but lorna gordon, was in the eye of the storm in stone haven.— lorna gordon, was in the eye of the storm in stone haven. but there are very treacherous _ storm in stone haven. but there are very treacherous conditions - storm in stone haven. but there are very treacherous conditions out - storm in stone haven. but there are very treacherous conditions out on l very treacherous conditions out on the roads with those gusting winds, falling debris, the red alert, of course, there is a potential risk to life, and the police in scotland tonight saying that if you live in any of these affected areas, you should not head out onto the roads. so, why had learned gordon and her camera crew ventured outside herself to bring us that reports? long—term newswatch viewers will be familiar with that question posed here sarah harris. susan penny echoed that. other viewers had a different concern about the bbc�*s coverage of storm arwen, outlined here by wendy applebee. well, we put these planes to bbc news and they told us that thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opin

last friday, scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, was in the eye of the storm in stonehaven. but there are very treacherous conditions out on the roads with those gusting winds, falling debris, the red alert, of course, meaning there is a potential risk to life, and the police in scotland tonight saying that if you live in any of these affected areas, you should not head out onto the roads. so, why had lorna gordon and her camera crew ventured outside herself to bring us that report? long—term newswatch viewers will be familiar with that question, posed here sarah harris. susan penny echoed that. other viewers had a different concern about the bbc�*s coverage of storm arwen, outlined here by wendy appleby. well, we put these points to bbc news and they told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, hear or read on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, email... or you can find us on twitter. you can call us. and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that's all from us. we will be back

lorna gordon, bbc news, aberdeenshire. the taliban have issued a decree calling for serious action to enforce women's rights in afghanistan. it bans forced marriage — but does not mention employment or education. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is in kandahar tonight. how has this been received? well, the rights laid out in this decree, no forced marriages, as you say, inheritance for widows, these have long been accepted parts of islamic law, that in poorer muslim countries like afghanistan, they have often not been implemented. so in more rural areas it is not uncommon for young women to be married off to pay off a debt or to help end a family feud. women's rights activists say if this does help end abusive practices, of course that is a good thing, but they've also been struck by the complete failure of this decree to mention anything about women's rights to work or get an education, and that will fuel suspicion that the taliban here are attempting to dampen down international criticism whilst at the sa

lorna gordon, bbc news, aberdeenshire. scientists in britain have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. they say their technique could eventually be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs, so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogramme animals to produce only females. some 6 to 7 billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they have a nervous system and are capable of suffering. we would like to be able to move to a system where those same eggs are laid but instead never hatch. scientists at the francis crick institute in london have found that the system was successful in mice and they think it'll work on chickens. the researchers here have found a way of deactivating a gene involved

we'll get the latest from lorna gordon in glasgow and chris page in belfast, but first, let's hear from our wales correspondent tomos morgan who's in cardiff for us this afternoon. on friday, the welsh government announced from the 27th, night clubs would be close to an social distancing would be brought in in shops and businesses. to date the welsh government announced all spectator sports, indoor and outdoor and community games will be banned on boxing day. they have done that they say because they want to withhold the amount of mixing that can happen in stadiums and the wider area. there were big fixtures coming up area. there were big fixtures coming up over the festive period, they will not go ahead now with fans in stadiums, that will go on behind closed doors. the economy minister vaughan gething has also said today even though there are 600 omicron cases here in wales, by boxing day they anticipate that figure will be close to the thousands and that is why they are bringing in these additional measures. he also says they are not ruling out further measures coming in after christ

lorna gordon, bbc news. in wales and nothern ireland, extra measures will be discussed tomorrow. let's speak to our correspondents hywel griffith, who's at the senedd in cardiff, and chris page in belfast. starting with you, hywel, what can the people of wales expect tomorrow? well, huw, we know that ministers here in wales are seeing much of the same data as those in england. i understand what they have decided is that more measures are needed for the period immediately after christmas. so, tomorrow, the first minister, mark drakeford, will set them out in a press conference before he goes before members of the seneddin before he goes before members of the senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, senedd in a specially reconvened a virtualsession, not senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, not for senedd in a specially reconvened a virtualsession, not fora senedd in a specially reconvened a virtual session, not for a vote but to explain his decisions. what are those decisions likely to be? we know they have grappled with the idea of implement in more restr

lorna gordon, bbc news, aberdeenshire. in afghanistan, the taliban have issued a new decree on women's rights. the order says women are not property but �*free human beings'. it also says women should not be forced or coerced into marriage. but there's no mention of employment rights or education. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has more from kandahar. well, the rights laid out in this decree, no forced marriages, as you say, inheritance for widows, these have long been accepted parts of islamic law, that in poorer muslim countries like afghanistan, they have often but on the ground, they've often not implemented. in more rural areas, it's not uncommon for women to be treated as peace offerings by feuding families. women's rights activists say ending any kind of patriarchal abusive behaviour is a good thing, though if this is implemented, that's something they welcome. but they've also highlighted that many of these practices had already been outlawed by the previous government, and the most striking thing

lorna gordon, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. it was briefly milder through today, but that's not going to last, again, cold air is going to make a return for this weekend. with it, there should be more sunshine around at least, but there'll also be plenty of showers because low pressure will be nearby. so you can see the milder air mass across the country through friday. cold air looms to the north and the west. that will work its way south eastwards during tonight. already engaging scotland and northern ireland by the middle part of the night. so here, these showers will be turning increasingly wintry, notjust to the higher ground. further south and east into england. wales, we will have a band of rain spreading eastwards. and it's going to become an increasingly blustery night where ever you are and feel quite cold. so we start saturday morning off with this band of rain, which will clear away from eastern england. then it's brighter with some sunshine , and many southern areas could stay dry altogether. but further north and

lorna gordon, bbc news, aberdeenshire. now on bbc news, 100 women in conversation. nomia iqbal meets actress, producer and director rebel wilson. trying to make your name in hollywood isn't easy, especially if you are a female actress who doesn't look as stereotypical way. enter rebel wilson who has defied convention to become one of the most famous faces in the industry. she has been a part of some of the biggest comedy films in recent years, including the pitch perfect franchise and bridesmaid. but many of us during the pandemic, she has been reassessing her life. i have come to la where she is now based for this bbc 100 women. we talk about why she lost weight, her challenges with fertility and how she is balancing that with her professional move into becoming a director, and she talks to me about how she is hoping that move will empower her to make cultural changes in the industry after experiencing sexual harassment herself. rebel wilson, thank you so much for talking to us. but you have been in those really iconic films that people watch over and over again li

ros: lorna gordon is getting reaction to these new restrictions in glasgow. laura now: among these facing changes in a few weeks, resignation and acceptance. >> what we don't want to do -- >> two years now and nothing has changed. laura: sturgeon said it remained a priority to reopen schools as normal after the holidays. one of the reasons for asking adults to make these sacrifices after christmas was to minimize the impact on it children's education. the aim is that 80% of those eligible bill be fully vaccinated by the new year hope? that the booster will beat back the need for restrictions to stay in place longer than the planned three weeks. ros: in westminster, the u.k. government announced one million pounds in support of u.s. businesses, about 1.3 billion dollars, targeting leisure and hospitality business is a hard hit. here is the chancellor of the exchequer. >> the grants we are providing today, up to 6000 pounds for hospitality businesses, they are comparable in generosity the grants provided when these businesses were completely closed this year. t

gordon, has been finding out how people have been coping in aberdeenshire. in the wintersun, in the winter sun, aberdeenshire looks stunning, but this has been a brutally hard week for many here. storm arwen brought down trees and power lines and, seven days on, its impact is still being felt. have you got your power back? it’s impact is still being felt. have you got your power back?— impact is still being felt. have you got your power back? it's not gone et. got your power back? it's not gone yet- friday- — got your power back? it's not gone yet. friday. there _ got your power back? it's not gone yet. friday. there have _ got your power back? it's not gone yet. friday. there have been - got your power back? it's not gone yet. friday. there have been trees| yet. friday. there have been trees blown down before, but this is the worst i've seen. for blown down before, but this is the worst i've seen.— blown down before, but this is the worst i've seen. for some, no power meant no water. — worst i've seen. for some, no power meant no water, so _ worst

the new measures are to last for three weeks. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. it is off. no large hogmanay celebrations this year — cancelled because of covid. scotland instead ringing in another year in this pandemic. the first minister said these new restrictions limiting numbers of both indoor and outdoor public events aimed to help slow the spread of the omicron variant. this will, of course, make sports matches, including football, effectively spectator free over this three week period. and it will also mean, unfortunately, that large scale hogmanay celebrations, including that planned here in our capital city, will not to proceed. i know how disappointing this will be for those looking forward to these events and for the organisers of them. those running hospitality venues like this restaurant in glasgow said a return to physical distancing will make trading gruelling during what should be their busiest time of year. it could've been worse. anything could always be worse, but i think it's another death knell for the industry. it's everything, it's lockd

lorna gordon has been getting reaction to the new restrictions — in glasgow. among those facing these changes, in just a few days' time, a mixture of weariness, resignation and acceptance. it's very difficult to know what the right thing to do is, but what we don't want to do is wait until we run out of hospital beds and then decide it's the right thing to do. two years down the line and nothings changed, so, yeah, pretty annoyed, but... nicola sturgeon said it remained a priority to reopen schools as normal after the holidays, and that one of the reasons for asking adults to make these sacrifices for a period after christmas is to minimise the impact on children's education. the aim is that 80% of those eligible will be fully vaccinated by the new year. the hope, that the booster will beat back the need for these restrictions to stay in place longer than the planned three weeks. back in westminster — the uk government has announced £ibillion in support for businesses — that's about $1.3billion. it's targeting hospitality and leisure businesses hit by the

last friday, scotland correspondent lorna gordon was in the eye of the storm in stonehaven. but there are very treacherous conditions out on the roads with those gusting winds, falling debris, the red alert, of course, meaning there is a potential risk to life, and the police in scotland tonight saying that if you live in any of these affected areas, you should not head out onto the roads. so, why had lorna gordon and her camera crew ventured outside herself to bring us that report? long—term newswatch viewers will be familiar with that question, posed here by sarah harris: susan penny echoed that: other viewers had a different concern other viewers had a different concern about the bbc�*s coverage of storm arwen, outlined here. we put these points to bbc news and they told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, hear or read on bbc news, tv, radio, online social media, e—mail or write us on twitter. you can call us and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that is all from us, we will be