History is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at tilbury injune 19a8, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime, and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a profound and permanent contribution to british life. Obviously wearing gloves to protect my. During the war, lots of things should be done were not done. Britain was flattened by the germans and a lot of west indian. Indian. Indian had the england indian. Indian had the england had indian. Indian had the england had the indian. Indian had the england had the money i indian. Indian had the i england had the money but jamaica england had the money but jamaica had the mens. | england had the money but jamaica had the mens. I was lookin jamaica had the mens. I was looking forward jamaica had the mens. I was looking forward to jamaica had the mens. I was looking forward to it. Jamaica had the mens. I was looking forward to it. Listen i looking forward to it. Listen to each others looking forward to it. Listen to each others stories looking forward to it. Listen to each others stories and l to each others stories and learn from when another� s experiences. It is these stories that help light the path of progress and reminders of a fundamental truth that although we might all be different every individual, no matter their background, has Something Special to contribute to our society in a way that strengthens us all. It is not everyday you are approached by the king. Honestly, when they first e mailed me, i thought it was a scam. I was like, 0k. The king selection i was like all right. Your daughter and your sister is an olympian . Three timer. Which sport . 400m. Amazing. A lot of my work is about escapism. I will get writing here. Dont mind me. In this sense im engaging with a man and his story in a very real way. Jesse is a very remarkable woman from an incredible generation and has seen so much history and it is nice to be able to document our history. Im here to take photos of her and do a few sketches and try to take Something Back to my studio that i can use in her portrait. As an artist, it is opportunities like this that offer me a chance to tell peoples stories that im sure consider themselves unseen. Its nice. Supports our history. A project like this where we do have a lot of histories that oftentimes feel swept under the rug, it is good to get from the source and then maybe it can make a start in the direction of rectifying some of those gaps in some of those stories and those bits that are missing. This is clifton. He is meant to be doing your portrait. It is a pleasure to meet you. Pleasure meeting you. This is due to be as well, you know that . I have to call my niece on my landline to call my niece on my landline to ask her what is going on here. I was so nervous when i first met carmen because i have literally grown up seeing her on television. The question of the windrush generation, my parents generation, the question of migrating from my place in all kinds of expectations and then the actual what happens ones that move has taken place and that persons perspective on the life they have lived here. Those things were immediately fascinating and interesting. Have you had your portrait painted before . Goes. It will be your first time. Photos on the wall have inspired me as to what Family Minced to you. It is a beautiful thing that i will try as much as possible to include these in the process of making the portrait. Im working on my uk. And ifeel like it is very similar for us, when i go back to ghana i will put all the images together. I am looking forward to bringing your portrait to life. My name isjohn your portrait to life. My name is John Mitchell your portrait to life. My name isJohn Mitchell richards. I was born injamaica. I am from ghana. Born in kingston jamaica, 27 january 1926. Ghana. Born in kingston jamaica, 27januaryi926. I was born 1928. Jamaica, 27january1926. I was born 1928. I was born in at the time british guiana. Gosh, it is very difficult. I have to sort of come away again in order to tell you what it was like because it was just like home. How do you describe home, you know . My family was very orthodox methodists and so i inherited that christian background with discipline and hard work. It was a big family. 11 siblings and parents. My father died early in the early 50s, so i stayed home with my mother to look after the younger ones. I remember some of its. One thing i decided, i was not going to steal to help the younger ones. I work and i work. My father sent me to learn dressmaking. When i was small i used to make my own clothes for myself. I small i used to make my own clothes for myself. Clothes for myself. I did everything clothes for myself. I did everything a clothes for myself. I did everything a boy clothes for myself. I did everything a boy could i clothes for myself. I did i everything a boy could do. Everything. At one time i thought everything. At one time i thought anything avoid can do i did it thought anything avoid can do i did it | thought anything avoid can do i did it. , ~. , did it. I did not know there was a life did it. I did not know there was a life to did it. I did not know there was a life to come. Did it. I did not know there was a life to come. Edna i did it. I did not know there i was a life to come. Edna mae hen. Was a life to come. Edna mae henry i was a life to come. Edna mae henry i was was a life to come. Edna mae henry. I was born was a life to come. Edna mae henry. I was born in was a life to come. Edna mae henry. I was born in jamaica. | henry. I was born injamaica. When i had the phone call about they want to do a portrait of my nan, i was over the moon. I kept it quiet for a while before i even told my mother. I thought it was fantastic, she deserved it because of what she contributed for wales. I deserved it because of what she contributed for wales. Contributed for wales. I have not been contributed for wales. I have not been to contributed for wales. I have not been to wales contributed for wales. I have not been to wales before. It| contributed for wales. I have i not been to wales before. It is part not been to wales before. It is part of not been to wales before. It is part of my not been to wales before. It is part of my process to dress my models part of my process to dress my models and i decided it might be fun models and i decided it might be funjust to models and i decided it might be fun just to spend models and i decided it might be funjust to spend time models and i decided it might be fun just to spend time with her and be fun just to spend time with her and get to know her and warmup her and get to know her and warm up together over shopping because warm up together over shopping because who does not like to shon because who does not like to sho. , because who does not like to sho. , 4. , because who does not like to sho. , ~. ,. , � shop. To know that im painting somebody shop. To know that im painting somebody from shop. To know that im painting somebody from jamaica, shop. To know that im painting somebody from jamaica, the i shop. To know that im painting i somebody from jamaica, the same place im from, it is an experience. It is a new experience, right . It should not be but it is. My experience, right . It should not be but it is. Not be but it is. My name is gilda eunice not be but it is. My name is gilda Eunice Oliver not be but it is. My name is gilda Eunice Oliver and not be but it is. My name is gilda Eunice Oliver and i not be but it is. My name is| gilda Eunice Oliver and i was born gilda Eunice Oliver and i was born in gilda Eunice Oliver and i was born in westmorland. District born in westmorland. District | born in westmorland. District born in westmorland. District. , district. I was wondering if ou like district. I was wondering if you like this district. I was wondering if you like this with district. I was wondering if you like this with like district. I was wondering if you like this with like a you like this with like a Blouse Underneath or scarf like a silk scarf or Something Like a silk scarf or Something Like that . I dont know much right now. Im looking forward to speaking with her. I know she worked as a healthcare professional and is a very proud woman and raised a family here and has probably a deep connection to Herjamaica Roubaix she does to her british roots. I roubaix she does to her british roots. , , ,. , roots. I spent 23 years in the hos ital roots. I spent 23 years in the hospital roots. I spent 23 years in the hospital nursing roots. I spent 23 years in the hospital nursing assistant. | roots. I spent 23 years in the | hospital nursing assistant. I hospital nursing assistant. I was hospital nursing assistant. I was a hospital nursing assistant. I was a nurse auxiliary, yes. I washed was a nurse auxiliary, yes. I washed the patients, fed them, comforted them, let them feel good comforted them, let them feel good. We had a laugh sometimes. There good. We had a laugh sometimes. There are good. We had a laugh sometimes. There are some who cannot Feed Themseives there are some who cannot feed themselves and there are some who cannot feed themselves and we there are some who cannot feed themselves and we have there are some who cannot feed themselves and we have to there are some who cannot feed themselves and we have to feed| themselves and we have to feed them themselves and we have to feed them we themselves and we have to feed them we have themselves and we have to feed them. We have to themselves and we have to feed them. We have to bath themselves and we have to feed them. We have to bath them, i them. We have to bath them, dress them. We have to bath them, dress them them. We have to bath them, dress them and them. We have to bath them, dress them and sometimes i them. We have to bath them, dress them and sometimes some of them dress them and sometimes some ofthem dirty dress them and sometimes some of them dirty themselves dress them and sometimes some of them dirty themselves and dress them and sometimes some of them dirty themselves and we | of them dirty themselves and we have of them dirty themselves and we have to of them dirty themselves and we have to take of them dirty themselves and we have to take them of them dirty themselves and we have to take them to of them dirty themselves and we have to take them to the have to take them to the bathroom have to take them to the bathroom. And have to take them to the bathroom. And we have to take them to the bathroom. And we havei have to take them to the i bathroom. And we have to have to take them to the bathroom. And we have to bark them bathroom. And we have to bark them i bathroom. And we have to bark them ididnt bathroom. And we have to bark them. Ididnt bathroom. And we have to bark them. Ididnt | bathroom. And we have to bark them. I didnt i liked bathroom. And we have to bark them. Ididnt i liked to bathroom. And we have to bark them. I didnt i liked to put. Them. Ididnt i liked to put them them. Ididnt i liked to put them in them. I didnt i liked to put them inthe them. I didnt i liked to put them in the bath, them. I didnt i liked to put them in the bath, give them. I didnt i liked to put them in the bath, give theml them. I didnt i liked to puti them in the bath, give them a good them in the bath, give Them A Good Bath them in the bath, give Them A Good Bath i them in the bath, give Them A Good Bath. I know them in the bath, give Them A Good Bath. I know that them in the bath, give Them A Good Bath. I know that they i them in the bath, give them a. Good bath. I know that they are clean, good bath. I know that they are clean, dress good bath. I know that they are clean, dress them good bath. I know that they are clean, dress them and good bath. I know that they are clean, dress them and put good bath. I know that they are i clean, dress them and put them in the clean, dress them and put them inthe chair clean, dress them and put them in the chairto clean, dress them and put them in the chair to sit. Clean, dress them and put them in the chair to sit. In the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried in the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried to in the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried to be in the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried to be rough in the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried to be rough to in the chair to sit. Sometimes they tried to be rough to me i they tried to be rough to me but i did not take it no mind. Ipaid no but i did not take it no mind. I paid no mind. Some of the residents, i paid no mind. Some of the residents, as soon as they get there residents, as soon as they get there they stick to you because we were there they stick to you because we were so kind to them. They stick we were so kind to them. They stick to we were so kind to them. They stick to you. It was a hard job stick to you. It was a hard job it stick to you. It was a hard job. It was hard. To be truthful, job. It was hard. To be truthful, i spent 23 years in the truthful, i spent 23 years in the hospital. | truthful, i spent 23 years in the hospital. Truthful, i spent 23 years in the hospital. I wanted to look exactly like the hospital. I wanted to look exactly like her. The hospital. I wanted to look exactly like her. Everything. Exactly like her. Everything here is about misses oliver at the end of the day, everything connects, and we come down to the point, misses oliver is the point because this is going to touch her soul to see herself in a painting. I touch her soulto see herself in a painting in a painting. I really ust want to i in a painting. I really ust want to try i in a painting. I really ust want to try to i in a painting. I really ust want to try to pullh in a painting. I reallyjust want to try to pull her. In a painting. I reallyjust i want to try to pull her story out want to try to pull her story out of want to try to pull her story out of this. Hello hi, how are you . Out of this. Hello hi, how are you . The out of this. Hello hi, how are you . The importance for me in the making of the portrait is to know the making of the portrait is to know how she feels about this, to know how she feels about this, how to know how she feels about this, how she feels about the life she this, how she feels about the life she lived here. Ijust want life she lived here. Ijust want you to try on tonight is this want you to try on tonight is this is want you to try on tonight is this 1s. � ,. ,. ,. , this 1s. Are used to do long hours. This 1s. Are used to do long hours i this 1s. Are used to do long hours. I used this 1s. Are used to do long hours. I used to this 1s. Are used to do long hours. I used to work this 1s. Are used to do long hours. I used to work seven j this 1s. Are used to do long i hours. I used to work seven in the morning until eight in the evening. I the morning until eight in the evenina. ,. , evening. I have got five girls and three evening. I have got five girls and three boys. Evening. I have got five girls and three boys. Yes. Evening. I have got five girls and three boys. Yes. In evening. I have got five girls and three boys. Yes. In the l and three boys. Yes. In the night, and three boys. Yes. In the night, when i went to work i would night, when i went to work i would kiss them and say good night would kiss them and say good night in would kiss them and say good night. In the morning sometimes if they night. In the morning sometimes if they are night. In the morning sometimes if they are on holiday they dont if they are on holiday they dont wake up so before they wake dont wake up so before they wake up dont wake up so before they wake up i dont wake up so before they wake up i come in and then they dont wake up i come in and then they dont realise i have gone to work dont realise i have gone to work dont realise i have gone to work. Have been very good to me work. Have been very good to me and work. Have been very good to me and the country has been good to me and the country has been good to to me and the country has been good to me because it allowed me to good to me because it allowed me to have a job that i can look me to have a job that i can look after me to have a job that i can look after the children because everywhere you work you can get a job everywhere you work you can get a job to everywhere you work you can get a job to fit everywhere you work you can get a job to fit in with the family. A job to fit in with the family, your children. Some of the patience family, your children. Some of the patience were family, your children. Some of the patience were prejudiced. | the patience were prejudiced. This girl the patience were prejudiced. This girl came the patience were prejudiced. This girl came up the patience were prejudiced. This girl came up and the patience were prejudiced. This girl came up and she the patience were prejudiced. This girl came up and she said, oh, this girl came up and she said, oh. I this girl came up and she said, oh. Idont this girl came up and she said, oh, i dont want this girl came up and she said, oh, i dont want your this girl came up and she said, oh, i dont want your tea. This girl came up and she said, oh, i dont want your tea. And i oh, i dont want your tea. And i oh, i dont want your tea. And i said. Oh, idont want your tea. And i said. All oh, i dont want your tea. And i said, all right oh, i dont want your tea. And i said, all right then, oh, i dont want your tea. And i said, all right then, you oh, i dont want your tea. And i said, all right then, you go. I i said, all right then, you go. If i said, all right then, you go. If you i said, all right then, you go. If you dont i said, all right then, you go. If you dont want i said, all right then, you go. If you dont want it i said, all right then, you go. If you dont want it you i said, all right then, you go. If you dont want it you go i i said, all right then, you go. I if you dont want it you go but you will if you dont want it you go but you will lose if you dont want it you go but you will lose weight. If you dont want it you go but you will lose weight. When i if you dont want it you go but| you will lose weight. When im going you will lose weight. When im going out you will lose weight. When im going out she you will lose weight. When im going out she came you will lose weight. When im going out she came back you will lose weight. When im going out she came back and i you will lose weight. When im. Going out she came back and she said, going out she came back and she said. Are going out she came back and she said. Are you going out she came back and she said, are you here going out she came back and she said, are you here tomorrow said, are you here tomorrow morning . Said, are you here tomorrow morning . And said, are you here tomorrow morning . And i said, are you here tomorrow morning . And i said said, are you here tomorrow morning . And i said yes. Said, are you here tomorrow| morning . And i said yes. Im here morning . And i said yes. Im here tomorrow morning . And i said yes. Im here tomorrow morning morning . And i said yes. Iml here tomorrow morning again. Morning . And i said yes. Im i here tomorrow morning again. I ust here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh it here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh it off here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh it off and here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh it off and walk here tomorrow morning again. I just laugh it off and walk away. Just laugh it off and walk away from just laugh it off and walk away from them just laugh it off and walk away from them i just laugh it off and walk away from them. I didnt just laugh it off and walk away from them. I didnt just laugh it off and walk away from them. I didnt i just laugh it off and walk away from them. I didnt i didnt i from them. Ididnt i didnt think from them. I didnt i didnt think nothing from them. Ididnt i didnt think nothing of from them. I didnt i didnt think nothing of them from them. I didnt i didnt i think nothing of them because, you know. Think nothing of them because, you know. They think nothing of them because, you know, they are think nothing of them because, you know, they are not think nothing of them because, you know, they are not as you know, they are not as sensible you know, they are not as sensible as you know, they are not as sensible as me you know, they are not as sensible as me so you know, they are not as i sensible as me so therefore i ust sensible as me so therefore i just leave sensible as me so therefore i just leave them sensible as me so therefore i just leave them alone. Sensible as me so therefore i just leave them alone. Sensible as me so therefore i just leave them alone. How does she feel about just leave them alone. How does she feel about this just leave them alone. How does she feel about this commission . | just leave them alone. How does | she feel about this commission . She feel about this commission . How does to her own identity and to bring a deeper meaning into this, for me, just through her words are not my own. Im her words are not my own. Im roud her words are not my own. Im proud of her words are not my own. Im proud of myself, her words are not my own. Im proud of myself, too, you know, to be proud of myself, too, you know, to be self proud of myself, too, you know, to be self paid for the nhs, because to be self paid for the nhs, because they work hard. All ri. Ht, because they work hard. All riaht, i because they work hard. Rii right, i think we are good. My my father left us in my father left us 11119117, he my father left us in 1947, he went to america, the job he was doing probably wasnt making enough money to look after the family. Enough money to look after the famil. ,. ,. , family. You leave jamaica because family. You leave jamaica because there family. You leave jamaica because there was family. You leave jamaica because there was no family. You leave jamaica i because there was no work family. You leave jamaica because there was no work and the crowded house. Jamaica was a crowded house. A crowded house. Generally livin a crowded house. Generally living your a crowded house. Generally living your whole a crowded house. Generally living your whole country, i a crowded house. Generally i living your whole country, you always living your whole country, you always feel not too great, you are leaving your family and all your are leaving your family and all your friends. And that is how it goes. Your friends. And that is how it goes, part of life. It your friends. And that is how it goes, part of life. It goes, part of life. It was uuite it goes, part of life. It was quite normal, it goes, part of life. It was quite normal, it it goes, part of life. It was quite normal, it wasnt quite normal, it wasnt unusual~ quite normal, it wasnt unusual. This quite normal, it wasnt unusual. This is quite normal, it wasnt unusual. This is a quite normal, it wasnti unusual. This is a result quite normal, it wasnt unusual. This is a result of our unusual. This is a result of our history. Unusual. This is a result of our history, historically,. Unusual. This is a result of our history, historically, it| our history, historically, it provided our history, historically, it provided work, our history, historically, it provided work, in our history, historically, it provided work, in a our history, historically, it provided work, in a sense| our history, historically, it provided work, in a sense that you were provided work, in a sense that you were working. Provided work, in a sense that you were working. However, i provided work, in a sense that you were working. However, when slavery you were working. However, when slavery ended you were working. However, when slavery ended then you were working. However, when slavery ended then the you were working. However, when slavery ended then the colonial. Slavery ended then the colonial period slavery ended then the colonial period was slavery ended then the colonial period was one slavery ended then the colonial period was one where slavery ended then the colonial period was one where men slavery ended then the colonial. Period was one where men walked about period was one where men walked about looking period was one where men walked about looking for period was one where men walked about looking for work. Period was one where men walked about looking for work. You about looking for work. You dont know about looking for work. You dont know what about looking for work. Dont know what youre about looking for work. dont know what youre going to make until you make it. My guess its just between now and the finish line and just attempt, you know, knowing there is going to be a struggle. Knowing its a process of not giving up. And thats what will take me there. Same as last time, i guess, ill same as last time, i guess, lll do same as last time, i guess, ill do about five minutes sketches. Ill do about five minutes sketches. ,. , sketches. My challenge is to make something sketches. My challenge is to make something that sketches. My challenge is to make something that john i sketches. My challenge is to. Make something that john feels make something thatjohn feels is familiar, resembles him. Appreciated by himself and, you know, whoever he deems important to see it as well because he is a role model. Let us try and put him in a position of being that role model. I notice is in a lot of photographs from back in the day. To me almost like this handsome pinup kind of character. There is a certain generation who, if it wasnt for the way they carried themselves, the way they survived, then, you know, we might not be he was such strength, with pride able to stand our ground. Someone of johns age and energy. All my work is about investigation and, you know, rediscovery or the kid who i was rediscovery or the kid who i was at rediscovery or the kid who i was at school who loved Reading Stories was at school who loved Reading Stories but never felt reflected by them. Any opportunity to build on that, to share opportunity to build on that, to share that, to grow that, that to share that, to grow that, that is to share that, to grow that, that is it to share that, to grow that, that is it | to share that, to grow that, that is it to share that, to grow that, that is it. I am here to go to alfred, that is it. I am here to go to alfred. We that is it. I am here to go to alfred, we nevertheless, i alfred, we nevertheless, introduce myself, meet him for the first time so it can inform what sort of painting able to produce for him. And get photos because i am a Realist Painter and a work from photos predominately so it is all about the photo. Hi the better the photo the better the painting will be. Hello. Nice to meet you. Ive got really cold hands, just so you know. I want to capture the true essence of alfred. Just like the kind of normal man he is. I think a lot of painters can add a level of pomp, which im not about. Just want to capture something realistic and raw and honest. They do a hyper detailed portrait for you so the more the camera captures the more the camera captures the better. I do not a little bit about alfred already because they did some research. Do Novoselic Saky came from jamaica to england on the wind off and hejoined jamaica to england on the wind off and he joined the jamaica to england on the wind off and hejoined the raf. My grandad was recruited for the raf in 1958 and they said, like, did you enjoy, and he not really. What about you . Really. What about you . Well, he came at really. What about you . Well, he came at the really. What about you . Well, he came at the wrong really. What about you . Well, he came at the wrong time. I really. What about you . Well, he came at the wrong time. When i he came at the wrong time. When i came he came at the wrong time. When i came here, i mean, the war was i came here, i mean, the war was still i came here, i mean, the war was still on i came here, i mean, the war was still on. The best thing was was still on. The best thing was getting to know where you are. Was getting to know where you are, getting to know the people and keep are, getting to know the people and keep your nose clean. Keep our and keep your nose clean. Keep your nose and keep your nose clean. Keep your nose clean . and keep your nose clean. Keep your nose clean . dont and keep your nose clean. Keep your nose clean . dont get your nose clean . dont get involved your nose clean . dont get involved in your nose clean . dont get involved in anything your nose clean . dont get involved in anything what. Your nose clean . dont get i involved in anything what do ou feel involved in anything what do you feel is involved in anything what do you feel is the involved in anything what do you feel is the key involved in anything what do you feel is the key aspect involved in anything what do you feel is the key aspect of. You feel is the key aspect of who you are and what you want represented in the painting . Its up to you. Represented in the painting . Lts up to yom represented in the painting . Its up to you. Sometimes you can have its up to you. Sometimes you can have really its up to you. Sometimes you can have really serious can have really serious portrait but youve got such a great laugh. My feel like i want to capture some of the candid nature of your personality, really. Aha, candid nature of your personality, really. A lot of memories personality, really. A lot of memories go personality, really. A lot of Memories Go Into personality, really. A lot of Memories Go Into the personality, really. A lot of i Memories Go Into the music. Personality, really. A lot of Memories Go Into the music. A lot of Memories Go Into the music. A lot of good Memories Go Into the music. A lot of good memories. All the teaching lot of good memories. All the teaching of english, everything you did teaching of english, everything you did injamaica, was english you did in jamaica, was english you did in jamaica, was enalish. ,. ,. You did in jamaica, was enalish. ,. , english. How else do you teach anybody . English. How else do you teach anybody . Lt english. How else do you teach anybody . It has english. How else do you teach anybody . It has to english. How else do you teach anybody . It has to be english. How else do you teach anybody . It has to be like anybody . It has to be like that. Anybody . It has to be like that, british anybody . It has to be like that, british guyana anybody . It has to be like that, british guyana stopl anybody . 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And these are the temperatures that weve got first thing on christmas morning, ranging from maybe close to freezing in North East Scotland to 12 degrees across southern england, where were going to see some cloud and were going to see some rain developing, and more rain develops in that cloud across england and wales. Northernmost parts of england and Northern Ireland seeing sunshine and showers. Just gets wetter through the day in scotland mostly rain but over the hills in the north, there will be some fresh snow falling here, and thats where weve got some cold air. But otherwise, it is going to be a mild day, particularly across the southeast. 14 degrees here, but some gusty winds as well. So, were seeing cloud and rain across many parts of the country on Christmas Day. Boxing day is going to look and feel quite different, mind you. The Weather Systems that are bringing in the cloud and bringing in that wetter weather are going to slide away and things will calm down a bit as we head into tuesday. Theres still going to be a few wintry showers blown in on those brisk winds across the far north of scotland on boxing day and there may be a few icy patches but for large parts of the country, its going to be dry with some sunshine. There is more cloud and rain in the channel that will edge back into the South West Of England in the afternoon and some Cloud Will Push ahead of that into parts of england and wales, turn the sunshine a bit hazy. Temperatures are going to be lower but the winds are going to be lighter as well. Now, things change again for wednesday because that rain thats in the southwest is going to come northwards again on that Weather Front wrapped around the area of low pressure and the winds will be strengthening as well. The strongest of the winds, actually, on wednesday could be through the English Channel and along the south coast of england gusts of 50,60 miles an hour. Its going to be wet across many places, briefly some snow over the pennines, but as that wet weather continues northwards into scotland, here, we could see the snow lasting a little bit longer. Now, for many, it may well be rain, but over the hills above about 200m, there could be 10 15 centimetres of fresh snow and, of course, its going to be colder here. Elsewhere, though, it is going to be a mild day. Despite that wet and windy weather, particularly in england and wales, temperatures will widely be into double figures but were going to turn a little cooler later in the week. Good morning, welcome to breakfast on Christmas Day with me, jon kay. Our headlines today. The hamas led Health Ministry in gaza says at least 70 people have been killed by an air strike on a refugee camp. Pope francis has said thatjesus message of peace has been drowned out by the futile logic of war. In bethlehem, christmas has been sad and muted. The king will spend his second christmas as monarch at sandringham, before his environmentally focussed message is broadcast this afternoon. This will be a traditional Family Gathering at sandringham as all senior royals come to no to celebrate. Come to norfolk. Hello happy christmas and we have a special surprise for the paramedic whos dedicated 14 christmases to delivering presents to children in hospital. Hgppy happy christmas for most of us it will not be a white one, it will be grey, cloudy and wet. Tomorrow, boxing day, looking drier and brighter but also cooler. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its Christmas Day, the 25th of december