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has been on a serious diplomatic path forward. the question is will russia take it. stock futures turned lower overnight as investors digest news pointing to a likely interest rate hike next month, will the move from the head be enough to address raging inflation? it s way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is lobbying for a new job on the supreme court. thursday, january 27th. let s start with the news. justice stephen breyer will step down from the supreme court at the end of the current term according to people familiar with his thinking. president joe biden and breyer are scheduled to appear together at the white house to announcement his retirement, sources familiar to the matter confirms to nbc news. breyer reportedly informed the white house of his plans last week but the president wasn t ready to break the news himself. every justice has the right and opportunity to decide when he or she is going to do and announce it on the ....
a bbc investigation finds british rubbish is being illegally shipped to romania and dumped. new zealand plans an innovative scheme to stop the younger generation from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime. and, england s cricketers have it all to do, after a long, hard day in the field, on day 2 of the first ashes test. welcome to bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid says new restrictions in england are needed to buy time in order for people to get their boosters and protect against the spread of the omicron variant which he said could overwhelm the nhs if left unchecked. but the government faces a mounting backlash to the plans from its own mps with a substantial tory rebellion expected when the plans come to a vote in the commons next week. one tory mp suggested it was a diversion from allegations over downing street christmas parties during restrictions last year. plan b restrictions mean that from friday, face masks will be required in more public setti ....
i think we can move swiftly the weather. he has chris fawkes. red sky in the morning? yeah, that works today. here comes the cloud streaming in off the atlantic, is where the front on the way. the front is going to be bringing outbreaks of rain ultimately but we have some slightly milder air along with this friend pushing into the far south west of the uk, so as the rain arrives it will start to turn a bit milder whereas further north we don t really have any of that milder air so as the rain moves in scotland there will be a short lived spell of snow in the hills. it will turn back to rain eventually though. those temperatures then, picking up across the south west so southern wales and south west england, 10 11 this afternoon, but for many others are fairly cool feeling day, temperatures typically around 6 8. overnight tonight our band of rain pushes eastwards slowly clearing away from the east coast of east anglia and kent. what follows is some showers and clear spel ....
the uk was in lockdown, as one of the prime minister s former spokesperson resigns. to all of you who lost loved ones, who endured intolerable loneliness, and who struggled with your businesses, i m truly sorry. good morning. england start to fight back in the ashes, as the bowlers get amongst the wickets, with olly robinson taking two in two balls to restrict australia s lead in brisbane. good morning. it isa it is a chilly start for some of us this morning with a touch of frost. they are also some showers in the forecast, but for most it will be dry until later when we see a band of rain swinging from the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 9th of december. the prime minister has announced tougher plan b covid restrictions for england, to help limit the spread of the omicron variant. face coverings will be compulsory in most public places, and people will be asked to work from home where possible. emma simpson reports. out on the town, the ....
tens of thousands of people in the north of england are preparing to spend a sixth night without electricity after storm arwen left infrastructure badly damaged. energy networks say at present there are around 30,000 households still without power. 15,500 of those are in the north east of england, 7,000 in the north west, and 7,500 in different regions of scotland. power has now been restored to almost every home in wales as our correspondent fiona trott reports. another day and another problem. if we can move all this here. engineers from across england trying to restore power in northumberland. we ve been without power since about, oh, seven o clock on friday night, and we ve coped, but boy am i glad to see these people, and apparently they re from bedford as well. in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy minister, greg hands. but when you ve been without energy for six days the frustration starts to show. the government has said we will stand beh ....