Lets take a look at the weather. Good evening. A little bit of snow across the hills of wales, and some icy patches tonight as well. That mix of weather continues into tomorrow. Some of us will have sunshine, of us will have rain. In the short term it is very hit and miss and it is unclear whether around as well but it is the northern half of the uk with the temperatures will dip away a bit tonight, perhaps one or two degrees above freezing in towns. The forsyth staying frost free for sure, so no ice for the south the far south staying. If you live in the north east, newcastle and the lowla nds north east, newcastle and the lowlands of scotland, and northwards, it should be a sunny crisp day for you. Down south, it should be grisly and unpleasant and that will continue into sunday and even monday to be honest is looking pretty great as well across most of the uk. The week ahead will be a mishmash of weather. From sunny too rainy or the other way around. That is it for now. Hello, this
In european markets right now, youll see that the dax is down by about 0. 6 . So is the ftse in london. The cac looks like the biggest decliner of the three. It is down by about 1. 1 . If you want to take a look at the price of crude oil, yesterday we saw crude oil, what was happening there. Now its down by about 37 cents to 37. 95. A couple big stories were watching today. Heres whats happening. Yahoo changing its bylaws to allow proxy access for board nominations. Heres what it means. Investors who have held a stake of at least 3 in yahoo for a minimum of three years have the power to nominate directors to the board. These investors can nominate up to 20 of its board. Starboard value launched a proxy fight last week to overthrow the companys board. Also, a very big victory for insurer metlife. A federal judge striking down the governments determination that metlife was too big to fail. The designation of systemically Important Financial Institution carries stricter Capital Requiremen
Return to their classrooms before mid january. We have reaction from teachers and parents. The post brexit trade deal between the uk and eu is signed into law, and will take effect at 11 oclock tonight. And its sir Lewis Hamilton. The formula 1 champion is knighted in the new year honours list. Plus, and icy start for many a game and a bit of sleet and snow around, but what are the prospects as we go to the start of the new year . I have all the details here on breakfast. Its thursday the 31st of december. Our top story. More than three quarters of people in england are waking up to the toughest coronavirus restrictions this morning. The midlands, north east, parts of the north west and parts of the south west are among those escalated to tier four. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has described it as a critical moment and urged people to stay at home for new years eve celebrations tonight. John mcmanus reports. Hidden behind scaffolding and silent since 2017, tonight, big ben will temp
Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton receives a knighthood in the queens new years honours alongside members of the public recognised for their efforts this year. In half an hour ill be looking back on some remarkable breakthroughs, from vaccine discoveries to a new era of private space flight. Thats a year in science, with me, rebecca morelle. Millions of people across the uk are being urged not to celebrate the new year with anyone outside their household, as the new variant of coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. Some 20 million more people have now moved into the top tier 4 restrictions in england and have been told to stay at home. Borisjohnson said the tougher measures were vital to save lives. Nhs leaders have urged people not to hold new years eve parties tonight saying that covid loves a crowd. John mcmanus reports. Hidden behind scaffolding and mostly silent since 2017, tonight, big ben will temporarily return to normal service as it rings in 2021. Big ben chimes but t
Hello and welcome. The uk has become the first country in europe to approve the use of two covid 19 vaccines. The medicines regulator here has given the go ahead for the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine. It is, no doubt, a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. Half a million doses will be made available next week. Argentina and el salvador have also approved the vaccine and it should have gone through the regulatory process in the us by april. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. The approval of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine, which is a fantastic achievement for british science. Its a great day, were very proud. This is a really significant moment in the fight against this pandemic. It is, i think, a Game Changing moment. This is the vaccine, more than any other, that will eventually bring coronavirus under control. Unlike pfizers, which needs ultra low temperatures, the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine can be transported in a fridge, meaning every care home in the uk should now b