as thousands of people enter their second week without power following store., communities are rallying to provide hot meals and shelter. storm arwen. # don t stop me, cos i m having a good time # having a good time, yeah!# and it s panto season oh, yes, it is! we find out how performers and theatre goers are feeling about christmas shows against the backdrop of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel: big changes at yorkshire county cricket as 16 members of staff, including the director of cricket, leave in the wake of the racism scandal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. british scientists studying seven covid 19 vaccines have found that pfizer and moderna are the most effective to use as boosterjabs. it s the first study of how well boosters work, and the researchers found promising signs that a third jab also protects against illness and death from the new omicron variant. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the details. amid the uncerta
spending watchdog alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film, rust. ifeel that, that, someone is responsible for what happened and i can t say who that is but i know it s not me. if you want to get in touch this morning, you are very welcome. @vicderbyshire victoria@bbc.co.uk thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, a week after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england as well as the north east and south of scotland. the situation has been declared a major incident by durham county council which has called for more resources to support residents. and in scotland, the army has been drafted in to help the recovery effort in aberdeenshire. tim muffet has this report. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4000 h
alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal film set shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. another stunning record for ronaldo. he s the first player in history to score 800 goals for club and country, as his double helps manchester united fight back to beat arsenal, in front of new boss ralf rangnick watching from the stands. good morning. the show must go on. theatre is back for christmas and it is the most lucrative time of the year. i am at manchester s palace theatre ahead of tonight s performance of white christmas. and colder conditions are still with us in the east. milder air on the way today before the chill returns this weekend. full forecast here. good morning. it s friday, the 3rd of december. thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england, as well as the north east a
a booster shot of pfizer or moderna the best all round protection from covid according to the latest trials. the energy regulator ofgem launches a review into the response to storm arwen as repair works continue, one week on. 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 twenty nine years in prison for killing arthur labinjo hughes at their home in solihull. the boy s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for twenty one years for manslaughter. thejudge 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 . phil mackie was in court. are you going to play for england, arthur? this is how his family want him to be remembered. after when i ve played for liverpool, i will play for tottenham. as a football loving six year old and not the emaciated child who was so sick he could barely