unfortunately lost about 70% of capacity so we have had to a0 people unfortunately and cancel new year s eve. phone a few people. 0micron is causing chaos in the airline industry 6,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. swimmers take the chilly plunge across the uk. we hearfrom one group getting ready to continue the christmas tradition. hello and welcome to bbc news. archbishop desmond tutu, the leading anti apartheid campaigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of 90. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 198a. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. the system of
first thing tomorrow morning, we are going to see nine degrees quite widely across the country he has that warm front bringing that cloud and rain across scotland. it s a legacy of cloud generally down through the country that will be the story. turning increasingly warmer as we go through the afternoon. perhaps in eastern england where we keep the best of the sunshine it will stakeholder. temperatures struggling at four or five. take a look at this, 10 11 into the afternoon in north west scotland and northern ireland. overnight that warm front continues to move south. the blanket of cloud nibbling away across the country and we will see outbreaks of showery rain. a misty, murky night to come but temperatures are set to continue to climb through the night. very unusual indeed. temperatures quite widely around 9-1! temperatures quite widely around 9 1! first thing in the morning. 9 11 first thing in the morning. tomorrow, a grey misty, murky, damp start for many. outbreaks of
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a third case of the new omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in the uk the government urges people to get their boosters and to follow new rules from tuesday on mask wearing in england. the government says pupils in year seven and above in england should wear masks in communal areas of schools from tomorrow morning. eve ryo ne everyone wants to protect the progress we have made and that is why we have acted very swiftly and in a proportionate way with news of this new variant. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the wake of storm arwen. thank you for your company this afternoon. rebecca jones will be with us later with the news, but now it s time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m holly hamilton. coming up on tongiht s programme. one of formula one s most influentialfigures, sir frank williams dies at the age of 79. we look back at his remarkable life. the battle
and seven drivers titles. mansell finishes and he is world champion. and damon hill wins the japanese grand prix and i have got to stop, because i have got a lump in my throat. his achievements are all the more incredible, considering many of those victories came after he sustained a serious spinal injury in 1986. an inconvenience , he called it. ayrton senna was the driver williams idolised and his tragic death while striving for him was something the family described as heartbreaking. the williams family eventually bowed out of the sport last year, but the team which bears his name and to which he dedicated his life, lives on. manchester united managed to cling on to a point at stamford bridge as they held leaders chelsea to a 1 1 draw. jadon sancho on the scoresheet with his first premier league goal a result that will be welcomed by many united fans given their recent run of form in the premier league. austin halewood reports. after a difficult few weeks for manchester