social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a summer third wave of the virus. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in epping forest. the president s son speaks out. hunter biden targeted by donald trump for his drug addiction and financial deals gives the bbc his version of a troubled past. and coming up this hour, new research suggests levels of light pollution fell by 10% during the pandemic, and that 5% of the uk enjoyed truly dark skies. good morning and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is facing criticism from some of his own mps, over suggestions the government could introduce covid passports in england. tory backbenchers have said the certificates which prove if someone has been vaccinated, tested negative or has immunity risked creating a two tier society. it comes after the prime minister confirmed that nonessential shops, gyms and hair salons will be amo
uk government scientists warn that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a summer third wave of the virus. the president s son speaks out. hunter biden, targeted by donald trump for his drug addiction and financial deals, gives the bbc his version of a troubled past. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in epping forest in england. and coming up this hour, new research suggests levels of light pollution fell by 10% during the pandemic, and that 5% of the uk enjoyed truly dark skies. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s prime minister boris johnson is facing criticism from some of his own mps over suggestions the government could introduce covid passports in england. backbenchers from his conservative party have said the certificates which prove if someone has been vaccinated, tested negative or has immunity risked creat
and, yeah, we realised it was a gigantic millipede in the middle of this rock. time for a look at the weather. here s matt taylor. farfrom a tropical far from a tropical climate today, really wintry. it is the winter solstice, the days start to draw out a bit more fun today. but we saw temperatures well below freezing across the highlands and they will not write a great deal more through the rest of today. some sunshine across the highlands at the moment, some through wales and increasingly to southern parts of england and the channel islands. more over you will see most sunshine developed through the afternoon, but the vast majority know the story, it is cloudy and will stay cloudy and will stay rather chilly with some spots not getting above freezing and dropping quickly below as you head into the evening and overnight. overnight we expect more clouds breaks to develop, some lingering cloud. the temperatures from developing too much but a more widespread frost across scotla
in other news, desperate attempts to get aid to those hit by typhoon rai in the philippines. more than 375 people are now known to have died. a court in london has ordered the ruler of dubai, sheikh mohammed, to pay his ex wife around £550 million. it s thought to be the largest divorce settlement in british history. and how about this for a creepy crawly nightmare? fossil evidence of the eight foot long millipede that weighed 50 kilos and was the size of a car. the chancellor rishi sunak is expected to give more details of government support to businesses hit by the spread of the omicron variant. it follows reports that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng is meeting businesses today to discuss the challenges they re facing. but there s still no further clarity on whether the government is going to impose more restrictions to combat covid in england ahead of christmas. meanwhile the number of covid infections in the uk continues to rise rapidly. there were another 91,715 n
the stewards on the night ruled the incident to be accidental. however, todayjudge karen walden smith ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, gibbons actions during the race were undertaken in reckless disregard for the safety of mr tylicki . there s more details of all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you later on. this is bbc news, the headlines: the omicron variant is making up nearly three quarters of new covid cases in the us. president biden will outline his response later including 500 million free tests and military help on standby. the uk chancellor announces a £1 billion grant for the hospitality sector in england as it struggles with a collapse in bookings because of a rise in covid cases. the high court in london has ordered the ruler of dubai to pay more than $700 million in a divorce settlement to his ex wife princess haya ofjordan. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk, with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk from manchest