centimetres of snow falling. this is the tail end of storm darcy, bringing with it strong winds, so blizzard and drifting, an additional hazard. to the north, with a keen easterly wind, quite a few showers across northern england and into scotland as well. some areas will avoid them and see some decent sunshine, but even in the sunshine it will feel particularly raw. these are the temperatures you would read on the thermometer, but we have to factor in the chilling effect of that easterly wind and actually step outside and for many it will feel closer to somewhere between 3 and 5. the easterly wind particularly strong as we head into monday as well, and those showers streaming further westwards. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines. the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid 19. but scientists say it will still help to beat the pandemic. we may not be reducing the total number o
the snow showers will remain across north east england and up into eastern scotland, sheltered western areas again seeing the best of the drier, sunnier moments and temperatures are still likely to struggle. from wednesday onwards it looks likely to stay relatively quiet, perhaps not quite as cold as we head towards the weekend. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a himalayan glacier collapses sending a wall of water and rock down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for. 12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine but the government says it has no plans to introduce vaccine passports . of course, you have the evidence that you have been vaccinated held by your gp. and if other countries require you to show proof of that evidence, then that is obviously up to those countries. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused
now on bbc news, click celebrates christmas in style with a host of christmas related gadgets and a look back at some of their highlights of the year. it s clickmas! and here comes your festive feast of fun. we ve got games, music, drinks. it s a water bottle. ..and gifts. and we ll even help you clean up afterwards. # merry clickmas, everybody! welcome to clickmas 2021, which is already looking more expensive than clickmas 2020. well, at least it s not a virtual party. but have we got a clickmas for you! they say it looks more expensive it will do once we switch on the clickmas lights. would you care to do the honours? i ve always dreamt of being asked to turn on the christmas lights and i m going to go one better than that. are you ready? definitely. five, four, three, two, one. ta da! oh, my life! it s even a clickmas laser! 7 what could possibly go wrong?! and that is the best handwriting on click. by the way, have you bought all your christmas presents? not yet. i ve s
the nobel peace laureate and veteran of south africa s struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said that the passing of desmond tutu is another chapter of bereavement in south africa s farewell to a generation of outstanding people who have bequeathed us a liberated country . new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. omicron is causing chaos for travellers 7,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. now on bbc news, click celebrates christmas in style, with a host of christmas related gadgets and a look back at some of their highlights of the year. it is clickmas! and here comes a festive feast of fun. we have games, music, drinks and gifts. and we will even help you clean up afterwards. # merry clickmas, everybody.# welcome to clickmas 2021, which is already looking mo
minutes. harry kane finally found his scoring touch again after his recent drought to help tottenham to a big win in the end in the europa conference league. a wet start to friday, skies will brighten later to sunshine and showers but some wild weather over the next few days. the full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday 1st october. our top story. the metropolitan police will deploy 650 new officers across london the met police has outlined how it intends to protect women and girls better in the wake of sarah everard s murder. scotland yard is promising more patrols across london and advising anyone stop by at loan plainclothes police officer to challenge their legitimacy. it comes after wayne couzens was handed a whole life sentence for killing sarah everard whilst still working as a metropolitan officer. sarah everard, described in court as intelligent, talented, much loved. but the question now facing the met is, could and should her killer wayne couzens have been stop