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high pressure, but front is approaching northern scotland. most of the rain won t arrive until sunday night, but patchy rain in north west scotland on sunday, but the wind is picking up. gale is in the wind is picking up. gale is in the western isles, breezy in northern ireland. to the east of high ground, you may see brighter breaks on sunday, but expect a lot of cloud and temperatures may take a step backwards. for the weekend, there is a lot of cloud around, but we have established it is mainly dry and it ll stay that way the start of next week. thank you very much. hello and welcome to sportsday i mjohn watson. out but not down naomi osaka takes the positives from defeat the tiny african nation causing an upset for the ages. i cannot be sad about that. i am not god. i cannot win every match. the tiny african nation causing an upset for the ages. improving england s fortunes after their ashes humiliation. also coming up in the programme. the sky s the limit for charlot ....
from england s schools last week, as the omicron variant of coronavirus spread rapidly. a medicalfirst in america, where doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig s heart into a human patient. the start of a harsh winter deepens the food crisis in afghanistan. the un makes an urgent appealfor help. and the delicate ecosystem of antarctica, under threat from unwanted creatures, hitching rides on boats. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police says it s in contact with the government, after it emerged as many as 100 people were invited to a party in the garden at downing street during the first lockdown in may 2020. at the time, such gatherings were banned. a minister told the commons that the government would not comment while the official investigation into downing street parties is carried out. labour says borisjohnson cannot spend the next days and weeks hiding behind a whitehall inquiry, which is looking into whether the gatherings at no ....
join me, sarah campbell, as i take a look back at the year in which the nation paid tribute to prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, who spent more than 70 years in service to queen and country. good morning. borisjohnson will be briefed today on the latest covid data as he considers whether to impose additional restrictions in england before the new year. the prime minister will hear how fast the omicron variant is spreading and whether the nhs is coming under unsustainable pressure, even though omicron is now thought to be milder than previous variants. meanwhile in scotland, new rules are in force. from boxing day in scotland indoor and outdoor events have new limits. as of today, pubs, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and gyms will have to ensure a one metre distance between groups of people. groups of people meeting will be limited to three households. and table service will be required in hospitality venues offering alcohol. in wales, new restrictions from boxing da ....
three week period, a situation similar to that and wales from boxing day. and there are there are further covid restrictions expected in wales, as a minister calls for the uk government, to restart the furlough scheme. meanwhile as 0micron spreads rapidly across america, president biden, prepares to ramp up, the federal government s response. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson has confirmed there ll be no further covid restrictions put in place before christmas. he said there currently isn t enough evidence on the severity of the 0micron variant, while the hospitalisation rate and the impact of the booster roll out, didn t justify tougher measures. however, the prime minister says situation is finely balanced and remains difficult across the country, infgection rates at an all time high, and he did not rule out tighter restrictions after the festive period. more on that in a moment, but let s take a look at the rest of the day s d ....
tests from tuesday. and in germany, the campaign is on to give berlin techno unesco world heritage status. welcome to bbc news. pope francis has criticised what he s described as the narrow self interest of european countries in the way they deal with migrants. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, where he warned the treatment of migrants in the mediterranean could lead to the shipwreck of civilisation . from lesbos, the bbc s special correspondent fergal keane reports. they embrace the man and the message because at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushbacks of migrants in land and at sea and globally there s no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope ....