good morning from kew gardens where it is christmas at kew gardens and there are over1 million twinklinghe trail and we are standing right in front of the rose garden. not as cold start to the day as it has been this week but the hmmfi as it has been this week but the forecast is great, gloomy with showers and more persistent rain coming into the west later. i will have all the details in about ten minutes. it's thursday 10th december. our top story. a new deadline has been set for an agreement over a post—brexit deal, this after a meeting between the prime minister and the president of the european commission failed to break the deadlock. discussions will continue today and downing street says a "firm decision" about the future will be taken by sunday. but it warns that "major differences" remain between the two sides. this report from our political correspondentjessica parker contains some flashing images. they met, a quick photo, masks off, and on again. then down to business. three hours of talks over a three course meal but in the end, big gaps remain. there was a good discussion, bu

but the botanists working at kew gardens warn that two in every five plants are threatened with extinctionrocco, and mauritania submitted cous—cous to unesco together, inajoint bid. their arab maghreb union, which also includes libya, has not met since 1994. a unesco statement describes the listing as part of its efforts to bring peoples and cultures closer together. teaching children music has been a life passion for emma hutchinson. so when lockdown was announced, her shift to online teaching and the impact this had on her children was stark. her efforts to draw out something positive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song that, to her surprise, has gone global. here‘s emma‘s story. # la, la, la—la, la, la...#. when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it‘s lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, "oh, this is quite good fun, let‘s all have a go at doing the digital thing." but i think, after several weeks, you could g

scientists at kew gardens have revealed a list of 156 new species officially named in 2020. it's one of six toadstools discovered in the uk this year. other highlights on the list include this orchard — dubbed the ugliest in the world — which was found further afield in madagascar. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all looking good so far. no reported problems other than the ongoing waterloo & city line closure. all as you'd expect at the blackwall tunnel— northbound traffic building from blackwall lane in northolt, the west end road is blocked between the white hart roundabout and the a40 at the polish war memorial after an accident. and in barnet great north road is partly blocked again after an accident at greenhill park. we have slow traffic in both directions to the south of barnet hill time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a reasonably mild start again this morning, temperatures in mid—single figures. it's a little bit quieter today as well. a bit more sunshine and a bit more blue sky. you mightjust get one or tw

plants and funghi in the uk, but a humble toadstool growing by heathrow has topped the list of kew gardensw species are from remote parts of the rainforest, but this toadstool was discovered by chance on a walk by the airport. other highlights on the list include this orchid — dubbed the ugliest in the world — which was found in madagascar. not that one, that one is rather pretty. the other one looked rather scary! now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. today is going to be much drier for most of us than it was yesterday. yes, there are still some showers in the forecast, most of which are in the west, but more of us will see some sunshine with just breezy conditions. however, through the afternoon, the cloud thickens out towards the west and we will start to see the winds strengthen as a weather front brings in some showery outbreaks of rain. temperatures today ranging from eight to about 12 or 13 degrees. if we pick up this rain in the west, through the evening it moves eastwards. gusty winds, especially through the irish sea and areas adjacent and the

the christmas lights at kew gardens in london, extra special for deborahjames this year. cancer free. the biggest thing for me this year has been that actually those drugs have been now approved on the nhs, recently. it was a really good christmas present, in fact, to know that thousands of others would benefit from it. and i was the case study for that. so kind of, ifelt really proud of that, actually. and to know that my example would be used to literally, hopefully save other people's lives. there are brilliant things happening in cancer, although it has been massively, massively impacted this year because of covid, and we can't shy away from that. earlier this year in a panorama programme, deborah saw for herself the impact the pandemic has had on cancer care. in the first lockdown, two million screenings were cancelled, gp referrals to cancer specialists were down 75%. we may not see the impact of that for years down the line, but as somebody who knows the difference between an early diagnosis and a late diagnosis, it's literally the difference between life and death

plants and funghi in the uk, but a humble toadstool growing by heathrow has topped the list of kew gardenswas discovered by chance on a walk by the airport. other highlights on the list include this orchid, dubbed the ugliest in the world, which was found in madagascar. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. after yesterday's rain, today is much quieter weather—wise. more of us having a dry day and seeing some sunshine with fewer showers. bright and breezy sums it up quite nicely. what is happening is, we are between two weather fronts. there is one in the north sea and one at the atlantic and in between, as you can see from the slight bump in the isobars, we have a transient ridge of high pressure so that is keeping things settled until the fronts arrive from the atlantic later. quite a bit of sunshine around today. fewer showers than yesterday although there are some showers around and breezy. through the afternoon, we will see the clouds thicken up towards the west and the arrival of some showery outbreaks of rain. the wind wi