the artist tracey emin sharing her thoughts with the bbc‘s will gompertz.ations of fraud after 20 people won a share of the jackpot. tuesday's powerball lottery saw the numbers five, six, seven, eightand nine drawn, while the powerball itself was, you have guessed it, ten. the organisers say the sequence is often picked. but some have alleged a scam and an investigation is under way. it is extremely rare for multiple winners to share the jackpot. they each won 5.7million rand the equivalent of 370,000 dollars. briefly, that may news, boris johnson has worn it will take some months before all those most vulnerable with coronavirus will get the vaccine but he is walking the fa ct vaccine but he is walking the fact that uk regulators have given approval to the vaccine. they can be rolled out from next week. the deputy chief medical officer has stressed it is important that people have the vaccine when they are offered it. that is it for now. thank you. hello. we've a much colder snap of weather on the way for the next couple of days, so there's a much greater

the artist tracey emin sharing her thoughts with the bbc‘s will gompertz. you can get in touch with me and most of the team hello. we've a much colder snap of weather on the way for the next couple of days, so there's a much greater risk of some ice and some snow. snow from these showers in the north through the course of today, and even perhaps in this band of more persistent rain in the south just on the hills because we got that cold airjust nudging further southwards, hanging around through today, hanging around through tomorrow as well. and look at this strengthening wind that will accentuate the chill. so, yes, we do have warnings out at the moment, especially across the northern half of the country, and the snow mainly on the hills and you can get the details on those warnings from the website. the showers are falling as snow on the hills in the north, but across scotland, even to lower levels with a slight covering. and here, with a widespread frost, northern england, northwards, a risk of ice. some treacherous conditions potentially further south,

the artist tracey emin sharing her thoughts with the bbc‘s will gompertz.stions from viewers ranging from safety to the way the vaccine will be allocated. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has been speaking to mother and daughter stephanie and ingrid from west london and she put their questions to the former chair of the royal college of gps. how can we be confident that this is safe for everyone? with respect to this vaccine, it has been through exactly the same rigour, the same scrutiny, the same regulator as any other medicine that we might give you. we certainly know there has been no short cuts to testing its safety. stephanie, you have got a big birthday coming up soon, you are going to be 80 injanuary, if you don't mind me saying. so when do you hope you will be getting this vaccine? i don't know where i am in the queue. i shouldn't be that high up because lots of people are more vulnerable. older people. but, on the other hand, the world would do without me, but it probably couldn't do without... i think ingrid is probably more use because sh

will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.clu b yes, look at the satellite, this club got a lot of rain into england and wales but showers are following in and they will stream into wales and the southwest overnight tonight. but we still have some wet weather in northern england, sleet and snow in the hills. that will move into the really cold air in scotland so we will see snow falling more widely here. at the same time, some wet weather could return to the south—east of england and east anglia. it is a messy night, patchy frost for england and wales, more widespread frost and ice for scotla nd widespread frost and ice for scotland and northern ireland. there is no could bring some travel disruption early tomorrow in scotland, particularly the high level route. some snow at lower levels for a while but through the morning it will fairly quickly turn back to rain and it will turn to rain across much of scotland but the rate will keep going all day and that could bring some flooding as well. strengthening whence will push wet w

.# the director george c woolfe talking to will gompertz. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are chief executive of demos, polly mackenzie and political commentator, lynn davidson. lovely lynn davidson. to have you both with us here on lovely to have you both with us here on this thursday evening. tomorrow's front pages starting with. .. "let's play aussie rules" reads the front page of the metro. it's after the prime minister warned there's a "strong possibility" of a no—deal, brexit with australian—style trade rules. "prepare for no deal" says the telegraph. the paper reports that borisjohnson says brussels wants to "punish" britain for refusing to be "yoked" to eu rules. the i also leading on this story. it warns that food prices could rise and add £3 billion a year to the cost of shopping, according to supermarkets. 0n the front page of the independent, calls for an nhs overhaul to prevent maternity unit death

will gompertz, bbc news. let us hope the show does go on. now it's time for a look at the weather.d scotland, some parts of scotland temperatures didn't really get much above freezing. for england and wales it was cold, it was wet, and it was miserable. a lot of clouds streaming in from off the atlantic. these shower clouds though are coming down. we will see a stream of showers for west wales and the southwest of england. this area of cloud here will probably take some whether weather into the southeast of england and east anglia, and the wet weather that we are seeing across northern england will spill its way into scotland as that moves inland into that icy cold. so we are going to find snow falling in many places, some more snow over the northern pennines for a while. and a widespread frost and ice in scotland and northern ireland, a patchy frost in a really, for england and wales. into the morning and snow could be a problem in scotland early on in the day. some disruption mainly to the high—level routes, there will be some snow to low levels for a while, but i think it will q

our arts editor, will gompertz spoke to viola davis and director george c. wolfe. as i can be you‘re playing ma rainey, the legendary mother of the blues. it's the 19205. she‘s a very powerful black woman who knows her status but she is in conflict with white producers who control to a certain extent her creativity. you could argue you are also a powerful black woman now, nearly 100 years later. has much changed in the entertainment industry? there is still a huge deficit in terms of being in the total position of power, so that we don‘t have to go to white producers or white studio execs and have to over explain our work and over explain our artistry. we still have to achieve that. you care nothing about me. all you want is my voice. we‘re at the beginning of a race that has been going on for 401 years. that‘s like saying, i‘ve got to run for 50,000 miles and i just started yesterday and i was walking. laughter we still have a long way to go. but i feel like at least there is movement. i‘m going to get me a band and make me some records. the character levee played

our arts editor, will gompertz spoke to viola davis and director george c.ng, one, two,. one, two, you know what to do. # i'm on my way # as crazy as i can be. you're playing ma rainey, the legendary mother of the blues. it's the 19205. she's a very powerful black woman knows her status but she is in conflict with white producers who control to a certain extent her creativity. you could argue you are also a powerful black woman now, nearly 100 years later. has much changed in the entertainment industry? there is still a huge deficit in terms of being in the total position of power, so that we don't have to go to white producers or white studio execs and have to over explain our work and over explain our artistry. we still have to achieve that. you care nothing about me. all you want is my voice. we're at the beginning of a race that has been going on for a01 years. that's like saying, i've got to run for 50,000 miles and ijust started yesterday and i was walking. laughter we still have a long way to go. but i feel like at least there is movement. i'm going t

tracy sharing her thoughts with will gompertz.ple wa nt to accusations of fraud. 20 people want to share of the jackpot as the draw in tuesday's marble lottery produce the numbers five, six, seven, eight, nine, the powerball itself was coming have guessed it, ten. the organisers say that frequency —— that sequences often picked by playing the lottery, but some have alleged a scam, an investigation is under way. it's very rare for multiple winners to share the jackpot. they each won 5.7 million. that's the equivalent of about $370,000. that's main story just briefly again, britain's pro minister, boris johnson will say it will take some months for all of those most wonderful to coronavirus will get the covid—19 vaccine. it's welcomed the fact that the regulator in the uk has given approval to the jab developed by pfizer and can be rolled out from next week. that's it for now. much more any time for you on the bbc website. thanks for watching. hello. we've a much colder snap of weather on the way for the next couple of days, so ther

will gompertz looks back at his life. do you know what is killing western democracy, george? greed.nstipation. nothing is as it seems in tinker tailor soldier spy. i hate america very deeply. the economic repression of the masses. institutionalised. john le carre's literary masterpiece is set in a secret world of spies, lies and double—crossing double agents. secret world of spies, lies and double-crossing double agents. he is right about the state of affairs down there. slovenly. the story revolves around the wise and wily george smiley. his supremely intelligent intelligence officer. you might call it balancing the books. david cornwell was still working for mi6 in the early 1960s when he started writing his slogans spy when he started writing his slogans spy cirrus, hence the need for a pen name. he named himselfjohn le carre, once again under cover. he said it was a guide into the secret world of espionage which started when spying on his fellow students at oxford university. what he did professionally would inform his novels for the next decade but perhaps not as much as his ea

our arts editor will gompertz spoke to viola davis and to the director george c wolfe.re playing ma rainey, the legendary mother of the blues. it's the 19205. she's a very powerful black woman knows her status but she is in conflict with white producers who control to a certain extent her creativity. you could argue you are also a powerful black woman now, nearly 100 years later. has much changed in the entertainment industry? there is still a huge deficit in terms of being in the total position of power, so that we don't have to go to white producers or white studio execs and have to over explain our work and over explain our artistry. we still have to achieve that. you care nothing about me. all you want is my voice. we're at the beginning of a race that has been going on for a01 years. that's like saying, i've got to run for 50,000 miles and ijust started yesterday and i was walking. laughter we still have a long way to go. but i feel like at least there is movement. i'm going to get me a band and make me some records. the character levee played by chadwick boseman w

will gompertz looks back at his life. do you know what is killing western democracy, george? greed.masterpiece is set in the secret world of spies, lies and double—crossing double agents. he is right about the state of affairs down there. slovenly. the story revolves around the wise and wily george smiley, one of the great fictional creations of the 20th century — le carre's supremely intelligent intelligence officer. you might call it balancing the books. david cornwell was still working for mi6 in the early 1960s when he started writing his slow—burn spy thrillers, hence the need for a pen name. he chosejohn le carre, placing himself, once again, undercover. he said his was a glide into the secret world of espionage that began with spying on his fellow students while at oxford university. what he did and saw professionally would inform his novels for the next six decades, but perhaps not as much as his early private life. he was, himself, a pretty wounded character from his childhood. he had been left by his mother when he was five years old and that sense of betrayal, that you ca

will gompertz looks back at his life. do you know what is killing western democracy, george? greed.i hate america very deeply. the economic repression of the masses. institutionalised. john le carre's literary masterpiece is set in a secret world of spies, lies and double—crossing double agents. he is right about the state of affairs down there. slovenly. the story revolves around the wise and wily george smilie. his supremely intelligent intelligence officer. you might call it balancing the books. david cornwell was still working for mi6 in the early 1960s when he started writing his slow—burn spy thrillers, hence the need for a pen name. he named himselfjohn le carre, once again under cover. he said it was a guide into the secret world of espionage which started when spying on his fellow students at oxford university. what he did professionally would inform his novels for the next decade but perhaps not as much as his early private life. he was a wounded character from his childhood. he had been left by his mother when he was young. the personal wound gave his writing a real edge.