amber covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning covering of snow in glasgow. an amberwarning in place covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning in place from the met office amber warning in place from the met office for amber warning in place from the met office for central and eastern parts of scotland and by the end of the evening, of scotland and by the end of the evening, an additional five, ten, maybe evening, an additional five, ten, maybe even 20 centimetres of snow across maybe even 20 centimetres of snow across some parts of this area. to the south across some parts of this area. to the south of across some parts of this area. to the south of that, we are watching the south of that, we are watching the potential for blowing snow in the potential for blowing snow in the channel islands. for the rest of us, it the channel islands. for the rest of us, it is the channel islands. for the rest of us, it is a the channel islands. for the rest of us,
north and the winds for light. high pressure kills off the showers and it is a scandinavian high. that means early on thursday morning, city temperatures on thursday, not rural areas, city temperatures will be minus eight degrees. kew gardens, if that happens it will be the coldest we have had in a decade in this part of the country. the super cold morning on thursday. then a bright, dry day and the drying east, south easterly. very chilly and thursday. this is mild are trying to push in but the strong south easterly continues. then the weekend, the battleground looks as though the milder air will encroach, but probably not until sunday. a little bit of a brake on the microphone, so apologies. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s it s hello and welcome to sportsday james anderson s super over sees england go one up in the series against india, the reaction from chennai coming up. there ll be british interest in th
restrictions on those arriving from the uk. hello and welcome to the programme. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has come under huge political pressure for its handling of coronavirus. now lord frost, the chief brexit negotiator, has resigned from the cabinet. in a letter to the prime minister, he has cited concerns over the direction of borisjohnson s government, particularly around the imposing of new restrictions. the former brexit secretary said he believes we need to learn to live with covid , telling mrjohnson: he went on to say: 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. this resignation of lord frost is without doubt another blow to boris johnson, delivered right at the time the prime minister is at his weakest since coming to office. lord frost, a one time diplomat, was brought in to negotiate a boris johnson s brexit deal. he sparred with michel barnier, shuttling back and forth to brussels. it helped mrjohnson secure the support of hardline
retailers have been hoping for a last minute increase in sales on the last weekend before christmas. however, some figures released suggest the number of customers in london and large city centres has fallen by between 8 and 15 per cent yesterday, following fears about the 0micron variant. local high streets fared slightly better. here s our business correspondent caroline davies. # peace on earth and mercy mild. it s the weekend before christmas, the crescendo of present shopping. will worries about 0micron dampen buying? mustapha s chocolates are selling, but not necessarily in the shop. the footfall is massively down and online is kind of covering that. which is expected in a way really but then obviously that increases expenses, your postage, your boxing, and all that kind of stuff, and also you lose the personal touch with people, which for me is absolutely crucial for my business. rather than peak trading, today footfall at uk retail destinations was flat on last saturd