found a collective failure in planning, and said people could have died. a booster shot of pfizer or moderna the best all—around according to the latest medical trials. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. will be talking about abortion, the threat of deathtraps in covid. welcome to bbc news. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner�*s six—year—old son after months of abuse. emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo— hughes at their home in solihull. the boy�*s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter. thejudge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he�*d dealt with and described the couple as "spiteful and sadistic". phil mackie was in court. today arthur was described in court as a happy, joyous and exuberant little boy. as a happy, “oyous and exuberant little bo . �* , ., as a happy, “oyous and exuberant littlebo. ., little boy. arthur, you can play for encland? little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this _ little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is _ little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how— little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how his - little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how his family i england? this is how his family wanted him _ england? this is how his family wanted him to _ england? this is how his family wanted him to be _ england? this is how his family| wanted him to be remembered. england? this is how his family - wanted him to be remembered. as a football loving six—year—old and not the emaciated child who was so sick he could barely stand up. his killers and attested in thomas hughes for the people who were supposed to be looking after ham. after himself on the floor is bent to set on the radio, he sent me and kicked me in the process of trying to get him back up.— kicked me in the process of trying to get him back up. while they lied to get him back up. while they lied to the police _ to get him back up. while they lied to the police arthur _ to get him back up. while they lied to the police arthur lai _ to get him back up. while they lied to the police arthur lai a few- to get him back up. while they lied to the police arthur lai a few feet i to the police arthur lai a few feet away with injury so severe they were what length of a high—speed road crash. today the judge said it had been without doubt one of the most distressing and disturbing cases i�*ve had to deal with. he said... he told testing? he told family members some of who are seen here leaving court had beenin who are seen here leaving court had been in tears as a sentence was handed down. authors mother 0livia in a statement read to the court said... authors story has moved everyone who�*s seen, heard or read about it. it's who�*s seen, heard or read about it. it�*s unlikely anyone will easily forget the little boy with the infectious smile. i�*m joined by rayjones, emeritus professor of social work at kingston university and a former director of social services in wiltshire. 0ne one of the other things you had to do is conduct inquiries after the deaths of young people. and indeed adults who have been in care. what are your... what strikes you most about this case? i�*m are your. .. what strikes you most about this case?— about this case? i'm really angry, really horrified _ about this case? i'm really angry, really horrified in _ about this case? i'm really angry, really horrified in terms _ about this case? i'm really angry, really horrified in terms of - about this case? i'm really angry, really horrified in terms of what i really horrified in terms of what happened to arthur. i�*m angry because we now are in a less strong projection children and we were ten years ago and the impact of the cuts, health visitors, police officers, social care workers, under what they quickly to take work on means that were not having the time when the capacity to find out what�*s happening with families in the way that we need to. we are often called back to central locations away from communities so we don�*t have those community links, community knowledge that we need to have. we don�*t have the time to communicate well with each other in terms of all those people, to two teachers, health etc who might know the little bits of the story about what�*s happening to a family but need to put it altogether. so we are in a worse position now that we have been in the past. i had a comment about we need to learn a lesson so that we have learned a lot of lessons. what were not in a position to do is implement the actions we are need to take. 50 implement the actions we are need to take. implement the actions we are need to take, ., implement the actions we are need to take. ., ., , ., , take. so in other words of gnosis surrises take. so in other words of gnosis surprises in _ take. so in other words of gnosis surprises in however _ take. so in other words of gnosis surprises in however awful - take. so in other words of gnosis - surprises in however awful catalogue of abuse this boy suffered at the hands of these two that was supposed to be responsible for his care. in the end we can ever excuse the adults to do this to a child. it�*s easy to blame amorphous forces and while people should have done this in shorter than that for that what you seem to be saying is all the pieces are there but was still not joining them up. it�*s pieces are there but was still not joining them urn-— pieces are there but was still not joining them no— joining them up. it's not so much without turning _ joining them up. it's not so much without turning them _ joining them up. it's not so much without turning them up, - joining them up. it's not so much without turning them up, we - joining them up. it's not so much l without turning them up, we don't without turning them up, we don�*t actually have the pieces being big enough sometimes as well. the pieces need to be big enough in terms of the people who are out there trying to do the jobs that they�*re doing in terms of helping families in protecting children. we don�*t have enough of them, if they do busy, if they don�*t have time to find out what�*s happening within families, if they don�*t have time to think about some of the horrible and terrible things we have to think about might be happening to a child when were not there. and sharing those thoughts and sharing that information with each other when we are just rushing around were not actually be unable to do the job we need to do. actually be unable to do the 'ob we need to do.— actually be unable to do the 'ob we need to do. ., w i. . need to do. you teach, you lecture, ou hel- need to do. you teach, you lecture, you help to — need to do. you teach, you lecture, you help to chain — need to do. you teach, you lecture, you help to chain the _ need to do. you teach, you lecture, you help to chain the next - you help to chain the next generation of social workers without any to try and build on the profession wanting to help and do some good. do you worry about the cumulative impact of cases like this on the psyche of those who might be brilliant potential social workers? 0n the money coming in and coming into the profession who are perhaps discouraged by these kinds of cases. well, there are two factors one is the busyness in terms of what they�*re being asked to do not having they�*re being asked to do not having the time to do all. secondly is the blame that they know is in a pile in on them as someone at the daily mail if something goes wrong, they have to be blamed for in this case the terrible life that arthur had. the consequence of that is at the social workers, the students in the courses are really fired up, the really enthusiastic but two or three years in they are beginning to think we cannot do thejob in they are beginning to think we cannot do the job we thought we were going to be doing. and they start trying to find other routes to help families and children and move out of social services. inexperienced workers, workers who have been 30 years really good, competent, experienced people who know what they are doing. i think it hey, this is not a safe place for us to be in terms of we are in the phrase something happens to one of the children that were helping to protect. so we have a turnover in the workforce it�*s much higher than it should be. many areas of the countries having difficulty retaining social workers and the social work force. such a social work, we can say that safer health. less experience that it might�*ve been otherwise. ran; less experience that it might've been otherwise.— less experience that it might've been otherwise. g ., , ., ~ , ., been otherwise. ray jones, thank you ve much been otherwise. ray jones, thank you very much for— been otherwise. ray jones, thank you very much for your — been otherwise. ray jones, thank you very much for your thoughts - been otherwise. ray jones, thank you very much for your thoughts on - been otherwise. ray jones, thank you very much for your thoughts on this . very much for your thoughts on this terrible case this evening. and we�*ll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow�*s front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers our guests joining me tonight are benedicte paviot, france 24�*s uk correspondent and broadcaster and journalist, james lewer a source of national shame that�*s how the chaotic scenes at wembley stadium during the euro 2020 final this summer have been described. an independent review says around 2000 people without tickets, many of them drunken and drugged up thugs managed to get into the stadium as england took on italy. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. pauling disorder on a day of national shame, the damning findings of the investigation to the scenes that marred england�*s biggest match since 1966 of the many fans left terrified after being caught up in the chaos. today the woman whose report lays bare the gravity of the mayhem at wembley told me it was fortunate that no one died. weill. mayhem at wembley told me it was fortunate that no one died.- fortunate that no one died. well, i think what happened _ fortunate that no one died. well, i think what happened was - fortunate that no one died. well, i think what happened was a - fortunate that no one died. well, i i think what happened was a very near miss. and that near miss would be a significant loss of life or injuries probably on a scale that sadly we saw. i think the benefit of it being a near miss is actually that we can learn from it to make sure it never happens again. the learn from it to make sure it never happens again-— happens again. the report found unprecedented _ happens again. the report found unprecedented levels _ happens again. the report found unprecedented levels of - happens again. the report found unprecedented levels of criminal happens again. the report found - unprecedented levels of criminal and antisocial behaviour. and the 2,000 people got in illegally legal lead ljy people got in illegally legal lead by a 17 entry points. almost half of survey respondents are illegal drug taking and fans with disability were targeted with a child where care users snatch from their father and used to try to gain entry by one thoug pretending to be a steward. with hooligans hoping to reach the thousands of empty seats inside wembley the report found ace perfect storm of factor and a collective failure and planning. the police were on the _ failure and planning. the police were on the ground _ failure and planning. the police were on the ground early - failure and planning. the police i were on the ground early enough. they thought they were early, they were in early enough. this derating at the stadium was not robust enough. at the stadium was not robust enou:h. �* ., , �* at the stadium was not robust enou:h. �* �* ., ., ., enough. and there wasn't a fan zone. remarkably — enough. and there wasn't a fan zone. remarkably the _ enough. and there wasn't a fan zone. remarkably the report _ enough. and there wasn't a fan zone. remarkably the report found - enough. and there wasn't a fan zone. remarkably the report found that - remarkably the report found that it�*s defeated italy diverted a potential different disaster with 6,000 bugs outside boys to storm wembley if they�*d want. i 6,000 bugs outside boys to storm wembley if they'd want. i apologise, absolutely for _ wembley if they'd want. i apologise, absolutely for the _ wembley if they'd want. i apologise, absolutely for the experience - wembley if they'd want. i apologise, absolutely for the experience many l absolutely for the experience many fans had _ absolutely for the experience many fans had on that day what we should have done _ fans had on that day what we should have done a — fans had on that day what we should have done a step back and looked at it as bloated as a unique event and i'm it as bloated as a unique event and l'm certain — it as bloated as a unique event and i'm certain that people would potentially get there earlier. we need _ potentially get there earlier. we need to— potentially get there earlier. we need to get law enforcement there earlien _ need to get law enforcement there earlier. ~ ,., ., earlier. while the report said no sinale earlier. while the report said no single agency — earlier. while the report said no single agency was _ earlier. while the report said no single agency was to _ earlier. while the report said no single agency was to blame - earlier. while the report said no single agency was to blame and | earlier. while the report said no - single agency was to blame and found a number of organising including the fa and the police failed to mitigate what it called foreseeable risk. i am really sorry that so many people who came to london to enjoy a football match were met with unprecedented scenes of disorder. whilst we had policing presence in wembley across the day we accept that the bulk of this was not present early enough to prevent scenes of disorder.— present early enough to prevent scenes of disorder. today's report recommends _ scenes of disorder. today's report recommends that _ scenes of disorder. today's report recommends that the _ scenes of disorder. today's report recommends that the fa - scenes of disorder. today's report recommends that the fa leads - scenes of disorder. today's report recommends that the fa leads a l scenes of disorder. today's report i recommends that the fa leads a new national campaign designed to improve supported behaviour, tougher security laws and more banning orders. and the establishment of a new category for matches of national significance to acknowledge the unique challenges in making such events secure. the fa must stage the next game behind closed doors for what happened here. it�*s now clear that it could have proved much more costly. geoff pearson is professor of law at manchester university, and one of britain�*s leading experts on hooliganism and football crowd control. i understand that you gave evidence to this inquiry. what do you make of the findings was not yes, i gave evidence on the enforceability of the disorder and the attempts to get into the stadium without tickets. it's into the stadium without tickets. it�*s not a surprise in terms of the findings. probably agree with the findings. probably agree with the findings in the vast majority of the recommendations. and the fact this wasn�*t the review a perfect storm, something totally unprecedented at least in this country. i something totally unprecedented at least in this country.— least in this country. i suppose you can kind of — least in this country. i suppose you can kind of understand _ least in this country. i suppose you can kind of understand that - least in this country. i suppose you can kind of understand that people| can kind of understand that people underestimated that there was going to be the size of the crowds that were going to try to get in. you don�*t think they should have been surprised by the fact that there would be people trying to get in and there would be people hanging around who were ticketless and were determined one way or another to see this match? i determined one way or another to see this match? ., determined one way or another to see this match? ,, ., this match? i think there were two thins that this match? i think there were two things that needed _ this match? i think there were two things that needed to _ this match? i think there were two things that needed to prepare - this match? i think there were two things that needed to prepare for. things that needed to prepare for battle. first of all they will always be individuals and groups looking to enter the stadium without tickets. and the fact that we knew there was so many empty seats encourage that activity. but i don�*t think that the vast bulk of those that broke into the stadium or tried to break into the stadium travelled to break into the stadium travelled to wembley without an intent. what happened was that fans were drinking from very early on and wanted to see the match and there was nowhere for them to see it, the pubs were full, there were no big screens to watch and as the day progressed suddenly knew started to come through that there were people getting in without tickets, that led to the later more serious attacks on the security. that were getting around is one of the prices we pay for having social media nobody can and invent that. but it does look at some of the pictures that appeared on social media, really horrified by some of the things that student. they looked completely out of the debt. people didn�*t have any kind of detection for themselves. they were trying to deal with some really aggressive and quite frightening people who a lot of fans would not characterised as fans of football. i of fans would not characterised as fans of football.— fans of football. i think that's ri . ht. fans of football. i think that's right- the — fans of football. i think that's right. the wembley - fans of football. i think that's right. the wembley security | fans of football. i think that's i right. the wembley security was fans of football. i think that's - right. the wembley security was not set up for the type of assault and the type of congestion that we saw at the barriers. the outer security corded, ones that had been breached there were always going to be problems, always going to be really serious challenges for the stewards was that we�*d seen this before in wembley were fans of being able to gate access through disabled gates and turned unfortunately, ones that was breached was inevitable that we were going to have aggressive attempts to get into the stadium. 0ne attempts to get into the stadium. one of those i think involves a disabled child being wrenched from their parents and their wheelchair being used almost as an attempt to get in that kind of thing is very difficult to control and there is a danger of intervening in a situation like this. what were the not enough police? you talked about wembley having a reputation of being a relatively easy stadium to get into. that ought to worry the football authorities.— that ought to worry the football authorities. yes, i think so. the faa responded _ authorities. yes, i think so. the faa responded well _ authorities. yes, i think so. the faa responded well and - authorities. yes, i think so. the faa responded well and they i authorities. yes, i think so. the | faa responded well and they will take steps to make wembley more secure. the were enough police it in my view however the police deployment in the vast bulk of resources were simply too late. the bulk of resources arrived at 3pm where problems were already occurring by temba and cloc, 11 o�*clock in the morning for them it wasn�*t that there were too few officers it was the officers were there soon enough and when the officers were there they weren�*t engaging quickly enough and effectively enough in terms of communicating with the crowd, setting down and intervening against criminal behaviour. ieii, setting down and intervening against criminal behaviour.— criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you ve much criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you very much for— criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you very much for that. _ criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you very much for that. thank - criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you very much for that. thank you i criminal behaviour. jeff, thank you very much for that. thank you for l very much for that. thank you for giving us your insight into those events and hopefully they won�*t happen again, with luck by this inquiry if it gets implemented. yorkshire county cricket club has announced a series of departures, as it continues to deal with racism allegations made by former player azeem rafiq. director of cricket martyn moxon and coach andrew gale have now left the club, along with all members of the coaching team and the backroom medical team. club chair lord patel said difficult decisions were required to build a progressive and inclusive culture. 0ur sports reporterjo currie told me more about these about these latest departures. asa as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul looking at is attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in when it looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before today at the chairman and chief executive had already left their positions was up today those departures were followed by the director of cricket, coach, the entire back room coaching staff at all in all 16 people have left the club today. markson and who�*s recently been on sick leave had been yorkshire as director of cricket since 2007. whilst former captain gail had already been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. following today�*s announcement that clubs new chairs said significant change was needed at the club. while today the decisions made were tough to take they were in fact in the best interest of the club. the uk�*s decision to offerjust the pfizer or moderna vaccines as a covid booster appears to have paid off after trials showed that they give the best overall response. seven different jabs were tested. researchers also said there were good signs that the vaccines still protect against the 0micron variant. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. amid the gloom of 0ma chrome and its potential threat some encouraging news. it was back in the summer that nearly 3,000 uk volunteers got one of summit covid vaccines as a booster shot. three months after the second dose. for those boosted with pfizer after two doses of astrazeneca their antibody levels were 25 more times higher than a control group after one month. when pfizer was giving after two visor shots, antibody levels rose eightfold but from a much higher initial level. moderna and other combinations also worked well. these said he didn�*t look at 0micron. it has mutations in the spike protein which made make antibodies less able to bind onto it and prevent infection. but the bigger, the bigger antibody army the better. t cells another part of the immune system were also significantly boosted. these can spot and destroy infected cells. the study showed boosters work well against beta and delta variance so it�*s likely they will also protect from serious disease with 0micron. shell will also protect from serious disease with omicron.- will also protect from serious disease with omicron. all of the vaccines actually _ disease with omicron. all of the vaccines actually showed - disease with omicron. all of the vaccines actually showed a i disease with omicron. all of the vaccines actually showed a good disease with omicron. all of the i vaccines actually showed a good t cell response. for the antibodies moderna and pfizer were very high for that were very hopeful that the vaccines will provide a broad protection against multiple barons although we can�*t say for certain at this moment whether they are going to work very well against 0micron or not. in to work very well against omicron or not. ~ .., , ., not. in south africa the first real world evidence _ not. in south africa the first real world evidence has _ not. in south africa the first real world evidence has shown i not. in south africa the first real. world evidence has shown omicron not. in south africa the first real- world evidence has shown omicron may world evidence has shown 0micron may evade some of our immunity. scientists have found a surge in the number of people being reinfected with covid. but there is still real uncertainty about 0micron. brute with covid. but there is still real uncertainty about omicron. we don't know et uncertainty about omicron. we don't know yet about _ uncertainty about omicron. we don't know yet about whether _ uncertainty about omicron. we don't know yet about whether there i uncertainty about omicron. we don't know yet about whether there is i know yet about whether there is general immunity with this variant. we well know whether people become unwell once they are infected i think it�*s really more definitive data on that. think it's really more definitive data on that.— think it's really more definitive data on that. . , ., ., , data on that. science is moving fast but it will take — data on that. science is moving fast but it will take weeks _ data on that. science is moving fast but it will take weeks before - data on that. science is moving fast but it will take weeks before it's i but it will take weeks before it�*s clearjust how much of a threat is posed by 0micron. there have been 50,584 confirmed positive tests in the past 2a hours. a further 143 people have died following a positive covid test. almost a21 thousand people have recived their booster, orthird dose of the vaccine. the actor has died and consider whether the contemporary axis with a long association with the royal shakespeare company. his most legendary performance where the villain of richard iii is betrayal of the energetic kink often seen as the hunchback one him the 0livier reward. tributes have been paid by many actors. he has died at the age of 72. half past seven. i�*ll be back with the dateline panel but before that were going tojoin the going to join the latest sports news. good evening. we will start with cricket. coach says the counties decision to sack and has come as a surprise look former captain harry been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sentin of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. as we�*ve been hearing earlier today yorkshire announced 16 coaching staffing including to have left the club following a report which found former player azeem rafik was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club. the george�*s new chairman said today significant changes require the decisions were difficult to make but are in the best interest of the club. this evening he released a statement to the bbc pledging to fight the decision legally. the record seven—time chevy and ronnie 0�*sullivan has been knocked out of the snooker championship by wilson following a finalframed the snooker championship by wilson following a final framed decider of an a repeat of lashes final in which 0�*sullivan won. wilson made 3/2—century breaks into centuries as he put it one of the best performances of his career. the rocket fought back from to know and 53 down to level the match but wilson took the deciding frame to win it in the end. by six frames 25. myself under pressure and deciders in big matches i let a couple slip with ronnie. it was nice to get that went under the belt. we all know what it�*s like to play ronnie, you�*ve got to play the card same time. you literally feel like you�*re the only person in there. to hold it together and keep your soccer balls, and proud that i managed to do that. 0bviously he�*s hungry to win obviously he's hungry to win for that he — obviously he's hungry to win for that he wants to do what i've done in the _ that he wants to do what i've done in the game. i was like that when i had won— in the game. i was like that when i had won a — in the game. i was like that when i had won a major and stuff like that you have _ had won a major and stuff like that you have all the desire at that stage it — you have all the desire at that stage it was great to see. it shows that he's_ stage it was great to see. it shows that he's got a real passion for the game _ that he's got a real passion for the name. ~ ,., that he's got a real passion for the name. . ,., .,. game. wilson will face held him in the semifinal _ game. wilson will face held him in the semifinal after _ game. wilson will face held him in the semifinal after the _ game. wilson will face held him in the semifinal after the belgians i the semifinal after the belgians knocked out scotland�*s anthony mcgill in this afternoons other quarterfinal. mcgill conceded in the final loss six frames 22. is the inaugural saudi arabian grand prix this weekend louis hamilton is stirred up the heat on championship rival the first step in. behind eight points on perception and hamilton was fastest and second practice for the penultimate race of the season. nearly two tenths quicker than his rival. for seven was fourth fastest and a session was called to a halt five minutes early because of this crash. losing control of the ferrari at 1022 but that wasn�*t much left of the car but thankfully he was ok and jumped out. william manager has called for more people in football including fans to undergo cpr training like he did after one of his players suffered a cardiac arrest. strike at charlie white collapsed during a practice session last month and said his manager saved his life by beginning the resuscitation process before the doctor arrived. speaking today richardson said he hopes others are able to respond in the same way. just to echo charlie statement and his word it�*s important that we certainly make it the forefront of our minds that the training is out there and we will make everybody, as many people aware as possible. not just the players and the staff at the many thousands of fans that come and watch football on a regular basis. it�*s notjust the players, we had a couple of instances in the stands. if you�*re the person next to you our two seats behind has got the knowledge to be able to save someone�*s life. knowledge to be able to save someone's life.— knowledge to be able to save someone's life. . , someone's life. manchester united cause has been _ someone's life. manchester united cause has been speaking _ someone's life. manchester united cause has been speaking to - someone's life. manchester united cause has been speaking to the i someone's life. manchester united i cause has been speaking to the press for the first time since taking over at old trafford. he admitted it was at old trafford. he admitted it was a job offer he couldn�*t turn down and says is not ruling out staying on his manager beyond his initial six months in charge with a he also spoke about his longer—term ambitions for the team. it�*s spoke about his longer-term ambitions for the team. it's about winnin: ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles. — ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles, winning _ ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles, winning the - ambitions for the team. it's about| winning titles, winning the league, winning titles, winning the league, winning cop. being as successful as you can be in the champions laid. and this is also an issue for the new year that we are still in the champions league and depending on the draw hopefully can get further and that competition and in two and half years the dna of the team of the club is clear. you have to be as successful as you can be. but! successful as you can be. and in germany rising _ successful as you can be. and in germany rising coronavirus i successful as you can be. and in i germany rising coronavirus infection rates in bavaria mina bayern munich champion cheat lake against barcelona next week will be played behind closed doors on wednesday night for the buyer never really qualify for the knockout stages as group winners and barcelona have been battling it out for the second spotin been battling it out for the second spot in the last 16. that�*s all your spot in the last 16. that�*s all your spot will for now. you can also watch the finals of the international swimming league. that�*s under way at the moment featuring some of the biggest stars in world swimming. now it�*s time for your weather. hello. that was noticeably mild across southern areas today, further north, a little less so, there was a lot of cloud around january. that�*s the sunshine was across scotland. we change our masses, though, for the weekend. it�*s going to turn colder. there will be more sunshine around, but there will be showers, too, thanks to low pressure nearby. got some wet weather across the country at the moment, particularly across the south and some showery bursts of rain pushing into much of scotland and northern ireland as well. thanks to these weather fronts, you can see the extent of the mild air slowly ebbing away now as colder air begins to invade in from the northwest through the course of tonight. so plenty of showers around these turning increasingly wintry, notjust over the high ground in the north, even down to lower levels. and we have a band of rain spreading its way eastwards across england and wales. it�*s going to be a chilly night, pretty much wherever you are. so we�*ve got low pressure to the northeast of the uk that will be bringing strong, blustery northwesterly winds. and you can see the extent of the cold air mass spreading right across the uk so we�*ll start off with early rain across eastern england that should clear away. and then its bright with some sunshine and some areas could stay dry all together through the day across the south with some sunshine elsewhere, plenty of showers around, submerging scattered showers, long spells of rain and there will be wintry as well in places a blustery day to come. these are mean wind speeds. gusts could be even higher than those values. so with these sorts of temperatures and a factor in the strong cold northwesterly wind, it�*ll feel colder than this stays chilly through saturday night. plenty of showers again, some merging together, to produce longer spells of rain. towards the end of the night, he looks like mostashari rain will be towards the east of the country. further west, the showers could become a little more sparse. clearer skies could soon cool with some frost and some ice around, particularly for northern and western areas. you can see we�*re still in the cold air mass for sunday. lower pressure towards the east, a ridge of high pressure to the west. so that means many western areas out across the north should be a bit drier after that very cold start with plenty of sunshine, most of the cloud and showery bursts of rain will tend to affect the eastern side of the uk but wherever you are, despite it being cloudy or sunny, it�*s going to be another chilly day right across the board and it stays unsettled into the new week. monday, tuesday, look pretty wet, quite cold. some snow on the hills, potentially a very windy midweek too. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk�*s best known columnists, bbc specialists and the correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week: omicron a chilling gift for the season of giving. why, when it comes to abortion, it remains the age of trump. and james bond�*s boss on the danger of china for smaller countries. janet daley, who moved from the united states to london in the 1960s, is a columinst with the daily telegraph. stephanie baker is with bloomberg media.