we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales, the midlands, into northern england. some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, it will be milder, though, across the south. single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country — lots of isobars and weather fronts. so windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and the west of scotland. england and wales, though, closer to that area of high pressure, should be largely dry. some cloud around but also some good spells of sunshine. those temperatures will be around orjust a little above the seasonal norm. so as we head out of tuesday into wednesday, we continue with that area of high pressure across the south of the country so here, settled wit

in wales, labour remained in charge, agreeing a co—operation deal with plaid cymru. a great pleasure to have the opportunity to sign l formally the agreement i between our two parties. as northern ireland celebrated its centenary year, arlene foster stepped down as the leader of the dup. did you face a motion of no confidence? are you still the leader? her successor edwin poots lasted just 21 days. then the mp sirjeffrey donaldson took over. in may, dominic cummings, who quit as a number ten aide in late 2020, made an explosive return to the headlines. in a marathon session at a parliamentary committee looking into the pandemic, the prime minister's former advisor accused his old boss of a list of serious failures. he described it as the new swine flu. did you tell him it wasn't? certainly, but the view of various officials inside number 10 was that if we have the prime minister chairing cobra meetings and hejust tells everyone it is swine flu, "don't worry, i'll have chris whitty "going on tv with coronavirus..." the government rhetoric was putting a shield around c

wales has already loaned 4 million tests to england. health secretary sajid javid has pledged the uk supply will be pledged that the uk supply will be tripled early next year to 300 million per month. so, the message for tonight — take a test before any celebrations and kick off the new year in a cautious and sensible way. matt graveling, bbc news. let's speak now to dr leyla hannbeck, chief executive of the association of independent multiple pharmacies, which represents small pharmacies. welcome, thank you forjoining us. so, what is the picture, then, in supplies of the lateral flow tester? we were just hearing that yesterday the government said 8 million would be distributed, our pharmacy is now stocked up? film. be distributed, our pharmacy is now stocked up?— stocked up? oh, the supply is still very patchy. _ stocked up? oh, the supply is still very patchy. and _ stocked up? oh, the supply is still very patchy. and it _ stocked up? oh, the supply is still very patchy, and it is _ stocked up? oh, the supply is still very patchy

and almost a million people using cocaine every year in england and wales. many crimes are drug—related, including more than half of burglary and shoplifting offences, and costs around £20 billion a year in england alone. our home editor mark easton reports. this report contains some flashing images. as officers conducted raids against suspected drug dealers in liverpool this morning, the prime minister put on a police beanie, the visual message being that enforcement remains at the heart of his drugs strategy, getting tough with the estimated 300,000 heroin and cocaine addicts, but boris johnson also hinted at a huge financial announcement to come. we are financial announcement to come. - are going to do two things at once. we will be tougher on the county lines gangs, we'll be tougher on the criminals who are doing it, but you've also got to make sure that you've also got to make sure that you find those 300,000 people and you find those 300,000 people and you help them. you can't simply arrest them time after time and put them back in prison again and

wales and in towards the south—west. here is going to be mild, it is looking a bit cooler further north. for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be played by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. very mild here, a bit fresherfurther north. but weather front clears away from england and wales on tuesday, we start to see high pressure building on the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a uk. that will bring wet and windy weatherfor a time, uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will wind out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the

wales and in towards the south—west. here it's going to be mild, it's looking a bit for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be plagued by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. very mild here, a bit fresherfurther north. that weather front clears away from england and wales into tuesday, we start to see high pressure building in the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will win out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the uk, and we will all be in the mild air. this upcoming week is looking pretty mild for this time of year. we will start

england and wales stay cloudy. particularly into wales, and it will be mild. that's the set up for monday. stays largely cloudy, further outbreaks of rain were wales. best of the brightness for scotland and northern ireland. it'll be breezy here. some of these wintry on the hills. as we move through the week, high pressure builds in. winds turned lighter, but it means the sky will be quite grey and gloomy. because the problems for mist and fog by the end of the week. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... a desperate search for survivors — in six us states devastated by powerful tornadoes. more than 90 people are now known to have been killed. my my mother still doesn't know the houseis my mother still doesn't know the house is gone. and were not going to tell her. it'lljust break her heart. we'll cross live to one of the worst—hit areas to talk to the head of the red cross in western kentucky. also on the programme... british prime minister, borisjohnson, warns that the uk faces an emergency, in the battl

but the ten—day isolation rule is to remain in wales. the welsh government said it wanted to put the brakes on omicron as much as possible. scotland and northern ireland are also keeping ten—day quarantine for now. nightclubs in scotland are to close for at least three weeks from 27th december, after fresh restrictions were put on large events and hospitality venues earlier this week. in wales, nightclubs will close on boxing day, and no more than six people will be allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants. no new measures have been announced for england, but the prime minister has said he can't rule out further restrictions after christmas. fergus walsh, bbc news. covid infections are surging across europe — with both the uk and france reporting new, single—day records on thursday. italy and spain are the latest countries to introduce increased restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. our europe correspondent nick beake has this report. the festive message to spaniards this year — wear a mask, even ou

scotland along with wales and northern _ quite happy. scotland along with wales and northern ireland - quite happy. scotland along withi wales and northern ireland have quite happy. scotland along with i wales and northern ireland have all introduced some covid restrictions over the festive period. and that makes border towns like carlisle even more appealing for a night out. there are a lot of both english and scottish people out enjoying themselves in carlisle to arrive. some of the scots admit they have come here on purpose to avoid restrictions back home. butjust walking up and down some of carla's busiest street people are telling us it is quieter than they would expect. the scottish government had asked people not to cross the border. ~ ., , ., _, ., border. where have you come from toda ? border. where have you come from today? glasgow — border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why _ border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why have - border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why have you - border. where h

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. and omicron causes chaos for travellers — 7000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. tributes have poured in from around the world for south africa's archbishop desmond tutu who has died at the age of 90. archbishop tutu was a nobel peace prize laureate and considered one of the driving forces behind the anti—apartheid movement in south africa. former us president barack 0bama described him as a mentor and moral compass, while borisjohnson said he would be remembered for his spiritual leadership. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say we will be free. desmond tutu was an exuberant figure, an outspoken anglican priest who became one of the world's great moral voices. it was during south africa's long and violent struggle against white minority rule that he rose to prominence, condemning the apartheid go

he's willing to crop the dog's ears and send the pup to wales. when we ask, the breeder, flavian vargas, says he can also provide fraudulent passports. the price is £250. there's even a discount if we buy five or more. it's got all the vaccination stickers, a vet's stamp in all the right places, but otherwise, it's completely blank. dodgy pet passports aren't just useful for covering dodgy pet passports aren't just useful for covering up ear cropping. they can be used to bring in dogs that are legally too young to travel. we've got three puppies here, they're given a passport — sadly, the information in the passport is falsified, so they're declared to be older than they actually are, and the journeys they undertake are awful. you know, great lengths, in excess of 2a hours, often no food, very little water, no stops. there were actually four puppies in this group that were seized, and sadly one passed away. so, sometimes we do see that. paula says that tougher importation rules will only work if someone actually looks at the animals at the bor

it is a touch milder, especially in england and wales. that is a trend that continues as we go towards the end of the year. we will see several areas of low pressure coming our way with spells of wind and rain, drier and brighter moments in between, but all the while we will be pumping mild air northwards across the uk, and temperatures in south—east england for a time midweek may be approaching 17 celsius. but all areas will turn much milder, but wet at times, and the 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 of the pandemic. 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

greater restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland. a record number of covid infections in france as well — almost 180,000 in a single day. the french government has already announced new measures there. russia's supreme court has banned one of the country's oldest human rights organisations. the court ruled that memorial must be disbanded for breaking the law on foreign agents. china says its astronauts are being put in danger of collision, with satellites launched by elon musk. the spacex founder is facing a social media backlash in china after beijing claimed its space station had two "close encounters" this year. now on bbc news, review 2021: the year in film with mark kermode. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and i'm here at the beautiful cinema museum in south london, where i'll be rounding up the highs and lows of 2021. in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long—delayed release of no

wales has imposed restrictions. nothing in england, the premier league is trying to continue as normal, despite, as you say, a record premier league players and testing positive for covid including boxing day. the liverpool manager was asked about this earlier before tomorrow's trip. he's long voiced his frustrations about the number of games traditionally played during christmas and new year, but given that the coronavirus cases, he says it's not right that so many games are being played after boxing day, especially when it means some teams are playing just 48 hours after their last game. and that... it's a great fixture. everyone loves it, it's great for the people and players. really good for everybody. after that, we do not stop discussing, because if we don't discuss it, it stays like this, maybe it stays anyways like this, but the players need help and help needs to come from other areas, this case, the coaches and players, we have to deal with all of this, which is why we are pretty clear about that. jurgen k

we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales and the midlands, into northern england, some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, will be milder across the south. single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country — lots of isobars and weather fronts. so windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and west of scotland. england and wales, though, closer to that area of high pressure should be largely dry, some cloud around but also some good spells of sunshine. those temperatures will be around orjust a little above the seasonal norm. so as we head out of tuesday into wednesday, we continue with that area of high pressure across the south of the country so here, settled with light winds.

but a windy day, especially with exposure in wales and the english channel. through this evening and overnight, there will be quite a bit of clear sky around, so especially in scotland, parts of northern england, we are looking at a touch of frost before this next system swings in bringing its rain from the south—west. so tomorrow, we start off with all that rain spreading from the south west steadily northwards and eastwards, behind it, there will be some residual cloud, there will still be some dampness in the air, but for some, it should start to brighten up, particularly so for north—east england and also parts of northern ireland. temperatures tomorrow ranging from seven to 16. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the hospitality sector welcomes the decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england before the new year, describing it

our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. from boxing day, it'll feel like deja vu again in wales. the rule of six will be back. table service will be needed at licensed premises. and nightclubs have been told they must shut altogether. another blow for an industry reeling after a difficult 18 months, and one that was expecting a bumper christmas. probably the thing that underpins it the most is customer confidence. so all of these messages say that hospitality is not safe, and it is safe. of course, it'll mean a decline in footfall, a decline in sales. you know, going into the start of the year, when we were hopefully looking forward with a bit of optimism, we're on the back foot again and having to restart things. although an extra £120 million has been set aside to help those affected, some businesses took to social media yesterday, bemoaning the announcement, with some suggesting they couldn't operate under these new measures. later today, the economy minister will outline how the extra money will be divided amongst thos

. . ~ border in scotland and in england and wales. ., ,, , ., border in scotland and in england and wales-— border in scotland and in england and wales. alex stevens is professor of criminaljustice at the university of kent, and a former member of the advisory council on the misuse of drugs. thanks for talking to us. what do you think of what we know so far? mark easton summarised it very well. there is the approach of threatening class a drug users with removing their driving licences and their passports. their driving licences and their passports-— their driving licences and their - passports-— given passports. critical approach? given boris passports. critical approach? given itoris johnson _ passports. critical approach? given boris johnson has _ passports. critical approach? given boris johnson has admitted - passports. critical approach? given boris johnson has admitted that. passports. critical approach? given boris johnson has admitted that hej borisjohnson has admitted that he used class a drugs in the past i wonder if he will be handing his driving licence and? the ministe

for wales and the midlands and lincolnshire. best of any sunshine for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. a bit cooler here than i will be on sunday as temperatures return to average and still being mild in the south. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... days before a likely backbench rebellion, uk prime minister borisjohson faces fresh questions about christmas gatherings at downing street a year ago — after a photo emerges of him taking part in a quiz. the nhs in england is extending its vaccination programme as it tries to get on top of the omicron variant — 30 to 39 year olds can book a virus booster jab from tomorrow. g7 foreign ministers warn iran that �*time is running out�* to rescue the nuclear deal. emergency teams search for survivors in six us states after more than 70 people die in the largest outbreaks of tornadoes in us history. and the battle for the chequered flag as max verstappen starts on pole position to take on lewis hamilton in the formula one title decider in abu dhabi. now on bbc

in wales, labour remained in charge, agreeing a co—operation deal with plaid cymru. a pleasure to have the opportunity to sign formerly the agreement between our two parties. as northern ireland celebrated its centenary year, arlene foster stepped down as the leader of the dup. did you face a motion of no confidence? are you still the leader? her successor edwin poots lasted just 21 days. then the mp sirjeffrey donaldson took over. in may, dominic cummings, who quit as a number 10 aide in late 2020, made an explosive return to the headlines. in a marathon session at a parliamentary committee looking into the pandemic, the prime minister's former advisor accused his old boss of a list of failures. he described it as a swine flu. did you say it wasn't? certainly but the view of various officials inside number 10 was that if we have the prime minister chairing cobra meetings and he just tells everyone it is swine flu, don't worry, it's only chris whitty going on tv with coronavirus... the govermnment rhetoric was putting a shield around care homes, it was complete nonse

wales and in towards the south—west. here it's going to be mild, it's looking a bit cooler further north. for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be plagued by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. very mild here, a bit fresherfurther north. that weather front clears away from england and wales into tuesday, we start to see high pressure building in the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will win out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the uk, and we will all be in the mild air. this upcoming week is looking pretty mild for this time o

we know scotland wales and northern ireland — measures? we know scotland wales and northern ireland have _ measures? we know scotland wales and northern ireland have announced - measures? we know scotland wales and northern ireland have announced that i northern ireland have announced that there is. because clearly, for the prime minister, there is an issue here with a number of backbenchers who are utterly opposed to further measures being introduced. do you think that england might try to hold off on this for as long as possible? it may well and we know that half of his parliamentary party voted against the measures that are in the so—called plan b the cayman with covert —— covid passport and great reluctance to agree to anything else with a response to anything in response to this. i don't think that for many of those tory mps there was a firmly set position. i think it could change of the fact change but we know for boris johnson could change of the fact change but we know for borisjohnson that could change of the fact change but

today's announcement is the third in wales in less than a week. and even more measures could follow. if we need to do more, the welsh government will not stand back. we never have. these are difficult decisions. they are not always popular decisions. but if the evidence says to us that more has to be done to prevent unnecessary deaths and avoidable harm, then that is what we will do. it's a warning which stirs strong feelings in the hospitality industry. nick runs five pubs. going back to the rule of six with table service and mandatory masks leaves him with one question. we just don't understand why. there is no evidence _ about transmission of the virus within hospitality. in fact, we are amongst the safest sectors you can find. _ which direction wales takes next feels very uncertain. but now the focus is just on getting to the new year. new restrictions were also announced in northern ireland today. nightclubs will close from the 26th december. from the 27th people will have to remain seated in hospitality venues with a limit of six people at e

wales and in towards the south—west. here it's going to be mild, it's looking a bit cooler further north. for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be plagued by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. very mild here, a bit fresherfurther north. that weather front clears away from england and wales into tuesday, we start to see high pressure building in the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will win out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the uk, and we will all be in the mild air. this upcoming week is looking pretty mild for this time o

but the ten—day isolation rule is to remain in wales. the welsh government said it wanted to put the brakes on omicron as much as possible. scotland and northern ireland are also keeping ten—day quarantine for now. nightclubs in scotland are to close for at least three weeks from 27th december, after fresh restrictions were put on large events and hospitality venues earlier this week. in wales, nightclubs will close on boxing day, and no more than six people will be allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants. no new measures have been announced for england, but the prime minister has said he can't rule out further restrictions after christmas. fergus walsh, bbc news. italy and spain are the latest european countries to introduce increased restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. governments across the region are struggling to cope with the strain placed on health services and medical staff as infections rise. our europe correspondent nick beake has this report. the festive message to spaniards this year — we

starting with you, hywel, what can the people of wales expect tomorrow? well, huw, we know that ministers here in wales are seeing much of the same data as those in england. i understand what they have decided is that more measures are needed for the period immediately after christmas. so, tomorrow, the first minister, mark drakeford, will set them out in a press conference before he goes before members of the seneddin before he goes before members of the senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, senedd in a specially reconvened a virtualsession, not senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, not for senedd in a specially reconvened a virtualsession, not fora senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, not for a vote but to explain his decisions. what are those decisions likely to be? we know they have grappled with the idea of implement in more restrictions in hospitality, maybe the return of the rule of six and table service in pubs, bars and restaurants. we also know that they have considered guidance for people mixing in the

new south wales has, of course, eased its restrictions. it's come out of lockdown. it's opened both its domestic and international borders for australians and for visa—holders, and there was an expectation that these cases were going to rise, but that number has sharply risen in the last week or so. today, the state has reported more than 5,700 covid—i9 cases. about 80% of that is of the omicron variant — and these are big numbers in an australian context, so i think even if it's just an idea that's being floated, even if it's just being discussed, it's going to make that divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated even deeper, and i think it also shows you a certain nervousness from the local government or from the state government's side about whether or not the health care is going to handle more cases. shaimaa khalil in australia. in lebanon, the country's tourism ministry has ordered restaurants, hotels, fitness centres and entertainment venues to require visitors to present either a certificate of covid vaccination or a negative pcr test before enteri

yesterday in wales, social distancing measures were reintroduced. from today in northern ireland, there are new restrictions for pubs and restaurants. it will be table service only and a maximum of six people will be allowed to sit together. we've tried to be sensible to both protect ourselves and each other. i am slightly bewildered, i don't understand them. i have come over from scotland, so everything is different. table service too has come in in scotland where alcohol is served, nightclubs will have to close for a period of at least three weeks. the scottish health secretary this morning visited a vaccination centre in perth. 0ver christmas, scotland recorded the highest number of daily covid cases since the start of the pandemic. it will still be very difficult for businesses, but, of course, if we let this virus get out of control or get ahead of us, that would be even worse for the economy. downing street says it won't hesitate to act if more restrictions in england are needed in the future. today's briefing by scientists is one of a series

in wales, labour remained in charge, agreeing a co—operation deal with plaid cymru. a great pleasure to have the opportunity to sign, formally, the agreement between our two parties. as northern ireland celebrated its centenary year, arlene foster stepped down as the leader of the dup. can you tell us what happened in there? did you face a motion of no confidence? are you still the leader of the party? her successor edwin poots lasted just 21 days. then the mp sirjeffrey donaldson took over. in may, dominic cummings, who quit as a number 10 aide in late 2020, made an explosive return to the headlines. in a marathon session at a parliamentary committee looking into the pandemic, the prime minister's former advisor accused his old boss of a list of serious failures. he described it as the new swine flu. did you tell him it wasn't? certainly, but the view of various officials inside number 10 was that if we have the prime minister chairing cobra meetings and hejust tells everyone it is swine flu, "don't worry, i'll have chris whitty injecting me live on tv with coronavi

of rain certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here, little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold onto the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales in the midlands, into northern england, some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, will be milder across the south, single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country, lots of isobars and weather fronts. windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and west of scotland. england and wales, closer to that area of high pressure, should be largely dry, some cloud around but also some good spells of sunshine. those temperatures will be around orjust a little above the s

it is a touch milder, especially in england and wales. that is a trend that continues as we go towards the end of the year. we will see several areas of low pressure coming our way with spells of wind and rain, drier and brighter moments in between, but all the while we will be pumping mild, even very mild air northwards across the uk, and temperatures in south—east england for a time midweek may be approaching 17 celsius. but all areas will turn much milder, but wet at times, and the 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 of the pandemic. a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing in the grounds of windsor castle, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies i

very mild, too, for wales, and pretty mild for northern ireland and scotland as well. we continue with that theme. on thursday, those south—westerly winds still us. still some heavy rain the come, particularly for wales, western coasts and hills of england and for northern ireland later in the day as well. temperatures, similar levels, 16, possibly 17 across the very warmest parts of england. further north, 12 in glascow. that's still well above average, as is 11! in belfast. now, we could have some heavy rain and strong winds thursday night. maybe lingering for a time on friday, but otherwise there'll be a lot of cloud across western areas with some mist and fog patches and probably some spots of drizzle as well. the driest weather will be further east. temperatures still at their highest across england and wales, still at those same kind of levels. and 2022 is going to start off where 2021 left off with those very mild south—westerly winds. again extensive cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle for western coasts and hills, probably quite murky. but those crazy tem

very mild, too, for wales, and pretty mild for northern ireland and scotland as well. we continue with that theme. on thursday, those south—westerly winds still us. still some heavy rain the come, particularly for wales, western coasts and hills of england and for northern ireland later in the day as well. temperatures, similar levels, 16, possibly 17 across the very warmest parts of england. further north, 12 in glascow. that's still well above average, as is 1a in belfast. now, we could have some heavy rain and strong winds thursday night. maybe lingering for a time on friday, but otherwise there'll be a lot of cloud across western areas with some mist and fog patches and probably some spots of drizzle as well. the driest weather will be further east. temperatures still at their highest across england and wales, still at those same kind of levels. and 2022 is going to start off where 2021 left off with those very mild south—westerly winds. again extensive cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle for western coasts and hills, probably quite murky. but those crazy temp

but we start wednesday with a widespread frost in scotland, england and wales. some early sunshine, but it clouds over from the west. the wind starts to pick up. we've got this band of rain mainly affecting northern ireland, pushing into wales and southwest england and then into parts of scotland later on, bringing in some milder airfor western areas. but for many parts of the country, it's still another chilly day. that band of wet weather moves northwards and eastwards overnight, and then with low pressure still out to the west, another band of rain sweeps around that as well. so we're going to find some wet weather moving northwards and eastwards again during thursday. could stay wet for most of the day across the northern half of scotland. elsewhere, that rain does clear through. we get some sunshine following on behind. and with a south—westerly wind, just look at what it does for the temperatures — widely in double figures across northern ireland, england and wales. as the winds fall light, though, overnight, and if you're going to be travelling into c

the far south of wales and much of southern england, a lot of the day is going to be dry. it's blustery wherever you are — these are average speeds. some stronger gusts around particularly western coasts — 40—45 mph or so, so a risk of gales here — so it will feel colder than these temperatures might suggest, which are already down compared with what we had on friday. saturday evening and night, its central and eastern parts of england with outbreaks of rain. some snow to the higher parts of the pennines and peak district. a few showers in the west but some clear spells, too, and where you have the clear spells, a greater chance of a frost going into sunday morning, especially in the countryside. and on sunday, well, the low pressure�*s here. for many, it's far enough away to allow a drier day but close to that across especially eastern parts of england, there'll be some outbreaks of rain around. they may just fringe into eastern scotland at times and also push a little further west towards the midlands. much of scotland, northern ireland, wales and the western s

a national forest stretching across wales is planned. a similar scheme is happening in the midlands. but planting to capture carbon is the subject of scientific debate. it depends on the type of tree and its location. stopping deforestation is, for some, a bigger priority, as well as cutting emissions. whether wales's big tree giveaway can have a meaningful impact won't be clear for at least a generation. but ministers say it's a worthwhile investment in the nation's future. hywel griffith, bbc news. not sure it will be t — michael tree—planting weather in the next few days. matt taylor has more. hello. weather conditions are set to deteriorate across the country as we go through tomorrow. out there, though, into the start of the new day, it will be fairly quiet. tonight, for instance, many of the showers fading away. some continue north and west, it's gotten wintry in places, but to start tuesday, it will be a sunny start but a very cold and frosty one — scotland, england, east wales especially. but as you can see, down to the sou

wales began at home, no crowd of course. ireland were shown red. the team in red would do just that. to the snow and murrayfield. the rugby once more red. he's going to get it! what an important win for wales. back home, the neighbours were waiting. will england catch fire? when will they catch fire? not in cardiff — the questions didn't end there. he can't quite gather it. it has gone forward, has it? to paris for an extraordinary finish. to the match and, ultimately, the championship. surely it's going to be... for the bonus point try! that will win france the game. wales beaten. could scotland now help out? they could scarcely have left it later. what an end to this championship! that meant wales were champions. drama that deserved an audience. the women's six nations — that felt the impact even more. restructured, reorganised, the culmination, an england—france final. wonderful stuff from england. they cannot stop winning. they are champions again in 2021. england couldn't stop winning, and neither, it seemed, could rachael blackmore. nev

he's willing to crop the dog's ears and send the pup to wales. when we ask, the breeder, flavian vargas, says he can also provide fraudulent passports. the price is £250. there's even a discount if we buy five or more. it's got all the vaccination stickers, a vet's stamp in all the right places, but otherwise, it's completely blank. dodgy pet passports aren't just useful for covering up ear cropping. they can be used to bring in dogs that are legally too young to travel. we've got three puppies here, they're given a passport — sadly the information in the passport is falsified, so they're declared to be older than they actually are, and the journeys they undertake are awful. you know, great lengths, in excess of 2a hours, often no food, very little water, no stops. there were actually four puppies in this group that were seized, and sadly one passed away. so sometimes we do see that. paula is that tougher importation rules will only work if someone actually looks at the animals at the border. currently, there's no requirement to do so. the che

a total ban on spectators at sporting and large events in wales from now on. but in scotland, the premier league have moved their winter break forward due to measures to limiting maximum capacity in stadiums there, much to the dismay of fans. across all hospitality venues, the rule of six is back in wales, as is social distancing. smaller tables mean smaller profits, and two metres means fewer guests. the two—metre rule obviously has a massive effect. new year's eve, we've got full capacity, but with the two—metre rule, we've probably lost 20% of the capacity, so we have had to phone a few people and unfortunately cancel people for new year's eve. while restrictions in northern ireland and in scottish pubs and restaurants come into force tomorrow, the stormont executive said they would keep the measures under review. whilst first minister nicola sturgeon told the public theirs would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, her counterpart further south, mark drakeford, said rules will be reviewed frequently. his next three—weekly assessment is du

widespread gales then across the rest of england, wales, southern scotland. later in the day, we'll see those winds strengthen in the far north east. not the 100 mph winds we saw in scotland and northern england from arwen, but perhaps the biggest problems here could be snowfall later in the day, blizzards on the hills, even to some lower levels as the breeze picks up. but the winds generally across the southern parts of scotland and north east england, in the order of around a0 or maybe 50 mph at worst. here is storm barra developing to the west of us through the afternoon. there is this slight gap ahead of it, and that means tonight as the showers start to fade, a few will continue north and east of scotland, it's going to be a cold night and a frosty night. widespread frost through east wales, england and also scotland that could lead to some icy conditions, but it's in these areas, a sunny, quiet start, almost the calm before the storm. and it's generally gradually through the day, we will see storm barra working its way into bring that disruption, the la

a view from wales, cloudy from dawn until dusk. it's the cloud that's going to win out for friday and the weekend. high pressure, lots of settled weather to come, but trapped underneath this high pressure, plenty of cloud. now, where there will have been some clear spells overnight — parts of eastern scotland, northeast england — 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, 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 areas saw some sunshine, scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, wales and the south—west of england, but even where there was sunshine there was some unrest and fog patches around. similar story into sunday. 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

wales and in towards the south—west. here it's going to be mild, it's looking a bit cooler further north. for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be plagued by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. very mild here, a bit fresherfurther north. that weather front clears away from england and wales into tuesday, we start to see high pressure building in the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will win out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the uk, and we will all be in the mild air. this upcoming week is looking pretty mild for this time o

first minister of wales mark drakeford announced that new guidelines for visiting care homes in wales will be released in the coming days. over the next few days we will be issuing new guidance for visiting in care homes and in hospitals. we all want to do whatever we can to support visiting where it is safe to do so. but if we do see a new wave of cases some strength and measures to protect patients, staff and residents may be needed. none of us wanted to hear the news about the new omicron variant. after almost two years of the pandemic we had all hoped that we would have put its coronavirus behind as this christmas. unfortunately, it is a simple matter of fact that we are once again facing an uncertain future. ~ , .,~ ., , future. mark drakeford, first minister of— future. mark drakeford, first minister of wales, _ future. mark drakeford, first minister of wales, talking i future. mark drakeford, first. minister of wales, talking about future. mark drakeford, first - minister of wales, talking about an uncertain future there. interesting, hearing that on the day that you will pro

the first minister has put regulations in place that will come in on boxing day in wales. they mostly involve the hospitality sector, the rules of six will come into force again in restaurants, in cinemas and theatres as well. and table service will be required in licensed premises. the two metre social—distancing rule will also come back in and that will dictate how many people can attend weddings and funerals from boxing day. when it comes to household mixing, this is the thing the welsh government cabinets were wrestling over in the last few days, they have issued guidance, not regulation. but they have said to people to limit the amount of people they mix with in their homes and to change who they mix with on different days as well. and what they have also said it is although that is guidance, there is a ban on groups of 30 or more inside. and these rules are in addition to the rules already announced this week in that nightclubs will close on boxing day and no spectators at sporting events as well. the northern ireland executive is meeting now to consider a range of

from boxing day. similar to that in wales from boxing dav it— similar to that in wales from boxing dav it will— similar to that in wales from boxing day. it will also mean that large—scale hogmanay celebrations including _ large—scale hogmanay celebrations including the planned one here in our capital— including the planned one here in our capital will not proceed and i know— our capital will not proceed and i know how— our capital will not proceed and i know how disappointing this will be for those _ know how disappointing this will be for those looking forward to these events _ for those looking forward to these events and for the organisers of them _ events and for the organisers of them but — events and for the organisers of them but i — events and for the organisers of them but i want to underline why we think this _ them but i want to underline why we think this difficult decision is necessary. we note that the much higher— necessary. we note that the much higher transmissibility of omicron means— higher transmissibility of omicron means large gatherings have

wales and in towards the south—west. here it's going to be mild, it's looking a bit cooler further north. for monday, we start the new week off on a bright note across the northern half of the country, here we will have some blustery showers, wintry on the hills, england and wales will be played by this weather front so it could be quite cloudy and quite wet in parts of wales and into northern england, i think the south—east quadrant could be a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter. that weather front clears away from england and wales into tuesday, we start to see high pressure building in the south, but you will notice low pressure to the north of the uk. that will bring wet and windy weather for a time, but after wednesday, certainly thursday and friday, it looks like that area of high pressure will wind out, push northwards and clear the wet and windy weather away from the uk, and we will all be in the mild air. this upcoming week is looking pretty mild for this time of year. we will start off unsettled, particu

and wales. one has been installed at a primary school in london where a pitch is named after ugo ehiogu, the former premier league defender who died from a cardiac arrest in 2017. graham satchell reports. and after school training session at seven sisters primary school in north london. they are playing on the ugo ehiogu pitch. the money for this facility donated by ugo ehiogu's family. he this facility donated by ugo ehiogu's family.— this facility donated by ugo ehiogu's family. he was best friends, ehiogu's family. he was best friends. he _ ehiogu's family. he was best friends, he was _ ehiogu's family. he was best friends, he was brilliant. - ehiogu's family. he was best| friends, he was brilliant. and ehiogu's family. he was best. friends, he was brilliant. and as ehiogu's family. he was best - friends, he was brilliant. and as a husband kind, thoughtful, caring, generous. one and a million. very, very special man.— very special man. commentator: garris out the _ very special man. comme

it cost about £600 million a month in wales. we don't have _ million a month in wales. we don't have the _ million a month in wales. we don't have the resources for furlough and other— have the resources for furlough and other demands. also, we don't have access— other demands. also, we don't have access to _ other demands. also, we don't have access to the information required forfurlough. if access to the information required for furlough. if the public health information deteriorated further, we need the _ information deteriorated further, we need the treasury to step up to the plate _ need the treasury to step up to the plate and _ need the treasury to step up to the plate and help to protect lives and livelihoods across the uk. while you are waitin: livelihoods across the uk. while you are waiting for _ livelihoods across the uk. while you are waiting for the _ livelihoods across the uk. while you are waiting for the uk _ livelihoods across the uk. while you are waiting for the uk treasury i livelihoods across the uk. while you are waiting for the uk treasury t

. >> this is bbc news with the headlines -- new covid infections in england and wales at a record daily highs the government defends its decision not to introduce further restrictions in england before the new year. the hospitality industry welcomes the move that created a lifeline for its future. >> new year's eve can go ahead as planned and that is great news. >> protests outside courts as the kremlin bands one of russia's best known human rights organizations. and china says its astronaut has been put in danger of collision with satellites launched by elon musk. welcome. if you have just joined us, i'm sean light. good to have you with us if you're watching in the u.k., pbs in the united states or anywhere else around the world. we begin in the u.k. where the government says it will keep under close review its decision not to bring in further conavirus restrictions for england despite infection numbers rising to a level not seen before since the pandemic. there are restrictions on socializing and the other three nations. others have various restrictions. the latest data shows or have