hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the broadcaster henry bonsu alongside chief executive of the public affairs group cicero, iain anderson. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the financial times leads on covid cases hitting a record 78,000, the highest number of positive tests since the pandemic began. the daily telegraph writes that borisjohnson and chris whitty urge the public to scale back their socialising in the run up to christmas. the i adds that the chief medical officer is telling the nation not to mix with people you don t have to . the guardian also leads on this story, writing that the prime minister continues to insist formal restrictions on gatherings are unecessary. the daily express writes that mrjohnson is urging people to think ca refully about going to christmas parties. the daily mail says it s boris versus the scientists as whitty warns britain to scale back christmas plans, but the pr
let us know on twitter using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. as the virus continues to spread, business groups ask for more government help as customers cancel bookings. schools says they are prepared to switch to online learning if they have to next term as more pupils stay at home because of covid. four children have died and five others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in australia. pulled away and pulled away with disdain. and, in the ashes, england under pressure as australia start well in the second test. think carefully before going to pubs and restaurants this christmas and don t mix with people you don t have to. that was the message from the prime minister and england s chief medical officer, as covid cases soar. borisjohnson and professor chris whitty made the warnings as the uk recorded more than 78,000 new infections yesterday the highest figure since the start of the pandemic. but the hospitality and entertainment in
degrees with a southerly wind bringing mild air in our direction. that is a trend that continues into the start of the new week. low pressure to the west, outbreaks of rain at times, some brisk winds but the wind is coming from the south tapping into this very mild or even warm air. that will lift the temperatures through monday and into tuesday, but that doesn t mean blue skies and sunshine all the time, far from it. in fact on monday we will see cloud and showery rain moving eastwards, heavy bursts at times, but the temperatures up to 18 degrees. and by tuesday, temperatures are set to climb even further. again, there will be quite a lot of cloud, some rain turning heavy and persistent in western areas through the day. if the cloud breaks and we see sunshine, that is where we could see temperatures up to possibly even 21 degrees. but that mild or even warm weather doesn t last too long. later in the week it will turn quite a lot cooler and stays unsettled with showers and l