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viewers might know. yes, they will. i have all turned up - viewers might know. yes, they will. i have all turned up in - will. i have all turned up in our attempts to explain the blockchain. the buzzword of the decade, the things that every business need. i5 decade, the things that every business need.— business need. is it really? no, but — business need. is it really? no. but go _ business need. is it really? no, but go with _ business need. is it really? no, but go with me. - business need. is it really? no, but go with me. the i business need. is it really? i no, but go with me. the thing thatis no, but go with me. the thing that is currently burning through more electricity than the country of argentina as people use blockchain technology to try to get rich on crypto currency. 50 technology to try to get rich on crypto currency.- on crypto currency. so the blockchain _ on crypto currency. so the blockchain is _ on crypto currency. so the blockchain is a _ on crypto currency. so the blockchain is a way - on crypto currency. so the blockchain is a way of - on crypto currency. so the i blockchain is a way of storing ownership records. it can prove that you own a bitcoin, a house or even a video clip. that proof is a unique token that is non— changeable, non—fungible. it is a non—fungible token. au and nft. it is a non-fungible token. au and nft-_ and nft. personally i have alwa s and nft. personally i have always been _ and nft. personally i have always been sceptical- and nft. personally i havel always been sceptical about whether they are a good idea but there are plenty of people who have bought into them, literally. ownership rights for some digital artworks have gone for billions of dollars and collins public dictionary has made nft its word of the year. and just last week, a new development— a group of people got together and tried to crowdfunded enough money to buy a printed copy of the us constitution at auction. they were out of bed, despite claiming to have raised $40 million, but had they been successful, each of the thousands of contributors would have had the right to vote what happened to the historic document next —— outbid. so document next -- outbid. so they could — document next —— outbid. so they could vote to put it on public display. they could vote to put it on public dismay-— they could vote to put it on public display. 0h! they could vote to stay — public display. 0h! they could vote to stay on _ public display. 0h! they could vote to stay on or _ public display. 0h! they could vote to stay on or anything . public display. 0h! they could vote to stay on or anything in | vote to stay on or anything in between. and whatever they voted to do would have been handled by a decentralised autonomous organisation. a perseverance. but what does that mean? —— dao a dao is similar to that mean? —— dao a dao is similartoa that mean? —— dao a dao is similar to a financial flash mob orfinancial similar to a financial flash mob or financial crowdsourcing when you get people coming together to put money into something to buy an asset. the difference _ something to buy an asset. the difference is _ something to buy an asset. the difference is that _ something to buy an asset. the difference is that in one of those _ difference is that in one of those activities, there are people _ those activities, there are people who recognise, and are recognisably running the show and are — recognisably running the show and are in— recognisably running the show and are in charge of thinking it through. in a dao we are defining _ it through. in a dao we are defining it more upfront and letting — defining it more upfront and letting it inaudible. find defining it more upfront and letting it inaudible. and this idea can be — letting it inaudible. and this idea can be used _ letting it inaudible. and this idea can be used for - letting it inaudible. and this| idea can be used for anything. a group of people have got together on the internet to raise funds for a dao to buy this area of woodland in will chambers south of england and they can decide how it is managed. fix. they can decide how it is managed-— they can decide how it is managed. they can decide how it is manaaed. �* x ., managed. a dao is a way of settin: managed. a dao is a way of setting up — managed. a dao is a way of setting up an _ managed. a dao is a way of setting up an organisation i managed. a dao is a way of. setting up an organisation that uses _ setting up an organisation that uses the — setting up an organisation that uses the blockchain to sort of manage — uses the blockchain to sort of manage ownership and organise around — manage ownership and organise around a — manage ownership and organise around a particular cause. the treedao — around a particular cause. the treedao is a project to buy a woodland and let the local community sort of take control of the — community sort of take control of the woodland and vote on what — of the woodland and vote on what happens to it using the blockchain, using contracts. smart— blockchain, using contracts. smart contracts run automatically so that having to appoint — automatically so that having to appoint a — automatically so that having to appoint a treasurer and a secretary people can use their membership tokens to vote on things — membership tokens to vote on things it — membership tokens to vote on things. it is about being able to determine that you are holding _ to determine that you are holding a vote in the government of the forest so you can determine what is about to happen— can determine what is about to happen here and you can vote on making _ happen here and you can vote on making sure it does not get turned _ making sure it does not get turned into firewood. i've been fascinated by the technology and how dao is a new way of organising people around projects and i wanted to see what — projects and i wanted to see what you _ projects and i wanted to see what you could do in terms of, there — what you could do in terms of, there are — what you could do in terms of, there are daos that live on the blockchain and don't interface with _ blockchain and don't interface with the — blockchain and don't interface with the real world and i wanted _ with the real world and i wanted to see, a dao could own a reat— wanted to see, a dao could own a real world as it like a forest _ a real world as it like a forest and so this was sort of an experiment to see how the sort _ an experiment to see how the sort of— an experiment to see how the sort of new blockchain technology could interface with the reat— technology could interface with the real world. and i was very lucky— the real world. and i was very lucky that— the real world. and i was very lucky that i sent out a tweet on monday morning and we raised 100 f_ on monday morning and we raised 100 f which of the time was about— 100 f which of the time was about £100 by thursday morning and that— about £100 by thursday morning and that we have to find a forest _ and that we have to find a forest to _ and that we have to find a forest to buy we raise the money— forest to buy we raise the money before we started looking for a _ money before we started looking for a forest —— £100,000. a dao can be _ for a forest —— £100,000. a dao can be used — for a forest —— £100,000. a dao can be used for anything, organising around a particular cause — organising around a particular cause of— organising around a particular cause of buying a football team or advocating for a particular change — or advocating for a particular change in _ or advocating for a particular change in the law. i think daos will be — change in the law. i think daos will be a — change in the law. i think daos will be a new way of people organising for any reason, really~ _ organising for any reason, reall . �* , ., organising for any reason, reall. �* organising for any reason, reall. ,, organising for any reason, reall. _ ., really. anyone can buy into the forest by purchasing _ really. anyone can buy into the forest by purchasing and - really. anyone can buy into the forest by purchasing and nft. l forest by purchasing and nft. it will come of a gps co—ordinate of an exact spot in the woodland. but if people who live locally buy in, it also means that they have a say in an area that they use and love. one of the joys of the internet has always been that you can raise your hand and find people like you, wherever they are in the world. in catchment areas like 6000 people, the advantage of this is that we can reach to anybody as far as you like who want to protect woodland. $5 want to protect woodland. as ou want to protect woodland. as you walk around the woodland, as an _ you walk around the woodland, as an owner, you know, it's subtle _ as an owner, you know, it's subtle but _ as an owner, you know, it's subtle but a really important feeling _ subtle but a really important feelina. ~ , ~ feeling. like it feels like it is ours and _ feeling. like it feels like it is ours and i _ feeling. like it feels like it is ours and i think - feeling. like it feels like it is ours and i think the - is ours and i think the exciting thing is we can now bring that sense of owls to other people, anybody who comes and nft holder.— and nft holder. we've been waitin: and nft holder. we've been waiting for— and nft holder. we've been waiting for this _ and nft holder. we've been waiting for this for - and nft holder. we've been waiting for this for 20 - and nft holder. we've been waiting for this for 20 years| waiting for this for 20 years and — waiting for this for 20 years and here _ waiting for this for 20 years and here it is.— waiting for this for 20 years and here it is. like anything to do with _ and here it is. like anything to do with crypto _ and here it is. like anything to do with crypto and - to do with crypto and blockchain there is a huge buyer beware to getting involved. some initiatives are legitimate but others are scams and sometimes it can be very hard to tell the difference. treedao says what it is doing shows how this new way of running things could be used responsibly and effectively. but it is early days for these ideas so what daos really end “p ideas so what daos really end up being used for could surprise us all. depending where you are in the world, whenever you enter a building oran whenever you enter a building or an event you may be asked to do a rapid antigen test, lateralflow do a rapid antigen test, lateral flow test, do a rapid antigen test, lateralflow test, and do a rapid antigen test, lateral flow test, and the thing is these can take 15 minutes or more to do over here, i have a test that has gonein here, i have a test that has gone in 60 seconds. this is patrick fonda and bogart. welcome. patrick fonda and bogart. welcome-— patrick fonda and bogart. welcome. ., ~ . ., ., welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i will— welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i will give _ welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i will give you _ welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i will give you a _ welcome. thank you. what i have to do? i will give you a swab - to do? i will give you a swab and ask you _ to do? i will give you a swab and ask you to _ to do? i will give you a swab and ask you to let _ to do? i will give you a swab and ask you to let the - to do? i will give you a swab| and ask you to let the supply of a pull underneath your tongue. and when it is done, you can put this in the pool and let it soak in 60 seconds. bight this test is unusual because it only uses saliva. it is no surprise that quite a few people across the world are trying to develop an accurate and effective saliva based test, it does not require nostril probing or gag inducing throat swabs. the super fast result is achieved using nanotechnology. the idea is that by forcing a small amount of saliva into a tiny sensor that confined molecules in the saliva, react with each other and create a regiment —— readable solution faster and the results can be analysed by a microscope in the machine. this has been cooking for more than one minute and says it is complete so let's see what the result is. , , result is. the result is negative- _ result is. the result is negative. can - result is. the result is negative. can i - result is. the result is negative. can ijust i result is. the result is| negative. can ijust say result is. the result is - negative. can i just say this negative. can i 'ust say this test because _ negative. can i 'ust say this test because i _ negative. can i just say this test because i am - negative. can i just say this test because i am negative| negative. can i just say this - test because i am negative and the lateral flow i did today is the lateral flow i did today is the same thing. tests like bees seem very impressive and if they work they could really get things moving again —— tests like these. but the society is unsure whether these saliva tests are strong enough to detect covid and previous tests have been swiftly muted. in may, british airways announced trials of an ambitious 25 second one saliva test, described as a game changer by its ceo. six months later, the testis its ceo. six months later, the test is still not available in the eu and has not been authorised by the fda. the advent of testing and vaccines has changed how we think about living with covid and improving the testing experience further with technology like this might make it easier to control the virus. wejust make it easier to control the virus. we just have to wait to see whether the outcome is positive or negative. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week apple is selling the n50 was the week apple is selling the ns0 group, the firm behind the ns0 group, the firm behind the pegasus surveillance software, operative on the iphone. go daddy's breach has compromised over a million users. and hello from the b—side as adele get spotify to remove the shuffle icon her album pages. an electric aircraft made by rolls—royces awaiting verification is the fastest electric playing on the planet. the spirit of innovation did not break the sound barrier but 387 mph is still blisteringly fast! the company now awaits formal world record certification. the uk government has introduced legislation to make smart devices harder to hack. this includes banning default passwords from internet connected devices and firms which do not comply will be fined. now, do you remember yourfirst mobile phone? oh, the nostalgia and the battery life! while now, over 2000 old models have been put in a mobile phone museum for safekeeping. and although it is generally an online venue, chris fox went to its glitzy london launch this week. i'm here at the launch of the mobile phone museum in london, a collection of more than 2000 unique mobile phones from history and i'm here with the curator ben wood who is going to take me down a trip on memory lane. i to take me down a trip on memory lane.— to take me down a trip on memory lane. i would love to show you _ memory lane. i would love to show you all— memory lane. i would love to show you all 2120 _ memory lane. i would love to show you all 2120 phones - memory lane. i would love to show you all 2120 phones butj memory lane. i would love to i show you all 2120 phones but we are going to do to pick a few out and we have some collections we've curated for the museum tonight and the first one is what we consider one of the ugliest phones. filth. one of the ugliest phones. 0h, 0k. whoever _ one of the ugliest phones. 0h, 0k. whoever designed this will ok. whoever designed this will be upset. oh, not this! now, i think! be upset. oh, not this! now, i think i knew people at school who have this and it looks very cool butjust who have this and it looks very cool but just totally impractical to text on. this is the nokia _ impractical to text on. this is the nokia 7600, _ impractical to text on. this is the nokia 7600, it _ impractical to text on. this is the nokia 7600, it was - impractical to text on. this is i the nokia 7600, it was nokia's first commercial 3g phone, and as you said it was at the time when texting was very popular and i guess there was an idea that you could text using your thumbs down the side but it was counterintuitive but look at it, i mean, it is not really a thing of beauty.— it, i mean, it is not really a thing of beauty. other phones and the ugly _ thing of beauty. other phones and the ugly collection - thing of beauty. other phonesj and the ugly collection include the ntt personal which won a design award back in 1995 but due to its shape is now known as the toilet seat phone. and this is the i kit sf from 2006 which has rabbit ears to make it appeal to children. oh. wait, is this...? is this from tomorrow never dies? wait, is this. . . ? is this from tomorrow never dies?- wait, is this. . . ? is this from | tomorrow never dies?- i tomorrow never dies? it is! i love this, — tomorrow never dies? it is! i love this, and _ tomorrow never dies? it is! i love this, and this _ tomorrow never dies? it is! i love this, and this must - tomorrow neverdies? it 3! i love this, and this must open up love this, and this must open up to... i rememberthis, you can drag yourfinger up to... i rememberthis, you can drag your finger across and drive the car.— drive the car. also we have the fingerprint _ drive the car. also we have the fingerprint scanner _ drive the car. also we have the fingerprint scanner here, - drive the car. also we have the fingerprint scanner here, so i fingerprint scanner here, so you may remember in the film that was done. also there was a magical screwdriver that you could use to open a safe. i5 magical screwdriver that you could use to open a safe. is it also do the — could use to open a safe. is it also do the recall— could use to open a safe. is it also do the recall 3 _ could use to open a safe. is it also do the recall 3 cents! could use to open a safe. is it| also do the recall 3 cents! the iece de also do the recall 3 cents! the piece de resistance _ also do the recall 3 cents! tue: piece de resistance which also do the recall 3 cents! tts: piece de resistance which is very difficult to make in a model... very difficult to make in a model- - -_ very difficult to make in a model... , ., , model... yes! the taser! other movie phones _ model... yes! the taser! other movie phones in _ model... yes! the taser! other movie phones in the _ model... yes! the taser! other movie phones in the collectionl movie phones in the collection include the nokia 8110 banana phone from the matrix. nokia's first slider phone. the vision in the movie was spring—loaded but the real one you had to open by hand. and this what sony ericsson is another bond phone, this one owned by west berlin in casino royale. i want to show you a phone which was the phone which the first mobile phone call in the uk was made on. , , ., ., ., made on. this is the vodafone vt one, made on. this is the vodafone vt one. a _ made on. this is the vodafone vt one, a phone _ made on. this is the vodafone vt one, a phone call— made on. this is the vodafone vt one, a phone call was- made on. this is the vodafone| vt one, a phone call was made onjanuary one 1985. the on january one 1985. the numbers _ on january one 1985. the numbers are _ on january one 1985. the numbers are on - on january one 1985. the numbers are on here - on january one 1985. the numbers are on here and the new... hello?— new... hello? just check out the wait- _ new... hello? just check out the wait. wow, _ new... hello? just check out the wait. wow, ok, - new... hello? just check out the wait. wow, ok, so - new... hello? just check out the wait. wow, ok, so whenj new... hello? just check out | the wait. wow, ok, so when i ut the the wait. wow, ok, so when i put the apps? _ the wait. wow, ok, so when i put the apps? you _ the wait. wow, ok, so when i put the apps? you may - the wait. wow, ok, so when i i put the apps? you may struggle with the apps — put the apps? you may struggle with the apps on _ put the apps? you may struggle with the apps on that _ put the apps? you may struggle with the apps on that one. - put the apps? you may struggle with the apps on that one. this | with the apps on that one. this was my favourite _ with the apps on that one. this was my favourite category because there were so many world posts like the ibm simon blending computer style features with a phone, it is widely considered one of the first smartphones of that sort of though it was not branded as one in 1993. schar�*sj phone from the year 2000 is considered by the museum to be the first full camera phone, terribly low resolution by today's standard but it sold out in two weeks injapan. it have a mirror on the back for taking selfies. first and tribal different than today's phones with a full physical keyboard but in many ways the first iphone does not look that different from today's devices. and this was the first pocketable phone from 1986, at a time when mobiles were typically still bricks. it's designed was one of the special guest i met at the museum. brute guest i met at the museum. we had guest i met at the museum. - had commissions stanford research in america to forecast how many cellular telephones there would be in america on there would be in america on the year 2000. and they came back with the expensive report and said" we think that there may be as many as 30,000 in america by the year 2000". and i think had they said 30 million, they would have been a little off the mark, even with that figure. we're going to go into the world of luxury. this is the eggs or phone. the challenges you have to open it. tn you have to open it. i'm guessing _ you have to open it. i'm guessing it— you have to open it. i'm guessing it has - you have to open it. i'm guessing it has to - you have to open it. i'm guessing it has to do i you have to open it. ii�*tt guessing it has to do with these buttons. yes, push on. and here it is. this is a £4000 luxury phone with ruby crystals in here, sapphire crystal glass, beautifully polished titanium. , �* ., , titanium. doesn't anything fan ? titanium. doesn't anything fancy? the _ titanium. doesn't anything fancy? the jury _ titanium. doesn't anything fancy? the jury at - titanium. doesn't anything fancy? the jury at this - titanium. doesn't anything i fancy? the jury at this phone fancy? the 'ury at this phone is that it fancy? the jury at this phone is that it does _ fancy? the jury at this phone is that it does nothing - fancy? the jury at this phone is that it does nothing fancy. | is that it does nothing fancy. no camera. very high net worth individuals hate camera phones. everyone will know this one. fin everyone will know this one. on bestsellers. is _ everyone will know this one. on bestsellers. is it _ everyone will know this one. on bestsellers. is it going - everyone will know this one. on bestsellers. is it going to - everyone will know this one. on bestsellers. is it going to be - bestsellers. is it going to be the three — bestsellers. is it going to be the three 3310? _ bestsellers. is it going to be the three 3310? trustee - bestsellers. is it going to be the three 3310? trustee and hardy. i think the 3210 looks better. i never upgraded because this look cheaper somehow. because this look cheaper somehow-— because this look cheaper somehow. �* . , ., ., somehow. but a phenomenal commercial— somehow. but a phenomenal commercial success. - somehow. but a phenomenal commercial success. 126 - somehow. but a phenomenal. commercial success. 126 million phones sold, the equivalent of the japanese population. every single person would have one. it is iconic. and it is the one phone when i take it to the museum and show people, everyone knows the 3310. this is mars as _ everyone knows the 3310. this is mars as we _ everyone knows the 3310. this is mars as we have _ everyone knows the 3310. this is mars as we have never seen it before. the perseverance rover and ingenuity tag team are giving is brand—new insights into what is going on above and below the surface of the red planet. but how should we prepare for living on other worlds, for the next giant leap for mankind? well, you could take a small step to iceland. this country is like nothing we have seen anywhere else. it is barren, volcanic, and icy. in other words, like the service of the moon, mars, titan, and otherwise we may get land on. and that is way over the summer a group of researchers brought a group of researchers brought a mockup spacesuit here to investigate what it might be like to perform extra terrestrial missions in the future. , , ., ., ., ., future. the suits have a lot of restrictions _ future. the suits have a lot of restrictions in _ future. the suits have a lot of restrictions in terms - future. the suits have a lot of restrictions in terms of - future. the suits have a lot of restrictions in terms of how i restrictions in terms of how your body can move, what you can actually feel operate with your fingers. can actually feel operate with yourfingers. so there can actually feel operate with your fingers. so there are a lot of challenges and instructions for operating equipment and as a result for doing properfield research. so if you are not wearing a suit thatis if you are not wearing a suit that is restricting some of those operations, then you don't really know how to problem solve and create the instruments that are going to be able to be operated properly on the field of either the moon or mars. , , or mars. scientists call landscapes _ or mars. scientists call landscapes analogous | or mars. scientists call. landscapes analogous to or mars. scientists call- landscapes analogous to the planets analogues. and these two men are hoping to promote iceland to do this kind of research. so they formed a 2—person operation that they are calling the icelandic space agency. are calling the icelandic space auen . . ., are calling the icelandic space aen . . . . , are calling the icelandic space aen . . . ., agency. iceland has some of the most diverse _ agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set _ agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set of _ agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set of terrestrial i most diverse set of terrestrial analogues in close proximity than anywhere on the planet. you could be on mars, joe denly road and be on something similar to the moon?- road and be on something similar to the moon? that is riuht. similar to the moon? that is right- in _ similar to the moon? that is right. in 1965 _ similar to the moon? that is right. in 1965 in _ similar to the moon? that is right. in 1965 in 1967, - similar to the moon? that is right. in 1965 in 1967, the i right. in 1965 in 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the terrestrial analogues that exist just believed that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of the pleasure would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon and when those astronauts eventually landed on the moon, they said it looked a lot like iceland. ., ., , iceland. today, i have been taken to — iceland. today, i have been taken to an _ iceland. today, i have been taken to an analogue - iceland. today, i have been taken to an analogue which| taken to an analogue which could be similar to ourfirst home on an alien world. the last place that you would want to live on the moon or on mars is on the surface. the atmosphere of mars is toxic. the soil is poisonous and abrasive and it will cover your suit and stick your equipment. it has a thin atmosphere and no real magnetic field, so it can't protect you from meteorites or solar radiation. so if you want to live on the moon or mars, the best place to do it is underground. we are in a lather due, formed when hot lover nodded its way through the surface, leaving behind a riff of calling rock and an empty space after the lava rolled down the hill. instead of having to drill out underground shelters, lunar and martian lava tubes would create ready—made protection for the hazards above. we ready-made protection for the hazards above.— ready-made protection for the hazards above. we know without any question _ hazards above. we know without any question that _ hazards above. we know without any question that there - hazards above. we know without any question that there was - any question that there was volcanism on the surface of mars. the largest volcano in our solar system exists at olympus mons, eva so high that the peak pierces through the atmosphere of mars. in the whole area of the basin around the volcano of olympus mons, it is believed there are a lot of tubes. , ,., , tubes. here is something else that is really _ tubes. here is something else that is really exciting - tubes. here is something else that is really exciting about i that is really exciting about this lava tube. mars is red because there is a lot of rn on the rocks. that white glistening stuff there, that is icelandic k bacteria. —— i. it doesn't need any like to live. we can survive in near freezing temperature. itjust feeds off the i and is also in the rocks. down here, away from everything else. so what we think is that if there are lava tubes on mars, there could be life in there, too. —— iron. next, daniel is keen to show me another terrestrial analogue, a couple of hours' drive from the lava tube. in this one is even more extreme. we are going under the ice to an environment a very different challenges. ——of vary. we think about the lava tube that we visited earlier, that is a ready—made structure perfect for potential habitat. whereas the analogue here in the ice tunnel, this is a wonderful place to do isolated confined extreme environments to test various challenges that have to do with cold weather and isolation. hagar cold weather and isolation. how im ortant cold weather and isolation. how important is _ cold weather and isolation. how important is it _ cold weather and isolation. how important is it that _ cold weather and isolation. how important is it that we - cold weather and isolation. how important is it that we find and use water ice on the moon and use water ice on the moon and mars?— and use water ice on the moon and mars? finding frozen water is fundamental _ and mars? finding frozen water is fundamental for _ and mars? finding frozen water is fundamental for long-term . is fundamental for long—term human exploration on a heavenly body. we can convert the ice, that water, h20, 204 rocket fuel, oxygen for breeding, and water, obviously, for drinking, and for growing produce in greenhouses. tt and for growing produce in greenhouses.— and for growing produce in greenhouses. it is beautiful down here. _ greenhouses. it is beautiful down here. too _ greenhouses. it is beautiful down here. too beautiful. l greenhouses. it is beautiful- down here. too beautiful. even though it is cold and wet and slippery, it has pretty lighting and it has an ice mobility and have it ready to take me back to my hotel. this is not the life of a new world pioneer. being here today has really brought one thing home and that is how extreme it is going to be for any asteroid trying to conquer the new world. ice is not even the most extreme place on this planet. —— iceland is not even. and it is so high. imagine moving around with a big spacesuit on with a toxic atmosphere and you are trying to build a new home from scratch. the people that do it, they are going to be heroes. i'll see you later. that's it from spencer in the snow and me in the forest. as ever you can keep up with the team on social media throughout the week. find us on youtube, facebook, instagram, and twitter — @bbcclick. thanks for watching. storm arwen has been buffeting the uk over recent hours. so far, the strongest wind gusts i've seen have been across coastal regions of aberdeenshire. inverbervie picking up a top gust of 78 mph. not too far behind, northumberland — 74 mph gust of wind here. those wind gusts strong enough to bring down some trees, no doubt some transport disruption out and about as we head into saturday. the peak red weather warning lapses, though, during the early hours of saturday and, as our low pressure moves southward, we'll be left with two regions of strong winds — one affecting eastern areas of scotland and northeast england, and another for wales and southwest england. both of these areas will see gusts of wind around about 60—70 mph, so still strong enough to bring down some trees. we could see some further disruption — and, as well as that, we've got some rain, some heavy snow over high ground, particularly the southern uplands and into the high highlands and over the high parts of the pennines, the cheviots, as well. could see some disruptive falls of snow high up. even low down, you might see a little bit of snowjust for a time as we head into the first parts of saturday morning. and, of course, it will be a very blustery and cold start to the day on saturday, as well, with those gusts well up, even inland, very blustery, indeed. now through the rest of saturday, we will have this zone of rain, still a bit of sleet and snow mixed in with that, although anything accumulating — well, that's not really likely to happen — anything that falls willjust melt back to rain, really, as the day goes by. but we'll keep those strong winds all day, and it will feel very, very cold — temperatures around 3—4 celsius quite widely, but factor in those winds, it will feel bitter. now, for the second half of the weekend, arwen continues to work away from the uk, it's dying. but we've still got these fairly strong northerly winds, and those northerly winds won't be feeling any warmer at all. sunday will be a day, really, of sunshine and showers. these showers ok, most frequent across northern and eastern areas, but i think there'll be a whole raft of showers working into the northwest, as well. so nowhere's immune from seeing an odd downpour. and those showers still having a wintry flavour, a bit of hail and sleet mixed in with some of those — temperatures around two celsius or so in newcastle, maybe a four in london, but again, feeling cold. now into next week, we'll see a sharpjump upwards in temperatures. turns much, much milder by tuesday, but rain and some strong winds in the week ahead. that's your latest weather. welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: a new covid strain found in southern africa is classed a variant of concern by the world health organization over fears it may be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines. this variant has a large number of mutations in some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics. the us is the latest country to impose travel restrictions