we for storm barra, with weather are looking at wides and we are looking at widespread gales and the highest gusts will be on the coast and an additional hazard will be snow in the northern half of the country. some higher roots likely to experience blizzards and drifting. actor rebel wilson tells us her determination to get healthy saw her lose more than five stone and how it sparked more interest than any of her hollywood success. i've noticed that it's been getting a lot of attention and i go, "so is that what a woman has to do in the world is just lose weight to get attention?" it's time for a winter of sleepless nights, as the ashes gets under way but with bad weather, quarantine and lockdowns there has never been a series like this one. it's tuesday the 7th of december. people coming to the uk now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before leaving more than 48 hours before they travel. it's the latest in a series of measures introduced in response to the omicron variant. here's our business correspondent, theo leggett. if you want to travel to the uk, you will need to take a test first. under rules that came into force this morning, anyone over the age of 12 will have to provide proof they've tested negative for covid, even if they're fully vaccinated. it's the latest in a series of new measures brought in amid growing concern about the so—called omicron variant. the government had already reintroduced pcr tests for new arrivals. so now passengers face compulsory testing both before they travel and within two days of entering this country. the government has also brought back its so—called red list of high—risk regions. 11 southern african countries are now on it. nigeria was added yesterday. arrivals from these regions are restricted to uk and irish nationals and residents. anyone coming from a red—list country will have to go into supervised quarantine in hotels. a ten—day stay for an adult currently costs £2,285. the government insists the new measures are necessary to slow the spread of omicron and to protect public health. but airlines and tourism operators are deeply worried that, faced with extra costs and inconvenience, many people will simply choose not to travel at all. prices have come down, but, for a family of four, the need for tests before and after travelling can still add hundreds of pounds to the cost of a holiday abroad. we've seen a really significant drop—off of demand. consumer confidence has now been significantly diminished and undermined. the government is changing the rules far too quickly with very, very knee jerk decisions, frankly. we've seen two changes to the travel rules within the space of a few days. the covid pandemic has already caused an unprecedented crisis in the travel industry. now, operators complain thatjust as they were beginning to recover, their wings have been clipped once again. theo leggett, bbc news. all eligible adults in wales will be offered a booster vaccination by the end of january as part of efforts to combat the new coronavirus variant. the welsh government says the nhs aims to ramp up the number of vaccinations from 19,000 a day to more than 200,000 each week. four cases of the omicron variant have been found so far in wales, with experts warning more are set to follow. the east star martin kemp has dressed up as father christmas to encourage people to be vaccinated against covid—19. the video released by the government today shows the actor musician preparing for christmas by booking an mot for his sledge. it is part of a campaign to get people to get a coronavirus booster or flu jab when eligible. a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mps that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall — who resigned from hisjob in september — told mps the process was "dysfunctional" and "chaotic" and it was clear that some of those left behind were murdered by the taliban. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. kabul airport last summer as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers trying to evacuate those it could, but, according to a whistle—blower, there was chaos in london, too. the foreign office crisis centre was handling requests from afghans at risk from the taliban because of their links to the uk. one official working there, raphael marshall, said the process of choosing who could be evacuated was arbitrary and dysfunctional. he said up to 150,000 people applied for an evacuation under the scheme, but he estimated fewer than 5% of these people have received any assistance. it is clear that some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. mr marshall, who has since left the diplomatic service, said there were not enough staff and, one saturday afternoon, he was the only person monitoring and processing e—mails in the afghan special cases inbox. thousands of which, he said, remained unread. the chairman of the foreign affairs committee said that mr marshall's evidence raised serious questions about the leadership at the foreign office. i am deeply concerned about many of the things the whistle—blower has raised, including about all those at the very top of the department. the whistle—blower, mr marshall, was dealing with a very, very difficult situation. in which many of us were trying to get out people who had served us with enormous courage and integrity for sometimes as much as 20 years. and so i am extremely concerned to hear what he said. mr marshall singled out dominic raab, then foreign secretary, who, he said, delayed taking decisions until he had all the facts set out in well—presented tables. for the foreign secretary to make this request suggests he did not fully understand the situation, mr marshall said. a source close to mr raab said the challenge was not the speed of decisions, but verifying identity and securing safe passage to the airport. a foreign office spokesman said government staff had worked tirelessly to evacuate more than 15,000 people in a fortnight. we can talk to our chief political correspondent. really uncomfortable reading for the deputy prime minister this morning. i reading for the deputy prime minister this morning.- reading for the deputy prime minister this morning. i am sure it will be because _ minister this morning. i am sure it will be because there _ minister this morning. i am sure it will be because there were - minister this morning. i am sure it. will be because there were rumours about this at the time. mps complained quite loudly about e—mails not being read or responded to quickly but this lays bare just how difficult that situation was at the time. although also remember this was an emergency and the collapse took the entire world by surprise so everyone was responding to what was happening in kabul at the time. but i am sure dominic raab will be feeling uncomfortable about itjust will be feeling uncomfortable about it just as he will be feeling uncomfortable about itjust as he did when he was fired as foreign secretary a few short weeks after this happen. it will also be uncomfortable because he is doing interviews this morning in his newjob asjustice secretary about new job as justice secretary about reforms to the prison service so we will hear directly from him pretty soon his response to this. uncomfortable reading for senior civil servants responsible for hr and government departments. they will be quizzed by the committee that received this evidence from the whistle—blower, this afternoon. pretty soon we will also hear what they have to say about this. i suppose those feeling most uncomfortable are those stuck in afghanistan, fearing for their lives. ., ~' , ., afghanistan, fearing for their lives. . ~ . ., lives. thank you. dominic raab will be on this programme _ lives. thank you. dominic raab will be on this programme just - lives. thank you. dominic raab will be on this programme just after - be on this programme just after 7:30am. jails in england and wales are to be set targets for the first time for keeping out drugs, and for testing prisoners. body scanners, biometric identification and drugs dogs are among some of the measures proposed to stem the flow of dangerous substances that the ministry ofjustice says "wreak havoc" in prisons . the difficulty with this is it is not a new ambition. governments including this say they want the biggest reform. what gets in the way of delivering their ambition in prisons is the places where this is most needed, prisons where people go to from court, are the most overcrowded, the oldest, the most dilapidated prisons. thousands of tesco workers at distribution centres across the uk have voted to strike in the run up to christmas following a dispute over pay. industrial action is planned to start on 20th december and will last until christmas eve — impacting just over half of the supermarket chain's warehouses at their busiest time of year. severe weather warnings are across the 0k. ~ , ., , . ., severe weather warnings are across theok. _, ,. a, _ the 0k. with snow expected and heavy winters in some _ the 0k. with snow expected and heavy winters in some parts. _ the 0k. with snow expected and heavy winters in some parts. chris _ the 0k. with snow expected and heavy winters in some parts. chris is - the 0k. with snow expected and heavy winters in some parts. chris is on - winters in some parts. chris is on the county down coast. there is a delay on the line. given idea of conditions at the moment. yes, here in newcastle — conditions at the moment. yes, here in newcastle in _ conditions at the moment. yes, here in newcastle in county _ conditions at the moment. yes, here in newcastle in county down, - conditions at the moment. yes, here in newcastle in county down, and . in newcastle in county down, and walkerjust in newcastle in county down, and walker just observed in newcastle in county down, and walkerjust observed it is getting a little bit breezy and damp but i think it is fair to say it is getting more breezy and damp with every minute. just as we set up, the wind started to whip up. this is the start of storm barra. in the irish republic, the highest level of weather warning. south—western counties such as county clare, kerry and cork. and other coastal areas including dublin, the government advised schools should close to keep people safe. in northern ireland it is an orange warning that has just come into force, until nine o'clock tomorrow. people should be prepared for chance of damage to property and disruption to travel. in coastal areas such as here, right around the coast up to the north of county antrim, the wind could get up to 75 mph, perhaps more than that. inland, more likely to be around 50 mph. people in northern ireland will bear the brunt of the storm as it comes in across the atlantic.— the brunt of the storm as it comes in across the atlantic. thanks. and a olo . ies in across the atlantic. thanks. and apologies for _ in across the atlantic. thanks. and apologies for the _ in across the atlantic. thanks. and apologies for the quality _ in across the atlantic. thanks. and apologies for the quality of - in across the atlantic. thanks. and apologies for the quality of the - apologies for the quality of the microphone. you can tell the weather is causing issues. carol has the proper detailed weather forecast. a really complicated picture, i imagine. so much going on with the weather today. let's start with storm barra. we are looking at widespread gales and the strongest winds around the coast but in addition, looking at snow. the wind with that is likely to cause blizzards on the hills in the door. we have the risk of ice this morning for some. a bright start but already pushing into northern ireland, the rain, progressing into mainland britain and as it engages with cold air it will readily turn to snow in northern england, scotland and, behind it, there will still be blustery, heavy showers. it will feel cold. let's look at the snow, coming in across northern england. into the southern uplands and highlands. roughly above 200 metres. the window feature for more today. inland, 40—50 ma per hour gusts. around the coast, 70—80 mph. all this combined means it could lead to disruption. as we go through this evening and overnight, we have this rain coming in and heavy, blustery showers. still windy and wintry on the tops of the hills. i will have a more detailed forecast in about half an hour. the death of 12—year—old ava white in liverpool last month meant knife crime was once again a subject of national conversation. lockdown led to a huge fall in violent crime, but now police say the numbers have started to rise again. graham satchell has been to meet some of those affected. a vigil in liverpool at the weekend. a city remembering a 12—year—old girl. ava white was stabbed and killed as she watched the christmas lights being turned on. croydon in south london last month, and another memorial, this time for 14—year—old jermaine cools. stabbed on the street. particularly in london, it has been a terrible year for young people dying in knife attacks. 18—year—old jay fathers, killed in the early hours of new year's day in milton keynes. he became the first teenager to be stabbed to death this year. my son jay fathers went to see friends on new year's eve. unfortunately, my son lost his life. we are devastated as a family. because of all what's gone on, we want to save other peoples lives in the community and beyond. jay's fatherjason is now working with the police in milton keynes. he started a campaign to get first aid kits, so—called bleed packs, into shops, bars, nightclubs. our sonjay was stabbed in the aorta, which is in the abdomen. he had three minutes to live, which he got from the kitchen to the front room and collapsed. unfortunately, it wouldn't have saved his life, but we're hoping it can save other people's lives. you know, we don't want anotherfamily to go through what we've been through. you are under arrest for suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. bodycam footage from a stop and search in milton keynes and police havejust found a knife. have you got any other weapons on you? another stop, another weapon. in a series of operations, thames valley police have been removing weapons from the street, gathering intelligence, disrupting gangs. could you just focus round about the triangle building? because that's where we're getting a lot of intel that that's where one half of the group is hanging around. jason isjoining the police on one of their operations. as well as seeing it first—hand the attempts on the ground to fight knife crime, it is a chance forjason to give out more bleed packs. hiya. — hello, sir, how are you? there is some chest bandages, which stick to the chest, if someone's been stabbed. would you accept one of these kits? yes please, yes. thank you so much. sorry to hear that your son... i'll be in touch. 0k. thank you for your time. this is the society we live in today. you know, young kids need to be taught that knives, carrying a knife, can have devastating effects are notjust family but friends, the community. it just escalates. in london, 28 teenagers have now been killed in attacks this year. it's the highest number in more than a decade. i can think back to a time when a stabbing would come in, that it would be quite big news, even within the police environment. and unfortunately, it does seem a more daily occurrence. not so much front page news any more, which is sad. here in milton keynes, serious violent crime is down 20% on last year. the government says it's committed to tackling knife crime and keeping young people safe. jason's hope — that no other family will have to go to the heartbreak of losing a child. graham satchell, bbc news. let's take a look at today's papers. the times is reporting that cases of the new omicron variant of covid are doubling every three days in the uk, and is set to be the dominant strain here within weeks — something professor paul hunter told us yesterday on brea kfast. the mail leads on the allegations made by a former civil servant about the foreign office's handling of the uk's withdrawal from afghanistan. the paper's headline says, "afghans killed as whitehall worked from home". the guardian also leads on this story, and quotes a former diplomat as saying that red tape left tens of thousands of people unable to access help, as the taliban took over in the summer. and the telegraph's sport page features this picture of ben stokes, ahead of england's first ashes test match. incredible. man of the moment. i cannot wait for the caches. no sleep at all? when will you fit that in? i will need to catch up at some stage. i am sure i will find it. shall we do christmas pages? have you done your tree? i did it yesterday. i know you always go quite early. when does the breakfast tree turn up? monday, apparently. that is ages. why have we not got a tree? if you put it up too early, people complain, if you do it too late, people complain. i have christmas crackerjokes. hold that thought. because this is christmas tree lights. they drive you mad. because they don't always work. this family here, this is ross who inherited lights from his mum in 2019. his mum paid £3 for the lights attached to a plastic christmas tree in 1969. there lights are working for the 53rd year in a row. i have an old angel on my tree, even older than me. she is very precious. i have a friend in north yorkshire and his dad has a family heirloom tree which is 100 years old. i am sure it is. i don't think i have made that up. are these the best crackerjokes? they are horrendous. they are meant to be topical. take a deep breath. which relative will not be on chris whitty�*s christmas dinner list? don't know. aunty vaxxer. which vaccine did father christmas get? mince—pfizer. i can hear the groaning. why are people cutting back on brussels sprouts this christmas? i don't know. this is awful. the cost of gas is too high. i know. these are actually in crackers. could somebody send some good christmas crackerjokes, please, and we will read them out. it would take up most of the morning. sorry about that. at least i explained. there has to be good ones out there. the prime minister's spokesman says there was not a party at number 10 downing street last december, and the government says no covid guidelines were broken. but a source has told the bbc that several dozen people did attend a party on the 18th of december last year. ros atkins investigates the gap between government assurances and what evidence we have. last december, there was a christmas party at number ten. a week since we learned about it, boris johnson's spokesperson insists there was not a party at number ten. the party took place when covid rules made such gatherings illegal. borisjohnson�*s spokesperson said, "i don't need to get into the positions we have taken, it's simply a statement of fact". but this isn't simple. because ever since the daily mirror broke the story, the government has been trying to explain that what happened was within the rules, and that it wasn't a party, without offering any evidence to back up either claim. there was this from the prime minister last wednesday. all guidance was followed completely during number ten. then there was the vaccines minister maggie throup on question time last thursday. i have been reassured that all guidance was carefully followed as it continually is. does that answer your question? no! no evidence was offered to justify that reassurance. then at the weekend, we heard from dominic raab, the justice secretary, and deputy prime minister, who appeared on andrew marr�*s programme. last christmas, were christmas parties allowed in london? so, look, if you are, so, generally, no. no? no. this is backed up by bbc reality check which notes, any party at downing street would have breached the governments guidelines at the time. when shown the guidance, mr raab agreed that its meaning was clear. of course, if there was a formal party held, of course that's something that was clearly contrary to the guidance you just cited. the justice secretary talked there about a formal party. but the law made no distinction between types of party. it stated that... government guidance at the time said... but on what happened in downing street, mr raab said, it impossible to answer the allegations on the basis of anonymous sources. thejustice secretary did, though, accept this. we can agree it was wrong, if it happened, if was wrong. if something unsubstantiated from anonymous sources actually materialised, then of course it would be wrong. materialising information on this, though, ought to be possible. remember, as one source told the bbc... these are people who worked closely with the government, who were working in number ten, and yet on monday, the government was still questioning if something we know happened had happened. the crime and policing minister kit malthouse harliss talked to bbc breakfast. i don't even know if the event took place, but if it did, talked to bbc breakfast. i don't even know if the event took place, but if it did, no rules were broken. the crime and policing minister doesn't know if the event took place but an event did take place. an event that, if multiple accounts are correct, would have breached government guidelines. that party took place on the 18th of december. there are also multiple reports of another event on the 27th of november. the guardian says this was a leaving party, believed to have been for cleo watson, a former aide to dominic cummings. it goes on to say a source with knowledge of the gathering said... at this time, there was a national lockdown. indoor social gatherings were banned unless within a household bubble. and police were looking for rule breakers. weeks later, on the 17th of december, the met told us how... also in december last year, leicestershire police shared this video showing a raid on a gathering. the party was over. two people got £10,000 fines each for a gathering of 60. and the police continue to take action now. here is tristan kirk of the evening standard reporting... remember that one source had told the bbc the downing street party in december was attended by several dozen people. but this weekend, the met said this. and while we all consider the gap between government assurances and available evidence, the prime minister has been launching a clampdown on drug dealers, and he's been asked again about last december. to which mrjohnson told the liverpool echo... and so, once again, we have mrjohnson telling his rules weren't mrjohnson telling us rules weren't broken in downing street while offering no explanation of how this can be true. and now we have mrjohnson�*s spokesperson saying a party didn't happen when by all other accounts, it did. time now to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london. the met police and child maintenance service say they've significantly changed the way they handle victims of domestic abuse. it follows the case of emma day who was murdered by her ex—partner in may 2017 after reporting his threats to authorities. the met and child maintenance service have now admitted faults were made and have updated their training. but emma's family say it's come too late for them. if the police had done things differently the year before, if the child maintenance agency had given emma better advice, orjust asked her a couple more questions when she disclosed to them what was happening, there is a slight chance that emma wouldn't been killed. a change in the law — aimed at protecting mental health patients from unsafe restraint — has come into force from today. the change came about following the death of olaseni lewis who died after being restrained by 11 metropolitan police officers in september 2010. seni's law means that use of force against patients in mental health units is better goverened and that police will be required to wear body cameras. it's claimed an increase in the number of cycle lanes could be why london is one of the most congested cities in the world. analysis by the traffic information firm inrix said segregated spaces for cycling means there is less room for cars, causing slower speed and more congestion. but the charity cycling uk called the conclusion simplistic. lets have a look at the travel. this is how the tube services are looking right now. piccadilly line is part suspended between rayners lane and axbridge, due to difficult to track the condition is called by falling leaves. —— and oxbridge. minor delays in other parts of the line. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm barra brings some very wet and very windy conditions today. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for the strong winds, widely gusts 45 to 50 mph. so potentially damaging. you can see the storm spiralling towards us, the rain arriving as we head into the afternoon and the winds are strengthening, coming up from the south. we have got a bright start this morning, a cold start with temperatures close to zero, but the cloud quickly increasing, the wind strengthening through the morning. and then that heavy rain hitting as we head through the afternoon. temperatures today hitting a maximum of eight celsius. that first band of quite heavy rain will clear through this evening. we will get one or two clearer spells, but showers quite quickly following on. the wind staying very strong overnight, blowing those showers through, they could be quite heavy, we might get a rumble of thunder and a little bit of hail mixed into those as well. the temperature dropping to four celsius, not quite as cold as last night. you can see low pressure in remains in charge until wednesday. isobars still quite squeezed, which means it is still going to be quite a windy day. a blustery day through wednesday. fewer showers and then a slightly calmer day for thursday. that's it for now, i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. coming up on breakfast this morning. rebel wilson's been telling us how losing more than five stone made more headlines than her successful hollywood career. we'll talk to the "game of thrones" actor iwan rheon about playing the leading role in a new christmas rom—com. and nadiya bychkova will be here to be reunited with her dance partner dan — as we look back at their incredible strictlyjourney. one of my proudest moment is i went to the entire series without ever using the word journey. isn’t to the entire series without ever using the word journey. using the word “ourney. isn't that compulsory? — using the word journey. isn't that compulsory? that _ using the word journey. isn't that compulsory? that you _ using the word journey. isn't that compulsory? that you have - using the word journey. isn't that compulsory? that you have to i using the word journey. isn't that| compulsory? that you have to say jenny? i compulsory? that you have to say jenn ? h, . compulsory? that you have to say jenn ? ., , compulsory? that you have to say jenn ? h, . ,.,. jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said — jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the _ jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the j _ jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the] word. _ jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the] word. it _ jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the] word. it was - jenny? i said the word trip once. i never said the] word. it was a - jenny? i said the word trip once. i | never said the] word. it was a nice trip though? _ never said the] word. it was a nice trip though? it _ never said the] word. it was a nice trip though? it was, _ never said the] word. it was a nice trip though? it was, yes! _ never said the] word. it was a nice trip though? it was, yes! talking i trip though? it was, yes! talking about journeys! _ from today vaccinated travellers entering the uk from non red list countries will need to take a covid test up to two days before departure. this is in addition to a test up to 48 hours after their arrival in the uk. the changes were announced at the weekend in an attempt to tackle the spread of the new omicron variant. sarah is taking a look at the new rules. morning. we know these travel rules can change very quickly, we can see that through the course of the pandemic, the decisions taken on the side and the data and these are the latest titans of restriction for travel. good morning. —— the tightening of restrictions. everyone will have to show a negative cave attest from this morning regardless of vaccination status. —— negative covid test. for those who have already booked travel, it may be a bit of an extra headache. paula booked a short break with her husband to italy and they were due to fly out on friday. the husband to italy and they were due to fly out on friday.— to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided _ to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not _ to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not to _ to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not to go _ to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not to go to - to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not to go to rome i to fly out on friday. the reason we have decided not to go to rome is| have decided not to go to rome is due completely to the fact that our country— due completely to the fact that our country and our government have introduced — country and our government have introduced the pcr in country test before _ introduced the pcr in country test before you — introduced the pcr in country test before you can come home. so if, even _ before you can come home. so if, even though— before you can come home. so if, even though we are double jabbed and we have _ even though we are double jabbed and we have had the booster, if we catch covid, _ we have had the booster, if we catch covid, and _ we have had the booster, if we catch covid, and test positive in italy, we can— covid, and test positive in italy, we can he — covid, and test positive in italy, we can be put in quarantine for anywhere — we can be put in quarantine for anywhere between ten and 21 days. so the worst _ anywhere between ten and 21 days. so the worst case is we will come home on the _ the worst case is we will come home on the 3rd _ the worst case is we will come home on the 3rd of— the worst case is we will come home on the 3rd ofjanuary. that the worst case is we will come home on the 3rd ofjanuary.— on the 3rd of january. that gives ou on the 3rd of january. that gives you some _ on the 3rd of january. that gives you some idea — on the 3rd of january. that gives you some idea of— on the 3rd of january. that gives you some idea of the _ on the 3rd of january. that gives you some idea of the challengesj you some idea of the challenges posed by the new rules. there is going abroad, this is what you should know. the test must be taken before heading to the uk. it can be a lateral flow before heading to the uk. it can be a lateralflow or before heading to the uk. it can be a lateral flow or pca before heading to the uk. it can be a lateralflow or pca —— pcr before heading to the uk. it can be a lateral flow or pca —— pcr test. the free lateral flow kits from the nhs are not allowed, it must be pre—booked from a private provider. it must be done within 48 hours of departure, if you test positive you are not allowed to travel and you have to quarantine according to the rules of the country you are in. once you get to the uk, you have to take a pcr test within 48 hours of arrival, pre—booked from an approved government to provide, and you must self—isolate until you get a negative result. there are around 400 approved providers for pcr tests and the majority charge around £60 for the home—based kit. some providers have been criticised for their pricing policies. the number of companies _ their pricing policies. the number of companies on _ their pricing policies. the number of companies on this _ their pricing policies. the number of companies on this list - their pricing policies. the numberl of companies on this list continues to increase, and it is misleading when you look for a price and it gives you a few pounds but by the time you click through to the test that you want, that is either not available or it is not the price that you were led to believe that it was. so 100% appreciate that this was. so 100% appreciate that this was really challenging for consumers. in was really challenging for consumers.— was really challenging for consumers. , ,., , ., consumers. in response, the trade association — consumers. in response, the trade association for _ consumers. in response, the trade association for the _ consumers. in response, the trade association for the testing - consumers. in response, the trade association for the testing industry says the government has failed to enforce accuracy on its website when it comes to pricing. the government told us it is monitoring the situation and if necessary, will strike companies of the list if they are taking advantage of holiday—makers. these new rules apply to anyone entering the uk from non—red list countries. as for the red list itself, 11 african countries are on the list, nigeria was added yesterday. and the rules state that travellers must quarantine in a government approved hotel for 11 nights and it will cost them more than £2000. are you affected by the rule changes? i would love to hear from you. do get in touch in the usual ways. this is another big blow for the travel sector, they say every time these rules are tightened, it dents consumer confidence and affects bookings. what is different this time is businesses say there is not the government support, so things like furlough, to help them get through what may be a difficult winter. it through what may be a difficult winter. , , . ., , , winter. it is the unpredictability, we 'ust winter. it is the unpredictability, wejust don't— winter. it is the unpredictability, we just don't know _ winter. it is the unpredictability, we just don't know what's - winter. it is the unpredictability, we just don't know what's going | winter. it is the unpredictability, l we just don't know what's going to happen. f you're a regular breakfast viewer you'll probably know the name mark ormrod by now. he's the former royal marine who took on a series of gruelling physical challenges, despite losing both legs and an arm in afghanistan. he has raised over half £1 million and on thursday starts his latest fundraising effort. john maguire has been finding out where the money is going. this year, we have seen mark ormrod put his mind and body through some awe—inspiring challenges. on the track, in the sea, on his hand bike, and while fighting on the jujitsu mat. we know what my disadvantages are, so we're trying to find out what my advantages are. in terms of personal growth, this is insane. you know, it's great doing the run, and swimming, and landing on things, but this is nonstop, it never ends, no matter what you learn, there's always something to tweak and to refine, and to make it better. and it carries on into my life as well. mark, a former royal marine, rendered a tripled amputee after an explosion in afghanistan, is raising money for the charity reorg, which uses this martial art, brazilianjujitsu, to rehabilitate and support members of the military, veterans and now, emergency service personnel. it may sound extreme when i say this, but it's absolutely true, that it's notjust changing peoples lives, i know several people whose lives it is saved. people that thought they had no way out, there was nothing left for them to do. they felt worthless and they found a purpose again and a mission, and something that gives them growth you know, in their life. this is called rolling. to round off mark's fundraising year, on thursday and friday, 24—hour long marathon session, a rollathon. they hope it will be a world record. ben has been coaching mark throughout his exploits and believes reorg could play a vital role in life after the armed forces. you just want direction in the military, you have that direction. when you're a part of that, it's quite easy to just keep moving forward. when that gets completely taken away from you, it changes everything. and to have people supporting you that you can talk to after the class about issues etc, mentally, it's fantastic. in its first year, the charity has helped more than 120 people. we are notjust hearing from the individuals themselves, but theirfamilies, messaging us saying, thank you. they are a different person. and i think that's the reality of what we do, and that's why everyone is getting behind it and we've got the success that we have. ben mitchell served with mark in afghanistan. he is now a firefighter in london and is one of those to benefit from the charity's support. there are those periods of your life where, you know, you are frustrated when you come out of the military, and you've lost your way in life. and maybe you'd react to things in a way that you shouldn't react. my wife, my children, i think they can see a massive change in what brazilianjujitsu has done for me. it makes you realise where you are in the big picture, when something that might have bothered you in a previous life, i can let it go above my head. and as for mark, by raising hundreds of thousands of pounds, he is able not only to give back to reorg, but also to see it help so many others just as this charity has helped him. john maguire, bbc news, plymouth. there is no stopping 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you need to sleep! you can 'ust stay u -i the news reaching us overnight is that james anderson won't be playing in the opening test. england say he's fit, there's no injury and the plan was always to get him ready for the second test in adelaide. so it all begins tonight at the gabba in brisbane and england are looking to win their first ashes down under in ten years. patrick gearey looks at a unique contest. in english imagination, australia means danger. uncomfortable, unfamiliar, uncompromising. english cricketers are used to feeling isolated down under but rarely so literally. they've had to quarantine and abide by strict and changeable australian covid rules. it's very different to any series we've ever encountered before. but it's the same for both teams. you know, it's an environment which, and the build—up that's been very unique in many ways, and it will come down to how we manage, how we have managed it. not only do we not know how the series will finish, we don't know where either. the final test has been moved from perth due to western australia's covid rules. no new home for it has been announced. indeed, finding somewhere to play cricket has been a problem for england. they seem to have taken the weather with them. but the likes of ben stokes have had to make the most of rare breaks in the cloud just to warm up. all this in a country where england have won just one test series in eight. in many respects, we've got nothing to lose coming here. we've got a great chance in the circumstances that we find ourselves in, to come and do something very special, and, you know, we should take great confidence from that going into it. so, what about the aussies? well, it all started in tears. it's an incredibly difficult decision but the right one for me. captain tim paine resigned over explicit texts he had sent in 2017. so pat cummins was given the biggest job in australian sport, less than two weeks before the series starts. it's the first time i've put on the blazer, actually, fits ok. yeah, i think when we walk out here day one, and see a packed house and see all the tv cameras and the start of the summer, it feels like it's here, i think that's when it will hit me. where there are ashes, there must be fire. normally, it comes naturally. this is cricket at its fiercest. one thing about this strange series we can be sure of. patrick gearey, bbc news. cricket journalist and australian commentator, adam collins, joins us now from melbourne. i'm not sure what time of the day it is there! it'sjust i'm not sure what time of the day it is there! it's just such a unique contest anyway, this really is an ashes series like no other, isn't it? it ashes series like no other, isn't it? , ,, . ., , ashes series like no other, isn't it? , it? it is, especially when you consider _ it? it is, especially when you consider for _ it? it is, especially when you consider for much _ it? it is, especially when you consider for much of - it? it is, especially when 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that pope prefer to jonny bairstow, did that surprise you?— pope prefer to jonny bairstow, did that surprise you? that is the good news -- big _ that surprise you? that is the good news -- big news. _ that surprise you? that is the good news -- big news. he _ that surprise you? that is the good news -- big news. he is— that surprise you? that is the good news -- big news. he is uniquely l news —— big news. he is uniquely suited to playing in australia on the basis of what we saw in south africa a couple of winters ago. he has been prolific in test values notlet at the oval where he averages the better part of 100 at a first class level. it's bold going with a younger player in the team who has never played test cricket in australia before.— never played test cricket in australia before. , . , �* ,., australia before. james anderson will not feature _ australia before. james anderson will not feature in _ australia before. james anderson will not feature in the _ australia before. james 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which kept him out of the 2019 ashes in england but by the end of the day he was bowling at full pelt and we were told by the team management it is purely a precautionary measure, he is fit to play. theyjust want precautionary measure, he is fit to play. they just want to precautionary measure, he is fit to play. theyjust want to make sure he is good to go for the pink ball test match in adelaide next week. bath match in adelaide next week. both teams have — match in adelaide next week. both teams have been _ match in adelaide next week. both teams have been struggling with bad weather and, teams have been struggling with bad weatherand, not teams have been struggling with bad weather and, not something we expected, cannot help that, the lockdown, the covid rules depending on which part of australia you are in, it will be frustrating for these players because specifically around the ashes, that festival is the history, that is what you are remembered for. —— that first ball. the fact that i am wearing a jacket in december in australia is unusual. there is every chance it will rain most of them are in brisbane. in terms of setting your alarm for midnight, you might have to push it out a bit longer before the bowl is bald. —— ball is bowled. the fifth test match was cancelled in perth yesterday to be rescheduled, now there is a bidding war between the other states as to who will host a day night test match with a pink ball to finish it in the middle of january. there has not been an ashes series in australia go the distance, until the fifth match, since 1980 to slash 83. i think the team space look vulnerable —— i think both teams look vulnerable in the batting so it should be a volatile series goes to the death, we should be so lucky. it goes to the death, we should be so luc . . ~ goes to the death, we should be so luc . ., ~ , lucky. it will make it interesting, it is evening _ lucky. it will make it interesting, it is evening over— lucky. it will make it 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giving them victory over arsenal and theirfirst win in nine games. some everton fans showed their frustration by walking out after 27 minutes, to highlight the 27 years it's been since they last won a trophy. and not long afterwards, martin odegaard put arsenal ahead. richarlison had two goals ruled out by var but there was nothing wrong with his equaliser. and then came grey's superb winner. what a reward there was for chesterfield, for reaching the third round of the fa cup. the national league leaders were hoping to be drawn against a big name and they'll face last season's runners—up chelsea at stamford bridge. you can find details of all the ties on the bbc sport website. the united states has announced a diplomatic boycott of next year's winter olympics and paralympics in beijing. the move won't affect athletes but the white house says no official delegation will be sent to the games due to concerns about china's human rights record. i haven't decided if i am going to stay up until midnight tonight, i am not actually here tomorrow so i could get away with it. if anyone sees me today, a few cups of coffee, power three. sees me today, a few cups of coffee, power three-— power three. every time i here and australian talk _ power three. every time i here and australian talk about _ power three. every time i here and australian talk about sports, - power three. every time i here and australian talk about sports, i - power three. every time i here and australian talk about sports, i love | australian talk about sports, i love it, you better believe it, mate! i knew you would like that! that would be quite _ knew you would like that! that would be quite of _ knew you would like that! that would be quite of the day! | knew you would like that! that would be quite of the day!— be quite of the day! i was disappointed _ be quite of the day! i was disappointed that - be quite of the day! i was disappointed that he - be quite of the day! i was disappointed that he did l 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barra so a cloudy start for many areas this morning, and it will be wet. if you do not have snow, you will have rain. this is storm barra, look at all of the isobars are rounded indicating once again that it is going to be windy wherever you are. as the storm approaches, the cloud builds ahead of it, we start seeing heavy rain moving across northern ireland into england, wales and scotland, and as it engages with the colder air, we will see snow across the peak district and the cambrian fells, the southern uplands in the highlands. if you follow the curl around, we are not out of the woods yet. even though the raiders moved through, behind it we could have some heavy showers, —— the rain has moved through. it will be a cold day but it will not be that images you notice, it will be the winter. the snow is falling —— the temperatures that you notice, it will be the wind. the snow is falling across northern england and up to the southern uplands we could get to 20 centimetres through the course of the afternoon and into the evening. the likelihood of some blizzards and the snow drifting systems treacherous conditions. let's talk about the wind, widespread gales, inland 40 to 50 miles an hour. around the coast and the english channel we could get up to 80 miles an hour. overnight we see the rain curling around the area of low pressure that is storm barra, some heavy and persistent rain coming in across northern ireland, in three parts of northern england, wales, heading down towards the west midlands. stillshowers heading down towards the west midlands. still showers around, still wintry on the hills, and it will be windy as well, but not quite as windy because part of northern england and southern scotland because here we are in the centre of the low pressure. a cold and to the night, low pressure still with us tomorrow but slowly starting to build so it will weaken. you can still see around the edges it will be windy. tomorrow the gales are likely across parts of south—west wales, south—west english channel and the northern isles. tomorrow is still a lot of showers, some of those will be wintry on the hills, some of us seeing some rain, a lot of cold around and still cold and a little bit of sunshine to throw in some hope at the end there! i little bit of sunshine to throw in some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope — some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope at _ some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope at the _ some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope at the end. _ some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope at the end. we _ some hope at the end there! i love a bit of hope at the end. we spend i some hope at the end there! i love aj bit of hope at the end. we spend the whole day hoping — bit of hope at the end. we spend the whole day hoping for _ bit of hope at the end. we spend the whole day hoping for sunshine! i bit of hope at the end. we spend the whole day hoping for sunshine! that| whole day hoping 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pandemic. after losing more than five stone, she's been talking about how her weight loss attracted more attention from the press than successful career. in an exclusive interview with nomia iqbalfor the bbc�*s "100 women" season, she's also been speaking about her fertility struggles. rebel wilson, thank you so much for talking to bbc 100 women. it is my pleasure. you have been on a year of health. yeah. i didn't predict the pandemic, but weirdly, i thought, sometimes i'm a little psychic, and i go, ifeel like i'm not going to be working much this year. and i feel like turning 40, and go to concentrate on my health and so that all kind of culminated so the moment it hit 2020, i was like, ok, it's going to be my year of health. in 2019, i had, like, for pretty successful movies come out. and i'd done all this amazing stuff career—wise. but then in the next year, all that i did was just lose 80 pounds. and the attention that gets... it was insane. ..is way more than being in an academy award nominated film, and producing my first movie, and doing all this stuff. can i read you one headline? yeah, sure. rebel wilson has a bond girl moment in an incredible curve—hugging swimsuit. well, i never thought i would be described anywhere near a bond girl. how do you feel about those sorts of headlines, that your weight loss? how do you feel about those sorts of headlines, about your weight loss? i have noticed that it's been getting a lot of attention. and i go, so, is that what a woman has to do in a world, isjust lose weight to, like, get attention? i know what it's like to be a woman who was essentially invisible to most people because of not being seen as traditionally beautiful or whatever. so i know what it's like when nobody holds a door open for you, or, you know, just looks at you almost like you can have no value because you are not seen as good—looking to them. so i know what that's like. and then you really notice, you get this bias towards you, just purely because of your appearance, which is wrong, and i do think it's wrong. but you can't deny that that's how society does operate. our goal is to get to the finals. how are we paying for regionals? a bikini car wash is definitely out of the question. no, i'm like super good at bikini car washes. ee, eee, eeeee! there will be no more waiting time with school boyfriends. can i trust you will add your own cardio? no, no, don't put me down for cardio. what are you doing? horizontal running. i got a lot of pushback from my own team, actually, here in hollywood, when i said, ok, i'm going to do this year of health, i'm going to, ifeel like i'm really going to physically transform and change my life. and they were like, why? why would you want to do that? because i was earning millions of dollars being the funny fat girl and, like, being that person. and i go, well, because even though i was still very confident being bigger, and loved myself, you know, would rock a red carpet and i was probably double the size, sometimes triple the weight of other actresses. but, like, istill felt confident in that. but i knew deep down inside, some of the emotional eating behaviours i was doing was not healthy. like, i did not need a tub of ice cream every night. that was me numbing emotions using food which wasn't the healthiest thing. was that dealing with fame? i think it was, i think it was dealing with not being a natural performer and having to perform almost every day. and just things that i hadn't kind of processed or dealt with in my life. that was manifesting as emotional eating and then i was like, that's not the healthiest. but what i tried to do is just share just enough that hopefully people can understand some of the struggles i've been through and then come and the reason why i share it is to hopefully help people. so i've been sharing things about fertility, or talking about the health transformation, emotional eating, and what i suffered going through that, is ultimately to try and help people. and the fertility issue that you've talked about, that's really personal and intimate. yeah, i have something, i was diagnosed when i was 20 with something called polycystic ovarian syndrome, which made sense, like, that i gained a lot of weight rapidly with that. and i'm still trying on the fertility journey, even though, like it is emotional and you get hopeful and then your hopes are dashed. and so i feel for any woman going through it. but i was a classic example of a career woman who went out into the world, didn't even think about kids, and then suddenly in your mid—30s is like, oh, hang on, do i want that as an option? and then if i do, what do i need to do? it would be great if i had my own children but i don't know whether that's going to happen. so i'm trying not to have any expectations set on the outcome, just that i am the healthiest i can be, i'm going to try and what will happen will happen. i love that attitude. she is very empowering- _ i love that attitude. she is very empowering. she _ i love that attitude. she is very empowering. she is _ i love that attitude. she is very empowering. she is brilliant. l you can find out more about the other inspiring and influential women on the "bbc 100 women" list — and the rest of the season — on the bbc news website. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. the met police and child maintenance service say they've significantly changed the way they handle victims of domestic abuse. it follows the case of emma day who was murdered by her ex—partner in may 2017 after reporting his threats to authorities. the met and child maintenance service have now admitted faults were made and have updated their training. mr�*s family have campaigned for reform. if the police had done things differently the year before, if the child maintenance agency had given emma better advice, orjust asked her a couple more questions when she disclosed to them what was happening, there is a slight chance that emma wouldn't been killed. a change in the law — aimed at protecting mental health patients from unsafe restraint — has come into force from today. the change came about following the death of olaseni lewis who died after being restrained by 11 metropolitan police officers in september 2010. seni's law means police will be required to wear body cameras. it's claimed an increase in the number of cycle lanes could be why london is one of the most congested cities in the world. analysis by the traffic information firm inrix said segregated spaces for cycling means there is less room for cars, causing slower speed and more congestion. but the charity cycling uk called the conclusion simplistic. let's have a look at the travel. this is how the tube services are looking right now. on the piccadilly line there's no service between rayners lane and uxbridge, due to difficult track conditions. minor delays on other parts of the line. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm barra brings some very wet and very windy conditions today. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for the strong winds, widely gusts 45 to 50 mph. so potentially damaging. you can see the storm spiralling towards us, the rain arriving as we head into the afternoon and the winds are strengthening, coming up from the south. we have got a bright start this morning, a cold start with temperatures close to zero, but the cloud quickly increasing, the wind strengthening through the morning. and then that heavy rain hitting as we head through the afternoon. temperatures today reaching a maximum of eight celsius. that first band of quite heavy rain will clear through this evening. we will get one or two clearer spells, but showers quite quickly following on. the wind staying very strong overnight, blowing those showers through — they could be quite heavy, you might get a rumble of thunder and a little bit of hail mixed into those as well. the temperature dropping to four celsius, not quite as cold as last night. you can see low pressure remains in charge until wednesday. isobars still quite squeezed, which means it is still going to be quite a windy day. a blustery day through wednesday. fewer showers and then a slightly calmer day for thursday. that's it for now. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. dysfunctional and chaotic — a foreign office whistleblower delivers a damning verdict of the government's handling of the afghan evacuation. new covid travel rules come into force — anyone travelling to the uk now has to show evidence of a negative coronavirus test. with hundreds of homes still without power eleven days after storm arwen, brace yourself for storm barra, with weather warnings in place across the uk. we are looking at warnings for gales. snow is likely to be an additional hazard across the northern half of the country. all the details in ten minutes. england name their squad for the opening ashes test but no james anderson, who is being rested, with england expecting him to play a big role. it's tuesday, the 7th of december. a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mps that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall — who resigned from thejob in september — told mps the process was dysfunctional and chaotic and it was clear that some of those left behind were murdered by the taliban. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. kabul airport last summer as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers trying to evacuate those it could, but, according to a whistle—blower, there was chaos in london, too. the foreign office crisis centre was handling requests from afghans at risk from the taliban because of their links to the uk. one official working there, raphael marshall, said the process of choosing who could be evacuated was arbitrary and dysfunctional. he said up to 150,000 people applied for an evacuation under the scheme, but he estimated fewer than 5% of these people have received any assistance. it is clear that some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. mr marshall, who has since left the diplomatic service, said there were not enough staff and, one saturday afternoon, he was the only person monitoring and processing e—mails in the afghan special cases inbox. thousands of which, he said, remained unread. the chairman of the foreign affairs committee said that mr marshall's evidence raised serious questions about the leadership at the foreign office. i am deeply concerned about many of the things the whistle—blower has raised, including about all those at the very top of the department. the whistle—blower, mr marshall, was dealing with a very, very difficult situation. in which many of us were trying to get out people who had served us with enormous courage and integrity for sometimes as much as 20 years. and so i am extremely concerned to hear what he said. mr marshall singled out dominic raab, then foreign secretary, who, he said, delayed taking decisions until he had all the facts set out in well—presented tables. for the foreign secretary to make this request suggests he did not fully understand the situation, mr marshall said. a source close to mr raab said the challenge was not the speed of decisions, but verifying identity and securing safe passage to the airport. a foreign office spokesman said government staff had worked tirelessly to evacuate more than 15,000 people in a fortnight. to our chief political correspondent. it is uncomfortable reading and listening for the deputy prime minister. irate reading and listening for the deputy prime minister.— reading and listening for the deputy prime minister. we knew it was going on at the time — prime minister. we knew it was going on at the time because _ prime minister. we knew it was going on at the time because there - prime minister. we knew it was going on at the time because there were i on at the time because there were rumours about chaos in the foreign office and mps complained about chaos at the foreign office. now we knowjust how chaotic it was behind—the—scenes. it will be uncomfortable for dominic raab to read and for him this morning because he is doing interviews in his new role asjustice secretary talking about prison reform. it will be uncomfortable because he was fired by the prime minister as foreign secretary a few weeks after this happened. one reason it will be uncomfortable for him is that if you pick to any member of the cabinet most annoyed by the fact civil servants were working from home because of covid rather than being at their desk it would probably be him because he has a reputation as quite a tough boss. it will be an uncomfortable day for senior civil servants who run the foreign office and are responsible for hr processes because they appear before a select committee in parliament later. remember who will feel the most uncomfortable of all, it will be people left in afghanistan who feel their lives are under threat. thanks. we'll be talking to the deputy prime minister dominic raab, who was foreign secretary at the time of the evacuation, in about half an hour's time. people coming to the uk now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before they travel. it's the latest in a series of measures introduced in response to the omicron variant. here's our business correspondent, theo leggett. if you want to travel to the uk, you will need to take a test first. under rules that came into force this morning, anyone over the age of 12 will have to provide proof they've tested negative for covid, even if they're fully vaccinated. it's the latest in a series of new measures brought in amid growing concern about the so—called omicron variant. the government had already reintroduced pcr tests for new arrivals. so now passengers face compulsory testing both before they travel and within two days of entering this country. the government has also brought back its so—called red list of high—risk regions. 11 african countries are now on it. nigeria was added yesterday. arrivals from these regions are restricted to uk and irish nationals and uk residents. anyone coming from a red—list country will have to go into supervised quarantine in hotels. a ten—day stay for an adult currently costs £2,285. the government insists the new measures are necessary to slow the spread of omicron and to protect public health. but airlines and tourism operators are deeply worried that, faced with extra costs and inconvenience, many people will simply choose not to travel at all. prices have come down, but, for a family of four, the need for tests before and after travelling can still add hundreds of pounds to the cost of a holiday abroad. we've seen a really significant drop—off of demand. consumer confidence has now been significantly diminished and undermined. the government is changing the rules far too quickly with very, very knee—jerk decisions, frankly. we've seen two changes to the travel rules within the space of a few days. the covid pandemic has already caused an unprecedented crisis in the travel industry. now, operators complain thatjust as they were beginning to recover, their wings have been clipped once again. theo leggett, bbc news. all eligible adults in wales will be offered a booster vaccination by the end of january as part of efforts to combat the new coronavirus variant. the welsh government says the nhs aims to increase the number of vaccinations from 19,000 a day to more than 200,000 each week. four cases of the omicron variant have been found so far in wales, with experts warning more are set to follow. the eastenders star and spandau ballet member martin kemp has dressed up like father christmas for a festive film to encourage people to get vaccinated against covid—19 this winter. the video, which has been released today by the government, shows the actor and musician preparing for christmas by booking preparing for christmas by getting his vaccine. it's part of the government's campaign to get people to get a coronavirus booster or flu jab when they're eligible. thousands of tesco workers at distribution centres across the uk have voted to strike in the run up to christmas following a dispute over pay. industrial action is planned to start on 20th december and will last until christmas eve — impacting just over half of the supermarket chain's warehouses at their busiest time of year. ido i do not think that is martin's own belly. i think that is a stunt. the corona belt. good morning. good morning, a cold start with widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. storm barra is on the way. for most it has not shown its hand but when it has not shown its hand but when it does it will bring gales, and the wind is picking up in the isles of scilly and southern parts of ireland. it will bring snow and blizzards on high ground in the north of the country. to start it is cold but bright. cloud bills. storm barra brings heavy rain across northern ireland and parts of scotland, england and wales. as it engages with the cold air, it will fall as snow on high ground. this is a weatherfront wrapped fall as snow on high ground. this is a weather front wrapped around storm barra. even when the heaviest rain comes through, behind it we will see heavy showers. mild across the south—west than anywhere else. a cold day but you will not notice temperatures because the wind will be a feature. the snow, we could have up to five centimetres in parts of northern england and southern uplands and highlands, 10—20 centimetres. that will be blowing around in the strong wind. blizzards and snow drifts are likely. the strongest winds 70—80 mph. widely, 40-50 strongest winds 70—80 mph. widely, 40—50 mph, even up the coastline of eastern scotland later. tonight the pressure moves northwards. wrapped around it, longer spells of rain. still windy. tonight it another cold one. i will have more details in half an hour. let's return to one of our top stories now, and tighter international travel rules have come into force, injust the last few hours. people coming to the uk now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before they travel. so how much of an impact will the changes make? let's discuss this with the epidemiologist professor tim spector. good morning and great to see you this morning. a lot to get through. the health secretary saying we have community transmission of omicron. how many more cases are we likely to see over the coming weeks? the official see over the coming weeks? tie: official estimates are see over the coming weeks? ti2 official estimates are there are 350 odd omicron cases and because the current testing is missing a lot of those, it is probably at least 1000, 2000 at the moment. and we are expecting this to be doubling about every two days, at the moment. so if you do your maths, assuming it is 1000 at the moment, and you think it will double every two macro days, those numbers will be pretty big in about ten days. that is where we are and by that time we will probably have more cases than they will in some of those african countries. these travel restrictions do perhaps have their place initially, when cases are really low here and high in the other country, but when we reach that equilibrium, there is little point in having them, in my opinion. little point in having them, in my oinion. �* , ., i. opinion. i'm interested in what you said at the — opinion. i'm interested in what you said at the start, _ opinion. i'm interested in what you said at the start, you _ opinion. i'm interested in what you said at the start, you said - said at the start, you said because... tests are not picking up all cases of omicron. why is that and is it more of the case with this variant than previous? it is and is it more of the case with this variant than previous?— variant than previous? it is a complicated _ variant than previous? it is a complicated answer - variant than previous? it is a complicated answer because j variant than previous? it is a i complicated answer because there variant than previous? it is a - complicated answer because there are two reasons. there is a technical reason in that omicron can be picked up reason in that omicron can be picked up at the pcr test level in about 30-40% of the up at the pcr test level in about 30—40% of the tests done around the country because we use different methods around the country to do an official pcr test and in some they can detect technically there is a certain gene missing that is a flag it is omicron and then you go on and check it. so we are missing perhaps two thirds anyway. we know from these early covid study i run that almost 50% of cases of delta are being missed because the symptoms are not the classic and they are more like cold and flu like symptoms —— zoe study. many people are thinking they have not got covid, they are not getting into the system and going out and infecting people. we think omicron is more similar to the mild variants we see in people who have been vaccinated than anything else. so it will produce cold like symptoms but people will not recognise them as covid if they believe official government advice. that is why we underestimate it currently quite a lot and this is important. in the next few weeks. this is a basic question, but this new variant, it seems to be giving milder symptoms than perhaps previous. we know viruses change. is this, in some ways, a positive development that the new strain could infect more people but not make them so sick? it is could infect more people but not make them so sick?— could infect more people but not make them so sick? it is good storm barra the individual _ make them so sick? it is good storm barra the individual who _ make them so sick? it is good storm barra the individual who is _ make them so sick? it is good storm barra the individual who is sick. if i barra the individual who is sick. if earlier reports pan out and let's be sure we do not absolutely know this. we have hardly —— it is good for the individual. but if we assume it is not more severe and possibly milder than delta, which is what most experts believe, but it is more transmissible, it means that perhaps twice as many will pass it on when someone gets it in a crowd. that is going to be good news for the individual because with less cases going to hospital, and partly this is due to our high vaccination rates, but it also means eventually you will have more deaths and problems because almost everyone will be infected or reinfected. and so this means that for the country as a whole, it could be worse news but better for the individual. as a whole, it could be worse news but betterfor the individual. there is no reason for complacency. we know that having the second vaccine or booster, particularly, we think is still likely to keep you out of hospital and keep you from severe disease, even if it is not as protective against being infected as delta. ., ~ , ., protective against being infected as delta. , ~' , ., , protective against being infected as delta. ., ~ i. , . delta. tim, thank you very much. tim secter delta. tim, thank you very much. tim specter from — delta. tim, thank you very much. tim specter from king's _ delta. tim, thank you very much. tim specter from king's college _ delta. tim, thank you very much. tim specter from king's college in - specterfrom king's college in london. as well as changes to testing, nigeria has todayjoined 10 southern african countries which have been added to the government's travel red list. anyone returning from the uk from a red list country has to quarantine for ten days in a hotel at their own expense. let's speak to emily mennie and owen hancock, who are currently in a hotel quarantine in east london after visiting south africa to see emily's family. thanks for being with us, how was the first night in the quarantine hotel? it the first night in the quarantine hotel? ., , , ~ the first night in the quarantine hotel? ., , , . ., ., hotel? it was intense. we landed at heathrow at — hotel? it was intense. we landed at heathrow at 8:15pm _ hotel? it was intense. we landed at heathrow at 8:15pm yesterday i hotel? it was intense. we landed at heathrow at 8:15pm yesterday and l heathrow at 8:15pm yesterday and made it to the hotel room at 2am this morning, so running on very little sleep. irate this morning, so running on very little sleep-— little sleep. we appreciate you comin: little sleep. we appreciate you coming on _ little sleep. we appreciate you coming on after _ little sleep. we appreciate you coming on after very _ little sleep. we appreciate you coming on after very little i little sleep. we appreciate you i coming on after very little sleep. you look very freshfaced considering how little sleep you have had. you were in south africa visiting family. where were you when you found out about south africa going on the red list and how you react to that? , ., ., ., , ,, , that? yes, with a lot of stress is the answer- _ that? yes, with a lot of stress is the answer. we _ that? yes, with a lot of stress is the answer. we were _ that? yes, with a lot of stress is the answer. we were visiting i that? yes, with a lot of stress is i the answer. we were visiting family. it the answer. we were visiting family. it has _ the answer. we were visiting family. it has been — the answer. we were visiting family. it has been years since we have been able to— it has been years since we have been able to see _ it has been years since we have been able to see them. we got the news overnight— able to see them. we got the news overnight in a text message from a friend _ overnight in a text message from a friend. there was real panic. we did not know— friend. there was real panic. we did not know if— friend. there was real panic. we did not know if we could get back within the 2hour— not know if we could get back within the 24—hour window or whether we had to stick— the 24—hour window or whether we had to stick with _ the 24—hour window or whether we had to stick with the plans we had. so much _ to stick with the plans we had. so much uncertainty and on top of that, a load _ much uncertainty and on top of that, a load of— much uncertainty and on top of that, a load of financial pressure, as welt _ a load of financial pressure, as well. , ., , , ., a load of financial pressure, as well. , , ., , a load of financial pressure, as well. , , ., well. emily, was this a trip to south africa _ well. emily, was this a trip to south africa where _ well. emily, was this a trip to south africa where you i well. emily, was this a trip to south africa where you were l well. emily, was this a trip to i south africa where you were meant well. emily, was this a trip to - south africa where you were meant to be getting married, as well, and that has been put back? yes, exactl . that has been put back? yes, exactly- we _ that has been put back? yes, exactly. we had _ that has been put back? yes, exactly. we had moved i that has been put back? yes, exactly. we had moved our. that has been put back? i23, exactly. we had moved our wedding in south africa twice already. we have stuck diligently to the rules. we felt like it was better to postpone it until next year to have the ceremony with everyone. when south africa was on the green list we thought it was a great opportunity to see friends and family we have not seen in so long. hope to see friends and family we have not seen in so long.— not seen in so long. how much of what ou not seen in so long. how much of what you have — not seen in so long. how much of what you have had _ not seen in so long. how much of what you have had to _ not seen in so long. how much of what you have had to pay - not seen in so long. how much of what you have had to pay out i not seen in so long. how much of what you have had to pay out in i what you have had to pay out in terms of hotel costs, is it covered by insurance? and what costs are you looking at? it is by insurance? and what costs are you lookin: at? , ., ., ., 11:11: looking at? it is around about £4000 for as as a couple. _ looking at? it is around about £4000 for as as a couple. it _ looking at? it is around about £4000 for as as a couple. it is _ looking at? it is around about £4000 for as as a couple. it is not _ for as as a couple. it is not covered _ for as as a couple. it is not covered by— for as as a couple. it is not covered by our insurance and it is going _ covered by our insurance and it is going on— covered by our insurance and it is going on credit cards at the moment. we will— going on credit cards at the moment. we will have — going on credit cards at the moment. we will have to work out a plan to pay that _ we will have to work out a plan to pay that back at the beginning of next year~ — pay that back at the beginning of next ear. , ., ., pay that back at the beginning of next ear. , , , , ., , next year. emily, what have you been told about the — next year. emily, what have you been told about the next _ next year. emily, what have you been told about the next nine _ next year. emily, what have you been told about the next nine nights? i next year. emily, what have you been told about the next nine nights? how| told about the next nine nights? how does it work in terms of food and those practical measures? irate does it work in terms of food and those practical measures? we have pre-ordered _ those practical measures? we have pre-ordered food _ those practical measures? we have pre-ordered food for _ those practical measures? we have pre-ordered food for the _ those practical measures? we have pre-ordered food for the whole i those practical measures? we have| pre-ordered food for the whole time pre—ordered food for the whole time we are staying here so at least we know that we'll be coming in. i think we can get two half—hour exercises per day but other than that it exercises per day but other than thatitis exercises per day but other than that it is staying in your room. i think for us that will be intense, trying to work together in the quarantine room for the next i think 11 days. we quarantine room for the next i think 11das. quarantine room for the next i think 11da s.. quarantine room for the next i think 11da s. 2 ., ~ 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us- i wish _ 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i wish you _ 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i wish you all— 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i wish you all the _ 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i wish you all the best i 11 days. we appreciate you talking to us. i wish you all the best and l to us. i wish you all the best and take care of yourselves and each other. and 0. hopefully the next ten days go ok. —— thank you. it is a challenge. things reopen up and you have not seen relatives. things change because of the omicron variant. and you're stuck in a hotel and they have been following the rules diligently. let's get back to one of our top stories now, and the met office has issued yellow weather warnings across the uk this morning, as storm barra makes landfall. it comes as 700 homes in the north of england still have no power after storm arwen. megan paterson is in northumberland, where some people are waking up power after storm arwen. megan paterson is in northumberland, where some people are waking up to an 11th day without electricity. megan, is there any hope of it being restored soon? good morning. good morning from the darkness in northumberland. - good morning. good morning from the darkness in northumberland. northern power grid said they hoped the majority of the 500 properties in northumberland and county durham will be reconnected by the end of today but it is fair to say there is scepticism from people who have had 11 nights without power. we are in a small hamlet in northumberland and the noise behind me is the wearing of a generator that is giving us sunlight but otherwise it is total darkness. there is hope northern power grid will repair the fault in the lines but as we drove in we could see some of them on the ground still. one person affected who has spent 11 nights with that power is racheljohnson. your house behind us in the darkness, this has gone on 11 days, how are you feeling? it in the darkness, this has gone on 11 days, how are you feeling?- days, how are you feeling? it has been pretty _ days, how are you feeling? it has been pretty grim. _ days, how are you feeling? it has been pretty grim, challenging. i days, how are you feeling? it has been pretty grim, challenging. we have no— been pretty grim, challenging. we have no power, hot water, lighting, showers. _ have no power, hot water, lighting, showers, anything to clean the property — showers, anything to clean the property. it has been difficult feeding — property. it has been difficult feeding the animals and looking after— feeding the animals and looking after them in the darkness. we have horses behind _ after them in the darkness. we have horses behind us _ after them in the darkness. we have horses behind us and _ after them in the darkness. we have horses behind us and you _ after them in the darkness. we have horses behind us and you have i after them in the darkness. we have| horses behind us and you have dogs. how are you feeling now, you must be fed up? we how are you feeling now, you must be fed u? ~ ., ~ how are you feeling now, you must be fed u?~ ., ~ ., how are you feeling now, you must be fed u? ., ~ ., , fed up? we are kind of sick. the novelty wore _ fed up? we are kind of sick. the novelty wore off _ fed up? we are kind of sick. the novelty wore off after _ fed up? we are kind of sick. the novelty wore off after the i fed up? we are kind of sick. the novelty wore off after the first i novelty wore off after the first 24-48 — novelty wore off after the first 24—48 hours. we novelty wore off after the first 24-48 hours-— novelty wore off after the first 24-48 hours. ~ ., , ,., 24-48 hours. we really need power cuickl . 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly- how— 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly. how hopeful— 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly. how hopeful you _ 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly. how hopeful you will i 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly. how hopeful you will get i 24-48 hours. we really need power quickly. how hopeful you will get it| quickly. how hopeful you will get it toniaht? quickly. how hopeful you will get it tonight? yesterday, _ quickly. how hopeful you will get it tonight? yesterday, northern i quickly. how hopeful you will get it. tonight? yesterday, northern power li’id tonight? yesterday, northern power grid arrived in the area so we are hopeful— grid arrived in the area so we are hopeful it— grid arrived in the area so we are hopeful it will be soon but it cannot — hopeful it will be soon but it cannot be quick enough. you hopeful it will be soon but it cannot be quick enough. you have the arm at cannot be quick enough. you have the army at the — cannot be quick enough. you have the army at the weekend _ cannot be quick enough. you have the army at the weekend giving _ cannot be quick enough. you have the army at the weekend giving help. i army at the weekend giving help. have you had enough support in rural areas? iflat have you had enough support in rural areas? ., , , have you had enough support in rural areas? ., ., , , ., areas? not really. the fire brigade and army turned _ areas? not really. the fire brigade and army turned up _ areas? not really. the fire brigade and army turned up but _ areas? not really. the fire brigade and army turned up but we - areas? not really. the fire brigade and army turned up but we have i areas? not really. the fire brigade i and army turned up but we have not had help— and army turned up but we have not had help with generators, any means to produce _ had help with generators, any means to produce electricity from northern power— to produce electricity from northern power grid. to produce electricity from northern ower rid. a, to produce electricity from northern ower rid. ., power grid. northern power grid say the are power grid. northern power grid say they are working _ power grid. northern power grid say they are working as _ power grid. northern power grid say they are working as hard _ power grid. northern power grid say they are working as hard as - power grid. northern power grid say they are working as hard as they - power grid. northern power grid say} they are working as hard as they can but with the weather, we have storm barra coming. you see the weather front coming in, snowfall, how does it make you feel? it is front coming in, snowfall, how does it make you feel?— it make you feel? it is scary that some of the _ it make you feel? it is scary that some of the trees _ it make you feel? it is scary that some of the trees that _ it make you feel? it is scary that some of the trees that have - it make you feel? it is scary that some of the trees that have not| some of the trees that have not already— some of the trees that have not already come down, they may come down _ already come down, they may come down and _ already come down, they may come down and cause further damage. not, h0pefully. _ down and cause further damage. not, hopefully, to any power lines or to slow progress of putting the lines back-up — slow progress of putting the lines back-u -. . ~ slow progress of putting the lines back-u -. . . , slow progress of putting the lines back-u -. .. , ., slow progress of putting the lines back-u . _ .,. , ., ., slow progress of putting the lines back-u. , ., ., :: :: back-up. rachel is one a 500 here in the north-east _ back-up. rachel is one a 500 here in the north-east of _ back-up. rachel is one a 500 here in the north-east of england _ back-up. rachel is one a 500 here in the north-east of england without i the north—east of england without power after 11 nights. the storm coming in this afternoon and we expect heavy snowfall, which could impact the repairs here.— councillor glen sanderson is the leader of northumberland county council. he was also affected by the power cut himself. what happened to you? we were away the first two. — what happened to you? we were away the first two, three _ what happened to you? we were away the first two, three nights _ what happened to you? we were away the first two, three nights and - what happened to you? we were away the first two, three nights and we - the first two, three nights and we have had five nights and days without power. we have been sitting in the car trying to keep warm to charge our phones. it is absolutely miserable. if anyone wants to know what it is light, try not using power, no laundry, being able to have a shower, for seven, eight, ten, 11 nights. not acceptable in 2021. which is why when i spoke to the prime minister on saturday is to say we need an enquiry out of this to establish on the issues and will challenge power grid and ensure people i represent do not have to go through this again. and what did he say? he was ok with that. we will be doing it anyway. if not as a national enquiry we will hold it as a local enquiry. it is a major incident. the power grid engineers have been brilliant. we had a guy up a pole at 10:30pm at night to try to fix it up in the pouring rain. they have been brilliant but i am concerned about communications, business continuity and the strength of infrastructure. i am getting concerned some of the wires and poles are quite old and we might struggle again tonight after the storm today. i need to be clear the infrastructure is fit for purpose. and there are questions about that. what communication have you had with northern power grid. what communication with the company itself? i communication with the company itself? ., _ communication with the company itself? ., ., itself? i would say variable. the first few days. _ itself? i would say variable. the first few days, communication l itself? i would say variable. the i first few days, communication was not good and the bottom line is, if we had known that the beginning that it was going to take so long, it would have been a different story, because we would have realised there was a major catastrophe waiting to happen. the way the communications have been done, i have struggled often to get hold of the right people at power grid. they have always been polite and helpful but on the ground i do not think they knew what was happening. we are talking about fewer houses now that aren't connected. but i am not sure by the end of today we will see all of those connected. i need to make sure that a proper enquiry takes place so we can establish issues and get to the bottom of the issues, because i do not want people to go through this again. we because i do not want people to go through this again.— through this again. we wish you well. through this again. we wish you well- that _ through this again. we wish you well. that is _ through this again. we wish you well. that is the _ through this again. we wish you well. that is the leader - through this again. we wish you well. that is the leader of - well. that is the leader of northumberland county council. imagine nine days, no hot water. tricky. we have been talking about the foreign affairs select committee and talking about some of the issues with getting people out of afghanistan and that report that has come out and evidence given. you will know dominic raab was in charge of the department at the time. he willjoin us in the next few minutes. now the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. the met police and child maintenance service say they've significantly changed the way they handle victims of domestic abuse. it follows the case of emma day who was murdered by her ex—partner in may 2017 after reporting his threats to authorities. the met and child maintenance service have now admitted faults were made and have updated their training. emma's family have spent the past four years campaigning for reform. if the police had done things differently the year before, if the child maintenance agency had given emma better advice, orjust asked her a couple more questions when she disclosed to them what was happening, there is a slight chance that emma wouldn't been killed. a change in the law — aimed at protecting mental health patients from unsafe restraint — has come into force from today. the change came about following the death of olaseni lewis who died after being restrained by 11 metropolitan police officers in september 2010. seni's law means that police will have to wear body cameras while dealing with patients. it's claimed an increase in the number of cycle lanes could be why london is one of the most congested cities in the world. analysis by the traffic information firm inrix said segregated spaces for cycling means there is less room for cars, causing slower speed and more congestion. but the charity cycling uk called the conclusion simplistic. let's have a look at the travel. this is how the tube services are looking right now. on the piccadilly line there's no service between rayners lane and uxbridge, due to difficult track conditions. on the overground there's no service between gunnersbury and richmond on the district line there's no service between turnham green and richmond. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm barra brings some very wet and very windy conditions today. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for the strong winds, widely gusts 45 to 50 mph. so potentially damaging. you can see the storm spiralling towards us, the rain arriving as we head into the afternoon and the winds are strengthening, coming up from the south. we have got a bright start this morning, a cold start with temperatures close to zero, but the cloud quickly increasing, the wind strengthening through the morning. and then that heavy rain hitting as we head through the afternoon. temperatures today reaching a maximum of eight celsius. that first band of quite heavy rain will clear through this evening. we will get one or two clearer spells, but showers quite quickly following on. the wind staying very strong overnight, blowing those showers through — they could be quite heavy, you might get a rumble of thunder and a little bit of hail mixed into those as well. the temperature dropping to four celsius, not quite as cold as last night. you can see low pressure remains in charge until wednesday. isobars still quite squeezed, which means it is still going to be quite a windy day. a blustery day through wednesday. fewer showers and then a slightly calmer day for thursday. that's it for now. i'll be back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. let's get back to our top story now, and a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mps that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall, who resigned from hisjob in september, told mps the process was "dysfunctional" and "chaotic" and it was clear that some of those left behind were murdered by the taliban. we're joined now by the deputy prime minister dominic raab, who was foreign secretary at the time of the evacuation. good morning, mr raab, appreciate your time being with us today. i would like to go through some of those comments made about the afghanistan evacuation if that is ok. the handling of the evacuation, let's start with those quotes, was dysfunctional and chaotic, do you recognise that? it dysfunctional and chaotic, do you recognise that?— recognise that? it was certainly a hue recognise that? it was certainly a huge operational _ recognise that? it was certainly a huge operational challenge - recognise that? it was certainly a huge operational challenge given j recognise that? it was certainly a - huge operational challenge given the challenges and pressures on the ground but i would point to the fact that within just a two—week period, 15,000 people were evacuated, that is the biggest operation of its kind in living memory. only the us got more people out and they had more staff and others working for them in afghanistan. so there is no doubt that there were huge pressures on us, given the situation on the ground. but i think that the team, the military team, the mod team, the foreign office, 1000 people working on it from the foreign office and the home of his teams, the border force and the nationality offices, they did an incrediblejob under frankly the most difficult condition.— frankly the most difficult condition. ., ., condition. you say all of those eo - le condition. you say all of those peeple were — condition. you say all of those people were working - condition. you say all of those people were working on - condition. you say all of those people were working on it - condition. you say all of those people were working on it but| condition. you say all of those - people were working on it but this former diplomat raphael marshall said he was the only person reading e—mails on some occasions, and other junior staff are making decisions about something they made new — record something they knew nothing about, was he wrong?— about, was he wrong? decisions on evacuation — about, was he wrong? decisions on evacuation would _ about, was he wrong? decisions on evacuation would have _ about, was he wrong? decisions on evacuation would have been - about, was he wrong? decisions on evacuation would have been made| evacuation would have been made depending on the scheme, and there were three ministerial level, i constantly checked that we had enough resource. and i appreciate that raphael was doing a job under difficult conditions himself. at a relativelyjunior difficult conditions himself. at a relatively junior level difficult conditions himself. at a relativelyjunior level in london. relatively junior level in london. but relativelyjunior level in london. but the real pressures and the real challenge with the operational situation on the ground, to give you a sense, the two big challenges that stand out as particularly salient was first, we had a lot of undocumented people coming forward. whether they were claiming to be british nationals or claiming to qualify for the special scheme, the basic facts of the eligibility needed to be checked to make sure we were allowing into the country those that needed our support and help. it was clear that that had to be done. and secondly that we were not allowing in anyone that might threaten the uk. and it was the challenge and the difficulty of ascertaining the facts on the ground that was the single biggest operational pressure. [30 that was the single biggest operational pressure. do you recognise — operational pressure. do you recognise his _ operational pressure. do you recognise his figures? - operational pressure. do you recognise his figures? he - operational pressure. do you | recognise his figures? he said 150,000 afghans with links to the uk applied for help, only 5% received assistance? i’m applied for help, only 596 received assistance?— assistance? i'm not sure whether that is correct, _ assistance? i'm not sure whether that is correct, i _ assistance? i'm not sure whether that is correct, i would _ assistance? i'm not sure whether that is correct, i would point - assistance? i'm not sure whether that is correct, i would point to i that is correct, i would point to 15,000 in the two weeks alone in august, 17,000 if you take the situation since april, we had been planning since well before the august evacuation. it is certainly true to say that there were all sorts of e—mails, including duplicating e—mails and time is coming through, that is why it was important to have a process where we could eligible and who was not. if we are honest about it, also check that anyone applying was not a threat to the uk. you that anyone applying was not a threat to the uk.— that anyone applying was not a threat to the uk. you seem to be talkin: threat to the uk. you seem to be talking about _ threat to the uk. you seem to be talking about it _ threat to the uk. you seem to be talking about it being _ threat to the uk. you seem to be talking about it being a _ threat to the uk. you seem to be talking about it being a success i threat to the uk. you seem to be i talking about it being a success but the whistle—blower has said this about you, that you were slow to make decisions, you didn't fully understand the situation, the quote was, he could not make any decisions without seeing it all in a table. he didn't fully understand the situation. i didn't fully understand the situation.— didn't fully understand the situation. , ., , situation. i don't accept that. this is from a relatively _ situation. i don't accept that. this is from a relativelyjunior - situation. i don't accept that. this is from a relatively junior desk - is from a relativelyjunior desk officer. of course we needed, with the volume of claims that were coming in, the clearfacts to be presented. the criticism that he made was that i was making decisions that took several hours, not days, not weeks, several hours. and it was joint decision—making because of these cases would have had to have been decided by the defence secretary of the home secretary, was working as a team. i think the whole effort across whitehall and government was making the best effort in incredibly difficult operational conditions. i would just say that the situation in london insisting this e—mail pile was a challenge, the far sugar in sifting through the e—mails was a challenge, but the far bigger challenge was getting the facts on the ground so we could get as many eligible people as possible out of afghanistan. i think i spoke to back in august i believe, mr raab, eddie said at the time that with hindsight, you would not have taken a holiday —— and you said at the time. i quite like this, it's clear that some —— this is the quote, it is clear that some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. we got 17,000 people out if you take the period until april and we worked out of the august evacuation to get others out through working through the qatari people to get flights out of kabul, there were payloads including british nationals who came out through that mechanism —— there were loads of planes. we were working through uzbekistan and pakistan to make sure we could continue the evacuation. it was difficult and the history of the speed of the taliban takeover is well known. we did a good job under difficult conditions but i do understand, we have always recognised that given the tight window for the evacuation, some people will have been left behind and that is why we continued after the evacuation to work, as i described, to get people out either directly from kabul or via third countries. directly from kabul or via third countries-_ directly from kabul or via third countries. ., ., ., ., countries. you have mentioned a coule of countries. you have mentioned a couple of times _ countries. you have mentioned a couple of times that _ countries. you have mentioned a couple of times that this - couple of times that this whistle—blower is quite junior but tom tugendhat, chair of the foreign affairs committee and he is conservative as well, he said, the evacuation has been declared as a success by some but these allegations point to a different story, one of a lack of interest and bureaucracy over humanity. it proved to be a true test of the leadership and effectiveness of the home and foreign office with the lives of many allies in the balance. this raises serious questions about the leadership of the foreign office. do you still think it was a successful mission given that? i do you still think it was a successful mission given that?— you still think it was a successful mission given that? i do not accept that characterisation _ mission given that? i do not accept that characterisation at _ mission given that? i do not accept that characterisation at all. - mission given that? i do not accept that characterisation at all. i - that characterisation at all. i think it is flawed. but there are various people, nigel casey, and our ambassador who will be giving evidence to the foreign affairs committee, but the idea that we were not looking at these cases with compassion and sensitivity but also trying to make the right decisions, i think that is at odds. the suggestion is at odds with the fact that we got 15,000 people out in just two weeks, more than any other country except the us. the facts speak for themselves. i country except the us. the facts speakfor themselves. i certainly don't accept the case, having worked with so many officials in the foreign office and the mod and the home office, i know how passionately they felt about this. and how carefully everyone was trying to get this right. and frankly that kind of criticism feels rather dislocated from the operational pressures and conditions that were the reality for all of us dealing with that situation.— all of us dealing with that situation. ., ., ., , situation. forgave me for putting this so bluntly, _ situation. forgave me for putting this so bluntly, mr _ situation. forgave me for putting this so bluntly, mr raab, - situation. forgave me for putting this so bluntly, mr raab, if - situation. forgave me for putting this so bluntly, mr raab, if you l situation. forgave me for putting i this so bluntly, mr raab, if you did a good job as you are suggesting, why are you not still in thatjob? that is a decision for the prime minister, he was very clear with me that his decision to move me to justice but also to give me the role of deputy prime minister was not based on afghanistan. if you look at afghanistan, it was across government effort, mod, foreign office and home office, we did the very best we could under very difficult conditions. and again, we got more people out there in any operation in living memory. and if you measure by international comparison, only the us, with a far larger cohort of nationals and people working for them, got out more. i don't doubt there were challenges and there will be lessons learned but actually if you look at the facts, i think we certainly did a good job by recent standards of evacuation and international comparison. evacuation and international comparison-— evacuation and international comparison. evacuation and international comarison. �*, ., ,, ., comparison. let's talk about your newberry- _ comparison. let's talk about your newberry- i _ comparison. let's talk about your newberry. i have _ comparison. let's talk about your newberry. i have noticed - comparison. let's talk about your newberry. i have noticed there i comparison. let's talk about your. newberry. i have noticed there are submissions today about trying to control the drug supply in prison —— there are some submissions today. irate there are some submissions today. we are there are some submissions today. , are launching a prisons white paper, building 20,000 extra prison places, to protect the public that is important. we are introducing technology to make our prisons safer, the x—ray body scanners can stop the flow of contraband into our prisons, the drugs and their weapons and mobile phones. and we are also doing a whole range of things to make sure that prisoners leave custody in a better place. we want early assessment to their addiction, their level of numeracy and literacy, we want to encourage work in prisons, and we will be saying to governors, many of whom are doing an exceptionaljob, that is your core focus, to improve offenders so when they leave prison they are less likely to reoffend and they have positive community treatment to whether it is mental health or drugs to go into, and work. so we will be introducing key performance indicator league tables and giving those governments who are innovating and producing exceptional results more autonomy about how they conduct and control their presence to meet the strategic objectives, all with the strategic objectives, all with the view of protecting the public and building back stronger, safer and building back stronger, safer and a fair society after this pandemic. and a fair society after this pandemic-— and a fair society after this andemic. ., , ., , pandemic. the others to this programme _ pandemic. the others to this programme will _ pandemic. the others to this programme will have - pandemic. the others to this programme will have been . pandemic. the others to this - programme will have been seeing you —— viewers of this programme will have seen you meet tony hudgell and his family, there was a huge outpouring of shock after the death of arthur labinjo—hughes, we saw the prime minister writing about arthur's law. having met with that family and particularly tony. what we have seen about arthur —— arthur labinjo—hughes, will the law get tougher around offenders? tana; tougher around offenders? tony huduell is tougher around offenders? tony hudgell is an — tougher around offenders? tony hudgell is an inspiration - tougher around offenders? imy hudgell is an inspiration and tougher around offenders? ifrruy hudgell is an inspiration and his parents as well, and we are all shocked and crushed by the story of little arthur. there are two things that are very important. a series of reviews to check why warnings, if you like, flags were not going up early and from social services but also across the criminaljustice agencies in relation to little arthur. and i do also accept the case, and that is why i met with tony and his parents, his adoptive parents paul and mark, because we are increasing the sentences for child cruelty including causing death by child cruelty or serious injury —— his adoptive parents, paula and mark. the most vulnerable and our society deserve the maximum protection in the law. i am and our society deserve the maximum protection in the law.— protection in the law. i am sure you have seen — protection in the law. i am sure you have seen the _ protection in the law. i am sure you have seen the united _ protection in the law. i am sure you have seen the united states - protection in the law. i am sure you have seen the united states has - have seen the united states has announced a diplomatic boycott of the winter olympics in beijing next year. do you think the uk should follow suit? in year. do you think the uk should follow suit?— follow suit? in terms of representation - follow suit? in terms of representation of - follow suit? in terms of. representation of athletes, follow suit? in terms of - representation of athletes, that follow suit? in terms of _ representation of athletes, that is decided by the sporting bodies, the olympic committee. we will decide our level, what if any level of diplomatic representation, i was askedif diplomatic representation, i was asked if i will go, i will not go. we will consider that in due course. dominic raab, appreciate your time, thank you very much. goad dominic raab, appreciate your time, thank you very much.— dominic raab, appreciate your time, thank you very much. good to talk to ou. you. it is 7:43am. getting quite giddy about the ashes already. it’s it is 7:43am. getting quite giddy about the ashes already. it's hard to believe it _ about the ashes already. it's hard to believe it is _ about the ashes already. it's hard to believe it is here, _ about the ashes already. it's hard to believe it is here, we _ about the ashes already. it's hard to believe it is here, we have - about the ashes already. it's hard | to believe it is here, we have been talking about it for so long. it to believe it is here, we have been talking about it for so long.- talking about it for so long. it has cre -t u- talking about it for so long. it has crept up on _ talking about it for so long. it has crept up on us- — talking about it for so long. it has crept up on us. there _ talking about it for so long. it has crept up on us. there is - talking about it for so long. it has crept up on us. there is so - talking about it for so long. it has crept up on us. there is so much | talking about it for so long. it has i crept up on us. there is so much to the sashes. — crept up on us. there is so much to the sashes. we _ crept up on us. there is so much to the sashes, we have _ crept up on us. there is so much to the sashes, we have spoken - crept up on us. there is so much to the sashes, we have spoken about| crept up on us. there is so much to i the sashes, we have spoken about the weather so much, it is not usually a problem we have in australia, it has a bit wet. there have been locked down in quarantine for the players, no preparation time. that down in quarantine for the players, no preparation time.— no preparation time. at least it is happening- _ no preparation time. at least it is happening- that _ no preparation time. at least it is happening. that is _ no preparation time. at least it is happening. that is it, _ no preparation time. at least it is happening. that is it, it - no preparation time. at least it is happening. that is it, it is - happening. that is it, it is happening _ happening. that is it, it is happening at _ happening. that is it, it is happening at midnight - happening. that is it, it is - happening at midnight tonight. i love his concentrating face, the tongue out of the side. irate love his concentrating face, the tongue out of the side.- love his concentrating face, the tongue out of the side. we are not auoin to tongue out of the side. we are not going to see _ tongue out of the side. we are not going to see it! — tongue out of the side. we are not going to see it! not _ tongue out of the side. we are not going to see it! not for— tongue out of the side. we are not going to see it! not for this - tongue out of the side. we are not going to see it! not for this test, i going to see it! not for this test, but they say _ going to see it! not for this test, but they say it — going to see it! not for this test, but they say it is _ going to see it! not for this test, but they say it is still _ going to see it! not for this test, but they say it is still to - going to see it! not for this test, but they say it is still to come. . the big news from australia is that england's record wicket—takerjames anderson won't be playing in the first ashes test, which starts tonight in brisbane. england say it's just a precaution — he's fit, there's no injury, and they expect him to play a big part in the series. they're managing his workload and he'll spend the next five days fine—tuning his skills in the nets. captainjoe root and head coach chris silverwood have thrown theirfaith behind ollie pope, handing him the numberfive slot ahead of the more experienced jonny bairstow, they have got ben stokes in the squad as well. they have the option of jack leach, squad as well. they have the option ofjack leach, one of squad as well. they have the option of jack leach, one of five squad as well. they have the option ofjack leach, one of five spinners, and they will make a late call on that. there was a stunning comeback from everton in the premier league, an injury time strike from demari grey giving them victory over arsenal and theirfirst win in nine games. some everton fans showed their frustration by walking out after 27 minutes, to highlight the 27 years it's been since they last won a trophy. and not long afterwards, martin odegaard put arsenal ahead. richarlison had two goals ruled out by var but there was nothing wrong with his equaliser. and then came grey's superb winner. that was in the 92nd minute. the fans will be glad they returned to their seats for that! what a reward there was for chesterfield, for reaching the third round of the fa cup. the national league leaders were hoping to be drawn against a big name and they'll face last season's runners—up chelsea at stamford bridge. you can find details of all the ties on the bbc sport website. it's funny, that one, you think, you do want a big name in the fa cup, you want to take them on. you want david seaman _ you want to take them on. you want david seaman to _ you want to take them on. you want david seaman to be _ you want to take them on. you want david seaman to be pulling - you want to take them on. you want david seaman to be pulling out - you want to take them on. you want david seaman to be pulling out that| david seaman to be pulling out that thing, it always is good to see him, it always takes you back to his ridiculous goalkeeper outfit in 1996, i love seeing him! enjoy the ashes. a really busy couple of days in terms of the weather, carol has a proper weather forecast for everyone. proper weather forecast for everyone-— proper weather forecast for eve one. ., ., , thank you! good morning. we have a storm on the way, storm barra will pack a punch, it is already producing gusty winds across parts of ireland and for the uk, we are looking at widespread gales. snow will be an additional hazard and on higher ground that is going to be blowing and drifting so poor visibility around as well. gusty winds at the moment across parts of the rest of the uk so st mary's have gusts of 61, and in northern ireland, a3. the isle of man, 35 miles an hour. this is storm barra, a deep area of low pressure, pushing north—east and ahead of it we have some clear skies. cold start and frost around to start, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. as we go through this morning, storm barra will advance steadily north eastwards, the cloud building all the time ahead of it. some heavy rain and as it engages with the colder air in the north of the country, it will readily start to turn to snow. if you follow the curl around, this is the weather front wrapped around the low pressure. even though the main band of heavy rain pushes east and most of us will see some of that, it then comes back in the shape of showers and some heavy showers, potentially thundery, with some hail through the course of the afternoon. miles across the south—west but for the rest of us, it is going to be cold. he will not notice it is particularly mild because of the strength of the wind. looking at the snow, we are going to see it, up to five centimetres across northern england, 20 centimetres in the southern uplands in the highlands. by the evening it will mostly be confined to the highlands. in terms of the wind, around the paris, 72 mile africa 70 to 80 miles of our. —— around the coast, they will be 70 to 80 miles an hour. through this evening, and overnight, on goes the band of rain, the snow becoming confined to the highlands. still the weather front wrapped around the storm, the low pressure still producing some showers with longer spells of rain. temperature rise, four, five or six, more or less across the board. it still be windy but not quite as ready for some of us. as we head into wednesday, we still have storm barra but we are starting to see it weakened. but we have a weather front wrapped around it, so from that we will see showers or longer spells of rain. windy across the northern isles, when the across south—west wales, the south—west approaches and the english channel. we should start to see some brightness come through here and there with a little bit of sunshine but it will still feel colder, top temperatures between five and nine degrees. as we head on from wednesday into thursday, the low pressure and storm barra continues to weaken and a ridge of high pressure tries to build in before the next weather front comes our way. on thursday there will be quite a lot of cloud around. some sunshine, not as windy, and then we have got a weather front coming in from the west introducing some rain. these are the top temperatures, six to 10 degrees. as you rightly said, sadly, there is tonnes going on with the weather. and i know you will keep us all informed! thank you. have you put your tree up or treat yourself to a mince pie or two. you your tree up or treat yourself to a mince pie or two.— mince pie or two. you have definitely _ mince pie or two. you have definitely done _ mince pie or two. you have definitely done that, - mince pie or two. you have definitely done that, i - mince pie or two. you have definitely done that, i go . mince pie or two. you have i definitely done that, i go early as well, what i think we are mince pie obsessives. there's nothing quite like a festive film to get you in the christmas spirit. the "games of thrones" actor iwan rheon has gotjust the ticket. he's starring in a new romantic comedy called "a christmas number one" — playing a singer—songwriter looking to get his big musical break. let's take a look. play us one of your songs. oh, really, i don't think we should. all: please? all right, all right. it's like being mugged by munchkins. # who's crawling across the floor? # who's a vampire spitting blood? # if i die, i live again. # merrily, merrily merrily... deep voice: # life is but a dream. you are ten, right? and that's the end of the lesson then. doesn't time fly? see you next week. i shall count down the hours. there's always one massive kid at school! ~ ., ., , there's always one massive kid at school! ~ . ., , , ., . school! with a really deep voice! and there he _ school! with a really deep voice! and there he is, _ school! with a really deep voice! and there he is, iwan _ school! with a really deep voice! and there he is, iwan rheon! i school! with a really deep voice! i and there he is, iwan rheon! good morning! _ and there he is, iwan rheon! good mornina! ., , and there he is, iwan rheon! good mornina! . , ., , morning! that is the worst introduction _ morning! that is the worst introduction you _ morning! that is the worst introduction you have i morning! that is the worst introduction you have everj morning! that is the worst i introduction you have ever had. i light it. introduction you have ever had. i light it- -- _ introduction you have ever had. i light it- -- l— introduction you have ever had. i light it. -- i really _ introduction you have ever had. i light it. -- i really liked - 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years, this is perfect. so tell us about the story, you are a i years, this is perfect. so tell us i about the story, you are a musician in the film? it about the story, you are a musician in the film?— in the film? it is based around the two characters _ in the film? it is based around the two characters of— in the film? it is based around the two characters of the _ in the film? it is based around the two characters of the rom - in the film? it is based around the two characters of the rom com, l in the film? it is based around the l two characters of the rom com, the components, one is meg, the manager of a rock— components, one is meg, the manager of a rock band, frieda pinto, and blake _ of a rock band, frieda pinto, and blake is — of a rock band, frieda pinto, and blake is in — of a rock band, frieda pinto, and blake is in a _ of a rock band, frieda pinto, and blake is in a metal band. and not going _ blake is in a metal band. and not going anywhere. and the boy band need _ going anywhere. and the boy band need a _ going anywhere. and the boy band need a song for their christmas number— need a song for their christmas number one because they are desperate for a hit. and she is tasked — desperate for a hit. and she is tasked to _ desperate for a hit. and she is tasked to do that. whereas blake is convinced _ tasked to do that. whereas blake is convinced by his terminally ill niece — convinced by his terminally ill niece to— convinced by his terminally ill niece to write christmas song for her so _ niece to write christmas song for her so he — niece to write christmas song for her so he does it for her. but it turns— her so he does it for her. but it turns out— her so he does it for her. but it turns out the band want it, and all hell breaks— turns out the band want it, and all hell breaks loose.— turns out the band want it, and all| hell breaks loose._ and hell breaks loose. rum, away! and then in full— hell breaks loose. rum, away! and then in full rom _ hell breaks loose. rum, away! and then in full rom code _ hell breaks loose. rum, away! and then in full rom code mode! it i hell breaks loose. rum, away! and | then in full rom code mode! it isn't alwa s a then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth _ then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth path, _ then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth path, is _ then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth path, is it? - then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth path, is it? i i then in full rom code mode! it isn't always a smooth path, is it? i don't| always a smooth path, is it? i don't think it is giving _ always a smooth path, is it? i don't think it is giving too _ always a smooth path, is it? i don't think it is giving too much - always a smooth path, is it? i don't think it is giving too much away. it| think it is giving too much away. it is never— think it is giving too much away. it is never that— think it is giving too much away. it is never that smooth, is it? how much of a _ is never that smooth, is it? how much of a departure _ is never that smooth, is it? how much of a departure is _ is never that smooth, is it? honor much of a departure is this for is never that smooth, is it? hm much of a departure is this for you? i am used to... in our briefing notes, we called you in game of thrones, controversial character? slightly controversial?— slightly controversial? slight understatement. _ slightly controversial? slight understatement. even i slightly controversial? slight | understatement. even mean, slightly controversial? slight i understatement. even mean, won't ou? how understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely— understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is _ understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is it _ understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is it to _ understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is it to be - understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is it to be able i understatement. even mean, won't you? how lovely is it to be able to l you? how lovely is it to be able to play something a bit warm? it’s play something a bit warm? it's really nice _ play something a bit warm? it's really nice to — play something a bit warm? it's really nice to pay someone normal. instead _ really nice to pay someone normal. instead of — really nice to pay someone normal. instead of a — really nice to pay someone normal. instead of a psychopath! yes, really nice to pay someone normal. instead of a psychopath!— instead of a psychopath! yes, no severe issues! _ instead of a psychopath! yes, no severe issues! it _ instead of a psychopath! yes, no severe issues! it was _ instead of a psychopath! yes, no severe issues! it was really i instead of a psychopath! yes, no severe issues! it was really nice. j instead of a psychopath! yes, no | severe issues! it was really nice. i have _ severe issues! it was really nice. i have been— severe issues! it was really nice. i have been looking to try and do something like this for a long time, and it— something like this for a long time, and it came — something like this for a long time, and it came along and it was perfect, _ and it came along and it was perfect, and then also marrying the musical— perfect, and then also marrying the musical elements as well, playing music— musical elements as well, playing music as — musical elements as well, playing music as well, it was nice to bring them _ music as well, it was nice to bring them both— music as well, it was nice to bring them both together.— them both together. forgive my ignorance. _ them both together. forgive my ignorance, have _ them both together. forgive my ignorance, have you _ them both together. forgive my ignorance, have you had - them both together. forgive my ignorance, have you had a i them both together. forgive my ignorance, have you had a role i ignorance, have you had a role before where you have been able to use your musical talent? yes. before where you have been able to use your musical talent? yes, there was a bit of — use your musical talent? yes, there was a bit of guitar— use your musical talent? yes, there was a bit of guitar playing _ use your musical talent? yes, there was a bit of guitar playing in - use your musical talent? yes, there was a bit of guitar playing in the i was a bit of guitar playing in the film the — was a bit of guitar playing in the film the dirt, but nothing on this scale _ film the dirt, but nothing on this scale where i was so involved and i was writing — scale where i was so involved and i was writing the christmas song as welt _ was writing the christmas song as welt it— was writing the christmas song as well. it was very cool, really enjoyed _ well. it was very cool, really enjoyed it. well. it was very cool, really enjoyed it-— well. it was very cool, really enjoyed it. well. it was very cool, really en'o ed it. ., , , , . enjoyed it. game of thrones is such an enormous _ enjoyed it. game of thrones is such an enormous global _ enjoyed it. game of thrones is such an enormous global hit, _ enjoyed it. game of thrones is such an enormous global hit, you - enjoyed it. game of thrones is such an enormous global hit, you must i an enormous global hit, you must still get asked about that caramel character of yours all the time, —— horrible character of yours. character of yours all the time, -- horrible character of yours.- horrible character of yours. yeah, --eole horrible character of yours. yeah, people ask. _ horrible character of yours. yeah, people ask. do — horrible character of yours. yeah, people ask, do people _ horrible character of yours. yeah, people ask, do people hate i horrible character of yours. yeah, people ask, do people hate you? | horrible character of yours. yeah, i people ask, do people hate you? is people ask, do people hate you? [55 that people ask, do people hate you? that what people ask, do people hate you? is that what they say? people ask, do people hate you? is that what they say? no, _ people ask, do people hate you? is that what they say? no, everyone i people ask, do people hate you? is| that what they say? no, everyone is uuite nice! that what they say? no, everyone is quite nice! maybe _ that what they say? no, everyone is quite nice! maybe they _ that what they say? no, everyone is quite nice! maybe they are - that what they say? no, everyone is quite nice! maybe they are just - that what they say? no, everyone is quite nice! maybe they are just a - quite nice! maybe they are 'ust a bit scared of i quite nice! maybe they are 'ust a bit scared of you. i quite nice! maybe they are 'ust a bit scared of you. yes, h quite nice! maybe they are just a bit scared of you. yes, maybe. l quite nice! maybe they are just a l bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned — bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it _ bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it was _ bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it was great _ bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it was great to - bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it was great to be - bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he mentioned it was great to be able | bit scared of you. yes, maybe. he i mentioned it was great to be able to use your music in this film. has music always been part of your life, how important is it to you? it is how important is it to you? it is massive. _ how important is it to you? it is massive. it's — how important is it to you? it is massive, it's always _ how important is it to you? it is massive, it's always been something i have _ massive, it's always been something i have done, — massive, it's always been something i have done, growing up in bands and stuff, _ i have done, growing up in bands and stuff, and _ i have done, growing up in bands and stuff, and writing music and playing and singing. even if it isjust in a hotel_ and singing. even if it isjust in a hotel room — and singing. even if it isjust in a hotel room with a guitar, it is really— hotel room with a guitar, it is really cathartic to be able to sing. the magic— really cathartic to be able to sing. the magic of film, this is a christmas film which you shot in the summer? , , ., , , . ., summer? yes, very hot, yes! wearing all of the christmas _ summer? yes, very hot, yes! wearing all of the christmasjumpers, - summer? yes, very hot, yes! wearing all of the christmas jumpers, but - summer? yes, very hot, yes! wearing all of the christmas jumpers, but it. all of the christmasjumpers, but it was great — all of the christmas 'umpers, but it was areat. �* ., was great. and the whole thing was made during _ was great. and the whole thing was made during the _ was great. and the whole thing was made during the pandemic, - was great. and the whole thing was made during the pandemic, i - was great. and the whole thing was i made during the pandemic, i imagine, with restrictions in place, how tough what is that? it’s with restrictions in place, how tough what is that? it's difficult, ou have tough what is that? it's difficult, you have to _ tough what is that? it's difficult, you have to follow _ tough what is that? it's difficult, you have to follow these - tough what is that? it's difficult, you have to follow these rules, | tough what is that? it's difficult, - you have to follow these rules, they are there _ you have to follow these rules, they are there to — you have to follow these rules, they are there to keep us all safe. it can be — are there to keep us all safe. it can be tricky, it can stop you from being _ can be tricky, it can stop you from being as _ can be tricky, it can stop you from being as free as you would. but i think— being as free as you would. but i think everyone is used to it and they— think everyone is used to it and they know_ think everyone is used to it and they know how to do it now and there is a very— they know how to do it now and there is a very good system in place. is is a very good system in place. [55 it is a very good system in place. it right that is a very good system in place. is it right that used to have a family tradition that you all went to the cinema on christmas eve? we have done your research! who came up with that in the first place and how long did it last? it's lovely to do that, you will know you are going to do it. i you will know you are going to do it. ., �* ~ ., , it. i don't know when we first started it- — it. i don't know when we first started it- i _ it. i don't know when we first started it. | think _ it. i don't know when we first started it. | think it— it. i don't know when we first started it. i think it was - it. i don't know when we first} started it. i think it was when it. i don't know when we first - started it. i think it was when the lord _ started it. i think it was when the lord of— started it. i think it was when the lord of the — started it. i think it was when the lord of the rings films came out, we went and _ lord of the rings films came out, we went and it _ lord of the rings films came out, we went and it became a thing. do lord of the rings films came out, we went and it became a thing.- went and it became a thing. do you want me to — went and it became a thing. do you want me to freak _ went and it became a thing. do you want me to freak you _ went and it became a thing. do you want me to freak you out? - went and it became a thing. do you want me to freak you out? you - went and it became a thing. do you| want me to freak you out? you want to see avatar one christmas eve. i did, were you there? she - to see avatar one christmas eve. i did, were you there? she was - to see avatar one christmas eve. i l did, were you there? she was there behind you! — did, were you there? she was there behind you! we _ did, were you there? she was there behind you! we love _ did, were you there? she was there behind you! we love christmas - behind you! we love christmas tradition. i— behind you! we love christmas tradition. i it's _ behind you! we love christmas tradition. i it's harder - behind you! we love christmas tradition. i it's harder to - behind you! we love christmas tradition. i it's harder to keep| tradition. i it's harder to keep their traditions up now. i tradition. i it's harder to keep their traditions up now. i much or how it will — their traditions up now. i much or how it will this _ their traditions up now. i much or how it will this -- _ their traditions up now. i much or how it will this -- i'm _ their traditions up now. i much or how it will this -- i'm not - their traditions up now. i much or how it will this -- i'm not sure . their traditions up now. i much or. how it will this -- i'm not sure how how it will this —— i'm not sure how much _ how it will this —— i'm not sure how much this— how it will this —— i'm not sure how much this will— how it will this —— i'm not sure how much this will change this year, but we hope _ much this will change this year, but we hope it— much this will change this year, but we hope it will be all right. this is on sky cinema, _ we hope it will be all right. this is on sky cinema, but _ we hope it will be all right. ti 3 is on sky cinema, but when we talk to people who are involved in performance, the ability to be able to interact with the crowd, that is a huge change for everyone in the arts. . , a huge change for everyone in the arts. ., , ., ., ., arts. yeah, it is a real game changer- — arts. yeah, it is a real game changer- ln _ arts. yeah, it is a real game changer. in many _ arts. yeah, it is a real game changer. in many ways - arts. yeah, it is a real game changer. in many ways it. arts. yeah, it is a real game changer. in many ways it is | changer. in many ways it is brilliant, _ changer. in many ways it is brilliant, the distribution is out there _ brilliant, the distribution is out there and _ brilliant, the distribution is out there and it is in your living room. but i _ there and it is in your living room. but i think— there and it is in your living room. but i think there is something lovely— but i think there is something lovely about the event of going to the cinema going to see a play and stuff _ the cinema going to see a play and stuff we _ the cinema going to see a play and stuff. we need to keep that up. you have not a stuff. we need to keep that up. i’m. have got a couple of brilliant projects coming up, one that is in welsh and english?— projects coming up, one that is in welsh and english? yes, it is an s four c, channel— welsh and english? yes, it is an s four c, channel 4 _ welsh and english? yes, it is an s four c, channel 4 co-production. l welsh and english? yes, it is an s four c, channel 4 co-production. i four c, channellt co—production. i have— four c, channellt co—production. i have also— four c, channellt co—production. i have also wanted to go back to my roots _ have also wanted to go back to my roots and — have also wanted to go back to my roots and do some welsh acting. so i'm doing _ roots and do some welsh acting. so i'm doing that, which is really exciting, _ i'm doing that, which is really exciting, with alexandra roach and joanna _ exciting, with alexandra roach and joanna scanlon. gk, exciting, with alexandra roach and joanna scanlon.— joanna scanlon. 0k, brilliant. do ou have joanna scanlon. 0k, brilliant. do you have a _ joanna scanlon. 0k, brilliant. do you have a number— joanna scanlon. 0k, brilliant. do you have a number one - joanna scanlon. 0k, brilliant. do you have a number one quick --| you have a number one quick —— christmas films? mine is die—hard. good choice! mine is probably home alone _ good choice! mine is probably home alone i_ good choice! mine is probably home alone. . , good choice! mine is probably home alone. ., , , . , ~' good choice! mine is probably home alone. ., , ,. , ~ ., alone. i actually secretly like home alone. i actually secretly like home alone two. — alone. i actually secretly like home alone two, almost _ alone. i actually secretly like home alone two, almost better _ alone. i actually secretly like home alone two, almost better than - alone. i actually secretly like home alone two, almost better than the | alone two, almost better than the first one. i alone two, almost better than the first one. ., ., ., alone two, almost better than the first one._ that l first one. i would go to elf. that is my number— first one. i would go to elf. that is my number one. _ first one. i would go to elf. that is my number one. thank- first one. i would go to elf. that is my number one. thank you i first one. i would go to elf. that i is my number one. thank you very much. hopefully _ is my number one. thank you very much. hopefully your _ is my number one. thank you very much. hopefully your film - is my number one. thank you very much. hopefully your film will - is my number one. thank you very much. hopefully your film will be l much. hopefully your film will be many people's family this year. hopefully people will enjoy it. "a christmas number one" is available on sky cinema and now tv from this weekend. lovely to see you. sorry if we freak ou out lovely to see you. sorry if we freak you out by — lovely to see you. sorry if we freak you out by knowing _ lovely to see you. sorry if we freak you out by knowing so _ lovely to see you. sorry if we freak you out by knowing so much - lovely to see you. sorry if we freak you out by knowing so much about| you out by knowing so much about you! it you out by knowing so much about ou! . , you out by knowing so much about you!_ were _ you out by knowing so much about you!_ were you - you out by knowing so much about you!_ were you in - you out by knowing so much about you!_ were you in the l you! it was fine! were you in the christmas _ you! it was fine! were you in the christmas cinema _ you! it was fine! were you in the christmas cinema with _ you! it was fine! were you in the christmas cinema with him? - now, how far would you go to impress someone you were dating? one man was so keen for his new girlfriend not to know about the huge model railway he was building, that he hid it from her. and this is no ordinary model railway. it took him eight years to build, and cost £250,000. it's just gone on display in wakefield and our reporter tom ingall is there for us. good morning. morning, this doesn't feel like work at all, i've had a pleasant half an hourjust at all, i've had a pleasant half an hour just watching the at all, i've had a pleasant half an hourjust watching the trains go backwards and forwards on this exquisite model railway! it bills itself as britain's biggest model railway and whom i to disagree? i am at one end of it, the other end is 200 feet away, all the way down the other end of the room and that is just one side. it goes all the way round in a huge leap and it is a work of art. built by a man called simon george, more of him in a short while. simon lived in this area and remembered a stretch of railway called heaton lodgejunction between manchester and sheffield and essentially set about recreating it, to relive his trainspotting days from the 19805. let me give you some of the stats. three miles of track, eight miles of electrical cabling to make the trains run and the signals work and the whole thing ticks along automatically, unless there is a problem. and simon has glued almost half a tonne of real granite chippings onto the edge of the track, the work of the ballast. simon wanted to impress his girlfriend so he did not tell her what he was building. he said he was a wine merchant. imagine the surprise she got when she saw it for the first time. we will meet simon just afterfive the first time. we will meet simon just after five past nine. i the first time. we will meet simon just after five past nine.— just after five past nine. i think this is my _ just after five past nine. i think this is my favourite _ just after five past nine. i think this is my favourite story - just after five past nine. i think this is my favourite story of. just after five past nine. i think| this is my favourite story of the day! this is my favourite story of the da ! ., ., , ., this is my favourite story of the da ! ., ., i. ., this is my favourite story of the da! ., ., ., . ., , day! how do you hide that? what is in that room? _ day! how do you hide that? what is in that room? nothing! _ day! how do you hide that? what is in that room? nothing! don't - day! how do you hide that? what is in that room? nothing! don't open | in that room? nothing! don't open the door! stay with us, headlines are coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. dysfunctional and chaotic — a foreign office whistleblower delivers a damning verdict of the government's handling of the afghan evacuation. new covid travel rules come into force — anyone travelling to the uk now has to show evidence of a negative coronavirus test. the test must be taken in the 48 hours before travel. it's the latest measure aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant. with hundreds of homes still without power eleven days after storm arwen, brace yourself for storm barra, with weather warnings in place across the uk. today we are looking at widespread gales. the highest gusts around the coasts and in addition, looking at snow that could lead to blizzards and drifting. all the details in about nine minutes. actor rebel wilson tells us her determination to get healthy saw her lose more than five stone, and how it sparked more interest than any of her hollywood success. i've noticed that it's been getting a lot of attention and i go, "so is that what a woman has to do in the world is just lose weight to get attention?" the ashes start tonight and england have named their squad for the opening test with no james anderson, although england expect him to play although england expect him to play a big role in the rest of the series. it's tuesday the 7th of december. our main story. a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mp5 that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall — who resigned from his job in september — told mp5 the process was dysfunctional and chaotic and it was clear that some of those left behind were murdered by the taliban. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. kabul airport last summer as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers trying to evacuate those it could, but, according to a whistle—blower, there was chaos in london, too. the foreign office crisis centre was handling requests from afghans at risk from the taliban because of their links to the uk. one official working there, raphael marshall, said the process of choosing who could be evacuated was arbitrary and dysfunctional. he said up to 150,000 people applied for an evacuation under the scheme, but he estimated fewer than 5% of these people have received any assistance — it is clear that some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. mr marshall, who has since left the diplomatic service, said there were not enough staff and, one saturday afternoon, he was the only person monitoring and processing e—mails in the afghan special cases inbox. thousands of which, he said, remained unread. the chairman of the foreign affairs committee said that mr marshall's evidence raised serious questions about the leadership at the foreign office. i am deeply concerned about many of the things the whistle—blower has raised, including about all those at the very top of the department. the whistle—blower, mr marshall, was dealing with a very, very difficult situation. in which many of us were trying to get out people who had served us with enormous courage and integrity for sometimes as much as 20 years. and so i am extremely concerned to hear what he said. mr marshall singled out dominic raab, then foreign secretary, who, he said, delayed taking decisions until he had all the facts set out in well—presented tables. for the foreign secretary to make this request suggests he did not fully understand the situation, mr marshall said. a source close to mr raab said the challenge was not the speed of decisions, but verifying identity and securing safe passage to the airport. a foreign office spokesman said government staff had worked tirelessly to evacuate more than 15,000 people in a fortnight. let's talk now to our chief political correspondent adam it must have been an uncomfortable morning so farfor it must have been an uncomfortable morning so far for the deputy prime minister with him answering questions on this subject on this programme. br; questions on this sub'ect on this programme.* questions on this sub'ect on this rouramme. j . . . programme. by coincidence, dominic raab who lost — programme. by coincidence, dominic raab who lost his _ programme. by coincidence, dominic raab who lost his job _ programme. by coincidence, dominic raab who lost his job as _ programme. by coincidence, dominic raab who lost his job as foreign - raab who lost his job as foreign secretary in the wake of the evacuation from kabul is nowjustice secretary and he has a new prisons policy out today but he faces questions about the whistle—blower and this very long dossier that has been submitted to the foreign affairs select committee and so he has had to answer claims, about there not being enough staff on duty to deal with the e—mails, whether it is claims about how individuals were prioritised for evacuation all the claim aimed at him as foreign secretary demanding a spreadsheet rather than e—mails may have held up the effort. this is how the former foreign secretary responded. i do not acce -t foreign secretary responded. i do not accept that. _ foreign secretary responded. i do not accept that. this is from a relatively— not accept that. this is from a relativelyjunior desk officer. of course, — relativelyjunior desk officer. of course, we needed, with the volume of claims _ course, we needed, with the volume of claims coming in, the clear facts to be _ of claims coming in, the clear facts to be presented. the criticism he made _ to be presented. the criticism he made was — to be presented. the criticism he made was that i was making decisions that took— made was that i was making decisions that took several hours, not days, several _ that took several hours, not days, several hours, and it wasjoint decision—making because some of these _ decision—making because some of these cases would have had to have been decided by the defence secretary, home secretary. we were workin: as secretary, home secretary. we were working as a _ secretary, home secretary. we were working as a team. _ secretary, home secretary. we were working as a team. dominic- secretary, home secretary. we were working as a team. dominic raab - working as a team. dominic raab pointing out other cabinet ministers were involved in this quite chaotic process. his focus this morning is on the fact 15,000 people were evacuated from the uk —— from afghanistan in a two—week period and only usa managed to get more people out than that. but the claims, and we heard from mp5 in the summer about this, we nowjust how chaotic it was. people coming to the uk now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before they travel. it's the latest in a series of measures introduced in response to the omicron variant. yesterday the health secretary sajid javid confirmed omicron is spreading in the community in multiple areas of england. harriet harman, the longest serving female mp, announced she will stand down at the next election after serving almost a0 years. she e—mailed members of her local party this morning. she was first elected in 1982 and is known as the mother of the house. the grandfather of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who was killed by his father and stepmother, is demanding to know why so many chances to protect his grandson were missed. peter halcrow said that people had been "flagging up" problems, but they were told there was nothing to worry about by authorities. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s radio a today programme. people were flagging up there were problems. and social services got involved but said there was nothing to worry about. and then, three or four months later, the boy was dead. so how can you ask me what i would like them to consider? they must have a tick list to do, the house is clean, everything is tidy, so we will not worry about it. if alarm bells are ringing all around, even neighbours' statements, surely there must be someone, some kind of body that can step in and say we are taking that child out of that situation. severe weather warnings are in place across the uk, as storm barra sweeps in from the atlantic this morning. disruptive winds, heavy rain and snow are expected in some parts, with the storm currently making its way over the irish sea. chris page is on the county down coast. we spoke to him about an hour ago. i ask this tentatively, have conditions improved? i ask this tentatively, have conditions improved? i am afraid not. this conditions improved? i am afraid not- this is _ conditions improved? i am afraid not. this is the _ conditions improved? i am afraid not. this is the promenade - conditions improved? i am afraid not. this is the promenade at. not. this is the promenade at newcastle in county down. it is normally a nice place for a stroll in the sunshine but as you can see, the sun is not particularly shining. instead, we have very strong winds and it is more than a little wet. this is storm barra. we are told that wind in exposed coastal areas could get up to 75 mph today. also, heavy rain. some local flooding possible. there is a yellow weather warning in place in northern ireland, which means there is chance of damage to property and disruption to travel. in the irish republic it is worse, we are told with three coastal counties, claire, kerry and corrc, it has a red weather warning, the most severe level. flights have been cancelled, including from london to cork. in other coastal areas such as county dublin, the government advised schools to close to keep people safe. the storm has come from the atlantic in the past hours and things have become more blustery and steadily more wet and i must say, it seems to be a good day to stay indoors unless like me you do not have much option, you have to be outside. irate do not have much option, you have to be outside. ~ ., ,, . ., do not have much option, you have to be outside. ~ ., , , . ., i. do not have much option, you have to be outside-— be outside. we appreciate you doing our 'ob. be outside. we appreciate you doing youriob- what— be outside. we appreciate you doing yourjob. what happened _ be outside. we appreciate you doing yourjob. what happened to - be outside. we appreciate you doing yourjob. what happened to your - yourjob. what happened to your other glove, did it blow away? you have it other glove, did it blow away? i’m. have it absolutely right, just as we were setting up and i was adjusting my earpiece with my glove, it blew away so it is in the irish sea somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switchin: somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switching the _ somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switching the glove _ somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switching the glove from _ somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switching the glove from one - somewhere, i am afraid. just keep switching the glove from one hand| somewhere, i am afraid. just keep i switching the glove from one hand to the other to keep warm! thank you. chris has literally got one glove. for your mother's pride! one glove! chris needs a cup of tea or flask immediately. he is orflask immediately. he is doing a sterling job. and carol is thankful to be in a warm studio. we saw the conditions. it is tough out there for many today. the storm comes in across ireland and through northern ireland and gusty wind, the strongest currently across ireland itself. as it moves north—east we will get a blast of wind and widespread gales. the strongest wind around the coast but in addition some will have snow leading to blizzards. this morning, a lot of dry weather, some frost and ice. this is the low pressure area thatis ice. this is the low pressure area that is storm barra and it will take rain through northern ireland, into scotland, england and wales. as it engages with cold air it will turn to snow especially on higher ground but not exclusively. mild in the south—west, cold everywhere else. the snow is expected here, the met office has weather warnings out and one of which is for snow. up to five centimetres in northern england but up centimetres in northern england but up to 20 centimetres in the southern uplands and highlands. and gusty wind, 70—80 mph across the irish sea and inland, a0—50. as it moves north east, these speeds will be prevalent in eastern scotland. overnight storm pushes northwards but we have rain a shower is wrapped around it. wintry across the hills in the highlands. another cold night and still windy, except for in the centre of the low pressure. more details on about half an hour. we look forward to that. thank you. the death of 12—year—old ava white in liverpool last month meant knife crime was once again a subject of national conversation. lockdown led to a huge fall in violent crime, but now police say the numbers have started to rise again. graham satchell has been to meet some of those affected. a vigil in liverpool at the weekend. a city remembering a 12—year—old girl. ava white was stabbed and killed as she watched the christmas lights being turned on. croydon in south london last month, and another memorial, this time for 1a—year—old jermaine cools. stabbed on the street. particularly in london, it has been a terrible year for young people dying in knife attacks. 18—year—old jay fathers, killed in the early hours of new year's day in milton keynes. he became the first teenager to be stabbed to death this year. my son jay fathers went to see friends on new year's eve. unfortunately, my son lost his life. we are devastated as a family. because of all what's gone on, we want to save other peoples lives in the community and beyond. jay�*s fatherjason is now working with the police in milton keynes. he started a campaign to get first aid kits, so—called bleed packs, into shops, bars, nightclubs. our sonjay was stabbed in the aorta, which is in the abdomen. he had three minutes to live, which he got from the kitchen to the front room and collapsed. unfortunately, it wouldn't have saved his life, but we're hoping it can save other people's lives. you know, we don't want anotherfamily to go through what we've been through. you are under arrest for suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. bodycam footage from a stop and search in milton keynes and police havejust found a knife. have you got any other weapons on you? another stop, another weapon. in a series of operations, thames valley police have been removing weapons from the street, gathering intelligence, disrupting gangs. could you just focus round about the triangle building? because that's where we're getting a lot of intel that that's where one half of the group is hanging around. jason isjoining the police on one of their operations. as well as seeing at first—hand the attempts on the ground as well as seeing at first—hand the attempts on the ground to fight knife crime, it is a chance forjason to give out more bleed packs. hiya. — hello, sir, how are you? there is some chest bandages, which stick to the chest, if someone's been stabbed. would you accept one of these kits? yes please, yes. thank you so much. sorry to hear that your son... i'll be in touch. 0k. thank you for your time. this is the society we live in today. you know, young kids need to be taught that knives, carrying a knife, can have devastating effects are notjust family but friends, the community. it just escalates. in london, 28 teenagers have now been killed in attacks this year. it's the highest number in more than a decade. i can think back to a time when a stabbing would come in, that it would be quite big news, even within the police environment. and unfortunately, it does seem a more daily occurrence. not so much front page news any more, which is sad. here in milton keynes, serious violent crime is down 20% on last year. the government says it's committed to tackling knife crime and keeping young people safe. jason's hope — that no other family will have to go to the heartbreak of losing a child. graham satchell, bbc news. it is heartbreaking. we're joined in the studio by yvonne lawson, who has been a prominent knife crime campaigner since the murder of her 17—year—old son godwin. we can also talk to chief inspector dave oldfield, from lancashire violence reduction network. thank you to both of you for being with us. it is more than a decade since you lost your son. how have things changed in that time? do you think there is an improvement or do we face the same problems? more than ten ears we face the same problems? more than ten years on _ we face the same problems? more than ten years on since _ we face the same problems? more than ten years on since we _ we face the same problems? more than ten years on since we last _ we face the same problems? more than ten years on since we last godwin - we face the same problems? more than ten years on since we last godwin is - ten years on since we last godwin is disheartening and frustrating to know that knife crime is still on the increase, regardless how much work we have been doing at the grassroots level. it is disheartening. it is heartbreaking. to turn on your tv and know from day to day that more lives are being affected by knife crime and more mothers like myself have to go to bed not hugging their loved ones due to knife crime tell us about the work you are doing at grassroots level. ., ._ , work you are doing at grassroots level. ., , , ., ., level. you say it is frustrating to see there _ level. you say it is frustrating to see there has _ level. you say it is frustrating to see there has not _ level. you say it is frustrating to see there has not been - level. you say it is frustrating to see there has not been enough l level. you say it is frustrating to | see there has not been enough of level. you say it is frustrating to - see there has not been enough of an improvement. what are you able to do to try to prevent other people getting into the terrible situation you find yourself in? i getting into the terrible situation you find yourself in?— getting into the terrible situation you find yourself in? i have always been very passionate _ you find yourself in? i have always been very passionate about - you find yourself in? i have always been very passionate about early i been very passionate about early intervention, prevention. when godwin died, one of the questions i asked myself was how could his death have been prevented? how could godwin's death, how could we have prevented it? and i noticed and observed he was at risk because of the friends he associated with. i have always been passionate about early intervention, prevention. that is the work we do. we work closely with teachers and with parents. if a young person is having risk factors, so the teachers know that they probably have a brother or sister in a gang, or where they live is putting them at risk, we do intervention and that is based on self—confidence, self—esteem, decision making. all of the soft skills we underestimate to get to that young person, to have the confidence that they are very special, they have gifts and talents and they can excel with help. we do lots of mentoring. our intervention is on education, mentoring and sport, because godwin was a natural sport, because godwin was a natural sport person and as a mum and i know the impact it had when he was engaging in something positive, so we use those to engage. irate engaging in something positive, so we use those to engage.— engaging in something positive, so we use those to engage. we can bring in the chief inspector. _ we use those to engage. we can bring in the chief inspector. i _ we use those to engage. we can bring in the chief inspector. i am _ we use those to engage. we can bring in the chief inspector. i am sure - in the chief inspector. i am sure you understand frustrations at where we are more than a decade from when yvonne lost her son to knife crime. how have you adapted your procedures and what still needs to change? goad and what still needs to change? good morninu. i and what still needs to change? good morning- i can _ and what still needs to change? good morning. i can totally _ and what still needs to change? good morning. i can totally sympathise with what— morning. i can totally sympathise with what yvonne has said and in lancashire — with what yvonne has said and in lancashire we are trying to adopt the public— lancashire we are trying to adopt the public health approach. that is not condoning violence or indeed enforcing — not condoning violence or indeed enforcing against it, it means we are trying — enforcing against it, it means we are trying to get to the root causes of violence — are trying to get to the root causes of violence. if somebody performs an act of— of violence. if somebody performs an act of violence, what is the reason behind _ act of violence, what is the reason behind why— act of violence, what is the reason behind why they have done that? i do not necessarily mean at the time they committed the offence, but in that person's life is there something that has happened to them, a nronrent_ something that has happened to them, a moment that had made them go down a moment that had made them go down a different— a moment that had made them go down a different path? it is to get back to the _ a different path? it is to get back to the reasons why that happened and help and _ to the reasons why that happened and help and support them with whatever path they _ help and support them with whatever path they have been on at that time. i am interested on your views about early intervention. it sounds to me like you think early intervention is key. how do police get involved early in the way yvonne is hoping you might be able to? she early in the way yvonne is hoping you might be able to?— early in the way yvonne is hoping you might be able to? she is right. prevention is _ you might be able to? she is right. prevention is key. _ you might be able to? she is right. prevention is key. we _ you might be able to? she is right. prevention is key. we have - you might be able to? she is right. i prevention is key. we have created a network _ prevention is key. we have created a network in _ prevention is key. we have created a network in lancashire based on front-line — network in lancashire based on front—line services so that we can look— front—line services so that we can look at _ front—line services so that we can look at from _ front—line services so that we can look at from the moment a person is born towards the end of their life, which _ born towards the end of their life, which includes education, public health. — which includes education, public health, privation services and police — health, privation services and police and as many organisations we need to— police and as many organisations we need to try— police and as many organisations we need to try to look at everyone's circumstances and prevent the violence — circumstances and prevent the violence happening in the first place — violence happening in the first lace. ., , ., ., violence happening in the first lace. ., ., ., violence happening in the first lace. ., . ., ., place. yvonne, you are nodding to what the chief _ place. yvonne, you are nodding to what the chief inspector _ place. yvonne, you are nodding to what the chief inspector said. - place. yvonne, you are nodding to what the chief inspector said. you | what the chief inspector said. you received the mbe for your work, congratulations, but i am sure it spurs you on to try to achieve more and make sure there are fewer people who end up like godwin.— who end up like godwin. absolutely. reinforcin: who end up like godwin. absolutely. reinforcing on _ who end up like godwin. absolutely. reinforcing on what _ who end up like godwin. absolutely. reinforcing on what the _ who end up like godwin. absolutely. reinforcing on what the chief- reinforcing on what the chief inspector said, reinforcing on what the chief inspectorsaid, getting reinforcing on what the chief inspector said, getting to the root causes is key. putting on that hat, public health approach, getting everyone on board is good practice. all the borrowers should follow on that. my award has been humbling and i was honoured to receive it. it is reinforcing the work i have done and work that needs to be done in future. that award is dedicated to godwin and all lives being lost in our streets to knife crime. yvonne, can ou our streets to knife crime. yvonne, can you think— our streets to knife crime. yvonne, can you think of— our streets to knife crime. yvonne, can you think of specific _ our streets to knife crime. yvonne, can you think of specific examples| can you think of specific examples of young people who you know you have been able to do something to change their lives? it is have been able to do something to change their lives?— change their lives? it is always humblin: change their lives? it is always humbling and _ change their lives? it is always humbling and so _ change their lives? it is always humbling and so comforting i change their lives? it is always i humbling and so comforting when young people stop me in the street and tell me the impact of listening to godwin's story, how much it changed their decision—making and got them to realise the impact of carrying a knife and change actions. there has been an incident where one particular intervention readed, when it was a young girl being exploited by gangs, being groomed, and was on the verge of being excluded and exclusion is a big thing we need to look at. we went, the school flagged that, if you do not intervene, this girl will be excluded. we started with mentoring and soft skills and it was amazing to see the turnaround. she ended up being head girl. it is so humbling to know that our intervention has made such a huge difference and this girl is going to end up being a good member of the community rather than, you know... . . of the community rather than, you know... ., , ., ., ,, know... that is wonderful. thank ou. know... that is wonderful. thank you- good _ know... that is wonderful. thank you- good to _ know. .. that is wonderful. thank you. good to talk— know... that is wonderful. thank you. good to talk to _ know... that is wonderful. thank you. good to talk to you - know... that is wonderful. thank you. good to talk to you both. i the actor rebel wilson describes herself in her own words as the "funny fat girl", but decided to improve her health during the pandemic. she lost more than five stone, but found those efforts attracted more attention from the press than her successful career. in an exclusive interview with nomia iqbalfor the bbc�*s "100 women" season, she's also been speaking about her fertility struggles. rebel wilson, thank you so much for talking to bbc 100 women. it is my pleasure. you have been on a year of health. yeah. i didn't predict the pandemic, but weirdly, i thought, sometimes i'm a little psychic, and i go, ifeel like i'm not going to be working much this year. and ifeel like turning a0, i'm going to concentrate on my health and so that all kind of culminated, so the moment it hit 2020, i was like, ok, it's going to be my year of health. in 2019, i had, like, four pretty successful movies come out. and i'd done all this amazing stuff career—wise. but then in the next year, all i did was just lose 80 pounds. and the attention that gets... it was insane. ..is way more than being in an academy award nominated film, and producing my first movie, and doing all this stuff. can i read you one headline? yeah, sure. "rebel wilson has a bond girl moment in an incredible curve—hugging swimsuit." well, i never thought i would be described anywhere near a bond girl. how do you feel about those sorts of headlines, about your weight loss? i have noticed that it's been getting a lot of attention. and i go, so, is that what a woman has to do in the world, isjust lose weight to, like, get attention? i know what it's like to be a woman who was essentially invisible to most people because of not being seen as traditionally beautiful or whatever. so i know what it's like when nobody holds the door open for you, or, you know, just looks at you almost like you can have no value because you are not seen as good—looking to them. so i know what that's like. and then you really notice, you get this bias towards you, just purely because of your appearance, which is wrong, and i do think it's wrong. but you can't deny that that's how society does operate. our goal is to get to the finals. how are we paying for regionals? a bikini car wash is definitely out of the question. no, i'm like super good at bikini car washes. ee, eee, eeeee! there will be no more waiting time with school or boyfriends. can i trust you will add your own cardio? no, no, don't put me down for cardio. what are you doing? horizontal running. i got a lot of pushback from my own team, actually, here in hollywood, when i said, ok, i'm going to do this year of health, i'm going to, ifeel like i'm really going to physically transform and change my life. and they were like, why? why would you want to do that? because i was earning millions of dollars being the funny fat girl and, like, being that person. and i go, well, because even though i was still very confident being bigger, and loved myself, you know, would rock a red carpet and i was probably double the size, sometimes triple the weight of other actresses. but, like, istill felt confident in that. but i knew deep down inside, some of the emotional eating behaviours i was doing was not healthy. like, i did not need a tub of ice cream every night. that was me numbing emotions using food which wasn't the healthiest thing. was that dealing with fame? i think it was, i think it was dealing with not being a natural performer and having to perform almost every day. and just things that i hadn't kind of processed or dealt with in my life. that was manifesting as emotional eating and then i was like, that's not the healthiest. but what i tried to do is just share just enough that hopefully people can understand some of the struggles i've been through and then... and the reason why i share it is to hopefully help people. so i've been sharing things about fertility, or talking about the health transformation, emotional eating, and what i suffered going through that, is ultimately to try and help people. and the fertility issue that you've talked about, that's really personal and intimate. yeah, i have something, i was diagnosed when i was 20 with something called polycystic ovarian syndrome, which made sense, like, that i gained a lot of weight rapidly with that. and i'm still trying on the fertility journey, even though, like it is emotional and you get hopeful and then your hopes are dashed. and so i feel for any woman going through it. but i was a classic example of a career woman who went out into the world, didn't even think about kids, and then suddenly in your mid—305 is like, oh, hang on, do i want that as an option? and then if i do, what do i need to do? it would be great if i had my own children but i don't know whether that's going to happen. so i'm trying not to have any expectations set on an outcome, just that i am the healthiest i can be, i'm going to try and what will happen will happen. i love that attitude. she is such a good talker. she is inspirational. you can find out more about the other inspiring and influential women on the bbc 100 women list — and the rest of the season — on the bbc news website. time now to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. the met police and child maintenance service say they've significantly changed the way they handle victims of domestic abuse. it follows the case of emma day who was murdered by her ex—partner in may 2017 after reporting his threats to authorities. the met and child maintenance service have now admitted faults were made and have improved their training. emma's family have spent the past four years campaigning for reform. if the police had done things differently the year before, if the child maintenance agency had given emma better advice, orjust asked her a couple more questions when she disclosed to them what was happening, there is a slight chance that emma wouldn't been killed. a change in the law — aimed at protecting mental health patients from unsafe restraint — has come into force from today. it was prompted by the death of olaseni lewis who died after being restrained by 11 metropolitan police officers in september 2010. seni's law follows a campaign by his family. and means that police will have to wear body cameras while dealing with patients. it's claimed an increase in the number of cycle lanes during the pandemic helped to make london one of the most congested cities in the world. analysis by the traffic information firm inrix said segregated spaces for cycling means there is less room for cars, causing slower speed and more congestion. but the charity cycling uk called the findings simplistic. let's have a look at the travel. this is how the tube services are looking right now. on the piccadilly line there's no service between rayners lane and uxbridge. on the overground there's no service between gunnersbury and richmond. on the district line there's no service between turnham green and richmond. and minor delays on the northern line. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm barra brings some very wet and very windy conditions today. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for the strong winds, widely gusts a5 to 50 mph. so potentially damaging. you can see the storm spiralling towards us, the rain arriving as we head into the afternoon and the winds are strengthening, coming up from the south. we have got a bright start this morning, a cold start with temperatures close to zero, but the cloud quickly increasing, the wind strengthening through the morning. and then that heavy rain hitting as we head through the afternoon. temperatures today reaching a maximum of eight celsius. that first band of quite heavy rain will clear through this evening. we will get one or two clearer spells, but showers quite quickly following on. the wind staying very strong overnight, blowing those showers through — they could be quite heavy, you might get a rumble of thunder and a little bit of hail mixed into those as well. the temperature dropping to four celsius, not quite as cold as last night. you can see low pressure remains in charge until wednesday. isobars still quite squeezed, which means it is still going to be quite a windy day. a blustery day through wednesday. fewer showers and then a slightly calmer day for thursday. that's it for now. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. morning live is on bbc one after breakfast. let's find out what kimberly and gethin have in store. coming up on morning live. it looks like an emailfrom the nhs asking you to order a pcr test for the new omicron variant and even threatens you'll have to isolate if you ignore it — but rav wilding explains how to spot it's a scam so it doesn't end up costing you your life savings. plus, over half of us in the uk know someone with dementia, but what you may not know is that playing their favourite music could help unlock their memories. we find out why this is and see the moving moment one couple reunite for a sing—a—long in a care home after covid kept them apart for months. also today — as a recent study shows more than half of older adults don't consume enough protein, dr rupy shows us how much we should be eating to stay healthy and explains why too much can do more harm than good. plus, they're hitting the road to uncover hidden treasures that could be worth a pretty penny at auction. watchdog's matt allwright and nikki fox share their secrets to haggling on the high street ahead of tonight's celebrity antiques road trip. and comedy legend paul whitehouse tells us why co—writing and starring she will be terrible at haggling, she is such she will be terrible at haggling, she is such a she will be terrible at haggling, she is such a nice she will be terrible at haggling, she is such a nice person! and comedy legend paul whitehouse tells us why co—writing and starring in the only fools and horses musical is the most challenging gig he's ever taken on. lovely chubby! can't stop saying it. can't stop saying it. see you at 9:15. we were chatting, sorry! from today vaccinated travellers entering the uk from non red list countries will need to take a covid test up to two days before departure. this is in addition to a test up to a8 hours after their arrival in the uk. the changes were announced at the weekend in an attempt to tackle the spread of the new omicron variant. sarah is taking a look at the new rules. the difficulty is, they are changing the rules but they might change again? the rules but they might change auain? . the rules but they might change auain? , ., , , the rules but they might change aain? , ., , , , ., again? yes, the reality is, if you are the -- _ again? yes, the reality is, if you are the -- going _ again? yes, the reality is, if you are the -- going abroad, - again? yes, the reality is, if you are the -- going abroad, it i again? yes, the reality is, if you are the -- going abroad, it will. are the —— going abroad, it will take some more planning going forward. from today people entering the uk aged 12 and over, will have to show proof of a negative covid test. that's regardless of your vaccination status. the changes were announced on saturday night, and followed additional tightening of the rules announced last week. so for those who have already booked travel, it may be a bit of headache. paula from york booked a break with her husband to italy — they were due to fly out on friday. the reason that we decided not to go to rome is due completely to the fact that our country, our government, have introduced the pcr in country test before he can come home. so if, even we are double jabbed and we have had the booster, if we catch covid, test positive in italy, we can be put in quarantine for anywhere between ten and 21 days. so the worst case is we will come home on the 3rd ofjanuary. so that gives you some idea of the challenges posed by the new rules. now for those going abroad this is what you should know. a test must be taken before heading to the uk. it can be a pcr or a lateralflow test, which is cheaper. 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for those coming to the uk from the common travel area? that'sjersey, guernsey, the isle of man and the republic of ireland. i can confirm if you're travelling from the common travel area, you do not have to take a pre—departure test. and we've had lots of questions about the price of tests, and the quality of the service. in fact, the travel sector is calling for the costs of these tests to be capped, they say that would certainly give travellers a bit more certainty. we have seen similar measures put in place in other european countries. and the consumer group which is calling on the government to start regulating the testing industry to make sure that prices are on a level playing field. thank you very much, sarah. we have holly on the sofa talking about the ashes. midnight tonight? it’s holly on the sofa talking about the ashes. midnight tonight? it's back, it's happening. _ ashes. midnight tonight? it's back, it's happening. i— ashes. midnight tonight? it's back, it's happening, i 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scandals, everything has been going on with cricket but it is happening. i been going on with cricket but it is haueninu. ~ , ., ., happening. i en'oyed your australian cuest happening. i en'oyed your australian guest earner. — happening. i enjoyed your australian guest earlier, every _ happening. i enjoyed your australian guest earlier, every answer- happening. i enjoyed your australian guest earlier, every answer was, i happening. i enjoyed your australian | guest earlier, every answer was, you better believe it, mate! i will better believe it, mate! iwill leave the _ better believe it, mate! iwill leave the cockney _ better believe it, mate! iwill leave the cockney -- - better believe it, mate! iwill. leave the cockney -- australian leave the cockney —— australian accent to you, i sound like a cockney when i try and do it! he was a little bit reserved, actually! you don't want _ a little bit reserved, actually! you don't want to _ a little bit reserved, actually! you don't want to go _ a little bit reserved, actually! you don't want to go to _ a little bit reserved, actually! i’m. don't want to go to early. a little bit reserved, actually! you don't want to go to early. james i don't want to go to early. james anderson is _ don't want to go to early. james anderson is being _ don't want to go to early. james anderson is being rested - don't want to go to early. james anderson is being rested and i don't want to go to early. jamesi anderson is being rested and no barmy army in the first test. and very little game time for the players over the past few weeks. the england cricketer and commentator, steven finn, joins us now from sydney. and three times ashes winner, i should say! good evening. this is the first time you have not been there on tour in your england tracksuit. at the locals been nicer to you? tracksuit. at the locals been nicer to ou? , . . tracksuit. at the locals been nicer to ou? , ., , . , to you? they have been, which is sliuhtl to you? they have been, which is slightly surprising! _ to you? they have been, which is slightly surprising! being - to you? they have been, which is slightly surprising! being here i to you? they have been, which is slightly surprising! being here is| slightly surprising! being here is an english person, i'm used to being told that i'm no good at cricket when i'm walking down the street. but people are actually smiling at me so a slightly different experience but exciting nonetheless. it will be very unusual. you know how the players will be dealing in normal circumstances, they have had to deal with quarantine, no game time basically at all, to prepare for this. time basically at all, to prepare forthis. do time basically at all, to prepare for this. do you worry that heads might drop quite early? i for this. do you worry that heads might drop quite early?— might drop quite early? i don't think so. might drop quite early? i don't think so- i _ might drop quite early? i don't think so. ithink— might drop quite early? i don't think so. i think actually, i might drop quite early? i don't think so. i think actually, the i might drop quite early? i don't i think so. i think actually, the lack of preparation gives a more even playing field. i think had australia been battle hardened and playing a lot of cricket, i think it might have stood them in better stead than the english team. but i think and the english team. but i think and the prospect of two day night test matches, whatever happens in the first test, england were sent opportunity is going through the series to win matches. this first testis series to win matches. this first test is important, and come out of it with a win or a draw would be a fantastic effort. but even if they don't win, i think that the heads will not drop. there are still opportunities for them. stephen not -la in: in opportunities for them. stephen not playing in perth. _ opportunities for them. stephen not playing in perth. they _ opportunities for them. stephen not playing in perth, they might - playing in perth, they might appreciate that, they have not got the best history there. bad news that there is no james anderson for the opener. what you make of that decision? they say he isn't injured, are resting him. decision? they say he isn't in'ured, are resting himi are resting him. yeah, it sounds as thouah he are resting him. yeah, it sounds as though he is— are resting him. yeah, it sounds as though he is not _ are resting him. yeah, it sounds as though he is not quite _ are resting him. yeah, it sounds as though he is not quite match i are resting him. yeah, it sounds as though he is not quite match fit. i i though he is not quite match fit. i think the problem for both teams will be the fact that the preparation has been so truncated, i don't think any bowler has bowled more than ten or 12 overs in a day, which is a big factor in preparing for a test match. and also the fact that they have not spent an entire day in the field. so i think they will be looking to mitigate the risk of their prize asset blowing something in the first game, and i also think it is a sensible decision for them given the fact that there may be two day night test matches in pretension and is —— in conditions that would potentially suit him more. �* . . that would potentially suit him more. �* ,, , ., that would potentially suit him more. ,, , ., , , , more. ben stokes, not surprising he features despite _ more. ben stokes, not surprising he features despite his _ more. ben stokes, not surprising he features despite his lack _ more. ben stokes, not surprising he features despite his lack of - more. ben stokes, not surprising he features despite his lack of game i features despite his lack of game time. he makes such an impact and particularly on the australian squad. particularly on the australian st uad. . particularly on the australian st uad. , �* , particularly on the australian suuad. , �* , ., particularly on the australian stuad, , �* , ., ., particularly on the australian suad. , �*, ., ., ., particularly on the australian suuad. , �*, ., ., ., , , squad. yes, he's a man who is very respected- — squad. yes, he's a man who is very respected- and _ squad. yes, he's a man who is very respected. and in _ squad. yes, he's a man who is very respected. and in history, - squad. yes, he's a man who is very respected. and in history, the i respected. and in history, the talismanic all—rounder like ian botham, andrew flintoff are now ben stokes are so well—respected over here. any team with one of those guysin here. any team with one of those guys in immediately has the australians are slightly on their guard. having him available is a fantastic option for captainjo fantastic option for captain jo reach fantastic option for captainjo reach to fantastic option for captain jo reach to have, but fantastic option for captainjo reach to have, but and. —— captain jo root to have. both with the bat on the ball. he is that presence that you really do need whilst you are here in australia. the excitement _ are here in australia. the excitement is _ are here in australia. the excitement is building, . are here in australia. the excitement is building, evil have to compensate with the lack of the barmy army, i know you can do that no problem! thank you forjoining us. you'll find ball—by—ball commentary on test match special, plus live text commentary, features and analysis on the bbc sport website and app. i cannot promise you that you will feel like you are out there but we will do we can! fix, feel like you are out there but we will do we can!— feel like you are out there but we | will do we can!_ not will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is — will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is coming _ will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is coming our _ will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is coming our way. - will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is coming our way. i - will do we can! a bit sunshine. not sure that is coming our way. i also| sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit — sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit of _ sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit of carol— sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit of carol in _ sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit of carol in my _ sure that is coming our way. i also need a bit of carol in my life. - we have got some sunshine but not necessarily today in the forecast, today we have storm barra. the wind is picking up in the northern ireland, wales and south—west of england areas, and we have widespread gales. in england areas, and we have widespread gales.— england areas, and we have widespread gales. in the northern half of the country _ widespread gales. in the northern half of the country we _ widespread gales. in the northern half of the country we will - widespread gales. in the northern half of the country we will see - widespread gales. in the northern i half of the country we will see some snow so with that combination, blizzards, drifting snow and poor visibility. this area of low pressure, a deep area of low pressure, a deep area of low pressure is storm barra and if you have a look at the isobars, it tells you it is going to be windy. and we have a weather front wrapped around it, bringing in some heavy rain. heavy rain this morning across northern ireland. through the rest of the morning it will push north and east, after a cold and frosty startthere, with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the cold air is already in place in the north, hence the rain turning to snow across northern england and scotland. after the band of rain has gone through, if you follow it around, further spells of rain or snow coming around. the winner will be more of a feature so you will not notice the temperatures. it will be a cold day. let's have a look at the snow. the met office has copious yellow weather warnings out today, one of them is for snow, five centimetres in northern england, ten to 20 in the southern uplands and highlands. it is also going to be windy. by the irish sea coastline and the english channel, gusting 72 80 miles an hour. inland, a0 to 50 miles an hour. inland, a0 to 50 miles an hour. as the storm pushes north and east, later we will have gusts of wind in eastern scotland, a0 to 50 miles an hour. you can see the centre of the area of low pressure which is storm barra, looks at how it pushes northwards taking its rain until snow with it. behind it, there will be a rash of showers, some will be heavy and once again wintry on the tops of the hills. it will still be windy except in the centre of the storm, and it will be cold. three to six degrees, the overnight lows. into wednesday, we still have storm barra with us. the wind will not be quite as strong as today but it will still be a windy day. the weather front will be wrapped around it. here is the weather front, we will see rain and showers from it. and once again some wintriness on the hills in scotland. still windy in the south—west and also across the northern isles. although there will be a lot of cloud around, tomorrow, as well as everything else, we could see a little bit of fleeting sunshine. wednesday into thursday, storm barra really spreads out, the isobars are spreading out. there will be areas of slow moving cloud, a bit of sunshine on thursday and then some rain coming in from the west. the windows will be much lighter but nonetheless it is still going to feel cold. don't go anywhere, we have got something really special that i know you are going to love. harare something really special that i know you are going to love.— something really special that i know. you are going to love._ yes! you are going to love. have we? yes! i don't even — you are going to love. have we? yes! i don't even know— you are going to love. have we? yes! i don't even know where _ you are going to love. have we? yes! i don't even know where to _ you are going to love. have we? yes! i don't even know where to start - i don't even know where to start about your amazing time with nadiya on strictly. they brought us lobsters, they brought the breakfast sofa to the dance floor, but most of all they brought us a lot ofjoy. thank you, i had a lovely time. we'll talk to them in a minute, but first let's look back at their incredible strictly journey. isaid i said it, journey! i went to the i said it, 'ourney! i went to the whole i said it, journey! i went to the whole series _ i said it, journey! i went to the whole series without _ i said it, journey! i went to the whole series without saying i i said it, journey! i went to the whole series without saying it! j i said it, journey! i went to the l whole series without saying it! i have said it twice already! are you the best dancer in the show? maybe not. have you had the longest, have you had the bestjourney so far? absolutely. thank you, anton. best dance, dan, nine. thank you, shirley! it was a lot better i than i had expected. how bad did you expect it to be? i expected it to be a complete - and absolute disaster, to be honest. i need to go! thank you, cynthia! we started this competition at a very high level. and what you've been doing is fighting to get there, and for me, definitely, you are getting closer and closer to the level of everyone. it was a tale of two halves, really. and one half was, oh, i love it. but the other bit, which is the bit i'm going to have to mark, was not your best. just goes for me to aj and kai. we are so sorry to be saying goodbye to you this close to the semifinal. i remember back on the launch show, and you said, your children would be happy if you just made it past week one. well, it's safe to say, i think they'd probably be proud of you at this point. i hope they are. i have loved it, and i don't think i will dance all the time but the one thing that will be different is, i won't not dance any more. so, yeah, thank you for having me, it's been brilliant. it's been an absolute pleasure, thank you so much. if you don't mind taking to the floor for one last dance. 0k. i can't watch! you need to get over it. i'm i can't watch! you need to get over it- i'm not — i can't watch! you need to get over it. i'm not over _ i can't watch! you need to get over it. i'm not over it. _ i can't watch! you need to get over it. i'm not over it. good _ i can't watch! you need to get over it. i'm not over it. good morning, | it. i'm not over it. good morning, artner. it. i'm not over it. good morning, partner- good _ it. i'm not over it. good morning, partner. good morning! - it. i'm not over it. good morning, partner. good morning! so - it. i'm not over it. good morning, partner. good morning! so lovelyj it. i'm not over it. good morning, i partner. good morning! so lovely to see ou, partner. good morning! so lovely to see you. how _ partner. good morning! so lovely to see you. how are — partner. good morning! so lovely to see you, how are you, _ partner. good morning! so lovely to see you, how are you, have - partner. good morning! so lovely to see you, how are you, have you - see you, how are you, have you recovered?— see you, how are you, have you recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days. — recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days. but. — recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days, but, yeah, _ recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days, but, yeah, i'm - recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days, but, yeah, i'm great. l recovered? i'm sure it will take a few days, but, yeah, i'm great. i| few days, but, yeah, i'm great. i had the — few days, but, yeah, i'm great. i had the best 11 weeks. we had so much _ had the best 11 weeks. we had so much fun — had the best 11 weeks. we had so much fun. it was such a pleasure to teach _ much fun. it was such a pleasure to teach him — much fun. it was such a pleasure to teach him i— much fun. it was such a pleasure to teach him. i loved every moment of it. teach him. i loved every moment of it but _ teach him. i loved every moment of it but it_ teach him. i loved every moment of it but it is— teach him. i loved every moment of it. but it is always like this. the programme is so intense, and it takes _ programme is so intense, and it takes over— programme is so intense, and it takes over your life. and then suddenly, _ takes over your life. and then suddenly, overnight, that's it. monday. — suddenly, overnight, that's it. monday, no hassle. i didn't need to choreograph. —— no rehearsal. it was a bit _ choreograph. —— no rehearsal. it was a bit of— choreograph. —— no rehearsal. it was a bit of a _ choreograph. —— no rehearsal. it was a bit of a shock. but it has been such_ a bit of a shock. but it has been such a _ a bit of a shock. but it has been such a positive expense for me. it such a positive expense for me. it! is such a positive expense for me. is weird that such a positive expense for me. it is weird that it ends in the heart beat, you are out, goodbye! but what about training on monday? excit monday, a dark day. you about training on monday? excit monday, a dark day.— about training on monday? excit monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have — monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so _ monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so much _ monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so much i— monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so much i want - monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so much i want to - monday, a dark day. you can still do that! i have so much i want to ask. that! i have so much i want to ask ou. one that! i have so much i want to ask yon one of— that! i have so much i want to ask you. one of the _ that! i have so much i want to ask you. one of the important - that! i have so much i want to ask you. one of the important things | that! i have so much i want to ask. you. one of the important things is the support you have had, particularly from lots of people in sheffield, mums, dads, kids, all rallying behind you. that is where dan lives. they have been amazing? absolutely, i have neverfelt like absolutely, i have never felt like this, _ absolutely, i have never felt like this, i_ absolutely, i have never felt like this, i have — absolutely, i have never felt like this, i have neverfelt absolutely, i have never felt like this, i have never felt so much sunport— this, i have never felt so much support for, ten weeks, never top of the leaderboard. and you do realise that it _ the leaderboard. and you do realise that it is _ the leaderboard. and you do realise that it is the support, people behind — that it is the support, people behind you want to see you dance. to rehearse _ behind you want to see you dance. to rehearse in— behind you want to see you dance. to rehearse in sheffield and to meet all rehearse in sheffield and to meet at! those — rehearse in sheffield and to meet all those wonderful people, i did feel like. — all those wonderful people, i did feel like, i told you, it felt like home — feel like, i told you, it felt like home away from home, i really enjoyed — home away from home, i really enjoyed it _ home away from home, i really enjoyed it— enjoyed it. quite a few people, sally included, _ enjoyed it. quite a few people, sally included, became - enjoyed it. quite a few people, sally included, became clear i enjoyed it. quite a few people, i sally included, became clear quite obsessed with your yorkshire barmaid. it was nadiya learning to speak in a yorkshire accent. how are you doing? speak in a yorkshire accent. how are ou doinu ? , ., ., ., speak in a yorkshire accent. how are you doing?— you doing? grand, hello, what are ou you doing? grand, hello, what are you having? _ you doing? grand, hello, what are you having? any — you doing? grand, hello, what are you having? any orange _ you doing? grand, hello, what are you having? any orange squash? l you doing? grand, hello, what are i you having? any orange squash? it's not as sweet — you having? any orange squash? it's not as sweet shop! _ you having? any orange squash? it's not as sweet shop! just _ you having? any orange squash? it's not as sweet shop! just a _ you having? any orange squash? it's not as sweet shop! just a coke, - not as sweet shop! just a coke, lease. not as sweet shop! just a coke, please- kant. _ not as sweet shop! just a coke, please. kant, dave _ not as sweet shop! just a coke, please. kant, dave drank- not as sweet shop! just a coke, please. kant, dave drank the i not as sweet shop! just a coke, i please. kant, dave drank the last not as sweet shop! just a coke, - please. kant, dave drank the last of it. just the shandy, _ please. kant, dave drank the last of it. just the shandy, please. - please. kant, dave drank the last of it. just the shandy, please. do - please. kant, dave drank the last of it. just the shandy, please. do you i it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips — it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips with _ it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips with it? _ it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips with it? i _ it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips with it? i would, - it. just the shandy, please. do you want chips with it? i would, thank| want chips with it? i would, thank ou! i want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like — want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like the _ want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like the sound _ want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like the sound of— want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like the sound of dave. - want chips with it? i would, thank you! i like the sound of dave. we| you! i like the sound of dave. we should have _ you! i like the sound of dave. we should have been _ you! i like the sound of dave. we should have been training. - you! i like the sound of dave. we should have been training. he . you! i like the sound of dave. we| should have been training. he was -la in: should have been training. he was playing dave? _ should have been training. he was playing dave? i — should have been training. he was playing dave? i can't _ should have been training. he was playing dave? i can't tell- should have been training. he was playing dave? i can't tell you. - should have been training. he was playing dave? i can't tell you. we | playing dave? i can't tell you. we have filmed _ playing dave? i can't tell you. we have filmed one _ playing dave? i can't tell you. we have filmed one last _ playing dave? i can't tell you. we have filmed one last episode - playing dave? i can't tell you. we have filmed one last episode and | playing dave? i can't tell you. we i have filmed one last episode and we will tell you what happens today. it will tell you what happens today. it will be out later this week. what will be out later this week. what was it like _ will be out later this week. what was it like to _ will be out later this week. what was it like to teach _ will be out later this week. what was it like to teach someone - will be out later this week. twist was it like to teach someone to dance from absolute zero, from scratch? i was going to say, may be -0? ., , it scratch? i was going to say, may be -0?_ it was - -0? from the beginning. it was beautiful because _ -0? from the beginning. it was beautiful because it _ -0? from the beginning. it was beautiful because it was - -0? from the beginning. it was beautiful because it was him! i -0? from the beginning. it was beautiful because it was him! a| -0? from the beginning. it was - beautiful because it was him! a very helpful— beautiful because it was him! a very helpful that he is very clever. don't — helpful that he is very clever. don't tell— helpful that he is very clever. don't tell everyone he is clever. he is! hejust don't tell everyone he is clever. he is! he just understood everything i was telling him from the other sports. — was telling him from the other sports, he understood the mechanics and how— sports, he understood the mechanics and how the — sports, he understood the mechanics and how the body works and how it should _ and how the body works and how it should he — and how the body works and how it should be. that all of the questions he asked _ should be. that all of the questions he asked to — should be. that all of the questions he asked to wearjust on point. the other— he asked to wearjust on point. the other thing — he asked to wearjust on point. the other thing is he just loves to perform _ other thing is he just loves to perform. and i'm glad that i was able _ perform. and i'm glad that i was able to— perform. and i'm glad that i was able to show him that dancing is something he can perform as well. it wasjust— something he can perform as well. it wasjust beautiful to something he can perform as well. it was just beautiful to watch something he can perform as well. it wasjust beautiful to watch him grow in confidence stop yellow and what -- growing — in confidence stop yellow and what —— growing confidence. find in confidence stop yellow and what -- growing confidence.— in confidence stop yellow and what -- growing confidence. and when did ou know, -- growing confidence. and when did you know. you _ -- growing confidence. and when did you know. you are — -- growing confidence. and when did you know, you are introduced - -- growing confidence. and when did you know, you are introduced in - you know, you are introduced in wembley, there was a moment on the pitch, did you panic and think he is so tall, this won't work? i pitch, did you panic and think he is so tall, this won't work?— so tall, this won't work? i never panicked- _ so tall, this won't work? i never panicked. before _ so tall, this won't work? i never panicked. before we _ so tall, this won't work? i never panicked. before we were - so tall, this won't work? i never| panicked. before we were paired so tall, this won't work? i never - panicked. before we were paired up, i wanted _ panicked. before we were paired up, ! wanted to— panicked. before we were paired up, i wanted to get him, don't know why, never— i wanted to get him, don't know why, never nret— i wanted to get him, don't know why, never met him. . i wanted to get him, don't know why, never met him-— i wanted to get him, don't know why, never met him. . did you know who he was at this point? _ never met him. . did you know who he was at this point? not _ never met him. . did you know who he was at this point? not really! - never met him. . did you know who he was at this point? not really! this - was at this point? not really! this is awkward- _ was at this point? not really! this is awkward- i _ was at this point? not really! this is awkward. i did _ was at this point? not really! this is awkward. i did my _ was at this point? not really! this is awkward. i did my homework. i was at this point? not really! this i is awkward. i did my homework. he was at this point? not really! this - is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter — is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter on — is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter on bbc _ is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter on bbc breakfast - is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter on bbc breakfast and - is awkward. i did my homework. he is a presenter on bbc breakfast and a i a presenter on bbc breakfast and a few other— a presenter on bbc breakfast and a few other things. at wembley, do you remember— few other things. at wembley, do you remember when few other things. at wembley, do you rememberwhen i went few other things. at wembley, do you remember when i went out there to meet _ remember when i went out there to meet you _ remember when i went out there to meet you and say hello, and they asked _ meet you and say hello, and they asked you. — meet you and say hello, and they asked you, lets do a few steps. and i put him _ asked you, lets do a few steps. and i put him in — asked you, lets do a few steps. and i put him in a — asked you, lets do a few steps. and i put him in a hold position to do a few steps— i put him in a hold position to do a few steps of— i put him in a hold position to do a few steps of the vaults which we never _ few steps of the vaults which we never got — few steps of the vaults which we never got to do, that would have been _ never got to do, that would have been our— never got to do, that would have been our summer —— semifinal dance. -- the— been our summer —— semifinal dance. -- the vaults — been our summer —— semifinal dance. —— the vaults. and he did it very naturally— —— the vaults. and he did it very naturally and i thought, 0k, —— the vaults. and he did it very naturally and i thought, ok, if he was ready— naturally and i thought, ok, if he was ready to work hard, it is good material— was ready to work hard, it is good material to— was ready to work hard, it is good material to work with. we never got to do— material to work with. we never got to do the _ material to work with. we never got to do the waltz. so material to work with. we never got to do the waltz.— to do the waltz. so you are good from the start! _ to do the waltz. so you are good from the start! i _ to do the waltz. so you are good from the start! i had _ to do the waltz. so you are good from the start! i had a _ to do the waltz. so you are good from the start! i had a very - to do the waltz. so you are goodj from the start! i had a very good teacher. the _ from the start! i had a very good teacher. the great _ from the start! i had a very good teacher. the great thing - from the start! i had a very good teacher. the great thing nadiya| from the start! i had a very good - teacher. the great thing nadiya did, she used what i had. so she said, you have two friends, me and the floor. and i understood, because i like golf and i play golf, and you react to the floor quite a bit in golf so we used a lot of analogies to make sure that your feet were working right to push away. i have got to ask you about the last four people, they are all brilliant. what you think will happen in the semifinal the final? it’s you think will happen in the semifinal the final? it's going to be very interesting. _ semifinal the final? it's going to be very interesting. you - semifinal the final? it's going to be very interesting. you never l semifinal the final? it's going to - be very interesting. you never know what _ be very interesting. you never know what will _ be very interesting. you never know what will happen. and it is a lot about— what will happen. and it is a lot about who _ what will happen. and it is a lot about who people want to see in the finai~ _ about who people want to see in the finai~ and _ about who people want to see in the final. and the winner is going to be in final. and the winner is going to be in the _ final. and the winner is going to be in the final, — final. and the winner is going to be in the final, the nation will support— in the final, the nation will support them. i think they are all brilliant — support them. i think they are all brilliant i— support them. i think they are all brilliant. i don't know. we always thought _ brilliant. i don't know. we always thought it — brilliant. i don't know. we always thought it was going to be the rose and giovanni. | thought it was going to be the rose and giovanni-— and giovanni. i remember the dance-wear — and giovanni. i remember the dance-wear she _ and giovanni. i remember the dance-wear she put _ and giovanni. i remember the dance-wear she put her - and giovanni. i remember the | dance-wear she put her hands and giovanni. i remember the - dance-wear she put her hands over dance—wear she put her hands over his ears and it was, we were in tears, it was one of the best moments we have experienced. i think it was one of — moments we have experienced. i think it was one of the _ moments we have experienced. i think it was one of the best _ moments we have experienced. i think it was one of the best moments - moments we have experienced. i think it was one of the best moments on - it was one of the best moments on the programme, it was very special. ijust— the programme, it was very special. ijust fett— the programme, it was very special. ijust felt so — the programme, it was very special. ijust felt so privileged that i can hear— ijust felt so privileged that i can hear the — ijust felt so privileged that i can hear the music. ijust felt so privileged that i can hearthe music. it ijust felt so privileged that i can hear the music. it was so beautiful what _ hear the music. it was so beautiful what giovanni did, the way he choreographed it and showed it to us. choreographed it and showed it to us it— choreographed it and showed it to us. . , choreographed it and showed it to us. ., , , , , . ., choreographed it and showed it to us. ., us. it was very special. one of the thin . s us. it was very special. one of the things that — us. it was very special. one of the things that neither _ us. it was very special. one of the things that neither of _ us. it was very special. one of the things that neither of you - us. it was very special. one of the things that neither of you realise i things that neither of you realise at this point is the amount of people that you have inspired. people who have not danced before, people who wouldn't consider themselves dancers, mums and dads and families, and especially lots of kids got really involved, very young children have been incredibly inspired by everything you have done. got a little surprise for you now, watch this. my now, watch this. my name is jackson and i am five. i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emil , i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emily. and — i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emily. and i'm _ i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emily, and i'm seven. _ i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emily, and i'm seven. hello, - i'm abigail, i'm six years old. i am emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, | emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia — emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia and _ emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia and i'm _ emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia and i'm seven. - emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm - emily, and i'm seven. hello, dan, i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm easy| i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm easy and am eight _ i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm easy and am eight years _ i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm easy and am eight years old. - i'm alicia and i'm seven. i'm easy and am eight years old. hello, i and am eight years old. hello, macro, and am eight years old. hello, macro. i'm _ and am eight years old. hello, macro, i'm betsy _ and am eight years old. hello, macro, i'm betsy and - and am eight years old. hello, macro, i'm betsy and i'm - and am eight years old. hello, macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. | and am eight years old. hello, - macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello, macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello. dan. — macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello. dan. i— macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello, dan. ijust— macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello, dan. ijust want _ macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello, dan. i just want to _ macro, i'm betsy and i'm six. africa hello, dan. i just want to dance - hello, dan. ijust want to dance with— hello, dan. ijust want to dance with you — hello, dan. ijust want to dance with you. and my favourite one was your love _ with you. and my favourite one was your love is — with you. and my favourite one was your love is the one on halloween week _ your love is the one on halloween week -- — your love is the one on halloween week. —— your lobster one. my my favourite, i liked the lobster dance. i my favourite, i liked the lobster dance. . . my favourite, i liked the lobster dance. , ., ., . , my favourite, i liked the lobster dance. , ., , ., dance. i started to cry when dan an idea not dance. i started to cry when dan an idea got put — dance. i started to cry when dan an idea got put out. _ dance. i started to cry when dan an idea got put out. i _ dance. i started to cry when dan an idea got put out. i always _ dance. i started to cry when dan an idea got put out. i always watch - idea got put out. i always watch them on strictly _ idea got put out. i always watch them on strictly and _ idea got put out. i always watch them on strictly and always - idea got put out. i always watch i them on strictly and always dress idea got put out. i always watch - them on strictly and always dress up because _ them on strictly and always dress up because i— them on strictly and always dress up because i have — them on strictly and always dress up because i have always _ them on strictly and always dress up because i have always wanted - them on strictly and always dress up because i have always wanted to - because i have always wanted to dance _ because i have always wanted to dance with — because i have always wanted to dance with them. _ because i have always wanted to dance with them. if _ because i have always wanted to dance with them. if i _ because i have always wanted to dance with them. if i was - because i have always wanted to dance with them. if i was a - because i have always wanted to. dance with them. if i was a judge, because i have always wanted to i dance with them. if i was a judge, i would _ dance with them. if i was a judge, i would give — dance with them. if i was a judge, i would give you _ dance with them. if i was a judge, i would give you ten. _ dance with them. if i was a judge, i would give you ten. [— dance with them. if i was a 'udge, i would give you temfi would give you ten. i really liked watchin: would give you ten. i really liked watching you _ would give you ten. i really liked watching you dance _ would give you ten. i really liked watching you dance because - would give you ten. i really liked watching you dance because you| watching you dance because you always try really hard. and i would give you a tenner. 0h, oh, that is so lovely! we often talk about the messages that we get every single week, notjust from kids but most inspiring thing for me is from blokes who are tall people, who felt like i did about dancing, and have gone out there and gone for it. i know you have loved to see, you love to see people dancing, you loved it since you were five, it's great to see people getting lessons. exactly, caettin see people getting lessons. exactly, getting inspired _ see people getting lessons. exactly, getting inspired by _ see people getting lessons. exactly, getting inspired by me _ see people getting lessons. exactly, getting inspired by me and - see people getting lessons. exactly, getting inspired by me and me - getting inspired by me and me knowing — getting inspired by me and me knowing it was a little bit to do with _ knowing it was a little bit to do with it. — knowing it was a little bit to do with it. it — knowing it was a little bit to do with it, it was brilliant to see you grow— with it, it was brilliant to see you grow in— with it, it was brilliant to see you grow in confidence.— grow in confidence. thank you, artner, grow in confidence. thank you, partner. one — grow in confidence. thank you, partner, one dance _ grow in confidence. thank you, partner, one dance left - grow in confidence. thank you, partner, one dance left in - grow in confidence. thank you, partner, one dance left in the i partner, one dance left in the final, see you then. yes, you get ten seconds, we will make it good! you have done such an amazing job with him. we will miss you, nadiya. sally wants to be your best friend. don't tell her! i sally wants to be your best friend. don't tell her!— don't tell her! i want to be your best friend _ don't tell her! i want to be your best friend as _ don't tell her! i want to be your best friend as well! _ don't tell her! i want to be your best friend as well! strictly - don't tell her! i want to be your. best friend as well! strictly come dancin: is best friend as well! strictly come dancing is back _ best friend as well! strictly come dancing is back at _ best friend as well! strictly come dancing is back at the _ best friend as well! strictly come dancing is back at the weekend i best friend as well! strictly come i dancing is back at the weekend and you can watch both programmes on the bbc iplayer. the time is 8:59am. good morning, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines. a whistle blower has claimed 95% of afghans who applied to come to britain to escape the taliban failed to receive help. the far bigger challenge that we had was cleaning the facts on the ground and getting people safely to the airport so we can get many of those eligible people onto aircraft and out of afghanistan. new covid travel rules come into force — anyone travelling to the uk now has to show evidence of a negative coronavirus test. jails in england and wales will be set targets for the first time for keeping out drugs. the of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes has said his killer should never be freed. the boy was killed last year by his own dad, thomas