kebabs, the lamb for the first time in decades. tte: kebabs, the lamb burgers, the koftas of the people of the united states will be supplied at last by britain and a fantasticjuicy cuts of welsh bmb and a fantasticjuicy cuts of welsh lamb and everything else. a high court injunction to stop the protestors who ve been causing chaos on the m25 they could now face imprisonment. in deep water a warning many of our swimming pools could close by the end of the decade without urgent modernisation. hello and welcome to bbc news. the government is warning that hype gas prices will be here for some time to come. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said today we have to prepare for longer term high prices . only a few days ago, the prime minister said the current crisis caused by the rising cost of wholesale gas was temporary . meanwhile, it s been revealed the government could pay tens of millions of pounds to an american owned company to help it restart production of carbon
empty streets as austria becomes the first country in europe to reimpose a lockdown amid a surge in covid cases. a memorial service and procession is held in southend to remember the mp sir david amess who was stabbed to death last month. a bbc investigation has found that two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon. and going the extra mile rugby league star kevin sinfield attempts to run 101 miles in a day for motor neurone disease research. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. five people have been killed and more than a0 injured after a car was driven at high speed into a christmas parade in the american state of wisconsin. children are among the victims. police in the town of waukesha have arrested the driver of the vehicle. they say it does not appear to be an act of terrorism, and that the suspect may have been fleeing a crime scene. peter bowes sent this report. this was the scene seconds before the holiday p
hello and welcome. we start with europe s response to a surge in covid cases. tough new restrictions are being imposed in some countries, together with stern political warnings. the protests, though, are also spreading. austria has reintroduced a nationwide lockdown today. germany s health minister said that by the end of the winter, most germans would be vaccinated, cured or dead, while the dutch prime minister condemned a third night of unrest as pure violence by idiots opposed to covid restrictions. let s take a look in more detail. in austria, people are only allowed to leave their homes for essentials such as work, exercise and food shopping. the daily average is nearly m00 new cases. 14,000. germany s chancellor, angela merkel, has said the measures in place are not sufficient. almost a8,000 new infections have been reported there. in belgium s capital, brussels, demonstrators clashed with police after tens of thousands of people marched through the city centre. over 1
crime. coming up, we ll be live in las vegas ahead of tyson fury s heavyweight title fight against deontay wilder. several energy firms are calling for the price cap which regulates household bills to be reformed saying it s not fit for purpose at a time of soaring gas prices. they say customers could face even higher costs if more suppliers are forced out of business. some backbench conservative mps have called for more help for businesses hit by rising energy bills. we will have more on this in the late news in about 15 minutes. and we ll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow s front pages in half an hour. our guestsjoining me tonight for the papers are the former pensions minister ros altmann and jonathan walker, the political editor of the birmingham post and mail. the education secretary has committed to tackling persistent pupil absences head on , describing it as a key priority . in a speech to head teachers this afternoon, nadhim zahawi s