england. disruption is certainly likely in north-east england.— disruption is certainly likely in north-east let's have a look at what _ north-east england. let's have a look at what will _ north-east england. let's have a look at what will be _ north-east england. let's have a look at what will be storm - north-east england. let's have a look at what will be storm barra | north-east england. let's have a i look at what will be storm barra as it pushes across us tuesday into wednesday. the biggest impact yesterday to the south—west of ireland, with winds of 90 mph, but there will be at the very least some travel disruption. starting with the wind and tomorrow morning, that will be hitting wales and the east of northern ireland, then gales elsewhere and later on tuesday the north—east of scotland will see when strengthening with 60—70 mph gusts. 100 miles badass from storm rn, no one you're that strong, but over the hills of southern scotland and northern ireland, a bit potential biggest impact to the recovery process taking there at the moment. where we are seeing storm barra, it is this clo

overnight we could have some icy stretches across north—east scotland. i milder start to tomorrow morning, potentially double digits to northern ireland and into cornwall. low pressure still sitting in the atlantic spilling weather fronts across us so it could be fairly erratic during the day on thursday. northern ireland and scotland seen the heaviest of any rain. and that cold air still around but further west look at theirs, what a difference. double figures and feeling really quite mild in comparison to the last couple of days. as we going to friday on christmas eve, a quiet start if you're out on the roads visiting friends and families. some outbreaks of rain in a south—west later on. we are still in the milder air but the cold air is never really moving across scotland and this could be an issue. it is the battle of these air masses for christmas day, the milder air trying to push the cold air out of the way and where they meet is the troublemaker. that area could see potentially some snow through northern ireland and northern england. nothing too

the rain gradually moving north—east, with a cold day for many of us, around 2—6c. steadily north and east, fragmenting a bit and becoming showery. if we get some breaks in the cloud, we could see icy stretches in north—east scotland and england, and a chilly start here. but out to the west, double figures to start thursday morning. all change here. still that southerly wind continuing to push milder air in from the south—west, behind these weather fronts. they will bring some fairly erratic outbreaks of rain at times, light and patchy in england and wales, heavier bursts potentially in northern ireland, scotland and north—east england. still that cold air in place but behind it, northern ireland, england and wales, a noticeable difference to the weather. for christmas eve, it looks like we will start with a fair amount of cloud and more wet weather pushing into the far south—west. the best sunshine for christmas eve in eastern scotland and north—east england, still chilly, but double figures down into the south—west. here comes the complication for christmas day. a

across the north—east of scotland, around eight celsius.in a bit longer, it has been a bit heavier as well, clearing away from mainland scotland, heading towards the northern isles, may be a few breaks in the cloud, as we head further into the night the cloud tends to thicken and we will get some rain coming into western parts of the uk in particular. with the winds from the south or south—west, it is going to be very mild tonight, much milder in the north—east of scotland than it was last night for sure. we start though tomorrow with a lot of cloud around. we've got this rain too, going to push its way eastwards, not much rain at all for these inside a inland or scotland, we may well see some sunshine coming through in eastern scotland and north—east england, more rain eventually in the north west of england. these are the temperatures on thursday, we could make 17 degrees by the stage in east anglia and the south—east, and much milder than today in the north—east of scotland. as we move into the new year, new year's eve, we are looking at

the rain gradually moving north—east, with a cold day for many of us, around 2 to 6 degrees.wet weather continuing to push steadily north and east, fragmenting a bit and becoming showery. if we get breaks in the cloud, we could see icy stretches in north—east scotland and england, and a chilly start here. out to the west, double figures to start thursday morning. all change. still that southerly wind continuing to push milder air in from the south—west, behind the weather fronts. they will bring some fairly erratic outbreaks of rain at times, light and patchy in england and wales, heavier bursts potentially in northern ireland, scotland and north—east england. still that cold air in place but behind it northern ireland, england and wales, a noticeable difference to the weather. for christmas eve, it looks like we will start with a fair amount of cloud and more wet weather pushing into the far south—west. the best sunshine for christmas eve in eastern scotland and north—east england, still chilly, but double figures in the south—west. here comes the complication for christmas

, and throughout the weekend, the further north—east you are, the colder a christmas it's going to beeeze, more noticeable on christmas day. a cold, frosty start in scotland but plenty of sunshine to follow. for england, wales and northern ireland, cloudy, misty in places, and outbreaks of rain slowly pushing further north and east during the day. we may see some snow into snowdonia and the peak district later on. it is mild to the south—west, it's coldest in scotland despite the sunshine. elsewhere feeling quite chilly in the breeze. it's quite windy, particularly around the coasts of northern ireland and south—west scotland, as it will be going into boxing day. and here we go, overnight and into boxing day, wet weather moving north into the cold air, and some snow breaking out into the pennines, the southern uplands and, in fact, into the cold air, by boxing day morning, we could see some of that snow to relatively low levels, but the higher accumulations will be into the higher ground, blowing around in strong winds as well. so travel could be difficult on the higher routes and the

north-east. this is bbc news. christmas freedom for thousands of people. new covid rules mean you can now stop self—isolating up to three days early in england — if you're testing negative. but widespread disruption to rail and other public services are blamed on covid staff sickness and self—isolation. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is due to give a news conference in the next half hour setting out his government's plans to tackle omicron after christmas. at least 27 people are known to have died in malaysia's worst flooding in decades. i was working at manchester airport and to laugh or not to laugh. a warning that �*cancel culture' could wipe out comedy. hello and welcome to bbc news. people with covid in england can now stop self—isolating after a week — following two negative lateral flow tests — effectively opening up christmas for thousands of people. the health secretary says it's to ease disruption to people's lives, and comes after the prime minister ruled out imposing further covid restrictions in england at this stage. so, from to

a few sunny spells towards northern and eastern scotland, maybe north east england, far west of walese breezy. 0vernight and into saturday morning, plenty of cloud staying with us could produce a few drizzles, some areas of mist and fog. the clearer skies in scotland, so the greater chance here that we will see a frost going into saturday, maybe a few pockets into north east england as well. it is mainly scotland, but perhaps parts of north east england that will see a few sunny spells on saturday, perhaps the far west of wales, far south west of england. otherwise, it's another mainly cloudy day, and it will gradually turn cooler over the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines — the number of new covid infections across britain has reached a record high for the second day running. more than 88,000 new cases have been confirmed. it follows warnings about the speed of the new strain�*s spread. turkey has cut its interest rate for the fourth time in as many months, sending its currency tumbling to new lows. president erdogan said turkey's destiny would not be determined by speculators

widespread gales developing through the rest of today, it extends into the north—east of scotland later see some snow, the north pennines across the hills of scotland looking miserable on the 7a and the upper reaches. —— on the 7a and the upper reaches. —— on the 7a and the upper reaches. —— on the m74. there on the 74 and the upper reaches. —— on the m74. there is rain too, heavy rain pushes eastwards at the moment, before it clears the rain could turn quite intense, showers continue in northern ireland with the gusty winds. this evening and overnight there is the centre of storm barra, touching slowly eastwards, heavy rain in the far north of scotland but elsewhere rain will come and go through the night, feeling wintry in places but imports of certain scotland and northern england where the winds are lightest, if it is dry and clear for the winds are lightest, if it is dry and clearfor a time the winds are lightest, if it is dry and clear for a time that could be a touch of frost and semites. storm barra is starting to weaken, it has almost ground to a halt in the uk, around the edge

some sunshine, though, for eastern scotland and the north—east of england.n, much milder than today in northern scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson defends the government's decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england before the new year and says as many as 90% of those seriously ill haven't had a third vaccine dose. the overwhelming majority of people who are currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals are people who are not boosted. but the scottish parliament is being recalled to address the record numbers of covid infections in the country. nicola sturgeon is due to speak shortly. we'll bring that to you live. high demand for covid pcr tests leaves people waiting for days and pharmacists warn of patchy supplies of rapid testing kits following changes to self—isolation rules.

say at present there are around 30,000 households still without power. 15,500 of those are in the north—eastengland, 7,000 in the north—west, and 7,500 in different regions of scotland. power has now been restored to almost every home in wales — as our correspondent fiona trott reports. another day and another problem. if we can move all this here... engineers from across england trying to restore power in northumberland. we've been without power since about, oh, seven o'clock on friday night, and we've coped, but boy am i glad to see these people, and apparently they're from bedford as well. in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy

started with bright skies but the cloud has been filling in and this afternoon the rain pushes north and eastll going to feel cold. tonight, as the rain pushes north, we could see transient snow in northern scotland, with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the next front coming the west, so temperature is not falling as low in the west compared to the rest of the country. we start tomorrow on a murky note with a lot of cloud, some rain pushing north and east, the heaviest across northern ireland, northern england, southern and western scotland. hide it, it brightens up a bit, but for northern ireland, england and wales, very mild for the time of year, but still cool in the north—east. this is bbc news. christmas freedom for thousands of people. new covid rules mean you can now stop self—isolating up to three days early in england — if you're testing negative. but widespread disruption to rail and other public services are blamed on covid staff sickness and self—isolation. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is due to give a news conference in the next half hour setting out his go

midlands for a time, and the best of the sunshine on christmas day is likely to be across the far north—eastnd east, a bit of wintriness perhaps in scotland through the night but that eases away, and on the whole boxing day quieter. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk records more covid cases in 2a hours than on any previous day in the pandemic. new studies are suggesting the omicron variant, although highly infectious, could be milder. the nhs is under huge strain because of the number of staff off sick. in london, more doctors and nurses are absent now than at any time before in this pandemic. nearly a week after a super typhoon struck the philippines, the number of the dead is 375. we report from what was a popular tourist island — it's now devastated. the sound of an elephant seal pup — and one mother seals recognisejust days after their babies are born. we'll find out why.

it could linger in eastern scotland, perhaps the north—east of england, but generally it's becoming drieron new year's eve as well. but it's still mild air, just not quite as mild in scotland. but still those high temperatures across england and wales and northern ireland in particular. and why is it so mild? because the air is coming from the tropics, all the way from the south, those southerly winds bringing the higher temperatures and a lot of cloud our way ahead of these weather fronts and areas of low pressure that's focusing the rain in the north—west as we head into the new year. so new year's eve, into new year's day, there could be some rain. that's more likely in the north—west, but it will be exceptionally mild to start the new year. we've got that rain, more towards scotland, northern ireland, perhaps the north—west of england, north wales. it does sweep north—eastwards during new year's day, allowing things to brighten up with some showers in the west, some sunshine too — very mild. i think it's going to be a windy day, though, during saturday, but very mild start to the year

saturday, mainly dry with some brightness around, particularly towards western areas, and in the north—east perhaps the higher ground poking above the cloud. a similar story on sunday, we start to pick up more of a cold and north—easterly breeze, and that cooler air will be spreading southwards and on sunday we are in single figures across the board, just about 9 degrees across the south—west. it looks like the cooler air at the moment all the colder air i should say will start to win out spreading southwards in the run—up to christmas. some models are thinking some milder air could work in from the south—west so we could become a battleground between the air masses and when we get this set up, there is a chance of rain, sleet and snow. but with this scenario, we will see wintry showers across higher ground and in towards the east. that's how it's looking but stay tuned into the forecast. we'll do. thank you. a reminder of our top story... the government's chief medical adviser says omicron cases are likely to go up "incredibly fast" and that the previous record of daily hospital admissions

the south—east, and much milder than today in the north—east of scotland. day across scotland and northern england. that would tend to pull away, skies may brighten, there may be a little bit of brighton —— brightness coming through but it is telling dryer, and mild, not quite as mad across northern parts of scotland but still 16 or 17 toward south—eastern parts of england. it is so mild because the winds are coming all the way from the tropics, south to south—westerly winds ahead of these weather fronts, which are focusing the rain, which is mainly going to be across more north—western parts of the country as we head into the new year. we start though with some exceptionally mild air across the uk, overnight into new year's day. still some rain around, mainly across western areas and the bulk of that across north—western parts of england, northern ireland and scotland. it all tends to push away. the skies should brighten with some sunshine and if you showers, still quite windy on saturday, there is very mild south to south—westerly winds with highs of 16 t

these weather fronts across the east and certainly the north—east will bring further rain, so it could that rain continues through the day — some localised flooding in places and further wintriness over the higher ground. further south, i think most of the showers will slowly ease down through the day but leave a legacy of cloud. the winds quite strong across the eastern side of the country. but apart from the odd shower further north and west, there should be quite a bit of sunshine around shouldn't feel too bad — top temperatures 9 or 10 degrees across the far south—west and into the channel islands. looks like that rain will eventually ease away for a time through sunday night but then we look to the west — a new frontal system will work its way in to bring another band of rain and, again, we'll see some sleet and snow over the pennines and across the scottish hills as it bumps into the cold air, but the east of england will stay dry until later in the morning. so, this frontal system will work its way eastwards across the country through monday, then it turns colder again with a ru

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk.

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even e, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during

the wet weather continuing to push steadily north and east, fragmenting a bit and becoming showery.that southerly wind continuing to push milder air in from the south—west, behind these weather fronts. they will bring some fairly erratic outbreaks of rain at times, light and patchy in england and wales, heavier bursts potentially in northern ireland, scotland and north—east england. still that cold air in place, but behind it northern ireland, england and wales, a noticeable difference to the weather. for christmas eve, it looks like we will start with a fair amount of cloud and more wet weather pushing into the far south—west. the best sunshine for christmas eve in eastern scotland and north—east england, still chilly, but double figures into the south—west. here comes the complication for christmas day. as the milder air bumps into the colder air, where they meet, the potential for some sleet and snow, so some of us mightjust about see a white christmas. most likely to be across northern england, the north pennines, down into the midlands, albeit fairly light and patchy, as this w

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far

some sunshine in eastern scotland and north—east england. e into the new year, new year's eve, we are looking at rain to start the day across scotland and northern ireland. that will pull away. skies may brighten and they might be some sunshine coming through but it is turning drier. it still mild. not quite as mild across parts of northern scotland but still 16 or 17 towards south—eastern areas of england. it's so mild because the winds are coming from the tropics, south to south—westerly winds. the rain will mainly be across more north—western parts of the country. we start with some exceptionally mild eight across the uk overnight into new year's day. still some rain around mainly across western areas and the bulk of that across north—western parts of england, northern ireland and scotland. it will push away and the skies should brighten with some sunshine and a few showers. quite windy on saturday and very mild with highs of 16 or 17 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines — people in the uk are left waiting days for covid pcr testing, f

scotland and north—east england on sunday night, becomingom the west overnight, bringing rain and mountain snow to central and northern areas. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today: travel restrictions are tightened as cases of 0micron rise. anyone flying back to the uk from abroad must take a test before they leave. we have always said we would act swiftly if we need to, if changing data requires that, and that is why we have decided to bring in this in predeparture tests. football fans unite in remembrance of 6—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes as the attorney—general reviews the sentence handed down to his killers. the tournament was delayed by the pandemic, but the women's fa cup final finally takes place at wembley today. can arsenal stop chelsea winning the treble?

much madder than last night across the north—east of scotland. —— milder.stern side of the uk, we see the eastern side of the uk, we see the thickening, the wales and the west midlands and some rain returning here. for others, it will be mild, could make 17 in the south—east. again, much milder than today in northern scotland. pharmacists are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests as demand from the public increases. changes to self—isolation rules have meant more people are now trying get hold of tests. it's notjust our pharmacy that's out of stock, it's many, many more pharmacies. some customers are very understanding with it, but some are getting very angry about it. we'll have the latest on what's happening with supplies. also on this lunchtime... scots are urged not to travel to england to celebrate new year because there are fewer restrictions on socialising across the border. a warning that families are facing a cost of living squeeze in 2022 — higher energy bills, tax rises and stagnant wages could all have an impact on incomes, according t

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even t of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's reall

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all durin

for us to continue to deliver, not just for the people of hartlepool, notjust the people of the north—easte whole of the country. i take full responsibility for the result and i will take full responsibility for fixing things. we have changed as a party but we haven't set out a strong enough case to the country. brighter news for the party in west yorkshire, where tracy brabin was elected mayor. two months later, kim leadbeater won her batley and spen seat previously held by her sister, jo cox. the conservatives won mayoral races in deeside and the west midlands but injune the lib dems inflicted a shock defeat in what had become known as the tories�*s blue wall, see what they did there, in the chesham and amersham by—election. this wasn't another lib dem by—election victory, it was our best ever and on the swing we achieved, dozens of conservative seats would fault of the liberal democrats in the next election. in scottish parliament elections the snp emerged as the big winners with what they saw as a fresh mandate for a new referendum. we won the election on a commitment for a referendum

colder across scotland, especially the north east and we've got outbreaks of rain in the forecast astch of fronts, this one is a weakening front, but this one is more active and is pushing northwards and eastwards. behind it, the breeze picking up, the breeze coming from the south—west which is a milder direction. so a lot of cloud and rain pushing northwards and eastwards, limited amounts of rain getting into the far south—east, and behind it, we'll see some residual cloud, but it should brighten up later on. across south—west england, wales and also northern ireland. and here is where we are likely to see the highest temperatures. still cool, particularly so across the north east of scotland where we have got a north easterly colder wind. now, as we head into the evening and overnight, that band of rain continues to push northwards as it hits the cold air across the highlands and the grampians, we'll see some fresh snow above 300 metres, potentially as much as ten centimetres falling at that kind of height. at lower levels, there may well be some snow flurries. there is also the ri

still mild in the south—west and cold in the north east.h anita mcveigh. the headlines: people with omicron are less likely to end up in hospital, as studies suggest it could be milder than previous covid variants. the health secretary welcomed the news, but warned the sheer number of infections could still lead to hospitals being overwhelmed. we do nor with omicron that it does spread a lot more quickly and is a so any advantage hospitalisation needs to be set there's been a doubling in a week of the number of staff at acute nhs trusts in london who are absent for covid—i9 reasons. across england, nearly 19,000 staff were absent. now on bbc news, a special episode of talking movies devoted to the world premiere of west side story. hello, from new york. i'm tom brook and welcome to talking movies. today, our entire programme is devoted to what must rank as one of the big movie events of 2021, the release of steven spielberg's long—awaited adaptation of the much—loved broadway musical west side story. i have never seen you before. you are no

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even an see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during

the best of the sunshine on christmas day is likely to be across the far north—east of scotland, wetterhat weatherford will continue to push its way steadily north and east, a little bit of winteriness, perhaps, in scotland through the night. but that eases away and on the whole, boxing day is quieter. this is bbc news, the headlines: daily covid—19 cases in the uk have exceeded 100,000 for the first time, as the omicron variant continues to spread. it's the highest daily reported number since mass testing began in may and june last year. the head of the world health organisation has warned world leaders that no country can boost its way out of the pandemic — and they should divert supply to countries where there are vaccine shortages. meanwhile, israel looks set to be the first country to give the over 60s and medical staff would be the first in line. rescuers in myanmar have called off the search for dozens of people missing after a landslide at a jade mine because of poor light. they say they'll resume thursday morning when the fog and mist clears. now on bbc news, overfour days in m

midlands for a time, and the best of the sunshine on christmas day is likely to be across the far north—east perhaps in scotland through the night but that eases away, and on the whole boxing day quieter. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. daily cases of coronavirus have topped 100,000 in britain for the first time, as the omicron strain continues its rapid spread. taking a toll — as the pandemic lurches on, concerns are raised over the impact on children's mental health. the un security council approves an american proposal to get aid to the 23 million afghans said to be in desperate need of help. plus, how one of the world's deadliest snakes has been found on an industrial estate in north west england. the pandemic has left children falling behind academically. but parents fear their kids' mental health is suffering, too. this month, a mckinsey report found nearly a third of parents in the us are worried about their child's mental health. those concerns are higher among black, hispanic and asian families. laura trevelyan went to meet one

now, where there will have been some clear spells overnight — parts of eastern scotland, north—east englandshire, the east midlands and east anglia. some dense patches in places, perhaps affecting travel, and some may lingerfor much of the day in a few spots. you get the idea for the forecast, though, for friday with lots of cloud around. the cloud thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle here and there. breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england and south wales. through here, though, there could be a few sunny spells, as there will be towards parts of scotland and again north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather

we have a lot of regionalisation, so it's quite high in the north—east — most people are all in on vaccinesl three immunisations — but here in texas, about only half the state is vaccinated. the vast majority have only two immunisations, so that creates a lot of vulnerability here in texas, so i'm quite worried about big surges on our hospitals because we've had that experience in the past — especially in the panhandle part of texas, the more conservative areas of texas, where people are openly defiant about getting vaccinated and vaccination rates are only 30—a0% — so we're hoping for the best but it could be a very rough time. i mean, the hope, as you have pointed out, is that the severity of this illness is not as great as previous lineages but it's from my standpoint, it's still a soft call because your wave, of course, your omicron wave dovetailed right onto the delta wave, so perhaps the reason for the appearance of less severity was because so many of your omicron infections were in fact reinfections following delta. i'm not sure we have that same situation here, so we'll have to see

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, ag

no further north—east you are, the code that you christmas it will be for you.southern and south—east england, the midlands and wales. another with cloud and patchy rain into southern scotland and parts of northern ireland. maybe a few flurries on the ground out of that. the brightest conditions in loving scotland, but this is where it is colder today. scotland, but this is where it is coldertoday. if scotland, but this is where it is colder today. if you wintry showers and the northern isles, especially for shetland. today, the rain will face enough, eventually producing a few flurries to the higher part of the pennines. another system pushing into south wales and south—west england, may be a rumble of thunder. no colder conditions in scotland with the clear skies. with the cloud as we start christmas day across southern areas, quite a bit of mist and fog around as well, outbreaks of rain into north england, wales and northern ireland on christmas day perhaps some snow into snowdonia and later on into the peak district. mailed to the far south—west, but for men

a much milder night than last night in the north—east of scotland.he morning. there won't be much rain for the eastern side of the uk. we should see some sunshine arriving in the north—east dubbing them. thicker cloud will bring rain into wales, the west midlands and the north west of england. it will be a very mild day. temperatures 16 degrees. much milder in northern scotland. moving into friday, new year's eve, we could have some rain in the morning. it could linger a bit across north—eastern parts of england into the afternoon. it does tend to dry up. the winds will ease down. not quite as mild in scotland on friday. 16, possibly even 17 in east anglia. why is it so mild? well, because the winds are coming from the south, bringing warm, quite cloudy air, all the way from the tropics. those southerly winds ahead of these weather fronts around an area of low pressure which is focusing the rain more towards the north—west of the uk as we head towards midnight and into the new year. many of us will be dry and it will be exceptionally mild overnight i

fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—eastwhere we're likely to see some of that rain turn to snow. so, we're starting christmas day morning off on a very cold, frosty note across scotland, the far north of england, but less cold, milder for northern ireland in towards wales and the south west. but here, we have more of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, which will be slowly spilling northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. quite a bit of cloud for most of england but the far north of england, scotland off that cold, frosty start, will be dry and sunny throughout the day. maybe just the odd wintry shower around, some patchy cloud, but it will be windy, particularly across the northern half of the country, as you can see here. these are the mean wind speeds. so, when you factor in the wind with that cold air, it really will feel chilly — colder than these temperatures suggest, 3—5 degrees in the north, seven to maybe 11 degrees across the south and south west. now, as we head through christmas day evening, it looks li

a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amounts of sunshine means a limited amount of frost. it will be turning a bit colder as the weekend goes on. you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the far south—west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you ca

now, where there will have been some clear spells overnight — parts of eastern scotland, north—east englandshire, the east midlands and east anglia. some dense patches in places, perhaps affecting travel, and some may lingerfor much of the day in a few spots. you get the idea for the forecast, though, for friday with lots of cloud around. the cloud thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle here and there. breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england and south wales. through here, though, there could be a few sunny spells, as there will be towards parts of scotland and again north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather

anger in the north—east indian state of nagaland following the killing of 13 civilians in a botched ambushorces. an immense plastic habitat is discovered in an area of the pacific ocean, dubbed "the great garbage patch". hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the latest changes for travellers arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry, who warn that firms will be �*devastated'. under the changes, passengers will be required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test, taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk. the changes come into effect early on tuesday morning. downing street says the measures are necessary because of the rise in cases of the new variant of coronavirus. the latest country to be added to the travel red list is nigeria. from monday, travellers to the uk will have to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. once—in—a—lifetime holidays to snowy destinations. dennis and his partner were looking forward to many more smiling pictures, but because of

but still chilly across the far north—east.outh—westerly wind, pushes all that cold air well away from the uk. so, it turns milder even. very mild for a time in places in the run—up to new year's eve. but with that, it will be unsettled, some areas seeing some spells of wet and windy weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began with more than 120,000 new infections. european countries reported record numbers of cases with italy, greece and spain introducing mandatory face coverings outdoors, but 0micron appears to result in less serious illness than delta. millions around the world face travel disruption over christmas as the surge in 0micron variant cases sees 2000 flights cancelled due to staff shortages. united airlines says it's contacting impacted passengers before they arrive at the airport. china and the us are the worst affected countries. christmas celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led

but still chilly across the far north east.f boxing day to the run—up to new year's eve, we can see some really mild air starts to move in, and right across the uk on a south—westerly wind, pushes all that cold air well away from the uk. so, it turns milder even. very mild for a time in places in the run—up to new year's eve. but with that, it will be unsettled, some areas seeing some spells of wet and windy weather. this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after the glimmer of hope — more gloom — with the highest daily recorded cases of covid since the pandemic began. millions of travellers around the world face disruption over christmas, as the surge in omicron cases means cancelled flights and staff shortages. a packed ferry catches fire in southern bangladesh — at least 39 people are killed. the queen is expected to give a very personal christmas message this year — her first since the death of her husband prince philip. a christmas midnight mass is celebrate

the remaining areas affected are in the north—east of england. — areas affected are in the north—eastort from northern power grid. we did have the fire brigade and the army visit on saturday and friday but there has been no generator delivered, nothing. we do feel pretty abandoned. so how are you living? we are surviving with hot water from gas kettles and things like that, log burners. but it is very cold. the headlines on bbc news: a ten—year strategy for tackling drug misuse in england and wales. a crackdown on criminal gangs, and a warning to recreational users that they could lose their passports or driving licences. a leading expert in infectious diseases says the omicron variant of coronavirus could becme the uk's dominant strain within weeks. with wind and snow forecast, 1,300 homes in the north—east of england are still without power, 10 days after storm arwen. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, will make a statement to mps today after announcing a national review into the death of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes. arthur was tortured and killed by his father and stepm