to the new strategy and fundamental to the new strategy and we want to ensure everyone can feel valued and supported at all levels of the game. and with these positive changes being made this season ashley has returned to the ground that he loves. the ashley has returned to the ground that he loves.— ashley has returned to the ground that he loves. ~ ., ., ., ., that he loves. the fa are doing good thins that he loves. the fa are doing good thin . s and that he loves. the fa are doing good things and the _ that he loves. the fa are doing good things and the appointment - that he loves. the fa are doing good things and the appointment of - that he loves. the fa are doing good things and the appointment of sam l things and the appointment of sam alisonjust epitomises things and the appointment of sam alison just epitomises the changes that are taking place.— that are taking place. liverpool thou~ht that are taking place. liverpool thought they'd _ that are taking place. liverpool thought they'd scored - that are taking place. liverpool thought they'd scored a - that are taking place. liverpool thought they'd scored a second that are taking place. liverpool- thought they'd scored a second but it was disallowed. the harvey elliott girl seem to be good but mo salah was interfering from an offside position. that is all, enjoy the rest of your boxing day. after a day of eating and drinking, it seems much of the country likes

nothing more on christmas evening than curling up on the couch and watching the telly, particularly the bbc. in millions of homes, christmas lunches and gift—sharing paused for about ten minutes to watch the king's speech. it was the most watched programme with nearly 7.5 million people across all networks. the next two most popular shows were the strictly come dancing christmas special and doctor who, both on the bbc. the ratings include people watching on tv and some catch—up services. live now to entertainment journalist caroline frost who joins me from west london. great to have you on, what you make of the top tv programmes that we watched yesterday, to be expected? pretty much. i think i did call a few of them! let's talk about some of the highlights. the king of

course can be happy, a little bit down on his debut last year but across the channel is nevertheless emerging victorious on christmas day itself. strictly, no surprises, it is the entertainmentjuggernaut that continues to drive through other talent shows. eastenders i think can be very happy. and we should mention other soap operas are not in the top ten which is unusual previous years we have them all having big festive specials reaching a crescendo on christmas day and boxing day but this year only eastenders did that. they really put the welly and starting that story back in february with a flash forward for the six women in the queen victoria and we did not know who was going to die and how their hands but that story finally came to a huge finale last night and that did stay in the top ten eastenders producers and the bbc can be relieved and proud of that.

coronation street and emmerdale not in the top ten but they did not really bother to hit it hard on christmas day, i think they knew they had that rival on the bbc so we do have big storylines from them both but reaching their peak data in the week. so good news for eastenders but good news for the bbc all round with nine of the top ten programmes, not bad going at all. well we do not want to show off but secretly very proud! i remember as a child getting my hands on the radio times but i have not done it for a long time. but i'm sure that, i'm sure that many still do that looking forward to what we can expect over christmas. now that we all have streaming services is it important what the terrestrial channels are running on christmas day and boxing day? we running on christmas day and boxing da ? ~ ., running on christmas day and boxing da ? ~ . ., running on christmas day and boxing da ? ~ ., ., .,

day? we are told that we live throu . h day? we are told that we live through the _ day? we are told that we live through the golden _ day? we are told that we live through the golden age - day? we are told that we live through the golden age of. day? we are told that we live through the golden age of tv| day? we are told that we live - through the golden age of tv and for sure it is and we are all the beneficiaries of the streaming technology and the convenience of it. downloading things that we can watch on a train journey. but we have lost that lovely collective pastime. it is the national pastime but it has become a very individual pursuit and i think that this is pretty much the only time of year perhaps apart from the olympics or weddings or coronations, when we do all gather in that little flickering box in the corner still has the power to keep us all there. of course means compromise which are no longer used to doing in quite the same way in front of the box! but figures show if you put good content on that little flickering box and you manage to keep hold of the remote control that you can still have those lovely shared experiences. i think this is the one time of year when it still retains its heart and that has value. to

have a programme and sit through something that is not necessarily your favourite thing has got to be more fun than going off to sit on christmas day on your own in the corner watching your favourite programme. i will take the company over the content. it is programme. i will take the company over the content.— over the content. it is persuading those teenagers _ over the content. it is persuading those teenagers out _ over the content. it is persuading those teenagers out of _ over the content. it is persuading those teenagers out of the - over the content. it is persuading i those teenagers out of the bedroom to sit with the family! how important is this notion of a christmas movie? when i was growing up christmas movie? when i was growing up it was what is the bbc going to bring out, can itv compete? now we can watch them on streaming services but we still talk about a christmas movie and look forward to it. that is certainly _ movie and look forward to it. “i�*iait is certainly something movie and look forward to it. twat is certainly something that is a moot thing especially after the big lunch. toy story did sneak into the top ten. it was not in the top three but down at number eight. that is the only really big movie. it is one aspect of the christmas entertainment. maestro we have got

from netflix and disney have the latest indiana jones film, saving the big guns for the festive period. it is a huge captive audience of course. but i do think that those days of the james bond movie by those big releases will have far less patience than we used to have and people have gone and found them in the months leading up to christmas.— in the months leading up to christmas. ~ ., . ., christmas. well we introduced our children to — christmas. well we introduced our children to die _ christmas. well we introduced our children to die hard! _ christmas. well we introduced our children to die hard! a _ christmas. well we introduced our children to die hard! a lot - christmas. well we introduced our children to die hard! a lot more i children to die hard! a lot more swearing than i remembered! it is a christmas film! they were not convinced! thank you very much. next year, girls aloud are going on a massive reunion tour, bringing their ii—year break to an end. cheryl, kimberley, nadine and nicola will hit the road in may, playing shows in memory of bandmate sarah harding, who died of breast cancer in 2021. our music correspondent mark savage went to meet them. music: the promise by girls aloud.

# you're gonna make me, make me love you. # nothing at all, nothing that i do. # the promise i made, the promise i made. # is starting to fade, starting to fade, babe... you had a christmas album. we did. do you remember any of the songs? we don't! ido! not tonight, santa. on the radio, they come on all at christmastime. white christmas. i want to kiss you was on our house christmas playlist. do you not remember it? bish, bash, bong! whoo! you do remember! how does it go? i can remember now. bish, bash, bong! whoo! 0h! i'm going to miss you so, under the mistletoe. i'm going to miss you so, under the mistletoe! i'm going to miss you so, no, that's not right. - i am hearing the vocals in my head.

iremember. irememberdoing it. in that kitchen. i remember shooting that. so what does christmas mean to you? what's interesting for me is this time of year, still after all these years, has a nostalgia about when we first.... it was so powerful, such a massive impact on my life in that moment, that christmas, when we got in the group and then we got the number one. i think it's so ingrained in us, it's never left. # the sound of the underground. # the beat of the drum goes round and round... you were the first reality show christmas number one, so you have a lot to answer for. sometimes you put on, can you play a christmas playlist? and sound of the underground comes on! it's wild! as children, what are your favourite christmas memories?

santa isjust magical, i isn't it, the whole thing. just the smells, the cinnamon. it's cosy. you know... i used to watch santa claus, the movie, every christmas eve. new christmas pyjamas! yes. home alone! all the things like that. the music, the songs. do you have a favourite christmas song? i like george michael. that is a hard question! last christmas. # last christmas, i gave you my heart. # but the very next day, you gave it away. i like driving home for christmas. i like that. that is an unexpected answer, that's a good one. i think it is because we were driving backwards and forwards to home and that song would always make us feel, oh my god, i am literally driving home for christmas. the ones from that time

are the most nostalgic. they were big when we were kids. but now, actually, some of were sombre. but it is actually the ones that make you feel nostalgic. like the pogues and all that. if you could pull a christmas cracker with anyone in the world, who would it be? these lot! 0h... i'll get you some crackers. crackers and hats! let's get some crackers. make a wish come true! thank you! have a great one. thank you! now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. i think you could call the boxing day weather the calm before the storm as things are set to turn very unsettled through tomorrow as storm gerrit, another named storm, hurtles across the country, bringing a mixture of rain, gales and heavy snow certainly across scotland. and it remains windy on thursday with further heavy showers at times. and this is storm gerrit winding itself up out in the atlantic, heading towards our shores as we move through this

evening and overnight. so the rain will be piling into southern and western areas, winds picking up, too. ahead of it, a cold night to come. subzero values with some frost and ice before the rain arrives, with increasing amounts of snow certainly to the hills here. so it'll be very cold to start wednesday here, milder further south. storm gerrit then fully in control of our weather on wednesday. lots of isobars on the charts, close together, hence the gales, outbreaks of heavy rain and some concerning amounts of snow falling over frankly modest hills in scotland through the morning and into the afternoon. up to 15 centimetres in places, maybe more than that. when you factor in the wind, we will see drifting and also blizzards. so some treacherous weather to come throughout the day on wednesday. heavy rain, strong winds elsewhere. maybe brightening up later in the day across some western areas, but i think most places staying cloudy. it will be very gusty, strong winds around the coast through the english channel, severe gales developing across north—east scotland and the northern isles later. gusts perhaps up to 75—80 mph here.

double figure values for most in the south, cold across scotland, but it won't feel like that because of the strength of the wind. as we head into thursday, we keep low pressure close by. lots of isobars on the chart again, so another windy, blustery day to come. plenty of showers rattling in from the south—west. some of these could be heavy at times across western areas. again, a risk of some gales. north—west england, western wales could see some disruption once again. a bit of sunshine here and there and some wintriness over the hills in scotland again. temperatures 9—12 degrees. so the weather on wednesday and thursday is likely to cause some disruption. a mixture of rain, snow and gales, so head online or check out the bbc weather app to see the details of all the weather warnings in place. and it remains unsettled for the rest of the week, the run—up to new year as well. could be that on saturday we see another spell of wet and windy weather with some mountain snow in the north.

live from london, this is bbc news. a ukrainian missile damages a russian warship docked in occupied crimea. president zelensky says he's grateful to his airforce for the attack. israel's army chief says the war in gaza will continue for months as the bombardment of the strip intensifies. iraq condemns us air strikes on iranian—backed targets in its territory. the us says it was retaliating after an attack on american bases. and with boxing day sales in full swing, are shoppers still keen to bag a post—christmas bargain?

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said he is "grateful" to his air force for a missile attack that badly damaged a russian warship in the black sea. the novocherkassk was hit during an attack on the port of feodosiya in russian—occupied crimea. local officials say at least one person was killed. ukraine said the ship was destroyed. president zelensky wrote on telegram, "the occupiers will not have a single peaceful place in ukraine." james waterhouse reports from central ukraine. for ukraine, this was a high—value target. the russian novocherkassk landing ship struck by a guided missile. the force of the blast suggests it was full. moscow claims the ship was only damaged. kyiv says it was destroyed.