Author of tinker tailor soldier spy has died aged 89. Arsenals misery continues. Theyve suffered their worst ever start to a premier League Season after losing at home to burnley. 2000 fans in the ground but some could barely watch. Ready, freddie, go. We catch up with the nine year old running every day to raise funds for the hospital treating his best friend. Welcome to the london coliseum. The largest west end theatre in london and we will be joined all morning by the chorus from the English National 0pera to bring christmas cheer. 0utside 0pera to bring christmas cheer. Outside the weather is rather wet. Showers and longer spells of rain and it will be windy. I will have all the details in ten minutes. Its monday, 14th december. Our top story. Around 100 gp practices in england are to receive their first batches of the Coronavirus Vaccine. Some will start giving the vaccinations to patients from today, with those aged over 80 given priority. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. Dr Ammara Hughes is getting her surgery ready for the next phase of the nhs vaccination campaign. In the heart of london, bloomsbury surgery will aim to vaccinate between 800 1000 over 80s in the next three and a half days. That will mean injecting up to a0 patients every hour. Like others receiving the doses, the practice will be open between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week. Those eligible for a jab will be contacted by the surgery. Do sit tight, we will be phoning you. So it is by appointment, and we will get to everybody, so dont start ringing your practices, because we will be ringing you to ensure that, if youre eligible, that you are invited for your vaccine. The roll out to gp surgeries comes less than a week after Margaret Keenan made history, when the uk became the first country in the world to begin vaccinations in hospitals. The jab is now being administered in the community. An Immunisation Campaign of this magnitude has never been undertaken by the nhs. It has been a real roller coaster. Many of my colleagues have been working all hours through the covid pandemic and, now, to finally be in a position to offer vaccination to our community is incredibly powerful. And, as a gp, im really quite blown away. Around 100 practices in england will receive their doses. A further 100 200 are expected to receive them by the end of the week. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. 0ur reporter geeta pendse is outside a gp practice in the West Midlands that will begin vaccinating people later today. Is itan is it an exciting day . Yes. Excitement and i understand from staff a real sense of pride to be one of the first gp surgeries in the country to be able to give this vaccination to the most vulnerable of patients in this area in hailes 0wen of patients in this area in hailes owen and the surrounding area. As we heard in the film, today, 100 surgeries across england will receive a batch of this pfizer vaccine, which some of them will open clinics this afternoon, which is happening here, which is why they will be among the first patients. Most surgeries, it will start from tomorrow. It will be the most Vulnerable People first, as we saw last week, the beginning of the Mass Vaccination Programme beginning in designated hospitals across the country. This is about bringing it into the heart of the community. At this surgery, they say they are contacting those who are 80 and over, not just at this contacting those who are 80 and over, notjust at this surgery but in other surgery. Nurses and farm and nurses and pharmacists will work alongside the gps. A real milestone, as we heard in the film, this is the greatest Vaccination Programme to be undertaken by the nhs. I think there will be a lot of smiles here today. We will be back with you later. Vaccinations will also begin in care homes in scotland today. Staff and older residents will be the first to receive the jab. There had been fears that the roll out wouldnt go ahead because of difficulties in storing the vaccine. The Scottish Government says its a step on the road to recovery from the pandemic. Schools in the london borough of greenwich have been asked to close from this evening, because of a rise in coronavirus cases in the capital. The councils labour leader wrote to all headteachers and parents in the area suggesting that teaching moves online. The National Education union said the decision was very sensible. Talks will continue today between the uk and the eu, after both sides agreed to go the extra mile to secure a post brexit deal. The eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, will brief ambassadors of the 27 Member States in brussels this morning. 0ur correspondent nick beake is there. Normally, we would be starting to hear rumours and think sneaking out from the talks. But so far, this seems to be quite quiet. Good morning, you are right. The tap of information coming from inside the negotiation room has been turned down to a trickle so anybody who tells you they know is going on, i suggest they are telling porkie pies. It is about the competition rules, a level playing field, if you think of a football field, and the talks are coming down to this, the extent to wear in future one side might undercut the other. That is what they will try to sort out. Interestingly, they have not set a new deadline. Is it recognition that this is hard enough anyway without a short term deadline imposed on things . The deadline that really cou nts things . The deadline that really counts is the end of the year, 31st of december, when the uk leaves the transition period. Michel barnier will be updating eu ambassadors today. Normally he gives a bleak assessment of what has been going on so assessment of what has been going on so interesting to see if he thinks after this phone call yesterday between Boris Johnson after this phone call yesterday between borisjohnson and the European Commission president , there is renewed hope. I do not want to exaggerate. The feeling is still gloomy. They think no deal is still very likely, but maybe that they are talking is a good sign and the deal could be snatched at the last minute. One of britains best known novelists, John Le Carre, has died aged 89, following a short illness. Described as an undisputed giant of English Literature, his most famous works include tinker tailor soldier spy, the night manager, and the spy who came in from the cold. 0ur reporter keith doyle takes a look back at his life and career. Then he must have a man on the inside, mustnt he . Alec guinness in the Television Version of tinker tailor soldier spy, playing George Smiley. The spy master wasJohn Le Carres most enduring and celebrated creation. Like smiley, le carre had been a spy. David cornwell, his real name, had been fascinated by lies and duplicity since childhood. He was first recruited for intelligence work at university in switzerland. Then, at oxford, he spied on left wing contemporaries. When the option was presented to me, it was immensely attractive. It really was as if the whole of my life had prepared me for this moment. The spy who came in from the cold, laterfilmed with richard burton, was le carres breakthrough novel, written while he was working for mi6 at the British Embassy in bonn, when the berlin wall went up. The Author Stephen King tweeted John Le Carre has passed at the age of 89. This terrible year has claimed a literary giant and a humanitarian spirit. His agent of 15 years, jonny geller, wrote his work did define the cold war era, but his first post cold war novel. The night manager. Was an other bestseller and a hit tv adaptation, 20 years later, in which the author played a rare cameo. But it was his spy novels he will be most remembered for. He believed authors and spies had much in common both hiding their real selves in characters of their own creation. Keith doyle, bbc news. An incredible career. Amazing. Well be paying tribute toJohn Le Carre throughout the programme. At 08. 30, well hear from novelists Robert Harris and ian rankin. If youre a keen stargazer, youll know that last night was a good chance to see the geminid meteor shower. But, of course, some places give you a better view than others. These pictures were taken in a mountainous area of southwest china, where the High Altitude and clear skies helped to set up this incredible display. The geminids are huge chunks of ice and rock from an asteroid, and the earth passes through the debris every december. It was not like that when i got up this morning. Its nearly christmas. I went to my first Christmas Carols by candlelight online. I went early. Did you join by candlelight online. I went early. Did youjoin in . By candlelight online. I went early. Did you join in . In our home bubble. Not self conscious at all. Give it both barrels. Its our annual carols carols. And to start us off this year carol is at the home of the English National opera in the heart of londons west end. Will you be singing . Certainly not. I want to hang on to the audience, not lose them completely, but a fabulous view of the london coliseum. It is empty, not an audience member in sight. It is the largest theatre in londons west end. We will be joined largest theatre in londons west end. We will bejoined by largest theatre in londons west end. We will be joined by the chorus of the English National opera. They will sing traditional Christmas Carols. They are a joy to behold. If you have not heard them yet, you are infora you have not heard them yet, you are in for a treat. If you wonder why i am not wearing a mask, we are socially distance, we and they as a professional chorus are allowed to perform. Temperatures between 8 12 already but nowhere today is immune toa already but nowhere today is immune to a shower. The forecast today is showery and blustery. We had a loss of rain and showers through the night, some of them heavy and thundery. It has been windy. Today we continue in that vein. Showers and longer spells of rain. Most of them in the north and west but not exclusively. Some brightness and temperatures in high single figures or into double figures, above average for the time of year. Through the afternoon and tonight a weather front from the south east will bring rain, clearing into the north sea. Rain into north west scotland. There will be some showers and equally clear spells. Temperatures between 4 7. Tomorrow, northern and Western Areas will see most of the showers. Central and eastern areas with brighter conditions and it should stay dry much of the day with an outside chance of a shower and still temperatures in double figures. If you are out of the wind, it will not feel too bad. I will have more from the chorus and a longer Weather Forecast later. Look forward to that. What a beautiful setting. Lets take a look at some of todays front pages. The guardian leads on the extension of talks between the uk and eu to find a post brexit trade agreement. It says Boris Johnson and ursula von der leyen, the European Commission president , have vowed to go the extra mile to get a deal. The daily express takes a more partisan view its front page says the eu has finally got the message about the uks demand for sovereignty. And the Daily Telegraph reports that the talks could continue all the way until new years eve. And heres something completely different from the aberdeen press and journal, which says football fans are on the naughty step after using ladders to sneak a look at a match in banff. Theyve been urged to respect coronavirus restrictions and stay away. You know we talked about it is hard to get hold of an outdoor patio heater. Some information in the Daily Telegraph saying john lewis said sales of Outdoor Cooking products are up 84 and everybody is buying barbecues and lots of hot tubs, hard to get hold of. Outdoor coats, ha rd to tubs, hard to get hold of. Outdoor coats, hard to get hold of. In one week in november pizza oven sales we re week in november pizza oven sales were up 792 compared to the same month last year. Those are the things we are doing over christmas. I have been trying to get a patio heater and ifailed. I bought one that was supposed to turn up in october, then november, then december, now post christmas. Imight then december, now post christmas. I might cancel it. As negotiations between the uk and the eu continue over brexit, many businesses are worried about what this uncertainty means for them. Nina is at a play equipment manufacturer in cumbria for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. Welcome. Good morning. Welcome. If good morning. Welcome. If you good morning. Welcome. If you spend good morning. Welcome. If you spend welcome. I a good morning. Welcome. If you spend a lot of time in playgrounds, you will probably recognise this brand. Full stop the beams will be turned into swings and climbing frames and the hope is some will end up in the European Union, so they are closely watching the talks. To me to rules on this site which is why i am not wearing a mask. They have been making equipment for generations and export 250 countries and are one of many businesses waiting to see what happens next. They export to 50 countries. Around £400 billion exports go to the eu from the uk, about two fifths of our exports. Imports from the eu work around £400 billion, around half of our imports. And food is one of the biggest imports, around one quarter of the food we consume to last year came from mainland europe, and we exported £20 billion of food and drink to the eu, so it is incredibly valuable to the industry. Whiskey, salmon, chocolate and cheese are the top products. Some businesses say this period has been incredibly painful but it will be worth it. James is a farmer in somerset who exports lamb to europe and his theory is come what may british produce will still be popular. continuation as much as possible on free and frictionless trade. We have to recognise a proportion of lamb exports go to the european market. They want those imports. Business will still be able to one thing is, we need to understand, if there is a deal, how it will work and if there is no deal, will there be tariffs we will be faced with and what certification and requirements are neededin certification and requirements are needed in order to be able to put our products into an external market and what products import to us face, as well. Even those who are resolutely for leaving are incredibly frustrated about the fact they do not know how it will look. Steve runs a haulage company. 60 of your business goes to ireland and Northern Ireland. What is on your mind today . We need clarity and need to know what is going on. Customers are not sure still what to do. Daily meetings with customers at this late stage and we do not know what to do and whether to still ship. Whatever happens with these talks, we are leaving the Customs Union so you have to organise in terms of paperwork. Are you ready . As a business we are, we have been prepared quite a few years and we have invested around one quarter of £1 million in infrastructure. Customers are still unsure because there is additional information, commercial invoice, origin of goods, thatis commercial invoice, origin of goods, that is still not clarified, which is causing problems. Some of your business is clustering together different products from different businesses are moving them around clumped. If one does not adhere to the rules, your cargo is gone. We area the rules, your cargo is gone. We are a Group Operator and consolidate freight and that is how you bring costs down for customers. If one customer has a piece of information wrong, the whole load is rejected by customs and is left behind. And with freight, it can miss its connections. The Prime Minister said yesterday we have had time to prepare for this so we are ready. Is he right . No. In a nutshell. Thank you. The society of motor manufacturing traders said they will bea manufacturing traders said they will be a 10 tax on exports and no deal would be nothing less than catastrophic for the automotive sector. Some believe if we export less prices come down here and we buy more than british produce but long term that is not good for Economic Growth in the uk, and all businesses are in agreement they need to know what they are working with now. We will speak to the business secretary at 7 30am. You may remember that weve been following nine year old freddie, as he continues his fundraising two kilometres every day, all in the name of friendship. Hes doing it to raise money for the hospital treating his best friend, hughie, for leukaemia. Brea kfasts Jayne Mccubbin went to meet them. Ready. Freddie. Run this is the nine year old who is running two kilometres every day for 50 days. The goal 100 kilometres by Christmas Day. Its all to raise money for the hospital treating his close family friend hughie. And, today, a morale boosting treat. Are you ready for your run . Come on in. Theres a surprise in here for you. To run on the hallowed turf of their favourite football club. Go for it with their star players. Ready to set off . Ready . Come on, lets go. But this is who it is all about. Hello, you, how are you doi