over to daniel davies at bbc wales.— the record today. over to daniel davies at bbc wales. when will you ublish the davies at bbc wales. when will you publish the scientific _ davies at bbc wales. when will you publish the scientific evidence - davies at bbc wales. when will you publish the scientific evidence thatl publish the scientific evidence that has brought you back to announce restriclions— has brought you back to announce restrictions again so quickly? yes, the restrictions again so quickly? yes, ihe number— restrictions again so quickly? yes, the number of covid cases has risen but surely— the number of covid cases has risen but surely we are expecting that. you told — but surely we are expecting that. you told us to expect a tsunami of cases _ you told us to expect a tsunami of cases what — you told us to expect a tsunami of cases. what else have you seen and when _ cases. what else have you seen and when can— cases. what else have you seen and when can we — cases. what else have you seen and when can we see the evidence? we when can we see the evid

in wales, the situation was particularly dire. some hospitals have adequate quantities of ppe, but others are down to just a few days' worth of supplies. clandeboye agencies offered to supply some. within just a week of making contact, welsh officials had agreed an £8a0,000 contract with the sweet company. you will recall that last week, i indicated that fluid—resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us, where we had less than a full week's supply left. i can confirm we are expecting a flight to land at cardiff airport this afternoon, carrying 200,000 fluid—resistant gowns. the sweet company had ridden to the rescue. its gowns were rolled out to hospitals across wales — with some being rushed to intensive—care units for immediate use. in england, a shortage of gowns had become so critical that northern ireland sent 250,000 of its own to protect front—line workers. officials at the department of health and social care, or the dhsc, in whitehall, were working flat out to plug the ppe gap — and so, they too looke

in wales, the situation was particularly dire. some hospitals have adequate quantities of ppe but others are just down to a few days�* worth of supplies. clandeboye agencies offered to supply some. within just a week of making contact, welsh officials had agreed an £8a0,000 contract with the sweet company. you will recall that last week i indicated that fluid resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us where we had less than a full week's supply left. i can confirm we are expecting a flight to land at cardiff airport this afternoon carrying 200,000 fluid—resistant gowns. the sweet company had ridden to the rescue. its gowns were rolled out to hospitals across wales — with some being rushed to intensive care units for immediate use. in england, a shortage of gowns had become so critical that northern ireland sent 250,000 of its own to protect front line workers. officials at the department of health and social care, or the dhsc, in whitehall, were working flat out to plug the ppe gap — and so, they too looked to th

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

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biggest ice risk on eastern scotland and wales the southwest. for the showers for pembroke and cornwall and across eastern areas in eastern scotland tending to clear to the afternoon. a lot of sparkling sunshine with highs of four or 5 degrees. cloud getting into northern ireland in the afternoon. across the uk overnight thursday and friday, still for the south there should be dry coming in the afternoon. a relatively fine day for the majority of the uk and milder in the south, but temperatures could get up to 11 or 12 degrees for a time. but for the weekend, the chillier air will return.

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

more universities, including some in wales, mayjoin the strikes. union members at another 42 are being reballoted — raising the prospect of more disruption injanuary. branwen jeffries, bbc news. tens of thousands of people in the north of england have spent a fifth night without electricity — after storm arwen left infrastructure badly damaged. energy networks say at present there are around 30,000 households still without power. 15,500 of those are in the north—east of england, 7,000 in the north—west, and 7,500 in different regions of scotland. power has now been restored to almost every home in wales — as our correspondent fiona trott reports. a new day and a new problem. if we move all of this here... they are working 300 miles from home, and will be here for many days yet. their work is welcome, and it comes with an unexpected reward. we have been without power since about, oh, seven o'clock on friday night, and we've coped, but boy am i glad to see these people, and apparently they are from bedford as well. i think they deserve some

a year ago, of drug deaths in england and wales a yearago, and of drug deaths in england and wales a year ago, and they also say that around £100 million has been taken out of programmes, rehabilitation programmes, that might well have made a difference. so they are going to very much draw dividing lines with the government on this this afternoon when the new drug strategy debated. what the government says it is now beginning at least to tackle something notjust as a short—term fix but for the longer term too. in watson, thank you. iain watson, our political correspondent. —— iain watson. one of the scientists who created the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine has warned that a future pandemic could be even more lethal than this one. professor dame sarah gilbert says funding is needed to make sure we don't lose the advances made in the last two years in how to prepare for a pandemic. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. the leader of the opposition this morning doing his bit to boost boosterjabs seen as the best way to protect people from both the delta an

in wales, the situation was particularly dire. some hospitals have adequate quantities of ppe but others are just down to a few days�* worth of supplies. clandeboye agencies offered to supply some. within just a week of making contact, welsh officials had agreed an £8a0,000 contract with the sweet company. you will recall that last week i indicated that fluid resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us where we had less than a full week's supply left. i can confirm we are expecting a flight to land at cardiff airport this afternoon carrying 200,000 fluid—resistant gowns. the sweet company had ridden to the rescue. its gowns were rolled out to hospitals across wales — with some being rushed to intensive care units for immediate use. in england, a shortage of gowns had become so critical that northern ireland sent 250,000 of its own to protect front line workers. officials at the department of health and social care, or the dhsc, in whitehall, were working flat out to plug the ppe gap — and so, they too looked to th

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

into tomorrow, here comes another spell of rain across south—west england and wales. pushing further north through england but tending to turn lighter as it does so. scotland and northern ireland will stay dry, a few sunny spells around, but a cloudy day in the northern and western isles with outbreaks of rain and showers. breeziest and mildest to the south. as we go on through the evening there will be another spell of heavy downpours running along southernmost counties of england, with those brisk winds. by tuesday, another area of low pressure looks to be racing in from the atlantic bringing some rain to northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands where we will see the heaviest rain. as that clears through the southern flank we will see the strongest winds in parts of wales and southern england, gusting up to 40—50 mph or so and we will see the highest temperatures in the south around 12 or 13 degrees. the mild air will become much more widespread from mid week. we see this weather front moving northwards on wednesday, that

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

a total ban on spectators in wales from now on. china's birth rate continues to plummet despite ending its one and two—child policy,— we have a special report on the mother trying to encourage larger families. hello and welcome to bbc news. to watch the festive rugby derby, they will now have to watch from home. a total ban on spectators of sporting and large events a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation's farewell to a "generation of outstanding south africans". 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! , , ., .,, ., ., ., be free! desmond tutu was a man of ho e. a be free! desmond tutu was a man of hepe- a south _ be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african _ be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african priest - be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south

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

it's all banned in wales, _ some fireworks. it's all banned in wales, so— some fireworks. it's all banned in wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there _ wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are _ wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are no — wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are no restrictions about crossing borders, but the scottish government is asking people not to, although many are still heading south to places like carlisle. for the first time since 2017, all four of big ben's dials will be on display to ring in 2022. more than 1000 pieces have been replaced or cleaned. 0ne 1000 pieces have been replaced or cleaned. one part of new year's eve thatis cleaned. one part of new year's eve that is making a welcome return. as we've just been hearing, restrictions are different across the uk and some party—goers from scotland and wales may be crossing into england to celebrate. 0livia richwald is in carlisle for us. maxine, from here in carlisle it takes just 20 minutes to get to gretna on the scottish border. this city has a really vibrant nightl

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

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

new south wales has, of course, eased its restrictions. it's come out of lockdown. it's opened both its domestic and international borders for australians and for visa—holders, and there was an expectation that these cases were going to rise, but that number has sharply risen in the last week or so. today, the state has reported more than 5,700 covid—19 cases. about 80% of that is of the omicron variant. and these are big numbers, in an australian context. so i think even if it'sjust an idea that's being floated, even if it's just being discussed, it's going to make that divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated even deeper, and i think it also shows you a certain nervousness from the state government's side about whether or not the health care is going to handle more cases. the former british prime minister gordon brown has described the failure to distribute covid vaccines to poorer countries as a "stain on our global soul". speaking to the bbc, mr brown said that everyone will suffer without a push to get the whole world immunised next year. so far, 8 bi

that's right, we've seen wales, scotland, northern _ uk? that's right, we've seen wales, scotland, northern ireland - uk? that's right, we've seen wales, i scotland, northern ireland introduce restrictions when it comes to things like restrictions on hospitality, the numbers of people gathering both for private and public events, also reintroducing measures on social distancing so as you say england very much diverging from the other nations of the uk and i think this ties into what is becoming a little bit of a political gamble for the prime minister. 0n the one hand, if he manages to succeed in keeping the economy open, something that has been welcomed by hospitality businesses today ahead of new year's eve, while also managing to keep the nhs from being overwhelmed and that something which will go down well particularly with mps from his own party, i think a number of those were fiercely opposed to the idea of more restrictions, we could have seen further rebellions in the commons if he did go ahead with them, having said that, if hospit

a total ban on spectator sport in wales. in scotland, the premier league have moved the winter break forward due to limiting capacity. much to the dismay of france. across all hospitality venues, the rule of six is back in wales. —— dismay of fans. two metres means fewer guests. it has a massive effect. new year's eve, we have full capacity but with the two metre rule we have lost 20% capacity and we have had to cancel people. and we have had to cancel --eole. ~ and we have had to cancel --eole.~ , . ., , people. while restrictions in northern — people. while restrictions in northern ireland _ people. while restrictions in northern ireland come - people. while restrictions in northern ireland come intol northern ireland come into force tomorrow, measures will be kept under review. nicola sturgeon told the public that would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, further south, mark drakeford said rules will be reviewed frequently. his next assessment due at the end ofjanuary. frequently. his next assessment du

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

into tomorrow, here comes another spell of rain across south—west england and wales. pushing further north through england but tending to turn lighter as it does so. scotland and northern ireland will stay dry, a few sunny spells around, but a cloudy day in the northern and western isles with outbreaks of rain and showers. breeziest and mildest to the south. as we go on through the evening there will be another spell of heavy downpours running along southernmost counties of england, with those brisk winds. by tuesday, another area of low pressure looks to be racing in from the atlantic bringing some rain to northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands where we will see the heaviest rain. as that clears through the southern flank we will see the strongest winds in parts of wales and southern england, gusting up to 40—50 mph or so and we will see the highest temperatures in the south around 12 or 13 degrees. the mild air will become much more widespread from midweek. we see this weather front moving northwards on wednesday, that'

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

into tomorrow, here comes another spell of rain across south—west england and wales. pushing further north through england but tending to turn a light as it does so. butjust scotland and northern ireland will stay dry, a few sunny spells around, but a cloudy day in the northern and western isles with outbreaks of rain and showers. the easiest and mildest to the south. as we go on through the evening there will be another speu the evening there will be another spell of heavy downpours running along southernmost counties of england, with those brisk winds. by tuesday, another area of low pressure looks to be racing in from the atlantic bringing some rain to northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands where we will see the heaviest rain. as backley is through the southern flank we will see the strongest winds in parts of wales and southern england, gusting up to 40-50 and southern england, gusting up to 40—50 mph or so and we will see the highest temperatures in the south around 12 or 13 degrees. the mild air will become much mor

when bad wolf first started in wales, it was quite empty. you know, there was bad wolf and we were kind of, "we're here, come on, everyone comejoin us." and now, you know, you can't get a spot in the car park. and the growth looks set to continue. amazon is moving production of the lord of the rings tv series from new zealand to the uk. britain's studios are reaping the benefits from a multi—billion—dollar battle between the streaming giants. david sillito, bbc news, cardiff. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. hello. it has been a cloudy day for many parts of the country today, sunshine has been hard to find, the best of it across northern parts of scotland. this morning it was very windy comedy wins have eased significantly but, for a while, cooler air across scotland and northern ireland, still mild air coming from the tropics across england and where is andy between those two different air mass, a belt of cloud that has not really moved very much today and that is continuing to bring some outbreaks of rain. most of th

new covid infections in england and wales hit a record daily high, as the government defends its decision not to introduce further restrictions in england before january. we want to party all night long! members of the hospitality industry welcome the move, calling it a "lifeline". protests outside court, as the kremlin bans one of russia's oldest and best known human rights organisations. right, those are our headlights. i will be back with more in half an hour. now on bbc news, our world. six years ago, amsha escaped from captivity in northern iraq, after being held by is militants. today, she is risking her life to clear her homeland of unexploded mines. in the summer of 2014, is militants swept across northern iraq. gunfire in sinjar, they would go on to commit a massacre, taking thousands of young women like amsha captive. almost seven years later, much of the region remains in ruins and thousands remain missing. despite everything, amsha chose to remain in sinjar. now every day, she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors. on the 3rd of august 2014, is militants

the prince of wales and duchess of — christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall _ christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined - christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the - duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen's broadcast, there was a keen sense of the law she has felt over the death of prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage.— prince philip last april after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great _ 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness - 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and - 73 years of marriage. although it isi a time of great happiness and good chairfor many, christmas a time of great happiness and good chair for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. —— good cheer. this one especially i understand why. but fo

he's willing to crop the dog's ears and send the pup to wales. when we ask, the breeder — flavian vargas — also says he can provide fraudulent pet passports. the price is £250. there's even a discount if we buy five or more. it's got all the vaccination stickers, a vet's stamp in all the right places but otherwise, it's completely blank. dodgy pet passports aren'tjust useful for covering up ear cropping. they can be used to bring in dogs that are legally too young to travel. we've got three puppies here that they've given a passport. sadly, the information in that passport is falsified, so they're declared to be older than they actually are. and the journeys they undertake are awful. you know, great lengths — certainly in excess of 2a hours, often no food, very little water, no stops. there were actually four puppies in this group that were seized, and sadly, one of them passed away. so sometimes we do see that. paula says that tougher importation rules will only work if someone actually looks at the animals at the border. currently, there

that meant wales were champions. drama that deserved an audience. the women's six nations, felt the impact even more. restructured, reorganised, the culmination an england, france final. wonderful stuff from england. good support in there from harrison. 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. at the crucible, 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 a

some rain pushing in across southern england, wales, the midlands, east anglia. further north, some of the cloud, mist and fog will tend to break up to give some sunny spells, a few showers in northern scotland, temperatures ranging from 6 degrees in aberdeen to 12 in plymouth and in saint—hellier. now, through monday night, there is the potentialfor more rain to affect the south and another lump of wet weather spreading into towards northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england and north wales by the end of the night. a little bit chilly in the north. very mild down towards the south. and let's look at the forecast for the rest of the week, because those temperatures are set to climb for all of us, maybe up to 16—17 celsius in places from mid—week onwards. but there will be more wind and rain at times. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. tributes pour in for archbishop desmond tutu, nobel laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. at a time

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 business hard, because people have lots of other options close by. you've got liverpool and chester up the road, they're only a train ride away, which people do venture to. either way, we're the middle of... where they can party and we can't. you don't want to be stuck in a pub with quiet music, you want a bit of life on new year's eve. when i was young, i did. that aqueduct marks the border between england and wales, and like so many places along this winding border, it'sjust a short walk, or an even shorter taxi ride until you're on the english side, where the rules for pubs and clubs are much more relaxed

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

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

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

spectators are banned from large events and sporting venues in wales. the premier league brought forward their break in scotland due to measures limiting fan attendance. across all hospitality venues the rule of six is back in wales as is social distancing. smaller tables mean smaller profits and two metres means fewer guests. the two—metre rule has a massive effect. new year's eve, we have full capacity but with the two—metre rule we have lost 20% of capacity. we have had to phone a few people and unfortunately cancel people for new year's eve. while restrictions in northern ireland and its scottish pubs and restaurants come into force tomorrow, the stormont executive said they would keep the measures under review. whilst first minister nicola sturgeon told the public theirs would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, her counterpart further south mark drakeford said rules would be reviewed frequently. his next three weekly assessment is due at the end ofjanuary. with large events due to be attended by thousands of people across the uk c

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

greater restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland. a record number of covid infections in france as well — almost 180,000 in a single day. the french government has already announced new measures there. russia's supreme court has banned one of the country's oldest human rights organisations. the court ruled that memorial must be disbanded for breaking the law on foreign agents. china says its astronauts are being put in danger of collision, with satellites launched by elon musk. the spacex founder is facing a social media backlash in china after beijing claimed its space station had two "close encounters" this year. now on bbc news, review 2021: the year in film with mark kermode.

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

fewer restrictions in wales or more in england? restrictions in wales or more in encland? �* , , restrictions in wales or more in encland? h , '. restrictions in wales or more in encland? h , m england? it's very difficult because it's a public— england? it's very difficult because it's a public health _ england? it's very difficult because it's a public health missions, - england? it's very difficult because it's a public health missions, to - england? it's very difficult because it's a public health missions, to do | it's a public health missions, to do with the sage numbers, government policy and interpretation. what we have here is a big hit on the economic impact on the industry. that's a huge factor now. through the 21 months there's been financial alignment if not restriction alignment. we've had fulham in the past which is worth about 450—500 million pounds a month to our businesses —— microwave had furlough in the past. that amounts to about 60 million in britain forfour — five weeks. we can see the economic hit and just around the corner, if businesse