hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. pope francis has held a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in shia islam on the second day of his landmark trip to iraq. the pope s encounter with grand ayatollah ali al sistani, the spiritual leader of millions of shia muslims, took place in the holy city of najaf. it is the pontiff s first international trip since the start of the pandemic and the first ever papal visit to iraq. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope and has sent us this report from the city of ur. if the first day of the pope francis s visit to iraq was about the politics and about meeting the country s dwindling christian community, today was about the outreach towards other faiths. most notably a meeting this morning with the country s top shia cleric, grand ayatollah ali al sistani, bringing together the leader of the world s catholics with perhaps the most powerful and influential figure in
alleged sexual assault. the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display at buckingham palace to mark holocaust memorial day. and tributes to one of the most influential and enduring writers in british comedy barry cryer who s died at the age of 86. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england rue dropped catches and missed chances as they fail to take advantage of a good start in the one off women s ashes test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. residents in care homes in england will be allowed to see an unlimited number of their loved ones from monday. the current limit of three named visitors is being scrapped. the government says a successful roll out of booster vaccines means the restriction isn t necessary any more. it comes as part of a wider easing of the rules for england s care homes. self isolation periods will be cut, and in the event of a positive case, care homes will only ha
clearing away but it s going to be lingering for longest towards the channel islands, the isles of scilly as well, the odd spot of drizzle there but for most of us clearer skies for the rest of the day, just the odd shower filtering in towards the odd shower filtering in towards the north and the west. temperature is only about three degrees in lowick but we are looking at highs of 10-11 lowick but we are looking at highs of 10 11 further south and the winds will ease out for the rest of the day and overnight, so with clear skies and light are winds tonight is going to be colder than last night. some pockets of mist and fog had quite a sharp frost in a few places. even some of our towns and cities temperatures down to freezing. it will be a touch colder than that in rural spots. starting the day tomorrow, high pressure in charge towards the south, but you can see this front pushing into the north. that s a warm front bringing milder air, rotating around the area of high press
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. we rejoined by the broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford. and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation, deltapoll. welcome to you both. let s take a quick look at tomorrow s front pages. the times says further coronavirus restrictions before christmas are unlikely but tougher measures are expected after. the telegraph calls it confusion at christmas as the cabinet blocks new coronavirus restrictions. the i says the prime minister and the chancellor blocked the introduction of restrictions before christmas. the ft says it was rishi sunak who lead the opposition for any more measures in england at today s marathon cabinet meeting. same story on the front page of the guardian it says the cabinet are split on new restrictions as covid cases rise in the uk. and the sun says hold on to your baubles warning the prime minister could bring in restrictions at any moment.
not going to bail out companies. we are not going to bail out companies that haven t got a business model that can t be sustained. what we are interested in doing is protecting consumers. and if you re one of the people affected by the collapse of your energy provider and would like to share your experience or concerns we d like to hear from you. do get in touch on twitter @lukwesaburak or by using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. also in today s news. police investigating the murder of 28 year old primary school teacher sabina nessa in south london release details of her last movements tenants are being evicted due to rent arrears built up during the pandemic, an investigation finds. that s despite a government commitment that the crisis would not leave anyone without a home. hairdressers express concern of clients having new allergic reactions to hair dye after contracting coronavirus. it s time for humanity to grow up and take responsibility for climate change. that wa