this country, and you know somewhere that, you know in many parts of the country is a big part of the community. i think that the question of where this 2 billion will be allocated is a very good one. it's one that i just saw allocated is a very good one. it's one that ijust saw liverpool and manchester mayors just put together a letter saying that money should actually be distributed to that 3 million people who are, have not beenin million people who are, have not been in any way supported during this pandemic. they basically thrown to the neck falling through the cracks. it could be small directors, freelancers on payroll, they could be people who have just turned freelance but there's 3 million people who have been unsupported during this difficult time, and because now, obviously, to direct that money in their direction as well. let's have a look at the daily express front page. £10 billion back at shops. carolyn the paper suggesting shoppers will return to the high street in a christmas bonanza this weekend. ijust came in here to the bbc this evening and it was certainly busy but not as busy as you would expect for a few weeks before christmas. do you think that shops are going to get that huge boost they so desperately need? well, i think the figure that the paper was quoting is that actually there has been an upsurge in a numberof there has been an upsurge in a number of people on the high street says that lockdown ended, and that the footfall was up by about 80%. obviously positive news for the high street, but they really have got a huge amount or to climb if you think about the period of time between people have been inside their homes and the habit—forming. things that have changed in terms of where we get our shopping from. so much of out get our shopping from. so much of our shopping, certainly in my house, has been done online. this christmas presents with preplanned early. an overreliance on all of these things for the post because we did not know when that shops would reopen. as an enormous battle to overcome. positive news that people are returning to the high street particularly given that it's an incredibly busy period in the run—up to christmas. there's also the fact that people like to go to dinner and go with the feud drinks with friends, many of those hospitality venues are friends, many of those hospitality venues are not friends, many of those hospitality venues are not open friends, many of those hospitality venues are not open and friends, many of those hospitality venues are not open and even friends, many of those hospitality venues are not open and even though we are venues are not open and even though we are in tier 2 here venues are not open and even though we are in tier2 here in venues are not open and even though we are in tier 2 here in london and allowed to drink outside or have a drink with a substantial meal it's going to put off a lot of people to going to put off a lot of people to go into those venues, and perhaps doing both of those things together. a lot still to overcome for the high street. and also, i wasjust in my local shopping centre today and asked a leader behind her till she been busy and she said no where near as busy as we need to be. notjust about shops opening up again but how much cash people have gotten their pockets and everybody‘s not feeling the pinch. i was speaking to a postal worker, they are completely and utterly overwhelmed. you know, we re eve n and utterly overwhelmed. you know, were even before christmas post. that's where, you know, as carolyn rightly says, so much is going online. i think, rightly says, so much is going online. ithink, it's really rightly says, so much is going online. i think, it's really hard to gauge with shopping. because it is, for a lot of people it's notjust buying stuff. it's an experience, it's summer to take the kids. it's a social event if you are doing it with a friend and have a drink after. there's a lot more going on, and also of course there's lots of things that you want to see and touch. i had an involved conversation with a friend the other day about being able to smell of perfume. to sample perfume. or even think they try and on. —— trying makeup on. the queen had herfirst diplomatic virtual welcoming of diplomats and ambassadors give us a big it's been going on for decades. she did it virtually today didn't she? not quite as it was in the past but they did make it to buckingham palace, the ambassadors. what an experience that would have been commuting the queen over video camera. commuting the queen over video camera. and obviously the picture is very revelatory and the way in which the queen has been conducting her business during lockdown. and of course we are business during lockdown. and of course we are all doing things differently as we can attest to tonight. i hope she did not have any of the issues we have had this evening connecting with my home here. the lockdown and coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live our lives, and that extends to absolutely every echelon of society. what i love about this they still curtsied and what i love about this they still cu rtsied and bowed what i love about this they still curtsied and bowed in the traditional way to get those other footage of the other end and you can see them doing it as they would if she were there in person, and also the traditionally get taken to buckingham palace in a horse and ca rt, buckingham palace in a horse and cart, a horse and carriage rather. horse and cart would be a different thing, not quite as glamourous. they still did that. i'm sure it was quite the experience. would be funny, maybe not for them in this weather. that's it for the papers this hour, caroline and rachel will be back injust this hour, caroline and rachel will be back in just over half an hour to talk about the stories being covered by new servers and websites. so to join us then. but for now, goodbye. good evening. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here with your latest sports news. england's first one—day international against south africa will take place on sunday after being postponed because of a positive coronavirus test within the cricket bubble. the news camejust an hour before it was due to start in cape town this morning. a member of the home side was found to have the virus. a fresh round of testing will now take place and south african cricket journalist natalie germanos says — any more positive tests will put the whole series in doubt. from this point of view this is a worry and concern. you have to give credit to england for going through the entire summer to get through it. the men's and women's without a positive case. you have to give them credit for that because that was a huge undertaking, and to be the first to do it as well. because of the teams of an opportunity to learn. but i guess to have an odi which is the first tour in south africa since lockdown to have won the game is postponed, is a worry. there's no guarantee that sunday, monday and wednesday was going to go here. the round of testing tomorrow as well. all the hotel staff and players will be retested. if there some other problem there's no way the rest of the tour will go ahead. if the worst possible timing from south africa poplar point of view, financially taking a major hits as well. it's a worry for the rest of the summer as well. so it's a major concern and things have to change very quickly. india beat australia in the opening game of their 20 20 series. but there was controversy in canberra... india batsman ravinda jadeja had been struggling with a leg injury but struggled on to the final over of their innings when he was hit on the helmet by the ball. he wasn't tested for concussion and batted on — reaching a valuable 1111 as india totalled 161—7. after the break, india claimed jadeja had concussion and brought on spin bowler — yuzvendra chahal to replace him. chahal took three wickets for 25 including two of their top scorers, he was made man of the match and india won by 11 runs. concussion substitutes are allowed to bat or bowl, unlike body injuries like jadeja's. india have confirmed he won't take any further part in the series. bournemouth are top of the championship after beating barnsley 4—0 at oakwell. they scored two goals in each half — midfielder phillip billing with the first. but the third goal was the best — a brilliantly ta ken free—kick by diego rico. the result means bournemouth are two points clear at the top of the table — although they can be overtaken tomorrow. barnsley drop down to 15th. both those teams used all five of their subs allowed in the championship. that's something jurgen klopp would love to be able to do. the liverpool manager has criticised premier league executives for "ignoring player welfare" for restricting the top flight to only three per game. the issue wasn't considered at this week's shareholder meeting and klopp says people need to stop thinking it's just about helping the big teams. it's about all the players. and it's about load management and nothing else, and load management not for getting an advantage, load management for dealing with the problem, what this covid situation is for football, dealing with the situation in the best possible way. and we cannotjust ignore it because some people say that it would be an advantage for others, because it is not about an advantage. i cannot say it often enough. just one game tonight in rugby union's premiership and a really close one in which bristol beat northampton with the last kick of the match. bristol had been 14—nil but staged a fightback. piers o'conor‘s try helping pull them to within two points. they kept pressing until the very end and a penalty from sam bedlow snatched the 18—17 win. bristol move to second ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures but northampton stay second botttom having lost all three of their games so far. despite never having scored a point in his 36 races spanning two years in formula one, george russell topped the timesheets in friday practice for the sakhir grand prix in bahrain. it was of course probably helped by the fact the 22 year old briton was driving lewis hamilton's car. the world champion is missing due to coronavirus. but russell was still almost a third of a second quicker than mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. max verstappen was second to russell in both sessions. britain'sjudd trump has made it into the semi—finals of the uk snooker championship. the world number one was pushed all the way in his quarterfinal by kyren wilson. it went to a deciding frame, which trump won to make it 6—5. he's looking for his second title at the event which he last won nine years ago. trump will play the winner ofjoe perry and lu ning who are still playing. this is live on the bbc sport website. highlights from both of tonight's games are on bbc two at 20 past 11. earlier, neil roberston beat mark selby. the australian finished with his 750th professional century to win 6—2. he'll play china's zhou yuelong who beat jack lisowski 6—4. and that's all the sport for now. just boxing news and, billyjoe saunders has defended his wbo separate title, hippie martin murray ona separate title, hippie martin murray on a points decision, but that's all the support for now. to me hello there. it's been a very wet day across some central rank in the also some sleet and snow mainly over the high ground, the strong which would have had north and west areas will gradually become more confined towards the west and the southwest. slowly easing down through the course of the night. now, it looks like much of the southeast will stay dry, clearing quite cold here, but further north and west, lots of showers, longer spells of rain, some snow for the pennines and over the higher ground of scotland. those temperatures then ranging from around —1 or —2 celsius in the east to around 4 or 5, so we could see a touch of frost across some eastern areas to greet us for saturday morning. the weekend is staying cold for all, but it will gradually turn drier as this area of low pressure slips away southwards and takes the showers and the hill snow with it, so we'll have much lighter winds on sunday with a little bit of mist and fog, perhaps some sunshine too. and it stays chilly and mainly settled as we head on into the start of next week too. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. brexit trade talks are paused after eu and uk negotiators fail to reach agreement, with just four weeks to go until the end of the uk transition period. us president—electjoe biden calls for immediate bipartisan agreement in congress to help americans who've lostjobs as a result of coronavirus. i'm not alone in saying this situation is urgent. if we don't act now, the future will be very bleak. new lockdown orders and restrictions are imposed in san francisco to help kerb a surge 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