in the city of liverpool off, i was a fervent liverpool fan than former trade union activists. tony nelson spent almost 3 decades working on the docs. it wasn't unusual for men to go should watch, haven't one week, a little pool, either on the thing to was more comradeship between the 2. any want to says policy should be left out for for, you know, does normal football is normal politics in this city has gone in the early 19 eighties, the conservative government, so socialism and liverpool as a cancer that must be surgically removed before it could spread for the 1st time in british history, politicians would try to bring a city and its population to their knees. one of the pl needed was embankments and health on in size. what it got was margaret thatcher. to those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catch phrase, the uter ah, the late is not for turning. she just had his info. liverpool. ha, we know now that she told heseltine to manage the decline of the city, just let us fade away. but think she picked on the wrong city, didn't she? well, pretty much a socialis

liverpool is hosting the son: liverpool. liverpool is hosting the song contest _ liverpool.half - liverpool. liverpool is hosting the song contest in behalf of. the song contest in behalf of ukraine, and tvorchi's song ensures the country's boys will definitely be heard a loud and clear. there is much more on all the stories on the bbc website, and you can reach me on twitter. i'm @richpreston. please do get in touch, and from all of us here, we will see you next time, goodbye. hello. as this cold snap comes to an end, we've some really unpleasant weather to get through during the course of sunday, at least for a time. some disruption due to freezing rain in places, really quite icy almost anywhere in the uk. some sleet and snow, but rain and wind too, all arriving with this quite threatening—looking area of cloud which is sweeping towards us as i speak. and within this area of storminess, you can see much milder air sweeping towards ireland and the south—west of england during the early hours of sunday. and it's on the leading edge of that transition between the cold and th

liverpool against real madrid in paris.ade de france were in equal measure, shocking and terrifying. fans held for hours in a bottleneck. others robbed and tear gassed. a report would later call the organisation, an abject failure. uefa would eventually apologise. liverpool lost the game, but many of their fans were left feeling events could very easily have been much, much worse. arriving in paris not too long after was denmark'sjonas vingegaard winner of the tour de france. 2022 summer of sport was as busy as many could remember. few events as dramatic as rugby union's premiership play off leicester tigers, winning it with the season's final kick. a revitalised england were as daring as they were dazzling. baxter goes again. he's got all of that. a summer of test match triumphs over new zealand, india and south africa. there was a british winner at one of golf�*s majors. matt fitzpatrick was brilliant at brookline, winning the us open by a single stroke. but the year will be regarded as one of turmoil for the sport. camer

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more on liverpool's latest signing...ut which of cody gakpo�*s new team mates persuaded him to make the move? djokovic returns to australia a year on from his deportation — but admits he'll never forget. and legendary sports promoter barry hearne reveals the favourite moment of his career. good evening welcome to tonight's programme. well the club described him as a late christmas present for llverpool fans but it seems it's virgil van bike they have to thank for the club's latest signing. yesterday it was confirmed that cody gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, willjoin from psv eindhoven for a reported initialfee of around 45 million dollars. it's been reported that manchester united were also chasing the player before liverpool sealed the deal. gakpo told the club's website that fellow dutchman van dijk said the club is like a �*realfamily�* and thatjoining liverpool would be "the right move". managerjurgen klopp insists he didn't need to be convinced. when you are the manager of liverpool you think you have

manchester city versus liverpool may be the fixture these days.tone. looked warm, pre—match. now, while others did the world cup, maybe norway's erling haaland had spent weeksjust imagining this moment. 1—0, tenth minute. by the 20th, liverpool were level. neat move, the finish from fabio carvalho. teams easing back into this season? forget it. riyad mahrez started the second half like this. back to you, liverpool. instant response to equalise again. you remember mo salah, don't you? there he is. kevin de bruyne delivered the kind of cross belgium had forgotten for nathan ake to win the game. city through to the quarterfinals. five goals, some yellow cards, at times it seemed both managers enjoyed it. welcome back. joe wilson, bbc news. he's one of the most popular and influential artists of our time, and now, well into his 80s, david hockney is pushing the boundaries of art again. he's created a new immersive experience of his work, so visitors can see the world through his eyes. our culture editor katie razzall met him at the lightroom in london

that came after city won four in a row between 2018 and 2021, liverpool won last year.t the fourth round stage tonight and there is of course that unique factor of it being the first match after the world cup break, we will certainly not see julio alvarez tonight, the argentine striker who is still partying after his nation won the world cup. interestingly, there are some big names who did not feature in the world cup, notably erling haaland for manchester city looking to continue that ageing form from the start of the season, and mo salah, the egyptian, for liverpool. pep guardiola at his press conference saying it will be harderfor guardiola at his press conference saying it will be harder for the players that didn't feature to get back up to the chair in the qatar. getting up to speed is going to be important in the match night when i will be a quality on show. i important in the match night when i will be a quality on show.— will be a quality on show. i think all the managers _ will be a quality on show. i think all the managers are _ will be a quality on show. i th

, the manager of liverpool, thinks of these comments.press suite, i bumped into bbc five live�*sjuliet ferrington. have you ever received personal abuse because of yourjob? if it is in a press box situation, a gantry, if i have done something wrong or have said something really stupid, then fine, tell it to my face. but i think it's really too easy now to hide behind words and keyboards. and then, it was time to speak to the man himself. hijurgen, i'm ella, i'm 14, from the bbc young reporter. i was wondering what thoughts were in regards to sexism towards a female football supporters in the men's division, because i have a tik tok account based on liverpool and i receive a lot of negative and sexist comments from young boys regarding this? wow, that is a serious question for a 14—year—old girl! i'm not sure about if you have to talk about sexism in football or whatever, i think in general it is an awful thing. there are comments below each daily mail article, i read them more often than i read the articles itself and they really go for

police in liverpool, in the north of england, are hunting a gunman after a 26—year—old woman died — andjured in a pub shooting on christmas eve. four aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan, in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. king charles has used his first christmas message as monarch, to reflect on the cost—of—living crisis. he spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" — for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm". the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george's chapel — from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has more. christmas at sandringham for the first time since the start of the pandemic. familiar routines were resumed — though, without that most familiar of figures, queen elizabeth. king charles and the queen consort led the royal family from church. just behind them, the prince and princess of wales, with all three of their children, george, charlotte and four year old louis. also there with the family g

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yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool. dr chris smith, virologist at cambridge university and presenter of the naked scientists podcast, why there has been an increase in infections. we don't know, but what we can speculate is that it's some kind of consequence of the measures taken to stop the coronavirus pandemic over the last two or three years. and there are other infections that have also shown a change in their seasonal patterns and this is just one of them. so we think it's probably part and parcel of the same thing. perhaps a group of children who would normally be exposed to this earlier on in their lives haven't, so they are all catching it all at the same time and when lots of people have got something, there are lots of people to give it to lots of other people so if you are one of the susceptible ones, you could become severely unwell and you are more likely to run into somebody who will give it to you, that may explain it. the other possibility is as other infections are rising, perhaps we are seeing a punch

a third person is arrested over the christmas eve pub shooting near liverpool which killed elliie edwardswo other people are also being questioned. in sport — erling haaland has became the quickest player to reach 20 premier league goals in a season, with two against leeds as manchester city won 3—1 to move to second in the table. also coming up: there have been record vinyl sales in the uk as taylor swift tops the charts — we'll speak to a long—time record store owner. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. dozens of missiles had been launched from land and sea at the population and civilian infrastructure. several cities from kyiv in the north, odesa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west have seen explosions hit their cities. the mayor of kyiv, said 16 missiles had all been shot down by the capitals air defences but at least three people were taken to hospital. in lviv, officials say the city has lost about 90% of its electricity. earlier, ukraine's military intelligence chief told the bbc the conflict was now at a

the creative group will represent ukraine at the eurovision song contest 2023 in liverpool. points out who made up the competition as winners what the finalists sang in the material of daryna kolomiets the final of the national selection for eurovision 2023 begins it begins with the joint performance of the song oh in the meadow by the red viburnum , and now the first participant of the selection is singing behind me in the hall. in total, 10 contestants made it to the finals. the order of performance was determined a few weeks ago during the drawing of lots. to journalists backstage in order to talk about what they were thinking about on stage, what they felt at all, whether they were worried or not. today , i did the most while i was singing. i don't even remember which i said, i hope that you will appreciate it and tell me that i am very satisfied because i managed to say everything that i wanted to say today and why i actually came to this up space canon contest. it was not difficult and painful, they continue to move forward. smiling , they are strong and indomitable. after all th

yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool.exports has been criticised by ukraine's president zelensky as "too weak". the cap is designed to limit money going to russia as moscow's invasion of ukraine continues into the winter. millions of people are experiencing power cuts after russian attacks on energy infrastructure, while some families have no proper shelter. in the village of kalynivka near kyiv, residents are hoping to rebuild from the ruins left by russian forces, who briefly controlled the area more than eight months ago, asjessica parker now reports. the pain of hearing your home is destroyed. inna still feels it months on. earlier this year, fires raged across this area. russia's brief and failed advance left scenes of devastation. now clues from that time lie hidden. inna's makeshift home is built where her old one used to be. but the kitchen is freezing and damp. icy water drips from the roof. her swollen hands hurt from the cold, but she looks far beyond her own worries. translation: | want us to win - as soon as

and in liverpool in a region where all three unions called strikes, feelings were running high.the fact we need more money into the nhs so that we can recruit people and retain people because there are loads of paramedics leaving the job to go to better paid jobs in better conditions. the to go to better paid 'obs in better conditions. ., ., ~ , ., . conditions. the london ambulance service said _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around 200 _ conditions. the london ambulance service said around 200 vehicles i service said around 200 vehicles were out on the road, compared to 450 were out on the road, compared to a50 on a normal day. ambulance staff are on the picket line here, but if are on the picket line here, but if a request comes through to respond to a life—threatening case, a team will get to their vehicle quickly and out on the road to see the patient. ministers made clear they felt the union's action was putting patients at risk. we felt the union's action was putting patients at risk.— felt the union's

and staying in liverpool...ing hit by a police car in the city on christmas eve has been named as rachael moore. she was described by her family in a statement as a "cherished" daughter, sister, granddaughter, partner and friend. mersyside police say they are providing assistance to the independent office for police conduct and are appealing for witnesses to the incident. president putin has accused the west of trying to tear russia apart in comments to russian tv. mr putin said moscow was ready to negotiate to end the war, but kyiv was refusing to engage in talks. officials in ukraine say three emergency workers were killed on saturday, in the southern region of kherson. the authorities said they'd been in an area liberated from russian forces. an explosive device — which they'd been working to make safe — detonated. also on saturday, russian shelling killed at least ten civilians in the city, among the deadliest attacks since russian forces were driven out of kherson last month. in a defiant video message on c

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for us, it is a great honor for us and we will do everything to worthily to represent ukraine in liverpool of the kalush orchestra - this is such a high bar they set for participation in eurovision, here is jeffrey, your expectations from eurovision in liverpool, victory well, yes, i think that it is important for us to convey our message to represent ukraine in a dignified way tell everyone what strong people are in ukraine, you do n't need to pity us, but you need to take an example from us to help us fight evil for the sake of peace tomorrow, and from the side of creativity, it's cool that we can show ukraine as a modern progressive country in which electronic music that you can listen to all over the world, because in previous years, as you said, kalush and.ua very powerfully showed ukrainian culture, folklore. and this year, they will be able to hear something new, something even unexpected for someone from ukraine, we are all different, but we are all like that we are and it's cool and there is already such a reaction to your song, the song won, on the one hand, they are criticizing,

the former leeds player wasn't in the squad for their 3—2 league cup win over liverpool on thursday.ht? _ he arrived overweight. why is he overweight? i — he arrived overweight. why is he overweight? i don't _ he arrived overweight. why is he overweight? i don't know. - he arrived overweight. why is he overweight? i don't know. thenl he arrived overweight. why is he overweight? i don't know. then i he arrived overweight. why is he - overweight? i don't know. then i get is the players — overweight? i don't know. then i get is the players response _ overweight? i don't know. then i get is the players response ability - overweight? i don't know. then i get is the players response ability is - is the players response ability is what you saying? he didn't arrive in the condition to play. the what you saying? he didn't arrive in the condition to play.— the condition to play. the reason i ask is he has _ the condition to play. the reason i ask is he has been _ the condition to play. the reason i ask is he has been away at - the condition to play. the reason i ask is he has been away at the

as for the action, liverpool beat leicester city 2—1 but did it without actually scoring themselves.efender wout fas had seven minutes he'd rather forget. he scored not one but two own goals, becoming only the fourth player in premier league history to do so in the same game. liverpool are up to sixth with four wins in a row, whilst leicester remain four points above the relegation zone. west ham united could slip into the drop zone tomorrow after going down 2—0 at home to brentford, first—half goals from ivan toney and josh da silva. boos rung out around the london stadium on the full—time whistle. five straight defeats now for david moyes' side. in rugby union, glasgow warriors have completed back—to—back wins over edinburgh in the united rugby championship. george horne rounded off a flowing move at murrayfield for the bonus point try in a 32—25 win. it sees them regain the annual 1872 cup, played out between the two sides in the league every season. in england, second—placed sale crushed champions leicester tigers by 40—5 in the premiership. ewan ashman was bundled over to confir

liverpool here you just need to think and better, so this brake time has come to an end. well, in general, as if the meaning of the program is that you need to press when you know the answer. i know, but i always wash my head to make it exactly like this . we have the first period with a rather active alexander, so far the reaction is a little let down, but let's hope that he is a rival. what you need to know about the sacrament of communion regular participation in sacramental communion brings our spiritual life into a certain tone? why icons work wonders there yong became worst chassis? i think yak e, in yalom the antibolean brings the courts of redemption. what is the basis of a person’s spiritual life with the end of a person’s earthly life, the opportunity to change something in oneself also ends if a person on earth could cleanse his soul. decorate it with virtue, then in this state his soul enters into eternity. what is the power of faith, it is manifested in the temple when we are present at the service. this is manifested in our families, when we try to bring up

i have a small dream to perform well in liverpool and do everything so that when we return to ukrainele will say that's it, well done . original fanager . don't stredius a-a ukraini song the fold song the wherever it i want you now style is music in camera weeran call of the music over in music apple canon a20 and world white seasonic soalis that is, you tune in to win in liverpool we tune in actually we tune in to do everything at the highest level this is how i i can't say what we think about the victory. because our main goal is to perform worthy to do everything so that everyone says wow and to help ukraine in the future and hear about all the things that are happening in ukraine, i wish you here's how you you are planning i thank you very much for this conversation and good luck to you for your preparation and success in liverpool watch the conversation thank you thank you on the air of the information marathon the only news on tv channels and radio stations of public broadcasting on the connection chernihiv kharkiv kherson all of ukraine we are getting closer we are getting clos

why might how many artists _ liverpool. why might how many artists do — liverpool.ally excited, you have got to enjoy it. willie was a much deeper meaning this year. —— it really has a much deeper meaning this year with the situation in ukraine. sam ryder came so close. it will create with what happened last year. will create with what happened last ear. . ., ~ will create with what happened last ear. , ., ~ . ., year. yes with the work we are doing around eurovision. _ year. yes with the work we are doing around eurovision. thank— year. yes with the work we are doing around eurovision. thank you - year. yes with the work we are doing around eurovision. thank you very i around eurovision. thank you very much. around eurovision. thank you very much- she — around eurovision. thank you very much- she is _ around eurovision. thank you very much. she is spearheading - around eurovision. thank you very much. she is spearheading the i much. she is spearheading the organisation of eurovision which is being held in liverpool on behalf of ukraine. now sport. from the biggest

and why exactly will the competition be held in liverpool? this year's contest since we are the winner-winner-, the winners of that year's a-a eurovision song contest and handed it over to liverpool, britain, and the british artist who represented britain last year noted that it will be a ukrainian holiday with ukrainian identity so, will ukraine choose today and ukrainian identity may choose some kind of electronic electronic music we will find out closer to the 22nd of iro dim, we will certainly see everything but he still did not reveal the secret who impressed you the most and who will you vote for in fact, you don't want to, you know, give any preference to someone, they really are all very, very beautiful and cool performers, but still, i'll tell you a secret, i really like the singer, they're spinning, you can for sure now you can hear her singing very loudly with her team and giving interviews to other colleagues in this way. i support you dmytro and we will also follow in the future who will win this year's eurovision selection vote

chorus and try to it is even better, we will in any case finalize the song for the competition in liverpoolen more powerful and even better, so i wonder if you were not affected by what they said to you yuliya sanivna, eh, it did not affect me, because as every person has his subjective to go no no no no that song we did it as it was, we didn't do it for eurovision. it was a track in the grain of the rhythm that wasn't intended to have an explosive chorus with it because if we wanted to make a disruptive

police in liverpool are hunting a gunman after a 26—year—old woman died and four were injured in a pub christmas eve. three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. king charles has used his first christmas message to reflect on the cost—of—living crisis. he spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm". the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george's chapel — from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nick witchell, was listening to the speech and gave us his verdict. there is, i think, a strong sense of social awareness in this christmas broadcast. now, just to put it in context, a long history, of course, of a broadcast at christmas time by the monarch going right back to the 1930s when king george the fifth started on radio. then queen elizabeth took it up on television in the 1950s. and this broadcast, the first by king charles. it was recorded in st george'

but for this big shopping centre in liverpool, it's still a crucial week. the retailers the chance to clear some - of that stock that they perhaps didn't sell before christmas. i boxing day is actually one ofi the quieter days of the week. it builds up throughout this week into some quite - extraordinary numbers. cost—of—living pressures are expected to put a dampener on spending this year, but the manager of this store is optimistic. i think people are now looking into what they're buying a lot more than what they used to be, but we are still trading quite well. after a tricky year, shops hope that big discounts can draw in much—needed customers. katy austin, bbc news. members of paris' kurdish community took part in a march in the wake of an attack that left three in paris in the wake of an attack that left three people dead. the latest march appears to have passed off peacefully. a gunman carried out the killings at a kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe on in a busy part of paris' tenth district on friday. a 69—year—old man has appeared in court over

. - a 33—year—old man from - liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murderastic. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the severe arctic freeze claims 35 lives across the united states and canada. new video emerges of the gunman suspected of killing three kurdish people in paris on friday. police investigating the shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub near liverpool last night have appealed for the public to come forward with any information relating to the incident. merseyside police said it did not believe the victim — who was out with her sister and friends at the lighthouse inn in wallasey — was targeted by the gunman. four other people were also injured in the attack, one is in a critical condition. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. late on christmas eve, the lighthouse pub was full of people counting down the minutes towards midnight. it was a lively scene, butjust before 12:00am the pub�*s neighbours heard a particularly loud noise. i was in bed and i was on my phone and i heard "bang, bang, bang, bang" — fou

a 33—year—old man from - liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicionj of attempted murder.big ben tolls. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the severe arctic freeze claims 35 lives across the united states and canada. rescuers continue to search for two people missing after an avalanche on the austrian slopes. police investigating the shooting of a 26—year—old woman at a pub near liverpool last night have appealed for the public to come forward with any information relating to the incident. merseyside police said it did not believe the victim, who was out with her sister and friends, at the lighthouse inn in wallasey was targeted by the gunman. four other people were also injured in the attack — one is in a critical condition. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports. late on christmas eve, the lighthouse pub was full of people counting down the minutes towards midnight. it was a lively scene, butjust before 12:00am the pub's neighbours heard a particularly loud noise. i was in bed and i was on my phone and i heard "bang, bang, bang, bang" — four times.

gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, willjoin liverpool from psv eindhoven for a reportedted were also chasing the player before liverpool sealed the deal. gakpo told the club's website that van dijk said the club is like a �*realfamily�*. his new bossjurgen klopp admitted this signing could impact further new arrivals in this window. it's like this for all people in the world, the money spent has the impact on the money can spend. so it's not that it increased, but it's not nothing. it has nothing to do with each other. we know what we want to do and we will see if we can do it. and, yes, it is about money, of course, but it is more about how it always was, but the right players, really, really happy that we could get cody. ahead of the first grand slam of the season, novak djokovic has said his deportation from australia will stay with him for the rest of his life. djokovic was deported on the eve of lsat year's australian open for not being vaccinated against covid. he received a three—year travel ban from the country. the former world number one's visa ban was waived l

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well, before the cultural news, ukraine has decided on its representative at eurovision 20-23 in liverpoolraine will perform an electronic duet with the song hard of steel. the team won the national selection thanks to the votes of the audience, who gave the duo 10 points together with the jury's evaluations. the creative team scored 19 points. in second place was the singer and band player krut, and jeri gale from mirkul completed the three prize winners. security and the national selection were held at the kyiv metro station by duet participants - these are two former students of the ternopil medical university on vocals, a native nigeria's geoffrey kenny, some users of social networks noted that the victory of a black artist in the national selection can be proof of the tolerance of ukrainian society and allegedly refutes the narrative about the popularity of nazi views in ukraine. ukraine is the current winner of the eurovision song contest. with the song spaceman in 2023, the eurovision song contest will be held in the united kingdom in liverpool, because due to the war between russia

katie razzall, bbc news, liverpool.r veronica ryan who won a turnip price. you are watching bbc news and you can reach me on twitter. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @monika plaha. hello. we're already seeing the snow piling up across some parts of northern scotland here, for example, aberdeenshire. so no wonder there are snow warnings out, notjust for northern scotland, but snow showers elsewhere. but with the widespread frost, of course, ice is a real concern, particularly where the showers have been, but not exclusively. and this cold air sitting upon us at the moment is here to stay. you can trace its origin right the way back up to the arctic, and it will, in fact, engulf many parts of northern europe. so although the chance of snow is low inland, it's certainly not without the realms of possibility, because most of the showers that fall — as we head through the rest of the week — could fall as snow, most likely in western and eastern areas, and particularly across northern and northern scotland, where that snow

liverpool here you just need to think and better, so it's slowing down the time of our e, the periods have come to an end. well, in general, as if the meaning of the program is that you need to press when you know the answer. i know, but i'm always thinking in my head to make it exactly like this. we have the first period with a rather active alexander, so far the reaction is a little let down, but let's hope that he is in dagon. the first period flew by. well, and, perhaps, the question to alexander alexander somehow did not ask us at the beginning what is the cause of the problem with the reaction of pressing the button. to me seems to be shorter, faster the younger guys are faster, but it goes without saying. well, as for the questions, in principle, as i understand it, i knew everything, my friends. how is the mood, well, not bad, not bad, while we are going very well, that i wish you to play the whole game at the same wonderful pace, we move on to the second period. and the proposed list in addition, each participant has several cards with which you can get the right to answer th

the impact is, she is in liverpool-— in liverpool.ry, and you get enormous pay rises at the moment, you will be feeling it in some way. we have been talking to some families about how they feel in the run—up to christmas. ten—year—old william has a progressive muscle wasting disease, and it's adding to the financial pressures facing his family. he knows that things are tight and the cost of extra hospital travels, the cost of the electrics, we have a wet room with a pump, so it has to run the pump as well. the extra adaptations he needs that don't come on the nhs. all those costs are a massive impact on us, especially... i mean, we still work, but it's still really, really a struggle this year. how do you feel about christmas this year? daunting. i haven't put my christmas tree up or i've put no christmas decorations up. ijust want it to be over as quick as possible this year. and usually i love christmas. you know, i don't know if this christmas is going to be the last time he can write, you know, or walk. so it's hard. this children

but for this big shopping centre in liverpool, it's still a crucial week.hat stock that they perhaps didn't sell before christmas. - boxing day is actually one - of the quieter days of the week. it builds up throughout this week into some quite - extraordinary numbers. cost—of—living pressures are expected to put a dampener on spending this year, but the manager of this store is optimistic. i think people are now looking into what they're buying a lot more than what they used to be, but we are still trading quite well. central london's oxford street filled up as the day went on. have you come out for the sales? yeah, i always come out, it's my birthday today, and i don't think it's as busy as it used to be. it used to be a lot busier before. people had a lot more bags before. the shops have started giving sales maybe a bit earlier than usual, - but there are still quite a few discounts. - what have you found? anything good? just socks so far. a company that tracks how many people are out at shopping destinations says compared to last year when covid badly a

katie razzall, bbc news, liverpool.his one is destined to be a cargo plane and is large enough to transport more than 10 and a half thousand solid—gold bars or approximately 19 million ping—pong balls or golf balls that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. we're already seeing the snow piling up across some parts of northern scotland here, for example, aberdeenshire. so, no wonder there are snow warnings out, notjust for northern scotland, but snow showers elsewhere. but with the widespread frost, of course, ice is a real concern, particularly where the showers have been, but not exclusively. and this cold air sitting upon us at the moment is here to stay. you can trace its origin right the way back up to the arctic, and it will, in fact, engulf many parts of northern europe. so although the chance of snow is low inland, it's certainly not without the realms of possibility, because most of the showers that fall — as we head through the rest of the week — could fall as snow, most likely in western and eastern

yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool. unaccompanied albanian child migrants who have come into the care of kent county council this year have gone missing. the local authority took in 197 albanian children up to the 31st of october, 39 of whom have gone missing. charities fear they could become the victims of trafficking. earlier, i spoke to edlira gjoni, a lecturer in communication studies at tirana university in albania; and patricia durr, ceo of the charity ecpat which campaigns to protect children from exploitation. i think any child going missing is of huge concern, especially when they are in the care of authorities who are responsible for their welfare and safeguarding. but uk has been very concerned about the numbers of trafficked and separated children going missing for some time now for many years. and so, sad to say, the numbers are shocking, but they're not surprising. and i don't think that this is an issue specifically about albanian children either. this can affect children of all nationalities. 0k, edlira,