here in the uk leaked footage, appears to show downing street officials joking about a covid christmas party the prime minister insists never took place. and the list of words most mangled by the newsreaders in 2021. and this grammy winners surname is one of them. good evening. it is almost 80 years to the day the united states declared war onjapan, following the attack on pearl harbour which, in the current context, might serve to remind the white house that peace can t always be guaranteed or preserved from a position of weakness. so today s virtual summit with president putin presented the american president with his highest stakes meeting so far. what could he and his nato allies put in front of the russian president to change his calculus on ukraine? here is the national security adviser, speaking just a short time ago. there was a lot of give and there was some finger wagging but the president was crystal clear about where the united states stands in all of these issu
during the pandemic, she s been reassessing her life. i ve come here to la, where rebel is now based, for this bbc 100 women interview. we talk about why she lost weight, her challenges with fertility, and how she s balancing that with her professional move into becoming a director, and she talks to me about how she s hoping that move will empower her to make cultural changes in the industry after experiencing sexual harassment herself. rebel wilson, thank you so much for talking to bbc 100 women. it is my pleasure. how are you? i feel like i m very bbc today as well i m very serious, profesh. i think you could almost, like, be a newsreaderfor us. i could, you know. coming up now at the ”am hour wait, is that what they say? no. coming up! breaking news, um, yeah i i probably won t get hired from this. it s so interesting because you are one of the most high profile actresses in hollywood. i d say you re a household name. i m in the top 1,000, for sure, i d put myself.
are facing a second weekend a second weekend without power in parts of scotland and northern england, following storm arwen. those affected are now bracing themselves for almost freezing temperatures forecast in some areas over the next 2a hours. 0ur correspondent peter harris sent this report from rothbury in northumberland. boots on the ground, the troops are taking supplies to those still without power. are you all right? i ve come to make sure everything is all right for spy along rural farm tracks they are trying to find those in the most remote communities that could be in need and now face a 90 night without electricity. it was absolute destruction. the woods down there are completely flattened full stop not to call northumberland a national problem until this morning is extraordinary. the army s involvement follows northumberland county council declaring storm arwen a major incident. a season of goodwill, what could be more rewarding for our soldiers than being out in
well worth the wait. it was so monumental. and, you know, kumail nanjiani, who we were working with, was constantly reminding us that this is such a big step forward for south asians around the world. and, you know, we get to be the ones who represent that culture and bring it to the big screen. heidi booth, bbc news, leicester. that looks fun, but i have not seen the film yet. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. we ve had the best of the sunshine across central scotland today. i hope you have made the most of that if you are not part of the country. the weather is certainly going to change. we ve also seen longer spells of rain affecting parts of england in particular. wet weather continues to be across the north east of england. 6 6 degrees typically. we end the day with some sunshine in wales and the south west. glad both then and break. the damp weather will move away and it dry off a while. then we get this band of cloud and wet weather coming in fr
in parts of north east england and scotland are still without power a week after storm arwen left a trail of destruction. the energy regulator, ofgem, has launched an urgent review into the response of the energy network companies. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been finding out how people have been coping in aberdeenshire. in the wintersun, aberdeenshire looks stunning. but this has been a brutally hard week for many here, and seven days on from storm arwen, its impact is still being felt. have you got your power back on again? no, it s not on yet. we went off on friday. on friday, the day of the wind. 0h, aye, there have been trees blown down a lot before but i mean, this is the worst i ve seen. for some, no power meant no water either so bottled water was brought in for drinking and at night, this family huddled together for warmth. like many we spoke to, they were disappointed at the information they d received. you just felt like crying sometimes. you just c