warns of a global surge in cases. thousands of people are still without electricity in parts of northern scotland and north east england, seven days after storm arwen. the military have been called in to help, as repair work continues. the dad and stepmum of six year old arthur labinjo—hughes will find out this morning how many years they will spend injail for killing the little boy the conservative party have won a by—election in the suburban london seat of old bexley and sidcup — but held on with a reduced majority. alec baldwin, says he does not feel guilt over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film, rust. ifeel that, that, someone is responsible for what happened and i can't say who that is but i know it's not me. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. an independent report looking at disorder on the day of the euro 2020 final has called it a day of "national shame" for england. the report's author, baroness louise casey, said there was a series of "very near misses" at wembley stadium which could have led to a loss of life. she said there'd been a collective failure by organisers, security firms and the police which allowed 2,000 ticketless fans, and "drunken thugs", to make their way into the stadium. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is outside wembley stadium. tell us about what this report said? essentially, that it was a near miss amid a perfect storm of all the covid—19 restrictions we had at that time and the fact that england were in theirfirst final time and the fact that england were in their first final in 35 years. baroness casey describes the final as a potentially glorious national occasion that turned into a day of national shame. occasion that turned into a day of nationalshame. she occasion that turned into a day of national shame. she said the actions of fans who she said were high, some of fans who she said were high, some of them on drink and drugs, were intolerable and like in some of their actions to a medieval football match. she said the events of hillsborough had weighed heavily on her mind when writing the report and if england had won that match, it could have been much worse. there were up to 6,000 fans without tickets waiting to storm into the stadium just as some fans were coming out and that could have led to a loss of life or serious injury. the authorities are not let off the hook, even though she lays the blame squarely with vance she says there was a collective failure from authorities with opportunities missed and a real lack of planning and understanding around the magnitude of this match. she said around 2,000 ticketless fans got into wembley and while the report price the actions of stewards who potentially got hurt themselves, it said the final exposed weaknesses in wembley is a security operation and the wider stewarding industry. some really strong words in this report. 0ne really strong words in this report. one of them was that this should happen in 21st century britain is a source of concern, that it should happen at a national stadium on the day of our biggest game of football for 55 years as a source of national shame. remember, the capacity for that match at wembley was increased for the semifinal and final up to 67,000 after real pressure from uefa, they essentially told the government that they would take the final and the semifinal to budapest where they could have more fans if that was not increased and that led to some officials being concerned in this report about that rise in capacity and they have actually flagged what dangers that could present. also, the drinking ban on public transport coming to wembley was not enforced. there are five key recommendations that are made in the report, nationally and another three just for the fa and wembley and they include stakeholders get together and work out specifically who is responsible for this area, known as sony x where fans will congregate before they physically get into wembley because there is a ladder plane being apportioned to who was directly responsible and this is where all the trouble really started. it also says the fa should lead a national campaign to try and change attitudes to bring about a sea change in fans attitudes around drinking and the way they approach matches. and that the government should consider strengthening the penalties for football —related disorder. what does the fa say in response? we are obviously chasing the police, we are waiting for that but the fa have responded saying it apologises for the terrible experience that a lot of fans suffered that day, they said everyone at the fa was appalled at the significant levels of crowd disorder, collectively we must never allow this to happen again. and pointedly it says baroness casey is clear that moving forward, where there is an event of national significance like the final, we and all agencies must view it through a different lens and it goes on to say the lessons learnt from this review will ensure that fans have a good experience at major international events at wembley as they have for many years. events at wembley as they have for many yew-— many years. you were there, i saw loads of stuff — many years. you were there, i saw loads of stuff on _ many years. you were there, i saw loads of stuff on social _ loads of stuff on social media people saying i cannot believe what is happening and i am feeling frightened, i am is happening and i am feeling frightened, iam here is happening and i am feeling frightened, i am here with my son, i don't know whether to go home because the atmosphere was quite sinister before people broke through. what did you see and hear, what was it like? it through. what did you see and hear, what was it like?— what was it like? it was dicey. i have been _ what was it like? it was dicey. i have been to _ what was it like? it was dicey. i have been to hundreds, - what was it like? it was dicey. i i have been to hundreds, hundreds what was it like? it was dicey. i - have been to hundreds, hundreds of managers here at wembley in my many two decades of being a sports broadcaster and it was scary. it felt like nothing i had ever experienced before. iwould felt like nothing i had ever experienced before. i would always have said in the past i would bring my children to england matches, i am so very glad my children were not here that day. it was very evident from around 10am, i came out of my hotel to get a coffee and start working, there was no police around, there were fans who were clearly already drunk and worse. and there was no one around. it says in the report the police did not start getting here till around noon and by that time, there was a lot of fans on the ground. they burned perhaps the usual fans most of them, that you would see at england matches, when you go abroad with england, to certain places, you see certain england fans who are very respectful of the culture despite what you know, you might believe, who enjoyed being with england and who are very respectful, generally of the country. the fans you saw that day were not necessarily those england fans. there were a lot of younger people here as well. and it was generally quite scary and once it built up and up and from 1pm onwards, given it was an 8pm kick off, you knew what that would entail in terms of drinking all day but it was so much worse, players going off, drug—taking in the streets, lampposts being bent over, fighting. and from the top of our hotel, looking down, it was a really scary scene. like nothing we had ever experienced before and hopefully like nothing we will ever experience again. it like nothing we will ever experience a . ain. , like nothing we will ever experience aaain. , ., . ., again. it reminds me of covering encland again. it reminds me of covering england in _ again. it reminds me of covering england in years _ again. it reminds me of covering england in years gone _ again. it reminds me of covering england in years gone by. - again. it reminds me of covering l england in years gone by. decades gone by. when you think of euro 2,000 and so on. natalie, thank you. and if you were at that game, please tell me what you saw, and what you heard. tell me what it felt like. did you see anything, please do let me know. you can message me on tiktok and instagram or message me. the world health organisation has warned that all countries across the planet must prepare for surges of coronavirus infections linked to the new 0micron variant. the who says travel bans can delay, but not prevent the variant from arriving. cases of omicron have now been confirmed in 2a different countries. several governments have already put tighter rules in place to try to stop the spread of omicron. in germany, there are now major restrictions on anyone who's not vaccinated — and the outgoing chancellor — angela merkel — says vaccines may become compulsory from february. and the american presidentjoe biden has unveiled a package of measures designed to limit infections, including increased testing for those travelling to the us. mark lobel reports. in america, the new variant of covid now stretches from coast to coast despite international travel restrictions, as the world health organization has this warning for everyone. border controls can delay a virus coming in and buy time, but every country and every community must prepare for new surges in cases. but in the states so far, only mild cases of omicron have been reported in california, colorado, minnesota, new york and hawaii. in response, president biden is pushing for millions of adult booster shots and vaccines for the young to be taken up, as well as requiring international passengers, vaccinated or not, to test for the virus 2a hours before flying, extending mask requirements on planes, trains and buses until march, and promising millions of free at home tests. but... it doesn't include shutdowns or lockdowns. but widespread vaccinations and boosters and testing a lot more. germany is experiencing its most severe covid wave so far. to fight it politicians are targeting unvaccinated people, allowing only those who have had the jab or a recently recovered into restaurants, cinemas and many shops. with the prospect of mandatory vaccines now firmly on the horizon. translation: we will have a vote in parliament on a general vaccination obligation. i believe that things will move forward and i'm confident that parliament will make such a decision. and in norway, with more cases of omicron there, all incoming travellers, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, must now take a test within 2a hours of arrival. and areas with high infection rates such as the capital, oslo, face masks must be warned in crowded places and rules requiring working from home are being stepped up too. mark lobel, bbc news. meanwhile, new research carried out here in the uk suggests that the covid vaccine boosterjabs can protect people against getting sick from the omicron variant. the study — led by scientists at the university of southampton — looked at seven different vaccines being used as boosters. it found that all of them provided extra protection, but that the most effective as boosters were pfizer and moderna. simonjones reports. this, the government says, is the best response to the new variant. the vaccination programme, with a new drive to deliver more booster jabs. a team at the university of southampton says there are promising signs that boosters could handle omicron, and would still offer good protection against illness. experts though believe it's too early to say whether omicron will be more dangerous than other variants. we have some reason to believe it could be serious, but what that means in terms of the consequences for the pandemic, and the potential need for additional control measures, is not yet known. i think we've done the most important thing, which is accelerate boosters. in south africa, the scientists who first identified omicron are racing to unlock its secrets. over the last week, the daily number of new covid infections has increased fourfold. it seems those who have already had other variants of coronavirus may not be protected against omicron. hospital admissions are up slightly, mainly among the unvaccinated. i'm joined by dr margaret harris, spokesperson for the world health organisation in geneva. tell us what the latest warning is from the who.— from the who. good morning. it reall is from the who. good morning. it really is the _ from the who. good morning. it really is the same. _ from the who. good morning. it really is the same. that - from the who. good morning. it really is the same. that this - from the who. good morning. it really is the same. that this is i from the who. good morning. it really is the same. that this is a | really is the same. that this is a virus that has now spread to all continents. we have seen in south africa that there has been a very big rise in numbers, we are also seeing a big rise in test positivity for omicron so we are seeing it is certainly effectively transmitting in south africa. we still need to watch all other communities to understand what it means. and remember, the early cases that are spreading around the world are in travellers so they tend to be a young, fit group so that does not necessarily tell us what is the nature of the virus, and its ability to make us sick until it spreads more widely. to make us sick until it spreads more widely-— to make us sick until it spreads more widely. how do you react to this news from _ more widely. how do you react to this news from researchers - more widely. how do you react to this news from researchers in - this news from researchers in southampton that the booster vaccines actually give us quite a significant amount of protection? they do not know if they will protect us against omicron but based on this, they are optimistic. i have not actually _ on this, they are optimistic. i have not actually seen _ on this, they are optimistic. i have not actually seen that _ on this, they are optimistic. i have not actually seen that study - on this, they are optimistic. i have not actually seen that study but i not actually seen that study but certainly, all the studies we have seen on what the vaccines do is that they are standing up, even against delta, which is a tough variant, they are standing up and keeping people out of hospital and keeping people out of hospital and keeping people from getting severe disease and keeping people from dying which is really good news and we are hopeful that will continue. that's why we say first, find everybody who has not been vaccinated yet and get them vaccinated.— them vaccinated. thank you for “oininu them vaccinated. thank you for joining us- _ thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england — and the north east and south of scotland. the situation has been declared a �*major incident�* by durham county council, which has called for more resources to support residents. in aberdeenshire, the army has been drafted in to the help the recovery effort. tim muffet has this report. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4000 homes will be visited to support those struggling in the aftermath of storm arwen. the infrastructure is pretty fragile. the weather hasn�*t helped. the high winds that came yesterday have further weakened some places. but we�*re hoping it gives them that reassurance somebody is looking out for them. joanne is a nurse and lives near harbottle in northumberland. she still has no power, no water and no internet. i'm sleeping in here, which isn't ideal. eating what i can in here. boiling pans of water on the log burner. you know, you can only take so much. do you know what? i burst into tears, i'm not ashamed to say. joanne is now relying on a nearby community centre, along with her neighbour anne. i feel that we�*ve just been left out and forgotten about. i�*m more worried about the emergency services, because where we were there�*s no signals, no internet. if somebody needs an ambulance, how are they going to get hold of it? in county durham, a major incident has been declared, which means more support should be on its way. it seems that we will have assistance from the government. we�*ve asked for assistance. we hope the army will be brought in. northern power can�*t actually tell us when all these properties are going to be up, and that�*s why i�*ve had to do this. we've been out of power since last friday. we are still out of power for another four days that we know of, so it'll be well over a week. but we were also out of water for four days. oliver has complex disabilities. two of his siblings are also disabled. his family are currently having to stay in a hotel in northumberland. it�*s just been a living nightmare. itjust feels like something out of a disaster movie. you know, having all that massive storm, like literally up to 100 mph winds, and then, the aftermath, no. i just want to go home. power has been restored to laura and david�*s home, but they must wait until it�*s warm enough to return to. one week on and thousands are still feeling the impact of storm arwen. tim muffett, bbc news. mags bowers and her husband have been without power or internet at her home in blanchland in northumberland. she has had to drive 20 minutes to find a signal so we can do this interview. first of all, thank you so much for doing that. first of all, thank you so much for doing that-— first of all, thank you so much for doinu that. ., . , ., ., ., doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is doing that. how are you doing? i am fine- it is a — doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is a bit— doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is a bit chilly, _ doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is a bit chilly, it _ doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is a bit chilly, it is _ doing that. how are you doing? i am fine. it is a bit chilly, it is what - fine. it is a bit chilly, it is what it is, you just have to get on with it. there is a lot worse off and we are. . , , it. there is a lot worse off and we are. ., , _., are. that is very stoical and pragmatic— are. that is very stoical and pragmatic of _ are. that is very stoical and pragmatic of you _ are. that is very stoical and pragmatic of you but - are. that is very stoical and pragmatic of you but what i are. that is very stoical and i pragmatic of you but what has are. that is very stoical and - pragmatic of you but what has it been like for the past few days? dark, mostly. we have eight wood burner, we are fortunate, it takes a couple of hours to boil a kettle but we have travelled out to get food. we heard about a food van yesterday which i think is from northern grid but when we picked up the signal, it had gone by the time we got there. the men were working until gone 9pm last night at the far end of the village. but there is no sign of any power yet today. i think they are waiting for parts which could be whenever, really. but as i say, we have water. we have a roof on the house so we cannot complain too much. ., ,., i. ., house so we cannot complain too much. ., ,., , ., ., ., much. have some in your village got electricity back _ much. have some in your village got electricity back or _ much. have some in your village got electricity back or not? _ much. have some in your village got electricity back or not? the - electricity back or not? the main villaue is electricity back or not? the main village is on. _ electricity back or not? the main village is on, it's _ electricity back or not? the main village is on, it's been _ electricity back or not? the main village is on, it's been on - electricity back or not? the main village is on, it's been on a - electricity back or not? the main. village is on, it's been on a couple village is on, it�*s been on a couple of days but outlying farms and other villagers they have not got anything. and a lot of them are spring fed water so they have not got water either. it is difficult. for many people. do you have any idea when your electric will come back on? ., , , , ., , ., back on? no! is the simple answer to that. not back on? no! is the simple answer to that- not at — back on? no! is the simple answer to that. not at all. — back on? no! is the simple answer to that. not at all. we _ back on? no! is the simple answer to that. not at all. we have _ back on? no! is the simple answer to that. not at all. we have the - that. not at all. we have the village hall open. if anybody wants to come stop we have a cougar, electricity, tv, if anybody in the area wants to come down to the village hall, they are more than welcome. and we are making a big pan of broth for tomorrow. so, you know, we will get by. we are village folk, we will get by. we are village folk, we just we will get by. we are village folk, wejust manage. but i have we will get by. we are village folk, we just manage. but i have to admit, i am fed up now. living in the dark. it is maybe not what you expect in this time. ~ . ~ it is maybe not what you expect in this time. ~ ., ,, ., , ., this time. what kind of help have ou had? this time. what kind of help have you had? a _ this time. what kind of help have you had? a nice _ this time. what kind of help have you had? a nice farmer— this time. what kind of help have you had? a nice farmer brought i this time. what kind of help have i you had? a nice farmer brought me this time. what kind of help have - you had? a nice farmer brought me a uenerator you had? a nice farmer brought me a generator to — you had? a nice farmer brought me a generator to recharge _ you had? a nice farmer brought me a generator to recharge my _ you had? a nice farmer brought me a generator to recharge my freezer - you had? a nice farmer brought me a generator to recharge my freezer but| generator to recharge my freezer but we have not had anything from anybody else. i�*ve never seen anybody, all i have is a landline so anybody, all i have is a landline so any communications for wi—fi or even any communications for wi—fi or even a mobile phone, it�*s impossible. the telephone mast went somewhere east along with the wind and a lot of trees. so there is no mobile signal, i have driven about six miles to pick up a good signal to be here this morning. i�*m pick up a good signal to be here this morning-— this morning. i'm really grateful, thank ou this morning. i'm really grateful, thank you so _ this morning. i'm really grateful, thank you so much. _ this morning. i'm really grateful, thank you so much. no _ this morning. i'm really grateful, thank you so much. no bother. this morning. i'm really grateful, thank you so much. no bother atj this morning. i'm really grateful, - thank you so much. no bother at all. thank you. i know it sounds mad to say at but it is only early december but i hope your christmas is amazing and the electricity comes back on and the electricity comes back on and the electricity comes back on and the lights are on and you get festive lights and there is more than just the wood burner in your home. �* , , . , home. it's christmas tree lighting tomorrow night, _ home. it's christmas tree lighting tomorrow night, we _ home. it's christmas tree lighting tomorrow night, we are _ home. it's christmas tree lighting tomorrow night, we are sorting i home. it's christmas tree lighting l tomorrow night, we are sorting out some lights. in the village? the salvation army tomorrow night. we will be singing regardless! excellent. good luck with that. thank you so much. the dad and stepmum of six—year—old arthur labinyo—hughes will find out today how long they will spend in jail of killing their child. emma tustin was found guilty of murder, and her partner thomas hughes of manslaughter. the pair were described in court as "utterly ruthless and pitiless". they had beaten arthur, deprived him of food, made him stand for 1h hours facing a door and force—fed him meals laced with salt. because of the severeity of the abuse, viewers may find some of this report from graham satchell upsetting. arthur was my sunny delight. that�*s what i called him. he was always happy, smiling, loving, caring. he showed affection to everyone. he was a beautiful boy. these are the last pictures of arthur labinjo—hughes, taken on the day he died last year, the cctv footage released by west midlands police. arthur was made to sleep on the floor without a mattress. he had been starved and poisoned with salt. he was so weak, he could barely walk. basically, my six—year—old stepson has fell and he's banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor, he banged his head another five times. 0k. the 999 call made by arthur�*s stepmother, emma tustin. it was a lie. tustin continued to lie when police arrived at the house. when i tried to get him off the floor, from head—butting the floor, he head—butted me. and he kicked me and he's hit me. in court, thejury heard harrowing evidence. arthur had been abused over a period of several weeks, notjust by emma tustin, but also by his father, thomas hughes. in a text message, hughes had told his partner tojust end him. the court heard deeply distressing audio recordings made by emma tustin on her phone. in one, arthur can be heard saying, "no one loves me." hughes has now been found guilty of the manslaughter of his six—year—old son. tustin, who banged arthur�*s head on the floor, the fatal injury, convicted of murder. if i had to describe her with one word, i would have to say evil. i know that's hard—hitting coming from a police officer, but i can'tjustify her behaviour and her actions and her treatment towards arthur in any other way. were there missed chances to prevent arthur�*s death? his grandmother took this picture of a bruise on his shoulderjust weeks before he died. social services did investigate, but said it appeared to be a happy household. the tragic loss of a young boy in such terrible circumstances is dreadful. we send our heartfelt condolences to everybody affected. the circumstances around the death were now be the subject of independent review. the local child safeguarding practice review, and clearly, it would be inappropriate for the partnership to comment ahead of the findings of this review. arthur had gone to live with his dad in march last year at the beginning of lockdown. lockdown saw a 23% rise in the number of calls to the nspcc. it was a time when some vulnerable children became invisible. solihull council have described arthur�*s death as a terrible tragedy, and there will now be an independent serious case review. that will come too late for arthur�*s family, left devastated, remembering a six—year—old boy who loved superheroes. if arthur could ask for one final thing, it would be that he was remembered for his superpowers. that�*s what i will always remember him for, his superpower. and arthur�*s superpower was his smile. our correspondent phil mackie is outside court. the audio recordings and the cctv which we would never normally see or hearin which we would never normally see or hear in abuse cases, i cannot imagine what that would have been like for the jury, imagine what that would have been like forthejury, hearing imagine what that would have been like for the jury, hearing that, imagine what that would have been like for thejury, hearing that, day after day for eight weeks. it did like for the jury, hearing that, day after day for eight weeks. it did go on for a very _ after day for eight weeks. it did go on for a very long _ after day for eight weeks. it did go on for a very long time, _ after day for eight weeks. it did go on for a very long time, victoria, l on for a very long time, victoria, it was a two—month trial, the prosecution case lasted a long time, i sat through some of the evidence one day when they played at audio recordings and it went on and on, hour after hour, call after call, recordings and it went on and on, hourafter hour, call after call, or crying, crying and pleading with emma tustin to feed him and look after him and love him. and itjust went on and on, i couldn�*t listen any longer, i had to stop listening, jurors had to sit through that and much more. there were hundreds of those recordings, hours of cctv footage, text messages, whatsapp messages, all kinds of things illustrating abuse and i have covered a lot of cases which have involved child deaths in awful and dreadful circumstances but none where there has been so much material which has illustrated exactly what has gone on and i think it is probably what has touched so many people about this case. i have seen the reaction on social media. people have been very moved by what they have seen and heard, some people have said they could not watch or listen to some of the reports because it�*s so distressing. i know there is a bit of a movement going on in birmingham particularly to try to commemorate author. birmingham city fans have raised money to have a big flag which will be shown at their next home game which is next weekend and i think aston villa fans are planning a minute �*s applause at the home match on sunday but it has really touched a lot of people and i think a lot of people will want to know what first of all emma tustin and thomas cues are sentenced to today, interested in that independent review into pin entry mistakes that were made to find out what went wrong and what will be done in the future to not make this kind of thing happen again. $5 make this kind of thing happen aaain. �* , , ., make this kind of thing happen atain_ �*, a, make this kind of thing happen atain_ m , make this kind of thing happen atain. , make this kind of thing happen aaain. a , ., again. as you said, sadly you have covered a number— again. as you said, sadly you have covered a number of— again. as you said, sadly you have covered a number of these - again. as you said, sadly you have covered a number of these cases i again. as you said, sadly you have i covered a number of these cases of child cruelty. there is always a serious case review and there�*s always multiple recommendations, some of which are implemented, some of which are not. and yet we are asking again, how could this happen particularly when it looks like there were opportunities for the police and social services to rescue this boy? i police and social services to rescue this bo ? ., ~ ., this boy? i mean, i can think of the names of cases _ this boy? i mean, i can think of the names of cases that _ this boy? i mean, i can think of the names of cases that i _ this boy? i mean, i can think of the names of cases that i have - this boy? i mean, i can think of the | names of cases that i have reported on and we have spoken about over the years. and a lot of the same things have emerged from each of those cases, a lot of them have been from different authorities and i wonder if one authority learns lessons, whether or not those learnings are shared across different authorities. interestingly, one of the things that came out maybe ten or 15 years ago when we covered the serious case reviews was the lack of sharing of information and a lot of local authorities, birmingham was one of them, set up a multi agency safeguarding help and all the team sit in a room and discuss these difficult cases. solihull had one of those. still went wrong. we cannot criticise all social workers, there are tens of thousands of children who are not abused and killed but whenever one like this comes up, and i�*m afraid there are other cases that i know will be coming forward in the next month or so, we are going to ask those same questions and i think people are probably getting fed up, like you and i, of hearing the same lessons, the same phrases, lessons will be learned, there were missed opportunities and want to know whether this can actually be stopped in the future? we know because emma tustin was found guilty of murder, she will get a mandatory life sentence, we are expecting to hear this morning what will happen to both of them. yes. will happen to both of them. yes, ou're will happen to both of them. yes, you're right. _ will happen to both of them. yes, you're right. she _ will happen to both of them. yes, you're right, she has— will happen to both of them. yes, you're right, she has been - will happen to both of them. ye: you're right, she has been convicted you�*re right, she has been convicted of murder so that is a life sentence. what thejudge of murder so that is a life sentence. what the judge will have to decide is what the tariff is and how long she must serve before she becomes eligible for parole. thomas hughes could also get life, he was convicted of manslaughter, he could also get life for that so we will be interested to see what sentence he gets. and it will be interesting i think to hear what the judge says at the end of this. i also wonder whether all of thejurors the end of this. i also wonder whether all of the jurors will come back to court today, they are always invited to come back, it has been an awful ordeal for them, invited to come back, it has been an awful ordealforthem, i invited to come back, it has been an awful ordeal for them, i suspect, there were only 11 left, one of them had been taken ill, i kind of thing that all 11 will probably come today and will want to see this ended. it was a poignant moment after the verdict yesterday, when the defendants had been taken down, they put to thejudge defendants had been taken down, they put to the judge and this does not happen, and place it can be happy minute�*s silence for author. and i did it. —— they said can we please have eight minute�*s silence for author. they have been moved and affected by the case, i think people generally, who have seen and heard this case will have been very much moved by this. this case will have been very much moved by this-— moved by this. thank you. and we will be back _ moved by this. thank you. and we will be back at _ moved by this. thank you. and we will be back at court _ moved by this. thank you. and we will be back at court whenever - moved by this. thank you. and we will be back at court whenever the j will be back at court whenever the sentences are handed down. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can contact the bbc action line. the website is bbc.co.uk/actionline. the conservatives have won the uk parliamentary by—election in old bexley and sidcup — retaining the safe seat that had been held by the former government ministerjames brokenshire, who died earlier this year. the conservative candidate louie french took more than half the total number of votes cast. but there was a 10% swing to the opposition labour party from the outcome of the 2019 general election, and his majority was significantly lower than that won by his predecessor — down from 19,000 to 4,500. alec baldwin has said he doesn�*t feel guilty about the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film rust in october — because he doesn�*t feel responsible for the incident. in an interview broadcast on us tv last night, he said he cocked the gun that killed ms hutchins, but didn�*t pull the trigger — and that he didn�*t know who had put a live bullet in the gun. he admitted that his acting career may now be over as a result of the shooting. sophie long reports from los angeles. i sat on that pew right before they called lunch and i said, "this movie has made me love making movies again." cos i used to love to make movies. idid. you know. now, alec baldwin says he�*s not sure he�*ll ever work again after something went horribly, horribly wrong when he was rehearsing a scene, pointing what he believed to be an empty gun at halyna, as she directed him to do. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger, never. that was the training that i had. you don�*t point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. even after halyna collapsed, and directorjoel souza screamed, it didn�*t occur to the actor that a live round was in the gun he�*d been holding. he didn�*t experience what he described as the insanity—inducing agony of that realisation until much later. just as you disbelieved that there was a live round in the gun, you disbelieved that this was going to be a fatal accident. so you didn't know exactly how serious it was. at the very end of my interview with the sheriff�*s department, they said to me, "we regret to tell you that she didn�*t make it. she died." they told me right then and there. and that�*s when i went in the parking lot. i called my wife, to talk to my wife. the actor said he hadn�*t checked the weapon himself, but had put his trust in the 24—year—old armourer, hannah gutierrez reid. her lawyer said the set was sabotaged. that�*s a big swing. that�*s an enormous charge to make — that someone came and did something. for what purpose? to attack who? to discredit who? to harm me? the production? means, motive and opportunity. what was their motive in doing that? if somebody did that. it�*s overwhelmingly likely that it was an accident. one of the things her attorney has said is that she was hired for two positions on the film and therefore was stretched in an inappropriate way. did she raise any of those concerns with you? no, i assume that everyone who�*s shooting a lower budget film is stretched, myself included. and i got no complaints from her or the prop department. i�*m not sitting there when i�*m getting dressed, and ready to go to a scene, saying, "oh, my god. the prop woman seemed very harried today." i didn�*t get a sense of that from any of the people on the film. he spoke emotionally about meeting halyna�*s husband and son, who�*s just nine years old. i think to myself, this little boy doesn�*t have a mother any more. and i know that in my life, i�*m with my kids, and i�*m doing quite well with my kids, my kids and i are having a great time. right until my wife walks in the room and then i become invisible. my kids all go and theyjump on top of their mother. and this boy doesn�*t have a mother any more. and...there�*s nothing we can do to bring her back. alec baldwin said he would do anything in his power to undo what had happened, but he said he did not feel guilt. someone is responsible for what happened and i can�*t say who that is, but i know it�*s not me. i mean, i honest to god, if i felt that i was responsible, i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible. and i don�*t say that lightly. he said halyna hutchins was one of the loveliest women he�*d ever worked with and she was as admired as she was loved. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. shell has pulled out of a controversial development to the west of shetland. despite owning 30% of the cambo oil field, the company said the economic case for investing wasn�*t strong enough. climate activists had criticised the plans, arguing no new oil and gas projects should be developed. joining me now is our climate editor, justin rowlatt. why have they done it? they say it's a auestion why have they done it? they say it's a question of— why have they done it? they say it's a question of economics. _ why have they done it? they say it's a question of economics. they - why have they done it? they say it's a question of economics. they say i why have they done it? they say it's a question of economics. they say itj a question of economics. they say it doesn�*t stack up any more. a question of economics. they say it doesn't stack up any more.— doesn't stack up any more. meaning what? meaning _ doesn't stack up any more. meaning what? meaning they _ doesn't stack up any more. meaning what? meaning they are _ doesn't stack up any more. meaning what? meaning they are not - doesn't stack up any more. meaning what? meaning they are not going i doesn't stack up any more. meaning | what? meaning they are not going to make enough — what? meaning they are not going to make enough money, _ what? meaning they are not going to make enough money, is— what? meaning they are not going to make enough money, is what - what? meaning they are not going to make enough money, is what it - what? meaning they are not going to make enough money, is what it has. what? meaning they are not going to i make enough money, is what it has to be. they also talk about delays. because eo - le they also talk about delays. because --eole are they also talk about delays. because people are going _ they also talk about delays. because people are going to _ they also talk about delays. because people are going to challenge - they also talk about delays. because people are going to challenge it. - people are going to challenge it. environmental activists have said they will challenge it. the uk government has given permission to go ahead with drilling. so it is right that there were probably going to be delayed because there was a court case already pending. but also, what is happening here is that shell decided the reputation a cost of cambo was getting too high. it was looking at a level of criticism and how it called into question the company�*s commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels and decided it wasn�*t worth it. the question is now happens to the cambo oilfield? there were reckoned question is now happens to the cambo oil field? there were reckoned to question is now happens to the cambo oilfield? there were reckoned to be as much as 800 million barrels of oil. when i last checked yesterday, the price of brent crude, the relevant benchmark, $71 a barrel. so there is a huge valuable resource there. 50 there is a huge valuable resource there. . there is a huge valuable resource there. ,, , , , .,~ there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, _ there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, it _ there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, it is _ there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, it is not _ there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, it is notjust- there. so shell will sell its stake, will it? yes, it is notjust going i will it? yes, it is not 'ust going to walk away. _ will it? yes, it is not 'ust going to walk away. it _ will it? yes, it is not 'ust going to walk away. it will _ will it? yes, it is notjust going to walk away. it will sell - will it? yes, it is notjust going to walk away. it will sell it. - will it? yes, it is notjust going i to walk away. it will sell it. they might go to the company that owns the other two thirds, or find another company, and then seek to develop the project. they will go to the british government and say, we want to develop it. this is a pattern that has been happening in the north sea of the last decade or so, whether big in a famous oil companies you have and i have heard of, shell and companies you have and i have heard of, shelland bp, are companies you have and i have heard of, shell and bp, are pulling out of sea oil operations and handing it over to smaller companies that are squeezing the last barrels of oil out of the oil fields there. so there is a pattern where the big companies that have reputations to lose our giving way to companies we haven�*t heard of who possibly will continue to exploit the oil, which raises the question about what that means for the uk�*s climate emissions and its ambitions to go net—0 x 2050. and its ambitions to go net-0 x 2050. , , , , 2050. some might suggest this is the be . innin: 2050. some might suggest this is the beauinnin of 2050. some might suggest this is the beginning of the _ 2050. some might suggest this is the beginning of the end _ 2050. some might suggest this is the beginning of the end for _ 2050. some might suggest this is the beginning of the end for the - beginning of the end for the drilling of oil, what do you say? it is an important moment because here we have a big oil major saying we don�*t want to be associated with this huge oilfield off the coast of shetland. it probably isn�*t the end of north sea oil yet. shetland. it probably isn't the end of north sea oil yet.— shetland. it probably isn't the end of north sea oil yet. justin rowlatt is our climate _ of north sea oil yet. justin rowlatt is our climate editor. _ let�*s get more now on one of our main stories — the world health organisation�*s warning that all countries must prepare for surges of coronavirus infections linked to the new omicron variant — and that travel bans will only delay the variant�*s arrival. i�*m nowjoined by dr nabila ismail in new york. she is a licensed pharmacist and runs health and travel blog a dose of travel. why don�*t you talk our worldwide audience through the latest us restrictions when it comes to travel? ,, ,, ., , restrictions when it comes to travel? ,, ,, , ., ., travel? sure. the us has installed a new travel ban _ travel? sure. the us has installed a new travel ban since _ travel? sure. the us has installed a new travel ban since yesterday, - new travel ban since yesterday, requiring a test upon arrival. it used to be a three—day requirement regardless of vaccination status. now it requires a negative test in one day and they also recommended that you quarantine for five days and take another test. so the travel ban is definitely getting stricter. and it is that a negative lateral flow or a negative pcr? i and it is that a negative lateral flow or a negative pcr? i believe it is 'ust a flow or a negative pcr? i believe it isjust a negative _ flow or a negative pcr? i believe it isjust a negative test. _ flow or a negative pcr? i believe it isjust a negative test. 0k. - flow or a negative pcr? i believe it isjust a negative test. 0k. and - flow or a negative pcr? i believe it| isjust a negative test. 0k. and you have to isolate _ isjust a negative test. 0k. and you have to isolate wear _ isjust a negative test. 0k. and you have to isolate wear while - isjust a negative test. 0k. and you have to isolate wear while you - isjust a negative test. 0k. and you have to isolate wear while you wait| have to isolate wear while you wait for the result?— for the result? ideally without an one, for the result? ideally without anyone. so — for the result? ideally without anyone. so in _ for the result? ideally without anyone, so in your _ for the result? ideally without anyone, so in your home - for the result? ideally without anyone, so in your home or i for the result? ideally without - anyone, so in your home or wherever you are going. a loan is recommended but it is not a requirement yet. fair enough. but it is not a requirement yet. fairenough. in but it is not a requirement yet. fair enough. in terms of yourjob, are you involved in the booster programme in the us? $5 a programme in the us? as a pharmacist. _ programme in the us? as a pharmacist, i— programme in the us? as a pharmacist, i am _ programme in the us? as a pharmacist, i am heavily. programme in the us? is —. pharmacist, i am heavily involved programme in the us? s—�*ls —s pharmacist, i am heavily involved in the vaccination. i don�*t administer myself, but our boosters are highly recommended as the immunity of the shots wear off. it is recommended to get a booster because of the surge in omicron. get a booster because of the surge in omicron-— get a booster because of the surge in omicron. ., ,, i. ., ., ,, ., in omicron. thank you for talking to us, dr nabila _ in omicron. thank you for talking to us, dr nabila ismail— in omicron. thank you for talking to us, dr nabila ismail in _ in omicron. thank you for talking to us, dr nabila ismail in new- in omicron. thank you for talking to us, dr nabila ismail in new york. i as we heard earlier, much tougher restrictions have been placed on unvaccinated people in germany. our berlin correspondent damien mcguinness has more. life will get pretty difficult now for people who haven�*t had the vaccine in germany, because they are essentially excluded from most leisure activities, cultural activities, even going to the workplace. they are generally going to have to get a daily test, so life would become quite uncomfortable. on one hand, that�*s really to limit the spread of the infection, because we are seeing record high daily infection rates. the death rate isn�*t as high as it was at the height of the pandemic because of the vaccine, so it means that is having an effect, but still, the infection rates are very high indeed. so on the one hand, the idea is to limit those infections, but also really to encourage more people to get the vaccine. at the moment, the roll—out of the vaccine is relatively high by global standards. it�*s just under 70% of the entire population has had two doses, pretty much the same as the uk, just below the eu average, but it�*s not high enough, so what we�*re now going to see, the other thing that�*s going on is this debate about compulsory vaccines, so come march, we�*re going to see compulsory, mandatory vaccinations for most health workers, or many health workers in hospitals and care homes, and there is also going to be the start of a debate. over the next few weeks, we�*re probably going to see very soon a vote in parliament about a compulsory vaccine for the whole population, and that�*s the real controversial thing. it�*s a big step. a lot of people support it. politicians across the board support it, and the polls show a majority of voters, but it may well really make opponents to the vaccine even more virulent, really, in their opposition, because they�*re going to feel pretty oppressed, almost. that�*s what some of them are already saying. so we might see more of a division in society, but it does have backing from the majority of the population so far. today, the dad and stepmum of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes will find out how long they will spend in jail for killing their child. emma tustin was found guilty of murder, and her partner thomas hughes of manslaughter. the pair had beaten arthur, deprived him of food, made him stand for 1h hours facing a door and force—fed him meals laced with salt. a serious case review will take place and it�*s expected to be published next year. let�*s speak now to sir alan wood, who has led several government reviews into safeguarding. is it the killing of this little boy that means we will make sure it never happens again? i that means we will make sure it never happens again?— that means we will make sure it never happens again? i don't think that is the way _ never happens again? i don't think that is the way to _ never happens again? i don't think that is the way to approach - never happens again? i don't think that is the way to approach it. - never happens again? i don't think that is the way to approach it. we | that is the way to approach it. we have to be clear in our minds that we have got the right process of engagement with families and children with the right skills of our professionals and when things go wrong, we have appropriate mechanisms to understand why they went wrong and what we need to do to fix them. this is an awful and tragic case, and the serious case review that has been commissioned will need to quickly get to the key elements. i guess they have already carried out a rapid review, which would have given them the basic structure of what was happening, but they will need to shortly come forward with clear proposals and a clear explanation of what went wrong. clear explanation of what went wron: . ., . clear explanation of what went wronu. ., . ., ., , . wrong. how much of a difference does it make that — wrong. how much of a difference does it make that this _ wrong. how much of a difference does it make that this happened _ wrong. how much of a difference does it make that this happened during - it make that this happened during the pandemic and arthur wasn�*t going to school at all? the pandemic and arthur wasn't going to school at all?— to school at all? well, you can see from the data _ to school at all? well, you can see from the data that _ to school at all? well, you can see from the data that during - to school at all? well, you can see from the data that during the - to school at all? well, you can see i from the data that during the period of the pandemic, the number of referrals which were being made to children�*s social care and other agencies expressing concern about children�*s safety and wellbeing increased dramatically in some areas. in other areas of the country, they didn�*t increase much at all. what is clear is that in the pandemic, children were clearly less visible. they weren�*t going to school or nursery and they were not involved in the activities they would normally be involved in. families were not involved in activities, and of course, services like health, police and social workers would have experienced reductions in staff numbers due to people being ill. so the circumstances in which the latter part of the awful treatment of the young lad arthur took place would have been within that type of environment. so i guess the radar of society was obfuscated during that period. society was obfuscated during that eriod. �* ., ,., . society was obfuscated during that eriod. �* ., . ., society was obfuscated during that eriod. ., . ., period. although police and social services did _ period. although police and social services did go — period. although police and social services did go to _ period. although police and social services did go to the _ period. although police and social services did go to the house - period. although police and social services did go to the house after| services did go to the house after the grandma alerted them because she was worried about bruises on arthur�*s back. was worried about bruises on arthur's back.— was worried about bruises on arthur's back. ., ., , arthur's back. indeed, and that is what the review _ arthur's back. indeed, and that is what the review will _ arthur's back. indeed, and that is what the review will have - arthur's back. indeed, and that is what the review will have to - arthur's back. indeed, and that is i what the review will have to enquire into and think carefully about what was the result of those interviews, what agency cooperation took place, who took decision—making responsibility? if a decision was taken about some evidence that it didn�*t take harm, what was the basis of that decision? those are the issues we need to find out quickly. this is not about identifying an individual who is at fault, it�*s about finding out how the system responded to this and why the system of interagency cooperation might have been at fault.— of interagency cooperation might have been at fault. talking of the s stem, i have been at fault. talking of the system, ithink— have been at fault. talking of the system, i think in _ have been at fault. talking of the system, i think in your _ have been at fault. talking of the system, i think in your first - have been at fault. talking of the | system, i think in your first report in 2017, you argued that the system was bust. what did you mean and has it changed? was bust. what did you mean and has it chanced? ~ , . ., it changed? well, since that report, there has been _ it changed? well, since that report, there has been significant _ it changed? well, since that report, there has been significant change. i there has been significant change. the most important change is that up until that time, responsibility for multi—agency arrangements was solely laid with the local authority. the law changed and the responsibility for multi—agency activity now rests jointly with the local authority, the local police service and the local health service. each of those agencies has a statutory partner, and she is responsible for taking decisions to commit their agency to multi—agency working. so the whole structure was changed, and the purpose of that change was to ensure that the decisions which were getting on the way of multi—agency practice like funding, information sharing, data protection, training for social workers, police and health workers, could be driven by practice and not by issues of money and process within each organisation. the purpose of the reform was to create much more focus on multi—agency practice. but i am beginning to think that that has not gone far enough. i wonder whether the way in which we train and develop our professionals give them enough of the skill sets that are required in these complex cases. for example, if you look at social work training, the level of forensic analysis, the level of interrogated skill, the level of curiosity challenge is not often evidenced as a main point, but they are increasingly becoming the skills of analysis and assessment that you need on the ground. that applies equally to health and the police, and i wonder if the current review of the care system needs to consider carefully the mechanisms and the organisational structures we have for getting skilled professionals in front of children. that for getting skilled professionals in front of children.— front of children. that is interesting, _ front of children. that is interesting, particularly| front of children. that is - interesting, particularly when it comes to social workers. you would like to think police officers have those skills.— like to think police officers have those skills. they may well have those skills. they may well have those skills _ those skills. they may well have those skills in _ those skills. they may well have those skills in detecting - those skills. they may well have those skills in detecting crime, i those skills. they may well have i those skills in detecting crime, but when working with children and families, the series of dynamics changes. between the police officer, between the mental health worker, the specialist nurse, the gp, the schoolteacher and the local authority social worker, across those you have the skills together. but we are not finding easy ways of bringing those to focus. so we might need to seriously consider the content of professional development and training and the whole notion, frankly, social worker. maybe we want specific dedicated child protection workers.- protection workers. very interesting, _ protection workers. very interesting, thank - protection workers. very interesting, thank you i protection workers. very | interesting, thank you for protection workers. very interesting, thank you for talking to us. sir alan wood. a court in the philippines has allowed the country�*s first nobel laureate, maria ressa, to travel to norway next week to receive her peace prize in person. ms ressa, who�*s the co—founder of news website rappler, was awarded the nobel prize along with the russian journalist dmitry muratov for their efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression". the reviews are out, and the new film adaptation of the american musical west side story has been judged an "artistic triumph". the man responsible for bringing it to the screen is director steven spielberg. it�*s his first attempt at a movie musical. tom brook reports. west side story was given a big launch just a short distance from where the film is set on new york�*s upper west side in the 1950s. inspired by shakespeare�*s romeo and juliet, it is a love story that takes place amid warring teenage gangs. it�*s a landmark work, first made into a film in 1961. it�*s always interested steven spielberg, who has never directed a musical before. i think i wanted to direct a musicalfilm because i knew i couldn�*t sing and dance. it�*s a tremendous way of sort of throwing myself into a genre that physically, i would never be part of, except to be able to tell a story in that idiom. # i like to be in america. # 0k by me in america. the 1961 film adaptation of the musical was a huge hit and it won ten oscars. it�*s a revered classic. the new film is seen as more intense. there is bloodshed, there's brutality and yet it manages to do a very tricky thing, which is, there are these incredibly realistic and powerful scenes, and then it becomes operatic. it becomes musical theatre. the 1961 film was criticised for having many of the members of the puerto rican gang, the sharks, portrayed by white actors. we just wanted for this movie to get it right in the way that we wanted every single person who plays a puerto rican to be from the latinx community. and that was the mandate from the get—go. the launch of west side story in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film�*s lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim, died at the age of 91, just prior to the film�*s big premiere. i showed him the film back in february of this year. and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. and so, when we got the news on, i believe it was on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. it�*s still devastating. sondheim�*s talents, of course, live on for all to hear in the new film, which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. but musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea for the city as it still struggles with anxieties of life in the covid—19 era. tom brook, bbc news, new york. with nuns on tiktok and imams on instagram, religions across the world are trying to reinvent themselves on social media. research commissioned by the bbc shows that religious content, especially on tiktok, is growing faster than average. our global religion reporter sofia bettiza has the story. religion is adapting to new social media trends, fast. short videos like these are becoming really popular. on tiktok, this hashtag has 9 billion views. diwali has over 2 billion. the hashtag #islam? more than 60 billion hits. these nuns dedicate their entire lives tojesus christ. but after they finish praying, this is what they get up to. they�*re making a video on tiktok. we got to go, we got to go, we got to go. don�*t you think that some people might not take you seriously? i think there are a lot of stereotypes about nuns out there. there�*s an idea that you lock yourself into an institution, like, all the rules, all you�*re giving up. so when we share those videos, we really want to show that we are human and we live. and to say they have fun is an understatement. they do pranks... laughter. ..orjump on the latest tiktok trend. what kind of comments do you get? oh, they range. yeah, they range! there is a whole strand of folks who are like, "i don't even know how i got on nuntok, but i'm here to stay". from a convent to a mosque, and this is the biggest in the uk. for thousands of years, people have come into places of worship to learn more about theirfaith. but now, religious messages are echoing through tiktok, instagram and other social media platforms, and that means they�*re reaching people who might never come to a place like this or speak to a priest, an imam ora rabbi. sabah decided to become an imam when he was only 17. i don�*t want you to ever give up. start by reading one verse a day. it puts life into perspective. thanks to his videos, people have found him online and have come to him with all sorts of problems. it�*s also been a platform where people turn to me with questions that might not relate to faith. they might be dealing with... drug abuse, they might be dealing with relationship issues, and i try to help them to the best of my ability. it�*s happening in every major faith around the world. in china, these buddhist monks have gained such a large following on douyin, the chinese version of tiktok, that tourists travel to their temples just so they can meet them. the nuns pray for everyone who comments on their videos. would you pray for someone who has left a hateful comment? oh, more. yeah, watch out. we put our senior sisters on those comments. the national christmas tree outside the white house has been lit up by president biden. three, two, one, merry christmas! the first and second families attended the lighting ceremony which dates back to 1923, during the administration of president calvin coolidge. it�*s the first tree lighting ceremony for president biden since he took office. now, it�*s time for a look at the weather. despite the chilly start to the day across eastern areas, we have milder air with us today but we note will come a fair bit of cloud and drizzle at times too. this weekend, the better conditions are back but with it, the colder air returns. where we see showers, it could again be on the wintry side, especially in the hills. temperatures rise through the rest of the afternoon. dry and bright weather in eastern scotland. the southern counties of england and wales remain rather grey and misty, particularly over the hills. heavier bursts of rain in devon and cornwall as was carmarthenshire by the end of the afternoon. showers in western scotland will become more numerous. the best of the sunshine will be in eastern scotland but even here, we will see showers into the night. in the first part of the night, england will see showers and heavy rain. a strengthening breeze as well and as temperatures indicate to the star of tomorrow, it�*s going to feel chilly out there, especially in the wind. the low pressure will be nowhere nearas the low pressure will be nowhere near as potent as last week. there will be an area of rain for a time across parts of east anglia and the midlands first thing. showers most frequent across western areas into the east of scotland. in north—eastern england, we will see more sunny conditions, but even here, it will be feeling colder. that means some of the showers will turn wintry over the hills and even into lower levels across parts of scotland. that breeze is coming in from our north—westerly or northerly direction. it will go more northern as we go through saturday into sunday. they are so bars are opening up sunday. they are so bars are opening up a touch. it�*s not going to be quite as windy on sunday. but we will see cloud, outbreaks of rain and hills no push through the east of scotland down into england through ve day. a bit more sunshine but it will still feel chilly out there. as for the week ahead, let�*s give you a glimpse into next week. the symbols say it all. it�*s going to be a changeable week with rain at times. it will be more windy as well, especially midweek. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: the euro 2020 final between england and italy is branded a day of "national shame" after thousands of fans stormed wembley stadium. a new report into the disorder says 2,000 "ticketless, drunken thugs" got into the ground following a collective failure by organisers, security firms and the police. thousands of people are still without electricity, seven days after storm arwen. hundreds of troops have been sent to help in parts of northern scotland and north—east england. iamata i am at a volunteer hub in county durham, local community has rallied to provide hot meals and warm shelterfor to provide hot meals and warm shelter for villagers still left without power one week on. booster vaccines could help protect against the omicron variant, as the world health organization warns of a global surge in cases. two people are about to be sentenced at coventry crown court for the killing of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes in solihull. alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film, rust. i feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and i cannot say who that is, but it's not me. an independent report, looking at disorder on the day of the euro 2020 final, has called it a day of "national shame" for england. the report�*s author, baroness louise casey, said there was a series of "very near misses" at wembley stadium which could have led to a loss of life. she said there�*d been a collective failure by organisers, security firms and the police which allowed 2,000 ticketless fans, and "drunken thugs", to make their way into the stadium. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, is outside wembley stadium. remind us what happened that day. it was a very difficult day for people like me, who have been to hundreds of matches here and had never quite seen anything quite like it. now we know from this report that around 2000 ticketless fans got into bentley by storming the gates, essentially. there were 17 different breaches of disabled gates and fire doors that day. there were up to 6000 outside waiting to go in, had england won. it could have been so much worse come with a potential loss of life or serious injury. baroness casey, the author of this report essentially described it as a near miss in a perfect storm. we had restrictions at the time. this was a�*s biggest game in 55 years. there were 25,000 seats inside the stadium which were empty. she described it as a potentially glorious occasion that turned into a day of national shame. she described the people who were high on drink and drugs as thugs. she described as a football match. the events of hillsborough were weighing heavily on her mind when she wrote this report. unlike that they could hillsborough, it was not the fans�* old then, this time she lays it at the feet of the fans. the authorities are not left off the hook, she says there was a collective failure to understand the magnitude of this match. the police arrived far too late and all of the authorities were caught off guard, meaning around 2000 ticketless fans got into wembley. she said this should happen in the 21st century should happen in the 21st century should be a source of concern and national shame. the capacity for wembley had been increased for the semifinal and final to 7000 after pressure from uefa, who told the fa and the government that if they do not extend it to 67,000, they would move the key huge matches to budapest. many people in the report were reported as saying they were really concerned about this rising capacity and they absolutely flagged that there would be issues. in terms of covid, there was an unprecedented spike in infections that day, more than 2000 people who attended were likely infectious and a further 31t00 people courted potentially from travelling to or being at the game. there are five key recommendations made nationally, and another three for wembley specifically. they are that stakeholders need to work together to work out who should look after this area, so next, where all the fans congregate, because of lack of fans and spent a lot of the trouble started around here. they need to put their heads together and work together on this. she also recommended that the fa leading national campaign to try to bring about a sea change in fans body backer attitudes, which could be a lot tougher. and she recommended that the government consider strengthening the penalties for football —related disorder. what has the fa�*s response been so far? there are lots of recommendations they need to come back and address, by all accounts. we are chasing the police, of course. they have not responded as yet, but the fa has apologised to everybody that suffered that day who were here and saw it all. it said that everyone at the fa was appalled at the significant levels of disorder and collectively we must never allow this to happen again. pointedly, it says that moving forwards, where there is an event of national significance, forwards, where there is an event of nationalsignificance, is forwards, where there is an event of national significance, is that game was, we add all agencies must view it through a different lens. it said the lessons learned from this review will ensure that fans have a good experience at major international events at wembley, as they have for many years. it is clear they will take this on board and hopefully work their way through these recommendations made in the report. for the moment, thank you. let speak to the chair of the football supporters association. thank you forjoining us. you weather that day. what was it like? certainly, outside the stadium, on wembley way, it was pretty frightening. i am 6�*4" and i was not comfortable at all. i am pleased that the fa responded in the way they have, but i think the major lesson to learn, as the report says, is that all of the agencies work together. i think the police and brent council anti—way for themselves must all step up and accept their degree of responsibility. on wembley way, as i mentioned, there were virtually no police there. i saw people setting off flares and rocket fireworks in a very dense crowd. i tried to find some police and i will remember what they said, he said it is resources, mate. in other words, there are only two of us. i think the police failed to anticipate the degree of problems in that area, outside the footprint of wembley, so it was not really that fa�*s responsibility. of wembley, so it was not really that fa's responsibility.- of wembley, so it was not really that fa's responsibility. these were not supporters. _ that fa's responsibility. these were not supporters, were _ that fa's responsibility. these were not supporters, were they - that fa's responsibility. these were not supporters, were they question | not supporters, were they question what they are not real fans of they turn up and behave like this. i don't think they were. obviously, i don�*t think they were. obviously, i don�*t think they were. obviously, i don�*t really know who they were. but i am pretty convinced that they were not members of the england supporters club, who followed england home and away all over the world and i used to having a drink and behaving perfectly reasonably. i think these were people who decided that they wanted to be there on the first major final that can glint had beenin first major final that can glint had been in for 50 years, they were determined to be there, come come hell or high water, and they brought mayhem with them. i don�*t think these were regular football supporters, but obviously i have no way of proving that. haifa supporters, but obviously i have no way of proving that.— way of proving that. how can fans who want to _ way of proving that. how can fans who want to go — way of proving that. how can fans who want to go just _ way of proving that. how can fans who want to go just to _ way of proving that. how can fans who want to go just to watch - way of proving that. how can fans who want to go just to watch a . way of proving that. how can fans . who want to go just to watch a match and not get caught up in disorder like this have confidence in future, then, that this sort of problem won�*t occur? i then, that this sort of problem won't occur?— then, that this sort of problem won't occur? ~ , ., won't occur? i think they will have confidence — won't occur? i think they will have confidence if _ won't occur? i think they will have confidence if all _ won't occur? i think they will have confidence if all of _ won't occur? i think they will have confidence if all of the _ won't occur? i think they will have confidence if all of the agencies, i confidence if all of the agencies, including the fa, but not restricted to them, the police, brent council and the competition organisers, uefa in this case, can all clearly demonstrate that they have worked together. i think wembley poses some particular problems because many of the major european stadiums have much bigger areas that can be made sterile before the first ticket to check around the stadium. these days, wembley is completely built up around the stadium. so i think it does pose a particular physical problem. but what that means is that the authorities have to try even harder to anticipate difficulties and coordinate their actions to prevent any problems. malcolm clarke, thank _ prevent any problems. malcolm clarke, thank you _ prevent any problems. malcolm clarke, thank you very - prevent any problems. malcolm clarke, thank you very much - prevent any problems. malcolm clarke, thank you very much for talking to us. clarke, thank you very much for talking to us-— british scientists studying seven different covid vaccines have found that pfizer and moderna are the most effective to use as boosterjabs. the results prompted this week�*s huge order by the government of more than 100 million doses over the next two years. all vaccines tested — including astrazeneca and novavax — were found to give some benefits as a third dose. simonjones reports. this, the government says, is the best response to the new variant. the vaccination programme, with a new drive to deliver more booster jabs. a team at the university of southampton says there are promising sign that boosters could handle omicron, and would still offer good protection against illness. experts though believe it�*s too early to say whether omicron will be more dangerous than other variants. we have some reason to believe it could be serious, but what that means in terms of the consequences for the pandemic, and the potential need for additional control measures, is not yet known. i think we�*ve done the most important thing, which is accelerate boosters. in south africa, the scientists who first identified omicron are racing to unlock its secrets. over the last week, the daily number of new covid infections has increased fourfold. it seems those who have already had other variants of coronavirus may not be protected against omicron. hospital admissions are up slightly, mainly among the unvaccinated. let�*s speak now with professor clare bryant, who�*s an immunity specialist, from the university of cambridge. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. what is the best case scenario, do you think, for omicron, given that we don�*t know everything about it that scientists would like to knowjust yet? the about it that scientists would like to knowjust yet?— to knowjust yet? the best case scenario would _ to knowjust yet? the best case scenario would be _ to knowjust yet? the best case scenario would be that - to knowjust yet? the best case scenario would be that it - to knowjust yet? the best case | scenario would be that it doesn't scenario would be that it doesn�*t cause us severe disease, as with some of the other strains. but what we are really needing to do is to get as many people vaccinated as possible. the data on the boosters is fantastic because it suggests that if you have had your first and second shot and then the booster, you have supercharged immunity which will help us deal with some of the effects of omicron when it really takes off here. the problem is it appears to be very infectious, more infectious than the delta variant. it is really important to protect ourselves as much as we can. given that the ten — ourselves as much as we can. given that the ten throw _ ourselves as much as we can. given that the ten throw variant _ ourselves as much as we can. given that the ten throw variant is - that the ten throw variant is already here, how necessary are the cavalry sections that are being imposed? cavalry sections that are being im osed? ., , cavalry sections that are being imosed? . , ., , ., imposed? that is a good question. i think ou imposed? that is a good question. i think you could _ imposed? that is a good question. i think you could argue _ imposed? that is a good question. i think you could argue it _ imposed? that is a good question. i think you could argue it either- imposed? that is a good question. i think you could argue it either way. | think you could argue it either way. preventing more people unnecessary to maybe bring in the variant is probably a sensible strategy, but whether it will now make any difference considering omicron is already here is a moot point, i think. in already here is a moot point, i think. , ., ., ~ think. in terms of future may take in is an variance _ think. in terms of future may take in is an variance that _ think. in terms of future may take in is an variance that might - think. in terms of future may take in is an variance that might crop i in is an variance that might crop up, —— future mutations and variance that might crop up, how important our vaccinations around the world. it is critical. we will not get the pandemic under control until the world is vaccinated. it is absolutely critical, it has always been critical and until we do that, the danger of new mutations arising is very high. it is absolutely essential we vaccinate the world. it may be essential, but how likely is it that it will happen when you consider that people are now being encouraged to have a third or even fourth dose if they are immunosuppressed. it fourth dose if they are immunosuppressed. fourth dose if they are immunosu--ressed. , . immunosuppressed. it is important we do that as well. _ immunosuppressed. it is important we do that as well, but _ immunosuppressed. it is important we do that as well, but the _ immunosuppressed. it is important we do that as well, but the capacity - immunosuppressed. it is important we do that as well, but the capacity is - do that as well, but the capacity is there to make the vaccines, the capacity is therefore us to export the vaccines. it has to be a real priority for the west to export as much vaccine as possible to places like south africa to get people vaccinated. the government is trying to do this but everyone in the west needs to try harder. it is super important. needs to try harder. it is super important-— needs to try harder. it is super imortant. . ,, , . ., important. thank you very much for talkin: to important. thank you very much for talking to us- _ important. thank you very much for talking to us. thank— important. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. _ those who have recently recovered from other variants of coronavirus do not appear to be protected against omicron, and are quickly becoming reinfected, according to south africa�*s national institute for communicable diseases. let�*s go to our correspondent in south africa, pumza fihlani. tennis about this research. this is research that was published a day ago and it shows that there is a higher chance of reinfection, the highest we have seen compared to other variance, that ten has the scientists say that it doesn�*t correlate to worse hospitalisation. it is something you know about and look at whether it means that people need poster doses —— need booster doses to further protect themselves. how fast is it spreading? they are saying it is spreading at unprecedented numbers again, a slight variation from what they have seen to the delta variant here in south africa. they say at this stage we are in the fourth wave of infections of omicron. the silver lining, i suppose, infections of omicron. the silver lining, isuppose, is infections of omicron. the silver lining, i suppose, is that it is helping to push people to head to vaccination sites and get vaccinated. we saw that number dip recently, and that picture is slowly beginning to change again. thank you. thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england — and the north east and south of scotland. the situation has been declared a "major incident" by durham county council, which has called for more resources to support residents. in aberdeenshire, the army has been drafted in to the help the recovery effort. our correspondent, luxmy gopal, is in country durham. very much a community pulling together, i think. it really is. it is all about the community spirit and the community efforts here at this village hall in county durham. it has become an emergency makeshift shelter, providing hot meals and a warm place to stay for the villagers who have been left without power, one week on from the storm which caused so much damage. we understand from the energy providers that the damage caused to the power networks was far more extensive than anticipated, and the recovery and repairs are taking longer than first expected. durham county council has declared a major incident because they say they needed army resources, extra resources to help their efforts, to help the people who are left without power. that call has been answered because they say that 100 army personnel are coming to help them with that. in aberdeenshire, the army has a ready been deployed to help, as tim moffat reports. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4,000 homes will be visited to support those struggling in the aftermath of storm arwen. the infrastructure is pretty fragile. the weather hasn�*t helped. the high winds that came yesterday have further weakened some places. but we�*re hoping it gives them that reassurance somebody is looking out for them. joanne is a nurse and lives near harbottle in northumberland. she still has no power, no water and no internet. i'm sleeping in here, which isn't ideal. eating what i can in here. boiling pans of water on the log burner. you know, you can only take so much. do you know what? i burst into tears, i'm not ashamed to say. joanne is now relying on a nearby community centre, along with her neighbour anne. i feel that we�*ve just been left out and forgotten about. i�*m more worried about the emergency services, because where we were there�*s no signals, no internet. if somebody needs an ambulance, how are they going to get hold of it? in county durham, a major incident has been declared, which means more support should be on its way. it seems that we will have assistance from the government. we�*ve asked for assistance. we hope the army will be brought in. northern power can�*t actually tell us when all these properties are going to be up, and that�*s why i�*ve had to do this. we've been out of power since last friday. we are still out of power for another four days that we know of, so it'll be well over a week. but we were also out of water for four days. oliver has complex disabilities. two of his siblings are also disabled. his family are currently having to stay in a hotel in northumberland. it�*s just been a living nightmare. itjust feels like something out of a disaster movie. you know, having all that massive storm, like literally up to 200 mph winds, and then, the aftermath, no. i just want to go home. power has been restored to laura and david�*s home, but they must wait until it�*s warm enough to return to. one week on and thousands are still feeling the impact of storm arwen. tim muffett, bbc news. for those people who are still feeling the impact, currently without the army here yet, it is places like this but in the last few days have provided that help. this is just some of the food that has been donated, brought in by volunteers who have been providing them for people who have no way of heating hot food, and coordinating that volunteer effort is tommy. so it really has been about the community rallied together, hasn�*t it? it community rallied together, hasn't it? ., , . , community rallied together, hasn't it? . , ., community rallied together, hasn't it? , ., ., it? it has. we put the call out to net it? it has. we put the call out to get locals _ it? it has. we put the call out to get locals to _ it? it has. we put the call out to get locals to come _ it? it has. we put the call out to get locals to come in _ it? it has. we put the call out to get locals to come in and - it? it has. we put the call out to get locals to come in and help i it? it has. we put the call out to i get locals to come in and help out, cook some food, go and deliver some food where possible. the village has been amazing. we have a few people that have been with us all week, so we have been doing this for a week. we have had volunteers popping in and out all week, so it has been fantastic. ., , ., ., ., fantastic. you must have heard from --eole fantastic. you must have heard from people who — fantastic. you must have heard from people who have _ fantastic. you must have heard from people who have been _ fantastic. you must have heard from people who have been through - fantastic. you must have heard from people who have been through the l people who have been through the toughest times. we people who have been through the toughest times.— people who have been through the toughest times. we have. this is the roblem. toughest times. we have. this is the problem- we — toughest times. we have. this is the problem. we haven't _ toughest times. we have. this is the problem. we haven't really - toughest times. we have. this is the problem. we haven't really got - toughest times. we have. this is the problem. we haven't really got one i problem. we haven�*t really got one demographic of age—group, we have everyone from the elderly down to youngsters. everyone has struggled with this. one night without power is manageable, seven isjust ludicrous, and people are struggling. ludicrous, and people are struggling-— ludicrous, and people are stru~lin~. . ludicrous, and people are stru~lin~.�* . struggling. are you concerned about the welfare of _ struggling. are you concerned about the welfare of some _ struggling. are you concerned about the welfare of some of— struggling. are you concerned about the welfare of some of the - the welfare of some of the villagers?— the welfare of some of the villagers? the welfare of some of the villaters? ., ., ., , , villagers? yeah, we have a minibus and have been _ villagers? yeah, we have a minibus and have been picking _ villagers? yeah, we have a minibus and have been picking people - villagers? yeah, we have a minibus and have been picking people up. villagers? yeah, we have a minibus i and have been picking people up who have been struggling. we have seen some sights that quite frankly i would not want to see again. some of the old people and how they have been trapped in the house. you have been trapped in the house. you have been visiting — been trapped in the house. you have been visiting one _ been trapped in the house. you have been visiting one man _ been trapped in the house. you have been visiting one man who _ been trapped in the house. you have been visiting one man who has - been trapped in the house. you have been visiting one man who has been | been visiting one man who has been without power for a week. a92—year—old who has been laid up in bed, getting up where he can, but he cannot get out of bed. we are trying our best for people like him, to take out food so people who cannot come to the village all and take advantage of what we have here, we are taking the food to them. what are taking the food to them. what are taking the food to them. what are ou are taking the food to them. what are you making — are taking the food to them. what are you making of— are taking the food to them. what are you making of the _ are taking the food to them. what are you making of the response from the authorities and the energy companies question mark durham county council have been great. there should have been more from the government. had we known earlier that it was going to be as bad as it was, we could have made alternative arrangement as to what they has been. it arrangement as to what they has been. . ., . arrangement as to what they has been. , ., , been. it could be potentially several more _ been. it could be potentially several more days _ been. it could be potentially several more days before i been. it could be potentially - several more days before people get their power back. do you have enough resources to help people in that time? ~ ., ., ., , , time? we do at the moment, because from the kind — time? we do at the moment, because from the kind donations _ time? we do at the moment, because from the kind donations we _ time? we do at the moment, because from the kind donations we are - from the kind donations we are getting from people from other local villages, different organisations and companies around the area, who have all donated food and time and everything that they can, really, to help out. but, from the government, i think it could to been better. because this is such an oasis for people who have been freezing cold for this many days, you must see some emotion from people coming here. we some emotion from people coming here. ~ . ., . some emotion from people coming here. ~ , ., , ., some emotion from people coming here. . , .,, ., here. we get people through the door and they come — here. we get people through the door and they come in _ here. we get people through the door and they come in with _ here. we get people through the door and they come in with a _ here. we get people through the door and they come in with a young - here. we get people through the door and they come in with a young family | and they come in with a young family and they come in with a young family and as soon as they feel the warmth, you can see them welling up, they are crying. it has been emotional for everybody. we have had tears and laughter. but it is a really emotional time. laughter. but it is a really emotionaltime. it laughter. but it is a really emotional time. it has been difficult. ., ~ emotional time. it has been difficult. . ,, , ., emotional time. it has been difficult. ., ~' , ., ., emotional time. it has been difficult. . ., difficult. thank you for your efforts and _ difficult. thank you for your efforts and those _ difficult. thank you for your efforts and those of- difficult. thank you for your efforts and those of the - difficult. thank you for your i efforts and those of the other volunteers as well. let�*s speak to some of the people left without power who have felt the benefit of the help being provided here. let�*s start with you, claire. you have been without power since friday. how has it been? it been without power since friday. how has it been?— has it been? it has been quite difficult but, _ has it been? it has been quite difficult but, to _ has it been? it has been quite difficult but, to be _ has it been? it has been quite difficult but, to be fair, - has it been? it has been quite difficult but, to be fair, we - difficult but, to be fair, we expected something to happen in the countryside, it does every year. but once _ countryside, it does every year. but once you _ countryside, it does every year. but once you get — countryside, it does every year. but once you get to the point of seven days once you get to the point of seven days later — once you get to the point of seven days later and the next news will be the 8th _ days later and the next news will be the 8th of— days later and the next news will be the 8th of december, you lose all hope _ the 8th of december, you lose all hope the — the 8th of december, you lose all hope. the notifications that we have had have _ hope. the notifications that we have had have been, if we had to get onto the internet — had have been, if we had to get onto the internet to get them, if you have _ the internet to get them, if you have no— the internet to get them, if you have no phone or power, how will you access _ have no phone or power, how will you access that _ have no phone or power, how will you access that information? those who have had _ access that information? those who have had the phone is charged and things. _ have had the phone is charged and things. it _ have had the phone is charged and things, it has been left to us to look— things, it has been left to us to look the — things, it has been left to us to look the information up. we have our mobile _ look the information up. we have our mobile numbers, they used to, if you had an— mobile numbers, they used to, if you had an outage of ten minutes or something, let you know. but nothing — something, let you know. but nothing. you are getting to the point _ nothing. you are getting to the point where you think, half—an—hour, we will— point where you think, half—an—hour, we will wait, — point where you think, half—an—hour, we will wait, and then facebook likes— we will wait, and then facebook likes up— we will wait, and then facebook likes up and says, no, it will be another— likes up and says, no, it will be another 24—hour is. i don't understand why we are not being told the truth _ understand why we are not being told the truth. we can appreciate that this is— the truth. we can appreciate that this is unprecedented, it has never happened — this is unprecedented, it has never happened before. i can imagine that it is something that is costing a lot of— it is something that is costing a lot of money, but we are at an age now where — lot of money, but we are at an age now where we feel as if we are trying — now where we feel as if we are trying to— now where we feel as if we are trying to protect our climate and do other— trying to protect our climate and do other things like changing over to electric— other things like changing over to electric cars and getting rid of fossil— electric cars and getting rid of fossil fuels, things like that, what will happen? will they plan ahead for things like this that might happen? i'm lucky, i have a log burner~ — happen? i'm lucky, i have a log burner~ my— happen? i'm lucky, i have a log burner. my mother, who is 72, doesn't — burner. my mother, who is 72, doesn't. that has been taken out. if we doesn't. that has been taken out. we come doesn't. that has been taken out. if we come onto someone else, thank you for that. we come onto someone else, thank you forthat. if we come onto someone else, thank you for that. if we come onto someone else in a similar situation, wendy, how much longer have you been told before your power comes back on and how have you been coping? i�*m before your power comes back on and how have you been coping?— how have you been coping? i'm not coin: how have you been coping? i'm not coping well— how have you been coping? i'm not coping well now. — how have you been coping? i'm not coping well now, because - how have you been coping? i'm not coping well now, because i'm - how have you been coping? i'm not coping well now, because i'm 77. i how have you been coping? i'm not i coping well now, because i'm 77. i'm coping well now, because i�*m 77. i�*m fit, but i�*m suffering now. i think the main thing for me that is upsetting if you cannot help the storm, i appreciate that and everybody is working so hard, but what i�*m upset about is that every time i call up, they will say, it will be on at 11:45pm and i set up with candles on the coldest night, and it didn�*t come on at all. i went to bed fully dressed with a hat and gloves, i was freezing all night. i don�*t have a stove or anything. luckily, my son got me a stove yesterday. he will get me a burner so i can make tea. i came here today and it was wonderful, my first visit. i have charged my phone and had a bacon sandwich and i feel good! had a bacon sandwich and i feel nood! ., had a bacon sandwich and i feel ood! ., ., ~' , ., had a bacon sandwich and i feel nood! . . ~ , ., , . good! that makes all the difference. thank ou. good! that makes all the difference. thank you- you _ good! that makes all the difference. thank you. you can _ good! that makes all the difference. thank you. you can see _ good! that makes all the difference. thank you. you can see the - thank you. you can see the difference a hot meal makes will stop the kitchens are getting geared up stop the kitchens are getting geared up here. a real lifeline for people who are still without power a week on. thank you. yes, a choice phone and a bacon sandwich and things seem a lot better! small things at times. will robb has not had power for eight days now in wooler in northumberand. you are in your car because that is where you can charge your phone, is that right question mark yes, the one place i can charge my phone. and i connect you to get some signal so i can communicate with the outside world to let you know we�*re still here. outside world to let you know we're still here. ~ ., outside world to let you know we're still here. ~ . ., , , outside world to let you know we're still here. ~ . , ,, still here. what has this last week been like for _ still here. what has this last week been like for you _ still here. what has this last week been like for you and _ still here. what has this last week been like for you and your - still here. what has this last week been like for you and your family i been like for you and your family question what you have been in a hotel at some point scratch amuck the local pub put us up because that want us in our freezing car. the community _ want us in our freezing car. the community is — want us in our freezing car. tis: community is looking after us as much as they can, but we need the army here for the rural people like us, with no powerfor seven days, with generators. we are not asking them to repair the overhead power lines or anything like that, we just need them here with the generators that are on the back of their land rovers, to the small houses who are 9400 four in the 70s, they have no power, they have no hope because they cannot ask for help because i haven�*t got a phone, they haven�*t got a car, and they need that help. it was keeping an ion them to make sure —— who is keeping an eye on them? sure -- who is keeping an eye on them? ~ ., sure -- who is keeping an eye on them? ~ . . sure -- who is keeping an eye on them? . . , sure -- who is keeping an eye on them? . . them? we have police cars and mountain _ them? we have police cars and mountain rescue _ them? we have police cars and mountain rescue who _ them? we have police cars and mountain rescue who were - them? we have police cars and i mountain rescue who were going them? we have police cars and - mountain rescue who were going out as much as they can. they will still miss people and soon they will be finding dead people. that is not where you want to be. ida. finding dead people. that is not where you want to be.— finding dead people. that is not where you want to be. no, that is a shockin: where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing _ where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing to _ where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing to think _ where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing to think in _ where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing to think in this - where you want to be. no, that is a shocking thing to think in this day l shocking thing to think in this day and age. in future, what preparations do you think they need to be? it is likely these things will happen again. mit? to be? it is likely these things will happen again.— to be? it is likely these things will happen again. why after 48 hours- - - ? _ will happen again. why after 48 hours...? again, _ will happen again. why after 48 hours...? again, we _ will happen again. why after 48 hours...? again, we are - will happen again. why after 48 hours...? again, we are not. will happen again. why after 48 . hours...? again, we are not asking for the army to repair the power you�*re asking for their logistics was not why was a field hospital not set up for once and heat question mark one was a field cooking site not set up for people to eat and for warm water? these are the things the army can provide easily. why has the government not asked for their help? the resolution lies with the power company, doesn�*t it? how long is this going to take to fix, to get you back onto the grid? taste this going to take to fix, to get you back onto the grid? we don't know, we you back onto the grid? we don't know. we are _ you back onto the grid? we don't know, we are not _ you back onto the grid? we don't know, we are not engineers. - you back onto the grid? we don't| know, we are not engineers. they you back onto the grid? we don't - know, we are not engineers. they are the engineers. in the meantime, why has a disaster not been called, or an emergency, and why are there no resources here to help us? why we going to sell the command every day, asking, have you somewhere else for us to stay tonight question mark we appreciate you talking to us. taste appreciate you talking to us. we ho -e ou appreciate you talking to us. we hope you get some answers. thank you. the dad and stepmum of six—year—old arthur labinyo—hughes will find out today how long they will spend in jail of killing their child. emma tustin was found guilty of murder, and her partner, thomas hughes, of manslaughter. the pair were described in court as "utterly ruthless and pitiless". they had beaten arthur, deprived him of food, made him stand for 14 hours facing a door and force—fed him meals laced with salt. joining me now is the director of policy and campaigns at action for children, imran hussain. thank you forjoining us. just reading that out loud, it is heartbreaking. what is your view of this particular case persian rug it must be bad by anybody�*s standards. it's it�*s horrifying, it�*s heartbreaking. anyone listening to this would find it almost unbearable to hear all these details. i think the emotions people are having about this are just that this poor baby going through this, how heartbreaking that was, but also, people want to know what can we do to reduce the chances of things like this happening in the future. of course, we are never going to have a perfect system. we are also going to have people —— always going to have people inflicting harm on children, but there must be things that we can do to reduce the chances of this happening to other children. action for children, my charity, every day, we work with children, who have suffered abuse. we know that there are things we can do as a society, which can reduce the chances of children being harmed. in particular, having early help services, things like children�*s centres, they can pick up on signs of abuse but also help families and children before problems turn into crisis. the big problem has been in the last decades, the funding for early help services have been cut and we have seen money on children�*s services rebalanced. much more of the money now goes to helping children in crisis rather than in prevention and early help. what you�*re getting is children services almost turning into a blue light service. you would not have an nhs that it has comprised just of a&e units, but no public health, no primary care, no gps. but increasingly, we are going that way with children services. it�*s dangerous, it�*s cost me, it�*sjust irresponsible. we have got to have protection for children, which is about prevention, early help as well as putting them into care when they are in crisis. taste as putting them into care when they are in crisis-— are in crisis. we keep hearing time and time again _ are in crisis. we keep hearing time and time again that _ are in crisis. we keep hearing time and time again that over— are in crisis. we keep hearing time and time again that over decades, | and time again that over decades, less concerns will be learnt. it feels like for those outside the system, lessons are learned. how much longer children got to be at risk like this before those lessons are truly learned from? i risk like this before those lessons are truly learned from?— risk like this before those lessons are truly learned from? i think it's frustratin: are truly learned from? i think it's frustrating for _ are truly learned from? i think it's frustrating for anyone _ are truly learned from? i think it's frustrating for anyone working - are truly learned from? i think it's| frustrating for anyone working with children. the kind of hear many of these lessons repeated over the years. definitely, there has been progress, there�*s been genuine effort from local authorities, social services to improve things and we have seen that many of the things people are raising time and time again are around, for example, funding. we know that if your funding, if you�*re cutting funding to local authorities, particularly in the early years and early intervention and prevention, if you�*re doing that, you�*re going to lead to more children in crisis, which is incredibly expensive, and that also leads to added pressures on social workers. we no higher caseload school social workers means it�*s much more difficult for them. in fact, there was a big review of 400 serious case reviews last year and one of the findings of that review was if you make cuts, if you do that, you imperil children. so, a lot of this isn�*t new. a lot of the concerns out there are long—standing and it is frustrating that when we have cases like this, people are worried of the contributing factors being a lack of funding. in this case,... in the round, in the general, if you want to reduce the chances of children being harmed, we have got to invest in children and in children services.— have got to invest in children and in children services. thank you very much forjoining — in children services. thank you very much forjoining us. _ in children services. thank you very much forjoining us. if— in children services. thank you very much forjoining us. if you - in children services. thank you very much forjoining us. if you have - much forjoining us. if you have been affected by any of these issues raised in the story, you can contact the bbc action line. good morning. the football association�*s chief executive, mark bullingham, has apologised for the disorder at wembley at this year�*s euro 2020 final saying "many suffered a terrible experience on what should have been an historic night". his apology follows an independent report by baroness louise casey in which she calls the disorder "a day of national shame for england", adding, "there was a series of very near misses, which could have led to a loss of life." the report details that around 2,000 people got into the england v italy game illegally, particularly through disabled and emergency entrances. the report also said there was a "collective failure" in planning, including a "vulnerable" and inexperienced stewarding operation. it also cites the police deployment arrived "too late". after watching manchester united beat arsenal from the stands last night, united�*s new interim manager ralf rangnick has given his first press conference at old trafford. the german had plenty to say including admitting "it was a job offer he couldn�*t turn down" and saying that he�*s "not ruling staying—on as manager" beyond his initial six months in charge. imean, at i mean, at the time when chelsea contacted me last year or this year in february, they only spoke about the option to become interim manager forfour months, so it was in february without any perspective to work in the long term together and here now we are talking about six and a half months. we have also agreed upon a two—year advisory role after those six months and in the end, to be honest if a club like manchester united contacts you. to roll, you cannot possibly turn it down. right now, i�*m fully aware that they might be looking for a new manager, if they speak to me about that, we will see. maybe if they ask me for my opinion and as you say, everything goes well, we develop the team, i might even make the same recommendation to the board that i did at leipzig twice when i recommended to them that it might be a good idea working with me for one year. mixed news for england�*s cricketers ahead of the ashes, which start next week. importantly, allrounder ben stokes looks in decent form, hitting 42 in his first game for more than 4 months. it was just an intra squad warm—up game but stokes took two wickets, and then, hit 6 fours in 56 balls before retiring. not so good with the other batters — captain joe root and jonny bairstow falling for first ball ducks and hameed and malan only making single figures in the first innings. england�*s preparations have been severely hampered by rain but veteran ashes bowler stuart broad says it�*s no bad thing. it's it�*s been a great bonus for us to get these overs at ground here. i must admit, on thursday afternoon, when the rain was pouring down, i was beginning to think we might struggle for some overs but even getting one day in the dirt for us, miles on the legs and the batters to spend some time in the middle, it�*s priceless for us. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. fraudsters have stolen billions of pounds by abusing the government�*s bounce—back loan scheme. that�*s the initiative that was designed to help small businesses survive during the covid pandemic. according to a new report from the national audit office, more than one in ten of the loans may have been fraudulent, costing the taxpayer almost £5 billion. the report says that measures put in place to stop fraud were implemented too slowly. our correspondent, angus crawford, reports. a hard stop. police arrest a drug dealer, a member of a manchester gang that used a front business to hide their crimes. and this is it. from a couple of portakabins, they planned to take over the local cocaine market. but what�*s really extraordinary is they managed to get a £25,000 bounce back loan to help their business through the pandemic. and they weren�*t the only ones. it�*s a bounce back loan application that�*s been approved for £50,000. last year, this undercover investigator showed us how criminals were setting up fake companies to exploit the system. it seems to be free money for the scammers. it�*s going to cost us billions. 4.9 billion, according to today�*s report. anti—fraud measures, it says, were implemented too slowly to be effective and are inadequate. well, today we announced a brand—new loan scheme for the smaller businesses. designed as a life—saver forsmall firms, more than £47 billion was handed out. but how much of that will legitimate firms ever pay back? it�*s going to be horrendous. it�*s a nightmare. i�*m worried. i�*ve asked the government to set up a helpline. mike runs an online support group for business owners who took out a loan, and now fear they may go bust. they�*ve now got the repayments starting. and a lot of people simply have not bounced back, which was the whole idea of the scheme. as soon as they�*re due, it is going to be a tidal wave. it will be. there is no ifs, bunts or shunts about that. the nao says £17 billion may never be repaid. and 100,000 loans are already in arrears. i've had to contact my doctor about having some anti—depressants. i haven't been able to properly sleep for the last 20 months. £50,000 it seemed like a life—saver for anne—marie and her printing firm. it now feels like a millstone. the bounce back loan is hanging there over our heads at the moment. you know, at the time, i guess, i had two choices. we either take on a loan and carry on and try to just ride through the storm, or we close the doors. but the storm isn�*t over? well, this is the thing. it'sjust about starting, i think. loans that kept hundreds of thousands of firms alive became a dead weight for others and a cash cow for criminals. angus crawford, bbc news. joining me now isjonathan fisher, a barrister specialising in financial crime at red lion chambers. welcome to bbc news. in your view, how did this amount to fraud happen? well, it has happened through the government being put in a very difficult situation initially because it obviously wanted to feed money to struggling businesses very quickly, but of course, when you do that, you don�*t have an opportunity to do full checks on who you are sending money out to, so that i think is how it happened initially. going forward, whether the government should have realised that they were setting up something that could be so easily abused by fraudsters, then, taken appropriate measures as they have done now, is another matter. tithe measures as they have done now, is another matter.— another matter. one of the challenges _ another matter. one of the challenges in _ another matter. one of the challenges in prosecuting l another matter. one of the - challenges in prosecuting people is trying to claw some of it back. well, there will be considerable challenges, the most important thing that the prosecutors will have to do is to show the fraudulent nature of the 10% of these claims that we are talking about. it the 10% of these claims that we are talking about-— talking about. it seems like a huge proportion. — talking about. it seems like a huge proportion. to _ talking about. it seems like a huge proportion, to me. _ talking about. it seems like a huge proportion, to me. it _ talking about. it seems like a huge proportion, to me. it is _ talking about. it seems like a huge proportion, to me. it is a - talking about. it seems like a huge proportion, to me. it is a large - proportion, to me. it is a large figure. should it have been predicted?— figure. should it have been redicted? , ., �* predicted? yes, i wouldn't disagree with ou predicted? yes, i wouldn't disagree with you for — predicted? yes, i wouldn't disagree with you for one _ predicted? yes, i wouldn't disagree with you for one moment. - predicted? yes, i wouldn't disagree with you for one moment. one - with you for one moment. one obviously understands that when you set up a scheme like this, there will be an element of abuse. it is inevitable. stores when they operate their stock, inevitable. stores when they operate theirstock, realise inevitable. stores when they operate their stock, realise there�*s going to be an element of that by the staff. this degree of criminality, 10%, is honestly extremely high and it is a lot of money for all of us to pay for. and i think it could have been predicted. if you set up a scheme that relies on self certification for the main criteria of obtaining the financial support, inevitably, it�*s going to be abused and you don�*t have to be too clever to realise that there are organised criminals out there, who would see this as a great opportunity to set “p this as a great opportunity to set up their own business. whereby they would establish companies that didn�*t have a training record or base applications in false names and obtain money from the state in a way which they shouldn�*t. 50. obtain money from the state in a way which they shouldn't.— obtain money from the state in a way which they shouldn't. so, when might we see prosecutions? _ which they shouldn't. so, when might we see prosecutions? how _ which they shouldn't. so, when might we see prosecutions? how long - which they shouldn't. so, when might we see prosecutions? how long is - which they shouldn't. so, when might we see prosecutions? how long is the lead time? ., , , we see prosecutions? how long is the lead time? . , , , , lead time? inevitably, these things do take time _ lead time? inevitably, these things do take time to _ lead time? inevitably, these things do take time to investigate. - lead time? inevitably, these things do take time to investigate. i - lead time? inevitably, these things| do take time to investigate. i would have thought between six months in 12 months is what you are looking at. again, it is going to be variable. fraud ranges from the sophisticated criminal and the organised criminal to the individual who sees an opportunity to take advantage. the larger case is obviously going to take a lot more time to investigate and they will almost certainly be looked at by the national crime agency. those cases, they will take a bit of time to come through. there�*s also an enormous backlog in the criminal courts at the moment, so that will be factored in as well. i would say six to 12 months. ., ~ in as well. i would say six to 12 months. . ,, , ., in as well. i would say six to 12 months. ., ~' , ., , in as well. i would say six to 12 months. . ,, , ., , . an independent report, commissioned by the government, says that the risk of catching and becoming very sick from covid—19 remains higherfor people belonging to certain minority ethnic groups. the covid—disparities report, which considers each pandemic wave, has found that black and south asian people are among those hit hardest, despite infection rates being lower than in white people. let�*s discuss the findings with the author of the report, dr raghib ali, who is the government�*s independent adviser on covid—19 and ethnicity. welcome. this is shocking to think that so far into covid—19 being a part of our daily life that this is still happening. what have you found and why is this still the case? goad and why is this still the case? good morninu. and why is this still the case? good morning- just _ and why is this still the case? good morning- just to — and why is this still the case? good morning. just to clarify _ and why is this still the case? good morning. just to clarify one - and why is this still the case? (ems. morning. just to clarify one point, the report is authorised by the cabinet office.— the report is authorised by the cabinet office. thank you for the clarification. _ cabinet office. thank you for the clarification. the _ cabinet office. thank you for the clarification. the key _ cabinet office. thank you for the clarification. the key findings, i cabinet office. thank you for the | clarification. the key findings, as ou said, clarification. the key findings, as you said. the _ clarification. the key findings, as you said, the disproportionate i you said, the disproportionate factor of covid—19 has been apparent from earlier on in the pandemic and it�*s something that i saw myself in the front line both with colleagues and patients but what we have found with all the research that�*s been done over the last 18 months is the rain reason for that increased risk of death is due to an increased risk of death is due to an increased risk of infection. the key factors seem to be where you live, if you live in a densely populated urban area, that increases your risk. certain occupations, health and social care, taxi drivers, and so on. pakistani and bangladeshi groups as well because they live are more likely to live in multi—generational households. so, ithink live in multi—generational households. so, i think the key finding has been that it is mainly driven by infection risk. we have also found that certain diseases like diabetes and high pressure —— high blood pressure, increase the risk. so, there is multiple factors but you are right to say that the risk is still there. what�*s happening currently — in the third wave, the picture has changed somewhat. now infection rates are lower in south asians and black people and that�*s been driven partly by the change of the geography of the infections, so london and other cities are not as effective now. the main thing driving death rates and hospitalisation rates is the level of vaccination. although there has been very significant improvements in both salvation and black groups, there are still slightly higher rates of people who are not vaccinated. —— south asian and black groups. vaccinated. -- south asian and black 1 rou n s. ,, ., vaccinated. -- south asian and black u-rous. ,., groups. so, the disparities are recognised _ groups. so, the disparities are recognised and _ groups. so, the disparities are recognised and understood i groups. so, the disparities are| recognised and understood and groups. so, the disparities are i recognised and understood and the reason for them are better understood, what needs to change and by whom the? the understood, what needs to change and by whom the?— by whom the? the key thing going forward, by whom the? the key thing going forward. given _ by whom the? the key thing going forward, given the _ by whom the? the key thing going forward, given the main _ by whom the? the key thing going forward, given the main risk- by whom the? the key thing going forward, given the main risk factor is risk of infection and the best way to protect yourself from risk of infection is vaccination, the key thing is to be vaccinated. 20% of back groups and 10% of south asian groups are not vaccinated and 5% of whites are not vaccinated. it�*s really important they come forward for their doses and boosters. it�*s the best way to protect yourself, your family, the best way to protect yourself, yourfamily, your the best way to protect yourself, your family, your grandparents and any high—risk members that will come into contact with you. i know people have concerns, there are still quite a lot of misconceptions out there but we need to continue working with all of these communities and build trust and explain to them that the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh any side—effects. alec baldwin, has said he doesn�*t feel guilty about the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film rust in october because he doesn�*t feel responsible for the incident. in an interview broadcast on us tv last night, he said he cocked the gun that killed ms hutchins, but didn�*t pull the trigger and that he didn�*t know who had put a live bullet in the gun. he admitted that his acting career may now be over as a result of the shooting. sophie long reports from los angeles. i sat on that pew right before they called lunch and i said, "this movie has made me love making movies again." i used to love to make movies. idid. you know. now, alec baldwin says he�*s not sure he�*ll ever work again after something went horribly, horribly wrong when he was rehearsing a scene, pointing what he believed to be an empty gun at halyna, as she directed him to do. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger, never. that was the training that i had. you don�*t point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. even after halyna collapsed, and directorjoel souza screamed, it didn�*t occur to the actor that a live round was in the gun he�*d been holding. he didn�*t experience what he described as the insanity—inducing agony of that realisation until much later. just as you disbelieved that there was a live round in the gun, you disbelieved that this was going to be a fatal accident. so you didn't know exactly how serious it was? at the very end of my interview with the sheriff�*s department, they said to me, "we regret to tell you that she didn�*t make it. she died." they told me right then and there. and that�*s when i went in the parking lot. i called my wife, to talk to my wife. the actor said he hadn�*t checked the weapon himself, but had put his trust in the 24—year—old armourer, hannah gutierrez reid. her lawyer said the set was sabotaged. that�*s a big swing. that�*s an enormous charge to make — that someone came and did something. for what purpose? to attack who? to discredit who? to harm me? the production? means, motive and opportunity. what was their motive in doing that? if somebody did that. it�*s overwhelmingly likely that it was an accident. one of the things her attorney has said is that she was hired for two positions on the film and therefore was stretched in an inappropriate way. did she raise any of those concerns with you? no, i assume that everyone who�*s shooting a lower budget film is stretched, myself included. and i got no complaints from her or the prop department. i�*m not sitting there when i�*m getting dressed, and ready to go to a scene, saying, "oh, my god. the prop woman seemed very harried today." i didn�*t get a sense of that from any of the people on the film. he spoke emotionally about meeting halyna�*s husband and son, who�*s just nine years old. i think to myself, this little boy doesn�*t have a mother anymore. and i know that in my life, i�*m with my kids, and i�*m doing quite well with my kids, my kids and i are having a great time. right until my wife walks in the room and then i become invisible. my kids all go and theyjump on top of their mother. and this boy doesn�*t have a mother any more. and...there�*s nothing we can do to bring her back. alec baldwin said he would do anything in his power to undo what had happened, but he said he did not feel guilt. someone is responsible for what happened and i can�*t say who that is, but i know it�*s not me. i mean, i honest to god, if i felt that i was responsible, i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible. and i don�*t say that lightly. he said halyna hutchins was one of the loveliest women he�*d ever worked with and she was as admired as she was loved. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. you�*re watching bbc news. with nuns on tiktok and imams on instagram, it seems that religions across the world are trying to reinvent themselves on social media. research commissioned by the bbc shows that religious content, especially on tiktok, is growing faster than average. our global religion reporter sofia beh—titza has the story. religion is adapting to new social media trends, fast. short videos like these are becoming really popular. on tiktok, this hashtag has 9 billion views. diwali has over 2 billion. the hashtag #islam? more than 60 billion hits. these nuns dedicate their entire lives tojesus christ. but after they finish praying, this is what they get up to. they�*re making a video on tiktok. we got to go, we got to go, we got to go. don�*t you think that some people might not take you seriously? i think there are a lot of stereotypes about nuns out there. there�*s an idea that you lock yourself into an institution, like, all the rules, all you�*re giving up. so when we share those videos, we really want to show that we are human and we live. and to say they have fun is an understatement. they do pranks... laughter. ..orjump on the latest tiktok trend. what kind of comments do you get? oh, they range. yeah, they range! there is a whole strand of folks who are like, "i don't even know how i got on nuntok, but i'm here to stay". from a convent to a mosque, and this is the biggest in the uk. for thousands of years, people have come into places of worship to learn more about theirfaith. but now, religious messages are echoing through tiktok, instagram and other social media platforms, and that means they�*re reaching people who might never come to a place like this or speak to a priest, an imam ora rabbi. sabah decided to become an imam when he was only 17. i don�*t want you to ever give up. start by reading one verse a day. it puts life into perspective. thanks to his videos, people have found him online and have come to him with all sorts of problems. it�*s also been a platform where people turn to me with questions that might not relate to faith. they might be dealing with... drug abuse, they might be dealing with relationship issues, and i try to help them to the best of my ability. it�*s happening in every major faith around the world. in china, these buddhist monks have gained such a large following on douyin, the chinese version of tiktok, that tourists travel to their temples just so they can meet them. the nuns pray for everyone who comments on their videos. would you pray for someone who has left a hateful comment? oh, more. yeah, watch out. we put our senior sisters on those comments. chris stokel—walker is a technologyjournalist and author of tiktok boom. chris, explain what tiktok is for those who don�*t have teenage kids who force them to watch tiktok videos. , ., ., , ., , videos. yes, the ma'ority of people who use it videos. yes, the ma'ority of people who it — videos. yes, the majority of people who use it are teenagers _ videos. yes, the majority of people who use it are teenagers but i videos. yes, the majority of people who use it are teenagers but more | who use it are teenagers but more than that use it worldwide. you get usually between 15 and 60 seconds but it can go on to three minutes and it isjust but it can go on to three minutes and it is just streams of videos that you throw yourself into you from religious content as we are talking about today two games to party videos to music, to dancing. everything under the sun represents itself on tiktok.— itself on tiktok. yes, you can waste a whole day — itself on tiktok. yes, you can waste a whole day watching _ itself on tiktok. yes, you can waste a whole day watching things - itself on tiktok. yes, you can waste a whole day watching things like i a whole day watching things like that, if you�*re not careful. how fast are the religious hashtags growing? fast are the religious hashtags curowin ? , , , growing? yes, is the interesting thin is growing? yes, is the interesting thing is that _ growing? yes, is the interesting thing is that part _ growing? yes, is the interesting thing is that part of _ growing? yes, is the interesting thing is that part of us _ growing? yes, is the interesting thing is that part of us analysed | thing is that part of us analysed the religious content on tiktok, the use of hashtags that are related to religion. for instance, the number of videos relating to islam from a time period of april to september increased by 18%. comedy over the same period had a 7% increase and in terms of who is watching that, islam had a 14% increase over the same time period. christianity had 36% compared to comedy videos that had a 26% rise. religious content is being watched a lot more than nonreligious content. i5 watched a lot more than nonreligious content. , , watched a lot more than nonreligious content. . , ., ., content. is it 'ust fun although more content. is itjust fun although more tangible _ content. is itjust fun although more tangible benefits i content. is itjust fun although more tangible benefits to i content. is itjust fun although more tangible benefits to be i content. is itjust fun although i more tangible benefits to be had by people who are starting to fire these religious tiktok makers? you often talk to — these religious tiktok makers? ti’f7i,, often talk to garton prasanna ties, so throughout the history, whether they do it from the pulpit or public forums or whether they do it from social media like tiktok, and social development that they are trying to grow their religions for people who are interested to them. it�*s a good way of doing it because people are on the app. way of doing it because people are on the app-— on the app. does it translate in more people — on the app. does it translate in more people turning _ on the app. does it translate in more people turning up i on the app. does it translate in more people turning up for i on the app. does it translate in i more people turning up for services in places of worship? this more people turning up for services in places of worship?— in places of worship? this is the challenging _ in places of worship? this is the challenging thing. _ in places of worship? this is the challenging thing. we _ in places of worship? this is the challenging thing. we have i in places of worship? this is the challenging thing. we have the l in places of worship? this is the i challenging thing. we have the issue of lockdown which has put a damper on people turning up to physical ceremonies and events every single week at their place of worship. we don�*t necessarily have that connection that online interest is translating to off—line action but it is obviously important for all religions because they are seeing a decrease in interest, a decrease in attendance on their weekly services and i think anything that can try and i think anything that can try and get the message out there is really good. jimmy greaves how much money is there to be made from tiktok? huge amounts if you are very good. the rest of us get very little. you can get money through some deals, which is where you may be mention a project through the video and you get paid for it. i can give you an awful lot of money, sometimes six figures or more in the year. but for some people doing this, it�*s a passion project rather than something they can make money from. ., ~ than something they can make money from. . ,, ,., than something they can make money from. . ~' ,. , than something they can make money from. . ,, y., , . than something they can make money from. ., ~ ,. , . ., from. thank you very much for talkin: from. thank you very much for talking to _ from. thank you very much for talking to us. _ now, it�*s time for a look at the weather. we have already seen temperatures higher than yesterday afternoon. it is going to be a grey and misty day with patchy and brainy drizzle. brighter conditions further north. the best of the sunshine will be east of scotland in the west, frequent showers. mildest towards the south—west. through this evening, southern counties of england and wales will have rain for a time and then it dries up, then, more batches of showers will work its way in across much of the country. the breeze will strengthen and tone cold into the start of the weekend. on saturday, only rain across parts of the south east midlands and east anglia. many southern counties will stay dry throughout. showers are fairly frequent across western areas and into eastern scotland and north—east england. as colder with a stronger breeze, we could see some of those showers turning a little bit wintry, especially over the hills. see you soon. this is bbc news. the headlines: the euro 2020 final between england and italy is branded a day of "national shame" after thousands of fans stormed wembley stadium. a new report into the disorder says 2,000 "ticketless, drunken thugs" got into the ground following a collective failure by organisers, security firms and the police. the fa has accepted the findings and apologised. thousands of people are still without electricity, seven days after storm arwen. hundreds of troops have been sent to help in parts of northern scotland and north—east england. one night without power is manageable, seven isjust ludicrous, and people are struggling. researchers in the uk say there are promising signs booster vaccines could help protect against the omicron variant — as the world health organization warns of a global surge in cases. two people are due to be sentenced at coventry crown court for the killing of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes in solihull. alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film rust i feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and i cannot say who that is, but i know it's not me. we begin with some breaking news regarding the racism scandal that has embroiled yorkshire county cricket club. taste has embroiled yorkshire county cricket club.— has embroiled yorkshire county cricket club. ~ , ., ., cricket club. we understand from social media _ cricket club. we understand from social media that _ cricket club. we understand from social media that martyn - cricket club. we understand from social media that martyn moxon, | social media that martyn moxon, director of cricket, and andrew gale, the first 11 coach, have left the club today in addition to all members of the coaching team. it follows claims by a former cricket player with the club about racism. it led to the previous resignation of officials at the cricket club. we see that the rector of cricket at the first 11 coach have left the club today, along with all numbers of the coaching team. the club has been criticised for slow reaction to this story, which broke a few weeks ago, and now we see that a number of people are feeling that they must finally bow to the pressure and resign. we will bring you more on those resignations very soon. an independent report, looking at disorder on the day of the euro 2020 final, has called it a day of "national shame" for england. the report�*s author, baroness louise casey, said there was a series of "very near misses" at wembley stadium which could have led to a loss of life. she said there�*d been a collective failure by organisers, security firms and the police which allowed 2,000 ticketless fans, and "drunken thugs", to make their way into the stadium. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, is outside wembley stadium. tell us more about what this report has concluded. it said that it was a near miss amid a perfect storm, essentially, of the covid strip since we had at that point, england�*s biggest game in 55 years and the fact there were 25,000 seats inside memory that fans knew were empty. as you say, baroness casey described as a potentially glorious national occasion that turned into a day of national shame. occasion that turned into a day of nationalshame. she occasion that turned into a day of national shame. she said the action is of some fans or thugs were shocking and intolerable, with cocaine a key factor. some of the actions of fans she likened to a medieval football match. typically, three tonnes of rubbish are left at an england football match. this time, there were 31 tonnes of rubbish that needed to be cleaned up. remarkably, if england had won—macro, the report says it could have been much worse, with up to 6000 ticketless fans waiting outside here to essentially breach the stadium. the authorities are definitely not let off the hook. she describes a failure from authorities and a failure to understand the magnitude of this much and what would happen with the police arriving party late. all agencies caught off—guard, it says. around 2000 ticketless fans managed to get in, 17 mass breaches of disabled gates and fire doors, we heard in the report. one fan pretended to be a steward in order to separate a disabled fan from their father and to separate a disabled fan from theirfather and push to separate a disabled fan from their father and push them through a disabled gate. the capacity was increased to six to 7000 after pressure from uefa which said they would move the final to budapest if they did not opt the capacity. there is concern from the officials who were worried about that rise and they actually flagged the dangers it could pose. there are five key national recommendations in the report, three aimed specifically at wembley. they include making matches of national significance like this i hire category in order to require a different response. they say the fa should lead a national campaign to bring about a sea change in fans body macro attitude and the government should consider toughening the penalties for such disorder. what has the fa said? they have essentially apologised to fans who suffered that day. they said everyone at the fa was appalled by what happened and that baroness caseyis by what happened and that baroness casey is clear that moving forward when it is an event of national significance, all agencies must view it through a different lens. they went on to say that the lessons learned from this review will ensure that fans have a good experience as wembley, as they have done for many years. thank you. thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england, and the north east and south of scotland. the situation has been declared a "major incident" by durham county council, which has called for more resources to support residents. in aberdeenshire, the army has been drafted in to the help the recovery effort. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4,000 homes will be visited to support those struggling in the aftermath of storm arwen. the infrastructure is pretty fragile. the weather hasn�*t helped. the high winds that came yesterday have further weakened some places. but we�*re hoping it gives them that reassurance somebody is looking out for them. joanne is a nurse and lives near harbottle in northumberland. she still has no power, no water and no internet. i'm sleeping in here, which isn't ideal. eating what i can in here. boiling pans of water on the log burner. you know, you can only take so much. do you know what? i burst into tears, i'm not ashamed to say. joanne is now relying on a nearby community centre, along with her neighbour, anne. i feel that we�*ve just been left out and forgotten about. i�*m more worried about the emergency services, because where we were there�*s no signals, no internet. if somebody needs an ambulance, how are they going to get hold of it? in county durham, a major incident has been declared, which means more support should be on its way. it seems that we will have assistance from the government. we�*ve asked for assistance. we hope the army will be brought in. northern power can�*t actually tell us when all these properties are going to be up, and that�*s why i�*ve had to do this. we've been out of power since last friday. we are still out of power for another four days that we know of, so it'll be well over a week. but we were also out of water for four days. oliver has complex disabilities. two of his siblings are also disabled. his family are currently having to stay in a hotel in northumberland. it�*s just been a living nightmare. itjust feels like something out of a disaster movie. you know, having all that massive storm, like literally up to 200 mph winds, and then, the aftermath, no. i just want to go home. power has been restored to laura and david�*s home, but they must wait until it�*s warm enough to return to. one week on and thousands are still feeling the impact of storm arwen. tim muffett, bbc news. racheljohnson is now into her eighth day without power in her hamlet of pigdon near morpeth in northumberland. we can speak to her now. rachel, it sounds pretty grim. what are you and your neighbours doing? what has life been like? it has been very difficult. _ what has life been like? it has been very difficult, obviously _ what has life been like? it has been very 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and miss. i was on hold for over an hour last night and did not get through. i tried again this morning and haven�*t succeeded in getting through. it is the inaccuracy of the information that is very frustrating.— information that is very frustrating. information that is very frustratina. . frustrating. what is your message, then, to frustrating. what is your message, then. to the _ frustrating. what is your message, then, to the power _ frustrating. what is your message, then, to the power company i frustrating. what is your message, then, to the power company and i frustrating. what is your message, i then, to the power company and your local authorities? can then, to the power company and your local authorities?— local authorities? can we have some hel , local authorities? can we have some help. please — local authorities? can we have some help, please question _ local authorities? can we have some help, please question mark - local authorities? can we have some help, please 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power lines are on the road so you know it isn�*t possible. it is the vulnerable that i worried about. , , , . ., , about. yes, this is when communities come into their _ about. yes, this is when communities come into their own _ about. yes, this is when communities come into their own and _ about. yes, this is when communities come into their own and you - about. yes, this is when communities come into their own and you all i about. yes, this is when communities come into their own and you all look i come into their own and you all look after one another. thank you so much talking to us. i hope the power comes back on very soon! sada talking to us. i hope the power comes back on very soon! soda way. thank you- — comes back on very soon! soda way. thank you- -- _ comes back on very soon! soda way. thank you- -- so _ comes back on very soon! soda way. thank you. -- so do _ comes back on very soon! soda way. thank you. -- so do we. _ we�*ve had the latest figures from the ons. just over1 million people in the uk tested positive last saturday. this is 1.7% of the population, or one in 60 people in the latest week. the ons says that the trend for estimating covid infections increased in england, but it was uncertain in wales. the prevalence of the... sorry, let me read this again. the ons says that there is still a dominance of the delta variant, ratherthan still a dominance of the delta variant, rather than the newly identified omicron variant, which has been causing concern. the latest survey by the ons would suggest that their participants were not showing signs of the omicron variant. meanwhile, british scientists are studying vaccines. british scientists studying seven different covid—19 vaccines have found that pfizer and moderna are the most effective to use as boosterjabs. the results prompted this week�*s huge order by the government of more than 100—million doses over the next two years. all vaccines tested — including astrazeneca and novavax — were found to give some benefits as a third dose. simonjones reports. this, the government says, is the best response to the new variant. the vaccination programme, with a new drive to deliver more booster jabs. a team at the university of southampton says there are promising sign that boosters could handle omicron, and would still offer good protection against illness. experts though believe it�*s too early to say whether omicron will be more dangerous than other variants. we have some reason to believe it could be serious, but what that means in terms of the consequences for the pandemic, and the potential need for additional control measures, is not yet known. i think we�*ve done the most important thing, which is accelerate boosters. in south africa, the scientists who first identified omicron are racing to unlock its secrets. over the last week, the daily number of new covid infections has increased fourfold. it seems those who have already had other variants of coronavirus may not be protected against omicron. hospital admissions are up slightly, mainly among the unvaccinated. the new variant has now been detected in at least 24 countries, according to the world health organization, including in several states of the us. we have the best tools, the best vaccines in the world, the best medicine and the best scientists in the world. we are going to fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion. germany, in the grip of the delta variant, has announced major new restrictions on people who aren�*t vaccinated. they will be banned from bars, restaurants and non—essential shops. vaccinations could be made mandatory by february. the fight against the pandemic goes on. simon jones, bbc news. just a reminder of the breaking news from yorkshire county cricket club that they have been more resignations, including the entire coaching team, as a consequence of the racism scandal that has perceptive club. as you can see on screen, the director of cricket and the first 11 coach, and the coaching team, have resigned following allegations of racism from a former professional cricketer. more on that now from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. director of cricket martyn moxon, coach andrew gale and all members of the coaching staff are among 16 people to have left yorkshire cricket amid the ongoing racism scandal. it follows a report which found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club. yorkshire�*s new chairman, lord patel, said "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." it has been announced that a new director of cricket will be announced in the nearfuture. mixed news for england�*s cricketers ahead of the ashes which start next week — importantly, allrounder ben stokes looks in decent form, hitting 42 in his first game for more than four months. it was just an intra squad warm—up game but stokes took two wickets and then hit six fours in 56 balls before retiring. not so good with the other batters — captainjoe root and jonny bairstow falling for first ball ducks and hameed and malan only making single figures in the first innings. england�*s preparations have been severely hampered by rain but veteran ashes bowler stuart broad says it�*s no bad thing. it has been a great bonus for us to get these overs in at the ground here. thursday afternoon, when the brain was pouring down, i was beginning to think we would struggle for some overs. evenjust beginning to think we would struggle for some overs. even just getting one day in the dirt for us, get the miles of the legs, for the batters to spend time in the middle is priceless for us, really. after watching manchester united beat arsenal from the stands last night, united�*s new interim manager, ralf rangnick, has given his first press conference at old trafford. the german had plenty to say, including admitting "it was a job offer he couldn�*t turn down" and saying that he�*s "not ruling our staying—on as manager" beyond his initial six months in charge. at the time, when chelsea contacted me last _ at the time, when chelsea contacted me last year, or this year, in february. _ me last year, or this year, in february, they only spoke about the option— february, they only spoke about the option to _ february, they only spoke about the option to become interim manager for four months. that was in february, without— four months. that was in february, without any— four months. that was in february, without any prospective to work in the long—term together. now we are talking _ the long—term together. now we are talking about 6.5 months. we have already— talking about 6.5 months. we have already agreed upon a two—year advisory— already agreed upon a two—year advisory role after those 6.5 months and, advisory role after those 6.5 months and. in _ advisory role after those 6.5 months and. in the _ advisory role after those 6.5 months and, in the end, ifa club advisory role after those 6.5 months and, in the end, if a club like and, in the end, ifa club like manchester and, in the end, if a club like manchester united contact you for such a _ manchester united contact you for such a role, you cannot possibly turn _ such a role, you cannot possibly turn it _ such a role, you cannot possibly turn it down rose up right now, i am fully aware — turn it down rose up right now, i am fully aware that they might be looking — fully aware that they might be looking for a new manager. if they then speak— looking for a new manager. if they then speak with me about that, if they asked me my opinion and everything goes well and we develop the team. _ everything goes well and we develop the team, i might even make the same recommendation to the board that i did in— recommendation to the board that i did in leipzig twice, when i recommended to them that it might be a good _ recommended to them that it might be a good idea _ recommended to them that it might be a good idea to keep working with me for one _ a good idea to keep working with me for one year~ — that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. the father and stepmother of six—year—old arthur labinyo—hughes will find out today how long they will spend in jail for killing their child. emma tustin was found guilty of murder, and her partner, thomas hughes, of manslaughter. the pair were described in court as "utterly ruthless and pitiless". they had beaten arthur, deprived him of food, made him stand for 14 hours facing a door and force—fed him meals laced with salt. arthur was my sunny delight. that�*s what i called him. he was always happy, smiling, loving, caring. he showed affection to everyone. he was a beautiful boy. these are the last pictures of arthur labinjo—hughes, taken on the day he died last year. the cctv footage released by west midlands police. arthur was made to sleep on the floor without a mattress. he had been starved and poisoned with salt. he was so weak, he could barely walk. basically my six—year—old stepson has fell and he's banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he banged his head another five times. 0k. the 999 call made by arthur�*s stepmother, emma tustin. it was a lie. she continued to lie when police arrived at the house. when i tried to get him off the floor, from head—butting the floor, he head—butted me. and he kicked me and he's hit me. in court, thejury heard harrowing evidence. arthur had been abused over a period of several weeks, notjust by emma tustin, but also by his father, thomas hughes. in a text message, hughes had told his partner tojust end him. the court heard deeply distressing audio recordings made by emma tustin on her phone. in one, arthur can be heard saying, "no one loves me." hughes has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his six—year—old son. tustin, who banged arthur�*s head on the floor, the fatal injury, convicted of murder. if i had to describe her with one word, i would have to say evil. i know that's hard—hitting coming from a police officer, but i can'tjustify her behaviour and her actions and her treatment towards arthur in any other way. were there missed chances to prevent arthur�*s death? his grandmother took this picture of a bruise on his shoulderjust weeks before he died. social services did investigate, but said it appeared to be a happy household. the tragic loss of a young boy in such terrible circumstances is dreadful. we send our heartfelt condolences to everybody affected. the circumstances around the death are now subject of an independent review, th local child safeguarding practice review. and clearly, it would be inappropriate for the partnership to comment ahead of the findings of this review. arthur had gone to live with his dad in march last year. at the beginning of lockdown. lockdown saw a 23% rise in the number of calls to the nspcc. it was a time when some vulnerable children became invisible. solihull council have described arthur�*s death as a terrible tragedy, and they will now be an independent serious case review. that will come too late for arthur�*s family, left devastated, remembering a six—year—old boy who loved superheroes. "if arthur could ask for one final thing, it would be that he was remembered for his superpowers. that�*s what i will always remember him for, his superpower. and arthur�*s superpower was his smile." we are hearing that victim impact statements are being read out in court in coventry, whether sentencing of emma tustin and thomas hughes is taking place today after their convictions yesterday. madeleine halcrow has been reading a victim statement from her daughter, olivia, saying it has destroyed my life, he was my reason for living. never did i imagine i would never hear that giggle again. i never got to remind him of how beautiful he was. i don�*t think i will be able to live a full life again. those the words of olivia, his mother. she is serving a prison sentence for another case. mrs halcrow went on, i feel like i�*m going around with all my lights off. he was the light of my lights off. he was the light of my life, he was a precious gift. without him, i am not living, just existing. he was let down by a person that he trusted. then joanne person that he trusted. thenjoanne hughes, the mother of thomas hughes, who has been convicted of the manslaughter of arthur labinjo—hughes, says, i write this on behalf of my family, his death has turned our life into perpetual grey. he brought laughter and happiness to those who loved him. some of the victim impact statements. we are expecting to hear what emma tustin and thomas hughes have received in terms of sentences from coventry crown court very shortly. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, you can contact the bbc action line. the oil giant, shell, has pulled out of a controversial development to the west of shetland. despite owning 30% of the cambo oil field, the company said the economic case for investing wasn�*t strong enough. climate activists had criticised the plans, arguing no new oil and gas projects should be developed. joining me now is liam kerr, conservative msp. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to this? it means that jobs will be affected.— jobs will be affected. yes, it does. it is incredibly _ jobs will be affected. yes, it does. it is incredibly disappointing. i jobs will be affected. yes, it does. it is incredibly disappointing. we l it is incredibly disappointing. we have to respect that it is a business decision that shall have decided to take. as you say, clearly the biggest worry is that this is an industry that supports perhaps up to 100,000 jobs in scotland, 60,000 of which are in the north—east, where i represent. the fact is, we need these jobs, represent. the fact is, we need thesejobs, we need the represent. the fact is, we need these jobs, we need the skills, represent. the fact is, we need thesejobs, we need the skills, we need the retraining opportunities that projects like cambo bring. we need the wider oil and gas industry locally for those jobs, but also to drive that energy transition that we are already quite rightly embarking upon and which the industry is seeking to lead. the upon and which the industry is seeking to lead.— upon and which the industry is seeking to lead. the first minister last month said _ seeking to lead. the first minister last month said that _ seeking to lead. the first minister last month said that cambo i seeking to lead. the first minister| last month said that cambo should not get the green light, it is not consistent with the scottish government�*s climate obligations. at some point, we have to wean ourselves off, don�*t we? the some point, we have to wean ourselves off, don't we? the first minister's language _ ourselves off, don't we? the first minister's language has _ ourselves off, don't we? the first minister's language has been i ourselves off, don't we? the first i minister's language has been deeply minister�*s language has been deeply unhelpful, but in some ways that is only a minor on helpfulness compared to what another member of her government has been saying today, where a minister has been cheering the potentialjob losses in the north—east of scotland and the impact on our net zero targets was sorry, just one second, that is to worrying to let go. mit? sorry, just one second, that is to worrying to let go.— sorry, just one second, that is to worrying to let go. why would anyone cheer the loss — worrying to let go. why would anyone cheer the loss of _ worrying to let go. why would anyone cheer the loss of jobs _ worrying to let go. why would anyone cheer the loss of jobs question i cheer the loss ofjobs question marks surely it is cheering for the environment, rather than against people�*s livelihoods. it is environment, rather than against people's livelihoods.— environment, rather than against people's livelihoods. it is an extra ordinary action — people's livelihoods. it is an extra ordinary action that _ people's livelihoods. it is an extra ordinary action that this _ people's livelihoods. it is an extra ordinary action that this ministeri ordinary action that this minister has taken today. he has branded supporters of the oil and gas industry and workers in that industry and workers in that industry as the hard right, which is usually insulting to all those connected with the industry. frankly, the first minister needs to show some leadership on this and get a grip of one of her ministers. we have won all along that if you bring the green party into government, it will damage scotland�*s economy. what we have seen it that it is damaging confidence and costing jobs. taste we have seen it that it is damaging confidence and costing jobs. confidence and costing “obs. we need to ut confidence and costing “obs. we need to put those — confidence and costing “obs. we need to put those points i confidence and costing “obs. we need to put those points to i confidence and costing jobs. we need to put those points to the _ confidence and costing jobs. we need to put those points to the minister. to put those points to the minister concerned, which we cannot do right at the moment. many people, though, voted sufficiently for green candidates because they feel that thatis candidates because they feel that that is the direction in which we all need to be heading. you have already talked about the need to transition. where is that money coming from to provide the jobs that have been provided in the past by oil and gas? i have been provided in the past by oil and gas?— oil and gas? i have to say, the auestion oil and gas? i have to say, the question betrays _ oil and gas? i have to say, the question betrays the _ oil and gas? i have to say, the question betrays the lack i oil and gas? i have to say, the question betrays the lack of i question betrays the lack of understanding of what is going on already. i havejust returned understanding of what is going on already. i have just returned from a meeting at bp, where i was hearing about the efforts they are making to make both transition to renewables, but that it is a just transition. recently i went to see total energies who are involved on the same process. the climate change committee has been clear we will still have a significant demand for oil and gas in this country in 2050. they reckon it might be about 50% of what it is today in 2050. we have a choice, we either satisfy that demand from abroad, places like russia or qatar, which has double the carbon footprint of what we get locally. these countries have a different regulatory regime, so we are off shoring our carbon emissions. it will be ultimately more expensive to the public if we are importing this. the demand will remain, and we have a decision to make as to whether we sources locally or whether we pull it in from abroad. i think the best thing to do is keep our hugely experienced workforce here. it is betterfor the environment if we are doing it here. also we can drive the transition using the excellent workforce and the excellent retraining that companies and our workforce are doing already. companies and our workforce are doing already-— let's get more on the thousands of people who are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. ross easton is the from the energy networks association. why is it taking so long to reconnect people?- why is it taking so long to reconnect people? why is it taking so long to reconnect --eole? 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their power is coming back on often at a very specific time for bennett not to even the next day? ailiilur specific time for bennett not to even the next day? our engineers have been battling _ even the next day? our engineers have been battling some - even the next day? our engineers have been battling some tough i have been battling some tough conditions in terms of road conditions in terms of road conditions and access. the weather was snowfall in scotland again. yesterday, freezing conditions. when they are getting up to over 4000 sites of damage across the network in the uk, caused by storm arwen, when they get to one of those sites, they think that there are maybe two or three poles that have been damaged and actually once they gain access, they are discovering that in some cases, over 100 polls have snapped in half. this is extreme conditions, very labour intensive work and clearly as they reassess that damage, those times do extend slightly. even people who have been coping without heat, without electricity, without warmth, without hot food are sympathetic to your engineers but why is the communication so poor to many people? we have spoken to several people? we have spoken to several people today on bbc news, who say they are hearing nothing from the power companies and local authorities. we are making proactive calls out to vulnerable customers, people who have been in touch with us that we know are in vulnerable positions. in addition to that, we are offering people accommodation, for those who have been without power for some time. we've for those who have been without powerfor some time. we've been recommending that customers seek alternative accommodation, where possible and reimbursing those costs. ~ , . ., ., , possible and reimbursing those costs. , . ., ., possible and reimbursing those costs. ~ , . ., ., , ., , costs. why have generators not been rovided costs. why have generators not been provided for — costs. why have generators not been provided for people? _ costs. why have generators not been provided for people? they _ costs. why have generators not been provided for people? they could - costs. why have generators not been provided for people? they could stay j provided for people? they could stay at their homes and it would be less costly and less disruptive.- costly and less disruptive. there are 4500 individual _ costly and less disruptive. there are 4500 individual sites - costly and less disruptive. there are 4500 individual sites across| costly and less disruptive. there i are 4500 individual sites across the network. this hasn'tjust impacted one specific area and that has required intense amount of resource in terms of the amount of people that are on the ground to fix this but also the number of generators that are being used across the country to support those customers and that's why, wherever possible, we are doing that and there are generators in use but the main priority for us is to make sure that those thousands of engineers that are working working as hard as possible to reconnect people as quickly and safely as they possibly can. ., ~' quickly and safely as they possibly can. ., ~ , ., y quickly and safely as they possibly can. ., ~' , ., , . quickly and safely as they possibly can. . ~' i” , . ., quickly and safely as they possibly can. ., , . ., ., ~ can. thank you very much for talking to us. now it's time for a look at the weather. that looks very still and calm. it looks lovely, doesn't it? i thought you would comment on that picture postcard. the sky, as you can see is pretty grey with limited sunshine today. we are now in a slightly milder air mass. it has been changing, the temperature this week. further rain to come as well. quite a messy pressure chart with this area of rain pushing into southern areas. lots of showers into western scotland. you can see the orange colours across the south but the blue colours will win for the weekend, turning more wintry for you with sunshine and showers. north—east england will have the pushing into western scotland and it will turn wet across south—west and south wales. even further north, a little milder than it was yesterday. that area of rain clears away from the south and showers start rattling in from the north—west, being pushed on by a colder north—westerly wind. those temperatures will be coming down and increasing winds in the north. we will see sunshine and showers and these will have a wintry element is particularly across central and northern areas over the hill. see you later. some breaking news to bring you now about the omicron variant of coronavirus. we understand from the world health organisation's chief scientist of that it's very early days but the majority of cases being reported to them of omicron are mild. many of them are occurring in people who are already vaccinated. it's too early for us to conclude, they say, but this is a mild version but we are hearing how transmissible it is. in south africa, many of the cases that are cropping up their are very much omicron rather than delta. in south africa, they are seeing unprecedented rates of transmission but the world health organisation's chief scientist to say that the majority of the cases do appear to be mild. the emphasis is on vaccination and that it does appear to protect you from the worst effects of the variant. fraudsters have stolen billions of pounds by abusing the government's bounce—back loan scheme — that's the initiative that was designed to help small businesses survive during the covid pandemic. according to a new report from the national audit office, more than one in ten of the loans may have been fraudulent, costing the taxpayer almost £5 billion. the report says that measures put in place to stop fraud were implemented too slowly. 0ur correspondent, angus crawford, reports. a hard stop. police arrest a drug dealer, a member of a manchester gang that used a front business to hide their crimes. and this is it. from a couple of portakabins, they planned to take over the local cocaine market. but what's really extraordinary is they managed to get a £25,000 bounce back loan to help their business through the pandemic. and they weren't the only ones. it's a bounce back loan application that's been approved for £50,000. last year, this undercover investigator showed us how criminals were setting up fake companies to exploit the system. it seems to be free money for the scammers. it's going to cost us billions. 4.9 billion, according to today's report. anti—fraud measures, it says, were implemented too slowly to be effective and are inadequate. well, today we announced a brand—new loan scheme for the smaller businesses. designed as a life—saver forsmall firms, more than £47 billion was handed out. but how much of that will legitimate firms ever pay back? it's going to be horrendous. it's a nightmare. i'm worried. i've asked the government to set up a helpline. mike runs an online support group for business owners who took out a loan, and now fear they may go bust. they've now got the repayments starting. and a lot of people simply have not bounced back, which was the whole idea of the scheme. as soon as they're due, it is going to be a tidal wave. it will be. there is no ifs, bunts or shunts about that. the nao says £17 billion may never be repaid. and 100,000 loans are already in arrears. i've had to contact my doctor about having some anti—depressants. i haven't been able to properly sleep for the last 20 months. £50,000 it seemed like a life—saver for anne—marie and her printing firm. it now feels like a millstone. the bounce back loan is hanging there over our heads at the moment. you know, at the time, i guess, i had two choices. we either take on a loan and carry on and try to just ride through the storm, or we close the doors. but the storm isn't over? well, this is the thing. it'sjust about starting, i think. loans that kept hundreds of thousands of firms alive became a dead weight for others and a cash cow for criminals. angus crawford, bbc news. the conservatives have won the parliamentary by—election in old bexley and sidcup, retaining the safe seat that had been held by the former government ministerjames brokenshire, who died earlier this year. the conservative candidate louie french took more than half the total number of votes cast. but there was 10% swing to labour from the outcome of the 2019 general election, and his majority was significantly lower than that won by his predecessor, down from 19,000 to about 4,500. alec baldwin, has said he doesn't feel guilty about the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film rust in october — because he doesn't feel responsible for the incident. in an interview broadcast on us tv last night, he said he cocked the gun that killed ms hutchins, but didn't pull the trigger — and that he didn't know who had put a live bullet in the gun. he admitted that his acting career may now be over as a result of the shooting. sophie long reports from los angeles. i sat on that pew right before they called lunch and i said, "this movie has made me love making movies again." i used to love to make movies. idid. you know. now, alec baldwin says he's not sure he'll ever work again after something went horribly, horribly wrong when he was rehearsing a scene, pointing what he believed to be an empty gun at halyna, as she directed him to do. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger, never. that was the training that i had. you don't point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. even after halyna collapsed, and directorjoel souza screamed, it didn't occur to the actor that a live round was in the gun he'd been holding. he didn't experience what he described as the insanity—inducing agony of that realisation until much later. just as you disbelieved that there was a live round in the gun, you disbelieved that this was going to be a fatal accident. so you didn't know exactly how serious it was. at the very end of my interview with the sheriff's department, they said to me, "we regret to tell you that she didn't make it. she died." they told me right then and there. and that's when i went in the parking lot. i called my wife, to talk to my wife. the actor said he hadn't checked the weapon himself, but had put his trust in the 24—year—old armourer, hannah gutierrez reid. her lawyer said the set was sabotaged. that's a big swing. that's an enormous charge to make — that someone came and did something. for what purpose? to attack who? to discredit who? to harm me? the production? means, motive and opportunity. what was their motive in doing that? if somebody did that. it's overwhelmingly likely that it was an accident. one of the things her attorney has said is that she was hired for two positions on the film and therefore was stretched in an inappropriate way. did she raise any of those concerns with you? no, i assume that everyone who's shooting a lower budget film is stretched, myself included. and i got no complaints from her or the prop department. i'm not sitting there when i'm getting dressed, and ready to go to a scene, saying, "oh, my god. the prop woman seemed very harried today." i didn't get a sense of that from any of the people on the film. he spoke emotionally about meeting halyna's husband and son, who's just nine years old. i think to myself, this little boy doesn't have a mother anymore. and i know that in my life, i'm with my kids, and i'm doing quite well with my kids, my kids and i are having a great time. right until my wife walks in the room and then i become invisible. my kids all go and theyjump on top of their mother. and this boy doesn't have a mother any more. and...there's nothing we can do to bring her back. alec baldwin said he would do anything in his power to undo what had happened, but he said he did not feel guilt. someone is responsible for what happened and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. i mean, i honest to god, if i felt that i was responsible, i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible. and i don't say that lightly. he said halyna hutchins was one of the loveliest women he'd ever worked with and she was as admired as she was loved. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. we are awaiting to hear what sentences will be handed for the murder and manslaughter respectively of the six—year—old boy. they were handed those convictions yesterday at coventry crown court. the prime minister, borisjohnson has issued a statement about this case, saying that he believes no child should ever suffer in the way that arthur did and questions needed to be answered on his case. the prime ministerfound the answered on his case. the prime minister found the details of this case deeply disturbing and his with those who loved arthur. no child should ever suffer in the way that he did and it's clear that they need to get to the bottom of how this happened. they are under way fully in assessing the circumstances. the review will look at its local safeguarding, including police, health care and professionals in the local area. they will not have a state —— hesitate to make action. at least 26 million people are struggling to get food or are food insecure, following consecutive poor rainfall seasons in the horn of africa. drought conditions in northern kenya, much of somalia and southern ethiopia are predicted to persist until at least mid next year, putting lives at risk. the situation is already so bad, wild animals are dying in their hundreds and herders are reporting up to 70% livestock deaths. the bbc�*s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from wajir in northern kenya and a warning her report contains images some people might find upsetting. the devastating impact of drought. this is wajir in northern kenya, a predominantly pastoralist community, which coexists with wildlife. neither has been spared. water pans long dried up and the impact can be seen almost everywhere. this is every pastoralists wealth. this man has lost a lot of it. i40 cattle, hundreds of goats and he fears that whatever is remaining here could be lost because the drought is still ongoing, you can see this calf, she is too weak to stand up and that's why she has to be fed right here. a few times every day, neighbours helped to lift the remaining livestock, so they can stretch their already weak muscles. translation: the loss is devastating. - i can't do anything more to save them. it is god's will. ijust pray for rain to come. livestock is everything to me. he has to balance between buying food for his family and livestock whenever he gets money, mostly from well—wishers. the local chief also comes to help. he shows me where he moved ibrahim's dead livestock too. translation: ibrahim was deeply affected. i his blood pressure rose, so i took him to my house to calm him down. even deep in the wild, conditions are no better. the rangers told us hundreds of animals had died. they now bring them water every day but there is no pasture. the animals are starving. their immunity is getting weaker, so more deaths are expected. the drought isn'tjust in northern kenya. neighbouring somalia has declared a humanitarian emergency. some of ethiopia is also hit hard but there is little focus on it due to the conflict in the country. experts warn that things could get worse in the region. the period of recovery between one drought to the next or one flood to the next is becoming shorter and shorter, so how this translates is that local communities for example are having very short periods to be able to recover. like many pastoralists, ibrahim is hoping that some of his livestock survives. he will keep trying everything until conditions change. but every day brings him more losses and heartbreak and he is barely surviving himself. the director of cricket at yorkshire cricket club, martyn moxon, as well as its head coach andrew gale and all the members of the coaching staff have left, following the racism scandal. a report found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at yorkshire. joining me now is the daily mirror cricket correspondent dean wilson. to what extent was this inevitable that people would go? it to what extent was this inevitable that people would go?— to what extent was this inevitable that people would go? it was 'ust a matter of time, i that people would go? it was 'ust a matter of time, really. i i that people would go? it wasjust a matter of time, really. i think i that people would go? it wasjust a matter of time, really. i think they | matter of time, really. i think they were right in allowing martyn moxon and others the chance to tell their story. he wasn'tjust going to make decisions purely based on azeem rafiq's testa as powerful as it was. he has clearly given them a chance to speak but in the end, this decision was the only one that could be made in orderfor the club and the team to move forwards in a far more positive manner. hone the team to move forwards in a far more positive manner.— the team to move forwards in a far more positive manner. how clear is it to ou more positive manner. how clear is it to you of — more positive manner. how clear is it to you of what — more positive manner. how clear is it to you of what has _ more positive manner. how clear is it to you of what has actually i more positive manner. how clear is it to you of what has actually been l it to you of what has actually been happening over the years in this club? i happening over the years in this club? , ~ ., ., , club? i just think that it has become all _ club? i just think that it has become all has _ club? i just think that it has become all has been i club? i just think that it has become all has been a i club? i just think that it has i become all has been a particularly toxic environment. i think the dressing room and the way that people were treated, was pretty traumatic. it was just allowed to continue unchecked through the generations. nobody came along at any point to actually put a stop to it and say, actually, this is unacceptable, so it wasjust it and say, actually, this is unacceptable, so it was just allowed to fester, to continue and you could see that certainly with someone like martyn moxon who has been in charge there for a long time and his association with the club goes back over 30 years as a player and then as a coach, so they needed to make a break with that, which is what has happened here and i think it does allow the club now to move forward in a much better way. to allow the club now to move forward in a much better way.— allow the club now to move forward in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyiust _ in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyjust about _ in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyjust about yorkshire i is it really just about yorkshire rather than the white again? it’s rather than the white again? it's not 'ust rather than the white again? it�*s notjust about rather than the white again? it�*s not just about yorkshire. —— the notjust about yorkshire. —— the wider game. i think every club has to have a good look at itself in the way that yorkshire has done and i do suspect that there will be some changes throughout the game. this is specifically about yorkshire and how they are managing to bring themselves into the future and have themselves into the future and have the right environments, i guess, with which to progress but make no mistake, this is not an isolated one club issue. this is a game wide issue with dressing rooms up and down the land is going to have to improve. and many clubs are looking at how they do that.— at how they do that. thank you very much for talking _ at how they do that. thank you very much for talking to _ at how they do that. thank you very much for talking to us. _ the reviews are out and the new film adaptation of the american musical west side story has been judged an 'artistic triumph'. the man responsible for bringing it to the screen is director steven spielberg. it's his first attempt at a movie musical. tom brook reports. west side story was given a big launch just a short distance from where the film is set on new york's upper west side in the 1950s. inspired by shakespeare's romeo and juliet, it is a love story that takes place amid warring teenage gangs. it's a landmark work first made into a film in 1961. it's always interested stephen spielberg, who has never directed a musical before. i think i wanted to direct a musicalfilm because i knew i couldn't sing and dance, so it's a tremendous way of throwing myself into a genre that physically i would never be part of except to be able to tell a story in that idiom. i like to live in america. # 0k by me in america #. the 1961 film adaptation of the musical was a huge hit and it won ten oscars. it's a revered classic. the new film is seen as more intense. there is bloodshed, there's brutality, and yet, it manages to do a very tricky thing, which is there are these incredibly realistic and powerful scenes, and then it becomes operatic, it becomes musical theatre. the 1961 film was criticised for having many of the members of a puerto rican gang, the sharks, portrayed by white actors. we just wanted for this movie to get it right in the way that we wanted every single person, who plays a puerto rican to be from the latin community and that was a mandate from the get go. the launch of west side story new york this week has been a bittersweet for stephen spielberg and his cast because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend died at the age of 81, just prior to the film's big monday night premiere. i showed the film back in february and he was here and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience and we got the news on saturday that he had passed. it was devastating, it still devastating. sometimes talents of course live on for all to hear in the new film, which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender but musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea for the city as it still struggles with anxieties of life in the covid—i9 era. of all the places to get stuck during a snow blizzard, an ikea furniture store is probably not the worst. its showroom in the danish city was turned into a vast bedroom after several customers and about two dozen employees were stranded by a snowstorm and spent the night sleeping in the display beds. so ikea offered up its scandinavian hospitality with the ultimate sleepover and some even got to pick their own bed. after their slumber, they dined in the store's canteen on what else but an ikea breakfast of cinnamon rolls and coffee. i would have put my money on meatballs, probably. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. it really has been a week of temperature changes, a pen down today. we are in a slightly milder wedge of air, so less cold for many in the south but a lot more cloud and outbreaks of rain. the temperature chart is pretty messy. whether france poised to push into bring some wet weather at times. the cold air will make a return for the weekend. the rest of the day stays pretty cloudy for most of us. brightness will be across north—east england and scotland. a lot of showers pushing into western scotland. another batch of rain will move into south wales and south—west england later on. temperature is a little bit higher than the last couple of days in the north but still quite chilly as it stays cloudy. the rain clears away. these will turn wintry, particularly on the hills of the north as we start to bring in some colder airfrom the north—west. the weekend is looking colder for north—west. the weekend is looking colderfor all north—west. the weekend is looking colder for all areas with low pressure nearby and we will see a mixture of sunshine and showers and these will have a wintry element. concealer pressure slipping into the north sea, opening the floodgates for some called north westerly winds. —— cold north—westerly winds. showers in the western areas through saturday morning. some good spells of sunshine once the early rain clears away. these will become more widespread into the afternoon. these are mean wind speed with guests possibly higher than that and there will be a wintry element. top temperatures raising around five or eight degrees. on sunday, low pressure over the north sea, eastern parts of the country will see showers or longer spells of rain. another chilly day despite more sunshine around with temperatures ranging from 54 eight celsius. —— five to eight celsius. promising signs that covid boosterjabs will protect people against the new omicron variant. researchers find that the pfizer and moderna vaccines give the best overall booster response. scientists say it's excellent news. the data on the boosters is fantastic because it is suggesting that if you have had your first and second shot, followed by a booster, you have got supercharged immunity. we'll have more on the findings, and find out how the booster roll—out is progressing. also this lunchtime. the father and stepmother of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes appear in court to be sentenced for his killing. "appalling disorder" that led to a day of "national shame" — strong findings from the review in to the events at the euro 2020 final at wembley.