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and most of us will notice temperatures rising a bit across the uk today, but we will also see a weather front. uk today, but we will also see a weatherfront. i'll be back uk today, but we will also see a weather front. i'll be back with all the details. it's saturday, the 11th of december. our main story: concern about the surge in omicron cases is dominating the news agenda this morning as the covid infection rate reaches its highest level since early january. everyone eligible is being urged to get their booster jab after scientists warn that two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop you catching the new variant. we'll discuss that in just a moment. but first, let's find out how care homes in england will be affected. our reporter simonjones has the details. they are getting into the christmas spirit at this care home in norwich, but the shadow of omicron looms. the home, though, says it is determined not to close to visitors. i home, though, says it is determined not to close to visitors.— not to close to visitors. i would be reall sad not to close to visitors. i would be really sad if _ not to close to visitors. i would be really sad if that _ not to close to visitors. i would be really sad if that was _ not to close to visitors. i would be really sad if that was to _ not to close to visitors. i would be really sad if that was to happen. l really sad if that was to happen. our main goal is that our doors will remain open, and we listened to the families, we've listened to our residents, and what they really missed was, it was that contact. and what we've done is that we are still allowing visitors to come, we have a robust procedure in place, and it has been transformational. but thins has been transformational. but things are _ has been transformational. but things are changing. under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and maintain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff, vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health essay updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster programme will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it's about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice.— clinical advice. between a rock and a car -- hard _ clinical advice. between a rock and a car -- hard place. _ clinical advice. between a rock and a car -- hard place. the _ clinical advice. between a rock and a car -- hard place. the care - clinical advice. between a rock and| a car -- hard place. the care home a car —— hard place. the care home staff are overworked and relatives want to see their loved ones. we will do our very best to make it happen, but i can only give sympathy to people out there but i had thought this christmas would be better than last, it seems we are heading for another difficult one. residentjo mann said she would be concerned if you couldn't see her relatives. i concerned if you couldn't see her relatives. ., �* ~' concerned if you couldn't see her relatives. ., �* ~ ., , relatives. iwouldn't like that, but iwould relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have _ relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have to _ relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have to put _ relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have to put up _ relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have to put up with - relatives. iwouldn't like that, but i would have to put up with it, - i would have to put up with it, wouldn't i? i would have to put up with it, wouldn't l?— i would have to put up with it, wouldn't i? ., , ., ., ., wouldn't i? the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, _ wouldn't i? the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but - wouldn't i? the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but the - contact at christmas, but the changes reflect the concern of omicron and the pressure care system is already under. simonjones, bbc news. all eligible adults are being urged to get their booster jabs as scientists warn that two doses of a covid vaccine do not offer enough protection against the omicron variant. early analysis shows that a third jab prevents around 75% of people from getting any covid symptoms. here's our health editor fergus walsh. it is remarkable just how fast the omicron variant is spreading through our highly unionised population. new evidence suggests two doses of vaccine offer little protection from infection, while a booster cuts your risk of getting a mild illness by three quarters. but vaccination should offer much higher protection against severe disease. what scientists urgently need to know is what proportion of those infected will need hospital treatment. there are early signs from south africa that omicron may mostly because milder illness than delta. but even a small proportion of a huge omicron wave could result in sudden and sustained pressure on an already stretched nhs. the public are being urged to recognise the potential threat from omicron. fiur urged to recognise the potential threat from omicron.— threat from omicron. our public health advice _ threat from omicron. our public health advice is _ threat from omicron. our public health advice is to _ threat from omicron. our public health advice is to take - health advice is to take proportionate action from where we are now. that includes face coverings, vaccinating, primary vaccine if you haven't, boosters, getting tested when you've got symptoms, regular lateral flows, making sure that you ventilate spaces, and finally to think about the number of contacts that you have every day. working from home, if you can. and other measures that will reduce the transmission of this in the community. the reduce the transmission of this in the community-— reduce the transmission of this in the communi . ., , the community. the government says coded measures _ the community. the government says coded measures will— the community. the government says coded measures will be _ the community. the government says coded measures will be kept - the community. the government says coded measures will be kept under. coded measures will be kept under review. any decision on further restrictions on people's lives and livelihoods will need a very careful consideration given detracts from omicron remains one thing is certain. this is the last news people wanted to hear in the run—up to christmas. fergus walsh, bbc news. in scotland, household contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid in scotland should now self—isolate for ten days regardless of vaccination status or a negative pcr result. the change to the guidance comes as scotland's first minister warns that the country faces a tsunami of omicron cases as our home affairs correspondent david cowan reports. we may be starting to experience a potential tsunami of infections. tam potential tsunami of infections. tom mccain and his _ potential tsunami of infections. tom mccain and his family are starting ten days of self isolation, a tough challenge, and won many more will share as omicron spreads around scotland. what did you make of the first minister said today? i{finite first minister said today? quite rim. i first minister said today? quite grim. i thought _ first minister said today? quite grim. i thought it _ first minister said today? quite grim. i thought it was - first minister said today? quite grim. i thought it was pretty i first minister said today? qt ta: grim. i thought it was pretty dire. and it was pretty brutal news that i think is going to have an impact on us all. but public health is paramount importance, and if people need to take the necessary precautions to protect each other then that's what we need to do. last week he went _ then that's what we need to do. last week he went to _ then that's what we need to do. last week he went to a _ then that's what we need to do. last week he went to a football match concert in edinburgh. somewhere along the line, he picked up the new variant. i along the line, he picked up the new variant. . , along the line, he picked up the new variant. ., , ., , ., , , variant. i have been double “abs, i've not variant. i have been double “abs, we not had i variant. i have been double “abs, we not had my i variant. i have been double “abs, i've not had my booster, h variant. i have been double “abs, i've not had my booster, ih variant. i have been double jabs, i've not had my booster, i knowl variant. i have been double jabs, i i've not had my booster, i know the booster gives you more protection, so i suppose a bit late, but my symptoms are, touch wood, up to this point, pretty wild. tam symptoms are, touch wood, up to this point. pretty wild-— point, pretty wild. tom is going to send point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more _ point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more than _ point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more than a _ point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more than a week - point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more than a week in - point, pretty wild. tom is going to spend more than a week in the - point, pretty wild. tom is going to - spend more than a week in the middle of winter in his summerhouse. the rest of the family, his wife and their two grown—up children, are at home, self—isolating for ten days, even though they have tested negative for covid. the 51—year—old was a senior scottish advisor to former labour leaderjeremy corbyn, but he has no criticism of the scottish government. i but he has no criticism of the scottish government. i would far rather that _ scottish government. i would far rather that the _ scottish government. i would far rather that the government - scottish government. i would far rather that the government was | rather that the government was honest with us, then keep things from us, and i think today what we got was an honest assessment. as much as that was a real blow, i do think that if we are heading down to further restrictions, then there has to be far greater effort of this time around to protect workers. aha, time around to protect workers. a cherished time of year isjust time around to protect workers. a cherished time of year is just weeks away, and tommy's community in western piano and far beyond, people are wondering lies ahead. —— west lothian. david callan, bbc news, edinburgh. prosecutors in ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial have rested their case following two weeks of testimony. 42—year—old annie farmer was the last of four women to testify against the british socialite who's accused of grooming underage girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. ms maxwell has denied all of the charges against her. tributes have been paid to michael nesmith, the singer, guitarist and song writer with 19605 pop group the monkees, who's died at the age of 78. the quartet released hits like daydream believer and mary, mary, as well as starring in their own popular tv sitcom. in a statement, his family said he passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. let's take a look at today's papers. �*proof we all need a boost�* is the headline in the daily mail after a study found two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop people catching the omicron variant, but a third jab dramatically increases protection. the front page also features this picture of the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children injordan. it's the image that will feature in the family's christmas card. the telegraph reports that the prime minister is being urged to limit the impact of any further restrictions on children by ensuring that schools reopen fully after christmas. the guardian says ministers have been warned that further restrictions will be needed by next saturday to prevent infections overwhelming the nhs. and the back pages are dominated by the build—up to tomorrow's epic formula i title race between lewis hamilton and max verstappen. the express sport says the pair are on track for a collision course. and if you are one of those people who has yet to be drawn into that formula i business, i put myself in the camp, but literally, absolutely, last week i was like, hold on, this is getting right to the wire. we will be live from abu dhabi later from people who have been there and done it. david colter will be speaking to us, of course, so we will get the inside track. i didn't actually mean it to come out as a pond, but it did.— actually mean it to come out as a pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what _ pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it — pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it feels _ pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it feels like _ pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it feels like to - pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it feels like to be - pond, but it did. inside track, you did it! what it feels like to be in l did it! what it feels like to be in those cars. _ did it! what it feels like to be in those cars. in — did it! what it feels like to be in those cars, in that _ did it! what it feels like to be in those cars, in that situation, i did it! what it feels like to be in l those cars, in that situation, and with the title at stake. i those cars, in that situation, and with the title at stake.— those cars, in that situation, and with the title at stake. i think you would look _ with the title at stake. i think you would look at _ with the title at stake. i think you would look at the _ with the title at stake. i think you would look at the ten _ with the title at stake. i think you would look at the ten principles, l would look at the ten principles, you've got toto wolf and christian horner fighting, you've got toto wolf and christian hornerfighting, well, not horner fighting, well, not physically fighting, hornerfighting, well, not physically fighting, but really bad tempered with each other as well. i think so many people know the characters and the determination on both sides, to construct this championship as well as the individual race as well. it is quite extraordinary. _ individual race as well. it is quite extraordinary. let's _ individual race as well. it is quite extraordinary. let's take - individual race as well. it is quite extraordinary. let's take a i individual race as well. it is quite extraordinary. let's take a look l individual race as well. it is quite | extraordinary. let's take a look at some of the inside pages. what do you have? some of the inside pages. what do ou have? , , ., , some of the inside pages. what do ou have? ,,._ some of the inside pages. what do ouhave? ,, , you have? this story has confused me a bit. so, you have? this story has confused me a bit. so. loud — you have? this story has confused me a bit. so, loud baby. _ you have? this story has confused me a bit. so, loud baby. last _ you have? this story has confused me a bit. so, loud baby. last two - a bit. so, loud baby. last two years, last three, actually, christmas number ones. assist the family, they did a rolls song. that. family, they did a rolls song. that, of course- — family, they did a rolls song. that, of course. you _ family, they did a rolls song. that, of course. you know _ family, they did a rolls song. that, of course. you know and _ family, they did a rolls song. that, of course. you know and share i family, they did a rolls song. that, of course. you know and share and elton john — of course. you know and share and elton john have _ of course. you know and share and elton john have released _ of course. you know and share and elton john have released a - of course. you know and share and elton john have released a single, | eltonjohn have released a single, but was put in the running for christmas. —— ed sheeran. lad baby has teamed up with ed sheeran and eltonjohn for another song. has teamed up with ed sheeran and elton john for another song. they have done a remix of their own christmas hit, merry christmas. so ed sheeran and eltonjohn are going up ed sheeran and eltonjohn are going up against ed sheeran and eltonjohn and lad baby for the christmas number one. do and lad baby for the christmas number one.— and lad baby for the christmas number one. , ., ., ., number one. do they have a title for the combined _ number one. do they have a title for the combined outfits _ number one. do they have a title for the combined outfits for _ number one. do they have a title for the combined outfits for all - number one. do they have a title for the combined outfits for all of i the combined outfits for all of them? ., ., , ., _ ., them? no, no, 'ust loud baby and ed sheeran them? no, no, 'ust loud baby and ed sheeran and — them? no, no, just loud baby and ed sheeran and elton _ them? no, no, just loud baby and ed sheeran and elton john. _ them? no, no, just loud baby and ed sheeran and elton john. -- _ them? no, no, just loud baby and ed sheeran and elton john. -- lad i them? no, no, just loud baby and ed| sheeran and elton john. -- lad baby. sheeran and eltonjohn. —— lad baby. lad baby sheeran ed. just trying to pull that together. i will work on that. i've seriously got to work on that. i've seriously got to work on that. , , ., ., , that. i've seriously got to work on that. , ., ~ ., that. this is a lovely story, i know that. this is a lovely story, i know that ou that. this is a lovely story, i know that you like _ that. this is a lovely story, i know that you like a _ that. this is a lovely story, i know that you like a dog _ that. this is a lovely story, i know that you like a dog story. - that. this is a lovely story, i know that you like a dog story. so, i that you like a dog story. so, stationmaster richard barnes was told he had to stop bringing his dog told he had to stop bringing his dog to work, and he used to take the dog to work, and he used to take the dog to horsley station in surrey, right, but loads of locals got really, really upset, and this is because it started off quite innocently, a mystery shopper gave the station a glowing review and mentioned in passing that his german wire head pointer, george, had been in the office. so then south—western railway said, this isn't by the rules. so he was told that he couldn't. so 10,000 people signed this petition, calling for the doctor to be allowed back. yesterday, george was back at work in the office with mr bunce. he has been described as an exemplary member of staff. that is good. even a transport secretary, grant shapps, said it was fantastic to see george and the dog back in their rightful place. and the dog back in their rightful lace. ., , and the dog back in their rightful alace. ., , and the dog back in their rightful lace. ., , ., ., ., place. lovely. good to hear that the riaht place. lovely. good to hear that the ri . ht thin place. lovely. good to hear that the right thing can _ place. lovely. good to hear that the right thing can happen, _ place. lovely. good to hear that the right thing can happen, it _ place. lovely. good to hear that the right thing can happen, itjust i right thing can happen, itjust takes a bit of time, a bit of effort. and i see you over there. have you come up with a compilation name for that outfit?— name for that outfit? well, i quite like some of— name for that outfit? well, i quite like some of the _ name for that outfit? well, i quite like some of the ones _ name for that outfit? well, i quite like some of the ones you - name for that outfit? well, i quite like some of the ones you were i like some of the ones you were suggesting, but naga didn't seem convinced we needed to go for a new name. i convinced we needed to go for a new name. , ., ., ., name. i believe charlie to it. you know what _ name. i believe charlie to it. you know what has _ name. i believe charlie to it. you know what has struck _ name. i believe charlie to it. you know what has struck me - name. i believe charlie to it. you know what has struck me about | name. i believe charlie to it. you i know what has struck me about you? because _ know what has struck me about you? because you — know what has struck me about you? because you are always impeccably dressed _ because you are always impeccably dressed. you look like a christmas tree _ dressed. you look like a christmas tree you — dressed. you look like a christmas tree. you have dressed like a christmas _ tree. you have dressed like a christmas tree. i tree. you have dressed like a christmas tree.— tree. you have dressed like a christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like christmas tree. i was going to say alf- i like to _ christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like to try _ christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like to try to _ christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like to try to be _ christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like to try to be in _ christmas tree. i was going to say alf. i like to try to be in sync- alf. i like to try to be in sync with what — alf. i like to try to be in sync with what is _ alf. i like to try to be in sync with what is going _ alf. i like to try to be in sync with what is going on. i alf. i like to try to be in sync with what is going on. as i alf. i like to try to be in sync with what is going on. as we alf. i like to try to be in sync- with what is going on. as we have the christmas _ with what is going on. as we have the christmas tree _ with what is going on. as we have the christmas tree now... - with what is going on. as we have the christmas tree now... yeah, i the christmas tree now... yeah, look! where _ the christmas tree now... yeah, look! where are _ the christmas tree now... yeah, look! where are you, _ the christmas tree now... yeah, look! where are you, you i the christmas tree now... yeah, look! where are you, you have l look! where are you, you have vanished? _ look! where are you, you have vanished? i'm _ look! where are you, you have vanished? i'm turning - look! where are you, you have vanished? i'm turning into i look! where are you, you have vanished? i'm turning into the | look! where are you, you have i vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? _ vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? don't _ vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? don't knock _ vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? don't knock it - vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? don't knock it over, i vanished? i'm turning into the tree! how is that? don't knock it over, it| how is that? don't knock it over, it has only just _ how is that? don't knock it over, it has onlyjust gone _ how is that? don't knock it over, it has onlyjust gone up. _ how is that? don't knock it over, it has onlyjust gone up. we - how is that? don't knock it over, it has onlyjust gone up. we had i how is that? don't knock it over, it has onlyjust gone up. we had a i has only 'ust gone up. we had a roblem has onlyjust gone up. we had a problem with — has onlyjust gone up. we had a problem with our— has onlyjust gone up. we had a problem with our tree _ has onlyjust gone up. we had a problem with our tree earlier, l problem with our tree earlier, because do you know, we headed motorised and it wouldn't stop spinning... motorised and it wouldn't stop spinning- - -_ motorised and it wouldn't stop sinnina... ,., spinning... things are getting so fan in spinning... things are getting so fancy in the _ spinning... things are getting so fancy in the studio. _ spinning... things are getting so fancy in the studio. it _ spinning... things are getting so fancy in the studio. it spins? i spinning... things are getting so | fancy in the studio. it spins? who is in control— fancy in the studio. it spins? who is in control about? _ fancy in the studio. it spins? who is in control about? nobody i fancy in the studio. it spins? who is in control about? nobody at i fancy in the studio. it spins? who| is in control about? nobody at the moment, is in control about? nobody at the moment. i — is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could _ is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could be _ is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could be if— is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could be if i _ is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could be if i turned i is in control about? nobody at the moment, i could be if i turned it. moment, i could be if i turned it on, but we won't go there.- moment, i could be if i turned it on, but we won't go there. let's not do that. on, but we won't go there. let's not do that- it — on, but we won't go there. let's not do that- it is — on, but we won't go there. let's not do that. it is very _ on, but we won't go there. let's not do that. it is very cold _ on, but we won't go there. let's not do that. it is very cold this - do that. it is very cold this morning. _ do that. it is very cold this morning, when i walked into the studio — morning, when i walked into the studio. but it is going to be unusually mild this weekend for many of us? _ unusually mild this weekend for many of us? it _ unusually mild this weekend for many of us? it is, _ unusually mild this weekend for many of us? it is, absolutely. a little filip in — of us? it is, absolutely. a little filip in the _ of us? it is, absolutely. a little filip in the weather. the handbrake turn, filip in the weather. the handbrake turn. almost- _ filip in the weather. the handbrake turn, almost. we _ filip in the weather. the handbrake turn, almost. we will— filip in the weather. the handbrake turn, almost. we will go _ filip in the weather. the handbrake turn, almost. we will go from i filip in the weather. the handbrake j turn, almost. we will go from what we are seeing this morning, which is cold, you could see slippery services out there. —— surfaces. but as naga said, we will be importing this hour, turning mild, rain at times. both of those things are courtesy of a weather front. if we look at the air mass chart, it is quite visual. this triangle is cold the warm sector, we will be perched beneath that over the next 2a hours. in that we have the milder hour, you can see the little arrows coming up from the south. at the moment this is what we are in, essentially, would be colder air. let's take a look at the finer details. there is the weather front moving into northern ireland, scotland, the northern ireland, scotland, the north of wales initially. i think the randall meech —— reach most part as we head through the day. a strengthening breeze across southern parts and we still have a bit of a contrast, if you like, as far as those temperatures are concerned, you know, behind the weather front, which is a warm front, temperatures will rise 12 or potentially 13 celsius, one thing you will notice is that on the leading edge of it, from the northern isles across eastern coasts and parts of scotland and england, we are still in the chilly air. temperatures in single figures, six or seven celsius, i think. moving through tonight committee weather front continues on its journey, committee weather front continues on itsjourney, trundling committee weather front continues on its journey, trundling away across towards the east. this rain moving into parts of wales, central parts of england, eventually tilting up on some of it reaching northern ireland as well. some clear skies further north of the north of england, parts of scotland, temperatures down to four or five celsius here. of scotland, temperatures down to four orfive celsius here. further south you can see it is almost like we have got a bit of a temperature contrast, likely we're slicing everything in half, milder to the south. now, tomorrow we are keeping an eye on this area of low pressure. it does not really get to us until later in the day, that it will bring very strong winds across northern parts of the uk. we will see more on that injust a parts of the uk. we will see more on that in just a second. this feature moving up from the south, introducing some rain through northern ireland, northern parts of wales, the north of england, eventually into scotland as well. i think on balance, much more in the way of drier weather as we head through the day tomorrow, and top temperatures up a notch, 13 or m celsius. now, as i said, that area of low pressure as we look towards tomorrow night will be there, and what it will bring us as these are very blustery conditions. in fact, they could be gusts of 80—90 an hour, stormy winds across northern ireland. the hebrides, the western isles, coastalfringes ireland. the hebrides, the western isles, coastal fringes of scotland and up towards the northern isles as well. those are damaging gusts and well. those are damaging gusts and we could see some problems as a result. forthe we could see some problems as a result. for the rest of the week, we remain in that relatively mild hour. it looks like things will cool down and potentially settle down as we had right through to the end of the week, but we will keep you posted. that is how it is looking. we were trying to figure out the combination of names and funny enough we didn't agree. have we got any new ones? i enough we didn't agree. have we got any new ones?— any new ones? i thought shelton bab . any new ones? i thought shelton itahy- yes! _ any new ones? i thought shelton itahy- yes! my — any new ones? i thought shelton baby. yes! my latest _ any new ones? i thought shelton| baby. yes! my latest contribution is... , , , , baby. yes! my latest contribution is... el-babshy. they can both work. come back — is... el-babshy. they can both work. come back with _ is... el-babshy. they can both work. come back with some _ is... el-babshy. they can both work. come back with some ideas. - is. .. el-babshy. they can both work. come back with some ideas. i i is... el-babshy. they can both work. come back with some ideas. i will i come back with some ideas. i will think about _ come back with some ideas. i will think about it. _ now, it's time for click. has there ever been a time when we haven't been at war? battles have been raging down through the ages, over lands, religion, over resources. and every so often, a new technology comes along which gives one side a massive advantage and changes the shape of war forever. throughout the history of warfare, there has been one common thread, and that is it's been people who've made the decisions on who and how to fight. but now we're having to ask the question — what would happen if you took the human out of the loop? weapons, guided and driven by artificial intelligence, are no longer science fiction. and next week, the un will discuss whether the development and deployment of this kind of tech should be left unrestricted, should be regulated or outright banned. so far, the us and the uk have opposed binding agreements to regulate or ban the use of so—called killer robots. james clayton reports from silicon valley on the dawning reality that al researchers say we need to start thinking about today. the nuclear bomb totally transformed warfare. there are those that now say that we're on the cusp of something similar. it is a fast track to — i think �*dystopia' is the right word for it. the nation is still recovering from the incident, which officials are saying is some kind of automated attack, which killed 11 us senators at the capitol building. autonomous weapons combine a confluence of different technologies — drones, facial recognition, artificial intelligence and big data to create a sort of superweapon that not only detects and destroys, but can make that decision itself, and can be owned not just by states, but potentially by organisations, terrorist groups, anyone. this is the kind of dystopian reality that is being painted by critics — assassinations, private armies of bots, computers deciding whether humans live or die. these types of weapons that could easily be deployed and moved throughout different environments, like a swarm, the sort of embodiments of the robo—dog with the machine gun, and how easy they can proliferate, how easy they can fall into the hands of not what we think of as traditional militaries. gunfire this isn't about prohibiting or banning ai usage in the military, or even in weapon systems. it's about drawing a red line on the specific use case of weapons, which are these smaller types of systems that target people. even the un secretary general is worried. the weaponisation of artificial intelligence is a serious danger. on december 13, a review of conventional weapons is scheduled to be held at the un in geneva where they'll be discussing killer robots. campaigners will be looking for an outright ban. but already, that looks unlikely, with the us reportedly saying it would prefer a non—binding agreement. the discussion should be more about how we regulate it and how we kind of try to define it and approach it rather than trying to outright ban it, which is not going to happen — russia, china and the us are going to go after these technologies, so they're very keen to avoid being put at a competitive disadvantage against what is increasingly looking like the sort of great power, cold war—type competition over the next 30 to 50 years. but if countries can't ban killer robots, what will that mean for humanity? it is a fast track to — i think �*dystopia' is the right word for it. it's a world in which we've delegated and relegated the decision to take a human life to algorithms, right? but it's not quite as simple as that. others argue that autonomous weapons are often mischaracterised. it's not being given the authority to kind of decide its mission set. no commander in the world would ever want a weapons system that decided what it wanted to do at a given moment. these would be preprogrammed rules according to preprogrammed rules of engagement that are legally screened to make sure they meet the requirements of law of conflict. the machine may make cleaner decisions on the rules of engagement, which have been preset and preassigned on legal grounds, than a stressed pilot, who's trying to do a million different things at once. that may be the case with a sophisticated military, but that's not necessarily what we're talking about here. if anyone has an ability to access a type of weapon that can selectively target a group of people, just lay that framing onto all of the types of conflict that we see today. whether we think about conflicts within country, when we think about rogue states, when we think about terrorist groups, when we think about cartels, when we think about violent crime. now you're giving...powering those types of conflicts with a weapon that can target at scale, right? and to me, that is a very, very scary future. autonomous weapons aren't a distant possibility. much of the tech needed to create them already exists and some believe that if humans can't get together to ban them, it could be one of humanity's greatest mistakes. that was james clayton and i've been speaking to professor stuart russell, whose bbc reith lecture this week warned about the dangers of ai—controlled weaponry. the letter raised the possibility of children playing with toy guns being accidentally targeted by the killer robots. he was involved in the original slaughterbots short film from 2017, which, in itself, was shockingly realistic. sound of drones applause did you see that? before it was premiered publicly, i showed it to some of my ai colleagues. when they're watching the ceo of the arms company demonstrating the capabilities of this new technology and the kind of uses that you could put it to, they thought this was a documentary. they didn't think this was fictional at all. your kids probably have one of these, right? when it premiered in geneva, actually, at the negotiations on autonomous weapons, the russian ambassador sort of sneered at this and said, "why are we even discussing this? "this is science fiction. "it won't be possible for even 25 or 30 years." three weeks after we premiered the movie, turkish arms company stm actually announced a weapon and they advertised capabilities for autonomous hits on humans, face recognition, human tracking, all of the things that the ceo talks about. those genuine bots could exhibit the same kind of intelligence and autonomy that's in the film, i would imagine they'd be manually controlled and flown into things? explosions you might think that, but, actually, no. they are fully autonomous, and the un has a report showing that they were actually used autonomously to hunt down retreating troops in libya in march of 2020. i think there are many different arguments people make. one is a moral argument, that it is just morally unacceptable to turn over to a machine the decision to kill a human being. trained as a team, they can penetrate buildings, cars, trains... to me, the major argument is that if you don't need a human to supervise, as happens right now with the remotely piloted drones, there is a human who's piloting the drone, a human who has to push the button to fire a missile. if you don't need a human to do that, then you can basically launch weapons by the million. enough to kill half a city — the bad half. type in rough description of the mission, like, you know, "wipe out everyone in this city between the age of 12 and 60." just characterise him, release the swarm and rest easy. so you create this weapon of mass destruction that's more effective than nuclear weapons, cheaper, easier to build, easier to proliferate and doesn't really leave behind a huge radioactive smoking crater. is the answer just always to keep a human in the loop? and is the problem with that — which human? i think the answer is �*yes'. to disallow attacks where there's no human supervision, there's no human who's looking at the actual situation and the actual target and saying, "yes, this is ok." even under the assumption that the machine is programmed by someone who has the best legal training and the most humanitarian of aims, even in that situation, we face problems of not being able to make the decisions correctly. the problem is the idea of these slaughterbots, all the bits could be bought in a decent supermarket, probably with the exception of the small bit of explosive. so, what do we do? they're technically already available and how would you ever ban them? well, so, we ban many things that are already available. so, biological weapons — it wouldn't be that hard for someone with the knowledge to create a biological weapon, but we still ban them. chemical weapons are widely available industrial products. the companies that make them are required to account for those products, to check that their customers are real customers and not fake shell companies. companies that receive an order for 5 million quadcopters would need to check who's buying the 5 million quadcopters. we can do this in ways that will not be perfect, but will prevent the kinds of weapons of mass destruction that i am most concerned about. and i'm afraid that's it for the short cut of click this week. the full—length version is waiting for you right now on iplayer. as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media — find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching, and we'll see you soon. bye— bye. £5 million. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. england's been crushed in the opening ashes test, losing by nine wickets on day four. the team wanted to continue the momentum it had built up on the third day. there were glimmers of hope that a comeback could be on the cards. captain joe root added just three to his overnight score. his dismissal for 89 gave australia the confidence to finish thejob. england lost their last eight wickets forjust 77 runs and limped to 297 all out. it left a more than achievable target for the home side ofjust 20 runs to win, which was done with ease. next stop, adelaide on thursday. let's talk about one of the most antiiapted races in formula 1 history. —— anticipated. that is a big title, isn't it? but it is. today, qualifying takes place in abu dhabi — and tomorrow, lewis hamilton and max verstappen will go head to head in what's being dubbed the decider in the desert. the two drivers are level on points. if it's hamilton who wins, it will be his eighth drivers' title, a new record, moving him one clear of michael schumacher, with whom he is currently tied. if it's verstappen, it means the end of seven years of mercedes domination, with just tomorrow's race left to divide them. joe lynskey looks ahead to the race — and one of the sport's fiercest rivalries. the question in f1 is, whose side are you on? the dominant veteran looking to be the best ever, or the fearless youngster who challenged him? 21 races in, they are level on points, with one more to go. lewis hamilton and max verstappen are in the ultimate finish. who crosses first in abu dhabi breaks their own new ground. hamilton goes for a record eighth title. the stubborn just wants is first. —— max verstappen. they each made the weekends decides the season. hamilton won in a shortened 2020 season by more than 100 points, and four races into this one he already had a m point lead. but a first victory in monaco inspired max verstappen. he won four races out of five, and after the austrian grand prix, he was 32 points in front. hamilton stayed in touch, winning at silverstone and sochi, but with four races to go, max verstappen was on course to be champion. it is only a remarkable finish that has kept the brit in it. he has won the last three in a row, to set up a finale we have rarely seen before. just wants have to drivers approached the last race level, and that was 197a. this year's rivalry goes down with the iconic ones. crucially, max verstappen has one more race win, so if neither take points, his champion. that could happen if there is a crash, and with these two, that's possible. to break mercedes' dominance, max verstappen has pushed the limits. he has collided with hamilton three times. mercedes have been benchmarking _ hamilton three times. mercedes have been benchmarking for— hamilton three times. mercedes have been benchmarking for the _ hamilton three times. mercedes have been benchmarking for the last i hamilton three times. mercedes have been benchmarking for the last seven j been benchmarking for the last seven years. they've been totally dominant. he has fought so hard this season, he has driven brilliantly. and, you know, the best way to win this and the way we really want to win it, is we want to do it on the truck. �* ., ., truck. an eighth world title would take hamilton _ truck. an eighth world title would take hamilton past _ truck. an eighth world title would take hamilton past michael- take hamilton past michael schumacher�*s seven, the most by any driver. watching him try to be the greatest are two students in manchester stop injuly, eli and natalie spoke to hamilton on exam. he is the champion they like to call a friend. , .,. , a friend. this race is going to be the best race, _ a friend. this race is going to be the best race, probably, - a friend. this race is going to be the best race, probably, down i a friend. this race is going to be | the best race, probably, down in history of formula 1. so i think if you miss this one, then i don't know, you should live under a rock. because this is going to be the one. it is going to be exciting. i remember back injune, when i interviewed lewis hamilton, and then i told interviewed lewis hamilton, and then i told him _ interviewed lewis hamilton, and then i told him i_ interviewed lewis hamilton, and then i told him i wanted to become a formula — i told him i wanted to become a formula 1— i told him i wanted to become a formula! or i told him i wanted to become a formula 1 or formula e driver, when he drives. _ formula 1 or formula e driver, when he drives. it — formula 1 or formula e driver, when he drives, itjust encourages me to pursue _ he drives, itjust encourages me to pursue my— he drives, itjust encourages me to pursue my dreams, even though i'm black. _ pursue my dreams, even though i'm black. i_ pursue my dreams, even though i'm black. i can — pursue my dreams, even though i'm black, i can still achieve my dreams _ black, i can still achieve my dreams i_ black, i can still achieve my dreams-— black, i can still achieve my dreams. ~ ., , , , black, i can still achieve my dreams. ~ ., , ,, ., dreams. i think does inspire and motivate other _ dreams. i think does inspire and motivate other people _ dreams. i think does inspire and motivate other people from i dreams. i think does inspire and i motivate other people from different cultural backgrounds to try f1 stop through all the fun's technicalities, the equation is now simple. technicalities, the equation is now simle. ~ .,. technicalities, the equation is now simle. ~ ., , simple. when the race to be the champion- _ simple. when the race to be the champion. it's _ simple. when the race to be the champion. it's going _ simple. when the race to be the champion. it's going to - simple. when the race to be the champion. it's going to the i simple. when the race to be the champion. it's going to the line. joe lenski, bbc news. you want to plan around that, it is 1pm on sunday. of course, more qualifying today. the race itself, thatis qualifying today. the race itself, that is when it starts.— that is when it starts. qualifying is 'ust as that is when it starts. qualifying is just as exciting. _ that is when it starts. qualifying isjust as exciting. it _ that is when it starts. qualifying isjust as exciting. it is - that is when it starts. qualifying isjust as exciting. it is 6:35am. | we might be used to seeing houses adorned with festive sparkle at this time of year, but one man has taken his light show on the road! nicholas martin has decorated his mini cooper with 2,000 multi—coloured lights, and as well as spreading the christmas cheer, he also hopes to raise thousands of pounds for charity. joe campbell reports. decorating your house with lights at christmas is one thing. but what nicholas martin has done with his car... ., , ., nicholas martin has done with his car- - -_ well. - nicholas martin has done with his car..._ well, but| car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned _ car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him _ car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him into _ car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him into a _ car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him into a bit - car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him into a bit of- car... hello, everyone! well, but has turned him into a bit of a i has turned him into a bit of a celebrity here in bracknell. i started off with 600 leds in that first year, people wanted to see it again and i wanted to go bigger and better, so i as many of the following year and people absolutely loved it. it literally started as a bit of fun until i met a young boy called marcus, who suffers from the scan muscle dystrophy, and when i met him, i saw his face light up when he saw the light in the car, i realised i had something truly special with the festive menu, so i decided to turn from that point onwards, the festive mini into a fundraising project.— onwards, the festive mini into a fundraising project. fundraising pro'ect. things really be . an to fundraising project. things really began to move _ fundraising project. things really began to move up _ fundraising project. things really began to move up a _ fundraising project. things really began to move up a gear - fundraising project. things really began to move up a gear last i began to move up a gear last christmas, when with people stuck at home, who are unable to see the christmas lights, well, the festive mini brought the lights to them. and very quickly, the money began to roll in from people who welcomed a little relief from the covid pandemic. little relief from the covid pandemic-— little relief from the covid pandemic. little relief from the covid andemic. ., , ., , ., ., . ., pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights _ pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights on _ pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights on and _ pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights on and he _ pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights on and he did i pandemic. two years ago, nicholas had less lights on and he did it i had less lights on and he did it himself, and a friend of ours said, could you go see marcus? so two years ago that is where their friendship started stop and then last year, he did more lights and marcus got to turn the lights on. now there are 2000 leds are controlled by computer to give a dazzling display, and he was in charge of it all tonight? well, marcus, of course. there is aqua, you can colour in which part of the car you want and itjust goes straight onto the car.- car you want and itjust goes straight onto the car. what do you think about _ straight onto the car. what do you think about all _ straight onto the car. what do you think about all this? _ straight onto the car. what do you think about all this? i _ straight onto the car. what do you think about all this? i think i straight onto the car. what do you think about all this? i think it i straight onto the car. what do you think about all this? i think it is i think about all this? i think it is amazinu. think about all this? i think it is amazing- it _ think about all this? i think it is amazing. it is _ think about all this? i think it is amazing. it is really _ think about all this? i think it is amazing. it is really cool. i think about all this? i think it is amazing. it is really cool. he i think about all this? i think it is amazing. it is really cool. he is| amazing. it is really cool. he is aood at amazing. it is really cool. he is good at art- — amazing. it is really cool. he is good at art. he _ amazing. it is really cool. he is good at art. he loves _ amazing. it is really cool. he is good at art. he loves it. i amazing. it is really cool. he is good at art. he loves it. and, | amazing. it is really cool. he is i good at art. he loves it. and, yeah, you can _ good at art. he loves it. and, yeah, you can see — good at art. he loves it. and, yeah, you can see his design. he is quite happy. _ you can see his design. he is quite happy. on — you can see his design. he is quite happy, on his ipad, drawing away. after_ happy, on his ipad, drawing away. after starting here in bracknell, the mini is bound for london, the midlands and the north—west. the fundraising destination world from £5,000 last year. that has gone north to, quite a way north, to £50,000. between now and christmas. joe campbell, bbc news, bracknell. we can't really... we can't really compete with that, can we? ida. but compete with that, can we? no. but it looks compete with that, can we? fin. but it looks nice. compete with that, can we? no. but it looks nice. even _ compete with that, can we? no. but it looks nice. even owain _ compete with that, can we? no. but it looks nice. even owain can't i it looks nice. even owain can't compete _ it looks nice. even owain can't compete with _ it looks nice. even owain can't compete with us. _ it looks nice. even owain can't compete with us. 2000 i it looks nice. even owain can't compete with us. 2000 lights| it looks nice. even owain can't i compete with us. 2000 lights and a mini cooper! compete with us. 2000 lights and a mini comm!— compete with us. 2000 lights and a mini wiper!— compete with us. 2000 lights and a mini owner!— compete with us. 2000 lights and a mini cooer! , i, mini cooper! there is no comparison, uuite mini cooper! there is no comparison, quite frankly. — mini cooper! there is no comparison, quite frankly. is _ mini cooper! there is no comparison, quite frankly, is there? _ mini cooper! there is no comparison, quite frankly, is there? you - mini cooper! there is no comparison, quite frankly, is there? you are - quite frankly, is there? you are positively _ quite frankly, is there? you are positively dull _ quite frankly, is there? you are positively dull in _ quite frankly, is there? you are positively dull in comparison. i positively dull in comparison. positively monochrome, some might say. positively monochrome, some might say do— positively monochrome, some might say. do you — positively monochrome, some might say. do you know what, i think i would _ say. do you know what, i think i would drive _ say. do you know what, i think i would drive a car like that. say. do you know what, i think! would drive a car like that. doesn't surrise would drive a car like that. doesn't surprise me- _ would drive a car like that. doesn't surprise me. only— would drive a car like that. doesn't surprise me. only for— would drive a car like that. doesn't surprise me. only for christmas, i would drive a car like that. doesn't l surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either— surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either of _ surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either of you _ surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either of you go _ surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either of you go for - surprise me. only for christmas, you know? do either of you go for that i know? do either of you go for that kind of— know? do either of you go for that kind of thing?— kind of thing? think of how many batteries it _ kind of thing? think of how many batteries it must _ kind of thing? think of how many batteries it must use, _ kind of thing? think of how many batteries it must use, though. i kind of thing? think of how many. batteries it must use, though. you could ut batteries it must use, though. you could put a solar panel on the roof. there _ could put a solar panel on the roof. there you _ could put a solar panel on the roof. there you go. with a solar panel getting enough sunlight this weekend? well, it will feel milder, but we will see a lot of sunshine, unfortunately. i’iiii will see a lot of sunshine, unfortunately.— will see a lot of sunshine, unfortunately. i'll take one of them. yeah. _ unfortunately. i'll take one of them. yeah. what _ unfortunately. i'll take one of them. yeah. what comes - unfortunately. i'll take one of _ them. yeah. what comes hand-in-hand with it is the — them. yeah. what comes hand-in-hand with it is the fact _ them. yeah. what comes hand-in-hand with it is the fact the _ them. yeah. what comes hand-in-hand with it is the fact the milder _ with it is the fact the milder weather is brought to us because we have a change in an us, courtesy of a weather front, a warm front. you would think that a lot of the time warm air mean something brighter and drier, but not necessarily this weekend. there's your headline, yes, it will turn milder but we will also see rain at times. here is bms. the colder air, the blue colours, we have this triangle moving towards us now, this is on the leading edge, a warm front as the name suggests. the coming in behind that is milder, but it not going to be sunny, submarine kind of temperatures. we are cranking up the temperature is a bit, but nothing too dramatic. let's have a look at the finer details. here is what is going on this morning. there is a lot of fun stretching away from scotland through northern ireland, down into england and north wales. that is moving across to the east, a cold start, temperatures today will rise higher than we have seen of late, we get to about i! or 12. but the milder area will take some time to kind of trickle in, if you like, across towards the east, so some eastern parts still feeling pretty chilly, as we head through this afternoon, you can see the top temperatures there across eastern parts of england and up towards scotland under the northern isles, still in the single figures, six or seven. tonight the weather front continues its journey. seven. tonight the weather front continues itsjourney. and i think most of us will be another milder air. the exception, i think, most of us will be another milder air. the exception, ithink, will most of us will be another milder air. the exception, i think, will be very far north. clear skies developing across the north of england and scotland, and under those clear skies temperatures will slide away down to five or six. weather further south, you slide away down to five or six. weatherfurther south, you can see there, temperatures getting to ii or 12, as will our lows tonight. so temperatures here will rise as we head through the night. now, tomorrow we have a couple of things going on. we are keeping an eye on this area of low pressure. you can see more of that in just a second, that will bring very wet and windy conditions as we head through tomorrow night. for the time being, here is how it is looking tomorrow. more in the way of dry weather, this little feature moves into northern ireland, parts of wales, the north of england, eventually tilting up into scotland. further south, the chance of seeing something a bit brighter. temperatures getting to 13 or 1a celsius, but further north it will be cooler. the area of low pressure that i mentioned will then be perched across the north of the uk as we head through tomorrow night. the close—up view shows this. gusty winds across parts of northern ireland, the western islands, western coastal parts of scotland and the western and northern isles. we will keep you posted on that, thatis we will keep you posted on that, that is how it is looking. at a time when many schools are cancelling their nativity plays, one primary school in cornwall has decided that the show most go on, even if it means braving the elements. st issey�*s didn't want parents to watch their children online again, so the whole school has taken to the outdoors to put on a very special performance. john ayres reports. #j°y #joy to # joy to the world # joy to the world # the saviour raised! like all good activities, this one has song and dance, king herod, joseph and mary, and a donkey, pony, but doesn't want to play ball. gather around so we can all keep warm! it gather around so we can all keep warm! , , ., ~ , gather around so we can all keep warm! , , , ., ., , warm! it is broken up into a number of scenes. — warm! it is broken up into a number of scenes. all— warm! it is broken up into a number of scenes, all outdoors, _ warm! it is broken up into a number of scenes, all outdoors, so - warm! it is broken up into a number of scenes, all outdoors, so the - of scenes, all outdoors, so the audience can move around in a covid—safe way, and it involved the whole school, notjust reception. i am an angel. i have to sing the shepherd's song and the angel's song, and we have actions to both songs. i song, and we have actions to both sonus. . . song, and we have actions to both sonis. ., ., ., ., song, and we have actions to both sons, ., ., ., ., ,., songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say — songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say "i _ songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say "i don't _ songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say "i don't know, - songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say "i don't know, i'm - songs. i am a nazareth neighbour. i need to say "i don't know, i'm not l need to say "i don't know, i'm not sure _ need to say "i don't know, i'm not sure what— need to say "i don't know, i'm not sure what else to pack". it is need to say "i don't know, i'm not sure what else to pack".— sure what else to pack". it is the second year _ sure what else to pack". it is the second year st _ sure what else to pack". it is the second year st issey's _ sure what else to pack". it is the second year st issey's has - sure what else to pack". it is the | second year st issey's has staged sure 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making us— to travel, i can't believe they're making us do this.— to travel, i can't believe they're making us do this. you only get one chance at seeing _ making us do this. you only get one chance at seeing your _ making us do this. you only get one chance at seeing your reception - chance at seeing your reception children— chance at seeing your reception children playing _ chance at seeing your reception children playing mary— chance at seeing your reception children playing mary and - chance at seeing your reception . children playing mary and joseph, playing. _ children playing mary and joseph, playing. singing _ children playing mary and joseph, playing. singing away— children playing mary and joseph, playing, singing away in- children playing mary and joseph, playing, singing away in a - children playing mary and joseph, i playing, singing away in a manger. # away— playing, singing away in a manger. # away in— playing, singing away in a manger. # away ina— playing, singing away in a manger. # away in a manger— # away in a manger # away in a manger # no crib for about. we think children should be primary school with fond memories of primary school with fond memories of primary school and we need to try to find, i think we should try to find a way around the issue of coded to ensure that children are still able to do that. ~ . , that children are still able to do that. ~ ., , ., ., that children are still able to do that. ~ ., ., | that children are still able to do that. ~ ., ., i have that. where has that sargon? i have no idea, i that. where has that sargon? i have no idea. i we — that. where has that sargon? i have no idea, i we lost? _ that. where has that sargon? i have no idea, i we lost? we _ that. where has that sargon? i have no idea, i we lost? we can't- that. where has that sargon? i have no idea, i we lost? we can't be - no idea, i we lost? we can't be lost! the _ no idea, i we lost? we can't be lost! the success _ no idea, i we lost? we can't be lost! the success of _ no idea, i we lost? we can't be lost! the success of this - lost! the success of this performance _ lost! the success of this performance means - lost! the success of this| performance means that lost! the success of this - performance means that now the school is thinking about weather it will continue doing its nativity is like that even beyond the pandemic. john ayres, bbc news. i dare say they will be quite a few events that are just working out different ways of doing things. look at the 'o different ways of doing things. look at the joy they _ different ways of doing things. look at the joy they had, _ different ways of doing things. errra; at the joy they had, the front they had doing it, even if it was outside and a little bit chilly. it is cominu and a little bit chilly. it is coming up _ and a little bit chilly. it is coming up to _ and a little bit chilly. it is coming up to 6:45am. i tomorrow marks two years since former leeds rhinos player rob burrow was diagnosed with motorneurone disease. at the time, he was told he would only have one or two years to live. since then, he's spoken openly about living with mnd, while his best friend and former team—mate kevin sinfield has pushed himself to the limit, raising more than £5 million to support people like rob. breakfast has been following his extraordinary challenges. the latest saw him run 101 miles in 2a hours. i know it is going to be horrific. it will be really, really tough, but it is supposed to be. he is not going to sleep. there are serious _ he is not going to sleep. there are serious risks. 100 he is not going to sleep. there are serious risks-— serious risks. 100 miles in one day without no — serious risks. 100 miles in one day without no sleep?! _ serious risks. 100 miles in one day without no sleep?! you _ serious risks. 100 miles in one day without no sleep?! you are crazy! | without no sleep?! you are crazy! people _ without no sleep?! you are crazy! people gravitate _ without no sleep?! you are crazy! people gravitate towards - without no sleep?! you are crazy! people gravitate towards him - without no sleep?! you are crazy! - people gravitate towards him because he is so decent, humble. it sounds like i have a massive man crush. i probably do! i like i have a massive man crush. i probably do!— probably do! i wanted to be rainy and windy and — probably do! i wanted to be rainy and windy and people _ probably do! i wanted to be rainy and windy and people are - probably do! i wanted to be rainy and windy and people are doing i probably do! i wanted to be rainy| and windy and people are doing it really— and windy and people are doing it really tough with mnd and people are fighting _ really tough with mnd and people are fighting a _ really tough with mnd and people are fighting a tough fight at the minute and are _ fighting a tough fight at the minute and are showing them that you can. probably a bit apprehensive. i think you want to get started, you want to get going. my wife suggested run with the clubs that mean a fair bit to you when you do the maths and work out the roof. it is all inspired by rob and he will be in our heads and hearts, when we take on the run we will do our best for him. ., ., ., ., ., him. you are going to leave from our him. you are going to leave from your current _ him. you are going to leave from your current club, _ him. you are going to leave from your current club, leicester, - him. you are going to leave from your current club, leicester, and | your current club, leicester, and then you are going to run until you get to leeds. then you are going to run until you get to leeds-— get to leeds. yes. work out the distance between _ get to leeds. yes. work out the distance between leicester- get to leeds. yes. work out the distance between leicester and | get to leeds. yes. work out the - distance between leicester and leeds and get to the 100 miles mark and should have six to nine months of training. other reality is people who are diagnosed with mnd don't always have six to nine months. there is a very special message for you from rob. there is a very special message for you from rob-— there is a very special message for you from rob. well, mate, another crazy challenge _ you from rob. well, mate, another crazy challenge is _ you from rob. well, mate, another crazy challenge is approaching. - you from rob. well, mate, another crazy challenge is approaching. i i crazy challenge is approaching. i want _ crazy challenge is approaching. i want to— crazy challenge is approaching. i want to say good luck but i know you will absolutely smash it. i often say i _ will absolutely smash it. i often say i wouldn't do the same for you, but these _ say i wouldn't do the same for you, but these challenges are beyond my means _ but these challenges are beyond my means i_ but these challenges are beyond my means. i know my family will be behind _ means. i know my family will be behind you — means. i know my family will be behind you and i think the whole country— behind you and i think the whole country is — behind you and i think the whole country is as well. on behalf of me and all— country is as well. on behalf of me and all the — country is as well. on behalf of me and all the sufferers out there, thanks— and all the sufferers out there, thanks from the bottom of our hearts — thanks from the bottom of our hearts. you are so highly thought of in the _ hearts. you are so highly thought of in the land — hearts. you are so highly thought of inthe land i— hearts. you are so highly thought of in the land. i know you will smash sort of— in the land. i know you will smash sort of record for 100 miles. good luck, _ sort of record for 100 miles. good luck. go~ — sort of record for 100 miles. good luck. go~ ps. _ sort of record for 100 miles. good luck, go. ps, i sort of record for 100 miles. good luck, go. ps, lam deleting sort of record for 100 miles. good luck, go. ps, i am deleting this so i don't _ luck, go. ps, i am deleting this so i don't have — luck, go. ps, i am deleting this so i don't have to make it up again so you idon't have to make it up again so you better— i don't have to make it up again so you better kill it. one of the third — the first things kevin spoke to us was when you play in the successful teams, the bond you have with your teammates, the bond you have with the community and leicester, i think that shows what he does, that inspires him to run. you want to go into the trenches with him — you want to go into the trenches with him because he would do anything — with him because he would do anything for you. everyone here at leicester— anything for you. everyone here at leicester is — anything for you. everyone here at leicester is proud of him. to anything for you. everyone here at leicester is proud of him.- leicester is proud of him. to be able to do _ leicester is proud of him. to be able to do what _ leicester is proud of him. to be able to do what he _ leicester is proud of him. to be able to do what he does - leicester is proud of him. to be able to do what he does in - leicester is proud of him. to be l able to do what he does in terms of the hours _ able to do what he does in terms of the hours and — able to do what he does in terms of the hours and diligence _ able to do what he does in terms of the hours and diligence that - able to do what he does in terms of the hours and diligence that goes . the hours and diligence that goes into coaching _ the hours and diligence that goes into coaching a _ the hours and diligence that goes into coaching a premiership - the hours and diligence that goes into coaching a premiership teamj the hours and diligence that goes - into coaching a premiership team and then to _ into coaching a premiership team and then to prepare — into coaching a premiership team and then to prepare for— into coaching a premiership team and then to prepare for something - into coaching a premiership team and then to prepare for something like i then to prepare for something like this for— then to prepare for something like this for your— then to prepare for something like this for your mate, _ then to prepare for something like this for your mate, only _ then to prepare for something like this for your mate, only have - then to prepare for something like this for your mate, only have got i this for your mate, only have got admiration— this for your mate, only have got admiration so _ this for your mate, only have got admiration so he _ this for your mate, only have got admiration so he will— this for your mate, only have got admiration so he will have - this for your mate, only have got i admiration so he will have massive, massive _ admiration so he will have massive, massive support _ running through the night, sleep deprived, depleted, fatigued, we have to make sure we don't injure or hurt himself. we have estimated his expenditure to be 13,000 hurt himself. we have estimated his expenditure to be13,000 calories. we are going to feed him around 900 calories around every two hours. he motivates us to do things we don't think we can do and he does that by leading by example and doing things nobody should be able to do. it is going to be tough and there are serious risks. he will do it. he needs the support of everybody, the support team and everyone in the country to get behind him, but he will absolutely do it.— will absolutely do it. there are so many uncertainties _ will absolutely do it. there are so many uncertainties and _ will absolutely do it. there are so j many uncertainties and unknowns will absolutely do it. there are so i many uncertainties and unknowns in this for— many uncertainties and unknowns in this for all— many uncertainties and unknowns in this for all of us. we are not quite sure _ this for all of us. we are not quite sure what— this for all of us. we are not quite sure what the body is going to do and how— sure what the body is going to do and how it — sure what the body is going to do and how it will react. at a certain point, _ and how it will react. at a certain point, people with mnd don't have a choice _ point, people with mnd don't have a choice we _ point, people with mnd don't have a choice. we have a choice when we start _ choice. we have a choice when we start monday. all right. morning. applause. how are you feeling? well, thank ou. how are you feeling? well, thank you- ready _ how are you feeling? well, thank you- ready to _ how are you feeling? well, thank you. ready to start, _ how are you feeling? well, thank you. ready to start, ready - how are you feeling? well, thank you. ready to start, ready to - you. ready to start, ready to get going _ you. ready to start, ready to get going we — you. ready to start, ready to get going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber. _ going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber, aren't _ going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber, aren't you? - going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber, aren't you? it - going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber, aren't you? it is - going. we are all freezing. cool as a cucumber, aren't you? it is a - a cucumber, aren't you? it is a secial a cucumber, aren't you? it is a special day. — a cucumber, aren't you? it is a special day, and _ a cucumber, aren't you? it is a special day, and to _ a cucumber, aren't you? it is a special day, and to have - a cucumber, aren't you? it is a special day, and to have the i a cucumber, aren't you? it is a - special day, and to have the support to have _ special day, and to have the support to have both charities here represented and our team represented... five, four, represented... applause. five, four, three, represented... applause. five, four, three. two. — represented... applause. five, four, three, two, one... _ represented... applause. five, four, three, two, one... go! _ what he is doing is absolutely brilliant. sorry...— brilliant. sorry... no, it is, yeah--- — brilliant. sorry... no, it is, yeah... absolutely - brilliant. sorry... no, it is, yeah... absolutely brilliant brilliant. sorry... no, it is, i yeah... absolutely brilliant in helinr. yeah... absolutely brilliant in helping- he _ yeah... absolutely brilliant in helping. he just _ yeah... absolutely brilliant in helping. he just epitomises l yeah... absolutely brilliant in l helping. he just epitomises all yeah... absolutely brilliant in - helping. he just epitomises all of that. helping. he 'ust epitomises all of that. �* ~ ,, helping. he 'ust epitomises all of mi three. - helping. he 'ust epitomises all of that.�* three, two, - helping. he 'ust epitomises all of| that.�* three, two, one that. applause. three, two, one document let's _ that. applause. three, two, one document let's go! _ that. applause. three, two, one document let's go! applause. i applause. fish and chips! that will be for the end of it. rob _ fish and chips! that will be for the end of it. rob has _ fish and chips! that will be for the end of it. rob has the _ fish and chips! that will be for the end of it. rob has the same - fish and chips! that will be for the end of it. rob has the same strain| end of it. rob has the same strain of motor neuron _ end of it. rob has the same strain of motor neuron is _ end of it. rob has the same strain of motor neuron is my _ end of it. rob has the same strain of motor neuron is my sister - end of it. rob has the same strain of motor neuron is my sister had l end of it. rob has the same strain i of motor neuron is my sister had her passed away last year, so it is great to see people raising awareness of the disease in getting it out there again. applause. he is one incredible individual- _ applause. he is one incredible individual. i— applause. he is one incredible individual. i have _ applause. he is one incredible individual. i have not _ applause. he is one incredible individual. i have not come - applause. he is one incredible i individual. i have not come across anybody so inspiring. tough run, that one. number seven, rob has— tough run, that one. number seven, rob has done — tough run, that one. number seven, rob has done it on purpose for us. the sun— rob has done it on purpose for us. the sun is— rob has done it on purpose for us. the sun is still shining and we are still going — the sun is still shining and we are still going and, yeah, we are all right, _ still going and, yeah, we are all right, we — still going and, yeah, we are all right, we are all right. applause. if you are not drinking beer, you have got to run with me, all right? let's go! applause. band plays christmas carols applause. thank you so much for coming out and supporting us. you have made a huge difference, so thank you. applause. difference, so thank you. applause-— difference, so thank you. applause. ., ., applause. three, two, one document let's no! let's go! applause. applause _ . he is running on fumes, applause — . he is running on fumes, he applause _ . he is running on fumes, he is applause . he is runnin on fumes, he is we . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional. — . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional. very _ . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional, very tired. _ . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional, very tired. we _ . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional, very tired. we are - . he is running on fumes, he is very emotional, very tired. we are so i emotional, very tired. we are so proud of him. i emotional, very tired. we are so proud of him-— proud of him. i think he is really din tlnt proud of him. i think he is really digging in. _ proud of him. i think he is really digging in. you _ proud of him. i think he is really digging in. you can _ proud of him. i think he is really digging in, you can see that. - proud of him. i think he is really. digging in, you can see that. that is how— digging in, you can see that. that is how he — digging in, you can see that. that is how he is _ is how he is. applause morning. applause just amazing, we are so proud of him. it means so much notjust for us, but all the mnd community, and just means the world. just really tired. it has been really, really tough.- just really tired. it has been really, really tough. and you have 'ust aot really, really tough. and you have just got this _ really, really tough. and you have just got this extra _ really, really tough. and you have just got this extra mile, _ really, really tough. and you have just got this extra mile, you - really, really tough. and you have just got this extra mile, you are i just got this extra mile, you are going to have macy and lindsay alongside you. it is going to be emotional, this bit, isn't it? well, it will be slow, _ emotional, this bit, isn't it? well, it will be slow, i _ emotional, this bit, isn't it? well, it will be slow, i know _ emotional, this bit, isn't it? well, it will be slow, i know that, - emotional, this bit, isn't it? well, it will be slow, i know that, but i it will be slow, i know that, but we will try and enjoy this even though i feel like i will try and enjoy this even though ifeel like i am will try and enjoy this even though i feel like i am walking will try and enjoy this even though ifeel like i am walking on broken glass. i feel like i am walking on broken class. �* , ., ., ., i feel like i am walking on broken ilass, �* , ., ., ., , i feel like i am walking on broken lass. �* ,~ glass. and they are about to set off on that extra _ glass. and they are about to set off on that extra mile. _ glass. and they are about to set off on that extra mile. they _ glass. and they are about to set off on that extra mile. they are - glass. and they are about to set off| on that extra mile. they are heading your way, sally. one on that extra mile. they are heading yourway, sally. one more on that extra mile. they are heading your way, sally. one more mile to go! as he sets off on his final mile, you can see lindsay and macy with him, having run 100 miles already. he has one mile to go. him, having run100 miles already. he has one mile to go.— he has one mile to go. can't really express- -- — he has one mile to go. can't really express... kevin _ he has one mile to go. can't really express... kevin is _ he has one mile to go. can't really express... kevin is kevin, - he has one mile to go. can't really express... kevin is kevin, he - express... kevin is kevin, he has been _ express... kevin is kevin, he has been in _ express... kevin is kevin, he has been in the — express... kevin is kevin, he has been in the game, he is a legend outside _ been in the game, he is a legend outside of— been in the game, he is a legend outside of the game. applause. don't applause.. don't make me cry. i am not auoin applause.. don't make me cry. i am not going to — applause.. don't make me cry. i am not going to make — applause.. don't make me cry. i am not going to make you _ applause.. don't make me cry. i am not going to make you cry! you have done it. you have done it! that is all you need to know. how important is it for your friend, all you need to know. how important is it for yourfriend, rob, what you have wanted to achieve today? is it for your friend, rob, what you have wanted to achieve today? yeah, he knows how — have wanted to achieve today? yeah, he knows how much _ have wanted to achieve today? yeah, he knows how much we _ have wanted to achieve today? yeah, he knows how much we love - have wanted to achieve today? ie—u he knows how much we love and care to him. it is wonderful and ijust whispered in his ear, it was very tough, but the seventh one was horrendous... the tough, but the seventh one was horrendous. . ._ tough, but the seventh one was - horrendous. . ._ coming horrendous... the seventh? coming out of nottingham, _ horrendous. .. the seventh? coming out of nottingham, i _ horrendous... the seventh? coming out of nottingham, i said _ horrendous... the seventh? coming out of nottingham, i said he - horrendous... the seventh? coming out of nottingham, i said he has - out of nottingham, i said he has done it on purpose.— out of nottingham, i said he has done it on purpose. it done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honour — done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honourjust _ done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honourjust a _ done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honourjust a moment, - done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honourjust a moment, it - done it on purpose. number seven! it was an honourjust a moment, it was| was an honourjust a moment, it was amazing _ was an honourjust a moment, it was amazing i_ was an honourjust a moment, it was amazing. i can't thank you enough. it is so _ amazing. i can't thank you enough. it is so much, — amazing. i can't thank you enough. it is so much, i didn't think he could — it is so much, i didn't think he could do— it is so much, i didn't think he could do it. _ it is so much, i didn't think he could do it, but _ it is so much, i didn't think he could do it, but he did. - it is so much, i didn't think he could do it, but he did. he- it is so much, i didn't think he could do it, but he did. he has a few words _ could do it, but he did. he has a few words you — could do it, but he did. he has a few words you want _ could do it, but he did. he has a few words you want to _ could do it, but he did. he has a few words you want to pass - could do it, but he did. he has a few words you want to pass on. | could do it, but he did. he has a i few words you want to pass on. go ahead, rob. few words you want to pass on. go ahead. rob-— few words you want to pass on. go ahead, rob. ., . ., , ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money — ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money raised, _ ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money raised, for _ ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money raised, for people - ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money raised, for people to - ahead, rob. thanks so much for this. the money raised, for people to get i the money raised, for people to get the great facilities and money for mnd to find a cure. today is an amazing day for the whole community and will benefit every sufferer. lastly, to my amazing friend, kevin. you don't realise the impact you have had on me in the whole mnd community. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: visits to care homes in england are to be limited to three people in response to omicron, as scientists warn two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop the new variant. in scotland, from today all household contacts of covid cases have to isolate for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. and we hear from the families facing a tough christmas after storm arwen destroyed their homes. it's afterwards, when they want to put all the toys and their presence in the bedroom, that is what is killing me, because they don't have a bedroom to do it. —— presents. england's cricketers suffer a 9—wicket defeat in the first ashes test in brisbane. and formula one fans gear up for one of the most anticipated races in history, lewis hamilton and max verstappen in a winner takes all grand prix. most of us will notice temperatures rising a bit across the uk today, but we will also see a weather front. i'll be back with all the details. it's saturday the 11th of december. our main story: concern about the surge in omicron cases is dominating the news agenda this morning, as the covid infection rate reaches its highest level since early january. there are fresh calls for everyone eligible to get their boosterjab, after scientists warn that two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop you catching the new variant. we'll explore how that's affecting care home visiting rules in england in a moment, but first, here's our health editor, fergus walsh. it is remarkable just how fast the omicron variant is spreading through our highly immunised population. new evidence suggests two doses of vaccine offer little protection from infection, while a booster cuts your risk of getting a mild illness by three quarters. but vaccination should offer much higher protection against severe disease. what scientists urgently need to know is what proportion of those infected will need hospital treatment. there are early signs from south africa that omicron may mostly cause milder illness than delta. but even a small proportion of a huge omicron wave could result in sudden and sustained pressure on an already stretched nhs. the public are being urged to recognise the potential threat from omicron. our public health advice is to take proportionate action from where we are now. that includes face coverings, vaccinating, primary vaccine if you haven't, boosters, getting tested when you've got symptoms, regular lateral flows, making sure that you ventilate spaces, and finally to think about the number of contacts that you have every day. working from home, if you can. and other measures that will reduce the transmission of this in the community. the government says covid measures will be kept under review. any decision on further restrictions on people's lives and livelihoods will need a very careful consideration, given the threat from omicron remains unclear. one thing is certain — this is the last news people wanted to hear in the run—up to christmas. fergus walsh, bbc news. care homes in england are also being affected by the rise in omicron cases. from wednesday, the number of people allowed to visit each resident will be limited to three, and staff testing will be increased. our reporter simonjones has more details. # oh what fun, it is to ride, in a one—horse open sleigh! they're getting into the christmas spirit at this care home in norwich, but the shadow of omicron looms. the home, though, says it's determined not to close to visitors. i'd be really sad if that was to happen. our main goal is that our doors will remain open, and we've listened to the families, we've listened to our residents, and what they really missed was, it was that contact. and what we've done is that we're still allowing the visitors to come, we have robust procedures in place, and it's been transformational. but things are changing. under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and retain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff, vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health, they say updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster programme will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it's about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice. between a rock and a hard place. the poor care home staff are overworked, the relatives want to see their loved ones. we'll do our very, very best to make it happen, but i can only give sympathy to people out there, because i had thought this christmas would be better than the last, but it seems we're heading for another difficult one. residentjo mann said she would be concerned if she couldn't see her relatives. i wouldn't like that, but i'd have to put up with it, wouldn't i? the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but the changes reflect the concern of omicron and the pressure the care system is already under. simon jones, bbc news. in scotland, household contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid should now self—isolate for ten days, regardless of vaccination status or a negative pcr result. the change to the guidance comes as scotland's first minister warns that the country faces a "tsunami" of omicron cases, as our home affairs correspondent david cowan reports. nicola sturgeon: we may be starting to experience a potential— tsunami of infections. tommy kane and his family are starting ten days of self—isolation. a tough challenge, and one many more will share as omicron spreads around scotland. what did you make of the first minister said today? it was pretty grim. i thought it was pretty dire. and it was pretty brutal news that i think is going to have an impact on us all. but public health is of paramount importance, and if people need to take the necessary precautions to protect each other, then that's what we need to do. last week he went to a football match and a concert in edinburgh, and somewhere along the line, picked up the new variant. i have been double jabbed, i've not had my booster. i know the booster gives you more protection, so... i suppose a bit worried, but my symptoms are, touch wood, up to this point, pretty mild. tommy kane is going to spend more than a week in the middle of winter in his summerhouse. the rest of the family, his wife and their two grown—up children, are at home, self—isolating for ten days, even though they've tested negative for covid. the 51—year—old was a senior scottish adviser to former labour leaderjeremy corbyn, but he has no criticism of the scottish government. i would far rather that the government was honest with us than keep things from us. and i think today what we got was an honest assessment, as much as that was a real blow. i do think that if we are heading down to further restrictions, then there has to be far greater effort this time around to protect workers. a cherished time of year is just weeks away. in tommy kane's community in west lothian and far beyond, people are wondering lies ahead. david cowan, bbc news, edinburgh. ministers from some of the world's most powerful nations will be in liverpool this weekend. speaking ahead of the g7 meeting, the foreign secretary, liz truss warned that russia could face severe consequences if it invades ukraine. let's speak now to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. james, good to see you this morning. so, we said there are some powerful people hearfrom some so, we said there are some powerful people hear from some of the biggest nations. what should we expect? well, there is a huge list of issues for them to discuss, whether it is tensions between china and taiwan, the faltering iran nuclear talks in vienna, the conflict in ethiopia, but obviously the number one priority will be the threat of aggression by russia against ukraine. what liz truss, the foreign secretary, wants this weekend to be is almost a show of unity, to use her phrase, of g7 ministers and other allies who are here, to essentially send a message to russia but they will be severe consequences if russia were to take military action against ukraine. —— that there will be. this is what she said a short while ago.— a short while ago. what the g7 meetin: a short while ago. what the g7 meeting this — a short while ago. what the g7 meeting this weekend - a short while ago. what the g7 meeting this weekend is - a short while ago. what the g7| meeting this weekend is taking a short while ago. what the g7 - meeting this weekend is taking place is about. _ meeting this weekend is taking place is about. is— meeting this weekend is taking place is about, is about a show of unity between — is about, is about a show of unity between like—minded major economies, that we _ between like—minded major economies, that we are _ between like—minded major economies, that we are going to absolutely be strong _ that we are going to absolutely be strong in — that we are going to absolutely be strong in our stance against aggression, against aggression with respect _ aggression, against aggression with respect to— aggression, against aggression with respect to ukraine, they will be severe — respect to ukraine, they will be severe consequences, if anything were _ severe consequences, if anything were to _ severe consequences, if anything were to happen. but also make sure that we _ were to happen. but also make sure that we are — were to happen. but also make sure that we are building security and economic— that we are building security and economic relationships with like—minded partners, including ukraine. — like—minded partners, including ukraine, to protect them in the future. — ukraine, to protect them in the future. ., . , ukraine, to protect them in the future. ., ., , future. now, what we will be looking out for this week _ future. now, what we will be looking out for this week is _ future. now, what we will be looking out for this week is what _ future. now, what we will be looking out for this week is what those - out for this week is what those severe consequences might be. there are hints of diplomatic consequences, economic consequences, sanctions and things like that. but will these ministers go a little bit further and be a little bit more explicit about what precisely, how they might target russia in the case of military action? the other issue liz truss wants to start is a discussion among western liberal democracies about how best they can start organising themselves in the future, in terms of cooperating on trade, investment, security, so that they can stand up against the threat that she sees from countries like russia, from countries like china, that she believes is encroaching over the rest of the world. that will be the rest of the debate that will be the rest of the debate that will start fairly shortly when the foreign secretary turns up in a few minutes' time. find foreign secretary turns up in a few minutes' time.— minutes' time. and i know you will be there to — minutes' time. and i know you will be there to greet _ minutes' time. and i know you will be there to greet her. _ minutes' time. and i know you will be there to greet her. thanks - minutes' time. and i know you will be there to greet her. thanks very| be 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music they gave us.— the music they gave us. i loved that programme- — back to our main story now, and the surge in the covid infections. anyone eligible is now being urged to get their boosterjab, after scientists warned that two vaccine doses will not be enough to stop people catching the omicron variant. we can speak now to one of our regular gps, dr sarahjarvis, and immunologist professor clare bryant. good morning to you both. doctor jarvis, good morning to you. with us being urged to get our boosterjabs, how is this impacting on your day—to—day work? it how is this impacting on your day-to-day work?— how is this impacting on your day-to-day work? how is this impacting on your da -to-da work? , ., ., day-to-day work? it is having a huge im act, day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact. but — day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact. but then _ day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact, but then of— day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact, but then of course _ day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact, but then of course we - day-to-day work? it is having a huge impact, but then of course we have i impact, but then of course we have spent a lot of time in the past 20 months pivoting very, very quickly. so we are doing everything we can and we are very much encouraging people, whenever i see a patient i will remind them that they have to wait, if they are invited, and found a 40, but when they are, please, please, please, come in. because omicron, like every other coronavirus variant, it loves winter, it lobs that we're spending more time indoors, less ventilation, more time indoors, less ventilation, more time indoors, less ventilation, more time together. and it especially loves it when we get together with other people, as we will do at christmas.— will do at christmas. professor b ant, will do at christmas. professor bryant. we're _ will do at christmas. professor bryant, we're hearing - will do at christmas. professor bryant, we're hearing the - will do at christmas. professor- bryant, we're hearing the numbers now, aren't we? we were told the information, but this variant, cases would double between 2.5 two three days, that looks to be coming into being a reality. it days, that looks to be coming into being a reality-— being a reality. it certainly is. the omicron _ being a reality. it certainly is. the omicron variant - being a reality. it certainly is. the omicron variant is - being a reality. it certainly is. i the omicron variant is spreading very, very fast indeed, and hence the concern and of course the big concern is that it is evading some of the vaccine protection but the two doses of the vaccine have given us, because of the changes in the shape of the spike protein on the variant, it is managing to change shape, so it is not recognised as well by the antibodies that we generate. so the key would be booster vaccination is that it boosts the amount of antibodies you have in your body and therefore that helps, even though the antibody does not bind as efficiently, it helps me because you have got more of it there, but therefore byjust a general mass effect, that will take out more of the virus from the body. that is the important reason, really, you need to get a booster. professor, there is a lot to take in right now in connection with the figures, the science emerging around what levels of protection afforded by being double jabbed or having had to be booster. can you just sort of truck through for us, if someone is listening to you now, and they have been double jabbed, what is the level of protection against the new variant, and how does that change in relation to having had to be booster? , _, , relation to having had to be booster? , , . ., booster? so, it is complicated. what ha--ens booster? so, it is complicated. what ha ens is booster? so, it is complicated. what happens is that _ booster? so, it is complicated. what happens is that when _ booster? so, it is complicated. what happens is that when you _ booster? so, it is complicated. what happens is that when you have - booster? so, it is complicated. what happens is that when you have had i happens is that when you have had your second jab, you will have a boosting of your antibody levels, but that drops over time and so what happens with the boosterjab is that you get a further massive increase in your antibody levels, it superchargers your antibody levels. so that is why it is so important. don't forget, there are two components to what happens with the vaccine. the second component is that you also stimulate your t—cells and what your killer t—cells there is they come in and they take out the virus—infected cells. so this is also a very important component of the virus. we think that will probably also still be protected. so far we know that the omicron variant can evade some of the antibodies, but we understand that at the moment we think the t—cells will still work efficiently so you should still be protected against severe disease but having the booster really superchargers antibody component of your immune response, and that is really important to give you protection against infection, as well as protection against disease. sarah, can i ask you, in terms of your practice, he battle is on to try to get those people who are not vaccinated at all, and we understand thatis vaccinated at all, and we understand that is a number of, some 5 million people, are you still coming across those people? tell me about those conversations, if you are having those.~ conversations, if you are having those. ~ ., , ., ., , those. well, of course, the ma'ority of --eole those. well, of course, the ma'ority of people who i those. well, of course, the ma'ority of people who are i those. well, of course, the ma'ority of people who are not i those. well, of course, the majority of people who are not vaccinated i of people who are not vaccinated other sort of people who don't spend a lot of time accessing healthcare. unfortunately, they are people who come from perhaps more mobile populations, maybe they don't have a regular gp, they don't have a relationship with their gp, they are more likely to come from ethnic minority populations, and they are more likely to be in deprived areas. yes, i am still coming across them. and the answers they give are very varied. we still occasionally get the argument about, oh, it was developed to quickly, and the point i make is, look, we have looked so carefully. no vaccine has ever been as well, as well investigated as this one has. we have given 120 million doses in the uk alone. think about what we have done across the whole world stop every country has tracked what they are doing. there is no evidence of any side effect which is not more common if you get coded. and that is the point, we don't deny that a tiny minority of people get side—effects from the vaccine, but at every age, if you look at the comparative seriousness of getting side—effects from the vaccine or of getting side—effects from covid, it is always worse with covid. we are now under the plan b measures. as an immunologist and looking at the data, when do you think tighter restrictions should be put in place?— put in place? well, that is a really aood put in place? well, that is a really good question- — put in place? well, that is a really good question. in _ put in place? well, that is a really good question. in all— put in place? well, that is a really good question. in all honesty, - put in place? well, that is a really| good question. in all honesty, with the way the variant is spreading, we probably need to do it sooner rather than later. the real question is exactly what those restrictions will be. at the moment, the mask wearing is super important, keep social distancing that would help to reduce the spread. hands, face, space messaging that has been out the whole time we have been dealing with this virus remains very important on top of our vaccination programme. the difference every now and this time last year as we have vaccines, antivirals, so with the other measures we can put in place, that will help drop the transmission. but it is key, we have to control the transition to avoid a potential surge in nhs cases of course. thank ou, aood surge in nhs cases of course. thank you. good to — surge in nhs cases of course. thank you. good to see — surge in nhs cases of course. thank you, good to see you _ surge in nhs cases of course. thank you, good to see you again. - surge in nhs cases of course. thank you, good to see you again. thank l you, good to see you again. thank you. maybe it is the kind of weekend forgetting outside. it is improving? if you take a night little war, it will be fine. temperatures are rising but what we are not going to say is plenty of gorgeous sunshine. hello, everyone. a weatherfront moving towards us, is bringing mild hour, yes, but hand—in—hand with that, the fronts tend to bring cloud and rain and we will see that over the weekend. but we're not there yet because it is a cold start. some still resurfaces and frost. this pictures sent him earlier on. you might be stepping up first thing this morning and seeing a bit and noticing it is slippery underfoot. but that situation is unlikely to last for many of us because we see the temperatures rising as we had through the day, turning mild but we will see rain as well. this is the jetstream you can see, tilting upwards over the north of the uk. that is a bit of a conveyor belt that will bring the weather front, but also a boundary between the mild hour to the south and the cold air to the north. you can feel the warmer colours are rising and moving up warmer colours are rising and moving up to the north and that is why we are seeing these temperatures rising. there is the weather front i mentioned moving in from the west, some of us seeing it already. it is on the move, everyone, moving towards the east and i think as we progress through the afternoon, most of us will notice the effect of the weather front in terms of the cloud in the rain. you will notice the contrast in temperatures. eastern coastal parts and the northern isles as well will still be in single figures because the warm area wouldn't have progressed over that far, whereas further west and much of england and wales, northern ireland will be in double figures as we had through this afternoon. some blustery showers moving into western parts of scotland, a strengthening breeze as well, actually rain further south with clear skies in between. temperatures in double figures but cooler again to the north. tomorrow, a lot of cloud around, some brightness and clear skies, colder across parts of england and scotland as well, rain moving up to the north. some bright spells tomorrow. wet and windy further north. that is how it is looking. further north. that is how it is lookinr. . ~ further north. that is how it is lookinr. ., ,, , further north. that is how it is lookinr. . ~ , . every week, presenter ros atkins takes an in—depth look at one of the issues in the news. this week, he looks at the subject of vaccine hesitancy. let's of vaccine hesitancy. take a look. this of vaccine hesitancy. way, borisjohnson turned to the this way, borisjohnson turned to theissue this way, borisjohnson turned to the issue of compulsory covid vaccinations. i the issue of compulsory covid vaccinations.— the issue of compulsory covid vaccinations. ., �* , vaccinations. i don't believe we can keep going — vaccinations. i don't believe we can keep going indefinitely _ vaccinations. i don't believe we can keep going indefinitely with - keep going indefinitely with nonpharmaceutical interventions, i mean restrictions on people's way of life and i think we need to have a national conversation about the way forward. the national conversation about the way forward. ~ . national conversation about the way forward. ~ , ., , , forward. the prime minister wants is national conversation, _ forward. the prime minister wants is national conversation, but _ forward. the prime minister wants is national conversation, but as - forward. the prime minister wants is national conversation, but as he - national conversation, but as he knows, this pandemic isn't over. covid daily infection rates in europe are going up. infection rates in the us are also going up. when we look at deaths and hospitalisations, there is a pattern. irate look at deaths and hospitalisations, there is a pattern.— there is a pattern. we are seeing still a pandemic _ there is a pattern. we are seeing still a pandemic of _ there is a pattern. we are seeing still a pandemic of the _ there is a pattern. we are seeing i still a pandemic of the unvaccinated here more than 1000 deaths a day in the us, almost entirely of unvaccinated individuals. that is the us. it unvaccinated individuals. that is the us- it is _ unvaccinated individuals. that is the us. it is the _ unvaccinated individuals. that is the us. it is the same _ unvaccinated individuals. that is the us. it is the same in - unvaccinated individuals. that is i the us. it is the same in germany. it is very difficult to get staff motivated to treat patients now in its fourth wave. we are still seeing so many patients that are not vaccinated.— so many patients that are not vaccinated. , , ,., vaccinated. this is the point we have reached _ vaccinated. this is the point we have reached with _ vaccinated. this is the point we have reached with vaccination. | vaccinated. this is the point we i have reached with vaccination. a percentage of the overall population fully vaccinated in these richer nations is between 60 and 70%. compare that with africa where fewer than 8% of people are double jabbed. these vaccination rates are a problem three times over. first, evenin problem three times over. first, even in the richest countries, healthcare systems are still exposed was a pleasant angela merkel as she stepped down as germany's chancellor. translation: in some parts of the country, you can describe it as dramatic. overfilled intensive care units, severely ill people have to be flown across germany to get the care they need. the second issue is that it the relevant world of unvaccinated, covid has a better chance of mutating. covid has a better chance of mutating-— covid has a better chance of mutatinu. , , ., , ., mutating. every person who is not immune to — mutating. every person who is not immune to this _ mutating. every person who is not immune to this virus _ mutating. every person who is not immune to this virus is _ mutating. every person who is not immune to this virus is essentially a viral factory, immune to this virus is essentially a viralfactory, and a viral immune to this virus is essentially a viral factory, and a viral factory is a virulent factory. we just have to get the world immunised. the third factor _ to get the world immunised. the third factor is _ to get the world immunised. the third factor is the new variant, omicron. . third factor is the new variant, omicron-— third factor is the new variant, omicron. ., ., , ., . ., omicron. certain features of omicron includin: omicron. certain features of omicron including its — omicron. certain features of omicron including its global _ omicron. certain features of omicron including its global spread _ omicron. certain features of omicron including its global spread of - omicron. certain features of omicron including its global spread of large i including its global spread of large number of mutations, suggested could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic. have a major impact on the course of the pandemic-— the pandemic. when faced with this, there is a further— the pandemic. when faced with this, there is a further problem _ the pandemic. when faced with this, there is a further problem because i there is a further problem because governments have been asking people to get vaccinated for months, and it has not been enough. austria's former chancellor admits as much. and we have done ten months of campaigning, of trying to persuade a people, but still we have a certain share, nearly a third of the population who is hesitant. the . uestion population who is hesitant. the question now — population who is hesitant. the question now is _ population who is hesitant. the question now is what to do about that, and in austria's case decided to make overjabs mandatory from february. it is a big move, the first european country to do so. here is the justification. first european country to do so. here is thejustification. we first european country to do so. here is the justification. we want to break out of this vicious cycle of virus waves and discussions about lockdowns, and the only way, the only exit ticket we have is the vaccine. ii only exit ticket we have is the vaccine. . . only exit ticket we have is the vaccine. ., , ~ , ., vaccine. if that is austria, the european _ vaccine. if that is austria, the european union _ vaccine. if that is austria, the european union is _ vaccine. if that is austria, the european union is also - vaccine. if that is austria, the | european union is also explicit about his thinking. to european union is also explicit about his thinking.— european union is also explicit about his thinking. to lead this discussion _ about his thinking. to lead this discussion now, _ about his thinking. to lead this discussion now, how— about his thinking. to lead this discussion now, how we - about his thinking. to lead this discussion now, how we can i about his thinking. to lead this - discussion now, how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the european union, this needs discussion.— european union, this needs discussion. ., . discussion. now, individual eu countries will _ discussion. now, individual eu countries will make _ discussion. now, individual eu countries will make their i discussion. now, individual eu countries will make their own i countries will make their own decisions on this. austria already has, and in neighbouring germany, the new chancellor has said he wants to make vaccines mandatory, and already you can only go into restaurants, cinemas, leisure facilities and shops if you have had the joy of or are reasonably —— recently recovered — jabbed. or italy with their public transport. then there is new york city which has vaccine requirements for children as young as five, and for workers in the public and private sectors. this is thejustification from the city's mary. irate sectors. this is the justification from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here _ from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here in _ from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here in new _ from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here in new york - from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here in new york city i from the city's mary. we cannot have shutdowns here in new york city -- i shutdowns here in new york city —— mayor. the answer is always to use the things that were, vaccination works and vaccine mandates work. but if they work, why do some people opposed vaccine mandates? first of all, there is the debate around individual liberty. irate all, there is the debate around individual liberty.— all, there is the debate around individual liberty. we are a free count . individual liberty. we are a free country- i— individual liberty. we are a free country. i think _ individual liberty. we are a free country. i think everybody i individual liberty. we are a free country. i think everybody is, i individual liberty. we are a free i country. i think everybody is, you know, entitled to their own opinion. if we are going to be mandated to have the vaccine, i think our freedom is being suppressed. br; have the vaccine, i think our freedom is being suppressed. by this connection between _ freedom is being suppressed. by this connection between mandates - freedom is being suppressed. by this connection between mandates and i freedom is being suppressed. by this connection between mandates and al connection between mandates and a loss of freedom is rejected by some. the presenter argues not being vaccinated during a pandemic is an act of selfishness hiding behind the facade of individual liberty. we have heard similar arguments from presidentjoe biden as he made the case for vaccine mandates. it is president joe biden as he made the case for vaccine mandates.- case for vaccine mandates. it is not about freedom _ case for vaccine mandates. it is not about freedom or _ case for vaccine mandates. it is not about freedom or personal - case for vaccine mandates. it is not about freedom or personal choice. | case for vaccine mandates. it is not| about freedom or personal choice. it is about protecting yourself and those around you. but is about protecting yourself and those around you.— is about protecting yourself and those around you. but not everyone is bu inc those around you. but not everyone is buying this- _ those around you. but not everyone is buying this. biden's _ those around you. but not everyone is buying this. biden's push - those around you. but not everyone is buying this. biden's push by i is buying this. biden's push by nationwide vaccine mandate for private businesses challenge in the courts and republicans are among the most vocal critics of this is the governor of alabama tweeting... overreach of government, suppression of freedom. these are two criticisms here in the uk, health secretary sajid javid has other concerns as well. i sajid javid has other concerns as well. ~ . sajid javid has other concerns as well. ~' , . ., ., well. i think it is unethical and also i think— well. i think it is unethical and also i think that _ well. i think it is unethical and also i think that at _ well. i think it is unethical and also i think that at a _ well. i think it is unethical and also i think that at a practicall also i think that at a practical level having some kind of universal mandate to a vaccination doesn't work. . mandate to a vaccination doesn't work. , ., ., , , ., , work. there is another issue as well, work. there is another issue as well. that _ work. there is another issue as well, that forcing _ work. there is another issue as well, that forcing people - work. there is another issue as well, that forcing people to i work. there is another issue as well, that forcing people to do | well, that forcing people to do something may deepen their resolve not to do it. this is the academic steven wright. —— reicher. we are seeing resistance to stricter appropriate rules. these are processes in austria earlier this month. there have also been protests in germany, the netherlands and several other countries as well. this isn'tjust about several other countries as well. this isn't just about a several other countries as well. this isn'tjust about a mistrust of government. it is also about a mistrust in healthcare, something that could be exacerbated by vaccine mandates. ., ,., ., mandates. there are potential downsides _ mandates. there are potential downsides of _ mandates. there are potential downsides of course _ mandates. there are potential downsides of course in - mandates. there are potential downsides of course in terms. mandates. there are potential. downsides of course in terms of decreasing trust in the medical system and decreasing trust in doctors in general, which could have negative consequences in the future. eroding trust in doctors is a possible risk of vaccines are mandated, and another argument against doing this is that covid isn't the only because of pressure on healthcare systems. in an article in the guardian newspaper they say... though some would say covid vaccines are being used precisely to avoid healthcare collapse. while we consider all of these arguments, it is worth remembering compulsory vaccines didn't arrive with this pandemic. in the 19th century maxine band—aids will is widely in europe to tackle smallpox. right now many healthcare workers are told they have to get the flu vaccine. vaccine mandates have saved many lives in the great prime minister hope this approach can work for covid. yet he is announcing compulsory vaccines for the over 605. translation: i for the over 60s. translation: ., ., ., , for the over 60s. translation: ., ., ., translation: i have no doubt that this political— translation: i have no doubt that this political decision _ translation: i have no doubt that this political decision will _ translation: i have no doubt that this political decision will save i this political decision will save human lives because vaccination becomes more than just compulsory. it saves lives. it is necessary for health. it is necessary for the whole society.— health. it is necessary for the whole socie . , ., whole society. there is a sometime -- scientific— whole society. there is a sometime -- scientific consensus _ whole society. there is a sometime -- scientific consensus that - whole society. there is a sometime -- scientific consensus that are i —— scientific consensus that are appropriate vaccination rates are desirable but there is no consensus about whether to compel people to get vaccinated is a good idea, and the world health organization in europe as this morning. mandates around vaccination _ europe as this morning. mandates around vaccination and _ europe as this morning. mandates around vaccination and absolute i europe as this morning. mandates i around vaccination and absolute last resort and only applicable when all other feasible options to improve vaccination uptake have been exhausted. vaccination uptake have been exhausted-— vaccination uptake have been exhausted. , _, , exhausted. evidently, some countries believe they have _ exhausted. evidently, some countries believe they have reached _ exhausted. evidently, some countries believe they have reached that - exhausted. evidently, some countries believe they have reached that point i believe they have reached that point in the bowling suggests the public in the bowling suggests the public in some western countries may be onside. take germany. a survey published last month found 72% of germans in favour of compulsory vaccines, 20% were against. but even if governments mandate vaccines, evenif if governments mandate vaccines, even if the public is persuaded, even if the public is persuaded, evenif even if the public is persuaded, even if the public is persuaded, even if the court battles are overcome, this can only be part of the equation for the us and europe was once again we need to play the famous phrase from doctor ted ross. none of us are safe until all of us are safe —— tedros. none of us are safe until all of us are safe -- tedros.— are safe -- tedros. this is where the issue — are safe -- tedros. this is where the issue get _ are safe -- tedros. this is where the issue get them _ are safe -- tedros. this is where i the issue get them accommodated. as those in the west criticising people who won't get the jabber also benefiting from governments prioritising them getting free jabs when someone not getting any. the number of understated people is a major factor in the threat this pandemic poses, but mandating vaccines alone won't address that. they will need to be a fairer distribution of vaccines as well. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. as we've been hearing this morning, new measures will be introduced in care homes in england, as concern over the spread of the omicron variant grows. from wednesday, only three named people and one essential caregiver will be allowed to visit their loved ones. we're joined now by nadra ahmed from the national care association. good to see you again. we spoke this week, didn't we, about the issues of loved ones being able to see the people who are in care homes. we were talking about how it has been quite difficult for some to get these measures put in place for starting concerns, et cetera. how easyis starting concerns, et cetera. how easy is it going to be to implement this? ,., ., ., . ,, this? good morning. well, ithink there is a different _ this? good morning. well, ithink there is a different level- this? good morning. well, ithink there is a different level here i this? good morning. well, i think| there is a different level here now, because if you are looking at three nominated people, we know that families will have plans to visit loved ones and they will have been looking at how they are going to make that happen. of course now we are going to have to find out who the three nominated people are. families are going to have to work that out and then we need to make sure that we can book every body in as quickly as we possibly can for the visits they want, bearing in mind of course every relative will be wanting to do the same. i think there will be some different challenges. we have to wait for the guidance that is due out on tuesday, but what we do know is that it will be three visitors only nominated visitors and the essential caregiver. 50 visitors and the essential caregiver-— visitors and the essential caregiver. visitors and the essential careriver. , ., , ., caregiver. so 'ust a couple of ractical caregiver. so just a couple of practical questions, - caregiver. so just a couple of practical questions, i- caregiver. so just a couple of. practical questions, i suppose. caregiver. so just a couple of- practical questions, i suppose. can practical questions, isuppose. can three people visit at the same time? this is something i am waiting to hear about. this is something i am waiting to hearabout. it this is something i am waiting to hear about. it was one of the first questions i asked, because that would mean there are four people in the service for that one resident, which would be more challenging for us to be booking other people and other family members us to be booking other people and otherfamily members for us to be booking other people and other family members for other residents. wejust need other family members for other residents. we just need to know what that will entail, because in some environments where you've got a large purpose—built services, there may be displaced to do all about, evenif may be displaced to do all about, even if it is in people's own rooms. we need to know whether those people need to be from the same household, if they are not from the same household what does that mean, because i think this is all... serra; because i think this is all... sorry to interrupt. _ because i think this is all... sorry to interrupt, but _ because i think this is all... sorry to interrupt, but they _ because i think this is all... sorry to interrupt, but they would i because i think this is all... sorry to interrupt, but they would have to be fully vaccinated, wouldn't they, and have to take a lateral flow test? . and have to take a lateral flow test? , , , , , ., test? yes. sorry, yes, they would have to take _ test? yes. sorry, yes, they would have to take a _ test? yes. sorry, yes, they would have to take a lateral _ test? yes. sorry, yes, they would have to take a lateral flow - test? yes. sorry, yes, they would have to take a lateral flow test, i test? yes. sorry, yes, they wouldl have to take a lateral flow test, we can't ask about vaccination status of centres, so we'll wait and see that comes out. so the lateral flow test at this moment in time can also be done at home, and they give us the evidence we do it in the service. if it is done at home, have they come by public transport, those are all things that we would need to put into consideration. what we do know is that because this is so transmissible, wejust know is that because this is so transmissible, we just don't need even one case, because one case would close the service down. at}! would close the service down. of course. can people change the nominated three that can visit somebody in a care home? well, i hoe somebody in a care home? well, i ho -e to somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get _ somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get clarity _ somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get clarity on _ somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get clarity on that. - somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get clarity on that. i i somebody in a care home? well, i hope to get clarity on that. i think| hope to get clarity on that. i think that would help families, for sure. and the residents. because families are much bigger, if you have got four siblings, five siblings, you've got great grandchildren, great—grandchildren, it is something that we have been having to plan for and of course now we're looking three nominated people, and that kind of disempowers anybody else, and for the residents, they might have been looking forward to it. we have been looking forward to it. we have raised expectations on this quite substantially, and of course we are almost back to where we were, just slightly better, but almost back to where we were last year. ads, back to where we were last year. a couple of times you have responded with, we are waiting for clarification, we are waiting for clearer guidance. it sounds as though this is quite frustrating. when you expecting get this? tuesday is what we've — when you expecting get this? tuesday is what we've been _ when you expecting get this? tuesday is what we've been told. _ when you expecting get this? tuesday is what we've been told. obviously i is what we've been told. obviously this was, again, friday night, this was yesterday it was announced, we had to put it into place by wednesday, with the weekend in the middle. providers will have been making all those appointments with people already. so we have to go through an appointment system, and we really would like the days when we really would like the days when we could have opened, have an open house and people came and went as they could. we can't do that anymore. i think that is an issue for us. we will have very few days to get it into place.— to get it into place. well, there are two weeks _ to get it into place. well, there are two weeks before - to get it into place. well, there i are two weeks before christmas, aren't there? we are in the 11th of december. now that there is guidance, and you are going to get clarification on tuesday, of course, is there any excuse for a family member to be told they cannot zipped their loved one in a home on christmas. their loved one in a home on christmas-— their loved one in a home on christmas. well, if they are a nominated — christmas. well, if they are a nominated person, _ christmas. well, if they are a nominated person, then i christmas. well, if they are a nominated person, then we i christmas. well, if they are a i nominated person, then we should facilitate it, absolutely, essential caregiver we should facilitate. no doubt about that. and if there are services where that is not happening, then we need to probably know what the reasons for that are. there are pathways to finding that out. the only reason people would not be facilitating it, and we have heard this, there are odds days here and there are, suddenly they have got a staffing shortage and they are not able to do the lateral flow is in a timely way, so they have had to cancel at short notice. or a visitor has contacted the service and said, i came in yesterday my son has tested positive, so wejust i came in yesterday my son has tested positive, so we just have to do do a bit of a risk assessment and think it through, so that we don't make anything worse than it should be. ., ., ., ., ~ . ., make anything worse than it should be. ., ., ., ., be. now that nadra ahmed, chair of the national — be. now that nadra ahmed, chair of the national care _ be. now that nadra ahmed, chair of the national care association, i the national care association, thanks forjoining us this morning. all sports, i am thinking, you all sports, iam thinking, you may not necessarily be in love with the sport, golf, cricket, it could be rugby, which i follow, but there are occasions, the fa cup, you know... don't have to love it, you are just drawn to it. world cup final. the ashesis drawn to it. world cup final. the ashes is that kind of thing, that is what we want to see. you are waking up what we want to see. you are waking up this morning, england has been crushed in the opening ashes test, losing by nine wickets on day four. maybe not the news you wanted to wake up to. the team wanted to continue the momentum it had built up on the third day and there were glimmers of hope that a comeback could be on the cards. captain joe root added just three to his overnight score. his dismissal for 89, gave australia the confidence to finish thejob. england lost their last eight wickets forjust 77 runs and limped to 297 all out. it left a more than achievable target for the home side ofjust 20 runs to win, which was done with ease. next stop, adelaide on thursday. we're joined by cricket journalist and australian commentator adam collins. good morning, adam. good morning to ou. i'm good morning, adam. good morning to you- i'm sorry. — good morning, adam. good morning to you- i'm sorry. but _ good morning, adam. good morning to you. i'm sorry, but it— good morning, adam. good morning to you. i'm sorry, but it has— good morning, adam. good morning to you. i'm sorry, but it has been - good morning, adam. good morning to you. i'm sorry, but it has been an i you. i'm sorry, but it has been an utter debacle for anybody who stayed up utter debacle for anybody who stayed up and watched england collapsed last night. 8/77 whenjoe root was out, not long after the resumption, dawid malan as well. put on a splendid resumption on day three. you are right have hope. i stress this point, 58 behind injust two wickets down, batting as good as they were, and the conditions, as good as they were at the gabba. you are permitted to dare to dream, but unfortunately australia regrouped well overnight. they bowled beautifully and it was all over in about three hours, i'm afraid. mr; about three hours, i'm afraid. my impression so far, i not even ask you a question, and already there was a bit of a smile on their face and a bit of a, welcome to value go, this has happened, deal with it, england. i am loving number one from a la —— from a rather gloomy uk, i am watching the sunshine and the sharp shadows. tell me the lie of the land. as we sit this morning assessing what happened, does this leave australia just thinking, here we go, we are on, another ashes win for us in australia? or is there a sense that england, but there is stuff there, they will come back at us? what is your feeling?- us? what is your feeling? look, there are _ us? what is your feeling? look, there are some _ us? what is your feeling? look, there are some positives - us? what is your feeling? look, there are some positives to i us? what is your feeling? look, i there are some positives to draw, don't get me wrong, despite getting in —— getting beaten into three and a bit days. normally you would think thatis a bit days. normally you would think that is a one—sided dumping. in some respects it was, ollie robinson in his first ashes test match bowled perfectly, really. he couldn't have done anything more. mark wood was explosive at times as well. joe root butted so well for 89, he's been dismissed seven times between 50 and 101 batting australia, he can't quite overcome that hurdle just yet. dawid malan, he was picked on specs during the english summer, has played seven first—class games in the last two years, but he performed nicely about number three. my camera is about to blow over. you talk about the lie of the land, it is the lie of the air. hat about the lie of the land, it is the lie of the air.— lie of the air. not 'ust your skills at commentating — lie of the air. notjust your skills at commentating and _ lie of the air. notjust your skills at commentating and gloating, i lie of the air. not just your skills i at commentating and gloating, and they iata. you are entitled to. good catch! and we're not even watching the cricket. i’m catch! and we're not even watching the cricket. �* catch! and we're not even watching the cricket-— the cricket. i'm quite happy with that. australia _ the cricket. i'm quite happy with that. australia got _ the cricket. i'm quite happy with that. australia got everything, l the cricket. i'm quite happy with i that. australia got everything, we are impregnable. it that. australia got everything, we are impregnable.— are impregnable. it must be a national thing. _ are impregnable. it must be a national thing. to _ are impregnable. it must be a national thing. to answer - are impregnable. it must be a national thing. to answer the | national thing. to answer the broader question _ national thing. to answer the broader question about - national thing. to answer the | broader question about where national thing. to answer the - broader question about where this is placed as a series, look, the reality of the situation is that england have routinely struggled in australia over the last 12 years, and it is going to take a lot, considering how reliant they are on joe root. root made in excess of 1500 test runs this year, it is an extraordinary personal performance. but who is going to go with him? that is the big question between now and adelaide on thursday. a day—night test match, a pink ball, it will swing around, it won't get easierfor england's the it will swing around, it won't get easier for england's the border, it will swing around, it won't get easierfor england's the border, but they need somebody to go with root. if you had a new captain, the team is obviously buoyed up, as we said, we were not wrong to think they were glimmers of hope. tell me, what was the atmosphere like? i have no idea in terms of who is able to see, in terms of spectators, the crowd. what was it like? was there that little bit of tension of, perhaps we thought we had this in the bag, and perhaps they will come back? because there is that ten year hiatus for england that is weighing heavily but also sparing the team on. fix, fair also sparing the team on. a fair assessment. _ also sparing the team on. a fair assessment. it _ also sparing the team on. a fair assessment. it was _ also sparing the team on. a fair assessment. it was an - also sparing the team on. a fair assessment. it was an unusual| also sparing the team on. a fair - assessment. it was an unusual ashes test match in australia for the absence of the barmy army, first and foremost. nobody is permitted to get into brisbane at the moment, which is why i am in melbourne. we have been doing this test match on the television due to be border restrictions, an unusual place to start a series given covid and all the rest of it. for a couple of hours yesterday, and certainly last night, australian cricket fans were thinking, they are heading in with 2019. but stokes valour is next, anything could happen. again, but resumption of play today, australia couldn't have bowled any better. you talk about australia's new captain, patrick cummins, he looks like he is a born captain. 29 years of age, he is thoughtful, he says what he means and means what he says. he is a considerate kind of guy, but also shrewd. his decision—making, he has the midas touch. every time he pulled a change, it brought a wicket. people have tougher weeks than this one, no doubt, during his tenure as australian captain. but to start in discussion at the bowling group to be such a good job, i mean, england have been dismissed all out, under 200, ten times this year. if you excludejoe root, all other england batsmen this year, they have averaged 25. fairly grim numbers. adam, i think you arejust averaged 25. fairly grim numbers. adam, i think you are just enjoying those starts a little bit too much. honestly, what... mil those starts a little bit too much. honestly, what...— those starts a little bit too much. honestly, what... all i can say is, i am reporting — honestly, what... all i can say is, i am reporting the _ honestly, what... all i can say is, i am reporting the facts. - honestly, what... all i can say is, i am reporting the facts. you - honestly, what... all i can say is, | i am reporting the facts. you can't hold me to account for that. i love nothing more. look, i must say... yes, charlie? nothing more. look, i must say... yes. charlie?— yes, charlie? you strike me as a kind of sports — yes, charlie? you strike me as a kind of sports reporter— yes, charlie? you strike me as a kind of sports reporter who - yes, charlie? you strike me as a kind of sports reporter who will i kind of sports reporter who will know a lot about a lot of sports. one prediction for lewis hamilton in the grand prix finale? what do you think is going to happen? he the grand prix finale? what do you think is going to happen?— think is going to happen? he will win. i think is going to happen? he will win- i think— think is going to happen? he will win. i think max _ think is going to happen? he will win. i think max verstappen - think is going to happen? he will win. i think max verstappen has| think is going to happen? he will- win. i think max verstappen has been teetering for a couple of weeks now. it has been an extraordinary season, but i just it has been an extraordinary season, but ijust think hamilton, with all his experience, ijust think he has got enough air in the tank. i am no f1 got enough air in the tank. i am no fi expert but i am a fan of the sport, and if he were to do it enough —— again in these circumstances, it would be very special. circumstances, it would be very secial. circumstances, it would be very secial, ., circumstances, it would be very secial. ., , ., ., special. good to finish and a ositive special. good to finish and a positive note. _ special. good to finish and a positive note. thank - special. good to finish and a positive note. thank you. i special. good to finish and a l positive note. thank you. nice chatting, enjoy your day. at}! positive note. thank you. nice chatting, enjoy your day. chatting, en'oy your day. of course he's auoin chatting, enjoy your day. of course he's going to _ chatting, enjoy your day. of course he's going to enjoy _ chatting, enjoy your day. of course he's going to enjoy his _ chatting, enjoy your day. of course he's going to enjoy his day! - he's going to enjoy his day! australia _ he's going to enjoy his day! australia one! he's going to en'oy his day! australia one!_ he's going to en'oy his day! australia one! qualifying takes - lace australia one! qualifying takes lace in australia one! qualifying takes place in abu — australia one! qualifying takes place in abu dhabi _ australia one! qualifying takes place in abu dhabi tomorrow. i australia one! qualifying takes - place in abu dhabi tomorrow. lewis hamilton max verstappen going head—to—head, in what is being dubbed the decider in the desert. the two drivers are level on points. if hamilton wins, it will be his eighth drivers' title, a new record, moving him one clear of michael schumacher. if verstappen is victorious, his first championship will end seven years of mercedes domination. joe lynskey looks ahead to the race, and one of the sport's fiercest rivalries. the question in f1 is, whose side are you on? the dominant veteran looking to be the best ever, or the fearless youngster who challenged him? 21 races in, they're level on points with one more to go. lewis hamilton and max verstappen are in the ultimate finish. who crosses first in abu dhabi breaks their own new ground. hamilton goes for a record eighth title. verstappen just wants his first. they each know the weekend decides the season. hamilton won in the shortened 2020 season by more than 100 points, and four races into this one he already had a iii—point lead. but a first victory in monaco inspired verstappen. he won four races out of five, and after the austrian grand prix, he was 32 points in front. hamilton stayed in touch, winning at silverstone and sochi, but with four races to go, verstappen was on course to be champion. it is only a remarkable finish that has kept the briton in it. he's won the last three in a row to set up a finale we've rarely seen before. commentator: it was won eventually by emerson fittipaldi of brazil. just once have two drivers approached the last race level, and that was 197a. but this year's rivalry goes down with the iconic ones. crucially, verstappen has one more race win, so if neither take points, he's champion. that could happen if there's a crash — and with these two, that's possible. to break mercedes' dominance, verstappen's pushed the limits. he's collided with hamilton three times. i mean, mercedes, they've been a benchmark team for the last seven years. they've been totally dominant. he's fought so hard this season, he's driven brilliantly. and, ah, you know... it is we want to do it on the track. —— the best way to win this and the way we really want to win it is we want to do it on the track. an eighth world title would take hamilton past michael schumacher�*s seven, the most by any driver. watching him try to be the greatest are two students in manchester. injuly, elikem and natalie spoke to hamilton on zoom. he is the champion they like to call a friend. this race is going to be the best race, probably, down the history of formula i. so i think if you miss this one, then, i don't know — you should live under a rock. because this is going to be the one. it's going to be exciting. i remember back injune, when i interviewed lewis hamilton, and then i told him i wanted to become a formula 1 or formula e driver. and when he drives, itjust encourages me to pursue my dreams, and even though i'm black, i can still achieve my dreams. i think he does inspire and motivate other people from different cultural backgrounds to try fi. through all fi's technicalities, the equation is now simple — win the race to be the champion. it's going to the line. joe lynskey, bbc news. it is all set, isn't it? it is all set, isn't it? it is all set, isn't it? it is going to be gorgeous. one o'clock sunday afternoon the race begins. you can't help look at that sunshine. ., ., ., ., sunshine. you had a look at those temperatures. _ sunshine. you had a look at those temperatures. 25 _ sunshine. you had a look at those temperatures. 25 celsius. - sunshine. you had a look at those temperatures. 25 celsius. then i sunshine. you had a look at those | temperatures. 25 celsius. then we looked at melbourne _ temperatures. 25 celsius. then we looked at melbourne and - temperatures. 25 celsius. then we looked at melbourne and the i temperatures. 25 celsius. then we| looked at melbourne and the lovely blue skies. pare looked at melbourne and the lovely blue skies. �* , ., , , , blue skies. are you setting us up for disappointment? _ blue skies. are you setting us up i for disappointment? unfortunately, look what i am _ for disappointment? unfortunately, look what i am bringing _ for disappointment? unfortunately, look what i am bringing you, - look what i am bringing you, everyone _ look what i am bringing you, everyone. cloud and lovely raindrops on the _ everyone. cloud and lovely raindrops on the tens — everyone. cloud and lovely raindrops on the lens. unfortunately we're not going _ on the lens. unfortunately we're not going to _ on the lens. unfortunately we're not going to see any of that here the uk as we _ going to see any of that here the uk as we had _ going to see any of that here the uk as we had for the next 24 hours. we will see _ as we had for the next 24 hours. we will see something milder, the lovely— will see something milder, the lovely sunrise, pictures coming in from _ lovely sunrise, pictures coming in from our— lovely sunrise, pictures coming in from our weather watchers. thank you those _ from our weather watchers. thank you those is _ from our weather watchers. thank you those is usable. there is the ietstream _ those is usable. there is the jetstream to the north of the uk. mild air— jetstream to the north of the uk. mild air overthe jetstream to the north of the uk. mild air over the next 24 hours but we will— mild air over the next 24 hours but we will see — mild air over the next 24 hours but we will see a weather front, there it is _ we will see a weather front, there it is this— we will see a weather front, there it is. this has already reached some of us _ it is. this has already reached some of us this— it is. this has already reached some of us this morning. it is moving west— of us this morning. it is moving west moving towards the east. the area behind this is called the warm sector, _ area behind this is called the warm sector, but— area behind this is called the warm sector, but don't get too excited because — sector, but don't get too excited because we mean about 12 celsius. the weather front continues to move away to _ the weather front continues to move away to the — the weather front continues to move away to the east as we had through tonight, _ away to the east as we had through tonight, spells of rain moving into the south, — tonight, spells of rain moving into the south, showers across parts of scotland _ the south, showers across parts of scotland and northern ireland, and clear skies. — scotland and northern ireland, and clear skies, temperatures down to about— clear skies, temperatures down to about five — clear skies, temperatures down to about five celsius but milder to the south _ about five celsius but milder to the south and — about five celsius but milder to the south and it turns less settle as we move _ south and it turns less settle as we move to _ south and it turns less settle as we move to tomorrow night. wet and windy— move to tomorrow night. wet and windy to _ move to tomorrow night. wet and windy to the north. that is how it is looking — windy to the north. that is how it is looking-— is looking. and yes, it was very disappointing- _ is looking. and yes, it was very disappointing. apologies. i- is looking. and yes, it was very disappointing. apologies. iwill| is looking. and yes, it was very i disappointing. apologies. i will try and improve _ disappointing. apologies. i will try and improve on — disappointing. apologies. i will try and improve on it. _ now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. our details and recordings related to horrific crimes suitable for the audience early evening news bulletin? has the coverage of that downing street party been obsessive and irresponsible? what exactly did or didn't happen in downing street on december 18 last year remains unclear for now, but it is not for a lack of questions. here is not for a lack of questions. here is laura kuenssberg quizzing the prime minister, the purpose of which was to announced news covid messes. how can you tell people they must now follow your new instructions? did you have no idea what was happening on your own roof? the question of a christmas party needed to be asked... sue williams agreed. that is a story not going away anytime soon and we hope to talk to someone at the bbc about it next week. it was announced that an investigation will open next week into the death of six—year—old arthur hughes. it is a highly distressing case and we are being careful about what we showed you and what is ion today by the programme. here are some of the report last thursday, the day his stepmother and father were convicted of killing arthur. arthur. arthur had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother and father. during the trial, jurors listened to the hundreds of audio recordings they made, all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report, a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us and protest. here is a barbera harris and helen walker. ., . ., ., . walker. the horrific and tragic murder of _ walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur _ walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was - walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was an i walker. the horrific and tragic i murder of arthur was an important news story and was rightly included in the news at six, however it was truly shocking to see a film of the little boy in a terrible status offering. as recorded by his murderer followed offering. as recorded by his murdererfollowed by offering. as recorded by his murderer followed by playing offering. as recorded by his murdererfollowed by playing of offering. as recorded by his murderer followed by playing of the audio of his crimes. used as part of the broadcast. the reporter could have described what the jury had to witness and listen to explain the full depravity of the people found guilty. it was deeply distressing to be shown this. this would be the case at any time, but the fact that it was broadcast on six o'clock when children would be around and watching to mentor and went beyond all acceptable levels of disclosure and was not in the public interest. i want the bbc to explain what value other— i want the bbc to explain what value other than— i want the bbc to explain what value other than their ratings was there to show— other than their ratings was there to show this video and hear his distressed _ to show this video and hear his distressed voice. totally unnecessary and such disturbing content — unnecessary and such disturbing content. your mega excuse that the content _ content. your mega excuse that the content prior to showing was in no way sufficient. i did not feel that should _ way sufficient. i did not feel that should have been shown at all. we've had other complaints of late about what some consider excessively graphic detail shown on early evening news bulletins. last month, david fuller was convicted of double murder and scores of offences of abuse. morning. david, it's the police. reporter: after 33 years, he almost seemed to be expecting it. all right, david, you're under arrest on suspicion of the murders of wendy knell and carolyn pierce in 1987. do you understand ? david fuller, 'mr normal�* — at least on the outside. jonathan evans thought the specifics provided elsewhere in that report about what david fuller had done were also inappropriate for an early evening time slot. here's the video he recorded for us. apart from the murdering aspect of his activities, the report went into graphic detail about his activities in a hospital morgue over many years. whilst i learned something about the sorry sexual practices of some people myself, i thought it was far too early in the evening to transmit such graphic details. i felt for the parents that might be watching news with their children, and the difficult questions that would've followed. i guess all adults need to know about his horrendous activities, but not at 6pm in the evening. the week before, there was another disturbing court case — that of penelope jackson, found guilty of murdering her husband. the retired accountant claimed she'd been subjected to controlled coercion and violence throughout their marriage. the court heard david jackson had been aggressive to his wife on three occasions 20 years ago. other material broadcast in that report prompted petina solly tell us: well, the editor of the bbc�*s news at six and news at ten is paul royall, and hejoins me now. paul, arthur's killing shocked everybody and a lot of the audience questioned the decision to play recordings of his distress. why did you? we have to report the story. this was part of the evidence that was, in court, was used to convict. and we probably used less than ten seconds of material that added up to hours and hours, and hundreds of videos and audio recordings that were played. one of the issues, and it comes up with every complaint, is that there is a concern about this material being shown at 6:00, it would've been a different matter at 10pm. why didn't you just hold that until later? the 6:00 news is in a sort of unique place in the schedule, in the sense that it is a news programme in a pre—watershed slot. and so, sometimes that does make some of the decisions around what we are and aren't showing more difficult. in the end, though, it's a news programme, unfortunately, and, in this particular case, the news can be distressing. and so, we think very carefully about how we will convey and portray that news. none of that material was in the headlines, there was an extensive and very clear and deliberate warning from the presenter, jane hill, in the introduction to the piece. the material is not at the start of the piece — so if viewers do want to turn over or turn off, or look away, you could do it. and i would say that our correspondent, phil mackie, who is a very experienced correspondent, and who found the story so distressing itself, i thought he covered it in a very, very professional and measured way. david fuller, that case, his crimes were particularly transgressive — and again, one wonders whether the explanation of what he'd done was just too difficult to explain at 6:00, and would've been best not explained? again, it's very difficult, it's a very distressing and disturbing and unusual case. and, sort of, finding that line between the amount of detail you need to tell the story accurately and make it intelligible to audiences — you know, we've all got families and audience members in our heads, as well, we do look at this with the audience at the forefront of our minds, and just try and get thatjudgment right. the penelope jackson case, who murdered her husband — in this case, viewers questioned the taste and decency issue of showing that police footage of her, kind of, boastful confession. what would you say? again, i mean, that was a key part of the evidence in that case. and an element of her defence was around the issue of coercive control, you know, which ultimately didn't stand. but that was part of the underpinning of the case. and in all these cases, in different ways, there is a, sort of, broader issue and wider point that underpins all these cases — which again, we have a duty, if we're going to sort of fully and accurately convey these stories, that we have to try and include. but, you know, as always, bearing in mind which programme, what time of day, how far we can go at one, at six, at ten, is always at the forefront of our mind. paul, given that so many people watch the news online or on catch—up, do you think the concept of a watershed is meaningless now? millions of people still watch bbc one every day. the 6:00 news reaches nearly six million people every day. and so, there is still the place for the watershed because obviously, somewhere like bbc one or all the tv channels are still dominant, large platforms for viewers. but as you say, obviously people are getting information and video, and detail about stories in all sorts of different places. and so, perhaps it makes the watershed challenge a little bit more difficult when you're bearing all that in mind, as well. obviously we're talking about three horrific murder cases, which, just by coincidence, ended up happening within a few weeks of each other. i wonder if the bbc does need to reassess how much and what kind of coverage it does give to these kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right. i mean, maybe i would say that but we're clearly not gratuitous. as journalists, we don't really want to be covering stories like these either. the arthur story, clearly, has affected many millions of people around the country in the way that we've heard about what happened to him. so i do think we get the balance right, we do take it seriously, we do take great care. but i think where we're at the moment, as i said, sometimes news is distressing, and that's an unfortunate reality of news programmes and the jobs we do, and some of the things that happen in the world. paul royall, thank you so much. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, hear or read on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, email newswatch: or you can find us on twitter at @newswatchbbc. you can call us: and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. visits to care homes in england are to be limited to three people in response to omicron, as scientists warn two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop the new variant. in scotland, from today all household contacts of covid cases have to isolate for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. we hear from a friend of gabriel kovari — a victim of serial killer stephen port — after an inquest found police failures were partly responsible for the deaths of three men. england's cricketers suffer a nine—wicket defeat in the first ashes test in brisbane. and formula one fans gear up for one of the most anticipated races in history, lewis hamilton and max verstappen in a winner takes all grand prix. and most of us will notice temperatures rising a bit across the uk, but there is also a weather front. it's saturday the 11th of december. our main story. concern about the surge in omicron cases is dominating the news agenda this morning, as the covid infection rate reaches its highest level since early january. there are fresh calls for everyone eligible to get their boosterjab, after scientists warn that two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop you catching the new variant. we'll explore how that's affecting care home visiting rules in england in a moment, but first, here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. it is remarkable just how fast the omicron variant is spreading through a highly immunised population. new evidence suggests two doses of vaccine offer little protection from infection, while a booster cuts your risk of getting a mild illness by three quarters. but vaccination should offer much higher protection against severe disease. what scientists urgently need to know is what proportion of those infected will need hospital treatment. there are early signs from south africa that omicron may mostly cause milder illness than delta, but even a small proportion of a huge omicron wave could result in sudden and sustained pressure on an already stretched nhs. the public are being urged to recognize the potential threat from omicron. our public health advisors, to take proportionate action from where we are now. that includes face coverings vaccinating, primary vaccine. getting tested when you've got symptoms, regular lateral flows, making sure that you ventilate spaces. and finally to think about the number of contacts that you have every day working from home if you can, and other measures that will reduce the transmission of this in the community. the government says covid measures will be kept under review. any decision on further restrictions on people's lives and livelihoods will need very careful consideration, given the threat from omicron remains unclear. one thing is certain. this is the last news people wanted to hear in the run up to christmas. care homes in england are also being affected by the rise in omicron cases. from wednesday, the number of people allowed to visit each resident will be limited to three — and staff testing will be increased. our reporter simonjones has more details. they're getting into the christmas spirit at this care home in norwich, but the shadow of omicron looms. the home, though, says it's determined not to close to visitors. i'd be very sad if that was to happen. our main goal is, is that our doors will remain open. and we've listened to the families. we've listened to our residents. and what they really missed was, it was that contact. and what we've done is that we're still allowing the visitors to come. we have robust procedures in place and it's been transformational. but things are changing — under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and retain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health, they say updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster program will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it's about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice. families are going to have to work out who— families are going to have to work out who the 3 nominated people are. feeling _ out who the 3 nominated people are. feeling in— out who the 3 nominated people are. feeling in mind, every relative will want _ feeling in mind, every relative will want to— feeling in mind, every relative will want to do— feeling in mind, every relative will want to do the same. this— want to do the same. this resident says she would be concerned if she could not see her relatives. i wouldn't like that, but i have to put up with it. the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but the changes reflect the concern over omicron and the pressure the care system is already under. simon jones, bbc news. in scotland, household contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid should now self—isolate for ten days, regardless of vaccination status or a negative pcr result. the change to the guidance comes as scotland's first minister warns that the country faces a "tsunami" of omicron cases. our reporter catriona renton is in glasgow for us this morning — how many more restrictions are needed to be put in place according to the nations leaders to bring this strain under control? it certainly was a language that made people sit up and listen. it was the sort of language that we were not expecting in the briefing yesterday, this potential tsunami of omicron cases, that it could overtake delta variants by next week sometime, if there were 100 people in the room, up to 70 people could get infected by! person with the omicron of variance. something really to think about. of course, this other idea that is coming up is to cancel christmas parties. we spoke to people in glasgow yesterday evening to see how that idea would go down. we are all wearing masks. we are keeping to the rules. so there's no point why we shouldn't. about 20 of you out tonight? yes, round about 20 of us. on two different tables, so, it is not as if we are all bunched together. it is black friday- basically, for hospitality, so there has been hundreds of, i i know hundreds of pubs and clubs that have had cancelations today because _ of what has been going on, so... they've got to try and do something to try and curb this new variant, which is obviously quite a worry. we are waiting to hear today what the number of new cases of covid are, but there are over 5000 yesterday, a substantial rise on the day before. we will wait to see what the figures are but it looks like that has the potential for more guidance, more restrictions, on the way. ministers from some of the world's most powerful nations, including the us, france and italy, will be in liverpool this weekend. speaking ahead of the g7 meeting, the foreign secretary, liz truss, warned that russia could face severe consequences if it invades ukraine. let's speak now to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. what is the agenda going into this meeting? the foreign secretary has just arrived. also herjapanese counterpart. they have got a busy agenda. all of the issues, tension between china and taiwan, conflict in ethiopia, the threat of aggression from russia against ukraine. what liz truss says she wants is this meeting to be a show of unity from western and other liberal democracies to make it clear to russia that if there were to be military action there would be, in her words, serious consequences. this is how she set it out. so, what the 67 meeting which is taking place this weekend is about, is about a show of unity between like—minded major economies, that we are going to absolutely be strong against aggression, against aggression with respect to ukraine. there will be severe consequences if anything were to happen. but also, to make sure that we are building security and economic relationships with like—minded partners. that all raises questions. what are these severe consequences? will we find out later today? economic sanctions that may or may not be threatened. these things, sometimes they are ambiguous, sometimes they are more explicit. will they maintain that unity? there are differences between the foreign ministers. we will find that out later. prosecutors in ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial have rested their case, following two weeks of testimony. 42—year—old annie farmer was the last of four women to testify against the british socialite, who's accused of grooming underage girls for the late convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein. ms maxwell has denied all of the charges against her. tributes have been paid to michael nesmith, the singer, guitarist and songwriter with 19605 pop group the monkees, who's died at the age of 78. # i thought love was only true in fairy tales... that was, i'm a believer. and they had their own popular tv sitcom as well. let is hear more from our media and arts correspondent. a songwriter before joining the monkees. he turned his attention to p0p monkees. he turned his attention to pop videos on the idea of creating a tv station based around music which inspired the creation of mtv. he wrote and sang 1 hit for the monkees. # listen to the band... great tunes. for so many people there are a number of songs linked to the craziness of the monkees, the tv series, bunkers and the best possible way, very much of its time. looks like it will be quite a cloudy day. but it will warm up? it is going to warm up. it will not get to sunbathing weather, it is december. that is insightful. is that the end of the weather? turning milder over the next couple of hours. a lovely sunrise here in salford. jet stream is to the north of the uk. that is allowing milder air to move towards the north, we are moving out of colder air. that is why temperatures are rising. because we have a weather front as well that will bring rain. that is pushing in from the west, introducing spells of rain across northern ireland, parts of wales, north of england, scotland. this will reach most parts at some stage as we head to the day. it is creeping across towards the east. some parts ahead of this will remain a feeling chilly. after a cold start today, some of us will see slippery surfaces and frost. we will get to 12 or 13 celsius, but colder in coastal parts and the northern isles. overnight, blustery showers across parts of northern ireland and scotland. this pushes into central and southern parts of england and. in between that, some clear spells. a boundary between milder conditions overnight and something cooler where we see clear spells. temperatures down to 11 c. higher than they have been through this afternoon —— than they will be through this afternoon, i should say. some sunny spells developing through the afternoon. this feature pushes into western and northern parts. wet and windy later on. failings by the metropolitan police contributed to the deaths of three men, who were murdered by the serial killer, stephen port. an inquestjury found that officers had ignored multiple chances to find port responsible for the death of anthony walgate in 2014, enabling him to kill again. the solicitor representing the victims gave this powerful statement after the inquest. the investigation by the metropolitan police into the deaths of anthony, gabriel, daniel and jack should be on public record as one of the most widespread institutional failures in modern history. the jury have been unanimous in identifying fundamental failings and basic errors in the investigation into anthony's death which meant that port was not stopped and was allowed to carry on with his terrible acts. on the jury's findings, we continue to believe that, had the police done theirjob properly in the first place, gabriel, daniel and jack would not have been killed and other young men would not have been drugged and raped by him. we are incensed by the police's successful attempts to prevent the jury from examining whether prejudice played any part in the police's actions. the coroner did not rule that the police were not homophobic and our position remains unchanged. based on the treatment we received, our firmly held belief is that the metropolitan police's actions where, in part driven by homophobia. had four white heterosexual girls being found in the same manner as anthony, gabriel, daniel and jack, then the police's actions and the likely outcomes would have been different. deputy chief constable vanessa jardine is the lgbt+ lead, for the national police chief's council. there were a number of major lines of inquiry that were not simply followed. there is no suggestion that that had anything to do with the fact that certain victims in this case were gay, and i think that one of the very first things i want to say is, to the families of anthony, gabriel, daniel and jack tonight, and their friends and loved ones, in what has been a truly horrific time for them, clearly, incidents like this do impact on the lgbtq community and we are working very hard to reassure that community, and to learn the lessons from this case. we'rejoined now byjohn pape, who was a friend of stephen port�*s second victim, gabriel kovari. just so that people can understand your connection to gabriel, how did your connection to gabriel, how did you know him? i met him online. i met him in person. it was clear that he was an intelligent young guy who was intent on moving to london from slovakia, possibly a less tolerant place, and i could empathise with that. i offered him my spare room whilst he was looking for somewhere long term. over about 6 weeks we bonded as friends. he was an intelligent, sweet natured, talented, creative quy' sweet natured, talented, creative guy, and he would have led a good and interesting life.— and interesting life. when did you 1st know that _ and interesting life. when did you 1st know that he _ and interesting life. when did you 1st know that he had _ and interesting life. when did you 1st know that he had been - and interesting life. when did you 1st know that he had been killed? | 1st know that he had been killed? what did you know about the circumstances? what contact that you have with the police over that period of time? he have with the police over that period of time?— have with the police over that period of time? he moved out to somewhere _ period of time? he moved out to somewhere out _ period of time? he moved out to somewhere out east, _ period of time? he moved out to somewhere out east, and - period of time? he moved out to somewhere out east, and i i period of time? he moved out to| somewhere out east, and i regret period of time? he moved out to i somewhere out east, and i regret not asking him more about where he was going. 5 or 6 days later, 4 police turned up at my door to say he had been found dead in a graveyard in barking. over the next few months i wanted to understand more about that. i started to have a conversation with his former boyfriend online. he started to give me information he was heeding about a dark scene in barking that made me think that possibly younger men in barking were at risk of older men dragging younger men. 10 months before jack's murder, not with hindsight, i started to e—mail the police with concerns that older men were dragging younger men, saying i was concerned about what might be happening to young men in barking. they received multiple e—mails from me which theyjust received, read, and ignored. just so people understand. the reference to jack is jack taylor, another of the victims. the nature of your communications with the police, you were telling me you had suspicions, there were things that you thought were tying in with other things, what reaction did you get if any? in things, what reaction did you get if an ? ., , things, what reaction did you get if an ? . , ., things, what reaction did you get if an ? ., , ., , ., any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that — any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that time _ any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that time i _ any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that time i was _ any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that time i was linking i any? in e-mails to the investigative team at that time i was linking the i team at that time i was linking the deaths, asking whether there was any possible link between gabriel and the 3rd death, daniel, and the 1st death, anthony. iwas the 3rd death, daniel, and the 1st death, anthony. i was saying that i had heard about older men dragging younger men and the response was that they literally ignored those e—mails, they did not reply to them. to the point where i felt i had to resort to speaking to lgbt organisations. they also went to the police and said there was this person who had these concerns. they met dismissed them also. i believe they told pink news that printing that story would be scaremongering. it is notjust that that story would be scaremongering. it is not just that they that story would be scaremongering. it is notjust that they ignored and dismissed me, it is that they also dismissed me, it is that they also dismissed lgbt organisations. dismissed lg bt organisations. you dismissed lgbt organisations. you will have heard the sound bite a moment ago, and this is from the met police, saying they want to reassure people that in recent years significant improvements have been made across policing how they engage with lgbt+ communities. what do you make of that? in a way it is great that we live in a country where the police say things like that. and they have apologised. but it rings a little hollow because they are saying that they see no evidence of prejudice stop i think what has happened here, i believe them when they say they are overstretched, but i think they prioritised in ways that expose their prejudice, that expose institutional prejudice within the mets, and i am concerned that if they do not acknowledge that themselves, then its leaves open the possibility of this happening again, it inhibits change, and to my mind it inhibits change, and to my mind it undermines trust. i appreciate you taking us through your connection to this. thank you. john, who was a friend of the murdered young man gabriel kovari. nicola sturgeon has urged companies to call off their christmas parties, as cases of the omicron variant continue to surge in scotland. as a result, many pubs, hotels and restaurants say they've been inundated with cancellations — during their busiest, and most lucrative period, as david shanks reports. entering the festive season... hello, have you got a reservation today? ..but is the party over? of covid cases new advice to defer christmas parties came as a blow for venues like this. absolutely shocked. i mean, we were so surprised. there'd be no hint there was anything coming from government. and it wasn't legislation. but we understand that people want to be protecting themselves and protecting their businesses. but the knock—on impact to the hospitality business isjust going to be huge. in this hotel alone, they were expecting 264 people at an event next weekend. today with cancellations, that figure has already dropped down to just 14. that means cutting staff hours and stock going unsold. for the entertainment sector, onlyjust returning to work, cancellations too. bands were the last thing to happen. there's five of us in starsky. to get us into the same room to practise again wasn't allowed until relatively recently. and then obviously, the introduction of being able to do gigs to live audience again happened subsequently. so, yeah, it's kind of a sort of oh, here we go again. but with cases rising steeply, are people even in the mood for celebrating? unfortunately, our work christmas party has been cancelled this year. i think it's probably the best thing. i suppose you're always going to be a little bit concerned, but just trying to stay protected. we just finished our exams, i so we're feeling quite hollyjolly, but obviously not in i a society—dangering way. at aberdeen's christmas market people braved the winter weather to enjoy some festive cheer, but many in the hospitality sector fear it's them being left out in the cold. david shanks, bbc news. joining us now is scotland's deputy first minister john swinney. can you tell me, when nicola sturgeon says scotland is facing a tsunami of omicron cases, what defines a tsunami? it means we are going to see very significant growth in the omicron variant of coronavirus which will build on the exceptional growth that was seen in the last 7 days. look back 1 week, was seen in the last 7 days. look back! week, omicron represented 2% back1 week, omicron represented 2% of cases within scotland. within 7 days it is 15%. that shows that the virus, that that variant is dabbling in scale every 2 or 3 days, probably nearer to 2 days. —— doubling. that means the numbers are getting bigger, leading to exponential spread of the virus, which is why we called it a sin army yesterday. what at the moment as guidance? i am thinking, christmas parties. and what are the rules? what has changed? the rules that we have in place are the rules that we had in place to deal with delta, which were about mask wearing, observing physical distancing where possible in public spaces, encouraging people to do regular lateral flow testing. what emerged in the course of the last few days was the need to put further obstacles in the way of further spread of the virus, we gave essentially guidance to people that we did not think christmas parties, although this was advice we did not want to have to give, but we believe that christmas parties and congested areas are not a good idea with the virus circulating as strongly as it is circulating. also, we have changed the rules in relation to isolation so that when an individual in a household gets a positive pcr test we are saying to the entire household that they should all isolate for a 10 day period, which isolate for a 10 day period, which is a change in the approach that we have taken. no! have taken. no 1 likes being told what to do but we are obviously living with this virus and learning to live with this and trying to avoid it, does it feel, that because the rules are if you have a positive test or are in contact with positive test regardless of, it is almost! stage later, because before that, christmas parties are only guidance. so if those are not rules, then inevitably you are going to get more tests, positive tests? if we get more positive tests it requires more people to self isolate and if that is the case it gives as and if that is the case it gives as an opportunity to interrupt the spread of the virus because people are not circulating.— are not circulating. sorry to interrupt. _ are not circulating. sorry to interrupt, this _ are not circulating. sorry to interrupt, this is _ are not circulating. sorry to interrupt, this is my - are not circulating. sorry to interrupt, this is my fault, i are not circulating. sorry toj interrupt, this is my fault, i are not circulating. sorry to i interrupt, this is my fault, i think what i am saying is, perhaps stop it, if rules were in place for that stage before, before people became positive, that would be more constructive, and head off the spread of the virus.— spread of the virus. that is an issue that _ spread of the virus. that is an issue that we _ spread of the virus. that is an issue that we are _ spread of the virus. that is an issue that we are wrestling i issue that we are wrestling with actively this weekend and we are looking at whether we need to take further to try to arrest the circulation of the virus. those numbers i gave you of 2% of cases! week ago, 15% now, a huge rise in cases yesterday, over 5000 on a daily basis, that suggests we have an escalating problem. the government is wrestling with the challenge of what the right rules to have in place over this weekend, and we will share more details of any changes we propose to make with parliament in the course of the next few days. d0 parliament in the course of the next few da s. ,, parliament in the course of the next fewda s. few days. do you envisage, because as ou sa few days. do you envisage, because as you say this _ few days. do you envisage, because as you say this is — few days. do you envisage, because as you say this is a _ few days. do you envisage, because as you say this is a rapidly _ few days. do you envisage, because as you say this is a rapidly moving i as you say this is a rapidly moving situation, do you envisage new rules being put in place next week in scotland? i cannot say definitively that will be the case, but we will look at that over this weekend. you have to judge what is the best set of measures that we can take to try to interrupt the circulation of the virus. we cannot have it is moving at the pace it is moving atjust now because the danger is that will overwhelm our public and private services. we already face yesterday some significant cancellation of rail services because of self isolation of railway staff. it is going to affect other sectors and we have to be upfront with people about the dangers that we face. and you will be aware of the date, 11th of december, in 2 weeks it is christmas, this is an emotional time, and people have memories of not being able to be with all of their loved ones, or even some of their loved ones, or even some of their loved ones in christmases past. are you envisaging a restricted christmas in scotland is a reality? i restricted christmas in scotland is a reali ? ., restricted christmas in scotland is areali ? ., ., ~' restricted christmas in scotland is a reali ? ., ., ~ restricted christmas in scotland is areali ? ., ., ~ ., a reality? i do not think so, and i hoe a reality? i do not think so, and i hope not- — a reality? i do not think so, and i hope not- and — a reality? i do not think so, and i hope not. and we _ a reality? i do not think so, and i hope not. and we are _ a reality? i do not think so, and i hope not. and we are working i a reality? i do not think so, and i i hope not. and we are working very hard just now to make sure that that does not become the case. that is why we are taking the steps, to say to people, let as reduce our social interaction at this stage, let us do more lateralflow interaction at this stage, let us do more lateral flow testing before we go out to socialise or to the retail environment or to work. i am doing a lateralflow environment or to work. i am doing a lateral flow test every time i go out and might be meeting people outside my own family. we are encouraging people to take these steps so that we can protect the precious time that is christmas time for families. precious time that is christmas time forfamilies. we know how hard it was last year. we all feel that. we want to avoid a repeat of that if we possibly can. do you think people have the appetite to follow the rules or guidance at this point in time?! guidance at this point in time? i think they do. do _ guidance at this point in time? i think they do. do they - guidance at this point in time? i think they do. do they have i guidance at this point in time? i think they do. do they have a i think they do. do they have a propensity — think they do. do they have a propensity to _ think they do. do they have a propensity to do _ think they do. do they have a propensity to do so _ think they do. do they have a propensity to do so at - think they do. do they have a propensity to do so at this i think they do. do they have a i propensity to do so at this moment in time, given the wider picture politically? i in time, given the wider picture politically?— politically? i think it is tough. certainly what _ politically? i think it is tough. certainly what you _ politically? i think it is tough. certainly what you refer i politically? i think it is tough. certainly what you refer to, l politically? i think it is tough. i certainly what you refer to, about the situation about christmas parties in downing street last year, that sends off a terrible signal to members of the public, but i hope that people can see beyond that, can see the threats we face to our public health and well—being of our society, and that we need to comply to make sure you stop circulation of the virus. i have been struck by the response of members of the public who have generally followed the rules and approaches that we have taken, and we would encourage them to do this to dry to protect the precious time that lies ahead. john swinne , precious time that lies ahead. john swinney. deputy — precious time that lies ahead. john swinney, deputy first minister, thank you forjoining us from scotland. it isjust thank you forjoining us from scotland. it is just after half past eight. if you are an england cricket fan, do you look away now? it is probably too late if you are an england cricket fan. if you haven't seen the result already, england have been crushed in the opening ashes test losing by nine wickets on day four. the team had hoped to continue the momentum that was building on the third day. there where glimmers of hope that they comeback could be on the cards but captainjoe comeback could be on the cards but captain joe root comeback could be on the cards but captainjoe root added just comeback could be on the cards but captain joe root added just three comeback could be on the cards but captainjoe root added just three to his overnight score, dismissed for 89, which was pivotal and put australia in total control. this is only fancy dress, humorous excursion to the cricket in brisbane, but who strikes back? look what happened next. england's captain early added three runs on saturday. joe root and dawid malan out. ollie pope did this. build a winning position? england crumble. the tv pictures disappeared for a bit, then ben stokes, where has that gone? court. jos buttler got a 23, then edged, faintly. you remember english hope? just a cruel illusion. ollie robinson departed like this. nathan lyon went past 400 career test wickets during the day's play, all dressed up with a match running out. quick, you had better dance or something! ok. when chris woakes fell england were done. after all of that promise they were all out by lunch. australia needed 22 win in the second innings, this reached the boundary, normal service resumed. england, down under, outplayed. at least england have had four days of cricket to acclimatise, four test matches to come, four opportunities and they must still try to see it that way. joe wilson, bbc news. there are quite a few big events. that was a big event. didn't go so well. what else can we be excited about? let's talk formula 1. even if you have not been watching for a while, come back to the fold is what people are saying. let's talk about one of the most anticipated races in formula 1 history. today, qualifying takes place in abu dhabi — and tomorrow, lewis hamilton and max verstappen will go head to head in what's being dubbed the 'decider in the desert�*. the two drivers are level on points. which is extraordinary at this point in the season. if hamilton wins, it will be his eighth drivers' title, a new record, moving him one clear of all time great michael schumacher. if verstappen is victorious, his first championship will end seven years of mercedes domination. let's speak now to our sports correspondent, natalie perks. natalie is on the scene. what an extraordinary set piece and a great advert for the sport, two characters, the final showdown, it has got everything. it characters, the final showdown, it has got everything.— has got everything. it really has everything- _ has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday - has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday at - has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday at the i has got everything. it really has i everything. yesterday at the track people were buzzing for this. the deal in the desert, the decider in the desert, whatever you want to call it, it is huge. every so often a rivalry comes around that gets people excited beyond the petrol heads, because formula! people excited beyond the petrol heads, because formula 1 can seem inaccessible if you are not a motorsports man, there is a lot of jargon but this time it has brought otherfans back into jargon but this time it has brought other fans back into the fold. last season was a procession for lewis hamilton and mercedes. people say formula! hamilton and mercedes. people say formula 1 isjust hamilton and mercedes. people say formula 1 is just about who has the best car. this time around max verstappen, who has always had the ability, he's also had the car, and it has been feisty. this pair have traded penalties, traded blows at times, have literally gone wheel to wheel,, in monza for example, and in saudi arabia lewis hamilton went into the back of max verstappen, they were arguing who caused that, and off the track the teams have traded verbal blows. this week, christian horner traded verbal blows. this week, christian homer the team principal at red bull has been gunning for mercedes, too, so it is really exciting. we have qualifying today, the race tomorrow. who's going to win? it all comes down to this. well, someone else who will have a front row seat today and tomorrow is the former f1 driver and now commentator david coulthard, we can speak to him now. who is your money on? i would say lewis hamilton, _ who is your money on? i would say lewis hamilton, the _ who is your money on? i would say lewis hamilton, the dream - who is your money on? i would say lewis hamilton, the dream eight i lewis hamilton, the dream eight titles coming home tomorrow evening but max verstappen we now doesn't give a quarter, doesn't care that lewis is going for an eighth title. he has his sights set on his first and we know from the battles we have had this year that he is not prepared to rest. if there is a gap he is going for it. i prepared to rest. if there is a gap he is going for it.— he is going for it. i will be between _ he is going for it. i will be between the _ he is going for it. i will be between the lines. - he is going for it. i will be between the lines. there | he is going for it. i will be i between the lines. there has he is going for it. i will be - between the lines. there has been he is going for it. i will be _ between the lines. there has been a lot of chatter, christian horner critical, and max verstappen has said that a crash is not the way to do this and there has been speculation, looking at how hard these both drive and the determination to take on risks, do you foresee something like that happening? if that happens and they are both out, it goes to max verstappen. it are both out, it goes to max verstappen-— verstappen. it is absolutely possible- — verstappen. it is absolutely possible. we _ verstappen. it is absolutely possible. we have - verstappen. it is absolutely possible. we have seen i verstappen. it is absolutely| possible. we have seen this verstappen. it is absolutely - possible. we have seen this before, for those who followed formula 1, alain prost and ayrton senna, two world championships decided injapan with them coming into contact and ayrton senna saying that he would do it. the world has moved on, the world is watching. what we absolutely know, if anyone watches in saudi arabia, if there is the smallest of gaps you will go for it. that will be inside the mind of lewis hamilton, who has been in more thanjust lewis hamilton, who has been in more than just contact with max across the course of the season. i don't know, we have to tune in tomorrow, it will be a huge sporting event. david, charlie hayter, the enthusiasm is oozing out of you this morning. you know both of these characters. can you give us a snapshot, they are usually determined, absolutely both of them determined, absolutely both of them determined to win. give us a little snapshot inside the head of hamilton, as compared with first happen, as to their characters — mack hamilton compared with max verstappen. mack hamilton compared with max versta en. , mack hamilton compared with max verstappen-— verstappen. lewis in his mid-30s, has achieved _ verstappen. lewis in his mid-30s, has achieved so _ verstappen. lewis in his mid-30s, has achieved so much. _ verstappen. lewis in his mid-30s, has achieved so much. somehow. verstappen. lewis in his mid-30s, i has achieved so much. somehow finds his comfort away from the racetrack doing anything other than driving and then you have max, when he is not at a grand prix has a simulator set up in his home, that would look akin to something at nasa, he is a 24—year—old who started in formula 1 at 17 so he represents the young gaming generation who love to be immersed in driving weather virtually or in reality. they are both masters of their craft at different ages. back to separate the inner racer, it would be like looking in the mirror. they will not give an inch to each other. i think there is a possibility that there could be contact.— there is a possibility that there could be contact. david, help us with a bit of— could be contact. david, help us with a bit of your _ could be contact. david, help us with a bit of your knowledge i could be contact. david, help us i with a bit of your knowledge about what it is like driving a car. for outsiders watching, can you tell looking at them as they walked towards their cars, i know that they have got helmets on, but are there are signs that you as a commentator look for as an omen, little quirks that they do, that you note? i am not a gambler— that they do, that you note? i am not a gambler poker _ that they do, that you note? i —n not a gambler poker player, but if the wearer, they will not have tells, they are both so centred, so confident, so exceptional at what they do and you have two exceptional sportsmen competing for a world championship like this happens once every decade or even longer, so i wish i could give you more, but there is nothing to tell right now that they are feeling any pressure, that they are feeling any pressure, that they are prepared to deviate from the plan they have had all season long, and this is the first time since 1974 when i was a boy that we have had a championship all square going into the final race. you set the scene very nicely. is that the track just over your shoulder? that the track 'ust over your shoulder?— that the track 'ust over your shoulder? , ,., ., ., . ~ that the track 'ust over your shoulder? , ., , shoulder? yes part of the track is 'ust shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind _ shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind me. _ shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind me. i— shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind me. i am _ shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind me. i am in _ shoulder? yes part of the track is just behind me. i am in the i shoulder? yes part of the track is. just behind me. i am in the middle of the paddock. the formula to support races happening so it will be noisy in the background. but the energy, here, you could cut it. everybody wants to know about the qualifying but what will the result be at the first corner? the championship could be decided there. we are looking forward to it. thank you very much, david. i am so excited. also looking forward to this. three women are spending their last day on dry land, before setting off on a world record breaking attempt, across the atlantic. kat cordiner, abbyjohnson and charlotte irving will be rowing 3000 miles from the canary islands to antigua, battling sleep deprivation, salt sores and physical extremes. it's they're raising money for charity, after kat was diagnosed with incurable cancer last year. let's speak to the trio now. lovely to see you all. kat, let me ask how you're doing.— lovely to see you all. kat, let me ask how you're doing. good. it has been an interesting _ ask how you're doing. good. it has been an interesting couple - ask how you're doing. good. it has been an interesting couple of- ask how you're doing. good. it has i been an interesting couple of weeks. yesterday it started to feel real for us that we were going on this row now so we had some panic attacks but ready to get going now. haifa row now so we had some panic attacks but ready to get going now.— but ready to get going now. how are ou after but ready to get going now. how are you after your _ but ready to get going now. how are you after your recent _ but ready to get going now. how are you after your recent diagnosis i but ready to get going now. how are you after your recent diagnosis 's i you after your recent diagnosis 's i'm good, i'm in remission again. touch wood that is the main thing. i have to admit that i wonder whether i am physically capable of doing the row but mentally i think i am there. abby, who is in charge 's laughter we decided yesterday that i was going to be skipper, officially, but the good thing about the three of us, it can be majority rules, so there could be a on board. there will be mutiny! _ there could be a on board. there will be mutiny! some _ there could be a on board. there will be mutiny! some of - there could be a on board. there will be mutiny! some of the i there could be a on board. there| will be mutiny! some of the other teams. _ will be mutiny! some of the other teams. it— will be mutiny! some of the other teams. it is— will be mutiny! some of the other teams, it is more important to have a skipper, _ teams, it is more important to have a skipper, but everything, we will discuss _ a skipper, but everything, we will discuss everything.— a skipper, but everything, we will discuss everything. charlotte, who is auoin discuss everything. charlotte, who is aoian to discuss everything. charlotte, who is going to keep — discuss everything. charlotte, who is going to keep everyone's - discuss everything. charlotte, whoj is going to keep everyone's becker up, because you will be rowing for two hours at a time, and then you will rotate. brute two hours at a time, and then you will rotate-— will rotate. we are all pretty funn . will rotate. we are all pretty funny. hopefully _ will rotate. we are all pretty funny. hopefully my - will rotate. we are all pretty funny. hopefully my jokes i will rotate. we are all pretty i funny. hopefully my jokes were will rotate. we are all pretty - funny. hopefully my jokes were not funny. hopefully myjokes were not great _ funny. hopefully myjokes were not great too _ funny. hopefully myjokes were not great too much _ funny. hopefully myjokes were not great too much as _ funny. hopefully myjokes were not 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are _ will have different jobs to do when we are off— will have different jobs to do when we are off shift, _ will have different jobs to do when we are off shift, just _ will have different jobs to do when we are off shift, just downloading i we are off shift, just downloading audiobooks — we are off shift, just downloading audiobooks and _ we are off shift, just downloading audiobooks and playlist _ we are off shift, just downloading audiobooks and playlist as - we are off shift, just downloading audiobooks and playlist as well. we are off shift, just downloading | audiobooks and playlist as well so that we _ audiobooks and playlist as well so that we are — audiobooks and playlist as well so that we are guaranteed _ audiobooks and playlist as well so that we are guaranteed to - audiobooks and playlist as well so that we are guaranteed to have i audiobooks and playlist as well so i that we are guaranteed to have lots of good _ that we are guaranteed to have lots of good content _ that we are guaranteed to have lots of good content across _ that we are guaranteed to have lots of good content across the - that we are guaranteed to have lots of good content across the sea. if. of good content across the sea. i!” we of good content across the sea. we are talking about good of good content across the sea.“ we are talking about good content, charlie, things to watch and listen to, to keep you going, we have got a little surprise for you. some messages. you are taking on something epic. you are rowing across the atlantic, amazing, ok? you will be at sea the 80 days. you have lots of playlists and things like that to keep you going. how about this? listen.— like that to keep you going. how about this? listen. guys, we wish ou all about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the — about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the best _ about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the best of _ about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the best of luck— about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the best of luck for- about this? listen. guys, we wish you all the best of luck for your i you all the best of luck for your coming atlantic row, you guys are going to smash it. your campaign is special as other charities you are rowing for. one piece of advice would be to try to harness every second and enjoy every moment. it is a truly incredible place out there with mother nature in the middle of nowhere. there will be hard times, tough times, but they do not last, hard people do. i wish you fair winds and good speed, see you on the other side. ,, �* winds and good speed, see you on the other side. ., �* ., ,., ., winds and good speed, see you on the other side. ., �* ., ., ,, other side. you're about to embark u aon the other side. you're about to embark upon the journey — other side. you're about to embark upon the journey of _ other side. you're about to embark upon the journey of a _ other side. you're about to embark upon the journey of a lifetime i other side. you're about to embark upon the journey of a lifetime and i know— upon the journey of a lifetime and i know full— upon the journey of a lifetime and i know full well the excitement you must _ know full well the excitement you must be _ know full well the excitement you must be feeling. a little bit of trepidation, but enormous excitement at the _ trepidation, but enormous excitement at the challenge that lies ahead. you will— at the challenge that lies ahead. you will see such sites, you will see sea — you will see such sites, you will see sea creatures, beautiful sunrises _ see sea creatures, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and it will be awesome — sunrises and sunsets, and it will be awesome it — sunrises and sunsets, and it will be awesome. it is a rare privilege. my rowing _ awesome. it is a rare privilege. my rowing partner, anne said to me, sarah, _ rowing partner, anne said to me, sarah, rowing is tough, get on with it. i sarah, rowing is tough, get on with it i still— sarah, rowing is tough, get on with it. i still laugh now, good luck to you all. — it. i still laugh now, good luck to you all. we — it. i still laugh now, good luck to you all, we will be following you all the _ you all, we will be following you all the way. if you all, we will be following you all the way-— you all, we will be following you all the wa . i. ., , ., all the way. if you have time before ou set all the way. if you have time before you set off — all the way. if you have time before you set off knit _ all the way. if you have time before you set off knit into _ all the way. if you have time before you set off knit into town _ all the way. if you have time before you set off knit into town and i all the way. if you have time before you set off knit into town and get . you set off knit into town and get some _ you set off knit into town and get some pineapple _ you set off knit into town and get some pineapple rings, _ you set off knit into town and get some pineapple rings, they- 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frank is quite a character as you guys will know. what do i smaller. frank is quite a characterl as you guys will know. what do you think 's the pineapple rings is definitely a good shout. irate think 's the pineapple rings is definitely a good shout. we have some tinned _ definitely a good shout. we have some tinned pears _ definitely a good shout. we have some tinned pears and _ definitely a good shout. we have some tinned pears and tinned i some tinned pears and tinned peaches, if we're going to get a bit seasick apparently that is quite nice if it comes up, as opposed to con carne! this is to all of you in a way. con carne! this is to all of you in a wa . , , ., , con carne! this is to all of you in awa. , , ., a way. sometimes when people are embarkina a way. sometimes when people are embarking on _ a way. sometimes when people are embarking on epic _ a way. sometimes when people are embarking on epic challenges, - a way. sometimes when people are embarking on epic challenges, it i a way. sometimes when people are embarking on epic challenges, it is| embarking on epic challenges, it is easier, in a way, for the people doing it than the people back home, who maybe are generally worried, supportive and loving everything you are trying to do, but they are the ones who carry the biggest burden. they are the ones who will get a shout out or a message, they will be worried if they don't stop have you any thoughts for everyone back home, your loved ones? we any thoughts for everyone back home, your loved ones?— your loved ones? we can appreciate that. we your loved ones? we can appreciate that- we will _ your loved ones? we can appreciate that. we will be _ your loved ones? we can appreciate that. we will be there _ your loved ones? we can appreciate that. we will be there doing - your loved ones? we can appreciate that. we will be there doing it, i that. we will be there doing it, dealing with it every day. knowing exactly the weather conditions. what for our families at home exactly the weather conditions. what for ourfamilies at home it exactly the weather conditions. what for our families at home it will be playing on their mind what is happening but we have satellite phones and we will be able to speak to them. the phones and we will be able to speak to them. ., . phones and we will be able to speak to them. .. ., ., , , ., to them. the race organisers are really good _ to them. the race organisers are really good at — to them. the race organisers are really good at getting _ to them. the race organisers are really good at getting messages| to them. the race organisers are i really good at getting messages the family— really good at getting messages the family and contacts. none of us would _ family and contacts. none of us would be — family and contacts. none of us would be here without their support. so the _ would be here without their support. so the next — would be here without their support. so the next 48 and a half days we 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arousing the milder air to rise towards the north. we have colder air previously and now we are in something milder, getting there anyway. this weather front acts as a boundary between the colder air, and the milder air behind us. outbreaks of the rain are a product of the weather front reaching those parts as we head through the day. today's top temperatures i should say reaching about 30 in celsius but, on the leading edge of that, it will be cooler at around six celsius —— about 13 celsius. through tonight the weather front continues moving across towards the east. fizzling out, really. some rain pushing into parts of the south—west of england, wales, central england with some blustery showers across western parts of scotland but under those clear skies to the north, temperatures getting down to around five celsius. further south, you can see that it is milder with temperatures down to around i! celsius that is the low as we head through the night. tomorrow, we see a little bit of a change. it will be quite cloudy, more dry weather on the whole, not completely dry, we have this feature moving in from the west and tomorrow the top temperatures around 13 celsius. keeping an eye on this area of low pressure bringing unsettled conditions across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, with gusts of 80 mph potentially. i did find the rotating christmas tree quite distracting, but you know, why not? i quite distracting, but you know, why not? ., , ., quite distracting, but you know, why not? ., i. .,, not? i thought you said it was lethargic _ not? i thought you said it was lethargic. it _ not? i thought you said it was lethargic. it is _ not? i thought you said it was lethargic. it is lethargic- not? i thought you said it was lethargic. it is lethargic but i not? i thought you said it was lethargic. it is lethargic but it| not? i thought you said it was i lethargic. it is lethargic but it is there, it lethargic. it is lethargic but it is there. it is _ lethargic. 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have a look, for those who have _ home. what we should do is have a look, for those who have not i home. what we should do is have a look, for those who have not seen l look, for those who have not seen what lou has been up to, here is a reminder. it's the first big step across the plank. go on, louise. louise, a little step further, please. it is so wobbly! as soon as you see green. ohhhh! oh, my god! launch! oh, my god! laughter seven stars in the bag so far. box number17, is there a star in it? no. now, just giant mealworms. box 14, is there a star? no, just crickets. where is it? you've got a minute to spare. louise, get it in your bag, and we will get you out of there. # you can dance # you can jive # having the time of your life... # the next person to leave i'm a celebrity get me out of here 2021 is... louise. oh, wow! applause and cheering thank you. you look so happy when you were leaving, did you want to stay in a bit more? i leaving, did you want to stay in a bit more? ., ., 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incarcerated with other grown—ups, for a long time —— as a grown up, this is all very nasty, but it is a different thing as a grown—up to be living alongside people you don't basically know. it living alongside people you don't basically know.— living alongside people you don't basically know. it took me a while to realise this, _ basically know. it took me a while to realise this, you _ basically know. it took me a while to realise this, you do _ basically know. it took me a while to realise this, you do not - basically know. it took me a while to realise this, you do not do i basically know. it took me a while to realise this, you do not do thatj to realise this, you do not do that with your best friends. i spent nearly three weeks, 24 hours day, with people that i didn't know beforehand. it is an extraordinary thing to do. and there is no let up. you cannot go, you know me either like to be going for a run in the beautiful welsh mountains which i could but didn't get to. do beautiful welsh mountains which i could but didn't get to.— could but didn't get to. do people have "leave _ could but didn't get to. do people have "leave me _ could but didn't get to. do people have "leave me alone _ could but didn't get to. do people have "leave me alone cov - could but didn't get to. do people have "leave me alone cov signs l could but didn't get to. do people i have "leave me alone cov signs with macro there must be a point when you 90, macro there must be a point when you go, ijust do not want to macro there must be a point when you go, i just do not want to talk. there are leave me alone places. looking at the castle, to the right, you could go up and there was a place called the lookout, where i could stand and look over the sea, because for me, the sea is really calming, except when there was the storm, and actually my house is not far from those mountains, storm, and actually my house is not farfrom those mountains, over the other side, and actually, david ginola, that was his place as well, and he has that space at the moment. other people would have their sleeping bags over their heads and stay there for a while. i know that you are a triathlete, you have represented team gb, you are brilliant and when you are hardy, but what was it like when storm arwen hit and how cold was it 's the cold was arwen hit and how cold was it 's true: cold was relentless. the only way i could describe it. you don't know, the time of day, no one will tell you, you don't know the temperatures. it sort of grew on you because you are called at the beginning, and then day after day. it got in my hands, actually. then you go to the privy and you wash your hands and there is no hot water so you wash your hands in freezing cold water. i did choose to be there so it is not all bad and then storm arwen, i didn't know the name of the storm until i came out because no one would tell you anything. that was a scary night. we had to move out of our bedroom, because it has canvas on the top of it and imagine being in that, it is like being in a tent, so we had to move the bedroom into a safer area, the living area, and all of the crashing and all the rest of it. i love news and information. i didn't know what was going on. it was a disturbed night, put it that way. going on. it was a disturbed night, put it that way-— put it that way. what next, lou? star of reality — put it that way. what next, lou? star of reality television. - put it that way. what next, lou? star of reality television. i i put it that way. what next, lou? star of reality television. i am i star of reality television. i am writing a book about incredible women in sport, so that has started, and one of them, kadeema was in their with me, so i spent three weeks with her, so that was good research. i have had a lot of time to think, as you can imagine. i am to think, as you can imagine. i am thinkina to think, as you can imagine. i am thinking about _ to think, as you can imagine. i 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their homes. england's cricketers suffer a nine—wicket defeat in the first ashes test in brisbane. and formula one fans gear up for one of the most anticipated races in history, lewis hamilton and max verstappen in a winner takes all grand prix. most of us will notice temperatures rising a bit across the uk today. i will be back with all the details. it's saturday the 11th of december. our main story. concern about the surge in omicron cases is dominating the news agenda this morning, as the covid infection rate reaches its highest level since early january. there are fresh calls for everyone eligible to get their boosterjab, after scientists warn that two vaccine doses aren't enough to stop you catching the new variant. we'll explore how that's affecting care home visiting rules in england in a moment, but first, here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. it is remarkable just how fast the omicron variant is spreading through a highly immunised population. new evidence suggests two doses of vaccine offer little protection from infection, while a booster cuts your risk of getting a mild illness by three quarters. but vaccination should offer much higher protection against severe disease. what scientists urgently need to know is what proportion of those infected will need hospital treatment. there are early signs from south africa that omicron may mostly cause milder illness than delta, but even a small proportion of a huge omicron wave could result in sudden and sustained pressure on an already stretched nhs. the public are being urged to recognize the potential threat from omicron. our public health advice is to take proportionate action from where we are now. that includes face coverings vaccinating, primary vaccine. getting tested when you've got symptoms, regular lateral flows, making sure that you ventilate spaces. and finally to think about the number of contacts that you have every day, working from home if you can, and other measures that will reduce the transmission of this in the community. the government says covid measures will be kept under review. any decision on further restrictions on people's lives and livelihoods will need very careful consideration, given the threat from omicron remains unclear. one thing is certain. this is the last news people wanted to hear in the run up to christmas. care homes in england are also being affected by the rise in omicron cases. from wednesday, the number of people allowed to visit each resident will be limited to three — and staff testing will be increased. our reporter simonjones has more details. they're getting into the christmas spirit at this care home in norwich, but the shadow of omicron looms. the home, though, says it's determined not to close to visitors. i'd be very sad if that was to happen. our main goal is, is that our doors will remain open. and we've listened to the families. we've listened to our residents. and what they really missed was, it was that contact. and what we've done is that we're still allowing the visitors to come. we have robust procedures in place and it's been transformational. but things are changing — under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and retain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health, they say updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster program will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it's about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice. families are going to have to work out who the 3 nominated people are. bearing in mind, every relative will want to do the same. this resident says she would be concerned if she could not see her relatives. i wouldn't like that, but i have to put up with it. the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but the changes reflect the concern over omicron and the pressure the care system is already under. simon jones, bbc news. in scotland, household contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid should now self—isolate for ten days, regardless of vaccination status or a negative pcr result. the change to the rules comes as scotland's first minister warns that the country faces a "tsunami" of omicron cases. our reporter catriona renton is in glasgow for us this morning — we hear from nicola we hearfrom nicola sturgeon about phrases, she has used some phrases and language that is different from before. it was strong language. i think it was designed to make us sit up and listen. we heard earlier in this programme that deputy first minister said the task of the scottish governance was to look at whether further restrictions would need to be introduced because of this doubling of omicron cases every 2 or 3 days in scotland. you havejust mentioned the isolation rules changing, people who have a household member who has tested positive, will have to isolate for 10 days regardless of whether they have been double vaccinated, regardless of whether they have a negative pcr test. the other area thatis negative pcr test. the other area that is being looked at, the first minister is advising people to defer their christmas parties. we work on their christmas parties. we work on the streets of glasgow last night to speak to people on their work site out to ask them what they thought about this. we are all wearing masks. we are keeping to the rules. so there's no point why we shouldn't. about 20 of you out tonight? yes, round about 20 of us. on two different tables, so, it is not as if we are all bunched together. it is black friday- basically, for hospitality, so there has been hundreds of, i i know hundreds of pubs and clubs this that have had cancelations today because _ they've got to try and do something to try and curb this new variant, which is obviously quite a worry. this has raised concerns in the hospitality industry. yesterday there were about 5000 new cases. you can see the speed with which the omicron variant is spreading in scotland. the idea of trying to restrict pulse social interaction now is to try and make christmas as normal as possible. 90. -- normal as possible. 90. —— thank you. ministers from some of the world's most powerful nations, including the us, france and italy, will be in liverpool this weekend. speaking ahead of the g7 meeting, the foreign secretary, liz truss warned that russia could face severe consequences if it invades ukraine. let's speak now to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. when it comes to diplomacy, walking on egg shells, is that going to be fairfor this meeting? diplomats fair for this meeting? diplomats always walk fairfor this meeting? diplomats always walk on egg shells, thatis diplomats always walk on egg shells, that is what diplomats do. there is a lot of stuff to discuss. they have got to look at tensions between china and taiwan. there is the faltering iran nuclear talks in vienna. there is a conflict in ethiopia. lots of things to talk about. but the priority will be the threat of russian aggression over ukraine. what the foreign secretary wants is for this weekend, this gathering of largely western liberal democracies, is to put on what she saysis democracies, is to put on what she says is a show of unity to russia to say, if you do invade ukraine, there will be severe consequences. this is how she set out that threat earlier. so, what the g7 meeting which is taking place this weekend is about, is about a show of unity between like—minded major economies, that we are going to absolutely be strong against aggression, against aggression with respect to ukraine. there will be severe consequences if anything were to happen. but also, to make sure that we are building security and economic relationships with like—minded partners. will they be able to put on that show of unity? already the french have been saying there is a risk if we talk about russian aggression it becomes a self—fulfilling prophecy. there are also going to be questions about what should those severe consequences be. just how hard should the economic sanctions be? the heart the harder the cost paid by the west. what to discuss. —— the harder the sanctions, the harder the cost paid. tributes have been paid to michael nesmith, the singer, guitarist and song writer with 1960s pop group the monkees, who's died at the age of 78. you'll probably recognise this hit released by the quartet. # then i saw her face # now # then i saw herface # now i'm a believer # not a trace of doubt in my mind... that was i'm a believer. other songs include daydream believer and mary, mary and they also starred in their own popular tv sitcom. in a statement, his family said he passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. our media and arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life and career. with his trademark woolly hat and deadpan expression, mike nesmith was one of the most familiar faces of the 60s. a songwriter before joining the monkees, he wrote a hit for linda ronstadt and his country rock records of the 70s revealed real talent. he then turned his attention to pop videos, and the idea of creating a tv station based around music, which inspired the creation of mtv. he did get to write and sing one hit for the monkees, the title echoing some of his feelings about how they were treated. # listen to the band, listen to the band...# some very good memories. looking forward to respite from the cold. we are definitely going to get that. if you want temperatures to rise this is what we are going to get. but what we will not get with that is sunshine. we will see a bit of brightness over the next 24—hour is. most of us will see something that looks a bit like that, some rain as well. this is what is happening with the jet stream at the moment. as the jet stream moves towards the north that allows for this milder air to move to the north as well. now we are drawing this milder feature over the next couple of days. this is the boundary of that warm air. that's where the front is moving towards us now. the path of motion is west to east. some eastern coasts will be chilly. but many of us seen temperatures of ii c. rain pushing in from the southwest tonight. clearskies pushing in from the southwest tonight. clear skies across parts of northern england and scotland. blustery showers in northern ireland and western parts of scotland. cooler to the north. temperatures in the south getting to ii c. tomorrow, plenty of dry weather. this feature creeping in, a deep area of low pressure, that will make it wet and windy later on in western scotland and northern ireland. lots of you have been getting in touch this week, with questions about the omicron variant, new covid restrictions and booster jabs. so much has happened in the last week in terms of changes. we can get some answers now, from our regular panel of experts, professor linda bauld and dr chris smith. i was talking tojohn swinney from the snp earlier on and i of the things we were talking about, scotland has introduced new rules that are different to england, the 4 nations have slight differences, there is a meeting this weekend in scotland is about whether new rules need to be put in. what are the main concerns now when it comes to the spread of omicron? the scottish government analysts produced an evidence paper on omicron yesterday. the first minister, as the deputy first minister, as the deputy first minister will have said, made an announcement at the press briefing. the evidence paper shows the doubling time of this new variant in scotland is 2.3 days, that is serious. look at the early marker of this variant it has gone from 0.1% around 23rd of september, 2/i3 percent of cases on the 9th of december. the 1st concern, which i'm sure the deputy first minister said, was rapid spread. the 2nd concern, large number of cases reported, 5000 yesterday. it is really going up. evenif yesterday. it is really going up. even if this variance produces slightly milder disease, that is an open question, what politicians are worried about this strain on the health service. i think what they will be discussing this weekend, and cabinet meets on tuesday, as have we gone far enough or do we need to do more, particularly over the next few weeks, to restrict people mixing, so the health service does not become overwhelmed. that is the main concern. many people are aware that they are being required bylaw many people are aware that they are being required by law to do different things now. the reason given is the fast rate of growth of omicron. then people say, how many people are in hospital who have that new strain of coronavirus? do we have answers to that as we speak? it is whether or not that is the best— it is whether or not that is the best question to ask at this stage. what _ best question to ask at this stage. whatl has— best question to ask at this stage. what! has to be best question to ask at this stage. what i has to be wary of is that you do not _ what i has to be wary of is that you do not catch — what i has to be wary of is that you do not catch coronavirus and instantly— do not catch coronavirus and instantly go to hospital. there is usually — instantly go to hospital. there is usually about 2 or 3 week process by which _ usually about 2 or 3 week process by which people catch the infection, incubate — which people catch the infection, incubate the infection, deteriorates efficiently if they are going to, to necessitate going to a higher level care, _ necessitate going to a higher level care, perhaps in hospital, perhaps then in— care, perhaps in hospital, perhaps then in hospital deteriorating further— then in hospital deteriorating further to need more enhanced care, perhaps— further to need more enhanced care, perhaps intensive care, and then they nray— perhaps intensive care, and then they may pass away. it is very early days at _ they may pass away. it is very early days at this — they may pass away. it is very early days at this stage. we have not had that nrany_ days at this stage. we have not had that many cases for that long for that many cases for that long for that process to have sort of repeated itself. for this reason we are looking — repeated itself. for this reason we are looking to other countries that you have — are looking to other countries that you have or— are looking to other countries that you have or export it so far. for instance. — you have or export it so far. for instance, south africa. this week i was having — instance, south africa. this week i was having a — instance, south africa. this week i was having a chat to the chairperson of south _ was having a chat to the chairperson of south african equivalent of our nredicines— of south african equivalent of our medicines regulator, she also runs an infectious diseases laboratory, and advises the world health organization on infectious diseases in southern africa, the point she was making, what they are seeing in southern _ was making, what they are seeing in southern africa is a rapid acceleration of cases. they have gone _ acceleration of cases. they have gone from — acceleration of cases. they have gone from a few hundred cases of coronavirus — gone from a few hundred cases of coronavirus infection per day, to 15,000 cases per day, almost all of them _ i5,000 cases per day, almost all of them of— 15,000 cases per day, almost all of them of this omicron variance. what that has not— them of this omicron variance. what that has not been mirrored by or reflected — that has not been mirrored by or reflected by as an increase of hospital— reflected by as an increase of hospital admission. there are people going to hospital, they have seen an increase _ going to hospital, they have seen an increase in— going to hospital, they have seen an increase in those numbers, but not at the _ increase in those numbers, but not at the rate — increase in those numbers, but not at the rate that is happening previously with delta variant, and the people who do go to hospital on average _ the people who do go to hospital on average are not as unwell as people who were _ average are not as unwell as people who were infected with previous variance — who were infected with previous variance. on the i hand, it is worrying _ variance. on the i hand, it is worrying to— variance. on the i hand, it is worrying to look at the acceleration of cases. _ worrying to look at the acceleration of cases, but the mitigation is those — of cases, but the mitigation is those cases are less severe. we are anticipating — those cases are less severe. we are anticipating in our country where vaccination — anticipating in our country where vaccination rates are higher, although— vaccination rates are higher, although we have got more older and therefore _ although we have got more older and therefore more vulnerable people, we would _ therefore more vulnerable people, we would hope that perhaps we would see that reflected here, but it is too early _ that reflected here, but it is too early days — that reflected here, but it is too early days at this stage. and this many— early days at this stage. and this many statisticians and commentators have pointed out, even if something is less— have pointed out, even if something is less lethal, if it is more transmissible, you will still get more _ transmissible, you will still get more cases, and those more cases could _ more cases, and those more cases could still— more cases, and those more cases could still overwhelm the health services, — could still overwhelm the health services, and that is what politicians are worried about. short — politicians are worried about. short simple question. what proportion of people in hospital are jabbed? great question. we have covered this before. important to cover it again. scottish data, that is the data i know best. you can associate for england. in the week up to 3rd of december about 340 people admitted to hospital, about 60% of those that had both doses of vaccine, around 1/3 had both doses of vaccine, around i/3 were unvaccinated, more people in hospital who are double vaccinated than unvaccinated, the reason for that is people who end up in hospital at the moment, the our age—related risk, greater majority of them are older and more vulnerable people, almost 100% of women have had the vaccine, but what we also record is age standardised hospitalisation rates per 100,000 people, in other words, you dry and control for the fact that there is this difference in risk with age. what you see, the bottom line, about 4.5 times more likely to end up in hospital with covid if you are non— vaccinated, compared to double vaccinated, that is the case today. in relation to intensive care, we tend not to see many people going into intensive care, because it is no difficult to get a good outcome for a demo with ventilation and other interventions required, we are seeing many more and vaccinated people still. even with these worries about omicron, these vaccines are still working against severe disease, it is important for everyone to avoid going to hospital, that we take them up. just everyone to avoid going to hospital, that we take them up.— that we take them up. just to clari . that we take them up. just to clarify- ln _ that we take them up. just to clarify. in intensive _ that we take them up. just to clarify. in intensive care, i that we take them up. just to l clarify. in intensive care, there are more people who are suffering from covid, more and jabbed in intensive care, than there are double vaccinated? far intensive care, than there are double vaccinated?— intensive care, than there are double vaccinated? far more likely that ou double vaccinated? far more likely that you will _ double vaccinated? far more likely that you will end _ double vaccinated? far more likely that you will end up _ double vaccinated? far more likely that you will end up in _ that you will end up in intensive care. you have certainly seen, although we do not report intensive care figures in those bulletins, we know from clinicians that vast majority of people, unfortunately they're having to treat in recent weeks in intensive care, have either had justi dose or are unvaccinated, it is important that we recognise those risks. so many questions coming in, particularly as omicron has reared its head. i person said they had their pfizer booster at end of september, how effective is it likely to be against omicron? turning to south africa, i asked the person— turning to south africa, i asked the person i_ turning to south africa, i asked the person i spoke about earlier, where cases_ person i spoke about earlier, where cases were — person i spoke about earlier, where cases were people who had been unvaccinated who had previously recovered — unvaccinated who had previously recovered from coronavirus, she said, _ recovered from coronavirus, she said. all— recovered from coronavirus, she said. all of— recovered from coronavirus, she said, all of the above. what we are seeing _ said, all of the above. what we are seeing is _ said, all of the above. what we are seeing is the infection of people with previous infection. we are seeing — with previous infection. we are seeing surmounting of vaccine protection. and enhanced transmission amongst people who have not been _ transmission amongst people who have not been vaccinated. but amongst the vaccinated _ not been vaccinated. but amongst the vaccinated there are now studies enrerging, — vaccinated there are now studies emerging, pfizer had published data, also data _ emerging, pfizer had published data, also data collated in this country as well, — also data collated in this country as well, that suggests, encouragingly, that the vaccines we are using, _ encouragingly, that the vaccines we are using, and boosters, do you protect— are using, and boosters, do you protect against this new variance. that, _ protect against this new variance. that, the — protect against this new variance. that, the caveat is, the level of antibody — that, the caveat is, the level of antibody that you need must be higher — antibody that you need must be higher. this is a case of quantity over— higher. this is a case of quantity over quality in this case. although the virus — over quality in this case. although the virus has drifted off target a bit, the virus has drifted off target a hit. it— the virus has drifted off target a bit. if you — the virus has drifted off target a bit, if you have a high enough immune — bit, if you have a high enough immune response you are still protected. this is why the current emphasis — protected. this is why the current emphasis is on getting a vaccine to start with _ emphasis is on getting a vaccine to start with and reinforcing the vaccine — start with and reinforcing the vaccine with booster, because both of those _ vaccine with booster, because both of those things will drive up the amount— of those things will drive up the amount of antibody and that helps to surmount— amount of antibody and that helps to surmount the fact that this is a slightly— surmount the fact that this is a slightly different variance of virus. — slightly different variance of virus. it _ slightly different variance of virus, it compensates by having more antibodies _ virus, it compensates by having more antibodies to fall back on. this— antibodies to fall back on. this question is for you, linda. often when i speak to both of you, there is a dance, a line, between politics and medicine and science. this is along those lines. why is it that people can stand at a bar laughing and talking without masks... ? this is a good question. if we were only worried about reducing infection, pressures on nhs, we would essentially be reducing almost all social interactions. we would all social interactions. we would all be in babbles to reduce the risk to 0. that is not how we live our lives. going into cinema or theatre and people are not eating and drinking and this virus is airborne, it is entirely appropriate at the current time that we ask people to wear face coverings, and that is required in many parts of the uk. that is to reduce risk. alternatively, we have businesses that are offering food and are in, we want them to be sustained and survived. i have seen images online where you can have a good quality face covering and eat and drink at the same time. that's why people are able to take them off in that environment. there is harm to health, harm to the nhs, loss of education, harm to the economy. different rules, i realise often these things do not seem consistent, it is about balancing these different pleasures.- it is about balancing these different pleasures. it is about balancing these different leasures. . . . different pleasures. there was this hrase different pleasures. there was this phrase about _ different pleasures. there was this phrase about dancing _ different pleasures. there was this phrase about dancing between - phrase about dancing between politics and science. this is another man when it comes to this question. there are rules that are different across the [i nations. they are not completely aligned. this may change. in england at the moment— this may change. in england at the moment it— this may change. in england at the moment if you are diagnosed with the omicron _ moment if you are diagnosed with the omicron variant, sorry, you have contact _ omicron variant, sorry, you have contact with _ omicron variant, sorry, you have contact with somebody who is confirmed as having omicron variant, you would _ confirmed as having omicron variant, you would be asked to isolate for 10 days _ you would be asked to isolate for 10 days there — you would be asked to isolate for 10 days. there is some suggestion that this may— days. there is some suggestion that this may be — days. there is some suggestion that this may be changed so that people do daily— this may be changed so that people do daily testing instead, but at the moment— do daily testing instead, but at the moment the current requirement is confirmed — moment the current requirement is confirmed case of omicron, you should — confirmed case of omicron, you should isolate for 10 days. if it is not a _ should isolate for 10 days. if it is not a case — should isolate for 10 days. if it is not a case of omicron, you may not isolate. _ not a case of omicron, you may not isolate. vou — not a case of omicron, you may not isolate, you can go out and about, as long _ isolate, you can go out and about, as long as— isolate, you can go out and about, as long as you are double chance. you can— as long as you are double chance. you can reinforce that the testing. the exception to this is if you are a health— the exception to this is if you are a health care worker and you have a domestic— a health care worker and you have a domestic contact, a family member who has— domestic contact, a family member who has any kind of coronavirus variance. — who has any kind of coronavirus variance, you will be asked not to come _ variance, you will be asked not to come to— variance, you will be asked not to come to work for 14 days. that happens — come to work for 14 days. that happens to me. in that way you safeguard — happens to me. in that way you safeguard the nhs. because there is a slim _ safeguard the nhs. because there is a slim risk— safeguard the nhs. because there is a slim risk that you could take your virus _ a slim risk that you could take your virus to— a slim risk that you could take your virus to work— a slim risk that you could take your virus to work with you despite being vaccinated _ virus to work with you despite being vaccinated and doing testing, so we asked _ vaccinated and doing testing, so we asked people not to come to work under those circumstances. and i should say _ under those circumstances. and i should say in _ under those circumstances. and i should say in scotland, _ under those circumstances. and i should say in scotland, you - under those circumstances. and i should say in scotland, you were| should say in scotland, you were talking with england, in scotland the rules have changed, if anybody tests positive for any variant it is isolation. we have put the decorations up here. chris, you have decorations. where those decorations done in a hurry? where those decorations done in a hur ? ., ., .,, ., where those decorations done in a hur ? ., ., ., , ., where those decorations done in a hur ? ., ., ., ., hurry? no. enormous thought has gone into this. hurry? no. enormous thought has gone into this- this — hurry? no. enormous thought has gone into this. this is _ hurry? no. enormous thought has gone into this. this isjust _ hurry? no. enormous thought has gone into this. this is just the _ into this. this is 'ust the billiard. * into this. this is 'ust the billiard. linda, _ into this. this isjust the billiard. linda, that - into this. this is just the - billiard. linda, that poinsettia is looking lovely.— looking lovely. lights over the door, i looking lovely. lights over the door. i have — looking lovely. lights over the door, i have not _ looking lovely. lights over the door, i have not got _ looking lovely. lights over the door, i have not got round - looking lovely. lights over the door, i have not got round to. looking lovely. lights over the - door, i have not got round to doing that. do door, i have not got round to doing that. ., , ., , , ., that. do not beat yourself up for it. it was that. do not beat yourself up for it- it was a _ that. do not beat yourself up for it. it was a bit _ that. do not beat yourself up for it. it was a bit of _ that. do not beat yourself up for it. it was a bit of festive - that. do not beat yourself up for it. it was a bit of festive spirit i it. it was a bit of festive spirit is better than none. well done, both of you. chris, thoughtfully leads tinsel. we have really finished now. see you next week. they could not stop our revolving christmas tree. how much were you paid to put that heart on? it is contractual. it is contractual. i would hope so. i rule it is contractual. iwould hope so. i rulejumpers it is contractual. i would hope so. i rulejumpers out. i would hope so. i rulejumpers out. i am not a christmasjumper i would hope so. i rulejumpers out. i am not a christmas jumper person. you have not read the small print. there is always the small print. good morning. we are continuing our countdown to christmas. today's special guest has a front row seat. good morning. thank you forjoining as. let us talk about food heaven or food hell. food heaven is seafood. prawn cocktail. oysters. sea bass. capers. food hell is parsnips, i am afraid to sav~ _ food hell is parsnips, i am afraid to say. parsnips, the smell of boiling — to say. parsnips, the smell of boiling parsnips is not happy making for me _ boiling parsnips is not happy making for me. �* . . boiling parsnips is not happy making forme. �* . . ~ for me. bleu cheese? well remembered! _ for me. bleu cheese? well remembered! we - for me. bleu cheese? well remembered! we have - for me. bleu cheese? well. remembered! we have three for me. bleu cheese? well— remembered! we have three brilliant chefs, remembered! we have three brilliant chefs. tommy _ remembered! we have three brilliant chefs, tommy banks, _ remembered! we have three brilliant chefs, tommy banks, good - remembered! we have three brilliant chefs, tommy banks, good to - remembered! we have three brilliant chefs, tommy banks, good to have l remembered! we have three brilliant i chefs, tommy banks, good to have you back, great hat. it is chefs, tommy banks, good to have you back. great hat-— back, great hat. it is contractual, as well! tell— back, great hat. it is contractual, as well! tell me _ back, great hat. it is contractual, as well! tell me about _ back, great hat. it is contractual, as well! tell me about it. - back, great hat. it is contractual, as well! tell me about it. other | as well! tell me about it. other than that you — as well! tell me about it. other than that you are _ as well! tell me about it. other than that you are madly - as well! tell me about it. other| than that you are madly festive. what are you making?— than that you are madly festive. what are you making? lovely piece of monkfish today. _ what are you making? lovely piece of monkfish today, some _ what are you making? lovely piece of monkfish today, some wonderful- monkfish today, some wonderful autumn— monkfish today, some wonderful autumn mushrooms— monkfish today, some wonderful autumn mushrooms and - monkfish today, some wonderful autumn mushrooms and a - monkfish today, some wonderfulj autumn mushrooms and a classic monkfish today, some wonderful- autumn mushrooms and a classic sauce with fermented — autumn mushrooms and a classic sauce with fermented mushroom _ autumn mushrooms and a classic sauce with fermented mushroom juice. - autumn mushrooms and a classic sauce with fermented mushroom juice. very i with fermented mushroom juice. very funky. _ with fermented mushroom juice. very funky. very— with fermented mushroom juice. very funky. very good. _ with fermented mushroom juice. very funky. very good. lane _ with fermented mushroom 'uice. very funky. very gout with fermented mushroom 'uice. very funky. very good-i '- funky, very good. jane baxter. i volunteered _ funky, very good. jane baxter. i volunteered to _ funky, very good. jane baxter. i volunteered to wear _ funky, very good. jane baxter. 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is - wine hot chocolate. you have a lot of elf vibe going on. oli is there. l of elf vibe going on. oli is there. there was a better link for that but i have forgot it. good to have you here, what have you got for us? tram here, what have you got for us? two wines that take _ here, what have you got for us? turn wines that take ages to make and thankfully we don't have long to wait to taste them because we will be opening them shortly. the christmas spirit is well and truly with us. it christmas spirit is well and truly with us. . ., christmas spirit is well and truly with us. , ., ., , with us. it is in our hearts. there ou no, with us. it is in our hearts. there you go. see _ with us. it is in our hearts. there you go. see you _ with us. it is in our hearts. there you go. see you at _ with us. it is in our hearts. there you go, see you at ten _ with us. it is in our hearts. there you go, see you at ten o'clock. i with us. it is in our hearts. there i you go, see you at ten o'clock. very festive, thank you. the devastating impact of storm arwen is still being felt by some families in the north east, two weeks after hitting the uk. residents of one street in county durham have been forced into temporary accommodation, after losing their roofs in the high winds. our reporter, jonathan swingler has been speaking to them. rain patters houses that didn't stand a chance against storm arwen. we've been following three households on the same street who all lost their roofs. i want to cry, but it's just not coming out. had about five hours sleep in four days. doesn't looks like we'll - have a christmas this year. she sobs. their street is up a hill looking down on the durham coastline. natasha is bringing up three children in this rented property. near enough every room. my home is ruined. i will be back if i can. bob is a former royal marine. his wife sheila suffers from me. they say they're staying put. if the weather stays the way it is and the winds get up again it's going to take the back roof off. gary, claire and her daughterjessica are moving to a nearby hotel. it's alljust everything, you know. how's your daughter doing right now? she broke down crying yesterday. i'm numb at the minute, just numb. the family are now staying in a hotel in hartlepool. it's just impossible at the moment. we really don't know which way to turn, but we're dealing with it. how's christmas day looking at the moment? not great, but i've managed to speak to the manager in the pub and they've allowed us to go and have dinnerthere. so at least we get a christmas dinner. i catch up with bob and sheila. they've been offered this property for a few weeks. but they need somewhere for longer. they're not getting any answers from their insurance company. you all right, bob? yeah, it'sjust too much. people worry me when they say that is an act of god. well, i think that's blasphemy. god wouldn't want this to happen to anybody. natasha has been told she can have this hotel room until december 14th. she wants to give her children a good christmas. it's afterwards when they want to put their all their toys and their presents in their bedroom. that's what's killing me because they don't have a bedroom. for all three families, the future is uncertain. it'll be well into the new year before they're back home. jonathan swingler, bbc news. couple of big sports stories. to think about and to look forward to. to dwell on for a moment not necessarily good, england in the ashes. england have been crushed in the opening ashes test, losing by nine wickets on day four. they'd hoped to continue the momentum they'd built up that a comeback could be on the cards. once captain joe root had been removed though, a familiar batting collapse followed and they were bowled out for 297. our sports correspondent joe wilson has more. this is only fancy dress, just a humorous excursion to the cricket in brisbane, but who strikes back? look what happened next. edged and gone! england's captain early added three runs on saturday. joe root and dawid malan fell quickly. ollie pope did this. build a winning position? england crumble. the tv pictures disappeared for a bit, then ben stokes, where has that gone? caught. jos buttler got to 23, then edged, faintly. you remember english hope? just a cruel illusion. ollie robinson departed like this. nathan lyon went past 400 career test wickets during the day's play, all dressed up with the match running out. quick, you had better dance or something! 0k. when chris woakes fell, england were done. after all of that promise they were all out by lunch. australia needed 20 to win in the second innings, this reached the boundary, normal service resumed. england, down under, outplayed. at least england have had four days of cricket to acclimatise, four test matches to come, four opportunities and they must still try to see it that way. joe wilson, bbc news. we have developed on that. let's move forward. let's talk about one of the most anticipated races in formula 1 history. today, qualifying takes place in abu dhabi — and tomorrow, lewis hamilton and max verstappen will go head to head in what's being dubbed the 'decider in the desert�*. if you have gravitated away from formula 1 motor racing now is the time to come back. the two drivers are level on points. if hamilton wins, it will be his eighth drivers' title, a new record, moving him one clear of michael schumacher. if verstappen is victorious, his first championship will end seven years of mercedes domination. joe lynskey looks ahead to the race. the question in f1 is, whose side are you on, the dominant veteran looking to be the best ever, or the fearless youngster who challenged him. 21 races in they're level on points with one more to go, lewis hamilton and max verstappen are in the ultimate finish. who crosses first in abu dhabi breaks their own new ground. hamilton goes for a record eighth title. verstappen just wants his first. they each know the weekend decides a season. hamilton won in the shortened 2020 season by more than 100 points and four races into this one he already had a 14 point lead, but a first victory in monaco inspired verstappen. he won four races out of five and after the austrian grand prix he was 32 points in front. hamilton stayed in touch, winning at silverstone and sochi. but with four races to go, verstappen was on course to be champion. it is only a remarkable finish that's kept the briton in it. he's won the last three in a row to set up a finale we've rarely seen before. it was won eventually by emerson fittipaldi of brazil. just once have two drivers approach the last race level, and that was 1974. but this year's rivalry goes down with the iconic ones. crucially, verstappen has one more race win, so if neither take points, he's champion. that could happen if there's a crash. and with these two, that's possible. to break mercedes dominance verstappen's pushed the limits. he's collided with hamilton three times. i mean, mercedes, they've been the benchmark team for the last seven years. they've been totally dominant. he's fought so hard this season. he's driven brilliantly. and you know, the best way to win this in the way we really want to win it is we want to do on the track. an eighth world title would take hamilton past michael schumacher�*s seven, the most by any driver. watching him try to be the greatest two students in manchester. injuly, alex and natalie spoke to hamilton on zoom. he is the champion they like to call a friend. this race is going to be the best race probably in the history of formula one. so i think if you miss this one, then i don't know. you should live alone. because this is going to be the one. it's going to be exciting. i remember back injune when i interviewed lewis hamilton and then i told him i wanted to become a formula one or formula e driver. and when he drives itjust itjust encourages me to pursue my dreams. and even though i'm black, i can still achieve my dreams. and i think he does inspire and motivate other people from different cultural backgrounds to try f1. through all f1 technicalities the equation now is simple. win the race to be the champion. it's going to the line. joe lynskey, bbc news. well, someone who can understand the historic nature of the race this weekend is former formula one team boss eddiejordan, who joins us from london. good morning. there is a line from a movie, anything could happen and it probably will. movie, anything could happen and it probably will-— probably will. what do you think? exactly that. _ probably will. what do you think? exactly that, we _ probably will. what do you think? exactly that, we have _ probably will. what do you think? exactly that, we have all - probably will. what do you think? exactly that, we have all of - probably will. what do you think? exactly that, we have all of the i exactly that, we have all of the permutations possible. on one hand the bookies are siding with lewis, on the other, max has the advantage. if there is an incident and both cars go out it will be the championship for max, so there will be lots of things to look forward to. most people are looking for a good, clean, hard race and let the best driver come out and be world champion. best driver come out and be world chamion. ., , ., best driver come out and be world chamion. .,, ., i. ., , champion. there was a young lady in our re ort champion. there was a young lady in our report who _ champion. there was a young lady in our report who said _ champion. there was a young lady in our report who said this _ champion. there was a young lady in our report who said this is _ champion. there was a young lady in our report who said this is going - champion. there was a young lady in our report who said this is going to l our report who said this is going to be the best race, the biggest rivalry, the most tense in formula 1 history. she was slightly longer than you, still at school. — younger than you, still at school. — younger than you. with all your experience, what do you think? mi; than you. with all your experience, what do you think?— than you. with all your experience, what do you think? my experience of somethina what do you think? my experience of something like _ what do you think? my experience of something like this, _ what do you think? my experience of something like this, and _ what do you think? my experience of something like this, and i _ what do you think? my experience of something like this, and i hate - what do you think? my experience of something like this, and i hate to - something like this, and i hate to say this, we were all there when we saw schumacher taking out damon hill when damon hill could have been championed. this has a habit of happening at the very last moment in the very last race. we know about the very last race. we know about the prost senna situation so the record state there could be an incident at the first corner or any other part of the circuit throughout the race. ~ . other part of the circuit throughout the race. a, ., ., , other part of the circuit throughout the race. ., ., , , ., the race. max won here last year, but the impetus _ the race. max won here last year, but the impetus is _ the race. max won here last year, but the impetus is absolutely - the race. max won here last year, j but the impetus is absolutely with lewis. what lewis did more than anything by winning, and the way he won in brazil, has embraced a huge amount of the world audience to his favour. . . . amount of the world audience to his favour. . . , .,, favour. that was the most sensational _ favour. that was the most sensational race _ favour. that was the most sensational race that - favour. that was the most i sensational race that people favour. that was the most - sensational race that people have seenin sensational race that people have seen in the modern era anyway, of what the drivers are able to do with the car and how they do it, so beyond any doubt. i don't think it is a test between the schumacher seven titles or louis' seven titles, lewis has already won many more races than schumacher so for me he's the best driver there has ever been, but it is not easy to curtail the fire and the aggression of max verstappen, and that is so obvious. we saw that last week at the race in saudi arabia and in previous races. it is an enthralling situation. you don't know what is going to happen. my don't know what is going to happen. my guess is to go and watch it because it will be something worth seeing. iis because it will be something worth seeina. . ., .. because it will be something worth seeina. . ., ., , ., because it will be something worth seein. , ., ., , ., . seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i — seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i fear _ seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i fear that _ seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i fear that there - seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i fear that there will - seeing. is there going to be a crash between? i fear that there will be l seeing. is there going to be a crashj between? i fear that there will be a collision, whether _ between? i fear that there will be a collision, whether they _ between? i fear that there will be a collision, whether they go - between? i fear that there will be a collision, whether they go out - between? i fear that there will be a collision, whether they go out of i collision, whether they go out of the race or not, i don't know. my guess is that max has won more races than he has had pole position, lewis has won 103 races and been on pole position for 103, so he is very solid. my opinion is that max needs to be superefficient at the start because fundamentally the mercedes car is still slightly better, and he cannot afford to let lewis pull away from him because that is what would happen. flan from him because that is what would ha en. . from him because that is what would ha en, ., from him because that is what would ha en. ., from him because that is what would ha en, ., ., from him because that is what would ha en. ., ., happen. can i ask you one last thin ? happen. can i ask you one last thing? the _ happen. can i ask you one last thing? the logistics _ happen. can i ask you one last| thing? the logistics tomorrow, people will be sitting on their sofa and watching it, are you a head in hands screaming type formula 1 watcher? maybe you are commentating. i don't know. i am due to commentate but i am doing a series of other shows. there has been an enormous demand for the tickets at the tv station at channel 4 which will be going live. they had their reporter fell already so i am doing this from backin fell already so i am doing this from back in london. i will be glued to the tv, but i will have to take notes and explain everything that is happening if you like retrospectively, and make sure that i catch the moment when all of the action happens, because that is what people want to see, and the replays, and recanting the build—up to the most important part of the race. that is what i will be doing. calm, eddie jordan. _ that is what i will be doing. calm, eddie jordan, guiding _ that is what i will be doing. calm, eddie jordan, guiding us - that is what i will be doing. calm, eddie jordan, guiding us through. | eddiejordan, guiding us through. lovely to speak to you, thank you very much. lovely to speak to you, thank you very much-— very much. always a pleasure. talkin: very much. always a pleasure. talking of— very much. always a pleasure. talking of jeopardy, _ very much. always a pleasure. talking ofjeopardy, i- very much. always a pleasure. talking ofjeopardy, i think i very much. always a pleasure. talking ofjeopardy, i think we | very much. always a pleasure. i talking ofjeopardy, i think we are going to be fine. an asteroid bigger than the eiffel tower will skim the earth's orbit later today. this will be the closest it's ever been to our planet, since it was first spotted 40 years ago. it's 1,000 feet long and travelling nearly 15,000 mph, but don't worry — scientists say it doesn't pose us any danger. let's speak now to astronomer, drjenifer millard. i suppose, first of all, we need to put it out loud and clear that we are ok. ~ , ,., , put it out loud and clear that we are ok. ~ ,,., , ., are ok. absolutely fine, in no dancer are ok. absolutely fine, in no danger whatsoever. _ are ok. absolutely fine, in no danger whatsoever. even i are ok. absolutely fine, in no i danger whatsoever. even though it has this asteroid we have this habit of giving a specific astronomical definitions to common phrases and thatis definitions to common phrases and that is what has happened in this case. potentially, this asteroid is one whose orbit comes within 19.5 one whose orbit comes within19.5 lira distance of earth's orbit and it is over 140 metres across back just because its orbit comes close to ours doesn't mean it is going to hit us. we know about 2200 of these asteroids and 99% of them have zero chance of hitting earth within the next 100 years, and of the small fraction that have a very small chance of hitting us within the next 100 years, that chance is nearly always less than 1%, so we are going to be absolutely fine, no problems at all. ~ . to be absolutely fine, no problems at all. ~ , ., , to be absolutely fine, no problems atall. . . _ at all. will there be any chunks cominu at all. will there be any chunks coming off— at all. will there be any chunks coming off of— at all. will there be any chunks coming off of it _ at all. will there be any chunks coming off of it that _ at all. will there be any chunks coming off of it that could i at all. will there be any chunks| coming off of it that could enter our obit? figs coming off of it that could enter our obit? �* . . .. �* coming off of it that could enter our obit? ~ , . �* ., ., our obit? as far as we're aware it will ass our obit? as far as we're aware it will pass by _ our obit? as far as we're aware it will pass by no — our obit? as far as we're aware it will pass by no problem - our obit? as far as we're aware it will pass by no problem as i our obit? as far as we're aware it will pass by no problem as one i our obit? as far as we're aware it i will pass by no problem as one solid object. we have got a meteor shower, the geminids in the next couple of days but that is unconnected to this asteroid. tell days but that is unconnected to this asteroid. . days but that is unconnected to this asteroid. , ., ,., .. days but that is unconnected to this asteroid. , ., ., . asteroid. tell us about how close the have asteroid. tell us about how close they have ever— asteroid. tell us about how close they have ever got. _ asteroid. tell us about how close they have ever got. as _ asteroid. tell us about how close they have ever got. as you i asteroid. tell us about how close they have ever got. as you look i asteroid. tell us about how close i they have ever got. as you look back over time, what is the nearest none near miss? irate over time, what is the nearest none near miss?— near miss? we get big asteroid -aassin is near miss? we get big asteroid passing is all — near miss? we get big asteroid passing is all the _ near miss? we get big asteroid passing is all the time. - near miss? we get big asteroid passing is all the time. barely l near miss? we get big asteroid| passing is all the time. barely a week goes past. sometimes they come between the earth and the moon. so thatis between the earth and the moon. so that is quite close. we have had some encounters in the past. we can think back to the dinosaurs. when one hit the earth. they fly by all the time. ., , ., , , the time. how big does the lump need to be, if it the time. how big does the lump need to be. if it hit — the time. how big does the lump need to be, if it hit the — the time. how big does the lump need to be, if it hit the earth, _ the time. how big does the lump need to be, if it hit the earth, to _ the time. how big does the lump need to be, if it hit the earth, to be - to be, if it hit the earth, to be devastating?— to be, if it hit the earth, to be devastatin: ? ~ . . , ., devastating? much, much bigger than this asteroid- — devastating? much, much bigger than this asteroid. this _ devastating? much, much bigger than this asteroid. this is _ devastating? much, much bigger than this asteroid. this is about _ devastating? much, much bigger than this asteroid. this is about 330 i this asteroid. this is about 330 metres long, about the size of the eiffel tower, and if something like that was to hit us, we are talking about citywide damage not planet ending, anything like that. to be on a planetary scale, has to be something several kilometres in size, one that wiped out the dinosaurs was ten kilometres across. we wouldn't expect to see massive climate change or anything like that from this. ., ., ., from this. one final thought, it all sounds very _ from this. one final thought, it all sounds very sci-fi, _ from this. one final thought, it all sounds very sci-fi, dr— from this. one final thought, it all sounds very sci-fi, dr millard, i sounds very sci—fi, dr millard, could we launch a missile to break up could we launch a missile to break up one of these things? does that technology exist? it up one of these things? does that technology exist?— technology exist? it does. we are conducting _ technology exist? it does. we are conducting a _ technology exist? it does. we are conducting a full-scale _ technology exist? it does. we are conducting a full-scale planetaryl conducting a full—scale planetary defence plan, you have seen this in the films, it's then something to explode the asteroid to smithereens and then reality that would be difficult to do because you have to know the composition and structure of the asteroid and to detonate it at the right time. the best thing you can do is punch it out of the day which is what we are doing with the dart mission, so we will do that next year, trying to change the orbit by a few minutes, its orbital period, and that should be enough. if anything did come unexpectedly out of the gloom we should be able to repeat it, so that it would carry on its way like this one is going to do. ., ., . , ,., , on its way like this one is going to do. ., ., . , ., do. the overarching message is that we are fine — do. the overarching message is that we are fine and _ do. the overarching message is that we are fine and there _ do. the overarching message is that we are fine and there is _ do. the overarching message is that we are fine and there is nothing i do. the overarching message is that we are fine and there is nothing to l we are fine and there is nothing to worry about, you have been very reassuring, so thank you forjoining us, drmillard. reassuring, so thank you forjoining us, dr millard. so, we can look at things closer to earth, like this... how about that? i don't know what it is like where you are, but this is where we are. sunrise earlier this morning. you get the picture. it is absolutely stunning. it has been more intense than that. when the sky was dark with red patches, so beautiful. and lots of people have been stunned by the sunrise this morning. been stunned by the sunrise this morninu. .. . been stunned by the sunrise this morninu. ., , , �* been stunned by the sunrise this morninu. ., , ,�* been stunned by the sunrise this morninu. ,�* been stunned by the sunrise this morninu. ., , ,�* ., morning. gorgeous, isn't it? look at these gorgeous _ morning. gorgeous, isn't it? look at these gorgeous pictures. _ morning. gorgeous, isn't it? look at these gorgeous pictures. thank- morning. gorgeous, isn't it? look at these gorgeous pictures. thank you | these gorgeous pictures. thank you for the lovely weather watchers pictures as per usual. but it is not like that everywhere. we have seen a little bit of missed and merck and some rain. looking at the weather watchers photos, what most of us are taking pictures of our what we have just saw from the camera on the roof, that sort of vision, that lovely sunrise. it is looking a bit like that for some of us i know, and heading through the weekend, we are likely to see a bit of a gear change. less of the kind of sunshine and settled weather we saw yesterday but less of the cold, with temperatures rising a bit as we head through today. this is all happening because of this feature. it is the weather front, because of this feature. it is the weatherfront, bringing the because of this feature. it is the weather front, bringing the west, outbreaks of rain, a boundary between the colder air and the milder air. temperatures today getting to about 12 celsius behind the weather front. you getting to about 12 celsius behind the weatherfront. you can getting to about 12 celsius behind the weather front. you can see it clear on the graphics. i had a bit, it will still be quite cool. it will take time for that milder air to creep towards the east. but it will get there. and it will do so as we head through the weather front moving along. we see some rain pushing into the south—west, wales, through central parts of england, and these blustery showers moving into northern ireland and parts of scotland. under clear skies and temperatures dip low, down to about five celsius, and where we are in the milder air out with some of that cloud, down to around 11 celsius. higher than some parts of the south of england, the south—east will see today. tomorrow morning we have this feature moving in three parts of wales, northern ireland, the north of england and then to scotland. further south, of england and then to scotland. furthersouth, it of england and then to scotland. further south, it should be mostly dry with a bit of brightness everywhere. top temperatures, 14 celsius. you can see that it is colder across parts of scotland and the northern isles, still in single figures. one thing we are keeping a close eye on is this area of low pressure. this reaches us tomorrow night and into monday. it is likely to introduce some unsettled conditions. this is a close—up view. stormy conditions across northern ireland, the western isles, western coast of scotland, that could be pretty nasty. we will keep you posted. pretty nasty. we will keep you osted. . . pretty nasty. we will keep you osted. . , ., , pretty nasty. we will keep you .osted. ., , ., , posted. that is how it is looking. started so _ posted. that is how it is looking. started so beautifully _ posted. that is how it is looking. started so beautifully and i posted. that is how it is looking. started so beautifully and ended| started so beautifully and ended with that. i started so beautifully and ended with that. , ., , ., with that. i try to put a positive sin on with that. i try to put a positive spin on things _ with that. i try to put a positive spin on things but _ with that. i try to put a positive spin on things but then - with that. i try to put a positive spin on things but then it i with that. i try to put a positive spin on things but then itjust l with that. i try to put a positive i spin on things but then itjust goes downhill, apologies. lovely to see you both. the glitterball trophy is in touching distance for strictly come dancing's four remaining couples, as they take to the ballroom for the semifinal later this evening. tonight, they'll face an added challenge, with not one, but two dances to perform. let's take a look at the contestants left in the running. # we are family, yeah, yeah, # i got all my sisters and me # yeah, yeah, yeah, now— # we are family # get up everybody and see... # i can feel it coming in the airtonight # hold on, hold on # # i #ican # i can feel it coming in the air tonight. # rhythm is going to get you tonight. # more than i ever dreamt of # more than i ever dreamt of # and no one can take me away from you. # this will be, this will be... # watching closely. joining us now is former strictly professional, ian waite. some would say that i don't know what i'm talking about but hopefully i do, when we are talking about dancing, of course. i i do, when we are talking about dancing, of course.— i do, when we are talking about dancing, of course. i love the way ou 'ust dancing, of course. i love the way you just check _ dancing, of course. i love the way you just check yourself _ dancing, of course. i love the way you just check yourself out. i i you just check yourself out. i wanted to dress smartly you just check yourself out. l wanted to dress smartly because everybody dresses too casually these days. everybody dresses too casually these da s. . ~ everybody dresses too casually these da s. . ,, , ., everybody dresses too casually these da s. . ~' , ., , everybody dresses too casually these das. .mg , . everybody dresses too casually these das. .mg, , .g, everybody dresses too casually these das. .miy. y .y, days. thank you very much! just give us the big thoughts _ days. thank you very much! just give us the big thoughts about _ days. thank you very much! just give us the big thoughts about what i days. thank you very much! just give us the big thoughts about what we i us the big thoughts about what we are seeing going into tonight. irate are seeing going into tonight. we have are seeing going into tonight. - have four fantastic couples. last week, obviously, they all try to raise their game with spectacular lifts, some of them worked, some didn't. but i think they are fantastic. we have rose who is very gorgeous and endearing, we all love rose, she isjust beautiful. they did that extreme lift, which was heart stopping last week. but beautiful toys, amazing american smooth last week, fantastic lifts. i love them. then we havejohn and johannes, i don't know about anyone else but i am obsessed with their backsides, those tight trousers, they looked like ripe peaches gliding across the dance floor. i hope you would be paying attention to it footwork! i hope you would be paying attention to it footwork!— to it footwork! i 'ust love their work, to it footwork! i 'ust love their work. their _ to it footwork! i just love their work, their chemistry, - to it footwork! i just love their work, their chemistry, it i to it footwork! i just love their work, their chemistry, it is i to it footwork! i just love their work, their chemistry, it is so | work, their chemistry, it is so different from a normal dancing couple because on the floor, it is so powerful, the two of them together. when they came out last week — mac they are not a long time ago! but the tanker was amazing and so was the paso doble. we have a j, gorgeous long limbs. personally i think she is the best all—round dancer. think she is the best all-round dancer. �* . think she is the best all-round dancer. �* , ., ., ., dancer. because of that lift going on. there dancer. because of that lift going on- there is _ dancer. because of that lift going on. there is pressure. _ dancer. because of that lift going on. there is pressure. there i dancer. because of that lift going on. there is pressure. there is i dancer. because of that lift going| on. there is pressure. there is so much pressure on them. you started off talking about the lifts. everybody raises their game and mistakes happen. timer;r everybody raises their game and mistakes happen.— everybody raises their game and mistakes happen. they all went into the quarterfinal _ mistakes happen. they all went into the quarterfinal thinking, _ mistakes happen. they all went into the quarterfinal thinking, let's i mistakes happen. they all went into the quarterfinal thinking, let's put i the quarterfinal thinking, let's put in a spectacular lift. it has a high risk, then. two of them worked, and two of the couples didn't. but everybody appreciates the fact that they are going that one step further. it did look a little bit ungainly with the legs, but i love them. here we go, with the second lift with john them. here we go, with the second lift withjohn and them. here we go, with the second lift with john and johannes. them. here we go, with the second lift withjohn and johannes. it them. here we go, with the second lift with john and johannes. it was just the entry into it which didn't quite work. just the entry into it which didn't quite work-— just the entry into it which didn't ruite work. �* ,, , ~i quite work. and i think he shocked everybody. — quite work. and i think he shocked everybody. rhys- _ quite work. and i think he shocked everybody, rhys. he _ quite work. and i think he shocked everybody, rhys. he was - quite work. and i think he shocked everybody, rhys. he was the i quite work. and i think he shocked i everybody, rhys. he was the closest to rroin everybody, rhys. he was the closest to going out — everybody, rhys. he was the closest to going out until— everybody, rhys. he was the closest to going out until last _ everybody, rhys. he was the closest to going out until last week's - to going out until last week's performance. i said from the beginning that he was the most talented out of all of them, rhys, he gave it so much energy every week, but he couldn't seem to control it. but last week we saw that amazing argentine tango, and he controlled his moves and it was spectacular. controlled his moves and it was spectacular-— controlled his moves and it was sectacular. . , , ., spectacular. when you first started in strictl , spectacular. when you first started in strictly. 2004. _ spectacular. when you first started in strictly, 2004, when _ spectacular. when you first started in strictly, 2004, when it - spectacular. when you first started | in strictly, 2004, when it launched, but it was the second series. ferrite in strictly, 2004, when it launched, but it was the second series. we had two series in — but it was the second series. we had two series in the _ but it was the second series. we had two series in the first _ but it was the second series. we had two series in the first year _ but it was the second series. we had two series in the first year if - but it was the second series. we had two series in the first year if you i two series in the first year if you can believe it. it wasn't really popular then. can believe it. it wasn't really popularthen. is can believe it. it wasn't really pepularthen-_ can believe it. it wasn't really popular then. is the quality of dancin: popular then. is the quality of dancing dramatically - popular then. is the quality of. dancing dramatically different? i dancing dramatically different? i think it is so much better. i was there back in the day. it was harder because people didn't know what to expect. you had more people who are not dancers doing it. find expect. you had more people who are not dancers doing it.— not dancers doing it. and the expectation _ not dancers doing it. and the expectation is _ not dancers doing it. and the expectation is that _ not dancers doing it. and the expectation is that it - not dancers doing it. and the expectation is that it has - not dancers doing it. and the expectation is that it has to l not dancers doing it. and the l expectation is that it has to be better every year, it cannot be more of the same. figs better every year, it cannot be more of the same-— of the same. as a celebrity going into it you _ of the same. as a celebrity going into it you know _ of the same. as a celebrity going into it you know that _ of the same. as a celebrity going into it you know that you - of the same. as a celebrity going into it you know that you have i of the same. as a celebrity going into it you know that you have a l into it you know that you have a certain amount of dancing ability. our lovely dan struggle because he wasn't a dancer, and that is what everybody loved about him, he grew throughout the series and became a dancer with some fantastic performances at the end. who dancer with some fantastic performances at the end. who is your money on? — performances at the end. who is your money on? it — performances at the end. who is your money on? it is _ performances at the end. who is your money on? it is a _ performances at the end. who is your money on? it is a difficult _ performances at the end. who is your money on? it is a difficult one. - performances at the end. who is your money on? it is a difficult one. who l money on? it is a difficult one. who do you want to win and who do you think? i do you want to win and who do you think? ., ~ ; do you want to win and who do you think? ., ~ 1 , .. , , think? i would like a] because she is the best all-round _ think? i would like a] because she is the best all-round dancer. - think? i would like a] because she is the best all-round dancer. i - is the best all—round dancer. i think rose might win because she is so lovely and i love the chemistry with her and giovanni stop and i think to overcome what she has overcome, and to be performing the way she is is amazing. 50 overcome, and to be performing the way she is is amazing.— way she is is amazing. so that is our way she is is amazing. so that is your winner? — way she is is amazing. so that is your winner? i — way she is is amazing. so that is your winner? i don't _ way she is is amazing. so that is your winner? i don't want - way she is is amazing. so that is your winner? i don't want to - way she is is amazing. so that is | your winner? i don't want to say, because i — your winner? i don't want to say, because i love _ your winner? i don't want to say, because i love john _ your winner? i don't want to say, because i love john and - your winner? i don't want to say, because i love john and johannes your winner? i don't want to say, i because i love john and johannes as because i lovejohn and johannes as well. it is a difficult one. because i love john and johannes as well. it is a difficult one.— well. it is a difficult one. tonight is the semifinal _ well. it is a difficult one. tonight is the semifinal of _ well. it is a difficult one. tonight is the semifinal of strictly, - well. it is a difficult one. tonight i is the semifinal of strictly, 6:40pm is the semifinal of strictly, 6:1i0pm on bbc one. that's all we have time for this morning. breakfast will be back tomorrow from 6, with ben and katherine. have a lovely weekend, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk renews its appeal for everyone eligible to come forward for a booster vaccine — as research shows it significantly reduces the chance of developing symptoms from the omicron variant. new guidance is issued for care homes in england that will limit visitors to three for each resident — as omicron cases surge. a powerful storm batters parts of the us — a tornado hit an amazon warehouse in the state of illinois with reports of multiple people being trapped inside. britain 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