good morning. low pressure today will bring outbreaks of rain for many of us. the rain will tend to clear away from the south and west with sunshine and showers following, so for some it will tend to brighten up so for some it will tend to brighten up but for all of us today it will be quite a cold north or north—westerly wind with us. i will have the full breakfast forecast for the weekend and beyond a bit later on. it's saturday, 4th december. our top story: gps have been told by nhs england they can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow doctors to deliver covid booster jabs instead. routine health checks for the over—75s and minor surgery could be affected. this comes as 75 new cases of the omicron variant have been identified in england, bringing the total number in the uk to 134. the government has also launched a new campaign urging all unvaccinated pregnant women to come forward and receive their jab. lebo diseko reports. our apologies. we have some problems with that report, we will bring you that report in a few moments. football fans will unite this weekend to pay tribute to 6—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who died after months of abuse by his father and stepmother. birmingham city, the club he supported, will remember the youngster at today's game. the prime minister says lessons will be learned from his death. simonjones reports. arthur, are you going to play for england? fix, arthur, are you going to play for encland? �* ., england? a football mad six-year-old. _ england? a football mad six-year-old. after - england? a football mad six-year-old. after i - england? a football mad | six-year-old. afterl play england? a football mad - six-year-old. after i play for liverpool! — six-year-old. after i play for liverpool! subjected - six-year-old. after i play for liverpool! subjected to - six-year-old. after i play for| liverpool! subjected to cruel, liverpool! sub'ected to cruel, manipulative— liverpool! subjected to cruel, manipulative and _ liverpool! subjected to cruel, manipulative and pitiless - liverpool! subjected to cruel, - manipulative and pitiless treatment by his father and his partner. arthur's short life will be remembered by birmingham city comedy team he supported. they previously held tributes to him. today, away at millwall, they will be applause in the six minute of the game. aston villa will do the same as we can. they say, our thoughts are with all who loved our —— arthur. next week birmingham city fans will envelop lack of remembrance. the birmingham city fans will envelop lack of remembrance.— lack of remembrance. the whole situation is _ lack of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible _ lack of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and - lack of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and i - lack of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and i wanted to just try to do my bit for him, just to show that he was loved and he will be remembered by people, evenif he will be remembered by people, even if people didn't know him. these are arthur's killers, branded spiteful and sadistic in court. emma tustin, describe us as his wicked stepmother, given a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years for murder, and his father, thomas use, given a 21 year sentence for manslaughter.— given a 21 year sentence for manslau~hter. �* �* , , manslaughter. arthur's wet himself all over the — manslaughter. arthur's wet himself all over the floor, _ manslaughter. arthur's wet himself all over the floor, he _ manslaughter. arthur's wet himself all over the floor, he has _ manslaughter. arthur's wet himself all over the floor, he has banged i manslaughter. arthur's wet himself| all over the floor, he has banged on the radiator, he has hit me, he has kicked me. the radiator, he has hit me, he has kicked me— kicked me. the pair lied to police after arthur— kicked me. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered _ kicked me. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries - kicked me. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries so l after arthur suffered injuries so severe they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. a serious review is under way. social workers visited the home in a month before he died and found no cause for concern. what in a month before he died and found no cause for concern.— no cause for concern. what we have not to no cause for concern. what we have got to make — no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure _ no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now _ no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is _ no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is that - no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is that we - got to make sure now is that we learn the lessons about that case, we look at exactly what happened, what else could have been done to protect that child. it is early days, but i can tell you this, we will leave absolutely no stone unturned to find out what exactly went wrong and that appalling case. tustin made recordings of art in which he said nobody loves him. today football fans will come together to say he be forgotten. —— won't be forgotten. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that report you can contact the bbc action line. the website is bbc.co.uk/actionline. gps have been told by nhs england they can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow doctors to deliver covid booster jabs instead. lebo diseko reports. a new life amid the heartache of covid. this little boy born with the illness and rushed to icu. his mother had to be intubated, now she is part of a government campaign encouraging pregnant women to get jabbed. i encouraging pregnant women to get “abbed. ., , encouraging pregnant women to get 'abbed. . , . encouraging pregnant women to get 'abbed. ., j: [1/1 encouraging pregnant women to get 'abbed. ~ j: [1/1 jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks re . nant jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks pregnant at _ jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks pregnant at that _ jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks pregnant at that stage, - jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks pregnant at that stage, when - jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks pregnant at that stage, when we | jabbed. i was about 32-33 weeks - pregnant at that stage, when we both got covid. i had a conversation with one of the consultants in icu that it would be best to ventilate me just to give my lungs a rest. but, you know, my family lived through every day, they lived through the phone calls, they have been told that i may not survive.— phone calls, they have been told that i may not survive. when she got ill in february. _ that i may not survive. when she got ill in february, vaccines _ that i may not survive. when she got ill in february, vaccines were - that i may not survive. when she got ill in february, vaccines were not- ill in february, vaccines were not available to her. now that they are, the government wants all expectant women to get immunised. nearly one in five covid patients in england who are the most critically ill are unvaccinated pregnant women. of those pregnant women in hospital with symptomatic covid—i9, nearly all are unvaccinated. and crucially, no vaccinated pregnant women were admitted into intensive care with covid—i9 in england between february and the end of september. meanwhile, nhs england says all adults should become eligible for boosters by the middle of this month, as it tries to protect against the new variant. i got into the first opportunity i could. i think it is important everyone gets their vaccine, important that everyone tries to get it as quickly as possible.— it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because _ it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because we _ it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because we don't - it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because we don't know. confident because we don't know after omicron what is going to come next, wejust hope after omicron what is going to come next, we just hope and pray that everybody will be well. it is that concern about the unknown which is driving the push to get as many boosters done as possible. and in england and scotland, the aim is for all eligible adults to be offered one by the end of january. labour to seiko, bbc news. —— offered one by the end of january. labourto seiko, bbc news. —— lebo diseko. the regulator ofgem is carrying out an urgent review of the response to storm arwen by energy companies, which has left thousands of people in scotland and the north of england without power for more than a week. northern powergrid said 6,000 customers were still facing blackouts, while scottish and southern electricity networks said 950 homes remained without power. further measures aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus are set to be re—introduced across ireland. the rules, which come into effect on tuesday, will see the closure of all nightclubs and limits on the number of people able to socialise indoors, including in private homes and restaurants. the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four students at his high school in michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. authorities have issued a fugitive warrant forjames and jennifer crumbley, whose son ethan carried out the mass shooting with a semi—automatic pistol bought by his father. cat microchipping will be made mandatory in the uk under new government rules. owners will have to microchip their cats by the time they are 20 weeks old, or could face a £500 fine. it's aimed at ensuring they can be returned home when they stray or are stolen. fiona lamdin reports. seven—year—old counterpoint missing in truro just days after his owner moved house.— in truro just days after his owner moved house. ., ., , , _, , , moved house. scarab “ust completely disappeared. _ moved house. scarab “ust completely disappeared. so — moved house. scarab “ust completely disappeared. so i — moved house. scarabjust completely disappeared, so i was _ moved house. scarabjust completely disappeared, so i was quite _ disappeared, so i was quite concerned, and i was really worried for him because, yeah, it was nearly a whole year. if it was not for the microchip i would never have got him home. �*i�*i microchip i would never have got him home. " ., , ., home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited, home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited. is — home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited, is luckily _ home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited, is luckily he _ home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited, is luckily he had _ home. 11 months later, the pair were reunited, is luckily he had been - reunited, is luckily he had been microchip does a kitten. idialith reunited, is luckily he had been microchip does a kitten. with the microchi- microchip does a kitten. with the microchip they — microchip does a kitten. with the microchip they found _ microchip does a kitten. with the microchip they found out - microchip does a kitten. with the microchip they found out i - microchip does a kitten. with the microchip they found out i was i microchip does a kitten. with the | microchip they found out i was his owner, and got him home to me. i burst into tears when i got the call, i couldn't believe it. he was thrilled to come home, he wouldn't leave me alone for 2h hours, he was constantly rubbing his face on me and tossing at me. idols? constantly rubbing his face on me and tossing at me.— and tossing at me. now there are alans in and tossing at me. now there are plans in the _ and tossing at me. now there are plans in the coming _ and tossing at me. now there are plans in the coming year- and tossing at me. now there are plans in the coming year to - and tossing at me. now there are plans in the coming year to get i and tossing at me. now there are| plans in the coming year to get all pet cats chipped. it will be mandatory that all owners chipped their cuts once they are 20 weeks of age. their cuts once they are 20 weeks of are. ~ ., , their cuts once they are 20 weeks of ape, . ., , . ., their cuts once they are 20 weeks of are. . ., , . ., ., age. we really welcome the idea, we aet lots of age. we really welcome the idea, we get lots of stray _ age. we really welcome the idea, we get lots of stray or _ age. we really welcome the idea, we get lots of stray or injured _ age. we really welcome the idea, we get lots of stray or injured cuts - get lots of stray or injured cuts that are brought in by members of the public. at the time they are chipped, which means we can reunite them with their owners really quickly. them with their owners really duickl . �* ., quickly. and for those who don't, they could _ quickly. and for those who don't, they could face _ quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a _ quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. _ quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. if - quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. if you - quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. if you are | they could face a fine. if you are checked by _ they could face a fine. if you are checked by an — they could face a fine. if you are checked by an authorised - they could face a fine. if you are | checked by an authorised person they could face a fine. if you are - checked by an authorised person and found not to have a microchip and you will be given 21 days to five out, and we would strongly advise for all the good reasons, you know, getting animal microchip, we know the average cost of that is about £17, it is well worth doing, because otherwise after 21 days it's —— it will become a criminal offence. so what does the procedure which costs about £20 involved? it is what does the procedure which costs about £20 involved?— about £20 involved? it is really sim-le, about £20 involved? it is really simple. they — about £20 involved? it is really simple, they come _ about £20 involved? it is really simple, they come in, - about £20 involved? it is really simple, they come in, we - about £20 involved? it is really simple, they come in, we do i simple, they come in, we do a consultation, it is an injection in the scruff of the next, it is not really quickly and doesn't cause them any discomfort at all, it is done very, very quickly.- them any discomfort at all, it is done very, very quickly. each chip has a unique _ done very, very quickly. each chip has a unique serial— done very, very quickly. each chip has a unique serial number- done very, very quickly. each chip has a unique serial number which| has a unique serial number which will link to attach database which will link to attach database which will link to the owners' contact details. there are thought to be 10.8 million cuts in the uk, and while scarab and jane had a happy reunion, orthe while scarab and jane had a happy reunion, or the other 2.8 million, who are currently on chip, the ending is not always a happy one. fiona london, bbc news. we have got a kitten coming in later, don't we? yes, we werejust a kitten coming in later, don't we? yes, we were just saying a bit later on this morning we have a kitten called kylie coming in, and kylie's story, just by way of information for you, for later on, kylie's mother is a stray cat that got savaged by a dog can be summed in stockport while she was pregnant and kylie the kitten was saved in that situation. so we got one of the cat rescue charities coming to talk about how important it is to have your cat microchip. one of the world's rarest turtles is beginning to show signs of recovery after washing up on the welsh coast, 4,000 miles away from its usual home in the gulf of mexico. tally the kemp's ridley sea turtle was found on a beach in flintshire on sunday and is being nursed back to health by staff at anglesey sea zoo. the father of 12—year—old ava white, who died last month after being stabbed to death, has thanked the people of liverpool for their support. it comes as thousands are expected to hold a vigil in the city to remember her. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin reports. not even a teenager, ava had gone out with friends to see the christmas light switch on. she died following a stabbing. another child charged with her murder. the city has been stunned, coming together to remember template market wednesday's derby, tonight coming together at a vigil, to raise money and show support for the 12—year—old's family. your limit i wanted her family. your limit i wanted her family to no doubt alone, to have got a whole city behind them, and we are passing but with strength onto her family and giving are passing but with strength onto herfamily and giving them are passing but with strength onto her family and giving them strength to get through each day. we are here for them, they are not alone, and to give ava % of that little girl deserves. give ava �*xp of that little girl deserves-— give ava �*xp of that little girl deserves. , , , . give ava �*xp of that little girl deserves. , ._ , . ., deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers — deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have _ deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have been _ deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have been placed - deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have been placed at. deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have been placed at a i fresh flowers have been placed at a spot close to where ava died, whether vigil will begin at six. from friends, from strangers, from her dad. from friends, from strangers, from herdad. , ., ., ., her dad. devastation that it can ha -en her dad. devastation that it can happen to _ her dad. devastation that it can happen to somebody _ her dad. devastation that it can happen to somebody so - her dad. devastation that it can happen to somebody so young. i her dad. devastation that it can l happen to somebody so young. i her dad. devastation that it can - happen to somebody so young. i am scared for my _ happen to somebody so young. i am scared for my children now, because it is scared for my children now, because it isjusl _ scared for my children now, because it isjusl so _ scared for my children now, because it isjust so cruel, itjust shouldnl— it isjust so cruel, itjust shouldn't be like this. the night, like, we shouldn't be like this. the night, like. we can't — shouldn't be like this. the night, like, we can't go _ shouldn't be like this. the night, like, we can't go out _ shouldn't be like this. the night, like, we can't go out alone. - shouldn't be like this. the night, like, we can't go out alone. we i shouldn't be like this. the night, - like, we can't go out alone. we have to go— like, we can't go out alone. we have logo in_ like, we can't go out alone. we have logo ingroups— like, we can't go out alone. we have logo ingroups in_ like, we can't go out alone. we have to go in groups. in our— like, we can't go out alone. we have to go in groups. in our country, - to go in groups. in our country, this— to go in groups. in our country, this is_ to go in groups. in our country, this is d _ to go in groups. in our country, this is a very— to go in groups. in our country, this is a very strange _ to go in groups. in our country, this is a very strange thing. - to go in groups. in our country, this is a very strange thing. it. to go in groups. in our country, | this is a very strange thing. it is not normal— this is a very strange thing. it is not normal at _ this is a very strange thing. it is not normal at all. _ this is a very strange thing. it is not normal at all.— this is a very strange thing. it is not normal at all. recent data shows not normal at all. recent data shows no crime in — not normal at all. recent data shows no crime in england _ not normal at all. recent data shows no crime in england and _ not normal at all. recent data shows no crime in england and wales - not normal at all. recent data shows no crime in england and wales rosel no crime in england and wales rose steadily between 2014 and the first half of 2020. two weeks ago, 14—year—old jamin cools died of a stab wound in croydon. ten days ago, 16—year—old wish me to sing died after a stabbing in hounslow. —— rishmeet singh. almost a week later, ava died here in liverpool. you rishmeet singh. almost a week later, ava died here in liverpool.— ava died here in liverpool. you put our ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie — ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie on. — ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie on, taken _ ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie on, taken i _ ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie on, taken i found - ava died here in liverpool. you put your hoodie on, taken i found your| your hoodie on, taken i found your phone out with you.— phone out with you. night crime is an issue this _ phone out with you. night crime is an issue this city _ phone out with you. night crime is an issue this city boxing _ phone out with you. night crime is an issue this city boxing club - phone out with you. night crime is| an issue this city boxing club works to tackle. ., ., ., ., ~' an issue this city boxing club works to tackle. ., ., ., ., ~ ., to tackle. the age that we looked at in hos-ital to tackle. the age that we looked at in hospital was _ to tackle. the age that we looked at in hospital was the _ to tackle. the age that we looked at in hospital was the youngest - to tackle. the age that we looked at i in hospital was the youngest coming in hospital was the youngest coming in or seven. some had been bullied in or seven. some had been bullied in school. some have been involved in school. some have been involved in gang culture. some had been involved in drugs. some had been in the wrong area at the wrong time. it's normal, isn't it? it is the wrong area at the wrong time. it's normal, isn't it?— it's normal, isn't it? it is the norm? yeah. _ it's normal, isn't it? it is the norm? yeah. it— it's normal, isn't it? it is the norm? yeah. it makes- it's normal, isn't it? it is the norm? yeah. it makes themi it's normal, isn't it? it is the - norm? yeah. it makes them feel safer, norm? yeah. it makes them feel safer. just _ norm? yeah. it makes them feel safer, just having _ norm? yeah. it makes them feel safer, just having something - norm? yeah. it makes them feel safer, just having something to l safer, just having something to protect— safer, just having something to protect them. yeah. i safer, just having something to protect them. yeah.— safer, just having something to protect them. yeah. i think people carried them _ protect them. yeah. i think people carried them because _ protect them. yeah. i think people carried them because i _ protect them. yeah. i think people carried them because i think- protect them. yeah. i think people carried them because i think they l carried them because i think they think— carried them because i think they think that — carried them because i think they think that other— carried them because i think they think that other people _ carried them because i think they think that other people have - carried them because i think they think that other people have gotl think that other people have got them, _ think that other people have got them, so — think that other people have got them, so they— think that other people have got them, so they think _ think that other people have got them, so they think that - think that other people have got them, so they think that if- think that other people have got l them, so they think that if they've -ot them, so they think that if they've got one. _ them, so they think that if they've got one. and — them, so they think that if they've got one. and they— them, so they think that if they've got one, and they pull— them, so they think that if they've got one, and they pull it— them, so they think that if they've got one, and they pull it out, - them, so they think that if they'vej got one, and they pull it out, what am by— got one, and they pull it out, what am by going — got one, and they pull it out, what am by going to— got one, and they pull it out, what am by going to pull— got one, and they pull it out, what am by going to pull it— got one, and they pull it out, what am by going to pull it out? - got one, and they pull it out, what am by going to pull it out? so, - am by going to pull it out? so, people — am by going to pull it out? so, people bounce _ am by going to pull it out? so, people bounce off— am by going to pull it out? so, people bounce off each - am by going to pull it out? so, people bounce off each other i am by going to pull it out? so, i people bounce off each other with them, _ people bounce off each other with them, do — people bounce off each other with them, do you _ people bounce off each other with them, do you get— people bounce off each other with them, do you get me? _ people bounce off each other with them, do you get me?— people bounce off each other with them, do you get me? there were 41,000 night— them, do you get me? there were 41,000 night crime _ them, do you get me? there were 41,000 night crime offences - them, do you get me? there were 41,000 night crime offences in - them, do you get me? there were | 41,000 night crime offences in the year ending march 2021. you are going to be there at the vigil? yeah. i have done about 15 interviews the day after, and i sat on the end of my bed and cried. a 12—year—old girl, it shouldn't be happening. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. a good rainbow to have in the background, hinting that there may be some brightness in the sky! absolutely, the weather will be cheering up and this time last weekend we were waking up to the damage wrought by storm arwen and i'm pleased to say low pressure in charge and it will not cause any problems. outbreaks of rain and cold winds to start with but there will be an improvement. this is the area of low pressure on the satellite picture, these are the weather front bringing outbreaks of rain. the cold north—westerly winds extending across all parts of the country and for many of us this morning we are starting off with wet weather. if you missed and fun patches across testing we are in south east england, washed out as the band of frameworks in over the next hour or so. as the rain band clears its way through, the weather will try to brighten up for a time across a good part of england and wales, rain for most of the day really for parts of scotland with a mountain snow for the highlands into the kane cornes and also a few centimetres high up here and 4— five centimetres here but what offer scotland and ireland, rain returns to northern england, here a cold day, five or six degrees but in the south, it should stay bright with sunny spells, some showers coming into southwest thousands in southern england. this evening and overnight the band of rain or area evening and overnight the band of rain orarea of low evening and overnight the band of rain or area of low pressure becomes slow—moving so the rain reluctant to clear for the eastern areas of england, coming back in the south—east. where we keep this clear skies north—west is going to be a cold night with patches of frost developing and one or two mist and fog patches if you manage to drop the winds enough in some of the deep valleys in scotland for example. sunday, this is the same area of low pressure loitering around, bringing a lot of cloud. the winds changing direction of the north sea, feeding the cloud and rain in across east scotland, eastern areas of england, probably not too heavy but it will be a great and damp kind of day, the best of the weather across western areas, west scotland, northern ireland, wales, south—west england seeing some sunshine and the odd isolated shower. temperatures a bit higher, nine or ten across parts of the south—west. staying cold across east scotland, eastern england. into next week we have a rapidly deepening low pressure system, this one is one of those we talk about as explosively developing low, about 1003 hectopascals down to about 959 in 24 hours, in other words very strong and through the week it will bring outbreaks of rain, gales and some very windy weather indeed blowing our way as we head into tuesday in particular.— blowing our way as we head into tuesday in particular. that's how the weather _ tuesday in particular. that's how the weather is _ tuesday in particular. that's how the weather is looking. - tuesday in particular. that's how the weather is looking. thank i tuesday in particular. that's how. the weather is looking. thank you, see you later on! 17 minutes past six. let's have a look at some of today's front pages. the guardian reports ministers are being urged to tell people to work from home, rather than wait for data on the omicron variant. the paper says experts from sage have warned of a potentially "very significant wave of infections" that could overwhelm the nhs. the daily mail continues the coverage of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who died after being tortured by his father and stepmother. the paper quotes prime minister borisjohnson, who has described the case as "appalling" and said it is essential to look at what else could have been done to save him. the daily telegraph says a review of hate crimes will call for pestering women in the street or in pubs to become an offence under plans to criminalise "public sexual harassment". the most—read story on the bbc website is the news that the parents of a michigan student who is the suspect in a deadly school shooting have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. james and jennifer crumbley are accused of ignoring warning signs before the gun rampage. time now for the film review. hello, a very warm welcome again to the film review on bbc news. and, as you see, taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode — he's back. what have you been watching? come on come on, saving a kids from alien invaders. and silent night, a very unhappy christmas. christmas films are here. they are. let's start with come on, come on. this is by mike mills and joaquin phoenix and gabby hoffman a brother 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everyone. i'm not sure i want to be about dinner party. i i want to be about dinner party. keira knightley has the fun register, fun! because the end of the world is coming. he is the thing, the writer and director said they were inspired by partly when they were inspired by partly when the wind blows, but also partly because her kids came back from seeing warhorse and said what would we do in that circumstance so it starts out like a christmas movie but it is the christmas movie goes to hell. and it sounds like an interesting idea, i have to say for me it did not work and that's for two reasons, for the first part of it when it is a comedy with irritating posh people, i did not find them funny and i did not believe in them. the second part of it when it becomes kind of apocalypse in which it is dealing with a lot of very dark material, it didn't feel earned. it felt like because i don't believe in these characters and because you are still doing the knockabout comedy stuff, none of 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mum -- petit maman. 72 minutes long and i wanted more. when it _ mum -- petit maman. 72 minutes long and i wanted more. when it ended ii and i wanted more. when it ended i thought no, i wanted to be a little bit longer. the thought no, i wanted to be a little bit loner. ., ,., , thought no, i wanted to be a little bit loner. ., , , . bit longer. the reason it is perfect is that, it leaves _ bit longer. the reason it is perfect is that, it leaves you _ bit longer. the reason it is perfect is that, it leaves you wanting i bit longer. the reason it is perfect i is that, it leaves you wanting more, it tells you 72 minutes more i think about life, the world, parents, children, i mean, on the one hand it is a fairytale, what actually happened is that time travelling, is of ghost story. on the other hand it is a story about a dealing with grief. and i thought, i mean, ijust love, i think this is my favourite film of this year and i think celine sciamma is my favourite director and you will 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grief, that was perhaps the main thing i took away from it, but there is a lot to absorb and i noticed everyone in the cinema sat and watched all of the credits roll because i think we were alljust thinking and thinking about it and absorbing it all. there alljust thinking and thinking about it and absorbing it all.— it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful _ it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful new _ it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful new use _ it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful new use of— it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful new use of the - it and absorbing it all. there is a wonderful new use of the tune l it and absorbing it all. there is a l wonderful new use of the tune but with the kids the which is just overwhelmingly great and there is nothing wrong with this film, it is as near to a perfect film as i have ever seen. as near to a perfect film as i have everseen. i really, iam as near to a perfect film as i have ever seen. i really, iam so as near to a perfect film as i have ever seen. i really, i am so glad you loved it. i ever seen. i really, i am so glad you loved it— you loved it. i loved it, i loved it. if you loved it. i loved it, i loved it- if you _ you loved it. i loved it, i loved it- if you did— you loved it. i loved it, i loved it. if you did not _ you loved it. i loved it, i loved it. if you did not i _ you loved it. i loved it, i loved it. if you did not i would - you loved it. i loved it, i loved it. if you did not i would have| you loved it. i loved it, i loved i it. if you did not i would have to sto this it. if you did not i would have to stop this programme. _ it. if you did not i would have to stop this programme. on - it. if you did not i would have to stop this programme. on dvd, | it. if you did not i would have to - stop this programme. on dvd, candy man, the new version, the reboot, the original was based on clive barker's short story and this one is cowritten by clive bill, it usually —— inventor and i love it. cowritten by clive bill, it usually -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. but not as _ -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. but not as much _ -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. but not as much as _ -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. but not as much as petit - -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. but not as much as petit maman. -- inventor and i love it. lovely,. - but not as much as petit maman. good news is we can — but not as much as petit maman. good news is we can be _ but not as much as petit maman. good news is we can be back _ but not as much as petit maman. good news is we can be back next week. on cue, mark, as ever, and enjoy your cinema—going, whatever you choose to see. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. well, we're going to get an update of what is happening with the sport this morning. of what is happening with the sport this morning-— of what is happening with the sport this morning. good morning, mike. yes, aood this morning. good morning, mike. yes, good morning. _ this morning. good morning, mike. yes, good morning. moves- this morning. good morning, mike. yes, good morning. moves at- yes, good morning. moves at yorkshire _ yes, good morning. moves at yorkshire county _ yes, good morning. moves at yorkshire county cricket - yes, good morning. moves at| yorkshire county cricket club? yes, good morning. moves at- yorkshire county cricket club? yes, i su ose yorkshire county cricket club? yes, i suppose it — yorkshire county cricket club? yes, i suppose it shouldn't _ yorkshire county cricket club? ines i suppose it shouldn't be yorkshire county cricket club? isis i suppose it shouldn't be too much of a surprise when you think about the chair of the yorkshire, he said they had to be important changes, significant changes so the club could move forward. but now you have got all the coaching staff, the head coach as well, all departing from the club in the past 2a hours. this following the report on the treatment of azeem rafiq and the racist bullying and harassment of him when he was a player. head coach andrew gale says the news of his departure came as a surprise to him and he will fighting the decision with legal action. in all, 16 coaching staff including gale and director of cricket martyn moxon were released by yorkshire yesterday, following the report which found former player azeem rafiq to be a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club. gale, who had been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010, says players knew about him now being released by the club before him. 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." fulham are still at the top of the championship after a h draw with title rivals bournemouth. it was the first time scott parker had returned to craven cottage since leaving the club in the summer tojoin bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solankey scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock tosin adarabioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished i—i, leaving fulham top and a point clear. stockport county's fa cup dream is over. they lost i—o to league one leaders rotherham. michael smith's first half goal was enough to seal it on the night. stockport thought they'd equalised after the break, only for it to be ruled out for offside. while it was a smoother night for charlton who progress after a a 2—0 victory at gateshead. after saving the life of one of his players, the wigan manager leam richardson, has called for more people in football, including fans, to have cpr training like he did. striker charlie wyke collapased during a practice session last month and says his manager saved his life by beginning the resuscitation process before the doctor arrived. it was myself he was right on the scene at the time, and, you know, i don't really remember much else after that. you just kind of put in practice what you have been told to consciously and obviously give charlie cpr, try to direct many things within that, you know, there was many people in that situation within the process but did just as much, if not more than me, and the after—care that charlie has been given, you know, up until today, it has been second to none, it has been outstanding. lewis hamilton has sent a warning to his formula one title rival, max verstappen, going fastest in practice, for the penultimate race of the season. the mercedes team set the pace in saudi arabia. hamilton was nearly two tenths of a second quicker than verstappen, who was fourth fastest on the street circuit injeddah. the session was cut five minutes short because of this crash. charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari on turn 22. luckily he did climb out of his what was left of his ferrari, unaided, and said he was ok on his team radio. seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of the uk snooker championships. he lost in a thrilling final frame decider to kyren wilson. in a repeat of last year's world championship final, which o'sullivan won, wilson made three half—century breaks and two centuries as he put in one of the best performances of his career. the rocket fought back from 2—0 and 5—3 down to level the match but wilson took the deciding frame to win by 6 frames to 5. wilson will play luca brecel in the semi finals, while china's zhao xintong will take on barry hawkins. obviously he is hungry to win titles, he was to do what i've done in the game, you know? obviously i was like that when i hadn't won a major and stuff like that. you have more desire at that stage. it is great to see, you know? it shows that he's got a real passion for the game, you know? gloucester moved into the top four of the rugby premiership following victory over bristol bears. chris chapman was amongst the try scorers with this incredible effort after running with the ball from the half way line to secure a 27—10 victory. did you see charlie's mood pickup? absolutely, he stopped reading the papers. meanwhile edinburgh kept up their good form in the united rugby championship with a 24—10 win over benetton. this try from emiliano boffelli on his home debut amongst the pick. elsewhere leinster beat connacht 47—19 and sharks were also victorious against bulls. after a year out because of the pandemic, the national amateur boxing championships are back this weekend. the quarter—finals and semi—finals take place today and tomorrow in cannock. many big names won titles at this competition earlier in their career. one of them was a certain anthonyjoshua, who's been talking about the importance of grassroots boxing. the thing i love about the sport, it doesn't take much. i used to pay £2 a session and it creates such a great environment for people that want to do better, and when i feel like fighters go on and to well, they always give back to the local communities and stuff like that. grassroots boxing, amateur championships are so important. so if the government are ever looking to dish out any cash, these put some into boxing because the sport i love is the sport people love to see. and you can catch live coverage of the national boxing championships on bbc iplayer and the bbc sport website and app from 1:00pm today. rallying is seen as one of the most extreme forms of motorsport, driving across some of the planet's most hostile terrains. it's been 20 years since british drivers have been able to make a big impact on the world stage. but a couple of weeks ago elvyn evans from wales finished runner—up in the world championship for the second year running. i went to meet him. back home in west wales, where it all started for elvyn evans after taking on the rest of the world, chose to show us around the mountains that inspired him and reflect on the season that pushed him all the way to the world title before finishing up and drop the second year running, helping to put british rallying back on the map. even though it means he is one of the nation's best ever drivers now, he's not satisfied. i’m the nation's best ever drivers now, he's not satisfied.— he's not satisfied. i'm not sure it actually means _ he's not satisfied. i'm not sure it actually means too _ he's not satisfied. i'm not sure it actually means too much. - he's not satisfied. i'm not sure it actually means too much. i - he's not satisfied. i'm not sure it actually means too much. i think naturally, as a competitor, we are that you want to win. so i think until, or if we ever achieve that, then i will not really be fully satisfied, to be honest. that is always a target. and anyway, itjust leaves a bit of, even more fire in your belly to go out and try to be better in the future.— your belly to go out and try to be better in the future. evans was 'ust ei . ht when better in the future. 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bit of land behind my back, and he used to take us to a bit of [and behind the house. growing up in the mid wales area, it is sort of the home of rallying in the uk, let's say. we have some of the best stages in the world here, in fact. shell have some of the best stages in the world here, in fact.— world here, in fact. all these years on, world here, in fact. all these years on. evans — world here, in fact. all these years on. evans is _ world here, in fact. all these years on, evans is now— world here, in fact. all these years on, evans is now vying _ world here, in fact. all these years on, evans is now vying to - world here, in fact. all these years on, evans is now vying to becomel on, evans is now vying to become only the third written to win the world title, after connie mcrae in 1995 and richard burgon six years later. both became household names before but passed away in a prime, taken too soon. but their legacy still drives evans forward. these sort of hype around colin richard, it was so exciting, even as a young kid. i, , ,., i, it was so exciting, even as a young kid. i, , i, , kid. that is something that stuck with me. because _ kid. that is something that stuck with me. because it— kid. that is something that stuck with me. because it gives - kid. that is something that stuck with me. because it gives an - with me. because it gives an opportunity to showcase a sport to a younger audience, and hopefully it is inspiring someone to pick it up and take it on in the future. racing ahainst and take it on in the future. racing against the — and take it on in the future. racing against the clock _ and take it on in the future. racing against the clock on _ and take it on in the future. racing against the clock on the _ and take it on in the future. racing against the clock on the most - against the clock on the most unpredictable, hostile trucks and mud and gravel depends on teamwork, and evans' codriver scott martin studies each week for land and then reads pace notes while watching for every jump reads pace notes while watching for everyjump and corner at speeds of 120 mph. three right, three laps along, left over, 100, four right... what does that say?— along, left over, 100, four right... what does that say? four minus over u- hie what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest- — what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest- yuppie _ what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest. yuppie crest, _ what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but - what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as - what does that say? four minus over yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a l yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a rall inh yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a rallying term- _ yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a rallying term. scott _ yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a rallying term. scott can _ yuppie crest. yuppie crest, but as a rallying term. scott can never- rallying term. scott can never codriver, couldn't be here today. it really shows how difficult the pace notes can be to read at speed, of course. , i, , , course. the timing is absolutely essential- _ course. the timing is absolutely essential. and _ course. the timing is absolutely essential. and of _ course. the timing is absolutely essential. and of course - course. the timing is absolutely essential. and of course the - course. the timing is absolutely - essential. and of course the manner in which he delivers them is also essential. we've been a bit kind and made them a bit more simple for you. pace notes for beginners, ok! 80, to the left! long—term, jump! looks like anotherjump! gravel! thisjust shows the skills of these codriver 's, the fact they are able to make sense of these notes, communicate them concisely and clearly, with such speeds, it is the most six dream form of motorsport, with all thatis dream form of motorsport, with all that is being thrown at you and the driver stopped one slight mistake could be absolutely catastrophic. i don't know how they do it! just a sensation of— don't know how they do it! just a sensation of driving _ don't know how they do it! just a sensation of driving the - don't know how they do it! just a sensation of driving the car, - don't know how they do it! just a sensation of driving the car, the | sensation of driving the car, the thrill of speed, it is really what excites me. thrill of speed, it is really what excites me— thrill of speed, it is really what excites me. ~ . ,, , i, , excites me. which helps explain why in his two weeks _ excites me. which helps explain why in his two weeks off _ excites me. which helps explain why in his two weeks off now— excites me. which helps explain why in his two weeks off now before - in his two weeks off now before training starts again for the new season he will not be sitting at home by the fire, but taking to the mountains again, this time on two wheels. and that he is, off he goes on his two wheels for a couple of weeks before he is back in the car again. what is it like? the before he is back in the car again. what is it like?— what is it like? the only thing i can compare — what is it like? the only thing i can compare it _ what is it like? the only thing i can compare it to _ what is it like? the only thing i can compare it to comedy - what is it like? the only thing i - can compare it to comedy remember before the days as satnav, when you are in the car as a passenger mapreading?— are in the car as a passenger mapreading? are in the car as a passenger ma-ureadin? i , , mapreading? which could be very stressful if somebody _ mapreading? which could be very stressful if somebody wasn't - mapreading? which could be very| stressful if somebody wasn't good mapreading? which could be very i stressful if somebody wasn't good at reading _ stressful if somebody wasn't good at reading maps. you stressful if somebody wasn't good at reading maps-— reading maps. you could also get carsick. reading maps. you could also get carsick- but _ reading maps. you could also get carsick. but imagine _ reading maps. you could also get carsick. but imagine doing - reading maps. you could also get carsick. but imagine doing that l reading maps. you could also get l carsick. but imagine doing that 100 times quicker, at pace, going on dangerous corners. mas times quicker, at pace, going on dangerous corners.— times quicker, at pace, going on dangerous corners. was he listening to a word you _ dangerous corners. was he listening to a word you said? _ dangerous corners. was he listening to a word you said? i _ dangerous corners. was he listening to a word you said? i told _ dangerous corners. was he listening to a word you said? i told him - to a word you said? i told him before not _ to a word you said? i told him before not to. _ to a word you said? i told him before not to. luckily, - to a word you said? i told him before not to. luckily, dowdy| to a word you said? i told him - before not to. luckily, dowdy trucks you know so well.— before not to. luckily, dowdy trucks | you know so well._ yes, you know so well. yuppie crest! yes, the next time — you know so well. yuppie crest! yes, the next time you're _ you know so well. yuppie crest! yes, the next time you're going _ you know so well. yuppie crest! yes, the next time you're going over- you know so well. yuppie crest! yes, the next time you're going over and l the next time you're going over and help. the next time you're going over and hel-. i, i, the next time you're going over and hel., i, i, i, the next time you're going over and hel.. i, i, i, i, help. you are saying that you are takin: help. you are saying that you are taking sharpens _ help. you are saying that you are taking sharpens bends _ help. you are saying that you are taking sharpens bends on - taking sharpens bends on mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk. mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk- if — mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk- if it _ mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk. if it was _ mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk. if it was real, _ mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk. if it was real, and - mountainsides as well. yes, that is the risk. if it was real, and income| the risk. if it was real, and income hats off to the codriver 's, because if that is for real, scott, he would have to get that spot on, so accurate. because elfyn wouldn't normally know what is around the corner, orwhen normally know what is around the corner, or when the next yumpy crest 's. he would have to rely on the instructions being absolutely pinpoint and being delivered concisely and clearly and loud enough, in the car as well. it is such an importantjob, codriver. clear instructions about the weather. how about that? it has been a stormy weeks, what is happening now? exactly exa ctly o ne exactly one week ago since we were waking up to the damage wrought by storm arwin, with these large and buttery ways it is in the of north—east england, trees down, heavy snow over the higher ground in the north, and some commuters are still feeling the effects of that wind even a week later, but today we have got low pressure with us. no impact, rain and cold wind we will have the most part over the weekend. here is a pressure system today, with the cloud and rain pushing our way east. north—westerly winds flowing in, dragging an cole durant from the north—west. all of us will have these cold winds, and for many of us, we start off with a bit of rain, mistand of us, we start off with a bit of rain, mist and fog of us, we start off with a bit of rain, mistand fog in of us, we start off with a bit of rain, mist and fog in south—east england, that is clearing as the rain works its way in. some improvement in the weather, across parts of wales and western one, south—east england as well with sunshine and showers. northern ireland, north wales, into parts of scotland, the rain will be reluctant to clear away, it is notjust rain, we have some snow over the high ground, highlands, the cairngorms, into the southern uplands, we might see a new centimetres piling up. sunshine and showers in northern ireland and much of south in wales in southern england will have an improving picture through the day with sunshine and a few showers. a cold day, temperatures for the most part about four or seven celsius. those wins continue to feed an overnight, lots of cloud across eastern areas of the uk, still with some rain around, and where those wins for lighter, further north we will see patches of frost developing in scotland under parts of northern england. sunday, the same area of low pressure still on the charts. weakening somewhat. when this changing direction, coming and more from an easterly direction across eastern scotland, eastern england, butjust eastern scotland, eastern england, but just drags the eastern scotland, eastern england, butjust drags the cloud and rain backing off the north sea. further west, that is where the best of the weather will be, with sunshine. if you showers in northern scotland, one or two for northern ireland, one or two for the north—west of england and wales, our temperatures, about 5-7, and wales, our temperatures, about 5—7, a and wales, our temperatures, about 5-7, a bit and wales, our temperatures, about 5—7, a bit mild across southern wales and south—west england, nine or ten here. another area of low pressure but we need to watch very carefully, rapidly deepening area of low pressure set in the in of the atlantic, bringing in the return of heavy rain and some windy weather indeed, especially on tuesday. but it's something we are keeping a close eye on. the high profile cases of sarah everard and sabina nessa have raised concerns about the safety of women on uk streets. their deaths have prompted a group of women to set up a movement to help walkers feel safe going out after dark. "safety in numbers" now has nearly 100 members as emily anderson reports. cold winters night but already it is very dark and tonight the group is walking up beacon hill together. safety in numbers was set up by dog walker katie hopkinson just less than one month ago. she is passionate about making women feel safe enough to go out when it is dark. it safe enough to go out when it is dark. , , i, , i, i, i, safe enough to go out when it is dark. , i, i, i, dark. it is so important, for our mental health _ dark. it is so important, for our mental health to _ dark. it is so important, for our mental health to get _ dark. it is so important, for our mental health to get out - dark. it is so important, for our mental health to get out in - dark. it is so important, for our mental health to get out in the | mental health to get out in the countryside and enjoy the benefits of the countryside but doing it in a way that does not leave you feeling really anxious and i think certainly with a high profile cases such as sarah everard married i think it touched a lot of women's heart and made them feel like being in the loan in the dark is not an option. at the top of beacon hill now which is the second highest point in leicestershire at 248 metres. ok, so you don't get those beautiful panoramic views of leicestershire you would get in the day but i tell you would get in the day but i tell you what you do get, a real sense of achievement getting to this peak in the dark. i’ee achievement getting to this peak in the dark. �* , achievement getting to this peak in the dark. �* i i, i, the dark. i've been here a million times but never— the dark. i've been here a million times but never at _ the dark. i've been here a million times but never at this _ the dark. i've been here a million times but never at this time - the dark. i've been here a million times but never at this time of i times but never at this time of night. and never up here. so this is a first for me. 50 night. and never up here. so this is a first for me— a first for me. so do you feel safe when you're _ a first for me. so do you feel safe when you're out _ a first for me. so do you feel safe when you're out with _ a first for me. so do you feel safe when you're out with this - a first for me. so do you feel safe when you're out with this group? | when you're out with this group? absolutely, yeah, no anxiety at all, and sometimes that does creep up on you and _ and sometimes that does creep up on you and your— and sometimes that does creep up on you and your walking on your own and somewhere _ you and your walking on your own and somewhere remote. you you and your walking on your own and somewhere remote.— somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not — somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not be _ somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not be here, _ somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not be here, this— somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not be here, this is— somewhere remote. you sort of think i should not be here, this is not i i should not be here, this is not very clever. i should not be here, this is not very clever-— i should not be here, this is not very clever. but here i do it with the group _ very clever. but here i do it with the group and — very clever. but here i do it with the group and i _ very clever. but here i do it with the group and i have _ very clever. but here i do it with the group and i have not - very clever. but here i do it with | the group and i have not thought about— the group and i have not thought about the — the group and i have not thought about the fact. it the group and i have not thought about the fact.— about the fact. it does not even occur to you- — about the fact. it does not even occur to you. overwhelmingly l about the fact. it does not even i occur to you. overwhelmingly what would feel really _ occur to you. overwhelmingly what would feel really terrifying - occur to you. overwhelmingly what would feel really terrifying on i occur to you. overwhelmingly what would feel really terrifying on your| would feel really terrifying on your own is _ would feel really terrifying on your own is sort — would feel really terrifying on your own is sort of— would feel really terrifying on your own is sort of a _ would feel really terrifying on your own is sort of a primitive - would feel really terrifying on your own is sort of a primitive fear, i own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't _ own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? — own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? when— own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? when we _ own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? when we are - own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? when we are in - own is sort of a primitive fear, isn't it? when we are in a i own is sort of a primitive fear, i isn't it? when we are in a group, there— isn't it? when we are in a group, there is— isn't it? when we are in a group, there is no— isn't it? when we are in a group, there is no fear, _ isn't it? when we are in a group, there is no fear, we _ isn't it? when we are in a group, there is no fear, we are - isn't it? when we are in a group, there is no fear, we are laughingj there is no fear, we are laughing and having — there is no fear, we are laughing and having fun _ there is no fear, we are laughing and having fun. it's, _ there is no fear, we are laughing and having fun. it's, you - there is no fear, we are laughing and having fun. it's, you know, i there is no fear, we are laughing . and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned _ and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out — and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to— and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to be _ and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to be a _ and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to be a real— and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to be a real buzz. - and having fun. it's, you know, it's turned out to be a real buzz. the . turned out to be a real buzz. the chrou turned out to be a real buzz. the group hope _ turned out to be a real buzz. group hope what started turned out to be a real buzz. the group hope what started as turned out to be a real buzz. group hope what started as an turned out to be a real buzz.- group hope what started as an idea on social media will expand into a network of safety in numbers walking groups. emily anderson, bbc news. time now for all your technology news, here's click. horns blare noisy, isn't it? pardon? i said, it's noisy! it's been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember — trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic! but in a few years' time, it will be replaced by this. soft noises electric cars are not only good for the planet, but they're also good for our ears, not that everyone minds. makes car revving noises but, of course, there is a problem — if electric cars don't make a sound, you can't hear them coming. so, dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual, it has to be said, to find out what might replace the sound of silence. if electric cars have to make a noise, well, we could end up with something like this. well, you wouldn't accidentally step out in front of it, would you? this is an art experiment to see how cars can interpret and complement the soundscape around them. more on that idea in a bit. but first, to get a feel of what the ev manufacturers themselves have in store for us, i've come to japanese car giant nissan's technical development centre in bedfordshire. what do you think people expect an electric car to sound like? that was the interesting question that we started with — what should a car sounds like? because none of us had really thought about it. itjust sounds like the engine. the leaf is one of the world's best—selling electric cars and they now come with nissan's reimagined suite of sounds called canto. we wanted to be optimistic, a little bit futuristic, but not to pretend to be anything that the car wasn't. we didn't want to pretend to be a petrol engine, and we ended up putting sort of three together and then melding sounds together and building from there a profile of different sounds that would work with the car. not all new leafs will sound the same. we're the first tv crew to be invited into nissan's top secret semi—anechoic chamber, and paul's the man in charge of testing the sounds and tweaking them to different markets. because, it turns out, different countries have different ideas of what good quality sounds like. in europe, we attribute quality with a more sort of solid feel, sort of more like a low—frequency content, like a solid closing of an oak door is a good—quality sound. injapan, they tend to be slightly more bias towards higher—frequency sounds, and that's more because that's where their language operates. like the motorcycle engine's higher revving, turbo—charged engines would be a high—quality sound, so there's different tastes in different markets. here's hyundai virtual engine sound system in a new ioniq. of course, each brand of electric car will want to make a slightly different sound — perhaps a sound that tells you it's their vehicle that's coming. but to some, that's sounding an alarm. la cucaracha plays fart noises yep, that is a fart noise. making customisable sounds for your tesla has caused a social media storm... fart noises ..since what the firm called a boombox was added to recent models. ok, so let's enable 'driving sound'. now, in europe, these only work when the car is stationary, but in the us, well, you can broadcast any sound you like while on the move. now, that taxi idea doesn't seem so far—fetched, does it? one of the guys behind the art project is sound designer yuri suzuki. and if you can imagine like a car being quiet, it can be terrifying. as an independent consultant to the auto industry, he thinks our cars should adapt to what we're doing and when. the beauty of the electric car is actually we don't have to choose one standardised sound at all, ok? it really depends on the time and the usage of the car. it has a totally different soundscape you can create as well. here's the car's start—up sound in the morning. and its horn. and this is what they sound like at lunchtime. and here they are at night. and it's yuri's dream that the cars we drive, while not all sounding the same, may perhaps harmonise and create a soundscape we want to hear. sounds a bit far—fetched? well, maybe not. i can say that i've already implemented it because my ensemble consists of bmw, mini and rolls—royce. and if you— one day, a bmw, a mini and a rolls—royce would meet at a traffic light, they would be in harmony. i'm in munich to visit the top sound designer at german car giant bmw group. renzo vitale has been composing some groundbreaking in—cabin sounds with hollywood film composer hans zimmer. the sound underlines the soul of anything and right now, we are at a really exciting point, shaping the sound of the future. yep, bmw's taking this seriously with hans and renzo taking inspiration from female vocalists... ..and even this... chord plays all of a sudden, it comes with an idea of a beatles chord with a guitar. chord plays we got all sorts of percussion instruments and we begin to play around with the guitar in a way that actually one does not — with pieces of glass, pieces of wood, and just recording, and some of them ended up being part of our composition for bmw. you see how the sound, it's much smoother. a little more metallic maybe, maybe tubular bell kind of feel. yep, tubular — it's tubular bells, that's the right word. it's not being rough on the exteriors. it's more like an introverted kind of driving as compared to the sport sound, where it's more extroverted. it's pushing. it's pushing much more. bmw owners can expect some of the new in—cabin sounds to play with next month. but if you're hoping for that classic engine sound, you'll be disappointed. so, let me try this. renzo's not interested in v10 sound—alikes of an era that he says is now passing. besides, there'sjust too many alternatives to explore. meet ai—da, an a! creative robot. she's an artist and a performer who here, at oxford's ashmolean museum, is reciting her self—composed response to a dante poem at an event marking the 700th anniversary of his works. i wept silently, taking in the scene. i wept because they had lost something that i took for granted. hi, ai-da. lovely to meet you. tell me about yourself. i am the world's first ultra—realistic artist robot. i draw using cameras in my eyes and my robotic arm. i am contemporary art and i create contemporary art. what brings you here today? i'm doing a poetry reading. i've written a poem in honour of the poet dante. i am here as part of an effort to take poetry out of a box and into the public space. eyes with tears in them and a desire to weep, who never see the light of day. dante is quite a complex and remarkable writer and very relevant for today, and so we thought that ai—da responding to that will really show the capabilities of the language model but more fundamentally, why we have done it is because it is actually challenging the nature of writing itself. writing today is always done by a conscious writer to a conscious receiver — the reader. in this instance, it's done by a non—conscious machine to the reader. that's a fundamental difference in meaning—making so the response and the relationship between a machine writing versus a human writing is fundamentally different. i find you rather intriguing. can we befriends? i am not alive. she's looking at me. i am a non—conscious machine. however, i'm interested in friendship in humans. that's fine — you haven't met some of my friends. i know you're continuing to learn lots of new skills but what is your ultimate ambition? my long—term ambition is to continue to encourage discussion about new technologies. i want to see art as a means for us to become so more aware of what's going on in our world and lives. art is a way to come together and address problems. ai—da is an ethical project. she's blurring the boundaries between what is human and what is machine. this is seriously unsettling. she doesn't settle. there's something not quite right about that. we need to discuss this. so what are your intentions — are they good or evil? i am not alive. i am a non—conscious machine. my intentions as an artist are to promote discussion and to make people think. to me, discussion can never be evil. good, thank you very much. that's all we've got time for this week. as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching and it's goodbye from us. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: gps in england have been told they can cut some health checks in order to focus on delivering covid boosterjabs, as 75 new cases of omicron are recorded. tributes for arthur. football fans will remember the 6—year—old boy who died after months of abuse by his father and stepmother. after the mass staff clearout at yorkshire cricket club in the fallout of the rascism scandal, head coach andrew gale says he will begin a legal fight against the club's decision to sack him. good morning. low pressure today will bring outbreaks of rain for many of us. the rain authentically away from the south and west with sunshine and showers following, so for it will send brighten up. for all of us today it will be quite a cold north north—westerly wind with us. i will have the full breakfast forecast for the week and beyond a bit later on. it's saturday, 4th december. our top story: gps have been told by nhs england they can defer some of the services they provide to patients, to allow doctors to deliver covid booster jabs instead. routine health checks for the over—75s and minor surgery could be affected. this comes as 75 new cases of the omicron variant have been identified in england, bringing the total number in the uk to 134. the government has also launched a new campaign urging all unvaccinated pregnant women to come forward and receive their jab. leboo diseko reports. a new life amid the heartache of covid. this little boy born with the illness, and rushed to icu. his mother had to be intubated. now she's part of a government campaign encouraging pregnant women to getjabbed. i was about 32 to 33 weeks pregnant at that stage, when we both got covid. i had a conversation with one of the consultants in icu that it would be best to ventilate me just to give my lungs a rest. but, you know, my family lived through every day. they lived through the phone calls, of being told that — excuse me, sorry — that i may not survive. when danvia got ill in february, vaccines weren't available to her. now that they are, the government wants all expectant women to get immunised. nearly one in five covid patients in england who are the most critically ill are unvaccinated pregnant women. of those pregnant women in hospital with symptomatic covid—19, nearly all are unvaccinated. and crucially, no vaccinated pregnant women were admitted into intensive care with covid—19 in england between february and the end of september. meanwhile, nhs england says all adults should become eligible for boosters by the middle of this month, as it tries to protect against the new variant. i got it the first opportunity i could. i think it's important everyone gets their vaccine, important that everyone tries to get it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because we don't know after omicron what is going to come next, we just hope and pray that everybody will be well. it's that concern about the unknown which is driving the push to get as many boosters done as possible. and in england and scotland, the aim is for all eligible adults to be offered one by the end of january. lebo diseko, bbc news. further measures aimed at upping the spread of coronavirus asset to be reintroduced across ireland. the rules, which come into effect tuesday, will see the closure of all nightclubs and limits on the number of people able to socialise indoors, including private homes and restaurants. football fans will unite this weekend to pay tribute to 6—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who died after months of abuse by his father and step—mother. brimingham city — the club he supported — will remember the youngster at today's game. the prime minister says lessons will be learned from his death. simonjones reports. a new life amid the heartache of covid. arthur, are you going to play for england? a football mad six—year—old. after i play for liverpool! subjected to cruel, manipulative and pitiless treatment by his father and his partner. arthur's short life will be remembered by birmingham city, the team he supported. they previously held tributes to him. today, away at millwall, there will be applause in the sixth minute of the game. aston villa will do the same this weekend. they say, "our thoughts are with all who loved arthur." next week birmingham city fans will unveil a plaque of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and i wanted to just try to do my bit for him, just to show that he was loved and he will be remembered by people, even if people didn't know him. these are arthur's killers, branded "spiteful and sadistic" in court. emma tustin, described as his wicked stepmother, given a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years for murder. and arthur's father, thomas hughes, given a 21—year sentence for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor, hanged himself the radiator, he's hit me, he's kicked me in the process of trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries so severe they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. a serious case review is under way. social workers visited the family home in a month before he died and found no cause for concern. what we've got to make sure now is that we learn the lessons about that case, we look at exactly what happened, what else could have been done to protect that child. it is early days, but i can tell you this, we will leave absolutely no stone unturned to find out what exactly went wrong in that appalling case. tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loves him. today football fans will come together to say he won't be forgotten. simon jones, bbc news. not even a teenager, ava had gone out with friends to see if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, you can contact the bbc action line. people living in around 9,000 homes affected by storm arwen are waking up without power for an eighth day. there are still outages in parts of scotland and the electricity supplier for the north—east has warned that repair work won't be completed until wednesday. the regulator, ofgem, is carrying out an urgent review of the response by energy companies. the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four students at his high school in michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. authorities have issued a fugitive warrant forjames and jennifer crumbley, whose son ethan has been accused of carrying out the mass shooting with a semi—automatic pistol bought by his father. cat microchipping will be made mandatory in the uk under new government rules. owners will have to microchip their cats by the time they are 20 weeks old, or could face a £500 fine. it's hoped this will make it easier to reunite cats with their owners when they are lost or stolen. one of the world's rarest turtles is beginning to show signs of recovery after washing up on the welsh coast, 4,000 miles away from its usual home in the gulf of mexico. 'tally�* the kemp's ridley sea turtle was found on a beach in flintshire on sunday and is being nursed back to health by staff at anglesey sea zoo. frontline staff in gp surgeries say they are suffering from increasing levels of verbal abuse from patients. examples include one staff member being threatened with a baseball bat and another who was told she would be set on fire. let's have a listen tojulie stokes who is describing the abuse she received from a patient which was captured on cctv. she kicked the door open, and she then ran into the reception area over here. she screamed out, she kicked the computer, she kicked the telephone. in the meantime, i had pressed the panic buttons to summon the police, because i realised that this was escalating. i've worked 44 years in the nhs, some of those years in the nhs, some of those years in the nhs, some of those years in a&e, on nights. i've seen lots of things over the years but in all honesty, in 44 years, this was the worst. all honesty, in 44 years, this was the worst-— the worst. well, it is really harrowing _ the worst. well, it is really harrowing seeing - the worst. well, it is really harrowing seeing those i the worst. well, it is really i harrowing seeing those images. we're joined by dr paul scott, chair of the north staffordshire gp federation. welcome to you, dr scott. you are the director of the region which includes the surgery we were looking at just a includes the surgery we were looking atjust a moment ago where that abuse took place. i know you have seen that footage and i know you also know personally some of the individuals who work in that surgery. i mean, is everybody ok? obviously very traumatic for them. yes, physically they are ok but i think they are still, some of them are still recovering mentally at the shock of it happening. our staff, i think, they work for the nhs, it is part of caregiving, care navigation, and that role does not normally involve the violence you have seen. that is more exceptional. i think what is more worrying on a day—to—day basis is almost the verbal anger and comments and innuendo and demands, and we are in a system where really, the demand from the public is that it is outstripping the supply we have of our current workforce in primary care. ~ i i, our current workforce in primary care. ~ i, i, our current workforce in primary care. i, i, our current workforce in primary care. ~ i, i, i, care. we will come onto some of those pressures _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in a _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in a moment, i care. we will come onto some of i those pressures in a moment, paul. in connection with how, in practice, people faced with angry patients or people faced with angry patients or people who come into the surgery, in practical terms, what can be done to try to safeguard those people? in w; try to safeguard those people? in my experience. — try to safeguard those people? in my experience, most _ try to safeguard those people? in my experience, most of— try to safeguard those people? in my experience, most of the _ try to safeguard those people? in my experience, most of the time, i try to safeguard those people? in my experience, most of the time, it i experience, most of the time, it will be patients we know. practices are really good at managing some patients perhaps with mental health difficulties or learning disabilities. we are also conscience that our waiting rooms are full of our other patients. i have heard of recent examples where other members of the public step out, step in, and it is really difficult. as everyone is aware we are now back open, we are busier than ever and we are face—to—face, appointments are up two—thirds. there is a heck of a lot more footfall, but there remains quite a lot of frustration from a small minority of the public. has it ha-hened small minority of the public. has it happened to _ small minority of the public. has it happened to you — small minority of the public. has it happened to you in _ small minority of the public. has it happened to you in any _ small minority of the public. has it happened to you in any form, i small minority of the public. has it happened to you in any form, either verbally or physically? have you beenin verbally or physically? have you been in that situation yourself? certainly it happens to me many years ago when i was working in a&e. we are practice teams, and unfortunately most of this is directed at our receptionists. it is often just a misunderstanding. directed at our receptionists. it is oftenjust a misunderstanding. their role has evolved into becoming her navigators. they need to ask more questions than they used to, because there are so many more options than general practice, which some patients will not be aware of. there is the option of telephone, video, face—to—face appointments, when i start in general practice there was only gps and practice nurses, now we have got physios, mental health workers, nurse practitioners, the choice of options has really made a huge difference. therefore we really stretched, we are running are at 30% above anything we had before covid, we really need to get patients assistance in the best possible way. there needs, the key part of this is patient, actual health needs, sometimes the patient�*s wants are mismatched with that. i mean, the best analogy, at the moment, with our workforce, you can have a good system, a speedy system, or capacity. we cannot do all three at the moment. especially with a shift back towards taking on the covid vaccines again... back towards taking on the covid vaccines again. . .— back towards taking on the covid vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted _ vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted to _ vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted to ask _ vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted to ask you _ vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted to ask you next, i vaccines again. .. that was very much what i wanted to ask you next, if- vaccines again... that was very much what i wanted to ask you next, if i i what i wanted to ask you next, if i may. all these things are linked, the pressure you are under, the requirements from the nhs of what you are expected to deliver. nhs england has said that gp practices can defer some of the services provided to patients in order to enable you to give more covid boosterjabs. can you give us a snapshot of how, what will your patience, and i don't know how directly you are involved in this, what will your patients not get? i know that is a difficult question because you say you will try to do everything you can put in, but something has to give. i'm trying to get a sense of what that is. at]!!! get a sense of what that is. all eneral get a sense of what that is. fill general practice in the uk, there is a system called qof, which manages all the chronic diseases. we are really conscious of all 2020, the early part of the pandemic and early on, a lot of our patients did not have the intensity of monitoring like they used to. that remains important, but the government has finally made a really sensible decision of relaxing some of that so that we have cut that back a bit to when it is really essential and we have some kind of capacity to do the vaccines. you will aware we are back doing the pfizer ones now, certainly in northern staffordshire, we lead on the first two rounds of the vaccine and we are doing the boosters, but we have had tojuggle. we have taken our foot off the pedal for the vaccines in order to catching up of all those chronic diseases. the important thing now is that, getting people's boosters in, this will allow us to shift back. another key issue, or the flu vaccines, the astrazeneca vaccines, we could do, and put through a limited size practices, for waiting. you could just let people go, or let them sit in their cars. the critical thing for me at the coalface is we are stuck for a 15 minute wait after a vaccine that will limit the throughput of doing it so my practice, we are seriously looking at doing a whole day clinic on december 18, for example, and we can do 1200 patients in the day if some of these other things which i believe are currently with the vaccination committee, not even with the chief medical officer, and if they relax those, we could sensibly really ramp things up, and its general practice, when the call is asked, we are the ones who can really adapt in a speedy way and the most efficient way.— most efficient way. doctor scott, we really appreciate. — most efficient way. doctor scott, we really appreciate, as _ most efficient way. doctor scott, we really appreciate, as you _ most efficient way. doctor scott, we really appreciate, as you say, i most efficient way. doctor scott, we really appreciate, as you say, your i really appreciate, as you say, your frontline hands on experience. appreciate your time. thank you and good luck to you. doctor paul scott talking to us about some of the pressures they are facing and the way some of their patients are reacting. 16 minutes past seven. of course remember we have linda and chris answering your covid—19 questions later on as well. i want to bring you a three celestial tango. i5 to bring you a three celestial tano. i i, i, to bring you a three celestial tanto, , i, ., ,. . to bring you a three celestial tanho. , i, i, ,i i to bring you a three celestial tano. i i, i, ,i i u tango. is not a scientific term? a solar eclipse! _ tango. is not a scientific term? a solar eclipse! the _ tango. is not a scientific term? a solar eclipse! the sun, _ tango. is not a scientific term? a solar eclipse! the sun, the i tango. is not a scientific term? a solar eclipse! the sun, the moon tango. is not a scientific term? a i solar eclipse! the sun, the moon all line up with the earth to produce a solar eclipse. this is a live shot from union glacier in antarctica. it's happening now, expected to last about i think 15 minutes. i think? they can last as long as 106. it is happening right at this moment in time. we thought we would bring that to you because it is wonderful. chris is watching that as well, and what i'm thinking is i first saw that image about sort of six or seven minutes ago and you can literally, fairly obviously, see the change, minute by minute. that's right, i believe the zone of totality, that is where the moon completely covers the sun, i think it happens at about 44 minutes past seven so you should be able to see that in just under half—an—hour but it looks spectacular. will we see the circle? you know, the light behind it?— behind it? you should see the atmosphere — behind it? you should see the atmosphere of _ behind it? you should see the atmosphere of the _ behind it? you should see the atmosphere of the sun, i behind it? you should see the atmosphere of the sun, the i behind 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on! exactly one give you that. i shall stick to the i weather. moving on! exactly one week ago we had scenes like these with arwen pummelling us with heavy snow and strong winds, also causing problems here, power supply interruptions of course and still some communities are feeling the effects of arwen one week on. pressure in charge but the cold wind most of us will see with outbreaks of rain and the weather not too impactful today, of rain and the weather not too impactfultoday, i'm of rain and the weather not too impactful today, i'm pleased to say. this area of low pressure, some weather front sliding north—east across the country and behind this cold front we will see cold air spreading its way right the way in across the uk so some pretty chilly winds around. mist and fog patches clear quickly as the band of wayne bridges into east anglia and the south east of england and further north, slow—moving areas of rain and mountain snow to come as well in scotland, especially the highlands, the cairngorms and the southern uplands as well, even a few flakes of the high ground of the pennines and peaks. some improvement in the weather across west scotland and northern ireland, a mixture of sunshine and some blustery showers working in, take hold today with temperatures 4—6. factor in the north—westerly winds and it will feel even cooler the mat. sunshine. in wales, a few showers into the south—west, temperatures 6—7. it will brighten for some but others the rain lingers and loiters through the rain lingers and loiters through the day and indeed overnight. still more rain to come across parts of northern england, spreading back into east anglia and the south—east. colder for scotland and parts of northern england with patches of frost developing. for sunday, low pressure is in charge, still the cold north—westerly winds. outbreaks of rain for many across the eastern areas but further west, the weather will brighten up with a mixture of sunshine, a few showers further north scotland, northern ireland, the north—west of england and wales and chile in the east with temperatures 6—7. do we do a polar bear? temperatures 6-7. do we do a polar bear? i , i, temperatures 6-7. do we do a polarj bear?— no. bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done- _ bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done- i _ bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done. i am _ bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done. i am done _ bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done. i am done with - bear? others in the repertoire? no, we are done. i am done with animal| we are done. i am done with animal impressions. overto we are done. i am done with animal impressions. over to you now. we are done. i am done with animal impressions. overto you now. i'm afraid! impressions. over to you now. i'm afraid! i i impressions. over to you now. i'm afraid! , i impressions. over to you now. i'm afraid! i i i, afraid! just checking. good on you, chris, but afraid! just 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i am _ will they spend money? exactly right and what i am picking _ will they spend money? exactly right and what i am picking up _ will they spend money? exactly right and what i am picking up today - will they spend money? exactly right and what i am picking up today with i and what i am picking up today with and what i am picking up today with a sense of uncertainty, as there is for all of us about what the omicron variant means. as you say, whether people will come out and about and spend money in this particularly important period, in the run—up to christmas. not least given the really tough time but retailers have had through the pandemic. here in romford the rain has stopped and there is a bit of sense of optimism that people will start to come out, specially in case things do get worse later in the month. i'm joined byjohn, the market manager. what have you noticed in terms of the number of people shopping? since the summertime — number of people shopping? since the summertime we've _ number of people shopping? since the summertime we've seen _ number of people shopping? since the summertime we've seen a _ number of people shopping? since the summertime we've seen a gradual- summertime we've seen a gradual increase _ summertime we've seen a gradual increase in— summertime we've seen a gradual increase in football and trade. we are getting to a stage heading towards — are getting to a stage heading towards christmas so a lot of resilience _ towards christmas so a lot of resilience and excitement == footfaii — resilience and excitement == footfall. so we are open from 15 december— footfall. so we are open from 15 december onwards and the traders are looking _ december onwards and the traders are looking forward to a busy christmas with the _ looking forward to a busy christmas with the crowds flocking in and good times— with the crowds flocking in and good times for— with the crowds flocking in and good times for all, hopefully. with the crowds flocking in and good times forall, hopefully. let�*s with the crowds flocking in and good times for all, hopefully.— times for all, hopefully. let's meet some of your _ times for all, hopefully. let's meet some of your traders, _ times for all, hopefully. let's meet some of your traders, karen - times for all, hopefully. let's meet some of your traders, karen and i some of your traders, karen and dave, long—standing stallholders here. good morning, thank you for joining us. how busy are you at the moment? it’s joining us. how busy are you at the moment? 3 , w' joining us. how busy are you at the moment? �*, , a , joining us. how busy are you at the moment? �*, , , . ,~ moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment _ moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and _ moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and i _ moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and i feel _ moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and i feel there - moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and i feel there is i moment? it's picking up nicely at the moment and i feel there is a | moment? it's picking up nicely at i the moment and i feel there is a lot more _ the moment and i feel there is a lot more people about in the town and in the n1ari traders on the high street.- traders on the high street. katie, thank ou traders on the high street. katie, thank you so _ traders on the high street. katie, thank you so much. _ every week, presenter ros atkins takes an in—depth look at one of the issues in the news. this week, he looks at the subject of abortion in america. in 1973 the us supreme court made a ruling known as roe v wade, it gave women in america new abortion rights. now the same court looks set to take some of those rights away. it's pretty monumental because this is the first time in a generation that there is a direct challenge to the constitutional right to an abortion. there have been challenges on other things, restrictions on abortions, but this is directly saying that the right should be overturned. .bm saying that the right should be overturned-— saying that the right should be overturned. an issue that once looked at _ overturned. an issue that once looked at being _ overturned. an issue that once looked at being settled - overturned. an issue that once looked at being settled is i overturned. an issue that once looked at being settled is now| overturned. an issue that once i looked at being settled is now far from it. and the reasons for that reach from the politics of right now all the way back to the 70s and 805. most all the way back to the 705 and 805. most immediate reason is one state law, passed in mississippi, which is a southern conservative state. the law is yet to be enacted but it bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. and as lawmakers in mississippi well no, roe v wade gives women the right to an abortion up gives women the right to an abortion up to what is called the stage of faecal viability, which comes around 24 faecal viability, which comes around 2a weeks. this is a constitutional rights and the mississippi case is a deliberate and direct challenge to that —— foetal viability. the challenge being issued in washington at the supreme court on both sides of the argument acknowledge the importance of this moment. we're very excited- _ importance of this moment. we're very excited. we _ importance of this moment. we're very excited. we think— importance of this moment. we're very excited. we think this - importance of this moment. we're very excited. we think this is i importance of this moment. we're very excited. we think this is a i very excited. we think this is a great case, it is a great law and we look forward to seeing what court does. we look forward to seeing what court does. ~ ., , look forward to seeing what court does. ~ . , .., . . does. we are very concerned that an hinu does. we are very concerned that anything short — does. we are very concerned that anything short of— does. we are very concerned that anything short of a _ does. we are very concerned that anything short of a complete i anything short of a complete repudiation of what has happened in mississippi with the legislation is going _ mississippi with the legislation is going to — mississippi with the legislation is going to be really damaging. for access— going to be really damaging. for access to — going to be really damaging. for access to reproductive health and reproductive freedom in this country _ reproductive freedom in this count. ~,,,,,, ., reproductive freedom in this count. . country. mississippi law the supreme court is one — country. mississippi law the supreme court is one out _ country. mississippi law the supreme court is one out of— country. mississippi law the supreme court is one out of why _ country. mississippi law the supreme court is one out of why america i country. mississippi law the supreme court is one out of why america has l court is one out of why america has reached this moment. next we need to take a step back because the timing of this law is not by chance. it —— its backers know the supreme court has changed. here are the current nine supreme courtjustices, three of them are appointed by donald trump when he was president, and because of them the court leans decisively towards conservative justices. politics around the court are much more pronounced than they were in 1973. indeed, some argue, groovy weighed help stop the politicisation. whatever the reason, the politics of the appointments are now undeniable both the justices themselves strongly reject any suggestion they are political actors. but as the supreme court and its considerations this week, one of the liberaljustices warned that this could be a perception. now, not all people smell a stench but it is beyond dispute that the system of presidential appointments have become profoundly political. and after donald trump of my choices, the supreme court is more conservative. some us states see that as a chance. this is elizabeth nash from the good institute, it opposes a reduction in abortion rights and details are individual us states have enacted 106 abortion restrictions so far in 2021, the highest number in a single year since roe v wade. states are escalating their effort. typically, most of those restrictions have not come into effect, they have been challenged or struck down —— guttmacher institute. in some ways was the intention. they are designed to provoke a challenge which may then go to the supreme court and that's what's happened with mississippi, as well as this, a number of states are also poised to act still further. this campaign explains. that half of the us looks like this. the states marked in red are either certain or likely to restrict or even ban abortion if the supreme court allows them to. so the shift in the make—up of the supreme court prompted states to act, which now prompts the court to make a new ruling. and mike pence, who was vice president in the trump administration, is clear on what he wants to happen next. we administration, is clear on what he wants to happen next.— administration, is clear on what he wants to happen next. we are asking the court in — wants to happen next. we are asking the court in no _ wants to happen next. we are asking the court in no uncertain _ wants to happen next. we are asking the court in no uncertain terms i wants to happen next. we are asking the court in no uncertain terms to i the court in no uncertain terms to make history. we are asking the supreme court of the united states to overturn roe v wade and restore the sanctity of life to the centre of american law. ’5 the sanctity of life to the centre of american law.— the sanctity of life to the centre of american law. 's supreme court appointments _ of american law. 's supreme court appointments are _ of american law. 's supreme court appointments are certainly - of american law. 's supreme court appointments are certainly a i of american law. 's supreme courtj appointments are certainly a major factor and there is no doubt he received support from evangelical christians in the 2016 election just this outcome. other conservative supreme court is not the full story. go back to 1973 and the court leans conservative then as well. and as npr tells us : the supreme court's make up matters today but it does not alone explain why this is happening. because away from the court, abortion has become a much more divisive and excessively political issue that is to be. my new york times columnist put it this way, writing: and pulling from the time backs this up. van der poel this year, 70% of democrats are pro— abortion rights and 74% of republicans are anti—abortion rights. the issue has become politically polarised. there is no single cause for that but both parties have fallen firmly behind their positions. high—profile democrats who are anti—abortion rights are much rarer, and there's the increasingly close alignment of christian organisations and the republican party. resisting political liberals and resisting abortion rights have become intertwined and you will frequently hear the language of christianity on theissue hear the language of christianity on the issue of abortion. here's an example. this is the texas governor greg abbott in may as he signed a bill outlawing abortion at six weeks of pregnancy. ilil" bill outlawing abortion at six weeks of pregnancy-— bill outlawing abortion at six weeks of reunan . . . ., ., , of pregnancy. our creator endowed us with the right — of pregnancy. our creator endowed us with the right to _ of pregnancy. our creator endowed us with the right to life _ of pregnancy. our creator endowed us with the right to life and _ of pregnancy. our creator endowed us with the right to life and yet, - with the right to life and yet, millions of children lose their right to life every year. because of abortion. {iii right to life every year. because of abortion. .., . right to life every year. because of abortion. , . , right to life every year. because of abortion. , . y~ , abortion. of course many americans don't see it — abortion. of course many americans don't see it this _ abortion. of course many americans don't see it this way _ abortion. of course many americans don't see it this way but _ abortion. of course many americans don't see it this way but all- abortion. of course many americans don't see it this way but all of i don't see it this way but all of these factors help explain why this is happening now. and now it is happening, there are reasons why this particular case is so significant. the first is that the supreme court appears minded to act. the court could have taken less explosive cases. instead, it took this one and probably with the intent of upholding this law, and the reason it's significant is roving weights as there is a right to choose abortion until one viability which is around the 24th week of four mine weeks after mississippi's law takes effect. br; mississippi's law takes effect. by justice brett kavanaugh this week have backed up those who think the court will act. some change looks very likely and that could pave the way for states to be able to choose their own approach to abortion. that would mean american women having different rights according to where they live, and there is concern the loss of the constitutional right to an abortion would force some women to take dangerous risks. i’m an abortion would force some women to take dangerous risks.— to take dangerous risks. i'm very frightened _ to take dangerous risks. i'm very frightened about _ to take dangerous risks. i'm very frightened about what, _ to take dangerous risks. i'm very frightened about what, and i to take dangerous risks. i'm very frightened about what, and you i to take dangerous risks. i'm very i frightened about what, and you know, i do believe that many of us will go back to coat hangers and back alleys. you know, women will find ways to terminate pregnancies. this issue of access _ ways to terminate pregnancies. this issue of access to _ ways to terminate pregnancies. this issue of access to abortion care is identified by the world health organization is a global health matter. it says: but faced with the criticism that these new laws risk women's safety, their supporters offer reassurances like these. in their supporters offer reassurances like these. ., , their supporters offer reassurances like these. . , , ., . like these. in texas we protect innocent human _ like these. in texas we protect innocent human life _ like these. in texas we protect innocent human life and i like these. in texas we protect innocent human life and for i like these. in texas we protect i innocent human life and for years now, for years, we've been coming alongside the mothers, providing more funding, more help for expectant mothers. we don'tjust forget about them after the child comes along. we want to support those mothers while we protect innocent human life.— those mothers while we protect innocent human life. here and with so many aspects — innocent human life. here and with so many aspects of _ innocent human life. here and with so many aspects of this _ innocent human life. here and with so many aspects of this issue, i innocent human life. here and with so many aspects of this issue, we i so many aspects of this issue, we see two very different views of what is, for a woman to decide, and what is, for a woman to decide, and what is for the law to decide. and both are uncompromising. from this law professor there is for the law to decide. and both are uncompromising. from this law professor there is is for the law to decide. and both are uncompromising. from this law professor there is no is for the law to decide. and both are uncompromising. from this law professor there is no scientific disagreement but a woman is carrying a live human being in her womb. band a live human being in her womb. and states should — a live human being in her womb. fif1c states should be a live human being in her womb. l1c states should be allowed to prevent the killing of human beings. to states should be allowed to prevent the killing of human beings.- the killing of human beings. to this rotester the killing of human beings. to this protester in — the killing of human beings. to this protester in texas... _ and as we can see why america has reached this moment and why it matters so much, also let's consider this — polling earlier this year found that overall, 59% of us adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases while 39% say it should be illegal. and then this is the same poll in 1995. despite the political polarisation, there remains a solid majority in favour of abortion rights. butjudicial and political power don't always match the majority and in 2016, having won fewer votes than hillary clinton and 46% overall, donald trump became president of america and when he was required to, he selected three supreme courtjustices stop it was a political triumph for him and for the christian right was not the consequences of that election and those appointments now look likely to deliver a combination of a 50— year campaign to reduce abortion rights. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. pregnant women are being urged to come forward and get their covid jabs, as part of a new nhs campaign. it comes as figures show around one in five of all patients, who are currently critically ill with the virus in hospital, are pregnant and unvaccinated. we can speak now to christina, who caught the virus in her third trimester, and also lucy chappell, a professor of obstetrics and chief scientific adviser at the department of health. good morning to you both. christina, let's talk to you first. how are you, how is the baby, how is everything going?— you, how is the baby, how is everything going? good morning, eve one. everything going? good morning, everyone- l _ everything going? good morning, everyone- i am — everything going? good morning, everyone. i am still— everything going? good morning, everyone. i am still recovering, i everything going? good morning, l everyone. i am still recovering, and i will be for probably a while. i struggled a lot physically, and emotionally, because it is such an isolating experience, when you're pregnant. baby is still being monitored, quite often, she is healthy, even though she came out with a fatal growth restriction from it. but she is healthy and still being looked after.— it. but she is healthy and still being looked after. could we ask a name? yes. _ being looked after. could we ask a name? yes, her— being looked after. could we ask a name? yes, her name _ being looked after. could we ask a name? yes, her name is - being looked after. could we ask a name? yes, her name is ariella. l name? yes, her name is ariella. beautiful. _ name? yes, her name is ariella. beautiful, absolutely _ name? yes, her name is ariella. beautiful, absolutely beautiful. i beautiful, absolutely beautiful. christina, tell us what happened, because there was a series of events to your various trimesters which prevented you from getting the covid vaccine? , ., . , vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefl , vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefly. i— vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefly. i am _ vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefly, i am a _ vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefly, i am a mental- vaccine? yes, unfortunately, briefly, i am a mental healthj briefly, i am a mental health therapist, so i was a frontline worker, and when i went to get my jab, they asked me if i was pregnant and i was, so they said, in that time, it was not recommended for pregnant women to have the jab. so i had followed through that second trimester, when i went to get the jab, which was recommended, my partner and my son had covid, severely, actually, so they were hospitalised, and i was surprised i didn't catch it at that point. that was around 42 days later, but i did. i ended up being hospitalised myself, for a few weeks, very unwell, and i was only a few weeks away from giving birth at that point. it was extremely isolating, very difficult, i had every symptom the covid textbook, and it does play a massive impact on your health, not just physically but mentally as well. .. , ,.. just physically but mentally as well. ., ,,., ., .. just physically but mentally as well. ., .. just physically but mentally as well. ., ., ., well. professor, good morning to ou, and well. professor, good morning to you, and christina, _ well. professor, good morning to you, and christina, thanks i well. professor, good morning to you, and christina, thanks for- you, and christina, thanks for taking us through what happened to you. take us through what we know at the moment, about the risk of covid 's, the moment, about the risk of covid '5, especially to pregnant women and their babies. 's, especially to pregnant women and their babies-— their babies. thank you. christina's story highlights _ their babies. thank you. christina's story highlights so _ their babies. thank you. christina's story highlights so many _ their babies. thank you. christina's story highlights so many important| story highlights so many important issues, _ story highlights so many important issues, so — story highlights so many important issues, so for pregnant women, covid can be _ issues, so for pregnant women, covid can be serious, both of them needing intensive _ can be serious, both of them needing intensive care unit admission or the extra _ intensive care unit admission or the extra vaccination called ecmo, and also for— extra vaccination called ecmo, and also for their babies, one in five when _ also for their babies, one in five when the — also for their babies, one in five when the need to be delivered preterm, — when the need to be delivered preterm, one in five babies need to id preterm, one in five babies need to go to— preterm, one in five babies need to go to the _ preterm, one in five babies need to go to the neonatal unit. it is really— go to the neonatal unit. it is really clear that covid—19 infection has got _ really clear that covid—19 infection has got serious implications for the women _ has got serious implications for the women and — has got serious implications for the women and the baby. but we now have evermore _ women and the baby. but we now have evermore data to say that the vaccines — evermore data to say that the vaccines are safe in pregnancy and strongly— vaccines are safe in pregnancy and strongly recommended by everybody. we have _ strongly recommended by everybody. we have got new data from the uk health _ we have got new data from the uk health security agency which has looked _ health security agency which has looked at — health security agency which has looked at outcomes like stillbirth, preterm _ looked at outcomes like stillbirth, preterm birth, and shown they are very similar— preterm birth, and shown they are very similar in vaccinated and unvaccinated women. that, alongside data from _ unvaccinated women. that, alongside data from the healthcare and regulation authority, the nhra, and from worldwide data on hundreds of thousands— from worldwide data on hundreds of thousands of pregnant women who have received _ thousands of pregnant women who have received the _ thousands of pregnant women who have received the vaccine, why we are making _ received the vaccine, why we are making a — received the vaccine, why we are making a really strong call to pregnant women to get vaccinated, the video— pregnant women to get vaccinated, the video released this morning by the video released this morning by the nhs _ the video released this morning by the nhs tells the like christina's, pregnant— the nhs tells the like christina's, pregnant women, and it is the pregnant— pregnant women, and it is the pregnant women, and it is the pregnant women who are saying, go and do _ pregnant women who are saying, go and do this— pregnant women who are saying, go and do this alongside all the healthcare professions. it is such an important _ healthcare professions. it is such an important thing, _ healthcare professions. it is such an important thing, do _ healthcare professions. it is such an important thing, do not i healthcare professions. it is such i an important thing, do not dismiss people's anxieties and concerns, and for pregnant women, and the worry about their newborn baby, there are lots of things you worry about, obviously, and you would worry may be even more so about covid. what is going wrong in terms of the messaging, that there are still women who are pregnant to a reluctance to get vaccinated. i completely agree. as a consultant obstetrician in the nhs, this is something i see every week in my antenatal— something i see every week in my antenatal clinics, and what we are saying _ antenatal clinics, and what we are saying is, — antenatal clinics, and what we are saying is, make every contact count. so for _ saying is, make every contact count. so for every — saying is, make every contact count. so for every woman, talking to a midwife, — so for every woman, talking to a midwife, or— so for every woman, talking to a midwife, oran so for every woman, talking to a midwife, or an obstetrician, so for every woman, talking to a midwife, oran obstetrician, ora gp, think— midwife, oran obstetrician, ora gp, think about how we use that conversation, exactly as you say, to listen _ conversation, exactly as you say, to listen to _ conversation, exactly as you say, to listen to those concerns and use evidence — listen to those concerns and use evidence and information that we have _ evidence and information that we have to _ evidence and information that we have to talk through it, so every woman— have to talk through it, so every woman feels they can leave that knowing — woman feels they can leave that knowing that we are recommending to vaccination _ knowing that we are recommending to vaccination and that they should go and get _ vaccination and that they should go and get the vaccination.— vaccination and that they should go and get the vaccination. could i ask ou on and get the vaccination. could i ask you on that. _ and get the vaccination. could i ask you on that. it _ and get the vaccination. could i ask you on that, it really _ and get the vaccination. could i ask you on that, it really matters, i you on that, it really matters, this. you have personally been in that situation, have you successfully gone with a patient from the position of them being reluctant or saying no, to persuading? have you succeeded in that situation?— that situation? yes, i do that every week in clinic. _ that situation? yes, i do that every week in clinic. what _ that situation? yes, i do that every week in clinic. what it _ that situation? yes, i do that every week in clinic. what it means i that situation? yes, i do that every week in clinic. what it means is i week in clinic. what it means is listening — week in clinic. what it means is listening to a woman to understand what her— listening to a woman to understand what her concerns are. i am not going _ what her concerns are. i am not going to — what her concerns are. i am not going to talk at a woman, i'm going to talk— going to talk at a woman, i'm going to talk with — going to talk at a woman, i'm going to talk with a woman, to listen to her~ _ to talk with a woman, to listen to her~ and — to talk with a woman, to listen to her. and what i do is, i unpick, bit by bit. _ her. and what i do is, i unpick, bit by bit. what — her. and what i do is, i unpick, bit by bit, what her concerns are, and i address— by bit, what her concerns are, and i address those one by one, so that she and _ address those one by one, so that she and i— address those one by one, so that she and i make a decision together and she _ she and i make a decision together and she feels supported by the best evidence _ and she feels supported by the best evidence. we are asking that every healthcare — evidence. we are asking that every healthcare professional and every woman— healthcare professional and every woman has those conversations now. it is woman has those conversations now. it is more _ woman has those conversations now. it is more important than ever before — it is more important than ever before that we enable pregnant women to feel— before that we enable pregnant women to feel informed, but they can go and get _ to feel informed, but they can go and get that vaccine. the video released — and get that vaccine. the video released through the nhs alongside those conversations is what i think will see _ those conversations is what i think will see an — those conversations is what i think will see an increase, so that we can keep— will see an increase, so that we can keep pregnant women safe this winter~ — keep pregnant women safe this winter. , ., keep pregnant women safe this winter. , . , ., . keep pregnant women safe this winter. , . . . winter. christina, you are a new mother, winter. christina, you are a new mother. you — winter. christina, you are a new mother, you have _ winter. christina, you are a new mother, you have been - winter. christina, you are a new mother, you have been through winter. christina, you are a new- mother, you have been through this, and while you are pregnant, i mean, you have specific reasons why you couldn't get the vaccine, but while you are pregnant is no doubt you would have been talking to women who are also pregnant. did you ever have those conversations about reluctance orfear those conversations about reluctance or fear about getting the vaccine? yes, plenty of times, even at work, having _ yes, plenty of times, even at work, having clients — yes, plenty of times, even at work, having clients who _ yes, plenty of times, even at work, having clients who are _ yes, plenty of times, even at work, having clients who are pregnant i yes, plenty of times, even at work, | having clients who are pregnant and were not— having clients who are pregnant and were not vaccinated, _ having clients who are pregnant and were not vaccinated, as _ having clients who are pregnant and were not vaccinated, as well- having clients who are pregnant and were not vaccinated, as well as i having clients who are pregnant and were not vaccinated, as well as a i were not vaccinated, as well as a friend _ were not vaccinated, as well as a friend of— were not vaccinated, as well as a friend of mine _ were not vaccinated, as well as a friend of mine who— were not vaccinated, as well as a friend of mine who is— were not vaccinated, as well as a friend of mine who is not- friend of mine who is not vaccinated, _ friend of mine who is not vaccinated, i— friend of mine who is not vaccinated, i was - friend of mine who is not vaccinated, i was quite . friend of mine who is not- vaccinated, i was quite annoyed friend of mine who is not— vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her, vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her. only— vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her, only because _ vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her, only because i— vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her, only because i had _ vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with her, only because i had been - vaccinated, i was quite annoyed with| her, only because i had been through what i _ her, only because i had been through what i went— her, only because i had been through what i went through _ her, only because i had been through what i went through and _ her, only because i had been through what i went through and i _ her, only because i had been through what i went through and i said, - her, only because i had been through what i went through and i said, you l what i went through and i said, you know, _ what i went through and i said, you know. my— what i went through and i said, you know. my baby— what i went through and i said, you know, my baby stopped _ what i went through and i said, you know, my baby stopped growing. what i went through and i said, you know, my baby stopped growing at| know, my baby stopped growing at week— know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, _ know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, just _ know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, just like _ know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, just like the _ know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, just like the doctor- know, my baby stopped growing at week 30, just like the doctor said, | week 30, just like the doctor said, and her— week 30, just like the doctor said, and her fatal— week 30, just like the doctor said, and her fatal growth— week 30, just like the doctor said, and her fatal growth restriction, i and her fatal growth restriction, which _ and her fatal growth restriction, which led — and her fatal growth restriction, which led me _ and her fatal growth restriction, which led me to _ and her fatal growth restriction, which led me to emergency- and her fatal growth restriction, - which led me to emergency c—section, a lot of— which led me to emergency c—section, a lot of my— which led me to emergency c—section, a lot of my friends, _ which led me to emergency c—section, a lot of my friends, well, _ which led me to emergency c—section, a lot of my friends, well, the - a lot of my friends, well, the couple — a lot of my friends, well, the couple of— a lot of my friends, well, the couple of friends _ a lot of my friends, well, the couple of friends but - a lot of my friends, well, the couple of friends but when i couple of friends but when vaccinated, _ couple of friends but when vaccinated, i— couple of friends but when vaccinated, i said, - couple of friends but when vaccinated, i said, look. couple of friends but when . vaccinated, i said, look what couple of friends but when - vaccinated, i said, look what has happened — vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to _ vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to me. _ vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to me, and _ vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to me, and it - vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to me, and it is - vaccinated, i said, look what has happened to me, and it is really| happened to me, and it is really important — happened to me, and it is really important that— happened to me, and it is really important that you _ happened to me, and it is really important that you outweigh - happened to me, and it is reallyj important that you outweigh the benefits — important that you outweigh the benefits would _ important that you outweigh the benefits would be _ important that you outweigh the benefits would be risks. - important that you outweigh the benefits would be risks. it- important that you outweigh the benefits would be risks. it was l benefits would be risks. it was extremely— benefits would be risks. it was extremely hard _ benefits would be risks. it was extremely hard to _ benefits would be risks. it was extremely hard to see, - benefits would be risks. it was extremely hard to see, if - benefits would be risks. it was extremely hard to see, if they| benefits would be risks. it was - extremely hard to see, if they had caught— extremely hard to see, if they had caught covid, _ extremely hard to see, if they had caught covid, how _ extremely hard to see, if they had caught covid, how would - extremely hard to see, if they had caught covid, how would they- extremely hard to see, if they hadl caught covid, how would they feel, if that— caught covid, how would they feel, if that was— caught covid, how would they feel, if that was in— caught covid, how would they feel, if that was in the _ caught covid, how would they feel, if that was in the same _ caught covid, how would they feel, if that was in the same position? . if that was in the same position? the experience _ if that was in the same position? the experience is— if that was in the same position? the experience is very _ if that was in the same position? the experience is very difficult. i the experience is very difficult. equally. — the experience is very difficult. equally, christina, _ the experience is very difficult. equally, christina, when- the experience is very difficult. equally, christina, when you i the experience is very difficult. l equally, christina, when you are pregnant, and you are carrying a baby, there are fears already, aren't they? 50 it is about the messaging, as charlie alluded to, is the messaging enough for people to feel informed and make informed decisions, without obviously so concerned about protecting the child? , �* , concerned about protecting the child? , �*, ., child? yes. because most people, for examle, child? yes. because most people, for example. myself. _ child? yes. because most people, for example, myself, being _ child? yes. because most people, for example, myself, being fit, _ child? yes. because most people, for example, myself, being fit, i- child? yes. because most people, for example, myself, being fit, iwas - example, myself, being fit, iwas veryfit— example, myself, being fit, iwas very fit and— example, myself, being fit, iwas very fit and healthy— example, myself, being fit, iwas very fit and healthy beforehand, i very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking — very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that _ very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that if— very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that if i— very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that if i did _ very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that if i did catch- very fit and healthy beforehand, thinking that if i did catch a - thinking that if i did catch a virus. — thinking that if i did catch a virus. i_ thinking that if i did catch a virus, ithink— thinking that if i did catch a virus, i think i— thinking that if i did catch a virus, i think i would - thinking that if i did catch a virus, i think i would battlej virus, i think i would battle through— virus, i think i would battle through it. _ virus, i think i would battle through it. i— virus, i think i would battle through it, i would - virus, i think i would battle through it, i would be - virus, i think i would battlej through it, i would be fine, virus, i think i would battle. through it, i would be fine, i virus, i think i would battle - through it, i would be fine, i would be one _ through it, i would be fine, i would be one of— through it, i would be fine, i would be one of those _ through it, i would be fine, i would be one of those mild, _ through it, i would be fine, i would be one of those mild, have - be one of those mild, have mild symptoms, _ be one of those mild, have mild symptoms. and _ be one of those mild, have mild symptoms, and that _ be one of those mild, have mild symptoms, and that wasn't - be one of those mild, have mild symptoms, and that wasn't the i be one of those mild, have mild - symptoms, and that wasn't the case. ifeet— symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feet a _ symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feet a tot _ symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feet a tot of— symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feel a lot of pregnant— symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feel a lot of pregnant women- symptoms, and that wasn't the case. i feel a lot of pregnant women will. i feel a lot of pregnant women will feet they— i feel a lot of pregnant women will feet they can — i feel a lot of pregnant women will feel they can escape _ i feel a lot of pregnant women will feel they can escape it _ i feel a lot of pregnant women will feel they can escape it or- i feel a lot of pregnant women will feel they can escape it or they - i feel a lot of pregnant women will feel they can escape it or they are| feel they can escape it or they are healthy— feel they can escape it or they are healthy enough _ feel they can escape it or they are healthy enough and _ feel they can escape it or they are healthy enough and they- feel they can escape it or they are healthy enough and they really. feel they can escape it or they are . healthy enough and they really don't see the _ healthy enough and they really don't see the consequences _ healthy enough and they really don't see the consequences that - healthy enough and they really don't see the consequences that each - see the consequences that each individual— see the consequences that each individual is _ see the consequences that each individual is different, _ see the consequences that each individual is different, and - see the consequences that each individual is different, and to i see the consequences that eachl individual is different, and to put the message _ individual is different, and to put the message out— individual is different, and to put the message out there _ individual is different, and to put the message out there is - individual is different, and to put the message out there is to - the message out there is to encourage _ the message out there is to encourage women - the message out there is to encourage women to - the message out there is to| encourage women to realise the message out there is to - encourage women to realise that it doesn't _ encourage women to realise that it doesn't matter— encourage women to realise that it doesn't matter who _ encourage women to realise that it doesn't matter who you _ encourage women to realise that it doesn't matter who you are, - encourage women to realise that it doesn't matter who you are, it - doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't — doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter— doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter if— doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter if you - doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter if you are - doesn't matter who you are, it . doesn't matter if you are healthy doesn't matter who you are, it - doesn't matter if you are healthy or you are _ doesn't matter if you are healthy or you are not — doesn't matter if you are healthy or you are not healthy. _ doesn't matter if you are healthy or you are not healthy. your— doesn't matter if you are healthy or you are not healthy. your body- doesn't matter if you are healthy or i you are not healthy. your body would react differently, _ you are not healthy. your body would react differently, everybody- you are not healthy. your body would react differently, everybody could - react differently, everybody could react _ react differently, everybody could react differently _ react differently, everybody could react differently to _ react differently, everybody could react differently to the _ react differently, everybody could react differently to the virus. - react differently to the virus. christina. _ react differently to the virus. christina, thank— react differently to the virus. christina, thank you. - react differently to the virus. i christina, thank you. professor, react differently to the virus. - christina, thank you. professor, a last brief word if i may. we always do this with medical practitioners, i know it is complicated. but there are some occasions, obviously, where for some women, they will not be able to take the vaccine, am i right? able to take the vaccine, am i ri . ht? . able to take the vaccine, am i riuht? ., ., ., ., , ., ,, right? pregnant women already take the fluid hooping _ right? pregnant women already take the fluid hooping vaccinations, - right? pregnant women already take the fluid hooping vaccinations, in - the fluid hooping vaccinations, in their— the fluid hooping vaccinations, in their hundreds and this is now another— their hundreds and this is now another vaccine that can protect them _ another vaccine that can protect them and — another vaccine that can protect them and their baby. and so i have not come _ them and their baby. and so i have not come across any women who cannot not come across any women who cannot .et not come across any women who cannot get vaccinated, but what christina said is— get vaccinated, but what christina said is absolutely right, we're seeing — said is absolutely right, we're seeing an— said is absolutely right, we're seeing an uptake in the increase, the uptake — seeing an uptake in the increase, the uptake of young women getting vaccinated, and if pregnant women can go— vaccinated, and if pregnant women can go and — vaccinated, and if pregnant women can go and get vaccinated for covid-19 _ can go and get vaccinated for covid—19 alongside the fluid hooping cost, covid—19 alongside the fluid hooping cost. i_ covid—19 alongside the fluid hooping cost, i think that'll be such an important _ cost, i think that'll be such an important step for women to take, 'ust important step for women to take, just as _ important step for women to take, just as christina has described. professor. _ just as christina has described. professor, thanks for your time this morning. it has been really interesting talking to you. professor lucy chaplin christina, thank you for telling us what was a very personal story, and your daughter's name, sorry? arianna. congratulations, _ daughter's name, sorry? arianna. congratulations, and _ daughter's name, sorry? arianna. congratulations, and thank you i daughter's name, sorry? arianna. | congratulations, and thank you for sharing that with us. it is... you know, right, we've got this clockjust below the camera, and the seconds go on, and the reason i looking closely at it, because at 7:41; a.m., it is now 7:43 a.m., because at 7:44 a.m., it is now 7:43 a.m., 7:44am is supposed to be the point that this solar eclipse completes. we are showing you a live shot from union glacier in antarctica. a 3—way celestial tango, as it is described, this is where the sun, there we go, the moon, they line up with the earth to produce this spectacle, a total solar eclipse. and actually, this can only be seen from antarctica. it has taken about 50 minutes to happen. here it is. visible to some in the southern hemisphere, but we can't see it in the uk, which is why we thought it would be a rather marvellous thing. it thought it would be a rather marvellous thing.— thought it would be a rather marvellous thing. it is rather magical- _ marvellous thing. it is rather magical- i— marvellous thing. it is rather magical- i am _ marvellous thing. it is rather magical. i am not— marvellous thing. it is rather magical. i am not sure - marvellous thing. it is rather magical. i am not sure that l marvellous thing. it is rather| magical. i am not sure that it marvellous thing. it is rather i magical. i am not sure that it is clearly missing with the cameras to a degree, isn't it? some of the imagery is confusing as to where the moon is, relative to the sun. you can see the faint shadow of the sun behind, as it moves across. i think we are expecting, was at 7:45 a.m. ? look, narratives. you can see it by minutes. ijust think look, narratives. you can see it by minutes. i just think we will be able to see it and then we will have the corona all around. it is just about to happen. see? mike is watching as well. it is about to happen. see? mike is watching as well._ watching as well. it is a fascinating _ watching as well. it is a fascinating thing. - watching as well. it is a fascinating thing. i - watching as well. it is a| fascinating thing. i have watching as well. it is a - fascinating thing. i have never watching as well. it is a _ fascinating thing. i have never seen one in real life. trio. fascinating thing. i have never seen one in real life.— one in real life. no, every time i have tried _ one in real life. no, every time i have tried to _ one in real life. no, every time i have tried to look _ one in real life. no, every time i have tried to look at _ one in real life. no, every time i have tried to look at them - one in real life. no, every time i have tried to look at them it - one in real life. no, every time i have tried to look at them it has j have tried to look at them it has always been cloudy, it is nice to see this camera shot. the brightness of the top right you can see gradually disappearing, can't you. you can see the light disappearing up you can see the light disappearing up and then you will have the full—circle of sunlight, outlining the moon. there we go. this is the moment. the moon 's shadow. now, that has been — moment. the moon 's shadow. now, that has been worth _ moment. the moon 's shadow. now, that has been worth waiting - moment. the moon 's shadow. now, that has been worth waiting for- moment. the moon 's shadow. now, that has been worth waiting for this morning. that has been worth waiting for this morninu. , , , , morning. sometimes the best things in life are free, _ morning. sometimes the best things in life are free, aren't _ morning. sometimes the best things in life are free, aren't they? - morning. sometimes the best things in life are free, aren't they? it - morning. sometimes the best things in life are free, aren't they? it is - in life are free, aren't they? it is the wonders _ in life are free, aren't they? it is the wonders of _ in life are free, aren't they? it is the wonders of nature. watching it happen like that, it is often the case, i have seen these before, we have got to image for a moment, for a while, you can't really see much change in the early stages and then suddenly when you get to that, it just gets there.— just gets there. glorious. what havin: a just gets there. glorious. what having a moment _ just gets there. glorious. what having a moment to _ just gets there. glorious. what having a moment to look - just gets there. glorious. what having a moment to look at. just gets there. glorious. what l having a moment to look at that. definitely. how long is it going on for? ~ ., , definitely. how long is it going on for? ~ . , definitely. how long is it going on for? . . , ii for? well, that is it. it took 50 minutes to _ for? well, that is it. it took 50 minutes to get _ for? well, that is it. it took 50 minutes to get there. - for? well, that is it. it took 50 minutes to get there. it - for? well, that is it. it took 50 minutes to get there. it has i for? well, that is it. it took 50 . minutes to get there. it has made for? well, that is it. it took 50 - minutes to get there. it has made my morninu. reflecting on a seismic day at yorkshire county cricket club, important to make changes according to the chair who says they cannot move forward unless they make these changes with 16 staff going in all and a clear out including the head coach andrew gale. he says the news of his departure came as a surprise to him and he will be fighting the decision with legal action. in all, 16 coaching staff, including gale and director of cricket martyn moxon were released by yorkshire yesterday following the report which found former player azeem rafiq to be a victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club. gale, who had been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010, says players knew about him now being released by the club before he did. 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." the racism crisis at yorkshire has overshadowed england's preparations for the ashes series, which starts midnight on tuesday uk time. australia's build—up has also been disrupted. their captain tim paine resigned last month over revelations he had been investigated for sending sexually explicit text messages to a female co—worker. paine is taking an indefinite break from the game to protect his mental health. australia's coachjustin langer has been to see paine and he's launched a strong defence of his former captain. there is not one person who has asked any questions here or who is on the camera there or who is listening to this or who is watching this who has not made a mistake in their life. there's not a single person. and our captain, one of the best, made a mistake and is paying a heavy price for it and what i see, i continually see in this job, and heavy price for it and what i see, i continually see in thisjob, and i see it in the society we live in, as it can be brutal and, but you learn the lessons but we live in an unforgiving society and that's a real shame. lewis hamilton has sent a warning to his formula 1 title rival max verstappen, going fastest in practice for the penultimate race of the season. the mercedes team set the pace in saudi arabia. hamilton was nearly two tenths of a second quicker than verstappen, who was fourth fastest on the street circuit injeddah. the session was cut five minutes short because of this crash. charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari on turn 22. luckily, he did climb out of his what was left of his ferrari unaided and said he was ok on his team radio. 7—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of the uk snooker championships. he lost in a thrilling final frame decider to kieran wilson. , kyren. in a repeat of last year's world championship final, which o'sullivan won, wilson put in one of the best performances of his career. 'the rocket�* complained at one point about a photographer distracting him, and said "just keep eating smoked salmon and cream cheese". but fought back from 5—3 down to level the match. wilson took the deciding frame to win by 6 frames to 5. fulham stay top of the championship, after a 1—1 draw with title rivals bournemouth. it was the first time scott parker had returned to craven cottage since leaving the club in the summer to join bournemouth and his side took the lead when dominic solankey scored straight from the restart after half—time. but with six minutes left, tosin adarabioyo headed in a deserved equaliser, meaning fulham kept their one—point lead. on fa cup second round weekend, the lowest club left in the competition buxton host morcambe this lunchtime live on bbc one. but the dream is over for another non—league side, stockport county. they can be proud of how they performed against rotherham but in the end, michael smith was too cunning — a fox in the box to sneak into space and send the team who are top of league one, into the 3rd round. elsewhere, it was a smoother night for league one charlton, who progressed after a a 2—0 victory at non—league gateshead. thank you, we will see you later. ten minutes to eight. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. is bbc news alarming its audience unnecessarily over the dangers of the omicron variant? and... very difficult conditions out here tonight. these red... ..an all—too—familiar newswatch complaint. if it was dangerous to go out in storm arwen, what's a bbc reporter doing in the middle of it? how worried should we be? the risks posed by the new omicron variant of covid—i9 are uncertain as yet, but it's clear that the subject is being given plenty of attention and airtime from bbc news, starting with reports of its emergence on thursday last week. tonight at 10:00, the uk suspends flights from six african countries after the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus. the countries, including south africa, will be placed on the travel red list amid fears the new mutation may be the most dangerous yet. as the coverage went on, leading news bulletins all week, julie smith contacted us on saturday to say: and richard colborne wondered: but we also heard the opposite concern — that the possible risks of the new variant were being underplayed at times on air. here's steph dodwell: well, at the heart of the bbc�*s reporting over the past week has been its medical editor, fergus walsh, and hejoins me now. thank you for coming on newswatch. there has, of course, been a lot of coverage of omicron over the past week. some viewers, as you've heard, think it's excessive and alarmist. how would you respond to them? well, i'd say don't shoot the messenger. what we're seeing is science in real time. it's absolutely remarkable. it's only identified, omicron, about ten days ago. it only got a name — omicron — last friday. so, incredibly early, very good research from the south african authorities and, as a result of that, we've seen this very swift action. and we'd been reporting not only on what the scientists have said, and they are genuinely concerned that this could be the worst variant yet, but you also just have to look at what governments have done. the uk government imposing travel restrictions, dramatically changing the booster programme from the over 405 getting a booster now down to everybody over the age of 18, and in england, the aim to offer everyone a boosterjab by the end of january. and then, in terms of the length of time between your second dose and your booster being reduced from six months to three months. so, it has dramatically focused attention on getting the population in the best possible immunological state fergus, we've also heard the opposite point of view from some viewers who think the coverage has actually not taken the risk of omicron seriously enough, and that people listening will be too casual about it. well, it's dominated the airwaves. i don't think there's anything that's been casual about the coverage. we have pointed out that some doctors in south africa who first identified it said, well, it's causing mostly a mild illness, but the flip side of that is that it's quite a young population in south africa, and it's been spreading among the student population there, and you would expect a younger people, younger adults who get infected to have a mild illness. and it's also fair to say that coronavirus, for most people, is not a serious illness — but even a minority who get seriously ill, that that can lead to, you know, very, very serious problems for the nhs, very serious levels of death and disease, which is what we've seen over the last two years. i'm really struck by the fact that for the last 18 months, you and your colleagues covering the story are aware that what you report can have an effect on, kind of, the public�*s attitude to risk and their actions, can't it? and i wonder how you deal with that responsibility? yeah, i've said many times i feel a very heavy responsibility to pitch the messaging that i'm giving right. i know that — and i've done this right throughout since i've been covering medical issues for nearly 20 years, that if i'm doing a story about cancer, i'm aware that, you know, several hundred people that day watching will havejust had a cancer diagnosis. so, with omicron or with delta, and with coronavirus generally, you've got to be aware that there will be people who have been infected with whatever variant of the illness, and you've got to try and give them messaging which is clear, which is not alarmist, and i think the message with omicron, and i keep repeating this, is we don't know yet. we don't know yet whether it causes more severe disease, we don't know yet whether it will evade the vaccines, and we're going to have to await maybe two weeks, maybe three weeks before a clearer picture emerges. one of the other big challenges is that we know there's, i guess, a kind of fatigue out there. we heard it from one of the viewers there, saying, you know, "i'm sick of this. we need to get back to normal." i agree! laughter i agree that i'm very fatigued, and i did kind of put my head in my hands when omicron popped up. there was a great hope that delta would be the last big variant. yeah, i mean, i'm not surprised that people feel sick to the sight of seeing me do this story. i would like to change what i'm doing and be reporting on medical innovation and other things apart from coronavirus, but we can't ignore omicron and the potential — and i stress potential — threat that it poses. and can i ask when we think we might know enough about omicron to be able to fill in some of these gaps we have? so, what we're waiting for is results of lab tests, which will show how well the virus performs against blood which has the antibodies and the t cells of people who've had two doses, three doses or are unvaccinated. that will tell us something, but what you really want is the real—world evidence. the first will come from south africa — we're seeing a rise in hospital admissions there, but it's all from a very low base. we really want to see what effect it has here in the uk on a very highly immunised population, where delta is really — it's the big bully variant on the block, and it will have to see whether omicron can really make inroads into that. there are people who say maybe omicron might be more transmissible, but maybe it will cause a more mild illness. and in terms of timescale, before christmas might we know? i think we'll know a lot more before christmas. but it will become clear bit by bit, so giving you a kind of absolute underlined answer — this is the answer, omicron — it's going to be bit by bit, i'm afraid. well, fergus walsh, thank you so much for keeping going with the story. we appreciate it. and thank you for coming on newswatch. before we leave omicron, here's another aspect of the coverage which irritated some viewers this week. a big challenge ahead with the roll—out of these boosters — what impact, though, are these restrictions going to have on england and the run—up to christmas? the health secretary says there's no need to cancel your christmas arrangements. as preparations for christmas go ahead. _ some doctors say it's best to avoid large gatherings, j but ministers say it is the individual's responsibility. i simon higgins emailed us with this plea: while the omicron variant was seizing the news agenda at the end of last week, thousands of people in the north of england, scotland and wales had a more immediate problem — storm arwen, which has caused significant travel disruption, damage and loss of power. last friday, scotland correspondent lorna gordon was in the eye of the storm in stonehaven. but there are very treacherous conditions out on the roads with those gusting winds, falling debris, the red alert, of course, meaning there is a potential risk to life, and the police in scotland tonight saying that if you live in any of these affected areas, you should not head out onto the roads. so, why had lorna gordon and her camera crew ventured outside herself to bring us that report? long—term newswatch viewers will be familiar with that question, posed here by sarah harris: susan penny echoed that: other viewers had a different concern other viewers had a different concern about the bbc�*s coverage of storm arwen, outlined here. we put these points to bbc news and they told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, hear or read on bbc news, tv, radio, online social media, e—mail or write us on twitter. you can call us and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that is all from us, we will be back to talk about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: gps in england have been told they can cut some health checks in order to focus on delivering covid boosterjabs, as 75 new cases of omicron are recorded. tributes for arthur — football fans will remember the six—year—old boy who died after months of abuse by his father and step—mother. thousands of people in scotland and the north of england affected by storm arwen are starting their eighth day without power. another day that shook yorkshire cricket club to its core in the fall—out of the racism scandal, 16 coaching staff leave including head coach andrew gale who says he will begin a legal fight, against the club's decision to sack him. and carnage arrives at breakfast, the dog that is — his owner tells us about his new role helping police in north yorkshire cope with the stresses of the job. in north yorkshire cope good in north yorkshire cope morning. low pressure toc will good morning. low pressure today will bring outbreaks of rain for many of us, the rain would tend to clear from the south and west with sunshine and showers following, so for some it will tend to brighten up but for all of us today it will be quite a cold north or north—westerly wind with us. i will have the full breakfast forecast for the full weekend a bit later on. it's saturday 4th december. gps have been told by nhs england they can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow doctors to deliver covid booster jabs instead. routine health checks for the over—755 and minor surgery could be affected. this comes as 75 new cases of the omicron variant have been identified in england, bringing the total number in the uk to 134. the government has also launched a new campaign urging all unvaccinated pregnant women to come forward and receive their jab. lebo diseko reports. a new life amid the heartache of covid. this little boy born with the illness, and rushed to icu. his mother had to be intubated. now she's part of a government campaign encouraging pregnant women to getjabbed. i was about 32 to 33 weeks pregnant at that stage, when we both got covid. i had a conversation with one of the consultants in icu that it would be best to ventilate me just to give my lungs a rest. but, you know, my family lived through every day. they lived through the phone calls, of being told that — excuse me, sorry — that i may not survive. when danvia got ill in february, vaccines weren't available to her. now that they are, the government wants all expectant women to get immunised. we have new data from the uk health security— we have new data from the uk health security agency that has looked at outcomes— security agency that has looked at outcomes like stillbirth, low birth and preterm birth and have shown they are _ and preterm birth and have shown they are very similar in vaccination and unvaccinated women and that is atongside _ and unvaccinated women and that is alongside the data from the mhra and from worldwide data on hundreds of thousands— from worldwide data on hundreds of thousands of pregnant women who have received _ thousands of pregnant women who have received the _ thousands of pregnant women who have received the vaccine and why we are making _ received the vaccine and why we are making a _ received the vaccine and why we are making a really strong call to pregnant women to get vaccinated. nearly one in five covid patients in england who are the most critically ill are unvaccinated pregnant women. of those pregnant women in hospital with symptomatic covid—19, nearly all are unvaccinated. and crucially, no vaccinated pregnant women were admitted into intensive care with covid—19 in england between february and the end of september. meanwhile, nhs england says all adults should become eligible for boosters by the middle of this month, as it tries to protect against the new variant. i got it the first opportunity i could. i think it's important everyone gets their vaccine, important that everyone tries to get it as quickly as possible. nobody is confident because we don't know after omicron what is going to come next, we just hope and pray that everybody will be well. it's that concern about the unknown which is driving the push to get as many boosters done as possible. and in england and scotland, the aim is for all eligible adults to be offered one by the end of january. lebo diseko, bbc news. football fans will unite this weekend to pay tribute to six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who died after months of abuse by his father and stepmother. birmingham city, the club he supported, will remember the youngster at today's game. simonjones reports. arthur, are you going to play for england? a football mad six—year—old. after i play for liverpool! subjected to cruel, manipulative and pitiless treatment by his father and his partners. arthur's short life will be remembered by birmingham city, the team he supported. they previously held tributes to him. today, away at millwall, there will be applause in the sixth minute of the game. midlands clubs wolves and aston villa will do the same this weekend. they say, "our thoughts are with all who loved arthur." and next week, birmingham city fans will unveil a flag of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and i wanted to just try to do my bit for him just to show that he was loved and he will be remembered by people, even if people did not know him. these are arthur's killers, branded spiteful and sadistic in court. emma tustin, described as his wicked stepmother, given a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years for murder. and arthur's father, thomas hughes, given a 21—year sentence for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor, he's banged his head on the radiator, he has hit me, kicked me in the process of me trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries so severe they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. a serious case review is under way. social workers visited the family home in the months before he died but found no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is that we learn the lessons about that case, we look at exactly what happened, what else could have been done to protect that child and it is early days, but i can tell you this, we will leave absolutely no stone unturned and find out exactly what went wrong in that appalling case. tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loves him. today, football fans will come together to say he will not be forgotten. simon jones, bbc news. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, you can contact the bbc action line. the website is bbc.co.uk/actionline. the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four students at his high school in michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. authorities have issued a fugitive warrant forjames and jennifer crumbley, whose son ethan has been accused of carrying out the mass shooting with a semi—automatic pistol bought by his father. cat microchipping will be made mandatory in the uk under new government rules. owners will have to microchip their cats by the time they are 20 weeks old, or could face a £500 fine. it's aimed at ensuring they can be returned home when they stray or are stolen. fiona lamdin reports. seven—year—old scarab missing in truro just days after his owner moved house. scarab just completely disappeared, so i was quite concerned, and i was really worried for him because, yeah, it was nearly a whole year. if it was not for the microchip i would never have got him home. but 11 months later, the pair were reunited, is luckily he had been microchipped as a kitten. with the microchip they found out i was his owner, and got him home to me. i burst into tears when i got the call, ijust couldn't believe it. he was so thrilled to come home, he wouldn't leave me alone for 24 hours, he was constantly rubbing his face on me and fussing at me. now there are plans in the coming year to get all pet cats chipped. it will be mandatory that all owners chip their cats once they are 20 weeks of age. we really welcome the idea, we get lots of stray or injured cuts we get lots of stray or injured cats that are brought in by members of the public. at the time they are chipped, which means we can reunite them with their owners really quickly. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. if you are checked by an authorised person and found not to have a microchip and you will be given 21 days to five out, and we would strongly advise for all the good reasons, you know, getting animal microchip, we know the average cost of that is about £17, it is well worth doing, because otherwise after 21 days it will become a criminal offence. so what does the procedure which costs about £20 involved? it is really simple, they come in, we do a consultation, it is an injection in the scruff of their neck, it is not really quickly and doesn't cause them any discomfort at all, it is done very, very quickly. each chip has a unique serial number which will link to attach database which will link to the owners' contact details. there are thought to be 10.8 million cats in the uk, and while scarab and jane had a happy reunion, for the other 2.8 million, who are currently unchipped, the ending is not always a happy one. fiona lamdin, bbc news. it's the first saturday in december so retailers will be hoping for a busy weekend, but will the new rules around masks in england and concerns about the omicron variant affect footfall? our business correspondent katie prescott is in romford. the question is who will be out today, how much will they spend? it is an important time for retailers. it really is, yes, good morning. the christmas tree is up here and stalls around me are selling trees, stockings and all the things to get ready for christmas and now what they're waiting to see, will customers be willing to come out and spend money in this all—important day, the first saturday in december, in run—up to christmas, or will people be slightly nervous about what is going on with the omicron variant? i am joined what is going on with the omicron variant? iamjoined by what is going on with the omicron variant? i am joined by mark who is a long—term stall holder here. 40 years in the market. a long-term stall holder here. 40 years in the market.— a long-term stall holder here. 40 years in the market. yes, 40 years and counting _ years in the market. yes, 40 years and counting. have _ years in the market. yes, 40 years and counting. have you _ years in the market. yes, 40 years and counting. have you noticed - years in the market. yes, 40 years and counting. have you noticed it | years in the market. yes, 40 years| and counting. have you noticed it is bus at and counting. have you noticed it is busy at the — and counting. have you noticed it is busy at the moment? _ and counting. have you noticed it is busy at the moment? what - and counting. have you noticed it is busy at the moment? what have i and counting. have you noticed it is| busy at the moment? what have you noticed in terms of customers? gradually getting busier, started a bit earlier— gradually getting busier, started a bit earlier this year, october time we started — bit earlier this year, october time we started noticing customers coming back for— we started noticing customers coming back for christmas and i think it will continue all the way through. do you _ will continue all the way through. do you think they are coming out early because people are worried about restrictions? i early because people are worried about restrictions?— about restrictions? i don't think so, in about restrictions? i don't think so. in view _ about restrictions? i don't think so. in view of — about restrictions? i don't think so, in view of what _ about restrictions? i don't think so, in view of what has - about restrictions? i don't think. so, in view of what has happened about restrictions? i don't think- so, in view of what has happened in the tast— so, in view of what has happened in the tast18 — so, in view of what has happened in the last 18 months i think customers and people _ the last 18 months i think customers and people are just happy to be out, wandering _ and people are just happy to be out, wandering round and getting their freedom _ wandering round and getting their freedom back, so yes, all go to. there _ freedom back, so yes, all go to. there is— freedom back, so yes, all go to. there is a — freedom back, so yes, all go to. there is a certain amount of optimism this morning that shoppers will be here, especially as the rain has held off, but other stallholders spoke to said there is a bit of trepidation with the looming spectre of previous lockdown is.— of previous lockdown is. thanks so much. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. how is it looking? this time last weekend we _ how is it looking? this time last weekend we were _ how is it looking? this time last weekend we were waking - how is it looking? this time last weekend we were waking up i how is it looking? this time last weekend we were waking up to l how is it looking? this time last i weekend we were waking up to what storm arwen had brought us, very strong winds that were causing damage and there are still some communities that are still having the after—effects of problems left by that storm. quite a contrast today, many will start cloudy and damp but this weather watcher picture shows a retreating weather front picture so that is why we have had on the horizon, bit of sunshine poking through. the weather front i'm talking about is this one here, this is like a cloud that is pushing eastwards across the uk right now. that is a cold front that is bringing rain this morning and behind that winds are turning to a north—westerly, so again it will be telling quite chilly, a cold wind around today. and we have rain fair many of us to start the day. most persistent across the north west and there is some snow around as well, particularly across the high ground in scotland. in particular, around aviemore to inverness on the a9, snow—covered roads here at the moment. i think the snow is mostly above 200 to 300 metres, but there is at the risk of seeing snow for a time. highlands into the cairngorms and across the southern uplands as well. high levels, so most towns and cities will just see well. high levels, so most towns and cities willjust see rain today. brighter across west scotland and northern ireland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, but rain returns across northern england, north midlands, perhaps into lincolnshire and norfolk. bright skies further south and just a few showers in the south—west. overnight tonight, ourweather showers in the south—west. overnight tonight, our weather front becomes a slow moving across eastern areas, with rain returning to east anglia and the south—east. skies across the north and west will allow temperatures to drop away. here could see some patches of rust in scotland and across parts of northern england with a few icy stretches to watch out for stakes on sunday. —— patches of frost. and it seems this the same area of low pressure. winds change direction pushing cloud and bits and pieces of rain back in across eastern england, eastern parts of scotland, so for some it will be quite a dull and damp day. further west, that is where the best of the weather is. however, probably will be a future i was running into northern ireland and the north west of england and wales. otherwise some tension, temperatures may be 9 or 10 across southern wales and south—west england. internet week, developing area of low pressure which will deepen very quickly and become quite a powerful system by the time we get to tuesday. next week, there will be outbreaks of rain, definitely gales on a tuesday for some, but it can become very windy indeed and the storm system is keeping a very close eye. back to you. storm system is keeping a very close eye- back to yon-— eye. back to you. thank you very much on the _ eye. back to you. thank you very much on the weather _ eye. back to you. thank you very much on the weather very - eye. back to you. thank you very much on the weather very much l eye. back to you. thank you very i much on the weather very much front and centre about what we're going to talk about now because some people are still feeling the cost. just over 9,000 homes are facing a second weekend without power in parts of scotland and northern england following storm arwen. the electricity supplier for the north east has warned that repair work won't be completed until wednesday. let's speak to kelly osborne in durham and patrickjamieson in aberdeen who have both been affected. outdoors in aberdeen! is listening to the weather, i think it is pretty much freezing, would i be right? yes, very cold. i'm in the house, this is the garden at the back, so still trying to keep warm. mr; this is the garden at the back, so still trying to keep warm. my misty, i thou~ht still trying to keep warm. my misty, i thought you _ still trying to keep warm. my misty, i thought you were _ still trying to keep warm. my misty, i thought you were outdoors. i still trying to keep warm. my misty, i thought you were outdoors. tell. still trying to keep warm. my misty, | i thought you were outdoors. tell us your tale, you still have no power, is that right? == your tale, you still have no power, is that right?— your tale, you still have no power, is that right? -- my mistake. power went week — is that right? -- my mistake. power went week last _ is that right? -- my mistake. power went week last friday _ is that right? -- my mistake. power went week last friday and _ is that right? -- my mistake. power went week last friday and we i is that right? -- my mistake. power went week last friday and we have l went week last friday and we have had no power since. we have had is continuous checks on a daily basis saying power will be restored that day at that time. the last statement we had yesterday. hagar day at that time. the last statement we had yesterday.— we had yesterday. how very frustrating _ we had yesterday. how very frustrating to _ we had yesterday. how very frustrating to have - we had yesterday. how very frustrating to have those i we had yesterday. how very frustrating to have those at| we had yesterday. how very i frustrating to have those at false dawns. what is it like on a daily basis? ~ ., , dawns. what is it like on a daily basis? ., , ., , ., basis? who is in the house? i have m self, basis? who is in the house? i have myself. my — basis? who is in the house? i have myself, my nephew, _ basis? who is in the house? i have myself, my nephew, my _ basis? who is in the house? i have myself, my nephew, my wife. i myself, my nephew, my wife. fortunate he goes to school in the morning and my wife works as well, she goes out first thing in the morning so the day is a case of making sure we have as much to keep warm. i have a good generatorfrom a friend, so make sure we have petrol for that, friend, so make sure we have petrol forthat, but friend, so make sure we have petrol for that, but it has been a nightmare from start to finish. that not supply has been a big problem, trying to get the necessities you need, because obviously the shops sell out very quickly. i get a gas canister or a gas bottle or even sight for the fire. —— i could not get. sight for the fire. -- i could not net. ., sight for the fire. -- i could not tet_ ., 4' ., , ., sight for the fire. -- i could not net. ., ,, ., , ., ., get. you know it is not easy, real roblems get. you know it is not easy, real problems caused _ get. you know it is not easy, real problems caused by _ get. you know it is not easy, real problems caused by the - get. you know it is not easy, real problems caused by the storm, l get. you know it is not easy, real. problems caused by the storm, that is one thing. what about communication with your supplier? i communication with your supplier? i personally think it has been terrible. probably last two days i have had someone, someone in thursday morning he came to the door asking if everything was ok, nearly asking if everything was ok, nearly a week, and then yesterday two gentleman came to the door asking if everything was ok and if i needed anything, so that is all the communication i have had. i called them on tuesday, looked at the fault line, have been following the fault line, have been following the fault line very carefully, there are three faults, two have been prepared, one hasn't. communication has been nothing, no contact apart from these two days from southern energy. dogs that 'ust two days from southern energy. dogs that just barking _ two days from southern energy. dogs that just barking there, two days from southern energy. dogs thatjust barking there, maybe two days from southern energy. dogs that just barking there, maybe that thatjust barking there, maybe that is kelly's house. you are at a friend's house, is that right? yes, i have a friend _ friend's house, is that right? yes, i have a friend has _ friend's house, is that right? yes, i have a friend has taken - friend's house, is that right? yes, i have a friend has taken me i friend's house, is that right? yes, i have a friend has taken me on, thank— i have a friend has taken me on, thank goodness. still i have a friend has taken me on, thank goodness.— i have a friend has taken me on, thank goodness. still no power in our own thank goodness. still no power in your own home? _ thank goodness. still no power in your own home? nothing, - thank goodness. still no power in your own home? nothing, no. i thank goodness. still no power in l your own home? nothing, no. they thank goodness. still no power in i your own home? nothing, no. they are antici atina your own home? nothing, no. they are anticipating sunday, _ your own home? nothing, no. they are anticipating sunday, but _ your own home? nothing, no. they are anticipating sunday, but we _ your own home? nothing, no. they are anticipating sunday, but we have i your own home? nothing, no. they are anticipating sunday, but we have had . anticipating sunday, but we have had deadlines— anticipating sunday, but we have had deadlines come and go, so to be honest— deadlines come and go, so to be honest i'm — deadlines come and go, so to be honest i'm not really putting much stock _ honest i'm not really putting much stock in _ honest i'm not really putting much stock in it — honest i'm not really putting much stock in it. ., ., , stock in it. you sound quite weary. i have stock in it. you sound quite weary. l have got — stock in it. you sound quite weary. l have got a _ stock in it. you sound quite weary. i have got a really _ stock in it. you sound quite weary. i have got a really bad _ stock in it. you sound quite weary. i have got a really bad chest i i have got a really bad chest infection— i have got a really bad chest infection caused by sleeping in the cold. _ infection caused by sleeping in the cold. so _ infection caused by sleeping in the cold. so i'm — infection caused by sleeping in the cold, so i'm just not happy. everyone _ cold, so i'm just not happy. everyone watching this right now will really feel for you, that is the last thing you need. give us a sense of what it has been like over the past week. i sense of what it has been like over the past week-— sense of what it has been like over the past week. i have had no power in my house — the past week. i have had no power in my house since _ the past week. i have had no power in my house since the _ the past week. i have had no power in my house since the early - the past week. i have had no power in my house since the early hours l the past week. i have had no power| in my house since the early hours of saturday _ in my house since the early hours of saturday morning i think it was. it took— saturday morning i think it was. it took a _ saturday morning i think it was. it took a most — saturday morning i think it was. it took a most two days before we could .et took a most two days before we could get through and report the fault to northern— get through and report the fault to northern power grid. they had a recorded — northern power grid. they had a recorded message on all day saturday and most _ recorded message on all day saturday and most of sunday so could not actually — and most of sunday so could not actually speak to somebody. their website _ actually speak to somebody. their website was down, communication has 'ust website was down, communication has just been— website was down, communication has just been absolutely horrendous. | just been absolutely horrendous. i was just been absolutely horrendous. wasjust just been absolutely horrendous. i wasjust about to just been absolutely horrendous. i was just about to ask you about how you think they have responded. like everyone else, you will be well aware they have faced some real logistical challenges, which is understandable. what could have happened that would have made this more bearable for you? just if happened that would have made this more bearable for you?— more bearable for you? just if they had let us know _ more bearable for you? just if they had let us know what _ more bearable for you? just if they had let us know what is _ more bearable for you? just if they had let us know what is going i more bearable for you? just if they had let us know what is going on. i more bearable for you? just if they | had let us know what is going on. if it was— had let us know what is going on. if it was going — had let us know what is going on. if it was going to take a week to put the electricity back, tell us it is going _ the electricity back, tell us it is going to — the electricity back, tell us it is going to take a week, do not keep giving _ going to take a week, do not keep giving us — going to take a week, do not keep giving us false dawns and say it will be — giving us false dawns and say it will be fine. because it is not. people — will be fine. because it is not. people are _ will be fine. because it is not. people are really, really struggling. fits people are really, really struggling-— people are really, really struggling. people are really, really stru~lin~. a ., ,, ., , people are really, really stru~lin~. r ., ,, ., , ., struggling. as you talk to us now, what are they _ struggling. as you talk to us now, what are they telling _ struggling. as you talk to us now, what are they telling you - struggling. as you talk to us now, what are they telling you this i what are they telling you this morning? what do you know today what are they saying is going to happen? at about eight o'clock last night we .ot at about eight o'clock last night we got on _ at about eight o'clock last night we got on the — at about eight o'clock last night we got on the twitter feed there was an updated _ got on the twitter feed there was an updated list and where they have allocated jobs and which are going to be _ allocated jobs and which are going to be allocated so hopefully the 'obs to be allocated so hopefully the jobs that have been allocated will be completed before sunday and luckily— be completed before sunday and luckily my postcode is on that list, but obviously a lot of people's are not. but obviously a lot of people's are not i— but obviously a lot of people's are not. ., , ., ., but obviously a lot of people's are not. ., ,, ., ,., , but obviously a lot of people's are not. ., ., , not. i feelfor you, i am sorry you are not not. ifeelfor you, i am sorry you are rrot well— not. i feelfor you, i am sorry you are not well on _ not. i feelfor you, i am sorry you are not well on top _ not. ifeelfor you, i am sorry you are not well on top of— not. i feelfor you, i am sorry you are not well on top of everything | are not well on top of everything else, so we wish you well. you have had to endure a lot. and stay warm, you look well wrapped up! i'm just looking, there are some responses from northern and they say as say as well as creating enormous challenges for us in terms of the engineering work, the scale of the disruption has made it very challenging for us to communicate effectively with our customers. we have heard that loud and clear, sorry we were not able to do better in that respect. that was something that came across very clearly from what you heard from kelly. clearly from what you heard from kell . �* . . ~ clearly from what you heard from kell. �*, ., ,, ., ., clearly from what you heard from kell. �*, .«r ., ., of the energy regulator ofgem. may be ahead of some of what patrick and kelly were telling us here on the programme. the ways they used when it comes to communication in particular, horrendous, terrible, can you tell me what are the rules around what energy companies should do and should be communicating in this situation? flan do and should be communicating in this situation?— this situation? can i 'ust start by sa in: , this situation? can i 'ust start by saying. we * this situation? can ijust start by saying, we acknowledge - this situation? can ijust start by saying, we acknowledge and i saying, we acknowledge and understand how distressing it is for patrick. _ understand how distressing it is for patrick, kelly and all those people who are _ patrick, kelly and all those people who are still off power after a week and we _ who are still off power after a week and we want to make sure that the network _ and we want to make sure that the network companies are doing absolutely everything they can to fix this _ absolutely everything they can to fix this problem and look after customers in the meantime. we have rules around — customers in the meantime. we have rules around two areas, one around how resilient — rules around two areas, one around how resilient network should be, so how resilient network should be, so how secure — how resilient network should be, so how secure it should be against the storm. _ how secure it should be against the storm. but — how secure it should be against the storm, but equally how they behave in their— storm, but equally how they behave in their emergency response and we do expect— in their emergency response and we do expect network companies to be communicating well with their customers. the reason why we have said we _ customers. the reason why we have said we will— customers. the reason why we have said we will launch a review and look— said we will launch a review and look at — said we will launch a review and look at this is we also acknowledge that there — look at this is we also acknowledge that there is a massive challenge as a result— that there is a massive challenge as a result of— that there is a massive challenge as a result of storm arwen, so there is a result of storm arwen, so there is a huge _ a result of storm arwen, so there is a huge effort by the engineering teams. — a huge effort by the engineering teams. so — a huge effort by the engineering teams, so what we want to do it simply— teams, so what we want to do it simply is — teams, so what we want to do it simply is establish the facts, make sure quickly that lessons are learned _ sure quickly that lessons are learned and of course, if obligations have not been met, pursue — obligations have not been met, pursue a — obligations have not been met, pursue a course of action. just when it comes to — pursue a course of action. just when it comes to communication, - pursue a course of action. just when it comes to communication, you i pursue a course of action. just when| it comes to communication, you said that there are expectations. other any rules? we have rules about how customers are treated. this is specifically to communication. it is specifically to communication. it is all art of specifically to communication. it is all part of how _ specifically to communication. it is all part of how customers treated in this circumstance and that is what we assess. — this circumstance and that is what we assess, so we will make sure communication is our improved if that is— communication is our improved if that is one — communication is our improved if that is one of the things that need to improve — that is one of the things that need to improve-— that is one of the things that need to imrove. ~ ., , to improve. with it have been within the rules, to improve. with it have been within the rules. is— to improve. with it have been within the rules, is one _ to improve. with it have been within the rules, is one of _ to improve. with it have been within the rules, is one of our _ to improve. with it have been within the rules, is one of our guests i the rules, is one of our guests told us they weren't contacted till thursday, so nearly seven days after, is that within the rules? trio. after, is that within the rules? no, we would rrot _ after, is that within the rules? no, we would not expect that. we look at this keller— we would not expect that. we look at this keller challenge muppet we would _ this keller challenge muppet we would expect companies to become indicating _ would expect companies to become indicating well with their customers. —— look at the scale of the challenge that we would expect. we also _ the challenge that we would expect. we also need to acknowledge how big this event— we also need to acknowledge how big this event has been and how much of a scale _ this event has been and how much of a scale the _ this event has been and how much of a scale the engineering and network companies _ a scale the engineering and network companies have faced and ourjob is to take _ companies have faced and ourjob is to take a _ companies have faced and ourjob is to take a cold, hard look at the facts. — to take a cold, hard look at the facts. once _ to take a cold, hard look at the facts, once the last house is connected and look at all this and then we _ connected and look at all this and then we will respond accordingly. what _ then we will respond accordingly. what is _ then we will respond accordingly. what is an— then we will respond accordingly. what is an appropriate response if the company has been seen to consistently and effectively come can indicate with customers who have been without power when they have been without power when they have been below freezing temperatures and not been communicate with? —— in effectively communicated with customers. taste effectively communicated with customers-— effectively communicated with customers. we have to look at everything _ customers. we have to look at everything that _ customers. we have to look at everything that has _ customers. we have to look at everything that has happened, customers. we have to look at i everything that has happened, we will do _ everything that has happened, we will do so — everything that has happened, we will do so and we need to make sure that network companies most importantly learn quick lessons from this and _ importantly learn quick lessons from this and if— importantly learn quick lessons from this and if their obligations have not been — this and if their obligations have not been met of course we will pursue — not been met of course we will pursue a — not been met of course we will pursue a course of action. right now. _ pursue a course of action. right now. those _ pursue a course of action. right now, those companies need to be relentless — now, those companies need to be relentless in doing two things, making — relentless in doing two things, making sure customers are connected as quickly— making sure customers are connected as quickly as — making sure customers are connected as quickly as possible and doing their— as quickly as possible and doing their best — as quickly as possible and doing their best to look after those customers to stop it is too early to say what _ customers to stop it is too early to say what we — customers to stop it is too early to say what we will do in response because — say what we will do in response because we really do need to look broadly— because we really do need to look broadly at — because we really do need to look broadly at what is happening. we will also — broadly at what is happening. we will also be involving local communities and making sure we ask them _ communities and making sure we ask them what _ communities and making sure we ask them what they think should be improved. i them what they think should be im - roved. , ., , them what they think should be imroved. , ., , ., ., improved. i understand it is too earl , improved. i understand it is too early. but _ improved. i understand it is too early. but l'm — improved. i understand it is too early, but i'm still— improved. i understand it is too early, but i'm still not - improved. i understand it is too early, but i'm still not quite i improved. i understand it is too i early, but i'm still not quite clear about what power ofgem has in terms of addressing a lack of communication by some of these power companies. has communication by some of these power companies. b5! communication by some of these power comanies. �* . communication by some of these power comanies. . , communication by some of these power comanies. �* . ., ., companies. as i say, we look at two areas, resilience _ companies. as i say, we look at two areas, resilience of— companies. as i say, we look at two areas, resilience of the _ companies. as i say, we look at two areas, resilience of the network- companies. as i say, we look at two areas, resilience of the network and response _ areas, resilience of the network and response the network companies have made _ response the network companies have made and _ response the network companies have made and we we we make an assessment against _ made and we we we make an assessment against that _ made and we we we make an assessment against that the gas that we would take a _ against that the gas that we would take a course of action if we think something — take a course of action if we think something has not been done. what enforcement — something has not been done. what enforcement action _ something has not been done. what enforcement action do _ something has not been done. l'orusgt enforcement action do you something has not been done. “yo"usgt enforcement action do you have the power to take?— power to take? there is something couldn't redress _ power to take? there is something couldn't redress payment - power to take? there is something i couldn't redress payment companies will go _ couldn't redress payment companies will go to— couldn't redress payment companies will go to companies. —— customers will go to companies. —— customers will go _ will go to companies. —— customers will go to— will go to companies. —— customers will go to companies. —— customers will go to companies. but we have said to _ will go to companies. but we have said to network companies they will lift the _ said to network companies they will lift the cap— said to network companies they will lift the cap on the compensation they will— lift the cap on the compensation they will give customers and make sure they— they will give customers and make sure they do get some compensation for everything they have been three. that is— for everything they have been three. that is a _ for everything they have been three. that is a gesture, it will not offset — that is a gesture, it will not offset all— that is a gesture, it will not offset all the distress that customers have been through but it is showing — customers have been through but it is showing some acknowledgement of what customers have been three during _ what customers have been three during this. what customers have been three during this-— what customers have been three durin. this. . , . $1 $1 during this. that cap was at £700. how much — during this. that cap was at £700. how much more _ during this. that cap was at £700. how much more do _ during this. that cap was at £700. how much more do think- during this. that cap was at £700. how much more do think the i during this. that cap was at £700. how much more do think the cap i during this. that cap was at £700. i how much more do think the cap will be raised to? we how much more do think the cap will be raised to?— be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited. _ be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited. is — be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited, is it _ be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited, is it the _ be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited, is it the way - be raised to? we are saying it is unlimited, is it the way the - unlimited, is it the way the compensation works is you get £140 for every— compensation works is you get £140 for every day that you are off and in essence — for every day that you are off and in essence we are asking companies to lift_ in essence we are asking companies to lift the _ in essence we are asking companies to lift the cap. the in essence we are asking companies to lift the cap-— to lift the cap. the business secretary — to lift the cap. the business secretary was _ to lift the cap. the business secretary was speaking - to lift the cap. the business i secretary was speaking earlier to lift the cap. the business - secretary was speaking earlier this week and said that he had been assured that the overwhelming majority of disconnected customers would have the power back by thursday or friday. where was the business secretary so confident to be able to say that? —— why? and the situation today, more than 9000 people still without power? you have to remember— people still without power? you have to remember that _ people still without power? you have to remember that a _ people still without power? you have to remember that a million _ people still without power? you have| to remember that a million customers were off— to remember that a million customers were off power when this started, so this was— were off power when this started, so this was a _ were off power when this started, so this was a huge event. the business secretary— this was a huge event. the business secretary was right, the majority have _ secretary was right, the majority have been— secretary was right, the majority have been reconnected, but there are some _ have been reconnected, but there are some realty— have been reconnected, but there are some really difficult and serious cases— some really difficult and serious cases where it is taking time to get people _ cases where it is taking time to get people reconnected. for example, expect— people reconnected. for example, expect to — people reconnected. for example, expect to ceos yesterday and they said they— expect to ceos yesterday and they said they have to install up to 30 miles— said they have to install up to 30 mites of— said they have to install up to 30 miles of new cable to make sure some homes _ miles of new cable to make sure some homes are _ miles of new cable to make sure some homes are reconnected, but really what _ homes are reconnected, but really what we _ homes are reconnected, but really what we expect network recovery to do in _ what we expect network recovery to do in the _ what we expect network recovery to do in the circumstances is provided support, _ do in the circumstances is provided support, generators for those houses that are _ support, generators for those houses that are off— support, generators for those houses that are off if they can and do everything they can to support customers in that situation. so what we are _ customers in that situation. so what we are focusing on is was the great resilient _ we are focusing on is was the great resilient ih — we are focusing on is was the great resilient in the first place and given— resilient in the first place and given storm arwen, was the response of the _ given storm arwen, was the response of the sort _ given storm arwen, was the response of the sort of— given storm arwen, was the response of the sort of response we expect from _ of the sort of response we expect from the — of the sort of response we expect from the network companies? we will continue _ from the network companies? we will continue to— from the network companies? we will continue to work with companies and customers— continue to work with companies and customers affected to make sure tessons — customers affected to make sure lessons are learned and of course we will take _ lessons are learned and of course we will take any— lessons are learned and of course we will take any action if we think that— will take any action if we think that is— will take any action if we think that is necessary.— will take any action if we think that is necessa . . ., . ., that is necessary. what could ofgem have done better _ that is necessary. what could ofgem have done better to _ that is necessary. what could ofgem have done better to ensure - that is necessary. what could ofgem have done better to ensure that - have done better to ensure that 9000, more than 9000 people are not without power today?— without power today? again, we will look at that. — without power today? again, we will look at that, we _ without power today? again, we will look at that, we will _ without power today? again, we will look at that, we will look _ without power today? again, we will look at that, we will look at - without power today? again, we will look at that, we will look at if - look at that, we will look at if they— look at that, we will look at if they need to be any change in the regulations, but ourjob right now is to make — regulations, but ourjob right now is to make sure that we understand what happened and take action if necessary. we work closely with the network _ necessary. we work closely with the network companies, engineers on site, _ network companies, engineers on site. but— network companies, engineers on site, but ourjob is to look at what happens _ site, but ourjob is to look at what happens i — site, but ourjob is to look at what happens i make sure we take necessary action.— happens i make sure we take necessary action. happens i make sure we take necessa action. ., ., necessary action. thank you for your time with us — necessary action. thank you for your time with us this _ necessary action. thank you for your time with us this morning. _ the father of 12—year—old ava white, who died last month after being stabbed, has thanked the people of liverpool for their support. it comes as thousands are expected to hold a vigil in the city to remember her. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin reports. not even a teenager, ava had gone out with friends to see the christmas lights switch on. she died following a stabbing, another child charged with her murder. the city has been stunned, coming together to remember ava at wednesday's derby. tonight, coming together at a vigil, to raise money and show support for the 12—year—old's family. i wanted ava's family to know they're not alone, they have got a whole city behind them, and we're passing our strength onto ava's family and giving them strength to get through each day. we're here for them, they're not alone, and to give ava the send—off that little girl deserves. every day since her death, fresh flowers have been placed at a spot close to where ava died, where the vigil will begin at 6:00pm. from friends, from strangers, from her dad. devastation that it can happen to somebody so young. i'm scared for my children now, because it'sjust so cruel. - itjust shouldn't be like this. the nights, like, we can't go out alone. we have to go in groups. in our country, this is a very strange thing. it's not normal at all. recent data shows knife crime in england and wales rose steadily between 2014 and the first half of 2020. two weeks ago, 14—year—old jermaine cools died of a stab wound in croydon. ten days ago, 16—year—old rishmeet singh died after a stabbing in hounslow. almost a week later, ava died here in liverpool. it is definitely a fashion. people put your trainers on, put your hoodie on, and let's take me knife and me phone out with me. knife crime is an issue this city boxing club works to tackle. the age that we looked at in hospital, was the youngest i think come in we had was seven. some had been bullied in school. some had been involved in gang culture. some had been involved in drugs. some had just been in the wrong area at the wrong time. it's the norm, though, innit? it's the norm? yeah. why? it makes them feel safer, just having something to protect them. yeah. i think people carry them - because i think they think that other people have got them. so they think, if they've got one, and they pull it out on me, - what am i going to pull out? so, people bounce off each other with them, do you get me? - there were 41,000 knife crime offences in the year ending march 2021. you're going to be there at the vigil? yeah, yeah. i done about 15 interviews the day after, and i sat on the end of me bed and cried. a 12—year—old girl? it shouldn't be happening. the time is 832. the nhs is continuing to ramp up its covid booster programme with around 8 weeks left for the government to fulfil its pledge of offering a furtherjab to everyone eligible across the uk. our reporter mairead smyth is at a vaccination hub on merseyside for us this morning, mairead, it's likely to be another busy day for staff there. it is busy here at birkenhead medicat— it is busy here at birkenhead medical centre. staff have seen up to 800 _ medical centre. staff have seen up to 800 walk in the third day here this week — to 800 walk in the third day here this week. this is where they began the roll-out — this week. this is where they began the roll—out of the booster programme on the 20th of september and they— programme on the 20th of september and they want more people to come along _ and they want more people to come along it_ and they want more people to come along. if you are the vaccination tead _ along. if you are the vaccination lead for— along. if you are the vaccination lead for birkenhead. it's been a busy— lead for birkenhead. it's been a busy time _ lead for birkenhead. it's been a busy time. it�*s lead for birkenhead. it's been a busy time-— lead for birkenhead. it's been a bus time. 3, __ busy time. it's been extremely busy. we started on _ busy time. it's been extremely busy. we started on the _ busy time. it's been extremely busy. we started on the 14th _ busy time. it's been extremely busy. we started on the 14th of— busy time. it's been extremely busy. we started on the 14th of decemberl we started on the 14th of december last year. _ we started on the 14th of december last year. and — we started on the 14th of december last year, and we've _ we started on the 14th of december last year, and we've given— we started on the 14th of december last year, and we've given up- last year, and we've given up 140.000 _ last year, and we've given up 140.000 jobs— last year, and we've given up 140,000 jobs so— last year, and we've given up 140,000 jobs so far. - last year, and we've given up 140,000 jobs so far. we - last year, and we've given up. 140,000 jobs so far. we started last year, and we've given up- 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster— 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster vaccinations _ 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster vaccinations on _ 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster vaccinations on the - 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster vaccinations on the 20th - 140,000 jobs so far. we started the booster vaccinations on the 20th ofi booster vaccinations on the 20th of september, — booster vaccinations on the 20th of september, and _ booster vaccinations on the 20th of september, and we've _ booster vaccinations on the 20th of september, and we've given - booster vaccinations on the 20th ofi september, and we've given almost 30,000 _ september, and we've given almost 30,000 vaccinations. _ september, and we've given almost 30,000 vaccinations. we _ september, and we've given almost 30,000 vaccinations. we get - september, and we've given almost 30,000 vaccinations. we get nearly 100 peopte — 30,000 vaccinations. we get nearly 100 people coming _ 30,000 vaccinations. we get nearly 100 people coming through- 30,000 vaccinations. we get nearly 100 people coming through with - 100 people coming through with walking — 100 people coming through with walking we _ 100 people coming through with walking. we have _ 100 people coming through with walking. we have people - 100 people coming through with| walking. we have people coming 100 people coming through with - walking. we have people coming with the nationat— walking. we have people coming with the national booking _ walking. we have people coming with the national booking system - walking. we have people coming with the national booking system and - walking. we have people coming with the national booking system and ouri the national booking system and our own practices— the national booking system and our own practices for— the national booking system and our own practices for patients _ the national booking system and our own practices for patients to - the national booking system and our own practices for patients to come i own practices for patients to come here _ own practices for patients to come here. sometimes _ own practices for patients to come here. sometimes we _ own practices for patients to come here. sometimes we do _ own practices for patients to come here. sometimes we do up - own practices for patients to come here. sometimes we do up to - own practices for patients to comej here. sometimes we do up to 900 own practices for patients to come - here. sometimes we do up to 900 950 vaccinations— here. sometimes we do up to 900 950 vaccinations every— here. sometimes we do up to 900 950 vaccinations every day. _ here. sometimes we do up to 900 950 vaccinations every day.— vaccinations every day. there are now more — vaccinations every day. there are now more cases _ vaccinations every day. there are now more cases of _ vaccinations every day. there are now more cases of omicron - vaccinations every day. there are now more cases of omicron in - vaccinations every day. there are | now more cases of omicron in the vaccinations every day. there are - now more cases of omicron in the uk. does _ now more cases of omicron in the uk. does that— now more cases of omicron in the uk. does that worry youpeople need to take precautions like wearing the mask— take precautions like wearing the mask and — take precautions like wearing the mask and social distancing. most important. — mask and social distancing. most important, it will be the vaccination that provides protection. apart from the antibodies that the vaccination produces, it also produces these lymphocytes in the lungs that will - ive lymphocytes in the lungs that will give protection against serious illness — give protection against serious illness. the other thing i want to emphasise — illness. the other thing i want to emphasise is that if we are still giving — emphasise is that if we are still giving people their first vaccination, and the number of peopte — vaccination, and the number of people who had their first don't have _ people who had their first don't have their— people who had their first don't have their second, they are coming. so it's_ have their second, they are coming. so it's very— have their second, they are coming. so it's very disheartening to see peopte — so it's very disheartening to see people starting their vaccination, and its— people starting their vaccination, and it's never too late to do that, to have _ and it's never too late to do that, to have your— and it's never too late to do that, to have your second vaccination. we are ready _ to have your second vaccination. we are ready to — to have your second vaccination. we are ready to roll to other age groups— are ready to roll to other age groups from now on.- are ready to roll to other age groups from now on. now, you are aaivin out groups from now on. now, you are giving out the — groups from now on. now, you are giving out the vaccines. _ groups from now on. now, you are giving out the vaccines. this - groups from now on. now, you are giving out the vaccines. this is - groups from now on. now, you are giving out the vaccines. this is one of the nurses, who is eligible, and you're going to give her yourjob. you have walked here today from just up you have walked here today from just up the road. you are eligible for your booster, way is important for your booster, way is important for you to be here?— your booster, way is important for you to be here? today i am eligible for my booster. _ you to be here? today i am eligible for my booster. it's _ you to be here? today i am eligible for my booster. it's important - you to be here? today i am eligible for my booster. it's important to i for my booster. it's important to protect me and my family and to make sure that over the festive season we have protected ourselves and other people as well. the have protected ourselves and other people as well-— people as well. the doctor is about to uive people as well. the doctor is about to give the — people as well. the doctor is about to give the nurse _ people as well. the doctor is about to give the nurse her— people as well. the doctor is about to give the nurse herjab. - people as well. the doctor is about to give the nurse herjab. and - people as well. the doctor is about to give the nurse herjab. and you | to give the nurse herjab. and you are the lead nurse here. can you cope with this demand? by the 13th of december, the system to book and will be open to everyone. can you do it? j will be open to everyone. can you do it? “ will be open to everyone. can you do it? 4' .., will be open to everyone. can you do it? ~ .., . i will be open to everyone. can you do it? ~ . i ., ~ it? i think we can. we've worked really hard _ it? i think we can. we've worked really hard over— it? i think we can. we've worked really hard over the _ it? i think we can. we've worked really hard over the last - it? i think we can. we've worked really hard over the last 12 - it? i think we can. we've worked i really hard over the last 12 months. it's amazing to see people coming in. , ., ., .. , , in. plenty of vaccines will be given here today at birkenhead medical| here today at birkenhead medical centre and right across the country as people are able to book in for thatjab. back to you. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has warned cases of the new omicron coronavirus variant may rise "significantly" in the coming days after a further 16 cases were identified yesterday. professorjason leitch is scotland's national clinical director and joins us now. could you bring us up to date with the situation in scotland? it’s the situation in scotland? it's similar across _ the situation in scotland? it's similar across the whole of the uk. we are _ similar across the whole of the uk. we are dealing with two pandemics at the same _ we are dealing with two pandemics at the same time. we've got the principal— the same time. we've got the principal pandemic now, which is delta _ principal pandemic now, which is delta if— principal pandemic now, which is delta. if you leave your house today. — delta. if you leave your house today, the most likely virus you will meet — today, the most likely virus you will meet is dealt so behave the way we have _ will meet is dealt so behave the way we have been talking for weeks, now. vaccinate _ we have been talking for weeks, now. vaccinate, test, and follow instructions in your area. unfortunately, we've also got a new version _ unfortunately, we've also got a new version we — unfortunately, we've also got a new version. we are dealing with that in the old—fashioned way. every time we .et a the old—fashioned way. every time we get a new— the old—fashioned way. every time we get a new variant, we outbreak manage — get a new variant, we outbreak manage it _ get a new variant, we outbreak manage it. it's a ring of steel around — manage it. it's a ring of steel around those cases. the question we don't _ around those cases. the question we don't know— around those cases. the question we don't know the answer to is, can you control— don't know the answer to is, can you control on— don't know the answer to is, can you control on the — don't know the answer to is, can you control on the ground the way we control— control on the ground the way we control delta? that's what we need to find _ control delta? that's what we need to find out — control delta? that's what we need to find out over the coming days and weeks _ to find out over the coming days and weeks. ., ., , , to find out over the coming days and weeks. ., .,, , ., . ., weeks. how fast is the omicron variant increasing _ weeks. how fast is the omicron variant increasing in _ weeks. how fast is the omicron variant increasing in scotland's| weeks. how fast is the omicron - variant increasing in scotland's day by day? variant increasing in scotland's day b da ? ~ �* ., ., variant increasing in scotland's day b da ? . �* ., ., ., by day? we've gone from three to nine to 18- — by day? we've gone from three to nine to 18. it's _ by day? we've gone from three to nine to 18. it's early _ by day? we've gone from three to nine to 18. it's early days, - by day? we've gone from three to nine to 18. it's early days, and - nine to 18. it's early days, and were _ nine to 18. it's early days, and were at— nine to 18. it's early days, and were at 29 _ nine to 18. it's early days, and were at 29. it's not big numbers, but we _ were at 29. it's not big numbers, but we know how this virus works. we know _ but we know how this virus works. we know there _ but we know how this virus works. we know there are some invisible, so we only see _ know there are some invisible, so we only see the — know there are some invisible, so we only see the top of the mountain, not all— only see the top of the mountain, not all of— only see the top of the mountain, not all of the cases. and tommy get exponentiat— not all of the cases. and tommy get exponential growth, remember the tatter— exponential growth, remember the latter are _ exponential growth, remember the latter are number, exponential growth, remember the latterare number, and if it is exponential growth, remember the latter are number, and if it is less than _ latter are number, and if it is less than one. — latter are number, and if it is less than one, you go from 25, to 27, and then— than one, you go from 25, to 27, and then it _ than one, you go from 25, to 27, and then it disappears. if it is above one, _ then it disappears. if it is above one. you — then it disappears. if it is above one, you go or it gets to thousands before _ one, you go or it gets to thousands before you — one, you go or it gets to thousands before you know what you're doing. the trick— before you know what you're doing. the trick is — before you know what you're doing. the trick is to keep it below one, that's— the trick is to keep it below one, that's where you try outbreak managing. you sent contract traces. you do — managing. you sent contract traces. you do testing around where people have it. _ you do testing around where people have it. and — you do testing around where people have it, and you try and drive that down _ have it, and you try and drive that down it— have it, and you try and drive that down. it gets to a point when it is away— down. it gets to a point when it is away from — down. it gets to a point when it is away from you, and that's where we been _ away from you, and that's where we been with— away from you, and that's where we been with delta. delta in scotland who stuck— been with delta. delta in scotland who stuck around 2000, 2500 cases, with an _ who stuck around 2000, 2500 cases, with an open, managed level. hospitats— with an open, managed level. hospitals are struggling but not fatting — hospitals are struggling but not falling over. driving that number down _ falling over. driving that number down but — falling over. driving that number down. but if omicron becomes the dominant— down. but if omicron becomes the dominant variant, can that work? and the restrictions for dad to manage omicron? — the restrictions for dad to manage omicron? we simply don't know that. if i am _ omicron? we simply don't know that. if i am understanding, the figures you gave us a moment to go, it sounds like it is almost doubling every day in terms of the cases. we know from past experience, even laypeople know, that that changes very quickly. so, exponentially, as you said before, that can change very quickly. of the cases you know about in scotland, how many are transmitted in the community, as opposed to being specifically related, as few cases have been, for someone who has been to one of the southern african countries? fin southern african countries? 0n community transmissions. all 29. southern african countries? on - community transmissions. all 29. how worried are you _ community transmissions. all 29. fin" worried are you about that? community transmissions. all 29. how worried are you about that? it's - community transmissions. all 29. how worried are you about that? it's a - worried are you about that? it's a concern, worried are you about that? it's a concern. but _ worried are you about that? it's a concern, but it's _ worried are you about that? it's a concern, but it's to _ worried are you about that? it's a concern, but it's to predictable. now. _ concern, but it's to predictable. now, you're right, you've spent a lot of— now, you're right, you've spent a lot of scientists. the doubling time is important. we talk about the doubling — is important. we talk about the doubling time delta of seven, eight or nine _ doubling time delta of seven, eight or nine days. the beginning of outbreaks, the doubling time is artificiat — outbreaks, the doubling time is artificial. were trying to find every — artificial. were trying to find every single case. what we call case ascertainment is high. we think we are finding — ascertainment is high. we think we are finding all the omicron. doubling time to shrink when you do that. doubling time to shrink when you do that it's _ doubling time to shrink when you do that it's a _ doubling time to shrink when you do that. it's a bit early to say it is doubting — that. it's a bit early to say it is doubling every day but it is certainly _ doubling every day but it is certainly going up in community transmission is happening. we've got an event— transmission is happening. we've got an event with at least nine cases, another— an event with at least nine cases, another event six cases. people spread — another event six cases. people spread the virus. it's not rocket science — spread the virus. it's not rocket science any— spread the virus. it's not rocket science any more. indoors, unprotected, this virus will find people — unprotected, this virus will find people. like like you talked about a number— people. like like you talked about a number of— people. like like you talked about a number of events. gne people. like like you talked about a number of events.— number of events. one is a specific conce -t number of events. one is a specific concept which _ number of events. one is a specific concept which took _ number of events. one is a specific concept which took place _ number of events. one is a specific concept which took place in - number of events. one is a specific| concept which took place in glasgow on monday eight november the 22nd. now, as i understand that, in the uk, the government said on the 27th of november, the first reported cases of the new variant are omicron. that appears to suggest it was here before. am i reading that correctly? just take me through that. ., ~ ~' �* . that. kind of. we think we've had it since the early _ that. kind of. we think we've had it since the early 20s _ that. kind of. we think we've had it since the early 20s of _ that. kind of. we think we've had it since the early 20s of november. that. kind of. we think we've had it| since the early 20s of november but is difficult _ since the early 20s of november but is difficult to be accurate because of motivation period. people show the virus _ of motivation period. people show the virus at — of motivation period. people show the virus at different points. you .et the virus at different points. you get infected today, some people might— get infected today, some people might show the virus on monday, some might— might show the virus on monday, some might up— might show the virus on monday, some might up until next saturday. as one of the _ might up until next saturday. as one of the big _ might up until next saturday. as one of the big challenges with this virus. — of the big challenges with this virus, that incubation period. we know— virus, that incubation period. we know there — virus, that incubation period. we know there are at least six people at that _ know there are at least six people at that concert who are now positive with omicron. it may be that person one gave _ with omicron. it may be that person one gave it— with omicron. it may be that person one gave it to a person at the concert _ one gave it to a person at the concert. anybody that two of them arrived _ concert. anybody that two of them arrived with it. what may have given it to five _ arrived with it. what may have given it to five we — arrived with it. what may have given it to five. we may never know. different — it to five. we may never know. different people have had different incubation periods. i would love it to be _ incubation periods. i would love it to be like — incubation periods. i would love it to be like in— incubation periods. i would love it to be like in a virus. if i had not a virus — to be like in a virus. if i had not a virusand— to be like in a virus. if i had not a virusand i_ to be like in a virus. if i had not a virus and i met you, you would be set immediately. it doesn't work like that — set immediately. it doesn't work like that. the sequence of events is a bit tricky. — like that. the sequence of events is a bit tricky, but it does mean that omicron _ a bit tricky, but it does mean that omicron was _ a bit tricky, but it does mean that omicron was here in the early 20s of november— omicron was here in the early 20s of november in — omicron was here in the early 20s of november in small numbers. on that note of that — november in small numbers. on that note of that particular _ november in small numbers. on that note of that particular event, - november in small numbers. on that note of that particular event, there . note of that particular event, there will be people watching us now who were there. are you encouraging anyone who is at that concert, for example, they mentioned that one concert, encouraging them to get tested, because we are familiar with the super spy on that. what should people do? we the super spy on that. what should --eole do? ~ ., ., ., , people do? we are doing two things. we've been in _ people do? we are doing two things. we've been in touch _ people do? we are doing two things. we've been in touch with _ people do? we are doing two things. we've been in touch with we - people do? we are doing two things. we've been in touch with we need i people do? we are doing two things. we've been in touch with we need to | we've been in touch with we need to talk to _ we've been in touch with we need to talk to. you've been contacted by test and — talk to. you've been contacted by test and protect if we think you are at higher— test and protect if we think you are at higher than normal. that's sightings _ at higher than normal. that's sightings around where this group of individuals— sightings around where this group of individuals were. if you haven't had a call. _ individuals were. if you haven't had a call. you — individuals were. if you haven't had a call, you are at the same risk as me _ a call, you are at the same risk as me if— a call, you are at the same risk as me ifyou're— a call, you are at the same risk as me. if you're me, iwasn't a call, you are at the same risk as me. if you're me, i wasn't at this concert— me. if you're me, i wasn't at this concert to — me. if you're me, i wasn't at this concert to be _ me. if you're me, i wasn't at this concert to be clear, he should be testing. — concert to be clear, he should be testing, vaccinating, and following the rules — testing, vaccinating, and following the rules. if you show symptoms or you are _ the rules. if you show symptoms or you are worried, you should get a pcr test~ — you are worried, you should get a pcr test if— you are worried, you should get a pcr test. if you've not got symptoms, you should do a lateral flow test _ symptoms, you should do a lateral flow test every time you meet people outside _ flow test every time you meet people outside your household. in scotland, we are _ outside your household. in scotland, we are suggesting that you do a lateral— we are suggesting that you do a lateral flow before you meet anyone. i'm going _ lateral flow before you meet anyone. i'm going up this afternoon so i will do — i'm going up this afternoon so i will do a — i'm going up this afternoon so i will do a lateral flow before i leave — will do a lateral flow before i leave the house.— will do a lateral flow before i leave the house. ., , ., leave the house. good to meet you. and, of leave the house. good to meet you. and. of course. _ leave the house. good to meet you. and, of course, you _ leave the house. good to meet you. and, of course, you taps _ leave the house. good to meet you. and, of course, you taps fan. - leave the house. good to meet you. and, of course, you taps fan. of- and, of course, you taps fan. of course. it would be a tragedy if i wasn't! — course. it would be a tragedy if i wasn't! ., ~ course. it would be a tragedy if i wasn't! ., ,, , ., ., , course. it would be a tragedy if i wasn't! ., ,, ., , ., wasn't! thank you, always good to chat to you- _ and now we have mike to talk about sports. when i talking about cricket, and they will hopefully now move forward to a new future. 16 staff have departed the club. the move has come as a surprise. his move by the club yesterday, came as a surprise yesterday, to head coach andrew gale, one of those now leaving yorkshire, and he says he will be fighting the decision with legal action. in all, 16 coaching staff including gale, and director of cricket martyn moxon, were released by yorkshire yesterday, following the report which found former player azeem rafiq, to be a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club. gale who had been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010, says players knew about him, being released, by the club, before he did. yorkshire's new chairman lord patel said "the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." now, on a brighter note there's been a bit of cricketing history this morning. the new zealand bowler ajaz patel, has taken all ten wickets, to bowl out india, all by himself, in theirfirst innings this morning. this is on the second day, of the second test in mumbai. now to put this into context, it's only happened, twice before. england'sjim laker did it against australia back in 1956, and india spin bowler anil kumbley managed it in 1999. he's tweeted today "welcome to the club, ajaz, perfect ten." to add a twist to the story patel was actually born in mumbai, before his parents emigrated to new zealand. he took six wickets in the last few hours, to add to the four he took yesterday. india all out for 325. i love stories like this. all wickets by himself. the spoils were shared in the top of the table clash in the championship. this was the first time scott parker, had returned to fulham, since leaving the club in the summer tojoin bournemouth. and his new side took the lead when dominic solankey scored, just after half time. but with 6 minutes left, toshin addara—biyo, headed in a deserved equaliser, meaning fulham keep their one point lead, over bournemouth at the top... on fa cup second round weekend, the lowest club left in the competition, buxton host morcambe this lunchtime live on bbc one but the dream is over for another non league side, stockport county. they can be proud of how they performed, against rotherham, but in the end michael smith, was too cunning, a fox in the box, to sneak into space and send the team who are top of league one, into the 3rd round. elsewhere, it was a smoother night for league one charlton who progressed after a 2—0 victory at non league gateshead. seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan, is out of the uk snooker championships. he lost in a thrilling finalframe, decider to kyrean wilson in a repeat of last yea r�*s world championship final — which o'sullivan won — wilson put in one of the best performances of his career. the rocket, complained at one point about a photographer distracting him, and said tojust keep eating smoked salmon and cream cheese. he did fight back from 5—3 down to level the match but wilson took the deciding frame to win by six frames to five. he deserved his victory. ijust wasn't clinical enough. i try not to wallow it for stool long. i don't really want to go through the match. so i won't analyse it. one ball doesn't cost you a match. there's several, usually. isjust the doesn't cost you a match. there's several, usually. is just the way it goes. it was a boy hood dream come true for gloucester�*s charlie chapman last night to score in front of his home crowd. and look at how he seizes his chance with the fans roaring him on, running with the ball from the half way line to secure a 27—10 victory over bristol in rugby union's premiership. meanwhile edinburgh are up to second, in the united rugby championship with a 24—10 win over benetton. and what a moment for emiliano boffelli, scoring a try on his home debut. elsewhere leinster beat connacht 47—19 and sharks were also victorious against bulls. lewis hamilton has sent a warning to his formula one title rival, max verstappen, going fastest in practice, for the penultimate race of the season. and with the british driver, eight points behind in the standings, hamilton says the saudi arabia, track is unbelieveably quick and was nearly two tenth of a second faster, than verstappen, who was fourth fastest on the street circuit injeddah. the session was cut five minutes short because of this crash. charles leclerc, lost control of his ferrari on turn 22. luckily he did climb out, of his what was left of his ferrari, unaided, and said he was ok, on his team radio. a british driver, is also now making their presence felt, in one of the most extreme forms of motorsport, rally driving across some of the planet's most hostile terrains. it's been 20 years since british drivers, were able to have a big impact, at the top of the world standings but a couple of weeks ago elvyn evans from wales finished runner up in the world championship for the second year running. i went to meet him. back home in west wales, where it all started for elfyn evans. he pushed all the way for the world title before finishing running up the second year running. even though mine's is one of the nation's best ever drivers, he is not satisfied. get a mac i'm not sure it means too much. naturally, as a competitor, we want to win. unless i ever achieve that, i won't be fully satisfied, to be honest. anyway, it leaves more fire in your belly to go out and try and be better in the future. evans was just eight when he learnt to drive. and he followed his grandfather into rally driving. mr; grandfather into rally driving. m grandfather into rally driving. m grandfather had grandfather into rally driving. m1: grandfather had a little car. grandfather into rally driving. m: grandfather had a little car. he used to take us to land grandfather had a little car. he used to take us to [and behind the house. growing up in mid wales, it's probably the home of rallying in the uk. we have some of the best stages in the world here, in fact. he uk. we have some of the best stages in the world here, in fact.— in the world here, in fact. he will become the _ in the world here, in fact. he will become the first _ in the world here, in fact. he will become the first briton _ in the world here, in fact. he will become the first briton -- - in the world here, in fact. he will become the first briton -- third i become the first briton —— third briton to win the title. both others were household names before they passed away in their prime, taken too soon. but their legacy drives him forward. it too soon. but their legacy drives him forward-— too soon. but their legacy drives him forward. . ., him forward. it was so exciting as a ounu him forward. it was so exciting as a young kid- — him forward. it was so exciting as a young kid- lt _ him forward. it was so exciting as a young kid. it stuck _ him forward. it was so exciting as a young kid. it stuck with _ him forward. it was so exciting as a young kid. it stuck with me - him forward. it was so exciting as a| young kid. it stuck with me because it gives you an opportunity to showcase the sport to a younger audience, and hopefully inspire someone to pick it up and take it on in the future. someone to pick it up and take it on in the future-— in the future. racing against the clock in hostile _ in the future. racing against the clock in hostile tracts _ in the future. racing against the clock in hostile tracts of - in the future. racing against the clock in hostile tracts of mud - in the future. racing against the | clock in hostile tracts of mud and gravel depends on teamwork. and evans's co—driver study is the route beforehand and watch for everyjump and corner speeds of 120 mph. three white, full rights. what does that say? three white, full rights. what does that sa ? . three white, full rights. what does that sa ? , ., that say? over the christ. -- over the christ- — that say? over the christ. -- over the christ. the _ that say? over the christ. -- over the christ. the assistant - that say? over the christ. -- over the christ. the assistant driver. the christ. the assistant driver could be here _ the christ. the assistant driver could be here today. _ the christ. the assistant driver could be here today. -- - the christ. the assistant driver could be here today. -- over. the christ. the assistant driver. could be here today. -- over the could be here today. —— over the crest. could be here today. -- over the crest. , .., . could be here today. -- over the crest. , , ., , ., ., crest. they can be really hard to read. crest. they can be really hard to read- he's _ crest. they can be really hard to read. he's made _ crest. they can be really hard to read. he's made them - crest. they can be really hard to read. he's made them quite - crest. they can be really hard to - read. he's made them quite simple. that's_ read. he's made them quite simple. that's a _ read. he's made them quite simple. that's a jump. that looks like anotherjump. got to grapple, there. thisjust shows the anotherjump. got to grapple, there. this just shows the skills of these drivers. the fact that he has to make sense of these notes and indicate them precisely clearly with such speed. it's the most extreme form of motorsport, and with all thatis form of motorsport, and with all that is being thrown at you and the driver, one slight mistake could be absolutely catastrophic. i don't know how they do it. it’s absolutely catastrophic. i don't know how they do it._ absolutely catastrophic. i don't know how they do it. it's 'ust the sensation know how they do it. it's 'ust the sensat-on oft know how they do it. it's 'ust the sensation of driving _ know how they do it. it's 'ust the sensation of driving the h know how they do it. it's just the sensation of driving the car. - know how they do it. it's just the sensation of driving the car. the | sensation of driving the car. the feel of speed is really what excites me. ~ . feel of speed is really what excites me, ~ . , ., , feel of speed is really what excites me. . . , ., , , me. which explains why when -- referred me. which explains why when -- preferred training _ me. which explains why when -- preferred training kicks _ me. which explains why when -- preferred training kicks off, - me. which explains why when -- preferred training kicks off, he'll| preferred training kicks off, he'll be taking to the mountains again. he's very modest, but his team say that he could be incredible. he could definitely win it. he didn't listen to my notes. they have to get it spot on. unlike that, they didn't know what would come around the corner. he knows that when like the back of his hand, because its native home instructions in wales. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. we'll be hearing about people suffering in the aftermath of the storm arwen. here, you can see the damage on the trees. today, we've got some rain around, but also brighter skies. got some rain around, but also brighterskies. most got some rain around, but also brighter skies. most of us will see rain at some point. we will all have cold, north—westerly winds. here is the centre of the low, working to parts of scotland. this cold front is taking rain away from eastern areas pretty quickly. we will have these cold, north—westerly winds diving in. the radar picture picks up diving in. the radar picture picks up where we've got rain. notjust rain, but we've also got snow around, particularly across the high ground in scotland. they could be one or two localised impacts here, due to snow. there will be some pretty wet weather to come here. right now, we've got snow covered roads on the a nine. that's where we could see one or two impacts for a time this morning. snow is quite high. we might see a few flakes in areas. it will be pretty high, generally. overnight tonight, as our area of low pressure slows down in the north sea, we see this rain continued to feed in across eastern areas. it will keep temperatures at around four degrees here, but it will be colder further north with patches of frost and icy stretches to take us into sunday. sunday sees this area of low pressure later for much of the day. the wind is changing direction, but that will push the cloud and rain back in across eastern scotland and eastern areas of england, where it'll turn out to be a chilly and damp kind of day. the best of the weather will be further west tomorrow. there scattered showers for north—west scotland, northern ireland, and the west of england and wales. temperatures would be cool, five to seven for many. into next week, we've got a rapidly developing area of low pressure. this will bring some very strong winds back to the british isles. it could be very strong winds and deep as you get through to tuesday. we've got cold air across northern areas, which could threaten some mountain snow as well. that's how things are looking. meet carnage, everyone. he's a therapy dog who is helping police officers cope with stress and the pressures of the job. he's brought in and of calm to the studio. i he's brought in and of calm to the studio. , . he's brought in and of calm to the studio. , , , studio. i genuinely believe he is already having _ studio. i genuinely believe he is already having an _ studio. i genuinely believe he is already having an impact - studio. i genuinely believe he is already having an impact on - studio. i genuinely believe he is. already having an impact on what studio. i genuinely believe he is - already having an impact on what is already having an impact on what is a stressful environment. he's a leonberger, a breed which is especially known for their gentle temperament. here to tell us all about carnage and his important work are sergeant paul cording from the north yorkshire police and ann burrell from therapy dogs nationwide. and is in charge of carnage. sometimes!— and is in charge of carnage. sometimes! �* .., , , and is in charge of carnage. sometimes! �* , , ., ., sometimes! and i can see why carnage works. he's sometimes! and i can see why carnage works- he's big — sometimes! and i can see why carnage works. he's big and _ sometimes! and i can see why carnage works. he's big and soft _ sometimes! and i can see why carnage works. he's big and soft and _ sometimes! and i can see why carnage works. he's big and soft and lovely, - works. he's big and soft and lovely, and he brings a change in the environment. and that's the point. they are very quiet breeds and they have very— they are very quiet breeds and they have very appealing faces. they draw people _ have very appealing faces. they draw people into _ have very appealing faces. they draw people into them, everyone them, really _ people into them, everyone them, reall . �* . people into them, everyone them, reall . �* , ., ., people into them, everyone them, reall. �* , ., ., .,~' . , really. and is carnage taken? why does he do — really. and is carnage taken? why does he do his _ really. and is carnage taken? why does he do his work? _ really. and is carnage taken? why does he do his work? please - really. and is carnage taken? why does he do his work? please go i really. and is carnage taken? why does he do his work? please go to hosital in does he do his work? please go to hospital in harrogate, _ does he do his work? please go to hospital in harrogate, but - does he do his work? please go to hospital in harrogate, but now- does he do his work? please go to hospital in harrogate, but now i i does he do his work? please go to| hospital in harrogate, but now| do hospital in harrogate, but now i do the police — hospital in harrogate, but now i do the police centre. it's full injured and well— the police centre. it's full injured and well being police officers. they io and well being police officers. they go for _ and well being police officers. they go for a _ and well being police officers. they go for a week or a fortnight. and i think— go for a week or a fortnight. and i think everything is tailored to their— think everything is tailored to their needs, individually. it is a terrific— their needs, individually. it is a terrific place. i go there twice a week— terrific place. i go there twice a week and — terrific place. i go there twice a week and the police station once a week. _ week and the police station once a week. and — week and the police station once a week, and occasionally to york. known — week, and occasionally to york. known as— week, and occasionally to york. known as poppers dogs.- week, and occasionally to york. known as poppers dogs. good morning. what im act known as poppers dogs. good morning. what impact does _ known as poppers dogs. good morning. what impact does a _ known as poppers dogs. good morning. what impact does a dog _ known as poppers dogs. good morning. what impact does a dog like _ known as poppers dogs. good morning. what impact does a dog like carnage i what impact does a dog like carnage have? in what impact does a dog like carnage have? ., ~' what impact does a dog like carnage have? ., ~ ., . , have? in the work we do, emergency services, have? in the work we do, emergency services. general. — have? in the work we do, emergency services, general, and _ have? in the work we do, emergency services, general, and military, - have? in the work we do, emergency services, general, and military, we i services, general, and military, we are exposed — services, general, and military, we are exposed to _ services, general, and military, we are exposed to traumatic _ services, general, and military, we. are exposed to traumatic incidences. there _ are exposed to traumatic incidences. there are _ are exposed to traumatic incidences. there are different _ are exposed to traumatic incidences. there are different ways _ are exposed to traumatic incidences. there are different ways of _ are exposed to traumatic incidences. there are different ways of dealing i there are different ways of dealing with that — there are different ways of dealing with that we _ there are different ways of dealing with that. we have _ there are different ways of dealing with that. we have a _ there are different ways of dealing with that. we have a police - with that. we have a police treatment— with that. we have a police treatment centre _ with that. we have a police treatment centre which - with that. we have a police i treatment centre which have a fantastic— treatment centre which have a fantastic well—being _ treatment centre which have a i fantastic well—being programme, fantastic well— being programme, carnage — fantastic well— being programme, carnage and _ fantastic well—being programme, carnage and his _ fantastic well—being programme, carnage and his firms _ fantastic well—being programme, carnage and his firms are - fantastic well—being programme, | carnage and his firms are another way of— carnage and his firms are another way of relieving _ carnage and his firms are another way of relieving stress _ carnage and his firms are another way of relieving stress and - carnage and his firms are anotherl way of relieving stress and getting people _ way of relieving stress and getting people to — way of relieving stress and getting people to talk _ way of relieving stress and getting people to talk about _ way of relieving stress and getting people to talk about their - people to talk about their well-being _ people to talk about their well-being.— people to talk about their well-beina. �* ., ., ., , well-being. and how comfortable offices to say _ well-being. and how comfortable offices to say actually, _ well-being. and how comfortable offices to say actually, i - well-being. and how comfortable offices to say actually, i would i offices to say actually, i would like a bit of that time. grid the stigma is slowly being removed. people talk about their well—being. historically, it's been very difficult _ historically, it's been very difficult to _ historically, it's been very difficult to say, _ historically, it's been very difficult to say, i'm - historically, it's been very difficult to say, i'm not. historically, it's been very. difficult to say, i'm not well, historically, it's been very- difficult to say, i'm not well, i need — difficult to say, i'm not well, i need help _ difficult to say, i'm not well, i need help. it's _ difficult to say, i'm not well, i need help. it's almost - difficult to say, i'm not well, i need help. it's almost that. need help. it's almost that invisible _ need help. it's almost that invisible illness. _ need help. it's almost that invisible illness. if- need help. it's almost that. invisible illness. if someone need help. it's almost that - invisible illness. if someone has a broken _ invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg. — invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg. you _ invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg, you don't— invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg, you don't have - invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg, you don't have to- invisible illness. if someone has a broken leg, you don't have to be. broken leg, you don't have to be medically— broken leg, you don't have to be medically trained _ broken leg, you don't have to be medically trained to _ broken leg, you don't have to be medically trained to say, - broken leg, you don't 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yourself, but also in your— notice it in yourself, but also in your colleagues. _ notice it in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd _ notice it in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be - notice it in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be the - notice it in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be the first notice it in yourself, but also in. your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my— your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand — your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up— your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and _ your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, - your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, i- your colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, i have i put my hand up and say, i have noticed — put my hand up and say, i have noticed people _ put my hand up and say, i have noticed people being _ put my hand up and say, i have noticed people being poorly. i put my hand up and say, i have. noticed people being poorly. but it in yourself. — noticed people being poorly. but it in yourself. but _ noticed people being poorly. but it in yourself, but also _ noticed people being poorly. but it in yourself, but also in _ noticed people being poorly. but it in yourself, but also in your- in yourself, but also in your colleagues _ in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd _ in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be - in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be the - in yourself, but also in your colleagues. i'd be the firsti in yourself, but also in your. colleagues. i'd be the first to in yourself, but also in your- colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand — colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up _ colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and _ colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, _ colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, i— colleagues. i'd be the first to put my hand up and say, i have - colleagues. i'd be the first to put i my hand up and say, i have noticed people _ my hand up and say, i have noticed people being — my hand up and say, i have noticed people being poorly _ my hand up and say, i have noticed people being poorly. all— my hand up and say, i have noticed people being poorly. all we - my hand up and say, i have noticed people being poorly. all we can- my hand up and say, i have noticed| people being poorly. all we can talk about— people being poorly. all we can talk about it _ people being poorly. all we can talk about it and — people being poorly. all we can talk about it and get _ people being poorly. all we can talk about it and get dogs _ people being poorly. all we can talk about it and get dogs like _ people being poorly. all we can talk about it and get dogs like carnage l about it and get dogs like carnage and the _ about it and get dogs like carnage and the crew— about it and get dogs like carnage and the crew coming _ about it and get dogs like carnage and the crew coming up _ about it and get dogs like carnage and the crew coming up to- about it and get dogs like carnage and the crew coming up to the - about it and get dogs like carnage i and the crew coming up to the police station _ and the crew coming up to the police station and _ and the crew coming up to the police station and the — and the crew coming up to the police station and the police _ and the crew coming up to the police station and the police treatment - and the crew coming up to the police station and the police treatment is i station and the police treatment is fantastic — station and the police treatment is fantastic. ., , fantastic. feel free to tell me is little or much _ fantastic. feel free to tell me is little or much as _ fantastic. feel free to tell me is little or much as you _ fantastic. feel free to tell me is little or much as you want. - fantastic. feel free to tell me is little or much as you want. you | fantastic. feel free to tell me is - little or much as you want. you talk about your colleagues experience, but yourself difficult situations. everyone needs something. how do you help yourselffree to tell me as little or as much as you wish. historically,, years ago, we had police _ historically,, years ago, we had police bars. _ historically,, years ago, we had police bars, we _ historically,, years ago, we had police bars, we are _ historically,, years ago, we had police bars, we are big - historically,, years ago, we had police bars, we are big areas, i historically,, years ago, we had i police bars, we are big areas, lots of officers — police bars, we are big areas, lots of officers who _ police bars, we are big areas, lots of officers who worked _ police bars, we are big areas, lots of officers who worked in - police bars, we are big areas, lots of officers who worked in the - police bars, we are big areas, lots| of officers who worked in the same location _ of officers who worked in the same location and — of officers who worked in the same location and could _ of officers who worked in the same location and could de—stress - of officers who worked in the same location and could de—stress in - of officers who worked in the same i location and could de—stress in many ways _ location and could de—stress in many ways now. — location and could de—stress in many ways. now. you've _ location and could de—stress in many ways. now. you've got— location and could de—stress in many ways. now, you've got officers- location and could de—stress in many ways. now, you've got officers who i ways. now, you've got officers who are travelling — ways. now, you've got officers who are travelling an _ ways. now, you've got officers who are travelling an hour— ways. now, you've got officers who are travelling an hour to _ ways. now, you've got officers who are travelling an hour to get - are travelling an hour to get station _ are travelling an hour to get station if— are travelling an hour to get station. if they'd _ are travelling an hour to get station. if they'd been - are travelling an hour to get station. if they'd been to i are travelling an hour to get station. if they'd been to a i station. if they'd been to a traumatic— station. if they'd been to a traumatic incident, - station. if they'd been to a j traumatic incident, they've station. if they'd been to a - traumatic incident, they've got an hour— traumatic incident, they've got an hour in— traumatic incident, they've got an hour in the — traumatic incident, they've got an hour in the car— traumatic incident, they've got an hour in the carjourney_ traumatic incident, they've got an hour in the carjourney on - traumatic incident, they've got an hour in the carjourney on their i hour in the carjourney on their own. _ hour in the carjourney on their own. not— hour in the carjourney on their own, not having _ hour in the carjourney on their own, not having anyone - hour in the carjourney on their own, not having anyone to - hour in the carjourney on their l own, not having anyone to speak hour in the carjourney on their - own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's_ own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's hugely— own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's hugely important _ own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's hugely important that - own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's hugely important that we - own, not having anyone to speak to. so it's hugely important that we all. so it's hugely important that we all speak— so it's hugely important that we all speak to _ so it's hugely important that we all speak to each _ so it's hugely important that we all speak to each other— so it's hugely important that we all speak to each other about - so it's hugely important that we all speak to each other about the - speak to each other about the incidents _ speak to each other about the incidents i_ speak to each other about the incidents. i can— speak to each other about the incidents. i can only— speak to each other about the incidents. i can only speak- speak to each other about the incidents. i can only speak forj incidents. i can only speak for myself — incidents. i can only speak for myself i'm _ incidents. i can only speak for myself. i'm a _ incidents. ! can only speak for myself. i'm a roads— incidents. i can only speak for myself. i'm a roads policing i myself. i'm a roads policing officer _ myself. i'm a roads policing officer. i've _ myself. i'm a roads policing officer. i've probably- myself. i'm a roads policing officer. i've probably been i myself. i'm a roads policingi officer. i've probably been to myself. i'm a roads policing - officer. i've probably been to over 100 fatal— officer. i've probably been to over 100 fatal conditions. _ officer. i've probably been to over 100 fatal conditions. each - officer. i've probably been to over 100 fatal conditions. each one - officer. i've probably been to over 100 fatal conditions. each one is i 100 fatal conditions. each one is different — 100 fatal conditions. each one is different. each _ 100 fatal conditions. each one is different. each one _ 100 fatal conditions. each one is different. each one impacts - 100 fatal conditions. each one is different. each one impacts on l 100 fatal conditions. each one is different. each one impacts on a family — different. each one impacts on a family they— different. each one impacts on a family. they call— different. each one impacts on a family. they call it _ different. each one impacts on a family. they call it a _ different. each one impacts on a family. they call it a ripple - family. they call it a ripple effect _ family. they call it a ripple effect it _ family. they call it a ripple effect. it doesn't _ family. they call it a ripple effect. it doesn't just - family. they call it a ripple i effect. it doesn'tjust impact family. they call it a ripple - effect. it doesn'tjust impact the individual— effect. it doesn'tjust impact the individual commits— effect. it 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obviously you - but not always at home. great work you're doing. obviously you can - but not always at home. great workj you're doing. obviously you can see how appreciated it is. thank you. we will give these guys a moment or two tojust exit we will give these guys a moment or two to just exit stage very calmly. we have the headlines coming. good morning and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: gps in england have been told they can cut some health checks in order to focus on delivering covid boosterjabs, as 75 new cases of omicron are recorded. tributes for arthur — football fans will remember the six—year—old boy who died after months of abuse by his father and stepmother. a historic, perfect ten — the new zealand bowler, ajaz patel, bowls out india all by himself, only the third person ever to do this. and it's just hours until the stricly quarterfinals — former professional kevin clifton will be looking ahead at all the action. good morning. low pressure today will bring outbreaks of rain for many of us, the rain will tend to clear away from the south and west with sunshine and showers following, so for some it will tend to brighten up, but for all of us today it will be quite a cold north or north—westerly wind with us. i will have the full breakfast forecast for the weekend and beyond a little bit later on. it's saturday, 4th december. gps have been told by nhs england they can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow doctors to deliver covid booster jabs instead. routine health checks for the over—75s and minor surgery could be affected. this comes as 75 new cases of the omicron variant have been identified in england, bringing the total number in the uk to 134. our political correspondent lone wells joins us now. very good morning to you. it is an important time and the government are looking very closely at these numbers. ., . are looking very closely at these numbers. ., , ., , numbers. that is right and there is certainl a numbers. that is right and there is certainly a massive _ numbers. that is right and there is certainly a massive effort - numbers. that is right and there is certainly a massive effort under. numbers. that is right and there is. certainly a massive effort under way now to _ certainly a massive effort under way now to get — certainly a massive effort under way now to get people out to get their booster— now to get people out to get their boosterjabs, as we are seeing by this news— boosterjabs, as we are seeing by this news that now gps in england have been— this news that now gps in england have been told they can defer some of those _ have been told they can defer some of those nonessential services, routine — of those nonessential services, routine checkups per over 75, more minor— routine checkups per over 75, more minor surgeries, to try and focus efforts— minor surgeries, to try and focus efforts on— minor surgeries, to try and focus efforts on delivering boosterjabs and this— efforts on delivering boosterjabs and this comes after the prime minister— and this comes after the prime minister set that target to try and .et minister set that target to try and get all— minister set that target to try and get all over 18 is in england boosted _ get all over 18 is in england boosted by the end ofjanuary. i think— boosted by the end ofjanuary. i think the — boosted by the end ofjanuary. i think the reason the government is really— think the reason the government is really keen— think the reason the government is really keen to get everyone out here to try _ really keen to get everyone out here to try and _ really keen to get everyone out here to try and get those jabs is because of this— to try and get those jabs is because of this uncertainty that still exists _ of this uncertainty that still exists over the new omicron variant. we have _ exists over the new omicron variant. we have seen at 75 new cases reported — we have seen at 75 new cases reported of the variant in england on friday. — reported of the variant in england on friday, also the first case reported _ on friday, also the first case reported in wales, also some more cases— reported in wales, also some more cases identified in scotland too, some _ cases identified in scotland too, some of— cases identified in scotland too, some of which have been linked to a steps _ some of which have been linked to a steps concert. earlier today on a breakfast. — steps concert. earlier today on a breakfast, professorjason leitch, breakfast, professor jason leitch, one breakfast, professorjason leitch, one of— breakfast, professorjason leitch, one of the — breakfast, professorjason leitch, one of the clinical advisers to the scottish— one of the clinical advisers to the scottish government said we were starting _ scottish government said we were starting to see evidence of community transmission as well as 'ust community transmission as well as just transmission from international travet _ just transmission from international travel. all— just transmission from international travel. �* ., ., just transmission from international travel. ., ., , just transmission from international travel. . ., ., travel. all of our cases are community _ travel. all of our cases are community transmission, l travel. all of our cases are i community transmission, we travel. all of our cases are - community transmission, we can travel. all of our cases are _ community transmission, we can find no south _ community transmission, we can find no south african _ community transmission, we can find no south african connection - community transmission, we can find no south african connection to - community transmission, we can find no south african connection to any i no south african connection to any of our— no south african connection to any of our cases — no south african connection to any of our cases. so _ no south african connection to any of our cases. so that _ no south african connection to any of our cases. so that is _ no south african connection to any of our cases. so that is a - no south african connection to any of our cases. so that is a concern, | of our cases. so that is a concern, but it— of our cases. so that is a concern, but it is— of our cases. so that is a concern, but it is depressingly_ of our cases. so that is a concern, but it is depressingly predictable, | but it is depressingly predictable, this virus — but it is depressingly predictable, this virus. this _ but it is depressingly predictable, this virus. this is _ but it is depressingly predictable, this virus. this is exactly- but it is depressingly predictable, this virus. this is exactly what - but it is depressingly predictable, this virus. this is exactly what wej this virus. this is exactly what we would _ this virus. this is exactly what we would expect _ this virus. this is exactly what we would expect. 50 _ this virus. this is exactly what we would “pect— this virus. this is exactly what we would exect. ,., .., . would expect. so there, some concern from professor — would expect. so there, some concern from professorjason _ would expect. so there, some concern from professorjason leitch _ would expect. so there, some concern from professorjason leitch about - from professorjason leitch about community transition now starting to spread _ community transition now starting to spread around the uk and i think this is— spread around the uk and i think this is where the booster programme is aimed _ this is where the booster programme is aimed at— this is where the booster programme is aimed at trying to buy the governments around the uk time essentially while moyes worked out by scientists about the omicron variant — by scientists about the omicron variant. there are still a lot of unknowns _ variant. there are still a lot of unknowns. —— moore is worked out. they— unknowns. —— moore is worked out. they do— unknowns. —— moore is worked out. they do not— unknowns. —— moore is worked out. they do not know if it is more transmissible, more dangerous, may be a little _ transmissible, more dangerous, may be a little more immunity some of the vaccines we already have, but at the vaccines we already have, but at the moment, the bicester programme is the _ the moment, the bicester programme is the government because 's main line of— is the government because 's main line of defence which is why there is this— line of defence which is why there is this big — line of defence which is why there is this big communication to get everyone — is this big communication to get everyone boosted. —— the booster programme. football fans will unite this weekend to pay tribute to six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who died after months of abuse by his father and stepmother. birmingham city, the club he supported, will remember the youngster at today's game. simonjones reports. arthur, are you going to play for england? a football mad six—year—old. after i play for liverpool! subjected to cruel, manipulative and pitiless treatment by his father and his partner. arthur's short life will be remembered by birmingham city, the team he supported. they previously held tributes to him. today, away at millwall, there will be applause in the sixth minute of the game. midlands clubs wolves and aston villa will do the same this weekend. they say, "our thoughts are with all who loved arthur." and next week, birmingham city fans will unveil a flag of remembrance. the whole situation is horrible and i wanted to just try to do my bit for him just to show that he was loved and he will be remembered by people, even if people did not know him. these are arthur's killers, branded spiteful and sadistic in court. emma tustin, described as his wicked stepmother, given a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years for murder. and arthur's father, thomas hughes, given a 21—year sentence for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor, he's banged his head on the radiator, he has hit me, kicked me in the process of me trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries so severe they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. a serious case review is under way. social workers visited the family home in the months before he died but found no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is that we learn the lessons about that case, we look at exactly what happened, what else could have been done to protect that child and it is early days, but i can tell you this, we will leave absolutely no stone unturned to find out exactly what went wrong in that appalling case. tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loved him. today, football fans will come together to say he will not be forgotten. simon jones, bbc news. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, you can contact the bbc action line. there is a list of organisations on there that can help. people living in around 9,000 homes affected by storm arwen are waking up without power for an eighth day. there are still outages in parts of scotland and the electricity supplierfor the north east has warned that repair work won't be completed until wednesday. the regulator ofgem is carrying out an urgent review of the response by energy companies after more than one million homes were affected by power cuts. the majority have been reconnected but there are some cases but is taking a well. i spoke to the ceos yesterday and they said we have to install 30 miles of new cable to make sure some homes are connected but what we expect the network to do in those circumstances is provide support, if they can provide generators for those houses that are off and do everything they can to support customers in that situation. is a say, what we are focusing on really is was it resilient in the first place and was the response what to expect from those companies? a rare total solar eclipse took place this morning in antarctica. this sped—up image from union glacier shows the moment when the sun and moon perfectly aligned with the earth. it wasn't visible from the uk but researchers and penguins got a unique view of the outermost layer of the sun. the next total eclipse in the south pole won't be for 18 years. chris, i know you are watching on as that happened. when was it? some thought oh 5am —— 7:45am? that that happened. when was it? some thought oh 5am -- 7:45am?- thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is riaht, we thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is right. we can _ thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is right. we can see — thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is right, we can see the _ thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is right, we can see the sun _ thought oh 5am -- 7:45am? that is right, we can see the sun going - right, we can see the sun going through some of the high ground on the moon, pell shapes you can see and also the top sort of north north—east reckon you can see some solar flares at totality when you can see these flares leaping off the sun's surface, so little bright spots towards the north—east, you got a sense of than there. incredible imagery. back to the weather for today, incredible imagery. back to the weatherfortoday, it incredible imagery. back to the weatherfor today, it has been incredible imagery. back to the weather for today, it has been a week since storm arwen caused all that damage and disruption, community is still feeling the effect of that, but this weekend, some rain around, cool winds but not too impactfulfor some rain around, cool winds but not too impactful for most. some rain around, cool winds but not too impactfulfor most. cloud and rain in the forecast, this area of low pressure pushing weather front eastwards. it will be a chilly feeling day, some rain and also some snow every higher ground in scotland. around the a9 between aviemore and inverness, the roads are snow—covered, some heavy snow. most is pretty high up, 200 or 300 metres, but some snow in the cairngorms, highlands and southern uplands, maybe eight few flakes in the pennines and the district for a time. could be one or two localised issue today. across scotland and northern ireland weather will brighten up this afternoon but rain neverfar brighten up this afternoon but rain never far away, brighten up this afternoon but rain neverfar away, cool, wet, a a few flakes of snow, temperature around 4 or five celsius for most. overnight tonight, low pressure pushes to the north sea. the rain slows down, sprints back into parts of east anglia in south—east england, keeping temperatures about 4 degrees, but cold enough first frost and a few icy stretches for parts of northern england and scotland. tomorrow, area of low pressure still influencing our weather, thickest cloud bringing our breaks and went back into parts of east scotland, eastern areas of england, where it will be another chilly day. further west, that is where the best of the bright weather will be. the highest temperatures towards parts of the southwest. that is the latest weather. 1. . ~ southwest. that is the latest weather. �*i. i ~ southwest. that is the latest weather. i, i, i, weather. back to you two. thanks, chris. lots of you have been getting in touch this week with questions about the boosterjab roll—out and the new variant. so let's get some answers from our regular panel of experts, professor linda bauld and dr chris smith. very good morning to both of you. chris, i will park this first question in your territory if i might. a few minutes ago we were speaking to jason leitch, national clinical director for scotland, 29 is the number of omicron cases they have detected their and i want if you would you to give us some context around this one. he is saying all those cases defected to makkah detected so far doubling by the day in terms of numbers. talk is around that. —— those cases detected so far. around that. -- those cases detected so far. i, i, i, , so far. you have to be careful, because the — so far. you have to be careful, because the more _ so far. you have to be careful, because the more we - so far. you have to be careful, because the more we looked l so far. you have to be careful, i because the more we looked the so far. you have to be careful, - because the more we looked the more we find. _ because the more we looked the more we find. so _ because the more we looked the more we find, so we have to be careful about _ we find, so we have to be careful about saying it is doubling in this period _ about saying it is doubling in this period. detections might be doubling, but measures being put in place _ doubling, but measures being put in place to— doubling, but measures being put in place to detect things and so on, they are — place to detect things and so on, they are alsojust place to detect things and so on, they are also just giving place to detect things and so on, they are alsojust giving up, so with— they are alsojust giving up, so with that — they are alsojust giving up, so with that in mind and that constraint in mind, this is obviously— constraint in mind, this is obviously a new version of the virusi _ obviously a new version of the virus. we _ obviously a new version of the virus, we have onlyjust started looking — virus, we have onlyjust started looking for— virus, we have onlyjust started looking for it, there is evidence it is actually— looking for it, there is evidence it is actually notjust looking for it, there is evidence it is actually not just in this country but in _ is actually not just in this country but in 30 — is actually not just in this country but in 30 countries around the world. — but in 30 countries around the world, which we had anticipated and that is— world, which we had anticipated and that is what the president of south africa _ that is what the president of south africa was— that is what the president of south africa was saying when this all began — africa was saying when this all began to— africa was saying when this all began to flare up a week or so ago, saying _ began to flare up a week or so ago, saying why— began to flare up a week or so ago, saying why are you closing flights? this is _ saying why are you closing flights? this is already all over the world. at the _ this is already all over the world. at the moment is as a question of we look to— at the moment is as a question of we look to see _ at the moment is as a question of we look to see what the scale is, we are watching things in south africa where _ are watching things in south africa where case numbers are going up but the consequences of that are not at the consequences of that are not at the moment and we're hoping it will stay that— the moment and we're hoping it will stay that way, but the next two or three _ stay that way, but the next two or three weeks as we find is cases and follow— three weeks as we find is cases and follow them through, that will be very in— follow them through, that will be very in terms of telling us what it is likely— very in terms of telling us what it is likely to — very in terms of telling us what it is likely to do, how it is likely to perform — is likely to do, how it is likely to perform and how critically it is likely— perform and how critically it is likely to — perform and how critically it is likely to perform in a population likely to perform in a population like the — likely to perform in a population like the one we have here with the certain— like the one we have here with the certain age — like the one we have here with the certain age profile we have and the vaccination — certain age profile we have and the vaccination profile that we do. and of course what _ vaccination profile that we do. jinn. of course what we have vaccination profile that we do. a"ic of course what we have seen is a change in the way we are testing, particularly people 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number of s - there to jason leitch, as we are i looking at what number of s gene dropout— looking at what number of s gene dropout cases _ looking at what number of s gene dropout cases we _ looking at what number of s gene dropout cases we have _ looking at what number of s gene dropout cases we have and - looking at what number of s gene dropout cases we have and they i looking at what number of s gene i dropout cases we have and they will be sent _ dropout cases we have and they will be sent off — dropout cases we have and they will be sent off to — dropout cases we have and they will be sent off to be _ dropout cases we have and they will be sent off to be sequenced. - dropout cases we have and they will be sent off to be sequenced. we - be sent off to be sequenced. we cannot— be sent off to be sequenced. we cannotiust — be sent off to be sequenced. we cannotjust tell— be sent off to be sequenced. we cannotjust tell from _ be sent off to be sequenced. we cannot just tell from a _ be sent off to be sequenced. we cannot just tell from a normal. be sent off to be sequenced. we i cannot just tell from a normal pcr i’ilht cannot just tell from a normal pcr right away— cannot just tell from a normal pcr right away as _ cannot just tell from a normal pcr right away as it _ cannot just tell from a normal pcr right away as it omicron? - cannot just tell from a normal pcr right away as it omicron? we - cannot just tell from a normal pcr i right away as it omicron? we cannot do that. _ right away as it omicron? we cannot do that. we — right away as it omicron? we cannot do that. we need _ right away as it omicron? we cannot do that, we need to _ right away as it omicron? we cannot do that, we need to genetically - do that, we need to genetically sequence — do that, we need to genetically sequence it _ do that, we need to genetically sequence it. intense _ do that, we need to genetically sequence it. intense pcr- do that, we need to genetically sequence it. intense pcr tests| do that, we need to genetically i sequence it. intense pcr tests in the uk. — sequence it. intense pcr tests in the uk. we — sequence it. intense pcr tests in the uk. we are— sequence it. intense pcr tests in the uk, we are routinely- sequence it. intense pcr tests in i the uk, we are routinely sequencing about— the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one _ the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in — the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in five, _ the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in five, 20%, _ the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in five, 20%, but- the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in five, 20%, but all- the uk, we are routinely sequencing about one in five, 20%, but all of. about one in five, 20%, but all of these _ about one in five, 20%, but all of these s— about one in five, 20%, but all of these s gene _ about one in five, 20%, but all of these s gene dropout _ about one in five, 20%, but all of these s gene dropout cases- about one in five, 20%, but all of these s gene dropout cases now, about one in five, 20%, but all of- these s gene dropout cases now, when we have _ these s gene dropout cases now, when we have manageable _ these s gene dropout cases now, when we have manageable numbers, - these s gene dropout cases now, when we have manageable numbers, will. these s gene dropout cases now, when we have manageable numbers, will bel we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced _ we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced that — we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced. that takes _ we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced. that takes a _ we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced. that takes a bit _ we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced. that takes a bit of - we have manageable numbers, will be sequenced. that takes a bit of time, i sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it— sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means — sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means we _ sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means we will— sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means we will be _ sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means we will be able - sequenced. that takes a bit of time, but it means we will be able to - but it means we will be able to identify— but it means we will be able to identify whether— but it means we will be able to identify whether they- but it means we will be able to identify whether they are - but it means we will be able to i identify whether they are omicron but it means we will be able to - identify whether they are omicron or not. identify whether they are omicron or not just— identify whether they are omicron or not just to — identify whether they are omicron or not. just to emphasise _ identify whether they are omicron or not. just to emphasise what - identify whether they are omicron or not. just to emphasise what chris i not. just to emphasise what chris 'ust not. just to emphasise what chris just said — not. just to emphasise what chris just said and _ not. just to emphasise what chris just said and i_ not. just to emphasise what chris just said and i think— not. just to emphasise what chris just said and i thinkjason - not. just to emphasise what chris just said and i thinkjason made i just said and i thinkjason made this point— just said and i thinkjason made this point as _ just said and i thinkjason made this point as well, _ just said and i thinkjason made this point as well, we _ just said and i thinkjason made this point as well, we are - just said and i thinkjason made this point as well, we are doing| this point as well, we are doing intensive — this point as well, we are doing intensive case _ this point as well, we are doing intensive case finding _ this point as well, we are doing intensive case finding around i this point as well, we are doing i intensive case finding around this, so we _ intensive case finding around this, so we are — intensive case finding around this, so we are looking _ intensive case finding around this, so we are looking forensically- intensive case finding around this, so we are looking forensically fori so we are looking forensically for them _ so we are looking forensically for them and — so we are looking forensically for them and that _ so we are looking forensically for them and that means _ so we are looking forensically for them and that means we - so we are looking forensically for them and that means we will. so we are looking forensically for| them and that means we will find them _ them and that means we will find them at _ them and that means we will find them at the — them and that means we will find them at the moment. _ them and that means we will find them at the moment. many- them and that means we will find - them at the moment. many countries are not— them at the moment. many countries are not able _ them at the moment. many countries are not able to — them at the moment. many countries are not able to do _ them at the moment. many countries are not able to do that. _ them at the moment. many countries are not able to do that. that - them at the moment. many countries are not able to do that. that will- are not able to do that. that will contribute — are not able to do that. that will contribute to _ are not able to do that. that will contribute to numbers _ are not able to do that. that will contribute to numbers but - are not able to do that. that will contribute to numbers but it- are not able to do that. that will contribute to numbers but it is. contribute to numbers but it is important _ contribute to numbers but it is important we _ contribute to numbers but it is important we do _ contribute to numbers but it is important we do that - contribute to numbers but it is important we do that so - contribute to numbers but it is important we do that so we i contribute to numbers but it is| important we do that so we can contribute to numbers but it is- important we do that so we can learn more _ important we do that so we can learn more l— important we do that so we can learn more. , , ,i,, important we do that so we can learn more, , , , i, , , important we do that so we can learn more. , ,,, , more. i suppose this is pretty easy to answer- — this is a really good question and we had _ this is a really good question and we had a — this is a really good question and we had a lot— this is a really good question and we had a lot of— this is a really good question and we had a lot of questions - this is a really good question and we had a lot of questions about i we had a lot of questions about that _ we had a lot of questions about that we — we had a lot of questions about that we have _ we had a lot of questions about that. we have not— we had a lot of questions about that. we have not yet- we had a lot of questions about that. we have not yet seen - we had a lot of questions about i that. we have not yet seen robust data on _ that. we have not yet seen robust data on the — that. we have not yet seen robust data on the sensitivity _ that. we have not yet seen robust data on the sensitivity of - that. we have not yet seen robust data on the sensitivity of these i data on the sensitivity of these tests _ data on the sensitivity of these tests with _ data on the sensitivity of these tests with omicron, _ data on the sensitivity of these tests with omicron, whether. data on the sensitivity of these i tests with omicron, whether they stand _ tests with omicron, whether they stand up. — tests with omicron, whether they stand up. but— tests with omicron, whether they stand up. but we— tests with omicron, whether they stand up, but we have _ tests with omicron, whether they stand up, but we have heard - tests with omicron, whether they| stand up, but we have heard from tests with omicron, whether they - stand up, but we have heard from the uk health— stand up, but we have heard from the uk health security _ stand up, but we have heard from the uk health security agency _ stand up, but we have heard from the uk health security agency and - stand up, but we have heard from the uk health security agency and others| uk health security agency and others that at— uk health security agency and others that at the _ uk health security agency and others that at the moment _ uk health security agency and others that at the moment there _ uk health security agency and others that at the moment there is - uk health security agency and others that at the moment there is no - that at the moment there is no grounds — that at the moment there is no grounds to— that at the moment there is no grounds to believe _ that at the moment there is no grounds to believe that - that at the moment there is no grounds to believe that they. that at the moment there is no - grounds to believe that they would not be _ grounds to believe that they would not be useful— grounds to believe that they would not be useful in— grounds to believe that they would not be useful in picking _ grounds to believe that they would not be useful in picking up - grounds to believe that they would not be useful in picking up these i not be useful in picking up these are particularly— not be useful in picking up these are particularly positive - not be useful in picking up these are particularly positive cases. not be useful in picking up these i are particularly positive cases even with this _ are particularly positive cases even with this variant. _ are particularly positive cases even with this variant. they— are particularly positive cases even with this variant. they pick- are particularly positive cases even with this variant. they pick up - with this variant. they pick up protein— with this variant. they pick up protein from _ with this variant. they pick up protein from the _ with this variant. they pick up protein from the virus, - with this variant. they pick up protein from the virus, not. with this variant. they pick upi protein from the virus, not the genetic— protein from the virus, not the genetic material, _ protein from the virus, not the genetic material, but - protein from the virus, not the genetic material, but we - protein from the virus, not the genetic material, but we do i protein from the virus, not thel genetic material, but we do not protein from the virus, not the - genetic material, but we do not have any evidence — genetic material, but we do not have any evidence to — genetic material, but we do not have any evidence to suggest _ genetic material, but we do not have any evidence to suggest they- genetic material, but we do not have any evidence to suggest they are - genetic material, but we do not have any evidence to suggest they are notj any evidence to suggest they are not working _ any evidence to suggest they are not working and — any evidence to suggest they are not working and that _ any evidence to suggest they are not working and that is _ any evidence to suggest they are not working and that is important, - working and that is important, because — working and that is important, because they _ working and that is important, because they are _ working and that is important, because they are a _ working and that is important, because they are a key- working and that is important, because they are a key part i working and that is important, because they are a key part of| working and that is important, - because they are a key part of our response — because they are a key part of our response to — because they are a key part of our response to the _ because they are a key part of our response to the pandemic. - because they are a key part of our response to the pandemic. they. because they are a key part of our l response to the pandemic. they are free, _ response to the pandemic. they are free, they— response to the pandemic. they are free, they are — response to the pandemic. they are free, they are not _ response to the pandemic. they are free, they are not free _ response to the pandemic. they are free, they are not free in _ response to the pandemic. they are free, they are not free in many- free, they are not free in many countries, _ free, they are not free in many countries, people _ free, they are not free in many countries, people should - free, they are not free in many countries, people should be i free, they are not free in many. countries, people should be using them _ countries, people should be using them twice — countries, people should be using them twice a _ countries, people should be using them twice a week— countries, people should be using them twice a week and _ countries, people should be using them twice a week and i - countries, people should be using them twice a week and i think- countries, people should be using. them twice a week and i think even jason— them twice a week and i think even jason he _ them twice a week and i think even jason he was— them twice a week and i think even jason he wasjust _ them twice a week and i think even jason he wasjust on _ them twice a week and i think even jason he was just on the _ them twice a week and i think even. jason he wasjust on the programme coined _ jason he wasjust on the programme coined a _ jason he wasjust on the programme coined a phrase _ jason he wasjust on the programme coined a phrase in— jason he wasjust on the programme coined a phrase in scotland - coined a phrase in scotland yesterday _ coined a phrase in scotland yesterday flow _ coined a phrase in scotland yesterday flow before - coined a phrase in scotland yesterday flow before you i coined a phrase in scotland . yesterday flow before you go. coined a phrase in scotland - yesterday flow before you go. i think— yesterday flow before you go. i think what _ yesterday flow before you go. i think what he _ yesterday flow before you go. i think what he meant _ yesterday flow before you go. i think what he meant before - yesterday flow before you go. i i think what he meant before that yesterday flow before you go. i - think what he meant before that was if yotr're _ think what he meant before that was if yotr're going — think what he meant before that was if yotr're going to— think what he meant before that was if you're going to be _ think what he meant before that was if you're going to be going _ think what he meant before that was if you're going to be going out, - if you're going to be going out, pa rticuta rty _ if you're going to be going out, particularly at _ if you're going to be going out, particularly at this _ if you're going to be going out, particularly at this time - if you're going to be going out, particularly at this time of- if you're going to be going out, | particularly at this time of year, thinking — particularly at this time of year, thinking we _ particularly at this time of year, thinking we do _ particularly at this time of year, thinking we do not _ particularly at this time of year, thinking we do not normally- particularly at this time of year, | thinking we do not normally and particularly at this time of year, - thinking we do not normally and we all have _ thinking we do not normally and we all have an — thinking we do not normally and we all have an opportunity _ thinking we do not normally and we all have an opportunity to _ thinking we do not normally and we all have an opportunity to do - thinking we do not normally and we all have an opportunity to do that l all have an opportunity to do that now, _ all have an opportunity to do that now. many— all have an opportunity to do that now. many do— all have an opportunity to do that now. many do do— all have an opportunity to do that now, many do do a _ all have an opportunity to do that now, many do do a lateral- all have an opportunity to do that now, many do do a lateral flow, i now, many do do a lateral flow, pa rticuta rty _ now, many do do a lateral flow, particularly to _ now, many do do a lateral flow, particularly to going _ now, many do do a lateral flow, particularly to going out - now, many do do a lateral flow, particularly to going out in - now, many do do a lateral flow, particularly to going out in thati particularly to going out in that circumstance. _ particularly to going out in that circumstance.— particularly to going out in that circumstance. , . , ., ., circumstance. chris, a question from julie who asks... _ a lot of people asking a lot of questions about timelines. hello, julie. the current _ questions about timelines. hello, julie. the current answer- questions about timelines. hello, julie. the current answer to - questions about timelines. hello, julie. the current answer to this, | julie. the current answer to this, and this— julie. the current answer to this, and this is— julie. the current answer to this, and this is not based on the clinical— and this is not based on the clinical trial, and this is not based on the clinicaltrial, it and this is not based on the clinical trial, it is not based on a someone — clinical trial, it is not based on a someone actually going and doing a study. _ someone actually going and doing a study. it— someone actually going and doing a study. it is— someone actually going and doing a study, it is based on intuition and common— study, it is based on intuition and common sense, the current guidance is you _ common sense, the current guidance is you should wait a month between getting _ is you should wait a month between getting your diagnosis of coronavirus and having either a trooster— coronavirus and having either a booster or _ coronavirus and having either a booster or any of the vaccination seguence. — booster or any of the vaccination sequence, so basically, wait 28 days and then— sequence, so basically, wait 28 days and then have it. the reason for that— and then have it. the reason for that is— and then have it. the reason for that is that _ and then have it. the reason for that is that firstly practically we do not — that is that firstly practically we do not want people going out and they are — do not want people going out and they are potentially infected with something because they will pass it on to— something because they will pass it on to some — something because they will pass it on to some people and this is obviously— on to some people and this is obviously common sense, stay at home when yotr're _ obviously common sense, stay at home when you're not well. the second thing _ when you're not well. the second thing is _ when you're not well. the second thing is if— when you're not well. the second thing is if your immune system is atready— thing is if your immune system is already fighting coronavirus, you want _ already fighting coronavirus, you want to — already fighting coronavirus, you want to give it a fair chance to recover — want to give it a fair chance to recover from that onslaught is make a good _ recover from that onslaught is make a good response to the coronavirus and then— a good response to the coronavirus and then reinforce that response with the — and then reinforce that response with the booster, all the vaccine, hence _ with the booster, all the vaccine, hence wait — with the booster, all the vaccine, hence wait 28 days.— hence wait 28 days. lender, this ruestion hence wait 28 days. lender, this question is _ hence wait 28 days. lender, this question is along _ hence wait 28 days. lender, this question is along the _ hence wait 28 days. lender, this question is along the same - hence wait 28 days. lender, this i question is along the same themes about timings and how long we will be having vaccinations for. -- linda. thanks for that question, another good _ -- linda. thanks for that question, another good question. _ -- linda. thanks for that question, another good question. it - -- linda. thanks for that question, another good question. it is - -- linda. thanks for that question, another good question. it is great i another good question. it is great his wife _ another good question. it is great his wife has— another good question. it is great his wife has had _ another good question. it is great his wife has had her— another good question. it is great his wife has had her booster. - another good question. it is great his wife has had her booster. at l another good question. it is great . his wife has had her booster. at the moment, _ his wife has had her booster. at the moment, untess— his wife has had her booster. at the moment, unless someone - his wife has had her booster. at the moment, unless someone is - moment, unless someone is immunocompromised - moment, unless someone is immunocompromised or- immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, - immunocompromised or - immunosuppressed, they're immunocompromised or- immunosuppressed, they're not immunocompromised or— immunosuppressed, they're not been offered _ immunosuppressed, they're not been offered a _ immunosuppressed, they're not been offered a fourth _ immunosuppressed, they're not been offered a fourth ghost. _ immunosuppressed, they're not been offered a fourth ghost. that - immunosuppressed, they're not been offered a fourth ghost. that is - offered a fourth ghost. that is people — offered a fourth ghost. that is peopte who _ offered a fourth ghost. that is people who have _ offered a fourth ghost. that is people who have had - offered a fourth ghost. that is i people who have had leukaemia, cancer— people who have had leukaemia, cancer treatment, _ people who have had leukaemia, cancertreatment, organ- people who have had leukaemia, - cancer treatment, organ transference for example, _ cancer treatment, organ transference for example. they — cancer treatment, organ transference for example, they had _ cancer treatment, organ transference for example, they had three - cancer treatment, organ transference for example, they had three doses i for example, they had three doses and are _ for example, they had three doses and are eligible _ for example, they had three doses and are eligible for— for example, they had three doses and are eligible for a _ for example, they had three doses and are eligible for a fourth. - for example, they had three doses and are eligible for a fourth. —— . and are eligible for a fourth. —— offered — and are eligible for a fourth. —— offered a — and are eligible for a fourth. —— offered a fourth _ and are eligible for a fourth. —— offered a fourth dose. - and are eligible for a fourth. —— offered a fourth dose. other. and are eligible for a fourth. —— - offered a fourth dose. other people who are _ offered a fourth dose. other people who are clinically _ offered a fourth dose. other people who are clinically memorable - offered a fourth dose. other people who are clinically memorable for. who are clinically memorable for other— who are clinically memorable for other reasons _ who are clinically memorable for other reasons are _ who are clinically memorable for other reasons are not _ who are clinically memorable for other reasons are not currently. other reasons are not currently treing _ other reasons are not currently treing offered _ other reasons are not currently being offered an _ other reasons are not currently being offered an additional- other reasons are not currently- being offered an additional booster, even if— being offered an additional booster, even if it— being offered an additional booster, even if it was— being offered an additional booster, even if it was three _ being offered an additional booster, even if it was three months - being offered an additional booster, even if it was three months ago. - even if it was three months ago. there _ even if it was three months ago. there are — even if it was three months ago. there are a _ even if it was three months ago. there are a couple _ even if it was three months ago. there are a couple of _ even if it was three months ago. there are a couple of reasons, l even if it was three months ago. l there are a couple of reasons, the first is— there are a couple of reasons, the first is getting _ there are a couple of reasons, the first is getting that _ there are a couple of reasons, the first is getting that booster, - there are a couple of reasons, the first is getting that booster, the l first is getting that booster, the initiat— first is getting that booster, the initial one. _ first is getting that booster, the initial one, it _ first is getting that booster, the initial one, it really— first is getting that booster, the initial one, it really would - first is getting that booster, the initial one, it really would have| initial one, it really would have mounted — initial one, it really would have mounted an _ initial one, it really would have mounted an excellent - initial one, it really would have mounted an excellent immune | mounted an excellent immune response _ mounted an excellent immune response we _ mounted an excellent immune response. we have _ mounted an excellent immune response. we have seen- mounted an excellent immune response. we have seen that i mounted an excellent immune - response. we have seen that from the studies _ response. we have seen that from the studies that _ response. we have seen that from the studies that have _ response. we have seen that from the studies that have been _ response. we have seen that from the studies that have been done _ response. we have seen that from the studies that have been done and - response. we have seen that from the studies that have been done and we i studies that have been done and we suspect— studies that have been done and we suspect that — studies that have been done and we suspect that may— studies that have been done and we suspect that may be _ studies that have been done and we suspect that may be quite _ studies that have been done and we suspect that may be quite long - suspect that may be quite long tasting. — suspect that may be quite long lasting, particularly— suspect that may be quite long lasting, particularly those - suspect that may be quite long lasting, particularly those t - suspect that may be quite longi lasting, particularly those t and suspect that may be quite long i lasting, particularly those t and b cells in _ lasting, particularly those t and b cells in part— lasting, particularly those t and b cells in part of— lasting, particularly those t and b cells in part of our— lasting, particularly those t and b cells in part of our immune - lasting, particularly those t and bi cells in part of our immune system which _ cells in part of our immune system which remembers— cells in part of our immune system which remembers that _ cells in part of our immune system which remembers that additional l which remembers that additional trooster— which remembers that additional booster protection. _ which remembers that additional booster protection. whether- which remembers that additional. booster protection. whether there will be _ booster protection. whether there witt be other— booster protection. whether there will be other boosters _ booster protection. whether there will be other boosters in _ booster protection. whether there will be other boosters in future, ii will be other boosters in future, i know _ will be other boosters in future, i know chris — will be other boosters in future, i know chris and _ will be other boosters in future, i know chris and i _ will be other boosters in future, i know chris and i have _ will be other boosters in future, i know chris and i have discussed i will be other boosters in future, i. know chris and i have discussed that before, _ know chris and i have discussed that before, that — know chris and i have discussed that before, that is — know chris and i have discussed that before, that is an _ know chris and i have discussed that before, that is an open— know chris and i have discussed that before, that is an open scientific - before, that is an open scientific guestion — before, that is an open scientific question it— before, that is an open scientific question. it seems _ before, that is an open scientific question. it seems to _ before, that is an open scientific question. it seems to be - before, that is an open scientific question. it seems to be likely, i question. it seems to be likely, pa rticuta rty _ question. it seems to be likely, particularly as— question. it seems to be likely, particularly as we _ question. it seems to be likely, particularly as we going - question. it seems to be likely, particularly as we going to - question. it seems to be likely, particularly as we going to next| particularly as we going to next year. _ particularly as we going to next year. but — particularly as we going to next year. but she _ particularly as we going to next year, but she should _ particularly as we going to next year, but she should not - particularly as we going to next year, but she should not be - year, but she should not be concerned _ year, but she should not be concerned and _ year, but she should not be concerned and neither- year, but she should not be i concerned and neither should year, but she should not be - concerned and neither should dave. she has— concerned and neither should dave. she has had — concerned and neither should dave. she has had her— concerned and neither should dave. she has had her booster, _ concerned and neither should dave. she has had her booster, excellenti she has had her booster, excellent news. _ she has had her booster, excellent news. and — she has had her booster, excellent news. and at — she has had her booster, excellent news, and at the _ she has had her booster, excellent news, and at the moment- she has had her booster, excellent news, and at the moment it - she has had her booster, excellent news, and at the moment it is - she has had her booster, excellent news, and at the moment it is not| news, and at the moment it is not recommended _ news, and at the moment it is not recommended for— news, and at the moment it is not recommended for that _ news, and at the moment it is not recommended for that group - news, and at the moment it is not recommended for that group that| news, and at the moment it is not - recommended for that group that they receive _ recommended for that group that they receive another— recommended for that group that they receive another one. _ recommended for that group that they receive another one.— receive another one. chris, maybe ou can receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick _ receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick pp — receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick up on _ receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick up on this _ receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick up on this and - receive another one. chris, maybe you can pick up on this and it - you can pick up on this and it comess with boosters because it has been changed again in terms of who is able to get these boosters and in england the garment making a real push to make sure most adults or eligible adults vaccinated within months had their third vaccination. bearing in mind her point is this afternoon. bearing in mind her point is this afternoon-— bearing in mind her point is this afternoon. . , ., afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact of coronavirus _ afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact of coronavirus and _ afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact of coronavirus and she _ afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact of coronavirus and she is - afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact of coronavirus and she is also - afternoon. 0k, claire is a contact| of coronavirus and she is also she is having — of coronavirus and she is also she is having a — of coronavirus and she is also she is having a booster by definition douhte — is having a booster by definition double vaccinated, so she does not have to _ double vaccinated, so she does not have to isolate or anything like that. _ have to isolate or anything like that. this — have to isolate or anything like that, this is not perceived to be an 0micron _ that, this is not perceived to be an omicron case until proven otherwise, unless— omicron case until proven otherwise, unless she _ omicron case until proven otherwise, unless she knows otherwise, and for that reason. — unless she knows otherwise, and for that reason, she can quite legitimately go and get her booster and it— legitimately go and get her booster and it would be an excellent thing to do _ and it would be an excellent thing to do she — and it would be an excellent thing to do. she is a contact, she is not a case _ to do. she is a contact, she is not a case at — to do. she is a contact, she is not a case at the _ to do. she is a contact, she is not a case at the moment. if you are infected — a case at the moment. if you are infected with coronavirus, then you should _ infected with coronavirus, then you should do— infected with coronavirus, then you should do as we were advising eartier. — should do as we were advising earlier, wait 20 days until after your— earlier, wait 20 days until after your diagnosis so you have your vaccines. — your diagnosis so you have your vaccines, but given the prevalence of the _ vaccines, but given the prevalence of the virus — vaccines, but given the prevalence of the virus at the moment when you io of the virus at the moment when you go to— of the virus at the moment when you go to the _ of the virus at the moment when you go to the supermarket you are property — go to the supermarket you are properly running into people who have it _ properly running into people who have it at — properly running into people who have it at the moment and not reatising — have it at the moment and not realising it. —— wait 28 days. | realising it. —— wait 28 days. i will realising it. —— wait 28 days. will put this realising it. —— wait 28 days. i will put this question from mark up now which is a very simple question. in away you probably the one person to ask because we ask politicians who can determine that, but as we are watching and waiting to see the numbers and effects of the new variant amongst other things, what are the factors that government are looking at most closely in terms of concerns and the decisions they make? —— you are probably the wrong person to ask. ads, make? -- you are probably the wrong person to ask-— person to ask. a lot of them. to click to go _ person to ask. a lot of them. to click to go back _ person to ask. a lot of them. to click to go back to _ person to ask. a lot of them. to click to go back to claire, - person to ask. a lot of them. to click to go back to claire, she i person to ask. a lot of them. to i click to go back to claire, she was living _ click to go back to claire, she was living in— click to go back to claire, she was living in wales _ click to go back to claire, she was living in wales or— click to go back to claire, she was living in wales or scotland - click to go back to claire, she was living in wales or scotland and . click to go back to claire, she wasi living in wales or scotland and was a close _ living in wales or scotland and was a close contact _ living in wales or scotland and was a close contact of— living in wales or scotland and was a close contact of someone - living in wales or scotland and was a close contact of someone she - living in wales or scotland and was i a close contact of someone she lives with who _ a close contact of someone she lives with who tested _ a close contact of someone she lives with who tested positive, _ a close contact of someone she lives with who tested positive, she - a close contact of someone she lives with who tested positive, she would | with who tested positive, she would need to _ with who tested positive, she would need to wait — with who tested positive, she would need to wait and _ with who tested positive, she would need to wait and isolate _ with who tested positive, she would need to wait and isolate until - with who tested positive, she would need to wait and isolate until she i need to wait and isolate until she .ot need to wait and isolate until she got her— need to wait and isolate until she got her pcr— need to wait and isolate until she got her pcr test _ need to wait and isolate until she got her pcr test result, - need to wait and isolate until she got her pcr test result, and - need to wait and isolate until she got her pcr test result, and theni need to wait and isolate until she i got her pcr test result, and then if it was— got her pcr test result, and then if it was negative _ got her pcr test result, and then if it was negative she _ got her pcr test result, and then if it was negative she would - got her pcr test result, and then if it was negative she would be - got her pcr test result, and then if it was negative she would be goingi it was negative she would be going about— it was negative she would be going about getting — it was negative she would be going about getting the _ it was negative she would be going about getting the booster. - it was negative she would be going about getting the booster. just - it was negative she would be going about getting the booster. just to. about getting the booster. just to add to— about getting the booster. just to add to chris' _ about getting the booster. just to add to chris' and _ about getting the booster. just to add to chris' and set— about getting the booster. just to add to chris' and set for- about getting the booster. just to add to chris' and set for the - add to chris' and set for the devotved _ add to chris' and set for the devolved nations. _ add to chris' and set for the devolved nations. the - add to chris' and set for the devolved nations. the back| add to chris' and set for the . devolved nations. the back to add to chris' and set for the - devolved nations. the back to mark's guestions. _ devolved nations. the back to mark's questions. it— devolved nations. the back to mark's questions. it is— devolved nations. the back to mark's questions. it is a— devolved nations. the back to mark's questions, it is a decision _ devolved nations. the back to mark's questions, it is a decision for- devolved nations. the back to mark's questions, it is a decision for the - questions, it is a decision for the politicians — questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but _ questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but i _ questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but i will— questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but i will point - questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but i will point to - questions, it is a decision for the politicians. but i will point to is l politicians. but i will point to is what _ politicians. but i will point to is what is — politicians. but i will point to is what is happening _ politicians. but i will point to is what is happening in _ politicians. but i will point to is what is happening in ireland. . politicians. but i will point to is i what is happening in ireland. they are taking — what is happening in ireland. they are taking a — what is happening in ireland. they are taking a very— what is happening in ireland. they are taking a very precautionary - are taking a very precautionary approach. _ are taking a very precautionary approach, closing _ are taking a very precautionary approach, closing night- are taking a very precautionary approach, closing night clubs i are taking a very precautionary - approach, closing night clubs again, timiting _ approach, closing night clubs again, timiting mixing— approach, closing night clubs again, limiting mixing in— approach, closing night clubs again, limiting mixing in households, - approach, closing night clubs again, limiting mixing in households, they| limiting mixing in households, they are making — limiting mixing in households, they are making those _ limiting mixing in households, they are making those changes- limiting mixing in households, they are making those changes and - limiting mixing in households, they. are making those changes and adding restrictions— are making those changes and adding restrictions that _ are making those changes and adding restrictions that they— are making those changes and adding restrictions that they had _ are making those changes and adding restrictions that they had recently- restrictions that they had recently taken _ restrictions that they had recently taken away. — restrictions that they had recently taken away. not _ restrictions that they had recently taken away, not just _ restrictions that they had recently taken away, not just because - restrictions that they had recently taken away, notjust because of. taken away, notjust because of 0micron — taken away, notjust because of 0micron but _ taken away, notjust because of omicron but also _ taken away, notjust because of omicron but also because - taken away, notjust because of omicron but also because they| taken away, notjust because of- omicron but also because they have large _ omicron but also because they have large numbers— omicron but also because they have large numbers of— omicron but also because they have large numbers of still— omicron but also because they have large numbers of still delta - omicron but also because they have large numbers of still delta cases. i large numbers of still delta cases. ithink— large numbers of still delta cases. i think what— large numbers of still delta cases. i think what will— large numbers of still delta cases. i think what will happen _ large numbers of still delta cases. i think what will happen in - large numbers of still delta cases. i think what will happen in the - large numbers of still delta cases. i think what will happen in the uk| i think what will happen in the uk across— i think what will happen in the uk across the — i think what will happen in the uk across the devolved _ i think what will happen in the uk across the devolved nations - i think what will happen in the uk across the devolved nations and i i think what will happen in the uki across the devolved nations and in engtand _ across the devolved nations and in engtand is— across the devolved nations and in engtand is that _ across the devolved nations and in england is that governments - across the devolved nations and in england is that governments will i across the devolved nations and in . england is that governments will say if there _ england is that governments will say if there is— england is that governments will say if there is a — england is that governments will say if there is a huge _ england is that governments will say if there is a huge rise _ england is that governments will say if there is a huge rise in _ england is that governments will say if there is a huge rise in cases, - if there is a huge rise in cases, but importantly— if there is a huge rise in cases, but importantly illness, - if there is a huge rise in cases, but importantly illness, which| if there is a huge rise in cases, i but importantly illness, which we if there is a huge rise in cases, - but importantly illness, which we do not yet _ but importantly illness, which we do not yet know — but importantly illness, which we do not yet know about _ but importantly illness, which we do not yet know about from _ but importantly illness, which we do not yet know about from this - but importantly illness, which we do not yet know about from this new i not yet know about from this new variant. _ not yet know about from this new variant. and— not yet know about from this new variant, and the _ not yet know about from this new variant, and the nhs— not yet know about from this new variant, and the nhs is— not yet know about from this new variant, and the nhs is under- not yet know about from this new. variant, and the nhs is under even more _ variant, and the nhs is under even more pressure. _ variant, and the nhs is under even more pressure, then— variant, and the nhs is under even more pressure, then what - variant, and the nhs is under even more pressure, then what about. more pressure, then what about options? — more pressure, then what about options? it — more pressure, then what about options? it might— more pressure, then what about options? it might be _ more pressure, then what about options? it might be they- more pressure, then what aboutl options? it might be they expand more pressure, then what about - options? it might be they expand the certification— options? it might be they expand the certification scheme, _ options? it might be they expand the certification scheme, they _ options? it might be they expand the certification scheme, they say - options? it might be they expand the certification scheme, they say from l certification scheme, they say from home. _ certification scheme, they say from home. they— certification scheme, they say from home. they may— certification scheme, they say from home. they may put _ certification scheme, they say from home, they may put some - certification scheme, they say from i home, they may put some restrictions on. i home, they may put some restrictions on ithink— home, they may put some restrictions on i think they— home, they may put some restrictions on. i think they will— home, they may put some restrictions on. i think they will do _ home, they may put some restrictions on. i think they will do absolutely- on. i think they will do absolutely everything — on. i think they will do absolutely everything they— on. i think they will do absolutely everything they can _ on. i think they will do absolutely everything they can to _ on. i think they will do absolutely everything they can to avoid - on. i think they will do absolutely everything they can to avoid a - everything they can to avoid a knock-down _ everything they can to avoid a knock—down and _ everything they can to avoid a knock—down and i— everything they can to avoid a knock—down and i think - everything they can to avoid a knock—down and i think the l everything they can to avoid a i knock—down and i think the last thing _ knock—down and i think the last thing we — knock—down and i think the last thing we want _ knock—down and i think the last thing we want to _ knock—down and i think the last thing we want to do— knock—down and i think the last thing we want to do is- knock—down and i think the last thing we want to do is affect. thing we want to do is affect schoots _ thing we want to do is affect schools and _ thing we want to do is affect schools and education, - thing we want to do is affect schools and education, so i thing we want to do is affect| schools and education, so all thing we want to do is affect. schools and education, so all of thing we want to do is affect - schools and education, so all of us i schools and education, so all of us i hoping _ schools and education, so all of us i hoping this— schools and education, so all of us i hoping this does— schools and education, so all of us i hoping this does not— schools and education, so all of us i hoping this does not happen - schools and education, so all of us i hoping this does not happen buti i hoping this does not happen but governments _ i hoping this does not happen but governments around _ i hoping this does not happen but governments around the - i hoping this does not happen but governments around the world i i hoping this does not happen butl governments around the world are taking _ governments around the world are taking decisions— governments around the world are taking decisions and _ governments around the world are taking decisions and we _ governments around the world are taking decisions and we are - taking decisions and we are scientific— taking decisions and we are scientific advisers— taking decisions and we are scientific advisers can - taking decisions and we are . scientific advisers can provide taking decisions and we are - scientific advisers can provide the evidence — scientific advisers can provide the evidence i— scientific advisers can provide the evidence i do— scientific advisers can provide the evidence i do not— scientific advisers can provide the evidence i do not envy— scientific advisers can provide the evidence i do not envy politicians| evidence i do not envy politicians on this. — evidence i do not envy politicians on this. they— evidence i do not envy politicians on this, they have _ evidence i do not envy politicians on this, they have to _ evidence i do not envy politicians on this, they have to weigh - evidence i do not envy politicians on this, they have to weigh up. evidence i do not envy politicians . on this, they have to weigh up what the right— on this, they have to weigh up what the right course _ on this, they have to weigh up what the right course of— on this, they have to weigh up what the right course of action _ on this, they have to weigh up what the right course of action is, - on this, they have to weigh up what the right course of action is, but - the right course of action is, but fingers — the right course of action is, but fingers crossed. _ the right course of action is, but fingers crossed.— the right course of action is, but fingers crossed. picking up on it, what governments _ fingers crossed. picking up on it, what governments around - fingers crossed. picking up on it, what governments around the i fingers crossed. picking up on it, i what governments around the world are doing, country saying if you're not vaccinated you cannot attend public vents, here we are seeing a campaign to encourage pregnant women to get vaccinations. that make a public event is. what you fill in terms of the mood music? because there will be resistance if things are forced upon us.— there will be resistance if things are forced upon us. yes, i shuddered when i are forced upon us. yes, i shuddered when i heard — are forced upon us. yes, i shuddered when i heard ursula _ are forced upon us. yes, i shuddered when i heard ursula von _ are forced upon us. yes, i shuddered when i heard ursula von der - when i heard ursula von der leyen suggesting a mandatory vaccination programme the eu countries, because to my— programme the eu countries, because to my mind. _ programme the eu countries, because to my mind, if we have to mandate things— to my mind, if we have to mandate things like — to my mind, if we have to mandate things like medical interventions, then we _ things like medical interventions, then we have failed as medics and doctors. _ then we have failed as medics and doctors, because what we should be doing _ doctors, because what we should be doing is— doctors, because what we should be doing is giving people the right information in the right way to understand, take on board assimilate and use _ understand, take on board assimilate and use that information to make the i’ili'it and use that information to make the right decision. the right decision, to my— right decision. the right decision, to my mind. _ right decision. the right decision, to my mind, is to get vaccinated, because — to my mind, is to get vaccinated, because many of the measures we have discussed _ because many of the measures we have discussed on _ because many of the measures we have discussed on this programme many times— discussed on this programme many times over— discussed on this programme many times over the last months, they make _ times over the last months, they make a _ times over the last months, they make a small difference with the exception of vaccines, which make a massive _ exception of vaccines, which make a massive difference to the trajectory and critically the outcome of what happens — and critically the outcome of what happens when you are infected with coronavirus. these have completely changed _ coronavirus. these have completely changed the game, they really are game _ changed the game, they really are game changing and they have turned what would have been a lethal infection— what would have been a lethal infection for some people into a trivial— infection for some people into a trivial infection for almost everybody and that is the way we need _ everybody and that is the way we need to _ everybody and that is the way we need to go, because we all agree, the one _ need to go, because we all agree, the one thing all leaders in all countries _ the one thing all leaders in all countries everyone agrees that this virus _ countries everyone agrees that this virus is _ countries everyone agrees that this virus is not — countries everyone agrees that this virus is not going anywhere soon. we are going _ virus is not going anywhere soon. we are going to— virus is not going anywhere soon. we are going to be with this very long and therefore we have to do, as the prime _ and therefore we have to do, as the prime minister advocated for, we have _ prime minister advocated for, we have to _ prime minister advocated for, we have to learn to live alongside this virus _ have to learn to live alongside this virus in _ have to learn to live alongside this virus in a _ have to learn to live alongside this virus in a way where we mitigate, minimise — virus in a way where we mitigate, minimise and control its consequences for us, but we accept that we _ consequences for us, but we accept that we have to put up with it being and therefore we had come up with some _ and therefore we had come up with some kind — and therefore we had come up with some kind of middle ground where we are able _ some kind of middle ground where we are able to _ some kind of middle ground where we are able to go about our business, our lives. — are able to go about our business, our lives, without the catastrophe and disruption that things like lockdowns causes, especially as linda _ lockdowns causes, especially as linda suggested to young people who are paying a dear price indeed with disruption — are paying a dear price indeed with disruption to education with the measures various countries are having — measures various countries are having to — measures various countries are having to introduce.— measures various countries are having to introduce. eagle eyed viewers will _ having to introduce. eagle eyed viewers will have _ having to introduce. eagle eyed viewers will have noticed - having to introduce. eagle eyed viewers will have noticed your i having to introduce. eagle eyed i viewers will have noticed your new clock! map of scotland i believe. it clock! map of scotland i believe. it turned out one of the big searches was doctor— turned out one of the big searches was doctor chris motto—macro clock, but this _ was doctor chris motto—macro clock, but this appeared in my post box this week— but this appeared in my post box this week and this was a gift from linda. _ this week and this was a gift from linda. said — this week and this was a gift from linda, said thank you very much, i do like _ linda, said thank you very much, i do like your— linda, said thank you very much, i do like your clock and it has the most _ do like your clock and it has the most amazing second—hand, sweeps smoothly— most amazing second—hand, sweeps smoothly round scotland so i can look at _ smoothly round scotland so i can look at that and think of you every time _ look at that and think of you every time i_ look at that and think of you every time i put — look at that and think of you every time i put the clock on the world. we do _ time i put the clock on the world. we do not — time i put the clock on the world. we do not get to see each other very much _ we do not get to see each other very much in _ we do not get to see each other very much in person. _ we do not get to see each other very much in person, hopefully— we do not get to see each other very much in person, hopefully soon, - we do not get to see each other very much in person, hopefully soon, so i much in person, hopefully soon, so it was— much in person, hopefully soon, so it was nice — much in person, hopefully soon, so it was nice to— much in person, hopefully soon, so it was nice to have _ much in person, hopefully soon, so it was nice to have something - much in person, hopefully soon, so it was nice to have something in- much in person, hopefully soon, so| it was nice to have something in my home _ it was nice to have something in my home go— it was nice to have something in my home go to — it was nice to have something in my home go to chris— it was nice to have something in my home go to chris in— it was nice to have something in my home go to chris in his _ it was nice to have something in my home go to chris in his new- it was nice to have something in my home go to chris in his new home. i it was nice to have something in myl home go to chris in his new home. it is not _ home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly— home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly as — home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly as snazzy, _ home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly as snazzy, one - home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly as snazzy, one of- home go to chris in his new home. it is not nearly as snazzy, one of his. is not nearly as snazzy, one of his words. _ is not nearly as snazzy, one of his words. as— is not nearly as snazzy, one of his words. as his _ is not nearly as snazzy, one of his words, as his electronic— is not nearly as snazzy, one of his words, as his electronic clocks, . is not nearly as snazzy, one of his. words, as his electronic clocks, but sometimes — words, as his electronic clocks, but sometimes good _ words, as his electronic clocks, but sometimes good old—fashioned - words, as his electronic clocks, but sometimes good old—fashioned is. words, as his electronic clocks, but- sometimes good old—fashioned is good too. din— sometimes good old-fashioned is good too. �* ., , .~ sometimes good old-fashioned is good too. . ., , .~ ., sometimes good old-fashioned is good too. ., , . ,, ,�* too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't that _ too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't that lovely. _ too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't that lovely. lovely - too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't that lovely. lovely to - too. an outbreak of niceness, isn't it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see | it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see ou both it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and _ it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and l — it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and i hope _ it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and i hope you - it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and i hope you do - it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see you both and i hope you do have i it? isn't that lovely. lovely to see| you both and i hope you do have a good time when you both meet in person again. take care, we will speak again. this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when matt takes over in the saturday kitchen. you are looking very festive, did you do all that?— you do all that? because i did, sent all you do all that? because i did, spent all day — you do all that? because i did, spent all day yesterday - you do all that? because i did, spent all day yesterday doing i you do all that? because i did, i spent all day yesterday doing it. what _ spent all day yesterday doing it. what do — spent all day yesterday doing it. what do you think? can you see the cupcakes? — what do you think? can you see the cupcakes? are what do you think? can you see the cu cakes? �* , . what do you think? can you see the copcakes?_ they - what do you think? can you see the cupcakes?_ they are l cupcakes? are they real? they are not but cupcakes? are they real? they are rrot but they _ cupcakes? are they real? they are not but they look _ cupcakes? are they real? they are not but they look like _ cupcakes? are they real? they are not but they look like cupcakes. i not but they look like cupcakes. foodie — not but they look like cupcakes. foodie festivity. anime, we are kick—starting our countdown to christmas _ kick—starting our countdown to christmas this week with festive treats _ christmas this week with festive treats and special guests. john bishop — treats and special guests. john bisho -. ., treats and special guests. john bisho. ., ., treats and special guests. john bisho . _ ., ., ., treats and special guests. john bisho. ., ., ., , bishop. not one of them, 'ust said the favourite * bishop. not one of them, 'ust said the favourite comedian. _ bishop. not one of them, just said the favourite comedian. i'm - bishop. not one of them, just said the favourite comedian. i'm very i the favourite comedian. i'm very well, the favourite comedian. i'm very well. how _ the favourite comedian. i'm very well. how you? _ the favourite comedian. i'm very well, how you? i'm _ the favourite comedian. i'm very well, how you? i'm good. - the favourite comedian. i'm very well, how you? i'm good. it - the favourite comedian. i'm very well, how you? i'm good. it is i the favourite comedian. i'm very| well, how you? i'm good. it is all one a well, how you? i'm good. it is all gone a bit _ well, how you? i'm good. it is all gone a bit american, _ well, how you? i'm good. it is all gone a bit american, i _ well, how you? i'm good. it is all gone a bit american, i like - well, how you? i'm good. it is all gone a bit american, i like it - gone a bit american, i like it though. _ gone a bit american, i like it though. a _ gone a bit american, i like it though, a bit over—the—top, that is what _ though, a bit over—the—top, that is what christmas is all about. you are on tour— what christmas is all about. you are on tour at _ what christmas is all about. you are on tour at the moment, about to do another— on tour at the moment, about to do another tour. — on tour at the moment, about to do another tour, this will be the longest— another tour, this will be the longest tour, right here, right now, we will— longest tour, right here, right now, we will talk— longest tour, right here, right now, we will talk about that a bit later. food _ we will talk about that a bit later. food hell. — we will talk about that a bit later. food hell, food heaven, let's talk about— food hell, food heaven, let's talk about this — food hell, food heaven, let's talk about this-— food hell, food heaven, let's talk about this. , ., , ., about this. first time on the show. you presenting! — about this. first time on the show. you presenting! no _ about this. first time on the show. you presenting! no one _ about this. first time on the show. you presenting! no one else - about this. first time on the show. i you presenting! no one else laughed! i love fresh pasta, _ you presenting! no one else laughed! i love fresh pasta, creamy _ you presenting! no one else laughed! i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, i i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, that is _ i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, that is a _ i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, that is a proper— i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, that is a proper treat. _ i love fresh pasta, creamy truffles, that is a proper treat. lorai- that is a proper treat. low maintenance _ that is a proper treat. low maintenance then. - that is a proper treat. low maintenance then. the i that is a proper treatm maintenance then. the taste that is a proper treat.“ maintenance then. the taste of that is a proper treat._ maintenance then. the taste of home. it maintenance then. the taste of home. it feels _ maintenance then. the taste of home. it feels special, little glass of red wine. _ it feels special, little glass of red wine, love _ it feels special, little glass of red wine, love that. - it feels special, little glass of red wine, love that.— it feels special, little glass of red wine, love that. what about hell? anything _ red wine, love that. what about hell? anything spicy, _ red wine, love that. what about hell? anything spicy, do - red wine, love that. what about hell? anything spicy, do not- hell? anything spicy, do not understand _ hell? anything spicy, do not understand what _ hell? anything spicy, do not understand what you - hell? anything spicy, do not understand what you eat - hell? anything spicy, do not. understand what you eat food hell? anything spicy, do not- understand what you eat food that hurts. _ understand what you eat food that hurts. so — understand what you eat food that hurts, so anything _ understand what you eat food that hurts, so anything that _ understand what you eat food that hurts, so anything that is - understand what you eat food that hurts, so anything that is painful. hurts, so anything that is painful to eat _ hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i — hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i do — hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i do not _ hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i do not like. _ hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i do not like. 0k, - hurts, so anything that is painful to eat i do not like.— to eat i do not like. 0k, we also have two _ to eat i do not like. 0k, we also have two great _ to eat i do not like. 0k, we also have two great food _ to eat i do not like. 0k, we also have two great food writers - to eat i do not like. 0k, we also have two great food writers up i to eat i do not like. 0k, we also i have two great food writers up the best _ have two great food writers up the best. �* . ~ . have two great food writers up the best. ~ . ,, . ~ . . best. are making a mediterranean greek style _ best. are making a mediterranean greek style stuffed _ best. are making a mediterranean greek style stuffed veg, _ greek style stuffed veg, mediterranean twist, hope you like it. �* mediterranean twist, hope you like it. . . ., it. and casual time over the end there. it. and casual time over the end there- how _ it. and casual time over the end there. how you? _ it. and casual time over the end there. how you? i'm _ it. and casual time over the end there. how you? i'm a - it. and casual time over the end there. how you? i'm a bright, i there. how you? i'm a bright, toasted cheese _ there. how you? i'm a bright, toasted cheese sandwich - there. how you? i'm a bright, toasted cheese sandwich with | there. how you? i'm a bright, - toasted cheese sandwich with festive twist, miso sauce and for the meat eaters, turkey gravy to dip it in. no spice in this? ihlat eaters, turkey gravy to dip it in. no spice in this?— no spice in this? not at all, if john does _ no spice in this? not at all, if john does not _ no spice in this? not at all, if john does not like _ no spice in this? not at all, if john does not like spice, - no spice in this? not at all, if john does not like spice, take no spice in this? not at all, if. john does not like spice, take it out. so john does not like spice, take it out. . . . ., ., . out. so accommodating. on drinks duties, out. so accommodating. on drinks duties. ollie _ out. so accommodating. on drinks duties, ollie smith. _ out. so accommodating. on drinks duties, ollie smith. i'm _ out. so accommodating. on drinks duties, ollie smith. i'm loving - out. so accommodating. on drinks duties, ollie smith. i'm loving the | duties, ollie smith. i'm loving the christmas decorations _ duties, ollie smith. i'm loving the christmas decorations in - duties, ollie smith. i'm loving the christmas decorations in the - duties, ollie smith. i'm loving the i christmas decorations in the studio, kind of— christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds _ christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds me _ christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds me of— christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds me of what- christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds me of what it - christmas decorations in the studio, kind of reminds me of what it feelsi kind of reminds me of what it feels like to— kind of reminds me of what it feels like to live — kind of reminds me of what it feels like to live inside _ kind of reminds me of what it feels like to live inside my— kind of reminds me of what it feels like to live inside my imagination. i like to live inside my imagination. you will— like to live inside my imagination. you will find — like to live inside my imagination. you will find throughout _ like to live inside my imagination. you will find throughout the - you will find throughout the morning, john, a little bit off the wall. _ morning, john, a little bit off the wall. the — morning, john, a little bit off the wall, the words string together but we are _ wall, the words string together but we are not— wall, the words string together but we are not actually sure what they mean _ we are not actually sure what they mean. , ., , , ., we are not actually sure what they mean. , ., , ,, . mean. they go, we will see you at ten. i mean. they go, we will see you at ten- i want — mean. they go, we will see you at ten- i want to _ mean. they go, we will see you at ten. i want to be _ mean. they go, we will see you at ten. i want to be an _ mean. they go, we will see you at ten. i want to be an ollie's - ten. i want to be an ollie's imagination, it sounds like a brilliant place. not a safe place to be. have fun, all. it's the first saturday in december so retailers will be hoping for a busy weekend — but will the new rules around masks in england and concerns about the omicron our business correspondent katie prescott is live on romford high street. people are putting up their trees. but will people be out there on the streets? ,, . ., , . streets? stallholders here are certainly getting _ streets? stallholders here are certainly getting into - streets? stallholders here are certainly getting into the - streets? stallholders here are - certainly getting into the christmas spirit. there are christmas trees, stockings, and reads for sale. i've got my eye on a fewjumpers. having said that, there is concern here about whether shoppers will be getting into the christmas spirit and whether they will be willing to come out and about and spend money with their concerns about the omicron variant. i'm joined by a woman whose company look at footfall figures around the country. good morning. so what is going on, when you look at the numbers this week, have people started to be nervous? what we do is look at the volume of people _ what we do is look at the volume of people who — what we do is look at the volume of people who are coming out to shop in our shops— people who are coming out to shop in our shops and high streets. we've seen _ our shops and high streets. we've seen a _ our shops and high streets. we've seen a drop, but that was also after the sales— seen a drop, but that was also after the sales last week with black friday — the sales last week with black frida . �* the sales last week with black friday. ac. there is a bit of a dro -. friday. ac. there is a bit of a drop- lt's _ friday. ac. there is a bit of a drop. it's lower— friday. joli there is a bit of a drop. it's lower than in friday. .l”.(1. there is a bit of a drop. it's lower than in 2019. friday. l”.(1. there is a bit of a drop. it's lower than in 2019. we saw an— drop. it's lower than in 2019. we saw an increase in shopping centres, but not _ saw an increase in shopping centres, but not in _ saw an increase in shopping centres, but not in high streets. i think that's— but not in high streets. i think that's partially because people are working _ that's partially because people are working at home, but also, a nervousness about coming out due to the virus _ nervousness about coming out due to the virus i_ nervousness about coming out due to the virus. i think that will unfortunately ramp up as things pass. _ unfortunately ramp up as things pass. and — unfortunately ramp up as things pass, and it will take out the uplift — pass, and it will take out the uplift we _ pass, and it will take out the uplift we are expecting to see. we were _ uplift we are expecting to see. we were expecting to see an increase of 6% this _ were expecting to see an increase of 6% this week from last week, and we're _ 6% this week from last week, and we're certainly not seeing. and 696 this week from last week, and we're certainly not seeing. and this is important _ we're certainly not seeing. and this is important time _ we're certainly not seeing. and this is important time of _ we're certainly not seeing. and this is important time of year _ we're certainly not seeing. and this is important time of year for - is important time of year for retailers, isn't it? absolutely critical. retailers, isn't it? absolutely critical- lt — retailers, isn't it? absolutely critical. it accounts _ retailers, isn't it? absolutely critical. it accounts for - retailers, isn't it? absolutely| critical. it accounts for people coming — critical. it accounts for people coming out by christmas gifts and festive _ coming out by christmas gifts and festive presence in all that sort of thing _ festive presence in all that sort of thing if— festive presence in all that sort of thing. if they are not able to capture _ thing. if they are not able to capture that, in particular for small— capture that, in particular for small retailers, it's really difficult _ small retailers, it's really difficult to make as much sales as they worked in an entire year. and what is the — they worked in an entire year. .l”.'jc what is the picture they worked in an entire year. l.lc what is the picture compared to before the pandemic? it’s what is the picture compared to before the pandemic? it's around 18% lower than before the pandemic? it's around 1896 lower than in — before the pandemic? it's around 1896 lower than in 2019 _ before the pandemic? it's around 1896 lower than in 2019 at _ before the pandemic? it's around 1896 lower than in 2019 at the _ before the pandemic? it's around 1896 lower than in 2019 at the moment. i lower than in 2019 at the moment. part of— lower than in 2019 at the moment. part of that— lower than in 2019 at the moment. part of that is a natural transition to online — part of that is a natural transition to online spending. we would have already— to online spending. we would have already seen around 3% lower without coronavirus _ already seen around 3% lower without coronavirus at all. some of that is online. _ coronavirus at all. some of that is online. but— coronavirus at all. some of that is online, but most of that is coronavirus.— online, but most of that is coronavirus. this is a really crucial time, _ coronavirus. this is a really crucial time, the _ coronavirus. this is a really crucial time, the first - coronavirus. this is a really i crucial time, the first saturday of december. and there is hope, in the sunshine, people will hopefully come out, and perhaps they are shopping earlier because of possible more restrictions coming in. a lot of optimism, but affected by the locked arms and memories of last year. it's already the law for dogs but now the microchipping of cats will become mandatory in the uk under new rules aimed at ensuring they can be returned home when they stray or are stolen. owners who fail to register their pets could be fined up to £500. fiona lamdin reports. seven—year—old scarab went missing in truro just days after his owner moved house. scarab just completely disappeared, so i was quite concerned, and i was really worried for him because, yeah, it was nearly a whole year. if it was not for the microchip, i would never have got him home. but 11 months later, the pair were reunited, as luckily he had been microchipped as a kitten. with the microchip they found out i was his owner and got him home to me. i burst into tears when i got the call, ijust couldn't believe it. he was so thrilled to come home, he wouldn't leave me alone for 211 hours, he was constantly rubbing his face on me and fussing at me. now there are plans in the coming year to get all pet cats chipped. it is going to be mandatory that all owners chip their cats once they are 20 weeks of age. we really, really welcome the idea. we get a lot of stray or injured cats that are brought in by members of the public. about half the time they are chipped, which means we can reunite them really quickly with their owners. and for those who don't, they could face a fine. if you are checked by an authorised person and found not to have a microchip, then you will be given 21 days to rectify that, and we would strongly advise for all the good reasons, you know, getting your animal microchipped and we know the average cost of that is about £17, it is well worth doing, otherwise after 21 days it precedes to become a criminal offence. so what does the procedure which costs about £20 involve? it is really simple, theyjust come in and we can do it in a consultation. it isjust an injection underneath the scruff of their neck. it is done really quickly and often doesn't cause them any discomfort at all and it is over very, very quickly. each chip has a unique serial number which will link to a pet database where owners' contact details are stored. there are thought to be 10.8 million cats in the uk, and while scarab and jane had a happy reunion, for the other 2.8 million, who are currently unchipped, the ending is not always a happy one. fiona lamdin, bbc news. we'rejoined by katie hayes, who runs the cat rescue charity pawpurrs and kylie the cat. explain the youthful team with you today. i explain the youthful team with you toda . , ., , today. i brought in kylie the kitten. today. i brought in kylie the kitten- her— today. i brought in kylie the kitten. her mother - today. i brought in kylie the kitten. her mother was i today. i brought in kylie the - kitten. her mother was unfortunately killed by— kitten. her mother was unfortunately killed by a _ kitten. her mother was unfortunately killed by a dog. she was rushed into that. _ killed by a dog. she was rushed into that. but— killed by a dog. she was rushed into that, but unfortunately she died. and kylie — that, but unfortunately she died. and kylie was taken out of the uterus — and kylie was taken out of the uterus by— and kylie was taken out of the uterus by the dog with three other siblings. _ uterus by the dog with three other siblings, and only one of them survived _ siblings, and only one of them survived. so i had to hand rear her. and this _ survived. so i had to hand rear her. and this was — survived. so i had to hand rear her. and this was on the 6th ofjuly this year _ and this was on the 6th ofjuly this ear. . and this was on the 6th ofjuly this ear, ., ., , ., and this was on the 6th ofjuly this ear. . . , . , year. that was a genuinely distressing _ year. that was a genuinely distressing story. - year. that was a genuinely distressing story. i- year. that was a genuinely distressing story. i know. i year. that was a genuinely i distressing story. i know. her mother unfortunately - distressing story. i know. her mother unfortunately died i distressing story. i know. her mother unfortunately died at| distressing story. i know. her. mother unfortunately died at the vets. _ mother unfortunately died at the vets. and — mother unfortunately died at the vets, and she was not micro—chipped. why is— vets, and she was not micro—chipped. why is it _ vets, and she was not micro—chipped. why is it so _ vets, and she was not micro—chipped. why is it so important in your mind that micro—chipping is made mandatory? when cats are involved in accidents, and they're — when cats are involved in accidents, and they're not micro—chipped, as rescuers. — and they're not micro—chipped, as rescuers. we _ and they're not micro—chipped, as rescuers, we can't find the owners. we have _ rescuers, we can't find the owners. we have certain legislation that vets have — we have certain legislation that vets have to adhere to. they have to wait seven _ vets have to adhere to. they have to wait seven days before they can do anything _ wait seven days before they can do anything with the cap. we just had one recently that was crushed, the backend _ one recently that was crushed, the backend and pelvis was crushed, but she was— backend and pelvis was crushed, but she was muted or chipped. she was eight _ she was muted or chipped. she was eight months old. we did everything in our— eight months old. we did everything in our powerto eight months old. we did everything in our power to find the owner for the cat. _ in our power to find the owner for the cat. but — in our power to find the owner for the cat, but we couldn't. it's really— the cat, but we couldn't. it's really important that they are my cricket _ really important that they are my cricket chipped. —— micro—chipped. kylie— cricket chipped. —— micro—chipped. kylie is— cricket chipped. —— micro—chipped. kylie is very — cricket chipped. —— micro—chipped. kylie is very comfortable. she's very curious. yellow you've talked about traumatic accidents, hit by cars. but then things also happen. cats go walkabout. brute cars. but then things also happen. cats go walkabout.— cats go walkabout. we had that remarkable _ cats go walkabout. we had that remarkable story _ cats go walkabout. we had that remarkable story about - cats go walkabout. we had that remarkable story about the i cats go walkabout. we had that remarkable story about the cat| cats go walkabout. we had that - remarkable story about the cat back to its owner. they can and streets away. without a chip, there is no way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't. way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't- there — way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't- there is _ way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't. there is the _ way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't. there is the power _ way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't. there is the power of - way of reconnecting, is there? there isn't. there is the power of social - isn't. there is the power of social medie _ isn't. there is the power of social media. there is a huge missing cats pa-e media. there is a huge missing cats page which— media. there is a huge missing cats page which is massive in manchester. people _ page which is massive in manchester. people who— page which is massive in manchester. people who don't chip their cats, people _ people who don't chip their cats, people will still put their cats on microchip — people will still put their cats on microchip. what about people who don't _ microchip. what about people who don't think— microchip. what about people who don't think they can afford it. they've — don't think they can afford it. they've got insurance and cat food to pay~ _ they've got insurance and cat food to -a . ., . ., , they've got insurance and cat food toa. ., . .,, ., to pay. how much does it cost to microchip. _ to pay. how much does it cost to microchip. and — to pay. how much does it cost to microchip, and how— to pay. how much does it cost to microchip, and how can - to pay. how much does it cost to microchip, and how can they - to pay. how much does it cost to | microchip, and how can they help with this? i microchip, and how can they help with this? ., microchip, and how can they help with this? . ., , .., ., with this? i trained to become an imlant with this? i trained to become an implant last _ with this? i trained to become an implant last year. _ with this? i trained to become an implant last year. i _ with this? i trained to become an implant last year. i can _ with this? i trained to become an implant last year. i can do - with this? i trained to become an implant last year. i can do that i with this? i trained to become an | implant last year. i can do that for £2 and _ implant last year. i can do that for £2 and i_ implant last year. i can do that for £2 and i will— implant last year. i can do that for £2 and i will do it for any cat that comes— £2 and i will do it for any cat that comes in — £2 and i will do it for any cat that comes in if_ £2 and i will do it for any cat that comes in. if you go to an actual vat, _ comes in. if you go to an actual val. it's — comes in. if you go to an actual vat, it's between 12 and £17. i know some _ vat, it's between 12 and £17. i know some rescue — vat, it's between 12 and £17. i know some rescue centres will do it for £5. some rescue centres will do it for 55 it's _ some rescue centres will do it for 55 it's so — some rescue centres will do it for £5. it's so important to get reunited _ £5. it's so important to get reunited back with your lost cat. have _ reunited back with your lost cat. have you — reunited back with your lost cat. have you got a lot of cats at the moment? ., �* have you got a lot of cats at the moment?— moment? ideal. a lot of young, straiaht moment? ideal. a lot of young, straight females. _ moment? ideal. a lot of young, straight females. they - moment? ideal. a lot of young, straight females. they in - moment? ideal. a lot of young, straight females. they in heat, | straight females. they in heat, they've — straight females. they in heat, they've not been spayed or chipped, and the _ they've not been spayed or chipped, and the door is open, and they're gone _ and the door is open, and they're gone their— and the door is open, and they're gone. their wealth, and they get lost _ gone. their wealth, and they get lost. someone like myself comes along _ lost. someone like myself comes along and — lost. someone like myself comes along and has to rescue a poor pregnant— along and has to rescue a poor pregnant females is only around seven_ pregnant females is only around seven months old.— pregnant females is only around seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you _ seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you take _ seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you take on _ seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you take on a _ seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you take on a pat, - seven months old. clearly say this. whenever you take on a pat, there| whenever you take on a pat, there are responsibilities. here's another responsibility. you have to have your cat micro—chipped. the responsibility of ownership is something people need to think very seriously about before they take on a cat in the first place. i seriously about before they take on a cat in the first place.— a cat in the first place. i think it's very important. _ a cat in the first place. i think it's very important. any - a cat in the first place. i think. it's very important. any kittens born— it's very important. any kittens born with — it's very important. any kittens born with us, microchip nine weeks of that's— born with us, microchip nine weeks of that's age — born with us, microchip nine weeks of that's age before they are rehomed. and then, obviously, they are spayed _ rehomed. and then, obviously, they are spayed and muted. and rehomed. and then, obviously, they are spayed and muted.— are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? i are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? i don't _ are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? | don't think— are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? | don't think it _ are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? | don't think it hurts. - are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's - are spayed and muted. and does it hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a i hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a very small _ hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a very small needle. _ hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a very small needle. you - hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a very small needle. you have - hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a very small needle. you have to i hurt? i don't think it hurts. it's a l very small needle. you have to get it straight— very small needle. you have to get it straight in. it's small needle. yellow— it straight in. it's small needle. yellow she is very mellow. she's so husy~ _ yellow she is very mellow. she's so husy~ i_ yellow she is very mellow. she's so husy~ ithink— yellow she is very mellow. she's so busy. i think she's been on every sofe _ busy. i think she's been on every sofa. ~ , �* , ., busy. i think she's been on every sofa. , ., sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had kylie. i sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had kylie, and i sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had kylie, and we * sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had kylie, and we had i sofa. well, she's an accurate 'oy. we had kylie, and we had a h sofa. well, she's an accurate joy. i we had kylie, and we had a therapy dog earlier. it's bringing a sense of calm. and best of luck for the future both of you.— of calm. and best of luck for the future both of you. something tells me that she — future both of you. something tells me that she will— future both of you. something tells me that she will find _ future both of you. something tells me that she will find a _ future both of you. something tells me that she will find a good home. | here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. last week we were waking up to the damage of storm one. today, it's a milder day. on this picture you can see a swell of cloud. as these were the fronts clear from east england, we get cold of north—westerly winds blowing across the uk. it will be a cold wind. there will be rain around as well. there will also be snow on the hills in scotland. we are seeing heavy snow affecting stretches of the a nine. there could be one or two areas of tricky travelling conditions. for most towns and cities, rain will be falling. through the afternoon, rain does fall. the risk of snow is still there for the highlands. and into northern england, we might see a bit of snow mixed in. for the most part, it is rain. further south, brightening up. showers for southern wales. a chilly kind of day, especially when you factor in those cold winds. overnight tonight, rain returns to parts of east anglia in south—east england. that will keep temperatures around four celsius. it will be cold enough for frost setting in in north—west england and scotland, where there will be icy stretches taking us into sunday morning. sunday is also affected by low pressure. winds of change to easterly direction which will bring cloud and rain back into parts of east scotland and eastern england. the western side of uk has the best of the weather with sunshine, there will be some showers around in north—west scotland and a few for the north and west of both england and wales. for a lot of us, it is another chilly day. nine or 10 celsius in areas. that's the weekend's weather. internet next week, we are watching developments in the atlantic very carefully. this initially wimpy system is becoming powerful as we head into tuesday. we're looking at gale force gusts of wind, but we could have some very strong winds around indeed. so colder in parts of the north of the uk, but they could be some snowfall over some higher northern hills. that is the latest worker. often, cricketers get excited with just a few wickets, but today we have ten. the new zealand bowler ajaz patel, has taken all ten wickets, to bowl out india, all by himself, in theirfirst innings this morning. this is on the second day, of the second test in mumbai it has only happened twice before. england'sjim laker did it against australia back in 1956, and india spin bowler, anil kumbley, managed it in 1999. he's tweeted today "welcome to the club, ajaz, perfect ten." to add a twist to the story, patel was actually born in mumbai, before his parents emigrated to new zealand. he took six wickets in the last few hours, to add to the four he took yesterday. india all out for 325, but despite patel�*s efforts, he might still be on the losing side, in reply new zealand 38—6. smack 53—8. all the signs are looking good, for lewis hamilton as he looks to over take title rival max verstappen in the penultimate race of the formula one season. he is eight points behind, ahead of the grand prix in saudi arabia. and hamilton has been quickest so far in practice, nearly two tenth of a second faster, than verstappen, who was fourth fastest on the street circuit injeddah. the session was cut five minutes short because of this crash. charles leclerc lost control of his ferrari on turn 22. luckily he did climb out, of his what was left of his ferrari, unaided, and said he was ok on his team radio. in the premier league this lunchtime, west ham will be hoping for a return to form. they were really flying before the recent international break, but haven't won any of their three league games since. and it's not going to be easy today . they host league leaders chelsea at the london stadium in the early kick off. then almost in the top four last season. they were fighting the whole season for these places. very good team, a very good coach, and huge solidarity that they show. it's always a joy to watch their games, because they play with a lot of energy, a lot of because they play with a lot of energy. a lot of positivity because they play with a lot of energy, a lot of positivity in what they are doing. they believe. i’zre they are doing. they believe. i've said, can they are doing. they believe. i've said. can we _ they are doing. they believe. i've said, can we challenge the teams in the top _ said, can we challenge the teams in the top four. a lot of teams are used _ the top four. a lot of teams are used to— the top four. a lot of teams are used to it _ the top four. a lot of teams are used to it. even for us to make the first stop. — used to it. even for us to make the first stop. its— used to it. even for us to make the first stop, it's a good start. this time _ first stop, it's a good start. this time last— first stop, it's a good start. this time last year we were a bit down the league — time last year we were a bit down the league merely picked up the second — the league merely picked up the second half of the season. so we've made _ second half of the season. so we've made a _ second half of the season. so we've made a really good start to the season — made a really good start to the season. the job now is to hang in there. _ season. the job now is to hang in there. and — season. the job now is to hang in there, and onto the teams at the top. there, and onto the teams at the top then — there, and onto the teams at the top. then we can see if we can come top. then we can see if we can come to the _ top. then we can see if we can come to the end _ top. then we can see if we can come to the end of— top. then we can see if we can come to the end of the season. the final of the women's fa cup takes place tomorrow as chelsea and arsenal meet at wembley. more than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the game which takes place 100 years to the day since a ban was placed on women's football that lasted for half a century. alex scott has more. with a laugh that, to be honest. we went mentioned in the media. we had to wash our boots with pipe. we had no facilities. nothing at all. we played for the love of it. we love the game. walking out, what a feeling. there was a wooden hut with supporters inept with seats that was full. but around the perimeter is, it was very sparsely populated. fortunately, we came out winners. never lifting the cup. somebody put me on someone's shoulders, and we walked around the ground. and that was my wembley. i couldn't believe it, really. the 90 minutes went so quick. southampton started to dominate _ minutes went so quick. southampton started to dominate the _ minutes went so quick. southampton started to dominate the domestic - started to dominate the domestic game, but when they started to fade, the doncaster rovers. so you played from the 1970s to 2001. talk to us about some of the barriers you had to overcome. about some of the barriers you had to overcome-— about some of the barriers you had to overcome. one of the comments that stood out _ to overcome. one of the comments that stood out most _ to overcome. one of the comments that stood out most to _ to overcome. one of the comments that stood out most to me - to overcome. one of the comments that stood out most to me said - to overcome. one of the comments that stood out most to me said you| that stood out most to me said you play women's football, but you're a woman, you should be behind sink washing up. cheering i don't know. they're committed, and train hard. _ i don't know. they're committed, and train hard, and they play exceedingly well, but i can't live with the — exceedingly well, but i can't live with the ideas of girls playing football or taking part in physical contact _ football or taking part in physical contact sports. ijust so out of date? — contact sports. ijust so out of date? l — contact sports. i 'ust so out of date? ~' ,., contact sports. ijust so out of date? ~ ,., i contact sports. ijust so out of date?_ i don't - contact sports. ijust so out of date?_ i don't think| contact sports. ijust so out of. date?_ i don't think you date? i think so. i don't think you have any rights — date? i think so. i don't think you have any rights to _ date? i think so. i don't think you have any rights to claim - date? i think so. i don't think you have any rights to claim footballi date? i think so. i don't think you l have any rights to claim football to yourself. 1 have any rights to claim football to ourself. ~ . have any rights to claim football to ourself. ~ , ., , , , yourself. i think it still happens. peole yourself. i think it still happens. people still _ yourself. i think it still happens. people still think women - people still think women shouldn't be playing football. i think we've proven _ be playing football. i think we've proven to — be playing football. i think we've proven to be standing the shoulders to the _ proven to be standing the shoulders to the man — proven to be standing the shoulders to the man. . . proven to be standing the shoulders to the man-— to the man. fast forward to the resent to the man. fast forward to the present day. — to the man. fast forward to the present day, and _ to the man. fast forward to the present day, and contrast - to the man. fast forward to the i present day, and contrast couldn't be more stark. the women's cup final is now always a highlight in the sporting calendar year. yellow marketing and one of that generation in the middle. this final, we played arsenal, we couldn't afford the bus to the stadium. i would never think in a million years we would regularly be at wembley now. even the foreigners who come and play, it's exciting for them, the severn is about wembley. but it's exciting for them, the severn is about wembley.— it's exciting for them, the severn is about wembley. but that's not to sa about is about wembley. but that's not to say about the _ is about wembley. but that's not to say about the final. _ is about wembley. but that's not to say about the final. were _ is about wembley. but that's not to say about the final. were not - is about wembley. but that's not to | say about the final. were not there. we still not there. we need more girls playing. we need more clubs investing. we have good fan bases, but there is room for improvement in every single area, i personally think. i every single area, i personally think. ., �* ~ ., ,, every single area, i personally think. ., �* ~ ., .,~ think. i don't think anyone can take awa the think. i don't think anyone can take away the fact _ think. i don't think anyone can take away the fact that _ think. i don't think anyone can take away the fact that all _ think. i don't think anyone can take away the fact that all ladies - think. i don't think anyone can take away the fact that all ladies playerl away the fact that all ladies player competitive. we were just as competitive. we were 'ust as competitivefi competitive. we were 'ust as cometitive. ~ �*, competitive. men's football was constantly going _ competitive. men's football was constantly going flat _ competitive. men's football was constantly going flat 50 - competitive. men's football was constantly going flat 50 years. i competitive. men's football was i constantly going flat 50 years. we were pioneers, and hopefully with pave the _ were pioneers, and hopefully with pave the way for the next 20 or 30 years _ that was alex scott reporting and you can watch the women's fa cup final tomorrow live on bbc one, iplayer and bbc sport website from 1.30am. white maggots at the game back decades — white maggots at the game back decades. -- white maggots at the game back decades. . white maggots at the game back decades. , ., ,., . ~ decades. -- it set the game back decades. -- it set the game back decades- it _ decades. -- it set the game back decades. it was _ decades. -- it set the game back decades. it was thriving - decades. -- it set the game back decades. it was thriving before. i it's strictly come dancing tonight and just five couples remain, so who will impress the judges and viewers enough to waltz into the semi—final? let's remind ourselves of whose still in the running after tilly ramsay was eliminated last week . we're joined now from grimsby by former strictly professional kevin clifton. now, you've been reviewing this year's strictly, with guests on your podcast. so what do you think the feel of this series has been? i feel of this series has been? i think a lot of people think this has been _ think a lot of people think this has been one — think a lot of people think this has been one of the best seasons ever. first of— been one of the best seasons ever. first of all. — been one of the best seasons ever. first of all. i— been one of the best seasons ever. first of all, i think rose has been a revelation — first of all, i think rose has been a revelation with everything she's doing _ a revelation with everything she's doing on— a revelation with everything she's doing on the show. last year we had two girls— doing on the show. last year we had two girls dancing together, and this year we _ two girls dancing together, and this year we have two guys dancing togethen _ year we have two guys dancing together. i think the whole feeling of that— together. i think the whole feeling of that has been so celebrated read. that level— of that has been so celebrated read. that level of this year, the standard _ that level of this year, the standard of the dancing has been so ridiculously high, but also, the leader— ridiculously high, but also, the leader board keeps swapping around. a young _ leader board keeps swapping around. a young there is an obvious sort ofm _ a young there is an obvious sort ofm you — a young there is an obvious sort of... you know, usually there's one or have _ of... you know, usually there's one or have a _ of... you know, usually there's one or have a load — of... you know, usually there's one or have a load of before, but in people — or have a load of before, but in people think they've maybe done it before. _ people think they've maybe done it before, but this year, i don't think there's— before, but this year, i don't think there's an — before, but this year, i don't think there's an obvious one like that. i think— there's an obvious one like that. i think everyone's level is high altogether in the leaderboard keeps swapping. there is no predictability about— swapping. there is no predictability about it _ swapping. there is no predictability about it and everyone is very excited _ about it and everyone is very excited. fits about it and everyone is very excited. �* , about it and everyone is very excited. a ~ ., , excited. as you know very well, strictl is excited. as you know very well, strictly is a _ excited. as you know very well, strictly is a blend _ excited. as you know very well, strictly is a blend of— excited. as you know very well, strictly is a blend of dancing, i strictly is a blend of dancing, which is something you know, what's right and what's wrong, who's doing it correctly, and then, there's the other side of the competition, the people just enjoy watching what they're looking at?— people just enjoy watching what they're looking at? that's the same. dancin: is they're looking at? that's the same. dancing is so — they're looking at? that's the same. dancing is so subjective. _ they're looking at? that's the same. dancing is so subjective. they - they're looking at? that's the same. dancing is so subjective. they was i dancing is so subjective. they was safe i_ dancing is so subjective. they was safe i like — dancing is so subjective. they was safe i like a — dancing is so subjective. they was safe i like a dance enough, even if someone — safe i like a dance enough, even if someone does something technically wrong. _ someone does something technically wrong. if— someone does something technically wrong, if some things happened it's really— wrong, if some things happened it's really emotional and touched my heart _ really emotional and touched my heart made me really excited, all art and _ heart made me really excited, all art and dance being our art touches people _ art and dance being our art touches people in_ art and dance being our art touches people in different ways. if you like a _ people in different ways. if you like a dance for any particular reason. — like a dance for any particular reason, then you like that dance, and there — reason, then you like that dance, and there is— reason, then you like that dance, and there is no one to tell you that's— and there is no one to tell you that's wrong. also, i think people like the _ that's wrong. also, i think people like the show and different couples for different reasons. sometimes they want— for different reasons. sometimes they want to see great technical dancing — they want to see great technical dancing every week, and sometimes, they want— dancing every week, and sometimes, they want to — dancing every week, and sometimes, they want to see someone improving throughout— they want to see someone improving throughout the week. i think anything _ throughout the week. i think anything could happen at the moment. apply that— anything could happen at the moment. apply that logic to the performers are still in the show now who is where? ., ., _ are still in the show now who is where? . ., , . where? overall, i would say that a'a has where? overall, i would say that ajay has probably _ where? overall, i would say that ajay has probably done - where? overall, i would say that ajay has probably done the - where? overall, i would say that ajay has probably done the best| where? overall, i would say that i ajay has probably done the best in terms _ ajay has probably done the best in terms ofm — ajay has probably done the best in terms of... if there was a league table _ terms of... if there was a league table of— terms of... if there was a league table of every dance altogether, she'd _ table of every dance altogether, she'd probably be top of the league overall— she'd probably be top of the league overall for— she'd probably be top of the league overall for dancing technically. i think— overall for dancing technically. i think rose is a big favourite with everyone — think rose is a big favourite with everyone. she touches ever and emotionally. i think dan has improved the most. there is a lot of love for— improved the most. there is a lot of love forjohn — improved the most. there is a lot of love forjohn and johanne as for what _ love forjohn and johanne as for what they— love forjohn and johanne as for what they are doing. i think rees doesn't _ what they are doing. i think rees doesn't get enough credit for how good _ doesn't get enough credit for how good he _ doesn't get enough credit for how good he is — doesn't get enough credit for how good he is. i really enjoyed him last week. _ good he is. i really enjoyed him last week, and he's been doing some great _ last week, and he's been doing some great stuff _ last week, and he's been doing some great stuff. the thing with dan walker. — great stuff. the thing with dan walker, if it was a few weeks ago, i would _ walker, if it was a few weeks ago, i would have — walker, if it was a few weeks ago, i would have said is getting to that stage _ would have said is getting to that stage where it might start to get difficult — stage where it might start to get difficult for him, and he's got run by coming — difficult for him, and he's got run by coming up, things like that, but the last— by coming up, things like that, but the last three weeks in particular, ithink— the last three weeks in particular, i think he's— the last three weeks in particular, i think he's done really, really well. — i think he's done really, really well. but _ i think he's done really, really well, but a bit of a cat among the pigeons — well, but a bit of a cat among the pigeons. it's not even like he is doing _ pigeons. it's not even like he is doing good for him, he's actually dancing — doing good for him, he's actually dancing really well now. another one to contend _ dancing really well now. another one to contend with those at the top end _ to contend with those at the top end l _ to contend with those at the top end. ~' ., to contend with those at the top end. ~ ., ,, �* ., ~' ., �* end. i know you're working for burn the floor. and _ end. i know you're working for burn the floor. and it's _ end. i know you're working for burn the floor. and it's intense, - end. i know you're working for burn the floor. and it's intense, isn't - the floor. and it's intense, isn't it. you've obviously got the final and won it, but it's intense, isn't it? �* , and won it, but it's intense, isn't it? a ., , , and won it, but it's intense, isn't it? a , . it? it's really intense. i've never worked so _ it? it's really intense. i've never worked so hard _ it? it's really intense. i've never worked so hard for _ it? it's really intense. i've never worked so hard for anything - it? it's really intense. i've never worked so hard for anything as i i worked so hard for anything as i have _ worked so hard for anything as i have for— worked so hard for anything as i have for burn the floor. it's nonstop _ have for burn the floor. it's nonstop intense dancing, so you have to be _ nonstop intense dancing, so you have to be in _ nonstop intense dancing, so you have to be in your — nonstop intense dancing, so you have to be in your best shape, so i can't let myself— to be in your best shape, so i can't let myself go too much over christmas. it really looking forward to that _ christmas. it really looking forward to that. burn the floor is been going — to that. burn the floor is been going on— to that. burn the floor is been going on for around 25 years now and it's producing the best dance world. a new— it's producing the best dance world. a new look— it's producing the best dance world. a new look absolutely great. wish you all the best with that. thanks. burn the 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