an extra 4,000 emergency hospital beds are to be deployed. around eight million lateral flow covid test kits will be sent to pharmacies before new year s eve. there are still shortages of the rapid tests and pcr slots in many parts of the uk. and new rules for home and motor insurance come into effect injanuary which could save customers more than £4 billion in the coming decade. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, daughter of the late and disgraced media mogul robert maxwell, has been found guilty of having helped her lover, the financierjeffrey epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. the 60 year old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced including the most serious charge, of sex trafficking a minor. it means maxwell could spend the rest of her life behind bars. her legal team say they are working on an appeal. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell s victims have waited decades for. after
sitting across england and wales tomorrow, with colder conditions across the rest of the uk. we are likely to see icy stretches on untreated surfaces in northern ireland and scotland on friday morning. furthersouth ireland and scotland on friday morning. further south this band of wet weather pushes through east anglia and the morning. that clears away by about lunchtime and we are all in sunnier skies but the cold, north westerly wind blowing soap gusts up to 55 mph across the north west. that will take the edge of the temperatures, and it will be colder than in recent days, about three degrees, but feeling chilly when you add on the strength of the wind, even though you have a bit of sunshine. as we head into the weekend, the next area of low pressure moves in from the north west into saturday. so some rain initially for northern ireland and scotland, snow over higher ground. that drifts gradually further south over england and wales with milder conditions in the south and
fighters in syria. the white house says he blew himself up during the raid on his home in idlib. 13 people died 6 were children. the average energy household could see bills rise by £700. and there is a rare adopting about captain cook s ship in devonshire after it is claimed the wreck has been found. a row brewing. let s start with the latest blow to boris johnson s let s start with the latest blow to borisjohnson s leadership. jack doyle quits, following munira mirza are resigned today. she doyle quits, following munira mirza are resigned today. she said today. it is a reference to the false accusation that sir keir starmer was responsible for failing to prosecute the child abuserjimmy savile. why has the director of communications gone? we savile. why has the director of communications gone?- savile. why has the director of communications gone? we do not have a full explanation. communications gone? we do not have a full explanation. what communications gone?
To the verdicts. in the statement she says: former detective mark williams thomas is an investigative journalist as a child protection specialist he is best known for hisjimmy savile expose the other side ofjimmy savile and joins me now. how strong did the prosecution case make their case, by choosing the
The game should not be political. we have had similar warnings from chinese officials. i think of course they are worried given the criticism of chinese record of human rights they might take the opportunity to take something of a stand especially in the middle podium. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? there have been a further series of blows to borisjohnson are two of his top aide in downing street have quit. one has directly criticised him for hisjimmy savile attack on keir starmer. every week we make an in depth report for the bbc news website and,