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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

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 of the coronavirus pandemic. in his christmas message pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria which he said are being passed over in silence. and lift off. the world's most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. c

in terms of any sunshine on sunday, notjust the higher ground in scotland, northern england and wales venturing into the hills you're most likely to see some sunshine through the valleys below, may well be stuck underneath cloud. and overall, it is trending cooler on sunday and getting colder still as we go into the new week. now, high pressure will eventually give way as we go deeper through the week. but then the big question mark about how quickly these weather systems from the atlantic, or indeed if they will at all, move in and provide a change to more unsettled weather in time for christmas. so, colderfor a time next week, more widespread overnight frost. but if you're looking at your app and the forecast online, yes, it may look as if it turns unsettled just before christmas, but there's still a lot to play for in the details. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: concern across europe as extra measures are announced to combat the growing threat of the omicron variant. as cases jump sharply in the us, the country's top health official warns of the risks of not ge

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

lots of dry weather and sunny spells, but this band of cloud will bring some rain eastwards out of wales and across england. the rain not particularly widespread, but it could be heavy at times, and some more heavy bursts of rain likely to develop into northern ireland and western scotland through the afternoon. but in between, many places dry, still quite windy and still extraordinarily mild, 13—16 degrees quite widely. now, it stays unsettled on sunday. a mix of sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain, but a slight shift in the wind direction, now coming in from more of a westerly direction, so it won't be quite as mild. temperatures still above the average, butjust a little down on where they are at the moment. and as we move deeper into the new week, well, there is a bigger change on the way. it will still be unsettled, that's not going to change very much, low pressure still in charge. but as this low slides its way eastwards, it will open the door to a cold northerly wind. so, for tuesday and wednesday particularly, things will feel very different. single—digit temper

or —5 across parts of england and wales. it will all depend on exactly how much cloud clears, but either way, there is more cloud waiting in the wings for the rest of the week. this area of low pressure is starting to edge closer and it'll have an influence on the temperature to start with in northern ireland, temperatures lifting by the morning, but cloud, outbreaks of rain spreading in which will eventually push into parts of western central scotland, isle of man, western parts of wales for the day. furhter east, you'll stay dry, but after the morning sunshine and frost, the cloud amounts will increase, sunshine turns hazy, but it stays cold compared to the 8—10 celsius we'll see across western areas. and it's that milder air which will win out, pushing its way northwards, butjust grinds to a halt in northern scotland and fizzles. could be some snow for a time across the higher ground here. and then the next weather front pushes in for thursday. so for thursday, outbreaks of rain, maybe a little bit more across the south

if you wear an editor in wales.— editor in wales. it's absolutely ludicrous _ editor in wales. it's absolutely ludicrous. i— editor in wales. it's absolutely ludicrous. i don't _ editor in wales. it's absolutely ludicrous. i don't know - editor in wales. it's absolutely ludicrous. i don't know where l editor in wales. it's absolutely l ludicrous. i don't know where to start. all of these rules are ridiculous and conflicted each other. why is that? i don't understand that. i get that they are trying to encourage people to work from home, but then it doesn't make sense to the person on the streets, why can i go to the pub and rub up against people they are, going to the toilet, loads of people walking back and forth, people having too many drinks and getting too close, but i cannot go to where, where workplaces are taking precautions, desks are spaced at prayer, everyone has to test before they go and commit doesn't make sense. i'm not sure where to start with that. it's ridiculous. sure where to start with that. it's ridiculous— s

and parts of england and wales means that some of us will see some sunshine. 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 as a lifeline, but ministers say further restrictions hinges on the number of hospitalisations. the french government call their n

note across scotland, the far north of england, but less cold, milder for northern ireland in towards wales and the south west. but here, we have more of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, which will be slowly spilling northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. quite a bit of cloud for most of england but the far north of england, scotland off that cold, frosty start, will be dry and sunny throughout the day. maybe just the odd wintry shower around, some patchy cloud, but it will be windy, particularly across the northern half of the country, as you can see here. these are the mean wind speeds. so, when you factor in the wind with that cold air, it really will feel chilly — colder than these temperatures suggest, 3—5 degrees in the north, seven to maybe 11 degrees across the south and south west. now, as we head through christmas day evening, it looks like the rain will start to push its way northwards and eastwards and overnight, as it bumps into that cold air, we could see a bit of snow for north wales on the hills first and then into northern england, central, southern scotla

elsewhere, there will be quite a few heavy showers moving on through northern ireland, wales and england, but brightening up towards the south—west on through the afternoon, and temperatures, well, a little bit higher, but still feeling colder because of the wind. and here is a look at boxing day evening. some clearer spells down to the south and south—west, but you can see elsewhere a lot of cloud, still some showers or outbreaks of rain around. now we have had a battle between the mild and cold air for christmas weekend, beyond that, though, it is very clear it's the mild air that wins, with areas of low pressure coming in, bringing spells of wind and rain, but pushing mild air, even very mild air in places this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the world's most powerful telescope begins its journey to offer unprecedented images of the universe. queen elizabeth is expected to give a very personal christmas message this year — her first since the death of her husband prince philip. christmas day boosterjabs in england — thousands of p

some parts of scotland and northern england, wales, and the south—west have been gloriously bright and sunny but cold elsewhere, it has been grey and gloomy. and there is little change as we move into part two of the weekend, some areas across the north and west some sunshine and other areas holding on that cloud. there is this area blocking the high pressure setting to the north of the uk, very few isobars in the chart and the winds will remain light but still quite breezy through the channel and into the far south—west. through tonight, where we hold on to the cloud, temperatures will hover above freezing, at four to seven degrees. but under clearer skies, in scotland and northern england in particular, it will turn cold, a widespread frost here and the risk of some dense mist and fog patches, too. so, for sunday, it is a cold start across certain parts of the north and in towards wales and the south—west and frost and mist and fog but here, you will have the sunshine. there is a greater chance of seeing a few breaks in the cloud from northern ireland but much of central, souther

rain into the southwest of england, which will push northwards towards parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia through the day, tending to weaken as it goes. elsewhere, some of the mist and fog and cloud will tends to lift and break and we will see some spells of sunshine in the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, albeit with some showers in the far north. temperatures ranging from 6 degrees in aberdeen to 12 in plymouth through the afternoon. and then through monday night, a bit more rain potentially down towards the south, another lump of wet weather starting to push into northern ireland, parts of northern england, southern scotland. the winds will start to pick up down towards the south and the west as well. very mild in the south, a little bit chilly up towards the north. and then as we go through tuesday, this area of wet weather will spread out of northern ireland, into southern scotland, northern england, parts of wales, perhaps into the midlands as well. we will see some sunny spells to the far north and to the far south, but it will be really quite windy

tighter restrictions remained in wales, scotland and northern ireland. and in december, england reintroduced some rules, moving into its so—called plan b. and as 0micron cases began to rise, so did cancellations. many hospitality firms reported a slump in christmas bookings, as fears of a new wave of infection convinced customers to stay at home. michael represents the night—time industries — bars and music venues and nightclubs — and he told me firms had learned to adapt, but many struggled to stay open. there were so many confusing guidelines and rules, even things where the local authorities and police were really struggling to interpret. so for an industry that had been somewhat beleaguered, it was a very difficult time, especially economically, they were struggling. but in terms of the culture side of things and venues and nightclubs, once they were given the opportunity, they were out of the blocks because some of those youngsters were starved of those social environments and they can go out and enjoy. 850,000 new 18—year—olds came of a

scotland, wales and northern _ an hour call. scotland, wales and northern ireland - an hour call. scotland, wales and northern ireland had - and northern ireland had already advised staff to work remotely wherever possible. 30% of workers in england did some work from home. that had an impact on city centres and even though many people are yet to go back to the office full—time in the last week in november seven intended travel to work at least once. in sheffield, this restaurant has already been affected by plan b. we lost about — been affected by plan b. we lost about 100 _ been affected by plan b. - lost about 100 covers. we foresee more, not to mention the walk in trade over christmas and new year. this is a really devastating blow. the auestion a really devastating blow. the question in — a really devastating blow. the question in many _ a really devastating blow. the question in many peoples minds as they make their morning coffee and commute to the laptop, how long will they be working from home? but how will these measures affect an economy still recovering from the

wales and northern ireland have not in it. that illustrates the finely balanced nature of this judgment. but it is also really important that we understand the context we are making that decision. douglas ross points to the positive news on the study is published before christmas but as the authors of the studies themselves point out, it is important not to over interpret these studies will get carried away by the initial data they provide. while they do suggest the hospitalisation rate associated with 0micron is lower than for other variants that will not give us any benefit if the overall volume of cases cancelled that out. so that is why it's really important we don't allow the infection numbers to over wellness which brings me back to why the decision on isolation is important to get right because if we release people from isolation while they might still be infectious then yes we will relieve some of the pressure we are seeing on the economy and that is not to be underestimated, but that will be short lived because the ri

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

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

currently stands at 18.7. 0vernight they would be extensive crowd with outbreaks of rain for england and wales but pushing into northern ireland and seven scotland and murky with fog patches particularly in scotland where there will be some patches of frost and otherwise it's a frosty —— frost free nights. a windy start today for the coast with gusts of a0 to 50 mph and rain widely the rain across eastern england will be reluctant to ease but will become lighter and touchier into the afternoon and brighter and resting areas and once we have lost the morning mist and fog it would have the best chance of seeing some sunshine. for the middle part of the week we see the surge of southwestern land dragging it back exceptionally mild air. they will be fence around for wednesday we start off with rain wide and the will become more confined to western areas of the beatles by and we could see an occasional break in the crowd across eastern areas but on the whole it stays cloudy. temperatures will be climbing well above average. but 16 in london and it will get crazy and if anything does temperature

this afternoon, scotland have followed wales' lead. sport will carry on, but from boxing day, spectators will be effectively locked out, for at least three weeks in scotland. there's no end date set in wales yet. football, rugby and horseracing will be hardest hit, but indoor sports will also be affected. joe lynskey reports sported in scotland and wales is heading in the silence. from boxing day in both nations, crowds get stripped back and in cardiff, no enddate said. the welsh government will fund £3 million to help clubs through. in scotland, the restrictions last three weeks. the first minister says it's to stop the spread of omicron cases.- first minister says it's to stop the spread of omicron cases. much higher transmissibility _ spread of omicron cases. much higher transmissibility means _ spread of omicron cases. much higher transmissibility means that _ spread of omicron cases. much higher transmissibility means that large - tra nsmissibility means that large gatherings transmissibility means that large gatherings have the

the rain becomes light and patchy in scotland but through southwest england, wales and eventually into northern ireland, we will see some wet and windy weather arriving here. milder into the south, staying colder in the north. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm martine. our top stories... scientists cautiously welcome uk studies suggesting that the highly—contagious omicron 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 omicron 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. new south wales proposes to charge unvaccinated people for covid medical costs — the doctors' union says it's unethical.

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.

in the uk — northern ireland and wales are cutting the isolation period for people with covid from ten days to seven, bringing them into line with england. the change will take effect tomorrow. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the countryjust before the taliban take—over, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. now on bbc news, it's time foryourworld: life at 50 degrees centigrade. in episode four, we see how lives have been dramatically altered in mexico and australia by global warming. surface temperatures at the moment, somewhere between 87 and 95 degrees. so many people don't think that climate change is real. itjust was extremely hot, and everyone was starting to get worried, day by day, until it happened. temperatures will climb well into the 40s, making conditions even worse on our fire grounds. the footage that i took of the fire was shot on the gopro that i had actually got for christmas five days before the event. it was on a very hot day to begin with, so that made the fire, i think, a lot more aggressive. in the afternoon, i go

of central scotland, perhaps the north of england, the pennines for instance, into western parts of wales as well. central and eastern areas stay murky through the course of the day and into this evening and overnight, not changing in a hurry. there could be some more frost and fog as well, particularly across parts of scotland and the north of england, that is where temperatures will fall lowest, so a frosty start here, but milder under the blanket of the cloud in the south. asimilar a similar data today, really, tomorrow again, mostly cloudy, dry, some sunshine for scotland, western parts of england and wales and northern ireland, and highs of five to ten. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the world health organization says the omicron coronavirus variant has now been identified in 89 countries. uk government scientific advisers warn that tougher covid restrictions are needed "very soon" to prevent a big rise in hospital admissions in england. shopping centres and football stadiums are among nearly 3000 venues in england offering booster jabs this weekend. some will open round—t

some rain for england and wales on monday. wet and windy to the far north of the uk but from wednesday onwards, it is all about this area of high pressure building from the south and as it does so, it will lock up anything colder. through the week ahead, our focus is very much on things being pretty mild with no sign of ice. the high builds and the weather becomes petite settled but it could be quite grey and gloomy. this is bbc news. the headlines at six: u nless unless the government puts further restrictions in place, the uk faces a substantial wave of omicron infections in esk month that might overwhelm the nhs, that's the new stark warning from scientists. another 633 omicron cases have been recorded the last 24—hour is. the uk's biggest dailyjump in those infections so far. at least 70 people have been killed as a series of devastating tornadoes strike the central united states focusing on kentucky. this has been the most devastating tornado event in our state's history. and for those that have seen it, what it's done

it will be very wet across northern ireland, in scotland, western england and wales to start this morning. quickly, it will brighten up over northern ireland with sunshine and showers. this band of rain will continue its journey eastwards through the day, eventually crossing most of england. we'll see some snow over the pennines, as well. there could be a bit of a hang back of the rain for east anglia and the far south—east. otherwise, it brightens up for many of us, some good spells of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the north and north—west. there will be some wintriness over the high ground. a cold day to come. stays breezy with blustery showers. it turns dryad but clear and cold for many of us. in the south—west, we start to see an area of wet and windy weather pushing up across ireland and into the irish sea coasts. it is all tied in with this, the second named storm of the season, named storm barrow by the irish met season. across the rest of the uk, we will see gusts widely 50 miles an hour, more of that near exposed coasts in the south—west, and that mixed in with

and eastwards, and overnight, as it bumps into that cold air, we could see a bit of snow for north wales on the hills first, and then into northern england, central, southern scotland, mainly over the pennines, across the southern uplands and the higher ground of central scotland. quite a covering here, maybe even some down to lower levels for a time. you can see it's going to be another cold night here, less so further south and west. so, some places on boxing day starting off with that snowfall, across the north pennines, into the southern uplands, perhaps into central scotland, but through the day, any snowfall will become reserved to the hills of northern scotland as the milder air begins to push its way northwards. quite a lot of cloud generally across the country. we could see some brightness, a few showers pushing into northern ireland, wales and the south—west quadrant of england, where it'll be mild again. but still chilly across the far north east. then, as we move out of boxing day to the run—up to new year's eve, we can see some really mild air starts to move in, and righ

but tighter restrictions are now in force in wales, northern ireland and in scotland, which has seen a record rise in numbers. emergency talks between the government and the uk's energy industry, amid warnings that bills could go up by 50% next year, unless the government intervenes. england's hopes of an ashes comeback are fading rapidly, in a dramatic second day of the third test in melbourne. and missing for almost a week — a happy ending for the search and rescue dog, who got lost herself, in norfolk, as she's

patch of heavy, maybe thundery showers, working eastwards through england and wales. another very mild night for the most part, although the far north of scotland will be a bit full of. here, we've got some sunshine to start new year's eve. southern scotland, northern ireland, far north of england, fairly cloudy, outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the morning. lighter in the afternoon. better chance of some sunshine across the rest of england and wales, and that bit of sunshine will lift temperatures again close to 16-17, lift temperatures again close to 16—17, potentially making it the warmest new year's eve on record. hello. if you've already been out this morning, you will already be aware that it's another very mild morning out there, exceptionally mild across the country, as it will be for a few days yet. tempered a little bit at times by quite a blustery wind. that is at its strongest today to the south and the west of the country, but it's coming in from a south—westerly direction, all the way from the mid—atlantic, madeira, the azores, towards our shores. wh

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. now on bbc news, it's time for our world — which was filmed in november, in the week before barbados removed the queen as its head of state and became the world's newest republic. british—barbadian daniel henry returned to his ancestral home to find out what islanders make of the move. for nearly 400 years, the british royal family has reigned over barbados. but next week, the islands will replace queen elizabeth with a president. my family is british and barbadian. so they have some big questions about it all. change is good. you can't stay the same all the time. i don't accept it. a history of slavery and colonial rule mean some are keen to move on from the past. it was a feudal system. daniel, you must compose yourself. you look as if you are ready to cry. and now the politicians have had their say, i am here to ask barbadians what it means, and why now. some people would say, why should we have an allegiance to the uk when in our hour of need

it's very interesting that scotland, wales— it's very interesting that scotland, wales or— it's very interesting that scotland, wales or northern ireland have imposed — wales or northern ireland have imposed stronger restrictions. it is quite _ imposed stronger restrictions. it is quite possible that one set of government will be vindicated and the other— government will be vindicated and the other will be seen as having been _ the other will be seen as having been on — the other will be seen as having been on the wrong side. but i think the main _ been on the wrong side. but i think the main hope is that because of the vaccines. _ the main hope is that because of the vaccines, because of increased understanding of covid we are not going _ understanding of covid we are not going to _ understanding of covid we are not going to hopefully see the hospitalisation and death that we did during the first and second waves — did during the first and second waves. ., , ., ., did during the first and second waves. ., _ waves. rosamound, everybody's talkinu waves. rosamound, everybody's

and there will be some brightness for northern ireland, wales, the south—west. winds light here but still strong and gusty further north, closer to that weather front. and again, it's going to another cold day across northern areas, particularly where we have any lying snow over the hills, versus something much milder across the south and south—west. as we move out of boxing day, that weather front in the north begins to fizzle out, taking the rain and the hill snow with it. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather, lighter winds, clear spells — a recipe for some mist and fog — but further south, into the south—west, we've got a new weather front working its way in. so some milder, wetter, windier weather arriving here. instead, a cold night to come across the north. so here it is, this new area of low pressure is a weather front swiping the south—west and then the south of the country as we move through the day. i think most of the impact will be felt across france, but we'll still have enough wind and rain for it to be noticeable. initially, south wales, sout

and there will be some brightness for northern ireland, wales, the south—west. winds light here but still strong and gusty further north, closer to that weather front. and again, it's going to another cold day across northern areas, particularly where we have any lying snow over the hills, versus something much milder across the south and south—west. as we move out of boxing day, that weather front in the north begins to fizzle out, taking the rain and the hill snow with it. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather, lighter winds, clear spells — a recipe for some mist and fog — but further south, into the south—west, we've got a new weather front working its way in. so some milder, wetter, windier weather arriving here. instead, a cold night to come across the north. so here it is, this new area of low pressure is a weather front swiping the south—west and then the south of the country as we move through the day. i think most of the impact will be felt across france, but we'll still have enough wind and rain for it to be noticeable. initially, south wales, sout

as with it to england, wales and northern ireland it is cloud, mist and fog of rain and this is where temperatures will be staying. maybe a few spots in the finals in england could see temperatures close to freezing the touch of frost. for christmas day scotland has a cold frosty start seeing some sunshine. northern ireland, england, wales with cloud and outbreaks of rain, turning right and outbreaks of rain, turning right and northern ireland. it could well see snow developing in the peak district later in the day. it is mild in the far south—west. chilly elsewhere with a freshening breeze. 0ldest elsewhere with a freshening breeze. oldest in scotland despite the sunshine. two saturday night into boxing day this wet weather pushes north and needs holder and particularly northern england and southern scotland and especially the higher ground we get some snow out of that. this is where we have clearly got the coldest weather going into boxing day. now that snow may be relatively low start off on boxing day with a higher accumulations hills and what is left of this mercy hills no othe

ministers in wales and northern ireland meet today to consider a range of new covid measures. new restrictions were announced for scotland yesterday. in other news , nearly 400 people are now thought to have died, with hundreds of thousands more displaced, in the philippines after last week's typhoon. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: getting set for the metaverse, but what should we wear? where should we go? what are the latest specs? and how far and how high could we get? the victoria and albert museum in london is a treasure trove of beautiful artworks. some three—dimensional wonders and some masterpieces so realistic, you could walk into them. which is precisely what's about to happen in the painting gallery where, in amongst the turners and the constables, a kelly and a lewington are about to get stuck into some very modern art. there's a dancer and she is wearing pyjamas? or is that fashion these days? spencer chuckles. that's the fashion. that's the fashion? don't you know — don't you know about fashion? why aren't you wearing that? i've got three set

they will bring some fairly erratic outbreaks of rain at times, light and patchy in england and wales, heavier bursts potentially in northern ireland, scotland and north—east england. still that cold air in place, but behind it northern ireland, england and wales, a noticeable difference to the weather. for christmas eve, it looks like we will start with a fair amount of cloud and more wet weather pushing into the far south—west. the best sunshine for christmas eve in eastern scotland and north—east england, still chilly, but double figures into the south—west. here comes the complication for christmas day. as the milder air bumps into the colder air, where they meet, the potential for some sleet and snow, so some of us mightjust about see a white christmas. most likely to be across northern england, the north pennines, down into the midlands, albeit fairly light and patchy, as this weather front drifts steadily north and east. the best of the drier, sunny weather on christmas day likely to be scotland and north—east england. take care. this is bbc news — broadcasting to v

it does march further north and east tonight into boxing day across of wales, england, still there in northern ireland. as it runs into cold air across northern england first, then southern and central scotland, you will see that rain turning to snow, particularly into the hills. that is where we are going to be seeing frost as we start boxing day. there could be some typical conditions on the higher routes across northern england, southern and central scotland for a time on boxing day, with snow falling and the wind blowing it about as well. we could see some snow to relatively low levels for a time, but as it moves further north through scotland tomorrow, mostly in the hills will have the snow. the far north is still seeing some sunny spells. elsewhere, there will be quite a few heavy showers moving on through northern ireland, wales and england. but brightening up towards the south—west on through the afternoon and temperatures, well, a little bit higher, but still feeling colder because of the wind. and here is a look at boxing day evening. some clearer spells down towards the s

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

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. the uk records more covid cases in 2a hours than on any previous day in the pandemic. new studies are suggesting the omicron variant, although highly infectious, could be milder. the nhs is under huge strain because of the number of staff off sick. in london, more doctors and nurses are absent now than at any time before in this pandemic. nearly a week after a super typhoon struck the philippines, the number of the dead is 375. we report from what was a popular tourist island — it's now devastated. the sound of an elephant seal pup — and one mother seals recognisejust days after their babies are born. we'll find out why.

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. after a long afternoon of talks, the devolved government here at stormont has announced new restrictions just in the last half hour or so. as in wales, the main measures tend to affect the hospitality industry, s

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

wales, 86mph. around inland areas it was typically a0 or 50mph. as well as those strong winds, we had a spell of snow, briefly, over the pennines and into the southern uplands before the snowy weather moved into the highlands and grampian region. that now moved away. all the cloud that has been swirling around the centre of the storm that's crossing northern ireland and heading towards the north of england and southern parts of scotland. it's just going to sit around during wednesday. the storm continuing to weaken, the winds lessening all the while with stronger winds means it will be a milder start to wednesday. typical temperatures, 3, 4 or 5. still windy for many on wednesday, just not as windy. the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mph on the coast for a time, showers and longer spells of rain, the wettest weather 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.

quite wet for england and wales into the evening with skies clearing. some isolated showers for scotland and northern ireland. the temperature is holding up ireland. the temperature is holding up above freezing aside from the sheltered glens of scotland. lows in the north six or 7 degrees and very mild to the south of this band of rain. overnight lows of 11 or 12 because we are pulling up some warm airfrom because we are pulling up some warm air from south of the atlantic. almost right the uk, a bit like a warm blanket through the course of sunday and we do so as this whether front comes up from the south. early rain for north wales, the midlands and through the afternoon for northern england and northern ireland. later in the day we see that rain in southern scotland but temperatures to the south up to 15 degrees in a couple of spots. quite a lot of cloud around but a few brighter spells. sunday night into monday, looks like it could be very windy to the north—west of the uk as we see the centre of this area of low pressure pushing through. gales for

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

and there will be some brightness for northern ireland, wales, the south—west. winds light here but still strong and gusty further north, closer to that weather front. and again, it's going to another cold day across northern areas, particularly where we have any lying snow over the hills, versus something much milder across the south and south—west. as we move out of boxing day, that weather front in the north begins to fizzle out, taking the rain and the hill snow with it. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather, lighter winds, clear spells — a recipe for some mist and fog — but further south, into the south—west, we've got a new weather front working its way in. so some milder, wetter, windier weather arriving here. instead, a cold night to come across the north. so here it is, this new area of low pressure is a weather front swiping the south—west and then the south of the country as we move through the day. i think most of the impact will be felt across france, but we'll still have enough wind and rain for it to be noticeable. initially, south wales, sout

sunday has wetter weather again on the cards for england and wales and some blustery winds. we could see some intense showers working their way through. the driest and brightest weather for sunday will be for scotland and northern ireland. and then on monday, we fall into a bit of a pincer movement in terms of our weather across the uk. we will see this weather front to the south trying to push some rain into this area of low pressure in the north, trying to turn things increasingly unsettled, between the two, some breezy conditions, but i think the best of any sunny spells are for the midlands, the north of england, but to the very south and very north of the uk, there could be some heavier, more persistent rain. a little cooler as well on monday, but temperature still slightly above average for the time of year. however, for tuesday, it looks like we are going to flip around and pick up a northerly wind and that will bring about a very dramatic change in the way things feel. you will have to add on the effect of the wind—chill, but temperatures in edinburgh just 4 degree

that met wales were champions. drama that deserved an audience. the women's six nations, that felt the impact even more. restructured, reorganised, the culmination and 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. never getting carried away. in april, she became the first female jockey to win the grand national. the gender thing was never an issue. i just carried forward. it was just such a special race. i'm absolutely honoured to be able to put my name beside it. the roar was finally back. the snooker championships became the first major british event to welcome back fans. raising the roof, champion mark selby. fans returning in football and revolting proposals for european super league sparked outrage. fan power won for now. manchester city are the premier league champions. one of those involved was manchester city. having won the league cup, they added the premier league... celebrations. as did chelsea

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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

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