Ajury in new york begins deliberations in the Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Sport in wales moved Behind Closed Doors, as the Premier League pushes on with the festive fixture schedule despite the grip of covid. Good morning. A chilly start to the day. Some of us waking up to a touch of frost. A fair bit of cloud around and more sunshine than yesterday. Tomorrow, milderand more and more sunshine than yesterday. Tomorrow, milder and more unsettled. The details later in the programme. Its tuesday december the 21st. Our main story. The government is under fire from the Hospitality Industry for failing to clarify what and when Covid Restrictions will be introduced. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stepped back from announcing tighter measures in england, but said the government was not ruling anything out as cases of the virus continue to soar. Our Political CorrespondentDamian Grammaticas has more. Under the microscope now, not the virus, but the governments approach to tackling it, where many were hoping for clarity ahead of christmas, there is instead uncertainty. Covid cases are surging and Boris Johnson and his cabinet met yesterday, but they have yet to decide on any of the key questions. Are new covid measures required for england . If so, how soon and how severe . We agreed we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour. Unfortunately i must say to people we will have to reserve the possibility of taking further action to protect the public and to protect Public Health, to protect our nhs and we wont hesitate to take that action. So for now, the vaccination drive goes on, but no new restrictions. Several ministers in mrjohnson� s cabinet are reluctant to see more enacted, concerned about the effect on the economy and wanting more data on how this new covid wave is impacting hospitals. Labour says theres a vacuum of leadership. Instead of being hamstrung by his own cabinet and hiding from his own backbenchers, its time that borisjohnson stopped putting the politics of the Conservative Party ahead of Public Health and levelled with the country. Its understood the health secretary, sajid javid, is in favour of cutting the length of isolation for people who have tested positive for covid from ten days to seven if clinical advice supports the change. It would help organisations seeing rising staff absences. And already businesses are being hit by the advice people should work from home and suggestions its prudent to prioritise who you have contact with. Some in hospitality and entertainment, a warning they need clarity soon. They face critical decisions in the coming days about whether to go ahead with events planned in the coming weeks. The businesses have got the data, theyve got the cancellations, theyve got less turnover. Theyre making not making profits. Theyre carrying the staff and carrying the costs. So that evidence is there about omicron and what it will be in the future, we might not know. But the damage is being done now. But for now, theyre waiting for the government and a decision that could come at any time. Damian grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. Well try and get more clarity on this when Cabinet Office minister Stephen Braclayjoins us at 7. 30am today. Last night, london mayor sadiq khan cancelled plans to hold new years eve celebrations for 6,000 people, including key workers, in Trafalgar Square. We can get more on this with chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. Adam, is this edging towards further restrictions being inevitable . Not necessarily because the government feels it does not have enough data yet to make a decision about what to do. That became very clear yesterday when the cabinet spent more than two hours looking at the data, looking at the options and not coming to a decision to do anything. Politically, some people will say the Prime Minister is dithering, others the Prime Minister does not have the authority to push anything through any more. 0thers anything through any more. Others might the Prime Minister is trying to differently after a bruising couple of weeks and is going to consult colleagues a bit more. In terms of financial support, the treasury is saying it is not prepared to offer more money or support until they know for definite whether restrictions will stay as they are now or whether there will be new restrictions in place. That feels a bit like limbo for the businesses affected. In terms of if there are new restrictions, if those restrictions are new legal rules, the government has promised to put those through parliament. Parliament is on its Christmas Holidays and it looks like there will not be enough time to get mps back before christmas to put the new rules into lawful but that gives a clue about potential timing going ahead. What we are waiting for now and what the cabinet is waiting for and the Prime Minister is waiting for and Civil Servants are waiting for is updated modelling from the scientists, trying to plot where the 0micron Variant could go. Looking back at the documents, it looks like those models get submitted on wednesday so i wonder whether tomorrow becomes the moment things become much, much clearer or we are still in the dark about just clearer or we are still In The Dark Aboutjust how clearer or we are still in the dark about just how serious clearer or we are still In The Dark Aboutjust how Serious 0micron is. Many thanks. Spectators will be banned from all Sports Events in wales from boxing day in a bid to control the spread of the 0micron covid variant. The Welsh Government said it will apply to all indoor, outdoor, professional and community Sports Events. Louisa pilbeam reports. Wrexham famously had the support of hollywood with owner Ryan Reynolds but there will be no supporters at the stadium for the game against solihull on boxing day. The club say they are disappointed at the Welsh Governments decision to hold all Sports EventsBehind Closed Doors but understand why the announcement has been made. The same day, cardiff against scarlets in the united Rugby Championship is closed to fans. The Welsh Grand National at chepstow the following day will also be held with no spectators, despite more than 6000 advanced ticket sales. Every sport at every level in wales will be impacted from amateur to professional, indoors and out, with no end date confirmed. In a statement, the Welsh Government said the decision was made after latest figures showed the number of confirmed cases of 0micron rising steeply. They have announced a £3 million fund to support clubs and venues. The queen has cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham, amid concerns about rising levels of the 0micron Variant. Instead, she will stay in windsor, where members of the royal family willjoin her. Buckingham palace aides described this as a personal decision that reflects a precautionary approach. It will be her majestys First Christmas since the death of prince phillip. The 0micron Variant is now the dominant cause of coronavirus in the United States and is spreading very quickly. Based on data for the past week, Health Officials say the variant now accounts for 73 of new covid infections. In some areas, including new york city, the variant is responsible for nine out of ten cases. Ajury in new york has begun considering its verdict in the Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, following weeks of testimony. Ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein. Barbara plett usher sent us this report. Jurors have to decide which version of events to believe. The prosecution has argued that Ghislaine Maxwell was crucial toJeffrey Epsteins operation. They say that she made the teenagers feel comfortable. She was posh, smiling, age acceptable, a cover really for mr epsteins behaviour, and that she knew exactly what she was doing when she sent them into a massage room with him. The defence says, no, she didnt know because mr epstein kept secrets from her. And in fact, shes being punished for his crimes. Shes a scapegoat. The other issue is the credibility of the four women who have accused Ghislaine Maxwell of complicity in the abuse. The defence says they didnt mention her alleged role in their initial interviews with law enforcement, and theyre only doing so now because theyre motivated by money. The prosecution says the similarities in their stories actually show the playbook by which ms maxwell operated to recruit and groom them, and that, in fact, these women had already received payouts from Jeffrey Epstein estate. So if their motivation was money, they wouldnt have gone through the hell of testifying at this trial. We dont know how long its going to take for the jury to come back with a verdict, but we may get one by christmas, which is Ghislaine Maxwells 60th birthday. Now the weather with carol. Good morning. Good morning, both. Good morning. Good morning, both. Good morning. Good morning, both. Good morning to you. A chilly start to the day to day, especially in Central Scotland where temperatures are falling 2 2, 3. As we go through the next few days, the forecasters become more unsettled. Tomorrow much milder as well. A chilly start as i mentioned. A fair bit of cloud to start the day. Some drizzle coming out of that. A weak Weather Front from the Northern Isles producing patchy which will flat with mainland scotland. We will see more brighter breaks than yesterday, especially coming in from the west. Temperatures today 49 degrees. Still breezy across the west of england and the channel islands. This evening and overnight you can see how the cloud breaks out. We are looking at a cold night with widespread frost as well. Mist and fog for the main, particularly around the Home Counties and South East England. These temperatures show what you can expect. Ruralareas temperatures show what you can expect. Rural areas will be lower, except when more cloud is coming in across Northern Ireland, pembrokeshire and parts of cornwall. We start off on a cold note tomorrow. It will not be long before clad building from the west. We see this band of rain coming our way. Across Northern Scotland we will see some snow falling but milder air is coming in from the west. Thank you for that. Carroll will be here throughout the morning. Lets take a look at todays papers, most of which feature an image of the queen, who has cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham in norfolk because of concerns about the 0micron Variant. Today, the times says that christmas hopes grow asjohnson delays action. But it says a Circuit Breaker banning Household Mixing is being considered for 28th december. Confusion at christmas is the daily telegraphs headline, as it says the Prime Minister is being urged to give clarity over covid rules. The paper draws a contrast with Nicola Sturgeon, who said she had no intention of making last minute changes in scotland. The daily mail goes as far as telling its readers, rejoice xmas is looking safe. Its sources in cabinet say it is almost certain no new restrictions will be imposed before the big day. 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Scientists hunting for new Covid Variants here in south africa have already detected two cases of extensive mutations occurring in people with untreated hiv. But thats also happened a dozen times in other parts of the world. We see many mutations, which are raised to a very plausible explanation that individuals that are immune suppressed for many different reasons, yeah, could be. Could there be basic a source of virus evolution. This is a delicate subject. Many People Living with hiv across africa already face stigma and scientists dont want to add to that. They point out that there are many other reasons why peoples Immune Systems can be weakened, including malnutrition, Cancer Treatment and diabetes. Theres also concern here that while africa may be home to the worlds biggest hiv epidemic, the continent should not be seen as a focal point for new Covid Variants. Weve seen the five variants weve had right now. They come from four different continents. So this is to scapegoat africa in a situation where variants have already in the other continents is simply outrageous. The answer, scientists say, is to speed up the rollout of covid vaccines in africa to prioritize all those with weak Immune Systems and to make sure people with hiv are given all the support they need. Andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. A whistleblower has spoken to the bbc about the neglect of an autistic man who has been detained for over 20 years. Last month, bbc breakfast had to lift a court order to be able to report the case of tony hickmott, who has been held in a Specialist Hospital since 2001 after he was sectioned under the Mental Health act. Now a former carer, who worked with tony between 2015 and 2017 has come forward and says he wants to speak out, to help give the 43 year old a voice and the life he deserves, as Jayne Mccubbin reports. I do believe tony was probably the loneliest person living in that hospital. I watched myself and staff become resigned to the fact that nothing was going to happen with tony. I love you. I love you, too, tony. A month ago, we went to court to tell you about tony hickmott, a man detained for 20 years, not because hes committed a crime, but because he is autistic. Hes lived there longer now, than hes lived at home. What have they done to all of us as a family . Theyve destroyed us. Watching that Report Go Out was this man. He got his basic needs met. He was fed almost like an animal. Fed, watered, and cleaned. If anything happened beyond that, wonderful. If it didnt, then it was still 0k. Tony was taken care of. Its what broke me in the time that i was there. This is where tonys story begins in brighton with his mum, dad, two sisters. But when he was 23, he was sectioned under the Mental Health act and sent to a hospital 100 miles away. That was the last time he saw home. His parents, pam and roy, have fought for two decades to bring tony back. And today, for the first time, theyll meet someone who has worked with tony, who shared their concerns and who wants to speak out. Tony, for me, is a wonderful, warm person. Theres something bigger. Bigger personality trying to get out. Hes crying out for a friend. Hello, everybody. Tony only his family on one of these once a week two hour visits. But when they leave, he doesnt interact with anyone other than his carers. Phil knew tony for two and a half years between 2015 and late 2017 and recalls a man eager to connect but whose life was spent almost entirely in solitary confinement. I was told initially when i began working there that he was kept alone because he was. He could be violent and he was a risk and it couldnt be further from the truth. Tony, is this delightful person, just stuck inside a body where he finds it difficult to communicate with the world. But its not impossible. Tony had very little on his ward. I mean, in terms of things to stimulate him, engage him or anything like it. I mean, what has he got in that room . A bed and a table. 0h, his only interaction with anyone was that door. To knock and kick if he wanted somebody. The hospital back then was run by a Company Called the Huntercombe Group, which offered assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. But phil says he saw tony decline. They said to us, here is a care plan. And it wasnt a care plan. It was at so and so time in the morning, tony will get his breakfast. At so and so time, get him dressed. At so and so time, make sure hes got his bed made, et cetera, et cetera. Thats just a daily schedule. But its not. Thats not a care plan. Itsjust detainment. I mean, hes not alone or nothing, is he . When my son left home, he used to make us a cup of tea in bed and everything. Lost all them skills. That stuns me. He was never allowed to make a cup of tea. No. Sometimes staff even cut up his food for him. Theyre trying to say thats hes very, very complex. I would say hes very, very institutionalised. The reality is that for the past seven years, tony shouldnt even have been there. Psychiatrists deemed him fit for release, but no care package was arranged in the community. And in those seven years, cqc reports show a decline in standards of care to such an extent tonys hospital was threatened with possible closure. Poor care plans, a lack of qualified, competent staff and overuse of restraint and medication, an increase in violence on wards. All while tony remained confined to his room. He hears all that banging. He hears all the restraints. He must have been the man in the iron mask. He doesnt see anybody, just through that lonely window. Tony is literally looking out of his window, or through the hatch every day, and he sees this going on and thats the interaction he gets. The Huntercombe Group sold the hospital in December 2020 and was itself taken over. In a statement, they told us they couldnt comment on the case, as they were now an entirely new legal entity and werent involved in providing services for tony. The cqc say tonys hospital is improving and is out of special measures. The local authority and nhs commissioners told us theyre working with tonys family to find him his own home and appropriate support. I can only imagine what must go through tonys mind every day. Asking himself, why . Why am i here . Why am i locked in everyday life . Who do you love . Mum. Thats it. Whos boy are you . Mum. Put yourthumb up. He said, am i a good boy . Am i a good boy today . Yes, he would lookl at you, and hed go, have i been a good boy . He sees himself as a bad person that is so upsetting. And i really appreciate you coming down speaking out. You want to make things better. 20 years ago, tony was detained because he struggled to cope in a world that struggled to cope with his autism. Today, he is one of 2,070 people currently detained in a hospital instead of a home where. Nhs england say theyre committed to reducing the number of people with autism and are Learning Disability detained in inpatient settings. What have you done in the last 20 years . Precisely. Ive watched my kids grow up, friends grow around me. Tony kind of stayed with you. Tony has always stayed in my mind. And i thought, well, now� s the time to shout about tony, to make his. To give him a voice. Because he needs it. A little bit of redemption for myself to say yeah. He has a chance to actually step back in and do something that might result in a much more fulfilling life. An incredible story, isnt it . It is. Thanks to Philfor Sharing his story. It cannot have been easy for him. An important story to tell. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from the news teams at bbc london and bbc south east. A bbc investigation has found three rivers near southern Water Treatment sites were contaminated with bacteria from human or animal waste. Experts say it poses a health risk, and 12 people have told the bbc they fell ill after going into rivers across the south east and swimming in the sea. Southern water has promised to look into the bbc� s findings. The company has previously pledged to cut sewage spills by 80 by the year 2030. Theres more we need to do. Theres improvements we need to make across our network, theres investments in some of our treatment works. So, i do recognise that there is absolutely more we can do. Weve got a big job on our hands and we need to improve our infrastructure that is cleaning that water. More than a third of children in london are currently living in poverty, according to a report by the childhood trust. The charity says a quarter of the children they surveyed arent expecting to receive a present this christmas, and many parents are relying on food banks to feed their families. 0ne mother has told us she goes without food so that her son can eat. The government has announced a new scheme to help londons rough sleepers get their covid vaccinations and move into safe accommodation over the winter. The capital has the highest Homelessness Rates in the country, although London Councils brought many rough sleepers off the streets at the start of the pandemic. Data shows that on any given night around 650 people sleep rough in the city. A man has beenjailed for more than five years, for being part of a network which laundered money using crypto currency machines. Bazyli rymarz was caught at the port of dover. Investigators believe that the group he was part of laundered around £2 million over 18 months by moving money using crypto currency atms. An ambitious sculpture has been unveiled at a new Housing Development in the centre of brighton. Called � a spring in your step, the Sculpture On Circus Street Is by Alex Chinneck, whos previously created projects for the London Design Festival and milan design week. His latest work took three years to complete, weighs four tonnes and is 25 metres tall. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a chilly start this morning, but temperatures are above zero thanks to all the cloud. So, frost free, but a rather grey start this morning. The cloud will thin, well see some brighter spells, and hopefully start to break a bit more through the afternoon, so some glimpses of sunshine. The temperature today feeling quite chilly, between four and seven celsius. 0vernight tonight, the cloud will disappear and under clearskies, light winds, the temperature is going to drop right back down. A much colder night than we have had recently, with a widespread frost tomorrow morning. The minimum temperature between zero and potentially minus four. A cold, crisp, frosty start on wednesday. Bright at least to start with, more cloud in the afternoon. And then from thursday, more unsettled conditions, outbreaks of rain, the temperature much milder as we head towards christmas. Im back in half an hour. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with Nina Warhurst and dan walker its christmas week, and weve got some great festive treats lined up for you on breakfast this morning. You cant get this close to the big day and not have a bit of music. Well hear how choirmaster Gareth Malone helped one covid hit community, put on their own special concert. Its the seasonal video that keeps on giving 25 years on from when it was first filmed, angel number three is all grown up, and shell be joining us after eight. And, theres even more music this time from terrence. His story of loneliness sparked a huge response from you when we first met him in 2019, but now hes back, this time with a charity single. It is 6 32am. Once again, the uk recorded more than 90,000 new covid cases, as the 0micron Variant continues its rapid surge through communities. Meanwhile, there was a boost to the vaccine drive, as nearly Million People received a jab on saturday, the highest number yet. Lets discuss all of this with gp, dr nighat arif. Good morning. Nice to see your smiling face on this tuesday morning. But, unfortunately we have to talk about the impact of this is having on your patience, a new and thejob having on your patience, a new and the job you having on your patience, a new and thejob you are having on your patience, a new and the job you are doing. Having on your patience, a new and thejob you are doing. How having on your patience, a new and the job you are doing. How are things at the moment . The job you are doing. How are things at the moment . Things are stressful. We things at the moment . Things are stressful. We are things at the moment . Things are stressful. We are really things at the moment . Things are stressful. We are really feeling. Things at the moment . Things are | stressful. We are really feeling the pressure stressful. We are really feeling the pressure. This is christmas week, the runup pressure. This is christmas week, the run up to the holiday season. A lot of the run up to the holiday season. A lot of us the run up to the holiday season. A lot of us gps the run up to the holiday season. A lot of us gps who would be going on holiday. Lot of us gps who would be going on holiday, some of my colleagues have cancelled holiday, some of my colleagues have cancelled their holidays so they can help out cancelled their holidays so they can help out in cancelled their holidays so they can help out in the booster programme. Although help out in the booster programme. Although that is admirable, because the nhs although that is admirable, because the nhs is although that is admirable, because the nhs is made up of people who are literally the nhs is made up of people who are literally salt of the earth, they would literally salt of the earth, they would do literally salt of the earth, they would do anything to make sure their patients would do anything to make sure their patients are would do anything to make sure their patients are protected, that lives are saved patients are protected, that lives are saved and that we really dont want are saved and that we really dont want another lockdown as Health Care Professionals, so we have stepped up to the professionals, so we have stepped up to the plate as much as possible, but we to the plate as much as possible, but we are to the plate as much as possible, but we are risking burn out, we are seeing but we are risking burn out, we are seeing staff but we are risking burn out, we are seeing staff sickness. In my surgery alone seeing staff sickness. In my surgery alone yesterday we had two colleagues who are self isolating because colleagues who are self isolating because they have tested positive for a covid 19. They are doing fora covid 19. They are doing lateral for a covid 19. They are doing Lateral Flow Test every day. We are trying Lateral Flow Test every day. We are trying to Lateral Flow Test every day. We are trying to keep ourselves as protected as possible by the nhs is staffed protected as possible by the nhs is staffed and manned by human beings. We are staffed and manned by human beings. We are the staffed and manned by human beings. We are the ones who are going to get sick. We are the ones who are going to get sick chris we are the ones who are going to get sick. Chris woody actually said by the middle ofjanuary it is expected of the the middle ofjanuary it is expected of the highest number of people who will be of the highest number of people who will be Testing Positive are members of staff will be Testing Positive are members of staff as will be Testing Positive are members of staff. As a gp you are trying to do as of staff. As a gp you are trying to do as much of staff. As a gp you are trying to do as much as you possibly can. We are still do as much as you possibly can. We are still trying to do face to face consultations. I was on call yesterday and i still did face to face consultations. You want to keep face to face consultations. You want to keep that face to face consultations. You want to keep that Service Running because we dont to keep that Service Running because we dont want to revert back to what it was we dont want to revert back to what it was like we dont want to revert back to what it was like in we dont want to revert back to what it was like in march 2020 when we had to it was like in march 2020 when we had to shut it was like in march 2020 when we had to shut everything down and really had to shut everything down and really limit face to face contact. I do coiled really limit face to face contact. I do coiled clinic, menopause clinic, womens do coiled clinic, menopause clinic, Womens Health clinic. I need to see my patients Womens Health clinic. I need to see my patients face to face. There are times my patients face to face. There are times when my patients face to face. There are times when i my patients face to face. There are times when i feel like we are still asking times when i feel like we are still asking for times when i feel like we are still asking for the things that we were asking asking for the things that we were asking for asking for the things that we were asking for back in march 2020. We are still asking for back in march 2020. We are still asking for a better ppe. If i are still asking for a better ppe. If ijust are still asking for a better ppe. If ijust give you an example, we are given if ijust give you an example, we are given masks like this. These are great are given masks like this. These are great masks are given masks like this. These are great masks. But surely with 90 of medical great masks. But surely with 90 of medical services coming through general medical services coming through general practice, we should be given better general practice, we should be given better masks because we now know that covid better masks because we now know that covid is airborne. This mask is what that covid is airborne. This mask is what all that covid is airborne. This mask is what all Health Care Professionals should what all Health Care Professionals should be what all Health Care Professionals should be given to protect us. Gk. Should be given to protect us. Ok. Interesting should be given to protect us. Ok. Interesting to should be given to protect us. Ok. Interesting to get your take on that. We were speaking to one of our on the gps yesterday about the impact on non covert care. What is the situation in your surgery at the moment . Non covid. Irate the situation in your surgery at the moment . Noncovid. The situation in your surgery at the moment . Noncovid. We are trying to rovide moment . Noncovid. We are trying to provide as moment . Noncovid. We are trying to provide as much moment . Noncovid. We are trying to provide as much noncovid moment . Noncovid. We are trying to provide as much noncovid care moment . Noncovid. We are trying to provide as much noncovid care as| to provide as much non covid care as possible to provide as much non covid care as possible my to provide as much non covid care as possible. My colleagues are doing minor possible. My colleagues are doing minor surgeries. They are also doing injections minor surgeries. They are also doing injections. We try to plan as much as we injections. We try to plan as much as we can injections. We try to plan as much as we can but it is difficult. It feels as we can but it is difficult. It feels like as we can but it is difficult. It feels like we are Fire Fighting most of the feels like we are Fire Fighting most of the time. General practices when we do of the time. General practices when we do preventative care. We look at dementia we do preventative care. We look at dementia care, we look at social care, dementia care, we look at social care we dementia care, we look at social care, we look at Child Protection cases care, we look at Child Protection cases and care, we look at Child Protection cases. And the difficulty is when there cases. And the difficulty is when there is cases. And the difficulty is when there is so cases. And the difficulty is when there is so much pressure and then we have there is so much pressure and then we have got there is so much pressure and then we have got a colleagues who are of self isolating at the same time, they are self isolating at the same time, they are difficult roles to fill very they are difficult roles to fill very quickly. And so the pressure goes very quickly. And so the pressure goes on very quickly. And so the pressure goes on to very quickly. And so the pressure goes on to the doctor or the gp, or the health goes on to the doctor or the gp, or the health care professional, the nice, the health care professional, the nice, whoever it is in that practice that they nice, whoever it is in that practice that they are trying to cope with, try to that they are trying to cope with, try to look that they are trying to cope with, try to look at the emergency cases. There try to look at the emergency cases. There are try to look at the emergency cases. There are times when you think i will leave there are times when you think i will leave this and come back the next will leave this and come back the next day, will leave this and come back the next day, with the next day there is another next day, with the next day there is another mountain of work. It is this roiling another mountain of work. It is this rolling machine. Burn out is something i am feeling a times, and i something i am feeling a times, and i have something i am feeling a times, and i have to something i am feeling a times, and i have to go something i am feeling a times, and i have to go away and have a bit of a rest i have to go away and have a bit of a rest i i have to go away and have a bit of a rest i am i have to go away and have a bit of a rest. Lam seeing i have to go away and have a bit of a rest. I am seeing that in my colleagues as well. Of the drivers on and colleagues as well. Of the drivers on and We Colleagues as well. Of the drivers on and we are still seeing positive results on and we are still seeing positive results with the vaccine programme. And we results with the vaccine programme. And we know that. 1 Million People on saturdav and we know that. 1 Million People on saturday. The public have been phenomenal. My patients have been really phenomenal. My patients have been really understanding, really kind. I had a really understanding, really kind. I had a patient yesterdayjust alluded a lateral had a patient yesterdayjust alluded a Lateral Flow Test before coming to see me a Lateral Flow Test before coming to see me because she wanted to keep myself see me because she wanted to keep myself and see me because she wanted to keep myself and my colleagues say. Those are the myself and my colleagues say. Those are the things we need to do. The public are the things we need to do. The public are are the things we need to do. The public are playing their part beautifully. They are ventilating their beautifully. They are ventilating their houses, they are wearing their masks. Their houses, they are wearing their masks. Thev their houses, they are wearing their masks, they are only going out for necessary masks, they are only going out for necessaryjourneys, they are working from home necessaryjourneys, they are working from home. Schools are closed, so kids are from home. Schools are closed, so kids are at from home. Schools are closed, so kids are at home. So hopefully, i am hoping kids are at home. So hopefully, i am hoping that kids are at home. So hopefully, i am hoping that because children are at home hoping that because children are at home and hoping that because children are at home and people are going to be Spending Home and people are going to be spending time together, we will see cases spending time together, we will see cases plateau a little bit. I spending time together, we will see cases plateau a little bit. Cases plateau a little bit. I know ou are cases plateau a little bit. I know you are always cases plateau a little bit. I know you are always talking cases plateau a little bit. I know you are always talking with cases plateau a little bit. I know you are always talking with yourj you are always talking with your patients and you get asked a lot of questions. When they do ask you about christmas at the moment and what their plans should be, i am well aware that you get asked that question a lot, what sort of advice are you giving out at the moment . Christmas is a time when you want to be with christmas is a time when you want to be with your christmas is a time when you want to be with your nearest and dearest. I am very be with your nearest and dearest. I am very aware that if you dont see your family am very aware that if you dont see yourFamily Members and am very aware that if you dont see your Family Members and your loved ones your Family Members and your loved ones. Or your Family Members and your loved ones, or spend time with people you care about, ones, or spend time with people you care about, Mental Health and loneliness is a real issue. None of us want loneliness is a real issue. None of us Want A Loneliness is a real issue. None of us want a lot done. I speak to my colleagues us want a lot done. I speak to my colleagues all the time. We dont want colleagues all the time. We dont want to colleagues all the time. We dont want to go back to locking down like we did want to go back to locking down like we did last want to go back to locking down like we did last year. What i am saying to my we did last year. What i am saying to my patients, please be safe. I am going to my patients, please be safe. I am going to to my patients, please be safe. I am going to see to my patients, please be safe. I am going to see a panto tonight. What i would going to see a panto tonight. What i would say going to see a panto tonight. What i would say to everybody is do the things would say to everybody is do the things you would say to everybody is do the things you want to do, find joy, make things you want to do, find joy, make sure things you want to do, find joy, make sure youre wearing a mask, do your lateral make sure youre wearing a mask, do your Lateral Flow Test, wash your hands your Lateral Flow Test, wash your hands. And if you feel you have symptoms, even if it is a scratchy throat symptoms, even if it is a scratchy throat or symptoms, even if it is a scratchy throat or old, get a pc. You will et throat or old, get a pc. You will get a throat or old, get a pc. You will get a false throat or old, get a pc. You will get a false negative with a Lateral Flow Test~ get a false negative with a Lateral Flow Test. Make sure that you are at the moment planning ahead. If you have an the moment planning ahead. If you have an underlying condition and you have an underlying condition and you have repeat have an underlying condition and you have repeat medication, get the prescription and now. Today, preferably, so we can get it ready for you preferably, so we can get it ready for you by preferably, so we can get it ready for you by friday, and you are not ruhhihg for you by friday, and you are not ruhhihg out for you by friday, and you are not Running Out Of Medicines when You Gp SurgeryRunning Out Of Medicines when You Gp Surgery is Running Out Of Medicines when You Gp Surgery is closed. The Emergency Services surgery is closed. The Emergency Services are already under pressure. So Plan Services are already under pressure. So plan ahead for all different possibilities. Plenty of surround games possibilities. Plenty of surround games. That is what we are doing i do games. That is what we are doing do like a games. That is what we are doing i do like a good game of charades. Thank you very much. Enjoy your charades. Thank you very much. Enoy your charades. �. , thank you very much. Enoy your charades. Yeah. | thank you very much. Enoy your. Charades. Yeah. This charades. And the panto. Yeah. This mi. Ht charades. And the panto. Yeah. This miaht be charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last time charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last time i charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last time i see charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last time i see you charades. And the panto. Yeah. This might be the last time i see you on | might be the last time i see you on this side might be the last time i see you on this side of might be the last time i see you on this side of 2022. So Merry Christmas everybody and please stay safe. And lots of safe. And lots of love. Safe. And lots of love. ,. , and lots of love. 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John, good morning. 0ne panto. John, good morning. One thing sports fans wont be enjoying one thing sports fans wont be enjoying his Life Support Inside A Stadium enjoying his Life Support Inside A Stadium. In wales they announced their moving spirit Behind Closed Doors. That means from boxing day a closed doors. That means from boxing day a lot closed doors. That means from boxing day a lot of closed doors. That means from boxing day a lot of Sporting Fixtures will be affected. Significantly, cardiff against be affected. Significantly, cardiff against scarlets in rugby. This be affected. Significantly, cardiff against scarlets in rugby. Against scarlets in rugby. This is o enin against scarlets in rugby. This is opening fixtures against scarlets in rugby. This is opening fixtures as against scarlets in rugby. This is opening fixtures as well . Against scarlets in rugby. This is opening fixtures as well . Yeah, | against scarlets in rugby. This is i opening fixtures as well . Yeah, it is within arenas. Opening fixtures as well . Yeah, it is within arenas. The opening fixtures as well . Yeah, it is within arenas. The welsh opening fixtures as well . Yeah, it is within arenas. The welsh Grand Opening fixtures as well . Yeah, it i is within arenas. The welsh Grand La Sele Chaps is within arenas. The welsh Grand La Sele Chaps on the 27th will be affected. There has been a Rescue Package affected. There has been a Rescue Package put together to help the clubs package put together to help the clubs. There is no end date as to when clubs. There is no end date as to when the clubs. There is no end date as to when the spectators will be allowed to return when the spectators will be allowed to return. But it is a significant step to return. But it is a significant step in to return. But it is a significant step in trying to stem the spread of omicron step in trying to stem the spread of omicron. There has been a lot of discussion omicron. There has been a lot of discussion around sport generally. Certairrly discussion around sport generally. Certainly Premier League as well with regards yesterday with 20 top flight clubs, with calls from some Premier League managers. With calls from some Premier League managers, to try and offer some kind of circuit managers, to try and offer some kind of Circuit Breaker, potentially. Thomas of Circuit Breaker, potentially. Thomas tuchel, the chelsea manager, were saying. Thomas tuchel, the chelsea manager, were saying, there is a real risk to the health were saying, there is a real risk to the health and safety of players went the health and safety of players went somewhere out with covid and theyre went somewhere out with covid and theyre having to rush back potentially with so few players left available to choose from. Jurgen ktopp available to choose from. Jurgen klopp was saying, we need some help you because the festive feast of football. You because the festive feast of football, which comes our way over christmas. Football, which comes our way over christmas, liverpool are playing three christmas, liverpool are playing three matches in seven days, jurgen klopp three matches in seven days, jurgen klopp is three matches in seven days, jurgen klopp is my three matches in seven days, jurgen klopp is my point is, we cannot jeopardise klopp is my point is, we cannot jeopardise the health and safety of players jeopardise the health and safety of players. Hejust jeopardise the health and safety of players. He just wanted some help with the players. He just wanted some help with the fixture scheduling. Perhaps on fixtures with the fixture scheduling. Perhaps on fixtures being moved. The problem is it is on fixtures being moved. The problem is it is such on fixtures being moved. The problem is it is such a on fixtures being moved. The problem is it is such a congested Football Calendar is it is such a congested Football Calendar until the end of the season. Calendar until the end of the season, there is not the scope of removing season, there is not the scope of removing those games. That is the issue removing those games. That is the issue the removing those games. That is the issue. The meeting of the Premier League issue. The meeting of the Premier League clubs yesterday, there is going league clubs yesterday, there is going to league clubs yesterday, there is going to be no circuit break. They are going going to be no circuit break. They are going to blow on know with those matches are going to blow on know with those matches to are going to blow on know with those matches to come. Lots being discussed at the moment with regards to sport discussed at the moment with regards to sport in discussed at the moment with regards to sport in england, wales and scotland. To sport in england, wales and scotland. Good morning. Welsh sport moving Behind Closed Doors from boxing day, but Premier League clubs have ended talk of a possible postponment, opting to push on with the season, despite record numbers of covid cases once again at the start of the month. There were 12 new cases reported within top flight clubs. Thatjumped to 42 new cases the week after, at the time a new record. But in the last week, thats more than doubled to 90 new cases. This weve also learned that 16 of premier League Footballers are currently completely unvaccinated, with just over three quarters having received at least two jabs thats a rise from october. There had been calls from jurgen klopp to ease the festive schedule. One change to the calendar will come in the fa cup, where replays in the third and fourth round have been scrapped. That could be a blow to clubs like cambridge, shrewsbury and chesterfield, who would maybe have been hoping for another lucrative tie against Premier League opposition. Phil foden and Jack Grealish have been warned about their behaviour, after being left on manchester citys bench last weekend for attending a night out. It followed their big win over leeds five days earlier. Pep guardiola said he pays a lot of attention to behaviour on and off the pitch, and when it is not proper they wont play. Arsenal women will play wolfsburg in the last eight of the champions league. The draw was made yesterday. The german side knocked chelsea out in the group stages, so it wont be easy for the gunners. It is going to be a fascinating time for englands cricketers as they gear up for the next test after the disappointment yesterday. All eyes on what is your route is going to do. Is on what is your route is going to do. , on what is your route is going to do. ,. ,. , on what is your route is going to do. ,. , you on what is your route is going to do. ,. ,. You have do. Is there any way back . You have to have hepe do. Is there any way back . You have to have hope. But do. Is there any way back . You have to have hope. But its do. Is there any way back . You have to have hope. But its not looking good. Im sorry. Ever the eternal optimist. Until it is impossible, it is always possible. There you go. Its red, its white and it delivers your presents yes, its the post office. Today is your last chance to send first class post before the 25th. Ben boulos is in Central London this morning. He has saved a few. I have saved a few. I have a confession to make a bit later. That is coming up in a moment. Yes, good morning from outside royal mails Mount Pleasant mail centre. Were staying outside today, because of the Covid Situation, but staff here are busy sorting through your letters and parcels in time for christmas. In fact, over 1. 2 million items are sorted every day at this time of year. Its obviously an incredibly busy time, but covid is having an impact on services in some areas like it is in many Different Industries at the moment. Last night, those living in 22 areas, including in london, belfast, essex and cheshire, were warned of a delay to deliveries. Royal mail says it is operating as normal in most places, but a high level of sickness is having an impact. It says its offering targeted support to the affected areas. You can check the royal mail website for updates. If youre watching this and you still have something you need to send, dont panic. Theres still time. Today is the last chance to send letters or parcels by first class mail. Make sure you check the Opening Times of your nearest post office. After today, in order to be in with a chance of getting anything delivered in time for christmas, youll need to pay for special guaranteed delivery. The last day to do that is thursday. If you still have some Online Shopping to do, some retailers are still able to ship orders to you. Thursday 23rd is the final posting day for most products on amazon, asos and next. You have until tomorrow to make any last minute Online Purchases from john lewis. Argos will allow you to order on Christmas Eve for products that are eligible for same day delivery. Obviously, at this time of year, with so many parcels in the system, things do go wrong. So what are your rights if your order doesnt arrive . If you are stuck waiting on a delivery, be very careful when it comes to agreeing weather to have something sent to a safe place or a nominated neighbour, because of anything goes wrong and you have given permission for your package to be left there, that delivery can be considered to be completed and you may struggle to get your money back. On the other hand, if you havent agreed and it goes missing, or it is damaged in any way, it is the retailer who is responsible for making sure that delivery makes its way safely to you. So get in touch with them if anything has gone wrong. They will refund you or send you a replacement. I have a little confession to make. I have a little confession to make. I was in such a rush this morning i have not actually written the cards inside of these. What makes it even worse is that i have not actually got round to writing any christmas cards this year. So im going to take this opportunity to say thank you to anybody who sent me one and Merry Christmas to you all. My Merry Christmas to you all. My present from you hasnt arrived yet, so i assume there is some cash on the card this year. On the card this year. Awkward. Well, i on the card this year. Awkward. Well. I have on the card this year. Awkward. Well, i have got on the card this year. Awkward. Well, i have got something on the card this year. Awkward. Well, i have got something planned, but i will tell you about it after eight. Do one of those sent to all texts that people do on Christmas Eve. That will work out. Carol is very good with presence. I havent done any yet. I may bit behind. Good morning. Good morning. Today is the Winter Solstice. Here are some of the sunrise and sunset times. The Winter Solstice is when the earth reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun. We have shorter hours of daylight and more darkness. From tomorrow, things started to lengthen by a little bit. What we have today is a lot of cloud to start the day. Some breaks across part of the highlands. A cold start. Sunesen my it gets up. The cloud will break in the west through the day. It wont be as cloudy as it was just. There will still be a further own. A week where the front of the far north of scotland. That would produce some patchy rain in the northern else. And at times the far north of mainland scotland. Temperatures today ranging from four in the north today ranging from four in the north to nine in the south. As we head through the evening and overnight, the cloud will continue to break and we will see some patchy fog and mist forming. Particularly around the midlands, South East England and the Home Counties generally. These temperatures represent what you can expect in towns and cities. We could see them fall lower than that in rural areas, see them fall lower than that in ruralareas, may see them fall lower than that in rural areas, may be as low as 3 or 4. Rural areas, may be as low as 3 or 4. Plus five in Northern Ireland. The green colours are still in the chart. We have a Weather Front coming our way introducing cloud and rain. The High Pressure dominating our whether it moves away. Low pressure takes over. We start off on a cold note with widespread frost. The patchy fog lifting. The cloud building from the west through the course of the day. The rain arriving and the breeze and strengthening. It is coming from a south westerly direction behind this front, so it would be mild behind this Weather Front. Still cold ahead of it. Later in the day as the front moves northwards and engages with the cold air north of the central belt we will see some snow falling. Particularly on the hills. We could see some had relatively low levels as well. As we move from wednesday to thursday, here is how my first Weather Front pushing north. To thursday, here is how my first weatherfront pushing north. The second one coming in behind it, wrapped around this area of low pressure for thursday. It is a murky start to the day, a lot of cloud around, The Rain Pushing Northwards and eastwards as it engages with the cold air across the scottish mountains well see some snow. Behind it, it would brighten up. Some of us will see some sunshine. Notably the temperatures will be higher as we come across england, wales and Northern Ireland. We have got a south westerly breeze. Still an easterly flow across the far north. To give you an idea of where the temperature should be at this time of the year, we are looking at roughly six to 8 degrees on average. If you are planning to travel early on Christmas Eve, bear in mind they will be a lot of low cloud, mr microand patchy fog. Mr thank you. Tens of thousands of people across the uk will be faced with spending christmas in isolation, after Testing Positive for covid 19. One of them is alexandra haddow. She found out yesterday that shell be spending the day alone in herflat in london. She joins us now alongside clinical psychologist dr meg carroll, who has some tips on how to survive the festive season. Good morning to both of you. Alex, i understand you tested positive yesterday, did you . Understand you tested positive yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually i yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually. I knew yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually. I knew it yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually. I knew it would yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, eventually. I knew it would get i yesterday, did you . Yeah, sadly, l eventually. I knew it would get me in the eventually. I knew it would get me in the end. Eventually. I knew it would get me in the end in the end. What has the buildup been like . In the end. What has the buildup been like . Have in the end. What has the buildup been like . Have you in the end. What has the buildup been like . Have you been in the end. What has the buildup been like . Have you been able i in the end. What has the buildup been like . Have you been able to | been like . Have you been able to work . Have you taken quite a few tests . , , work . Have you taken quite a few tests . ,. , tests . Yeah, i was testing daily, i was gigging. Tests . Yeah, i was testing daily, i was gigging. I tests . Yeah, i was testing daily, i was gigging. I was tests . Yeah, i was testing daily, i was gigging, i was working tests . Yeah, i was testing daily, i was gigging, i was Working Duringj was gigging, i was working during the day. Was gigging, i was working during the day. Testing every single day and again the day. Testing every single day and again yesterday it finally came back positive. So god knows how long i back positive. So god knows how long i actually back positive. So god knows how long i actually had it for. What back positive. So god knows how long i actually had it for. I actually had it for. What is the knock on for i actually had it for. What is the knock on for your i actually had it for. What is the knock on for your christmas . I i actually had it for. What is the i knock on for your christmas . So, i have been knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort of knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort of locked knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort of locked in knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort of locked in my i knock on for your christmas . So, i have been sort of locked in my room, as you have been sort of locked in my room, as you can have been sort of locked in my room, as you can see have been sort of locked in my room, as you can see now, since yesterday. My housemates are going home today. And then. My housemates are going home today. And then, yeah, i will not be going back to and then, yeah, i will not be going back to the and then, yeah, i will not be going back to the midlands. At least i will have back to the midlands. At least i will have the run of the house but i will have the run of the house but i will be will have the run of the house but i will be in will have the run of the house but i will be in the house on my own for the next will be in the house on my own for the next nine days. Who will be in the house on my own for the next nine days. The next nine days. Who were you auoin to the next nine days. Who were you going to hang the next nine days. Who were you going to hang out the next nine days. 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If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed, please visit bbc action line for support by searching bbc. Co. Uk actionline time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning. Here are the top stories in london and the south east this morning. An investigation by the bbc has revealed three rivers near southern Water Treatment sites became contaminated with bacteria from human or animal waste. Experts say thats a health risk and 12 people have told the bbc they fell ill after swimming in local waters. Southern water has promised to look into the bbc� s findings. The company has previously pledged to cut sewage spills by 80 by the year 2030. More than a third of children in london are currently living in poverty, according to a report by the childhood trust. The charity say many parents are relying on food banks to feed theirfamilies, while a quarter of children surveyed are not expecting any presents this christmas. One mums has told us she goes without food so her son can eat. There are some nights i probably wont eat. I had done that a lot, especially at the beginning of the year. My concern is my son. I can go without, that is absolutely fine, but he cant. A kent gp says theres still room for more boosterjabs to be given at a vaccination clinic in thanet. The saga centre increased its capacity after the Prime Minister made a plea for people to get their booster. We are capable of doing about 5000. On a really good day were doing around 3500. We clearly have a capacity for more. If anybody would love to come down, after the shopping they can come in and have a jab. A new Government Schemes started to help londons rough sleepers get their covid jabs and move into accomodation over the winter. The capital has the highest Homelessness Rates in the country. But despite many rough sleepers being brought off the streets at the start of the pandemic figures show around 650 people are sleeping rough every night. And an ambitious sculpture has been unveiled at a new Housing Development in the centre of brighton. Called � a spring in your step, the sculpture on circus street took three years to complete, weighs four tonnes and is 25 metres tall. Time for a look at the weather now with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a chilly start this morning, but temperatures are above zero thanks to all the cloud. So, frost free, but a rather grey start this morning. The cloud will thin, well see some brighter spells, and hopefully start to break a bit more through the afternoon, so some glimpses of sunshine. The temperature today feeling quite chilly, between four and seven celsius. Overnight tonight, the cloud will disappear and under clearskies, light winds, the temperature is going to drop right back down. A much colder night than we have had recently, with a widespread frost tomorrow morning. The minimum temperature between zero and potentially minus four. A cold, crisp, frosty start on wednesday. Bright at least to start with, more cloud in the afternoon. And then from thursday, more unsettled conditions, outbreaks of rain, the temperature much milder as we head towards christmas. Definitely getting more frosty and may be more christmassy. I will be backin may be more christmassy. I will be back in half an hour. Hope to see you then. Goodbye. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Nina Warhurst and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. Hospitality calls for clarity from the government on Covid Restrictions, as the Prime Minister urges caution in the run up to christmas. In wales, spectators are banned from all Sporting Events from boxing day to try and control the spread. As many families look again at their Christmas Plans, the queen announces she will spend it in windsor rather than at sandringham as usual. Ajury in new york begins deliberations in the Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. The Premier League ends talk of a possible postponement, opting to push on with the festive fixture list despite record numbers of covid cases amongst players and staff. Good players and staff. Morning. A chilly start to the day good morning. A chilly start to the day to day. Some frost folsom of us and a fair bit of cloud. The should we should see more sunshine than yesterday. All the details later in the programme. Its tuesday december the 21st. Our main story. The government is under fire from the Hospitality Industry for failing to clarify what, and when Covid Restrictions will be introduced. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stepped back from announcing tighter measures in england, but said the government was not ruling anything out as cases of the virus continue to soar. 0ur Political CorrespondentDamian Grammaticas has more. Under the microscope now, not the virus, but the governments approach to tackling it. Where many were hoping for clarity ahead of christmas, there is instead uncertainty. Covid cases are surging and borisjohnson and his cabinet met yesterday, but they have yet to decide on any of the key questions. Are new covid measures required for england . If so, how soon and how severe . We agreed 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 reserve the possibility of taking further action to protect the public. So for now, the vaccination drive goes on, but no new restrictions. Several ministers in mrjohnsons cabinet are reluctant to see more enacted, concerned about the effect on the economy and wanting more data on how this new covid wave is impacting hospitals. Labour says theres a vacuum of leadership. Instead of being hamstrung by his own cabinet and hiding from his own backbenchers, its time that borisjohnson stopped putting the politics of the Conservative Party ahead of Public Health and levelled with the country. Its understood the health secretary, sajid javid, is in favour of cutting the length of isolation for people who have tested positive for covid from ten days to seven if clinical advice supports the change. It would help organisations seeing rising staff absences. And already businesses are being hit by the advice people should work from home and suggestions its prudent to prioritise who you have contact with. Some in hospitality and entertainment, a warning they need clarity soon. They face critical decisions in the coming days about whether to go ahead with events planned in the coming weeks. The businesses have got the data, theyve got the cancellations, theyve got less turnover. Theyre making not making profits. Theyre carrying the staff and carrying the costs. So that evidence is there about omicron and what it will be in the future, we might not know. But the damage is being done now. But for now, theyre waiting for the government and a decision that could come at any time. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. Well, lets get more on this from our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. Good morning to you. The Prime Minister and the rest of the cabinet seem quite keen to keep the door open and leave that decision as long as possible. I open and leave that decision as long as ossible. ~ open and leave that decision as long as possible as possible. I think if there had not been led as possible. I think if there had not been led to as possible. I think if there had not been led to speculation as possible. I think if there had| not been led to speculation over as possible. I think if there had not been led to speculation over the weekend and yesterday morning about new restrictions come in, then we would be focusing on today is the fact the Prime Minister opened the door to potential new restrictions yesterday. It isjust door to potential new restrictions yesterday. It is just that the build up had got so dramatic we had maybe lost sight of that. I think the Prime Minister is trying to get everyone ready to the fact there could be extra Covid Restrictions at some point over the festive period. The cabinet is not in a position to go ahead with the men agree with them yet because they do not have them yet because they do not have the data, it is not clear enough yet how many people who get the Omicron Variant end up in hospital, how sick they get and how long they are in hospital for. They get and how long they are in hospitalfor. All those they get and how long they are in hospital for. All those factors are crucial for deciding about the you want to change other aspects of our lives as a result . What is interesting politically is, is this a new way of governing for Boris Johnson when he gets the cabinet involved in tricky decisions . Is he doing that because he has had so much grief over the last for months about not including colleagues in his decisions or has he got Less Authority and the cabinet is more important now . In terms of the timing, it looks like we might get some new modelling, new predictions about what might happen tomorrow, so things could become clearer then, or they might stay just as unclear as they might stay just as unclear as they are now. In terms of what you were talking about a minute ago, support for business, the treasury is looking at what is going on with businesses and what businesses are asking for. Some want immediate support to help them get through the christmas period. Other bits of the Business Community are talking about help in the spring, so Civil Servants are trying to make those two things add up. It does not look like rishi sunak wants to move until it becomes much clearer whether there will be further restrictions. It is not clear when that will become clear. As you said, we are all in a little bit of limbo as we wait for the omicron data to become clearer. wait for the omicron data to become clearer. ~. ,. ,. , clearer. I know you are saying it is not clear but clearer. I know you are saying it is not clear but you clearer. I know you are saying it is not clear but you have clearer. I know you are saying it is not clear but you have made clearer. I know you are saying it is not clear but you have made it clearer. I know you are saying it is i not clear but you have made it clear it is not clear. Stephen barclay joins us about 7 30am today. The clip about unknown gnomes and the unknown names. Spectators will be banned from all Sports Events in wales from boxing day as part of efforts to control the spread of the omicron covid variant. The Welsh Government says it will apply to all indoor, outdoor, professional and community Sports Events. Louisa pilbeam reports. Wrexham famously have the support of hollywood with owner Ryan Reynolds but there will be no supporters at their stadium for their game against solihull on boxing day. The club say they are disappointed at the Welsh Governments decision to hold all Sports EventsBehind Closed Doors but understand why the announcement has been made. The same day, cardiff versus scarlets in the united Rugby Championship is closed to fans. The Welsh Grand National at chepstow the following day will also be held with no spectators, despite more than 6,000 advanced ticket sales. Every sport at every level in wales will be impacted from amateur to professional, indoors and out, with no end date confirmed. In a statement, the Welsh Government said the decision was made after latest figures showed the number of confirmed cases of omicron rising steeply. Theyve announced a £3 million fund to support clubs and venues. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. It has already been announced that nightclubs in wasn is closed from midnight on boxing day. There will be a team metre rule in shops and businesses and measures like one way systems. Working from home wherever possible will also be reintroduced as wales braces itself for what the first minister has called a gathering storm of omicron infections. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. The queen has also cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham. The royal family will instead gather at windsor castle. Buckingham palace aides described this as a personal decision that reflects a precautionary approach. It will be her majestys First Christmas since the death of prince phillip. Well have more on this in the next half an hour with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. The Omicron Variant is now the dominant cause of coronavirus in the United States and is spreading very quickly. Based on data for the past week, Health Officials say the variant now accounts for 73 of new covid infections. In some areas, including new york city, the variant is responsible for nine out of ten cases. Ajury in new york has begun considering its verdict in the Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, following weeks of testimony. Ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein. Barbara plett usher sent us this report. Jurors have to decide which version of events to believe. The prosecution has argued that Ghislaine Maxwell was crucial toJeffrey Epsteins operation. They say that she made the teenagers feel comfortable. She was posh, smiling, age acceptable, a cover really for mr epsteins behaviour, and that she knew exactly what she was doing when she sent them into a massage room with him. The defence says, no, she didnt know because mr epstein kept secrets from her. And in fact, shes being punished for his crimes. Shes a scapegoat. The other issue is the credibility of the four women who have accused Ghislaine Maxwell of complicity in the abuse. The defence says they didnt mention her alleged role in their initial interviews with law enforcement, and theyre only doing so now because theyre motivated by money. The prosecution says the similarities in their stories actually show the playbook by which ms maxwell operated to recruit and groom them, and that, in fact, these women had already received payouts from Jeffrey Epstein estate. So if their motivation was money, they wouldnt have gone through the hell of testifying at this trial. We dont know how long its going to take for the jury to come back with a verdict, but we may get one by christmas, which is Ghislaine Maxwells 60th birthday. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. That is a great picture. It is from one of our weather watchers. Absolutely right. Very nice it is. A chilly start if you are stepping out particularly in parts of central and Northern Scotland where there is broken cloud and a touch of frost. Some of the cloud will break, especially from the west and we should see more sunshine than yesterday. A week where the front across the far north of scotland. Breezy across South West England and the channel islands. Top temperatures 2 degrees in aberdeen to 9 degrees towards plymouth. As we head on through the evening and overnight, we will see more holes developed in the cloud. Another cold one where we have clear skies. Patchy mist and fog forming. Pick a cloud coming in from the west. We are looking at a widespread frost. A cold start to the day tomorrow with patchy fog lifting. Many of us will start off on a sunny note. In the west plaid will already be building heralding the arrival of a Weather Front introducing some rain. We will see snow across the highlands and the grampians. Weather wise to newcastle to ten in plymouth. Milder air following on newcastle to ten in plymouth. Milder airfollowing on behind this particular Weather Front. The breeze will also pick up in the west. Thank you very much. More on our top story now. Borisjohnson may not have announced further restrictions in england to curb soaring omicron cases, but he didnt completely rule them out. The uncertainty has led to the hospitality and Entertainment Industries asking for more clarity as we head into what should be their busiest time of the year. Tim muffett headed into Central London to weigh up the public mood. Tis the season to be. Uncertain. It is very frustrating because nobody knows what the heck is going on. Would you rather some clarity now . Definitely, definitely. Then at least we know what the plans are going to be. No point leaving it till Christmas Eve and then telling you you cant actually meet yourfamily, friends and everybody else. Its really frustrating. We are planning to go to family in kent for christmas. If all of a sudden they decide tomorrow, oh, no, you cant travel for christmas, then all of our Christmas Plans have gone topsy turvy. I dont have a turkey in the fridge. You know . What are we going to eat for christmas if we are stuck at home . They are dilemmas currently faced by so many households. Do you know what you are going to do on Christmas Day . Weve got a pretty good idea. Everyone seems to be quite sort of nervous about doing anything in the lead up to it, which sort of ruins the whole sort of festive season. How unsettling is it not knowing for sure what we can do . Very. Weve gone through this the last year and a bit, and, i dont know. It would be nice to know in advance, i think, you know what i mean . So we can plan ahead. I feel like its a little bit lost in translation with messages that are coming out the news in government and staff as well. Are coming out of the news and government and stuff as well. It is less than a month since the Omicron Variant was first reported in south africa and it is that sudden change in expectations surrounding christmas which seems to be so unsettling for many. It is pretty unnerving, actually, not knowing where youre going to be and its upsetting. For people who have made plans over the last couple of months. Daniel runs a burger van. He needs to build up stock and arrange shift patterns for staff. But its proving hard. Any kind of certainty right now would help us a lot with our planning. Everyone seems to be very festive and in a good mood and carrying on as usual. However, obviously there is that kind of uncertainty around whether well be able to open in a few weeks after christmas. Matthews pedicab has not been hailed as often as hed hoped. If restrictions are coming, hed prefer to know now. So i can decide when and if im visiting my mother, when and if im working over the next two weeks and even harderfor the theatres, restaurants, bars and everything not knowing what is going on. Surely they should know exactly what theyre going to do by now. Let people know. Forsome, uncertainty is now the norm. Something we need to get used to. I think its about taking each day as it comes. Being ready to change your plans if necessary. I think the government is struggling, trying to work out what is happening and waiting l for the science to come back in. Actually theyre being as reactive as they can be. Were very used to it now. Its been going on a long time. We know the drill. Do you know what youre going to do on Christmas Day . Yeah, well be with family, unless they tell us we cant. A Christmas Day plan that will sound familiar to many. Tim muffet, bbc news. Were joined now by former government chief scientific adviser sir mark walport. Good to see this morning. We saw from that video how people are not sure what to do, what plans to change. Just talk to us about how worried we should be. Lets change. Just talk to us about how worried we should be. Worried we should be. Lets start with what we worried we should be. Lets start with what we do worried we should be. Lets start with what we do know. Worried we should be. Lets start with what we do know. We worried we should be. Lets start with what we do know. We know| worried we should be. Lets start with what we do know. We know this highly contagious variant omicron is going exponentially. The doubling time is about two days in terms of people getting the number of infections. We also know there is a lag between developing symptoms, collecting the sample and ending up in hospital of about a week. In the worst case, that people die, that happens a further week or more after that. So it means as cases are rising, so the risks of hospitalisation and thats our baked into the system, which is why delaying is potentially very problematic. We know there are several hundred thousand cases a day, we identify may be about a third of them, we are now 300,000, 400,000 cases a day and we know the number of hospitalisations in london which is ahead of the curve nationally has gone up. It has gone up nationally has gone up. It has gone up a third in about the last week stopped plenty to worry about. Were also seeing pressures on the workforce in almost area of business and obviously in health and social care as well. There are lots of challenges. The good news is that the Vaccination Programme is going well and that is another reason to be a bit cautious because it takes a bit of time for the booster doses and those who have not yet had the first and second jabs, for those to start having any effect at. What start having any effect at. What would you start having any effect at. What would you say start having any effect at. What would you say to start having any effect at. What would you say to those start having any effect at. What would you say to those who start having any effect at. What would you say to those who look at where we are now and say, yes, this variant spreads more easily but it is not as dangerous . We have around 7500 people in hospital now with covid. Injanuary it 7500 people in hospital now with covid. In january it was 7500 people in hospital now with covid. Injanuary it was almost 40,000. Some might argue we are ok to carry on as normal. To carry on as normal. There are about 900 to carry on as normal. There are about 900 people to carry on as normal. There are about 900 people in to carry on as normal. There are about 900 people in hospital. To carry on as normal. There are about 900 people in hospital at| to carry on as normal. There are i about 900 people in hospital at the moment on ventilators. They will be there almost exclusively because they have the Delta Variant of the virus. Evidence from other countries so far is there is a certain amount of uncertainty about how severe the infection will be and it will be milder because we have got a fair amount of immunity. Nevertheless from south africa, the evidence from the latest wave suggests omicron is neither better nor worse than the Delta Variant in terms of the disease that it causes. So there is every reason to think it will cause a lot of disease. When you have millions of cases, a small proportion of those getting into trouble ends up with a lot of people in hospital and a lot of people dying potentially. 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It doesj come down to, if we are going to make the pressure on the nhs, under care system, on businesses in general, because we depend on people who deliver goods, who can get things into shops, all the supply lines and are infrastructure depend on people being able to work. Suddenly there are strains in all part of the system. That is the reason for doing everything we can to delay this kind of infection and also to make sure we can reap the benefit of the millions and millions of booster doses that are now being given, which themselves would probably take at least a week after the booster injection to start having significant effect in two weeks to be fully effective. Finally, how are you going to strike the balance between having run at christmas but keeping it safe for your family . Christmas but keeping it safe for yourfamily . Irate christmas but keeping it safe for your family . Christmas but keeping it safe for our famil . ~. ,. ,. Your family . 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I hope as many of us can as hope everybody watching plan. I hope as many of us can as possible. As many of us can as possible. Former government chief scientific adviser and member of the stage advisory group. Now to another family who have decided to change thier festive plans. The royals will spend christmas in windsor, instead of travelling to their sandringham estate in norfolk. It comes after the queen announced that she would not be going ahead with her family pre christmas lunch. Were joined now by our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. Good morning. Lovely to speak to you this morning. It is a big decision, isnt it . It shows the queen is taking a cautious approach once again. Taking a cautious approach once aaain. , ,. Taking a cautious approach once aaain. , ,~ again. Undoubtedly a disappointment for her. I think again. Undoubtedly a disappointment for her. I think it again. Undoubtedly a disappointment for her. I think it was again. Undoubtedly a disappointment for her. I think it was inevitable for her. I think it was inevitable after the cancellation of the big family lunch which was due to take place at windsor this week, today in point of fact. Given the general direction of travel, the rising level of concern about the Omicron Variant and i think several factors will have played into this, principally of course the need to protect her house. She is 95, 96 next year. She had Health Anxiety and seems to have made a full recovery from that. Also the desire to be in tune with the reality of what families across the country are facing an wish to set an example. But all these reasons it would have looked and felt all wrong had the royal family gone ahead with their plans for a big family gathering, as they have customarily had at sandringham this christmas. A personal decision, we are told, after careful consideration and precautionary approach being taken by the queen. Undoubtedly it will be a sharp disappointment because of course this will be her First Christmas without her husband. She would particularly have wanted to have had the full family around her at this very favourite place, which is sandringham. So many plans are being changed and the queen, as it were, in solidarity with what is happening around the country. Irate happening around the country. We know she doesnt get out a personal opinion but many people will see the front page of all the papers this morning and say that maybe she is trying to lead by example. I morning and say that maybe she is trying to lead by example. Trying to lead by example. I think that is absolutely trying to lead by example. I think that is absolutely right. Trying to lead by example. I think that is absolutely right. That trying to lead by example. I think that is absolutely right. That will| that is absolutely right. That will have been quite a significant factor in heroin thinking. The responsibility that is upon her as the head of state to set an example. That is something she has tried to do subtly, carefully throughout her reign, and i think that people will say, the queen is changing her plans because she is being careful and cautious, this is a message that should be heeded. I think undoubtedly how doing it this way will encourage others. That is not to say she will be alone on Christmas Day. It will not be the big family gathering. There will be other members of the royal family he will be there at windsor with her, not perhaps the prince of wales. He i imagine would be down of this precautionary careful approach they will ensure that she has company over christmas. I approach they will ensure that she has company over christmas. I hope ou have has company over christmas. I hope you have a has company over christmas. I hope you have a nice has company over christmas. I hope you have a nice christmas. Has company over christmas. I hope you have a nice christmas. Thank i has company over christmas. I hope l you have a nice christmas. Thank you very much for talking to us. Big decisions for every family today. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from the news teams at bbc london and bbc south east. A bbc investigation has found three rivers near southern Water Treatment sites were contaminated with bacteria from human or animal waste. Experts say theyre concerned about the health risk, while 12 people have told the bbc they fell ill after going into rivers across the south east, and swimming in the sea. Southern water has promised to look into the findings. The company has previously pledged to cut sewage spills by 80 by the year 2030. It wasnt just the fact of getting a repeated ear infection. I also felt anxious because i thought, if i cut my finger, if i have a little cut or a little graze, you know, if theres so much bacteria that its causing these awful ear infections, whats it going to do if it gets into my bloodstream through a cut . You know, ijust. But i didnt feel that i could stop going in the river. I really need to go in the river, and i get so much from it. More than a third of children in london are currently living in poverty, according to a report by the childhood trust. The charity also says a quarter of the children they spoke to arent expecting to get a present this christmas, and many parents are relying on food banks to feed their families. So many families are concerned about being able to pay their bills and to feed themselves this christmas, due to inflation, Rising Energy costs and the cuts to universal credit. They can gp says theres more room for boosterjabs to be given out a centre in thanet. A new government scheme started to help londons rough sleeper is to get there covered myjob and move into accommodation over the winter. The capital has the highest Homelessness Rates in the country. Although many rough sleepers were found housing at the start of the pandemic, data shows that on any given night around 650 people sleep rough in the city. An huge sculpture has been unveiled at a new Housing Development in the centre of brighton. 00v called � a spring in your step, the Sculpture On Circus Street Is by Alex Chinneck whose latest work took three years to complete, weighs four tonnes and is 25 metres tall. Time now for a look at the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a chilly start this morning, but temperatures are above zero thanks to all the cloud. So, frost free, but a rather grey start this morning. The cloud will thin, well see some brighter spells, and hopefully start to break a bit more through the afternoon, so some glimpses of sunshine. The temperature today feeling quite chilly, between four and seven celsius. Overnight tonight, the cloud will disappear and under clearskies, light winds, the temperature is going to drop right back down. A much colder night than we have had recently, with a widespread frost tomorrow morning. The minimum temperature between zero and potentially minus four. A cold, crisp, frosty start on wednesday. Bright at least to start with, more cloud in the afternoon. And then from thursday, more unsettled conditions, outbreaks of rain, the temperature much milder as we head towards christmas. Thats it for me from now. Bye bye. Hello, this is breakfast with Nina Warhurst and dan walker. The Prime Minister stopped short of announcing further covid rules in england before christmas, but said he rules nothing out as covid cases surge. The uncertainty, however, is causing concern amongst businesses, who want more clarity. We can speak now to the Cabinet Office minister, stephen barclay. Good morning. Really good to speak to you this morning. Talking a lot about sage modelling and talking about sage modelling and talking about the fact these omicron cases could soon overwhelm the nhs. Can you explain why the government has decided not to introduce more measures straightaway . Irate decided not to introduce more measures straightaway . We are focused on measures straightaway . We are focused on the measures straightaway . We are focused on the booster measures straightaway . We are l focused on the booster campaign, that is focused on the booster campaign, that is the focused on the booster campaign, that is the key measure we are taking that is the key measure we are taking to that is the key measure we are taking to protect us against omicron. We saw over a millionjabs on saturday omicron. We saw over a millionjabs on saturday alone. We have also taken on saturday alone. We have also taken measures in terms of plan b. We have taken measures in terms of plan b. We have seen significant Behaviour Change we have seen significant Behaviour Change as we have seen significant Behaviour Change as a result. There is a time la change as a result. There is a time lag in change as a result. There is a time lag in that change as a result. There is a time lag in that data. That in turn create lag in that data. That in turn create significant uncertainty as to the severity of omicron. As you said in the the severity of omicron. As you said in the introduction, we can see that is increasing, in the introduction, we can see that is increasing, particularly in london is increasing, particularly in london it is increasing, particularly in london. It is unclear to what extent the plan london. It is unclear to what extent the plan b london. It is unclear to what extent the plan b measures have seen a change. The plan b measures have seen a change, and to what extent they will be hospital admissions as a consequence. So we are looking very closely consequence. So we are looking very closely at consequence. So we are looking very closely at the data. That is why the prime closely at the data. That is why the Prime Minister said we reserve the option Prime Minister said we reserve the option of Prime Minister said we reserve the option of coming back with further measures. Option of coming back with further measures, but we are not at that stage measures, but we are not at that stage because obviously there is significant economic disruption should significant economic disruption should we do that. You significant economic disruption should we do that. You chaired the emergency should we do that. You chaired the emergency cobra should we do that. You chaired the emergency cobra meeting should we do that. You chaired the i emergency cobra meeting yesterday. Is it specifically the nhs data which is feeding this discussion and thatis which is feeding this discussion and that is the key to whether these restrictions come in . I that is the key to whether these restrictions come in . That is the key to whether these restrictions come in . I think there are two things restrictions come in . I think there are two things with restrictions come in . I think there are two things with that restrictions come in . I think there are two things with that data. Restrictions come in . I think there i are two things with that data. There is a Material Impact in terms of the nhs, is a Material Impact in terms of the nhs, particularly around hospital admissions. We are also looking at the wider admissions. We are also looking at the wider impact on staff absence. It the wider impact on staff absence. It has the wider impact on staff absence. It has an the wider impact on staff absence. It has an impact across the wider economy, it has an impact across the wider economy, particularly if the speed of spread economy, particularly if the speed of spread of omicron means that a lot of of spread of omicron means that a lot of regions are hit at the same time lot of regions are hit at the same time we lot of regions are hit at the same time. We are looking at both of those time. We are looking at both of those factors. Obviously hospital admissions today are from cases where admissions today are from cases where people were infected two or three where people were infected two or three weeks ago. There is a lot to look three weeks ago. There is a lot to look at three weeks ago. There is a lot to look at in three weeks ago. There is a lot to look at in the data. That is why we had such look at in the data. That is why we had such a look at in the data. That is why we had such a long cabinet discussion on this had such a long cabinet discussion on this we had such a long cabinet discussion on this. We are working very closely with government scientists as we learn with government scientists as we learn more with government scientists as we learn more about this new variant. Sir keir learn more about this new variant. Sir keir starmer said the governments lack of clarity is shameful. Do you accept there is a lot of uncertainty around this lack of deceit given decision making, if you like . That is causing a lot of viewers real distress in the build up to christmas . I of viewers real distress in the buildup to christmas . I absolutely acce t buildup to christmas . I absolutely accept there buildup to christmas . I absolutely accept there is buildup to christmas . I absolutely accept there is uncertainty buildup to christmas . I absolutely accept there is uncertainty over buildup to christmas . I absolutely accept there is uncertainty over the j accept there is uncertainty over the severity accept there is uncertainty over the severity of accept there is uncertainty over the severity of omicron. To what extent the boosters will provide protection, what the hospital admissions will be, what the leakage will be admissions will be, what the leakage will be in admissions will be, what the leakage will be in terms of the vaccinations that people have already had. And we are looking that people have already had. And we are looking very closely, particularly at the London Hospital admissions, london is ahead in terms of the admissions, london is ahead in terms of the number of omicron cases can pared of the number of omicron cases can pared to of the number of omicron cases can pared to other parts of the country. So we pared to other parts of the country. So we are pared to other parts of the country. So we are looking very closely at that data so we are looking very closely at that data. But at the same time we have to that data. But at the same time we have to recognise there are severe economic have to recognise there are severe economic consequences to further restrictions. For many of your viewers, restrictions. For many of your viewers, in restrictions. For many of your viewers, in terms of their businesses and livelihoods. There is a balance businesses and livelihoods. There is a balance to businesses and livelihoods. There is a balance to be struck between protecting lives and livelihoods. That is protecting lives and livelihoods. That is why we are looking so closely that is why we are looking so closely at that is why we are looking so closely at this data. But that is why we are looking so closely at this data. But there are alread a closely at this data. But there are already a lot closely at this data. But there are already a lot of closely at this data. But there are already a lot of businesses closely at this data. But there are already a lot of businesses who. Closely at this data. But there are i already a lot of businesses who are suffering because of that. The Hospitality Industry is estimated taking to be down by 40 in december. They seen the correct mouth they say they need extra support. The chancellor cant decide on the extra support until they know about new restrictions. Can you see why they are saying they need the support because things are down anyway, and the government seem to be saying wait until the restrictions come in and we may give you extra support . They are lost at the moment. The you extra support . They are lost at the moment the moment. The chancellor was talkin to the moment. The chancellor was talking to businesses the moment. The chancellor was talking to businesses about the moment. The chancellor was talking to businesses about this | talking to businesses about this last night. We will say more about this today last night. We will say more about this today. We are keen to keep businesses open. Businesses should continue businesses open. Businesses should continue to businesses open. Businesses should continue to plan for the bookies they have continue to plan for the bookies they have. But we absolutely recognise that through plan b and the Behaviour Change, there has been an impact the Behaviour Change, there has been an impact on the Behaviour Change, there has been an impact on those bookings. That is exactly an impact on those bookings. That is exactly what the chancellor was discussing with the industry last night discussing with the industry last night do discussing with the industry last niuht. , discussing with the industry last niuht. Night. Do you anticipate parliament would be recalled night. Do you anticipate parliament would be recalled next night. Do you anticipate parliament would be recalled next week night. Do you anticipate parliament would be recalled next week to night. Do you anticipate parliament| would be recalled next week to vote on some measures . The would be recalled next week to vote on some measures . Would be recalled next week to vote on some measures . The Prime Minister is liven a on some measures . The Prime Minister is given a commitment on some measures . The Prime Minister is given a commitment that on some measures . The Prime Minister is given a commitment that where is given a commitment that where there is given a commitment that where there are is given a commitment that where there are additional regulations brought there are additional regulations brought forward, parliament would be recalled brought forward, parliament would be recalled in brought forward, parliament would be recalled in order that members of parliament can scrutinise and debate those parliament can scrutinise and debate those issues. But were not at that stage those issues. But were not at that stage we those issues. But were not at that stage. We are looking closely at the data stage. We are looking closely at the data and stage. We are looking closely at the data. And we need to recognise there are economic consequences to further restrictions are economic consequences to further restrictions for the reasons you ust restrictions for the reasons you just set restrictions for the reasons you just set out in terms of the impact on many just set out in terms of the impact on many businesses, particularly those on many businesses, particularly those businesses in the hospitality sector~ those businesses in the hospitality sector. These are finely balanced decisions sector. These are finely balanced decisions. We need to scrutinise the data decisions. We need to scrutinise the data there decisions. We need to scrutinise the data. There is still much we dont know data. There is still much we dont know in data. There is still much we dont know in terms of the hospital admissions and the effects of new treatments, such as antivirals, the effect treatments, such as antivirals, the effect of treatments, such as antivirals, the effect of the boosters, the effect in terms effect of the boosters, the effect in terms of different demographics. There in terms of different demographics. There is in terms of different demographics. There is much we still dont know but we there is much we still dont know but we are there is much we still dont know but we are looking closely at the data and but we are looking closely at the data and finely balanced decisions. Those data and finely balanced decisions. Those finely balanced decisions, you chaired the meeting yesterday, is it likely there might be some decision between now and christmas . Im not trying to make this uncomfortable for you, trying to make this uncomfortable foryou, im trying to make this uncomfortable for you, im aware there are a lot of people watching this morning who are thinking about their plans and talking to theirfamily are thinking about their plans and talking to their family and worried about what is going to happen in the next few days, and just need a bit of certainty . It next few days, and ust need a bit of certarnmh of certainty . It is an absolutely fair challenge. Of certainty . It is an absolutely fair challenge. I of certainty . It is an absolutely fair challenge. I think of certainty . It is an absolutely fair challenge. I think what of certainty . It is an absolutely fair challenge. I think what we | of certainty . It is an absolutely i fair challenge. I think what we are seeing fair challenge. I think what we are seeing is fair challenge. I think what we are seeing is firstly the best thing people seeing is firstly the best thing people can do in this uncertainty with the people can do in this uncertainty with the new variant is to get their booster with the new variant is to get their booster. People are responding fantastically to that. We saw huge uptake fantastically to that. We saw huge uptake at fantastically to that. We saw huge uptake at the weekend. That is the single uptake at the weekend. That is the single most important protection that we single most important protection that we can take. Alongside that it is people that we can take. Alongside that it is people being cautious. We are seeing is people being cautious. We are seeing that in testing, for example. We have seeing that in testing, for example. We have more testing per capita than any other we have more testing per capita than any other country in europe. We are boosting any other country in europe. We are boosting the any other country in europe. We are boosting the testing capacity. Obvious boosting the testing capacity. Obvious to people will take measures around obvious to people will take measures around their own families. I will myself around their own families. I will myself in around their own families. I will myself in terms of our family. People myself in terms of our family. People will act in a cautious way. We are people will act in a cautious way. We are not people will act in a cautious way. We are not saying people cant meet. We are not saying people cant meet. We are we are not saying people cant meet. We are looking closely at the data. As the we are looking closely at the data. As the Prime Minister said, we reserve as the Prime Minister said, we reserve the right to come back if that data reserve the right to come back if that data changes. There is still much that data changes. There is still much we that data changes. There is still much we dont know. That is what we are weighing much we dont know. That is what we are weighing up. Much we dont know. That is what we are weighing up are weighing up. Have you changed our are weighing up. Have you changed your christmas are weighing up. Have you changed your Christmas Plans . Are weighing up. Have you changed your Christmas Plans . Some are weighing up. Have you changed your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that were your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that were due your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that were due to your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that were due to join your Christmas Plans . Some Family Members that were due to join us i your Christmas Plans . Some family | members that were due to join us at christmas, members that were due to join us at christmas, unfortunately want. My wife because my parents will still do so wife because my parents will still do so like wife because my parents will still do so. Like many of your viewers, i think do so. Like many of your viewers, i think families will make these decisions and take a cautious approach~ decisions and take a cautious approach. The key thing we have done is get approach. The key thing we have done is get our approach. The key thing we have done is get our boosters and that is what we need is get our boosters and that is what we need as is get our boosters and that is what we need as many people as possible to do we need as many people as possible to do that we need as many people as possible to do. That is the best way forward for us to do. That is the best way forward for us as to do. That is the best way forward for us as a to do. That is the best way forward for us as a country, for as many people for us as a country, for as many people. That for us as a country, for as many people. That is why we got over Million People. That is why we got over Million People boosted on saturday along, Million People boosted on saturday along, thanks to the huge efforts of people along, thanks to the huge efforts of people up along, thanks to the huge efforts of people up and down the country to et people up and down the country to get those people up and down the country to get those boosters administered. That is get those boosters administered. That is the best way forward as we deal with that is the best way forward as we deal with his new variant. | that is the best way forward as we deal with his new variant. Deal with his new variant. I know ou sa deal with his new variant. I know you say people deal with his new variant. I know you say people have deal with his new variant. I know you say people have responded i deal with his new variant. I know. You say people have responded by getting the booster and some people coming forward for their first and second jabs as well. Do you think if there were to be further restrictions in the coming days, do you think some of the revelations of the past few weeks, and some of the accusations of hypocrisy, which i know you are aware of, do you think you can understand why some people would say, why should we follow those rules . I would say, why should we follow those rules . Those rules . I think there was frustration those rules . I think there was frustration around those rules . I think there was frustration around the those rules . I think there was| frustration around the downing street frustration around the downing street video and sue gray, a hugely respected. Street video and sue gray, a hugely respected, very senior independent figure. Respected, very senior independent figure, senior civil servant, will investigate some of the wider issues investigate some of the wider issues. The key is we respond to the challenge issues. The key is we respond to the challenge of issues. The key is we respond to the challenge of omicron. We are learning challenge of omicron. We are learning more about that variant. We are looking learning more about that variant. We are looking very closely at particularly the london data, the london particularly the london data, the London Hospital admissions data in particular London Hospital admissions data in particular. The key way forward is for people particular. The key way forward is for people to act with caution and in particular to get their boosters. Talking in particular to get their boosters. Talking about that a certainty, some of your own mps are calling for that as well. Deanna davidson, elected to Bishop Auckland in 2019, tweeted this. She has been contacted by constituents, businesses and individuals about what they should do. They need certainty. Is it fair to say there are an increasing number of people within your own party who feel disillusioned with the direction the government is going on at the moment . There is uncertainty going on at the moment . There is uncertainty on going on at the moment . There is uncertainty on the going on at the moment . There is uncertainty on the data going on at the moment . There is uncertainty on the data in going on at the moment . There is uncertainty on the data in terms i going on at the moment . There is| uncertainty on the data in terms of what uncertainty on the data in terms of what the uncertainty on the data in terms of what the severity of the variant will be what the severity of the variant will be. And i was there, that has very will be. And i was there, that has very real will be. And i was there, that has very real term consequences in terms of any very real term consequences in terms of any economic measures that will be taken of any economic measures that will be taken. We have already introduced plan b~ be taken. We have already introduced plan b that be taken. We have already introduced plan b. That was what we set out in the autumn, plan b. That was what we set out in the autumn, where there was an additional the autumn, where there was an additional way. We set out in advance, additional way. We set out in advance, that this was how we would respond advance, that this was how we would respond. We have seen significant behaviour respond. We have seen significant Behaviour Change. Obviously there are other Behaviour Change. Obviously there are other factors. There are new treatments are other factors. There are new treatments coming on stream. There is the treatments coming on stream. There is the school treatments coming on stream. There is the school is obviously breaking for the is the school is obviously breaking for the christmas period. There are various for the christmas period. There are various factors that will impact on the path various factors that will impact on the path of various factors that will impact on the path of the virus. We need to study the path of the virus. We need to study that the path of the virus. We need to study that. We should also be conscious study that. We should also be conscious that taking further restrictions comes with a very significant Economic Cost. It also comes significant Economic Cost. It also comes with a wider health cost. You discussed comes with a wider health cost. You discussed on comes with a wider health cost. You discussed on the programme in the past the discussed on the programme in the past the Mental Health impact of restrictions, so we need to balance these restrictions, so we need to balance theseissues restrictions, so we need to balance these issues in the round and do so in a way these issues in the round and do so in a way that these issues in the round and do so in a way that is informed by the data in a way that is informed by the data we in a way that is informed by the data we are seeing. find in a way that is informed by the data we are seeing. In a way that is informed by the data we are seeing. And on those decisions. Data we are seeing. And on those decisions. We data we are seeing. And on those decisions, we have data we are seeing. And on those decisions, we have been data we are seeing. And on those decisions, we have been talking i data we are seeing. And on those i decisions, we have been talking this morning about the Welsh Government announcing that Sporting Events will be held Behind Closed Doors from boxing day, is that something under consideration in england . This boxing day, is that something under consideration in england . Consideration in england . As i say, we are reviewing consideration in england . As i say, we are reviewing the consideration in england . As i say, we are reviewing the data. Consideration in england . As i say, we are reviewing the data. The consideration in england . As i say, i we are reviewing the data. The Prime Minister we are reviewing the data. The Prime Minister has we are reviewing the data. The Prime Minister has been clear that we reserve minister has been clear that we reserve the option to come back. We are not reserve the option to come back. We are not at reserve the option to come back. We are not at that stage yet. That is not what are not at that stage yet. That is not what the data is saying. These are finely not what the data is saying. These are finely balanced decisions and we are finely balanced decisions and we are particularly looking at what is the severity of this new variant . The best the severity of this new variant . The best thing we can do is to continue the best thing we can do is to continue with the booster programme, to get continue with the booster programme, to get as continue with the booster programme, to get as many people boosted as possible. To get as many people boosted as possible, and that is the best way of avoiding further restrictions. Stephen of avoiding further restrictions. Stephen barclay, thank you. So, we wait and see stephen barclay, thank you. So, we wait and see. We stephen barclay, thank you. So, we wait and see. We heard stephen barclay, thank you. So, we wait and see. We heard before stephen barclay, thank you. So, we wait and see. We heard before the i wait and see. We heard before the medical advice, the scientific is, but it is not necessarily the same as what the government is instructing us to do. It is up to everybody to make their own decisions. Everybody to make their own decisions everybody to make their own decisions. ,. Decisions. Stephen barclay was the nu decisions. Stephen barclay was the guy chairing decisions. Stephen barclay was the guy chairing that decisions. Stephen barclay was the guy chairing that discussion guy chairing that discussion yesterday. There seems to be still quite a lot of Things Unknown at the moment and the government continue to study that data. We wait to see what happens. As we mentioned there, john, there was a decision made in wales about fixtures and events that take place in the sporting sphere from boxing greg knight boxing day, there will be no crowds there . Yes. There will be no crowds there . Yes, some events there will be no crowds there . Yes, some events will there will be no crowds there . Yes, some events will be there will be no crowds there . Yes, some events will be affected. Scarlet some events will be affected. Scarlet against cardiff in the rugby. Scarlet against cardiff in the rugby, that will be one of the first major rugby, that will be one of the first major Sporting Events to be affected. The Welsh Grand National at chepstow, being staged a day later, at chepstow, being staged a day later, that will be Behind Closed Doors later, that will be Behind Closed Doors. There has been a £3 million rescue doors. There has been a £3 million Rescue Package put together to help loss of Rescue Package put together to help loss of revenue which clubs will be facing loss of revenue which clubs will be facina. �. Loss of revenue which clubs will be facina. � ,. ,. , loss of revenue which clubs will be facina. � ,. ,. , loss of revenue which clubs will be facin. � ,. ,. , facing. Hes an even small events as well . Yes. Facing. Hes an even small events as well . Yes. Any facing. Hes an even small events as well . Yes, any kind facing. Hes an even small events as well . Yes, any kind of facing. Hes an even small events as well . Yes, any kind of sporting well . Yes, any kind of sporting event has well . Yes, any kind of sporting event has been well . Yes, any kind of sporting event has been affected. Well . Yes, any kind of sporting event has been affected. It well . Yes, any kind of sporting i event has been affected. It comes at a time event has been affected. It comes at a time when event has been affected. It comes at a time when the Premier League met yesterday a time when the Premier League met yesterday to discuss whether they would yesterday to discuss whether they would implement any kind of Circuit Breaker would implement any kind of Circuit Breaker. They have opted against that they will continue through the full festive they will continue through the full festive fixture list. I guess there are two festive fixture list. I guess there are two issues here. We heard from thomas are two issues here. We heard from Thomas Tuchel, the chelsea manager, who was Thomas Tuchel, the chelsea manager, who was saying this is a Genuine Health who was saying this is a Genuine Health concern for his players, who Health Concern for his players, who he feels Health Concern for his players, who he feels are Health Concern for his players, who he feels are having to be rushed back he feels are having to be rushed back after he feels are having to be rushed back after a positive covid test, perhaps back after a positive covid test, perhaps they are not even fit to play perhaps they are not even fit to play. With perhaps they are not even fit to play. With the fixtures being put upon play. With the fixtures being put upon them, they have got to fulfil them~ upon them, they have got to fulfil them a upon them, they have got to fulfil them. A legacy issue with fans when you consider that on boxing day a full fixture you consider that on boxing day a full fixture list, they could be some full fixture list, they could be some 400,000 fans packing into stadiums some 400,000 fans packing into stadiums in the top flight if they are a stadiums in the top flight if they are a full stadiums in the top flight if they are a full salad and operating at full capacity. It is a massive draw, boxing full capacity. It is a massive draw, boxing day full capacity. It is a massive draw, boxing day. You consider some of the precedents boxing day. You consider some of the precedents that were set free lockdown, the first lockdown, when you consider the Cheltenham Festival went ahead, we saw the fixture between went ahead, we saw the fixture between Atletico Madrid and liverpool in the champions league, that went liverpool in the champions league, that went ahead, and the impact that had on that went ahead, and the impact that had on the that went ahead, and the impact that had on the spread of the virus. You ust had on the spread of the virus. You just wonder. Had on the spread of the virus. You just wonder, safety, it had been put first . Just wonder, safety, it had been put first . It just wonder, safety, it had been put first . ,. , just wonder, safety, it had been put first . ,. First . It is a big discussion point. It is. Welsh sport moving Behind Closed Doors from boxing day. But Premier League clubs have ended talk of a possible postponement, despite record numbers of positive cases in the top flight at the start of the month. There were just 12 new cases reported. Thatjumped to a record 42 new cases the week after, but in the last week, thats more than doubled again to 90 new cases amongst players and staff. Weve also learned that 16 of premier League Footballers are currently completely unvaccinated, with just over three quarters having received at least two jabs. Thats a rise from october. One change to the calendar will come in the fa cup, where replays in the third and fourth round have been scrapped. Itll serve as a blow to the lower league clubs, who would have been hoping for another lucrative tie against Premier League opposition, but will appease managers likejurgen klopp, who had been calling for an easing of the fixture schedule. The former Scotland International and chelsea winger pat nevin joins us. Good morning, pat. I guess the big question being posed there, is it safe for players and fans, for the Premier League to continue . Nobody knows the answer Premier League to continue . Nobody knows the answer to Premier League to continue . Nobody knows the answer to that Premier League to continue . Nobody knows the answer to that question i knows the answer to that question yet. Knows the answer to that question yet but knows the answer to that question yet but it knows the answer to that question yet. But it feels uncomfortable at the moment. Just the other week we talked the moment. Just the other week we talked about the game between atletico talked about the game between Atletico Madrid at liverpool before the first Atletico Madrid at liverpool before the first lockdown. I was at that game the first lockdown. I was at that game it the first lockdown. I was at that game. It felt desperately uncomfortable. I was recently again at liverpool, i think it was the aston at liverpool, i think it was the aston villa game a few weeks ago, and at aston villa game a few weeks ago, and at half time i went to the downstairs and honestly, it was an epidemiologists nightmare. I thought, no, you cannot go into that, thought, no, you cannot go into that, because it is a breeding ground that, because it is a breeding ground for the virus. A couple of days ground for the virus. A couple of days later ground for the virus. A couple of days later i ground for the virus. A couple of days later i was at the chelsea versus days later i was at the chelsea versus everton game and it felt very uncomfortable there. In the middle of what uncomfortable there. In the middle of what we uncomfortable there. In the middle of what we are calling a storage at the moment, but it is close to exponential growth. It was a very tough exponential growth. It was a very tough call exponential growth. It was a very tough call for the Premier League to say that tough call for the Premier League to say that they were going to carry on the games say that they were going to carry on the games and i think it is a carry on the the games and i think it is a carry on the games, not regardless, but keeping on the games, not regardless, but keeping a on the games, not regardless, but keeping a very close eye on it. If it keeps keeping a very close eye on it. If it keeps on keeping a very close eye on it. If it keeps on rising at this point, with it keeps on rising at this point, with the it keeps on rising at this point, with the players, with the fans, and much with the players, with the fans, and much more with the players, with the fans, and much more importantly, with society generally. Much more importantly, with society generally, then they really need to look at generally, then they really need to look at it generally, then they really need to look at it. , s. Look at it. You call it uncomfortable. Is i look at it. You call it i uncomfortable. Is that fans gathering inside stadiums, or is it the expectation being put on players to play potentially when they are not fit . It to play potentially when they are not fit . To play potentially when they are not fit . ,. ,. Not fit . It is all of that, actually not fit . It is all of that, actually i not fit . It is all of that, actually. I mean, i not fit . It is all of that, actually. I mean, you i not fit . It is all of that, i actually. I mean, you look not fit . It is all of that, actually. I mean, you look at it from actually. I mean, you look at it from every actually. I mean, you look at it from every point of view, it has its own difficulties. From the point of view of own difficulties. From the point of view of the own difficulties. From the point of view of the players, some of them are not view of the players, some of them are not vaccinated yet. You are going are not vaccinated yet. You are going to are not vaccinated yet. You are going to have to cancel games. There is a suggestion the Burnley Watford game is a suggestion the Burnley Watford game council recently was mostly because game council recently was mostly because vaccinated players couldnt work at because vaccinated players couldnt work at the players. People had spent work at the players. People had spent a work at the players. People had spent a lot of time travelling to et spent a lot of time travelling to get to spent a lot of time travelling to get to the game. Is that fair and fans . Get to the game. Is that fair and fans . From get to the game. Is that fair and fans . From the point of view of the players. Fans . From the point of view of the players. If fans . From the point of view of the players. If i fans . From the point of view of the players, if i take it from that position players, if i take it from that position for the moment, it is worrying position for the moment, it is worrying. Exactly what Thomas Tuchel said. Worrying. Exactly what Thomas Tuchel said if worrying. Exactly what Thomas Tuchel said if you worrying. Exactly what Thomas Tuchel said. If you have a limited number of players said. If you have a limited number of players and you start pushing players of players and you start pushing players were not quite ready to play. Players were not quite ready to play, then those small injuries they play, then those small injuries they play with play, then those small injuries they play with all the time, they can become play with all the time, they can become much more serious. They could have a become much more serious. They could have a longer become much more serious. They could have a longer effect on the entirety of the have a longer effect on the entirety of the season. What you dont want to do of the season. What you dont want to do is of the season. What you dont want to do is affect the sporting integrity. That is what could happen if you integrity. That is what could happen if you do integrity. That is what could happen if you do that. Are integrity. That is what could happen if you do that if you do that. Are you a little surprised if you do that. Are you a little surprised there if you do that. Are you a little surprised there wasnt if you do that. Are you a little surprised there wasnt a i if you do that. Are you a little | surprised there wasnt a move if you do that. Are you a little. Surprised there wasnt a move by if you do that. Are you a little surprised there wasnt a move by the Premier League clubs following that meeting yesterday to implement a Circuit Breaker, a temporary postponement . I Circuit Breaker, a temporary postponement . Circuit breaker, a temporary postponement . I was initially surprised. Postponement . I was initially surprised, yes, postponement . I was initially surprised, yes, and postponement . I was initially surprised, yes, and i postponement . I was initially surprised, yes, and i kind postponement . I was initially surprised, yes, and i kind of. Surprised, yes, and i kind of expected surprised, yes, and i kind of expected it to happen. But thinking on it a expected it to happen. But thinking on it a little bit more, i think the expect on it a little bit more, i think the expect to on it a little bit more, i think the expect to be told. Youve just mentioned what happened in wales. I think they mentioned what happened in wales. I think they expected to be told after christmas think they expected to be told after christmas there will be some sort of circuit christmas there will be some sort of Circuit Breaker from the government. It may Circuit Breaker from the government. It may well Circuit Breaker from the government. It may well be that the games can carry it may well be that the games can carry on. It may well be that the games can carry on, maybe with a smaller crowd or no carry on, maybe with a smaller crowd or no crowd~ carry on, maybe with a smaller crowd or no crowd. You want as many people getting or no crowd. You want as many people getting these boosters into their arms getting these boosters into their arms and getting these boosters into their arms and allow them a week or two to take effect arms and allow them a week or two to take effect. When that happens we are all take effect. When that happens we are all a take effect. When that happens we are all a lot better off to fight this virus are all a lot better off to fight this virus. It is a race against time this virus. It is a race against time my this virus. It is a race against time. My suspicion is that time will look time. My suspicion is that time will took very time. My suspicion is that time will look very different on boxing day and afterwards. Look very different on boxing day and afterwards. Pat, was great to seak and afterwards. Pat, was great to s eak to and afterwards. Pat, was great to speak to yom and afterwards. Pat, was great to speak to you. Many and afterwards. Pat, was great to speak to you. Many thanks and afterwards. Pat, was great to speak to you. Many thanks for. And afterwards. Pat, was great to i speak to you. Many thanks for your thoughts on bbc breakfast. It is interesting, the decision not to implement the Circuit Breaker. Fixture congestion was something with regards to when you can possibly reschedule these matches. But with those rising number of covid cases among players and staff, right 90, if matches are continually called off or postponed, fixture congestion will be a problem. Reviewing the data is very important. Putting into focus how difficult it is do not have that decision be made on your behalf. Its tricky. On your behalf. Its tricky. On your behalf. Its tric. �. , on your behalf. Itstric. � ~. , its tricky. At least we know there is certainty its tricky. At least we know there is certainty about its tricky. At least we know there is certainty about the its tricky. At least we know there is certainty about the weather. I is certainty about the weather. Because carol is in charge. She can tell us what is going on. Good morning. Tell us what is going on. Good morninu. , good morning. Good morning. This mornin i good morning. Good morning. This morning i can good morning. Good morning. This morning i can tell good morning. Good morning. This morning i can tell you good morning. Good morning. This morning i can tell you it good morning. Good morning. This morning i can tell you it is good morning. Good morning. This morning i can tell you it is a morning i can tell you it is a chilly start to the day. It is also a fairly cloudy one. From tomorrow onwards it is going to become more unsubtle. First of all this morning we have clear skies across parts of the highlands. We are looking at a cold start with some frost. A lot of cloud to start the day for many. That will start to break up, especially from the west, and there will be more sunshine than there was yesterday, but still a fair bit of cloud. It week where the front crossing the far north of scotland producing patchy rain. Breezy in the southwest and channel islands. Temperatures ranging from two to 9 degrees. As we head through this evening and overnight, the cloud continues to break up. It will be a colder night with a widespread frost. Patchy mist and fog. You can see out towards the west of the cloud starting to build. In Northern Ireland it is not going to be as cold a night as the one just gone. These temperatures represent towns and cities. They will be lower than this. May be 3, 1i in rural areas. We start with the widespread frost. The High Pressure keeping calm weather so settled moves away, low pressure takes over and you can see various fronts wrapped around it. They are coming our way and that they are going to bring some rain. The patchy fog in the morning we left. A lot of dry weather, fair bit of sunshine, and the cloud builds in from the west, heralding the arrival of this band of rain. The breeze will also pick up. Later, as this band of rain bombs into the cold air across scotland, especially the highlands and the grampians, we will see that turn to snow, even at modest levels. Temperatures five in the north, to in newcastle, ten in plymouth. Signs that milder conditions are following in behind that Weather Front. The Weather Front continues to push northwards overnight. Then we have another one by the time we get to the morning, coming on across the west. Isobar is telling you there will be a noticeable breeze. Thursday will start in a murky note, cloud, rain. The rain pushing northwards and eastwards, introducing mountain snow across scotland. Behind that we will see brighter skies move in. Much milder conditions. Temperatures in Northern Ireland, england and wales between ten and 13 degrees. The average north to south at this time of the year is six to about eight. Way above average across much of the uk. We start off Christmas Eve, if you have any travel plans, and earmarking out. A lot of low cloud, mist and fog. Then the forecast becomes problematic. This is why. We have got a battle going on between cold air and have got a battle going on between cold airand mild have got a battle going on between cold air and mild air command which one wins will determine what kind of weather we get through the christmas period. For Christmas Eve and Christmas Day itself, we have got fronts crossing us. They will bring rain. As they hit the colder air, some of them will turn to snow, more particularly across Northern Scotland. Later on Christmas Day we could see hill snow across Northern Ireland, southern scotland and also Northern Ireland. Forthe southern scotland and also Northern Ireland. For the south it is likely to be mild and wet. It would be windy and Christmas Day across the northern half of the country. Thank you. 7 53am. Blackburn is one of the worst affected areas for covid cases in england, but choirmaster Gareth Malone believes that the power of music can bring some much needed joy to the local area. Gareths new documentary sees him search for blackburns hidden musical talents, as they Work Together to put on an unforgettable Christmas Concert celebrating local nhs staff. We will speak to him in a moment. Lets take a look. It has got this ancient melody. Which it has got this ancient melody. Which i it has got this ancient melody. Which i love. I was thinking, how can we which i love. I was thinking, how can we make it feel more contemporary . What have we took those contemporary . What have we took those chords and we put Something Different those chords and we put Something Different to it . So what are we going different to it . 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I wanted to do a concert that would lift spirits and make blackburn, and people who watch as well, blackburn, and people who watch as well, feel blackburn, and people who watch as well, feel a blackburn, and people who watch as well, feel a little bit more joyful christmas. Well, feel a little bit more oyful cnmmfi well, feel a little bit more oyful christmas. ~ , � it christmas. Why blackburn then . It had a terrible christmas. Why blackburn then . It had a terrible time christmas. Why blackburn then . It had a terrible time during christmas. Why blackburn then . It had a terrible time during the i christmas. Why blackburn then . It had a terrible time during the first| had a terrible time during the first way~ had a terrible time during the first way~ lots had a terrible time during the first way. Lots and lots of cases. Bad luck, way. Lots and lots of cases. Bad luck. I way. Lots and lots of cases. Bad luck, i suppose. Way. Lots and lots of cases. Bad luck, isuppose. Im way. 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She was as close to not making it as Critical Care. She was as close to not making it as it Critical Care. She was as close to not making it as it was Critical Care. She was as close to not making it as it was possible. She was not making it as it was possible. She was in not making it as it was possible. She was in a coma for a long time. She was in a coma for a long time. She made she was in a coma for a long time. She made it she was in a coma for a long time. She made it. Her baby that was in utero she made it. Her baby that was in utero at she made it. Her baby that was in utero at the she made it. Her baby that was in utero at the beginning of covid is healthy utero at the beginning of covid is healthy. And her whole family has been healthy. And her whole family has been put healthy. And her whole family has been put back together. She went through been put back together. She went through it been put back together. She went through it with the support of the star~ through it with the support of the star~ it through it with the support of the star~ it was through it with the support of the star. It was the staff holding her hand star. It was the staff holding her hand through those times, when normally hand through those times, when normally a hand through those times, when normally a family would be there by your side normally a family would be there by your side it normally a family would be there by your side, it has been people like stephen your side, it has been people like stephen and the staff at the hospital who have emotionally carried hospital who have emotionally carried the weight. I wanted to do something carried the weight. I wanted to do something nice for her and her family something nice for her and her family. And also for the staff that it helped family. And also for the staff that it helped us. So she and her little daughter, it helped us. So she and her little daughter, who is three, her three year old daughter sings jingle bells. Three year old daughter sings jingle bells, which is brilliant. You mention bells, which is brilliant. You mention there bells, which is brilliant. You mention there about bells, which is brilliant. Gm. Mention there about the choir being only nine members and having to practice with stephen at social distance. Have you managed to do that . Normally youre used to people coming together and singing together. It coming together and singing touether. ,. , coming together and singing touether. ,. ,. ,. , together. It is a shame. I wanted five more together. It is a shame. I wanted five more but together. It is a shame. I wanted five more but we together. It is a shame. I wanted five more but we really together. It is a shame. I wanted five more but we really couldnt i five more but we really couldnt because five more but we really couldnt because of the size of the space. You dont because of the size of the space. You dont get that big wonthe of thousands of voices. We are going to have to thousands of voices. We are going to have to wait thousands of voices. We are going to have to wait longer for that. But ou rain have to wait longer for that. But you gain something else, and intimacy . You gain something else, and intima . , � , intimacy . Yes, we focus on peoples individual stories. Intimacy . Yes, we focus on peoples individual stories. There intimacy . Yes, we focus on peoples individual stories. There are intimacy . Yes, we focus on peoples individual stories. There are two i individual stories. There are two young individual stories. There are two young people i work with from the youth young people i work with from the youth song. I really got in on them and work youth song. I really got in on them and work with them individually. What and work with them individually. What are and work with them individually. What are your plans for the future, stephen . Are you going to keep singing . Are you going to code to get back into it . Singing . Are you going to code to get back into it . Yeah, i am singing alread. I get back into it . Yeah, i am singing already i have get back into it . Yeah, i am singing already. I have the get back into it . Yeah, i am singing already. I have the weekends. I get back into it . Yeah, i am singing| already. I have the weekends. I look forward already. I have the weekends. I look forward to already. I have the weekends. I look forward to putting on my cleaning outfit forward to putting on my cleaning outfit and forward to putting on my cleaning outfit and getting elbow deep. I enjoy outfit and getting elbow deep. I enjoy it outfit and getting elbow deep. I enjoy it i outfit and getting elbow deep. I enjoy it. I really enjoy doing it. Are you enjoy it. I really enjoy doing it. Are you one of these people you had to change career paths because of covid . It was maybe something you would have lock down knows that at one point. Would have lock down knows that at one oint. , would have lock down knows that at one oint. ,. ,. , would have lock down knows that at one oint. , one point. Years ago i was planning to be a porter one point. Years ago i was planning to be a porter because one point. Years ago i was planning to be a porter because i one point. Years ago i was planning to be a porter because i was one point. Years ago i was planning | to be a porter because i was playing lolf to be a porter because i was playing golf midweek, which is fantastic, i went golf midweek, which is fantastic, i went to golf midweek, which is fantastic, i went to the studio, but i thought, i need went to the studio, but i thought, i need something more meaningful. It never need something more meaningful. It never came need something more meaningful. It never came to fruition. Obviously covid never came to fruition. Obviously covid happen and it thrust me into doing covid happen and it thrust me into doing it covid happen and it thrust me into doing it i covid happen and it thrust me into doing it. Lam pleased. It has been rewarding doing it. Lam pleased. It has been rewarding for me. Doing it. I am pleased. It has been rewarding for me. Rewarding for me. Very quickly, gareth, what rewarding for me. Very quickly, gareth, what you rewarding for me. Very quickly, gareth, what you want rewarding for me. Very quickly, gareth, what you want people | rewarding for me. Very quickly, l gareth, what you want people to rewarding for me. Very quickly, i gareth, what you want people to take away for from this . Late gareth, what you want people to take away for from this . Away for from this . We talked a bit about covid. Away for from this . We talked a bit about covid. That away for from this . We talked a bit about covid. That is away for from this . We talked a bit about covid. That is what i away for from this . We talked a bit about covid. That is what what. Bit about covid. That is what what this show bit about covid. That is what what this show is bit about covid. That is what what this show is about. Its about human spirit this show is about. Its about human spirit and this show is about. Its about human spirit and coming together. It is a warm, spirit and coming together. It is a warm, Family Friendly hug. We spirit and coming together. It is a warm, Family Friendly hug. Warm, Family Friendly hug. We all need some warm, Family Friendly hug. We all need some of warm, Family Friendly hug. We all need some of that. And you can watch blackburn sings christmas with Gareth Malone on bbc two on thursday 23rd december at 8pm. Iam sure i am sure it will be available on the iplayer. I am sure it will be available on the iplayer i am sure it will be available on the iplayer. Thank you. We were auoin to the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask you the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask you to the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask you to sing the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask you to sing but i the iplayer. Thank you. We were going to ask you to sing but we | the iplayer. Thank you. We were i going to ask you to sing but we have run out of time come back tomorrow. Stay with us, headlines coming up. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Nina Warhurst and dan walker. Our headlines today. Hospitality calls for clarity from the government on Covid Restrictions, as the Prime Minister urges caution in the run up to christmas. In wales, spectators are banned from all Sporting Events from boxing day to try and control the spread. Morning. Will your parcels and cards arrive in time for christmas . After royal mail warns of delays in some areas, all the dates you need to know ahead of the big day. The Premier League ends talk of a possible postponement, opting to push on with the festive fixture list despite record numbers of covid cases amongst players and staff. A chilly start to the day, also fairly cloudy. The cloud should break from the west. A bit more sunshine than yesterday. Tomorrow is tanning unsettled. And we catch up with terrence, whos back with a Christmas Charity single two years after he captured our hearts with his personal story of loneliness. Its tuesday december the 21st. Our main story. The government is under fire from the Hospitality Industry for failing to clarify what Covid Restrictions will be introduced, and when. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stepped back from announcing tighter measures in england, but said the government was not ruling anything out as cases of the virus continue to soar. Our Political CorrespondentDamian Grammaticas has more. Under the microscope now, not the virus, but the governments approach to tackling it. Where many were hoping for clarity ahead of christmas, there is instead uncertainty. Covid cases are surging and borisjohnson and his cabinet met yesterday, but they have yet to decide on any of the key questions. Are new covid measures required for england . If so, how soon and how severe . We agreed 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 reserve the possibility of taking further action to protect the public. So for now, the vaccination drive goes on, but no new restrictions. Several ministers in mrjohnsons cabinet are reluctant to see more enacted, concerned about the effect on the economy and wanting more data on how this new covid wave is impacting hospitals. Labour says theres a vacuum of leadership. Instead of being hamstrung by his own cabinet and hiding from his own backbenchers, its time that borisjohnson stopped putting the politics of the Conservative Party ahead of Public Health and levelled with the country. Its understood the health secretary, sajid javid, is in favour of cutting the length of isolation for people who have tested positive for covid from ten days to seven if clinical advice supports the change. It would help organisations seeing rising staff absences. And already businesses are being hit by the advice people should work from home and suggestions its prudent to prioritise who you have contact with. Some in hospitality and entertainment, a warning they need clarity soon. They face critical decisions in the coming days about whether to go ahead with events planned in the coming weeks. The businesses have got the data, theyve got the cancellations, theyve got less turnover. Theyre making not making profits. Theyre carrying the staff and carrying the costs. So that evidence is there about omicron and what it will be in the future, we might not know. But the damage is being done now. But for now, theyre waiting for the government and a decision that could come at any time. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. Well, lets get more on this from our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. Adam, why is the Prime Minister keen to keep the door we have talked a lot this morning about the need for clarity. The Prime Minister and those closest to him seemed to be holding back in terms of making those decisions. The im ortant terms of making those decisions. Ire important thing terms of making those decisions. Tue important thing the prime terms of making those decisions. Tte important thing the Prime Minister said yesterday was a big hint he dropped that more restrictions may be required in the nearfuture. That not got the attention it would normally get because all of yesterday there was speculation those restrictions might be introduced straightaway. The government has taken a step forward, just not all the steps forward people were maybe expecting, or maybe some of the scientific advisers have advised. The reason they are not taking two steps forward and introducing stuff yet is the data has not convinced enough cabinet ministers all the Prime Minister they need to take action now. We have got a bit of an idea about all the different competing factors ministers are having to weigh up from the Cabinet Office minister. Lute weigh up from the Cabinet Office minister. ~. , weigh up from the Cabinet Office minister. ~. ,. , weigh up from the Cabinet Office minister. ~. ,. ,. Minister. We have already introduced plan b. Minister. We have already introduced plan b that minister. We have already introduced plan b that is minister. We have already introduced plan b. That is what minister. 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Various factors will impact on the path of various factors will impact on the path of a various factors will impact on the path of a virus. We need to study that that path of a virus. We need to study that that we should also be conscious that taking further restrictions comes with significant economic restrictions comes with significant Economic Cost and a wider health cost~ Economic Cost and a wider health cost you Economic Cost and a wider health cost. You have discussed on the programme in the past the Mental Health programme in the past the Mental Health impacts of restrictions. We need Health Impacts of restrictions. We need to Health Impacts of restrictions. We need to balance these issues in the round need to balance these issues in the round and need to balance these issues in the round and do so in a way informed by the data round and do so in a way informed by the data we round and do so in a way informed by the data we are seeing. It round and do so in a way informed by the data we are seeing. The data we are seeing. It sounds like ministers the data we are seeing. It sounds like ministers will the data we are seeing. It sounds like ministers will get the data we are seeing. It sounds like ministers will get some i the data we are seeing. It soundsj like ministers will get some more data tomorrow and it sounds like there may be an update to scientific models which suggest what could happen tomorrow as well. There is no guarantee any of those models or data will make the situation any clearer. What could become clearer todayis clearer. What could become clearer today is the support that might be available for businesses that are really struggling through the christmas period. Sounds like the chancellor and the treasury may be about to announce an update on that. In terms of further timings, if there were to be new restrictions requiring new legislation great new laws to go through parliament by the government has promised it would recall parliament back from its Christmas Holidays. Their window to do that before Christmas Day is kind of closing so that would suggest any big move might be between christmas and new year. The fact is it is all very, very unclear at the moment. 0k. Very, very unclear at the moment. Ok. Clarity seems to be their word of the week, or lack of it. Thank you very much. Meanwhile in scotland, the first minister says people there will not face any new restrictions on Christmas Day gatherings. Nicola sturgeon did however advise people to reduce their contacts as much as possible in the coming days. Lets get more with our scotland correspondent, james shaw. James, we are hearing it is the distinction between advice and concrete instruction that many people are finding difficult to navigate. People are finding difficult to navirate. , people are finding difficult to navirate. ,. , navigate. That is right. That is the situation in navigate. That is right. That is the situation in scotland. Navigate. That is right. That is the situation in scotland. What navigate. That is right. That is the situation in scotland. What nicola | situation in scotland. What Nicola Sturgeon said about what you can do this christmas did advise that you can go ahead with your main household orfamily can go ahead with your main household or family celebration this coming weekend, trying to limit the numbers as much as you can come and be as safe as you planned. Take Lateral Flow Tests, improve hygiene. Make sure you have ventilation. Open a window, which is a big ask anything the temperature will be about 4 degrees in scotland this weekend. In the run up to christmas limit your contacts to three households indoors that you get the sense, touching on what adam is talking about in terms of support for business, Nicola Sturgeon is quite disappointed there has not been an announcement on that. Until the uk government decides to put in more money to support business, that doesnt become available to scotland either. She is stymied to some extent in terms of what she can do. She has a Cabinet Meeting this morning where decisions will be made and a statement to the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. There is a sense they might be thinking around the impact of big events like football matches and perhaps most significantly hogmanay. That is a huge party in scotland. The london event has been cancelled. Here in scotland there is going to have to be a decision about what happens with hogmanay. Lute be a decision about what happens with hogmanay be a decision about what happens with houmana. ~. , with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks. That with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks. That is with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks. That is very with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks. That is very much i with hogmanay. We will wait and see. Many thanks. That is very much the i many thanks. That is very much the order of the day talking about Christmas Plans. The queen has also cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham. The royal family will instead gather at windsor castle. Buckingham palace aides described this as a personal decision that reflects a precautionary approach. It will be her majestys First Christmas since the death of prince phillip. The Omicron Variant is now the dominant cause of coronavirus in the United States and is spreading very quickly. Based on data for the past week, Health Officials say the variant now accounts for 73 of new covid infections. In some areas, including new york city, the variant is responsible for nine out of ten cases. Ajury in new york has begun deliberations in the Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Prosecutors called her a sophisticated predator, while her lawyers alleged sensationalism in their final statements to jurors. Ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse byJeffrey Epstein, and faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. And they look ahead to the weather on the big day. Isnt it gorgeous, this picture it was sent in by one of our weather watchers and it is from wales. Some of us are starting up from wales. Some of us are starting up the sunshine, son of a starting up up the sunshine, son of a starting up with a fair bit of cloud. Sunshine when it gets up. The cloud will tend to break from the west as we go through the day. There should be more sunshine than yesterday. A week Weather Front in the far north of scotland producing patchy rain. Also breezy in the south west of england once again as well as the channel islands. Top temperatures today, killing aberdeen, four in newcastle, seven as we push down towards cardiff. The average is normally six to eight north to south. This evening and overnight, if anything we will see more breaks developed in the cloud and have patchy mist and fog for me, especially around the Home Counties, the midlands come into the south east and it will be cold. Look at the blue in the chart x but we are looking at a widespread frost. In rural areas temperatures will be closer to this, probably 3, 1i. We do have a Weather Front coming in from the west which is why it is not as cold. Many of us starting the sunshine when we lose mist and fog. The cloud will build towards the west are heralding the arrival of some rain, pushing north and east. The breeze will strengthen as well. Later in the day as the rain engages with the cold air in a highlands and grampian he can see it full readily as snow, mostly on higher ground. Some could get down to low levels. Fall readily. Still cold as we push further east. Thank you for that. We will see you in about 25 minutes. Some stories on breakfast stay with you for a long time and terrences very personal story of loneliness at christmas time is certainly one of them. Two years ago, he melted our hearts and now hes back to do it again with the release of a christmas single, some stories on breakfast stay with you for a long time two years ago, he melted our hearts and now hes back to do it again with the release of a christmas single, to raise funds for his local age uk charity in oldham. In a moment well be talking to the man himself, and those whove helped him put the song and video together, but first alice keys been looking back at his story. If you come out here, terrence. Two years ago terrence experienced his own christmas miracle. After revealing to bbc breakfast the pain of spending so many Christmas Days alone. Since my mother past 20 years ago, i have had every christmas on my own. And you do feel it, very much so. Terrences story inspires students from nearby Oldham College to pay him a special visit. Weve got an early Christmas Present for you, terrence. His story made a big impact, making global headlines and inspiring thousands to take action. You signed up on the spot. You have been able to befriend somebody already. Its something i want to do. Itsjust amazing knowing i can help people like that. And despite spending lockdown alone, his new group of friends always found ways to make him smile. Isnt that lovely oh, dear. And when restrictions lifted, they even taught him some new skills. This time to gather comes only once a year. Now, as another tough christmas approaches, terrence is going one step further to lend a helping hand. He is starring in a new charity single, to help raise funds for those facing this festive period alone. Christmas time is here. That is good, isnt it . Were delighted to be joined now by terrence and age uk oldhams maggie hurley, and with us on the sofa is sophie, terrences friend who also features in the video. Good morning to you. Lovely to see you again. Lets come to you first, terrence. How are you doing . How is the build up to christmas . T am the buildup to christmas . I am doinu all the buildup to christmas . I am doing all right. The buildup to christmas . I am doing all right. I the buildup to christmas . I am doing all right. I am the build up to christmas . I am doing all right. I am looking forward doing all right. I am looking forward to going somewhere on Christmas Day. I am absolutely fine, thank Christmas Day. I am absolutely fine, thank you Christmas Day. I am absolutely fine, thank ou. Christmas day. I am absolutely fine, thank ou. ,. ,. , Christmas Day. I am absolutely fine, thank ou. ,. , thank you. How about you . Two years aro we thank you. How about you . Two years ago we first thank you. How about you . Two years ago we first met thank you. How about you . Two years ago we first met terrence thank you. How about you . Two years ago we first met terrence on thank you. How about you . Two years ago we first met terrence on the i ago we first met terrence on the sofa. There was a huge increase in volunteers to age uk and sophie was one of those who got involved. This year again like last christmas, a lot of people will be on their own in the coming days and need help and support. In the coming days and need help and su ort. , in the coming days and need help and su. Ort,. , , in the coming days and need help and suuort. ,. ,. , support. That is why we are here. Are support. That is why we are here. Ae uk support. That is why we are here. Age uk across support. That is why we are here. Age uk across the support. 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I thought i always had dreams to be an actor or always had dreams to be an actor or a singer, you know, classic. I love it. I absolutely love it. I couldnt picture myself doing anything else. It is great. We are hearing what sophie gets out of it. I would think for the people you work with it is a really positive time of year where you can really feel you are making a difference. I you can really feel you are making a difference. , you can really feel you are making a difference. , , you can really feel you are making a difference. , ,. , difference. I am sure everybody who works with older difference. I am sure everybody who works with older people difference. I am sure everybody who works with older people wakes difference. I am sure everybody who works with older people wakes up i works with older people wakes up every works with older people wakes up every morning thinking about what is today every morning thinking about what is today going to bring . When we go to bed at today going to bring . When we go to bed at night, we know what we have done bed at night, we know what we have done if bed at night, we know what we have done if we bed at night, we know what we have done. If we bring a smile to one persons done. If we bring a smile to one persons face during the day then we will. People like terrence, i work with every will. People like terrence, i work with every day, and the same for everyone with every day, and the same for everyone else at age uk. Not many obs everyone else at age uk. Not many jobs you everyone else at age uk. Not many jobs you getjob everyone else at age uk. Not many jobs you get Job Satisfaction that we do jobs you get Job Satisfaction that we do. We love what we do all we would we do. We love what we do all we would not we do. We love what we do all we would not do it. Would not do it. There might be eole at would not do it. There might be peeple at home would not do it. There might be people at home who would not do it. There might be people at home who have would not do it. There might bej people at home who have never would not do it. There might be people at home who have never used age uk or a service like it but are not feeling great about Christmas Day. What would you say to them about not picking up the phone or reaching out to a neighbour and being open about the fact they are lonely. I being open about the fact they are lonel. ~ , being open about the fact they are lonel. ~ ,. ,. , lonely. I think they should. I would tell anybody lonely. I think they should. I would tell anybody on lonely. I think they should. I would tell anybody on their lonely. I think they should. I would tell anybody on their own, lonely. I think they should. I would tell anybody on their own, please, | tell anybody on their own, please, please, pick up the phone. You dont need to be lonely. At the moment but maggie is running this service which i had been taking part in four that these people, when you ring them, they are so so grateful. Volunteers are so vital. They need them. Like i said, had i never met maggie, had i never been in contact with age uk, i dare say i would still be where i was two years ago. But i have been very, very fortunate. I have made some wonderfulfriends. People very, very fortunate. I have made some wonderful friends. People on their own do the same. Please stop i am asking you, please. If you are lonely, please pick up the phone. Please ring age uk. Any age uk, wherever you are, ring them and say, i want somebody to talk to. I am lonely. I want some help. Dont be frightened to ask for help. I was at first. I wouldnt ask for help from anybody. Then when i met maggie at age uk, that is when my life if you like really began again. I age uk, that is when my life if you like really began again. Like really began again. I have got to ask you. Like really began again. I have got to ask you. I like really began again. I have got to ask you, i remember like really began again. I have got to ask you, i remember when like really began again. I have got i to ask you, i remember when sophie came round and sang silent night with the rest of the choir. Did they have to or teaching you on the christmas single or did you mine . I am not singing. You christmas single or did you mine . I am not singing. You are christmas single or did you mine . I am not singing. You are dancing i christmas single or did you mine . I am not singing. You are dancing on the street in am not singing. You are dancing on the street in the am not singing. You are dancing on the street in the snow am not singing. You are dancing on the street in the snow was am not singing. You are dancing on the street in the snow was sophie, | the street in the snow was sophie, which is lovely. They could dab a tune on or Something Like that. You do a brilliantjob, terrence. I get asked every single week how you are, what you are up to, are you looking forward to christmas, are you 0k . Jenny says, watching terrence on bbc breakfast i am sobbing again. My seven yo old is cuddling me and saying do not worry, he is fine now. I am filling out myself. You know what i am filling out myself. You know what i i am filling out myself. You know what i am i am filling out myself. You know what i am like. It does not take much what i am like. It does not take much to what i am like. It does not take much to fill what i am like. It does not take much to fill me up, honestly. This christmas much to fill me up, honestly. This christmas t much to fill me up, honestly. This christmas i am very fortunate because christmas i am very fortunate because i christmas i am very fortunate because i am going to go to my friends because i am going to go to my friends for because i am going to go to my friends for Christmas Day. I normally friends for Christmas Day. I normally go away. They are not going away this normally go away. They are not going away this year. I willjust say to you away this year. Iwilljust say to you very away this year. I willjust say to you very quickly, dan, my friend nancy you very quickly, dan, my friend nancy unfortunately passed away in february nancy unfortunately passed away in february of this year. Just before her 93rd february of this year. Just before her 93rd birthday. So maggie and i. Her 93rd birthday. So maggie and tm but, her 93rd birthday. So maggie and i. But, you know you just carry on i. But, you know you just carry on can i. But, you know you just carry on can you i. But, you know you just carry on. Can you do this . Can you do that . On. Can you do this . Can you do that . I on. Can you do this . Can you do that . I say. On. Can you do this . Can you do that . I say, yes i can. And that is how that . I say, yes i can. And that is how it that . I say, yes i can. And that is how it is that . I say, yes i can. And that is how it is. Volunteers. You would not get how it is. Volunteers. You would not get very how it is. Volunteers. You would not get very far without them. There are a not get very far without them. There are a lot not get very far without them. There are a lot of not get very far without them. There are a lot of volunteers, believe you me. Are a lot of volunteers, believe you me but are a lot of volunteers, believe you me but we are a lot of volunteers, believe you me. But we could do with more. Hopefully. Me. But we could do with more. Hopefully, terrence, people will watch it this morning and pick up the phone and get involved. You are a superstar. I am so sorry about nancy. I know you loved speaking to her and helping her out. Nancy. I know you loved speaking to herand helping her out. Maggie, thank you for your time as well. You are a superstar as well, as are you, safely. You get so much out of volunteering. Go and get some sleep. All right. Volunteering. Go and get some sleep. All riuht. �. , all right. Another night shift toni. Ht . All right. Another night shift tonight . No. All right. Another night shift tonight . No, tomorrow. All right. Another night shift tonight . No, tomorrow. Tomorrow. It is very hard when you work shifts to work out what is tomorrow and what is today. Mi work out what is tomorrow and what is toda. � ~. , work out what is tomorrow and what is toda. ,. , work out what is tomorrow and what istoda. � ,. ,. , work out what is tomorrow and what istoda. ,. ,. ,. , is today. All i know is today is for slee. Is today. All i know is today is for sleep you is today. All i know is today is for sleep you can download that from spot if i come apple music and amazon music. And if you have been affected by any of the issues discussed, please visit bbc action line for support by searching bbc. Co. Uk actionline there really is a lot of information on there. Its red, its white and it delivers your presents. Yes, its the post office. Terrence got thousands of presents and christmas cards two years ago. Today is your last chance to send 1st class post before the 25th. Ben boulos is in Central London this morning. Ben, have you sorted out your deliveries . There is one last parcel i have got to send to media city, salford. I will tell you more about that. Yes, good morning from outside royal mails Mount Pleasant mail centre. Were staying outside today because of the Covid Situation but staff here are busy sorting through your letters and parcels in time for christmas. In fact overi million items are sorted every day at this time of year. Royal mail says it is operating a normal service in most areas. If you want to check on the situation for latest updates can have a look at the royal mail website. If you have still got some cards and parcels to send, perhaps some key frenzy want to make sure that their cards this christmas, well, all is not lost. Todayis christmas, well, all is not lost. Today is the last day when you can send items by first class post. Remember to check the Opening Hours of your local post office if you are going to do that, especially if you leave it till the last minute. If you missed the last posting date today, all is not lost because you can still send by guaranteed special delivery until thursday. You had to pay for that but you can do that until their in terms of Online Shopping, if you have left present purchases till the last minute, the good news is some retailers can still get items shipped out here. Here are the key days. If you are buying from a source, next or amazon, you have got from thursday as i could till thursday. Argos will let you buy till Christmas Eve as long as those are items that have guaranteed same day delivery. Theres so many parcels going through the system, delays can and do happen. What do you do if your order doesnt arrive . Ii do happen. What do you do if your order doesnt arrive . Order doesnt arrive . If you are datin order doesnt arrive . If you are dating for order doesnt arrive . If you are dating for a order doesnt arrive . If you are dating for a delivery order doesnt arrive . If you are dating for a delivery be order doesnt arrive . If you are dating for a delivery be careful| dating for a delivery be careful when dating for a delivery be careful when it dating for a delivery be careful when it comes to agreeing to have something when it comes to agreeing to have something sent to a safe place or nominated neighbour. If anything. Oes nominated neighbour. If anything goes wrong and you have given your permission. Goes wrong and you have given your permission, that delivery can be considered to be complete and you may struggle to get your money back. On the may struggle to get your money back. On the other hand if it goes missing and is on the other hand if it goes missing and is damaged in any way, debut taytor and is damaged in any way, debut taytor is and is damaged in any way, debut taylor is legally responsible for making taylor is legally responsible for making sure the delivery makes its way safety making sure the delivery makes its way safely to you. They had to either way safely to you. They had to either refund you or send you out a replacement. As either refund you or send you out a replacement replacement. As i was saying, normally we replacement. As i was saying, normally we would replacement. As i was saying, normally we would be replacement. As i was saying, normally we would be inside l replacement. As i was saying, normally we would be inside where they were sorting parcels and letters. I was thinking, how do we illustrate this . What better way than to wrap a Little Christmas parcel, a little present to send to you, from me to you. I looked around my flat, i found a box of chocolates, i lovingly wrapped it. I say a box of chocolates, it is literally a box. The chocolates have all been consumed already. It is christmas and it is the thought that counts. I christmas and it is the thought that counts. ,. ,. ,. , counts. I will hotfoot it into the office on christmas counts. I will hotfoot it into the office on Christmas Day counts. I will hotfoot it into the office on Christmas Day in counts. I will hotfoot it into the | office on Christmas Day in order counts. I will hotfoot it into the i office on Christmas Day in order to collect that empty box. Keeps the weight down as well time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from the news teams at bbc london and bbc south east. A bbc investigation has found three rivers near southern Water Treatment sites were contaminated with bacteria from human or animal waste. Experts say theyre concerned about the health risk, while12 people have told the bbc they fell ill after going into rivers across the south east and swimming in the sea. Southern water has promised to look into the findings. The company has previously pledged to cut sewage spills by 80 by the year 2030. Theres more we need to do. Theres improvements we need to make across our network, theres investments in some of our treatment works. So, i do recognise that there is absolutely more we can do. Weve got a big job on our hands and we need to improve our infrastructure that is cleaning that water. More than a third of children in london are currently living in poverty, according to a report by the childhood trust. The charity says many parents are relying on foodbanks to feed theirfamilies, while others will skip meals to afford to feed their children. Theres some nights i probably wont eat. I have done that a lot, especially at the beginning of the year. My concern is more my son. You know, im a mum who has to support him. And i can go without, thats absolutely fine, but he cant. The government has announced a new scheme to help londons rough sleepers get their covid vaccinations and move into safe accommodation over the winter. The capital has the highest Homelessness Rates in the country. Although many rough sleepers were found housing at the start of the pandemic, data shows that on any given night around 650 people sleep rough in the city. A man has beenjailed for more than five years, for being part of a network which laundered money using crypto currency machines. Bazyli rymarz was caught at the port of dover. Investigators believe he was a part of a group that laundered around £2 million over 18 months. The mayors announced the new years eve celebration in Trafalgar Square this year has been cancelled in the interests of public safety. Six and a half thousand key workers and members of the public were due to attend. Itll be replaced by a live broadcast celebrating the city and most defining moments of 2021. Time now for a look at the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a chilly start this morning, but temperatures are above zero thanks to all the cloud. So, frost free, but a rather grey start this morning. The cloud will thin, well see some brighter spells, and hopefully start to break a bit more through the afternoon, so some glimpses of sunshine. The temperature today feeling quite chilly, between four and seven celsius. Overnight tonight, the cloud will disappear and under clearskies, light winds, the temperature is going to drop right back down. A much colder night than we have had recently, with a widespread frost tomorrow morning. The minimum temperature between zero and potentially minus four. A cold, crisp, frosty start on wednesday. Bright at least to start with, more cloud in the afternoon. And then from thursday, more unsettled conditions, outbreaks of rain, the temperature much milder as we head towards christmas. More from mejust before nine. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with Nina Warhurst and dan walker. Morning live is on bbc one after breakfast. Lets find out what rav and sara have in store. Good morning. Dan, i miss you it has been two good morning. Dan, i miss you it has been two whole good morning. Dan, i miss you it has been two whole days. Coming up on todays morning live, at this time of year millions of people face spending christmas alone, and loneliness can be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Theres hope though, as Dame Esther Rantzen tells us what you can do if youre feeling alone, and how to help someone else who might be struggling. Plus, as covid cases continue to soar, losing your taste and smell is one of the main symptoms of the virus, and can impact some people for months after having it. It happened to rav, and our very own dr punam she tells us how smell training can help bring it back for good. And over the next week, the average household is set to throw out nearly 80 quids worth of festive food. So, if you want to save your leftovers and some cash, chef maunkia gowardhan will be showing us how to make a delicious boxing day turkey curry. Plus, mr motivator meets the war hero whos defied the odds and walked miles to raise tonnes of cash for other veterans, despite being paralysed in the line of duty. And he shed a tear or two during the emotional strictly final. Judge anton du beke tells us why newsreader moira stuarts gymnastic skills will surprise us all on the dancefloor, in the show� s Christmas Special. Well see you at 9. 15. Cant wait. I wasnt expecting that. Moira stewart doing gymnastics. Istature Moira Stewart doing gymnastics. Were ou . Iwas Moira Stewart doing gymnastics. Were you . I was there. Moira stewart doing gymnastics. Were you . Iwas there. I Moira Stewart doing gymnastics. Were you . I was there. I cant Moira Stewart doing gymnastics. Were you . I was there. I cant give anything away. But she is good. Borisjohnson may not have announced further restrictions, in england, to curb soaring omicron cases, but he didnt completely rule them out. The uncertainty has led to the hospitality and Entertainment Industries asking for more clarity, as we head into what should be their busiest time of the year. Tim muffett headed into Central London to weigh up the public mood. Tis the season to be. Uncertain. It is very frustrating because nobody knows what the heck is going on. Would you rather some clarity now . Definitely, definitely. Then at least we know what the plans are going to be. No point leaving it till Christmas Eve and then telling you you cant actually meet yourfamily, friends and everybody else. Its really frustrating. We are planning to go to family in kent for christmas. If all of a sudden they decide tomorrow, oh, no, you cant travel for christmas, then all of our Christmas Plans have gone topsy turvy. I dont have a turkey in the fridge. You know . What are we going to eat for christmas if we are stuck at home . They are dilemmas currently faced by so many households. Do you know what you are going to do on Christmas Day . Weve got a pretty good idea. Everyone seems to be quite sort of nervous about doing anything in the lead up to it, which sort of ruins the whole sort of festive season. How unsettling is it not knowing for sure what we can do . Very. Weve gone through this the last year and a bit, and, i dont know. It would be nice to know in advance, i think, you know what i mean . So we can plan ahead. I feel like its a little bit lost in translation with messages that are coming out of the news and government and stuff as well. It is less than a month since the Omicron Variant was first reported in south africa and it is that sudden change in expectations surrounding christmas which seems to be so unsettling for many. It is pretty unnerving, actually, not knowing where youre going to be and its upsetting. For people who have made plans over the last couple of months. Daniel runs a burger van. He needs to build up stock and arrange shift patterns for staff. But its proving hard. Any kind of certainty right now would help us a lot with our planning. Everyone seems to be very festive and in a good mood and carrying on as usual. However, obviously there is that kind of uncertainty around whether well be able to open in a few weeks after christmas. Matthews pedicab has not been hailed as often as hed hoped. If restrictions are coming, hed prefer to know now. So i can decide when and if im visiting my mother, when and if im working over the next two weeks and even harderfor the theatres, restaurants, bars and everything not knowing what is going on. Surely they should know exactly what theyre going to do by now. Let people know. Forsome, uncertainty is now the norm. Something we need to get used to. I think its about taking each day as it comes. Being ready to change your plans if necessary. I think the government is struggling, trying to work out what is happening and waiting l for the science to come back in. Actually theyre being as reactive as they can be. Were very used to it now. Its been going on a long time. We know the drill. Do you know what youre going to do on Christmas Day . Yeah, well be with family, unless they tell us we cant. A Christmas Day plan that will sound familiar to many. Tim muffett, bbc news. Well, for more on the pressures facing the entertainment and hospitality sectors, we can speak now to sacha lord, the night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester. Good morning. Isuppose good morning. I suppose there are two things at play. The first is the impact of the virus on christmas, and staff, and secondly, confidence. How much are you saying that have an impact in Greater Manchester . It is hue, not impact in Greater Manchester . It is huge. Notjust impact in Greater Manchester . It is huge, notjust in Greater Manchester but across huge, notjust in Greater Manchester but across the uk. I agree with everything that was said on the streets everything that was said on the streets of everything that was said on the streets of london. I think clearly we are streets of london. I think clearly we are seeing lack of leadership. We need certainty, we need to understand dates. In december alone you take understand dates. In december alone you take up understand dates. In december alone you take up to 25 of your whole annual you take up to 25 of your whole annual turnover. You take up to 25 of your whole annualturnover. Forthe you take up to 25 of your whole annual turnover. For the last 20 months annual turnover. For the last 20 months in annual turnover. For the last 20 months in hospitality operators have incurred months in hospitality operators have incurred so months in hospitality operators have incurred so much debt, whether they have borrowed money from friends, family. Have borrowed money from friends, family, bounce back loans, and we are seeing family, bounce back loans, and we are seeing a family, bounce back loans, and we are seeing a 60 drop off in football are seeing a 60 drop off in football. It is phenomenal. It is particularly affecting smaller family particularly affecting smaller family run businesses. I have a huge concern family run businesses. I have a huge concern coming out of this. And we will come concern coming out of this. And we will come out of this. My concern is the uk, will come out of this. My concern is the uk, we will come out of this. My concern is the uk, we will see large corporate chains the uk, we will see large corporate chains across are mackay streets. And for chains across are mackay streets. And for me. Chains across are mackay streets. And for me, i prefer to see those small. And for me, i prefer to see those small, family run, independent venues small, family run, independent venues. They need protecting. They are the venues. They need protecting. They are the ones venues. They need protecting. They are the ones we are now seeing closing are the ones we are now seeing closina. � , are the ones we are now seeing closina. , , closing. And i guess in the runup to christmas. Closing. And i guess in the runup to christmas, lots closing. And i guess in the runup to christmas, lots of closing. And i guess in the runup to christmas, lots of restaurants i to christmas, lots of restaurants and bars will have ordered in a lot of stock, will have been that big outlay, sometimes on perishable goods, knowing they will not recoup the money in this golden season . You are absolutely right. Do we order after are absolutely right. Do we order after the are absolutely right. Do we order after the 28th . I dont know, is the honest after the 28th . I dont know, is the honest answer. Lets not forget the hundreds honest answer. Lets not forget the hundreds of thousands of staff that work within our industry who have had ours work within our industry who have had ours sliced because customers are not had ours sliced because customers are not turning up. I understand why customers are not turning up. I understand why customers are not turning up. I get that. Customers are not turning up. I get that. There customers are not turning up. I get that. There are people on a best living that. There are people on a best living wage and they have gone from looking living wage and they have gone from looking forward to christmas, to worrying looking forward to christmas, to worrying how they are going to pay their rent~ worrying how they are going to pay their rent i worrying how they are going to pay their rent. I have never, in 27 years their rent. I have never, in 27 years have their rent. I have never, in 27 years have been an operator, seen thing years have been an operator, seen thing so years have been an operator, seen thing so bad across the uk. The silence thing so bad across the uk. The silence from the chancellor is absolutely deafening. He should have come out absolutely deafening. He should have come out at the start of december, when come out at the start of december, when the come out at the start of december, when the scientists were putting fear amongst the customers, to say, look, fear amongst the customers, to say, look. We fear amongst the customers, to say, look. We will fear amongst the customers, to say, look, we will stand with you, we will support you, bring back furlough. He introduced some fantastic furlough. He introduced some fantastic things that undoubtedly did save fantastic things that undoubtedly did save businesses over the past 20 months. Did save businesses over the past 20 months. But did save businesses over the past 20 months, but he is in hiding. And the hospitality months, but he is in hiding. And the Hospitality Industry are scratching are my Hospitality Industry are scratching are my kids. The Hospitality Industry are scratching are my kids Hospitality Industry are scratching arem kids. ,. , are my kids. The chancellor says he is lookin are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to number are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to number 10 are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to number 10 to are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to number 10 to see are my kids. The chancellor says he is looking to number 10 to see if. Is looking to number 10 to see if things change and then they will do what is appropriate. Number 10 is guided by the science and they dont feel those extra enhanced measures are necessary at the moment. What do you say to that . To are necessary at the moment. What do you say to that . You say to that . To me, it feels like they are you say to that . To me, it feels like they are blaming you say to that . To me, it feels like they are blaming each you say to that . To me, it feels. Like they are blaming each other. You say to that . To me, it feels i like they are blaming each other. I would like they are blaming each other. I would say like they are blaming each other. I would say this situation is far worse would say this situation is far worse than the first lockdown we had where worse than the first lockdown we had where there was support. I think many where there was support. I think many businesses will probably be prefer many businesses will probably be prefer actually, many businesses will probably be preferactually, if many businesses will probably be prefer actually, if were going to have prefer actually, if were going to have a prefer actually, if were going to have a lockdown, tell us, but at exactly have a lockdown, tell us, but at exactly the have a lockdown, tell us, but at exactly the same time tell us what support exactly the same time tell us what support package we will have. There are simple support package we will have. There are simple things. They will be people are simple things. They will be people watching this programme now who say. People watching this programme now who say, well, its not an endless well of who say, well, its not an endless well of money. There are measures they can well of money. There are measures they can do well of money. There are measures they can do that are simple measures that actually wouldnt cost taxpayers money. Lets look at keeping taxpayers money. Lets look at keeping vat at 12. 5 , or even 5 for at least keeping vat at 12. 5 , or even 5 for at least another two to three years. One thing at least another two to three years. One thing that is absolutely certain now from one thing that is absolutely certain now from my industry is we have incurred now from my industry is we have incurred so now from my industry is we have incurred so much debt that we dont need incurred so much debt that we dont need a incurred so much debt that we dont need a sticking plaster, we now need support need a sticking plaster, we now need support for need a sticking plaster, we now need support for the next few years to et support for the next few years to get us support for the next few years to get us out support for the next few years to get us out of this. Support for the next few years to get us out of this. What would you sa to get us out of this. What would you say to those get us out of this. What would you say to those who get us out of this. What would you say to those who argue get us out of this. What would you say to those who argue this get us out of this. What would you say to those who argue this is get us out of this. What would you say to those who argue this is as l say to those who argue this is as good as it is going to get . People are vaccinated, tested regularly, hospitality has to get used to this . Well, there is no argument from me on that well, there is no argument from me on that i well, there is no argument from me on that. I think that would be absolutely wrong to think that. It is the absolutely wrong to think that. It is the fifth biggest industry in the uk. Is the fifth biggest industry in the uk in is the fifth biggest industry in the uk. In Greater Manchester we employ more than uk. In Greater Manchester we employ more than 470,000 people. Its a whole more than 470,000 people. Its a whole supply chain, a whole ecology around whole supply chain, a whole ecology around that. The taxi driver that takes around that. The taxi driver that takes people to restaurants, people buy outfits to go out, hotels, the butcherm buy outfits to go out, hotels, the butcherm it buy outfits to go out, hotels, the butcher. It is endless. For somebody butcher. It is endless. For somebody to have that opinion, this is it and somebody to have that opinion, this is it and you somebody to have that opinion, this is it and you have to live with it, then, is it and you have to live with it, then, lm is it and you have to live with it, then, im sorry, but i will stand and then, im sorry, but i will stand and argue then, im sorry, but i will stand and argue that all day long. Sash outlawed, thank and argue that all day long. Sash outlawed, thank you. And argue that all day long. Sash outlawed, thank you. I and argue that all day long. 63 th outlawed, thank you. I do hope and argue that all day long. S 3i outlawed, thank you. I do hope you managed to have some rest and merriment over christmas. A whistleblower has spoken to the bbc about the neglect of an autistic man who has been detained for over 20 years. Last month, bbc breakfast had to lift a court order to be able to report the case of tony hickmott, who has been held in a Specialist Hospital since 2001, after he was sectioned under the Mental Health act. Now a former carer, who worked with tony between 2015 and 2017, has come forward and says he wants to speak out, to help give the 43 year old a voice and the life he deserves as Jayne Mccubbin reports. I do believe tony was probably the loneliest person living in that hospital. Definitely. I watched myself and staff become resigned to the fact that nothing was going to happen with tony. I love you. I love you, too, tony. A month ago, we went to court to tell you about tony hickmott, a man detained for 20 years, not because hes committed a crime, but because he is autistic. Hes lived there longer now, than hes lived at home. What have they done to all of us as a family . Theyve destroyed us. Watching that Report Go Out was this man. He got his basic needs met. He was fed almost like an animal. Fed, watered, and cleaned. If anything happened beyond that, wonderful. If it didnt, then it was still 0k. Tony was taken care of. Its what broke me in the time that i was there. This is where tonys story begins in brighton with his mum, dad, two sisters. But when he was 23, he was sectioned under the Mental Health act and sent to a hospital 100 miles away. That was the last time he saw home. His parents, pam and roy, have fought for two decades to bring tony back. And today, for the first time, theyll meet someone who has worked with tony, who shared their concerns and who wants to speak out. Tony, for me, is a wonderful, warm person. Theres something bigger. Bigger personality trying to get out. Hes crying out for a friend. Hello, everybody. Tony only his family on one of these once a week two hour visits. But when they leave, he doesnt interact with anyone other than his carers. Phil knew tony for two and a half years between 2015 and late 2017 and recalls a man eager to connect but whose life was spent almost entirely in solitary confinement. I was told initially when i began working there that he was kept alone because he was. He could be violent and he was a risk and it couldnt be further from the truth. Tony, is this delightful person, just stuck inside a body where he finds it difficult to communicate with the world. But its not impossible. Tony had very little on his ward. I mean, in terms of things to stimulate him, engage him or anything like it. I mean, what has he got in that room . A bed and a table. 0h, his only interaction with anyone was that door. To knock and kick if he wanted somebody. The hospital back then was run by a Company Called the Huntercombe Group, which offered assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. But phil says he saw tony decline. They said to us, here is a care plan. And it wasnt a care plan. It was at so and so time in the morning, tony will get his breakfast. At so and so time, get him dressed. At so and so time, make sure hes got his bed made, et cetera, et cetera. Thats just a daily schedule. But its not. Thats not a care plan. Itsjust detainment. I mean, hes not alone or nothing, is he . When my son left home, he used to make us a cup of tea in bed and everything. Lost all them skills. That stuns me. He was never allowed to make a cup of tea. No. Sometimes staff even cut up his food for him. Theyre trying to say thats hes very, very complex. I would say hes very, very institutionalised. The reality is that for the past seven years, tony shouldnt even have been there. Psychiatrists deemed him fit for release, but no care package was arranged in the community. And in those seven years, cqc reports show a decline in standards of care to such an extent tonys hospital was threatened with possible closure. Poor care plans, a lack of qualified, competent staff and overuse of restraint and medication, an increase in violence on wards. All while tony remained confined to his room. He hears all that banging. He hears all the restraints. He must have been the man in the iron mask. He doesnt see anybody, just through that lonely window. Tony is literally looking out of his window, or through the hatch every day, and he sees this going on and thats the interaction he gets. The Huntercombe Group sold the hospital in December 2020 and was itself taken over. In a statement, they told us they couldnt comment on the case, as they were now an entirely new legal entity and werent involved in providing services for tony. The cqc say tonys hospital is improving and is out of special measures. The local authority and nhs commissioners told us theyre working with tonys family to find him his own home and appropriate support. I can only imagine what must go through tonys mind every day. Asking himself, why . Why am i here . Why am i locked in everyday life . Who do you love . Mum. Thats it. Whos boy are you . Mum. Put yourthumb up. He said, am i a good boy . Am i a good boy today . Yes, he would look at you, and hed go, have i been a good boy . He sees himself as a bad person that is so upsetting. And i really appreciate you coming down speaking out. You want to make things better. 20 years ago, tony was detained because he struggled to cope in a world that struggled to cope with his autism. Today, he is one of 2,070 people currently detained in a hospital instead of a home where. Nhs england say theyre committed to reducing the number of people with autism and are Learning Disability detained in inpatient settings. What have you done in the last 20 years . Precisely. Ive watched my kids grow up, friends grow around me. Tony kind of stayed with you. Tony has always stayed in my mind. And i thought, well, now� s the time to shout about tony, to make his. To give him a voice. Because he needs it. A little bit of redemption for myself to say yeah. He has a chance to actually step back in and do something that might result in a much more fulfilling life. Thank you so much to phil for sharing his experiences there, and also to tonys appearance. It must have been very difficult for them. An important story to tell, notjust for them but for anybody affected in a similar way. It is tuesday morning, eight minutes to nine. We had rose and giovanni on the programme yesterday, the first interview since they actually won the glitterball trophy. The latest series of strictly come dancing came to an emotional end on saturday. But its not all over yet. Six more celebrities will take a spin around the dance floor, when the strictly Christmas Special returns on the 25th. Lets take a look. Rockin around the Christmas Tree let the Christmas Spirit ring later well have some pumpkin pie and well do some caroling youll get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, lets be jolly deck the halls with boughs of holly rockin around the Christmas Tree have a happy holiday everyone dancin merrily in the new Old Fashioned way. Adrian chiles is one of those taking part, and hejoins us now from his 5live studio in london. Adrian, we saw you there can tied up in christmas lights. One of my great pleasures this you was to watch that programme with my 14 year old daughter. You were eventually released from those lights and allowed to dance properly, werent you . Iiiii allowed to dance properly, werent ou . , ,. , allowed to dance properly, werent ou . , ,. , you . Ill advisedly. Jay and i felt we were put you . Ill advisedly. Jay and i felt we were put in you . Ill advisedly. Jay and i felt we were put in the you . Ill advisedly. Jay and i felt we were put in the naughty you . Ill advisedly. Jay and i felt i we were put in the naughty corner for that we were put in the naughty corner for that opening number and just given for that opening number and just given the for that opening number and just given the least possible responsibility so we didnt do any harm responsibility so we didnt do any harm we responsibility so we didnt do any harm. We kept messing up. They kept saying. Harm. We kept messing up. They kept saying. Stop harm. We kept messing up. They kept saying, stop then they came walking towards saying, stop then they came walking towards us saying, stop then they came walking towards us andj went, it cant be us again. Towards us andj went, it cant be us again, what have we done now . It was an us again, what have we done now . It was an amazing experience. I was kind of was an amazing experience. I was kind of dreading it but the whole, the whole kind of dreading it but the whole, the whole experience, i had ten days flat to the whole experience, i had ten days flat to try the whole experience, i had ten days flat to try and get myself sorted out. Just flat to try and get myself sorted out. Just a very positive thing all round out. Just a very positive thing all round. ~ ,. ,. , round. Why were you dreading it . Because i cant round. Why were you dreading it . Because i cant dance. Round. Why were you dreading it . Because i cant dance. I round. Why were you dreading it . Because i cant dance. I have round. Why were you dreading it . Because i cant dance. I have an l because i cant dance. I have an absolute because i cant dance. I have an absolute horror of dancing. I get filled absolute horror of dancing. I get filled with absolute horror of dancing. I get filled with shame and embarrassment as soon filled with shame and embarrassment as soon as filled with shame and embarrassment as soon as l filled with shame and embarrassment as soon as i get anywhere near a dance as soon as i get anywhere near a dance floor. As soon as i get anywhere near a dance floor. And also, the prospect of public dance floor. And also, the prospect of public humiliation was always a problem of public humiliation was always a problem. Thats why i was dreading it. I problem. Thats why i was dreading it i dont problem. Thats why i was dreading it. I dont know, i was going to ask dan, it. I dont know, i was going to ask dan, actually. The downside did, dance dan, actually. The downside did, dance in dan, actually. The downside did, dance in inverted commas, i wish i had enjoyed dance in inverted commas, i wish i had enjoyed it more, but i was too nervous~ had enjoyed it more, but i was too nervous. Just to nervous because, you know, nervous. Just to nervous because, you know, too worried where my feet were, you know, too worried where my feet were, my you know, too worried where my feet were, my arms. How far into it do you have were, my arms. How far into it do you have to were, my arms. How far into it do you have to go before you can find a way of you have to go before you can find a way of enjoying the dancing rather than worrying about it . It way of enjoying the dancing rather than worrying about it . Than worrying about it . It was stranue. Than worrying about it . It was strange you than worrying about it . It was strange. You talk than worrying about it . It was strange. You talk about than worrying about it . It was strange. You talk about the i than worrying about it . It was l strange. You talk about the fear than worrying about it . It was strange. You talk about the fear and embarrassment. I had that as well when i started. Aware of my own awkwardness and her rubbish i felt i would be. But you had your partner, who is bullied. And i had nadia, who said from day one she would show me how to do it. I started to enjoyed from training and then i started to enjoy performing it as well. I dont know if you saw this, but after you did your because dance for the christmas car special, your partner was a must in tears as well because of the first time she was able to dance with somebody who is not a professional. It is a Magical Experience for her. I definitely saw you smile towards the end of it, so you smile towards the end of it, so you did enjoyed it god, that was absolute relief at the end. Maybe that is why absolute relief at the end. Maybe that is why she absolute relief at the end. Maybe that is why she was absolute relief at the end. Maybe that is why she was crying absolute relief at the end. Maybe that is why she was crying come i absolute relief at the end. Maybe i that is why she was crying come out of relief . ,. , ~. , that is why she was crying come out of relief . ,. , ~. , of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was all of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was all over. Of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was all over. But of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was all over. But no, of relief yeah, it was. And may be that it was all over. But no, she i that it was all over. But no, she was that it was all over. But no, she was an that it was all over. But no, she was an absolute delight. My biggest problem was an absolute delight. My biggest problem was the posture from the beginning. I think you said, you got a whole beginning. I think you said, you got a whole new beginning. I think you said, you got a whole new posture on day one of rehearsals a whole new posture on day one of rehearsals. She had a long way to go with me rehearsals. She had a long way to go with me. She practically turned into a chiropractor on the first day. It was interesting from that point of view was interesting from that point of view but was interesting from that point of view but i was interesting from that point of view. But i learnt it is notjust about view. But i learnt it is notjust about getting your feet in the right place. About getting your feet in the right place. It about getting your feet in the right place. It is about getting your feet in the right place, it is about a state of mind, it is about place, it is about a state of mind, it is about being on inhibited. There it is about being on inhibited. There was it is about being on inhibited. There was a time rehearsing that big number there was a time rehearsing that big number that you saw them where everybody number that you saw them where everybody was a bit weary, and suddenly everybody was a bit weary, and suddenly they put rhianna on really loud and suddenly they put rhianna on really loud and all the pros started dancing, loud and all the pros started dancing, going mad, and some of the celebrities dancing, going mad, and some of the celebrities. And i try to get involved celebrities. And i try to get involved but then i suddenly realised involved but then i suddenly realised i had feet of clay again. I wasiust. Realised i had feet of clay again. I wasjust, the old shame and embarrassment kicked in. I couldnt do it embarrassment kicked in. I couldnt do it if embarrassment kicked in. I couldnt do it if i embarrassment kicked in. I couldnt do it if i am embarrassment kicked in. I couldnt do it. If i am a dancer now, the fact do it. If i am a dancer now, the fact is do it. If i am a dancer now, the fact is i do it. If i am a dancer now, the fact is t can do it. If i am a dancer now, the fact is i can do one dance with one dancer fact is i can do one dance with one dancer and fact is i can do one dance with one dancer and thats it. And ive probably dancer and thats it. And ive probably forgotten that by now. So probably forgotten that by now. Sc it wont probably forgotten that by now. It wont be a probably forgotten that by now. Sr it wont be a lifelong shift . You wont beat up the next song at the next wedding you are going to . Idol next wedding you are going to . Not unless evita is there and they were playing unless evita is there and they were playing that christmas song. If she was there playing that christmas song. If she was there and it was that song, i would was there and it was that song, i would have was there and it was that song, i would have a bash. Would have a bash. That is the thin. I would have a bash. That is the thing lfelt would have a bash. That is the thing. I felt exactly would have a bash. That is the thing. I felt exactly the would have a bash. That is the thing. I felt exactly the same i would have a bash. That is the i thing. I felt exactly the same as you did. After three weeks nadia said, what would you do if the music came on at an event, would you dance . Isaid, not at came on at an event, would you dance . I said, not at the moment, only if it is the three dances we have done so far adrian, it does get better. It does get easier. And you do have that, the innovations do, once you get into it, you realise you can enjoy it and people will smile with you. Do you know the innovations to go away. If they came to next year and asked you to do the whole thing, would you be interested in the full programme . Never say never, but ijust dont know never say never, but ijust dont know i never say never, but ijust dont know. I mean, it would have been a straight know. I mean, it would have been a straight no~ know. I mean, it would have been a straight no it know. I mean, it would have been a straight no. It is less of a straight straight no. It is less of a straight no. It is less of a straight no now. I said no to doing this straight no now. I said no to doing this and straight no now. I said no to doing this. And then all of a sudden i was on holiday this. And then all of a sudden i was on holiday and she had been put on a train on holiday and she had been put on a train she on holiday and she had been put on a train. She wouldnt take no for an answer train. She wouldnt take no for an answer. What i loved about them is that when answer. What i loved about them is that when they put that rhianna on when that when they put that rhianna on when they that when they put that rhianna on when they were rehearsing, start dancing when they were rehearsing, start dancing. They have a love of dancing, dancing. They have a love of dancing, these pros. You and i have sat around dancing, these pros. You and i have sat around with footballers. If you io sat around with footballers. If you jog a sat around with footballers. If you jog a football into the middle of them, jog a football into the middle of them, they dont necessarily all go, oh, them, they dont necessarily all go, oh. Great them, they dont necessarily all go, oh, great but dancersjust love them, they dont necessarily all go, oh, great but dancers just love to dance oh, great but dancers ust love to dance. ,. ,. , dance. You are right. It was brilliant to dance. You are right. It was brilliant to watch. Dance. You are right. It was brilliant to watch. I dance. You are right. It was brilliant to watch. I will dance. You are right. It was. Brilliant to watch. I will enjoy watching it again on Christmas Day. I will be going out for a walk. I wont i will be going out for a walk. I wont be i will be going out for a walk. I wont be watching. You i will be going out for a walk. I wont be watching. I will be going out for a walk. I wont be watching. You have really sold it. Wont be watching. You have really sold it you wont be watching. You have really sold it. You looked wont be watching. You have really sold it. You looked in wont be watching. You have really sold it. You looked in physical wont be watching. You have really sold it. You looked in physical pain when describing the expense. You can watch the strictly come dancing Christmas Special on Christmas Day at ten past five on bbc one. Youre watching bbc breakfast. Its 8. 59. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Im rebecca jones. As the Prime Minister refuses to rule out new Covid Restrictions, businesses call for clarity about the rules. Theyve got cancellations, theyve got less turnover, not making profit. They are carrying the staff and carrying the cost, so that evidence is there. 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