also this lunchtime: new covid restrictions are announced for wales from boxing day, including a return to social distancing and limiting numbers inside. we have a special report from siargao island, in the philippines one of the areas worst hit by typhoon rai. # it s christmas time, sausage rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and sausage rolls the festive mix hoping to be this year s christmas number one. and in sport: arsenal manager mikel arteta pleads with the premier league not to return to playing behind closed doors, as the omicron variant s impact on football grows, saying the game is about sharing. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people infected with covid 19 in england will, from today, be able to stop self isolating after seven days as long as they ve had a negative lateral flow test on days six and seven. the change comes amid a spike in cases caused by the omicron variant, which has led to staff shortages in businesses,
compromised how are you affected by the outage or was it nice to have some time off from social media? get in touch with me on twitter. the nhs says a landmark new treatment for sickle cell will keep thousands of people out of hospital over the next three years and coming up this hour..with more teenagers making money as influencers on social media we report on whether the rules for under 18s are strict enough hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 200,000 children have been victims of paedophile priests and other clergy over the last 70 years in france, according to a report published in the last few minutes. the head of a commission into sexual abuse within the catholic church said the perpetrators were protected by what he called a veil of silence with victims often treated with a cruel indifference. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in paris. the figure is the head of an enquiry said were overwhelming, 216,000 children, possib
is helping with the decommissioning of a nuclear power station. and we travel to miami to see what sd printing might mean for marine wildlife. every march, thousands of musicians, movie stars, and media moguls from all over the world descend on austin, texas. it s time for south by southwest. and this year, one musician made quite a splash on this global stage thanks to a life changing innovation. and nick kwek travelled with him as he made his us debut. this is eli s story. # ..tears on the sand.# my name s eli crosley. i m 16 years old. i am currently in year 12. i m a musician. i m the singer in the band askew. we play a mixture of original music and cover songs. # i need to be myself.# they re basically all just my really good friends and we just get together and enjoy playing music. and if we could do that as like a job, that would be the dream. eli has duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive condition that gradually weakens his muscles. # ah ah ah.# he was three and
fine gael. he s set to become the republic of ireland s youngest prime minister at the age of 37 after leo varadkar s surprise resignation. now on bbc news, click. this week, nick s at south by southwest, where assistive tech is helping one artist with muscular dystrophy crack the music scene. what do you think about this from a fashion perspective? oh, yeah, definitely, it can t cramp my style. chris suits up. they ve gone to get me a bigger size. . ..eventually, to see how our old four legged friend spot is helping with the decommissioning of a nuclear power station. and we travel to miami to see what sd printing might mean for marine wildlife. every march, thousands of musicians, movie stars and media moguls from all over the world descend on austin, texas. it s time for south by southwest. and this year, one musician made quite a splash on this global stage thanks to a life changing innovation. and nick kwek travelled with him as he made his us debut. this is eli s s
# i need to be myself.# they re basically alljust my really good friends and we just get together and enjoy playing music. and if we could do that as like a job, that would be the dream. eli has duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive condition that gradually weakens his muscles. # ah ah ah.# he was three and a half when he was diagnosed. the doctors basically. told us that he would be in a wheelchair by - the age of nine or ten. and the life expectancyl was early 20s and there was really very little that could be done. | plays piano music, i think, helped me with ambitions in life. it s kind of picked me up and it kind of helped me forget about my condition with something that i just absolutely love. # the trust we put in you.# i ve got sam fender here. one of his songs, seventeen going under, iwent through a phase of absolutely loving him. as each day passes and eli loses his mobility, he s been testing an assistive technology that has the potential to keep him playi