it's the merseyside derby and this means war.xt to get the second. evening john. tell us, is it when or a bus for reference and i, do you think? what i do know is that everton are at a low ebb. if it's one team you don't want to face, if you're at the low end it is a liverpool team. since they lost at west ham which is their only defeated season have really stepped on again, scored goals not conceded goals, one matches and everton are not 187 september and confidence is pretty low. you can take from that which team are going to be favourites here tonight. team are going to be favourites here toniaht. ,., ., . .,, ., tonight. liverpool close to their best, tonight. liverpool close to their best. everton — tonight. liverpool close to their best, everton at _ tonight. liverpool close to their best, everton at the _ tonight. liverpool close to their best, everton at the moment i tonight. liverpool close to their| best, everton at the moment far tonight. liverpool close to their - best, everton at the moment far from a photo is not lo

a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct — after it emerged he'd shared racistthe story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was "deplorable" — and his dismissal sent a "clear message" that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. the hong kong pro—democracy media outlet stand news has said it's shutting down, after hundreds of national security police raided its offices. seven former and current employees were arrested,, for publishing what police described as "seditious publications". stand news, set up in 2014 was the most prominent remaining pro—democracy publication in hong kong. its closure raises further concerns about media freedoms in the former british colony, which returned to chinese rule in 1997 with the promise that a wide range of individual rights would be protected. our correspondent danny vincent has more. i'm standing outside the offices of stand news here. this news outlet is

a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after it emerged he'd shared racistthe story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was "deplorable" and his dismissal sent a "clear message" that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. it's almost a year since changes to eu—uk trade came into effect and imports remain below pre—brexit and pre—pandemic levels, according to the office for national statistics. our political correspondentjessica parker has been to visit three companies based in the netherlands, who do business with britain, to see how the changes have impacted them. warmed under led lights, millions of flowers from this dutch grower go to britain each year. extra paperwork after brexit has meant extra costs. more checks are coming but there is no stopping them here. the uk is an important market for us and when we stop exporting to the uk, we lose about 20% of our market so we cannot sell t

a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after it emerged he'd shared racistwhich broke the story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was "deplorable" and his dismissal sent a "clear message" that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. the hong kong pro—democracy media outlet stand news has said it's shutting down, after hundreds of national security police raided its office on wednesday. seven former and current employees were arrested for publishing what police described as "seditious publications". stand news is the most prominent remaining pro—democracy publication in hong kong after the closure of the jailed tycoon jimmy lai's iconic apple daily tabloid earlier this year. the raid further raises concerns about media freedom in hong kong. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning. liverpool slipped up in the premier league title race last n

joining officers on a raid on merseyside, the prime minister vows to come down hard on drug dealers asl as recreational users. the drugs gangs are doing major damage to life chances of kids growing up in this country. i think it's a disgusting trade. the government has announced what it says is the largest ever investment in drug treatment. also on the programme: the omicron variant of covid spreads in britain — more than 330 cases now. the health secretary says it's not yet clear if it'll knock us off the road to recovery. the "tragic and horrific" death of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes — the education secretary says an investigation will begin immediately to find out what went wrong. the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster is told that successive governments concealed risks to building safety, resulting in "one of the major scandals of our time". and lucky to be alive — the british teenager recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a crocodile while white water rafting in zambia. coming up on sportsday later in the coming up on sportsday later in the are on the bbc n

a fire in knowsley on merseyside. another in irvine, north ayrshire. finalfive months. this inquiry is not a game of cat and mouse where core participants might hope that their witnesses will smuggle something past counsel the inquiry or counsel to the inquiry might miss a trick. core participants including the government and other industry bodies. a key question — why a fire classification known as class zero remained in place for decades. cladding panels rated class zero were allowed on tall buildings, but class zero included materials which catch light easily. so, after grenfell, all the cladding had to be removed. the grenfell disaster is a predictable yet unintended consequence of the combination of the laudable desire to reduce carbon emissions coupled with an unbridled passion for deregulation. in particular, a desire to deregulate and boost the housing construction industry. cladding helps keep buildings warm, cutting carbon emissions, and all recent governments have wanted to help home—builders build homes. but deregulating the safety of their

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseyside. in the south, we have thicker cloud because it's drifting in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning flirting with the very far north west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself i

from mo salah helped liverpool beat everton 4—1 to pile the pressure on rafa benitez in his first merseyside derbies got the match off to the perfect start for the visitors. mo salah added to that soon after, sending hoards of home fans to the exits with less than 20 minutes gone. leaving early they missed demari grey give everton a little hope. but that was extinguished in the second half thanks to a second from salah and diogojota rounding the rout off. manchester city remain a point behind chelsea after a 2—1 win over aston villa. ruben dias scored the first from distance before a slick city counter was finished off by bernardo silva to give them a two—goal lead. ollie watkins pulled one backjust after the break for villa but pep guardiola's side hung on to take the three points and condemn steven gerard to a first defeat with villa. despite a long delay for a medical emergency in the crowd at vicarage road chelsea beat watford 2—1 — mason mount opening the scoring for the blues. emmanuelle dennis gave the home fans hope though with a goaljust a couple of minutes before the half—time brea

a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after it emerged he'd shared racistic pictures. the guardian, which broke the story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was deplorable and his dismissal sent a clear message that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. lawyers for prince andrew have filed papers to try to stop a us civil case in which he's accused of sexual assault. the documents question whether the woman making the allegation, virginia giuffre, can bring the case in new york — saying she lives in australia rather than in the united states. prince andrew has denied all the allegations against him. new measures have been announced to try to help autistic people in england, scotland and wales into work. currently, just 22% of autistic adults are in any type of paid employment. as part of the scheme, thousands ofjob centre staff will be given specialist accessibility training, which has

heaviest into the afternoon across north and west wales, spreading into parts of greater manchester, merseysidebove normal. but to the south, even with some patchy drizzle and cloud, we could hit 16 or 17 degrees. and that very mild story continues tonight. we see some heavy showers working their way eastwards across england and wales, and the most persistent rain into southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england by the end of the night. a little bit cooler to the north of that, but another exceptionally mild night and exceptionally mild day, potentially a record—breaking day on new year's eve, one of the warmest on record. rain in the morning across southern scotland, northern england, northern ireland turns lighter and patchier through the day. to the south of it, some sunny spells, a bit more than we will see today. some sunny spells, a bit cooler further north. but overall, into the midnight hour, it will be exceptionally mild. ghislaine maxwell is found guilty of recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. the british socialite procured the girls for convicted sex offender

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseysidend. in the south, we have thicker cloud because it's drifting in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itsel

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseyside, we have thicker cloud because it's drifting in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in, across thi

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseysideg in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in, across this part of the world, across our shores. so,

the gap on merseyside is clear. two teams from the same city are now so far apart.is week's ballon d'or, but in the premier league's rankings, he's by far the top scorer. right now, he rarely misses. that made it 3—1, and with diogojota's fourth, everton were at a modern low. their worst home loss in this match since the �*80s. their coach was once liverpool's manager. it is still the reds fans who sing his name. after this kind of game, it's not easy, but i have to believe we will do well, so i'm convinced in the second part of the league, we will do well, but we have to start winning. i like what i see. this was by far the best performance we've shown this was by far the best performance we've shown here at goodison since i was at liverpool and it's a very important moment. the top of the premier league as relentless as teams around them keep winning, chelsea stay top. they found a way throughout watford by 2—1. waiting for a slip—up are manchester city, who did this to aston villa. it's an absolutely fantastic goal. city are one point behind chelsea and one above

at this medical centre on merseyside, the demand for boosterjabs is high.ff here have seen nearly 800 walk—ins a day over the last week. we are doing over 30,000 booster vaccinations since september but people are still coming for their first and second vaccination, which is great news, because it is never too late to start the vaccination. gps across england will now be allowed to defer some of the services they provide to patients like routine health checks for over 75s to allow doctors to focus on covid boosterjabs instead and to ease growing pressures. we are struggling to meet the increased demand of day—to—day work, our own backlog and also the backlog from the hospitals, but at the same time, we do understand the importance of trying to vaccinate the population. but there is concern from some patient groups. they warned that the measures will disadvantage older people and lead to early warning signs of illness being missed. the british medical association insists all patients will still receive the care they need. i was in surgery yesterday and i saw

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseysidearts of scotland. in the south, we have thicker cloud because it's drifting in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure w

where a teenager was stabbed to death has been sacked. 37—year—old pc ryan connolly worked for merseysideomophobic pictures. the dangers of compulsive gambling have, for years, been taught to increasing numbers of pupils. now a group of families, who lost relatives to suicide, have devised a hard—hitting education programme, which they say will save lives. it's being piloted at 15 schools in northern ireland, before being rolled out across the uk. you may find some of this report, from our ireland correspondent chris page, upsetting. it's notjust the damage that this does to the person who has the addiction, it's the damage it does to all the family. anniversaries, birthdays, christmas, family gatherings — when he should be there, he is not. lewis keogh was a passionate sportsperson, but he kept his gambling a secret from his team—mates, friends and family. when he was 3a, he took his own life. he says, "every day is a struggle. "all i want is a bit of peace. "please understand addiction is cruel." and that's his exact words. deep down, when he left that note for us, it really was a cry f

to have, you know, i knew her for 40 years, exactly 40 years, and she started out on bbc radio merseysidet and she would play all the local acts. she gave everybody a chance, she loved music. i remember after our first interview on the show, as soon as the show finished we were next door in the pub and a friendship was cemented for life. she loved music, she really wanted to be able to play music, but as with many great broadcasters and music writers she did the next best thing, which was promote as many musical things that she enjoyed that she didn't think other people would get to hear unless she presented it. but you know, i don't think ofjanice as a broadcaster. it's been really incredible today to see the massive outpouring of love for janice long, broadcaster. you know, she's my friend. i wish she could see the immense amount of love coming her way today. she was such a trailblazer in the industry as well, lots of people are talking about how important she was, one of the first women to hold so many of the positions she did as well. did she see herself in that way? janice, i wouldn'

a fire in knowsley on merseyside in 1992. another one, irvine, north ayrshire, 1999.n on a much more devastating scale. today at the public inquiry, governments going back decades were accused of knowing there were safety concerns but not acting. the result is a prolonged period of concealment by government, which should properly be regarded as one of the major scandals of our time. in 2010, the new coalition government wanted to build more homes, but was accused today of an unbridled passion for cutting red tape to make that happen, and putting lives at risk. former ministers are expected to give evidence here. it is in the interests of the inquiry's work and so in the public interest, that these bodies fully embrace their obligations of candour and openness and face up to the stark realities that they reveal. one question, why did government guidance seemingly allow flammable cladding to be used on tall buildings for decades? it took this for change to happen. the government banned flammable materials on tall buildings after the grenfell tower fire and the loss of 7

where a teenager was stabbed to death has been sacked. 37 year—old pc ryan connolly worked for merseysidee of hong kong's last remaining pro—democracy publications is shutting down after being raided by over 200 police. seven people, both current and former employees at stand news, were detained. they are being held for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications". record amounts of snow have fallen in western and northern japan, blocking roads and railways and disrupting flights. thousands of homes are without power. and yet more snowfall is forecast along the coast of the sea of japan. actress, model and activist april ashley, hailed as a "trans trailblazer," has died at the age of 86. in 1960, ashley became only the second briton to undergo male—to—female gender reassignment surgery. she became a prominent campaigner for the transgender community, and was awarded an mbe for her work in 2012. aruna iyengar looks back at her life. april ashley — vogue model, parisian nightclub performer, but born in 1935 as georgejamieson to a working—class family in liverpool. ashleyjoined the merchan

benitez will become the first manager in more than a century to take charge of both clubs in the merseysiderted in the uk — the government has pledged to end new hiv infections by 2030. aids claimed thousands of lives throughout the eighties and 90s — many of them young, gay men. and this year — to mark world aids day — there�*s an exhibition in liverpool honouring all those lives lost. josh parry reports. brian was just 29 when he died of an aids—related illness. it was 1995. one year before life—saving treatment became widely available. i remember seeing him for the first time falling into the room and laughing his head off with a great big scarf on. irate laughing his head off with a great big scarf om— laughing his head off with a great bi scarfon. ~ ~' ., , , ., big scarf on. we kind of bumped into each other and _ big scarf on. we kind of bumped into each other and just _ big scarf on. we kind of bumped into each other and just gels _ big scarf on. we kind of bumped into each other and just gels in _ big scarf on. we kind of bumped into each other and just gels in a - big scarf on. we

the military are also on hand, like here at st helens on merseyside.g up capacity, clinics opening longer and we have managed to do all of that in just one day. it will take more than vaccinations to slow the spread of omicron, and a key tool is testing. due to high demand, this morning there were no in—person pcr tests in england. the bbc has been told that more will be released this afternoon and home tests are available. high demand for lateral flow tests is also expected to intensify from today as fully vaccinated people in england who come into contact with covid are required to take the test for seven days. hopefully people are being sensible and only getting tests when they need them. if people can hold off and not get extra tests just in case, that would also be helpful. data suggests a booster will provide significant protection from the omicron variant, but the former head of the uk“s vaccination task force has warned mps that in the future cheaper ways to administer jabs will be needed. whether that is patches, pills, sprays, whatever they m

a busy night in the premier league with six matches, including the merseyside derby between everton andool. welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes from cardiff tonight, in the new headquarters of bbc wales in the heart of the welsh capital. during the day ministers from scotland, northern ireland, england and wales held talks to co—ordinate their efforts on the roll—out of the booster programme. a target of the end ofjanuary, to complete the programme has been agreed in england and scotland, but as yet, wales and northern ireland have not signed up to that. nhs england is issuing detailed guidance to hospitals, pharmacists and gps about expanding the booster roll—out but doctors�* leaders have expressed concern about the extra burden at a challenging time. our health editor hugh pym reports. a vaccination centre on anglesey, preparing like so many others around the uk to fire up the booster programme. it's a big ask for the nhs at a time of intensifying winter pressures. and the welsh health minister says help will be sought across local communities. we recognise that the workforce is

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseyside cloud because it�*s drifting in from the southern climes here. now, this high pressure really will be in place across the uk by thursday. you can see the weather fronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it�*s drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don�*t tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that�*s why that high pressure will lock itself in, across this part of the

it's a full fixture list tonight in the premier league — six matches, including the merseyside derbyb. however, he is one of several doubts for city, leaving manager pep guardiola with only 15 first team players, but he's not one to complain. we are in an emergency, and emergency of the fact of the squad having a few, few people. and, for red cards, people are missing out. we have to come back and never complain and never miss the players who are not possible to play for injuries, red cards, for any reason. arsenal play manchester united tomorrow and mikel arteta has been talking about the bravery of his player gabriel who confronted burglars in his home. a man has beenjailed forfive years after being found guilty of robbing the defender. the brazilian was recovering from an injury at the time. gabriel showed a lot of character using the reaction he had straight away and credit to the boy. and after that, away and credit to the boy. and afterthat, he away and credit to the boy. and after that, he was fine, he was shocked and there were a few things he wanted to change in his life to

a fire in knowsley on merseyside. another in irvine, north ayrshire.n. eerily similar — flames spreading up the outside, lives put at risk, lives lost. but, did the government and other public bodies spot the risk? take action? that, and much more is what the grenfell inquiry will investigate in its finalfive months. this inquiry is not a game of cat and mouse where core participants might hope that their witnesses might smuggle something past counsel the inquiry or that counsel to the inquiry might miss a trick. core participants including the government and other industry bodies. a key question, why a fire classification known as class zero remained in place for decades. cladding panels rated class zero were allowed on tall buildings, but class zero included materials which catch light easily so, after grenfell, all the cladding had to be removed. the grenfell disaster is a predictable yet unintended consequence of the combination of a laudable desire to reduce carbon emissions, coupled with an unbridled passion for deregulation. in particular, a des

benitez will become the first man in more than a century to take charge of both liverpool clubs in a merseysideerpool manager benitez has endured a tough start since taking over at everton, this with his side without a win in seven games. i think it is a massive game for us. we have a bad run now and we need to start winning. the derby is an opportunity to put things right. a massive game for us and we are thinking about getting those three points. those three points. ben stokes has been settling back into the england squad in preperation for the ashes in australia — meeting up with them for the first time since july. the england all—rounder took time out of the game to have a second operation on his finger, and to concentrate on his mental health. with just a week to go until the start of the first test in brisbane, england have had to train indoors because of the weather. their warm—up inter squad four day match was rained off. however, spin bowlerjack leach says stokes�*s inclusion has boosted morale within the squad. it looking really good. he is fitting into the group lately, it is great t

megan paterson reports at this medical centre on merseyside, the demand for booster jabs is high.taff here have seen nearly 800 walk—ins a day over the last week. we nearly 800 walk-ins a day over the last week. ~ ., ., ., g; :: :: :: :: last week. we are doing over 30,000 booster vaccinations _ last week. we are doing over 30,000 booster vaccinations since _ booster vaccinations since september, but people are still coming for theirfirst september, but people are still coming for their first and second vaccination, which is great news, because it is never too late to start vaccination.— start vaccination. gps across en . land start vaccination. gps across england will _ start vaccination. gps across england will now _ start vaccination. gps across england will now be - start vaccination. gps across england will now be allowed | start vaccination. gps across i england will now be allowed to start vaccination. gps across - england will now be allowed to defer some of the services they provide to patients like routine health checks for over 75s to allow doctors to focus on covid boo

not long to go unti lthe merseyside derby later — it's one of six fixtures in the premier league tonightl for six seasons. and he'll become the first man in more than a century to have taken charge of both clubs in a merseyside derby. but he has a tough task on his hands. his everton side are not in the best form, they're without a win in seven matches — 14th in the league — liverpool are up in third. it is a massive game for us and we had a bad run now. and we need to start winning and the derby is always an opportunity to put things right, so a massive game for us and we are thinking aboutjust getting three points. it is a massive game for us and we had a bad run now. and we need to start winning and the derby is always an opportunity to put things right, so a massive game for us and we are thinking aboutjust getting three points. at the same time, manchester city manager pep guardiola says he has an emergency ahead of tonights match against aston villa. jack grealish was expected to play against his old club, but he is one of several doubts for city, leaving the manager with only 14 o

from mo salah helped liverpool beat everton a—1 to pile the pressure on rafa benitez in his first merseysided diogojota rounding the rout off. manchester city remain a point behind chelsea after a 2—1 win over aston villa. ruben dias scored the first from distance before a slick city counter was finished off by bernardo silva to give them a two—goal lead. ollie watkins pulled one backjust after the break for villa but pep guardiola�*s side hung on to take the three points and condemn steven gerard to a first defeat with villa. despite a long delay for a medical emergency in the crowd at vicarage road chelsea beat watford 2—1 — mason mount opening the scoring for the blues. emmanuelle dennis gave the home fans hope though with a goaljust a couple of minutes before the half—time break but hakem ziyech got the winner to keep the londoners a point ahead of manchester city. west ham�*s hopes of staying in the top four suffered a setback despite tomas soucek putting them ahead against brighton after just five minutes. neal maupay�*s spectacular strike in the 89th minute earned brighton a point at

and at the very least, it will be cloudy, but plenty of bright if not even sunny weather around merseysidefronts have been pushed to the north, so that means it's drying out right across the uk. still a little bit of rain maybe early in the morning flirting with the very far north west of scotland and the northern isles, but you can see the bulk of the country is dry on thursday. and again, a lot of variation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in across this part of world, across our shores. so, very little changes expected as we head through friday, through the weekend and into next week as well. that's it from me. welcome to newsday

the gap on merseyside is clear. two teams from the same city are now so far apart. in town belonged to one of the biggest players in the world. salah! finds the net! of course he does. that's just how he likes it. already this game was drifting beyond everton but they did not help themselves. salah was seventh at this week's ballon d'or, but in the premier league's rankings, he's by far the top scorer. right now, he rarely misses. that made it 3—1, and with diogojota's fourth, everton were at a modern low. their worst home loss in this match since the �*80s. their coach was once liverpool's manager. it is still the reds fans who sing his name. after these kind of games, it's not easy, but i have to believe we will do it well, so i'm convinced in the second part of the league, we will do well, but we have to start winning. i like what i see. this was by far the best performance we've shown here at goodison since i was at liverpool and it's a very important moment. the top of the premier league as relentless. as teams around them keep winning, chelsea stay top. they f

a fire in knowsley on merseyside in 1992. another one, irvine, north ayrshire, 1999. enquiry or counsel to the enquiry might miss a trick.— might miss a trick. core participants _ might miss a trick. core participants including i might miss a trick. core l participants including the government and other industry bodies. a key question, why a fire classification known as class era remained in place for decades, cladding panels rated class era were allowed on tall buildings but class zero included materials that catch light easily and after rand fell all the cladding had to be removed. the grenfell disaster is predictable but unintended consequence of that combination of the laudable desire to reduce — combination of the laudable desire to reduce carbon emissions, coupled with an _ to reduce carbon emissions, coupled with an unbridled passion for deregulation. in particular, a desire — deregulation. in particular, a desire to _ deregulation. in particular, a desire to deregulate and boost the housing _ desire to deregulate and boost the housing and construction industry

it's a busy night of premier league action with six matches in total, including the merseyside derby park, goalles there, as has second—placed manchester city, who are at aston villa, with steven gerrard's side looking for a third consecutive win. while leaders chelsea kicked off at 7:30pm. they've just got back under way at vicarage road after the game was interrupted due to a medical emergency in the crowd. goalless also. but for all the latest, head to the bbc sport website. there are four games in the scottish premiership, too. top—of—the—table rangers are at hibs, aiming to gain revenge for being knocked out of the league cup by them last week. that game is currently goalless. ryan hedges has a goal early aberdeen and livingston. johanna konta has said she's very grateful for her career in tennis after announcing her retirement from the sport. the 30—year—old won four titles on the wta tour and holds the record for the longest time as women's british number one. konta reached the semifinals at wimbledon in 2017, eventually losing to simona halep. she moved to the position of wor

many tributes are coming from merseyside, where she was raised._ 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 believe in. , ., ., ., in. if you listen to her for five or ten minutes _ in. if you listen to her for five or ten minutes you _ in. if you listen to her for f

the military are already on hand to help at the st helens rugby club in merseyside. what they say when they say that you are better immunised if you have the booster as welt _ at the home park stadium in plymouth, some people waited four hours for their boosters. even though they are delivering three times as manyjabs here as they were three months ago. in september we were doing about 5000 vaccines a week. last week, we hit the target of 16,905 vaccines through this site. which we are all really, really pleased with, the fact that we have been able to increase our capacity. nhs england is anxious that people are not put off by the length of the queues. they are promising a rapid expansion of capacity and are urging people not to delay getting theirjab. zoe conway, bbc news. and we are going to be talking about that a fair bit today, what to do if you want to book yourjab.- you want to book your “ab. yeah, exactl . you want to book your “ab. yeah, exactly. no * you want to book your “ab. yeah, exactly. be geth you want to book your “ab. yeah, exactly. do get in h you

martin is on merseyside. it is a disgraceful attitude to all the victims of covid.. sir roger gale is the conservative mp for north thanet in kent. he told me the prime minister should resign. if he is found to have misled parliament over the downing street event. if misled parliament over the downing street event-— street event. if there is then found that he has — street event. if there is then found that he has misled _ street event. if there is then found that he has misled parliament - that he has misled parliament deliberately, that is a hanging offence. ,, , offence. downing street, his spokesman. _ offence. downing street, his spokesman, has _ offence. downing street, his spokesman, has already - offence. downing street, his| spokesman, has already said offence. downing street, his - spokesman, has already said there was no christmas party.— was no christmas party. downing street saying _ was no christmas party. downing street saying something - was no christmas party. downing street saying something and - was no christmas party. downing street saying someth

their merseyside rivals won't be in action on boxing day. of three weeks. england's test captainjoe root has urged his teammates to create history and do something special, by winning the third ashes test, which would get them back into the series. england go into the must—win boxing day test in melbourne 2—0 down, and root has made it clear he expects a response from his team — if only to give fans back home a christmas present. japan has become the latest country to announce they won't be sending a government delegation to the winter olympics in beijing next year. however, unlike the usa, uk and canada — who have all announced a diplomatic boycott, due to alleged human rights abuses in china — japan will still send officials with direct ties to the games next february. all countries will still send their athletes to compete. we may only be in round two at the world darts championship, but there was a battle of two former winners at alexandra palace yesterday. and it was the 2018 champion rob cross, who came out on top against five—time win