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is about to set off on his seventh marathon in seven days, in support of former team mate rob burrow. just completely blown away by the whole thing. the support has been unbelievable. um, i just want to thank everybody. it's been wonderful. good morning. a cold start to the day and a cold day generally, some dense fog, some which will be slow to left, some will not lift at all. brighter skies likely to be part of the west. details all coming up. it's monday the 7th of december. our top story. post—brexit trade talks resume this morning in brussels, following a weekend of tense negotiations. the brexit transition period ends in just over three weeks‘ time. last night the irish prime minister put the chances of a deal at 50—50. borisjohnson and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will speak this evening, for the second time in a little over 48 hours, to assess whether a deal can be salvaged. our political correspondent chris mason has the details. last night in brussels, the lights on, the talks ongoing, a huge amount at stake. things are on a knife edge here and it is serious. my gut instinct is that it's 50/50 right now. and i don't think one can be overly optimistic about a resolution emerging. and my sense is, having spoken to some of the key principles here, that this is a very challenging issue to resolve, and particularly around the level playing field. there are three main sticking points — the so—called level playing field, a reference to rules to ensure fair competition, how any deal is enforced, and fishing rights. eu sources suggest a deal on fish is close. british sources say it isn't. it seems the two sides can't even agree on what they disagree on. after today's negotiations in brussels, these two will talk again tonight. the prime minister and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen. the coming hours, the coming days will be crucial. chris mason, bbc news. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, is due to hold a breakfast meeting to update ambassadors from eu member states on the progress of the talks. our europe correspondent nick beake is in brussels. we had chris mason talking about a crucial few hours, so what can we expect from the briefing? good morning. i think it is an important moment because if you think about it, this time last week, people were saying that there was quite a good chance of getting a deal sewn up quite soon. that was the particular message from london and then it went a bit wrong, after the last meeting of these ambassadors. these other people who have the hotline to the capitals. so to paris, berlin. last time they did not like the idea that may be the eu was seen to be giving too much ground to the british. it is crucial when michel barnier today, the french negotiator during these talks on behalf of the 27 countries, update them on what has been captaining. we know they were talking for ten or 11 hours last night. as we heard in the report there. some suggestions on this sticky issue of efficient, they were getting very near to cracking that, getting very near to cracking that, getting a deal —— on the sticky issue of fishing. we were getting up from the eu side and then pretty robustly and immediately, london said, hang about, that is not true, there has not been any breakthrough whatsoever. this is a place which is swelling with aroma but notjust about politics and in another pace in brussels. —— swelling with rumours. the outcome of this will affect the eu and britain to many affect the eu and britain to for many times to come. and things week by could become more expensive in january if taxes are put in place because no agreement has been reached. —— the things we buy could become more expensive. we'll be speaking to foreign office ministerjames cleverly at 7.30am. hospitals across the uk are receiving the pfizer—biontech covid—19 vaccine, ready for the first doses to be administered from tomorrow. priority will be given to vaccinating the over—80s, front line health care workers and care home staff and residents. aru na iyengar reports. a precious delivery from belgium arrives at croydon university hospital in south london, one of 50 vaccination hubs across england which will receive some of the 800,000 doses available in the first batch. the pfizer biontech vaccines are packed in ice. they have to be kept at —70 degrees. they need handling with care. these small vials will kick—start the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history. it's just incredible, actually. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands, because they are —70 degrees, but to know that they are here and we are amongst the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. st george's hospital in tooting is also getting ready. the uk has ordered a0 million doses. each person needs to have two doses, 21 days apart. so that's enough to vaccinate 20 million people. hospitals like this see many elderly people every day of the week. so they'll be taking the opportunity to make sure those over 80 who will be in the hospital, either in outpatients or perhaps being discharged this week, will get the vaccination first. we'll also be working with local care homes to make sure care home staff, who have been doing such a greatjob during the pandemic, also get their vaccine. and of course, high—risk health workers will also be in the queue as well. scotland, wales and northern ireland will also begin their vaccination programme on tuesday. over 80s are told not to be worried if they're not called for a jab this month. the vast majority will have to wait until the new year to receive it. how the roll—out goes will determine the future course of the coronavirus pandemic in the uk. for now, these life—savers will be kept under lock and key until tomorrow when the vaccination programme starts. aruna iyengar, bbc news. one of the hospitals that's been earmarked as a vaccination hub is st thomas' in central london. breakfast‘s tim muffet is there for us this morning. good morning. this is a huge moment, isn't it? that's right. and the story of this pandemic, so this week is really crucial. the first vaccines have been arriving in the uk over the last few days and the hubs are being established across the uk. in england, as we had, 50 nhs centres or hospitals have been designated so far, we expect that number to increase over time as more vaccinations arrive. from tomorrow, those first vaccinations will be administered. now, one of the main challenges is the fact that this vaccine has to be transported and stored at —70 degrees, and that is why a care home residents will not be amongst the first to receive the vaccine because transporting it is too difficult. as we saw in the report, the first recipients are expected to be elderly people who are outpatients at hospital, or who are outpatients at hospital, or who are about to be discharged. we expect those vaccinations to begin tomorrow. nhs england's medical director yesterday said that this marks the beginning of the end of the pandemic. but make no mistake, this will be a marathon, not a sprint. thank you, tim. jersey has recorded a daily high of coronavirus cases. the channel island has seen 96 new cases over the past 2a hours. there are now 516 active cases on the island, with positive tests increasing at an average rate of 60 per day. 17 people are in hospital. president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. mr giuliani, who has been leading the trump campaign's legal challenges to the presidential election result, is the latest member of the president's team to fal ill with covid. in a tweet the 76—year—old said he was "getting great care and feeling good". the duke and duchess of cambridge have started a tour of britain by train to thank key workers for their work during the pandemic and they were treated to a festive send—off at london's euston station. #is # is the season of love and understanding. # merry christmas, everyone! that really is him! she is enjoying it, isn't she? having a right old boogie. shakin' stevens had the concourse rocking as he serenaded the couple with his classic hit, "merry christmas everyone". the duchess clearly got into the spirit before boarding the royal train last night for the 1,200 mile trip which ends tomorrow. i believe that they chose shaking stevens to sing them on. one of the all—time classics. do you think prince william was leaning in saying, stop it! stop with that thing! of course not! he remained very firm, no hip movement. no wiggling at all. shirley ballas would not approve! let's have a look at the weather. good morning, everyone! you might wa nt to good morning, everyone! you might want to wiggle this morning because it is cold outside. temperatures at zero or below, some frost and fog around. some of the fog will be slow to lift, some will not lift at all, and that will hold back the damages if you are in an area where that happens. the met office has a yellow weather warning for the dense fog in the south—east corner of england, but there is mist and fog elsewhere, in scotland and northern ireland could be stubborn to lift as well. the sunshine is the best across the west, and also some showers coming in across the english channel, also through the far east of scotland. these are the maximum temperatures, if you are under the fog, then it will not feel very warm at all today. this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure which is currently in the north sea will drift westwards, taking the rain with it. also some mountain snow across scotland. gusty winds, a few showers ahead of this, and some mist and fog forming again across parts of the south. these are the overnight lows, another cold night in prospect, a cold start to the day. some mist and fog could link but tomorrow will be more of a breeze, so should not be as problematic as today. the low pressure will be centred over scotla nd pressure will be centred over scotland so we will have all of these showers and some rain spiralling around across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. as become further south, some sunshine where we do not have fog, and those are the temperatures. not quite as loud as today, expect —— low as today, except for where the fog lingers, three to a much longerfor the fog lingers, three to a much longer for cut with the fog lingers, three to a much longerfor cut with more the fog lingers, three to a much longer for cut with more details on half an hour. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. "frosty the no man" — that's the metro's headline as it leads on the current brexit deal deadlock. a brexit deal deadlock. very decent headline for ther pictured is the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost. the sun manages to combine two of today's big stories — those post—brexit trade talks and the nhs preparing to administer the first doses of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine from tomorrow. their headline is "vaxit". the i hails the imminent arrival of "v day", reporting that the first doses have arrived. the paper quotes nhs england's medical director, professor stephen powys, who said it feels like the ‘beginning of the end' of the pandemic. and the closure of a christmas market in tier 3 nottingham makes the front of the nottingham post. the paper says organisers shut it down after pictures of large crowds caused outrage. really difficult, isn't it? because people are organising outdoor events and it is too crowded, it is too difficult. you might have noticed that we have cracked out the christmas tree. nina has one down her end of the studio and we have one here. do you get christmas tree nb if you have good trees? -- envy? no, it isjust inspiration, i love it. have a look at this. if you are pleased with your decorations, look at this couple, in their home in leicestershire. can you see this?” cannot believe i am going to say this to you, is that not be the castle ? this to you, is that not be the castle? is that the pronunciation? —— beaver? castle? is that the pronunciation? -- beaver? if it is, the beavers are back! is it beaver castle? 0k! anyway, look at their tree! they have not got a beaver at the top, it isa have not got a beaver at the top, it is a peacock. has that set you off? anyway, i will come back to it. go on! it goes all around, the peacock tail, sally had lost it! there you 90, tail, sally had lost it! there you go, bigotry in beaver castle. we are being by beavers, i don't know what's happening —— it is a big tree. i have got a gorgeous picture of the beatles as babies. a very young baby faced paul mccartney aged 15, george and john as well. this is the budding reception they were playing at, they were rehearsing here, it was paul mccartney's brother who found this as a negative and he discarded it years ago, but when he found it again he realised it was a brilliant picture. also some really lovely tribute to the voice of golf, peter alice, who died yesterday. —— peter alliss. jack nicklaus passing tribute, he was commenting on the masters recently for the bbc. working until recently, that voice. he was a proper legend to work with, i worked with him for ten yea rs to work with, i worked with him for ten years on the gulf, and when i met him for the first time, he said, hello, come with me, young man, i will give you some cheese and biscuits that will change your life. he was such an extravagant character, full of love for the game and he was a pleasure to work with. did they change your life? they were good biscuits. we have been talking over the last seven days about the by over the last seven days about the rugby league legend kevin sinfield who has been running, attempting to run seven marathons in seven days. this morning it is day seven, the seventh round. he starts injust over an hour's time. running for his friend rob burrow, former leeds when a player he was diagnosed with mnd a year ago. this is his support team and himself running yesterday in leeds. he is allowed to have six people he has close contact with. after six days, they are honestly, this team is fantastic, incredibly close. and he has run every single marathon underfour close. and he has run every single marathon under four hours so far, which is ridiculous considering some of the conditions have been really difficult. it's been very cold over the weekend. when he started out, his plan was to get to 70 £777, all about rob's number at leeds rhinos. we can give you a latest update on the money, over 1021% over his original target, nearly the money, over 1021% over his originaltarget, nearly at the money, over 1021% over his original target, nearly at £800,000 today. that is absolutely incredible. we will be talking to kevin just after 7am as he prepares to set off. i was with him on saturday as he dated the fifth run, this is the moment he met rob at the very end. that is rob's mum and dad, wife and children as well. and kevin whispered something private to him. you might have thought that would be something very deep and meaningful, it wasn't, it was a joke! he was trying to make him laugh!m it wasn't, it was a joke! he was trying to make him laugh! it was a lovely q u ote trying to make him laugh! it was a lovely quote about doing something for his team—mates, he said? lovely quote about doing something for his team-mates, he said? when i talked to him about why he is doing it, he said, i'm gesturing to be his team—mate. and kevin was his captain for 13 years and he still is captain now, that is why he's doing it. lovely, friendship and loyalty, all rolled into one. looking forward to talking to him in an hour. "the beginning of the end" of the pandemic. that's how the coronavirus vaccine, which will be administered from tomorrow, was described by the head of nhs england, professor stephen powis. breakfast‘s graham satchell has been speaking to just a few of those who are hoping the vaccine will help them to get some semblance of their old lives back. back in march, tina and her colleagues took a remarkable decision. to keep their residents safe they moved into court house care home. very, very emotional. it was a very emotional time. i feel very proud, actually, very proud to have done it, yeah. it's wonderful. tina slept in the pharmacy. she thought it would last just two weeks. it went on for three months. this was the moment she was reunited with her husband. the new vaccine will be given to care home staff and residents in the coming weeks. incredible. absolutely incredible. it's amazing in that short time really. yeah, it's all happened and ijust think, wow. hopefully if we can start getting it it's like all of our christmases come at once, really. we've got technology today. zoom and facetime and everything. it's not the same as giving your relative a hug and a kiss, is it, really? to hug your family and kiss them, i'm just so excited about it. really excited. i don't know how i am feeling still. it'sjust unreal. but i don't regret my decision. and i'm really determined to go through with it. this is lydia guthriejust moments before she took part in the oxford vaccine trial. i really hate needles. i'm hoping for a sticker and a lollipop, like i used to get when i was a kid. i think that would be nice. i felt really inspired by a lot of the stories i was seeing at the time, right at the beginning of lockdown back in march. bus drivers, care workers, supermarket staff, health care staff, i think they were the real heroes. and i felt really inspired by that. and it felt to me like this was a tiny thing i could do. to have been part, a tiny part, of that amazing human endeavour is something that i will always treasure. it's been like lighting a candle in the dark. and it's given me real hope to be part of that team. things are just starting to get quite difficult. just every day is the same. it's difficult tojust get lost in the abyss. the last nine months have been really hard for holly. she has severe asthma, so she has been shielding. and she lives on her own. it's ok that i've got wee simba here. pretty much the only face—to—face company i have. it's been a very long year. not a lot of good news. i know this isjust the start. that's what it is. it's a start. a vaccine means everything to holly, the chance to see family and friends again, to start living again. just thinking, i'm going to get this vaccine in the next month, or the month after, but you will get it and they are there. so it gives us all a little bit of hope for 2021. i imagine myself lying on the bed when i was in the intensive care unit. and i have a feeling this is how i will look. 0la turned to painting to help his recovery. he spent six weeks on a ventilator in march. he is grateful to the nhs for saving his life and to the scientists for creating a vaccine. i was over the moon. it's going to go a long way in helping other people, including myself and other people who have suffered to overcome this pandemic. so that is our christmas gift. 0la is a marie curie nurse delivering care to people at home. now he wants to play as part delivering the vaccine. i want to help out, advocate for the vaccine and encourage people to please go out and get it. it will take many months for the vaccine to be rolled out. but starting tomorrow, there is now hope for an end to this pandemic. graham satchell, bbc news. incredible stories from graham. it's the start of yet another crunch week in the post—brexit trade talks, which start up again in brussels this morning. this time though we really are getting close to the wire, and that means business leaders are keeping a very close eye on developments. nina's here to explain why. what's at stake, nina? good morning. talks on a knife edge, knife edge, definitely deja vu! but we mean it this time! yes, brexit. the b—word. let's recap on where we're up to. the uk officially left the eu on 31st of january. at that point we entered an 11—month transition period. it was supposed to be time for the two sides agree their future relationship, especially when it comes to trade. it's important because the eu is the uk's largest trading partner. last year, uk exports to the eu were worth nearly £300 billion. two fifths of all we sell abroad. the stuff we brought in was worth nearly £400 billion, around half of all imports. when we were in the eu, companies were able to buy and sell goods without paying taxes on the ins and outs. known as tariffs. if countries don't have free trade agreements they have to abide by the rules set by a body called the world trade organisation, the wto. that means taxes on things we buy and sell. when the uk was in the eu it was automatically part of trade deals with more than 70 other countries. since we left, we've made new deals with 50 of those places. but the big one — a deal with the eu itself — remains elusive. trade deal or not, there will be changes. from the 1st of january goods coming in will have lots of new paperwork and checks are expected. that could be a big problem for the lorry drivers deal or no deal, there will be an requirement to do customs declarations. there are insufficient customs agents to complete the paperwork so the consequent is businesses will either not be able to trade because they will not be able to transport product, but if they do and they have not got the paperwork done, we were likely to seek vehicles turned around from calais back to the uk, and we are going to see significant chaos and queues. northern ireland is also a major concern for both sides in this. at the moment goods can pass freely from say england to the republic of ireland via northern ireland. both sides have agreed there will be no return to a physical border between the two places. but that means northern ireland will remain part of the eu market in a small way. but how to make that work without a hard border with the uk is still being worked out. newspaper reports this morning that there may be a breakthrough on fishing but there are still major sticking points on whether businesses will have to follow eu rules on things like workers' rights and government subsidies if the uk wants open access to trade. so, talks on a knife edge, a double spread in the mirror newspaper looking at the impact on food, medicine, the economy, the border, but the truth is, we don't know what will come out of this. if anyone does know they are not saying. we are wondering how much of this is posturing and politicians showing off, but for businesses, this is really real. they have coped with a year of covid not knowing how to plan for january is year of covid not knowing how to plan forjanuary is virtually impossible. thank you very much. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. despite some busy scenes on high streets at the weekend across london, initial figures show spending was still well below pre—pandemic levels. it was the first weekend since stores reopened after lockdown, and in knightsbridge police had to desperse crowds from outside harrods, making four arrests for breaches to covid regulations. large crowds also gathered at leicester square and piccadilly circus, but on average, footfall in shops was down by a third compared to the same december weekend last year. researchers say it's still too early to know what the long—term effects of the covid pandemic will be on babies. the comments come after a survey found almost half of parents said their child had become clingier after the first lockdown. some of those working with young children say parents are concerned that reduced social interaction has already harmed thier child's development. they're thinking, how are these babies ever going to interact with people when all they've seen is people in masks or people on zoom? you know, are they going to be shy? how are they going to fare when i put them into nursery, or we try and find a childminder, when they've only been in my arms and with me for this maternity year? so that's a real concern. well, on the issue of young people during the pandemic, tech firms have started offering a solution to the issue of childcare, by offering virtual nannies, whereby the childminder is on the other end of a zoom call. go to the bbc website to read more on it. let's take a look at the travel situation now. a signalfailure in barking is effecting the district line, with no service between barking and upminster. it's also effecting the hammersmith and city line, with no service between liverpool street and barking 0n the roads, it's very foggy this morning. bo service on the woolwich ferry as a result. and in west london, in hanworth, the a316 is closed between the waterworks roundabout and the m3 after a collision. it'll be closed for several hours. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a cold start this monday morning. temperatures away from central london around zero. so there could be a little bit of frost, but also some dense fog as well. murky conditions. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for the fog. it's valid until 11 o'clock this morning, but for some, especially in the home counties, that mightjust linger all day. if you are stuck underneath it it will feel very cold. if it does lift, it is likely to lift into low cloud. the small chance of a shower to the south and east of london, but largely dry today, temperatures between two and four celsius only. 0vernight it stays pretty cold. and if you lose the mist and fog today, it's likely to reform. another murky night. the minimum temperature away from central london down to zero. there mayjust be a sparkle or two frost first thing tomorrow morning. another murky start to tuesday. it stays pretty chilly through tomorrow. the fog perhaps lingering a little less because there is more of a breeze. hopefully less murky tomorrow afternoon. va nessa vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london from seven. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning: six down, one to go — the rugby league legend kevin sinfield is about to start a magnificent seventh marathon in seven days for his friend and former leeds rhino team—mate rob burrow. we'll be chatting to kev before he sets off — and we have some surprises in store. another brilliant effort yesterday. underfour hours. another brilliant effort yesterday. under four hours. he another brilliant effort yesterday. underfour hours. he has been raising an incredible amount of money. coronation street turns 60 years old this week — and the actor sally dynevor has been on the itv soap for well over half of that time. she'll be sharing some of her memories before nine. and these fellas have been around for nearly as long as corrie. we'll be talking to the youngest member of the 0smonds, jay, who's written a new musical about his family's rise to global fame. good morning. it is just after half past six. it's v day tomorrow — the start of the biggest and most ambitious vaccination roll—out in british history. some hospitals already have their first doses of the pfizer—biontech covid—19 jab, others will get theirs today. let's get a better idea of how it will all work from one of ourfront line medics, the gp dr nighat arif. good morning to you. lovely to have you on the programme again. hope you have had a nice weekend. let's start with that quote from the professor. the beginning of the end, he said, of the vaccine. what is your reaction to that? i wonder how your patients have been talking about what has been happening in the past few days? no, we can't deny this is amazing progress. at the start of the year somebody said to me, there is going to be a virus we know little about, there is going to be a vaccine we will discover and it is usable and safe and has gone through all the stringent tests by the end of the year, that we can roll out to oui’ of the year, that we can roll out to our population. i thought, that can't happen. but it is happening. this is all some. we are on the brink of history. we are part of living history. we are able to do this in quite a short time. very excited, but also very anxious and looking forward to what is going to come next. because this is going to be the biggest roll—out we will ever have of a vaccine in history. in order to eradicate a new virus that we knew nothing about at the start of the year. give us an idea about the practicalities of administering this vaccine? the feeling is it will probably come to gp practices at some stage, a little bit further down the line. it needs to be stored at -70 down the line. it needs to be stored at —70 degrees. so how does that, and the logistics around that, compared to what you would normally be doing at this time of the year with the flu vaccine? firstly, we've only had the notification letter from nhs england actually sent out on friday evening. we know that primary care networks are going to set up vaccination hubs. how they are going to work we don't know yet. there are a massive drive to get lots of people employed to look at how we can get —— give this as an injection. logistics are still being worked at. this is going to be an enhanced service that lots of gp practices will be offering. that comes with its own logistical issues. that means within the practice, so, for example our practice, so, for example our practice in buckinghamshire, we are going to have practice nurses, we will have all the health care professionals, we will have receptionists, a practice manager, the workload is going to be immense in order to offer this, because once we get the vaccine into the surgery it is going to be thawed, it has to be kept between two and 8 degrees. there is going to be a whole process of drawing it up. you have to get the vial, shake it for ten times, draw up1.8 males the vial, shake it for ten times, draw up 1.8 males of say line, then put it into the vaccine, then shake it again, then take five times, 0.3 males, and administer it to the patient. it is not an easy process. it is going to take time. there are lots of checks and balances that are going to happen. there are a lot of gps who are quite concerned this enhanced service has been rushed through. so we are going to have to learn how to cope, because we have got the rest of medicine that we need to do in general practice. and we don't want patients to think we are too busy we can't see them. this isa are too busy we can't see them. this is a huge undertaking for gp practices. patients will have to bear with us and we, as doctors and nurses and health care assistant and district nurses, pharmacists, we're all going to have to pitch in and learn as we go along. you talk about it being an exciting step forward, as professor powerslam said. but there are some people with legitimate concerns. what sort of conversation are you having with your patients? they are varying so much. a lot of patients don't want this vaccine because they fear it will change their dna. there is a lot of misinformation that is about. if you look at the ingredients of the pfizer vaccine, it's actually really simple. it's an rna vaccine that comes in two parts. 0ne really simple. it's an rna vaccine that comes in two parts. one is the are ina that comes in two parts. one is the are in a bid of the virus, which is going to add into the protein. then it is covered in a nano particle, a fatty layer that means it will get absorbed into your cells. a lot of vaccines work that way. that has got some salt, some sugar and that's about it. there are no chips in there. there is nothing in there thatis there. there is nothing in there that is going to change your dna. there is nothing that is going to be abnormal in any way that we as doctors are aware of. there are lots of issues around the fact that people don't want the vaccine because it has been rushed through and is not safe. to anybody watching, i want to say that the mhra have done massively stringent tests. it has gone through phase one, phase two trials. there are independence bodies that have looked at the vaccine. in order for us to get of the herd immunity that we need, in order to protect our population, which is what everybody wa nts, population, which is what everybody wants, we need to have at least 55% of the population taking up the vaccine. so i as a health care professional have looked at the data and i'm very happy with it. i will be getting vaccinated. ok. always lovely to talk to you. thank you. i need to correct something. i think i might have said that jay 0smond is the youngest 0smond. i thinkjimmy and marie are younger. you've learnt a lot in the last ten minutes! sorry about that, 0smond fans. we will be talking to him at about nine o'clock this morning. yes. he would be talking about a new musical he has written about a new musical he has written about the whole family. that's where he will be here. holly issue with the sport. the best result of the weekend, not necessarily the football. fans are back? exactly. if you are a spurs fan in particular, and you are back yesterday, it wasn't perhaps the white wall of fa ns we wasn't perhaps the white wall of fans we were used to, more like a white picket fence. but they did watch their side moved back to the top of the premier league. they beat arsenal in that north london derby. fans watching there. tottenham are back at the top of the premier league after they beat arsenal in the north london derby. fans were allowed back into the tottenham hotspur stadium, and they were treated to another son heung—min and harry kane masterclass. they worked together beautifully, scoring one each and setting up the other for a 2—0 win. we go match after match. we are enjoying the situation, of course, very much. i believe that the public and the ones at home in front of the screen, the tottenham fans, they are also enjoying the moment. for one more league —— for one more week we're going to be of the league. but spurs are only ahead of liverpool on goal difference, after the champions convincingly beat wolves 4—0. again, in front of 2000 fans, giving jurgen klopp the opporutnity to do this again. not quite the crowd it was at anfield last time there were spectators back in march.. leicester and crystal palace were the day's of the winners. and in scotland, rangers extended their lead over celtic at the top of the premiership to 13 points, with a 4—0 win against ross county, veteran strikerjermain defoe wrapping up the scoring. they are now unbeaten in 12 away games, and that puts even more pressure on celtic, who could only manage a draw with stjohnstone. american double world cup winner alex morgan scored her first goal for tottenham as they beat brighton in the women's super league — their first win of the season. and australian star sam kerr scored a hat—trick to give chelsea a 3—2 win over west ham, and set a record of 12 successive home wins in the league. derby county caretaker manager wayne rooney has released a further statement, condemning millwall fans who booed players taking the knee before their game on saturday. rooney said: there was so very nearly a first formula one victory for george russell on his debut. but he was denied by a mercedes tyre mix—up at the sakhir grand prix. standing in for lewis hamilton, he excelled from the moment he went out on the track in bahrain, but after a bizarre pit—lane mistake with the tyres, and then a puncture in the closing laps, he clawed his way up to ninth, instead the fairy tale ending was for racing point's sergio perezwho claimed his first f1 race. russell admitted he had "cried a little" but he really showed what he's capable of. what a feature he has. the voice of golf, peter alice, has what a feature he has. the voice of golf, peteralice, has died what a feature he has. the voice of golf, peter alice, has died at the age of 89. after the voice of golf, peter alliss, died at the age of 89, the comedian and actorjohn cleese perhaps put it best. he said, "the most sane and comforting voice i ever heard. i always thought that i could cope with the ending of the world if only peter was commentating on it." after a successful playing career, alliss commentated for over half a century. his family described his death as "unexpected but peaceful". i think it was so fascinating yesterday just to watch the outpouring of grief on twitter. but a lot of joy to outpouring of grief on twitter. but a lot ofjoy to be taken as well from a lot of the stories and anecdotes about peter alliss. a lot of things people might not even remember. he left an incredible legacy. you're right. it's wonderful to hear those stories again and get the chance to hear so much more of that voice. he was a brilliant storyteller. the greats of the game are talking about him as well. phil mickelson said his speech when he was inducted into the whole of fame was inducted into the whole of fame was the best to he had ever heard at any golfing event. we get hold of the room. he was such a treasure for us the room. he was such a treasure for us and we really appreciate him. right across the world, comments and anecdotes and stories. it's been lovely, it's been brilliant. thank you, holly. carol promised us they full weather forecast for this week. here she is now. good morning. good morning. you might not like this weather forecast iam going might not like this weather forecast i am going to give you because this morning it is a cold start. it is a frosty start. there is some fog around as well. some of that is freezing fog. and generally today it is going to be cold and grey. if we look at the temperatures at the moment, it is —3 currently in high wycombe. —2 in bury st edmunds. freezing in belfast and also in perth. just above freezing in rhyl and durham. it gives you a kind of idea of how cold it is if you are just a stepping out. the fog will be an issue this morning. we're in between two areas of low pressure. this is the jet stream. you between two areas of low pressure. this is thejet stream. you can between two areas of low pressure. this is the jet stream. you can see this cold air across the uk. a freezing fog will be cold —— were max lowe to clear. not much wind to move it around. this low pressure will come our way tonight. it will sink into the near continent. the met office has a yellow weather warning out for fog for parts of the south of england. there is mist and fog patches in other parts of the country as well. some of that in northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland will be slow to left. some of it across east anglia will be slow to left. that will hold back the temperatures. the best of any sometime today in the west. showers dotted in the west, the south and the north—east. these are the maximum temperatures. as we head into the evening and overnight, this low pressure starts to drift westwards, taking its rain with it. some will be heavy and persistent across parts of north—eastern scotla nd across parts of north—eastern scotland and south—east scotland. the ground here is already saturated, so there is the risk of flooding. we could also see some patchy mist and fog from across southern areas, which tomorrow should clear a little bit more readily than it is going to today. 0ur readily than it is going to today. our low pressure will be sitting across us, rain and showers swirling around it. it would be quite windy around it. it would be quite windy around it. it would be quite windy around it out of the centre, where the winds will be quite still. south it will be dry with some sunshine and stubborn areas of fog as well. temperatures will only get up to three in norwich. six, seven and eight as we push further north and west. 0n eight as we push further north and west. on wednesday our low pressure is filling. it is dying. all that will be left is this area of cloud and the odd spot of rain. to the north of that across north—east scotla nd north of that across north—east scotland we should see some sunshine. to the south of it they will be some bright skies or some sunny skies as well. temperatures picking up. six, seven and eight. you can see this weather front waiting in the wings. it is not going to do much more than it is doing now. but the weather towards the end of the week does turn more changeable. time for the big coat. i've had the big coat out for weeks. time for the extra big coat. i might go double layer. i might get the snood out. see you later on. i don't have a snood, just in case you're wondering. i've got a balaclava thing. similar. ithought wondering. i've got a balaclava thing. similar. i thought i saw you wearing a snood this morning. now that's a... what he called out thing you put around your neck? a scarf! a golfing thing. what you call it? i will remember it. shall we share the next beautiful piece of television with our viewers. the problem today is we have got no milk. we haven't had a cup of tea yet. there is a milk shortage. please, can someone send us some milk! 0nly milk shortage. please, can someone send us some milk! only one cup of tea a day and i have to have it before we start, otherwise it all goes wrong. let's hope this next story will rescue us. it's a special week for coronation street. the itv soap is celebrating its 60th anniversary on wednesday. in that time it's seen 146 deaths, 131 weddings and too many servings of betty's hot pot to count. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has been speaking to some of the street's most long—standing residents. 60 years of coronation street. from the fights between ena sharples and elsie tanner. now look here, you'll only move me out of this house when i want to go. in the meantime, gojump in the cut! to the campaign to free the weatherfield one. i didn't do anything. and even the prime minister, tony blair, got involved with that. and those classic one liners. what's that lipstick taste of? woman, stanley. woman. you see this smile, betty? it's not really a smile, it's the lid on a screen. do i dress a bit tarty? give over. too demure altogether, i reckon. there's some days we hardly see your knickers at all. one man has been there throughout — william roache, playing ken barlow, who, in that first episode, was a student. sauce, ken? no. oh, but i got especially. you always loved it when you was little. did i? and he's hugely proud that both he and corrie have reached this landmark. what's up? nothing. considering that when it started, it was only going to run for 11 weeks. and also, i didn't want to be in it. and when you think about that, and then how life can, you know, that would have been a life—changing thing if i'd insisted on not doing it. but apart from that, once we got on air, the reaction was amazing, because we were the first realism. you know, like the marlon brando, james dean in films, john osborne's look back in anger. 0n television we were the first kitchen sink drama, and the reaction was instant and amazing. and we shot straight up into the ratings, and we've been there ever since. this is a development? it's demolition! to play the same character for 60 years, you're unique in that. just try and give an insight into what it's like? this is absolutely true. when it had been going about five years, i was watching it with my father. and the commercial break came and he said, "oh, put the kettle on, ken. sorry! " i thought, right, if my own father can do it, i will forgive anybody doing it. the character who's appeared in the second most episodes, 4,369, is gail platt. keeping count of how many husbands she's had is tricky. is it for when i married twice, is is that it? i think that's it. what is the secret? why has it lasted 60 years? i think itjust might have something to do with the fact that children watch it with their parents. and so it becomes something they remember. they go away then. when they grow up, they go and do things they are supposed to do as teenagers. but i think when they start to have their own children, they come back and watch it again. so i think, i hope, wejust go down the generations. what's next for gail? husband number six? 0h! surely not! surely that's not possible. um, i — although... who knows? that's not one of the plots for the 60th anniversary. although last year when planning for it started, two of the writers pitched the idea of a global pandemic started by tyrone and racing pigeons. i'm immensely relieved that we didn't elect to play the story, because i think by now, if we were to be going on air with a storyline that was about a pandemic that originated in tyrone's bird loft, we would have been run out of town as horribly insensitive. so it's a huge sigh of relief that i'm breathing that we never told the story. do you find the accused guilty or not guilty? instead, there will be the culmination of the jeff and yasmeen domestic abuse saga. this storyline, which has been so real and so identifiable, and has helped so many people, i'm so privileged to have been a part of it, because i think it's the essence of corrie. it's a funny looking thermometer, this. it's rectal. but it's been through the dishwasher. coronation street — over 60 years, there have been 57 births, 131 weddings, 146 deaths. and knowing corrie, it won't be long until they're adding to those totals. coronation street's all right. colin paterson... mind, there's some you'll have to watch. ..bbc news. 0h, oh, the history. we have got sally dynevor coming up on the programme later talking about being in the soap are so many years. her character sally and what the future holds. back to the main story today. talks continue in brussels today, on the uk's future relationship with the european union. if a trade deal can be reached before the end of the month, it'll go to mps to vote on. let's try to get an idea of where labour stand on this. the shadow work and pensions secretary, jonathan reynolds, joins us now. good morning. will labour back in a brexit deal? we would rbc have to see that the first of all. to be in this position, it's a polling that we have got the deal already. we are in the transition zone. we should be preparing for what comes next. given that the government was elected a year ago on the promise of that oven ready deal, they should have kept their promises. we would have to see it first. we have always said we would oppose in all circumstances no deal and we are in a position where it is an up or down vote on a no deal. we think the government haven't really told the house of commons yet what form that would take. we have to look at it and we do want to move on from this and give the country a chance to recover from the pandemic but not having to focus on brexit. i understand why you are saying that, because you are saying you need to see the deal. but even the unite general secretary has warned your leader against sitting on the fence. how important is it for labour to be very precise and decisive about any response you might have? that's the case with any issue. we shouldn't forget that in the years since the general election the years since the general election the pandemic has been the big story rather than brexit. and tragically, the headline from there is obviously is having the highest number of excess deaths in europe. but we should also remember we have had the biggest, deepest recession in europe as well. it is like to get this wrong, the capacity of the economy, the position we are in after this year has made a deal even more essential. that is what we want to see. we do want to move on from this. i think the whole country feels a little bit like that. we shouldn't be in this position. we shouldn't be in this position. we should be able to tell business people in our constituencies what they are going to be going into at they are going to be going into at the end of this year. the fact we can't at this stage, it's not good enough. the government needs to focus, knuckle down and get the deal in place. what mistakes do you think they have made and what would labour have done differently? if you look at the coverage over the weekend of what is alleged by the government to be the major issues, still no resolution on fishing, on the level playing field, the secretary of state for comment fair trading between us and the rest of the european union, those have always been the issues. they were the issues two years ago, three years ago. if you look at what the government promised and said would happen, they have called this wrong. i can't believe to be at the stage where those issues are being cited as the major stumbling blocks, one frankly they have always been the things that need to be resolved. again, that's very poor. 0n things that need to be resolved. again, that's very poor. on that level playing field, that is a common set of employment, labour, environmental standards that are already in place. we would never wish to go below those standards. we have no interest in the uk competing by slashing workers' rights or fair protections in the workplace. it is relatively straightforward for us. i don't understand given what the government promised why that is difficult for them. they would have to a nswer difficult for them. they would have to answer that themselves. but if you look at the issues, they should be settled. fishing, very controversial in terms of how some of those issues are played out historically. but let's be clear, and this is no slide at all to the uk or european fishing industries, this is a relatively small part of the economy. it shouldn't be something that stops a major trade deal going ahead. that wouldn't make sense. let's be really honest about this. if you don't back this deal, there is then a significant risk of no deal whatsoever? that has to be the biggest risk. and it shouldn't bea the biggest risk. and it shouldn't be a risk at all. if you go back again to the leave campaign, this is basically a vote leave government, think about michael gove micro speech where he said there is a free trade zone from turkey to iceland, and it is inconceivable that the uk wouldn't be part of that, they have to deliver on that promise. if they don't do that the recriminations for that, and the impact for the british economy, would be absolutely extreme. they promised this deal. it was an oven ready deal, we were told a year ago, was an oven ready deal, we were told a yearago, and was an oven ready deal, we were told a year ago, and they should be delivering that. jonathan reynolds, thank you very much. you're watching bbc breakfast. i know you have all got busy monday mornings. i would love you to stay with us for at least another 15 minutes if you have got to shoot off. we are going to be speaking live to the rugby league legend kevin sinfield. he is ringing the seventh of seven marathons in seven days to support his former team at rob burrow and raise money for research into motor neurone disease. we've got something to show him which — we hope — mightjust put an extra spring in his step. we hope what we are going to do in the next few minutes might help put an extra spring in his step. do stay with us. it's worth watching. hopefully it will inspire you as well. i think we can assure you kevin sinfield sort of loosening up. there he is. he has got father christmas with him as well. he has got both of them. two people dressed as father christmas anyway. all running with number seven on the back. kevin is planning to set off round about 7:30am. we are going to speak tojust round about 7:30am. we are going to speak to just after seven o'clock. we got a few little treats for him. remember, when he first started out, it's all based around the number seven. he was trying to raise £77,770. he has absolutely blown through that target. he is well over. he went past adam in the night. it was 780 odd thousand. just a few better ago. that is coming up. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. the prime minister has this morning called for today to be recognised as a ‘national day of hope' on what would have been the 31st birthday of murdered schoolboy damilola tayor. schoolboy damilola taylor. the ten—year—old was stabbed to death by two teenagers in peckham on his way home from the library. writing for a national newspaper, borisjohnson says he wished he "could pretend that we'd driven knife crime off the streets of london and defeated gangs", but insists more police are on the streets and progress was being made. researchers say it's still too early to know what the long—term effects of the covid pandemic will be on babies. the comments come after a survey found almost half of parents said their child had become clingier after the first lockdown. some of those working with young children say parents are concerned that reduced social interaction has already harmed their child's development. they're thinking, how are these babies ever going to interact with people when all they've seen is people in masks or people on zoom? you know, are they going to be shy? how are they going to fare when i put them into nursery, or we try and find a childminder, when they've only been in my arms and with me for this maternity year? so that's a real concern. let's take a look at the travel situation now. a signal failure in south kensigton is affecting the district line which has severe delays to stations in south west london. an earlier signal failure in barking is affecting the hammersmith and city line which has severe delays between liverpool street and barking. and a signal failure at gloucester road is causing severe delays on the circle line. 0n the roads, it's very foggy this morning, no service on the woolwich ferry as a result. and in west london, in hanworth, the a316 is closed between the waterworks roundabout and the m3 after a collision. it'll be closed for several hours. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a cold start this monday morning. temperatures away from central london around zero. so there could be a little bit of frost, but also some dense fog as well. murky conditions. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for the fog. it's valid until 11 o'clock this morning, but for some, especially in the home counties, that mightjust linger all day. if you are stuck underneath it it will feel very cold. if it does lift, it is likely to lift into low cloud. the small chance of a shower to the south and east of london, but largely dry today, temperatures between two and four celsius only. 0vernight it stays pretty cold. and if you lose the mist and fog today, it's likely to reform. another murky night. the minimum temperature away from central london down to zero. there mayjust be a sparkle or two frost first thing tomorrow morning. another murky start to tuesday. it stays pretty chilly through tomorrow. the fog perhaps lingering a little less because there is more of a breeze. hopefully less murky tomorrow afternoon. in the next few minutes, vanessa feltz will be speaking to the leader of westminster council about how busy 0xford street, regent's street got over the weekend. that's on bbc radio london. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. hours to do a deal. post brexit trade talks resume today but are said to be on a knife edge. preparing for v day. hospitals across the uk put their final plans in place ahead of tomorrow's covid vaccine rollout. fans are back — and so are spurs at the top of the league. they extended their unbeaten run to ten games with victory over arsenal in the north london derby. he's a man on a marathon mission. rugby league legend kevin sinfield's about to set off on his seventh marathon in seven days, in support of former team mate rob burrow. just completely blown away by the whole thing. the support has been unbelievable. um, i just want to thank everybody. it's been wonderful. it isa it is a cold start the day and it will be a cold generally, some dense fog and some will lift but some will hang around. the best chance of the brightness will be in wetter areas. all of the details in ten minutes. —— western areas. it's monday the 7th of december. our top story. post—brexit trade talks resume this morning in brussels, following a weekend of tense negotiations. the brexit transition period ends in just over three weeks' time. last night the irish prime minister put the chances of a deal at 50—50. borisjohnson and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will speak this evening, for the second time in a little over 48 hours, to assess whether a deal can be salvaged. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has the details. last night in brussels, the lights on, the talks ongoing, a huge amount at stake. things are on a knife edge here and it is serious. my gut instinct is that it's 50/50 right now. and i don't think one can be overly optimistic about a resolution emerging. and my sense is, having spoken to some of the key principles here, that this is a very challenging issue to resolve, and particularly around the level playing field. there are three main sticking points — the so—called level playing field, a reference to rules to ensure fair competition, how any deal is enforced, and fishing rights. eu sources suggest a deal on fish is close. british sources say it isn't. it seems the two sides can't even agree on what they disagree on. after today's negotiations in brussels, these two will talk again tonight. the prime minister and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen. the coming hours, the coming days will be crucial. chris mason, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to our europe correspondent, nick beake, in brussels. but first let's go to westminster and our political correspondent helen catt. helen, what's the feeling within government on whether a deal can be reached? i think it is fair to say, it's less optimistic than it was in the middle of last week when the talks were in london. but the uk's chief negotiator lauder frost is still in brussels, not coming home. —— lord first. the talks are happening and so the is a possibility the deal could be reached. the uk government does want to reach a deal but there are significant disagreements. you had in that report, there was a swift slap down from uk sources to any suggestion that an agreement had been reached on fishing. the big sticking point is the level playing field. this is what the eu calls fair competition rules, they want to make sure that they cannot see a point where the uk firms cant sell things into the single market following set rules set by the uk government which could give them an advantage over eu firms. how do you do that? the uk does not want to sign up to follow eu rules because they say that defeats the entire point of brexit. so there is a big sticking point about enforcing them if there is disagreement. for the uk government, these issues go right to the heart of what brexit is about. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, is holding an early meeting to update ambassadors from eu member states on the progress of the talks. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake, is in brussels. i know we have said this not a lot over the last few years but this feels like a big day. -- an awful lot. it does, and it starts with this breakfast meeting with the eu ambassadors, it might not sound electrifying but it is pretty crucial. if we pick up on what helen says, this time last week things we re says, this time last week things were looking more positive and then in the middle of last week it all went a bit wrong. you can trace it back to the last time michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, briefed the ambassadors because you have the likes of france, belgium, the netherlands and to a lesser extent the spanish and italians are saying, don't give too much ground to the british just to get a deal across the line. he was warned that they need to stick to the guns. when he briefs them now on the very latest that the ten hours of negotiations they had yesterday, it will be interesting to see if the eu presents a united front or whether there are divisions, whether they think the british will be getting too much. as we have been hearing, these are really crucial times. even if the fish side of things has been agreed, they still have the whole idea of policing and agreement to sort out. so i think we can say this isa sort out. so i think we can say this is a crucial day. we can say that! thank you very much. we'll be speaking to foreign office ministerjames cleverly at half—past seven. hospitals across the uk are receiving the pfizer biontech vaccine ready for the first dose is to be administered from tomorrow. priority will be given to vaccinating over 80s, front line health care workers and care home staff and residents. a precious delivery from belgium arrives at croydon university hospital in south london, one of 50 vaccination hubs across england which will receive some of the 800,000 doses available in the first batch. the pfizer biontech vaccines are packed in ice. they have to be kept at —70 degrees. they need handling with care. these small vials will kick—start the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history. it's just incredible, actually. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands, because they are —70 degrees, but to know that they are here and we are amongst the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. st george's hospital in tooting is also getting ready. the uk has ordered 40 million doses. each person needs to have two doses, 21 days apart. so that's enough to vaccinate 20 million people. hospitals like this see many elderly people every day of the week. so they'll be taking the opportunity to make sure those over 80 who will be in the hospital, either in outpatients or perhaps being discharged this week, will get the vaccination first. we'll also be working with local care homes to make sure care home staff, who have been doing such a greatjob during the pandemic, also get their vaccine. and of course, high—risk health workers will also be in the queue as well. scotland, wales and northern ireland will also begin their vaccination programme on tuesday. over 80s are told not to be worried if they're not called for a jab this month. the vast majority will have to wait until the new year to receive it. how the roll—out goes will determine the future course of the coronavirus pandemic in the uk. for now, these life—savers will be kept under lock and key until tomorrow when the vaccination programme starts. aruna iyengar, bbc news. one of the hospitals that's been earmarked as a vaccination hub is st thomas' in central london. breakfast‘s tim muffet is there for us this morning. tim, this is a huge moment in the fight against coronavirus. that's right. the story of the pandemic, this week is such a big moment. 40 million doses of this vaccine have been ordered by the uk government. 800,000 will be available next week. so how is this going to work? as we saw in the report, right across the uk, hubs have been designated. in england specifically, 50 nhs trusts have been designated, the guys in st thomas is nhs foundation being one of them. as we saw in that report, one of the major challenges of this huge logistical operation is the fa ct huge logistical operation is the fact that this vaccine has to be stored at —70 celsius so the original plan for care home residents to be amongst the very first to receive it has been put on hold because it isjust first to receive it has been put on hold because it is just too difficult to transport it. the very first people we expect to receive it from tomorrow will be those aged over 80 who are out at hospital, or who are about to be discharged. —— outpatients at hospital. this huge operation will swing into action and in scotland, wales and northern ireland, similar plans are in place. the nhs medical director stressed yesterday we are at the end of the pandemic but this is —— beginning of the end of the pandemic but this is a marathon, not a sprint. the organisers of a christmas market which closed afterjust one day, when concerns were raised about a lack of social distancing, say it won't reopen. hundreds of people crowded into the attraction in nottingham on saturday. 0rganisers say plans were in place to manage visitors entering the site but the numbers were far greater than expected. president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. mr giuliani, who has been leading the trump campaign's legal challenges to the presidential election result, is the latest member of the president's team to fal ill with covid. in a tweet the 76—year—old said he was "getting great care and feeling good". a team of conservationists are in the middle of a mission to rescue eight giraffes from a flooded island in western kenya. watch this. wow! the giraffes are being ferried back to dry land one by one on a specially adapted barge. two have now been moved to safety. this is asiwa, the only female giraffe on the island, in her new home. that is a greatjob, isn't it? driving that raft and rescuing g i raffes. driving that raft and rescuing giraffes. that is the dream! can you see him, he has a good vision, like a periscope. certainly warmer there than here at the moment. we need the weather today because we are about to speak to kevin sinfield who is setting out on his final marathon to raise money for motor neurone disease and his good friend robert barrow so carroll can tell us about the weather. —— robert barrow. we have some cold weather and some fog. some fog will be slow to clear. when it does some brightness in some places, coastal showers but even the fog here will be slow to left. we will continue with these showers coming in from the north sea, effecting parts of north—east scotland and eastern england. at times the showers will clip kent and surrey and sussex. as we head for the evening and overnight, low pressure which is in north sea will drift west bringing heavy rain and mountain snow. gusty winds, and we will see some mist and fog reform where it has cleared. also worth mentioning the yellow met office warnings for this rain falling on saturated ground, we are likely to see a lot of it and it could lead to some localised flooding. another cold night in prospect with some frost for some. thank you, see you in half an hour. are you ready? i am, thank you, see you in half an hour. are you ready? iam, are thank you, see you in half an hour. are you ready? i am, are you? i'm not! if you're feeling a bit tired after a busy weekend, spare a thought for kevin sinfield. the former leeds rhinos captain has just run six marathons in the last six days. we will find out how he is feeling, how his rain and body is holding up. —— how his brain and body is holding up. and he's not finished yet. he's about to start his seventh and final marathon for a cause which couldn't be closer to his heart. we can say hello to him now. lovely to have you on the programme. some lovely news for you, do you know that in the last 15 minutes, the total is now past £800,000? wow. good morning, everybody. i cannot thank you enough. ijust think the support has been incredible from all of you guys. butjust support has been incredible from all of you guys. but just to see that tally ticking over has been unbelievable so we are really humbled. we set out at the start of the weekend we were a bit apprehensive of whether we were going to hit our initial target but it has been unreal, we have had a brilliant week. you have yourself what seemed like an impossible challenge, seven marathons in seven days. a few weeks ago you started putting this together, i know you have had loads of help. there is one particular reason you are doing this, for your team—mate, for your friend, rob burrow. he was waiting for you when you finished run five at the weekend. how much of a lift did that give you and how much does he help you, thoughts of him, as he run? -- as you are run? you're trying to make me cry again! i'm not, i promise! i want trying to make me cry again! i'm not, i promise! iwant to trying to make me cry again! i'm not, i promise! i want to avoid that. i want to enjoy today. rob has been an absolute champion and a real inspiration. to see him the other day was really emotional for all of us. day was really emotional for all of us. we have a wonderful team together and we threw this together a couple of weeks ago and i asked five maids if they were up for in thejump to five maids if they were up for in the jump to it. they have been —— five mates. they have been so unselfish taking time off work. for rob to be there was really special. we know what he means to all of the leeds rhinos team who played together. he sent me a lovely text la st together. he sent me a lovely text last night and said, there is a snake in my boots. he is at this today. we are all, the full team, are really proud to wear this test. it represents rob and his family, lindsay and the kids and his mum and dad, but also the mnd association. we mentioned so many people that this horrible disease has affected. i feel today there is an army of the mnd community running with us. we are all really proud. it's probably been the most special week of our lives. to have rob there was unbelievable. we had some lovely pictures there of you whispering in his area. he mentioned the critical mistake in his boots. for those who have not followed the story, why is that important? it wasjust after his diagnosis, we went up to see big daddy in scotland. during that car journey we discussed some of the things that might happen things that might to journey we discussed some of the things that might to rob over the journey, one of them is losing his voice and having recorder to talk to him. he was always talking about films, in the film toy story, when woody gets his string pulled, that's what he says. he has it on his phone and he pays it to me. that textjust lets us know that he is with us. before you start, we'd love to show you this film we've made for you. we hope it mightjust help put an extra spring in your step. take a look. it introduced by a voice instantly recognisable to you. is it recording? well done, kevin, you're doing amazing, you've got really fast running legs. to say it's unbelievable is a bit of an understatement. yeah, absolutely brilliant, kev. you're nearly faster than my dad but not quite. i want to remember the good times, i want to try and get away from those dark moments. and it's simply for him, just trying to be a team—mate. i know he'd do it for me. if we can make their life a little bit better and a little bit more comfortable, it's a really good thing to do. ijust want to salute everybody because like i said, i know it's been tough for them. cheering. it's incredible, so, i think for him to be here today, i had to carry on running then, i'd gone past but i won't let him see me cry again! can i update you just a tiny bit? 457,000, i just checked a few seconds ago, so, the total is ticking up. i'm told we are expecting snow on thursday morning, so carol, do your thing, and be kind to us. that bit's the hard bit. that's why you're doing it. yeah. i have a few pieces of sporting memorabilia that mean a lot to me and this is one of them. this is a shirt signed by the leeds rhinos team of 2012 that won the grand final. that team included kevin sinfield and rob burrow. and ijust want to say massive good luck to kevin and congratulations for everything that you have done this week. all the money you have raised. i've always thought you were a hero but even more so now. nobody knows how you've done it. so if you know, sell it and make another million. thanks very much, kevin. you're just a wonderful person, and we thank you so much. you are an inspiration. so too is rob. you're doing this for him and to me, that is what love is. hi, kevin, ijust wanted to wish you all the very best for doing the seven marathons in seven days. i know you're getting to the close now and it's an extraordinary achievement. rob will be proud of you, of course, we all are. keep going. you can do it. that's wonderful, isn't it? i think it is hard for everyone to hold it together watching that. hopefully that gives you a bit of a lift if you needed want to go out there and com plete you needed want to go out there and complete what is an incredible week of physical and mental achievement and to do your seventh marathon. yeah, thank you so much. that was lovely, some really special moments. rob is with us every step of the way today and absolutely, for our team, he has been our inspiration and we will get it done today because we have two. i know one of the thing that has been keeping you going, it's not just rob, that has been keeping you going, it's notjust rob, it's the messages from people you have never met before, who are donating, ordinary people and families affected by motoneuron disease. in the as —— and they are as important to you as everything else. very much so. i think when we started this, it was all about rob. rob was the only person i knew who was living with mnd but that has changed, for all of us, for ourteam. you hearabout the horror stories out there, it is such a cruel disease. what it does to people and their families, it is so heartbreaking. we have to help and find a cure, raise awareness. not just for rob and his family, for everybody. i feel like there is an army of the mnd community with us today. they will get us through. there are really excited to start today. this hasjust become more than seven runs. today is the culmination of some wonderful support, some wonderful work by yourselves and we feel incredibly proud to be part of this. there have been some beautiful messages. we saw earlier that you have got two father christmas is with you today. you have to do interviews every day, and the physical challenge of doing what you are doing, a marathon every day in underfour you are doing, a marathon every day in under four hours. you are doing, a marathon every day in underfour hours. how is your body holding up? i'm not going to moan while wearing this letter. i'm all right. if you said —— wearing this vest. if you said to me on tuesday if you woke up on day seven and this is how you will feel, i would snap your hand. father christmas, daryl and phil, would snap your hand. father christmas, daryland phil, they would snap your hand. father christmas, daryl and phil, they have been with me all week. they have been with me all week. they have been great friends to me. i'm delighted to say that the three runners have combined, david has walked the marathon every day and chris, he is 50, he has been amazing. we have a wonderful team and we will make sure we get it done. make sure that in the run—up to christmas, people are thinking about iran and the mnd association. people are sparing a thought for everyone affected by this cruel disease. we can just see father christmas getting ready behind you, eve ryo ne christmas getting ready behind you, everyone is beeping their horns, you are about to go. 0ne everyone is beeping their horns, you are about to go. one last thing for you. sorry about this. we do have a couple more very special messages. i hope you can hear and watch this. hello, kavanagh. just wanted to say, good luck for your final marathon. what you have done this week is absolutely amazing. it is an incredible achievement. you should be so proud, we are with you all the way. good luck, mate. cave, this is your last day, truly amazing what your last day, truly amazing what you have done. not only for yourmate rob but for everyone with mnd. he had a little bit of hope. the very best of —— you have given us a little bit of hope. the very best of wishes, to do seven marathons in seven days is truly unbelievable. you will make a huge difference to people fighting mnd. the best of wishes once again and look forward to speaking to you this afternoon. i hope that is the inspiration that you need. as we let you go this morning, i know that you are being very rugby league about this and saying, iam very rugby league about this and saying, i am just going to battle on and the body is fine, you are doing it for rob. you genuinely have been an inspiration to thousands of people and many of the us have been —— many of our viewers have been saying that this is so motivational. we wish you all the best to try and help you as much as possible. thank you very much, thank you, everybody. best of luck, we are with you all the way. before you go, can i tell you, the total is £812,000. that is currently. wow. thank you, everybody, thank you. he will make such a huge difference. good luck. see you later on. stay safe out there. i love him. ido see you later on. stay safe out there. i love him. i do as well! we both do! thank you for all the m essa g es over both do! thank you for all the messages over the last few days in support of him, so many people who have donated a couple of quid here and there, it makes a massive difference. if you are watching at the first time, he started out trying to raise £77,000. just a few weeks ago. and it is now over 800000 and he is doing it foran weeks ago. and it is now over 800000 and he is doing it for an amazing friend of his and an amazing cause. gary lineker is his all—time sporting hero so hearing from gary will have lifted his spirits. i'm glad you did all of that. let's get some news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. the prime minister has this morning called for today to be recognised as a national day of hope, on what would have been the 31st birthday of murdered schoolboy damilola mayor. the ten—year—old was stabbed to death by two teenagers in peckham on his way home from the library. writing for a national newspaper, borisjohnson says he wished he could pretend that we'd driven knife crime off the streets of london and defeated gangs, but insists more police are on the streets and progress was being made. researchers say it's still too early to know what the long—term effects of the covid pandemic will be on babies. the comments come after a survey found almost half of parents said their child had become clingier after the first lockdown. some of those working with young children say parents are concerned that reduced social interaction has already harmed their child's development. they're thinking, how are these babies ever going to interact with people when all they've seen is people in masks or people on zoom? you know, are they going to be shy? how are they going to fare when i put them into nursery, or we try and find a childminder, when they've only been in my arms and with me for this maternity year? so that's a real concern. let's take a look at the travel situation now. a signalfailure in south kensington is effecting the district line, which has severe delays to stations in south west london. an earlier signalfailure in barking is effecting the hammersmith and city line which has severe delays between liverpool street and barking. and a signal failure at gloucester road is causing severe delays on the circle line. 0n the roads, it's very foggy this morning. no service on the woolwich ferry as a result. and in west london, in hanworth, the a316 is closed between the waterworks roundabout and the m3 after a collision. it'll be closed for several hours. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a cold start this monday morning. temperatures away from central london around zero. so there could be a little bit of frost, but also some dense fog as well. murky conditions. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for the fog. it's valid until 11 o'clock this morning, but for some, especially in the home counties, that mightjust linger all day. if you are stuck underneath it it will feel very cold. if it does lift, it is likely to lift into low cloud. the small chance of a shower to the south and east of london, but largely dry today, temperatures between two and four celsius only. 0vernight it stays pretty cold. and if you lose the mist and fog today, it's likely to reform. another murky night. the minimum temperature away from central london down to zero. there mayjust be a sparkle or two frost first thing tomorrow morning. another murky start to tuesday. it stays pretty chilly through tomorrow. the fog perhaps lingering a little less because there is more of a breeze. hopefully less murky tomorrow afternoon. as talks with the eu resume with hopes of a trade deal still a possibility, vanessa feltz is finding out what the delay is all about on bbc radio london. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. just gone 7:30am. uk and eu negotiators are getting back around the table in brussels today, to try and thrash out a post—brexit trade deal. the irish taoiseach has said he's not optimistic they'll succeed. let's get the government's view. the foreign office minister, james cleverly, joins us from westminster. good morning. appreciate your time with this morning. if you could first of all bring our viewers up to date, where do we stand on this monday morning? well, we are still negotiating and we will keep negotiating and we will keep negotiating for as long as we have available time or until we get an agreement. we have made it clear that we are close. but there are still a number of important issues where we haven't yet got agreement. if we can get those done then we've got time to ratify through the uk parliament. we will keep working until either we run out of time, or until either we run out of time, or until we get an agreement nailed down. one of the sticking point was fisheries and fishing rights. has there been any movement on that? last night of the eu said an agreement on fishing had been reached. the uk said there has been no progress. this is an important area to clearup, no progress. this is an important area to clear up, isn't it? it is. it is really important industry. it is an industry has felt the squeeze quite considerably over the last few decades. and we want to see that revitalised. from my point of view i am going to wait until i hear directly either from david am going to wait until i hear directly eitherfrom david frost am going to wait until i hear directly either from david frost or from the prime minister about where we are on this rather than comment on the speculation and the rumour that he will always get in negotiations like this. —— that you will always get. you've said on this programme at various points that you believe a deal can be done. do you still believe it will be done in time? absolutely. a deal can be done. precision of wording matters here. a deal can be done. there is an opportunity to get a deal that works in the uk national interest. but also works for the eu. the one thing we have learned from negotiating with the european union is they often, these negotiations often go to the last minute of the last day. it would have been great to get this nailed down sooner. but ultimately, it's not the biggest surprise in the world that it is going to the last minute. you say that and yet if you look at some of the quotes from months gone by from various members of the government, the prime minister called it off and ready, liam fox called it the easiest deal in history, michael gove said, we hold all the cards. why are you shaking your head? that over and ready that the prime minister was referring to was the withdrawal agreement. a lot of people have been trying, or inadvertently conflating the two. the reference to oven ready was to the withdrawal agreement, the prime minister has made it clear, and has promised that was delivered and voted through shortly after the general election where he secured a majority. what about liam fox saying it was the easiest deal in history and michael gove talking about how the british government held all the cards? again, precision of language matters. what liam said was this should be. the point he was making was that because we were starting from a pre—existing relationship, it should be easy to arrange something. and actually, many of the clauses of the agreement have been resolved. we are now down to a few but very important elements. and as i say, there is still time. and sometimes pressure is a good thing in a negotiation because it focuses minds. and as i say, david frost and his team will keep working in the british interest until either we get an agreement, or we run out of time. 0k, an agreement, or we run out of time. ok, you have tidied up the prime minister and liam fox. what did michael gove mean to say when he said we hold all the cards? we are an international nation. we have seen the department for international trade... seen the department for internationaltrade... part seen the department for international trade... part of my job in the foreign and commonwealth and development office is flying the flag for british businesses. and there is a huge amount of demand, certainly on the part of the world i represent, but also in other parts of the world, to engage commercially with the uk. we are a global player, one of the biggest economies in the world. we are a real prize for many countries and outside the eu we can actually sign trade agreements more quickly with more countries than previously. so we do indeed hold the cards. and if the eu recognised this, they would see that actually making a few small but significant concessions can get this deal done. that will be in their interest and our interest. i'm just interested how businesses are responding to you saying that this morning. we have spoken to many over the past few weeks and months, saying the uncertainty currently, not being able to plan what is happening in january, is crippling them. what you say to them this morning? well, as i say, we would much prefer to have gotan say, we would much prefer to have got an agreement done and dusted and settled, to give businesses and people as much certainty, with as much notice, as possible. but the negotiations have dragged on. and thatis negotiations have dragged on. and that is unfortunate. and we will keep working to get a deal, to give that certainty that businesses quite understandably crave. but ultimately there are two parties in this negotiation. we will continue to negotiate hard in the british interest, in good faith, to give people and businesses the certainty, as quickly as we are able. it would have been better if we could have done this before hand. but as i say, eu negotiations often go to the wire. you saying good faith and yet at the same time the internal market bill comes back before the house of commons, which allows you to override certain parts of that northern ireland protocol, which critics would say is breaking international law. that does not sound like good faith agreements and in negotiations to be doing that when you are trying to gain the trust of the eu? as we made very clear, the internal market bill, and particularly the provisions that you have spoken about, that is an insurance policy. it is to make sure that whatever happens that the integrity of the united kingdom is protected. and like all insurance policies, we would prefer not to have to rely on those clauses. but if we do find ourselves in that a difficult situation, better that we have them in place. so as i say, we will keep negotiating. and if the negotiations conclude, as i think we all hope they will, then that becomes a moot point. but if they don't, it is absolutely essential that the integrity of the united kingdom is protected. that is what the provisions in the bill will do. i want to talk to about vaccines and one other issue. do you support view that david davis, former brexit secretary, was on this programme on saturday and he was saying because of the amount of time it will take to get ratified, things will almost certainly be extended beyond the january the 1st deadline. do you see that happening as well, changes won't happen on that date?” that happening as well, changes won't happen on that date? i didn't see the interview, so i'm not quite sure of the point he was making. he said even if negotiations are sorted in time, the actual ratification of the process will take us beyond january the 1st. well, i don't know about the ratification process. i don't know enough about the ratification process in other eu member states. i know that timing would be tight, but certainly not impossible. every party in the house of commons has said they would prefer of commons has said they would p refer to of commons has said they would prefer to have a trade agreement in place at the end of the transition period. and if they stayed good to their word, there should be every reason why we in the uk can vote this through very quickly. so i don't think it's inevitable, the point that david davis was making. asi point that david davis was making. as i say, it is tight but it's certainly not impossible. and i do hope we get a resolution soon. and obviously this impacts on the vaccine coming in from belgium. what reassu ra nces vaccine coming in from belgium. what reassurances can you give our viewers today that there won't be significant delays in getting that vaccine into the uk? well, the vaccine into the uk? well, the vaccine is the most, is the top priority product in terms of bringing anything into the uk. will the armed forces be used, mr cleverley? potentially we are looking at non—commercial flight options. so we will ensure... this is such an important product. perhaps the most important product. so we will look to ensure that those supplies are available in the uk. in whatever circumstance. ok, so you will use the armed forces if you need to then. i wanted to ask you about the importance of words. george eustice, the environment secretary, was talking about m illwa ll secretary, was talking about millwall fans. i'm sure you saw over the weekend that millwall were playing derby and when the players went down and took the knee to sort of protest against racial discrimination before that game, they were booed by a section of the m illwa ll they were booed by a section of the millwall fans. and george eustice said their opinions should be respected. i wonder how you feel about that this morning? well, i'm not quite sure that that's quite the point he was making. i think from my point he was making. i think from my point of view football has clearly wa nted point of view football has clearly wanted to demonstrate solidarity with people who have been victims of racism, or are fighting against racism. that is a noble and honourable thing for them to do. there is a long—standing organisation that has been fighting racism in football, kick racism out of football. i don't think they have quite the exposure and the profile that they deserve. but ultimately what the fans did was wrong. it really is quite that simple. what they did was wrong. why didn't george eustice say that then? well, ididn't george eustice say that then? well, i didn't see the interview. i have seen a report of the interview. i know george incredibly well. i think he echoed some of the concerns that i have raised. that some elements of the black lives matter movement are moving very much into a political sphere, talking about defunding the police and things like that, which are more about politics rather than fighting racism. ithink are more about politics rather than fighting racism. i think there are some legitimate concerns about some of the things that some elements of blm are calling for. but more broadly, those players on the pitch we re broadly, those players on the pitch were displaying solidarity with people who are fighting against racism in society, and that is not something that should be booed. just on that point, because i think this would be interesting for our viewers, do you see taking the knee as something to do with black lives matter, or do you see it as protesting against racial discrimination, which most players would say it is? as i say, there has been an organisation in football fighting racism for decades. a well predated taking of the knee. that act on its own is something that a number of people feel strongly about. i don't think anybody should feel bullied or intimidated into doing that if they don't feel co mforta ble doing that if they don't feel comfortable to do so. but ultimately when people display solidarity with those attempting to fight racism, they should not be booed. that is my position. ok, james cleverly, appreciate your time. thank you. as well as that situation with the millwall fans, i think it's important to say that in other grant across the country lots of fans applauded over the weekend. —— grounds. fans were back inside. morning, holly. absolutely. good morning. that's what a lot of people we re morning. that's what a lot of people were angry about over the weekend, that we were talking about this instead of the fact that fans we re were back in the stadium. they should have been a weekend of celebration. to be fair it was a weekend of celebration for totte n ha m. tottenham's victory over arsenal took them back to the top of the premier league. the lucky 2,000 spurs fans with tickets for the north london derby witnessed another display of the wonderful partnership between son heung—min and harry kane, as they scored one each and set up the otherfor a 2—0 win. but tottenham are only ahead of liverpool on goal difference, after the champions beat wolves 4—0. again, in front of fans, giving jurgen klopp the opportunity to do this again. not quite the crowd it was at anfield last time there were spectators, back in march, but that didn't matter. we came in and we had goose bumps. so we thought, oh, my god. i had no idea. it's too long ago that i had 2,000 people in a stadium, to be honest, so we don't know it any more. but 2,000 people, when they're the right people, they can obviously make a proper atmosphere. it was not only the kop. they were here on the main stand and they started you'll never walk alone and so it was really nice. i had no idea that it could feel that good. leicester and crystal palace were the day's other winners. rangers are now 13 points clear of celtic at the top of the scottish premiership, after beating ross county 4—0, veteran strikerjermain defoe wrapping up the scoring. they are now unbeaten in 12 away games. and that puts even more pressure on celtic, who could only draw with stjohnstone. neil lennon's side have won just two of their past 12 games, and not once at home since mid—september. lewis hamilton's stand—in george russell came so close to winning on his f1 debut for mercedes. but he was denied by a tyre mix—up at the sakhir grand prix. he excelled from the moment he went out on the track in bahrain, but after a bizarre pit—lane mistake, and then a puncture in the closing laps, he finished ninth, with a first victory going to racing point's sergio perez. russell said he was gutted and admitted he "cried a little" after the race. england rugby head coach eddiejones said criticism of his side's style of play was "totally disrespectful", after they beat france 22—19 to win the autumn nations cup at twickenham. they scored a last—minute try to take it to extra time before 0wen farrell kicked the decisive penalty. but the reliance on a kicking game led to boos from the crowd and criticism from several former players. jones said they were just trying to find a way to win. we promised you a cracking final at the uk snooker championship, and it didn't disappoint. it was between the world's number one and number three, judd trump and neil robertson, and they were separated by no more than a single frame throughout an epic late—night contest. and as the clock hands headed for 1am, it was robertson who came out on top, by ten frames to nine. before we go we have to mention the voice of golf, peter alice. we heard the news yesterday he had died at the news yesterday he had died at the age of 89. think of all the tweets and messages, the comedian and actorjohn cleese perhaps summed it best. he said "the most sane and comforting voice i ever heard. i always thought that i could cope with the ending of the world if only peter was commentating on it". after a successful playing career, alliss commentated for over half a century. his family described his death as "unexpected but peaceful". i think one thing i really enjoyed over the past 24 hours, lots of the tributes and sentiments we have been talking about here on breakfast. there is a brilliant montage on the bbc sport website. it is really worth looking at. it is only two minutes long. it is a highlight of his best quips and one—liners. it will really put a smile on your face, i promise you. holly, thank you. damn, you work with them? yeah, i worked with him for over ten yea rs. i worked with him for over ten years. whenever there was commentary on the open micra, peter and the others would be in the little hot around the 18th green or the 18th fairway, and every single day there would be a gaggle of people outside waiting to see him as he came out. he was such a huge part of golf. and so many people grew up listening to his voice. if you ever wanted to compare him to some other fantastic commentators. remember the chip in on the 16th green at augusta? the american commentators, they were like, in yourlife, american commentators, they were like, in your life, have you ever seen it? and peter alliss wasjust, it couldn't, could it? and as it drops in he goes, hello! that was the magic of the man. he knew about the magic of the man. he knew about the importance of leaving those spaces and gaps and talking when he needed to. he had that magic. what a legend. thank you. another legend on the programme now. here's carol with a look at the weather. super kevin sinfield is out running his seventh marathon in seven days. what is happening? bless his heart. he is doing so brilliantly well. good morning. a cold start to the day. it is going to be told through the day and we have got some dense fog patches. most of that fog will lift into low cloud. at some of it will stick. and if you are stuck in an area where it sticks, it would really hold back the temperature. for most it is going to be a cold and a great day. it is happening in is we have a low pressure in the north sea, lopressor sinking south. not much in the way of isobars for most of us but there will be gusty winds around this area of low pressure, particularly in the north. you can see where we have the fog, especially across parts of england. it is also, a few showers across the english channel will make landfall at times. the same through the irish sea and the north sea coastline. fog in northern ireland and southern scotla nd in northern ireland and southern scotland will be slow to clear as we go through the course of the day. so through the day the best of any sunshine is likely to be in western areas, particularly western coastal areas. we hang onto these showers in the north and east. you can see the wind arrows coming around that area of pressure. the rain is not too far away. these are the maximum temperatures. yesterday in castle dargan northern ireland temperatures didn't reach freezing because we held on the fog. that gives you an idea of how cold it will feel through the day. this evening and overnight the low pressure drifts further west, taking its rain with it and some snow on the mountains. still gusty winds. the met office as weather warnings for north—east and south—east scotland because in addition to the rain coming tonight, it is falling an already saturated ground. there is the risk we could see some flooding. as we come further south we could see the mist and fog reform. they will be areas where it has lingered all day and will do so through the course of the night as well. it will be a cold night. there will be forced to watch out for. so tomorrow, our low pressure has drifted across scotland. the centre is across much of scotland. still gusty winds on the outside of that area of low pressure. as well as that, we will have rain and showers are spiralling around it across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern anger. south of that into southern england and south wales, but you will find is the mist and fog should not be as problematic as it is going to be today because they would be more of a breeze around. we will also see some sunshine coming through. temperatures though nothing to write home about. three in norwich, nine in stornoway. as for wednesday, our low pressure starts to feel, which basically means it is dying. what is left with it is a lot of clout and also some spots of rain. to the north of it we will see some sunshine. to the south, some sunshine. to the south, some sunshine. this weather front in the west will not do much more than you are seeing in the chart, bringing some rain before it slips away towards the south. carroll, thank you very much indeed. we will talk to you again soon. most artists will go through their entire careers without getting a royal commission. quite a lot! butjoe whale hasjust had one — and he's only 11 years old. joe, who is also known as the doodle boy, has won thousands of fans online, including the duke and duchess of cambridge. they were so impressed that they asked him to mark their train tour of the uk with a special picture. let's take a look. not bad, is it? it's impressive. joejoins us now from shrewsbury, along with his dad greg. good morning. it is lovely to see this morning. joe, that picture is amazing. how did you find out that the duke and duchess of cambridge was such big fans of your work well, kensington palace e—mailed my dad and asked if i was interested in doing the collaboration. and i said yes, of course. and they asked if i could do two pieces of art to represent them on the royal train journey. two pieces of art to represent them on the royaltrainjourney. greg, you have got a big beaming proud dad's smile. when you first saw that e—maildid dad's smile. when you first saw that e—mail did you think one of your mates was winding you up?” e—mail did you think one of your mates was winding you up? i actually thought yeah, it is this for real? i don't think it has gotten much bigger than this. i was in a little bit of shock. then i made contact. and we arranged how this good work. and we arranged how this good work. and joe came home from school and was beaming when we told him. and joe, how did you decide what to include in your drawing? did you just decide whatever you wanted it to be? well, they gave me a little brief of some things to include. to say thank you to all of the front—line workers in the nhs. but apart from that, i just front—line workers in the nhs. but apart from that, ijust did what i wanted, really. and how long have you been able to...? you have been working on this for a while, but have you had to give it a secret? how does mean? very hard. i've been aching to tell everyone. yeah, i finally kept it a secret. he had to go into school obviously and keep quiet about it. but he's happy now. joe, have you told everybody at school now? no. but i'm going to school now? no. but i'm going to school like, today, so i'm going to tell everyone. hang on, you're on bbc one now! they might find out already! what do you think they will say when they see you? well probably, like wow or something. i don't know. have you spoken to william and kate in person, greg or joe? how does it work? no, we haven't spoken to them in person as yet. i'm sure we will at some point. it has been mainly through the communications team. but i'm sure that we will have some contacts in. joe, how did you get into art in the first place? what was it about doodling and drawing that attracted you? when did you start? well, i've a lwa ys you? when did you start? well, i've always loved drawing, but when i was about six or seven i started like, crunching my technique into assertive cartoon style, doodling. i wasn't getting enough art at school, so my mum and dad put me into an art class. and i just so my mum and dad put me into an art class. and ijust started doodling andi class. and ijust started doodling and i enjoyed it and it was my passion. then itjust carried on and carried on. and great, there is more coming from joe. he has other projects coming up. tell us about them? joe has got a global book deal with scholastic new york. that is going to be released sometime next year. he's also got an animation contract in place. we are working on that currently. he has got his emojis on the app store and the play store. and he is close to a deal with a large wholesaler. dear me. no wonder you're smiling, joe! you're sorted for life! is this what you wa nt to sorted for life! is this what you want to do when you grow up? definitely at the minute. i don't think i am going to change and i don't want to change at the minute. lovely to see your big beaming grin this morning, the pair of you. enjoy school today, telling all your mates about drawing for the duke and duchess of cambridge. thank you both. thanks very much. what a day he is going to have a school today! it would be mad! wonderful smile. we are going to read out some messages for super kevin sinfield later. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. hours to do a deal. post brexit trade talks resume today but are said to be on a knife edge. still no agreement on fishing, on rules for businesses, and on how to enforce them. what is at stake for all of us? preparing for v day. hospitals across the uk put their final plans in place ahead of tomorrow's covid vaccine rollout. he's a man on a marathon mission. this is rugby league legend kevin sinfield setting off on his seventh marathon in seven days, in support of former team mate rob burrow. i actually feel today there is an army of the mnd community out there running with us. and we are all really, really proud. it's probably the most special week of my life. good morning. a cold start cold generally, some dense fog around which will be slow to left, and the best of the sunshine is in the west. i think kevin has set a lot of people off this morning. thus, mainly! we will give you an update later on and read some of the comments that have been coming in. it's monday the 7th of december. our top story. post—brexit trade talks resume this morning in brussels, following a weekend of tense negotiations. the brexit transition period ends in just over three weeks' time. last night the irish prime minister put the chances of a deal at 50—50. boris johnson and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will speak this evening for the second time in a little over 48 hours to assess whether a deal can be salvaged. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has the details. last night in brussels, the lights on, the talks ongoing, a huge amount at stake. things are on a knife edge here and it is serious. my gut instinct is that it's 50/50 right now. and i don't think one can be overly optimistic about a resolution emerging. and my sense is, having spoken to some of the key principles here, that this is a very challenging issue to resolve, and particularly around the level playing field. there are three main sticking points — the so—called level playing field, a reference to rules to ensure fair competition, how any deal is enforced, and fishing rights. eu sources suggest a deal on fish is close. british sources say it isn't. it seems the two sides can't even agree on what they disagree on. after today's negotiations in brussels, these two will talk again tonight. the prime minister and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen. the coming hours, the coming days will be crucial. chris mason, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. helen, what's the feeling within government on whether a deal can be reached? it is fairto it is fair to say it is less optimistic than it was a week ago. some of those issues which the two sides remain quite a way apart, you had chris mention in his report, go to the heart of the uk government of what brexit is about. we had suggestions that there had been an agreement reached on fishing, being absolutely scotched this morning. the uk government sources are saying that eu sources literally made it up and michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, is said to have told european ambassadors that that was not the case either, that no progress had been made. the two sides are still talking, the talks continue and that implies that there isa continue and that implies that there is a possibility of a deal. james cleverly, the foreign office minister, said they will keep talking. absolutely, the deal can be done, position of wording matters, a deal can be done. there is an opportunity to get a deal that works in the uk national interest that also works for the eu. the one thing we have learned from negotiating with the european union is they often, these negotiations often go to the last minute of the last day. so it would have been great to have got this nails down sooner, but ultimately it is not the biggest surprise in the world that it goes right to the last minute. there are not that many minutes left until the last minute but talks continue today and boris johnson will last minute but talks continue today and borisjohnson will have a phone call later with the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen. thank you, helen. hospitals across the uk are taking delivery of the pfizer—biontech vaccine today ready for the first doses to be administered from tomorrow. one of the hospitals that's been earmarked as a vaccination hub is st thomas' in central london. breakfast‘s tim muffet is there for us this morning. tim, this is a huge moment in the fight against coronavirus. this is something we will be talking about a lot this week. yes, hugely significant step, the first vaccines are due to be administered tomorrow. and over the last few days, the vaccine have been arriving in the uk. they are being distributed across the uk, in england specifically, 50 nhs hubs have been designated. this is one of them. and the idea is that the first people to receive the vaccine from tomorrow will be people aged 80 or above who are outpatients or who are due to be discharged from hospital. effectively they are already there. initially the plan had been the care home residents to be among the very first but don't forget, this vaccine needs to be transported and stored at -70 needs to be transported and stored at —70 celsius so it is impractical at —70 celsius so it is impractical at this stage to take the vaccine to ca re at this stage to take the vaccine to care homes. if you don't hear anything in the next couple of weeks and you are 80 or above, don't worry. the vast majority of people in that age group who will receive this vaccine will do so next year. 0ver this vaccine will do so next year. over time, the age will reduce, more and more people will receive it. as the nhs england medical director said yesterday, this is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. thank you, tim. sports direct owner mike ashley has made a last—minute bid to take over debenhams. the department store group was put into liquidation last week meaning the business is being wound down and all 124 shops will close for good. however, mike ashley's frasers group says it's now talking about a possible rescue deal which would save jobs but it warns any agreement will need to be reached very quickly. the duke and duchess of cambridge have started a tour of britain by train to thank key workers for their work during the pandemic and they were treated to a festive send—off at london's euston station. # tis the season for love and understanding # merry christmas, everyone! of course, that is shakin' stevens! shakin' stevens had the concourse rocking as he serenaded the couple with his classic hit, "merry christmas everyone". kate clearly enjoying it. a bit of a royal beauty. william not so keen. do you think he was saying, stop? maybe not. she was enjoying that. the duchess clearly got into the spirit before boarding the royal train last night for the 12—hundred mile trip — which ends tomorrow. i heard that shakin' stevens was their choice. we have had some pains about the tree. there is a top left quadrant which is bauble free, i have a spare one so i'm going to try. not enough red. around about here. i can't say. try. not enough red. around about here. ican't say. it is try. not enough red. around about here. i can't say. it is going to fall and smash! bauble down, everybody! they were very expensive. i will move the box, there is a box up i will move the box, there is a box up there. that has fixed it, no one will notice. don't adjust your tree on live telly, that the answer! let's get carol to rescue us. carol, bauble, down! i was just i wasjust thinking, i was just thinking, that went well! good morning, everybody. a cold start this morning, fog and freezing fog around, that were lift into low cloud for most but some areas will hang onto it and that will peg back the temperature. the areas most likely are part of the south—east of england, especially east anglia. we could see some stubborn fog linger in northern ireland and southern scotland. the best chance of the sunshine is towards the west and we have showers in the north—west —— north—east with gusty winds and the channel and that will clip the south—east at times. maximum tem ptress, south—east at times. maximum temptress, three, six to seven to 8 degrees, nothing special. low pressure anchored in the north sea drift sweat overnight taking the rain with it, some mountain snow as well, falling on saturated ground across parts of the north—east and south—east scotland, which could lead to some overnight flooding. we will see some mixed and fog patches reform —— mist and fog, and tomorrow, low pressure is sitting across us. rain and showers spiralling around it and gusty winds. in the south, sunshine but we could have a little bit of fog through the day and it is going to feel pretty nippy, although temperatures up a touch towards the north and west. thank you, i have repaired the tree! good to hear, that poetry.” thank you, i have repaired the tree! good to hear, that poetry. i have saved it. do you think any eagle eyed viewers will be able to see how you fix it? when i say i have fixed it, tracy our magnificent floor manager has done it because i am not allowed to touch the tree any more! well done, thank you! the first doses of coronavirus vaccine have started to arrive at hospitals across the uk, ready to be administered to people on the high priority list including the over—80s, care home workers and nhs staff. let's have a look at how the roll—out will work. the uk has ordered 40 million doses of the approved pfizer—biontech vaccine. that's enough for 20 million people as everyone needs to have two jabs, 21 days apart, for it to be effective. the first order of 800,000 doses has already started to arrive in some hospitals designated as vaccination hubs. and the government says around five million doses could be available by the end of the year. so far, the pfizer/biontech jab is the only covid—19 vaccine to be approved in the uk. others that have been proven to work in clinical trials, like the one developed by oxford university and astrazeneca, are waiting for approval by the uk medicines regulator. breakfast‘s graham satchell has been catching up with some of the people whose lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic, to find out how they feel about this light at the end of the tunnel. back in march, tina and her colleagues took a remarkable decision. to keep their residents safe they moved into court house care home. very, very emotional. it was a very emotional time. i feel very proud, actually, very proud to have done it, yeah. it's wonderful. tina slept in the pharmacy. she thought it would last just two weeks. it went on for three months. this was the moment she was reunited with her husband. the new vaccine will be given to care home staff and residents in the coming weeks. incredible. absolutely incredible. it's amazing in that short time really. yeah, it's all happened and ijust think, wow. hopefully if we can start getting it it's like all of our christmases come at once, really. we've got technology today. zoom and facetime and everything. it's not the same as giving your relative a hug and a kiss, is it, really? to hug your family and kiss them, i'm just so excited about it. really excited. i don't know how i am feeling still. it'sjust unreal. but i don't regret my decision. and i'm really determined to go through with it. this is lydia guthriejust moments before she took part in the oxford vaccine trial. i really hate needles. i'm hoping for a sticker and a lollipop, like i used to get when i was a kid. i think that would be nice. i felt really inspired by a lot of the stories i was seeing at the time, right at the beginning of lockdown back in march. bus drivers, care workers, supermarket staff, health care staff, i think they were the real heroes. and i felt really inspired by that. and it felt to me like this was a tiny thing i could do. to have been part, a tiny part, of that amazing human endeavour is something that i will always treasure. it's been like lighting a candle in the dark. and it's given me real hope to be part of that team. things are just starting to get quite difficult. just every day is the same. it's difficult tojust get lost in the abyss. the last nine months have been really hard for holly. she has severe asthma, so she has been shielding. and she lives on her own. it's ok that i've got wee simba here. pretty much the only face—to—face company i have. it's been a very long year. not a lot of good news. i know this isjust the start. that's what it is. it's a start. a vaccine means everything to holly, the chance to see family and friends again, to start living again. just thinking, i'm going to get this vaccine in the next month, or the month after, but you will get it and they are there. so it gives us all a little bit of hope for 2021. i imagine myself lying on the bed when i was in the intensive care unit. and i have a feeling this is how i will look. 0la turned to painting to help his recovery. he spent six weeks on a ventilator in march. he is grateful to the nhs for saving his life and to the scientists for creating a vaccine. i was over the moon. it's going to go a long way in helping other people, including myself and other people who have suffered to overcome this pandemic. so that is our christmas gift. 0la is a marie curie nurse delivering care to people at home. now he wants to play his part delivering the vaccine. i want to help out, advocate for the vaccine and encourage people to please go out and get it. it will take many months for the vaccine to be rolled out. but starting tomorrow, there is now hope for an end to this pandemic. graham satchell, bbc news. that gives you a very clear and fascinating picture this morning, of some of those people who are waiting for these vaccines. nurses will, of course, play a crucial role in administering the vaccine. let's speak to helen donovan from the royal college of nursing. lovely to have you on the programme. give us an idea if you can of the role that you and your colleagues expected to be playing in this distribution of the vaccine. good morning, and thank you. nursing staff have always been involved with deliver the majority of vaccines were given the uk. —— we give in the uk. supporting people and encouraging people to take up the vaccine is as much a part as giving the injection. all of those things will be really crucial. i also like the story about the person who volunteered for the trial and being a bit scared of needles, we know that people are a bit scared of needles. nursing staff supporting people through that process of having an injection. i think all of those things as well as training people and supervising the whole process , people and supervising the whole process, nursing staff will be crucial to this. i think it is really exciting and i think my collea g u es really exciting and i think my colleagues in the profession are up for the challenge ahead. in terms of the logistical challenge of getting it around the country, and then actually vaccinating people, what more can you give us in terms of insight in terms of that? because that particularly in terms of the storage of this vaccine is really one of the challenges. it is, and i think that has been well publicised so the vaccine it needs to be stored routinely at —70, which is below most freezer temperatures. and then it needs to be reconstituted, defrosted and reconstituted, and all of those processes need to happen so it isa of those processes need to happen so it is a logistical challenge for us. there have been lots of plans going on so that is why certainly for the initial roll—out for the first week, it will be in 50 designated hubs, hospital hubs, so that we can make sure that we get the vaccine is quickly but as it safely to the people that made it the most, which will start for the elderly residents in care homes and a care home staff which you highlighted on your broadcast just before. which you highlighted on your broadcastjust before. most people watching will know that there at 800,000 coming in this week which enables 400,000 people to be vaccinated because everyone needs two doses. does that double those present any additional problems? what other things you need to think about? the key thing we know from other vaccine programmes is making sure that people come back for the second dose. and making sure that we factor that in with the appointments that people are given. because it is a21 that people are given. because it is a 21 day gap between the first and second dose of the vaccine, so i think that is the key challenge. 0bviously then getting people back to the hubs or wherever we can roll out the programme to deliver the vaccine too. that is probably the key challenge. in terms of how your fellow members are feeling at the moment because it has been tough for many people particularly those on the front line. i saw an article over the weekend talking about the number of people who have volunteered to help within the nhs, going beyond their normal hours. is there a feeling that we will do whatever it takes to get this done? i think there is and there is some enthusiasm and excitement about it because i think as people said as well on your reportjust before i came on and other reports, this gives us the light at the end of the tunnel, although we know it will be a long process. a marathon, not a sprint, that's absolutely right. it will take many months for us to get the vaccine as to the people who need it and other vaccines will come on. it is going to take time and i think we need to stress that. it shows just at this time of year after nine or ten months of going through all the things we have been going through, and particularly people on the front line, it is because that ray of hope, i think. and i think that is where we have come from and we want to step up and be part of the process. thank you for talking to us. let's also speak to professorjason leitch, who is the national clinical director for scotland. good morning. iam going i am going to ask you about care homes in scotland injust a i am going to ask you about care homes in scotland in just a second, but first of all, let's just think about today and how significant today and tomorrow will be. this is a huge moment in this pandemic, isn't it? it is, it is the science we have been waiting for, not to put too small a point on it. it's not going to get us out of this this week or even this month, but it is the beginning of the end. we can now see genuine light at the end of the tunnel. and science, research, good old—fashioned hard tunnel. and science, research, good old —fashioned hard work, tunnel. and science, research, good old—fashioned hard work, has got it to this point and it is a very hopeful week genuinely. some are ca re hopeful week genuinely. some are care homes in scotland will introduce rapid testing for visitors from today. i know there is some controversy from today. i know there is some co ntrove rsy over from today. i know there is some controversy over the tests and how accurate they are. what is your feeling on that? they are not as sensitive as the pcr tests which we have grown to know and hate over the last few months where you send it to a lab and it takes some hours. this test looks like a little pregnancy test, a little plastic one, there is still some steps like this swab up your nose into liquid. there are some steps which are tricky in untrained hands. in trained hands, you get 75% where it finds the virus. in untrained hands, that comes down a little bit and it could be 50%. but it does find virus in some people. what it does not find it all of the virus in all of the people. it is better than not testing. technology is improving all the time. we are going to test it in a small number of homes to try and remove this horrible thing we have where people cannot see their elderly relatives. if we think we see it working, we will introduce it in more homes over time. lets go back to the vaccine. 0nce in more homes over time. lets go back to the vaccine. once it is rolled out, how long will it take for us to feel like life is getting back to normal? this is the million dollar question. let's think about what vaccines do, they do two things. the first dose, so tomorrow, when the vaccinated gets the first injection, it will protect them. they will according to the research be about 90% less likely to get serious illness from this disease, that's terrific that individual. mark mary who gets the vaccine, that will protect them. as we roll this out, we will protect individuals from the disease. it's not foolproof, no vaccine is, the flu vaccine is about 60% efficacious, this one appears to be much better than that. the next one we get, the astrazeneca hopefully, lots more doses, hundreds of millions of doses, hundreds of millions of doses, then you can start to vaccinate whole populations. now the vaccine changes. now the vaccine protects all of s. so your vaccine protects all of s. so your vaccine protects me, my vaccine protects you. because all over time, we will learn more about transmission and how the population is protected. for now, we don't know if mary or mark when they get the vaccine, that protects those around them because they might still transmit the virus. we need more time. it is the first or second quarter into next year, we can begin to protect the whole country. that is when you start to change the game and remove some of the things we have in place to restrict movement and restrict people's freedoms. so is that the much talked about herd immunity arriving? that is population level immunity. if you think about measles, the way we have stopped measles, the way we have stopped measles, although some of that is just a little bit at risk in some pa rt just a little bit at risk in some part of the world, is you vaccinate as many people as you can so the measles virus does not have another host to jump to. all the virus wants to do, remember, is find another host, that is its onlyjob. if you have it, you might not know you have it, you just wants to find another person to jump to. if that person is immune, that is a harderjump. so if you have got smallpox which we have eradicated, typhoid, measles and now covid—19, we need to interrupt those chains and the vaccine is the way we now interrupt those chains. that is why you need mass vaccination apparent which needs tens of millions of people. this is notjust the uk or scottish problem, this is a global problem. that is why the who, the private companies and the public sector, governments all over the world, are doing this for the whole world. that is a logistical exercise beyond any we have ever done before. i am curious to know what we think about —— you think about this situation, people who are concerned about this vaccine because it has been brought through in such a short amount of time. what would you say to people who are worried about having the vaccine?” you say to people who are worried about having the vaccine? i think thatis about having the vaccine? i think that is a really legitimate conversation to have. i think it is a proper conversation that we should have with people who are hesitant about drugs and vaccines. i would tell them that the fundamental vaccine science has been around for 200 years. we know from work a long time ago and all of the science since that if you give people a tiny piece of the infectious agent, not the virus all the bacteria, you can generate immunity safely. so what the scientists have done here with the scientists have done here with the covid vaccine is create a way of just giving a little tiny piece, just giving a little tiny piece, just one protein, nothing that makes you ill give you the virus, gives you ill give you the virus, gives you the illness, just gives you the immunity. so when you meet the actual virus, you are ready and you can fight it. i tell you something, it isa can fight it. i tell you something, it is a lot safer than covid—19. we have heard stories of people suffering from this disease, this disease is not to be trifled with. and the vaccine is the big hope and one of the solutions that will get us out. professorjason leech, great to talk to you, thank you very much indeed. thank you. we have an update on kevin sinfield coming up soon, but since he appeared on breakfast an hour ago, he has raised over £50,000. they are now beyond 850 grand already.- he has raised over £50,000. they are now beyond 850 grand already. at one point to the website did crash while he was on air. so keep trying. he is out there pounding the roads for his mate and the motoneuron disease association. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. the prime minister has this morning called for today to be recognised as a ‘national day of hope' on what would have been the 31st birthday of murdered schoolboy damilola taylor. the ten—year—old was stabbed to death by two teenagers in peckham on his way home from the library. writing for a national newspaper, borisjohnson says he wished he "could pretend that we'd driven knife crime off the streets of london and defeated gangs", but insists more police are on the streets and progress was beoing made. researchers say it's still too early to know what the long—term effects of the covid pandemic will be on babies. the comments come after a survey found almost half of parents said their child had become clingier after the first lockdown. some of those working with young children say parents are concerned that reduced social interaction has already harmed their child's development. they're thinking, how are these babies ever going to interact with people when all they've seen is people in masks or people on zoom? you know, are they going to be shy? how are they going to fare when i put them into nursery, or we try and find a childminder, when they've only been in my arms and with me for this maternity year? so that's a real concern. let's take a look at the travel situation now. an earlier signal failure in barking is effecting the hammersmith and city line — which has minor delays between liverpool street and barking. the waterloo & city line remains closed. on the roads, it's very foggy this morning. no service on the woolwich ferry as a result. and in west london, in hanworth, the a316 is closed between the waterworks roundabout and the m3 after a collision. south hampstead, fairfax road is closed from the overground station to the a41 because of a burst water main. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a cold start this monday morning. temperatures away from central london around zero. so there could be a little bit of frost, but also some dense fog as well. murky conditions. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for the fog. it's valid until 11 o'clock this morning, but for some, especially in the home counties, that mightjust linger all day. if you are stuck underneath it it will feel very cold. if it does lift, it is likely to lift into low cloud. the small chance of a shower to the south and east of london, but largely dry today, temperatures between two and four celsius only. overnight it stays pretty cold. and if you lose the mist and fog today, it's likely to reform. another murky night. the minimum temperature away from central london down to zero. there mayjust be a sparkle or two frost first thing tomorrow morning. another murky start to tuesday. it stays pretty chilly through tomorrow. the fog perhaps lingering a little less because there is more of a breeze. hopefully less murky tomorrow afternoon. that's it. much more on bbc london facebook and bbc london twitter. i'll be backjust after nine. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. straight after brea kfast on bbc one is morning live with kym marsh and gethinjones. let's find out what they have coming up on the show. morning. morning. hope you had a good weekend. coming up on morning live today, with just one day to go until one of the biggest public health drives since the second world war, and even the queen set to give the royal seal of approval, doctors and is here to answer your questions about the covid—19 vaccination programme. also this morning, if you have signed up to a green tariff with your energy company, don't miss our special report from consumer champion gloria hunniford, revealing how customers may be misled by deals that aren't quite what they seem. millions send christmas greetings to friends and family each year. we find out why some are saying bah humbug to the tradition. and gardner mark lane has money—saving tips. especially if you are looking for an alternative to a christmas tree. plus, we hear how one man from leeds has helped to put a smile on the faces of hundreds of sick children spending the holidays in hospital, with a remarkable story of kindness. and a christmas miracle and love triangle reminiscent of a classic film. the claws are out for animal park as it returns to our screens. ben fogel shows all the surprises from this series and tells us why supporting safari parks is so crucial right now. all that plus catherine tyldesley takes centre stage in her own play inspired by daytime tv. we will see you at 9:15am. hold on a second. i was a bit disappointed in doctors and this morning. we are used to him being frantic with his waves. i feel he was a bit laid back. can we do it again. i thought i did a really good job! i wanted 2096 more frantic. yeah! thank you. we look forward to that. he needs to sort himself out. see you later on. love that. he is great. he is great. are you ready for us?! do you want to just wave at us and introduce the next instalment of your brexit update? i will do, yeah. wow! people weren't expecting that kind of intro to brexit. so many twists and turns, so many crunch weeks. well, this week things really are on a knife edge. that's because if a deal isn't reached soon, it might be time for us all to prepare for a no—deal brexit in january. if the politicians can't reach a deal, expect big taxes on most products. it has been more than four yea rs products. it has been more than four years since we voted to leave the eu. what is still hanging in the balance? it's thought disagreements about how much european boats can fish in uk waters, whether we will follow eu rules on running businesses and who will enforce everything that's agreed. where does that leave business? let's talk to georgina wright. she's from the institute for government which looks at ways of improving the way politics works. good morning. let's cut to the chase. you have followed every twist and turn. will we get a deal? yeah, thatis and turn. will we get a deal? yeah, that is the million dollar question. as someone who has been following this for the last four years i really wa nt this for the last four years i really want to know the answer. the reality is we don't know. negotiators are still talking and talks carried on until late last night. we know the prime minister is speaking again to the european commission president this evening, to ta ke commission president this evening, to take stock of progress. what does that say? that says clearly both sides want a deal but we know if there is going to be a deal it is going to require compromise from both sides and that is the tricky thing. how much of this is genuine? some suggestion this is posturing from both sides, that they need to appear to be taking it as far as they can for the interest of their people. or is it really hard to get through these last details? again, a really good question. obviously for a very long time both sides were just staring each other in the eyes and thinking, right, on these last tricky issues do i want to go first? ifi tricky issues do i want to go first? if i do, tricky issues do i want to go first? ifido, i tricky issues do i want to go first? if i do, i might lose out later on. no time is really running out. you heard reports last night that a p pa re ntly heard reports last night that apparently the eu on fisheries. we don't know what is going on. only those of the heart of the negotiating room do. the eu have some reservations about how the uk is going to enforce rules going forward. those are tricky questions. to my mind negotiators probably know what that looks like. what it is not clear yet whether this is a deal, if one is reached, that can get the backing of the prime minister and eu leaders. georgina, there are some things that appear to be impenetrable, for example, with competition rules. it is a catch—22. leaving the eu was freedom to make our own policies if we agree to be pa rt our own policies if we agree to be part of the training deal. that means we have to allow some rules on competition on environmental rights, things like workers' rights. can that compromise be met? is it possible? i mean, clearly both sides have said they want to reach a deal. i think it is possible. but of course it is very tricky. i think the eu knows the uk wants to do things differently. otherwise, why would you vote to leave the single market and the customs union? you need a way to resolve disputes. also a way to enforce common rules in the treaty. there is a recognition in the u that the uk will want to do things differently. —— eu. they will wa nt to things differently. —— eu. they will want to be competitive on an eu scale and a global stage. the question is how we handle that. we know the test will be whether they actually find a solution over the coming days. and finally, reports that they will be queues at the borders, medicalsupplies that they will be queues at the borders, medical supplies won't be coming in, we will see empty shelves in the supermarket almost overnight. is that accurate? i mean, fortu nately for is that accurate? i mean, fortunately for the uk and the eu, the change will happen in the 1st of january, a bank holiday, so we may not see that immediately. both sides wa nt to not see that immediately. both sides want to minimise disruption whether there is a deal or no deal. we know things will look very different in january. but again, i think the devil will be in the detail. a deal doesn't get rid of all that paperwork. if you make pies and you export them to the eu, you will still have to make sure your pies meet eu standards. you will have to factor in time of the border to make those checks. you are going to have to make sure you have got all the paperwork and the lorry driver transporting your pies has his driving licence recognised, he has the right paperwork. that is stuff that, with time, businesses can get ready for. but of course they want to know exactly what is required of them. and that really will depend on them. and that really will depend on the deal. so everything... we have to watch out what happens in the coming days. we will indeed. georgina, many thanks. georginajust emphasising that four and a half yea rs a re emphasising that four and a half years are nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. oh, my goodness. when will it end? if you look on social media this morning along trending topics you might see the term sir ken. that is the rugby league legend kevin sinfield, who this morning is running his seventh marathon in seven days. this was the scene in oldham at around half—past seven, as sir kev — that's what the leeds rhinos fans call him — got started on his final 26.2 miles. he's doing this to raise money to tackle motor neurone disease and to support his friend and former team—mate rob burrow. he has done every single marathon so far in underfour hours. this is him a couple of minutes ago. ten miles into his run. he is doing this, of course, to raise money to tackle motor neurone disease to help people with the disease and particularly to support his friend and former team—mate rob burrow. they played together in that fantastic leeds rhinos team. rob was diagnosed almost exactly a year ago. when care was on tv with us earlier today, we surprised him with a film which we hoped would inspire him along his final marathon. have a look. is it recording? how can anybody put their body through this for seven straight days? well done, kevin, you're doing amazing, you've got really fast running legs. iremember back i remember back to when i played alongside you and thought you would never let your team down. to say it's unbelievable is a bit of an understatement. yeah, absolutely brilliant, kev. you're nearly faster than my dad but not quite. i want to remember the good times, i want to try and get away from those dark moments. and it's simply for him, just trying to be a team—mate. i know he'd do it for me. if we can make their life a little bit better and a little bit more comfortable, it's a really good thing to do. ijust want to salute everybody because like i said, i know it's been tough for them. cheering. it's incredible, so, i think for him to be here today, i had to carry on running then, i'd gone past but i won't let him see me cry again! can i update you just a tiny bit? 457,000, i just checked a few seconds ago, so, the total is ticking up. i'm told we are expecting snow on thursday morning, so carol, do your thing, and be kind to us. that bit's the hard bit. that's why you're doing it. yeah. i have a few pieces of sporting memorabilia that mean a lot to me and this is one of them. this is a shirt signed by the leeds rhinos team of 2012 that won the grand final. that team included kevin sinfield and rob burrow. and ijust want to say massive good luck to kevin and congratulations for everything that you have done this week. all the money you have raised. i've always thought you were a hero but even more so now. nobody knows how you've done it. so if you know, sell it and make another million. thanks very much, kevin. you're just a wonderful person, and we thank you so much. you are an inspiration. so too is rob. you're doing this for him and to me, that is what love is. hi, kevin, ijust wanted to wish you all the very best for doing the seven marathons in seven days. i know you're getting to the close now and it's an extraordinary achievement. rob will be proud of you, of course, we all are. keep going. you can do it. kevin, this is your last day. truly amazing what you have done. good luck for your final marathon. what you have done this week is absolutely amazing. not only for your mate, rob, but for everyone with mnd. you should be so proud. we are with you all the way. good luck, mate. there is a snake in my boots, obviously from the film toy story, thejoke obviously from the film toy story, the joke that rob and kevin had when rob was first diagnosed and learned he might have to use a computer to speak. and look at that. that is the page. talk about toy story, you've got a friend in me. £883,000 £949. the original plan was £77,000. 777. i think in the last, i think hejoined us on airat think in the last, i think hejoined us on air at ten past seven. i think in 90 minutes they have done £75,000. which is truly incredible. thank you so much for your support. i know the burrow family are watching. good morning. i know that kevin's family are watching. good morning. let's share some comments from viewers at home affected by what kevin is doing and messages to support it. inspired, that's what friends are for. good look on the last one. go on. kevin sinfield deserves a knighthood of the very least. sorry kevin! susie says he is an extraordinary human being. what an extraordinary human being. what an incredible thing to do for his friend and those living with mnd. that's really important because he said from the start, rob is well known, stephen darby and doddie weir are well known, there are so many other people have contacted us to say thank you for what you are doing. and this from david. the ultimate captain and team—mate, both rob and kevin are an absolute credit to their sport. on the field and now offered they provide huge inspiration to those of us with loved ones battling this awful disease. i think thatjust loved ones battling this awful disease. i think that just about sums it up. this from sue. one of those messages. my lovely dad had mnd and he died on his 40th birthday, when she was 11, says sue. that was in 1969 and there is still no cure. kevin is doing an amazing job. what a wonderful friend. no cure. kevin is doing an amazing job. what a wonderfulfriend. if i had one wish it would be for a cure to be found for this horrendous disease. thank you kevin, you have helped enormously. i think what is so touching, and you were there at the weekend... i was with them on saturday, yeah. what an advert for the sport of by what an advert for the sport of rugby league as well. it is all about families and friendship and loyalty. and the fact that cameron has always said it's what he would have done for me and it's what team—mates do for each other. it's a beautiful friendship. team—mates do for each other. it's a beautifulfriendship. and team—mates do for each other. it's a beautiful friendship. and the amount of money raised is truly staggering. and i know that kevin is suffering. he will never say this, but i know he is suffering. and i also know he will not stop running. tough conditions out there. eventually, a bit foggy, bit misty. carol is the weather. good morning. it isa carol is the weather. good morning. it is a cold start. some of us still below freezing. freezing fog. dense fog. and some of that fog will only lift into low cloud. some of it will lingerfor much of lift into low cloud. some of it will linger for much of the day. we are in between two areas of low pressure. you can see a dip in the jet stream and this blue error indicating just how cold it is. there are the two areas of low pressure. hardly an isobar between them. not much in the way of wind to move this fog along. so first thing in the south—east especially, we have got all of this cloud. and also fog. some of it slowly lifting, some of it not lifting at all. towards the west we have got brighter skies. we have also got a peppering of showers coming in and the north—east of scotla nd showers coming in and the north—east of scotland and also across the english channel. making inroads at times inland. as we head on through the evening and overnight low pressure area drift from the north sea across scotland, introducing some introducing some rain, some persistent rain falling on already saturated ground. it could lead to some issues with localised flooding. and they will also be some snow in the mountains. come south and they will be mist and fog patches. some will be mist and fog patches. some will still be there from during the day. these kind of temperatures, lower than those in rural areas. frost as well. potentially some ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow here is the low pressure centred across scotland. again, we will have tighter isobar is around it, so away from the centre of the low pressure it will be fairly gusty. and around that area of low pressure we will also see spiralling bands of both rain and showers. come south of that and also east of that there would be drier conditions, they will be some sunshine. but there will still be a fair bit of cloud and some of that mist and fog will not lift. that will hold the temperature back to three. in stornoway it will get up to back about nine. thank you, carol. it has gone quickly. oh my goodness, where has this morning gone? it has been a special morning. it's a special week for coronation street. the itv soap is celebrating its 60th anniversary on wednesday. in that time it's seen 146 deaths, 131 weddings and too many servings of betty's hot pot to count. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been speaking to some of the street's most longstanding residents. 60 years of coronation street. from the fights between ena sharples and elsie tanner. now look here, you'll only move me out of this house when i want to go. in the meantime, gojump in the cut! to the campaign to free the weatherfield one. i didn't do anything. and even the prime minister, tony blair, got involved with that. and those classic one liners. what's that lipstick taste of? woman, stanley. woman. you see this smile, betty? it's not really a smile, it's the lid on a screen. do i dress a bit tarty? give over. too demure altogether, i reckon. there's some days we hardly see your knickers at all. one man has been there throughout — william roache, playing ken barlow, who, in that first episode, was a student. sauce, ken? no. oh, but i got especially. you always loved it when you was little. did i? and he's hugely proud that both he and corrie have reached this landmark. what's up? nothing. considering that when it started, it was only going to run for 11 weeks. and also, i didn't want to be in it. and when you think about that, and then how life can, you know, that would have been a life—changing thing if i'd insisted on not doing it. but apart from that, once we got on air, the reaction was amazing, because we were the first realism. you know, like the marlon brando, james dean in films, john osborne's look back in anger. on television we were the first kitchen sink drama, and the reaction was instant and amazing. and we shot straight up into the ratings, and we've been there ever since. this is a development? it's demolition! to play the same character for 60 years, you're unique in that. just try and give an insight into what it's like? this is absolutely true. when it had been going about five years, i was watching it with my father. and the commercial break came and he said, "oh, put the kettle on, ken. sorry! " i thought, right, if my own father can do it, i will forgive anybody doing it. the character who's appeared in the second most episodes, 4,369, is gail platt. keeping count of how many husbands she's had is tricky. is it for when i married twice, is is that it? i think that's it. what is the secret? why has it lasted 60 years? i think itjust might have something to do with the fact that children watch it with their parents. and so it becomes something they remember. they go away then. when they grow up, they go and do things they are supposed to do as teenagers. but i think when they start to have their own children, they come back and watch it again. so i think, i hope, wejust go down the generations. what's next for gail? husband number six? 0h! surely not! surely that's not possible. um, i — although... who knows? that's not one of the plots for the 60th anniversary. although last year when planning for it started, two of the writers pitched the idea of a global pandemic started by tyrone and racing pigeons. i'm immensely relieved that we didn't elect to play the story, because i think by now, if we were to be going on air with a storyline that was about a pandemic that originated in tyrone's bird loft, we would have been run out of town as horribly insensitive. so it's a huge sigh of relief that i'm breathing that we never told the story. do you find the accused guilty or not guilty? instead, there will be the culmination of the jeff and yasmeen domestic abuse saga. this storyline, which has been so real and so identifiable, and has helped so many people, i'm so privileged to have been a part of it, because i think it's the essence of corrie. it's a funny looking thermometer, this. it's rectal. but it's been through the dishwasher. coronation street — over 60 years, there have been 57 births, 131 weddings, 146 deaths. and knowing corrie, it won't be long until they're adding to those totals. coronation street's all right. colin paterson... mind, there's some you'll have to watch. ..bbc news. some great lines. yeah. do you want to repeat that one? no, not going down that thermometer road again! sally dynevor plays sally metcalfe, still known to many as sally webster. shejoins us now. good morning. how are you? what an incredible history to look back on there? do you know, i love that. you've just shown a montage of all those people talking, especially bill talkingabout of the past. and it just makes me bill talkingabout of the past. and itjust makes me so happy. it's such an incredible programme. and i'm so lucky to be a part of this for a 34 yea rs. lucky to be a part of this for a 34 years. i've enjoyed every moment of it. we saw the infamous puddle, back in 1986. when you joined then — here it is again— did you think you would still be here in 2020 working on a show that you love so much? no, neverin show that you love so much? no, never in a million years. you go to drama school to come out and you think you are going to be working for two weeks and you will be travelling to london and to doing two weeks there. you never think you are going to be in onejob for 34 yea rs. are going to be in onejob for 34 years. it's been anjourney. i'm absolutely —— i've absolutely loved it. coronation street is such a joy to work on in every way. i've grown up to work on in every way. i've grown up with everyone, the cameraman, the make—up girls everyone. it is a real family. it is a pleasure to work on, it really is. have you still got those white boots? ! you know, i wish i did! they have come back in fashion. they are as well. i'd love a pairof them. fashion. they are as well. i'd love a pair of them. sadly, you talk about it being a family. how much do you feel the love of everybody who watches the programme when you are out and about? they do love your character, don't they? oh, they do. i think the thing about coronation street is the humour and the quality, the quality the warmth of the programme. and we do tackle some very difficult storylines, which leads to people being able to have conversations about these things. i think it's so important that we are mixing the humour with the tragedy stories. coronation street does it better than anyone else, and that is the one liners. i mean, the one—liners arejust the one liners. i mean, the one—liners are just classic corrie, and they? they are just brilliant when you get a classic lying to say. it's great. you talked about those serious subjects. on this anniversary week there are some big storyli nes anniversary week there are some big storylines coming to a conclusion, including this one which is not a lot of people talking, but coercive control with jeff and yasmin? yes, i think that has been a really, really important story to tell, especially at this time in lockdown when it has been very difficult for all of us. i think this is a really important story to tell. and maybe people will be able to relate to this story in a of ways. and hopefully it will help people. the beauty of coronation street is that you tune into it and you what your friends week after week, going through situations that may be you might be going through. and i think coronation street never shies away from those very difficult stories and i think they have done this one exceptionally well. it has been a brilliant story. right from the very beginning this story was so, so important to tell. how difficult has it been to get back filming and keep things going during the current situation with social distancing and all of that involved? -- all distancing and all of that involved? —— all that involves? distancing and all of that involved? -- all that involves? we left in march, we came back injune and it has been very challenging. but i think coronation street has done a brilliantjob. it's think coronation street has done a brilliant job. it's kind think coronation street has done a brilliantjob. it's kind of been a green print for other television productions to go back. they have done it so incredibly well. and in fa ct, done it so incredibly well. and in fact, you feel kind of safer there than you do going around your local supermarket. everyone is two metres apart. you are not allowed to go near anyone. we do our own make—up. everything is really, really well organised. in fact, everything is really, really well organised. infact, it's everything is really, really well organised. in fact, it's incredible because you get used to it so quickly. we have been working like that now for a few months. i think we've got used to it. and it's working really well, i think. we've got used to it. and it's working really well, i thinkm we've got used to it. and it's working really well, i think. it has been lovely to talk to you. you have b side down. where is your collection of coronation street annuals? oh, gosh! sorry. enjoy the anniversary week. coronation street is on itv tonight, wednesday and friday at 7.30pm. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. hours to do a deal — post—brexit trade talks resume today, but are said to be on a knife edge. it would have been great to have got this nailed down sooner, but ultimately it's not the biggest surprise in the world that it's going right to the last minute. final preparations are being made for the uk's mass vaccination programme against coronavirus, which is due to begin tomorrow. and in around 40 minutes, we'll bring in the experts to answer your questions on the vaccine. get in touch with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or email yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. do stay with us for that. snowy winters could come to an end in the uk because of climate change, according to analysis from the met office. donald trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, is admitted

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