also tonight: pubs and restaurants say time is running out for government help as they're hit by mass cancellations because of covid. the trade in fake covid passes on the dark web and on social media. and victory for australia in the second ashes test in adelaide — they now lead 2—0 in the series. coming up later in the hour on the bbc news channel: arsenal, the only british side left in the competition, have found out who they are going to face in the women's champions league quarterfinals. good evening. the prime minister has ruled out bringing in new covid restrictions in england for now, but said the government wouldn't hesitate to take further action to protect the public if needed. borisjohnson said the data on covid was being monitored hour by hour, as the omicron variant continues to spread with speed across the country. he was speaking after chairing an emergency cabinet meeting this afternoon, amid reports of splits among senior ministers over whether to tighten the rules. earlier, the deputy prime minister dominic raab refused to rule out a christmas lockdown, saying it wasn't possible to make �*hard, fast guarantees.�* the labour leader sir keir starmer accused the government of �*a vacuum of leadership.�* here's our deputy political editor vicki young. the decorations are up, and some of the presents are wrapped. the streets of bristol were busy today, but christmas during a pandemic comes with huge uncertainty. at the back of everyone�*s mind, will our festive plans again be thrown into disarray? after a two—hour meeting with his cabinet, borisjohnson said the arguments were finely balanced. we agree that we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour, and unfortunately, i must say to people, we will have to, to reserve the, the possibility of taking further action to protect the public, and to protect public health and protect our nhs, and we won't hesitate to take that action. the government _ hesitate to take that action. the government insists it is not sitting back doing nothing. manchester city's football stadium among the sites helping get vaccinations up to a record i million on saturday. people have already been told to work from home, use covid passes and take tests before socialising — not enough, says the labour leader. throughout the pandemic, my strong feeling is that the government has been too slow. but here we are, everybody is very concerned about this variant and i want to see a government under prime minister that gets a grip and puts a plan for that hopefully we can all get behind. other parts of the uk have already gone further. in scotland, guidance has been issued that no more than three households should meet indoors. wales has put guidance in place for the run—up to christmas and will introduce tougher legal restrictions on the 27th of december. four days, there has been a growing sense around here that more restrictions for england are inevitable, but cabinet ministers haven't been convinced by the data. many of them are worried about inflicting more economic harm before they've seen a fuller picture of just how dangerous this new variant is. many conservatives don't want more measures. lord frost resigned as brexit minister at the weekend, partly blaming the government's pandemic response. i partly blaming the government's pandemic response.— partly blaming the government's pandemic response. i don't support coercive policies _ pandemic response. i don't support coercive policies on _ pandemic response. i don't support coercive policies on covid. - pandemic response. i don't support coercive policies on covid. the - coercive policies on covid. the prime minister has a very difficult decisions to take and i'm sure he will be thinking very hard about them. . , ., . . , will be thinking very hard about them. , them. critics accused downing street of lackin: them. critics accused downing street of lacking moral _ them. critics accused downing street of lacking moral authority _ them. critics accused downing street of lacking moral authority when - them. critics accused downing street of lacking moral authority when it - of lacking moral authority when it comes to rules after another photo emerged, this time of the prime minister, his wife and i7 emerged, this time of the prime minister, his wife and 17 staff in the garden drinking wine during the first lockdown. the prime minister says they were people at work, talking about work. many voters won't see it that way. scientific advisers want more action now. mr johnson is weighing up his next step. throughout this pandemic that has been that debate, hasn't there, between bringing in new restrictions which protect the nhs and can save lives, but the downsides for the economy, for people's mental health and education, those arguments are raging and raging around the cabinet table. on saturday and today, lengthy meetings where this was discussed in cabinet ministers talking about it. i think what is interesting here is that they are far more reluctant to sign off on these measures than they once were, but listening to the tone of the prime minister, it still feels like a matter of when, not if, and i'm afraid that means more uncertainty. vicki, thank you. young, from westminster. a key factor ministers will be considering is how well the nhs might cope should rising infection rates lead to greater demands for hospital care. there are fears that staff shortages may also hit the nhs as people are forced to isolate with covid. here's our health editor hugh pym. the nhs is braced for a wave of hospital cases in the weeks ahead. but they don't know how big that will be. what they do know is that covid is already taking its toll in the shape of higher staff absences. the nhs employers group told me that staff sickness is a particular problem in london. members are reported to us a really dramatic increase in levels of absence over these last ten days. three were four times more people off sick now compared to ten days ago. the fear is that we see the same pattern of absence replicated across the country. even if omicron generates a surge in mainly mild infections, that will have an impact on the public sector and the wider economy, with some employees needing to isolate. that's another reason why ministers and health officials are pushing the message about booster jabs, including front—page newspaper ads today. the uk has moved relatively quickly with the booster roll—out. israel is ahead, but they started sooner. the uk, though, has moved more rapidly than some other leading economies. within great britain, where data is available, there is a varied picture. the darker shades show higher take—up, the lighter shades, lower, and that is looking at all those who have had their first and second doses by the end of september who then went on to have a booster. the figures for wales are one week behind england and scotland of which is why booster take—up looks less advanced. york was one centre today where people were queueing for boosters. ii the were queueing for boosters. if the vaccine does _ were queueing for boosters. if the vaccine does help, _ were queueing for boosters. if the vaccine does help, then _ were queueing for boosters. if the vaccine does help, then you - were queueing for boosters. if he: vaccine does help, then you may as well get it done.— well get it done. there's no harm that we know _ well get it done. there's no harm that we know of. _ well get it done. there's no harm that we know of. we've _ well get it done. there's no harm that we know of. we've just - well get it done. there's no harm that we know of. we've just got l that we know of. we've just got to do what _ that we know of. we've just got to do what we — that we know of. we've just got to do what we are in theory told, and honefully— do what we are in theory told, and hopefully this will help slow the omicron — hopefully this will 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for some of the first takers. �* , ., . ., ., takers. being protected from covid is really important _ takers. being protected from covid is really important for _ takers. being protected from covid is really important for people - takers. being protected from covid is really important for people my l is really important for people my age and for my family. just is really important for people my age and for my family.— is really important for people my age and for my family. just to get the vaccine _ age and for my family. just to get the vaccine so _ age and for my family. just to get the vaccine so i can _ age and for my family. just to get the vaccine so i can protect - age and for my family. just to get | the vaccine so i can protect people around _ the vaccine so i can protect people around me — the vaccine so i can protect people around me and myself, so it's... i'm not under— around me and myself, so it's... i'm not under risk — around me and myself, so it's... i'm not under risk more when i'm around bigger— not under risk more when i'm around bigger groups of people.— bigger groups of people. just what im act bigger groups of people. just what impact omicron — bigger groups of people. just what impact omicron will _ bigger groups of people. just what impact omicron will have - bigger groups of people. just what impact omicron will have is - bigger groups of people. just what impact omicron will have is far - bigger groups of people. just what l impact omicron will have is far from clear, but the health service is having to prepare for the worst while hoping the outcome will be less severe than some have predicted. hugh pym, bbc news. let's look at the latest official data on the pandemic in the uk. there were 91,715 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average over the past week is now more than 83,000 new cases every day. 44 deaths were recorded — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. 112 covid—related deaths were recorded on average every day in the past week. on vaccinations, more than 770,000 people a day had boosters on average in the past seven days, bringing the total to almost 29 million. our health editor hugh pym is here. given that data, where do you think we are in this pandemic? the latest daily reported _ we are in this pandemic? the latest daily reported cases _ we are in this pandemic? the latest daily reported cases above - we are in this pandemic? the latest daily reported cases above 91,000 | we are in this pandemic? the latest. daily reported cases above 91,000 is “p daily reported cases above 91,000 is up on yesterday's number, but sunday does tend to see a bit of underreporting. crucially, it is the underlying trend we need to look at, week on week, and cases are up about 61%, but hospital admissions are up a lot less, 6%, week on week. they tend to be a bit of a lagging indicator. it is two which are more from when someone test positive that they are likely to need hospital treatment. the other important fact about hospital admissions is that they are very much concentrated in london in terms of a surge in covid. 1800 patients in hospital, up 500, nearly 500, on the week. that is not replicated in other english regions all the nations. it is fairly flat. so the big question is, well london, being the epicentre, result in a spread beyond that or not? there is lots of new information for ministers to consider as they deliberate on what to do in terms of possible new restrictions in england. they are obviously weighing up england. they are obviously weighing up the impact on the economy, looking at the possibility that there is just how your immunity now because of the success of the booster programme. there is the argument that, by imposing restrictions, you just push the problem further out into the spring. but the other side of the argument is, if you are going to take action to try to bring the peak down, to give more time, then you need to act sooner and harder than you would otherwise like to do. that is the view of government advisers. hugh, many thanrs- _ 2a hours to save businesses from a christmas crisis. that's the stark warning from two of the biggest names in the restaurant and pub industry to the government tonight, as cancellations decimate festive takings. hospitality is not the only industry struggling. gyms, hairdressers, theatres and hoteliers have all added their voices to the call for financial support from the chancellor. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to stockport to find out how firms are managing. this is the cheshire suite. usually, we would have christmas parties in here. , ., , , , here. there is no festive buzz this week. normally _ here. there is no festive buzz this week. normally packed _ here. there is no festive buzz this week. normally packed with - here. there is no festive buzz this i week. normally packed with guests for christmas meals and work parties, there is not a single diner here today. business has dropped off a cliff, and there is only so much deep cleaning and polishing the staff can do. with so little trade, the manager, rob, is facing difficult decisions. we the manager, rob, is facing difficult decisions.— difficult decisions. we have actually closed _ difficult decisions. we have actually closed up - difficult decisions. we have actually closed up one - difficult decisions. we have actually closed up one of. difficult decisions. we have l actually closed up one of the flowers — actually closed up one of the flowers in the hotel. with the staff we have _ flowers in the hotel. with the staff we have on — flowers in the hotel. with the staff we have on board, we just can't give them _ we have on board, we just can't give them hours. — we have on board, we just can't give them hours, and at this time of year. _ them hours, and at this time of year. that— them hours, and at this time of year, that is when it impacts them, because _ year, that is when it impacts them, because they have families to provide — because they have families to provide for. because they have families to provide for-— because they have families to rovide for. ,., ., , provide for. down the road at this italian chain, _ provide for. down the road at this italian chain, they _ provide for. down the road at this italian chain, they have _ provide for. down the road at this italian chain, they have had - provide for. down the road at this italian chain, they have had three j italian chain, they have had three lunch cancellations already today. there are staff to pay but not enough customers to serve. if you want to close _ enough customers to serve. if you want to close us _ enough customers to serve. if you want to close us and _ enough customers to serve. if you want to close us and create - enough customers to serve. if you want to close us and create some| want to close us and create some kind of circuit breaker, then close the industry and give meaningful support. if you're not going to do that, then let us get on with trading and stop scaring the public and to not coming out. it’s and to not coming out. it's absolutely _ and to not coming out. it's absolutely crucifying the industry. other industries are joining the call for help, with half of all west end predictions —— productions hit. out—of—town retail parks have seen higher shopper numbers these last few days than most high streets like this across the uk that have been taking a real hammering. so if her first ever physical shop five months ago. sophia opened herfirst ever. she is seeing only a handful of customers each day now. i she is seeing only a handful of customers each day now. i have never been 0 en customers each day now. i have never been open for — customers each day now. i have never been open for christmas _ customers each day now. i have never been open for christmas before - customers each day now. i have never been open for christmas before but i i been open for christmas before but i have worked in retail so i know how it should be, and this is not what i was expecting, especially when you compare it to the start of december, where i really started to see things busying up, and then in the past week alone, itjust busying up, and then in the past week alone, it just seems busying up, and then in the past week alone, itjust seems to have dropped off a cliff. the government sa s it is dropped off a cliff. the government says it is still _ dropped off a cliff. the government says it is still deciding _ dropped off a cliff. the government says it is still deciding how - dropped off a cliff. the government says it is still deciding how to - says it is still deciding how to provide ongoing support to the sectors affected. without customers, or government support, the next few days are crucial. collette smith, bbc news, in stockport. as record numbers of infections continue to be recorded in the uk, danny savage has been talking to people in york about whether they are considering changing their plans for christmas. this is exactly how many people think christmas will turn out this year. but before any new restrictions are announced, they are making the most of it. york today was busy, but everyone has one eye on next saturday. if the government tells you to change your behaviour this week and brings a new restrictions, how would you feel about it? . , restrictions, how would you feel about it? ., , , restrictions, how would you feel about it? . , , ~ about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in liuht of about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in light of their _ about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in light of their shenanigans - in light of their shenanigans last christmas, which is why, to be honest, i think they haven't. i don't think they could look the nation in the eye after what they've done and expect people to follow plans that they haven't followed themselves. i plans that they haven't followed themselves.— plans that they haven't followed themselves. i run a social club in middlesbrough, _ themselves. i run a social club in middlesbrough, so _ themselves. i run a social club in middlesbrough, so this - themselves. i run a social club in middlesbrough, so this actually i middlesbrough, so this actually has crippled _ middlesbrough, so this actually has crippled the club. i'm going to be out of— crippled the club. i'm going to be out of a _ crippled the club. i'm going to be out of a job— crippled the club. i'm going to be out of a job in the new year. | out of a job in the new year. don't think out of a job in the new year. i don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia _ don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia is _ don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia is from — don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia is from slovakia _ don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia is from slovakia and - don't think i have any choice, do i? sylvia is from slovakia and would . sylvia is from slovakia and would like to be with her relatives, but yet again, can't be. i like to be with her relatives, but yet again, can't be.— like to be with her relatives, but yet again, can't be. i would love to no and yet again, can't be. i would love to go and see — yet again, can't be. i would love to go and see my _ yet again, can't be. i would love to go and see my family _ yet again, can't be. i would love to go and see my family and - yet again, can't be. i would love to go and see my family and my - yet again, can't be. i would love to . go and see my family and my country, which _ go and see my family and my country, which i _ go and see my family and my country, which i can't _ go and see my family and my country, which i can't do — go and see my family and my country, which i can't do at _ go and see my family and my country, which i can't do at the _ go and see my family and my country, which i can't do at the moment, - go and see my family and my country, which i can't do at the moment, and l which i can't do at the moment, and it has— which i can't do at the moment, and it has been— which i can't do at the moment, and it has been like _ which i can't do at the moment, and it has been like that _ which i can't do at the moment, and it has been like that for— which i can't do at the moment, and it has been like that for the - which i can't do at the moment, and it has been like that for the last- it has been like that for the last two years _ it has been like that for the last two years i_ it has been like that for the last two years. i miss— it has been like that for the last two years. i miss my— it has been like that for the last two years. i miss my family. i two years. i miss my family. london especially, case two years. i miss my family.“ london especially, case numbers two years. i miss my family._ london especially, case numbers are rocketing, and it is putting people off visiting, people like jane from lancashire, who was looking forward to a family reunion. lode lancashire, who was looking forward to a family reunion.— to a family reunion. we haven't seen my husband's _ to a family reunion. we haven't seen my husband's family _ to a family reunion. we haven't seen my husband's family in _ to a family reunion. we haven't seen my husband's family in london - to a family reunion. we haven't seen my husband's family in london since | my husband's family in london since january 2020. we miss them, we love them. we would love to see them, but on balance, we felt this was the wisest decision. in on balance, we felt this was the wisest decision.— on balance, we felt this was the wisest decision. in scotland, people have been told _ wisest decision. in scotland, people have been told to _ wisest decision. in scotland, people have been told to socialise - wisest decision. in scotland, people have been told to socialise less - wisest decision. in scotland, people have been told to socialise less and | have been told to socialise less and limit gatherings to three households. in wales, night clubs will shut next week, and there is a meeting on wednesday about the next move in northern ireland. back in europe, not everyone is pledging to toe the line. would you go along with it because it might not be law but advisory? ida. with it because it might not be law but advisory?— with it because it might not be law but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don'tthink— but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don't think we _ but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don't think we should _ but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don't think we should be _ but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don't think we should be told - but advisory? no, iwouldn't, no. i don't think we should be told or. don't think we should be told or dictated by a government who can't stick to the rules themselves that we should be abiding by their rules that they break themselves. fihce that they break themselves. once a . ain, that they break themselves. once arain, it that they break themselves. once again. it feels _ that they break themselves. once again, it feels like _ that they break themselves. once again, it feels like we _ that they break themselves. once again, it feels like we are - that they break themselves. once again, it feels like we are on - that they break themselves. once again, it feels like we are on the coronavirus merry—go—round of restrictions. the question is, when is it going to stop again? danny savage, bbc news, york. how are other countries responding to the rise of omicron? in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondents in washington and johannesburg, but first to our europe correspondent, imogen foulkes, at a ski resort near the swiss capital bern. across europe, governments are rushing in new covid restrictions. in the netherlands, there is a lockdown, denmark is thinking about a curfew, and here in switzerland, doors are closed to the unvaccinated. to get into a bar or restaurant, a theatre or a museum, a football match or your gym, you will need the covid certificate. it shows whether you are vaccinated or whether you are vaccinated or whether you've recovered from covid. a negative test won't get you in. it's the swiss government has not answered the vaccine hesitancy. a third of the facts of —— a third of the population here still hasn't had a firstjab, and infection rates are rising fast. they are far higher than switzerland's neighbours france or italy, but like last year, switzerland went close its ski slopes. they are closed now including for british tourists, but to enjoy any of the apres ski, people will need that certificate. here in north america, omicron has been found in almost every state, with people forming long queues to get tested, ahead of the holidays. scientists are warning of a viral blizzard hitting the country in the coming weeks with average daily covid infections already running at 160,000, more than double what they were in early november. vaccination rates are not going up by anything like what the white house wants to see. only half the jabs are being given compared to april. in some states, in the south and west, fewer than 50% of eligible adults are double jabbed. sporting and entertainment venues are closing down, and in a country that has seen 800,000 covid deaths, president biden will try this week to persuade the doubters that it is masks and vaccines that will stop that number rising further. the news here in south africa continues _ the news here in south africa continues to be encouraging. the death— continues to be encouraging. the death rate — continues to be encouraging. the death rate and hospital admissions are still— death rate and hospital admissions are still significantly lower than they were at similar stages of previous— they were at similar stages of previous waves of the pandemic. there _ previous waves of the pandemic. there are — previous waves of the pandemic. there are also some encouraging signs— there are also some encouraging signs that — there are also some encouraging signs that the number of infections, which _ signs that the number of infections, which rose _ signs that the number of infections, which rose so dramatically here, is already— which rose so dramatically here, is already beginning to tail off. does that mean that omicron is less severe? — that mean that omicron is less severe? that is not clear. for a start, _ severe? that is not clear. for a start, the — severe? that is not clear. for a start, the population here is far younger— start, the population here is far younger than say in britain, and also, _ younger than say in britain, and also, while _ younger than say in britain, and also, while vaccination rates here are low, — also, while vaccination rates here are low, most people have some immunity— are low, most people have some immunity because of prior infections. it is worth pointing out that masks— infections. it is worth pointing out that masks here continue to be compulsory in public, and most people — compulsory in public, and most people abide by that. the government however— people abide by that. the government however is _ people abide by that. the government however is not yet imposing any other— however is not yet imposing any other significant restrictions to handle — other significant restrictions to handle omicron. andrew harding injohannesberg ending those reports the time is 6:19pm. our top story this evening: the prime minister says no more covid restrictions for now — as the omicron variant continues to spread. and coming up — festive football in england goes on, as emergency meetings end with a collective agreement to press on with matches, where safely possible. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, where did it all go wrong for england's cricketers, and how can they put it right in australia to keep themselves in the ashes series? the bbc has discovered that covid passes are being advertised for sale on social media to people who have not been vaccinated. cyber investigators have also found sellers on the dark web claiming to provide coronavirus documentation that has been added to the nhs database. our business correspondent, caroline davies, has the story. weapons, drugs and stolen goods, but the dark web has a new item for sale. covid vaccination passes. it is selling them for countries ranging from the us, and uk, russia, france, switzerland, greece, all the way through to latvia, morocco, austria, estonia four way through to latvia, morocco, austria, estonia fou- austria, estonia fourjonathan benton runs _ austria, estonia fourjonathan benton runs a _ austria, estonia fourjonathan benton runs a cyber— austria, estonia fourjonathan benton runs a cyber crime - benton runs a cyber crime investigations company. his team have found multiple sellers claiming to sell covid passes from around the world. we to sell covid passes from around the world. ~ ,, , world. we were finding passes, certificates. — world. we were finding passes, certificates, cards, _ world. we were finding passes, certificates, cards, a _ world. we were finding passes, certificates, cards, a choice - world. we were finding passes, certificates, cards, a choice of. certificates, cards, a choice of even down to a choice of what vaccine you wanted recording on the card. they will either be fraudulently obtained, so completely legitimate cards, issued by a national authority, legitimate cards, issued by a nationalauthority, but legitimate cards, issued by a national authority, but then fraudulently completed, or they will be a fraud. so it will be a mock of the real thing, or it will be a scam. the realthing, or it will be a scam. ., , , the realthing, or it will be a scam. ., ,, , .,, scam. some of the website she was showin: scam. some of the website she was showing me. _ scam. some of the website she was showing me. they — scam. some of the website she was showing me, they were _ scam. some of the website she was showing me, they were saying - showing me, they were saying they had people on the inside who could update the data. how credible do you think that is?— think that is? sadly i would say it is probably _ think that is? sadly i would say it is probably highly _ think that is? sadly i would say it is probably highly credible. - think that is? sadly i would say it is probably highly credible. it - think that is? sadly i would say it is probably highly credible. it is i think that is? sadly i would say it is probably highly credible. it is a risk the authorities _ is probably highly credible. it is a risk the authorities are _ is probably highly credible. it is a risk the authorities are aware - is probably highly credible. it is a risk the authorities are aware of. risk the authorities are aware of too. last week, three men were arrested in london after nhs staff found potentially faked covid vaccination records on their systems. but how easy are these passes defined? very, as it turns out, because some are advertised on facebook. i've only been searching for a matter of minutes on social media, but have already found multiple posts of people claiming to be selling nhs covert passes, along with qr codes to whoever wants them. now, what's not obvious is if you did decide to go along with these, what exactly you would get, if anything, but it is clear there are multiple keep —— multiple people claiming to sell these things. facebook�*s parent company meta says it continues to identify and move remove content whenever they find it. sellers created these passes to help unvaccinated people travel, get into some venues, even secure some jobs, but how many are in use? one border forces jobs, but how many are in use? one borderforces they saw jobs, but how many are in use? one border forces they saw several every day when they were checking. now the airlines do those checks and fakes are hard to spot.— are hard to spot. because there is no common _ are hard to spot. because 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having been postponed, due to covert outbreaks among squads, and some managers and players having called for a so—called circuit breaker are effectively a pause on the season for at least one round of matches. today, those in charge of the 20 clubs agreed a collective intention to press on with matches, where safely possible. of course there is no guarantee how many of those matches will go ahead, given what we've seen recently. clubs have been reminded that where they have 13 fit players plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfil their games, and the vaccination drives goes on. in the last hour we have heard 77% of premier league players have now been double jab, up from 68% in mid—october, and to help with fixture congestion, the fa has agreed to scrap the third and fourth round replay in the fa cup. the seven boxing day fixtures have been postponed in the english public. there is an acknowledgement that more cases and more postponements are also inevitable but today for now at least, the festive feast of football goes on. more than 370 people have died after a powerful storm struck the philippines was that the philippine red cross has described scenes of complete destruction after the typing flattened homes and schools and hospitals will stop many central and hospitals will stop many central and southern regions remain cut off with communication lines down. brighton and hove city council has been accused of "dumping" vulnerable people, after several deaths in temporary accomodation outside the city. the council has moved hundreds of homeless people out of the area, removing them — say experts — from vital support. one of those who died had mental health issues, and took her own life. brighton says it doesn't usually place people with serious need outside its catchment area. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan has the details. this is kendall court, a block of 5a bedsits that brighton council use to accommodate homeless people. it's ten miles outside the city, in newhaven, and the council have been repeatedly told it's not suitable for vulnerable people. if you could imagine a mental health ward with no staff, that was kendal court. margaret winter's daughter, robin rocklin, was placed in kendal court, after applying for emergency housing in brighton. a mature student, she was deemed vulnerable due to mental health problems, which deteriorated at kendal court. just three weeks after being placed in the block, she took her own life. i don't think she really wanted to die. i read her facebook messages. in one of them, she said, "i don't want to die — "i just don't know how to live". they should recognise that some people need more help than just a bed. at least ten kendal court residents have died since 2016, the most recent, earlier this month. the people here often have complex needs, psychiatric or drug and alcohol problems. once you're put here, and you get to see the people that are here and what goes on, it's like it's a dumping ground. leon rose has lived here for 18 months, after being released from prison. while he's grateful for the accommodation, like many others, he feels isolated from his family in brighton. there is no point putting someone somewhere and just forgetting about them. when you put someone somewhere, and it's temporary accommodation, surely you've got to be there to help them to move on, to progress to better premises? being moved out of area is - exceptionally difficult for people. dr tim worthley is a brighton gp who has cared for some of those who lived in the city but died elsewhere. we've had people often moved out of area with severe - mental health needs, with heart failure, - or with terminal cancer. we have people on the phone with us, sobbing, really, - desperate for them to be moved back into the area so they can receive - the care and support that they need. brighton and hove council say they have a larger homeless population than they can accommodate within the city. they rejected claims that kendal court was unsuitable for accommodating people, and say that they don't usually place someone with major care needs outside brighton. michael buchanan, bbc news, sussex. if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998. a man has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after he was found responsible for the death of a 93—year—old fellow resident at a care home. alexander rawson, who was suffering from mental health issues, beat eileen dean to death with a walking stick at the home in south east london. the court heard rawson will be detained in a secure psychiatric unit, possibly for the rest of his life. us prosecutors have described ghislaine maxwell as a "sophisticated predator", during closing arguments in her criminal trial. the 59—year—old has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophilejeffrey epstein between 1994 and 200a. she faces up to 70 years in prison, if convicted on sex trafficking and perjury charges. the sandwich and coffee shop chain, pret a manger, has received thousands of complaints over its drinks subscription service, with customers saying popular beverages, like fruit smoothies and milkshakes, frequently run out, or have been removed from the menu. the bbc understands the chain has received more than 5,000 complaints about the offer. the company say they're pleased with the response to the subscription and have spoken to regulators to ensure the firm's marketing of the offer meets the latest guidance. it was defeat for england's cricketers in the second the queen has decided to celebrate christmas in windsor, rather than travel to sandringham. a royal source said the decision was a personal one, and reflects a precautionary approach. members of the royalfamily will precautionary approach. members of the royal family will visit windsor over the christmas period. it was defeat for england's cricketers in the second test in adelaide — they lost to australia by 275 runs, and now trail 2—0 in the ashes series. they were dismissed for 192 in their second innings on the final day. patrick gearey reports. too good, 2—0. australia might be missing their captain, and the best bowler in the world. england couldn't further inconvenience them. their aim had been to make the aussies run out of time. commentator: edged! ollie pope got through less than ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes, so australia's fielders made an enclosure around him, then sent in a lyon. that was very close! nathan lyon thought he had him lbw. the umpire didn't. australia reviewed, then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 1m. jos buttler, a natural cavalier, relied on his shield. no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours.