give awayjabs to the developing world before jabbing hours, but i'm not sure the choice is one of the other, i think there is probably a need to other, i think there is probably a need tu , ., other, i think there is probably a needtu , ., ., other, i think there is probably a needt. , ., ., , other, i think there is probably a needtu ., ., , ., need to focus more on countries that are struggling _ need to focus more on countries that are struggling and — need to focus more on countries that are struggling and don't _ need to focus more on countries that are struggling and don't have - need to focus more on countries that are struggling and don't have the - are struggling and don't have the infrastructure to develop their own vaccines, _ infrastructure to develop their own vaccines, don't have the infrastructure to get all of them out. infrastructure to get all of them out but— infrastructure to get all of them out. but that doesn't mean that here it is not completely normal that booster— it is not completely normal that booster is — it is not completely normal that booster is become essentially as regular— booster is become essentially as regular as — booster is become essentially as regular as annual flu jabs.- regular as annual flu “abs. sure. more the idea h regular as annual flu “abs. sure. more the idea that _ regular as annual flu jabs. sure. more the idea that the - regular as annual flu jabs. sure. more the idea that the longer i regular as annual flu jabs. sure. i more the idea that the longer you get as a virus in which it is free ability to reproduce because you don't provide vaccination that gives it more of a chance to develop those variants and thus variance can become evolutionary more sophisticated. someone put it as at the unvaccinated parties are like a jam in which the virus can exercise itself and boost up its muscles that was more the angle, but i take the point you're making. moving on to the yorkshire post. a court of york shared traits and firms feared to go bust. yorkshire of course a county rather like my own county of devon spends quite a lot on tourism. back to the point — spends quite a lot on tourism. back to the point about _ spends quite a lot on tourism. back to the point about what businesses are feeling this is a very stark story— are feeling this is a very stark story and _ are feeling this is a very stark story and stark example of that. so while _ story and stark example of that. so while we _ story and stark example of that. so while we makes pictures about the economy— while we makes pictures about the economy recently, a lot of talk from the treasury — economy recently, a lot of talk from the treasury about how any minister on the broadcasts will tell you that our growth is the fastest growth anywhere in europe. the real picture is people _ anywhere in europe. the real picture is people are genuinely struggling, business _ is people are genuinely struggling, business owners are struggling and if anything, hospitality and tourism has had _ if anything, hospitality and tourism has had such a big hit over the last almost _ has had such a big hit over the last almost two — has had such a big hit over the last almost two years now, this is yet another example. yorkshire post saying _ another example. yorkshire post saying more than a quarter of firms feel like _ saying more than a quarter of firms feel like they are quite likely to fail altogether in 2022, and i think that will be essential reading for rishi sunak— will be essential reading for rishi sunak and probably add to his headache that he's already experienced over the last week. what do ou experienced over the last week. what do you make — experienced over the last week. what do you make of _ experienced over the last week. what do you make of this? _ experienced over the last week. twat do you make of this? penny, alluded to it slightly where we can all be quite glass empty, you know, as many people where i come from in north devon a fabulous place to go if you have a chance. other places are available. one person moved down to my part of the woods in 1980 and said they'd had the best season that they could remember because all of those people who normally gone foreign holidays all came to devon and cornwall. they may not be coming back next year because the foreign places are open again.— places are open again. there are alwa s places are open again. there are always winners _ places are open again. there are always winners and _ places are open again. there are always winners and losers - places are open again. there are always winners and losers in - places are open again. there are i always winners and losers in every kind of doom laden scenario. can actuallyjust very kind of doom laden scenario. can actually just very briefly, kind of doom laden scenario. can actuallyjust very briefly, because of the fact that otherwise it is just relentless gloom and doom, on the yorkshire post, two of the things that caught my eye which i just thought, brilliant for many of the 40% of yorkshire's peak lands have been restored to help national efforts to tackle climate change. also there were some yorkshire towns bedding for city status. i love this story. there has been stories like this all over the place. middlesborough competing with the likes of gibraltar and the falkland islands as part of a competition to make the queensjubilee, the platinum'sjubilee, there are 22 towns in england from eight in scotland, when in wales, three and a land and five british overseas territories and crown dependencies all trying to become cities. it makes me feel happy that there are good things happening as well. indeed, and that people are thinking about things other than the pandemic including that fabulous dining jubilee coming up next year. platinum. jubilee coming up next year. platinum-— jubilee coming up next year. platinum. ., , ., platinum. 0h, forgive me, platinum. you are right- _ platinum. 0h, forgive me, platinum. you are right. i'm _ platinum. 0h, forgive me, platinum. you are right. i'm thinking _ platinum. 0h, forgive me, platinum. you are right. i'm thinking of - platinum. 0h, forgive me, platinum. you are right. i'm thinking of queenl you are right. i'm thinking of queen victoria's diamond jubilee. 1897. where you there as well? you victoria's diamond jubilee. 1897. where you there as well? you and i were both there, _ where you there as well? you and i were both there, penny. _ where you there as well? you and i were both there, penny. i- where you there as well? you and i were both there, penny. i will- where you there as well? you and i were both there, penny. i will tell. were both there, penny. i will tell you what, the great thing about it is that the one has the pictures of her in the carriage, only moving pictures of queen victoria. our queen of course has outlived queen victoria, which is great news and i kind of think they should all get it, don't you? if kind of think they should all get it. don't you?— it, don't you? if wales and be a ci , it, don't you? if wales and be a city. why _ it, don't you? if wales and be a city. why can't _ it, don't you? if wales and be a city, why can't the _ it, don't you? if wales and be a city, why can't the falkland - city, why can't the falkland islands? i love the idea of it. i'm slightly confused about why anybody wants to be a city, because it doesn't actually give you anything, doesn't actually give you anything, does that? as i understand you are just allowed to call yourself a city. just allowed to call yourself a ci . �* . just allowed to call yourself a ci . r . ., , just allowed to call yourself a ci . . ., ., , ., , just allowed to call yourself a city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? _ city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? i — city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? iwill— city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? i will be _ city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? i will be to - city. anna, thoughts on this before we leave you? i will be to express. j we leave you? i will be to express. the two noisy _ we leave you? i will be to express. the two noisy ones. _ we leave you? i will be to express. the two noisy ones. you're - we leave you? i will be to express. the two noisy ones. you're being l the two noisy ones. you're being very diplomatic, it's probably around not to get into, this one. let's look at it very briefly and we look back to it in our second review at the front of the ft. you may have to stay out of this gun, because we are running out of time gas prices threaten national crisis. this is a mounting headache for the government.— mounting headache for the covernment. ., , government. the return of soaring wholesale gas _ government. the return of soaring wholesale gas prices. _ government. the return of soaring wholesale gas prices. remember. wholesale gas prices. remember though? — wholesale gas prices. remember though? energy companies are told the ft_ though? energy companies are told the ft that— though? energy companies are told the ft that they are warning that the ft that they are warning that the situation is critical end of the government doesn't act to intervene, that these _ government doesn't act to intervene, that these usually rocketing wholesale prices will hit consumer energy— wholesale prices will hit consumer energy bells which obviously would be a disaster considering the energy bells be a disaster considering the energy hells are _ be a disaster considering the energy belts are already set to rise for households, but by hundreds of pounds — households, but by hundreds of pounds next year, so it would only add a _ pounds next year, so it would only add a really — pounds next year, so it would only add a really extra squeeze in a time when people are going to be suffering. we all know it's on the horizorr— suffering. we all know it's on the horizon already, but energy bills are one — horizon already, but energy bills are one of— horizon already, but energy bills are one of those rats going to hit people _ are one of those rats going to hit people hired tim and i think this is quite. _ people hired tim and i think this is quite, i mean, talk about doom and gloom. _ quite, i mean, talk about doom and gloom, this is not a feel—good story~ — gloom, this is not a feel-good sto . , . ~ ., story. penny, anime -- anna, we will be back with — story. penny, anime -- anna, we will be back with you _ story. penny, anime -- anna, we will be back with you all— story. penny, anime -- anna, we will be back with you all stop _ story. penny, anime -- anna, we will be back with you all stop we - be back with you all stop we will try to edit on a positive note for next one. i will talk to them upstairs. thank you very much for your company. coming up as the sport and weather and we willjoin the team in singapore for newsday and i will be back at half past 11pm. good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your sports news. we start tonight with the league cup where the semi final line—up is complete. there were 3—3 premier league quarter finals this evening — with late drama at anfield where( where liverpool, who made ten changes with covid cases in their camp, came from 3—1 down to beat leicester city. takumi minamino scored a 95th minute equaliser which took the game to penalties. caoimhin kelleher then saved two penalties for the home side before digojota stepped up to win it 5—4 for liverpool the tottenham hotspur stadium, west ham were the visitors. there were three goals in a frantic five minutes as spurs went ahead through steven bergwijn. the hammers needed just three minutes to strike back as jarrod bowen equalised and two minutes after that lucas moura ensured the hosts would go in at the break with a 2—1 lead and that's how it finished as antonio conte's side reached the last four. where tottenham will play conte's old side chelsea who beat won 2—0 away at brentford tonight, thomas tuchel made eight changes as they grapple with covid too. liverpool's reward for there win over leicester is a semi final against arsenal, both matches will be played across two legs. scottish premiership clubs have agreed to bring their winter break forward, because of the new covid restrictions in the country that restrict attendances to 500 from boxing day for three weeks. it means the games this sunday will still be held — albeit with much reduced capacities — but the two rounds of matches scheduled to be held on the 29th of december, and on the 2nd and 3rd ofjanuary, including celtic v rangers and hibs v hearts, will now be played at the end of january and beginning of february — by which time it's hoped more fans will be allowed back in grounds. three matches in the scottish premiership tonight, celtic have dropped points in the title race and are six points behind rangers after being held to a 0—0 draw at st mirren who've been hit by covid and named a bench tonight full of players who'd never featured for the first team. shaun maloney made a winning start in his first game as hibs manager as they beat aberdeen 1—0 whilst bottom of the table stjohnstone lost 2—1 at home to ross county. liverpool captainjordan henderson says he's concerned that player welfare is not taken seriously as football clubs in england prepare to continue with the busy festive period amid rising cases of covid. he's told the bbc that it's difficult to perform at the highest level when liverpool — for example — are missing players and have five games within two weeks. adam wild reports. in these most intense moments of the season. english football for now goes ahead and because i had ahead and it goes ahead with the full crowd. it's not a question of funds and supporting their teams. it's now also a question of how football supports its players. liverpool captain has raised concerns about what has been asked of players. now with the added anxiety of covid—19 he expresses concern that nobody really takes fair welfare seriously. obviously the player welfare from a covid—19 situation, i think everyone in general life is trying to protect himself in their own families but also from a football point of view to deal with the situation when you are going into a game on the 26th and 28th of december with two games it in such a short space of time, and you are worried for their welfare from a football point of view as well. we have a situation at the weekend where one of the players was reluctant to get out of his car because he had some symptoms and he's got a young family so totally understand the situation and how he felt at the time and we've got a major responsibility to listen to the players and deal with every situation as it comes your way. while there will not be a break in the premier league for now, the facts surrounding covid—19 continued to speak for themselves. last week there were 90 positive tests amongst players and staff. more than half of the weekend matches were postponed. we have to really listen to the players because they are the ones that have to be there. it's easy for us to be there and demand, and they are the ones that have to perform. they have to do it and when they start to say something like that i think we have to really, really listen with open ears because we don't want to damage the product and the incredible league that we have. football for now continues but in this traditionally hectic time so too do the calls to slow down. next to cricket, england players had a "very honest chat" after losing the second test against australia, according to bowler mark wood. he's told us that the players — including captainjoe root and vice captain ben stokes — had gathered to talk about how things could get better and agreed that their ashes display hasn't been good enough. england are two nil down in the series and head to melbourne needing a win to keep their hopes alive of regaining the ashes. and wood believes they can get back in the series by winning the boxing day test. we've got to believe that we can turn this around. we haven't showed our best stuff yet. we know that. australia have played really well. if we can't match them, and we believe we can win test matches here, we've just got to up our game, all three areas. at the minute, you know, australia have scored 400 twice. we have had batting collapses and we have dropped catches. so, we have facets of the game that need major work. and the organisers of the australian open say they're still not sure if novak djokovic will defend his title next month. djokovic — who'd be going for a record 21st men's grand slam singles title — is on the entry list but has so far refused to disclose his covid vaccination status. all players and staff must be jabbed or have a medical exemption granted by an independent panel of experts. the first major of the year gets underway in melbourne on the 17th of january. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the team, good night. here, the air is still cold. for the south, mark clouded spelling and then that means a relatively mild or start in comparison to wednesday morning. much matter out to the west, 70 degrees first thing. central and southern england and wales, quite a lot of clout around and some light rain from time to time, but here, and noticeably milder afternoon with 11 or 12 degrees to high. still cool in the far north of scotland. there could be a spell of rain which could turn to snow through the night during the early hours of friday morning. that is christmas eve. behind it, we have got some clearer skies, and again it's going to be a relatively mild start in comparison to wednesday morning with overnight lows of 2—10 degrees. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines — a record number of coronavirus cases across the uk as more than 100,000 are reported in a single day. the wave of omicron appears to be milder according to pulmonary studies. early evidence suggests few people are needing hospital treatment compared to other variants. nearly a week after a super typhoon struck the philippines, we report from a popular tourist island that's been left devastated. tote popular tourist island that's been left devastated.— left devastated. we can see here corrugated _ left devastated. we can see here corrugated iron _ left devastated. we can see here corrugated iron ripped _ left devastated. we can see here corrugated iron ripped off - left devastated. we can see here corrugated iron ripped off a - left devastated. we can see here corrugated iron ripped off a roofl corrugated iron ripped off a roof and you can see the electricity cables have come down from this pylon. that's affecting things here gravely.