lizo mzimba, bbc news.whereabouts of someone who's got a very busy night ahead. it's the big man in red himself, santa claus. that is norad's himself, santa claus. that is norad�*s santa tracking, and that shows us where he's heading. he's apparently heading to zambia, just passing the drc. you're watching bbc news. hello. not everybody wants a white christmas, believe it or not. some would preferjust some crisp winter sunshine. there won't be much of that on offer this weekend, but it is northern scotland that has seen some today, and will again for christmas day. furthest away from weather fronts coming in from the southwest with mild atlantic air. it is the case throughout the christmas weekend that the further southwest you are, the milder the weather will be. the further northeast you are, even though you may well see some sunshine, it will feel coldest here. and as we get on into tonight, it's the clear skies which become more widespread across scotland which will deliver the lowest temperatures, quit

the single features appearances from a few well—known faces, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimbaeports. ed sheeran! and eltonjohn! ed sheeran! and elton john! two of music's _ ed sheeran! and eltonjohn! two of music's biggest names helping ladbaby cover one of their songs and helping them make history with the fourth christmas number one in a row. it's amazing that once again the great british publisher have backed us this year and oursong have backed us this year and our song and raised an incredible amount of money and shone a light on the trostle trust and the food banks of the uk and ijust, thank you, i cannot believe it, that we've been able to do it again, it's incredible —— the trussell trust. incredible -- the trussell trust. , , , trust. the trussell trust provides _ trust. the trussell trust provides hundreds - trust. the trussell trust provides hundreds of. trust. the trussell trust i provides hundreds of food puzzles every day to people living in crisis. they will receive all the profits from the single, something that started in 2018. when ladbaby and his wife had th

our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, looks back at her life. their first appearance on top of the pops. it's kajagoogoo with too shy. janice long making history. the first regular female host on top of the pops. it's u2 in at number 23 and new year's day. she ended nearly 20 years of men dominating the presenting line—up. i was absolutely thrilled to bits with the fact that i was introducing u2. and that doesn't get, you know, your first top of the pops! # all is quiet... show business ran in the family. herfirst tv appearance was alongside her younger brother, keith chegwin, on the children's show multi—coloured swap shop. hello, and welcome to the show. a year later shejoined radio 1, the first woman to have a daily show on the pop music station. the stadium was filled with 72,000 people. as well as being a voice recognised by millions on the radio, she was one of the presenters at the live aid charity concert. of which state is edward kennedy a senator? and over the years appeared on a huge range of different tv shows. next week's hit parade

lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic... if lots of people were vaccinated that reduces the risk of transmission in the community. ..for scotland gregor smith and for a wales frank atherton have all been knighted. a knighthood too for england deputy chief medical officerjonathan van—tam. also being recognised for their roles responding to covid, jennie harries of the health security agency in june raine, head of the uk's vaccine regulator. they both become gains. ——dames in the entertainment world joanna lumley says she stunned to be made a dame... patterson, 47. ..both for her acting career and for her campaigning work. when i saw that sentence saying dbe i burst into tea rs. it's was extraordinary shock. i put my head in my hands and sobbed like a baby. then i thought, "how does this happen, is it a mistake?" truly was completely thrown. but i am thrilled to bits. award winning actress vanessa redgrave says she's surprised and grateful to also become a dame for services to drama. broadcaster trevor phillips has been knig

decades, she was also the first woman to present top of the pops. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimbait's with a band who have been together for a year, they come from leighton buzzard. it's their first appearance on top of the pops, it's kajagoogoo with too shy. janice long making history. the first regular female host on top of the pops. it's u2 in at number 23 and new year's day. she ended nearly 20 years of men dominating the presenting line—up. i was absolutely thrilled to bits with the fact that i was introducing u2. and that doesn't get, you know, your first top of the pops! # all is quiet... show business ran in the family. herfirst tv appearance was alongside her younger brother, keith chegwin, on the children's show multi—coloured swap shop. hello, and welcome to the show. a year later shejoined radio i, the first woman to have a daily show on the pop music station. the stadium was filled with 72,000 people. as well as being a voice recognised by millions on the radio, she was one of the presenters of the live aid charity concert. of which state is edward kennedy a senator?

that was lizo mzimba reporting.son, as well. yeah, terrific legacy- _ round lovely person, as well. yeah, terrific legacy. she _ round lovely person, as well. yeah, terrific legacy. she was _ round lovely person, as well. yeah, terrific legacy. she was unnatural. i terrific legacy. she was unnatural. she was passionate about music and about her friends. she was passionate about music and about herfriends. she she was passionate about music and about her friends. she didn't have a great ego. she didn't have a big ego. she embraced what she did. she was a bit of a trailblazer. she was a natural, she didn't have to try hard. some people come in and they try to beat the other, she was herself and of course coming from liverpool they are brilliant. if anyone got above themselves, she was in there. they are brilliant. passionate about music, genuine about music as well as quite a few of us wear. 0ften stood up against the establishment to say, no, this is the music i like, that i believe in. ii is the music! like, that i