hugh pym, many thanks. hugh ' m with ground. hugh pym, many thanks. hugh pym with the — ground. hugh pym, many thanks. hugh pym with the latest _ ground. hugh pym, many thanks. hugh pym with the latest analysis. _ ground. hugh pym, many thanks. hugh pym with the latest analysis. let's - pym with the latest analysis. let's turn to some of the day's other stories. a woman in bradford has been found guilty of murdering her girlfriend's16—month—old child. star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28—year—old savannah brockhill. a jury at bradford crown court cleared the little girl's mother frankie smith of murder and manslaughter but convicted her of causing or allowing her daughter's death. our north of england correspondent danny savage's report contains distressing details. star hobson, a happy little girl seen here with her great—grandfather. but over a period of months she changed from this. you are about to see a distressing image of start a distressing image of star asleep covered in bruises. she was always allowed to stay with h

he has sentenced thomas hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which thejury hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which the jury heard hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which thejury heard during this trial here at coventry crown court over two months, incredibly distressing, harrowing details of what they inflicted on six—year—old arthur. he was starved, he was left dehydrated, he was made to sleep alone in a lounge, where he was made to sleep on the floor without a mattress. he was made to stand for hours like a statue, the jury heard. the sentencing here has taken place. just repeat the breaking news that emma tustin has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years and thomas hughes, arthur's father has been sentenced to 21 years. it arthur's father has been sentenced to 21 years-— to 21 years. it is a deeply, deeply distressing _ to 21 years. it is a deeply, deeply distressing case. _ to 21 years. it is a deeply, deeply distressing case. we _ to 21 years. it is a deeply, deeply distressing case. we have - to 21 years. it is a de

arthur| labinjo-hughes had been a happy convicted of killing arthur. fij't'ii,“ labinjo—hughes had been a happy and healthy little boy. he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother and father. during the trial, jurors listened to the hundreds of audio recordings that were made — all of them extremely distressing. some recordings that were made - all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings _ them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and _ them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos - those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report — a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us in protest. here's barbara harris, and first, helen walker. the here's barbara harris, and first, helen walker.— helen walker. the horrific and tra . ic helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder _ helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of _ helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur - helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was i helen walker. the horrific and

hugh pym, bbc news, hertfordshire. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 50,584 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average, 44,636 cases were reported per day in the last week. 7,373 people were in hospital with covid as of yesterday. there were 143 deaths — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which means the average number of deaths over the past seven days was 119. the total number of people who've died with covid now stands at 145,424. 0n vaccinations, 88.8% of people aged 12 and over have now received a first dose. and 80.8% have been double—jabbed. and more than 19.4 million people have received their boosterjab. well, tonight, ireland has reintroduced a series of public health measures that will come into effect next tuesday for one month. they include a maximum of six people at a table and table service only in restaurants. a limit on the number of households socialising indoors. nightclubs will also have to close again. 0ur ir

dominic hughes, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym is here. where are you with getting everyone that there jab? fin is here. where are you with getting everyone that there jab? everyone that there “ab? on monday it was announced — everyone that there jab? on monday it was announced by _ everyone that there jab? on monday it was announced by the _ everyone that there jab? on monday it was announced by the expert - it was announced by the expert committee advising ministers, the jcvi that as a response to the threat posed by the new variant, the gap between the second dose and the booster would be reduced from six months to three and it would be available to the under 40s and people have been turning up at walk in vaccination centres hoping that it will happen straightaway and it hasn't and some have been asked to go away and just come back when they are invited. there are some key messages. don't come in for your booster unless you are invited. but secondly, the mechanics on the national booking website are not there yet. and the vaccinato

boris heartbreaking photograph of arthur labinjo-hughes-— labinjo-hughes. boris johnson the prime minister _ labinjo-hughes. boris johnson the prime minister said _ labinjo-hughes. boris johnson the prime minister said he's _ labinjo-hughes. boris johnson the prime minister said he's going - labinjo-hughes. boris johnson the prime minister said he's going to l prime minister said he's going to leave no stone unturned to try and find answers to what happened. of course we've all been reading and watching and listening to what has been quite some harrowing descriptions of arthur who lost his life so tragically. now question marks on social services and the police in terms of what they might have missed, in terms of lessons learned, diverse two drawing comparisons with lots of other cases. the wand that sticks in my mind even though it was such a long time ago, 1a years as the baby be we are all deeply shocked with what we see and we can't believe that another human could do that especially to a child. obviously, the prime minister says that he wants to push f

dominic hughes, bbc news. 0ur health editor hugh pym told us where we�*re at with the roll—out. on monday it was announced by the expert committee advising ministers, thejcvi, that as a response to the threat posed by the new variant, the gap between the second dose and the booster would be reduced from six months to three and it would be available to under—40s and people have been turning up at walk—in vaccination centres hoping that it will happen straightaway and it hasn�*t and some have been asked to go away and just come back when they are invited. there are some key messages. don�*t come in for your booster unless you are invited. but secondly, the mechanics on the national booking website are not there yet. and the vaccinators and the people running the vaccine centres have not got the legal framework that they need to be entitled to change the protocols. that might all sound rather bureaucratic, but it does take time to get it in place, and as we heard in that report, scotland�*s national

he sentenced hughes, arthur�*s father, to 21 years in prison. as you say, the most harrowing case and jurors here during the two—month trial had to hear and listen to the most difficult details about what happened to six—year—old arthur and the cruelty, the unimaginable cruelty that was inflicted on him by both hughes and tustin. he was left dehydrated and starved. he was force—fed salt—laced meals and also left in the lounge to sleep on the floor without a mattress, the jury was shown cctv of six—year—old arthur in the lounge in the days and on the morning before he was murdered by tustin and he appeared to have a limp, he looked incredibly weak, he was crying and he was struggling to lift up a duvet. the court also heard today some victim personal statements, an opportunity for family members to tell those who have committed the crimes about the impact they have had on them. we heard from arthur�*s paternal grandmotherjoanne hughes, who said today in court that arthur was happy, wasjoyous, was exuberant, and that his death had

tustin and hughes will be sentenced tomorrow. sadly, whatever lessons learned from the case will come too late to save arthur. phil mackie, bbc news, coventry crown court. thousands of people are facing a seventh night without electricity tonight after storm arwen downed power lines across the north of england and scotland. more than 100 soldiers were deployed to help out in aberdeenshire today and late this afternoon durham declared a serious emergency and called on the government to send troops there too as fiona trott reports. the power of storm arwen. pylons in cumbria still lying on the ground six days on. repairing them is a massive task.— massive task. the scale of devastation _ massive task. the scale of devastation is _ massive task. the scale of devastation is probably . massive task. the scale of- devastation is probably something we've never really experienced, definitely not in the 15 years i've worked in the organisation. to get a comparison, we'd have to go back to the great storm of 87. we've had over 900 instan

hugh pym, bbc news. much more about the omicron variant of covid—19 on our website, including this guide to how you can detect if you are infected. just head to bbc.com/news and click through to our special coronavirus section — or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: the us olympic and gymnastics federations have agreed a $380 million settlement with the victims of larry nassar. the former national gymnastics team doctor was jailed for life for sexually abusing hundreds of young female gymnasts over three decades. it's one of the largest ever payouts for victims of sexual abuse in the us. diplomats from britain, france, and germany have warned that the 2015 nuclear deal is at risk of becoming "an empty shell" given the pace at which iran is accelerating its nuclear programme. they accused tehran of raising new positions inconsistent with the agreement and wasting precious time at the talks in vienna. the former myanmar prime minister, aung san suu kyi,

arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy. but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes. during the trial, jurors listened to the hundreds of audio recordings that tustin made — all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report — a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us in protest. here's barbara harris — and first, helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was an important news story and was rightly included in the news at six. however, it was truly shocking to see film of the little boy in a terrible state of suffering, as recorded by his murderer, followed by a playing of the audio of his cries, used as part of the broadcast.

and thomas hughes, before dying of a head injury lastjune. during the trial at coventry crown court, the couple were described as �*utterly ruthless and pitiless'. an independent review is under way into the actions of social workers who'd visited the family two months before arthur died. i must warn you that this report from phil mackie contains video and audio recordings of arthur which were played in court as evidence, and it is distressing. arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother emma tustin and father thomas hughes. basically my six—year—old stepson has fallen and he has banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he banged his head another five times. tustin lied when she dialled 999, and when the police arrived she continued trying to say that arthur's injury were self—inflicted. so you have come in, he's banged his head| three or four times here? i was in the kitchen, then i sat down in the living room and that's when h

but neither dennison nor hughes is a lawyer, so they got in touch with one. new york city's well-known civil rights attorney ron kuby. >> and they said, look, we know there's no money to pay you, but he's an innocent guy. would you take the case? so i said yes. >> kuby's first task was to talk with that witness. his name is luis montero. >> luis montero offered proof that johnny did not commit the crime. >>> but would the court agree? luis montero is about to tell a harrowing story. coming up -- >> all of a sudden i hear a commotion, screaming. >> did you see him go onto the platform? >> when "dateline" continues. >>> i'm cori coffin. here is what's happening, travel canceled for thousands this christmas holiday, surging omicron cases among flight crews grounded more than 3,700 flights according to flight aware.com. more than 1,000 here in the u.s. meantime, extreme weather among parts of the west coast, flash flooding in san francisco believed to have killed two people trapped in a car, and in parts of washington and arizona, uncommon snowstorms forcing road

dominic hughes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the couple who killed arthur labinjo—hughes have beenjailed, his father for 21 years and his partnerfor life in prison for a minimum of 29 years. thejudge said arthur was subjected to the �*most unimaginable suffering'. a review of the disorder that marred the euro 2020 final between england and italy injuly has painted a picture of "ticketless, drunken and drugged up thugs" storming wembley and endangering life. the energy regulator ofgem launches a review into the response to storm arwen — as repair works continue, one week on. we're looking at a packed weekend with the packed fa cup with plenty of other fa cup action on the way too. we're also reflecting on the findings of baroness casey's review into the disturbances at the final of euro 2020 which found a collective failing almost lead to fatalities on the day of the final at wembley. it has been labelled a day of national shame. that is all to come and sports day at 630. next up to come and sports day at 630. next up on bb

the boy's father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he'd dealt with, and described the couple as "spiteful and sadistic". phil mackie was in court. yes and tonight i am readings one of the messages left here it says that arthur you were so loved by the nation. that reflects the shock that lots of people have felt over the past few days as they have learned more about these terrible details of what happened to the more about these terrible details of what happened to the little more about these terrible details of what happened to the little boy. some the flower, a pact of his favourite sweet have been brought here by other children, drawn to the place where the little boy died. well, apologies for the loss of sound on that, we will come back to that report, but, let us move on that report, but, let us move on well, it emerged during the trial that arthur had been seen by social workers just two months before his death, after concerns were raised by one

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arthur's father, thomas hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter. the judge, mrjustice mark wall, said it had been, "without doubt, "one of the most distressing and disturbing cases "i have had to deal with." i've just laid flowers at the shrine for young arthur... but the solihull mp on social media said the sentences were too lenient. there's a palpable sense of real loss and tragedy over this and also, frankly, a sense of anger and questions as to how this was allowed to happen, how these monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young boy. a spokesperson for the attorney general�*s office said, "the attorney general�*s thoughts are with those who loved arthur. "i can confirm that the sentences given to emma tustin "and thomas hughes have been referred to the attorney general "for a review to determine whether they were too low." the case could now be sent to the court of appeal. yesterday, fans of birmingham city, the club arthur supported, remembered him with applause in the sixth minute of their game, love shown for a

hugh: good afternoon. we have seen previously that european markets clearly have not enjoyed new waves of covid-19, given the tactical position, and we are in this vacuum for a week, a couple of weeks, who really knows when exactly we learn more about omicron. but when we look ahead to next year, i think the composition of the sector performance that we expect for 2022 should work in the european market's favor. strong performance from the banks, strong performance from parts of the energy sector, parts of the materials sector as well. i still think that procyclical allocation from a sector perspective makes sense, and therefore you tilt toward zero and away from the u.s. alix: what kind of variant spread and lockdown measures does that imply? hugh: i think the challenge here is that the health impacts over the next week or few months look very different to the economic impacts, and therefore the market impacts. because clearly the health impacts are where we have by far the least visibility. not my place

which means they would hire baker hughes that comes down to big spending plans. you're at 80% global company you've talked to all of them cap spending is coming up, but is it coming up enough >> we're seeing cap spending coming up, but we're also seeing a divergence i think as you heard from some of the iocs, they're retaining their capital discipline again, the returning of cash to shareholders is important for the iocs as well as the continued allocation not just oil and gas, but also the energy transition. as we look to the privates and some of the independents, you are seeing increased activity. but i'd go more international and when you look at the low cost spaces, you look at the national oil companies, that's where we're seeing the capital spend. you've seen announcements from aramco we see the low cost spaces seeing an increase in spending going forward in the next few years. >> as you know, okay, we have sort of taken on your friday rig count as almost a weekly economic indicator but you guys are so much more than that. and you're a huge, by the way, jus

the boy's father, thomas hughes, has beenjailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he'd dealt with, and described the couple as "spiteful and sadistic". as our home editor mark easton reports, arthur's death raises yet more questions about whether enough is being done to protect vulnerable children. arthur, are you going to play for england? he was a football—mad little boy with a smile that belied the truth about his life. i'm going to play for liverpool or i'm going to play for tottenham. six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes was, in the words of the judge today, "the victim of cruel, manipulative and pitiless treatment". emma tustin and her boyfriend thomas hughes were today jailed for killing little arthur. tustin was sentenced to life for murder with a minimum of 29 years, hughes for 21 years for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor. he's banged himself on the radiator. he's hit me, he's kicked me in the process

arthur's father, thomas hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter. the judge, mrjustice mark wall, said it had been, "without doubt, "one of the most distressing and disturbing cases "i have had to deal with." i've just laid flowers at the shrine for young arthur... but the solihull mp on social media said the sentences were too lenient. there's a palpable sense of real loss and tragedy over this and also, frankly, a sense of anger and questions as to how this was allowed to happen, how these monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young defenseless boy. a spokesperson for the attorney general�*s office said, "the attorney general�*s thoughts are with those who loved arthur. "i can confirm that the sentences given to emma tustin "and thomas hughes have been referred to the attorney general "for a review to determine whether they were too low." the case could now be sent to the court of appeal. yesterday, fans of birmingham city, the club arthur supported, remembered him with applause in the sixth minute of their game, love

what does the hugh hewitt relationship do for you? >> mostly the same in the way that he just talked about president nixon. he was one of my closest friends and mentors. he taught me a lot about not only nonprofit management but media and communications, events, how to get things done. hugh has an amazing ability to get things done and think strategically. like i said earlier, i am able to absorb these things through osmosis, i believe. susan: the board as you mentioned. as you look on the website, he was a frequent moderator of events. will he be continuing in that role or will you be doing that? pres. byron: as he said, jim, you are the boss now. but he said he will do anything to support us and support the success of the foundation. i am going to take advantage of it. >> who is on that board? pres. byron: dr. jim cavanaugh. a brilliant mind. he got his start at hew in the late 1960's. he was brought over to the domestic counsel and ended up running health care policy. he played a major role in the nixon national conference. he is j

thenjoanne hughes, the mother of thomas hughes, who has been convicted of the manslaughter of arthur labinjo—hughes, says, i write this on behalf of my family, his death has turned our life into perpetual grey. he brought laughter and happiness to those who loved him. some of the victim impact statements. we are expecting to hear what emma tustin and thomas hughes have received in terms of sentences from coventry crown court very shortly. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, you can contact the bbc action line. the oil giant, shell, has pulled out of a controversial development to the west of shetland. despite owning 30% of the cambo oil field, the company said the economic case for investing wasn�*t strong enough. climate activists had criticised the plans, arguing no new oil and gas projects should be developed. joining me now is liam kerr, conservative msp. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to this? it means that jobs will be affected.— jobs will be affected. yes, it does. it is incredibly _ jobs will be affected. yes, it does. it

hugh pym, bbc news. oue health editor, hugh pym, joins us now. can we talk about the kind of pressure there is, really, to get this booster programme delivered, and what in logistical and practical terms does that mean? this accelerated _ terms does that mean? this accelerated booster - terms does that mean? ti 3 accelerated booster programme bringing millions more into its scope more rapidly than had been planned is going to involve, as we have been hearing, a huge effort in the uk nations, but it's something which at least ministers, health officials, nhs staff, volunteers, pharmacists and other vaccinated can do something about. what they can't really influence is how quickly we learn more about the new variant. it had been thought that might take three weeks or more, but the who has said today that we could get more information about how transmissible it is within days, and they go on to say that actually some of the cases they have seen at least have been mild. that still doesn't offer much clarity over what will happen in the weeks ahead fo

the headlines at 8: the couple who killed 6 year old arthur labinyo—hughes have been jailed. arthur's father faces 21 years in prison — his girlfriend life in prison, with a minimum term of 29 years. he judge said the couple's actions were �*spiteful and sadistic,�* and that arthur was subjected to the �*most unimaginable suffering'. child preotection agencies say lessons must be learned. we are all still struggling to come to terms with what arthur and gary before he was killed and the sentencing marks the end of the states in achieving some sort of justice for arthur. the chaos at wembley during the euro 2020 final — an inquiry says lives were put at risk as ticketless fans stormed into the england italy final. a booster shot of pfizer or moderna — the best all round protection from covid — according to the latest trials. the energy regulator ofgem launches a review into the response to storm arwen — as repair works continue, one week on. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner's six year old son after months of abuse. emma tustin has been

hugh pym, our health editor with _ provided. hugh pym, our health editor with the _ provided. hugh pym, our health editor with the latest. _ ministers in scotland and wales are urging people to think carefully before travelling to england, to take advantage of more lenient covid rules, on new year's eve. nightclubs in scotland and wales are closed, and tables in pubs, bars and restaurants have limits on numbers. that's not the case in england, which means some people are planning to travel in order to celebrate. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports from the welsh town of chirk, near the border with england. plans for a big night out tomorrow have been put on hold in wales. it's masks on, two—metre distancing, table service and the big draw this new year's eve, elvis, has left the building. we were gutted, but i understand they're trying to keep the cases down. they're not doing it for their own benefit, they are doing it for our benefit, really, the public. i've had covid, so i know what it is like. the changing rules have hit mark and chelly�*s busine

be - translation: let us not let our- arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a _ arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a desolate — arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a desolate sea _ —— let our macro to be transformed. the former republican us senator and presidential candidate bob dole has died, at the age of 98. another 86 cases of the omicron variant are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure covid tests from tuesday. and in germany, the campaign is on to give berlin techno unesco world heritage status. welcome to bbc news. pope francis has criticised what he's described as the �*narrow self—interest�* of european countries in the way they deal with migrants. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, where he warned the treatment of migrants in the mediterranean could lead to the �*shipwreck of civilisation�*. from lesbos, the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane reports. they embrace the man and the message because at this moment, he is their most passi

but hugh, this it number at 62,000. of afghan allies. some interpreters who worked along side our troops for more than a decade. still on the ground. it is quite a story. >> it's a scar on americans and on president biden of course. we guaranteed these people return flights to the united states and guaranteed the safety. we broke our word. john, you talked to him about the blood on our hands. it resonates still with americans. especially afghan veterans. we turned our backs on people we promised we would not do that too. it won't be a mark that will leave us. >> bret: have a great weekend. when we come back a special time of the year. something for that and notable quotables. [ sneeze ] are you ok? oh, it's just a cold. if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. unlike other cold medicines, coricidin provides powerful cold relief without raising your blood pressure be there for life's best moments with coricidin. now in sugar free liquid. you're a one-man stitchwork master. but your staffing plan needs to go up a size. y

a major review into the circumstances leading up to murder of arthur labinjo—hughes has been launched by the government. the children's commissioner for england says change must come. arthur raised concerns. he was not a baby. he was six—years—old. he raised concerns and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. the uk becomes the latest country to tighten its travel rules — as the omicron variant spreads. from tuesday, all arrivals will need a pre—departure covid test. we've been clear that we will take action if it is necessary. but it is important that, whilst we are introducing these new border measures today, to remember that vaccinations, remember, they are our first line of defence. pope francis is visiting a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos as he seeks to highlight the plight of refugees. migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of greece. it is a problem of the world. at least 13 people have been killed after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island of java for the

he was killed by his step—mother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes. they were jailed for 29 and 21 years, respectively. the attorney general is looking into whether their sentences are too lenient. but were others in a position to protect him and were warning signs missed? arthur raised concern. he was not a baby, he was six years old. he raised concern, and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, police and probation services in solihull, where arthur lived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that isjust... i it'sjust crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and little climbie and peter. arthur's name is added t

thank you very much, hugh. see you later on. residents of a seaside village in norfolk have been told to avoid the beach, after a substantial landslide earlier this week. it's the third cliff—fall of its kind on the same stretch of coastline, in just two years. 0ur reporter ian barmer has the story. if you needed reminding just how vulnerable parts of our coast are becoming, this is the latest example. people at mundesley in north norfolk woke to find this — the sea defences and much of the beach to the sea covered. in 2019, a huge cliff fall at sidestrand was filmed as it happened. last year, it happened again at trimingham. very tired, you know, thinking about it all. going to have to move, i reckon, now. trimingham slope went, further back, just under two years ago, i think. and that could happen here. it's already started, it's the start of the season for this weather and i'm now very nervous and agitated about any further. cliffs along much of the east anglian coast are vulnerable for one important reason — they're ma

arthur�*s father, thomas hughes, was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter. the government says it will outline a new strategy tomorrow to tackle the misuse of drugs. thejustice secretary dominic raab says the government will look at tougher sentencing for dealers as well as having a more health—based focus on helping addicts to get clean. it will look at everything from cracking down on, frankly, the business model that drug dealers use, the so—called county lines, so you�*ve got urban gangs but they reach out into the suburbs and into rural parts of the country. we want to be very clear on the sentences and the penalties. we don�*t think that so—called middle—class taking of cocaine is somehow ok, so, no, in that sense, we�*re going to be tough, but we are also looking at how we help addicts, drug addicts, get free of their dependencies. our political correspondent ione wells is here. tell us more about this strategy. the strategies forming part of a wider week of announcements from the about crime starting on monday with this new drug strateg

here's our health editor hugh pym. the nhs is braced for a wave of hospital cases in the weeks ahead. but they don't know how big that will be. what they do know is that covid is already taking its toll in the shape of higher staff absences. the nhs employers group told me that staff sickness is a particular problem in london. members have reported to us a really dramatic increase in levels of absence over this last ten days. three orfour times more people off sick now compared to ten days ago. the fear is that we see the same pattern of absence replicated across the country. even if omicron generates a surge in mainly mild infections, that will have an impact on the public sector and the wider economy, with some employees needing to isolate. that's another reason why ministers and health officials are pushing the message about boosterjabs, including front—page newspaper ads today. the uk has moved relatively quickly with the booster roll—out. israel is ahead, but they started sooner. the uk, though, has moved more

arthur's father, thomas hughes, was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter. the children's commissioner, dame rachel de souza, was asked what could have been done to help arthur. she said that authorities must "listen to children's voices" and ensure they "take decisive action" as the result ofany inquiry. the life of a child is of inestimable value and his voice was not heard and that's where we need to start. obviously there is a serious case review under way and we need to see what that says but we must take decisive action and now. my concern is that here we are, 20 years since this post was set up and we are still having these cases. there are two things that i think we absolutely have to do and do now. one is arthur raised concerns, he was not a baby, he was six years old, he raised concerns and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. secondly, no doubt with these reviews and national reviews, it's right that they happen, they tend to make the same recommendations. my challenge to the system will be, and this is what i hav

remembering arthur labinjo—hughes. a vigil brings the solihull street where he lived to a standstill as a national review is launched into his murder. anger in the north—east indian state of nagaland following the killing of 13 civilians in a botched ambush by security forces. an immense plastic habitat is discovered in an area of the pacific ocean, dubbed "the great garbage patch". hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the latest changes for travellers arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry, who warn that firms will be �*devastated'. under the changes, passengers will be required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test, taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk. the changes come into effect early on tuesday morning. downing street says the measures are necessary because of the rise in cases of the new variant of coronavirus. the latest country to be added to the travel red list is nigeria. from monday, travellers to the uk

dominic hughes, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym joins me now. we have minutes from the latest meeting of government experts and data about how fast covid is spreading so what are we learning? yes, this is the office for national statistics survey, referred to in dominic's piece, which goes around the same households repeatedly in the same households repeatedly in the tens of thousands of households, to do spot checks. it picks up people who have not come forward with symptoms to get tested. it picks up those who are asymptomatic as well. it is seen as a very authoritative guide to what's going on, more so than the daily tests that we get and we have seen over the last few days. the latest study goes right up until sunday and compares with the study that went two or three days previously and it shows just in those three days how much the virus had spread to more people, adding 368,000 just in that time in terms of the week up until the 19th. one in 35 in england had the 19th. one in 35 in england had the virus. slightly fewer in wales and norther

he was killed by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes. they were jailed for 29 and 21 years respectively. the attorney general is looking into whether their sentences are too lenient. but were others in a position to protect him and were warning signs missed? arthur raised concerns. he was not a baby, he was six years old. he raised concerns, and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, police and probation services in solihull, where arthur lived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that is just... it's just crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and others. arthur's name is added to the list of chi

arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy. but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes. during the trial, jurors listened to the hundreds of audio recordings that tustin made — all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report — a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us in protest. here's barbara harris — and first, helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was an important news story and was rightly included in the news at six. however, it was truly shocking to see film of the little boy in a terrible state of suffering, as recorded by his murderer, followed by a playing of the audio of his cries, used as part of the broadcast. the reporter could have described what the jury had had to witness and listened to, to explain the full depravity of the people found guilty. it was deeply distressing to be shown this. this would be the case at any time — but the fact it was b

hugh makes a very good point about the chevron argument. you know, as a matter of law, you don't want government interfering in something like this but the counter point would be that you have at this moment a critical national health emergency and does the court understand or care about that point? >> yeah. morgan, last word on this, but, you know, the politics of this are really interesting if you look at the polls. it's just not a popular thing. even as the administration is defending it in court and will do so on january 7th. >> listen, there are encouraging things this week on the political side. president biden credited president trump and operation warp speed for the vaccines that we're all taking today and president trump -- i think to get over this political divide on the vaccine that's is an important point that everyone act like grown up adults and croiz there is a lot of input from both parties on this. however, i think there is going to be auto big sigh of relief from many conservatives around the country that the supreme court

hugh? >> well, chuck schumer is going to give harry reid a run for his money as worst majority leader ever, bret if he brings this to the floor in the face of an obvious defeat. senator sinema is from arizona. arizona sued and successfully won their challenge to uphold in the brnovich vs. democratic national committee voting rights case last year their right to ban ballot harvesting. now, yesterday the president embraced federalism. he said only the states can save us from covid. the collision you played tonight are the most anti-federalist clips possible. they want one system, a national takeover. they want a preclearance of any new state law passed by any state legislature, democrat or republican. it is political malpractice. now, if the democrats want to go into 2022 with their signature issue being preclearance of voting law changes, let them. it will be a massacre but if they have got nothing else to talk, about i guess chuck schumer has to talk about that. >> bret: all right, panel, s

labinjo-hughes still being failed by labinjo—hughes still being failed by the system? that labinjo-hughes still being failed by the s stem? . , labinjo-hughes still being failed by thes stem? . , ., labinjo-hughes still being failed by the system?— labinjo-hughes still being failed by the s stem? . , ., , ., the system? that is a good question and what we — the system? that is a good question and what we want _ the system? that is a good question and what we want to _ the system? that is a good question and what we want to learn. - the system? that is a good question and what we want to learn. the - and what we want to learn. the system has evolved. there are lots of safeguards in place and lots of people working on safeguarding children. when these cases take place, we have a duty to have a look at them and learn about whether there were specific failings in the organisation or whether there is a general problem with the system. we do not know that yet. i understand people because my anger about the case and demand for answers quickly but we owe it to him and all

the "tragic and horrific" death of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes — the education secretary says an investigation will begin immediately to find out what went wrong. the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster is told that successive governments concealed risks to building safety, resulting in "one of the major scandals of our time". and lucky to be alive — the british teenager recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a crocodile while white water rafting in zambia. coming up on sportsday later in the coming up on sportsday later in the are on the bbc news channel: its neck and neck in the formula 1 title race between hamilton and verstappen, but will it be a clean fight in the final race of the season? coming up on sportsday in the next good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the goverment will tonight set out a ten year strategy for dealing with drugs in england and wales. the prime minister says the focus will be on supporting the rehabiliation of drug addicts, doing more to discourage recreational users, and coming down hard on drug gangs. £780 million wi

a major review into the circumstances leading up to murder of arthur labinjo—hughes has been launched by the government — the children's commissioner for england says change must come. arthur raised concerns. he was not a baby. he was six—years—old. he raised concerns and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. pope francis is visiting a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos as he seeks to highlight the plight of refugees. migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of greece. it is a problem of the world. at least 1a people have been killed after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island ofjava for the second time in less than a year. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the rules around travelling into the uk have been tightened again in a bid to control the spread of the new omicron variant of covid. the british government says the move is necessary because of an increase in cases of the strain which are directly linked to foreign travel. anyone arr

so much, laura hughes and james ramton. �* so much, laura hughes and james ramton. . _ hello again. we have something of an east—west split with our weather, certainly for today, with eastern england having the thickest of the cloud, where we have pantry outbreaks of rain feeding in. elsewhere, largely day with spells of sunshine developing, the best sunshine always across west in most areas and it has been a glorious start already across parts of devon. that was the early morning sunrise from the torquay area. on the satellite picture you can see this scale of cloud, the same area of pressure that brought rain and cold winds to the uk yesterday and are still feeling in my fabrics of rain across eastern areas of england in particular, one to showers elsewhere, wales, south—west england and a few in northern scotland but increasingly these areas become dry with sunshine, more widespread through the day. across eastern england the rain will become more patchy in nature, probably seeing a few brighter spells pushing on. temperatures for the most part around 6—8 , maybe nine or te

joining me now, hugh johnson, chairman and chief economist at hugh johnson's advisor and david katz, chief investment officers at matrix asset advisors good to see both of you. hugh, what did we learn from the pull back and how things moved around and how should we define value in 2022? >> well, i think you take a look at the volatility, and volatility, which was just mentioned, really equals uncorre uncertainty, jon i think there's a lot of uncertainty as we look at 2022 you have to ask the question, first of all, how is the economy going to do? we know it will be in the process of slowing, and we know we're not going to get some of the fiscal kind of stimulus we've gotten in the past it looks like the biden agenda might be -- i don't want to say dead on arrival, but it is certainly a lot of uncertainty there. the biggest uncertainty, of course, is the federal reserve if the federal reserve raises interest rates too much in 2022, that also could be a problem, a significant headwind so i'm looking for, quite frankly, a yes, a positive environment, but it is a low return environment s

and thomas hughes, before dying of a head injury lastjune. during the trial at coventry crown court, the couple were described as �*utterly ruthless and pitiless'. an independent review is under way into the actions of social workers, who'd visited the family two months before arthur died. i must warn you that this report from phil mackie contains video and audio recordings of arthur which were played in court as evidence; and it is distressing. arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother emma tustin and father thomas hughes. basically my six—year—old stepson has fallen and he has banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he banged his head another five times. tustin lied when she dialled 999, and when the police arrived she continued trying to say that arthur's injury were self—inflicted. so you have come in, he's banged his head| three or four times here? i was in the kitchen, then i sat down in the living room and that's when

the death of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who was starved and tortured — his stepmother is found guilty of his murder, his father of manslaughter. the duchess of sussex wins her privacy case against the publisher of the mail on sunday, after it printed parts of a letter she'd written to her father. the army is called on to help in the wake of storm arwen. nearly 20,000 people will have no electricity in scotland and northern england. and, it's nearly time for boxing day — we talk to the stars of the new british christmas rom—com. and coming up on the bbc news channel... he has his work permit, but ralf rangnick won't be in the dugout for manchester united against arsenal tonight. instead michael carrick takes charge for the last time.

the couple who killed six—year—old arthur labinyo hughes have been jailed. arthur's father faces 21 years in prison his girlfriend life in prison, with a minimum term of 29 years. the judge said the couple's actions were �*spiteful and sadistic,�* and that arthur was subjected to the �*most unimaginable suffering'. child preotection agencies say lessons must be learned. we are all still struggling to come to terms with what arthur interred before he was killed their sentencing marks the first stage in achieving some sort ofjustice for arthur. achieving some sort ofjustice for arthur. the euro 2020 final is branded a day of �*national shame�* after 2,000 "ticketless, drunken thugs" got into wembley stadium. a new report into the disorder found a collective failure in planning, and said people could have died. a booster shot of pfizer or moderna the best all—around according to the latest medical trials. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. will be talking