chinese property giants miss foreign debt payments, raising fears of a $300 billion hole in the financial system. we start with the impact of new covid restrictions in england. hospitality businesses are warning that they now face a collapse at their busiest time of the year. one trade body called so called plan b a body blow to pubs, restaurants and entertainment venues, already struggling. from monday, workers in england are being told to work from home if possible. that s raised fears of a slump in footfall in city centres. and from wednesday, an nhs covid pass or negative test will be needed to get into large venues like nightclubs. masks must be worn in most indoor public venues as of today. from birmingham, here s our business correspondent emma simpson. a city with a festive feel. busy, too. many in good spirits despite the latest restrictions. i despite the latest restrictions. ~ , restrictions. i think if it s coin: restrictions. i think if it s going to restrict
as thousands of people enter their second week without power following store., communities are rallying to provide hot meals and shelter. storm arwen. # don t stop me, cos i m having a good time # having a good time, yeah!# and it s panto season oh, yes, it is! we find out how performers and theatre goers are feeling about christmas shows against the backdrop of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel: big changes at yorkshire county cricket as 16 members of staff, including the director of cricket, leave in the wake of the racism scandal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. british scientists studying seven covid 19 vaccines have found that pfizer and moderna are the most effective to use as boosterjabs. it s the first study of how well boosters work, and the researchers found promising signs that a third jab also protects against illness and death from the new omicron variant. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the details. amid the uncerta
the children s ensemble from the cast to reduce risks. but, for many pantos opening in the next week, the cry truly is, don t stop me now. # not now!# colin paterson, bbc news. that takes us into a look at the weekend weather. follow that, stav! temperatures have been up and turn this week, starting cold, turning milder on tuesday and then temperatures have risen again this afternoon. less cold today, milder in the south, lots of clouds around with the moisture laden air off the atlantic. quite a messy pressure charge, weatherfronts atlantic. quite a messy pressure charge, weather fronts are atlantic. quite a messy pressure charge, weatherfronts are poised atlantic. quite a messy pressure charge, weather fronts are poised to bring wetter weather towards the end of the day, especially in the south west. less cold across scotland and northern ireland but the blue colours will make a return for the weekend, turning colder. here is the satellite picture and the radar, probably
spending watchdog alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film, rust. ifeel that, that, someone is responsible for what happened and i can t say who that is but i know it s not me. if you want to get in touch this morning, you are very welcome. @vicderbyshire victoria@bbc.co.uk thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, a week after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england as well as the north east and south of scotland. the situation has been declared a major incident by durham county council which has called for more resources to support residents. and in scotland, the army has been drafted in to help the recovery effort in aberdeenshire. tim muffet has this report. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4000 h
alec baldwin says he does not feel guilt over the fatal film set shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. another stunning record for ronaldo. he s the first player in history to score 800 goals for club and country, as his double helps manchester united fight back to beat arsenal, in front of new boss ralf rangnick watching from the stands. good morning. the show must go on. theatre is back for christmas and it is the most lucrative time of the year. i am at manchester s palace theatre ahead of tonight s performance of white christmas. and colder conditions are still with us in the east. milder air on the way today before the chill returns this weekend. full forecast here. good morning. it s friday, the 3rd of december. thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland and northern england, seven nights after storm arwen battered the uk. 15,000 properties are waiting to be reconnected in the north east and north west of england, as well as the north east a