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the first deaf contestant to win strictly. wickets for england as they look to stay in with a chance against australia. steve smith goes early for the aussies in the second ashes test, but england are still well behind in adelaide. good morning. it is a cold start to the day out there and we ve got some mist and some dense fog patches around as well. some places will see around as well. some places will see a bit of sunshine later on. i ll have all the details here on bbc breakfast. it is sunday 19 december. our main story: the brexit minister, lord frost, has resigned because of his concerns about the current direction of the government, including its approach to tax and to covid restrictions. it is another setback for borisjohnson after by election defeat in north shropshire and a conservative rebellion over plan b covid measues. here is our political correspondent damian grammaticas. lord frost s resignation is without doubt another blow to boris johnson, delivered r ....
some action is necessary, sage have been clear about that, they were clear on thursday. since then, we have seen nothing, heard nothing from the prime minister. germany bans british travellers, and the netherlands goes into full lockdown, as europe ramps up its fight against the spread of omicron. the uk s brexit minister lord frost resigns citing concerns about what he called the government s direction of travel . in the first election since china tightened its control, people in hong kong are voting in a poll where every candidate has been vetted for their loyalty to beijing. richard rogers, the architect behind buildings including the pompidou centre in paris and the lloyds building in london, has died at the age of 88. now on bbc news, it s the travel show with a look back at 2021. coming up on the programme this week: it has been another challenging year for travel. but that has not stopped us from doing what we love best. hello and welcome to the travel show with ....
which is an astronomical figure. it is really important that that interest in sign language continues now in the weeks and months to come. carlos marin, the singer from the classical group il divo has died at the age of 53. it s reported that he was taken to hospital recently and spent a period of time in intensive care. in a statement on social media, the band said: it is with heavy hearts that we are letting you know that our friend and partner, carlos marin, has passed away. he will be missed by his friends, family and fans. there will never be another voice or spirit like carlos. and just before the weather. the guardian has published a photo which says is borisjohnson pictured with wine and cheese alongside his wife and up to 17 staff in the downing street garden at a time of restrictions in may last year. we ll take a look at this story and many others in tomorrow s front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining me tonight are ....
the chancellor, rishi sunak, has held talks with business leaders about the impact of omicron, after cutting short a trip to the united states. many businesses are calling for urgent help from the government. retail sales have been hit, and hotels and restaurants are reporting cancellations at what is normally one of the busiest times of the year. danny savage reports from leeds. all: merry christmas! at the myrtle tavern in leeds tonight, the ventilated marquee outside is credited with saving this business throughout covid. they understand people might be wary about going out but they are being firm about cancellations. we sent an e mail on tuesday to everyone who has booked in december and it basically told them you will be charged if you don t let us know. please let us know in any of the circumstances and we had probably 150 cancel but we ve got about 6,000 bookings, so 150 is not really that bad. pub landlords call this mad friday , such is the expectation of t ....
i am really gutted, because we were ready to smash it. this isn t the way that we wanted to go out, obviously, but even just looking back at all of those moments, it has just been an absolute pleasure dancing with you every single week. so, thank you. it had been clear on week one that she was going to be a contender for the glitter ball trophy. i mean, it is like we have just dropped into week nine or something, have we? it is not week one! there is not much to say, it was absolutely remarkable! by week 12, she was just one point short of a perfect score for her two dances. ten! i literally have done everything within my power, to the point where even to the medics this morning i was like, do you think i can dance in a moon boot? and they were like, no! it means the final tonight will be between the two remaining couples. aj offered her best wishes saying good luck to my partners in dance, john and johannes, rose and giovanni. i will be cheering you on, on one leg. dav ....