Christmas in quarantine. Good morning. The battle lines are drawn, the wait is nearly over as anthonyjoshua returns to the ring to defend his heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. Stayin alive its more than a0 years since the bee gees had seven us number one singles in just one year. Now the last surviving member barry gibb lifts the lid on life as a disco king. Good morning. It looks like today will be the better day of the weekend. It looks like we will see some sunshine around, particularly gcioss some sunshine around, particularly across Western Areas, tomorrow a low pressure system was weeping, bringing wet and windy weather to our shores but it will be gradually milder. Ill have all the details for you a bit later on. Good morning. 0ur good morning. Our main story borisjohnson has chaired a meeting to check the uk is prepared for a no deal brexit as the trade negotiations with the eu, which are currently stuck in stalemate, are expected to end tomorrow
And, in scotland, any interaction with other households should ideally be outdoors, and contact should be limited to one day. Normally, we have a huge christmas, loads of games, lots of drinks, lots of partying, all the kids, but this year obviously its completely different for us. Well have the detail and the reaction following the latest talks between london, cardiff, edinburgh, and belfast. Also tonight. For the first time in the uk, air pollution is listed as a cause of death, in the case of a nine year old from south london. Three and a half years after the fire at Grenfell Tower, hundreds of buildings still have flammable cladding, with householders having to pay for fire patrols. Christmas is here once more. And some much needed christmas cheer the story of the music teacher who took her lessons online. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Champions liverpool take on leaders tottenham in front of 2,000 fans at anfield, as one of Six Premier League matches tonight. Good evening. D
More than 1700 customers remain without electricity in South West England and wales. And after 80 years working in the same post office in a village in shropshire, postmistress kay white finally retires. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Borisjohnson has promised that big changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit deal with the european union. In an interview with the sunday telegraph, he said he wants to focus on leveling up the country and spreading opportunity across the uk. Mrjohnson said the brexit deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to deliver for people who felt left behind. But some fishing leaders have accused him of caving in to the eu and sacrificing their interests. Mps will vote on the deal in parliament on 30 december. Speaking earlier the chancellor rishi sunak said brexit offers britain a chance to do things differently in Financial Services. This deal represents one of the most comprehensive free trade agreements eve
Great western rail changes its timetable and stops selling advance tickets, sport now, and a full round up after a covid outbreak among staff. From the bbc sport centre. The level of new Coronavirus Infections in wales could be twice good afternoon. What was previously thought after a delay in reporting more former Rugby Union Players thousands of positive tests. Havejoined legal action against the games authorities more former Rugby Union Players for alleged negligence. Havejoined legal action against the games authorities its after nine recently retired International Players came forward accusing them of negligence to say theyre suffering permanent brain damage over head injuries. Caused by repeated blows to the head. 0ur sports news correspondent Chris Mclaughlin has more. This is something we were expecting, these nine former players and the legal firm representing them sometimes we didnt even have a loaf of bread in the house. Its have today officially embarrassing to say, but we
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The new variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly, and across the United Kingdom theres compelling evidence of the pressure its putting on hospitals and health staff. A Record Number of more than 40,000 new covid infections have been reported in the past 2a hours. Nhs england have said there are now more Covid Patients in hospitals in england that at previous peak in april. The Royal College of emergency medicine has warned its now difficult to find beds for patients in some parts of the uk. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has this report. There was a stark message today from this east london hospital. Nurses and doctors are incredibly stretched caring for very sick patients. No one should underestimate the impact the infection can have. At other hospitals in the capital too, covid patient numbers continue to rise, with the variant of the v