, north—east and south—west. this is a global crisis, but let us be clear, this is a national emergency. our national health service is becoming overwhelmed. i hope the tier 4 restrictions are enough, but many believe even tougher restrictions are now inevitable. but public health experts believe restrictions and lockdowns can only do so much. the effect of escalation of tiers lasts for three or four weeks and then it wears off, so it is doubly important that regardless of which tiers we are in, we continue to take the test, and more importantly maintain social distancing, and hand washing and two metre rules. rising case numbers are hurting the health service. already buckling under pressure in the south and east. infections are now growing in the north and west. burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in cases, and it is notjust businesses the local hospice depends on the money raised each that will be affected by new restrictions — the local hospice depen

the wintry weather for some of us spreads from the north into the north—west of england, through parts of the midlands, parts of wales and possibly the south—west. snow showers continue across parts of scotland. elsewhere on tuesday, it's going to be a mixture of sunny spells and just the odd fleeting shower, perhaps wintry. through the course of tuesday evening, you can see snow and wintry showers continuing in scotland. elsewhere, largely clear. here is the forecast for tuesday night into wednesday, and we expect the next spell of wintry weather coming in from the north—west, moving across ireland and eventually into wales. again, a lot of cold air across the uk. hints of something a bit milder in the south—west, but that's pretty much it. on wednesday, the next spell of wintry weather moves across ireland in the early hours, and then we think it will move into wales, with a lot of cold air sitting on top of the uk, and then that wintry weather spreads possibly into the midlands, the south—west, and the south. north of that, it's clearer, some snow across scotland, and temper

gusty winds in the north west of scotland. most of the showers will be in scotland and northern ireland. the snow level would be coming down to about 300 metres. you can see the trend. it is getting colder. as the cold front clears away from the south—east, the cold air will be upon us. then we have this next clutch of france coming in from the west introducing rain. so on thursday the heaviest rain. so on thursday the heaviest rain will be across parts of the south—west and also the english channel. here too it is going to be breezy. behind that band of rain a lot of cloud and some showers. some sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. then don't forget it is much colder, so the snow level coming down again. in northern ireland down to about 200 metres. in scotland, between 150 and 200 metres. in north west wales and the pennines down to about a00 metres. then after this we run into the uncertainty. the uncertainty of course means where we are going to see the snow. there goes thursday's front moving acr

of rain, sleet, snow and hail, and prolonged snow in north—west scotland in the afternoon. not as windy as it will be overnight, but gusty winds making it feel even colder. temperatures in scotland close to freezing during the day. it is scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales may see some snow to quite low levels, bringing a few centimetres in places, turning it icy on sunday night into monday morning. on monday, low—pressure right across us and we expect from that some areas of rain, sleet, and cold enough for some snow, notjust on hills. some uncertainty about where it's going to be sitting on monday, so keep checking the forecast. but certainly cold on monday, starting a cold week. back to storm bella, though, impacts from the wind, rain, snow and ice to follow. flood and weather warnings are in force. check out the details on our website. this is bbc news. i am lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. and canada conf

andrew bridgen, thank you for joining us, the mp for north west leicestershire. theatres would normally be bursting with life at this time of the year — oh, that that was the case — but the pandemic has forced many to close their doors. now a group of out—of—work west end performers have found a new use for their skills this christmas, putting on virtual concerts for care homes across the uk. and fittingly, the premiere has been held in a home for retired singers and actors. fiona lamdin has more. # snow is falling (snow is falling) # all around me (all around me) # children playing. ..# these actors would normally be centre stage in the west end. steph parry has starred in 42nd street, billy elliot and mamma mia! but lockdown has changed everything. so i left the theatre in march. i left my dressing room kind of ready to come back a few days later and carry on the show. and that was eight months ago. the last eight months have been different. they've been barren. and with many theatres still closed, rehearsals like these are rare. it's been the hardest y

, the north east and the south—west. this is a global crisis, but let us be clear, this is a national emergency. our national health service is becoming overwhelmed. i hope the tier 4 restrictions are enough but many believe even tougher restrictions are now inevitable. but public health experts warn that restrictions and lockdowns can only do so much. the effect of any escalation in tiers lasts for maybe three orfour weeks, and then it wears off, so it is doubly important that, regardless of which tiers we go in, we continue to come forward for vaccines and take the test and, more importantly, maintain that social distancing and hand washing and two metre rules. rising case numbers are hitting the health service. already buckling under pressure in the south and east, infections are now growing in the north and west. burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in cases, and it's not just businesses that will be affected by the new restrictions. the local hospice depends o

here where i am in the north west, in bolton, they have done a fantasticjob in bringing it down. and the data shows that case numbers are rising in most but not all parts of the uk. the latest survey of community infections by the office for national statistics suggests that in england, one in 95 people had the virus last week, with an increase in case rates. notably in london, the south east, the east and the east midlands. there were declines in other areas. in wales, with one in 90, and scotland, with one in 100, there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment, and that is what is putting pressure on the nhs front line. there have been warnings today about the impact of staff. people are still traumatised and fatigued, not only from physical tiredness but the psychological impact of dealing with covid. now we are looking down the barrel of what looks like a third wave, so, you know, we are very concerned, and the impact of five days over

a few of these wintry showers running down towards north wales, north—west england, the northwest midlands, and then we see an area of rain but turning to sleet and snow potentially for south wales, more especially running eastwards across parts of southern england during wednesday. some uncertainty about how far north it'll get, how much sleet and snow there will be within this. it'll be a cold day, yes, but much of the eastern side of the uk will stay dry and get to see a bit of sunshine. what rain, sleet and snow there is will continue to pull across parts of southern england overnight and into thursday morning before clearing. as thursday begins, we're getting some of these snow showers pushing in towards eastern parts of scotland, and it's those that are going to move further south during thursday, again giving the potential for some snow and ice in places, and notjust on hills, and the chance of some disruption as a result. so, this system will take its rain, sleet and snow showers out of scotland and into parts of england and wales as we go through thursday. the tendency for a lot o

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some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatures around average at best, typically 8—9, perhaps 11 for plymouth. but look towards the west and you'll see another band of rain approaching. now, this one tends to mean business. it will produce some heavier rain for all areas as it tracks its way eastwards. it's tied in with another one of those smaller low—pressure centres we saw as part of that big one at the start. but clear skies look like they could just hang on overnight to give us a patchy frost from the north—east of england and eastern scotland initially on friday. but the day overall is dominated by increasing winds and some rain pushing its way eastwards, but this area of low pressure will also manage to pull in some comparatively mild air to the south of the uk. you can see the amber colour here on the air mass picture behind me. so, actually, if we do see the sun coming out on f

the wintry weather, for some of us, spreads from the north into the north west of england, through parts of the midlands, parts of wales and quite possibly the south west. the snow showers continue across parts of scotland. elsewhere in the uk on tuesday, it's going to be a mixture of sunny spells and just the odd fleeting shower, perhaps wintry. and then through the course of tuesday evening, you can see snow and wintry showers continue there in scotland. elsewhere, it's going to be largely clear. here is the forecast for tuesday night into wednesday, and we expect the next spell of wintry weather coming in from the north—west, moving across ireland and then eventually into wales. now, again, there's a lot of cold air sitting across the uk. just hints of something a bit milder nibbling in the south west, but that's pretty much it. on wednesday, the next spell of wintry weather moves across ireland through the early hours, and then the thinking is it will move into wales. remember, there's a lot of cold air sitting on top of the uk, and then that wintry weather spreads quite possibly i

frontal systems just grazing the south—west and perhaps the far north of the uk. but essentially, as we end 2020 and move into the looking cold and dry. this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk's prime minister, boris johnson, is promising big changes following his brexit trade deal. but his chancellor, rishi sunak, has sought to reassure the city of london that the post—brexit trade deal will not damage the financial services industry. a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign is under way in the european union. the new covid variant caused several countries to begin inoculations a day ahead of the planned roll—out. millions of americans have temporarily lost their unemployment benefits, after president trump refused to sign the covid economic relief bill into law. president—electjoe biden has warned of the devastating consequences if the bill remains unsigned. bangladeshi authorities are planning to move a second group of rohingya refugees to a remote, flood—prone island in the south of the country. up to 1,000 will be moved from camps into a specially bu

most of the showers ease away through tonight, confined to coastal areas and the north—west of scotland. temperatures falling down to freezing, or a little bit below, another cold night with a sharp frost and iciness to start wednesday morning. wednesday is a little drier for most compared to today but later in the day we have more rain, sleet and snow pushing into the south—west of england, perhaps south wales and further snow showers across the north of scotland. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines... nhs england says health workers are "back in the eye of the storm" — as the number of coronavirus cases exceeds the peak that was seen in april. the military will provide remote support to schools and colleges in england with coronavirus testing, as they begin to re—open next week. the ftse 100 is up this morning, as uk financial markets opened for the first time since the brexit deal was announced on christmas eve. vinyl album sales have risen to their highest level since the britpop era of the 1990s. almost 5—million lps have been bought thi

slightly different story further north and west — there was quite a lot of cloud, and the cloud thick enough at times to produce some light drizzle. now this is a weather front that's arriving, and it will continue to bring the potentialfor some rain — a fairly narrow band as it moves its way into scotland and northern ireland. down to the south—east corner, we may well keep those clear skies, so temperatures here hovering close to freezing first thing. but it is the weather front that's the driving force behind the story over the next few days. it's a cold front and, as it sinks its way steadily south and east, it'll allow the flood gates to open to some bitterly cold air, and some strong and, at times, gale force gusts of winds. so, a rash of showers expected on wednesday into the north west of scotland, some turning increasingly wintry, as well. our weatherfront sinks its way into east anglia and the south—east corner — by then, a weak affair, with temperatures down on where they should be for the time of year, particularly feeling cold in scotland when you factor in the st

north—west. cloud and milder in the south with rain at times. a week by the front straddled across southern england and south wales, producing some light patchy rain and drizzle but it will pack up later on in the day. you can see the first signs —— it will pep up later on in the day. you can see the first signs already. some sunshine to look forward to in scotland, hazy at times, and showers in the north and west wintry in the hills. maximum temperatures, six to eight in the north, further south, pretty mild the time of year, ten to 13 degrees. this evening and overnight, the rain advances northwards getting into northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. ahead of that, clear skies, it will be a cold night, frost around, some showers still peppering the north and the west. some of them will be wintry down to 250 metres. we cling on to the mild airas down to 250 metres. we cling on to the mild air as we move down towards the mild air as we move down towards the south of england

has located the hideout used by gunmen who are reported to have carried out a raid on a school in the north—west of the country. hundreds of students are missing in katsina state after attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting, causing the students to flee. on the fifth anniversary of the paris climate agreement, the un secretary general has urged a group of 70 world leaders attending a virtual summit to declare what he called a ‘climate emergency‘ after predictions of catastrophic global warming. a number of important countries did not attend. regardless of whether or not a brexit trade deal is agreed, from january first, british citizens visiting any eu country as well as switzerland, norway, iceland and liechtenstein, will face new restrictions, including on receiving medical treatment. with more, here's our consumer affairs correspondent, sarah corker. with the promise of mediterranean sunshine, spain and france have been the top destinations for millions of british holidaymakers for decades. but, from january, the rules on travelling to the eu will change, and that's thrown u

scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. but after a colder start to day those temperatures will be lower into the afternoon, a colder afternoon with highs typically four to six degrees. into monday, we find ourselves between couple of areas of low pressure, the winds light between these two systems, and so monday promises to be a cold frosty and very murky start to the day, with extensive fog patches and some of that fog is likely to linger all day. temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing but if the fog lifts we are looking at highs of four or five, fog lifts we are looking at highs of four orfive, we fog lifts we are looking at highs of four or five, we have fog lifts we are looking at highs of four orfive, we have some rain towards the east coast. that rain through monday night pushes inland, bumps into the cold air, turns to snow for scotland and northern england over high ground. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister boris johnson

the wintry weather, for some of us, spreads from the north into the north west of england, through parts of the midlands, parts of wales and possibly the south west. snow showers continue across parts of scotland. elsewhere in the uk on tuesday, it‘s going to be a mixture of sunny spells and just the odd fleeting shower, perhaps wintry. and then through the course of tuesday evening, you can see snow and wintry showers continuing in scotland. elsewhere, it‘s going to be largely clear. here is the forecast for tuesday night into wednesday, and we expect the next spell of wintry weather coming in from the north—west, moving across ireland and then eventually into wales. again, there‘s a lot of cold air across the uk. hints of something a bit milder nibbling in the south west, but that‘s pretty much it. on wednesday, the next spell of wintry weather moves across ireland through the early hours, and then we think it will move into wales. remember, there‘s a lot of cold air sitting on top of the uk, and then that wintry weather spreads quite possibly into the midlands, the south w

the wintry weather, for some of us, spreads from the north into the north west of england, through parts of the midlands, parts of wales and quite possibly the south west. the snow showers continue across parts of scotland. elsewhere in the uk on tuesday, it's going to be a mixture of sunny spells and just the odd fleeting shower, perhaps wintry. and then through the course of tuesday evening, you can see snow and wintry showers continue there in scotland. elsewhere, it's going to be largely clear. here is the forecast for tuesday night into wednesday, and we expect the next spell of wintry weather coming in from the north—west, moving across ireland and then eventually into wales. now, again, there's a lot of cold air sitting across the uk. just hints of something a bit milder nibbling in the south west, but that's pretty much it. on wednesday, the next spell of wintry weather moves across ireland through the early hours, and then the thinking is it will move into wales. remember, there's a lot of cold air sitting on top of the uk, and then that wintry weather spreads quite possibly i

the west of the country is different from the north—east of the country. world leaders have been urged to declare a climate emergency, after dire predictions of catastrophic global warming. the secretary general of the united nations has told a climate change virtual summit that more ambitious targets are necessary to cut emissions. china announced further measures by 2030, including a boost in capacity of wind and solar power. here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. it is my great pleasure to be able to introduce one of the co—hosts of today's climate... there was none of the pomp and circumstance you'd expect of a meeting of dozens of world leaders. this was an entirely virtual summit. to set their own targets... mrjohnson opened in characteristic style. we are doing this. not because we are hairshirt—wearing tree—hugging mung bean—munching eco freaks, and i have got nothing against any of those categories, the mung beans are probably delicious... he described climate change is a greater threat than covid—19, and said that g

some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatures around average at best, typically 8—9, perhaps 11 for plymouth. but look towards the west and you'll see another band of rain approaching. now, this one tends to mean business. it will produce some heavier rain for all areas as it tracks its way eastwards. it's tied in with another one of those smaller low—pressure centres we saw as part of that big one at the start. but clear skies look like they could just hang on overnight to give us a patchy frost from the north—east of england and eastern scotland initially on friday. but the day overall is dominated by increasing winds and some rain pushing its way eastwards, but this area of low pressure will also manage to pull in some comparatively mild air to the south of the uk. you can see the amber colour here on the air mass picture behind me. so, actually, if we do see the sun coming out on f

brighter weather in the north and west of the weather in the north and west of the weather front with only a few showers. dryer in scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. temperatures up on today's values. into the start of the weekend, frosty start with lots of sunshine. isolated showers on saturday. temperatures struggling for some particularly in the west. we stay with cold air on sunday and into next week but lighter blue colours indicate less cold air coming our way. with an easterly wind, which will be strong as we go through next week, showers and eastern areas. a little bit of hill snow. could turn colder later in the week. the best of the sunshine out towards the west. a quick look back at 2020, a remarkable year weather wise, within the top five hottest on record in the top five hottest on record in the uk. and also one of the wettest with the wettest february on record and the wettest day ever in october. and lockdown first time around, one of the and lockdown first time around, one of the sunniest, and lockdown first time around, one of the sunniest, as and lockdown first

uk and then quickly the bad weather will spread from north—west towards the south—east. particularly along this cold front, we will see some nasty conditions across wales and also england. that is where the worst of the wins will be. the met office has issued an amber warning, this is for some parts of wales and along the english channel. damaging winds of up english channel. damaging winds of up to 80 mph arejust english channel. damaging winds of up to 80 mph are just possible also because england there will be gale false winds causing problems. still mal is also likely to bring some flooding, particularly up across parts of wales and south—west of the country, and those damaging winds as well. as we go through sunday morning, that cold front sweeps up towards the north sea and then the winds will dramatically die down. as far as sandy is concerned, it is a mixture of sunny smiles, chilly conditions, and just about cold enough for some wintry weather here and there as well. we'll find ourselves in the centre of that storm. we are still in the middle of the low pressu

for the north west, the cloud has been gathering somewhat, a bit of rain in the west of scotland from this band of cloud and the cloud is all associated with an area of low pressure near iceland that has already been named storm bella. that will be causing problems across parts of the uk at saturday night and on into sunday. more on that in and on into sunday. more on that in a second, but through this coming night, an early patch of frost for east anglia in south—east england, but otherwise attending cloudy and mild, a bit of rain putting in at its heaviest in western scotland. by the end of the night, temperatures between four to eight celsius for most. tomorrow, it is going to be a wet day for western scotland, heavy rainfor wet day for western scotland, heavy rain for most of the day, could cause some localised surface water flooding. gusty winds are strengthening through the day as well. quite a bit of powder further south, if few scattered showers for the south coast of england and wales but a milder date nationwide. temperatures reaching as high as ten or 11 at celsius. back

however, clouds are increasing in the north—west of the country. that heralds a change, a big change, which is coming our way the following day. fine on christmas day, but boxing day looks like this. this is a big atlantic storm, a powerful one, called storm bella named by the met office. it will be approaching the north—west of the uk early on saturday. the rain will be spreading into northern ireland, scotland, western areas of the uk. it will be around 10 celsius. but the winds will be fashioning. very stormy weather by the time we get to saturday night and into sunday. an amber warning from the met office. gusts of wind 70 to 80 mph in the south of the country and is widely across england and wales, 50 to 60 mph. take care that day. this is saturday night, look at that squeeze in the icy bird. strong winds following these isobars and rain. by the time we get to sunday, the day after boxing day, we are in the centre of this storm weather, where the winds are much lighter and it will turn a little bit colder as 00:28:32,847 --> 4294966103:13:29

tonight, some showers around and across western areas, through western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, wales, perhaps the midlands and down into the west country, some rain and some snow over high round and perhaps even at quite low levels at times. it's going to be a very chilly night indeed. temperatures down to —8 in parts of scotland and some icy stretches to start off tomorrow morning. this slow—moving area of rain, sleet and snow could give some accumulating snow, even at quite low levels, most likely across parts of wales, the midlands, central southern england and the west country. that will slowly pivot away and we will see another area of rain with some snow across northern ireland and western scotland. some showers in eastern areas. brisk winds in the west, lighter winds further east. there will be some spells of sunshine on what will be a decidedly chilly day. temperatures between two and maybe seven. low pressure still in charge of the scene for tuesday. still a northerly wind. where you see these frontal systems across western areas, that's where showers are

lots of shower in the north—west. they will turn to snow, particularly over modest hill, as colder air works in, temperatures in scotland three orfour works in, temperatures in scotland three or four degrees celsius, similar there for northern ireland and the far north, but storm bella, thatis and the far north, but storm bella, that is the main focus, saturday night into sunday, it is likely to cause problem, damaging wind gusts on the way but also the potential for flooding, southern wales looks particularly vulnerable. now beyond that, into monday, storm bella slowly eases away but not before bringing a mixture of some rain, sleet and maybe snow, all the while staying windy in northern ireland. that is your latest weather. bye. this is bbc news, the headlines... eu ambassadors get details of a post—brexit trade deal in a christmas day briefing led by michel barnier. a 3a—page summary of the deal has been published on the uk government's website. the queen will reflect on the hardships of the pandemic in her chr

has also issued yellow warnings for snow and ice — meaning disruption is likely for parts of wales, north—west england, scotland and the whole of northern ireland. chi chi izundu reports. storm bella making her presence known on british shores. winds of up to 106 miles an hour have been recorded on the isle of wight, bringing down trees, including on this car, and huts alongside brighton beachfront. train operators have issued warnings about delays and cancellations because of debris and flooding on the railway lines. but parts of the uk are still reeling from heavy rains over christmas, like cirencester in gloucestershire. residents trying to adapt. more than 70 homes were without power and the environment agency has warned some river levels are still rising. this is ducklington farm in 0xfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animals. the amount of rain we've had in the last few days has made it very difficult for us. we have over 3000 sheep and we've had to move 1200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re al

frontal systems just grazing the south—west and perhaps the far north of the uk. essentially as we end 2020 and move into the new year, cold and dry. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson promises big changes following his brexit trade deal, as chancellor rishi sunak says the deal brings reassurance to those worried about the impact on businesses. for those who were anxious about the economic implications of leaving, they should be enormously reassured by the comprehensive nature of this free—trade agreement. the rollout of the pfizer biontech covid vaccine begins for millions of people across the eu — starting with italy and the czech republic. millions of americans lose their unemployment benefits after president trump refuses to sign the covid economic relief bill into law. bangladeshi authorities are planning to move a second group of rohingya refugees to a remote, flood—prone island in

has located the hideout used by gunmen who are reported to have carried out a raid on a school in the north—west of the country. hundreds of students are missing in katsina state after attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting, causing the students to flee. regardless of whether or not a brexit trade deal is agreed, from january 1st, british citizens visiting any eu country as well as switzerland, norway, iceland and liechtenstein, will face new restrictions, including on receiving medical treatment. with more, here's our consumer affairs correspondent, sarah corker. with the promise of mediterranean sunshine, spain and france have been the top destinations for millions of british holidaymakers for decades. but, from january, the rules on travelling to the eu will change, and that's thrown up lots of questions. if you are a tourist, you won't need a visa to travel to most eu countries, but there are limits on how long you can go for. you will be able to stay for up to 90 days in any rolling six—month period, but it does all add up, so, a summer holiday in greece followed by an autum

west, the north east and the south west. this is a global crisis, but let us be clear, this is a national emergency. our national health service is becoming overwhelmed. i hope the tier 4 restrictions are enough but many believe even tougher restrictions are now inevitable. but public health experts warn that restrictions and lockdowns can only do so much. the effect of any escalation in tiers lasts for maybe three or four weeks, and then it wears off, so it is doubly important that, regardless of which tiers we go in, we continue to come forward for vaccines and take the test and, more importantly, maintain that social distancing and hand washing and two metre rules. rising case numbers are hitting the health service. already buckling under pressure in the south and east, infections are now growing in the north and west. burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in cases, and it's not just businesses that will be affected by the new restrictions. the local hospice depends

some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatures around average at best, typically 8—9, perhaps 11 for plymouth. but look towards the west and you'll see another band of rain approaching. now, this one tends to mean business. it will produce some heavier rain for all areas as it tracks its way eastwards. it's tied in with another one of those smaller low—pressure centres we saw as part of that big one at the start. but clear skies look like they could just hang on overnight to give us a patchy frost from the north—east of england and eastern scotland initially on friday. but the day overall is dominated by increasing winds and some rain pushing its way eastwards, but this area of low pressure will also manage to pull in some comparatively mild air to the south of the uk. you can see the amber colour here on the air mass picture behind me. so, actually, if we do see the sun coming out on f

some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatures around average at best, typically 8—9, perhaps 11 for plymouth. but look towards the west and you'll see another band of rain approaching. now, this one tends to mean business. it will produce some heavier rain for all areas as it tracks its way eastwards. it's tied in with another one of those smaller low—pressure centres we saw as part of that big one at the start. but clear skies look like they could just hang on overnight to give us a patchy frost from the north—east of england and eastern scotland initially on friday. but the day overall is dominated by increasing winds and some rain pushing its way eastwards, but this area of low pressure will also manage to pull in some comparatively mild air to the south of the uk. you can see the amber colour here on the air mass picture behind me. so, actually, if we do see the sun coming out on f

however, clouds are increasing in the north—west of the country, and that heralds a big change heralds a big change which is coming our way the following day. so, fine on christmas day, but boxing day looks like this. this is a big atlantic storm, a powerful one by then, called storm bella, named by the met office, and it will be approaching first the north—west of the uk early on saturday. the rain you can see spreading into northern ireland, scotland, western areas of the uk. milder, around ten celsius. but at the same time, the winds really will be freshening, so very stormy weather by the time we get to saturday night into sunday. and a warning from the met office, gusts of wind 70—80 mph in the south of the country, and widely across england and wales, 50—60 mph. so, that day, take care. so, this is saturday night. look at that squeeze in the isobars there, and those strong winds following these isobars, and the heavy rain. it really will be a punch i think for many of us across the south. and then, by the time we get to sunday, the day after boxing day, we're right in the c

the prime minister, on a visit to the north—west, did not rule out the possibility of england following northern ireland and wales into a post—christmas lockdown. obviously, we are hoping very much we will be able to avoid anything like that, but the reality is that the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks. here where i am in the north west, in bolton, they have actually done a fantasticjob in bringing it down. and the data shows that case numbers are rising in most, but not all, parts of the uk. the latest survey of community infections by the office for national statistics suggests that in england, one in 95 people had the virus last week, with an increase in case rates, notably in london, the south east, the east and the east midlands. there were declines in other areas. in wales, with one in 90, and scotland, with one in 100, there were also increases. in northern ireland, one in 215 had the virus, with case rates no longer decreasing. inevitably some of those infected will become seriously ill and need hospital treatment and that is what is putting pr

this happened in katsina state, in the north—west of nigeria. about 800 students were at the all—boys government science secondary school when the attack happened. and at least 333 students are still missing. 0ne boy managed to escape byjumping out of a window — but he hasn't seen his twin brother since. translation: i was afraid, totally afraid. but what frightened me the most was that my brother would be in danger. when i looked for him, i couldn't see him. boko haram's claim of responsibility has not been confirmed. the state governor of katsina has tweeted: "the abductors of our children have made contacts with the government and talks are ongoing to ensure their safety and return to their respective families. the security agencies deployed for rescue operations have also informed us that they have located their position." 0ur correspondent, mayenijones, is in kano, the capital of katsina state. the reason why this attack is particularly significant is because this shows that boko haram's area of activity, if it's true that they carried

has located the hideout used by gunmen who are reported to have carried out a raid on a school in the north—west of the country. hundreds of students are feared missing in katsina state after attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting, causing the students to flee. on the fifth anniversary of the paris climate agreement, the un secretary general has urged a group of 70 world leaders — attending a virtual summit to declare what he called a "climate emergency," after predictions of "catastrophic" global warming. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: ahead of last—minute talks to try to get a post—brexit trade deal, the labour leader reckons borisjohnson is between a rock and a hard place. he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need, and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. but the prime minister thinks labour's position isn't clear. if he can't say whether he would vote for our deal, yes or no, then i'm afraid, mr speaker, he simply cannot attack th

east north west a feeling that the entire country is feeling this because we're linked right our food supply is linked to the north east and the northwest of the north central quite frankly and the south so all nigerians are feeling the impact of this over the way i want to ask you to expand on this last point that sara was making i mean just how much of an effect are these attacks on farmers in the northeast and the northwest having on the country's food supply and on the country's food reserves. yeah thanks for having me so for instance who does good from the or from a suspicion of. sittin stiff in the north with cuss in the zone for a cigar that half of the farmers i've not been able to wear found because of the instanced insecurity of not that that's the literal is a major problem because if you look at how much the. senator has changed and instead they seem a 1000000 food producer you know in the sixty's we could see we love the food security you know just in the fall in their kids you know negligent allegiance from successive governments who cheated for cause to in order for the

has located the hideout used by gunmen who are reported to have carried out a raid on a school in the north—west of the country. hundreds of students are missing in katsina state after attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting, causing the students to flee. on the fifth anniversary of the paris climate agreement, the un secretary general has urged a group of 70 world leaders attending a virtual summit to declare what he called a ‘climate emergency‘ after predictions of ‘catastrophic‘ global warming. now on bbc news — click. this week — spluttering safely to a stop. out of the house and into the gamebox. and what do gaming and protests have in common? hey, welcome to click! hope you're doing 0k. it may be getting cold up here in the northern hemisphere but this is the year when we're all being encouraged to spend as much time as possible outside — ventilation and all — and one person who spends a lot of time outside is lara lewington. yes, i've been running outside more than ever. i think itjust gives you a sense of freedom and at the moment, some sort of sense of norma

some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatures around average at best, typically 8—9, perhaps 11 for plymouth. but look towards the west and you'll see another band of rain approaching. now, this one tends to mean business. it will produce some heavier rain for all areas as it tracks way eastwards. it's tied in with another one of those smaller low—pressure centres we saw as part of that big one at the start. but clear skies look like they could just hang on overnight to give us a patchy frost from the north—east of england and eastern scotland initially on friday. but the day overall is dominated by increasing winds and some rain pushing its way eastwards, but this area of low pressure will also manage to pull in some comparatively mild air to the south of the uk. you can see the amber colour here on the air mass picture behind me. so, actually, if we do see the sun coming out on frida

with schools here now closed until security improves, getting an education in north—west nigeria has become precarious. mayenijones, bbc news, katsina. health and education experts say it's become increasingly apparent that people living in deprived communities across the uk have been worst affected by the pandemic. as part of the our lives series, emma clifford bell has gone back to her home area — drumchapel in glasgow — to find out how the pandemic has affected young people there. 0n the very edge of glasgow, lockdown has hit hard. but this men's support group is keeping spirits up. for gary and wee gary, it's like a second home. you keep me on my toes, don't you? always running about. what kind of character is gary? like me. wild. i think it's been pretty tough, especially coming from a place like drumchapel. nobody‘s got anything. and then you go into a lockdown and it's like you have to stay in your house for four months, four, five months, but you've not got anything to do with that four, five months. some people have not got tellies, so what do they do? stare at four wa