hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are george eaton, senior online editor of the new statesman and rosamound urwin, media editor of the sunday times. and rosamound urwin, tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the i reports that the number of covid 19 patients in hospital is climbing but serious illness from omicron remains lower. the daily telegraph writes that the nhs test and trace is incorrectly telling people to isolate for ten days, despite official guidance cutting it to one week. the guardian reports that uk households are being warned of the year of the squeeze as cost of living soars. the daily mirror writes new year, new hope adding that there is a growing belief that omicron will not swamp the nhs, despite the huge surge in cases. the financial times reports that is was a blockbuster year for markets as companies raised a record $12 trillion by selling stock and issuing debt and loans. the dai
hello and welcome to bbc news. it s great to have your company. the uk government has defended its decision to hold off on introducing new coronavirus restrictions in england before the new year, saying it will monitor the situation closely in the meantime. there are restrictions on socialising in the other nations that form the uk wales, scotland and northern ireland. the latest data shows that there have again been record numbers of cases across the country. elsewhere in europe, france has also seen record highs in its cases, and the country has announced tighter restrictions to try and get the spike in numbers caused by the omicron variant under control. and there have been demonstrations in eastern germany against new restrictions. first, let s get more on the situation here in the uk from our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. the latest uk government covid data now. a vaccination centre in lambeth in london, among the boroughs worst affected by omicron in the uk
i m going to miss her terribly. i can hear that. i m going to miss her terribly. i can hearthat. ian, incredible broadcaster as well. thank you forjoining us. janice long who has died and her friend long who has died and herfriend ian mcnabb paying tribute to her. now on bbc news it is time for year in review. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion
to have vaccinated about 5000 people at site alone. the glitter ball trophy is up for grabs in tonight s strictly final. but a] and kai won t be on the dance floor. they miss out because of injury. england are fighting back in the second ashes test, as darvid malan gets a half century and along with his captain stands up to the australian bowlers in adelaide. good morning. they largely dry but fairly cloudy weekend ahead. it is going to be feeling a bit colder thanit going to be feeling a bit colder than it has been lately. i ll bring you all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday, 18th december. our top story. the uk s top civil servant has stepped back from leading an inquiry into downing street lockdown parties, after it emerged an event was held in his own office last year. simon case s investigation was supposed to clear up whether rules had been broken, but instead, it s another misstep after a bruising couple of weeks for the prime minister. 0ur political corresp
iam one i am one of europe s largest lorry parks in kent this morning where they are opening brand new facilities, which they hope will encourage new driver recruits to help plug the shortfall the industry has been facing. buckle up for a thrilling finish. lewis hamilton wins a chaotic saudi arabian grand prix, sparks flying with max verstappen. it ll be a winner takes all race in abu dhabi next weekend. good morning. a band of rain crossing as today with some snow, even at lower levels for a time across northern england and scotland. that will clear up followed by blustery showers, again they will be wintry on the hills, and then tomorrow we have got storm barra. all of the details later in the programme. it s monday 6th december. our main story. the education secretary will make a statement to mps today after ordering a national review into the death of six year old arthur labinjo hughes. arthur was killed by his father and stepmother after social workers found no safeguar