some areas saw some sunshine, scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, wales . chilly where ever you are. northern areas will have the best of the sunshine. it is all down to this blocking area of high pressure, stagnant weather pattern, very little wind to disturb it and move this cloud around. it looks like the cloud i was going to hang around areas where it was cloudy today. central, southern, eastern england. a bit of missed an workaround. under clear skies, scotland, northern england, wales, it will be colder. much colder across parts of scotland, down 2—5, -6. across parts of scotland, down 2—5, —6. some mist and fog across sunny spots in the north, as you can see. but here is where the rest of the sunshine is, large parts of scotland, north—west england, into wales and the south—west. if you glamorous for northern ireland. much of central and southern england it will be another gloomy day, some mist and murk around, even some drizzle and one or two places. wherever you are, it will be chilly. more of a breeze across southern england into the channel. as

it has been a very wet day in south—west england.f rain also made it wet in northern ireland. it is on the move as we get into tonight and that is butting into cold air, in southern scotland and northern endland and the peak district, pennines and southern uplands will see some snow. northern england and scotland will have a frost, and with the wind strength as it is over the pennines and the southern uplands, we will see this snow blowing around, affecting travel on the higher routes. we may see snow on lower levels in southern and central scotland for a time on sunday morning. northern scotland likely to stay dry with sunny spells. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, there will be another band of rain moving eastwards. showers following behind. not as windy to the south—west, but this brisk south—easterly wind will make it feel chilly in scotland and north—east england. elsewhere not quite as cold a feel to the day. some sunny spells in wales and south—west england in the afternoon. as we get on into the evening, t

so some sunshine for, north—west england and wales as well.unny spells for northern ireland and parts of south—west england but further east feeling fairly chilly where you're trapped under that cloud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we haven't seen the sun for a few days. top temperatures around two to nine degrees. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... in the uk, the health secretary says it is time to be cautious about social interactions and refuses to rule out tighter covid restrictions before christmas, in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep eve

of southern england, west of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. skies the scotland and northern england, it will be a few patchy frosty patches around and icy stretches to take us into sunday. on sunday as it is still influenced by the same area of low pressure. the winds are changing direction, and will be coming in from an easterly direction being cloud and rain eastern parts of scotland and england. scotland, northern ireland, having the best of the bright weather with sunny spells but a few scattered showers for northern and western scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england and wales. a chilly day for most but turning milder for southern wales and south—west england. into next week, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure is going to swing its way on off the atlantic. this is going to bring gale force winds as we go into tuesday for some but the winds could be very, very strong. cold airaround. some further mountain snow. that is your latest weather. pertaining a tad milderfor southern wales and south—west england. this is bbc

those temperatures then, picking up across the south—west so southern wales and south—west england, 10ernoon, but for many others are fairly cool feeling day, temperatures typically around 6—8. overnight tonight our band of rain pushes eastwards slowly clearing away from the east coast of east anglia and kent. what follows is some showers and clear spells. another cold night for scotland and northern england with patches of frost. lowest temperature is about minus one celsius the countryside. tomorrow a straight forward north—westerly bringing a mix of sunshine and showers. there will be some sparkling blue skies at times but the showers will be widespread and really frequent across the north west, some of them having a bit of sleet or health know mixed in other showers will get driven in by the north—westerly winds across northern wales into north—west england into the midlands and one or two reaching into southern england as well. temperatures for many similar, around 6—7, but that's the last of the really cool weather because as we get into the weekend we have this big wave of warm

it should brighten up later on across south—west england, wales and northern ireland. 0vernight, the land, snow above 300 metres, england wales and northern ireland variable amounts of cloud and some mist and fog patches forming but not a particularly cold night. in some sheltered glens, it could be called with a touch of frost and the risk of ice on surfaces. tomorrow, snow flurries across parts of the highlands, grampians and northern isles. a lot of cloud and the next band of rain comes in, still mild, but the wind picking up. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: people with 0micron are less likely to end up in hospital, as studies suggest it could be milder than previous covid variants. scientists say they're "cautiously optimistic" but warn the sheer number of infections could still lead to hospitals being overwhelmed homeless at christmas. a charity's hiring out hotel rooms to help rough sleepers over the festive season. a long—lost episode of morecambe and wise is set to be broadcast in colour for the first time on christmas day. now on bbc news... ..it�*s the travel show, wi

behind it, we will see some heavier rain later today come into northern ireland, north—west england andrain in places. but it will stay mild, ten to 12 degrees the hive. further north, we keep that colder air, so temperatures sitting around five to seven celsius. now, moving out of thursday towards christmas eve, is that weather front continues to push its way steadily north, bumping into the cold air, we could see some significant snow to higher ground above 200 metres in the highlands before it peters out through the night. furthersouth, it's going before it peters out through the night. further south, it's going to be a misty and foggy start, a milder start, but that's certainly worth bearing in mind if you are out and travelling to see friends and family first thing on christmas eve. so the folk will gradually lift into local cloud, the rain easing into scotland, but by the same time down to the south—west come into northern ireland, wales and south—west england, we are going to see some wetter and increasingly windier weather starting to develop by the end of christmas eve afternoo

england and wales having the best of the bright and sunny spells. there will be some scattered showers for northern and western scotland and north—west of both england. a chilly day for most, turning milder for southern wales south—west england. into next week, rapidly deepening area of low pressure swinging its way of the atlantic. this will bring gale force winds is becoming come into tuesday for some. we also might see some further mountain snow. that is today's weather. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... the parents of a us teenager accused of killing four students, have been arrested after going on the run. south african scientists say the new coronavirus variant 0micron appears to be spreading more than twice as fast as the delta variant. unvaccinated british mums who were severely ill with coronavirus, encourage pregnant women to get their covid jab in the uk. president biden says he does not accept moscow's demands over ukraine, as russian troops mass on the border. britain is witnessing a record spike in anti—semitism — we have a special report on what's behind the rise in attacks on the jewis

yet again, rain into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. got to sweep its way steadily northwards, so it will be hanging around for some of us boxing day. again, still relatively mild. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm martine croxall. our top stories... scientists cautiously welcome uk studies suggesting that the highly—contagious 0micron covid variant is milder than previous versions. britain's health secretary warns that the sheer number of infections could still lead to hospitals being overwhelmed. we do know with 0micron that it does spread a lot more quickly, it's more infectious than delta, so any advantage gained from reduced risk of hospitalisation needs to be set against that. president putin again insists the west must give russia guarantees that nato won't expand eastwards to admit ukraine and says he's initiated high—level talks with the us. translation: if we are plunged in a conflict? i

the same time, down into the south—west, northern ireland, wales and south—west england, we will seee afternoon. mild to the south, the greatest chance of seeing some brightness, some sunshine. but cool into the far north—east of scotland. as we move out of christmas eve and into christmas day, as the weather front continues to push its way steadily northwards, once again we have still got the cold air sitting across the far north of scotland. on the leading edge, there could be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow early on christmas day. that will ease away. it's going to be a pretty nondescript christmas day for most of us. a lot of cloud around, yet again some rain into the northern ireland, wales and south—west england areas. yeah, it stays on the mild side, further north and east we keep the cooler air. that rain has got to sweep its way steadily northwards. so it will be hanging around for some of us for some of us. again, relatively mild. this is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm martine croxall. our top stories... scientists cautiously welco

it will brighten out but the tail end will be heavy bringing heavy rain across north wales and west englandtemperatures tomorrow, above average for the time of years, 90 potentially 17 degrees. hello this is bbc new. the headlines: the scottish parliament is recalled amid record numbers of covid infections the issue has to be do we have the right time constraints in place to suppress the circulation of the virus? borisjohnson is under pressure to follow the united states and cut the covid self—isolation period in england to 5 days the us and several european countries including france, italy and portugal record their highest daily rises in covid infections since the pandemic began soaring energy bills, rising taxes and stagnant wages will leave millions of families struggling in 2022 — according to a leading think tank england and manchester city footballer raheem sterling says society must never let its guard down over racism in the game now on bbc news, review 2021, the media year. hello. i hope the year has been kind to you. the media industry is defining a new normal, and coming to term

rain pushing through south—west england, wales, spreading further east england is turning later as itunties to end the afternoon. through the evening also. milder to the south. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. tributes pour in for archbishop desmond tutu, nobel laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid — who has died at the age of 90. he was one of the greatest people i've ever met. he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid. but you know that he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when their inflatable boat sank last month in the channel while trying to reach the uk have been returned to northern iraq. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant.

most of the showers will be across eastern parts of england, one or two across the south—west.res around or below the seasonal average. a reminder of our top story... the government order is more than 100 million covid vaccine doses to future proof the vaccine programme. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the international olympic committee says it has spoken for a second time with chinese tennis star peng shuai, amid continuing concerns for her welfare. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. before yesterday's ioc video—call, the women's tennis association said that it would be cancelling all its tournaments in china until there was real proof of her safety. the ioc has been criticized for its involvement, with human rights groups accusing them of collaborating with chinese authorities the ioc released this stat

behind it, we will see some heavier rain later today into northern ireland, north—west england and thehe high here. further north we keep the colder temperature sitting around, 5—7 c. moving out of their state was christmas eve is that where the fun continues to push its way steadily north bumping into the cold air we could see some significant snow to higher ground above 200 metres in the highland before it peters out through the night. further south, it is going to be a misty and foggy start, a mail to start and that is certainly worth bearing in mind if you are up and off travelling to see friends and family first thing on christmas eve. the fog will gradually lift into low cloud, the rain easing into scotland but by the same time down to the south—west into northern ireland, wales and south—west england we are going to see some wetter and increasingly windier weather starting to develop by the end of christmas eve afternoon. mountaineer south and greater chance of seeing some brightness and sunshine but cool into the far north—east of scotland. now, as we move out of christmas eve

temperatures rising through the day, 12 towards south west england and heading into sunday that milderrnoon most of you will see temperatures into double figures was of the milder spots on sunday because he temperatures as high as 1a with up thenit temperatures as high as 1a with up then it looks like it was a quite mild into next week. �*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the uk prime minister borisjohnson introduces new covid restrictions, but there are claims of politics over the timing. it is now the proportionate and the responsible thing to move to plan b in england while continuing to work closely with their colleagues in the devolved administrations so we slow the spread of the virus. pfizer says a three—shot course of their covid vaccine — is effective against the omicron variant. in other news, india's top military commander is killed in a helicopter crash. and listen to this.

on the tops of the mountains, and behind it we see some heavy rain in northern ireland, north—west englandth, we keep the milder air so temperature is around 5—7. moving out of thursday towards christmas eve, as the weather front continues to push its way steadily north, bumping into the cold air, we could see some significant snow to higher ground about 200 metres in the highlands before it peters out through the night. further south are misty and foggy start, and mild, but thatis misty and foggy start, and mild, but that is worth bearing in mind if you are travelling to see friends and family first thing on christmas eve. the fog will lift and the rain easing into scotland but by the same time, down to the south west into northern south—west england, we will see wetter and increasingly windy weather starting to develop by the end of christmas eve afternoon. mild to the south and the greatest chance of seeing some brightness and sunshine but cool into the far north—east of scotland. as we move out of christmas eve into christmas day, as the weather front pushes steadily northwards, once a

indies would bash england and he took great delight and we would all sit and watch how the westthrashed england. and and so i grew up in a in a caribbean household, eating jerk chicken and so on. and just very much that immigrant thing. talking politics with a small p, if not a large p? oh, i don't know if we did so much more. so what does he think? what does your mother think about your politics now? well, you know, i think they think that my small c conservatism is quite like theirs because it used to be the case that families who vote on the left could be small c conservatives spell out what you mean by small. so you can say so. i mean, you mean believe in values in family. the things i support social conservatism, belief and traditionalism and belief in the family, belief in personal responsibility and duty towards others. the things i support social conservatism, belief and traditionalism and belief in the family, belief in personal responsibility and duty towards others. so this is intriguing. you think the left left you rather than the other way around? yes, absolutely. b

some drier but cloudier conditions and the weather front starts to show its hand in the south—west of englandum of 4—5. and it is where these two air masses meet that could potentially cause a bit of a headache for christmas day, because that is the dividing line between the mixture of rain, sleet and snow, so there could be a wintry mix into northern ireland, northern england, north wales, maybe the midlands for a time, and the best of the sunshine on christmas day is likely to be across the far north—east of scotland. wetter but milder conditions continue into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. that weather front will continue to push its way steadily north and 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. 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 chi

and there will be some sunshine for those lucky few across south—west england, wales and perhaps northernve a couple of weather fronts pushing northwards. as milder air pushes into that cold air that's still in place across the north—east of the uk, that's where we see that mix of rain, sleet and hill snow. there's been quite heavy snow for the pennines and the southern uplands as well. as we move into the afternoon, most of this snow in the north will tend to ease a little bit. but we will still see quite a lot of wet weather across parts of eastern england, some low cloud, some murkiness around, too. some brighter skies for parts of northern ireland and wales and the south west but still a few showers working in, and it will feel quite breezy, too — average winds around 14 mph in the east but we could see gusts of up to about 40 mph. it's not going to feel particularly warm — four or five degrees across scotland and northern england, particularly where you've got lying snow around into the afternoon. a bit milder towards the south and south—west. through this evening and overnight, we'l

a few sunny spells arriving into wales and south—west england in the afternoon.evening, a lot of cloud and share our around. —— showers. the chance of hill not in scotland. some fog forming into monday morning. a grey day for a of the uk. outbreaks of rain in south wales and southern england. a touch milder. especially in england and wales, also for northern ireland. that is a trend that continues as we go through the end of the year. we are going to see several areas of low pressure coming our way. drier, brighter moments in between. all the while with these areas of low pressure, we will be pumping mild, even very mild air, northwards across the uk. temperatures in south—east thing and for a time may be approaching 17 celsius. all areas are going to turn much milder. wet at times. mild weather continuing into the start of the new year. this is bbc news, the headlines... queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband prince philip in her christmas day message, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing" amid the continuing impact

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, thatmost of you will see temperatures into double figures and the milder spots on sunday you could see temperatures as high as 1a degrees. then it looks like it will stay quite mild into next week. this is bbc news. our top stories: new covid rules have been announced for england, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a 3—jab course of their covid vaccine is effective against the omicron variant. the beijing boycott grows — now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. and the japanese billionaire who's become the latest space tourist.

across south—west england, wales and also northern ireland.ly 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 risk of ice here and also the chance of a frost. but push further south across the rest of the uk, it will be fairly cloudy, some patchy mist and fog forming as well. so first thing on christmas eve, we've got this decaying front producing some snow flurries, we'll see some of those in the northern isles as well, a lot of cloud around, limited brightness, and then this next weather front brings rain across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. and the wind starts to pick up here too. temperatures are ten, 11 and 12 in the quarter of the country, but

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, thatunday afternoon, most of you will see temperatures into double figures and the milder spots on sunday you could see temperatures as high as 14 degrees. then it looks like it will stay quite mild into next week. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the return of working from home. uk businesses call for government support as new covid restrictions are introduced in england. insta under pressure. the boss of the social media giant gets a grilling from senators, over its impact on young peoples' mental health. should crypto be regulated? us congress gathers evidence on the two trillion dollar cryptocurrency industry, after a volatile few days. plus, factory prices continue to soar in china, stoking global inflation dashcam beijing do anything about it? —— stoking global inflation — can beijing do anything about it?

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, that most of you will see temperatures into double figures and the milder spots on sunday you could see temperatures as high as 14 degrees. then it looks like it will stay quite mild into next week. this is bbc news. the headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, is facing questions over the effectiveness of his latest coronavirus restrictions. there's growing public anger over mrjohnson�*s failure to fully explain how a christmas party for his own staff last year did not breach lockdown rules in place at the time. pharmaceutical giants pfizer—biontech have said three doses of their covid—19 vaccine have been able to neutralise the omicron variant in laboratory tests. the manufacturers say that while two doses offer lower protection against omicron, a third booster dose of the vaccine increased the neutralising antibodies significantly. germany's new chancellor, olaf scholz, has thanked his predecessor, angela merkel, and promised to build on her achievements. the two politicians,

it brightens in the afternoon in wales and south—west england. st england. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband, prince philip, in her christmas day message, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing", amid the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. that mischievous, inquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when i first set eyes on him. but life, of course, consists of final partings, as well as first meetings. a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has called for compassion towards refugees in his christmas sermon.

and there will be some sunshine for those lucky few across south—west england, wales and perhaps northernple of weather fronts pushing northwards. as milder air pushes into that cold air that's still in place across the north—east of the uk, that's where we see that mix of rain, sleet and hill snow. there's been quite heavy snow for the pennines and the southern uplands as well. as we move into the afternoon, most of this snow in the north will tend to ease a little bit. but we will still see quite a lot of wet weather across parts of eastern england, some low cloud, some murkiness around, too. some brighter skies for parts of northern ireland and wales and the south west but still a few showers working in, and it will feel quite breezy, too — average winds around 14 mph in the east but we could see gusts of up to about 40 mph. it's not going to feel particularly warm — four or five degrees across scotland and northern england, particularly where you've got lying snow around into the afternoon. a bit milder towards the south and south—west. through this evening and overnight, we'll see so

it has been a very wet day in south—west england.e move as we get into tonight and that is butting into cold air, in southern scotland and northern endland and the peak district, pennines and southern uplands will see some snow. northern england and scotland will have a frost, and with the wind strength as it is over the pennines and the southern uplands, we will see this snow blowing around, affecting travel on the higher routes. we may see snow on lower levels in southern and central scotland for a time on sunday morning. northern scotland likely to stay dry with sunny spells. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, there will be another band of rain moving eastwards. showers following behind. not as windy to the south—west, but this brisk south—easterly wind will make it feel chilly in scotland and north—east england. elsewhere, not quite as cold a feel to the day. some sunny spells in wales and south—west england in the afternoon. as we get on into the evening, there is a lot of cloud and showers arriving and they pu

another system pushing into south wales and south—west england, may be a rumble of thunder.n 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 me on christmas day and isn't looking rather chilly. 0vernight into boxing day, as the little weather feeds into boxing day, we will see some snow. this is where we have the lowest temperatures. that does bring the potential for some snow on boxing day. initially to relatively low levels of northern england and southern scotland, more hills into the hill see it as it feeds further north. they write as well out on boxing day toward south wales and south—west england, this again is where named this is bbc news. the headlines: new figures released in the uk show a 25% rise in coronavirus infections in the three days up to last sunday. if that trend continues, it will put pressure on hospitals, schools and business. the former south korean preside

a few flakes over the highest parts of the pennines and peak districts. of southern england, west of s. a few of those winter wheat. 0vernight rain, is backing over east anglia and east england but with clearer skies the scotland and northern england, it will be a few patchy frosty patches around an icy stretches to take us into sunday. 0n stretches to take us into sunday. on sunday as it is still influenced by the same area of low pressure. the winds are changing direction and will be coming in from an easterly direction being cloud and rain eastern parts of scotland and england. scotland, northern ireland, having the best of the bright weather with sunny spells but a few scattered showers for northern and western scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england and wales. a chilly day for most but turning milderfor wales. a chilly day for most but turning milder for southern wales and south—west england. into next week, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure is going to swing its way on off the atlantic. this is going to bring gale force winds as we go into tuesday for som

tomorrow, here comes more rain across south—west england and wales, pushing further north and east throughturning later. notjust scotland and northern ireland will stay dry, sunny spells around and a cloudier day for the northern and western isles with outbreaks of rain showers. the easiest and mildest to the south. as we go through the evening, further spells of heavy downpours running along southernmost counties of england with those brisk winds. by tuesday another area of low pressure looks to be racing in from the atlantic, bringing rain to northern ireland and southern scotland and northern england and north wales and the midlands, this is the heaviest rain and as a clear through the southern flank, we will see the strongest winds with southern england gusting at 50 mph. we will see the highest temperatures to the south at around 12 or 13. the mild air will become much more widespread in midweek. this weather front will move northwards on wednesday, that will come with rain, some snow into the highlands but it opens a door to this much milder air heading in from a long way to the sout

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south west england, south wales. land. 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 over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud around again on sund

the west of england. — reason like this. the west of england, bordering - reason like this. and, bordering wales, | reason like this. the west of. england, bordering wales, lots of farmers. does he bear any personal, responsibility for losing this vote? i personal, responsibility for losing this vote?— losing this vote? i think he was facing _ losing this vote? i think he was facing a _ losing this vote? i think he was facing a very _ losing this vote? i think he l was facing a very challenging backdrop in that talking to people out there on the ground, they view the local issues that did come up, whether it was the response times or transport or the impacts of possible trade deals on farming. i think this was really overshadowed by the christmas party on the doorstep or how things were going down in westminster and what was happening in number 10. in westminster and what was happening in numberio. i in westminster and what was happening in number 10. i think it was challenging time for him. the fact that he wasn't from the local area i don't think really helped him either. t

but we see a band of rain working across northern ireland, into south—west scotland and north—west englandmidnight, some could be quite heavy. confirmation of the extraordinarily high temperatures as we get to midnight. the wind continuing to pick up as well. gusts of up to a0 or 50 mph, pick up as well. gusts of up to a0 or50 mph, may be pick up as well. gusts of up to a0 or 50 mph, may be even strongerfor some exposed western coasts. as we start january the 1st, low pressure is in charge, moving to the north—west of the uk. lots of white lines and isobars are squeezing together showing we will still have brisk wind to take us through new year's day. one weatherfront, a band of cloud and rain working east out of wales into england, not necessarily widespread rain but it could be heavy elsewhere some spells of sunshine. it stays windy and extraordinarily mild. and for sunday still unsettled with stronger spells of rain. a shift in the wind direction, coming in from the west and still very mild but not quite as mild as it is right now. a bigger change as we get deeper into next week. low pr

and that milder air arrives early in the day across southern wales and south—west england, with temperaturesnto double figures. cold with some frost in northern scotland. again, we'll have some dense patches of fog here. now, through wednesday, this band of heavy rain will be pushing its way northwards and eastwards, but it's behind this rain band that we see that really mild air extending in. so the highest temperatures will be across england and parts of wales, with highs potentially reaching 16, maybe 17 degrees, but it will also be turning milderfurther north — 11 in glasgow, 12 in belfast, both mild for december. we've got more of that exceptionally mild air to come on thursday, still with these brisk south—westerly winds. more heavy rain for wales, western areas of england, and into northern ireland later in the day. but again it is those temperatures that take centre stage — 16 or 17 degrees possible. we are reallyjust talking about temperatures getting close to the english record, because the all—time uk december temperature record stands at 18.7 in scotland. i don't think we'll quit

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wales doing well in the sunshine, parts of south—west england, maybe northern ireland seeing sunnier han we have seen of late, so not bad here. eastern, central and eastern england, southern england again, rather grey and drab, gloomy, some mistiness, a bit of drizzle here and there. it will be a chilly day wherever you are. sunday night, we hold onto lots of cloud generally, clearer spells further north and west, here it will turn frosty again with some freezing mist and fog patches. temperatures holding out around 3—7, where we have the cloud, and it will be breezier along some north sea coasts. into monday, maybe some subtle changes. i think for many, we're holding onto the cloud, but we could see clearer skies or sunnier breaks appearing across central and eastern england, parts of southern england haven't the sunshine for a good week or so now, so that will be a welcome change. probably the best of the sunshine again across the north of the uk, and again, whatever you are, it will be chilly whether you have the grey and gloomy skies or even the sunshine. now, as the run—up to chr

so some sunshine for, north—west england and wales as well.loud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we haven't seen the sun for a few days. top temperatures around two to nine degrees. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines: the uk's brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government's "direction of travel" germany bans british travellers and the netherlands goes into full lockdown — as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of 0micron. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little _ while before the lockdown. translation: it's too busy everywhere, but i have - to come to get presents before the christmas ho

so some sunshine for, north—west england and wales as well.re you're trapped under that cloud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we haven't seen the sun for a few days. top temperatures around two to nine degrees. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... in the uk, the health secretary says it is time to be cautious about social interactions, and refuses to rule out tighter covid restrictions before christmas, in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic. i think at this point we have to keep everything under review. labour has called on the government to set out a clear plan for covid restrictions o

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, that, most of you will see temperatures into double figures and the milder spots on sunday you could see temperatures as high as 1a degrees. then it looks like it will stay quite mild into next week. there are plenty examples of nations that have huge, deep this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new covid rules are announced for england, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. the beijing boycott grows, now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. do china's actions in xinjiang amount to genocide? an unofficial tribunal will give its verdict. we hearfrom one man who gave evidence. and, let there be light, the giant star marking the latest stage in the building of barcelona's la sagrada familia basilica.

of that, dry up at cloudy conditions and a weather front starting to show its hand into south—west englande figures down to the south—west, and still on the chilly side into the far north—east with a maximum of four 5 degrees. it is where these two air masses metre that could potentially cause a bit of a headache for christmas day, because that is the dividing line between the mixture of rain, sleet and snow. there could be a little bit of a wintry mix into northern ireland, northern england, north wales, may be the north midlands for a time. the best of the sunshine on christmas day is likely to be across the far north—east of scotland, wetter but milder conditions continuing into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. that 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 highes

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, thatas high as 14 degrees. then it looks like it will stay quite mild into next week. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. covid passes, working from home and the wider use of face masks, as plan b is brought into force in england. we know that the remorseless logic of exponential growth could lead to a big rise in hospitalisations and therefore, sadly, deaths. good morning. the hospitality sector says these new measures will have a devastating impact, especially on city centre venues. they want more support from the government to help them survive. i will be speaking to businesses here in liverpool. claims of more gatherings at downing street whilst the uk was in lockdown, as one of the prime minister�*s

temperatures rising through the day, 12 degrees toward south—west england and heading into sunday, thate to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: new covid rules have been announced for england, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a 3—jab course of their covid vaccine is effective against the omicron variant. and the beijing boycott grows now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. and the japanese billionaire who's become the latest space tourist.

west are bringing potentially wet and quite windy weather for the channel islands, south—west englandand wet weather but further north for northern england, northern ireland and northern scotland and improve day on monday with six or seven in the north and ten or 12 further south. very mild air working and through this week across all of the uk dragging in the breeze from the uk dragging in the breeze from the south—west so it looks fairly unsettled for the final week of 2021 but temperatures certainly very mild, 16 or 17 degrees through the middle of the week and an unsettled end for 2021. this is bbc news. the headlines... archbisop desmond tutu, nobel peace prize laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, has died at the age of 90. after nelson mandela became president, tutu headed the truth and reconciliation commission, investigating the crimes of the apartheid era. new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, to try to slow the spread of the 0micron variant in the uk. england is waiting for more data. more tha

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england, south wales. e 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 over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south—west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high sing

in particular with mr and drizzle in the best of the sunshine scotland, south—west england are, cloudy or sunny and it is going to be a chilly day. through sunday night with hang onto the cloud in eastern areas and a bit of drizzle in areas with mist and merc. mist and fog patches developing here. into the new week, we start of chilli and mainly dry. increasing amounts of sunshine and then as we reach the christmas period it looks like things may turn a bit more unsettled. hello and welcome to bbc news. governments around europe are imposing tight restrictions in reaction to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. the netherlands has announced a stringent christmas lockdown in an attempt to prevent a new wave of cases. all non—essential stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday under the new measures. anna holligan reports from the hague. a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shut down for christmas. department stores and toy shops weren't ready for this

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mpher with strongest winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine