hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot, france 24 s uk correspondent and broadcaster and journalist, james lewer. about journalist, james lewer. to sit into the chair on tirr radio about to sit into the chair on times radio for early morning. i don t know how this can affect your late nights with us. little arthur labinjo hughes is on the front page of the mail his father and stepmother have been handed lengthyjail sentences after subjecting the 6 year old to horrific levels of abuse which led to his death the prime minister says he ll leave no stone unturned in finding out why arthur had not been protected. the i reports on claims from some health chiefs that the omicron variant can infect the double jabbed, and easily re infect those who ve already suffered from other coronavirus variants. a wave of christmas party cancellations is hitting hospitality venues, according to the ft with many b
pope francis uses his visit to cyprus to liken the fate of people fleeing war and poverty to slavery and torture. and times have changed in new york city but queueing remains a constant now standing in line in the big apple can mean big bucks, we talk to a savvy business cashing in. we start with the latest warning from the world health organization. its chief scientist says the new omi cron variant could become dominant around the world but that doesn t necessarily mean we ll need to reformulate our vaccines. the number of countries detecting the coronavirus variant is increasing every day. but the w h o also says it s too soon to know if omicron causes a more serious illness and people shouldn t panic. the surge in south africa, where the variant was first identified, has accelerated further. there were more than 16,000 new cases announced on friday up from 11,500 the day before. doctors say there s a higher rate of admissions of young children. and after germany
so, you know other programmes, this time of year, they have an advent calendar where it s an opportunity to play their best bits of the year gone by. so, the today programme did billy connolly today, who they spoke to earlier this year. lovely, although nothing can ever be better than the blue peter making their advent hanging thing with a coat hanger, but i m ageing myself by saying that, but i have really happy memories of watching that. i know i d love to do a craft based version, but all we ve got to work with is. laughter. so, we re going to do our own typically rubbish newscast version, which is called the badvent calendar, where people suggest our most cringey moments of the year. which is a good idea cos that s guaranteed to find at least 25, isn t it? exactly! who s doing the christmas day episode? anyway, yesterday, it was me asking a really cringey question to borisjohnson. today, it s me commenting multiple times this morning on the news about today s biggest poli
tens of millions of people are facing severe food shortages. and the royal shakespeare company leads tributes to sir antony sher, who has died of cancer at the age of 72. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: lewis hamilton s performance in f1 practice ramps up the pressure on world title rival max verstappen. good evening. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner s six year old son, after months of abuse. emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo hughes at their home in solihull. the boy s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he d dealt with, and described the couple as spiteful and sadistic . as our home editor mark easton reports, arthur s death raises yet more questions about whether enough is being done to protect vulnerable children. arthur, are you going to play for en
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot, france 24 s uk correspondent and broadcaster and journalist, james lewer. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. little arthur labinjo hughes is on the front page of the mail his father and stepmother have been handed lengthyjail sentences after subjecting the six year old to horrific levels of abuse which led to his death the prime minister says he ll leave no stone unturned in finding out why arthur had not been protected. the i reports on claims from some health chiefs that the omicron variant can infect the double jabbed, and easily re infect those who ve already suffered from other coronavirus variants. a wave of christmas party cancellations is hitting hospitality venues, according to the ft with many businesses blaming the government s mixed messaging over the omicron variant. the guardian claims some government scientists have called for an end