the government to account in the coming weeks. that is also in the national interest. meanwhile, i'm asking all of you to do your bit, too. at this time, we need leadership, leadership that the country can trust. it's a big national effort and we all have our part to play. get britain boosted. protect the nhs and save lives. and from my family to yours, i wish you a very happy christmas. that was a response by the leader of the opposition to the prime minister's statement yesterday. ben wright in westminster dtl. what would you pick out as being most significant of that?- what would you pick out as being most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn't _ most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn't a _ most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn't a party political - certainly wasn't a party political pick that he was making in the traditional sense. the labour leader made it clear that in his words, it was the patriotic duty of his party to support the covid measures the government will be asking him to devote on tomorrow. that's the so—called plan b that will introduce the wearing of face masks widely and crucially, and controversially, bringing in what the government hates calling covid passports, but the requirement of proofs of vaccine status or negative lateral protest. —— flow tests. those of the main things. sir keir starmer used this to really echo the prime minister's statement yesterday in terms of expressing the gravity of the situation and what an emergency, and his view, this new variant is posing to the country. and explaining why he will on this front be totally supporting the government's measures. wasn't entirely the echo of party politics because without mentioning the prime minister or anything around parties in downing street, the labour leaders that everyone has to stick by the rules. sometimes the rule can be inconvenient, but you have to stick by them. inconvenient, but you have to stick b them. ., ,., inconvenient, but you have to stick b them. ., by them. then, with labour coming behind the government, _ by them. then, with labour coming behind the government, we - by them. then, with labour coming behind the government, we know l by them. then, with labour coming l behind the government, we know the vote in parliament will go through. does that take some of the pressure off the prime minister's issues with getting the conservative party to come behind his plans?- getting the conservative party to come behind his plans? well, i think it certainly reduces _ come behind his plans? well, i think it certainly reduces jeopardy - come behind his plans? well, i think it certainly reduces jeopardy from i it certainly reduces jeopardy from tomorrow. these plans will be approved by the house of commons because labour and opposition parties are going to back those. it doesn't matter how big the tory rebellion is, but there is concern on the tory backbenches about these plans specifically. i think the real one they said is this issue around requiring vaccine proof or a lateral flow tests before going to some events. forsome flow tests before going to some events. for some tory mps, that is only a step too far and a slippery slope. they do not think they should be going down that route. they will be approved. what i think will be fascinating is the scale of this rebellion. in the context of the omicron variant, which we know is spreading incredibly rapidly. dire warning of these measures are not taken, and if the booster campaign doesn't go as the government wants. in the face of those warnings, the tory rebellion will still be sizeable. could tell us a lot about boris johnson's authority at the moment. we know a lot of conservative backbenchers feel really glum at the moment. they are angry about how this situation around downing street parties last christmas is being handle. going back to the owen patterson issue in parliament. there is a lot of pent—up anger on the tory back benches and we will see that expressed tomorrow.- benches and we will see that expressed tomorrow. thank you very much indeed- — anne sacoolas, an american woman living in britain accused of causing the death of a boy by dangerous driving, will now face trial here in the uk. harry dunn was killed in august 2019 when his motorbike was hit by a car driven by anne sacoolas near an raf base in northamptonshire. she left the country after the incident and claimed diplomatic immunity. after the incident and claimed here's the dunn family lawyer and spokesperson. i've spoken to the parents and, as you can imagine, they're completely overwhelmed at the moment. lots of tears. but importantly, of course, we continue to think about harry. this is no celebration, this is no victory, but clearly, the culmination of two and a half years now of very tough, high—profile, public campaigning for justice. our campaign was always about, you know, you don't get to do this and walk away, no matter who you are. what happens to her now is not a matter for us. it's up to the authorities and the cps, and we've left it to them now. we feel like we've passed the baton onto them, and it's up to them to see it through now. here's more from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. anne sacoolas left the country 19 days after her car collided with harry dunn's motorbike and him dying there as a result of that. the us claimed she had diplomatic immunity, britain felt like they couldn't do anything to stop her leaving the country, but two years ago in december 2019, the service to charge her with death by dangerous driving. since then, there's been a big diplomatic engagement between britain and the us to try and find out some way of solving this boris johnson said presidentjoe biden was involved in that. there was a sense involved in that. there was a sense in the great british government of the injustice felt by harry dunn's family, but it was never quite clear how this would be re—resolved. it does look as if anne sacoolas will attend a a court here in london, but will do so by video link from the united states. what isn't clear from what the crime prosecution service that today is whether she's faking original start of death by dangerous driving or up with some charge with some otherform. it driving or up with some charge with some other form. it will be very interesting to see how this resolves. at least 64 people have died after tornadoes struck the us state of kentucky and a number of other states in the midwest. over the weekend, president biden declared a majorfederal disaster and aid funding. the exact number of those lost is expected to rise. at this stage, it appears that kentucky suffered the most at the hands of the extreme weather. the town of mayfield has been left almost unrecognisable. local officials described it as �*ground zero' for the disaster. earlier, a visibly emotional andy beshear, the state's governor — discussed the age of those who died. just a few more... he sighs. - ..facts about those we've lost. 18 are still unidentified. of the ones that we know... the age... | the age range is five months to 86j years, and six are younger than 18. the tornadoes struck the midwest after dark on friday evening. this is what was visible from the ground along the missouri—tennessee border. the tornado funnel made visible flashes of lightning caused by the storm. the clear—up operation is under way and it's going to be a huge effort. six us states have been affected, leaving a trail of destruction across 200 miles of the american midwest. kentucky was hit the hardest, with four tornadoes striking there. these drone images shows many properties in rural areas were completely levelled. two people are confirmed to have died in arkansas. one of those was killed when this nursing home was hit, with five others left injured. us occupational safety and health administration have opened an investigation into safety at this amazon facility, located in edwardsville, illinois, after six of its workers were confirmed to have died. survivors describe being alerted to the incoming storm 20 minutes ahead of it striking the facility, with some reporting they told to shelter in place in a toilet for over two house — a claim disputed by amazon. the logistics giant say due to the nature of facility it's obviously a large facility — it's1.1 million square feet — but there are shelter—in—place areas and they're designed for that purpose. so, when the alarm went off, when the siren went off, our staff immediatelyjumped into action, started moving people, trying to get everybody into those shelter—in—place areas. let's return though to disaster ground zero in mayfield, kentucky, with cbs news correspondent laura poedsta. the after matt was filmed by a drone. it the after matt was filmed by a drone. . , , the after matt was filmed by a drone. .,, , .,, �* drone. it was stunning. i wasn't --reared drone. it was stunning. i wasn't prepared for — drone. it was stunning. i wasn't prepared for the _ drone. it was stunning. i wasn't prepared for the extent - drone. it was stunning. i wasn't prepared for the extent of - drone. it was stunning. i wasn't prepared for the extent of the l drone. it was stunning. i wasn't - prepared for the extent of the scope of the damage i saw. i spent some of the night in a basement in a family member's home. wondering if the tornado was going to hit us. thankfully, it didn't. i packed my gear and drove to mayfield, got there before the sun was out. as soon as i got the drone in the air, i realised how incredible the damage was. you could see the path of destruction. there were a whole swathes of downtown mayfield that just aren't there any more. we had similar destruction in dawson springs, a much smaller county closer to my district. lots of damage in bowling green, penbrooke, christian county. it's just an enormous amount of storm damage. it is terrifying, especially concerning for my children and my other family members' children hiding in closets. but the fear comes from not knowing if you will be next. we were blessed. i didn't have to endure in my family didn't have to endure what the people in may feel how to do. that's terrific. i've seen facebook live and other streams from folks that were caught in the candle factory and other places. the first baptist pastor felt help —— try to reassure his family that everything would be ok, but he admits he didn't know. you hear this horrific sound and it's a terrifying experience for what seems like an eternity as the storm moves through. i'm sure you have reported this, but this was on the ground for 227 miles. 200 were in kentucky alone. he didn't stop destroying. let's turn to denmark now, and the country's former immigration minister has been sentenced to two months in jail for illegally ordering the separation of young couples seeking asylum. inger stojberg is only the second minister in denmark to have faced impeachment proceedings in more than a century. this was her outside the court. inger stojberg told journalists she acted the way she did in order to protect refugee girls who she suspected were being forced into marriage. she no regrets and would serve her sentence with her head held high. adrienne murray is in copenhagen. this has been a once in a generation trial, a special courts of 26 judges presided over three months of hearings, and over 100 hours of testimony. that all culminated today with a guilty verdict being handed down 21 together with a two month per distance and —— handed to inger stojberg. they found she had violated the accountability act, meaning she was responsible for the fact that the law was broken. this all centres on an order that she gave in 2016 that married asylum seeking couples were one of the pair was under 18, must not be accommodated together. that policy saw a 23 couples forcibly separated before is dropped several months later. two inquiries found it had breached danish law and also european human rights. throughout the trial, stojberg insisted this was about preventing child marriage. now, she's facing a jail term. the sentence was unconditional, meaning it must be served. there's also chance of appeal, and her political career now hangs in the balance. on sunday, max verstappen won the abu dhabi grand prix and with it, his first formula 1 world championship. what comes next is controversy, but bemusement and anger. george russell tweeted... bbc sport said the "win was decided by a questionable call", or former f1 driver david coulthard described it like this. a sequence of events that none of us have seen before. _ because however you describe it, this took formula one into new territory. the story starts with the world championship going into the final race. verstappen and seven—time champion hamilton were tied on 369.5 points. it would all come down to the final race of the season in abu dhabi, and after qualifying, the scene was set. the contenders equal on points, side-by-side _ the contenders equal on points, side-by-side on _ the contenders equal on points, side—by—side on the _ the contenders equal on points, side—by—side on the front - the contenders equal on points, side—by—side on the front row. the contenders equal on points, side—by—side on the front row of the contenders equal on points, - side—by—side on the front row of the grid~ _ side—by—side on the front row of the grid~ you _ side—by—side on the front row of the grid~ you could _ side—by—side on the front row of the grid. you could not— side—by—side on the front row of the grid. you could not ride _ side—by—side on the front row of the grid. you could not ride a _ side—by—side on the front row of the grid. you could not ride a better- grid. you could not ride a better droo— grid. you could not ride a better drop than— grid. you could not ride a better drop than this _ but this story had onlyjust begun. on the first lap, hamilton took the lead, then as verstappen tried to overtake, hamilton left the track, cut a corner, kept the lead. not for last time, a third character would enter the plot. this is michael massi, the race director — the referee, if you like. he decided that despite leaving the track hamilton could keep the lead. former f1 team owner eddiejordan was unimpressed. for me, massi should have asked to get back to the place, because lewis ran off and took the fair advantage. but hamilton was not ordered to let verstappen through. here's the official f1 twitter account telling us... the race was 58 laps and hamilton's lead was now over ten seconds. enormous in f1 terms. and as the race approched the sharp end, we heard from red bull team principal christian horner. he told sky sports... with five laps ago, that look arrived. nicholas latifi is a canadian driver with the williams team. he crashed. there was debris all over the track. the cars didn't stop. but they stopped racing. and they follow the safety car around the track at a steady speed. and those laps count. so here, if the safety car does five laps — hamilton is world champion. the safety car didn't complete the race. with one lap to go, masi ordered it to come in. at that point there were a number of cars bad news for verstappen — he'd need to get past all of them in one lap to win. michael massi was told... we need one more lap. shortly afterwards, there was a u—turn. the? afterwards, there was a u-turn. they allowed verstappen _ afterwards, there was a u—turn. tie: allowed verstappen to be afterwards, there was a u—turn. tie1: allowed verstappen to be bunched afterwards, there was a u—turn. ti3:1 allowed verstappen to be bunched up right behind lewis hamilton, is the safety car left at the track. it was just with one flat to go. that's right. that wasn't all though. the lapped cars between hamilton and verstappen were cleared, but not the other lapped cars further down the field. to the bemusement of f1 journalist chris medland. those cars are still in the way or all the _ those cars are still in the way or all the cars— those cars are still in the way or all the cars had to go past. it would — all the cars had to go past. it would have meant the race finished and lewis_ would have meant the race finished and lewis hamilton would've been world _ and lewis hamilton would've been world champion. instead we had a one lap shoot—out — with verstappen on new tyres and breathing down hamilton's neck. to the fury of hamilton's mercedes team boss toto wolf. lewis hamilton was also on embrace. —— unimpressed. the authorities point to... as you can see, this was getting heavily into the regulations, but at the time, the championship was reaching its finale. verstappen fended off a countertop and won. the story wasn't over. mercedes lodged at two appealed, both will resected. —— rejected. as we digested this, david offer some help to those trying to understand what on earth had happened. understand what on earth had happened-— understand what on earth had ha ened. ., ., , ., , happened. the regulations are hugely comlex. happened. the regulations are hugely complex the)! _ happened. the regulations are hugely complex. they only _ happened. the regulations are hugely complex. they only allowed _ happened. the regulations are hugely complex. they only allowed five - happened. the regulations are hugely complex. they only allowed five carsl complex. they only allowed five cars to overtake — complex. they only allowed five cars to overtake lewis before the safety car came _ to overtake lewis before the safety car came to — to overtake lewis before the safety car came in. that's not something that typically happened before. but there's that typically happened before. elf there's more. they have a role which allows the director _ they have a role which allows the director to — they have a role which allows the director to override _ they have a role which allows the director to override that. - which leads us to the conclusion that bbc sport's f1 correspondent andrew benson has drawn. you imagine they would be looking to plug that gap before next year. but right now, this is not yet over. hamilton's mercedes team have lodged an intention to further appeal the result. and for his part, the new champion has said... what's more certain is there is comfort for formula one as it navigates is controversy. this was high octane sporting drama which demanded the world's attention in a way many sports can only dream of. if you want for the reports from me and the team, you can get that in lots of different places from the bbc. if you're in the uk, not if you're outside, i'm afraid, but wherever you are if you go to bbc .com/ news, you can find all of our latest reports. the best way to find them is searching for my name. the volcano on the spanish island of la palma has erected for an 85th day. it's now become the longest running eruptions. it burst back into life in mid—september. forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes on the island, so terrifying situations for the people close by, but extraordinary and spectacular pictures as well coming in from the island. we had a statement from the leader of the opposition here in the uk... on the situation with covid—19. we'll continue to bring you details in half an hour. hello there. for many parts of the country, it's been a cloudy start to the week. across england and wales, the week. across england and wales, the cloud has been thick enough to give rain and drizzle. at least it's been mild again across england and wales. colderairfurther been mild again across england and wales. colder air further north. that's heading its way southwards, more cloud coming in from the atlantic to bring some rain towards scotland. we've got this window i'll be at closing of clear skies. we've had sunshine earlier on. those skies will move their way southwards. the rain becomes very light and patchy. with enough moisture, we could find patches of fog developing in northern england. when starts to pick up towards the northwest. we see that rain coming into northwestern scotland, but for many parts of the country, probably going to be a chillier night. mild air in the south with that light rain on that weak weather front. more significant changes coming into northern parts. we've got this run of strong winds coming from the atlantic, bringing in milderair. rain mainly for the highlands and the islands. lots of cloud will push down into northern ireland, cloudy for england and wales as well. some drizzle around in the morning in the far south, drizzle around in the morning in the farsouth, but drizzle around in the morning in the far south, but where fog forms, perhaps the north midlands and north wales and england could be reluctant to shift. top and tail of the uk, this is where we've got the milder air. as we head into the middle part of the week, those run of atlantic winds are making their presence felt. this ratherfront is winds are making their presence felt. this rather front is shifting debt —— rain on pushes a lot of dry weather away from here and a lot of cloud, but it's going to be mild for the time of year. beyond then, that rain looks like where it's going to get pushed away by this building area of high pressure, and that will come in and sit over the uk for quite some time. really settling things down, a lot of dry weather later in the week, probably still a lot of cloud. there will be areas of mist and fog and later, it may start a turn a little cooler. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the uk is racing to deliver covid—19 boosterjabs to all adults as the new omicron variant takes hold. here in the capital it represents about 40% of the pcs tomorrow it will be the majority of the cases. increasing the whole time. there have been huge queues at vaccination centres in england as thousands rushed to get their boosters — some waited in line for hours — while others struggled to book an appointment. the labour leader keir starmer says it will back the government's new virus measures during a vote in parliament we area we are a patriotic party and it's a patriotic duty to vote for these measures to ensure that they go through. at least 70 conservatives are expected to rebel against the government in tuesday's vote in parliament. also in the programme, we'll turn to south africa where new data is suggesting the omicron variant isn't as severe as previous waves. we'll turn to south africa where new data is suggesting the omicron variant isn't as severe as previous waves. scientists say the virus may be milder and the death rate significantly lowr —— though experts caution more data is needed. in the us, more than 100 people are still missing in kentucky after tornadoes ripped through six states at the weekend. let's turn to the uk's response to the omicron variant. prime minister borisjohnson says at least one person in the uk has died with the variant. on sunday he set a target for all adults in england to be offered a third booster vaccine by the end of the month. here he is speaking earlier. we can see oma quan spiking now in london and some of the parts of the country. we can see oma quan spiking now in london and some of the parts of the country. here in the capital it probably represents about 40% of the cases night tomorrow it would be the majority of the cases. and it is increasing the whole time. and sadly, omicron is producing hospitalizations and sadly at least one patient has now been confirmed to have died with omicron. so the idea that this is somehow a mild air version of the virus i think that's something we need to set on one side and just recognize that they share which it accelerates to the population. borisjohnson says the idea that omicron is a mild version of covid—19 �*needs to be set aside'. let's look at that more closely. the world health organization says: "there are still limited data on the clinical severity of omicron." "preliminary borisjohnson says the idea that omicron is a mild version of covid—19 �*needs to be set aside'. let's look at that more closely. "preliminary findings from south africa suggest it may be less severe than delta." but: "it remains unclear to what extent omicron may be inherently less virulent." dr catherine smallwood from the world health organization. the data that we have for that first week in a phrase very week that we saw the emergence and omicron became known to us, we have already compiled the data and we have seen that even admitted that first week of milling about the variance in the european region there were many symptomatically cases and already one confirm hospitalization. and because of the clinical course of covid—19 of course it takes approximately ten base that two weeks for people to go on to develop their symptoms and be hospitalized. so knowledge many of the time you will be seeing the consequences of omicron and the population and so hospitalizations are set in a not surprising and unfortunately neither are deaths but we would expect there was to be mainly among people who have not had full vaccination are indeed a booster. the omicron variant was first reported by south africa less than 3 weeks ago. as you can see from this graph there has been a huge spike in cases there. they've jumped from less than 500 a day in november to to 38,000 on sunday. that includes south african president cyril ramaphosa, who tweeted his thanks for good wishes after testing positive for covid—19. and he gave a message: "don't let your guard down. do everything you can and need to, to stay safe, beginning with vaccination." let's hear from a vaccines professor in south africa. we are finding a significant number of break through infections, as well as re—infections in individuals who were previously infected with other variants. that being said, what we've also observed is a significant coupling of the case rate community and hospitalisation and death rate, with hospitalisation and death rate much more subdued compared with what the case rate was during the course of the previous waves at the same point. so, we're seeing this sort of uncoupling that's emerging which appears to be good news. to be clear, there isn't an increase in severe covid—19 due to omicron in unvaccinated young individuals. katelyn jetelina is an infectious disease epidemiologist at the university of texas dtl. thank you for your time today. what information do you most want to know about omicron? i information do you most want to know about omicron?— about omicron? i think this is one ofthe about omicron? i think this is one of the biggest _ about omicron? i think this is one of the biggest questions - about omicron? i think this is one of the biggest questions we - about omicron? i think this is one of the biggest questions we have | of the biggest questions we have right now is omicron more severe or less severe than previous variance? the data is very messy right now. we are highly dependent on south africa and we are not entirely clear why we have less symptoms. is this because immunity is working both infection induced an vaccine —induced immunity order is omicron really more mild and the implications of the two are dire for the rest of the countries. the other thing i think we need to keepin the other thing i think we need to keep in mind in south africa has a very different population that what we see in the uk white united states as well and so we not entirely sure if we see what's happening in south africa and would set happen in other countries with older population and we are chomping at the bit to get this question answered as soon as possible. this question answered as soon as ossible. ., ., . possible. you heard me referencing the situation _ possible. you heard me referencing the situation in _ possible. you heard me referencing the situation in the _ possible. you heard me referencing the situation in the uk, _ possible. you heard me referencing the situation in the uk, what - possible. you heard me referencing the situation in the uk, what is - possible. you heard me referencing the situation in the uk, what is the | the situation in the uk, what is the situation with omicron in the us? omicron is spreading like it is spreading across the globe right now and it'sjust spreading across the globe right now and it's just to spreading across the globe right now and it'sjust to be spreading across the globe right now and it's just to be sandy taking off in the united states and a few days behind the uk and spreading as rapid rates. we are seeing a reproduction rates. we are seeing a reproduction rate by a contagious rate which is about — about the same in the uk right now and it does not look like an stopping omicron in its tracks. when you look at what the biden administration he is doing in response to omicron and the pandemic now broadly be satisfied it's taking the necessary measures?- now broadly be satisfied it's taking the necessary measures? there are aood the necessary measures? there are good steps — the necessary measures? there are good steps in _ the necessary measures? there are good steps in the — the necessary measures? there are good steps in the right _ the necessary measures? there are good steps in the right direction - good steps in the right direction and while one we need to get rid of the travel ban and it does not make sense right now and two, the biden administration is increasing testing capabilities and access and unfortunately this is among insured individuals and not those that are uninsured or underinsured and so that people with the least access to tests will still be there as well and i think they really needs to be and i think they really needs to be an emphasis on masking as well as boosters. 1ng an emphasis on masking as well as boosters. �* , ., ., .., boosters. as the end data coming in from omicron. _ boosters. as the end data coming in from omicron, are _ boosters. as the end data coming in from omicron, are there _ boosters. as the end data coming in from omicron, are there broad - from omicron, are there broad conclusions you can draw about the latest pandemic is evolving in the way status is evolving? it latest pandemic is evolving in the way status is evolving?— way status is evolving? it looks like all of the _ way status is evolving? it looks like all of the data _ way status is evolving? it looks like all of the data we - way status is evolving? it looks like all of the data we have - way status is evolving? it looks like all of the data we have so l way status is evolving? it looks l like all of the data we have so far looks like this virus why this variance is much more transmissible and we saw with balto. it will be interesting to see if it can outcompete delta in countries like the uk or the united states. but, other than that, it looks like it can escape largely a lots of other antibodies. i think that million or billion dollar question right now is how whatever hospital systems live up how whatever hospital systems live up with base rent of cases that will be coming across the united states and europe and unfortunately we are at the mercy of time to answer that question. iran's government has been speaking to the bbc — the country's ambassador to the uk — mohsen baharvand — has given an interview to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. they spoke about the british—iranian woman nazanin zagari—ratfcliffe who's been detained in iran forfive years — more on that in a moment. first, talks with iran over its nuclear programme have failed to make headway in vienna in recent days. there had been a previous deal but the us — under president trump — pulled the plug. western countries want iran to agree another deal, that would see it stop enriching uranium. lyse asked the ambassador, if they would? once the trust the united states let the results was completely negative and was against our interests. therefore that trust is lost now and you cannot trust anyone united states. . . , you cannot trust anyone united states. ., ., , , ., states. that was the past. right now the are states. that was the past. right now they are trying _ states. that was the past. right now they are trying to _ states. that was the past. right now they are trying to get _ states. that was the past. right now they are trying to get back _ states. that was the past. right now they are trying to get back to - states. that was the past. right now they are trying to get back to the - they are trying to get back to the table within the administration that wants to return to the deal and they say you are not making it possible. that's not the past, that's the past that continues and continues present. that continues and continues resent. f . r' that continues and continues resent. f ., n' ,, that continues and continues resent. j ., present. they're asking you to en . a . e present. they're asking you to engage with — present. they're asking you to engage with and _ present. they're asking you to engage with and stop - present. they're asking you to engage with and stop wasting | present. they're asking you to - engage with and stop wasting time wasting time and time is running out they say. wasting time and time is running out the sa . , ., wasting time and time is running out the sa. , they say. then, if your concern is time to start _ they say. then, if your concern is time to start removing _ they say. then, if your concern is j time to start removing sanctions. lyse doucet is with me. stay there lyse — another what did you learn from the ambassador about iran's view of the state of these talks?— state of these talks? trust is absolutely — state of these talks? trust is absolutely shattered. - state of these talks? trust is absolutely shattered. you i state of these talks? trust is - absolutely shattered. you cannot exaggerate just what an impact president trump us but decision to put out of the nuclear dna in 2008 self whatever criticism you want to make about iran and the negotiations of the new administration in iran and my heart administration is that they say they simply do not trust any of the international promises now they want to see something upfront and they want some of crippling sanctions that president trump reimposed when he pulled out they want them removed before they meet any new deal with the international community again. in international community again. in terms of what the americans want, some people watching might be thinking can't theyjust bring back the old deal? everyone apart from donald trump was happy with that. why can't they go back to that? that's the question because iran moved away from compliance with the p0 moved away from compliance with the po and now if the us pull out we don't have to keep our commitment so for example under the deal agreed in 2015 between iran and we will powers, iran agreed to it and mimic its enrichment of uranium to a little bit more than 3%. it's now enriching its to the tune of 60% while still staying as the ambassador said to me today that it will reverse the actions and the considerable expansion of its nuclear stockpile and it says it's not for nuclear weapon but it's enriching uranium and once the us needs to sanctions but the mood among european negotiators including britain is that their patient is running out that we have defined a bit that weekend that time is running out and this is the last chance which the ambassador said to me if the last chance for the other partners as well. so your last chance to show us that you mean business this time. was the british—iranian dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — she's been detained by iran since 2016 charged with undermining the iranian regime. her continuing detention gives iran leverage over the uk in a dispute over a debt the britain admits it owes to iran of some £400m — dating back to the 19705. this was the moment you asked him, whether those two issues were linked. they can affect each other but they are separate and they may have indirectly some influence on each other but they are separate cases. the progress is that the both parties have no doubt that this is a backhanded should be paid. what we are discussing is the channel in the way of payment which is fast and not endangered by the suffering actors and it can reach iran. then you're just discussing that we are exploring the ways to settle that. you have been close before, is this the closest that iran and britain have been?— the closest that iran and britain have been? ., , ., ~' have been? not this one. i think we were the closest _ have been? not this one. i think we were the closest was _ have been? not this one. i think we were the closest was the _ have been? not this one. i think we were the closest was the last - were the closest was the last agreement that we had because we just canonized the arguments. luntimely just canonized the arguments. when was this? it — just canonized the arguments. when was this? it was _ just canonized the arguments. when was this? it was just _ just canonized the arguments. when was this? it wasjust in _ just canonized the arguments. when was this? it was just in july. - just canonized the arguments. when was this? it wasjust in july. in - was this? it was 'ust in july. in jul the was this? it was 'ust in july. in july the british — was this? it wasjust in july. in july the british government. was this? it wasjust in july. in | july the british government that they found a mechanism to get the money to you? irate they found a mechanism to get the money to you?— they found a mechanism to get the mone to ou? ~ ., ., money to you? we had the agreement but that agreement _ money to you? we had the agreement but that agreement because _ money to you? we had the agreement but that agreement because of- but that agreement because of certain factors in the channel that is going through was not implemented but again don't knock what stopped it, was that the united states pressure? yes, ithink it, was that the united states pressure? yes, i think because... you must know because you are the ambassador. so britain and iran signed a deal that would have made the money would have been paid which would have improved the atmosphere for the release of the dual nationals. but the united states stepped in and said that's not possible, it's a violation of sanctions. possible, it's a violation of sanctions-— possible, it's a violation of sanctions. , . ., , , , sanctions. yes. sanctions because there was a _ sanctions. yes. sanctions because there was a concern _ sanctions. yes. sanctions because there was a concern that - sanctions. yes. sanctions because there was a concern that the - sanctions. yes. sanctions because there was a concern that the us i sanctions. yes. sanctions because i there was a concern that the us may block the money when it's being transferred to the iranian account. lyse doucet is with me. it's been a frustration to many people watching the situation that these companies have not been able to find a way to resolve it. what did you take from your conversation with ambassador on this?— with ambassador on this? there are many other — with ambassador on this? there are many other dual _ with ambassador on this? there are many other dual nationals - with ambassador on this? there are many other dual nationals who - with ambassador on this? there are many other dual nationals who are l many other dual nationals who are languishing in iranian prisons while yvonne said those are two separate things. there is forjudicial issues and the issue of the debt of £400 million being owed to iran by britain since the 19705 but it's clear and officials will say it off the record that the two are linked and it's breathtaking to think they had a deal injuly and united states were told by sources who were there that it really was at the last minute the us said no way you can do this and the uk has been trying at least now we've accepted the principle of it. it's been dragging on for decades but they are wary of un sanctions on iran and you don't want to get involved in us treasury sanctions against british bank5 if they commit the wrong entity but the ambassador 5aid they commit the wrong entity but the ambassador said today they are still amba55ador said today they are still trying to find a mechanism which would not run afoul of us sanctions are us politics in order to resolve it. that's the only rate5 believed for all of them to come home. they are getting close but in such a highly sensitive, highly complicated, even an inch can be a long way away. complicated, even an inch can be a long way away-— complicated, even an inch can be a long way away. stay with us on outside source — still to come. we'll turn to turkey's economic crisis as the currency — the turkish lira — hits a record low. nominations have been announced for the golden globes tv and film awards, but next month's ceremony is facing a widespread boycott over past revelations of racial prejudice and lack of diversity. the hollywood foreign press association, which runs the awards, has been hugely criticised and shunned over the last nine months — after it was revealed, there were no blackjournalists among its 87 voting members. here's entertainment correspondent colin pater5on. they have been in chaos. you had an bc, the tv network announced they would not broadcast the awards in 2022. you had 100 pr is saying they would no longer let their clients talk to the hollywood foreign pre55 a55ociation then to unlace and you had the likes of amazon and netflix saying they would not screen their films and they did not want their votes and tom cruise returned the three golden globes that he won during his career and this was an outward 5how absolutely no one wanted to be associated with. so there was a lot of interest to see what would happen at the 2022 awards. would they even happen but yes the ritual of the air would be a denomination and they took place and now we know the golden globes like the films and the power of the dog director in belfast and a black and about the troubles in the 19605 but they still semi—talking point5. about the troubles in the 19605 but they still semi—talking points. will they still semi—talking points. will the actors who have been nominated for these awards today actually be pleased could it be the case that over the next few hours we have big names coming out and saying i do not want to have been nominated for the golden globes today i would like my nomination to be withdrawn? all kinds of depends on do we think the changes that the hollywood foreign pre55 a55ociation changes that the hollywood foreign pre55 association has brought in over the last nine months, have those changes been enough to satisfy them that they are not embarrassed to be nominated for their awards? this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? the uk is racing to deliver covid—19 boosterjabs to all adults as the new omicron variant takes hold. labour says it will vote on the government's new virus measures in parliament on tuesday —— at least 70 conservatives are expected to rebel. we're going to spend a few minutes looking at the state of turkey's economy. it's facing two cri5e5 soaring inflation and a collapsing currency. and in the middle of this is president recep tayyip erdogan and his unorthodox economic policies. this is the value of the turkish lira. in the past day its fallen 7% against the us dollar. 30% in the past month. and 48% in the past year. as the currency is worth less, food prices are soaring. and that is fuelling discontent. this was a protest against rising poverty in istanbul on sunday. and these are the concerns of two people who took part. we feel bad, please let us be heard! the government told us that hunched three children and that's what we did but now we can't take care of them. what will happen to us? will we have to steal or fight? we can't cope anymore and it's the same for everyone wherever you go. it's the same situation. people are hungry. "there are two of us working in my household: one 5alary goes to rent and the other to pay the electricity, gas and water bills. it's really hard to get by now. turkey's currency has been in freefall since november. that same month inflation soared to 21%. we're told ba5ic household goods are now 138% higher. istanbul is turkey's biggest city. 15 million people live there all of them are facing higher costs. the price of wheat has gone up 109 percent sunflower oil 137% toilet paper 90%. this is the new reality. families are queuing for 5ubsidi5ed bread. many of them can no longer afford market rate for bread at bakeries even though it's one of the cheapest staples. and here's the mayor of istanbul. thi5 this current process is not nearly an economic crisis, i want to underline that it's a political crisis. i see this as a reflection of the inability to run the country. to understand why the lira i5 collapsing we have to look at turkey's president and his unorthodox view cutting interest rates will curb inflation. mo5t economists believe the opposite is true. in fact, most central banks rai5e interest rates to control inflation. not in turkey. on november 18th turkey's central bank cut interest rates for a third month in the row. the lira fell by 6% in a day. eight days later, president erdogan pu5hed the central bank to go further. in a speech he declared "economic war of independence" "interest rates make the rich richer, the poor poorer." he added. the lira fell again — by 15%. inflation, bear in mind, grew to its highest level in three years. president erdogan in5i5t5 his policy is right way forward. some of these steep prices are expected to be balanced again soon. unfortunately, one of the reasons for the extortionate price rises in our country is the greedy opportunists. this isn'tjust an economic crisis. this is now a political crisis this brawl erupted in parliament last week during a debate on the country's budget. business reporter victoria craig is in istanbul on president erdogan's justification to keep interest rates low. the president has this idea that interest rates is called the mother and father of all evil and higher interest rates stoke information and that runs contrary to what you might see a lot of other west end central banks and the european central bank and they all use higher interest rates to cool inflation. essentially what they want to see is a he believes in that case lower interest rates that attract investors here and make them want to invest in the country and borrowing costs and lower interest rates and that helps stimulate the economy but so far that's not what we see and what economists say is this policy is stoking the currency crisis and its creating an economic problem here. i creating an economic problem here. i know later in the week the turkish central bank will be meeting, how does it line up in terms of policy compared with the president? what's exected compared with the president? what's expected this — compared with the president? what's expected this week _ compared with the president? what's expected this week the _ compared with the president? what's expected this week the right - expected this week the right decision will be on thursday morning here and it's going to be expected that the central bank will cut interest rates again for the fourth straight month by one percentage point. and so as we've been talking in line with his views that he wants to keep interest rates low to stimulate economic growth and so it would have to wait and see what happens there but i can tell you there are people on the street paying very close attention to what happens with the central bank this week and they've been telling you we've been out here reporting for the last few days and tell me they watch the currency exchange rate almost as much as you and i do. it's every hour and every few hours because it's constantly changing. it's huge fluctuation bc and read see and believe i dropped by almost half and it's lost almost half its value adding peoples buying has been decreased and they're having trouble affording basic goods. earlier in the programme, we brought you the news that anne sacoolas, an american woman accused of causing the death of a boy by dangerous driving in the uk, was expected to face trial. she was due to appear at westminster magistrates' court by video link. harry dunn was killed in august 2019 when his motorbike was hit by a car driven by anne sacoolas near an raf base in northamptonshire. she left the country after the incident and claimed diplomatic immunity. now, a statement from anne sacoolas' lawyers — "while we have always been willing to discuss a virtual hearing, there is no agreement at this time." the uk foreign secretary speaking about the case and she said well means she will stay in the uk quite and continue to support the family to getjustice for having done so there is a difference between their lawyer statements and the trust statement and no doubt to will get more clarity as time goes by. thank you for watching. for many parts of the country it has been a cloudy start today week. across england and wales the cloud has been thick enough to get rain and some drizzle. it has been mild again. across england and wales, cold airfurther on again. across england and wales, cold air further on scotland and with the cloud it's heading south has more clout coming in from the atlantic to bring to add scotland but in between we have got this window closing of clear skies and we had sunshine early on in scotland. the gray skies will be moving their way south as the crowd we got here continues down to the southern parts of england and wales and it becomes light and patchy. we could find some patches of fog developing and if pick up towards the northwest and we see the rain coming in to northwest in scotland. for many parts of the country it will be a chilly night. still got some mild air in the south with a light rain and drizzle on that weak weather fine. significant changes coming into northern parts of the uk coming and bringing a mild airon that of the uk coming and bringing a mild air on that weatherfunds of the uk coming and bringing a mild air on that weather funds with green butter highlands. a cloud pushing its way down into night and ireland and cloudy for england and wales is well with some drizzle in the morning but the five south butts whether perhaps the north midlands in north wales it could be reluctant to shift. so a chilly day here and this is where we have gotten mild air. the atlantic winds will make their presence felt in this weather front is drifting south. enough of a breeze so we will not have the same mist and fog problems early on wednesday morning. some rain on the weather fonts. wednesday morning. some rain on the weatherfonts. living wednesday morning. some rain on the weather fonts. living across northern ireland into northern england and pushes north again to watch the central belt of scotland. dry weather here and a lot of cloud but it will be mild for the time of year and temperatures in double figures. beyond them what's left of it will get pushed away by a base building area of high pressure which will come in and sit over the uk for quite some time and setting things down in the lot of dry weather later on in the week still a lot of cloud and they will be areas of mist and fog and later into be kept may start to turn cooler. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm... long queues outside vaccination centres, as the race is on to offer boosterjabs to all adults by the end of the year. the prime minister warns omicron is spreading more rapidly than any other variant. the idea that this is milder needs to be set aside and concentrate on the sheer pace it accelerates. but high demand for booster appointments and lateral flow kits overwhelm the government's online systems. labour calls for the public to rise to the challenge, getjabbed and put the national interest first. of course i understand that sticking to the _ of course i understand that sticking to the rules can be inconvenient, but stick— to the rules can be inconvenient, but stick to— to the rules can be inconvenient, but stick to the rules we must.