will have immediate effect. with varying vaccine rates, getting the shots in is seen as critical, but they won t cure the distrust or divisions seeping through some european societies. and there is more trouble here in the netherlands tonight. small groups of people destroying things in the northern city of groningen, and reports of unrest elsewhere too. the course the catalyst for all of this remains, and other countries are watching and wondering whether this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way. man? this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way. be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan. be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan, our be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan, our correspondent. | the health secretary sajid javid says the covid jab booster programme should protect the uk from the spike in cases seen in parts of europe. boosters are being extended to the over 40s in england from tomorrow. mrjavid said there are no plans to
the sunday times and liam thorpe the political editor for the liverpool echo, liam thorpe. that s coming up after the headlines. but first it s time for a look at the weather with phil avery. welcome to our latest look at how the week will pan out across the british isles. in the shorter term a high of 17 celsius as recently as friday in aberdeenshire but later this week that location could be looking at a daytime high of five celsius so something already going on will continue the next few days. we have moved into a cooler regime and that is how we start the week with trapping a fair amount of cloud in its circulation across the british isles but if it should have cleared you are on the way to a frosty start and that will be the way for much of england and wales on monday. the high and not doing
clout and this is a repeat of the saturday just gone. clout and this is a repeat of the saturdayjust gone. a little bit of sunshine ahead of the weather front and much more than a way of sunshine, eventually across scotland and northern ireland but a rash of showers as the wind begins to veer back towards the north and north west and behind that expected to see quite widespread frost given the absence of meaningful cloud. that means a bright start to the day across the northern half of the british isles and increasingly so as the front slips towards the channel but as the wind direction will be northerly and north westerly across scotland things pretty cold and cold enough to convert the showers into some snowfall across higher ground and then a real plethora of showers following behind the weather front as it continues itsjourney following behind the weather front as it continues its journey across the british isles through the course of friday and again the temperature really struggl
constantly reviewed, as our health correspondent naomi grimley reports. as covid and politics collide in europe, does the uk need to worry about the prospect of more winter restrictions? sajid javid, the health secretary. the health secretary, for his part, is putting his faith in the now expanded booster programme. well, we are extending it from tomorrow, actually, to people in the age group 40 49, and we will keep under review how that might be extended in the future, and we are seeing record numbers of people come forward, but i would urge everybody, if they are eligible, to come forward, because that is the best way we can look forward to the kind of christmas we all want to see. many experts think there is the prospect of a fairly normal christmas in the uk, whatever may be going on in neighbouring countries. we have actually had some spread going on since the summer and so, i think it s unlikely that we are going to see the very
the sudanese prime minister abdalla hamdok has been reinstated. he made his first appearance on national tv since the coup nearly a month ago, to sign a political deal with the military generals who had ousted and arrested him. our africa correspondent andrew harding has more. how s this being seen? andrew, how is this being seen? good evening, the british government has good evening, the british government hasjust good evening, the british government hasjust announced it is backing this deal. hasjust announced it is backing this deal, joining many other countries this deal, joining many other countries who are hoping this is a way for countries who are hoping this is a way for sue countries who are hoping this is a way for sue dann to step away from further way for sue dann to step away from further instability, perhaps even from further instability, perhaps even from civil further instability, perhaps even from civil war. and it was extraordinary to see earlier today that