minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets that those mistakes happened. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut from december the 27th. an investigation is under way to determine the cause of a house fire in south london after four children died last night. and in sport. england pick up late wickets giving them some hope on the second day of the second ashes test in adeleide. the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. but the lib dems helen morgan took the seat by almost 6,000 votes making it the seventh biggest by election swing in modern political history. 0ur regional political editor for the mi
a turbulent few weeks for the government with claims of sleaze, lockdown parties and a backbench revolt over new covid regulations. four young children have died in a house fire in south london. the city s fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. the chancellor rishi sunak returns from the us for key talks with business leaders. good morning. and coronavirus is also wrecking havoc with the premier league. another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including manchester united s match with brighton, plus more in the efl. and thanks to high pressure, a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. i will be back with the details. it s friday december the 17th. our top story. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning victory in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest co
a kicking over it and the prime minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets that those mistakes happened. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut from december the 27th. and coming up we ll check in with our correspondents across europe as other countries bring in new restrictions to combat the threat of omicron. a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. at least 27 people are feared dead in an office building fire in the japanese city of osaka. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliam
the editor in chief of the gulf based daily the national, mina al oraibi. it feels good, doesn t it? and you get your makeup done as well! the bbc s business editor simonjack, and dateline s long serving expert on all things french, marc roche, formerly london correspondent of le monde and now le point. welcome to everybody. united nations boss has had talks this week with presidents putin and zelensky. the us secretary of state and defence minister have been in kyiv. but what have these diplomatic shuffles actually achieved? mina, you watch all of this closely for your readers, interpret it, contextualize it. what have you been telling them? the contextualize it. what have you been telling them? telling them? the last few days have been important telling them? the last few days have been important to telling them? the last few days have been important to at telling them? the last few days have been important to at least telling them? the last few days have been impo
we will go live to the white house as soon as we se we will go live to the white house as soon as we se time for a look at the business news now. a major bridge in the us city of baltimore has collapsed after a container ship crashed into it. the bridge plunged into the water at around 01:30am local time along with vehicles and people. a huge search operation is under way for at least seven missing people, and the ship is now wedged into debris from the francis scott key bridge. i spoke to a professor from the university of maryland and he knows it well. this is the largest east coast port, the east coast has many more people than the west coast, the major north, north and south artery, it goes right under the harbour. major distributors like amazon have got their warehouses there. this is as close as we get to the suez canal. unlike the suez canal, the workaround is more convenient, and they can be used but there is no place on the east coast that can take this kind of carg