declared in kentucky — after the largest outbreak of tornadoes in american history leaves at least 90 dead, across six states. a bbc investigation finds networks of breeders are offering to mutilate puppies, to follow a social media trend. and coming up — why the uk's tv production industry is enjoying a golden age. the nhs is offering every adult in england a covid boosterjab by the end of the month, to fight what the prime minister has described as a "tidal wave" of omicron infections. in a televised address, borisjohnson urged everyone to get their booster as soon as possible to "protect our nhs, our freedoms and our way of life". uk's covid alert level has also been raised to level four, which means a high, or rising level of transmission. the booster target means people aged 18 and over in england will be able to get their third jabs from this week, as long as it has been three months since their second dose. those aged 30 and over can already book an appointment online. the prime minister said more than a0 teams from the miltary will be deployed to help with the vaccination effort. mobile units will be established and clinics�* opening hours will be extended with more appointments on offer. thousands more volunteer vaccinators are also going to be trained. but nhs providers — which represents hospitals and community services, has warned the service is already "beyond full stretch" the intensified booster campaign will have an impact on other care provided. with some appointments postponed. today, the government's work—from—home guidance for people in england has been re—introduced. our first report is from our political correspondent, chris mason. the countdown to the new year might look rather like this. queueing for a booster. the prime minister wants to massively accelerate the delivery of vaccine shots, because... i'm afraid we are now facing an emergency in our battle with the new variant omicron. and we must urgently reinforce our wall of vaccine protection to keep our friends and loved ones safe. here's a sense of the scale of what he's hoping to achieve. to offer everyone aged 18 and over a booster by the end of the month means giving 1 million doses a day, every day, until the end of the year. at the moment, around half a million doses are being given a day. to achieve this doubling, will come at a cost. with other non—covid related health care being put off. this will require an extraordinary effort, and as we focus on boosters, and make this new target achievable, it will mean some other appointments will need to be postponed until the new year. but if we don't do this now, the wave of omicron could be so big that cancellations and disruptions like the loss of cancer appointments will be even greater next year. and behind this door, his conclusion was simple and stark. so, let's do it. let's get boosted now. get boosted now for yourself, for your friends and your family. get boosted now to protectjobs and livelihoods across this country. get boosted now to protect our nhs, our freedoms and our way of life. get boosted now. national addresses like this from a prime minister are pretty rare and they have two consequences. firstly, they grab attention. but secondly, they remove the opportunity for scrutiny and questions. is the plan realistic? will it mean more restrictions are coming? labour are, for now, at least, backing the government. this has got to be a big national effort, all of us have got a part to play. and it's crucial that, you know, despite people's anger and frustration with the prime minister, justifiable anger and frustration with the prime minister, we put that to one side in the efforts to get the vaccine booster roll—out and to make it a success. tomorrow, the prime minister will seek and secure parliamentary approval for the introduction of so—called plan b in england, the already announced step up of measures to try to reduce the spread of the virus. the question now is how soon there might be talk of a plan c. chris mason, bbc news. extra support has been promised to speed up the vaccine drive in scotland, wales and northern ireland. like england, scotland is aiming to offer all adults a booster by the end of the year — while wales has set a target for the end of januray. in northern ireland, people over the age of 30 are currently being offered third doses, with plans to step up the roll—out. let's talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. the prime minister has a new slogan, get boosted now. how big a moment, in your view, is this in the current story? it in your view, is this in the current sto ? , ., , in your view, is this in the current sto ? , . , ., ~ story? it is a big moment. whenever the prime minister _ story? it is a big moment. whenever the prime minister does _ story? it is a big moment. whenever the prime minister does one - story? it is a big moment. whenever the prime minister does one of- story? it is a big moment. whenever| the prime minister does one of these televised addresses, one—to—one between him and the audience, it feels very dramatic. they don't happen very often. they are saved for when they want to make a big impact. his critics would say it is also a way of evading scrutiny, because if you don't do a press conference then you don't get questions from journalists, if you don't do a statement in parliament, you don't get questions from hostile mps, sometimes they have been on the prime minister's own site. the reason they are going big on the poster campaign is because scientific data tells them that they need to. that is how the health secretary, sajid javid, explained this morning. we have seen what covid is capable of. we have seen, with the previous variants, starting with the wuhan variant, the alpha variant, the delta variant, how it works. that you start seeing a rise in cases. people get ill, some into hospital, some, sadly, die. it is much better to act early. and what we have now, that we didn't have before with any of the other variants, when they started, is that we have vaccines. now, we know that two don't work. we know that three do. and that's why it's eminently sensible, absolutely the right thing to take that action. while the vaccine programme is ramping up on one hand, on the other hand, conservative mps concerned about plan b, and the latest measures in england, that is ramping up measures in england, that is ramping up too. particularly around the issue of covert — covid passes, where you have to prove you have had the vaccine, or tested negative, to get into a nightclub, or large events indoors and outdoors. that will be subject to a parliamentary vote tomorrow. an increasing number of conservative backbenchers say they will vote against it or not support the government in that vote. however, legislation will go through, because labour have promised to support it, just like they are supporting the expansion of they are supporting the expansion of the booster programme. here is the shadow foreign secretary david lammy. the labour party will always put the national interest first. - this is a health emergency. a public health emergency. this is not the time to play politics. - i we took the view that we should i never have abandoned the wearing of masks in the first place. and for all of that reasons, - we were calling for plan b sooner than the prime minister brought it into place _ in terms of things to look out for over the next few days, there are a few. logistical problems with the vaccine roll—out, delivering i million jabs a day, vaccine roll—out, delivering i millionjabs a day, further tells more than the record—breaking day so far, already you can see big queues outside walk in centres all over the country. also, there will be a knock—on cost to the nhs of appointments and operations, and procedures being cancelled, as the nhs swings round to focus on the vaccine programme. how does that start to feel in the next few days? thirdly, you can see in the documents from the scientific advisers and the modellers, they are talking about the potential need for more stringent measures to control the virus. they don't spell out what those measures could be. but it is something that scientists are talking about more and more. however, it is not something that ministers have discussed or thought about at the moment. i just wonder if the volume on that will get turned up as the number of cases of the omicron variant shoot up in the next few days. let's talk to saffron cordery, deputy chief executive of nhs providers. the cup and back once every adult in england to be offered a booster by the end of the month. is that achievable? i the end of the month. is that achievable?— the end of the month. is that achievable? ~' .,' ., ., achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted _ achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted by _ achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted by the _ achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted by the end - achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted by the end of- achievable? i think the offer of a covid boosted by the end of the| covid boosted by the end of the month is incredibly challenging. at what we do know is that the nhs is incredibly skilled at rising to the challenges, and are happy many of them recently, that are thrown its way. but we have to understand that this is a massive logistical challenge, because we have been stepping up and stepping down these vaccines, the vaccine capacity, over the last year also. at where are now is at the beginning of a winter that is at the beginning of a winter that is going to be incredibly challenging. we know that demand for services is higher than it has ever been. so, to step up the vaccine campaign as well adds an extra pressure there. but we do know that, because this has been made a priority, i think the prime minister rightly recognised that this is an emergency. and all focus will be on stepping up the booster campaign. so there is that following wind that should help us deliver that. but it's going to be incredibly challenging. it's going to be incredibly challenauin. , , challenging. presumably, the government _ challenging. presumably, the government is _ challenging. presumably, the government is deploying - challenging. presumably, the government is deploying 42 l challenging. presumably, the - government is deploying 42 military planning teams, training more volunteers, opening more walk—in centres. presumably all of these measures will help. {iii centres. presumably all of these measures will help.— centres. presumably all of these measures will help. of course they will hel. measures will help. of course they will help- and _ measures will help. of course they will help. and i _ measures will help. of course they will help. and i think _ measures will help. of course they will help. and i think the _ measures will help. of course they will help. and i think the only - measures will help. of course they will help. and i think the only way | will help. and i think the only way that this can be delivered is if everyone plays their part and extra support is called in. because it is a huge, huge effort required in order to meet this. what we are basically during a saying let's meet this target in three weeks, instead of seven weeks. which is effectively cutting the time by around a month. yes, it is a big challenge. those offers of help from the military and others will be incredibly useful, particularly to help with the logistics of this. but what we have to remember is that this is going to be taking front line staff to focus on vaccines, where they would ordinarily have been focusing on routine care, both in hospitals, mental health community services and also in primary care. and we know that there are pressures across the whole of the nhs waterfront at the moment. i whole of the nhs waterfront at the moment. ., ., ., ,~' whole of the nhs waterfront at the moment. ., ., ., i. ., moment. i want to ask you about this, what _ moment. i want to ask you about this, what will— moment. i want to ask you about this, what will this _ moment. i want to ask you about this, what will this mean? - moment. i want to ask you about this, what will this mean? tell. moment. i want to ask you aboutj this, what will this mean? tell us in more detail, what will this for the nhs when it comes to the services? ~ ~ ., , , services? well, i think that this is the inch services? well, i think that this is the pinch point. _ services? well, i think that this is the pinch point, really. _ services? well, i think that this is the pinch point, really. what- services? well, i think that this is the pinch point, really. what we | services? well, i think that this is i the pinch point, really. what we are likely to see is delays and cancellations across other bits of the nhs, and people waiting longer for the treatment and services that they need over this period, as the booster vaccine is rolled out. so, it is likely to mean that some people may have routine appointments cancelled. it is likely to mean that some may have operations cancelled that were planned in. and we know that were planned in. and we know thatis that were planned in. and we know that is incredibly difficult for people that have been waiting a very long time already for their treatment. it's also possible that it means longer waits in accident and emergency departments. i think another factor that and emergency departments. i think anotherfactor that we and emergency departments. i think another factor that we have to be put into the mix here is the incredible pressure that social care is under. and without effective social care, it's really difficult to discharge people from hospital, because they rely on that care in order to help them do that. and the booster campaign is really important in making sure that everyone who needs a vaccine gets one, and has that extra third jab of protection, so that they can continue to work. so if we have the front line social care staff affected by omicron, they won't be able to work, which of course puts huge pressure on. so it is complex, it is a big, logistical challenge. it really needs everyone to play their part, including the public coming forward for their boosters, and also showing even more understanding than they have shown to date about if they have to wait longer or have a procedure rescheduled.— longer or have a procedure rescheduled. ., ., , , , rescheduled. saffron cordery, deputy chief executive _ rescheduled. saffron cordery, deputy chief executive of _ rescheduled. saffron cordery, deputy chief executive of nhs _ rescheduled. saffron cordery, deputy chief executive of nhs providers. - let's talk to conservative mp dr liam fox, who used to practice as a gp and is a member of the royal college of general practitioners. good morning. well, saffron cordery laying out in stark detail, really, the pressure is the nhs is facing. the prime minister, warning that we face a tidal wave of omicron. do you support the government's plans to deal with it? the support the government's plans to deal with it?— deal with it? the key is the roll-out — deal with it? the key is the roll-out of _ deal with it? the key is the roll-out of the _ deal with it? the key is the roll-out of the vaccine - deal with it? the key is the - roll-out of the vaccine programme. roll—out of the vaccine programme. it doesn't all have to be done with mainstream nhs facilities. i had my booster in the pharmacy around the corner from where i booster in the pharmacy around the cornerfrom where i live. we can bring extra capacity into the system. i have to say, as somebody that did the vaccine programme, i am yet to be asked to give any vaccines at all. so, there is still capacity out there we can call upon. there is no doubt that getting the third dose is important. although we should remember that we are not starting from the same position that we were before. 89% of those over 12 in britain have had one dose, and 81% of those over 12 have had two already of the vaccine. to say it doesn't work at all is not true, in fact. it may give protection, but not as much as we had in the two doses for the delta variant. so, we are still in the learning part of the curve when it comes to how bad the curve when it comes to how bad the omicron variant will be. and we mustn'tjump to conclusions or make statements that can't be fully validated by the facts. i statements that can't be fully validated by the facts.- statements that can't be fully validated by the facts. i am trying to decode some _ validated by the facts. i am trying to decode some of— validated by the facts. i am trying to decode some of what - validated by the facts. i am trying to decode some of what you just. to decode some of what you just said. are you saying that you don't think this booster campaign is enough, are you saying it is too late, orare enough, are you saying it is too late, or are you saying that we should have waited a bit longer? i think it is absolutely right. we have to make sure that if we are going to do it, that we bring in all of the capacity that we might need. one that will be bringing people from outside the nhs, so we are not diverting people with other skills and to just giving vaccines. we have seen that a lot in the roll—out so far. we simply need to do it faster. and i think that is entirely the right approach to where we are. we know, from the data that we have, that omicron is more transmissible. it doesn't mean it is more serious is an illness. there is a lot of evidence to suggest it might be a less serious illness. but we know the vaccines we have, to get at the same level we got in terms of protection of the delta variant, we are needing three doses for the omicron variant. so the vaccine programme is exactly the right way to proceed. programme is exactly the right way to roceed. ~ ., ., ., to proceed. what about the other manauers to proceed. what about the other managers to _ to proceed. what about the other managers to measures? - to proceed. what about the other managers to measures? for- to proceed. what about the other- managers to measures? for instance, working from home has been introduced in england. will you be supporting those issues when they come before the house of commons on a vote tomorrow?— a vote tomorrow? well, there are different measures _ a vote tomorrow? well, there are different measures and _ a vote tomorrow? well, there are different measures and each - a vote tomorrow? well, there are different measures and each one| a vote tomorrow? well, there are i different measures and each one of them has to be looked at separately. so, of the four boats we are likely to have, one will be to move away from the ten day isolation, to daily tests for those that have been vaccinated. that makes perfect sense. i think the ten day quarantine would cause massive disruption, the government are right to make that change. in terms of widespread wearing of masks, i can live with that. if masks did not reduce transmissibility, then surgeons would not wear masks during surgery. so, that is what we all expect them to do. on the other issues, i am expect them to do. on the other issues, iam much expect them to do. on the other issues, i am much less sanguine. on the compulsory carrying of passports, first of all, there is a question of how effective they are, evidence from other countries suggests they are not very effective. also, i have a problem with the government requiring people to do that. up until now it has been up to do that. up until now it has been up to individual clubs, restaurants or whatever, to take the measures they see fit to protect customers. i see no problem with them continuing to do that. the fourth vote, which would be the compulsory immunisation of health workers, i'm afraid i can't vote for any immunisation being made compulsory by the state. how many of your colleagues do you think willjoin you and perhaps voting against the last two measures you outlined? i voting against the last two measures you outlined?— you outlined? i don't know. i think that we should _ you outlined? i don't know. i think that we should take _ you outlined? i don't know. i think that we should take these - you outlined? i don't know. i thinkl that we should take these decisions on the evidence that we have. i know i will be listening to what the health secretary says. when it comes to compulsory immunisation in this country, it has never been part of our ethos, even in things like the medical profession, where doctors are supposed to have immunisation against hepatitis b, it is not part of the law. when you go to the state compelling people to have things like immunisations, you have crossed a line which i think we would come to regret. we have to see all of these things in balance. the booster programme is absolutely right, other measures, we should look to see whether they might be effective, but there are some points of principle upon which i don't think people compromise. upon which i don't think people compromise-— upon which i don't think people comromise. ., ., ., , compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there. — compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there, good _ compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there, good to _ compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there, good to talk _ compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there, good to talk to _ compromise. doctor liam fox, we must leave it there, good to talk to you. - and we'll be putting all your questions on the omicron variant and the booster campaign to the experts in your questions answered. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcyourquestions, or email at [email protected]. that will be atjust after 11.30 this morning. voters in north shropshire go to the polls in a by—election on thursday. that's the constituency previously held by owen paterson. martine croxall is there for us in stestry. good morning. good morning to anyone watching at this hour of the day, where the sun is starting to come up on oswestry, one of five towns in the rural constituency of north shropshire, which is holding a by—election on thursday. it was triggered by the resignation of the long—standing conservative mp owen paterson, after he was found to have breached lobbying rules. lots of local issues at play here. but, recently, the contest has changed a little bit, because of the travails of the government and the questions about the conservative government holding christmas parties last year, which would have been in breach of the restrictions that were in place in london. we are here to talk to voters and candidates all day in oswestry. joining us first is ben wood, the labour candidate, born and raised here. welcome, thank you for joining us. what are people talking to you about on the doorstep? to what extent is how owen paterson resigned making a difference? i am runnina a resigned making a difference? i am running a local— resigned making a difference? i am running a local campaign on local issues, _ running a local campaign on local issues, our— running a local campaign on local issues, ourtowns running a local campaign on local issues, our towns are growing, but public— issues, our towns are growing, but public services are shrinking. yeah, we have _ public services are shrinking. yeah, we have not— public services are shrinking. yeah, we have notjust lost public services are shrinking. yeah, we have not just lost the ambulance station, _ we have not just lost the ambulance station, we — we have not just lost the ambulance station, we have lost the maternity unit, _ station, we have lost the maternity unit, my— station, we have lost the maternity unit, my old — station, we have lost the maternity unit, my old school gets 10% less funding _ unit, my old school gets 10% less funding per pupil compared to the natlonel— funding per pupil compared to the national average. we never see police _ national average. we never see police on — national average. we never see police on the streets any more. the christmas _ police on the streets any more. the christmas party, it is an absolute game _ christmas party, it is an absolute game changer. people feel they have been taken for granted. you game changer. people feel they have been taken for granted.— been taken for granted. you feel on the doorstep. _ been taken for granted. you feel on the doorstep, since _ been taken for granted. you feel on the doorstep, since all _ been taken for granted. you feel on the doorstep, since all of _ been taken for granted. you feel on the doorstep, since all of this - the doorstep, since all of this scrutiny of the christmas parties and the quizzes has come to light, that has been what people have started to talk about more often? oh, yes. this is a game changer. it's oh, yes. this is a game changer. it's not _ oh, yes. this is a game changer. it's notjust— oh, yes. this is a game changer. it's notjust a _ oh, yes. this is a game changer. it's notjust a christmas party, barnard — it's notjust a christmas party, barnard castle, the owen paterson affair, _ barnard castle, the owen paterson affair, at _ barnard castle, the owen paterson affair, at a — barnard castle, the owen paterson affair, at a local level, people think— affair, at a local level, people think it — affair, at a local level, people think it is _ affair, at a local level, people think it is one rule for the government and one for the rest of us. , , ., �* ., ., us. the thing is, you're going to reauire a us. the thing is, you're going to require a 2096 — us. the thing is, you're going to require a 2096 swing, _ us. the thing is, you're going to require a 2096 swing, if- us. the thing is, you're going to require a 2096 swing, if you - us. the thing is, you're going to require a 2096 swing, if you are| require a 20% swing, if you are going to win, if you are going to have the first labour mp in the 189 year history of the seat. how can you really bring back to back? we do that by running _ you really bring back to back? we do that by running a _ you really bring back to back? we do that by running a local _ you really bring back to back? we do that by running a local campaign. - you really bring back to back? we do that by running a local campaign. i l that by running a local campaign. i am here _ that by running a local campaign. i am here in— that by running a local campaign. i am here in oswestry today fighting for the _ am here in oswestry today fighting for the future of our town, market drayton, — for the future of our town, market drayton, elsmere, everywhere else, i am a _ drayton, elsmere, everywhere else, i am a local_ drayton, elsmere, everywhere else, i am a local candidate, fighting on local— am a local candidate, fighting on local issues, and i want to bring decency— local issues, and i want to bring decency back to our politics. the christmas — decency back to our politics. the christmas party cut through and people — christmas party cut through and people change. it christmas party cut through and people change-— christmas party cut through and people change. christmas party cut through and n-eole chanle. ., , , ., people change. it has always been a safe conservative _ people change. it has always been a safe conservative seat. _ people change. it has always been a safe conservative seat. people - people change. it has always been a safe conservative seat. people tend| safe conservative seat. people tend to vote for what they know. how are you going to make a difference as a local mp? is the fact that you are local mp? is the fact that you are local important? of course, you are very young, is not playing well or not so well?— not so well? you say it is a safe seat, in not so well? you say it is a safe seat. in 1987. — not so well? you say it is a safe seat, in 1987, labour— not so well? you say it is a safe seat, in 1987, labour came - not so well? you say it is a safe l seat, in 1987, labour came within 3000 _ seat, in 1987, labour came within 3000 votes— seat, in 1987, labour came within 3000 votes of winning it. since then, _ 3000 votes of winning it. since then, we — 3000 votes of winning it. since then, we have been consistently second _ then, we have been consistently second at— then, we have been consistently second at this time we are fighting to win _ second at this time we are fighting to win you — second at this time we are fighting to win. you are right that i am young~ — to win. you are right that i am young i— to win. you are right that i am young. i like to think that is an advantage. it means i have a fresh and exciting perspective on things. i'm and exciting perspective on things. i'm the _ and exciting perspective on things. i'm the only candidate running a positive — i'm the only candidate running a positive campaign and talking about the future _ positive campaign and talking about the future of towns and villages. i am optimistic about this one. would ou have a am optimistic about this one. would you have a second _ am optimistic about this one. would you have a second job? _ am optimistic about this one. would you have a second job? absolutely l you have a second “ob? absolutely not. for me. — you have a second “ob? absolutely not. for me, it — you have a second job? absolutely not. for me, it feels _ you have a second job? absolutely not. for me, it feels like - you have a second job? absolutely not. for me, it feels like for - you have a second job? absolutely not. for me, it feels like for too i not. for me, it feels like for too long _ not. for me, it feels like for too long we — not. for me, it feels like for too long we have not had anybody working for north _ long we have not had anybody working for north shropshire. i will not work— for north shropshire. i will not work for— for north shropshire. i will not work for myself, but for our towns and villages, i will never take a second — and villages, i will never take a second job _ and villages, i will never take a second job and always fight for the place _ second job and always fight for the place that— second job and always fight for the place that i call home. it is second job and always fight for the place that i call home.— place that i call home. it is a very rural constituency, _ place that i call home. it is a very rural constituency, how _ place that i call home. it is a very rural constituency, how well - place that i call home. it is a very rural constituency, how well do . rural constituency, how well do farmers feel they fared after brexit? a lot of them are hoping that the trade deals would really open markets for them. the that the trade deals would really open markets for them. the farmers i have been speaking _ open markets for them. the farmers i have been speaking to _ open markets for them. the farmers i have been speaking to in _ open markets for them. the farmers i have been speaking to in the - open markets for them. the farmers i have been speaking to in the past - have been speaking to in the past few weeks— have been speaking to in the past few weeks have been telling me that funding _ few weeks have been telling me that funding is— few weeks have been telling me that funding is a big issue, because the government are transitioning the funding _ government are transitioning the funding and the payments at the moment — funding and the payments at the moment. there was a cliff edge. what this means _ moment. there was a cliff edge. what this means is — moment. there was a cliff edge. what this means is that there are farms going _ this means is that there are farms going out— this means is that there are farms going out of business, people losing 'obs. going out of business, people losing jobs it— going out of business, people losing jobs. it means people in oswestry, and the _ jobs. it means people in oswestry, and the rest of the constituency, they are — and the rest of the constituency, they are going to struggle, because they are going to struggle, because they are _ they are going to struggle, because they are losing theirjobs and it has hit — they are losing theirjobs and it has hit the rest of the supply chain — has hit the rest of the supply chain. farmers are telling me they feel they— chain. farmers are telling me they feel they have been taken for granted _ feel they have been taken for ranted. ., ., , granted. how can one person make that much difference _ granted. how can one person make that much difference to _ granted. how can one person make that much difference to a _ that much difference to a constituency that you say feels has been left behind? once the voters won, those promises of fuelling the a5 fade away? i’m won, those promises of fuelling the a5 fade away?— a5 fade away? i'm not promising i have all of— a5 fade away? i'm not promising i have all of the _ a5 fade away? i'm not promising i have all of the answers, _ a5 fade away? i'm not promising i have all of the answers, because. a5 fade away? i'm not promising i have all of the answers, because i don't _ have all of the answers, because i don't i_ have all of the answers, because i don't i am — have all of the answers, because i don't i am a _ have all of the answers, because i don't. i am a local candidate, fighting — don't. i am a local candidate, fighting for the future of a place i love and — fighting for the future of a place i love and call home. that is the campaign — love and call home. that is the campaign i _ love and call home. that is the campaign i am putting forward. ben wood, the campaign i am putting forward. earl wood, the labour candidate for campaign i am putting forward. exam wood, the labour candidate for north shropshire, thank you for talking to us. as i said, we will be here throughout the day, hearing from all of the candidates standing in this very rural constituency. as we were saying, it has really changed since the westminster issues have come to the westminster issues have come to the fore. back to you now, rebecca, we will see you in an hour. and the fore. back to you now, rebecca, we will see you in an hour.— we will see you in an hour. and we will be speaking _ we will see you in an hour. and we will be speaking to _ we will see you in an hour. and we will be speaking to a _ we will see you in an hour. and we will be speaking to a number- we will see you in an hour. and we will be speaking to a number of. will be speaking to a number of candidates through the day on bbc news. there is a tall lydia ko total of 1a standing in the north shropshire by—election. let's take a look at the full list of them now. you can find more details about that on the website. a desperate search for survivors is under way in six us states devastated by powerful tornadoes. in kentucky, the death toll is expected to pass 100 — as emergency crews comb through debris. our us correspondent, nomia iqbal, has this report from one of the worst affected areas. i'm in cambridge shores, which is a neighbourhood in kentucky. and it's been hugely impacted by the tornadoes. they ripped right through, destroying most of the houses here, including this one. this used to be a three—storey home. and i spoke to the owner earlier today, jerry. and he told me that he lived here with his elderly father and they had managed to get out in the dead of night, on the friday, when the tornadoes ripped through. they have now returned because of course, they want to try and get hold of some of their belongings. and important stuff like this medication here which they've managed to find forjerry�*s father. there's also a safe full of precious items, there's money as well, there's all those kind of important mementos that mean a lot, that they're trying to find. but you can see, just the devastation in this neighbourhood, just how much things have been destroyed. and people here knew that bad weather was coming, they had received so many alerts over the course of the last few weeks, but nothing prepared anyone for these tornadoes. they took them by surprise, due to the speed and the ferocity. police investigating the case of missing nursing assistant petra srncova say initial inquiries "suggest the circumstances are not suspicious". a body found in a park in south—east london yesterday has yet to be formally identified, but is believed to be that of the 32—year—old. she had been missing since late last month. her family in the czech republic has been informed. with the unprecedented surge in demand for dogs during lockdown, a bbc investigation has found networks of breeders are offering to arrange cutting or mutilation of the ears of puppies for purely cosmetic reasons. the cropping of dogs ears is illegal in the uk but a team from bbc wales investigates has found that unlicensed breeders were offering to sell fraudulent foreign pet passports, to hide the identity of illegally mutilated dogs. wyre davies reports. good boy, you have been such a good boy. good boy, you have been such a good bo . ~' ., good boy, you have been such a good bo. ., , ., boy. lockdown has been boomtime for the dog business, _ boy. lockdown has been boomtime for the dog business, especially _ the dog business, especially so—called designer breeds like these american bulldogs. so-called designer breeds like these american bulldogs.— so-called designer breeds like these american bulldogs. these are known as micro bulldogs. _ american bulldogs. these are known as micro bulldogs. charities - american bulldogs. these are known as micro bulldogs. charities are - as micro bulldogs. charities are takin: on as micro bulldogs. charities are taking on more _ as micro bulldogs. charities are taking on more animals, - as micro bulldogs. charities are taking on more animals, often l taking on more animals, often confiscated from criminals cashing in on the trade in dogs. these dogs belong to one such breeder. christopher may like to show off and advertise his dogs online. he was recently jailed for advertise his dogs online. he was recentlyjailed for breeding without a license, and illegally importing dogs. it was also convicted of another crime, cutting off their ears. .. y , another crime, cutting off their ears. , , ., ., ears. sadly, there is a demand for dos with ears. sadly, there is a demand for dogs with years — ears. sadly, there is a demand for dogs with years mutilated. - ears. sadly, there is a demand for dogs with years mutilated. they i ears. sadly, there is a demand for. dogs with years mutilated. they cut the floppy better off. this is what he should look like. it is purely aesthetic, to achieve a look that some people think is attractive. it is illegal to cut dog ears like this in the uk. at the moment, you can import one when they have already been cropped. there are laws in place to protect animals, and we found plenty of backyard breeders who are staying one step ahead of the authorities to make some serious cash. keane on dogs with clips tiers. we went undercover and spoke to one reader to offer does a puppy for a £30,000. he describes what could be done to her ears. ii £30,000. he describes what could be done to her ears.— done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us — done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we _ done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we are _ done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we are going _ done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we are going to - done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we are going to see i done to her ears. if it ever comes back to us we are going to see it| back to us we are going to see it was present when you collected it, nothing to do with us. the was present when you collected it, nothing to do with us.— nothing to do with us. the bleed denied doing _ nothing to do with us. the bleed denied doing anything _ nothing to do with us. the bleed denied doing anything illegal. i nothing to do with us. the bleed| denied doing anything illegal. we showed our evidence to an expert. they are breaching the animal welfare act. he is advocating an illegal period for unnecessary mutilation. it is all for status. no health benefit to the dogs. there is a loophole that allows the importation of these dogs and that is acting as a smoke screen for it happening in the uk. lii< is acting as a smoke screen for it happening in the uk. uk government sa s happening in the uk. uk government says planned — happening in the uk. uk government says planned changes _ happening in the uk. uk government says planned changes to _ happening in the uk. uk government says planned changes to the - says planned changes to the law would restrict importation of dogs with such ears and puppies under six months old. we got hold of a blank foreign pet passport with all the necessary vaccination stamps. this is what allows some breeders to claim they have imported a dog with cropped ears to hide illegal activity here. an activity which can generate huge profits but in which designer dogs are often made to suffer. you can watch the full investigation — the hidden world of designer dog breeding — at 7.35pm tonight on bbc one wales and on iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning. it is a lot quieter here in the studio than it was last night across the north of scotland. a pretty wild night with wins getting close to 80 mph which are going to die down today. try hazy sunshine in places and across northern england north and west wales they will be outbreaks of rain. to the south plenty of cloud. a south—west wind and it has been a very mild start so far and it will stay that way in the south. a bit fresher further north by comparison but seven or eight degrees is a little bit above where we should be for the stage in mid—december. the reigning northern england and north wales will move southwards. it could be a damp and grey and to the night and start to tomorrow. some mist and fog possible. there could be a touch of frost here and across parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain, gusty winds continuing in the north and the next two days but overall largely dry and turning cooler with mist and fog by night. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: every adult in england will be offered a covid booster by the end of the month — as the health secretary promises to "throw everything" at beating omicron. the target will mean up to a million jabs a day, but there's concern over the scale of the task for an already—stretched nhs. from today, people in england are advised to work from home if they can, in a bid to slow the spread of the omicron variant. and coming up — why the uk's tv production industry is enjoying a golden age. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. reflecting on that chaotic end to the formula 1 season. it looked for all the world as though lewis hamilton would win an eighth world title, but then, with five laps remaining, a crash that brought with it the controversial ending that leaves the credibility of the sport in question and mercedes set to appeal the result — asjoe lynskey reports. 22 grand prix and 4000 miles of driving and it came down to one lap at the end. for max verstappen it was the overtake of his life, for lewis hamilton it was crashing. much of the race the debate was around this, hamilton with a short cut but he was allowed to keep the lead. investigation on the short cut. this race instead _ investigation on the short cut. this race instead changed with a crash down the field. the canadian spun out which meant the safety car came on and they all bunched up. hamilton's 12 second lead gone and the top two trying to win. its, hamilton's 12 second lead gone and the top two trying to win.— the top two trying to win. a late lunch by max — the top two trying to win. a late lunch by max verstappen. - the top two trying to win. a late - lunch by max verstappen. verstappen had 'ust ut lunch by max verstappen. verstappen had just put on _ lunch by max verstappen. verstappen had just put on new _ lunch by max verstappen. verstappen had just put on new tyres. _ lunch by max verstappen. verstappen had just put on new tyres. hamilton i had just put on new tyres. hamilton was outmanoeuvred. verstappen lay down the line was in sight. even for the greatest champions this was a hard way to lose.— the greatest champions this was a hard way to lose. congratulations to max and his — hard way to lose. congratulations to max and his team. _ hard way to lose. congratulations to max and his team. we _ hard way to lose. congratulations to max and his team. we gave - hard way to lose. congratulations to max and his team. we gave it - max and his team. we gave it everything. the last part of the season we gave it absolutely everything and we never gave up. it is unbelievable. the whole race i kept _ is unbelievable. the whole race i kept fighting and then that opportunity and the last lap it is incredible. it is insane. on opportunity and the last lap it is incredible. it is insane.- incredible. it is insane. on the track there _ incredible. it is insane. on the track there was _ incredible. it is insane. on the track there was euphoria - incredible. it is insane. on the track there was euphoria but i incredible. it is insane. on the| track there was euphoria but of incredible. it is insane. on the - track there was euphoria but of the hours tick by there was tension. hamilton's team protested the result. one of their drivers next year is george russell who said bunching the cars up was unacceptable. late at night in abu dhabi it was confirmed, the challenge dismissed. this was max verstappen's first world title won in the most extraordinary way. no doubt about the result for newcastle — are the team taken over in that multi—million pound saudi arabian deal going to be relegated? 4—0 they lost to leicester — youri tielemans scoring twice. it's just one win for newcastle all season. they're second from bottom and probably desperate to try and spend some of that money in the upcoming transfer window to improve results. one player who continues to make a name for himself — conor gallagher scored twice as crystal palace beat everton 3—1 at selhurst park. on loan from chelsea, he's forced his way into the england squad and continues to impress. in scotland, premiership league leaders rangers maintained their four—point gap at the top. that's after they beat hearts 2—0 at tynecastle — joe aribo with their second. it's six straight league wins now for rangers. women's super league leaders arsenal showing why the title could be theirs this season. frida maanum scored twice in two minutes as they beat leicester 4—0. the gunners are four points clear at the top of the table. it was the opening weekend of rugby union's premier club competition. harlequins getting off to a winning start with a great win in france. they beat castres 20—18. they were losing at half time, but this try from alex dombrant started the fightback. and this against a side who've only lost at home once in almost a year. sale also started with a victory, beating ospreys 21 —13. jean—luc du preez scored their third try of the first half, enough to secure the win. but there were defeats for wasps and glasgow. australian fast bowler josh hazlewood has been ruled out of the second ashes test against england. he's suffering from a rib injury he picked up in last week's first test. the second test starts in adelaide on thursday. it's a day nighter, with stuart broad and even james anderson expected to return in more favourable conditions. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport — as well as find out who the nominees are for this year's bbc sports personality of the year award. those were announced this morning. let's go back to our top story and the offer of a covid boosterjab to every adult in england by the end of the month in the battle against the omicron variant. let's speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. can we really vaccinate 1 million people a day? it has never been done before. it people a day? it has never been done before. . , �* people a day? it has never been done before. ., , �* ._ people a day? it has never been done before. .,, �* .,, before. it hasn't. saturday was the da we did before. it hasn't. saturday was the day we did the _ before. it hasn't. saturday was the day we did the most _ before. it hasn't. saturday was the day we did the most boosters, - before. it hasn't. saturday was thej day we did the most boosters, half before. it hasn't. saturday was the l day we did the most boosters, half a million, so you can see the scale of the challenge facing the country. this target, the end of december, is an offer of a this target, the end of december, is an offer ofajab, this target, the end of december, is an offer of a jab, so people being able to book a jab, not vaccines and arms, but clearly we are going to have to accelerate the rate of vaccination if we are going to blunt the omicron wave that experts predict is coming. three things need to go right, supply, that we have plenty of vaccines in the country, so that is not a problem, we have to get the infrastructure in place. over the last two weeks there has been work going on behind—the—scenes to get gps back vaccinating because many of those returned to their very important dayjobs during the summer so they want to get those back providing the vaccines to get the numbers up, the capacity to vaccinate up. the government is confident it has got that capacity. the third thing that needs to go right as demand and there is a concern within government that especially during the christmas week people may be reluctant, may not come forward in huge numbers, so thatis come forward in huge numbers, so that is why we are seeing such focused messaging from ministers about the importance of going out to get these boosters because we know that improves the ability of the vaccinations to protect people from infections against this omicron variant. ~ ., ., ., variant. we have to leave it there but aood variant. we have to leave it there but good to _ variant. we have to leave it there but good to talk _ variant. we have to leave it there but good to talk to _ variant. we have to leave it there but good to talk to you. - variant. we have to leave it there but good to talk to you. many - but good to talk to you. many thanks. our health correspondent. from today, people in england are advised to work from home if they can, in a bid to slow the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus. the new guidance brings the country in line with scotland, wales and northern ireland. our business correspondent, caroline davies, has this report. dwindling numbers on the commute on friday and from today, many workers will stay at home after the advice in england changed again. you should work from home if you can. i know this will be hard for many people, but by reducing your contacts in the workplace you will help slow transmission. in newmarket, some were resigned, others disappointed. if we have to, we will do and i can do myjob from home. i have been going into- the office one day a week. it'sjust nice to go- somewhere different, just have a bit of a change, get out of the house. - actually put on proper clothes! some worry that something is lost when people can't meet in real life. i just feel like there's a bit of a loss of that team working. we are a small team, there's only eight of us, and it's really easy these days just to turn on zoom or teams or whatever it might be to have a meeting. but you sort of lose a bit of granularity when you start heading down that route. in particular when it'sjust simple enough to turn around and ask somebody a question, now you have to jump on an hour zoom call. in the uk, england was an outlier. scotland, wales and northern ireland had already advised staff to continue working remotely wherever possible. just under 36% of workers in britain did some work from home in 2020, according to the office for national statistics. that had an impact on city centres, and even though many people are yet to go back to the office full—time in the last week of november seven in ten travelled to work at least once. in sheffield, this restaurant has already been affected by plan b. pretty much overnight, we lost about 100 covers with the announcement of plan b. we foresee more, losing more covers and obviously not to mention the walk—in trade that we will miss over christmas and the new year period. so really i think for the hospitality industry this is a really devastating blow. the question that's likely to be in many people's minds as they make their morning coffee and commute the few paces to their laptop today will be, how long will they be working from home for? caroline davies, bbc news. back to our top story, the offer of covid boosterjab to everyone over the age of 30 in england. let's talk to patricia marquis — the royal college of nursing's directorfor england. was the prime minister right to extend the booster programme in this way? extend the booster programme in this wa ? ., ., , , ., , extend the booster programme in this wa ? ., ., , , , extend the booster programme in this wa? ., , ,. way? yeah, absolutely, it is clearly necessary given — way? yeah, absolutely, it is clearly necessary given that _ way? yeah, absolutely, it is clearly necessary given that we _ way? yeah, absolutely, it is clearly necessary given that we now - way? yeah, absolutely, it is clearly necessary given that we now know| necessary given that we now know that two vaccinations are not adequate to protect as fully as we can, so absolutely it is the right announcement but it does come at a time when i think we are all aware that the nhs is under immense pressure so while we need to do what we can to protect it from the worst impacts of covid it also will bring more pressure for them to deliver at such a scale and pace. do more pressure for them to deliver at such a scale and pace.— such a scale and pace. do you think the targets — such a scale and pace. do you think the targets are _ such a scale and pace. do you think the targets are achievable? - such a scale and pace. do you think the targets are achievable? it - the targets are achievable? it has never been done before. it the targets are achievable? it has never been done before.- the targets are achievable? it has never been done before. it has never been done before. _ never been done before. it has never been done before. what _ never been done before. it has never been done before. what i _ never been done before. it has never been done before. what i know- never been done before. it has never been done before. what i know is - been done before. what i know is that all nhs staff, managers are front—line staff, will pull out all of the stops to do what they can and i am sure more of the public and volunteers will come forward so i think people will give it a really good go but it will inevitably come at a price both for some individuals working harder and longer than they are already doing, which is already more than they should in many cases, and it will impact on other health services, which willjust have to step back for a short while while biscuits achieved.— step back for a short while while biscuits achieved. let's take those two oints biscuits achieved. let's take those two points in _ biscuits achieved. let's take those two points in turn. _ biscuits achieved. let's take those two points in turn. for— biscuits achieved. let's take those two points in turn. for nurses, - biscuits achieved. let's take those j two points in turn. for nurses, tell us about the kinds of pressures they are facing now. it might be useful to know how they compare to this time last year. this to know how they compare to this time last year-— to know how they compare to this time last year. this time last year we were obviously _ time last year. this time last year we were obviously going - time last year. this time last year we were obviously going into - time last year. this time last year| we were obviously going into wave two or three depending how you define the waves and things were really ramping up and it was a lot of pressure, people with covid, on the services across health and social care. the difference this year is that the pressure is partly from covid and the impact of covid social distancing measures, ppe, the impact all of that has had on social care, which means the health service has not got places to discharge people to, so there is lots of impacts of covid but it is a different sort of pressure. the deck pressure now is the normal health service pressure of winter plus all of the catch up from the last 18 months and now with the fear that the pressure of covid is going to rise as well. it is very different to last year but it is also a continuation of what for most health and social care staff has been the situation since march when all of this started. to situation since march when all of this started-— this started. to pick up on your other point _ this started. to pick up on your other point about _ this started. to pick up on your other point about the - this started. to pick up on your other point about the impact i this started. to pick up on your| other point about the impact on patients, patients who are not suffering from covid, but will it mean for your members when it comes to other services and those patients who are having their routine appointments cancelled? there is sadl it is appointments cancelled? there is sadly it is likely _ appointments cancelled? there is sadly it is likely to _ appointments cancelled? there is sadly it is likely to mean - appointments cancelled? there is sadly it is likely to mean that - appointments cancelled? there is. sadly it is likely to mean that some of those routine appointments may have to be postponed and delayed. it may mean that some of those gp appointments, some of those hospital, outpatient and surgery etc, does need to be delayed to enable the service to have enough capacity to do what it needs to do to protect it from being overwhelmed by people with covid. it is going to no doubt have an impact on some patients and that will break the hearts of most health and social care staff who will absolutely be wanting to do everything but we just realistically cannot. wanting to do everything but we 'ust realistically cannoti realistically cannot. patricia marcus from _ realistically cannot. patricia marcus from the _ realistically cannot. patricia marcus from the royal - realistically cannot. patricia i marcus from the royal college realistically cannot. patricia - marcus from the royal college of nursing, very good to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. max verstappen has won his first formula 1 world championship after a dramatic last—lap overtake in the abu dhabi grand prix. mercedes had two appeals turned down from the race officials. they say they will still appeal the result, but as it stands the 24—year—old dutchman has won red bull their first f1 drivers�* title in eight years. joining me now is f1 journalist chris medland who has been covering the grand prix in abu dhabi. good to have you with us. i suppose i would like to start by asking you, there will be some people who watching he did not see the race, they know there has been a big ride but they do not understand what it is about. talk us through what is so controversial.— controversial. yeah, morning, iwill t to controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep — controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it _ controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as— controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as brief— controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as brief and _ controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as brief and simple i try to keep it as brief and simple as possible but essentially there was a late safety car period which meant all of the cars were able to follow another car and were not racing each other and we were running out of labs to restart the race to clear a damaged carfrom running out of labs to restart the race to clear a damaged car from the racetrack and get the race restarted but because it was late in the race there are a number of cars who had been lapped, there were those leading and there were five cars between heaven and max verstappen who made a pit stop in case there was more racing and the rule is you are supposed to get out of the way essentially, and the original message was that none of them are catchy because there wasn't enough time so they just catchy because there wasn't enough time so theyjust wanted to restart the race, then the race decider decided just the ones between lewis and max would be moved so we could get one race lap between them and would be nobody in between them to interfere which essentially played into max verstappen's hands. it is not that they don't deserve to be champions, max verstappen is a very deserving world champion, but the regulations do not seem to suggest that that should have been allowed. either the carriage should still have been in the way or all the cars had to go past and in that case then the case would have finished on safety car and lewis hamilton would have been champion. it is safety car and lewis hamilton would have been champion.— have been champion. it is quite a complicated _ have been champion. it is quite a complicated situation. _ have been champion. it is quite a complicated situation. it - have been champion. it is quite a complicated situation. it is i complicated situation. it is interesting a lot of people are saying that lewis hamilton was robbed. what is your view? it is eas for robbed. what is your view? it is easy for people _ robbed. what is your view? it is easy for people to _ robbed. what is your view? it 3 easy for people to look at it that way because if we look in isolation a guest at the's race lewis hamilton took the lead at the start, controversially held onto it and a bit of a battle in the first lap where he cut a corner and he was allowed to stay ahead and thereafter he had a comfortable lead and it looked as if he was going to win the race and then there's late safety car turned it on its head but the way the rules were written it looked like there wasn't going to be a scenario that would make it easy for verstappen to attack hamilton. it looked like they would be carried on between them so hamilton would have a buffer or we would not get to restart the race at all so the fact that what appears to have been a situation to race out of the final lap but the rules do not really seem to permit has upset hamilton and his fans and annoyed mercedes. i would feel the same in his possession. at the same time max verstappen did nothing wrong. he wasn't told to do anything different, cheating, nothing like that, they dealt with the royals as they were given and he pulled a great move to overtake lewis and when the race. what is really sad as both sides can feel hard done by. max verstappen should be celebrating without questions right now having done a greatjob and lewis hamilton should not compete in a situation where he feels the race director has done this. . ~ feels the race director has done this. ., ,, , ., feels the race director has done this. ., ,, i. ., feels the race director has done this. ., ,, ., , ., ., this. thank you for explaining that to us. if you've binge—watched any of the big international tv dramas of the past few years, chances are the uk will have played a role in bringing the story to the screen. the industry is enjoying a golden age here, with spending on drama production almost double what it was before the pandemic. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. this is bad wolf in cardiff. it's where dramas such as his dark materials are filmed. are you from this world? no. neither am i. and it's just one of a number of new studio complexes that have been set up over the last few years in south wales. and it's notjust here. all of this is happening at a time when the tv industry in britain as a whole is booming — a fourfold increase in drama production over the last seven or eight years. and also, the cost of these productions is leaping up. bridgerton, a netflix series made in the uk. what happened to your hand? boxing. an absurdity that passes for entertainment amongst men. the company says it's spending around $1 billion on productions in britain. and it's not alone. in 2013, the amount spent on high end tv drama in the uk was around £400 million. this year, it's topped four billion. and driving this ten—fold increase are those tv giants netflix, hbo, disney and amazon. there are now more jobs in tv drama than steel and coal. i spoke to the boss of big wolf, jane tranter. she feels the moment that changed everything was the decision to film game of thrones in northern ireland. the amount of drama production in the uk, it's exploded, hasn't it? it has. and i think that the success of game of thrones, and the success of what that show gave to belfast and the region, was probably very influential. she's a fine woman, your sister. this is generating quite a fewjobs? it's generating an enormous number ofjobs. i mean, just in wales, i think in the first five years, so bad wolf has been going for about six years, i think we counted the number ofjobs generated in wales alone in the first five years as something like over 2,200. and it's growing and it's growing and it's growing. when bad wolf first started in wales, it was quite empty. you know, there was bad wolf and we're kind of, "we're here, come on, everyonejoin us." and now, you know, you can't get a spot in the car park. and the growth looks set to continue. amazon is moving production of the lord of the rings tv series from new zealand to the uk. britain's studio are reaping the benefits from a multi—billion—dollar battle between streaming giants. david sillito, bbc news, cardiff. the israeli prime minister naftali bennett has arrived in the united arab emirates — the first visit of its kind. it comes after the two countries established diplomatic ties last year. mr bennett is due to meet the crown prince of abu dhabi, on monday. they're expected to discuss ways of boosting cooperation and strengthening economic and commercial ties. the russian president vladimir putin has lamented the collapse of the soviet union — saying the ensuing economic crisis was so bad he sometimes had to earn extra money by driving an unofficial taxi. in a documentary on state television, mr putin described the soviet breakup three decades ago as the disintegration of historical russia, in which what had been built up over a thousand years was largely lost. the volcanic eruption on la palma has now become the longest on the spanish island since records began more than 500 years ago. the volcano has now been active for 85 days, after bursting back into life in mid—september. new drone footage shows lava continuing to flow from vents. more than 2,500 buildings on the island have been damaged or destroyed, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes on the island, part of the canaries archipelago. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. we had some pretty strong winds last night up to 80 mph in lewes and shetland. an area of low pressure that was swirling around through the morning. fading away but it has left a legacy of cloud and a strip of cloud which is a weather front bringing outbreaks of rain on the scottish borders and is going to become more extensive across northern england. to the south of it it is very cloudy with the odd bit of brightness but the cloud will be thick enough for rain or drizzle. to the north some hazy sunshine for northern ireland, southern scotland, but sunny spells and showers in the far north of scotland and the wind is continuing to ease down. a south—westerly wind so temperatures probably around where we should be in the stage of mid december but further south light winds, they denial. —— very mild. the rain clears and we could see some dense fog patches form. for the midlands northwards a chilly night with a chance of frost in places except for the highlands and islands where these weather fronts will bring a wet and windy night again. not as windy as last night but still kills integers to. outbreaks of rain across the highlands and islands. maybe as far south as ayrshire. eastern scotland was bit drier. the stand for could linger for one or two across england and wales. many places will have a dry day with sunny spells. cooler than today. a much milder data in the north of scotland where we continue to see some rain through tuesday night and into wednesday. tuesday the weather front weakens into wednesday. a lot of cloud around for scotland and northern ireland with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and most places becoming drier through the day. england and wales mist and fog patches for one or two, most will have a dry day with sunny spells and temperatures more widely into double figures. it will be colour towards the end of the week is this high pressure builds and across the country. we finish with high pressure. around the centre is the lightest of the windsor knot means there could be frost at night but we could see dense patches of fog which could see dense patches of fog which could linger through the day and temperatures closer to the mid—december average of around seven degrees. that is how it is looking. see you soon. this is bbc 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