south africa has recorded a big increase in coronavirus infections — which have doubled across the country since monday. health officials fear the newly discovered 0micron variant may be fuelling the surge. total case numbers have risen sharply from a weekly average of 300 a day a fortnight ago to 3,500 each day. and in the past 2a hours, 8,500 covid infections have been registered. 0fficials there say 0micron is "rapidly becoming the dominant variant". the first case of 0micron has been detected in united states and president biden is preparing to announce stricter testing rules for travellers. in the uk an additional 114 million doses of covid—19 vaccines have been secured. the health secretary, sajid javid, said he wanted to ensure britain had what it needed for the long—term. and the chief executive of pfizer, albert bourla, said 5—11 year olds should getjabbed too and he believes that annual vaccinations will be required to maintain a high level of protection. more on that later — first, let's take a look at the increasing global concerns over the spread of the 0micron variant. in europe, portugal has at least 13 0micron cases, the united kingdom has more than 20, spain, germany and austria have fewer than ten cases between them. but the european union says it is now considering mandatory vaccination to combat covid and the 0micron variant. 0n the one hand you have the virus and the variants and on the other hand, we have vaccination and boosters and i want the second part to win. it is understandable and appropriate to lead this discussion now — how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the european union. this needs discussion. the dutch health authorities say that more than half of passengers held in quarantine, since they tested positive for covid—19 after flying from south africa six days ago will be allowed to leave today. 0f 62 passengers who tested positive, 44 had been held in isolation in a hotel near schiphol airport, while some dutch citizens have been in quarantine at home. health officials said that those released from quarantine had subsequently tested negative, and that most of those who tested positive were vaccinated. let's go to new york now, with laura podesta from cbs news. that first case detected in the us. bring us up—to—date with the latest developments on 0micron there. good developments on omicron there. good mornin: , developments on omicron there. good morning. joanna- _ developments on omicron there. good morning, joanna. just _ developments on omicron there. (13mm morning, joanna. just officially announced by the white house moments ago, the president is now extending ago, the president is now extending a requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and buses from january to mid—march. so the end date for these necessary masks was going to be january, it's been extended to mid—march not only because of the winter surge but because of the winter surge but because of the winter surge but because of 0micron now being on our shores and having been detected in california. the white house is also tightening the rules for anyone who is flying into the country. right now, international travellers must have a negative test within 72 hours of their flight. next week, that is going to change to 2a hours for everyone who is coming into the us, including us citizens. the plans also expand free at home testing here in the us. i know there is a briatte home testing available in the uk but it is something that is just not quite as available here on our shores, so this is going to allocate a lot more money so that people can get tests and take those tests at home. so if they are symptomatic, they are not spreading those symptoms further. the plans announced today also make emergency response team is available to all us states and are going to accelerate the delivery of vaccines to other countries. , ., the delivery of vaccines to other countries-_ the delivery of vaccines to other countries. �* ., ., ., ., ~ , ., countries. joanna. laura, thank you very much — countries. joanna. laura, thank you very much indeed _ countries. joanna. laura, thank you very much indeed for— countries. joanna. laura, thank you very much indeed for bringing - countries. joanna. laura, thank you very much indeed for bringing us i countries. joanna. laura, thank youj very much indeed for bringing us up to date on the latest on 0micron in the united states. just the latest to bring in from the courts. the ruling in the case regarding meghan markle and we are hearing the mail on sunday has lost its appeal in the privacy case. that is going to be news that meghan markle and prince harry would have wanted to hear because if they had lost in this case, it would have meant a public trial with her being cross—examined and possibly also members of her family and friends. it goes back to a ruling from a judge previously that the mail on sunday and mail 0nline breached the privacy of the duchess when letters from her to her father thomas markle were published. that was a judgment that associated newspapers wanted overturned and for theissues newspapers wanted overturned and for the issues to go to trial. so there was a case to air those... the issues around that. we have just got it from reuters at the moment... let me check if there are more developments and details coming in. we are hearing that the mail on sunday has lost its appeal, which means that there will not be a trial now, which is what the associated newspapers limited group wanted to happen in this case. so we are going to bring in more on that, more reaction to it from the court as we get it. let's go back to 0micron. the sequencing of the genome of the virus is being investigated across the world as there is a race to understand what 0micron is going to mean. initially, it seems it spreads very rapidly. it is the most far spreading variant of covid. many mutations in this particular variant but the questions are still swirling about the impact of the variant, with some reports saying it is mild and others are urging caution. dr ewan harrison from the wellcome sanger institute which completes that work in the uk. thank you forjoining us. can you tell us what the latest is on the analysis of 0micron in the lab, effectively? fist analysis of omicron in the lab, effectively?— analysis of omicron in the lab, effectively? analysis of omicron in the lab, effectivel ? �* ., ., effectively? at the moment we are still laruel effectively? at the moment we are still largely in _ effectively? at the moment we are still largely in the _ effectively? at the moment we are still largely in the same _ effectively? at the moment we are still largely in the same position i still largely in the same position as we were when it was first discovered. 0bviously as we were when it was first discovered. obviously there is a variant, the 0micron variant has a large number of mutations compared to the original wuhan variant. we are now awaiting the results of experimental investigations of this virus, so to understand if it can overcome antibody, either mediated by a vaccine or previous infection. also, as time goes on, we will get a bigger picture of that from genomics and also standard epidemiology about how quickly this is transmitting in populations. how quickly this is transmitting in pepulations-_ how quickly this is transmitting in --oulations. , ., ~ . populations. does the lab work mean we will aet populations. does the lab work mean we will get a — populations. does the lab work mean we will get a clearer _ populations. does the lab work mean we will get a clearer picture - populations. does the lab work mean we will get a clearer picture much - we will get a clearer picture much sooner than the real time evidence? it's a combination of the two. 0bviously it's a combination of the two. obviously the lab work is going to tell us about this particular variant the virus capable of either overcoming or to the degree that it can overcome antibody immunity but in time we will learn about cellular immunity as well. but we are really waiting now to see how it is going to spread in other parts of the world, really. ithink to spread in other parts of the world, really. i think that will be the deciding information. find world, really. i think that will be the deciding information.- the deciding information. and in terms of the _ the deciding information. and in terms of the spread. _ the deciding information. and in terms of the spread. it - the deciding information. and in terms of the spread. it was - the deciding information. and in terms of the spread. it was first | terms of the spread. it was first officially identified in south africa, just a week ago, and the world health organization declared it a variant of concern on the 26th of november but it seems that it would have been circulating before that and one scientist at least has said that it is likely it emerged in september or october. where are you in terms of understanding how far back it might have been circulating? so this can be quite hard to tell because obviously around the world, genomic surveillance isn't completely equal. some countries doing a large amount of viral sequencing, south africa, the united kingdom, the united states and denmark are all countries doing regular routine genomic surveillance but around the world it is not equal. so it may be very hard for us to actually figure out exactly where it originated and exactly when. 0bviously it originated and exactly when. obviously the more information on genomes we have, we can infer temporal information about its origins. but at the moment all we know is that this is a very unique form of the virus that hasn't really been seen as its closest related ancestors were seen in 2020. what been seen as its closest related ancestors were seen in 2020. what is our ancestors were seen in 2020. what is your assessment _ ancestors were seen in 2020. what is your assessment so _ ancestors were seen in 2020. what is your assessment so far _ ancestors were seen in 2020. what is your assessment so far of _ ancestors were seen in 2020. what is your assessment so far of how - your assessment so far of how worrying it is?— your assessment so far of how worrying it is? well, i think what governments _ worrying it is? well, i think what governments around _ worrying it is? well, i think what governments around the - worrying it is? well, i think what governments around the world i worrying it is? well, i think what l governments around the world and here in the uk have done is gone for the precautionary principle. 0bviously these mutations, a number of mutations that have previously been identified potentially increasing transmissibility, like increasing tra nsmissibility, like delta increasing transmissibility, like delta and alpha variants, they are mutations which have been seen previously in other mutations which have some ability to overcome antibody immunity. what is important is at the moment until we get experimental evidence, it's very hard to tell. a single mutation tells us one thing but when they are together they could either work very well together or they might actually work negatively together, so that they might not actually be as bad as i think. until we get the experimental data, we have to assume the presence of these mutations and take the precautionary principle and be very wary. take the precautionary principle and be very wary-— be very wary. anecdotally so far they report _ be very wary. anecdotally so far they report seem _ be very wary. anecdotally so far they report seem to _ be very wary. anecdotally so far they report seem to be - be very wary. anecdotally so far they report seem to be that - be very wary. anecdotally so far they report seem to be that the | they report seem to be that the symptoms are mild from 0micron. i’m symptoms are mild from omicron. i'm not reall symptoms are mild from omicron. i“n not really aware of any systematic study at the moment that would tell us either way, really. study at the moment that would tell us eitherway, really. i study at the moment that would tell us either way, really. i think we have to assume that this variant has the potential to overcome to some degree immunity and it may well be more transmissible, both of which have broad and important implications to the global pandemic. so until i think there is more systematic studies, we really cannot say either way. idr systematic studies, we really cannot say either way-— say either way. dr ewan harrison, thank you- _ in the uk, the government has ordered millions of additional covid vaccines to "future proof" the coronavirus booster programme. simon jones has more. relax your arm, slight scratch. all done. the government has promised to offer a boosterjab to all eligible adults in england by the end ofjanuary. but it's also looking further ahead, to a time when boosters may be needed again and again, so it's secured an additional 60 million doses of the moderna vaccine, and 5a million doses of the pfizer jab. they will be the latest vaccines that they will have, because as we're seeing right now, there's a new variant, there's potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while. we have to learn to live with it, and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to make sure we've got the vaccines that we need, and that they're future proof. it's exactly a year since this happened. we have some breaking news for you this morning, because in the last few minutes we've heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. that was the pfizer vaccine. 12 months on, more than 150 million first, second and boosterjabs of the different vaccines, have been administered across the uk. at present, children aged between 12 and 15 are offered a vaccine. the boss of pfizer, in an interview with the bbc, says five to 11—year—olds should getjabbed too. i think that covid in schools is thriving. i believe that this is disturbing significantly the education system. and there are kids that will have severe symptoms. so, there is no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. while the vaccines continue to roll off the production line, pfizer has already started work on an updated omicron version of its jab, should it be needed. the world health organization says early signs suggest that most cases of the new variant are mild. scientists say they still need a few more days to determine its potential threat. simon jones, bbc news. the government has said people shouldn't kiss anyone they do not know over christmas to reduce the spread of covid. work and pensions secretary ms coffey said people should enjoy christmas but avoid "snogging under the mistletoe". our chief political correspondent adam fleming told us more... so she was on robert peston's programme on itv last night and they were just talking about just what actually is the government advice. up until now, what the government has been prepared to say about all of this stuff is christmas parties should not be cancelled. if you do go to a christmas party, think about doing a lateral flow test before you go and only go if you are negative. then when you are there, take sensible precautions, like making sure that the room is well ventilated. that is the official script. however, what's happening now is that ministers are being asked questions and they are going off script and to some people that will be muddying the waters. also giving people a little bit of a chuckle as therese coffey did last night. i don't think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe. you don't need to do things like that! but i think we should all be trying to enjoy the christmas ahead of us and that's why we're working so hard to get the deployment of as many vaccines as possible. ok, we're going to be saying "snogging" a lot more throughout the day no doubt, adam. talking of christmas parties, is the ghost of christmas parties past at downing street still haunting downing street? a very good way of putting it. i wish i'd thought of that! we have been talking about what may or may not have been happening in downing street in november and december last year, when you'll remember that england and london were at various points under quite...covid restrictions, which would have prevented social gatherings. the mirror newspaper has been reporting for two days now on what it describes as "boozy bashes" in number 10 downing street in that period. the bbc has spoken to a source that was at downing street in december who said at least on one occasion there was booze, there was food and there were party games and it went on till past midnight. now, the government is sticking to this line and it has reiterated it again today and the prime minister said it at prime minister's questions yesterday, that at all points in that place the rules were followed. what is interesting, though, is that a downing street source this morning did not repeat to me the phrase they used yesterday when they explicitly said: "there were no parties". so that language has changed slightly. i have to say, though, i do not sense a westminster press pack in full flow trying to track down pictures or other witnesses that may have gone to these parties or not parties depending on how they're defined. so i wonder if this story might fade from the headlines now. i mean, not quick enough to stop people coming to a view about it but i'm wondering if it will disappear in a few days. adam fleming. the uk drug regulator has approved a new antibody treatment for covid—19. the treatment, formulated by glaxo smith kline and vir biotechnology, is called xevudy and is for people with mild—to—moderate covid who are at high risk of developing severe disease. gsk says early analysis also shows it works against the omicron variant. scientists believe they have found what causes extremely rare blood clots in a small number of people who have had the astrazeneca covid vaccine. the team — based in cardiff and the us — has discovered that a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine, causing a chain reaction. astrazeneca says it's considering how to apply the findings to adapt future jabs. concerns about clotting led to under 40s in the uk being offered alternatives. professor alan parker of cardiff university is one of the authors of the study looking into the clots, and he told me more about their work. so what we have been studying is the molecular nature of how the two key components that seem to trigger this chain reaction maybe interact with each other. what we have known for some while, since these very rare cases started emerging, is this seemed to firstly be something that was only associated with the adenovirus based vaccines. and secondly, these patients presenting with these blood clots all presented with a characteristic antibody in their blood which targets a protein called pf4. so we knew that adenoviruses were implicated and pfii was implicated and we have been looking at is the molecular nature as to how those two components potentially can and do interact with each other to form an immune complex that might kick—start this chain reaction. it is very rare. why is it that it only happens very occasionally in some patients? it is very rare because we think there is a multistep process. we have reallyjust examined one part of that multistep process. for this to occur, what we think has to happen is first of all the virus vaccine has to be leaked to a small extent into the bloodstream, where it may or may not then interact with this key protein called pf4. that is the crux of the paper. we discuss and show how that interaction can occur. following on from that, there is a significant number of other steps which have to occur before blood clotting happens. that complex has to be trafficked to the lymph, and you have to then have a misplaced immune response within your immune system that results in the production of anti—pfli antibodies. when those pfii antibodies against the cell protein are produced, they then may or may not induce blood clotting. there is a whole series of events and we have studied just one part of that process, one of the very early initial triggers which may induce this blood clotting syndrome. it sounds like it is impossible to predict who it might happen to and when. so i mentioned that this discovery might lead to the vaccines being tweaked in a way going forward that protects against this. is that the only way to stop this happening? i think there's a number of things to say there. the first thing that is really important is we now recognise and can treat this condition when it occurs much more effectively than we could six months ago. so the frequency with which we are seeing fatal events resulting from this are much lower now than they were. secondly, i think it's really important to say you are much more likely to experience potentially fatal blood clots if you are unvaccinated and you develop covid—19. so the vaccines are very effective and safe and protect against that. what we hope this research will enable us to do is where there possibly exists a tiny sliver of risk in the whole risk—benefit analysis around vaccines, that we can reduce that risk even further by using this information to potentially stop that critical trigger event right at the beginning of the series of things that can result ultimately in blood clotting. various messages coming out of the government this morning about the prospect of a christmas party, whether you should have won, how many guests. yesterday, the prime minister said it's ok, many guests. yesterday, the prime ministersaid it's ok, go many guests. yesterday, the prime minister said it's ok, go ahead, have one. let me know what you think. also, if you want the latest news and developments on omicron and also the vaccines, you can get the latest on the bbc news website. the address is bbc.co.uk/news. in the last half hour, the mail on sunday newspaper has lost its appeal in the ongoing privacy dispute with meghan, the duchess of sussex. associated newspapers had been appealing against the ruling not to hold a full trial, after the paper reproduced parts of a handwritten letter from the duchess to her father, thomas markle, in 2019. the bbc�*s helena wilkinson is at the royal courts ofjustice in central london for us. tell us more about the ruling. joanna, as you mentioned, this appeal followed a judgment earlier this year here at the high court, where the duchess of sussex won a privacy case against the publishers of the mail on sunday and mail online, associated newspapers 0nline, associated newspapers limited. that was in connection with a letter that the paper had published, or extracts of that letter, that she had written to her father. in the last 20 minutes or so we have had thejudgment in the appeal, because associated newspapers limited appealed against thatjudgment earlier this year. the judges here at the court of appeal have dismissed associated newspapers limited's appeal. we heard from the judges in court and just to give you some of what they said, essentially whilst it might have been proportionate to disclose and publish a very small part of the letter to rebut inaccuracies in the people article, it was not necessary to deploy how the contents of the letter as associated newspapers had published. we can now hear from the person who delivered thatjudgment. it was hard to see what evidence could _ it was hard to see what evidence could have — it was hard to see what evidence could have been induced out trial which _ could have been induced out trial which would have altered that situation. the judge had been, we found _ situation. the judge had been, we found in_ situation. the judge had been, we found in as — situation. the judge had been, we found in as good a position as any trialiudge. — found in as good a position as any trialjudge, to look at the article in people — trialjudge, to look at the article in people magazine, the letter itself— in people magazine, the letter itself and the mail on sunday ariicles— itself and the mail on sunday articles to if the publication of the contents of the letter was appropriate to rebut the allegations made _ appropriate to rebut the allegations made against mr markle. the judge had correctly decided that whilst it might— had correctly decided that whilst it might have been proportionate to publish _ might have been proportionate to publish a — might have been proportionate to publish a very small part of the letter_ publish a very small part of the letter for— publish a very small part of the letter for that purpose, it was not necessary — letter for that purpose, it was not necessary to publish half the contents of the 5—page necessary to publish half the contents of the 5— page letter, necessary to publish half the contents of the 5—page letter, as associated newspapers had done. the court reiterated in conclusion the narrowness of the issues that it had had to— narrowness of the issues that it had had to decide. has there been any reaction yet from the duchess of sussex?— the duchess of sussex? there has. just to point— the duchess of sussex? there has. just to point out— the duchess of sussex? there has. just to point out what _ the duchess of sussex? there has. just to point out what this - the duchess of sussex? there has. just to point out what this does - just to point out what this does mean is there won't be a trial. what thejudgment mean is there won't be a trial. what the judgment was mean is there won't be a trial. what thejudgment was earlier mean is there won't be a trial. what the judgment was earlier this year here at the high court was what's known as a summaryjudgment. so the judge ruled a summaryjudgment because he felt that there was no prospect at all for any success. so there won't be a trial and that is clearly something that the duchess of sussex and also buckingham palace would have wanted to avoid because if there was a trial, that would have meant that meghan markle would probably have had to come here to give evidence. herfather probably have had to come here to give evidence. her father would probably have had to come here to give evidence. herfather would have been opposite her, their star witness for associated newspapers limited and he would have to give evidence that there would have been headlines right across the world. so that has been avoided. we have in the last few moments had a statement from the duchess of sussex herself. it's three paragraphs long, butjust to read you the first couple of sentences. the duchess of sussex in reaction to associated newspapers limited losing their appeal here today, she has said: "this is a victory notjust today, she has said: "this is a victory not just for today, she has said: "this is a victory notjust for me but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what's right. whilst this is precedent—setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be crawl and profits from the lies and pain that they create." so there is some of the words from a statement we have had from the duchess of sussex in the last couple of moments in reaction to associated newspapers losing their appeal against a judgment that the duchess of sussex, a court case that she won earlier this year, about her privacy and also copyright issues. band earlier this year, about her privacy and also copyright issues.- and also copyright issues. and in terms of this _ and also copyright issues. and in terms of this judgment _ and also copyright issues. and in terms of thisjudgment being - terms of this judgment being precedent—setting, what are the implications of it? precedent-setting, what are the implications of it?— implications of it? well, i think clearly there _ implications of it? well, i think clearly there is _ implications of it? well, i think clearly there is issues - implications of it? well, i think clearly there is issues between| implications of it? well, i think- clearly there is issues between the balance and this was talked about by the judge when he balance and this was talked about by thejudge when he handed down their judgment here a little earlier on. he talked about the balance between the duchess's article, so her right to a private life, and also the rights as well of associated newspapers and her father mr markle, in terms of freedom of speech. so there is that balancing exercise but it's tipped towards now after this towards privacy and the duchess of sussex, as we have seen with this court case, she would have been well aware of all of the details that would have come out during this case, which has been a very lengthy one. there have been numerous pre—hearings before the court case earlier on this year. so i think it does give an indication aboutjust how important the courts see privacy, the private lives of people. so the duchess of sussex will clearly be very pleased about the judgment here today.- will clearly be very pleased about the judgment here today. thank you, helena. the international olympic committee has released details of a second video of a call with chinese tennis player peng shuai, amidst global concern surrounding her wellbeing in the wake of sexual assault allegations she made against a former chinese vice premier. earlier, the women's tennis association announced it would immediately suspend all tournaments in china in response to what it perceives as the chinese authorities�* failure to address the allegations, in a move the country's foreign ministry labelled as politicization of sport. our correspondent robin brant is in shanghai, and joins me now. another release, what can you tell us? , , ., another release, what can you tell us? �* , . , . another release, what can you tell us? , . , ., ., ., us? just a statement at the moment. we had a picture — us? just a statement at the moment. we had a picture last _ us? just a statement at the moment. we had a picture last time _ us? just a statement at the moment. we had a picture last time when - us? just a statement at the moment. we had a picture last time when the i we had a picture last time when the man in charge of the ioc had a half an hour zoom with peng shuai. this time isjust a an hour zoom with peng shuai. this time is just a statement issued by the ioc. it starts by saying we have the ioc. it starts by saying we have the same concern as many other people and organisations about the well—being and safety of peng shuai. that strikes me as being slightly, slightly more critical. it then goes say they had all rather a team from the ioc had another zoom cool weather yesterday and they explain at the bottom of this statement, about about three paragraphs long, our human and person centred approach means we continue to be concerned about her personal situation and will continue to support her. that is in light of all the criticism that the ioc has faced and the man in charge of it, thomas bach, after that conversation they had last week with her, a conversation that didn't have any footage released from but a still photograph but in a conversation afterwards thomas bach said peng shuai seem safe and well.- afterwards thomas bach said peng shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an udate shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on — shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our _ shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines _ shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines on - shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines on bbc. an update on our headlines on bbc news. growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — as the number of covid cases in south africa doubles in just a few days. here, the uk government secures a dealfor an extra 114 million doses of covid vaccines to try to combat new variants. a year after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer vaccine, the company's boss calls for children as young as five to be vaccinated. the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight against a british newspaper group in a privacy and copyright case. an emotional alec baldwin outlines the events that led to the death of cinematographer, halyna hutchins, on a movie set. the traditional irish pub that's scooped one of the art world's top awards. today marks one year since the uk became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer—biontech coronavirus jab, paving the way for mass vaccination. a week later, in a moment most of us will remember, the first dose was administered to margaret keenan in coventry. let's remind ourselves of those events. good morning, you're watching bbc breakfast, and we have some breaking news for you this morning because in the last few minutes, we have heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. this has been manufactured by the us pharmaceutical company pfizer and its partner, biontech. help is on its way. when this vaccine is rolled out, things will get better and we will start that process next week. good morning, it is tuesday the 8th of december. our top story. in the last few minutes, the uk's mass vaccination programme against coronavirus has begun. this is margaret keenan, who you can see there. she is 90, 91 next week, actually. she was the first person to receive the pfizer—biontech job at the university college hospital, coventry. the prime minister has called it a huge step forward in the fight against the disease. a year on, our medical editor fergus walsh has been speaking to pfizer's chief executive, albert bourla. in the interview, which took place before the omicron variant was identified, fergus began by asking him where the world would be without covid vaccines. i think we would be in a very, very difficult position. i think the fundamental structure of our society would be threatened. i think we would be counting trillions of economic losses. i think we would have challenged human relationships. i think we would have seen things that we have only seen in movies. in october the fda, the american regulator, approved your vaccine for five to 11—year—olds after successful trials. do you think immunising that age group is likely to happen in the uk and europe? i believe it's a very good idea. i think that covid in schools is thriving and i believe that this is disturbing significantly the educational system and there are kids who will have severe symptoms, so there's no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. you are also doing trials in the underfives. do you think eventually we will see the under fives being immunised? we will wait to see the studies. we are using very, very small doses, so we want to make sure that we are perfectly safe. the question is, are we going to be effective in those low doses? and this is what we are waiting to see. if the studies prove that these very low doses are effective in these kids, i think it's a very good way to utilise those vaccines to protect them. half the world's population, roughly, has now received at least one dose of covid vaccine, but in the poorest nations it is something like one in 20 people. is it fair to say that the richer nations have grabbed most of the vaccine doses and you, in a sense, have helped them? i think it is fair to say that the richer nations utilised first the vaccine. in fact, the poor countries we gave from day one at cost. and the rich countries, we gave it at the cost of a takeaway meal, so the price was not an issue. but the availability was limited and the rich countries placed orders, like the uk, very early. how do you think anti—vax stories that appear should best be countered? there are a number of people who are afraid of the vaccine. others are afraid of covid, they are afraid more of the vaccine. and they are not going to be convinced with scientific arguments. i think, for those who are just afraid, the only emotion of human beings that is stronger than fear is love. so i am using always this argument that the decision to get or not a vaccine is not going to influence only your health, it's going to affect the health of others, and particularly the health of the people you love the most because they are the ones that you interact with. so, take the courage to overcome your fears and do the right thing. the us supreme court appears poised to accept a mississippi law that would bar abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. in wednesday's hearing into the case, conservative justices hinted that a majority backed upholding the law. a ruling, expected injune, may see millions of women lose abortion access. amanda taub is a reporter for the new york times, and has been following the case. let's talk to her about what it may mean. thank you forjoining us. first, how likely is this? judging from the oral arguments yesterday, it seems very likely that a majority of the court will decide to at least significantly rollback their current roe v wade standard. what significantly rollback their 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we are missing a lot of what you are saying because of a technical issue with the sound. we are going to have to leave that for now and we will try to reconnect and hope we get a better line. the actor alec baldwin has given his first full interview since the fatal shooting of the cinematographer, halyna hutchins, on the set of his film rust in new mexico. speaking to the american network abc news, mr baldwin said he did not pull the trigger of the gun that killed ms hutchins in october. david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives, only hours after the shooting, referred to a firearm discharged by alec baldwin. but now the actor himself is giving his version of events. the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. police retrieved hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the film set, including, its thought, other live rounds. they've been investigating reports of dissatisfaction on the part of crew members, who staged a walk—out the day before the fatal shooting. and claims by the woman in charge of firearms safety, hannah gutierrez—reed, whose lawyers have said the gun could have been sabotaged. six weeks on from the tragedy in this remote part of northern new mexico, and the investigation appears to be growing more complex by the day. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. there are still thousands of people waking up this morning in freezing cold homes after losing power six days ago, when storm arwen caused widespread damage. welfare centres and hot food are being provided in some places, with energy companies working with emergency services, local councils and the british red cross. tim muffett reports. no power, no water. linda and paul from aberdeenshire have had a grim five days. as time has gone on, i think we have become more ragged and exhausted. no lighting. so it's really been a struggle. slowly this granite building is getting colder and colder. in upper teesdale in county durham, malcolm and sondra are also feeling the strain. i'm riddled with arthritis. i've had two heart attacks. obviously the medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity and water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been out distributing camping stoves, warm clothes, porridge, hot soup, water, and basically, checking on people. as the days have gone on, you know, people are cold and tired. business and energy minister greg hands visited county durham yesterday. the communications from some of the companies early on, i'll be frank, was not as good as it could have been. that will be one of the lessons we will be looking to learn from this. but the reaction from some residents was blunt. you're an mp, i want to hear from you that you are going to go back and, bluntly, kick ass. what i would expect from my government is to go back and say, right, where did it go wrong and how do we know it went wrong? it makes no difference to us, does it really? we need people who are going to do something, not people are going to walk around the village, have a chat and move on. electricity might be elusive, but hot food and drink is on offerfrom some power companies. bloody cold. to be honest, it's been very cold. by sunday night we had run out of candles. our camping gas cylinders gave out. we had one that was a dud. so after, we cooked one meal on a frying pan on an open log fire. boiling water in a pan on an open log fire. challenging, that was! it worked. it did work. you're not dead. we haven't starved. it's nearly a week since storm arwen struck. yet many communities are still struggling. tim muffett, bbc news. the united nations is calling for a record $41 billion to fund its humanitarian work next year. launching the appeal in geneva, they said protracted conflicts and the climate crisis were hitting the most vulnerable hardest, with record numbers in need. imogen foulkes reports from geneva. $41 billion — it is a big number but the numbers in need are vast. the un says a record 274 million people will require emergency aid in 2022. why so many? conflicts that never seem to end, from afghanistan to syria to yemen, together with new ones in ethiopia, and now, climate change, too, driving displacement, poverty and hunger. to donor countries, weary of sending cash to what seem like endless crises, the un points to its record in 2021. we were able to stop famine affecting half a million people in southern sudan. it can work. it does work. properly resourced and properly managed. we delivered health care for 10 million people in yemen, and there also kept the threat of famine, famine that kills, at bay. we never left afghanistan. a majorfearfor next year is famine. 45 million people in 43 countries are perilously short of food. un appeals are never 100% funded. aid agencies know they won't get the full $41 billion, but they do hope for enough to stave off the worst — starvation. their message today, humanitarian relief is not about being made more comfortable, it is about survival. imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. the headlines on bbc news... there are growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant, as the number of covid cases in south africa doubles in just a few days. a year after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer vaccine, the company's boss calls for children as young as five to be vaccinated. and scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the oxford—astrazeneca covid vaccine. here, pressures in the social care system are leaving thousands of disabled people struggling to recruit personal assistants, who help them live independently. pas can help out with day—to—day tasks, but with more than 100,000 vacancies in the sector, many people with disabilities are finding it difficult to get the support they need. our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox reports. hello, guys! hello. sam and alex study media at college and are both working towards a career in tv. we have like, a double act. we bounce off each other. ..and finish each other�*s... ..sentences. the 16—year—old twins have spinal muscular atrophy. and for them to be as independent as everyone else, they need a team of personal assistants, or pas. we've only got one at the minute. we've had a struggle with getting carers. so, i think we're still putting out advertisements for getting someone. i mean, if you just put our faces on the advertisement... yeah. — that would help, yeah. "hello, look at us!" "aren't we gorgeous?! want to get us dressed every morning? ring here." the twins' mum sarah has a budget from the council, and uses it to directly employ pas to support her boys for 50 hours a week. but at the moment she can only find someone who does 15 hours, leaving her to do the rest. being on my own with them the majority of the time, it is difficult, it is hard work. i am literally running out of ideas of where to get some help. what has the response been like from all your efforts? it's been very, very limited. and the family aren't alone. with100,000 vacancies in the care sector, disabled people are finding it almost impossible to recruit. a shortage of workers from abroad, the pandemic and vaccine hesitancy have all played a part. i've heard some really bad stories. people terrified that they're going to lose theirjobs. i've even heard people contemplating suicide, because they can't face the thought of going back to literallyjust existing. katie runs a recruitment website to help find pas. she believes the wages disabled people are able to offer, a figure often set by the local authority, is also a problem. everyone that gets a care budget has no control over how much they get to pay a pa. and in particular i've noticed a massive rise in wage requests from british nationals. it needs to be looked at, increasing people's care funding, so that they can employ the pa and the support that they need. the government says it is the local authority's responsibility to play a key role in supporting disabled people recruit and retain staff in their area. and it's investing an additional £5.4 billion into social care. we always wanted to be in tv. as a comedy duo. for sam and alex, they want their future career success to be determined on whether they're good enough to make it, not on whether they have someone to help them get up and ready for work in the morning. nikki fox, bbc news. an art installation of a traditional irish pub has been unveiled as the winner of this year's turner prize. the piece, put together by the belfast—based array collective, features photos, memorabilia and videos — some of them representing hidden political messages about sexuality and identity. our media and arts correspondent david sillito was at the awards ceremony in coventry. the winner of the turner prize 2021... and it is, array collective. array collective, a group of artists and activists from northern ireland, whose turner prize winning artwork is a shebeen. this artwork though is more than just a pub. it is a symbolic place of good—natured debate and sanctuary from sectarian conflict. this is your shebeen, your pub, but it's more than that — it's got almost a political overtone to it, hasn't it? we don't all agree on everything and we don't, the communities that we are within and represent don't agree on everything. but we still agree to have a laugh together. array collective's origins lie in liberal and progressive political campaigns, creating banners and costumes for street protests and rallies, an attempt to use art to bring a less combative mood to the street theatre of northern ireland politics. we come at it from a point of view, it's better to come from a humorous point of view than an aggressive point of view. and i think you can start to challenge the conversation through humour rather than do it through aggression. bringing a bit of civility to the debate? absolutely. and a human connection. and a human connection, definitely. this then, more than just a little drinking den. it's a desire to bring to our politics some of the gentle warmth and conviviality of a friendly pub. david sillito, bbc news, coventry. one of the world's rarest turtles has been washed up more than 4,000 miles from home in flintshire, north—east wales, following storm arwen. the kemp's ridley sea turtle, which is normally found in the gulf of mexico, was found by a dog walker and is being cared for at anglesey sea zoo. staff say the reptile named tally is in a critical but stable condition and they're working to restore its body temperature, as it's used to a much hotter climate. when storm arwen swept through britain last weekend, six seal pups found themselves separated from their mother. but they were rescued later, and are now on the road to recovery and will soon be released back into the wild. our reporter alex dunlop has been to see them. not the most elegant way to have breakfast but a sort of fish soup in a syringe is keeping these grey seal pups alive. for the next five months, the rspca team here at east winch will be foster parents to these six orphans of storm arwen. it battered swathes of the country over the weekend. mother seals and their offspring were separated by fierce tidal waves. the mother's milk is substantial. it is all they have and it takes three weeks for them to wean, so for the first three weeks, it is very, very important for them to be with their mother. so how did frida's feeding go earlier on today? so she is doing really well. evangelo and his team look after seals from all over the country, so even more could be heading this way. two orphan pups from yorkshire are due in the next day or so. they will be joining 188 hedgehogs and other wildlife already here. while they look adorable, they have attitude. as cute as they are, we do need to bear in mind these are wild animals. we want them to keep that wild instinct, that innate instinct they have to be away from people because that will allow them to succeed even more so once they have been rehabilitated and reintroduced. all this care will cost. the food bill alone is £27 per seal per week. they don't always know we are trying to help but as they get bigger and they start to eat the fish, they start to enjoy that a lot more and that is quite nice to see. and then when you get out the other side and you release them and you see them go after months of care, you know you have done a good job. after four months indoors, the author and seal pups will be the orphaned seal pups will be allowed outside into a pool like this to continue their rehabilitation. they should be released in the early spring. norfolk has england's largest grey seal colony. it is now the height of the pupping season and more winter storms could be on their way. the advice as ever is if you see a seal pup alone on the beach and you are worried, alert a wildlife organisation, but above all else, leave it alone. alex dunlop, bbc news. the bracelet of a world war two airman killed by the nazis has been returned to his family, 75 years after he was killed. freddie habgood's plane was shot down over france in 1944. he survived the crash but died in a concentration camp, where the bracelet was recently recovered. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the hours of darkness over hitler's germany are about to be made hideous. the men of bomber command know well what they have to do. the raf bombing campaign of the second world war was one of the most dangerous and deadly missions. onjuly the 28th, 1944, hundreds of lancaster bombers left eastern england for another raid over germany. one of those airmen was sergeant freddie hapgood. he wasjust 21. his nephew and niece grew up knowing little about what happened to their uncle. we didn't know much of the details about it because my father never talked about it. i always feel a bit cheated that we never knew him. because, you know, he would have beenjust a bit younger than our father. he would have married and we would have had more cousins. that's a whole line of your family you've lost. two of the seven crew died that night when their lancaster was shot down by a german fighter over france. freddie was among those who managed to bail out. one escapes, three go into a prisoner of war camp, and poor fred habgood falls into the hands of the dreaded gestapo. and from then, we know what happened to him. freddie habgood was betrayed by a local, who handed him over to the gestapo. they took him here, to this concentration camp in alsace. but three years ago, a local girl found something unusual in the earth. she was just working during her holidays, raking the ash pit, tidying it. suddenly she saw a gleaming something in the soil. it was a bracelet. it was the only thing that was ever found, the only surviving item that was ever found in the ash pit. and i think the only reason being is because it was silver. freddie's bracelet, the last memento of his final mission, was returned to the family. in a simple ceremony in london, they handed it over to the head of the air force. i think this is the perfect place to put it, really. it is on display. i think a lot of people come here and visit. they hope that others will now remember the uncle they never knew. jonathan beale, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello. it was a cold, frosty start to the morning and after overnight wintry showers for many of us, there were some icy stretches around, too. still a little bit of lying snow out there for some of us but through the rest of today we are expecting some cold, wintry sunshine. a lot of dry weather on the cards. still a few showers to come, particularly around the east coast. we have got low pressure sitting to the east and higher pressure in the south—west and that combination is drawing in these winds that are flowing down from the arctic and spilling right across the uk. they are bringing some of those showers, wintry in nature, across eastern scotland. some rain, sleet and snow showers around the east coast of england that could be quite heavy through the remainder of the afternoon. still windy in the east but the wind gradually easing. lots of dry weather for much of the uk with some sunshine butjust the odd shower in western parts of wales, into cornwall as well and clouding over for northern ireland with some patchy rain later on. 3—4 degrees in the east and top temperatures about 8 degrees further west. through this evening and overnight, the cloud across northern ireland and scotland creeps eastwards, bringing some transient snow for a time, even at low levels, in fact, followed by some rain through the early hours of friday that sweeps across much of england and wales. it won't be quite as cold first thing tomorrow morning as it was this morning. heading through the day tomorrow, a couple of weather fronts, this one here clears off towards the east and then another rippling, waving weather front moving in to the south—west later. quite a lot of dry weather, cloudy for england and wales, early rain slowly clearing from the south and east and then more wet weather moving into the south—west later. scotland and northern ireland seeing a few brighter spells but also some heavy scattered showers into the north—west later. temperatures around 7—8 for scotland but across the south of england, up to about 12. a milder day on friday but into the weekend, feeling chilly once again with a return to some showers as well. wind coming in from a north—westerly direction on saturday so that is bringing a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers for scotland, and the hills of wales for instance, will fall as sleet and snow but there will be some drier, brighterweather, not feeling particularly warm, only about 5—9 degrees and when you add the effect of the breeze, it will feel colder than that. into sunday, again, we have got a northerly wind so not a warm feeling day. some bright spells and a few showers but probably the drier day of the weekend. top temperatures only around 5—9 degrees and feeling cooler in the wind. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11: the government agrees a deal for millions more doses of covid vaccine to try to protect the uk against the threat of new covid variants. it comes amid growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — cases double in south africa and the us considers new travel restrictions. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight with the newspaper. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring they may have doubled from the year before. more bad weather to come as thousands of people prepare for a seventh night without power in northeast england and scotland. and the turtle with a taste for long—distance travel. washed up in north—east wales more than 4,000 miles from home. the uk has ordered millions of additional covid vaccines to "future proof" the coronavirus booster programme, as fears grow over the spread of the omicron variant around the world. an additional 114—million doses of covid—19 vaccines have been secured by the uk government. the health secretary, sajid javid, said he wanted to ensure britain had what it needed for the long—term. travel rules look set to be tightened by us authorities as the global spread of omicron has now reached america, with its first reported case. the chief executive of pfizer, albert bourla, said 5—11 year olds should getjabbed too and he believes that annual vaccinations would be required to maintain a high level of protection. as a government minister said there should be "no snogging under the mistletoe at christmas", a survey suggests 52% of uk workplaces will not now hold their festive parties. relax your arm, slight scratch. all done. the government has promised to offer a boosterjab to all eligible adults in england by the end ofjanuary. but it's also looking further ahead, to a time when boosters may be needed again and again, so it's secured an additional 60 million doses of the moderna vaccine, and 54 million doses of the pfizer jab. they will be the latest vaccines that they will have, because as we're seeing right now, there's a new variant, there's potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while. we have to learn to live with it, and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to make sure we've got the vaccines that we need, and that they're future proof. it's exactly a year since this happened. we have some breaking news for you this morning, because in the last few minutes we've heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. that was the pfizer vaccine. 12 months on, more than 150 million first, second and boosterjabs of the different vaccines, have been administered across the uk. at present, children aged between 12 and 15 are offered a vaccine. the boss of pfizer, in an interview with the bbc, says five to 11—year—olds should getjabbed too. i think that covid in schools is thriving. i believe that this is disturbing significantly the education system. and there are kids that will have severe symptoms. so, there is no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. while the vaccines continue to roll off the production line, pfizer has already started work on an updated omicron version of its jab, should it be needed. the world health organization says early signs suggest that most cases of the new variant are mild. scientists say they still need a few more days to determine its potential threat. simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. no snogging at strangers, but a more serious point, what is the government guidance around christmas parties? government guidance around christmas arties? ,., ., ., parties? good morning. the government _ parties? good morning. the government has _ parties? good morning. the government has not - parties? good morning. the government has not been i parties? good morning. the| government has not been as parties? good morning. the - government has not been as clear as some might have expected it to be, given the remarks from to raise coffee about quite and quite snogging under the mistletoe and we can play those quotes and just a moment. —— from therese ciffey. when the rules in england changed where masks are concerned and the tighter rules about self isolation, the prime minister was absolutely explicit that people should not be gold plating, over interpreting the regulations and cancelling parties and nativity plays and all that kind of stuff and yet this from therese coffey on itv last night. i do of stuff and yet this from therese coffey on itv last night.— coffey on itv last night. i do not think there _ coffey on itv last night. i do not think there should _ coffey on itv last night. i do not think there should be _ coffey on itv last night. i do not think there should be much - coffey on itv last night. i do not - think there should be much snogging under— think there should be much snogging under the _ think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe, you do not need to do— under the mistletoe, you do not need to do things _ under the mistletoe, you do not need to do things at that, but i think we should _ to do things at that, but i think we should all— to do things at that, but i think we should all be trying to enjoy the christmas ahead of us and that is why we _ christmas ahead of us and that is why we are — christmas ahead of us and that is why we are working so hard to get the deployment of as many vaccines as possible. you the deployment of as many vaccines as possible-— as possible. you might reasonably wonder what _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is the _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is the government i wonder what is the government actually saying as far as our behaviour in england is concerned? the flip side to that is there has always been an expectation of people behaving sensibly and that has given the uncertainties around the omicron variant and given the clearly social mixing would contribute towards its transmission, and a gas snogging word in particular, then it the suggestion there is not so ridiculous. —— i guess snogging in particular. what ministers are saying or meant to be collectively saying or meant to be collectively saying as far as our mandated behaviour as concerned as set out in the new rules in england the other day. the new rules in england the other da . ~ ., the new rules in england the other da . . . . ~' the new rules in england the other da. . ., _ the new rules in england the other da .~ . ., ,, ., day. we are talking obviously about arties at day. we are talking obviously about parties at this _ day. we are talking obviously about parties at this year, _ day. we are talking obviously about parties at this year, but _ day. we are talking obviously about parties at this year, but there - day. we are talking obviously about parties at this year, but there is - parties at this year, but there is continuing speculation, isn't there, about this party held at number ten downing stjust before christmas last year when people had been told they could not have parties and indeed could be fined for holding them? how much of a problem is this for the government? i them? how much of a problem is this for the government?— for the government? i think it is a roblem for the government? i think it is a problem because _ for the government? i think it is a problem because the _ for the government? i think it is a problem because the questions i for the government? i think it is a | problem because the questions are not going away and the government simply is not willing to give any additional information or answers, so they claim that no covid rules were broken. let's walk through what were broken. let's walk through what we know about what was happening in london on december the 18th last year when this bash happened. london was in tier 3 which meant you could not socialise with anyone outside your domestic bubble. there was an exemption as far as meeting reasonably for work was concerned, but we are told by someone who was at this particular party that food, drink and games were under way. it went on until past midnight. so that on the face of it looks and sounds and smells perhaps as well like a party. so how on earth was it possible? we are continuing to ask downing street, they said they did not break any rules. we have the daily lobby briefing for westminster reporters, we suspect there will be one or two questions along exactly these lines coming up in the next half hour or so and we will bring you any clarity should we get it. i suspect downing street will stick to their line of argument from yesterday, but we will bring you what they say as soon as they have said it. i what they say as soon as they have said it. ., ., ~' what they say as soon as they have said it. ., ., ~ ., ., ., ., said it. i look forward to that. chris, always _ said it. i look forward to that. chris, always good _ said it. i look forward to that. chris, always good to - said it. i look forward to that. chris, always good to talk- said it. i look forward to that. chris, always good to talk to l said it. i look forward to that. - chris, always good to talk to you. thank you. let's get more on how hospitality is preparing ahead of the christmas period. let's speak to our business presenter victoria fritz. we were talking about the survey which suggests 52% of workplaces will not now hold their festive parties. this is a real headache for the hospitality industry, isn't it? it really is. this is one of the hardest hit sectors over the last 18 months or so. you have to remember that yes, although restrictions were lifted and businesses had been free to trade in quite a normal capacity since the 19th ofjuly in england, this industry really, really struggled when everything was shut down and since then, what has emerged is a chronic shortage of workers as well and when everyone was being pinged, there werejust not people able to go to work in the hospitality industry, so this industry is really looking to recoup all the losses that it has made in recent months. so this is very much a key time and key money making time for the industry, so lots of businesses are hoping they will not see cancellations. but there are certainly been a sharp rise in cancellations just over the last few days, last week, since we found out more about this new variant. and anecdotally, lots of businesses are deciding at the very least to scale down what they had hoped, although of course those words from boris johnson saying do not cancel your parties, sajid javid is saying if you're going to a big party perhaps take a lateral flow test before you 90, take a lateral flow test before you go, it does not look like it hasn't stemmed the tide of cancellations at this point. by, stemmed the tide of cancellations at this oint. �* u, , stemmed the tide of cancellations at this oint. �* .., , ., ., this point. a course at the moment it is not mandatory _ this point. a course at the moment it is not mandatory to _ this point. a course at the moment it is not mandatory to wear - it is not mandatory to wear facemasks in hospitality settings. how consent is the industry that further restrictions might come in? —— how concerned. further restrictions might come in? -- how concerned.— further restrictions might come in? -- how concerned. hugely. why would ou no to -- how concerned. hugely. why would you go to a — -- how concerned. hugely. why would you go to a christmas _ -- how concerned. hugely. why would you go to a christmas party _ -- how concerned. hugely. why would you go to a christmas party when - -- how concerned. hugely. why would you go to a christmas party when you. you go to a christmas party when you cannot hear anything, cannot see anything, covered in a mask. how are you going to be running down the bar tab from your manager if you are there any mask? it make things impossible. however, there is a lot of data out there to show that mask wearing obviously works and things like drinking outside also works, because you have that air circulation, but whether or not people are going to want to do that and abide by that, even if those rules do come into force, is another question entirely. but there have been super spreader events before, we do know that. singing, shouting and the likes, sharing bowls of peanuts and pork scratchings and everything like that is obviously going to increase the risk of contagion, so without the data at this stage in terms of transmissibility of this new variant, there are plenty of businesses who have decided to scale back things and have more modest celebrations if having them at all. 0k, celebrations if having them at all. ok, good to talk to you, many thanks. let's take a look at the spread of the omicron variant across the world. 8,500 covid infections have been registered in south africa in the last 24 hours. officials there say omicron is "rapidly becoming the dominant variant". since then, omicron has been identified in at least two dozen countries, with romania, greece and india reporting their first cases in the last hour. with the spread of the variant across europe, the european union says it is now considering mandatory vaccinations. and yesterday, the united states identified its first omicron case. the centre for disease control is reportedly looking at a number of other potential cases. laura podesta, from cbs news, explains the latest developments in efforts to tackle the virus in the united states. the president is now extending a requirement that people wear masks on planes, on trains and buses from january to mid—march, so the end date for these necessary masks was going to be january, it has been extended to mid—march, not only because of the winter surge, but because of omicron now being on our shores and having been detected in california. the white house is also tightening the rules for anyone who is flying into the country, so right now international travellers must have a negative test within 72 hours of their flight. next week, that is going to change to 24 hours for everyone who is coming into the us, including us citizens. the plans also expand free at—home testing here in the us. i know there is free at—home testing available in the uk, but it is something that is just not quite as available here on our shores, so this is going to allocate a lot more money so that people can get tests and take those test at home so if they are symptomatic, they are not spreading those germs further. the plans announced today also make emergency response teams available to all us states and are going to accelerate the delivery of vaccines to other countries. scientists believe they have found what causes extremely rare blood clots in a small number of people who have had the astrazeneca covid vaccine. the team, based in cardiff and the us, has discovered that a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine, causing a chain reaction. astrazeneca says it's considering how to apply the findings to adapt future jabs. concerns about clotting led to under 40s in the uk being offered alternatives. joining me now is our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. what have these research is done and what have they found? just tell us a little bit more. it is what have they found? just tell us a little bit more.— little bit more. it is worth remembering _ little bit more. it is worth remembering that - little bit more. it is worth remembering that the i little bit more. it is worth - remembering that the astrazeneca vaccine is estimated to have saved about a million lives around the world and that these blood clots are incredibly rare, but there has been a concerted scientific quest really to understand what is going on and expend what is happening. it is a very competitive process, but the researchers think they have found the first step, what they call the trigger. what they have found is by studying what is known as the virus, the building block of the astrazeneca vaccine, so they have modified that to turn it into a covid vaccine commits you look at this vaccine in incredible detail, down to the molecular level, and incredible powerful forms of microscopes, and when you are looking that level of detail, you can see exactly what the structure of this virus is. then you can see how it interacts with this protein in the blood, platelet factor for, and through a series of detailed experiments, they show exactly how and where those two bind together in the blood and they think it is a coming together of these two things, the vaccine and this blood protein, that begins the process. there is still a hell of a lot of science to figure out what happens next, because the theory goes at the moment, the idea, is that the immune system gets confused, it sees this blood protein and think it is part of the virus, that is the idea, and thenit of the virus, that is the idea, and then it leans to lima could lead to an immune response which attacks the protein 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beginning to what could ultimately result in blood clotting. you beginning to what could ultimately result in blood clotting.— result in blood clotting. you see there is a _ result in blood clotting. you see there is a huge _ result in blood clotting. you see there is a huge amount - result in blood clotting. you see there is a huge amount of - result in blood clotting. you see there is a huge amount of more | result in blood clotting. you see - there is a huge amount of more work that needs to be done before you can get to the point that you can reduce the risk of this happening even further, but that is something that the company astrazeneca is really interested in doing. after early research came out from this research team, they became part of the research project, part of the study that came out today and they stressed that remember covid has a high risk of causing these blood clots than the vaccine does, but they are aiming to reduce that risk even further. the headlines on bbc news: the government secures a deal for an extra 114 million doses of covid vaccines to try to combat new variants. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight with the newspaper. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring they may have doubled from the year before. let's stay with that story. there's been a warning that householders face more steep increases in gas bills this winter. the charity national energy action estimates that domestic bills will have doubled in 18 months when prices rise again in april. it's warning the higher costs will add to the financial pressures on people with low incomes. for more on this, here's our business presenter ben thompson. so, what is behind that massive rise in prices? well, the wholesale energy price, that's what our suppliers pay for the gas and electricity that they sell to us, that has reached an all—time high. the wholesale gas price has gone up by 250% since january. now, energy providers have inevitably been passing that cost on to us as customers. now, usually at this point, and we've said it before, we would normally recommend that you shop around to find a cheaper deal on price comparison sites. but the problem is right now, there are very few of those deals available. that is, in part, down to the fact that many smaller energy firms, the ones that were competing with cheaper prices, well they've already gone bust. 20 firms have gone out of business so far this year. the latest was zog energy — that collapsed yesterday. the only real tip for people now, of course, is to keep your house well insulated and do what you can to use less energy, maybe turn off the lights, spend a bit less time in the shower, shorter and colder washing machine cycles. the mail on sunday newspaper has lost its appeal in its ongoing privacy dispute with meghan, duchess of sussex. associated newspapers had been appealing against the ruling not to hold a full trial, after the paper reproduced parts of a handwritten letter from the duchess to her father, thomas markle, in 2019. helena wilkinson is at the royal courts ofjustice in central london for us. tell us more about the ruling. the three judges _ tell us more about the ruling. iie: three judges here tell us more about the ruling. "iis: three judges here at tell us more about the ruling. i““is: three judges here at the tell us more about the ruling. iis: three judges here at the court of appeal delivered theirjudgment in appeal delivered their judgment in the appeal delivered theirjudgment in the last hour or so. this was an appeal that was heard earlier this month over three days. the appeal was brought by associated newspapers limited, they are the publishers of the mail on sunday and the mail online. you're earlier this year the duchess of sussex won a case against the publishers for a breach of privacy and copyright, it was after the publishers, the male online and the publishers, the male online and the mail on sunday published extracts of a handwritten letter that meghan markle had written to her father in 2018. —— the mail online. she won that case, but the 0nline. she won that case, but the judgment was what was called a summaryjudgment and what that means is it was felt by the judge that there was no prospect at all for a defence to be brought by associated newspapers limited, so there was not a trial, and that was what associated newspapers limited wanted and that is why they brought the appeal he had to be court of appeal, but they have had their appeal dismissed, so a significant victory for the duchess of sussex. we can hear now from one of the judges, the judge who delivered thatjudgment, who handed it down a little earlier on today. it was hard to see what evidence could have been adduced at trial that would have altered that situation. the judge had been, we found, in as good a position as any trial judge to look at the article in people magazine, the letter itself and the mail on sunday articles to decide if the publication of the contents of the letter was appropriate to rebut the allegations made against mr markle. the judge had correctly decided that whilst it might have been proportionate to publish a very small part of the letter for that purpose, it was not necessary to publish half the contents of the five—page letter, as associated newspapers had done. the court reiterated, in conclusion, the narrowness of the issues that it had had to decide. as you said, this is a significant victory for the duchess of sussex. what has been her reaction? the duchess of _ what has been her reaction? iis: duchess of sussex released a statement soon after the judgment was handed down here at the court of appeal. in reaction to the ruling, she said in a statement... what this does mean of course is that there will not be a trial and that there will not be a trial and thatis that there will not be a trial and that is something that not only the duchess of sussex, but also buckingham palace, would have wanted to avoid, because it would have meant that probably the duchess of sussex would have had to give evidence here at the royal courts of justice and her father would evidence here at the royal courts of justice and herfather would have probably been brought in to be the star witness the associated newspapers limited. that is now not going to happen and that could have created more awkward headlines right across the world, so that has been avoided and another significant win for the duchess of sussex. associated newspapers limited have had their appeal dismissed and the judgment from thejudge had their appeal dismissed and the judgment from the judge earlier this year remains. judgment from the 'udge earlier this year remains.— year remains. many thanks for that u date. there are still thousands of people waking up this morning in freezing cold homes after losing power six days ago, when storm arwen caused widespread damage. welfare centres and hot food are being provided in some places, with energy companies working with emergency services, local councils and the british red cross. tim muffett reports. no power, no water. linda and paul from aberdeenshire have had a grim five days. as time has gone on, i think we have become more and more ragged and exhausted. no lighting. so it's really been a struggle. slowly this granite building is getting colder and colder. in upper teesdale in county durham, malcolm and sondra are also feeling the strain. i'm riddled with arthritis. i've had two heart attacks. obviously the medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity and water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been out distributing camping stoves, warm clothes, porridge, hot soup, water, and basically, checking on people. as the days have gone on, you know, people are cold and tired. business and energy minister greg hands visited county durham yesterday. the communications from some of the companies early on, i'll be frank, was not as good as it could have been. that will be one of the lessons we will be looking to learn from this. but the reaction from some residents was blunt. you're an mp, i want to hear from you that you are going to go back and, bluntly, kick ass. what i would expect from my government is to go back and say, right, where did it go wrong and how do we know it went wrong? it makes no difference to us, does it really? we need people who are going to do something, not people are going to walk around the village, have a chat and move on. electricity might be elusive, but hot food and drink is on offer from some power companies. bloody cold. to be honest, it's been very cold. by sunday night we had run out of candles. our camping gas cylinders gave out. we had one that was a dud. so after, we cooked our meal on a frying pan on an open log fire. boiling water in a pan on an open log fire. challenging, that was! it worked. it did work. we're not dead. we haven't starved. it's nearly a week since storm arwen struck. yet many communities are still struggling. tim muffett, bbc news. joining me now is sara stanley who lives in northumberland who has been without power for days. how many days and how are you managing? it how many days and how are you managing?— how many days and how are you manarrin? , , ., ., managing? it is better now, we have manared managing? it is better now, we have managed to — managing? it is better now, we have managed to get _ managing? it is better now, we have managed to get a — managing? it is better now, we have managed to get a generator - managing? it is better now, we have managed to get a generator to - managing? it is better now, we have managed to get a generator to the l managed to get a generator to the estate yesterday, not yesterday, tuesday morning, and i know there are still large parts that do not have power will stop i think they have power will stop i think they have been promised powerfrom today, but we have heard that throughout this and it has never materialised, so it has been a bit grim. i tested positive for covid last friday, so i have not been very well, on top of that and the cold, it was not great. how on earth have you been coping with that coronavirus and no heating for what, three days? shes i with that coronavirus and no heating for what, three days?— for what, three days? as i say, tuesday morning _ for what, three days? as i say, tuesday morning we _ for what, three days? as i say, tuesday morning we got - for what, three days? as i say, tuesday morning we got the i for what, three days? as i say, - tuesday morning we got the heating back on and i think that was only because we were a couple of residents, definitely residents on the estate were ringing the utility companies to find out what was going on because it was more thanjust me he was isolating here and affected by covid, but initially we were told we were in the same boat as everyone else and while they were able to go to hotels and stay with relatives, that message was played on the utilities phone lines if you rang or on their websites, but i'm not in a position to be able to do that because i would be breaking the covid rules, so i have to stay in a freezing house, so do other people who are isolating. so it was not very nice. it was not until some of the residents put pressure on the utilities company that we actually got a generator. if they had not done that, i do not think we would have got the generator and i hate to think... i would have got the generator and i hate to think... iwould have have got the generator and i hate to think... i would have probably been in hospital because i was struggling to breathe as it was, i am still a bit chesty now but i'm getting there because i have antibiotics. what because i have antibiotics. what have ou because i have antibiotics. what have you been _ because i have antibiotics. what have you been able _ because i have antibiotics. what have you been able to _ because i have antibiotics. what have you been able to run - because i have antibiotics. what have you been able to run of- because i have antibiotics. what have you been able to run of the generator? hot food? taste have you been able to run of the generator? hot food?— have you been able to run of the generator? hot food? we can get hot food now, generator? hot food? we can get hot food now. the — generator? hot food? we can get hot food now, the heating _ generator? hot food? we can get hot food now, the heating works - generator? hot food? we can get hot food now, the heating works now, i generator? hot food? we can get hot food now, the heating works now, so| food now, the heating works now, so everything works as it should, which is good, but we should not have been made to or it should not have been up made to or it should not have been up to the residents to put that much pressure on the utilities companies to get that generator in the first place. we are in a global pandemic, companies should be bearing things like that in mind. as well as that, as well as covid, there are other people with medical conditions who cannot leave their homes, so it is just not on. ii cannot leave their homes, so it is just not on-_ cannot leave their homes, so it is just not on-— cannot leave their homes, so it is just not on. if the heating goes off arain, just not on. if the heating goes off again. sorry. _ just not on. if the heating goes off again. sorry. i— just not on. if the heating goes off again. sorry. i do _ just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not _ just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not want - just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not want to - just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not want to be l just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not want to be aj again, sorry, i do not want to be a doomed monger, buti again, sorry, i do not want to be a doomed monger, but i can hear in your voice you not that well, are your voice you not that well, are you concerned about that anyway? i am, i do not want to be in a situation where it is seriously cold in the house and i'm supposed to be isolating and i could sit in the kitchen with gas burners on because it was a little bit cold, if it gets like that again because temperatures are going to and are dropping, it is scary, it is not a nice thought. what can i say? keep warm, we are thinking of you and we are very grateful you have spoken to us on the bbc news. thank you so much. thank you. i want to bring you some news from scotland and military personnel are going to be drafted in there to help the recovery effort in aberdeenshire in the wake of storm arwen. about 120 personnel from the scottish military are expected to arrive later today to support the ongoing operation. they will focus on welfare checks in communities are still badly affected and there are still badly affected and there are still several thousand scottish energy customers in the north—east of scotland who have now spent six nights without power. the power company has described the storm damage caused by its tore is a once in a generation event, but there you are, the scottish military now drafted in to help. —— caused by storm arwen. we should catch up with the weather. hello. it is another cold wintry feeling day. we had some frost and some ice around earlier on, with some wintry showers too. now for the rest of the day, we're expecting some cold wintry sunshine around, quite a bit dry weather. also a few showers and by the far east and the far west. so some showers for parts of eastern scotland and around the east coast of england. they will be falling as sleet and snow at times. also one or two showers in the west as well. but in between, a lot of dry weather with some sunshine and temperatures about three in the east, eight in the west. those brisk winds in the east tend to ease later on. overnight, cloud works from west to east, bringing milderair, also some rain preceded by a little bit of snow as well. it won't be as cold first thing tomorrow, though, as it was to start off this morning. through the day tomorrow, early rain in the south and east clears away. quite a bit of dry weather, some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland but more heavy downpours into the north—west later in the day. more rain into the south—west too. temperatures 6—8 in the north, 11 or 12, though, towards the south. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines... the government agrees a deal for millions more doses of covid vaccine to try to protect the uk against the threat of new covid variants. it comes amid growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — cases double in south africa and the us considers new travel restrictions. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins in her legal fight with the newspaper. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring they may have doubled from the year before. more bad weather to come, as thousands of people prepare for a seventh night without power in north—east england and scotland. and the turtle with a taste for long—distance travel — washed up in north—east wales, more than 4,000 miles from home. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we will start with the football. it's been a busy week. it's difficult to look beyond chelsea, manchester city and liverpool for the premier league title. all three are in a breakaway group after away wins last night. thomas tuchel said his chelsea side got lucky at watford. they are still top. it was also 2—1 to city at villa. liverpool were the most impressive of the three, thumping everton 4—1 in the merseyside derby, asjoe lynskey reports. the gap on merseyside is clear. two teams from the same city are now so far apart. liverpool seem unstoppable, and everton can't halt their slide down the league. even nine minutes in, the first goal had been coming, but then the biggest match in town belonged to one of the biggest players in the world. salah! finds the net! of course he does. that's just how he likes it. already this game was drifting beyond everton but they did not help themselves. salah was seventh at this week's ballon d'or, but in the premier league's rankings, he's by far the top scorer. right now, he rarely misses. that made it 3—1, and with diogojota's fourth, everton were at a modern low. their worst home loss in this match since the '80s. their coach was once liverpool's manager. it is still the reds fans who sing his name. after these kind of games, its not easy, but i have to believe we will do it well, so i'm convinced in the second part of the league, we will do well, but we have to start winning. i like what i see. this was by far the best performance we've shown here at goodison since i was at liverpool and it's a very important moment. the top of the premier league is relentless. as teams around them keep winning, chelsea stay top. they found a way through at watford, 2—1. waiting for a slip—up are manchester city, who did this to aston villa. it's an absolutely fantastic goal. city are one point behind chelsea and one above liverpool. the gap is tight, but there are three clubs at the top who push each other on. the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china amid ongoing concern over the freedom and safety of chinese tennis star peng shuai. she disappeared from public view for three weeks last month, after accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. since then, chinese state media has released photos and videos showing peng with friends and family. the ioc has conducted two video calls with the player and say that she appears safe and well but the wta say they need proof of her wellbeing and have decided to pull tournaments out of china because, they say, peng's case is "bigger than the business". this is something we simply cannot walk away from. if we walk away from what we have requested, and as you reflected it is a domestic abuse issue, what we are telling the world then is that not addressing sexual assault with the respect and seriousness that it requires, because it is difficult, is ok. and it is not. that's been applauded by many involved with the sport, including 18—time grand slam winner martina navratilova... well, the ioc has responded with a statement this morning which says... the first ashes test is less than a week away and england have finally had a decent day's practice. preparations have been hit by bad weather but look who was back at the crease. ben stokes, making his first appearance since he took a break from the sport injuly to protect his mental health, took two wickets against an england lions team they closed on 226—4 on day three of the four day match. the first two days were lost to rain. so one more day meaningful match practice before australia next week. chris woakes said that he doesn't expect the recent controversies to be used as sledging once the series is under way whatever goes on on the field goes on. an ashes series always raises that rivalry, which is great, between england and australia. in my experience of playing in three ashes series, i don't think it's ever overstepped the line when i've been around, so i don't see it being any different. i am sure the cricket will be hard—fought, as it always is, and hopefully it's good to watch. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to the efforts to contain the spread of the omicron variant here in the uk. this week, the use of compulsory facemasks was brought back in shops and on public transport. all adults in the uk will be offered a coronavirus boosterjab and all arrivals into the uk will need to take a pcr test and isolate until a negative result. in a moment, we'll speak to dr simon williams, a behavioural scientist at swansea university, but first... let's get some more details on those travel rules. lisa minot is travel editor for the sun. always good to see you. how difficult is it becoming to travel now? ~ ., , now? well, there are definitely challenges _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the pcr - now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the pcr test l now? well, there are definitely. challenges now. the pcr test on now? well, there are definitely - challenges now. the pcr test on day two, on or before day two, presents challenges for people who had perhaps planned a trip and were thinking of going straight back to work, having taken a lateral flow test on day two. the new regulation means you have to self—isolate, so that means people wanted to try and take the test as early as possible and at the moment the system isn't set up for that. the testing companies all switched to lateral flow is when the rules changed to that and now they to pcr, and people want them to be processed as quickly as possible, so there are definitely challenges. day by day, we are seeing different countries introducing different restrictions, so it's a really changing environment at the moment, with countries announcing things literally within a minute or two of another country. i literally within a minute or two of another country.— literally within a minute or two of another country. i was 'ust reading that france — another country. i was 'ust reading that france is h another country. i was 'ust reading that france is to h another country. i wasjust reading that france is to require _ that france is to require predeparture that france is to require predepa rtu re tests for that france is to require predeparture tests for all arrivals from outside the eu from saturday. following on from the challenges you were describing, what if you want to go ahead with a family, as a family, with teenagers under 18? then it becomes even more complicated. yes. becomes even more complicated. yes, i have had significant _ becomes even more complicated. ieis i have had significant numbers of readers get in touch who have trips planned either to france or spain. spain has also announced that everybody has to be fully vaccinated to enter spain now and for many people that is an issue. in the uk we decided to only give teenagers one chap. compared to europe, where they have given them two, means they are not regarded as fully vaccinated. that means that effectively it's going to stop people going on holiday, even those who have been vaccinated. if they are under 18, it's difficult to get that proof of vaccination, because they don't have the system in place for under 18 is that they do for adults. it really is a problem for people who had planned trips over christmas to the likes of spain and france and on top of that you have the extent. for france, you are now going to need a test to get into the country and a test to come out. it adds significant expense onto any kind of trip. adds significant expense onto any kind of trip-— kind of trip. what about further afield? i'm _ kind of trip. what about further afield? i'm thinking _ kind of trip. what about further afield? i'm thinking about - kind of trip. what about further afield? i'm thinking about the i afield? i'm thinking about the united states in particular, and i read this morning reports that they are considering introducing a seven day quarantine for all arrivals. have you heard anything about that? there is a range of options the us are considering the seven day quarantine for rivals would effectively end the tourism industry into the us, because nobody is going to quarantine seven days on a holiday. one other thing i have been hearing as they will require a pcr test or lateral flow test to be ta ken test or lateral flow test to be taken within 24 hours of arrival in the us. that would then give the country the reassurance that people don't have the virus when they are entering the country. 24 hours pose a challenge, and i think everybody in the industry is finding it difficult to get tests turned round that quickly. but we have the same for france, insisting on tests within 24 hours. this will be the challenge, whether or not the private testing industry we have in the uk has the capacity to turn around these tests in this very quick period of time.— quick period of time. that's interesting, _ quick period of time. that's interesting, because - quick period of time. that's interesting, because there | quick period of time. that's i interesting, because there is increasing pressure on having predeparture increasing pressure on having predepa rtu re tests for increasing pressure on having predeparture tests for people coming back into the uk. we know that government science advisers said they have been valuable to help stop they have been valuable to help stop the spread of omicron, but they bring their own challenges, don't they? bring their own challenges, don't the ? ., v bring their own challenges, don't the ? . �*, ., , , , they? that's right. previously, this was the system — they? that's right. previously, this was the system we _ they? that's right. previously, this was the system we had, _ they? that's right. previously, this was the system we had, with - was the system we had, with predeparture was the system we had, with predepa rtu re tests before was the system we had, with predeparture tests before coming back to the uk. again, what worried most people was there was research in the summer, and often with pcr lateral flow tests that were done by consumers and travellers before they came back to the uk, a tiny percentage were geologically sequenced and didn't discover any variance of concern over the summer while we have that predeparture test in place. obviously we have a variant of concern, omicron, but we also know it's already in the uk, so it's whether or not this is a little bit too little, too late. lisa minot, travel editor - bit too little, too late. lisa minot, travel editor for - bit too little, too late. lisa minot, travel editor for the sun, thank you. let's speak to dr simon williams, a behavioural scientist at swansea university. i have to say, dr williams, you are getting into the festive spirit with your jumper, getting into the festive spirit with yourjumper, i like that. should we be going to christmas parties? that's a great question. thank you for thejumper that's a great question. thank you for the jumper compliment. wearing christmasjumpers, for the jumper compliment. wearing christmas jumpers, they don't have to be as bad as this, but it's an important thing to remember as we lead into the christmas or holiday season, ventilation is key. that can be as much as opening a window, even a crack for as much as ten minutes per hour. if we are having parties, and there is a question over whether we should, my suggestion is that, rather than think about what we can't or shouldn't do, what can we do less of? the more we can reasonably reduce that content this year, obviously we are nowhere near last year, thankfully, due to vaccines, but if we can reduce contacts, whether they be at work, working from home a couple of days, having smaller christmas parties, perhaps just one rather than multiple, not to sound like scrooge, can make a difference. the government _ can make a difference. the government has _ can make a difference. the government has not - can make a difference. the government has not said to us, don't have christmas parties. i wonder, as a behavioural scientist, do people tend to pre—empt rules? i a behavioural scientist, do people tend to pre-empt rules?- tend to pre-empt rules? i think treole tend to pre-empt rules? i think people have — tend to pre-empt rules? i think people have learnt _ tend to pre-empt rules? i think people have learnt to _ tend to pre-empt rules? i think people have learnt to expect i tend to pre-empt rules? i think| people have learnt to expect the unexpected over the past nearly two years, so a lot of people are unsure as to what the future is going to look like, so they are trying to pre—empt things. a recent survey suggested nearly a third of us think the pandemic will be over in the uk by the spring. i think that's changing because of the new variant. four or five out of ten think it will be ongoing. people are still looking to government and authorities and scientists and scientific advisers to inform them as clearly as possible for the what is level of risk? what behaviour should we still be doing? i5 is level of risk? what behaviour should we still be doing? is there evidence that, _ should we still be doing? is there evidence that, if _ should we still be doing? is there evidence that, if politicians i should we still be doing? is there evidence that, if politicians are i evidence that, if politicians are seen to be breaking the rules, and we have seen some politicians lose theirjobs over that, but i am also thinking of this potential christmas party there might have been at number ten last year, is there any sense that tax makes people less compliant and willing to stick to them? , , ., �* , compliant and willing to stick to them? , , ., compliant and willing to stick to them? , .,, them? yes, that's the short answer. there is research _ them? yes, that's the short answer. there is research that's _ them? yes, that's the short answer. there is research that's been i them? yes, that's the short answer. there is research that's been done i there is research that's been done on this, and one of the big factors that predict the extent to which people are going to adhere or comply with rules is how much trust they have in those who are setting the rules, and related to that, one of the big things is, are the people who are setting the rules following their own rules? if they are not, that really undermines belief in the need to comply because people say, look, if they can't follow their own rules, why should we? i think this is a particular issue at the moment because, if new guidance and restrictions are going to come in around what we should or shouldn't be doing over christmas, people may point to last christmas and if it is to be the case that those who set the rules were not following them, that will undermine compliant somewhat, potentially. obviously, we have now got — somewhat, potentially. obviously, we have now got rules _ somewhat, potentially. obviously, we have now got rules on _ somewhat, potentially. obviously, we have now got rules on wearing i somewhat, potentially. obviously, we have now got rules on wearing face i have now got rules on wearing face coverings on public transport and in shops. and we have got guidance on hand washing and testing and meeting indoors. is there any evidence that people are confused between having rules and guidance?— rules and guidance? that's another thint. it's rules and guidance? that's another thing- it's a — rules and guidance? that's another thing. it's a great _ rules and guidance? that's another thing. it's a great question. i rules and guidance? that's another thing. it's a great question. the i thing. it's a great question. the mismatch at times between rules or lack of rules and guidance as to what we should do has been confusing for a lot of people. this has been the theme throughout the pandemic. confusion between rules and guidance between countries across the uk, and we are in that position now where, on the one hand, politicians are saying, we can have as normal a christmas as possible and on the other hand, we are seeing other politicians and scientific advisers, like drjenny harries, the welsh health secretary, suggesting we need to be cautious and we should see indoor mixing is a risk. this mismatch between rules and guidance has been difficult, and facemasks was a key one. we saw a majority supported in england keeping a mask mandate in trains and public transport and shops, and similarly this past week, eight out of ten have said, i approve or support the rule, because in a sense it provides clarity. there is so much uncertainty and people want to know what is or isn't reasonable and safe precautions to take to minimise their own risk and the risk of others. idr their own risk and the risk of others. , ,, ., . ., , others. dr simon williams, behavioural _ others. dr simon williams, behavioural scientist, i others. dr simon williams, i behavioural scientist, pleasure to talk to you. today marks one year since the uk became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer—biontech coronavirus jab, paving the way for mass vaccination. a week later, in a moment most of us will remember, the first dose was administered to margaret keenan in coventry. let's remind ourselves of those events. good morning, you're watching bbc breakfast, and we have some breaking news for you this morning because in the last few minutes, we have heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. this has been manufactured by the us pharmaceutical company pfizer and its partner, biontech. help is on its way. when this vaccine is rolled out, things will get better and we will start that process next week. good morning, it is tuesday the 8th of december. our top story. in the last few minutes, the uk's mass vaccination programme against coronavirus has begun. this is margaret keenan, who you can see there. she is 90, 91 next week, actually. she was the first person to receive the pfizer—biontech job at the university college hospital, coventry. the prime minister has called it a huge step forward in the fight against the disease. a year on, our medical editor, fergus walsh, has been speaking to pfizer's chief executive, albert bourla. in the interview, which took place before the omicron variant was identified, fergus began by asking him where the world would be without covid vaccines. i think we would be in a very, very difficult position. i think the fundamental structure of our society would be threatened. i think we would be counting trillions of economic losses. i think we would have challenged human relationships. i think we would have seen things that we have only seen in movies. in october the fda, the american regulator, approved your vaccine for five to 11—year—olds after successful trials. do you think immunising that age group is likely to happen in the uk and europe? i believe it's a very good idea. i think that covid in schools is thriving and i believe that this is disturbing significantly the educational system and there are kids who will have severe symptoms, so there's no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. you are also doing trials in the underfives. do you think eventually we will see the underfives being immunised? we will wait to see the studies. we are using very, very small doses, so we want to make sure that we are perfectly safe. the question is, are we going to be effective in those low doses? and this is what we are waiting to see. if the studies prove that these very low doses are effective in these kids, i think it's a very good way to utilise those vaccines to protect them. half the world's population, roughly, has now received at least one dose of covid vaccine, but in the poorest nations it is something like one in 20 people. is it fair to say that the richer nations have grabbed most of the vaccine doses and you, in a sense, have helped them? i think it is fair to say that the richer nations utilised first the vaccine. in fact, the poor countries we gave from day one at cost. and the rich countries, we gave it at the cost of a takeaway meal, so the price was not an issue. but the availability was limited and the rich countries placed orders, like the uk, very early. how do you think anti—vax stories that appear should best be countered? there are a number of people who are afraid of the vaccine. others are afraid of covid, they are afraid more of the vaccine. and they are not going to be convinced with scientific arguments. i think, for those who are just afraid, the only emotion of human beings that is stronger than fear is love. so i am using always this argument that the decision to get or not a vaccine is not going to influence only your health, it's going to affect the health of others, and particularly the health of the people you love the most because they are the ones that you interact with. so, take the courage to overcome your fears and do the right thing. one of the world's rarest turtles has been washed up more than 4,000 miles from home in flintshire, north—east wales, following storm arwen. the kemp's ridley sea turtle, which is normally found in the gulf of mexico, was found by a dog walker and is being cared for at anglesey sea zoo. staff say the reptile, named tally, is in a critical but stable condition and they're working to restore its body temperature, as its used to a much hotter climate. let's talk to frankie hobro, owner and director of anglesey sea zoo. what an amazing story. tell us first of all what sort of situation tally was in when it was, and i am saying it, because i don't think you know whether it is he or she, was first brought to you?— brought to you? tally is still 'uvenile brought to you? tally is still juvenile so _ brought to you? tally is still juvenile so it's _ brought to you? tally is still juvenile so it's not - brought to you? tally is still juvenile so it's not possible| brought to you? tally is still i juvenile so it's not possible to determine whether they are male or female. when he or she was found, tally appeared to be dead, in cold shock, in a coma, which reptiles go into when they are suddenly plummeted into a much colder temperature than they are accustomed to so, when they were found on the beach, the chap that found tally thought he found a dead tropical turtle. it could tell it was a tropical turtle but it appeared to be take lee dead. hoffa tropical turtle but it appeared to be take lee dead.— tropical turtle but it appeared to be take lee dead. how do you go about working — be take lee dead. how do you go about working out, _ be take lee dead. how do you go about working out, dare - be take lee dead. how do you go about working out, dare i i be take lee dead. how do you go about working out, dare i ask, i be take lee dead. how do you go about working out, dare i ask, if| about working out, dare i ask, if the turtle is dead or is alive? it’s the turtle is dead or is alive? it's common in _ the turtle is dead or is alive? it�*s common in these situations for the animal to appear dead, and the wonderful thing about reptiles is they don't die quickly of hypothermia like mammals do, they can maintain a core temperature and, if they are very gently reheated under exactly the right conditions over a long period, they can fully recover, and this has been known to happen with these juvenile kemp's ridleys in the right conditions. i need to ask you why it's called tally, tell us more about how you are bringing them back to life, so to speak. are bringing them back to life, so to s-eak. ., , , ., are bringing them back to life, so to s-eak. . , , . ., to speak. tally is named after the beach in flintshire, _ to speak. tally is named after the beach in flintshire, and _ to speak. tally is named after the beach in flintshire, and obviously| beach in flintshire, and obviously it's a gender neutral name, because we don't know whether they are male or female. we don't know whether they are male orfemale. it's a nice connection we don't know whether they are male or female. it's a nice connection to north wales, because we don't get a large number of tropical turtles in north wales. we might start getting a few more around the uk with these early winter storms like storm arwen and the mixing of the currents in the atlantic, where these titles are feeding, so it's worth people being vigilant on the beaches when they are dog walking if they think they might have had a turtle. the sooner the better if it's reported, because quite often they can be saved when they appear to be dead. with tally, we are doing intensive care at the moment, very sort of cosseted conditions, being kept at exactly the right temperature and a smaller mat of water and air temperature being closely monitored every hour through the day, day and night. very slowly increasing that temperature. so far, we are happy that it seems to be going well, and we are very much hoping tally will make a full recovery and we will be able to re—release them back in mexico. hagar re-release them back in mexico. how would ou re-release them back in mexico. how would you do — re—release them back in mexico. how would you do that? would you fly tally back to mexico?— would you do that? would you fly tally back to mexico? yes, we would fl tall tally back to mexico? yes, we would fly tally back- _ tally back to mexico? yes, we would fly tally back. it's _ tally back to mexico? yes, we would fly tally back. it's not _ tally back to mexico? yes, we would fly tally back. it's not simple, i fly tally back. it's not simple, because being a kemp's ridley turtle, it's the most critically endangered species in the world, so there are regulations which are important when you are moving around animals like that, even when you have them in captivity, so we can't have them in captivity, so we can't have tally on public display either while he or she is here. but we will look at a flight out, possibly via a rehabilitation centre or one of the breeding centres on the beaches in the gulf of mexico, where they are closely monitoring the species, the kemp's ridley species on their breeding sites. i5 kemp's ridley species on their breeding sites. is it kemp's ridley species on their breeding sites.— kemp's ridley species on their breeding sites. is it the first time a rare species — breeding sites. is it the first time a rare species like _ breeding sites. is it the first time a rare species like this _ breeding sites. is it the first time a rare species like this on i breeding sites. is it the first time a rare species like this on a i breeding sites. is it the first time | a rare species like this on a welsh speech? we a rare species like this on a welsh s-eech? ~ ., ., a rare species like this on a welsh s-eech? . . ., ., ., ., speech? we had an older one, an aduu speech? we had an older one, an adult female, _ speech? we had an older one, an adult female, five _ speech? we had an older one, an adult female, five years - speech? we had an older one, an adult female, five years ago i speech? we had an older one, an adult female, five years ago that| adult female, five years ago that washed up here, the first of her species in the uk. at this time of year, we do see this happening, and it may happen more often now, with early winter storms that we have and the stirring up of the water in the atlantic, because we have the gulf stream coming clockwise past the caribbean, up past the states to the uk, and any animals that get caught up uk, and any animals that get caught up in that that get cold shock might get carried all the way up and end “p get carried all the way up and end up on beaches on the western or south—western side of the uk, like tally did. south-western side of the uk, like tall did. . ,. ., south-western side of the uk, like tall did. . ,. . ., ~ south-western side of the uk, like tall did. . ,. ., ., ~ tally did. fascinating. thank you and tood tally did. fascinating. thank you and good luck — tally did. fascinating. thank you and good luck with _ tally did. fascinating. thank you and good luck with it _ tally did. fascinating. thank you and good luck with it all. i tally did. fascinating. thank you and good luck with it all. keep . tally did. fascinating. thank you | and good luck with it all. keep us posted on how you get on. thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas another cold and wintry day. for the rest of the day, we expect some cold, wintry sunshine, quite a bit of dry weather and a few showers in the far east and far west. some showers for eastern scotland and the east coast of england would be following a sleet or snow at times. one or two showers in the west as well but in between a lot of dry weather with some sunshine, and temperatures three in the east, eight in the west. the brisk winds in the east tends to ease later. overnight, milderair coming in the east tends to ease later. overnight, milder air coming west to east and some rain preceded by some snow. it won't be as cold first thing tomorrow as it was this morning. through the day tomorrow, early rain in the south and east clears away. quite a bit of dry weather, some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland but more heavy downpours in the west. bye—bye. storm arwen. we should catch up with the weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government agrees a dealfor millions more doses of covid vaccine, to try to protect the uk against the threat of new covid variants. it comes amid growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — cases double in south africa and the us considers new travel restrictions. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight with the newspaper. more bad weather to come as thousands of people prepare for a seventh night without power in north—east england and scotland. it was so cold. if it gets like that again, because temperatures are due to drop, and are dropping, it is scary. that is not a nice thought. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring they may have doubled from the year before. and meet tally, the turtle with a taste for long—distance travel, who ended up washed up in wales, more than 4,000 miles from home. the uk has ordered millions of additional covid vaccines to "future—proof" the coronavirus booster programme, as fears grow over the spread of the omicron variant around the world. an additional 114 million doses of covid—19 vaccines have been secured by the uk government. the health secretary, sajid javid, said he wanted to ensure britain had what it needed for the long—term. travel rules look set to be tightened by us authorities as the global spread of omicron has now reached america, with its first reported case. the chief executive of pfizer, albert bourla, said 5—11—year—olds should get jabbed too and he believes that annual vaccinations would be required to maintain a high level of protection. and as a government minister said there should be "no snogging under the mistletoe at christmas", a survey suggests 52% of uk workplaces will not now hold their festive parties. this report from simonjones. relax your arm, slight scratch. all done. the government has promised to offer a boosterjab to all eligible adults in england by the end ofjanuary. but it's also looking further ahead, to a time when boosters may be needed again and again, so it's secured an additional 60 million doses of the moderna vaccine, and 54 million doses of the pfizer jab. they will be the latest vaccines that they will have, because as we're seeing right now, there's a new variant, there's potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while. we have to learn to live with it, and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to make sure we've got the vaccines that we need, and that they're future proof. it's exactly a year since this happened. we have some breaking news for you this morning, because in the last few minutes we've heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. that was the pfizer vaccine. 12 months on, more than 150 million first, second and boosterjabs of the different vaccines, have been administered across the uk. at present, children aged between 12 and 15 are offered a vaccine. the boss of pfizer, in an interview with the bbc, says five to 11—year—olds should getjabbed too. i think that covid in schools is thriving. i believe that this is disturbing significantly the education system. and there are kids that will have severe symptoms. so, there is no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. while the vaccines continue to roll off the production line, pfizer has already started work on an updated omicron version of its jab, should it be needed. the world health organization says early signs suggest that most cases of the new variant are mild. scientists say they still need a few more days to determine its potential threat. simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. let's stop with this continuing speculation about this gathering, party, whatever you want to call it, at downing street last year when parties were forbidden and you could be fined for holding them. —— let's start with this. do we know any more about what actually happened? the latest on about what actually happened? iie: latest on this is a letter sent in the last few minutes by the deputy leader of the labour party, angela rayner. here the letter, sent to the cabinet secretary, most senior civil servant in the land, demanding answers about precisely what was going on at these various bashes it would seem in downing street roughly this time last year. in the letter, angela rayner saying where you made aware, this addressed to simon, of the gatherings taking place? will you be conducting an investigation into government property for these investigations? is it a breach of the ministerial code request officials act in a way that is contrary to the law? will you be investigating the actions of the prime minister as a breach of that? are you considering referring this breach of the code violations to the prime minister to the metropolitan police? the line from downing street ever since the first reporting of this in the daily mirror yesterday is that no covid regulations were broken, but certainly as far as one of the parties is concerned, on december the 18th, what we do know is that london was in tier 3 at the time, that banned any social mixing outside of your own household for any purposes whatsoever and we know from a source that there were drinks and there were nibbles and there were games. if something looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks, it probably is a dark and therefore this to sound on that same metric rather like a party. but right now, the prime minister's official spokesman is taking questions from journalists and we should hearfrom questions from journalists and we should hear from that briefing relatively soon as to what precisely they are saying. as i say, their consistent line for more than 24 hours now has been they did not breach any of the rules at the time was that there is something of a caveat around workplace gatherings being allowed. whether or not this particular one on the 18th of december, given that the description we have a bit, could possibly qualify under that exemption seems a rather large question this lunchtime.— rather large question this lunchtime. �* , ., ., rather large question this lunchtime. �*, ., ., ., lunchtime. ok, let's move on from ducks to snogging. _ lunchtime. ok, let's move on from ducks to snogging. no _ lunchtime. ok, let's move on from ducks to snogging. no snogging i ducks to snogging. no snogging strangers this christmas, but there is a serious point here, isn't there, because i'm wondering what this advice suggests in terms of the difference between government advice and government guidance? it is not clear, is it? it and government guidance? it is not clear, is it?— clear, is it? it is not and we are back into _ clear, is it? it is not and we are back into this _ clear, is it? it is not and we are back into this really _ clear, is it? it is not and we are back into this really familiar i back into this really familiar territory where governments are sitting down particular rules, as we saw that with the change in england as regards to face coverings and self isolation, bringing it broadly into line with scotland, wales and northern ireland have been for some time, but then inevitably, ministers are asked about behaviour and what might be wise rather than what is legal or illegal. take a listen to this. therese coffey, the work and pensions secretary, on itv�*s pastern programme last night. —— peston programme. i don't think there should be much snogging underneath the mistletoe. you don't need to do things like that. but i think we should all try to enjoy the christmas ahead of us and that is why we are working so hard to get the deployment of as many vaccines as possible. it is extraordinary. i guess we got quite used to it in the last couple of years, government ministers pronouncing on things like this. it has become normal during the pandemic. imagine playing that clipped a couple of years ago, it would have seen utterly bizarre. you might argue she is just making a sensible suggestion, seeing as we know how covid can spread and perhaps people ought to be more cautious, but that is not what the government is saying we should do. explicitly the prime minister said the other day that people should not be gold—plating, the regulations. we should be abiding by them but should not be cancelling plays, nativity is and christmas parties or that kind of stuff. that is busily an individual decision for people to take and yet here the suggestion from the minister. so yes, there is an ongoing question around helping out they are around their communication. that being a suggestion from therese coffey rather than those other tweets the other day which were actually a change in the legal rules. —— other tweaks the other day. our business presenter victoria fritz told us more about hospitality is preparing ahead of the christmas period. this is one of the hardest—hit sectors over the last 18 months or so. you have to remember that yes, although restrictions were lifted and businesses had been free to trade in quite a normal capacity since the 19th ofjuly in england, this industry really, really struggled when everything was shut down and since then, what has emerged is a chronic shortage of workers as well and when everyone was being pinged, there were just not people able to go to work in the hospitality industry, so this industry is really looking to recoup all the losses that it has made in recent months. so this is very much a key time and key money—making time for the industry, so lots of businesses are hoping they will not see cancellations. but there has certainly been a sharp rise in cancellations just over the last few days, last week, since we found out more about this new variant. and anecdotally, lots of businesses are deciding at the very least to scale down what they had hoped, although of course those words from borisjohnson saying do not cancel your parties, yes you are safe to do so, yes you are safe to do so, sajid javid is saying if you're sajid javid is saying if you're going to a big party perhaps take going to a big party perhaps take a lateral flow test before you go, a lateral flow test before you go, it does not look like it has stemmed it does not look like it has stemmed the tide of cancellations the tide of cancellations at this point. at this point. let's speak now let's speak now to matthew dibley, owner and manager to matthew dibley, owner and manager of bang and olufsen in exeter, of bang and olufsen in exeter, of years like most businesses. i who is sending his staff who is sending his staff to the canary islands to the canary islands to celebrate christmas. to celebrate christmas. could have you with us, i'm sure could have you with us, i'm sure there will be people watching there will be people watching thinking a shame we don't work for thinking a shame we don't work for you! why have you decided to do you! why have you decided to do this? ~ you! why have you 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decided to do.— islands for christmas which we decided to do. , , decided to do. i suppose there might be --eole decided to do. i suppose there might be people listening _ decided to do. i suppose there might be people listening who, _ decided to do. i suppose there might be people listening who, in - decided to do. i suppose there might be people listening who, in the - be people listening who, in the light of the emergence of the omicron variant, might wonder is it wise to be going abroad at this current time? i wise to be going abroad at this current time?— wise to be going abroad at this current time? ., ., ., , ., current time? i would totally agree with that. this — current time? i would totally agree with that. this was _ current time? i would totally agree with that. this was booked - current time? i would totally agree with that. this was booked about l current time? i would totally agree | with that. this was booked about six month ago. we have been keeping an eye on all the latest news. we have already booked our pcr tests for day tier when we get back, so i think as a company, and theyjust want to say that as a local company, we decided to do this is a local business, but checking everything online and everything we need to check, i think we are being responsible to our stuff. the canary islands have a very low infection rate at the moment, so i think it is a better place to be then having a presence party in the uk. —— to our staff. would you consider cancelling its troubles restrictions were to change? troubles restrictions were to chance? , , , , ~ troubles restrictions were to chance? , , , . ., change? definitely, yes. we are lookin: at change? definitely, yes. we are looking at that. _ change? definitely, yes. we are looking at that. if _ change? definitely, yes. we are looking at that. if things - change? definitely, yes. we are looking at that. if things do - looking at that. if things do change, if staff have any questions about that, then we would definitely look at cancelling it. this was meant to be a good thing for staff morale and so if we had to cancel it we will, yes, definitely. min; morale and so if we had to cancel it we will, yes, definitely.— we will, yes, definitely. why is it so important _ we will, yes, definitely. why is it so important to _ we will, yes, definitely. why is it so important to you? _ we will, yes, definitely. why is it so important to you? how - we will, yes, definitely. why is it. so important to you? how difficult has it been? you touched on it at the beginning. has it been? you touched on it at the beginning-— the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, _ the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, i— the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, i wish _ the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, | wish | _ the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, i wish i could - the beginning. let's be fair, the nhs staff, i wish i could give i nhs staff, i wish i could give everybody a holiday over christmas, but we do work hard, we are a private company, we have all had to work extra hours and days off to get things done, so it is important and we are going to use it as a team—building exercise if you like. it is not all going to be drinking and having some nice meals, we are going to do some work while we are there as well. going to do some work while we are there as well-— there as well. great, many thanks for talkint there as well. great, many thanks for talking to _ there as well. great, many thanks for talking to us _ there as well. great, many thanks for talking to us here _ there as well. great, many thanks for talking to us here on _ there as well. great, many thanks for talking to us here on bbc- there as well. great, many thanks l for talking to us here on bbc news. let's take a look at the spread of the omicron variant across the world. 8,500 covid infections have been registered in south africa in the last 24 hours. officials there say omicron is "rapidly becoming the dominant variant." since then omicron has been identified in two dozen countries — india and finland discovered their first cases today. with the spread of the variant across europe, the european union says it is now considering mandatory vaccinations. and yesterday, the united states identified its first omicron case. the centre for disease control is reportedly looking at a number of other potential cases. laura podesta, from cbs news, explains the latest developments in efforts to tackle the virus in the united states. the president is now extending a requirement that people wear masks on planes, on trains and buses from january to mid—march, so the end date for these necessary masks was going to be january, it has been extended to mid—march, not only because of the winter surge, but because of omicron now being on our shores and having been detected in california. the white house is also tightening the rules for anyone who is flying into the country, so right now international travellers must have a negative test within 72 hours of their flight. next week, that is going to change to 24 hours for everyone who is coming into the us, including us citizens. the plans also expand free at—home testing here in the us. i know there is free at—home testing available in the uk, but it is something that is just not quite as available here on our shores, so this is going to allocate a lot more money so that people can get tests and take those test at home so if they are symptomatic, they are not spreading those germs further. the plans announced today also make emergency response teams available to all us states and are going to accelerate the delivery of vaccines to other countries. joining me now is dr stephen griffin, a virologist at the university of leeds. good to have you with us here on bbc news. thanks forjoining us. what is the latest on your view on the analysis of this new variant? yes, it seems very _ analysis of this new variant? yes, it seems very clear _ analysis of this new variant? yes, it seems very clear that _ analysis of this new variant? yes, it seems very clear that this - analysis of this new variant? has it seems very clear that this new variant is very quickly overtaking the situation in south africa and potentially in other countries as well. it does seem to have an advantage over the delta variant, which was previously dominant across the world really. what we need to find out is whether or not our vaccinations are able to prevent the spread or indeed the severe disease resulting from this new variant. it does look as though hospitalisations are starting to go up in south africa. you would expect a lag between the increasing cases and the increase in severe disease, as we have seen countless times before unfortunately. so i do think now we understand this has spread across the planet, we do need to start being cautious, because if we do not take action, pre—emptive action, this could turn into something that we really are going to struggle with. . . we really are going to struggle with. ., ., ., , ., with. can we learn anything from the new cases that _ with. can we learn anything from the new cases that we _ with. can we learn anything from the new cases that we are _ with. can we learn anything from the new cases that we are seeing - new cases that we are seeing emerge in different parts of the world? sure, i think we will do eventually, but i think that data is being gathered at the moment. i cannot see any reason from the mutation spectrum of the virus to say whether or not it would become less virulent. it is not something viruses tend to do very much. it does seem as though the spectrum of mutations in this virus would contribute to it being more evasive against certainly the antibodies we make in response to vaccines and we are hearing from south africa as well that people that have been previously infected are nowhere near as well protected as people that have had at least two why delete three doses of vaccine. this does look like it could be a game changer. —— two or ideally three. how long would it take to establish whether it is a game changer? how long does it take to work out whether the vaccines could be effective against it? that whether the vaccines could be effective against it? that work is beint effective against it? that work is being done- _ effective against it? that work is being done. in _ effective against it? that work is being done. in a _ effective against it? that work is being done. in a week _ effective against it? that work is being done. in a week or- effective against it? that work is being done. in a week or two - effective against it? that work is being done. in a week or two wei being done. in a week or two we should know, we need to do it very careful experiments in a laboratory to understand how the antibodies we make in response to vaccines can protect against infection with this new variant. we also need to understand the course of disease in the new variant as well, just in case it is different, but i cannot see that happening, and we also need to understand whether it is better at transmitting as well and this will all contribute to how this thing spreads. it does seem in south africa it was able to establish and take off. we need to understand how it behaves in countries that perhaps have higher vaccination coverage for example, much like the uk, but i would strongly urge we do notjust rely on vaccines. we need to make sure that if this virus arrives in great numbers in this country, it is not reaching an environment where it is able to spread very quickly, so i would say some precautionary measures are absolutely justified would say some precautionary measures are absolutelyjustified at this time. measures are absolutely 'ustified at this time. ~ ., �* measures are absolutely 'ustified at thistime. ~ ., �* ., ~ this time. what you're talking about? we — this time. what you're talking about? we started _ this time. what you're talking about? we started with - this time. what you're talking | about? we started with masks this time. what you're talking - about? we started with masks and thins like about? we started with masks and things like that _ about? we started with masks and things like that and _ about? we started with masks and things like that and i _ about? we started with masks and things like that and i think- about? we started with masks and things like that and i think at - things like that and i think at least the plan b ideals would be sensible, at least temporarily, to try and restrict people's movements if this is spreading through the community, which we do not understand yet, but if it is, then we need to try and mitigate against that before it starts getting into a large phase of exponential growth. as you say, there is still a lot we do not know. the government says the response at the moment is proportionate, but really good to talk to you. thank you so much for your time. the mail on sunday newspaper has lost its appeal in its ongoing privacy dispute with meghan, duchess of sussex. associated newspapers had been appealing against the ruling not to hold a full trial, after the paper reproduced parts of a handwritten letter from the duchess to her father, thomas markle, in 2019. helena wilkinson is at the royal courts ofjustice in central london for us. tell us more about the ruling. i think associated newspapers tell us more about the ruling. u think associated newspapers limited, who are the publishers of the mail on sunday and mail online who published extracts, as you mentioned there, of that handwritten letter that the duchess of sussex had written to her father, that the duchess of sussex had written to herfather, thomas markle, in 2018. i think the publishers had been hopeful bringing this appeal to the court of appeal that they said they produced new evidence and were hopeful that the judges would have a rethink if you like and that they will be successful, but not so. the three judges here at the court of appeal in the last couple of hours or so handed down thatjudgment and dismissed the case brought by associated newspapers limited. and in theirjudgment, they had said that the letters contents, so the letter that was written by the duchess of sussex, were personal, private and not matters of legitimate public interest and the judges added that it was hard to see what evidence could have been adduced at trial that would have altered the situation. we can hear from one of the judges who handed down thatjudgment a little earlier on today. it was hard to see what evidence could have been adduced at trial that would have altered that situation. the judge had been, we found, in as good a position as any trial judge to look at the article in people magazine, the letter itself and the mail on sunday articles to decide if the publication of the contents of the letter was appropriate to rebut the allegations made against mr markle. the judge had correctly decided that whilst it might have been proportionate to publish a very small part of the letter for that purpose, it was not necessary to publish half the contents of the five—page letter, as associated newspapers had done. the court reiterated, in conclusion, the narrowness of the issues that it had had to decide. a big victory for the duchess of sussex. what's the reaction from the duchess been? she has released a statement, as soon as thatjudgment was handed down here at the court of appeal. in that statement, reacting to be judgment, the duchess of sussex said... she continued in that statement saying while this win is precedent—setting... that is part of the statement released by the duchess of sussex following the dismissal of the appeal that was brought by associated newspapers limited and what this does avoid is something that the duchess of sussex would not have wanted and buckingham palace would not have wanted. it avoids a trial. a trial would have meant the duchess of sussex would probably have been brought, called here to courts, to the royal courts of justice, probably having to give evidence, parts of her personal life would have probably been examined during that trial and her father would have probably been calls on behalf of associated newspapers limited, so they would have been pitted against each other, and that could have been, probably would have created some very awkward headlines across the world. so they have, or the duchess of sussex house, avoided a trial being heard in this case and it is essentially another win for the duchess of sussex here today. more bad weather is being forecast for some parts of the uk, with thousands of people still waiting for power supplies to be restored power six days after storm arwen caused widespread damage in north—east england and scotland. in aberdeenshire, the military gave been drafted in to help communities hit by the effects of the storm. joining me now is peregrine douglas—home, who has been without power and is looking after his 92—year—old mother. very good to have you with us. how long have you been without power and how are you coping?— how are you coping? power went off at eitht how are you coping? power went off at eight o'clock _ how are you coping? power went off at eight o'clock on _ how are you coping? power went off at eight o'clock on friday _ how are you coping? power went off at eight o'clock on friday evening. l at eight o'clock on friday evening. we got a generator which came in last night at about 9:30pm. the sad thing is that the generator really only came i suppose because we got in contact with the press and it is really thanks to the press that things are actually happening. we have been advised now that there are engineers arriving in the next half an hour to actually reconnect us, but it was unnecessary, because we have had power to the transformer, which is 50 yards away from the house, since sunday evening. it was just low voltage to the house has not been connected. teiiii just low voltage to the house has not been connected.— just low voltage to the house has not been connected. tell me a bit more about _ not been connected. tell me a bit more about your _ not been connected. tell me a bit more about your mother. - not been connected. tell me a bit more about your mother. she - not been connected. tell me a bit| more about your mother. she may not been connected. tell me a bit - more about your mother. she may be very sprightly 92—year—old, i do not know, but what impact has this had on her? i know, but what impact has this had on her? ~ . . know, but what impact has this had on her? ~ , , .,. on her? i think it is 'ust the fact of being. .. h on her? i think it is 'ust the fact of being... we _ on her? i think it is 'ust the fact of being... we rely _ on her? i think it isjust the fact of being... we rely on - on her? i think it isjust the fact of being... we rely on a - on her? i think it isjust the fact| of being... we rely on a chairlift to get up and down the stairs, that runs on battery and batteries gave up runs on battery and batteries gave up on sunday night, so she has had to be... we have 24—hour live in a carer that you have to her and between her and myself we have had to carry my mother practically up and down the stairs from her dream to her sitting room which is the only sort of warm room in the house for her. she loves to sew and read and everything else and to do that under candle light in the winter is quite difficult and i think it is just been very difficult to keep her spirits up. i just been very difficult to keep her sirits u. . . just been very difficult to keep her s--iritsu. . , . ., just been very difficult to keep her s-tiritsu. . , . ., spirits up. i am sure. what about hot water? _ spirits up. i am sure. what about hot water? have _ spirits up. i am sure. what about hot water? have you _ spirits up. i am sure. what about hot water? have you in _ spirits up. i am sure. what about hot water? have you in she'd - spirits up. i am sure. what about i hot water? have you in she'd been able to watch? ida. hot water? have you in she'd been able to watch?— hot water? have you in she'd been able to watch? no, we have had no hot water since _ able to watch? no, we have had no hot water since friday _ able to watch? no, we have had no hot water since friday evening. -- l hot water since friday evening. —— have you been able to wash? it relies on electricity to heat it, the bathroom has been too cold anyway and we have an aga which provides some heat for cooking on, but it does not heat enough to give you a hot bath and 48 92—year—old not to be able to wash, it has been very difficult. —— for a 92—year—old. i very difficult. -- for a 92-year-old.- very difficult. -- for a 92-year-old. very difficult. -- for a 92- ear-old. , very difficult. -- for a 92- ear-old. . . . 92-year-old. i may write she was offered a room _ 92-year-old. i may write she was offered a room in _ 92-year-old. i may write she was offered a room in a _ 92-year-old. i may write she was offered a room in a hotel, - 92-year-old. i may write she was offered a room in a hotel, but - 92-year-old. i may write she was | offered a room in a hotel, but that was not really viable, was it? it is not viable- _ was not really viable, was it? it is not viable. the _ was not really viable, was it? it is not viable. the sad _ was not really viable, was it? it 3 not viable. the sad thing is my mother had her second vaccine on the 20th of march and because it is now eight and a half months since she had that vaccine, she is practically classified as unvaccinated. we have been assured that she will be getting her booster vaccine tomorrow afternoon, but this is... it has been an uphill struggle. itjust seems to be that her generation, especially here in scotland, has been the forgotten generation. what been the forgotten generation. what makes ou been the forgotten generation. what makes you say _ been the forgotten generation. what makes you say that? _ been the forgotten generation. what makes you say that? i _ been the forgotten generation. what makes you say that? i do want to ask you just finally about the response that you feel you have had from the authorities when you have reported your difficulties. i authorities when you have reported your difficulties.— your difficulties. i think generally. _ your difficulties. i think generally, with - your difficulties. i think - generally, with everything, you your difficulties. i think _ generally, with everything, you talk to the people in the service areas and they are all very apologetic and everything else, but there seems to be a huge communication breakdown between talking to the person who you talk to and the people on the ground. and again, with the medical side of things on covid booster roll—out, because she is housebound, she has have a vaccination at home, but she has been on that list since the 25th of october and it is only now, whatever that is, at six weeks, seven weeks after she was on the list that someone is actually coming out to do it. list that someone is actually coming out to do it— out to do it. you have got a lot ttoin out to do it. you have got a lot going on _ out to do it. you have got a lot going on there _ out to do it. you have got a lot going on there and _ out to do it. you have got a lot going on there and sorry - out to do it. you have got a lot going on there and sorry we i out to do it. you have got a lot i going on there and sorry we have out to do it. you have got a lot - going on there and sorry we have to leave it because time is tight, but we are thinking of you and i do hope everything gets sorted out at some point soon very least. thank you for talking to us. point soon very least. thank you for talking to us— now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it isa it is a miserable time for many, isn't it? it's been really cold. but we have had a lot of dry weather, which has helped with the clear operations and fixing of power lines. we have more rain and a bit of snow forecast for tonight, but it's not going to be accompanied by very strong winds, which is good news. there has been a lot of sunshine around this morning to stop it will stay sunny, a few wintry showers in eastern parts of the country, close to that area of low pressure. a new frontal system arrived tonight, ringing a mixture of rain, sleet and snow, but a brief wedge of milder air, because we are still very much in the cold arctic air this afternoon for the you can see where most of the showers are, eastern coastal areas, with a view in west wales and the south—west. the cloud will be thickening in scotland and northern ireland later in the day. despite the sunshine, it will feel pretty raw, three to seven. this new frontal system pushes rain into the north—west. there will be a bit of snow on its leading edge. could see something in down on lower levels. temperatures coming up, much milder than it was the previous night. it will be reverting back to rain. hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines... the government agrees a deal for millions more doses of covid vaccine to try to protect the uk against the threat of new covid variants. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, has written a letter to the cabinet secretary to raise concerns about a downing street staff party held in december last year, saying she finds it "difficult to understand" how it could have been compliant with regulations it comes amid growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — cases double in south africa and the us considers new travel restrictions. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight with the newspaper. more bad weather to come, as thousands of people prepare for a seventh night without power in north—east england and scotland. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring, they may have doubled from the year before. and meet tally, the turtle with a taste for long—distance travel, who ended up washed up in wales, more than 4,000 miles from home. let's return to the downing street christmas party on the 18th december last year. this morning, the deputy labour leader has written to the cabinet secretary to ask whether he will refer any potential breach of covid regulations by the prime minister to the metropolitan police. downing street says all rules were followed. here is keir starmer, first addressing christmas gatherings this year, with the concerns around the omicron variant. i do not think we should be saying to people that they need to cancel all their plans for christmas, particularly after last year, so we do not want to send out a message that nobody should gather, nobody should have a party. the government needs clearer guidance. at the moment, there are different versions of the guidance coming out from different ministers. that is not helpful. in the end, i think most people will assess themselves, the size of the gathering, the number of people and make sensible decisions, but i think what most people want from the government now is just to be clear what the rules are. they then want a government that sticks to the rules, by the way, because what has emerged over the last few days is that last year when the government was telling the country to lock down and not meet their loved ones, they were partying in downing street and so this year we cannot see a repeat of that with the government saying you have to act in this way but we are not going to do it. the labour leader, sir keir starmer. afghanistan's former president, hamid karzai, has called on the international community to continue to engage with the new taliban government, saying his country risks becoming the world's worst humanitarian crisis. dismissing rumours that he is under house arrest, he spoke exclusively to the bbc�*s yalda hakim. this is our country. this country belongs to us. so we are the sons of the soil. we shouldn't leave, we should stay here and make it better, and i would ask of all those afghans who have left to come back and build it. this is your country. let's build it together, let's work together, let's unite. do build it together, let's work together, let's unite. do you think the taliban _ together, let's unite. do you think the taliban are _ together, let's unite. do you think the taliban are capable _ together, let's unite. do you think the taliban are capable of- together, let's unite. do you think the taliban are capable of this? i l the taliban are capable of this? i have had meetings with them. the exchanges were very good or lots of issues, the return of women to work, the schools, the need for ecological progress, that all afghans css. so progress, that all afghans c55. 50 you were having frank progress, that all afghans css. so you were having frank conversations about the role of women in the society? so far, the majority of teenage girls in this country have been stopped from going to school. we very much want them to go back not only to school but to universities, back to work places. yes, we have had talks about with the taliban. they understand it. they say that it will happen. we say that it should happen now. immediately.— that it should happen now. immediately. that it should happen now. immediatel . ., ., . . immediately. you were once the chief of this nation. _ immediately. you were once the chief of this nation. when _ immediately. you were once the chief of this nation. when you _ immediately. you were once the chief of this nation. when you hear- of this nation. when you hear phrases like, the afghans didn't fight, the afghans didn't defend their nation, how do you respond? 66,000 afghan soldiers lost their lives. when you hear that over the course of 20 years... the lives. when you hear that over the course of 20 years. . .— course of 20 years... the afghans are brave people, _ course of 20 years... the afghans are brave people, both _ course of 20 years... the afghans are brave people, both soldiers i course of 20 years... the afghans i are brave people, both soldiers and the taliban. they are both afghans. this is the thing. this is what i've been saying for a long, longtime, we are brothers. we must work together for our country and unite. and make it good for us. i see the taliban very much as brothers and i see all other afghans as brothers. we are a people, we are a nation. all afghans have suffered. afghanistan was bombed by foreign forces in the name of fighting the taliban. ourvillages forces in the name of fighting the taliban. our villages were bombed, children were killed, families were destroyed. so we have suffered on all sides. at the end of the day, it is an afghan suffering. what all sides. at the end of the day, it is an afghan suffering. what message do ou have is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to — is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to be _ is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to be united _ is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to be united states - is an afghan suffering. what message do you have to be united states and l do you have to be united states and in particular, joe biden, because you know him very well? thea;r in particular, joe biden, because you know him very well? they had better come _ you know him very well? they had better come and _ you know him very well? they had better come and help _ you know him very well? they had better come and help the - you know him very well? they had better come and help the afghan i better come and help the afghan people. they are their allies in the international community. they must help afghanistan rebuild itself. must heal the wounds that have been caused. on all sides. must heal the wounds that have been caused. on allsides. must must heal the wounds that have been caused. on all sides. must work with the taliban, work towards improvements towards a better afghanistan. the improvements towards a better afghanistan-— improvements towards a better afghanistan. the americans are talkint afghanistan. the americans are talking about _ afghanistan. the americans are talking about things _ afghanistan. the americans are talking about things like - afghanistan. the americans are talking about things like over i afghanistan. the americans are l talking about things like over the horizon operations. how worried are you? horizon operations. how worried are ou? �* , horizon operations. how worried are ou? ,.,, horizon operations. how worried are ou? , ,., , you? because i strongly disagree with it. if you? because i strongly disagree with it- if you _ you? because i strongly disagree with it. if you are _ you? because i strongly disagree with it. if you are using _ you? because i strongly disagree with it. if you are using other - with it. if you are using other territories fly planes to afghanistan or do military operations in afghanistan, that is wrong. we want to befriends with the united states, allies with the united states, but there is a difference between friendship and flying warplanes over our country. do you have a message for the young teenage girls who are stuck at home, cannot... . teenage girls who are stuck at home, cannot... , . teenage girls who are stuck at home, cannot... , , ., ., i. teenage girls who are stuck at home, cannot... , , ., ., cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? — cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get _ cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get out _ cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get out and _ cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get out and study - cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get out and study and - cannot... , yes. what would you say to them? get out and study and be| to them? get out and study and be brave. there are people who know that you are brave and will study and it will happen. and yalda is with me now. just watching that interview, he seems in good spirits, but his status? is he under house arrest? ~ ., ., ~ ., ., arrest? we have to think about how thins arrest? we have to think about how things have — arrest? we have to think about how things have unfolded _ arrest? we have to think about how things have unfolded for— arrest? we have to think about how things have unfolded for him - arrest? we have to think about how things have unfolded for him in - arrest? we have to think about how things have unfolded for him in the| things have unfolded for him in the last four months. four months ago, he was the former president, living and travelling quite freely outside and travelling quite freely outside and within the country for top there is a lot of speculation that he is under house arrest. when we went to see him, we were not asked any questions, he said people come and 90, questions, he said people come and go, but the guards around him, the people protecting him of the taliban, and these are people he has been at war with for 20 years. there have been multiple assassination attempts on him by the taliban. for the tape was to turn and for them to his security, i am sure there is a level of concern in the back of his mind. ~ . . . level of concern in the back of his mind. . , , .,, mind. what is his relationship with the telephone _ mind. what is his relationship with the telephone in _ mind. what is his relationship with the telephone in your _ mind. what is his relationship with the telephone in your view? - mind. what is his relationship with the telephone in your view? he - mind. what is his relationship with l the telephone in your view? he said to me he is — the telephone in your view? he said to me he is having _ the telephone in your view? he said to me he is having frank— the telephone in your view? he said to me he is having frank and - the telephone in your view? he said to me he is having frank and open i to me he is having frank and open conversations about having an inclusive government, the role of women, girls go back to school, and also bringing together the nation. he kept talking about the healing of the nation, the unity of the nation. but the taliban have formed a caretaker government made exclusively of taliban, exclusively all men, and hamid karzai's roll officially exist within that. but he is one of the only leaders other than dr abdullah abdullah to remain in the country to top the former president fled the country, as did his entourage, and created a power vacuum. the likes of hamid karzai are trying to feel that, not physically but in their messaging to the afghan people. hate physically but in their messaging to the afghan people.— physically but in their messaging to the afghan people. we keep hearing dire warnings _ the afghan people. we keep hearing dire warnings about _ the afghan people. we keep hearing dire warnings about a _ the afghan people. we keep hearing dire warnings about a human - the afghan people. we keep hearing i dire warnings about a human adhering crisis and heard him calling on the united states to help. what is his relationship and what does he want from the international community? he: doesn't necessarily want the international community to hand the taliban over with recognition and legitimacy but he is saying, you need to engage, this is the governance of the day, whether anyone likes it or not. they are the new rulers. we also have what the un is saying is a much towards catastrophe, starvation. starvation was everywhere, on the faces of the youngest of victims when i went into the hospitals, on the faces of women and the most people in that community. it's difficult to ignore. it is everywhere and something needs to be done urgently. remind us, why are people starving? chronic malnutrition always existed in the country despite millions being pumped into the country are british and american and the international community. the level of corruption was so high it was existed and was never addressed, was so high it was existed and was neveraddressed, but was so high it was existed and was never addressed, but never to this extent, where it was everywhere, and the reason is there are sanctions now imposed on the country, assets have been frozen, bank accounts frozen. dealing with the country is very difficult because the taliban are in power. very difficult because the taliban are in power-— very difficult because the taliban are in ower. . ~' ., are in power. thank you for coming in to tell us- _ there's been a warning that householders face more steep increases in gas bills this winter. the charity national energy action estimates that domestic bills will have doubled in 18 months when prices rise again in april. it's warning the higher costs will add to the financial pressures on people with low incomes. adam scorer is the chief executive of national energy action. this is very worrying news, isn't it, for many families? it is terrifying- _ it, for many families? it is terrifying. energy - it, for many families? it is terrifying. energy analystsj it, for many families? it 3 terrifying. energy analysts looking at the price rise coming in april, if they are right, i hope they are wrong, i hope they are overcooking it, but it leans over an 18 month period, the price of house, and 83% of all households in the uk heat their homes by gas, the gas price could have doubled in 18 months. we have people now experiencing their first taste of winter, a lot of them cut off from electricity and gas heating, because their boilers are fired by electricity as well. they will experience a lot of people experienced for too many months every winter, which is what a cold home with insufficient power feels like. thanks hi why has the price of gas doubled and could it have been prevented? the root cause is the global commodity price of gas, and i really don't think it was preventable by the uk government or the energy industry, but it's how we respond to it. the global price has risen. that happened over the summer. we haven't yet experienced the impact of that on retail prices. that is going to happen in april when the price cap goes up. it's not about avoiding it, it's what you do to support the people on the lowest incomes and in the least efficient homes, always get hit hardest and have the least ability to offset the pain. that's what we haven't seen. we haven't seen a proportionate response primarily from government of those people who dread every winter and will dread the winter going into the spring and prices going way beyond their financial spring and prices going way beyond theirfinancial means. i5 spring and prices going way beyond their financial means.— their financial means. is before movin: their financial means. is before moving on _ their financial means. is before moving on to — their financial means. is before moving on to you _ their financial means. is before moving on to you would - their financial means. is before moving on to you would like . their financial means. is before moving on to you would like to | their financial means. is before - moving on to you would like to see, just make it clear to me what support there is out there at the moment for those people who are struggling. for moment for those people who are strut ttlin. ., , .,, moment for those people who are strutttlin. ., , ., struggling. for some people of the lowest incomes, _ struggling. for some people of the lowest incomes, there _ struggling. for some people of the lowest incomes, there is _ struggling. for some people of the lowest incomes, there is the - struggling. for some people of the lowest incomes, there is the warmj lowest incomes, there is the warm home discount, which is available to people on certain benefits, £140 off your bill. older people receive the winter fuel payments over the year. we have the price cap in operation, which is protecting customers from the full force of the wholesale price, and there are various bits of advice. it's all very useful and important, but it's inadequate. that is for good times, in a well—functioning market, where we don't have massive price increases. we haven't seen the government intervening to provide the extra support this energy cataclysm many people demands. ithal’htztt support this energy cataclysm many people demands-— support this energy cataclysm many people demands. what extra poor what are ou people demands. what extra poor what are you talking — people demands. what extra poor what are you talking about? _ people demands. what extra poor what are you talking about? what _ people demands. what extra poor what are you talking about? what we - are you talking about? what we should see _ are you talking about? what we should see immediately, - are you talking about? what we should see immediately, and i are you talking about? what we | should see immediately, and we should see immediately, and we should have seen it in the budget, people who experience this the worst and most immediately are those on low incomes and prepayment metres, where they can't afford to feed the metre and the energyjust doesn't come on. there needs to be more financial support for them. come on. there needs to be more financialsupport forthem. longer financial support for them. longer term, we financialsupport forthem. longer term, we need to see the mechanisms that do exist, the warm homes discount be extended, both in terms of how much and who gets it, and there was an opportunity also to use something like the winter fuel payments and stretch that two other households who are really struggling. it is financial assistance and advice that we need to see. if the cost of heating your home doubles, the sort of advice and savvy smart tips you can give people don't come anywhere close to what is required to help people afford a woman take home, and this government unfortunately we have to come in and identify the most vulnerable in society and give them the greatest protection. society and give them the greatest trotection. ., ~ society and give them the greatest trotection. ., ,, , ., ,., society and give them the greatest trotection. ., ,, i. . society and give them the greatest trotection. ., ,, . ., protection. thank you so much for our protection. thank you so much for your time- — the headlines on bbc news... the government secures a deal for an extra 114 million doses of covid vaccines to try to combat new variants. a victory for meghan over the mail on sunday — the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight with the newspaper. a fresh warning over soaring energy bills — by next spring, they may have doubled from the year before. the army are being brought in to help people in scotland in the aftermath of storm arwen. over 4,000 homes in scotland as well as some homes in northern england are still without power, almost a week after the storm hit. energy companies insist they're doing all they can to restore supplies as quickly as possible , earlier i spoke to sara stanley in northumberland, who's been without power for days and has tested positive for coronavirus. it is better now, we managed to get a generator to the estate yesterday, sorry not yesterday, tuesday morning, but i know there are still large parts of the village that do not have power. i think they have been promised power from today, but we have heard that throughout this and it has never materialised, so it has been a bit grim. i tested positive for covid last friday, so i have not been very well at all, so on top of that and the cold, it was not great. how on earth have you been coping with coronavirus and no heating for, what, three days? as i say, tuesday morning we got the heating back on and i think that was only because there were a couple of residents, definitely residents on this estate, who were ringing the utility company that looks after here to find out what was going on because it was more than just me who was isolating here and affected by covid, but initially they were told we were basically in the same boat as everyone else and they were able to go to hotels and stay with relatives, that was the message that was played on the utilities phone lines if you rang or on their website, but i'm not in a position to be able to do that because i would be breaking the covid rules, so i have to stay in a freezing house, much the same as other people who are isolating. so it was not very nice. it was not until some of the residents put pressure on the utilities company that we actually got a generator. if they had not done that, i do not think we would have got the generator and i hate to think... i would have probably been in hospital because i was struggling to breathe as it was, i am still a bit chesty now, but i'm getting there because i have antibiotics. what have you been able to run off the generator? have you been having hot food? we can get hot food now, the heating works now, so everything works as it should, which is good, but we should not have been made to or it should not have been up to the residents to put that much pressure on the utilities companies to get that generator in the first place. we are in a global pandemic, companies should be hearing things like that in mind. as well as that, as well as covid, there are other people with medical conditions who cannot leave their homes, so it is just not on. if the heating goes off again, sorry, i do not want to be a doom—monger, but i can hear in your voice you are not that well, are you concerned about that in any way? very much so, because i do not want to be in the position that i was sunday night where the temperatures outside were going to minus, it was snowing, it was seriously cold in the house and i'm supposed to be isolating and i could sit in the kitchen with gas burners on because it was a little bit cold, if it gets like that again because temperatures are going to and are dropping, it is scary, it is not a nice thought. one of the world's rarest turtles has been washed up more than 4,000 miles from home in flintshire, north—east wales, following storm arwen. the kemp's ridley sea turtle, which is normally found in the gulf of mexico, was found by a dog walker and is being cared for at anglesey sea zoo. staff say the reptile, named tally, is in a critical but stable condition and they're working to restore its body temperature, as it's used to a much hotter climate. earlier, i spoke to frankie hobro, owner and director of anglesey sea zoo. tally is still a juvenile, so it's not possible to determine whether they are male or female. not possible to determine whether they are male orfemale. when he or she was found, tally appeared to be dead, in this sort of cold shock, a coma which reptiles go into when they are suddenly plummeted into a much colder temperature than they are accustomed to. when they were found on the beach, the chap that found on the beach, the chap that found them thought he found a dead tropical turtle. found them thought he found a dead tropicalturtle. he found them thought he found a dead tropical turtle. he could tell it was a tropical turtle but he or she appeared to be completely dead. hagar appeared to be completely dead. how do ou to appeared to be completely dead. how do you go about working out, dare i ask, if the turtle is dead or alive? it's very common in these situations for the animal to appear dead, and the thing about reptiles is that they don't die quickly of hypothermia in the way that mammals do, they can maintain a little core temperature and, if they are very gently reheated under exactly the right conditions over a long period, they can right conditions over a long period, the can ., juvenile kemp's ridleys. i need to ask what it _ juvenile kemp's ridleys. i need to ask what it is _ juvenile kemp's ridleys. i need to ask what it is called _ juvenile kemp's ridleys. i need to ask what it is called tally, - juvenile kemp's ridleys. i need to ask what it is called tally, and - ask what it is called tally, and tell us more about how you are bringing tally back to life. tall?r bringing tally back to life. tally is because _ bringing tally back to life. tally is because the _ bringing tally back to life. tally is because the beach _ bringing tally back to life. tally is because the beach in - bringing tally back to life. taiiy is because the beach in north wales, in flintshire near rhyl, is named similarly, and it's a gender neutral name. it's a nice connection to north wales, because we don't get many tropical turtle in north wales. we might start getting a few more around the uk with these early winter storms like storm arwen and this mixing of the currents in the atlantic, where these turtles are feeding, so it's worth people being vigilant on the beaches when they are dog walking if they think they might had a turtle. the sooner the better, if it is reported, because often they may be saved if they appear to be dead. with tally, its intensive care at the moment, very, very cosseted conditions, being kept at exactly the right temperature, a small amount of water, and air temperature being closely monitored about every hour 24 hours a day, day and night. there slowly increasing the temperature. so far, we are happy that it seems to be going well and we are very much hoping tally will make a full recovery and we'll be able to release them back in mexico. ., ., , ., ., be able to release them back in mexico. ., ., ., ., . ., mexico. how would you do that? would ou fl tall mexico. how would you do that? would you fly tally back _ mexico. how would you do that? would you fly tally back to _ mexico. how would you do that? would you fly tally back to mexico? _ mexico. how would you do that? would you fly tally back to mexico? yes, - you fly tally back to mexico? yes, we would fry _ you fly tally back to mexico? yes, we would fry them _ you fly tally back to mexico? yes, we would fry them back. - you fly tally back to mexico? yes, we would fry them back. it's - you fly tally back to mexico? yes we would fry them back. it's not simple because, being a kemp's ridley turtle, tally is the most critically endangered species of turtle, so we have regulations that are important when you are moving around animals like that, even when you have them in captivity, so we can't have tally on public display either, while he or she is here. we will look at a flight out, possibly via either a rehabilitation centre or one of the breeding centres on the beaches in the gulf of mexico, where they are closely monitoring the species, the kemp's ridley species. i5 the species, the kemp's ridley s-ecies. . . the species, the kemp's ridley s-ecies. , , , ., species. is this the first time a rare species — species. is this the first time a rare species has _ species. is this the first time a rare species has popped - species. is this the first time a rare species has popped up - species. is this the first time a rare species has popped up on| species. is this the first time a i rare species has popped up on a welsh speech? lhie rare species has popped up on a welsh speech?— rare species has popped up on a welsh speech? rare species has popped up on a welsh seech? ~ . . , welsh speech? we had a kemp's ridley turtle, an welsh speech? we had a kemp's ridley turtle. an adult— welsh speech? we had a kemp's ridley turtle, an adult female, _ welsh speech? we had a kemp's ridley turtle, an adult female, almost - turtle, an adult female, almost exactly five years ago, washed up with this storm, and she was the first of her species in the uk. at this time of year we see this happening, and it might happen more often now with these early winter storms that we have and the stirring up storms that we have and the stirring up of the water in the atlantic ocean,, because the gulf stream comes clockwise up past the caribbean, past the united states, to the uk, and any animals that get caught up in that that get cold shock might get carried all the way up shock might get carried all the way up and end up on beaches on the west or south western side of the uk. frankie hobro from the anglesey caesar. in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown, but first it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it was mild but it's turned cold again for tip it could turn mild on friday before it turns chilly for the weekend. today, a lot of sunshine after that cold, frosty start. there will be a few showers around with a wintry flavour, particularly in the eastern side of the country, in that northerly airflow. a ridge of high pressure moving from the west will kill off most of those showers. we are in this very cold air mass throughout the day today. it's this brief wedge of milder air, which will make inroads on friday. a lot of sunshine around through the afternoon, as to the showers in eastern coastal areas with a wintry flavour. the cloud will thicken up later for northern ireland and much of scotland, head of this new frontal system. a cold day, despite the sunshine, with temperatures from three to eight. through this evening and overnight, it turns colder with an early frost in southern and eastern areas. some rain pushes south and east with some snow on its leading edge for a while, even at lower levels, but those temperatures will come up by the end of the night, so reverting back to rain. winds will be a feature as well. you can see this brief wedge of milder air through friday. it's a less cold day. we have lost the blue colours, but a bit cooler for the north. have lost the blue colours, but a bit coolerfor the north. once have lost the blue colours, but a bit cooler for the north. once we lose that only rain in southern and eastern areas, it will stay grey and cloudy put up sunshine for the north—east of scotland. some rain returning back to south wales and south—west england. it will be turning wetter and windier by the end of the day. quite mild, 11 or 12. further north, chilly with sunshine and showers in western scotland. pretty cold for the weekend, the with a lot of sunshine, but still if you showers. saturday looking like the most showery day of the weekend. early rain clears from the weekend. early rain clears from the south—east and most of the showers will be in northern and western areas, and there will be a wintry flavour over higher ground. a lot of sunshine around. a cold, frosty start sunday morning. there will again be a lot of dry and sunny weather. if you showers in west wales and south—west england, but most of them north sea coasts. despite sunshine, we will see the temperatures reaching five 29. boosting the booster programme: the government orders more than a 100 million extra covid vaccine doses. the pfizer and moderna vaccines will be used over the next two years — it comes amid concerns about the new omicron variant. there's a new variant, there is potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while, we have to learn to live with it and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to make sure we've got the vaccines that we need. we'll have an interview with the boss of pfizer who says we're likely to need annual covid vaccinations. also this lunchtime... the duchess of sussex wins her privacy battle against the publishers of the mail on sunday — she says it's a victory not just for her but for anyone who's ever felt scared to stand up for what's right. the actor alec baldwin says he did not fire the gun that killed

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