will look like in the future is still unknown. the food and drink, chemicals, medicines, vehicles and aerospace industries have said they want to remain in step with the eu's regulations from 2021 to stay competitive. now the chancellor has said they will not have alignment. he also said there will be an impact on business one way or another. some will benefit, some will not. what sajid javid has said here was not entirely new. borisjohnson‘s government has since autumn indicated it will not seek to remain aligned with eu rules after brexit. what is more new is the chancellor getting a message to businesses that they need to accept that, and they need to prepare. the eu wants the uk to stay closely aligned and to keep a level playing field in an environment competition and labour standards. the chancellor did not specify where britain would diverge but food and drink producers warned that if a trade agreement brings friction, prices will rise

our business correspondent, katy austin, is at at the treasury.ve the details of watch sajid javid has been saying. that is right, and is ever the devil is in the detail as to what future trade will look like, what exactly the uk will come up with with the eu when it comes to exporting and importing goods. what is interesting todayis importing goods. what is interesting today is that a lot of the business groups and manufacturers are acting with concern but are also admitting that they will have to prepare for us that they will have to prepare for us to go into a direction now where we are quite separate in terms of the rules and regulations around trade. clashes in october, when the new government signalled that unlike theresa may's government the uk would not now be looking to stay in close alignment with the eu and regulation. there was already a bit ofa regulation. there was already a bit of a backlash there, but now sajid javid comments say that businesses will have to accept it and to plan. that is brought about concerns about the impact on

katy austin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.f us get to see something a little brighter. this is how it looked in belfast earlier, sunny skies overhead and cloud rolling away east on the satellite picture. some speckled shower clouds following from the north—west but a decent amount of sunshine. we have been bringing in cold air and temperatures have been dropping away as the day has gone on. the coldest air across the far north of scotland. for

the cbi's director general said: our business correspondent, katy austin, is at at the treasury and hasm the government's comments. as ever, the devil is in the detail of what future trade will actually look like, what agreement the uk will eggs come up with with the eu in terms of importing and exporting goods. what is interesting is that a lot of the business groups and manufacturers are acting with concern, but they are also admitting that they will have to prepare for us that they will have to prepare for us to go ina that they will have to prepare for us to go in a direction now where we are quite separate in terms of the rules and regulations around trade. there was already a bit of a backlash from manufacturers in october when the new government signalled that unlike theresa may's government the government would not stay in close alignment with the eu after brexit. now sajid javid's comments are saying that businesses will have to get used to that idea. they will have to plan. that has brought about again some of the concerns about the potential impact onjobs orjust the concerns

katy austin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.fter what has been a gloomy start to 2020, today most of us get to see something a little brighter. this is how it looked in belfast earlier, sunny skies overhead and cloud rolling away east on the satellite picture. some speckled shower clouds following from the north—west but a decent amount of sunshine. we have been bringing in cold air and temperatures have been dropping away as the day has gone on. the coldest air across the far north of scotland. for many this afternoon it stays dry with sunshine, a few showers for north west england, parts of northern ireland and scotland, some showers in scotland wintry of a high ground, and very wintry of a high ground, and very wintry in the far north, across the northern isles, gusts of 70 miles an hour. temperatures falling through the rest of the day. single digits even further south. it will be fairly chilly as we go through this evening. towards the south and east, we hold on to clear spells. that is where we will have the coldest weathe

our business correspondent katy austin reports.ing business between the uk and the eu will look like in the future is still unknown. the food and drink, chemicals, medicines, vehicles and aerospace industries have said they want to remain in step with the eu's regulations from 2021 to stay competitive. now the chancellor has said they will not have alignment. we will not be a rule taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union and we will do this by the end of the year. he also said there will be an impact on business one way or another. some will benefit, some will not. what sajid javid has said here was not entirely new. boris johnson's government has since autumn indicated it will not seek to remain aligned with eu rules after brexit. what is more new is the chancellor getting a message to businesses that they need to accept that, and they need to prepare. the eu wants the uk to stay closely aligned and to keep a level playing field in an environment competition and labour standards. the chanc

katy austin has more. in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows.vin alison knows exactly what that is like. i couldn't control at. it was a dark cloud, i would be happy and bubbly then all of a sudden i could literally, bang, as though a dark cloud can over me. they had no control over it whatsoever. he is given his backing toa whatsoever. he is given his backing to a new film that also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambridge. its focus— keeping your mind healthy. over the next few days, 32 fa cup third round matches will be played at grounds across the country stopping all of them will start one minute late, while the film is shown a chance for millions of fans to pause to think about their own well—being. millions of fans to pause to think about their own well-being. men a less likely than women to take action to do something about it, whether that is stress or feeling low or difficulty sleeping. so the film asks football fans to take a minute, to learn about what they can do to improve their mental health. every mind matt

our business correspondent katy austin reports.doing business between the uk and the eu will look like in the future is still unknown. the food and drink, chemicals, medicines, vehicles and aerospace industries have said they want to remain in step with the eu's regulations from 2021 to stay competitive. now the chancellor has said they will not have alignment. we will not be a rule taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union and we will do this by the end of the year. he also said there will be an impact on business one way or another. some will benefit, some will not. what sajid javid has said here was not entirely new. borisjohnson‘s government has since autumn indicated it will not seek to remain aligned with eu rules after brexit. what is more new is the chancellor getting a message to businesses that they need to accept that, and they need to prepare. the eu wants the uk to stay closely aligned and to keep a level playing field in an environment competition and labour standards. the chan

katy austin reports. in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows.hat that's like. i couldn't control it. i describe my little bit as, it was a dark cloud. i'd be happy and bubbly, then all of a sudden, literally, bang, it's like a dark cloud come over me and i'd be a totally different person. i could feel that coming on me, but i had no control over it whatsoever. prince william: we can all sometimes feel anxious. he's given his backing to a new film that also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambridge. its focus, keeping your mind healthy. but we can all start to change things. over the next few days, 32 fa cup third round matches will be played at grounds across the country. all of them will start one minute late while the film is shown, a chance for millions of fans to pause to think about their own well—being. men are less likely than women to take action to do something about it, whether that's stress or for feeling low or difficulty sleeping, so the film asks football fans to take a minute to learn about what they can do t

our business correspondent katy austin reports. and the eu will look like in the future is still unknown. the food and drink, chemicals, medicines, vehicles and aerospace industries have said they want to remain in step with the eu ‘s regulations from 2021 to stay competitive. now the chancellor has said they will not have alignment. we will not be a rule taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union and we will do this by the end of the year. he also said there will be an impact on business one way or another. some will benefit, some will not. what sajid javid has said he was not entirely new. borisjohnson‘s government has since autumn indicated it will not seek to remain aligned with eu rules after brexit. what is more new is the chancellor getting a message to businesses that they need to accept that and they need to prepare. the eu wants the uk to stay closely aligned and to keep a level playing field in an environment competition and labour standards. the chancellor did not specify where wr

katy austin has more. in life, as in football, we all go through and lows.vin ellison knows exactly what that is like. footballer kevin ellison knows exactly what that is likelj exactly what that is like.” couldn't control it. i described my little bit has a dark cloud. i'd be happy and bubbly and all of a sudden, i could literally... bang, like a dark cloud came over me and i'd be a different person. i could feel that coming on me that i had no control over it whatsoever. we can all sometimes feel anxious. he has given his backing to a new film that also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambridge. it focus — keeping your mind healthy. we could all start to change things. over the next few days, 32 fa cup third matches will be played at grounds across the country, all of them will start one minute late, while the film is shown. a chance for millions of fans to pause to think about their own well—being. to pause to think about their own well-being. men are less likely than women to take action to do something about it. whether that is for

katy austin has more. in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows.d bea dark cloud coming over me. i would be a totally different person. i could feel it coming over me but i had no control over it whatsoever. we all sometimes feel anxious. he has given his backing to a new film which also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambridge. its focus, keeping your mind healthy. but we can all start to change things. over the next few days, 32 fa cup third round matches will be played at grounds across the country. all of them will start one minutes late, while the film is shown, chance for of fans to pause to think about their own well—being. men are less likely than women to ta ke men are less likely than women to take action to do something about it. whether that is through stress or feeling low or difficulty sleeping. so the film asks football fa ns to ta ke sleeping. so the film asks football fans to take a minute to learn about what they can do to improve their mental health. every mind matters, and heads up will show you the simple

katy austin has more. prince william: in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows. cloud. i would be happy and bubbly and then all of a sudden, literally, it was a dark cloud coming over me. i would be a totally different person. i could feel it coming over me but i had no control over it whatsoever. prince william: we all sometimes feel anxious. he's given his backing to a new film which also features england stars and is narrated by the duke of cambridge. its focus, keeping your mind healthy. prince william: but we can all start to change things. over the next few days, 32 fa cup third round matches will be played at grounds across the country. all of them will start one minute late, while the film is shown, a chance for fans to pause to think about their own well—being. men are less likely than women to take action to do something about it. whether that's for stress or feeling low or difficulty sleeping. so the film asks football fans to take a minute to learn about what they can do to improve their mental health. every mind matters, and heads up will show you th

katy austin, bbc news.peratures have actually been dropping in the past few hours, especially for eastern parts of england is that cloud and any remaining rain has moved away. we have clear skies this evening, if you shower is continuing, mainly in the north—west of scotland and the numbers at the top there are the wind speeds in gusts, a very gusty winds across the northern isles, causing some travel disruption. not as windy for many parts of the uk as it was yesterday. the winds will ease down a bit overnight gradually, continuing to feed in showers or longer spells of rain. through scotland, mainly, showers in northern ireland, one or two cropping up over the irish sea but had for these, likely to be dry with clearer skies for east anglia and the south—east of england, lighter winds meaning may be a touch of frost early in the morning. saturday sees a lot of card for the western side of the uk, bits and pieces of light rain or drizzle, the weather continues in the north of scotland, though some sunshine