and jennifer chapple. 46 people are dead after a coach crashed and burst into flames in bulgaria — 12 of those killed were children. and a requiem mass at westminster cathedral for the mp sir david amess, who was stabbed to death last month. good afternoon. amid rising coronavirus cases and tightening restrictions in europe, leaders in the uk have been considering what changes might be needed. people in northern ireland are being urged by stormont ministers to work from home "where possible" in a bid to curb the spread of covid—19. current advice already states that people should work from home where they can. ministers say they are "strengthening" that message but not making a formal change to the rules. they are also advising the public to limit their social contacts and wear face coverings in indoor settings. meanwhile in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has ruled out expanding the coronavirus passport scheme — but it is being changed. from next month, people will be allowed into venues covered by the scheme if they have evidence of a negative lateral flow test — until now, they had to show proof they were fully vaccinated. and in england, updated guidance advises people to take lateral flow tests before mixing in crowded indoor spaces. the first minister of northern ireland, paul givan, asked the public to come together to minimise the spread of covid infections. we are all very much united in asking the public to pay its part along with us as politicians and we can take every effort to try and minimize the transmission rate of the coronavirus and so we appeal to redouble our efforts whenever it comes to trying to minimize some of those contacts whenever it comes to having good ventilation and where you are meeting enjoys trade to meet outdoors and more often and we are emphasizing that need to work from home where you can and for employers to support that. we recognize some circumstances that is impossible and people do need to be in their workplace but we make that appeal again that when you can, try and work from home and employers try to facilitate that and most importantly can i appeal to the public again to take up here vaccination to respond to those calls to come forward for your booster vaccine. the evidence is clear, when i looked at the number of outbreaks and have nursing homes at the start of september they went to 135 outbreaks and as of yesterday that has been reduced by 100 and another is 35. when i looked at the number of people being admitted to our hospitals that are over 70 years of age there has been a significant reduction from the start of september ten now and it's reduced by half. so, the evidence shows that being vaccinated and getting your booster is helping to reduce the likelihood of you being seriously air and requiring hospitalization and that will help in terms of addressing the pressures within our hospital service. there is help that we can come through this period over the next couple of weeks by making that collective effort and taking out personal responsibility seriously in doing that. joining me now is adrienne hanna. adrienne is the chief executive of a start up software development business and has to work collaboratively in person with her team of ten. what do you make of this idea if you can tell us about people being urged to work from home once again. how would that suit _ to work from home once again. firm would that suit your to work from home once again. firm" would that suit your business? i will be honest and say it would be quite difficult for us as you mentioned in your introduction. we are a start up and we are developing something that's never been developed before. i'm speaking from my own experience for us that means lots of whiteboard sessions and lots of meeting together in a team and raking the new ideas and working very collaboratively and we lost a lot of money and time into business last year because of that when everyone was working from home and we certainly lost a lot of the magic that we have when we work together as a team. so we had face to bring back to work and that the my with us three days or week so we are trying to be really flexible. we do all of her meetings on those three days when they are in and the guys worked today from home if they choose to. we have teams who prefer not to work from home and are with us full—time and it's very difficult when there's been no clear directive from the executive there it's not forest. so it leaves employers in a very difficult situation where we do our best work when we are in a team but i can't enforce that from today. we understand this is on the advice that people are being urged to work from home where they can. would you say your company can't really work from home or you don't want them to because it would affect the success of the business. so you want to be requiring them to work from home? being honest, we work best when we are a team when we work together but i can't enforce that. now that this has come out majority of them so on paper yes, they can work from home but we are not a task based business. theyjust have to do that. we work on ideas and we work like on new technology but i cannot enforce that and i can't see to the team we must be in because the advice has been to give our teams that affect the ability of working from home and get that advice comes from the executive i will need to speak to making tomorrow and say very clearly you have the choice to work from home so it's going to be very difficult to try and as an employer take that forward as yes you need to come into work or know you are completely flexible. it leaves employers in a difficult situation. thank you. well, in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has confirmed the covid passport scheme will not be expanded to include venues such as cinemas, theatres and other hospitality venues. the scheme will remain for nightclub and large events, and from 6th december, people will be allowed to enter these venues with proof of a negative covid test. ms sturgeon said extending covid passports to other venues was not proportionate at this time. for a three—week period we will retain vaccines certification for venues and events currently by the scheme. that is late—night license president with an area for dancing. i'm seated in the events of 500 people or more, unseated out to advance 4000 people or more and any events with 10,000 people or more. given the current state of the titanic it is of a judgment that it would not be appropriate at this stage to remove this protection against transmission. secondly, we had decided that from the 6th of december it will be possible to access ten or events covered by the scheme by showing either proof of vaccination has now or a recent negative lateral flow test result. when we first launched the scheme, one of its primary objectives was to help drive up vaccination rates. this is still important obviously but actual and projected uptake means wejudge it but actual and projected uptake means we judge it possible but actual and projected uptake means wejudge it possible now but actual and projected uptake means we judge it possible now to include testing. doing so would ensure the scheme remains proportionate going forward and also help our wider efforts to stem transmission through greater use of the test more generally. and finally, as i indicated last week, and it also considered the possible extension of the scheme to a wider range of premises including indoor theaters, cinemas and other hospitality venues. this was a very, very finely balanced decision. however i can confirm at this stage we have decided not to extend the scope of the scheme. we have taken account of the fact that although our situation is precarious, cases are currently stable and slightly declining and we have considered the inevitable impact vaccine certification has on the operation of businesses and concluded that the stage extension would not be proportionate. let's get more on this from linda bauld, professor of public health at the university of edinburgh and interim chief social policy adviser for the scottish government. let's talk about what nicola sturgeon was announcing. does that make sense to you not expanding or extending this passport scheme? to extending this passport scheme? trr help the politicians make the decision and it is a decision for cabinet, not the advisers at all. we did develop an evidence paper that scottish government lead on and we need something in scotland called the forearms approach and you have to balance the different harm and the first is to make time from the virus and the second is harm to the nhs and that that is a social harm, mental health isolation and the fight is harm to the economy or business as an end that evidence paper we looked of things and i think given that we have seen a very tiny declining case and we have seen 20% reduction in cases amongst all the people the situation is not rapidly deteriorating. if you consider that harm three and four on the first year, that is what is driving the cabinet decision but as the first minister said it might change in the future but it seems reasonable given the different bodies of evidence. it reasonable given the different bodies of evidence.— reasonable given the different bodies of evidence. if we look at euro -e bodies of evidence. if we look at eumpe you _ bodies of evidence. if we look at europe you could _ bodies of evidence. if we look at europe you could say _ bodies of evidence. if we look at europe you could say the - bodies of evidence. if we look at europe you could say the picture bodies of evidence. if we look at i europe you could say the picture is rapidly deteriorating. we have got sharply rising case numbers. i should have gone back to a lockdown, it may vaccination compulsory as well. are we in the uk would you say in a better position generally than our european neighbors? i’m in a better position generally than our european neighbors? i'm sure you have been covering _ our european neighbors? i'm sure you have been covering this _ our european neighbors? i'm sure you have been covering this extensively i have been covering this extensively on the channel over the last little while and all my colleagues working in public health and epidemiology and looking at the clinical evidence as well are pretty confident this includes the modernize and the situation is different here. it does not mean things will not deteriorate because where to reach the next day might plenty of being in a different situation because when delta hit there sure is because of the coverage of vaccine particularly in some in some groups because they may have more waning in relation to the vaccine programme now because some second this were delivered with a duration between the first and studies are all factors. i don't think we're in the same situation. there's nothing in the models that suggest he would see this exponential rise that he had seen. the final point of course as we have a lot of immunity in the population built up to the natural infection as well as vaccines to a higher level. this may be some of the distinctive things unless there is europe that is not being picked up yet. that seems to be the difference. there's also the defense _ seems to be the difference. there's also the defense of— seems to be the difference. there's also the defense of the _ seems to be the difference. there's also the defense of the fact - seems to be the difference. there's also the defense of the fact that. seems to be the difference. there's also the defense of the fact that we j also the defense of the fact that we have got to boost their programme up and running and we have got a few million people who now had the third booster vaccine. yes. million people who now had the third booster vaccine.— booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the pepulation _ booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the population of— booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the population of 12 _ booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the population of 12 have - booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the population of 12 have had - booster vaccine. yes. over 2596 of the population of 12 have had a i the population of 12 have had a booster vaccine at amongst those who are eligible and in scotland again using ourfigures for are eligible and in scotland again using our figures for people over the age of 75 were in excess of 70% of them having their booster and more than that, over 80% and over 70% of those who are the most clinically vulnerable so the system what i recognize people might be frustrated about the odd appointment is going really well and we are ahead of many countries and i agree with many colleagues who said this is the main priority to get more boosters delivered over the next few weeks while keeping in mind that the behavior of things we can all do wearing a face covering and mimicking some of those interactions and avoiding crowded places. and really keeping my fingers and toes crossed that we can have what's happening europe and we can that had towards the holiday season for example with it being very different from last year. example with it being very different from last year-— from last year. good to talk to you. thank ou from last year. good to talk to you. thank you for— from last year. good to talk to you. thank you for your _ from last year. good to talk to you. thank you for your time. _ and we'll have more on coronavirus in the uk and europe later in the hour. the british government has admitted that it failed to warn british airways that the iraqi invasion of kuwait was about to happen in 1990. it's the first time officials have acknowledged that they could have prevented the hostage situation that unfolded when a ba jet landed there as part of a stopover and hundreds of passengers were captured by sadam hussein. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here. a lot of people possibly don't remember this whole episode. a talk as to the background on what is behind this admission and based upon a goes back to august 1990 and a british airways flight took off from london. it british airways flight took off from london. . . . british airways flight took off from london. . , ., ., ~ , ., british airways flight took off from london. ., ., ., ~ , ., , london. it was heading to asia but it was due to _ london. it was heading to asia but it was due to make _ london. it was heading to asia but it was due to make a _ london. it was heading to asia but it was due to make a stop - london. it was heading to asia but it was due to make a stop over - london. it was heading to asia but it was due to make a stop over in l it was due to make a stop over in kuwait on route and after it took off the invasion of kuwait began by saddam hussein's in iraq. now that a plane mandate in kuwait and before it was able to take off again it was stopped in kuwait and before it was able to take off again it was stopped and the airport was closed and the passengers and crew were taken hostage. many of them badly mistreated suffering symptoms and quite disturbing symptoms for a long period used as human shields by saddam and held for a number of months. there always been this issue of why did that happen and could it have been stopped? what we learn todayis have been stopped? what we learn today is that a phone call was made by the british ambassador in kuwait has the pain was in the air and on its way to collate to see an invasion had started. and that culminated into the foreign office and it went around government but it was never passed a british airways and an hour and a quarter after that call was made the plane landed and those passengers were taken hostage. the real problem for the government is that it basically misled parliament and the public for 30 years may not admitting that this call actually took place so it's 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part of the sterry and some of _ controversy? no. this is on the part of the sterry and some of the - of the sterry and some of the passengers i spoke to today remain angry because there is another unresolved issue which was despite being used an intelligence operation? they believe in a number of other investigative generalists believed they were a group of around ten men who have placed on board as undercover operatives to go into kuwait to carry out surveillance of the possible invasion. and they believe this has still been covered up believe this has still been covered up by believe this has still been covered up by the government and today the government simply pointed to its earlier denials back in 2007 saying there was no expectation as they plates of these flights in that way but a number of people who saw those people and individuals on the flight still believe there is something else there at the government is not owning up about when it comes to this flights. owning up about when it comes to this fliuhts. . ~' owning up about when it comes to this flights-— police say a couple were stabbed to death in their someset home as their two children were asleep upstairs. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after stephen and jennifer chapple — both in their 30s — were found with serious injuries in norton fitzwarren, near taunton on sunday evening, and later died of their wounds. their children — aged five and six — were unharmed and are being supported by family members. there are unconfirmed reports there had been arguments between neighbours over parking. in the past few minutes, avon and somerset police gave us this update. formal identification has not yet been placed, the victims are believed to be 36—year—old stephen chappell and 33—year—old jennifer chappell. the children age five and six were found by officers asleep upstairs and are now being looked after by family members. specially trained officers providing support to the families of both stephen and jennifer and our thoughts continue to be with them at this awful time. postmortem examinations are ongoing and i confirm thatjennifer died of multiple stab wounds. a magistrate grant an extension request anytime minutes in relation to a 34—year—old man while the 67—year—old man has been released under investigation to allow for the inquiry to take place. recordings remain at two properties as officers continue to examine them. the senior officer investigating, the inspector i said what happened to stephen and jennifer is heartbreaking and i can't begin to imagine the impact these deaths will have on the children. liaison officers are supported by families and keeping them updated on the progress of our investigation. i appreciate any significant interest in what happened and ask people not to speculate and to think about the impact it may have on families. he added, this is a tragic incident which has shop community and officers patrolling the area to provide reassurance. 46 people have been killed in bulgaria after a coach crashed and burst into flames in the middle of the night. the passengers were all from north macedonia, returning from a weekend in turkey. twelve of the victims were children. it's the worst coach crash in europe in a decade. nick thorpe reports. soon after two in the morning, local time, the tourist coach registered in north macedonia veered off the motorway and hit the crash barrier. it tore away a 50 meter section then burst into flames. no other vehicles were involved. the bus was the last of four traveling in a convoy across bulgaria from turkey to north macedonia. torres including many children on their way home from a weekend in istanbul. top officials including the prime ministers of both countries visited the scene of the accident then went to meet survivors who are being treated in a hospital. it survivors who are being treated in a hosital. . . . , . survivors who are being treated in a hosital. , . . , . ., , hospital. it is a tragedy which has shocked us _ hospital. it is a tragedy which has shocked us and _ hospital. it is a tragedy which has shocked us and which _ hospital. it is a tragedy which has shocked us and which has - hospital. it is a tragedy which has i shocked us and which has demanded bulgaria act as quickly as possible to investigate this accident. what are the reasons for it? what led to the death of 46 people and what can be offered to those who survived? i will leave it to the un experts and professionals to analyze the causes of the _ professionals to analyze the causes of the incident. 0ur fellow citizens who are _ of the incident. 0ur fellow citizens who are alive, thank god have their memories— who are alive, thank god have their memories and reflections about how this happened. the memories and reflections about how this happened-— this happened. the causes of the accident are _ this happened. the causes of the accident are not _ this happened. the causes of the accident are not yet _ this happened. the causes of the accident are not yet known. - this happened. the causes of the accident are not yet known. the | accident are not yet known. the mayor of one nearby village told local media that this particular section of the motorway has many potholes and there is a black spot for accidents. visibility was also bad with recent rain. the bulgarian authorities have punished a full inquiry. ? promised a full inquiry. borisjohnson has narrowly succeeded in getting mps to back his controversial plans for a new cap on the cost of social care in england, but there was a substantial tory rebellion. the plans change the way the cap of £86,000 is calculated, and critics say say poorer people are disproportionately affected. the prime minister claims the plans are "incredibly generous". the proposals went through, but mrjohnson's commons majority was cut from 80 to 26. 0ur political correspondent ione wells reports. does the prime minister have enough support? l has he made a pig's ear of it? it's a question getting louder in westminster after borisjohnson faced some dissent from his own side over the government's less generous than expected social care plans. the plans are are more generous than the current system because anyone with assets under £100,000 will get some state support that is means tested, and everyone will pay a maximum of £86,000 for their care. but any council support won't count towards that cap. this means someone with a family home worth £100,000 or less and somebody with a £1 million home would both need to spend £86,000 on care, even if one is eligible for help. often people with dementia, which is incredibly unfair in the way it affects people, and can face catastrophically high care costs, so we do have concerns with the suggestions that people perhaps in different parts of the country who have worked all their lives, but by virtue of the fact of the assets they may or may not have may be treated differently. we think that is a problem. the plans narrowly passed last night, but this disparity is what is troubling some conservative mps, who fear, as one put it, about ending up on the wrong side of the argument. the significant conservative rebellion last night came after a speech to the cbi conference of business leaders where the prime minister lost his place in his notes and got sidetracked about his visit to peppa pig. forgive me. some this morning, even the former health secretaryjeremy hunt, who abstained from backing borisjohnson's plans last night, have been forgiving to him. the speech didn't go particularly well, but i think the bigger picture is the things that matter to ordinary people, for example, the booster programme, which is by far the biggest anywhere in europe, means that we have a better chance of having a normal christmas this year than many countries in europe. i think in the end that is the kind of thing that will matter more to most people. but some of those who represent ordinary people, mps, feel their patience is wearing thin. after a rocky few weeks of difficult headlines about sleaze, less generous plans for railways and now social care, some of those who didn't back the government last night feels it's not good enough for ministers to just say, "trust us, we have done the sums." they want more assurances the plans they're being asked to vote on have been properly thought through. the government insists on this issue of social care that everyone will be better off by having this £86,000 cap. no one will lose from these reforms compared to the system we have now, and the overwhelming majority will win. downing street say there is an impact assessment of how these social care plans will affect people, but it hasn't yet been published. but this isn't the end of the road for the plans, which could still be challenged as they go through the house of lords. the house of lords will do what it does well, we may amend and suggest constructive amendments to the government and we may say to them think again if we are not comfortable with the detail that is there. any changes suggested by the lords could be bounced back to mps, meaning borisjohnson and ministers have work to do if they are to cool concerns on their own side. hundreds of politicians have joined the family of the conservative mp, sir david amess, for a requiem mass in his memory at westminster cathedral. the pope sent a message, praising sir david's years of "devoted public service". he was stabbed to death while holding a surgery in his southend west constituency last month. damian grammaticas reports. in the heart of westminster, they gathered today. prime ministers past, along with cabinet members, friends and colleagues, all mourning their loss. yesterday in southend it was sir david's private family service, here the political world turns out to say goodbye to a man liked by those on all sides. a silence fell. sir david amess's coffin arrived and on the steps of westminster cathedral was an honour guard of house of commons staff. their respect, a mark of the man sir david amess was, genuine and kind to all, no matter their station. united in loss today, they marked the death of sir david. there was even a personal message from the pope. it is both my honour and sad duty to convey this message from the holy father, francis. sir david was a committed catholic, his faith a central part of his life. he had met the pope, who said sir david's was an example to follow. commending sir david's soul to the loving mercy ofjesus christ our saviour, the holy father prays that all who honour his memory will be confirmed in the resolve to reject the ways of violence, to combat evil with good and to help build a society of ever greater justice, fraternity and solidarity. sir david amess's death, stabbed in his constituency, was shocking, but today it was fond memories those closest to him wanted to dwell on. we're all feeling very, very sad but on the other hand today we're also celebrating, celebrating a life. i feel very strongly that we must remember david not for how he died but for how he lived and for the causes he fought for. an mp for almost 40 years, sir david never became a minister or a party grandee — he was a politician driven not by ambition but a desire to make a difference, his passions often local and personal. just a very sad day — he was my best friend in parliament. i have known him for 40 years. when i was first elected in 2001 he was there to greet me and take me in. i will miss him, but i'll neverforget him. sir david amess, remembered and missed. above all, this was a day about honouring a politician for how he lived and the many lives he touched. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening to you. some lively weather on the way towards the end of the week. at the moment some of them mildest conditions we will see all week long. tonight we will see some frost return in places and some fog and especially towards parts of east anglia and marquis across england and wales. cascais but there is some rain on the wait for the north and west later and any clear skies could be frost into tomorrow morning. not as widespread as this morning. not as widespread as this morning. fog is slowly lifting with outbreaks of rain, clearing to sunshine. showers and blustery wind and it will turn white in the afternoon. drive to the south and east but it will stay murky and cool east but it will stay murky and cool. in colder conditions pushing in from the north. we could see some gales develop across the northeast of scotland. it will bring cold air in place for the rest of the week. into friday and saturday there is the potential for a stormy conditions. more details on that in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home "where possible" to help curb the spread of coronavirus. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that the vaccine passport scheme will not be expanded to other venues despite urging caution. the couple killed in a somerset village while their two young children slept upstairs have been named as stephen and jennifer chapple. the government has admitted that parliament and the public have been misled about a british airways flight that landed in kuwait in 1990 during an iraqi invasion. 46 people are dead after a coach crashed and burst into flames in bulgaria — 12 of those killed were children. sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. manchester united without a manager in action tonight? titers; manchester united without a manager in action tonight?— in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will— in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will be _ in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will be a _ in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will be a busy _ in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will be a busy night - in action tonight? very shortly as well, it will be a busy night for. well, it will be a busy night for european football. kicking off in spain against villarreal in the champions league in the next ten minutes or so. caretaker manager michael carrick has made four changes to the side that lost at watford over the weekend, the match that saw 0le gunnar solskjaer sacked. donny van de beek starting ahead of bruno fernandes is perhaps the biggest headline there. a win would see united through to the knockout stage, but if they slip up, then qualification will go down to the final group game. carrick, who won the champions league as a player with united in 2008, has been promoted from first team coach to look after the team until a full—time appointment is made. anthony martial and jadon sancho both start as well. it's an eight o'clock kick—off at stamford bridge. chelsea need just a point againstjuventus to make it through to the last 16. the italians have already qualified, but will want to stay top of the group with the potential of an easier knockout tie. romelu lukaku is expected to be available for the first time since injuring his ankle earlier this month, but chelsea have done pretty well without him. we always had the options. it is on the players — we always had the options. it is on the players when they are needed and they have _ the players when they are needed and they have the chance to show their potential, — they have the chance to show their potential, they need to show it and they need — potential, they need to show it and they need to be ready, that's life at chelsea. and this is what they do come _ at chelsea. and this is what they do come in _ at chelsea. and this is what they do come in a _ at chelsea. and this is what they do come in a very impressive way, and we always— come in a very impressive way, and we always have options, and when we play with _ we always have options, and when we play with row mellow —— romelu lukaku, — play with row mellow —— romelu lukaku, we _ play with row mellow —— romelu lukaku, we play with him and without them _ lukaku, we play with him and without them we _ lukaku, we play with him and without them we try— lukaku, we play with him and without them we try to find solutions and that's— them we try to find solutions and that's why— them we try to find solutions and that's why we have a big squad. the tottenham chairman, daniel levy, says the club has to improve its business in the transfer window, but that might not be a sign that new manager antonio conte will be gifted a war chest for new players. the club has published its financial results for the year ending injune and they have made pre—tax losses of £80 million as a result of the pandemic. since opening the new stadium over two years ago, they have spent almost £400 million on players, and in a statement alongside the results, levy says: "player spending is no guarantee of success, and ourfocus must be on improved recruitment, coaching, fitness and a competitive mindset." the body set up to examine discrimination in cricket says that more than 2,000 people have come forward in the past two weeks to share their experiences. the independent comission for equity in cricket launched its call for evidence from anyone connected to the sport earlier this month. the county game has seen a number of former players come forward, following azeem rafiq's testimony of the racist abuse he suffered at yorkshire. jahid ahmed has become the third former essex player to claim that he was the victim of racism at the club. he said he was bullied by a senior coach and his accent was mocked during his four years at the county. essex said they are disheartened to hear of his allegations and are investigating. the first ashes test starts two weeks tomorrow but australian preparations for the series are farfrom ideal. cricket tasmania say that the treatment of their player tim paine by cricket australia has been "appalling". paine stepped down as captain last week over an investigation into sexually explicit texts he sent to a female colleague in 2017. paine said he was "exonerated" following an integrity review but stood down after learning that the messages were to be made public. the current cricket australia chair says paine should never have been allowed to become captain in the first place. it's still to be decided by selectors if paine, who keeps wicket, will feature in the ashes. england's netballers will host australia, new zealand and south africa in the quad series injanuary at the copper box arena in london. it'll be really good preparation for england ahead of the defence of their commonwealth games title in birmingham next summer. they're ranked third in the world, behind the australians and the kiwis. each side will play four games. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and right now there's a news conference between, taking place in manchester, mauricio pochettino talking ahead of psg's match against manchester city tomorrow evening but all the questions will be about whether he is going to become the next manchester united manager he says he is not daft, he's not a kid, he knows there will always be rumours, is not distracted at all, they are fully focused on the match against manchester city and he is happy at psg but he's not going to talk about it any more. but he is being grilled as we speak so keep across the bbc sport website to find out exactly what more he has to say. we will be back at 6:30 with holly hamilton. they all say they are happy in their jobs until they leave for another club! . . jobs until they leave for another club! , ., ., ' ., jobs until they leave for another club! , ., ., , ., ., club! he will be at old trafford on thursda , club! he will be at old trafford on thursday. i'm _ club! he will be at old trafford on thursday, i'm sure. _ club! he will be at old trafford on thursday, i'm sure. thanks - club! he will be at old trafford on thursday, i'm sure. thanks very l thursday, i'm sure. thanks very much. thursday, i'm sure. thanks very much- staying _ thursday, i'm sure. thanks very much. staying with _ thursday, i'm sure. thanks very much. staying with sport. - uk sport has introduced official pregnancy guidance for olympic and paralympic athletes and sport governing bodies for the first time. the in—depth advice supports the athlete through their pregnancy and post—birth. it also provides a framework which can be followed throughout pregnancy and the athlete's return to elite sport. eboni usoro—brown is an england netball player who's won an array of medals and that memorable gold in the 2018 commonwealth games against australia. she had her baby, savannah, and is now back playing netball and shejoins me now. thank you so much for being with us. congratulations on all your amazing achievements, including the birth of savannah. her heart has it been to get back as a top—flight athlete to your sport after childbirth? how hard it been.— hard it been. might have to be honest, hard it been. might have to be honest. it's — hard it been. might have to be honest, it's been _ hard it been. might have to be honest, it's been tough - hard it been. might have to be honest, it's been tough and i hard it been. might have to be - honest, it's been tough and without the support of a national governing body and having the lines of communication open with my domestic club in terms of engaging with health consultants and the support of my husband, the strength and conditioning coaches, it has taken a whole village in one since two put me back in contention for this squad. savannah is now 15 months old and i'm still trying to find my feet but it's one foot in the right direction. liii< but it's one foot in the right direction-— but it's one foot in the right direction. ,, , ., _, , direction. uk sport coming up with this official pregnancy _ direction. uk sport coming up with this official pregnancy guidance, i this official pregnancy guidance, how helpful will that be? i guess in the past, female athletes who have had children havejust had to the past, female athletes who have had children have just had to sort of work it for themselves? it’s of work it for themselves? it's incredibly _ of work it for themselves? it�*s incredibly helpful and it's a momentous day in one sense, because as an elite athlete in terms of childbirth and considering the family, usually for so long it has been something you have had to consider after you've had your career. so the fact there are now guidelines that opens the conversation and brings awareness about birth to elite athletes, you don't need to wait until the end of your career to have those thoughts about starting a family. the announcement today is really welcome not only for olympic and and it but for all national governing bodies, and in a nipple in particular have been supportive of my situation in terms of helping support me as a mother and an elite athlete. just continuing to broaden the conversation and what support will be needed not only when you announce your pregnancy or after those first few months but in the long term. you talked about — few months but in the long term. you talked about how tough it is physically, but i suppose psychologically as well, because now you are back, you must be separated for quite a bit of the time from your newborn daughter, savannah, how hard is that? is your newborn daughter, savannah, how hard is that? , . , , ., hard is that? is incredibly tough and sometimes _ hard is that? is incredibly tough and sometimes you _ hard is that? is incredibly tough and sometimes you talk - hard is that? is incredibly tough and sometimes you talk about i hard is that? is incredibly tough i and sometimes you talk about the sacrifices that elite athletes have to make on a daily basis as they pursue their dreams and ambitions. for me, it's particularly tough being away from savannah for the first three —— for the next three weeks but the long—term goal is the commonwealth games next year, there are some sacrifices i will have to make and it is a mental challenge, even when i had savannah as to whether i would be good enough to even get back, could i still compete against the world's best on the world's best stage? the support from the national governing bodies being announced today is pivotal in helping provide that support, because it is achievable, is doable and i think the shining examples of jessica ennis—hill and other role models as to how it can be done, but also for each generation to know that you can be an elite athlete, you can be a mother, you can have other careers but you can also excel all of the same time. it’s all of the same time. it's interesting _ all of the same time. it's interesting you _ all of the same time. it's interesting you say - all of the same time. it's interesting you say that because i'm sure there will be and have been some female athletes who think, actually, i really want to just focus on my sport for now, i'll have children later on after i retired from the sport. but you are saying you can do both? i from the sport. but you are saying you can do both?— you can do both? i think the opportunity _ you can do both? i think the opportunity is _ you can do both? i think the opportunity is now- you can do both? i think the opportunity is now there - you can do both? i think the - opportunity is now there anything for a long time there had been that mentality and the approaches he couldn't do both at the same time. in terms of the examples we've seen in most recent years, again, the opening of this conversation with national governing bodies has been absolutely pivotal. they seem to be working with elite athletes and with the female bodies to make this bee solution focused rather than be seen as negative. so i'm really pleased because my daughter will be able to have those considerations are not necessarily have to choose between one or the other. it has just become the norm as we continue to explore this new area in one sense, the sport and motherhood and pregnancy, and even fertility and freezing eggs on surrogacy and all the different layers that are involved within this sphere so it's great that this conversation is being had on the announcement has been put out that will help assist female athletes moving forward. you will help assist female athletes moving forward.— will help assist female athletes movin: forward. ., . ., . moving forward. you are an important art of a moving forward. you are an important part of a conversation _ moving forward. you are an important part of a conversation and _ moving forward. you are an important part of a conversation and thank- moving forward. you are an important part of a conversation and thank you l part of a conversation and thank you so much for talking to us about it, really interesting to hear stop and congratulations on your many sporting achievements, and the birth of your daughter savannah as well. thank you. the uk government has released the latest covid figures. there were 42,484 new confirmed cases of covid in the past 24 hours, and a further 165 deaths were reported within 28 days of a positive test. more than 80% of people in the uk aged 12 and over have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. european ministers have been meeting in brussels to discuss how to tackle the increasing number of covid cases on the continent. rising rates have prompted the introduction of fresh restrictions and lockdowns. dr robb butler is the head of the europe office of the world health organization. well, we are very concerned. we have just gone past the 1.5 million debt mark last week. if we continue on this course, we are going to see another half a million deaths over this winter period. as your previous speaker said, there was quite optimism in the uk, we can't say the same across the european region where we are seeing stress on hospitals and intensive care units. so whilst we are not at the levels of health service stressed that we were last year, we are still in a very worrisome and concerning situation. whilst 54% of the population of the european region, the 53 member states of the european region,, 54% of vaccinated, we still have a long way to go in terms of the vaccinations as well. let's talk to our health correspondent katherine da costa. quite alarming what he was saying, there may be another half—million covert deaths in europe over the winter. —— covid deaths. is this inevitably come into the uk, or are we different because of the vaccination programme and the booster programme and so on? it’s booster programme and so on? it�*s important to say that covid cases are still at a high level in the uk. cases have been bouncing around since aboutjuly but we are not seeing the big spikes that they are experiencing in austria and the netherlands and that's likely to be because we have high levels of immunity in the community from vaccination and previous infection. the uk started its vaccine programme earlier than other countries and there has been good to cut particularly among the elderly and vulnerable groups. the booster programme is also ahead of other european countries. more than 15.5 million people in the uk have had a booster shot, and they are more than 90% effective against symptomatic disease so a really high level top up. we have at high amounts of infection too, delta a head earlier, england opened up earlier in the summer compared to other countries, with very few protections in place so large numbers of people caught covid, particularly among young adults and secondary school pupils and they have built a natural immunity. that was a deliberate strategy to have an earlier exit wave in the summer rather than waiting to open up an autumn and winter when there are more respiratory viruses in circulation, like the flu, and smaller pressure on the nhs. brute like the flu, and smaller pressure on the nhs-— on the nhs. we have had this announcement _ on the nhs. we have had this announcement in _ on the nhs. we have had this announcement in northern i on the nhs. we have had this - announcement in northern ireland for example, they're urging people to work from home again if they can. some people will be watching and saying, here we go again, another winter of restrictions the uk. but actually, do you think maybe we are not? maybe are different from europe and more restrictions are not inevitable? it and more restrictions are not inevitable?— and more restrictions are not inevitable? , ., inevitable? it is worth saying there is a lot of uncertainty. _ inevitable? it is worth saying there is a lot of uncertainty. will - inevitable? it is worth saying there is a lot of uncertainty. will enough | is a lot of uncertainty. will enough people have their boosters in their flu jabs? there has been criticism that the booster campaign going to slowly although it is picking up pace. but still about 30% of people with weakened immune system haven't taken up their third covid primary jab, this is different to the booster campaign, there are still low vaccination rates among pregnant women both the covid and for flu, nearly 5 million people still haven't had their first covid jab in the uk, so there are some pockets where there will be vulnerable people, and the virus will spread throughout communities, infecting anyone who has not had this infection or vaccination. 0ther uncertainties could be a new variant, we don't know, it's a risk of something that might have emerged that would cause concern, and also people's behaviour, and how many contacts they have, we're coming up to the christmas party season, more shopping on the high street, people going to see there older vulnerable relatives, there is concern that more mixing will increase the risk of transmission. the government has updated guidance on lateral flow tests so rather than two per week they say if you are going into a crowded area or going to see someone who is vulnerable, take a rapid test, it's things like that, so testing and vaccination, the key strategies of the government going through this winter.— through this winter. thank you very much. a hundred days after the taliban seized power in afghanistan, millions of people are facing the threat of starvation. aid agencies are scrambling to avert what has been called one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. a senior red cross official has warned policies designed to withhold international funds from the taliban are depriving ordinary afghan people of the means of survival. yalda hakim is in kabul. at the food distribution centre in south—east kabul, the hungry waiting. this is a nation on the brink of starvation. and for aid agencies, it is a race against time. emotions begin to run high. nafissatou has arrived with her disabled son pleading for help. the world food programme says they are doing everything they can, but it's not enough. she tells me she's desperate. the taliban says the world needs to act. ., ., ., . ., , the taliban says the world needs to act. ., ., ., .., , .,, act. the international community has act. the international community has a hand in that. _ act. the international community has a hand in that, because _ act. the international community has a hand in that, because they - act. the international community has a hand in that, because they have - a hand in that, because they have imposed sanctions, and other steps which have led to a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. i think the international community and other countries were speaking about human rights and advocating human rights, they have such claims. they should reconsider, not to take steps which lead to a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. lead to a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan-— lead to a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. lead to a humanitarian crisis in afuhanistan. �* , . , afghanistan. and these are the faces ofthe afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis- — afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis. we _ afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis. we have _ afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis. we have just _ afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis. we have just come - afghanistan. and these are the faces of the crisis. we have just come to i of the crisis. we have just come to the indira gandhi children's hospital, where there are many cases of children suffering from acute malnutrition. this girl is three, so weak she can barely open her eyes. this baby is nearly one—year—old. translation: it is notjust patients translation: it is not 'ust patients sufferinu. translation: it is not 'ust patients suffering. health h translation: it is not 'ust patients suffering. health care _ translation: it is notjust patients suffering. health care staff- translation: it is notjust patients suffering. health care staff haven't i suffering. health care staff haven't been paid for months.— been paid for months. every single erson i been paid for months. every single person i have _ been paid for months. every single person i have spoken _ been paid for months. every single person i have spoken to _ been paid for months. every single person i have spoken to has - been paid for months. every single person i have spoken to has the i been paid for months. every single i person i have spoken to has the same story. they can't pay for their ticket to come here, they can't pay for their food ticket to come here, they can't pay for theirfood here, and she isjust saying that someday, he may have to admit herself as a malnutrition patient herself. even before the taliban came to power there was a humanitarian crisis in this country. drought, aid cuts in the economic collapse have turned crisis into a catastrophe. yelled hakim, bbc news, kabul. the watching bbc news. it's the stuff of hollywood blockbusters — a mission into space to try to stop an asteroid hitting the earth. but that's what nasa are actually testing this week, with the launch of their dart mission. they're firing a spacecraft at a huge lump of rock in space called dimorphos, to see if they can tip it in another direction. the aim is to develop technology that could stop any dangerous asteroid in the future smashing into earth. here's sean dilley. asteroids are just one of the long—term threats to the survival of our planet. millions of the rocky masses have been floating around space since the formation of our solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago. but now nasa is preparing to launch a spacecraft from california that will be guided remotely to crash into a pair of asteroids called didymos and dimorphous. neither present any risk to earth, but scientists want to test whether it is possible to change the course of the large asteroids, even by a tiny fraction. this is a big dealfor nasa, the first time the agency will intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid for a planetary defence mission. the impact won't happen until september next year. but when it does, it will deliberately strike at around 15,000 mph. essentially, this spacecraft is going to act like a cue ball in a game of pool orsnooker, right? it's going to smash into this asteroid and give it a little bit of a boost in energy. if you can change the speed of the asteroid so that it just misses the earth, that's all you need to do. no known asteroid wider than 140 metres is expected to hit the earth in the next 100 years, but if nasa's experiment is successful, future generations could be protected. sean dilley, bbc news. the former rugby league player kevin sinfield has completed a challenge to run 101 miles injust 24 hours, to raise money for charity. he did it in honour of his former team—mate, rob burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years ago. the run, which began in leicester and ended at headingley stadium in leeds, has raised over £1.2 million. sally nugent was there to meet kevin as he crossed the finish line. kevin sinfield, finishing an epic challenge. he has run 101 miles in 24 hours. at the finish line, his former team—mate and best friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in 2019. don't make me cry. no, i'm not going to make you cry. you've done it. you've done it, that's all you need to know. i know. yeah, he knows how much we love and care about him. that was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. three, two, one, go! cheering the challenge started in leicester. all along the route, members of the public encouraged their hero on. really, really buoyed by the support, it's been incredible. i can't thank people enough. they've done a wonderful thing. really, really wonderful. i've not come across anybody so inspiring in a very, - very long time, and i wish him all the best _ kev is raising money for the motor neurone disease association and leeds hospital charity. mnd is a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment and no cure. rob's got the same strain of motor neurone as my sister had, who passed away last year, and it's just so... just so damn horrible. as day turned into night and the temperature dropped, this gruelling run, mile after mile, started to take its toll. obviously he's running on fumes, he is very emotional, very tired, but we are just all so proud of him. kevin sinfield entered the leeds rhinos stadium to a standing ovation, and this message from his best friend. recorded voice: thanks so much to all involved with this amazing event. the money raised will help people to get a great facility for a new care centre and to help the mndf find a cure. today is an amazing day for the whole community, and it will benefit every sufferer. lastly, to my amazing friend kev, you don't realise the impact you have had on me and the whole mnd community. a remarkable feat of endurance which will help fund treatments and research into a cure for mnd. sally nugent, bbc news. well done, him. sophie is up next with the news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. looking very calm out there at the moment. st michael's mount looking very nice to end the evening sunshine. the sun disappeared below the horizon. we have seen the sun today, feeling quickness, tonight is what we will have to watch out for. these were the scenes earlier in central buckinghamshire. tonight, under the clear skies will have to watch out for some mist and fog patches. maybe some dense fog patches. maybe some dense fog patches later which could hamper your travel tomorrow morning. scotland and northern ireland, too much breeze tonight, that strengthening ahead of an approaching weather front which will bring changes for the end of the week. a bit of a chilly night still but nothing widespread —— but not the first we saw this money there is the first we saw this money there is the front on the chart as we start wednesday, pushing it southwards and eastwards and if you follow the isobars all the way to the arctic it isobars all the way to the arctic it is going to be even colder air than we saw earlier this week. it will be moving southwards through the day. a man across england and wales it will be a murky day with limited sunshine but the sun comes out quite quickly in scotland and northern ireland but it will be punctuated by heavy showers and turning increasingly wintry in the far north. heavier rain at in north—west england, north and west wales letter a cold front arise. patchy drizzle for the south and east what a cool day for some it will remain grey and murky. the front still on the move tomorrow evening but of our night pretty windy in the far north of scotland, the strongest winds getting out of the strongest winds getting out of the way as we going to stay but a blustery and cold day, show as many around the coast, wintry over the hills but with a to c level in northern scotland, we could see some snowfall into tomorrow. and then things take a turn for the stormy, going into friday, the end of the week, this deep area of low pressure pushes southwards across the eastern side of the country, dragging in even colder air which will interact to produce some snow in a few more places, even further south, initially over the hills but into some lower levels as we go through friday night. friday itself mainly rain to start, pushing southwards, bouts of rain, some sunshine will follow, blustery winds and added wind chill but then more in the way of snow flurries across the far north of scotland. the risk of snow will transfer further south but is not going to be the main concern at the moment, it is going to be the strength of the wind, the potential of damaging gusts of wind across northern and eastern areas to take you through friday night into the start of the weekend, travel disruption possible, a mix of rain, sleet and snow in the east, sleet and snow showers potentially in the far west. more details on that throughout the evening. at six: people in northern ireland are told to work from home again in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. with christmas fast approaching, leaders at stormont say act now or risk much tighter measures. it is about acting now to keep our families safe, it is about acting now to protect our health service and prevent our hospitals from collapsing. in scotland and england people are now being urged to do a lateral flow test before every social occasion or visit to an enclosed, crowded place. as covid cases continue to rise sharply on the continent, we'll be looking at the situation in the uk. also tonight: a murder investigation in somerset after a couple are found dead in their home — their two young children were asleep upstairs. a tourist bus crashes in bulgaria — 46 people are killed, among them 12 children.