a warning that the uk's increasingly warmer summers and wetter winters are causing chaos for nature. good morning. after the giving and receiving comes the returning and refunding. if you've got an unwanted gift or a present delivery that didn't work out, i'll be explaining all about your festive consumer rights. in sport, manchester united start a new era, with a dramatic win at old trafford. rasmus hojlund's first league goal helps them mount a stunning comeback against aston villa to seal a stunning victory. could a stunning victory. we have another big christmas travel could we have another big christmas travel day impacted by the weather? store gerrit will bring some strong wind, wind and snow to parts of the uk i will have all of the details. it's wednesday, the 27th of december. our main story. israel's military has said the conflict with hamas will continue for many more months. it comes as the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the war in gaza

as beyond a catastrophe and warned the west bank could implode at any time. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting. they need to look at other options. the military pressure will continue. but we see they don't have any results. the head of the israeli army herzi halevi said the war could take many more months and notjust them. "there are no magic solutions," he said. "there are no short cuts in dismantling a terrorist organisation, only determined and persistent fighting." in gaza itself, hospitals are overrun with the injured and the dead. the world health organization says almost all the hospitals in the gaza strip have now stopped functioning. there's blood everywhere in these hospitals at the moment. we're seeing almost only trauma

cases come through the door and at a scale that's quite difficult to believe. it's a bloodbath, as we said before, it's carnage. in his first interview since the war began in october, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the situation as a catastrophe and warned the west bank could implode at any time. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 241 people have been killed in the last 2a hours, taking the total to more than 20,000. israel's campaign, which it says is to destroy the leadership of hamas, shows no sign of ending. graham satchell, bbc news. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem this morning. good morning to you. it is a pretty stark warning from the palestinian president? it stark warning from the palestinian resident? , .,

stark warning from the palestinian resident? , . ., , president? it is indeed, and he was makin: president? it is indeed, and he was making these _ president? it is indeed, and he was making these comments _ president? it is indeed, and he was making these comments to - president? it is indeed, and he wasl making these comments to egyptian television, really warning that this was unprecedented in palestinian history. if we look at what has been happening, he is warning about the west bank, we have seen six palestinians killed in an israeli drone strike apparently in the north of the west bank. that's according to palestinian health officials overnight. in gaza that fighting is still continuing very intensely, we have had the israeli military hitting in the north where it said it had operational control but it targeted an underground tunnel network. also in the south where it is still thought there could be hamas leaders hiding out in khan younis, the biggest city there. but it is now spreading into the middle of the strip, where a senior un official said there was grave concern because there are so many displaced people there who had gone

seeking shelter. it appears that nowhere is safe in gaza. the comments were key by the israeli military�*s chief of staff when he warned that fighting could go on for months. we don't know if that means at the same level of intensity because the us has been pressuring israel to bring down the level of intensity, to be more targeted in its fighting. he said there were no short cuts, no magic solutions to dismantling hamas which is israel's big objective in gaza. because, he said, hamas leaders, they would get them whether it takes a week or whether it takes months.- them whether it takes a week or whether it takes months. thank you very much. — whether it takes months. thank you very much, yolande. _ whether it takes months. thank you very much, yolande. sally - whether it takes months. thank you very much, yolande. sally has - whether it takes months. thank you very much, yolande. sally has the l very much, yolande. sally has the rest of the main stories today. the national trust is warning that the uk's increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are causing chaos for nature. it says climate change is upsetting the normal rhythm of the seasons, and making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease. here's our climate editorjustin rowaltt. the seasons are changing, says the national trust, with hotter

summers and milder winters. if you just look out across there. oh, yeah! and our shifting seasons are affecting the natural world all around us. there's quite a few of them on there, there's stags in amongst them. so we've got a group there of about three or four hinds, two stags, and you can just make out a couple of the smaller calves. red deer are rutting later in the year. that is when stags do battle to attract females. it means their babies are increasingly being born in the autumn instead of the summer. we're seeing some calves being born later. they're unable to get the fat reserves on to get them through the winters. these weather conditions take the heat and energy out of anything, and they're just not capable of surviving. so we're seeing a higher mortality rate. and it's notjust deer. all our plants and wildlife depend on the cycle of the seasons.

you may have noticed grass needs to be mowed later into the year for example. many plants and trees flower earlier, making them susceptible to cold snaps and affecting the pollinators and birds that feed on them. nature is an indicator of climate change because things are behaving in a different way. flowers, breeding cycles, it is happening. but we need to help nature in order to help ourselves. because nature can deal with the challenge, if it's given the space and the time. on this estate in somerset, the national trust has reset a river. diggers have filled in the main channel of the aller. over the years it had been deepened and straightened to help drain farmland. now that has been reversed and the water is finding its own way through the flood plain. water particularly, itjust needs a bit of space. let the water do what it wants to do. and what it wants to do

is create this amazing, amazing habitat with just channels all the way through the landscape, pools, ponds, wetlands and all the water. instead of going down like a drain, it's like a sponge now. it's just been soaked up into the landscape. it is evidence, says the national trust, that given space, nature can rebound and establish the resilience it needs to endure the impacts of our changing climate. justin rowlatt, bbc news, somerset. ukraine says one person has been killed and four have been injured in an attack on a railway station in kherson in the south of the country. it comes after ukrainian forces launched an air strike on a russian warship in the black sea. russia says the vessel was only damaged, while ukraine claims to have destroyed it. local officials say at least one person was killed. public transport campaigners are calling for more consistency in rail fares. the campaign for better transport

says there are "absurd inconsistencies", which make it difficult to work out which ticket offers the best value for money. ministers and train operators say they're working to simplify the system. the transport secretary has told the bbc that driverless cars could be used on some uk roads by 2026. mark harper says he wants new laws governing automated driving to be in force by the end of next year and that the technology will be ready soon after. the conservatives are reportedly set to make pledges on housing and inheritance tax in the coming months, as rishi sunak aims to boost his party's chances at the polls. let's talk about this with our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning, henry. what more can you tell us about this idea?— tell us about this idea? morning, sall . tell us about this idea? morning, sally- 2023 _ tell us about this idea? morning, sally. 2023 isn't _ tell us about this idea? morning, sally. 2023 isn't quite _ tell us about this idea? morning, sally. 2023 isn't quite over - tell us about this idea? morning, sally. 2023 isn't quite over yet i tell us about this idea? morning, l sally. 2023 isn't quite over yet but one thing i think we can say is we

nudge towards 2024 is thatjust as this time last year, things are looking fairly bleak electorally for the conservative party. what we have in this morning's newspapers is lots of speculation about ways in which in 2024 rishi sunak might try to use new government policy to turn that around before the general election which we know is coming next year. on housing we have michael gove the 0n housing we have michael gove the housing secretary speculating about ways in which the government might try to make it cheaper for first—time buyers in particular to get on the housing ladder, and we know housing is going to be a key electoral battleground because the labour party is talking a lot about reforming the planning system. at the other end of the age spectrum, if you like, you have another story about inheritance tax. stop me if you think you have heard this before but speculation that the conservatives at the spring budget which would be expected to be taking place in march might abolish

inheritance tax altogether. we have heard speculation before but it is more plausible than ever that the conservatives do that in the run—up to the general election to try to carve a clear dividing line with the labour party. carve a clear dividing line with the labour party-— labour party. let's talk about labour, labour party. let's talk about labour. they _ labour party. let's talk about labour, they have _ labour party. let's talk about labour, they have been - labour party. let's talk about i labour, they have been looking labour party. let's talk about - labour, they have been looking over new plans for their asylum policy, what can you tell us about that? another key electoral battleground, immigration, and in particular how to deal with small boats coming across the channel. we have seen towards the end of last year but all through... last year, this year, still 2023, just! we have seen the conservatives trying to deal with the problem of the small boats with the problem of the small boats with the rwanda policy, the labour party opposes that but we are going to get more flesh on the bones of what they would do instead. people might be able to apply for a silent in the uk from outside the uk. that would not mean that the labour government would send people somewhere to another country to have claims

process but it might mean that people can make applications from british embassies or other sites abroad so those are the safe and legal route you hear the labour party talk about, they are going to be trying to give more clarity on how they will achieve that if they are in government this time next year. i! are in government this time next ear. , ., . are in government this time next ear. ,, ., ., ~ , are in government this time next ear. , ., ., ., ~ , ., year. if you are waking up with a sore head. _ year. if you are waking up with a sore head, this _ year. if you are waking up with a sore head, this is _ year. if you are waking up with a sore head, this is to _ year. if you are waking up with a sore head, this is to you! -- - year. if you are waking up with a sore head, this is to you! -- notj sore head, this is to you! —— not for you! people will soon be able to buy pint—sized bottles of wine from supermarkets, pubs, and restaurants. the new 568ml size will sit alongside those already available, as part of a government drive to allow more choice for consumers. it will not apply to wine sold by the glass in pubs and restaurants. the australian chef bill granger, who became a global restaurant owner and food writer in a career spanning three decades, has died at the age of 54. mr granger�*s family said he died in a london hospital on christmas day with his wife and daughters by his side.

here's matt with this morning's weather. if you are making any travel plans today you need to pay attention. yes, good morning, another big christmas travel day and the weather could have an impact if you are heading across the country. stay across the forecast and travel news in the local radio. storm gerrit is with us, named by the met office yesterday. it will bring a combination of conditions, rain and gales widespread, snow could feature in central and northern scotland. there will be some disruption to travel lightly at various parts throughout today. this is the picture at the moment from space, a swell of cloud bringing stronger winds tonight but under this big bail we have got some strong winds now developing and extensive rain as weather fronts push north and now developing and extensive rain as weatherfronts push north and into some colder air across parts of scotland. the raider shows extensive

rain, it will ease of through the south and south—east, but we have seen snow in the pennines and southern uplands. it essential and northern scotland, 20 centimetres blowing around on the road. elsewhere rain heavy in the cambrian fells and across parts of wales and the mountains of hills, rain spreading south and east through the afternoon. after a dry spell at east anglia and south—east will turn wetter, brighter in the west. but it is windy for all. this is the gust, in excess of 50 miles an hour in many areas. strongest winds in the western portion of the west —— british isles. and it will be gusting up to 70 to 80 in scotland,

impacting ferry services. their wins could strengthen even further into tonight. temperatures are on the high side for this stage in late december but it will not feel like it in the wind. the irish sea coast sees more wind tonight, it remains quite violent with blizzard in shetland. clear conditions elsewhere, outbreaks of rain pushing across the country but something drier and cooler into thursday morning. tomorrow it will still be windy particularly around the irish sea coast not as bad as today. rain and hill snow across parts of scotland but elsewhere a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, some on the heavy side, and temperatures tomorrow six to 13 degrees. cool in the north, bit colder in the south. 0n the north, bit colder in the south. on friday, colder air into scotland, a band of rain pushing south slowly

across northern ireland and northern england, other parts are largely dry with one or two showers. certainly todayis with one or two showers. certainly today is looking like quite a while today. today is looking like quite a while toda . , ., today is looking like quite a while toda . , . ., today is looking like quite a while toda. ., i, today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that — today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that was _ today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that was the _ today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that was the only - today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that was the only dry - today. glad i went out yesterday! it looks like that was the only dry day| looks like that was the only dry day this week! police in england and wales have been told they must attend every residential burglary as soon as possible. new guidance from the national council of police chiefs tells officers to try and get to the scene of a domestic break—in within an hour of it being reported, as our home editor mark easton reports. this burglar making off with thousands of pounds worth of power tools from a home in st albans has never been caught, despite owner and amateur detective sharon presenting a dossier of evidence to the police. i zoomed in when he came round the side here. distinctive nose. sharon has done her own house

to house inquiries, collecting cctv images of the theft from neighbours, frustrated that hertfordshire police have been unable to track down the culprit. you think you've identified the burglar? yeah, he's around. he's around. i've given them information and i'm hoping they've looked at the cctv. but the police haven't made any arrests. no, i've given them the information. i've heard nothing since. it's a familiar story. in less than 4% of residential burglaries across england and wales do police end up charging anyone. none of the burglars in these police videos has been apprehended. victims complain officers don't see break—ins as a priority. so we're going to an address of a victim of burglary. but that's about to change. police chiefs have agreed to attend every residential break—in reported to them with new guidance on how burglaries should be investigated. do you want to tell me what's happened? all the glass was broken and the window was open. pc mary leslie is among the greater manchester police officers who've been testing

the policy for two years. right, so as you can see, obviously this is where they've attempted to get in. they've been attending all domestic burglaries, even when, as here in rochdale, the victim is on holiday and nothing appears to have been taken. the previous focus, i think, did take the eye off the ball in terms of burglary. superintendent chris foster says the break in policy has seen the charge rate almost triple across greater manchester. his resolve to catch burglars strengthened by an incident when he was a little boy. i do recall when i was about eight years old, i came home and we'd been burgled and there was a footprint on the windowsill. i couldn't sleep that night. i had to go to bed with a rolling pin underthe bed. and i think we forget it's not just financial loss. someone's been in your house. burglary is not an easy crime to solve. just go into a "thief�*s on," so we call it that when there's people at the address trying to force entry. there's been a debate about the sense in throwing resources at incidents where little of value has been taken

and the chances of finding the perpetrator are so low. previously it's been said, we can't do anything about it, sorry, see you later, goodbye, crime closed. now, if we do ourjob properly, if we turn up properly, investigate properly, arrest people, even if it's negative, it's something where we can say we've done a good job. and that begets confidence. well, the good news is that your likelihood of having your home broken into is lower now than it's ever been. burglaries down 80% since the mid—90s in england and wales. but there are still more than 1,000 break ins a day. and for some victims, the psychological impact can be devastating. policing is notjust about catching criminals. it's also about showing that officers understand the emotional trauma when a home is violated. mark easton, bbc news, rochdale. let's have a look at today's papers.

the sun leads with pictures of shoppers queuing outside harrod's in london for post—christmas sales. the paper reports spending on boxing day was expected to hit a five—year high of £4.7 billion. the guardian reports on comments from the former head of the nation's spy agency gchq calling for an end to the government handling crises over whatsapp. sir david 0mand is quoted in the paper saying the messaging app is inappropriate for important decision—making. and the mirror leads with statistics released by the liberal democrats which claim patients and visitors to england's nhs—run hospitals paid £146 million in car parking charges last year. many people across the uk took advantage of brighter weather on boxing day to take a dip in the sea. it was nice! i would not say it was

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a dodgyjumper, or ordering something online that arrived broken, we've all got our own tales of festive purchases gone wrong. but what rights do you have when the present you bought or received at christmas isn't quite right or there's something wrong with it? peter's here to explain. and you don't really want to send stuff back it was a lovingly given gift, but... it stuff back it was a lovingly given gift. but. - -_ gift, but... it is awkward, isn't it? are you — gift, but... it is awkward, isn't it? are you going _ gift, but... it is awkward, isn't it? are you going to _ gift, but... it is awkward, isn't it? are you going to have - gift, but... it is awkward, isn't it? are you going to have the. it? are you going to have the awkward conversation, - it? are you going to have the awkward conversation, or - it? are you going to have the i awkward conversation, or regift it? are you going to have the - awkward conversation, or regift it? the gift receipt!— the gift receipt! yes, have a dig throu~h the gift receipt! yes, have a dig through the _ the gift receipt! yes, have a dig through the wrapping _ the gift receipt! yes, have a dig through the wrapping before - the gift receipt! yes, have a dig | through the wrapping before the recycling bins come and take it all away, in case there is a receipt hidden in there. now the dust has settled on christmas, lots of us will be taking stock of the gifts we're lucky to have been given. but which might not be quite what we are after. it's also the time to sort those deliveries that didn't work out. here's a stat, despite the hundreds of pound we spent on them, of pounds we spent on them,

nearly a quarter of us have ended up with a present we don't really want. this year, quite a few of us will be turning to those resale, marketplace websites to make some cash from our unwanted jumpers or socks. that figure rises to nearly a third among those aged 18 to 34. for the rest of us, here's what you need to know. so, if the gift you bought is broken orfaulty or didn't match the description you should be due a full refund under the consumer rights act of 2015. if you're just not keen, if you bought it online or over the phone you have 14 days to change your mind. if you bought it in store there is no legal right to a refund unless it is faulty. but check with the shop, many are more generous and will at least offer an exchange. have a dig through the wrapping to see if there is a receipt or gift receipt. but some retailers might take the gift back without one.

you might remember, we spoke about some of the problems with gift cards a few weeks ago. they can be a great present but loads of you got in touch to say you'd been caught out with the card balance disappearing. people like debbie who spent £200 on airline vouchers for her son, only to find out they were going to expire before he could use them and could not be transferred to someone else. when i went then onto the terms and conditions, it actually said that there is no transferable value, if you have to change your name, it's ok. i think you can make a slight change if you've got married and it's your married name and you change it. other than that, there's absolutely no value to them. which has left me obviously to the point where i wouldn't get those type of vouchers again and i'm very untrusting of the type of voucher. we contacted ryanair about debbie's problem, but we haven't had a response yet. when it comes to gift cards,

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is looking forward to it. we're looking forward to work with them and that's very positive for manchester united — i know _ but for now it was focusing on the game, and to get to win it because that, for our season, was so important, and so we are very pleased. and we will bounce back — we showed character and that is very important for this team — to get a base where we can build on. before that, liverpool moved to the top of the premier league, at least until arsenal host west ham on thursday, after a 2—0 victory at burnley. darwin nunez ended his goal drought in style, with a fine first time finish from the edge of the area. that's his first league goal in nine matches. liverpool also had two goals ruled out by var before diogojota, returning from injury, sealed the points forjurgen klopp's side in the 90th minute. luton town said striker carlton morris reported an alleged racist comment from the crowd, during their 3—2 comeback

win against sheffield united at bramhall lane. sheffield united say that an investigation has been launched. the incident took place on a day when sam allison took charge of the match, becoming the first black referee to officiate in the premier league for 15 years. luton came back from 2—1 down after sheffield united scored two own goals in the space of four minutes. that means it's back—to—back premier league wins for luton. but sheffield united remain rooted to the foot of the table. it'sjust a mindset, you know, and when, i suppose, you're in a situation where points are difficult to come by, you want to protect. it's not a time to protect — it's a time to step forward and get up the pitch. and clearly — you know, clearly, if we'd have done that, the goalkeeperjust catches the ball and, you know, we're looking at... we're looking at, you know, three points and another two on top of friday night because of an attitude and approach more than anything. the grinch was present at st james' park for newcastle's clash with nottingham forest and it's hard to imagine his mood improved over the 90 minutes.

nottingham forest secured their first win under new boss nuno espirito santo. they came from behind to beat newcastle united 3—1 at stjames park. chris wood who joined forest from newcastle permanently in the summer, scored a hatrick. bournemouth beat fulham 3—0 to move to tenth in the premier league — thanks to goals from justin kluivert, dominic solanke and luis sinisterra with this beauty in injury time. the cherries are unbeaten in their last seven matches, winning six of them. a bad day for fulham. their keeper bernd leno showed their frustrations after pushing a ball boy who he felt was taking too long to return the ball for a goal—kick. he did apologise to the youngster later, for the gentle shove at the next break in play. all smiles in the end. christmas spirit for you there. there was late drama in the championshp where

second—placed ipswich snatched a late draw at home to leicester, the league leaders. the foxes had taken the lead midway through the first half. stephy mavididi cut in the from the left and finished in style. but two and a half minutes into injury time, ipswich drew level. sam morsy�*s shot was deflected twice, eventually going in off leicester defenderjannik vestergaard. ipswich remain six points behind leicester at the top. rangers can go back to within two points of leaders celtic at the top of the scottish premier league tonight as they host ross county. yesterday, celtic beat dundee thanks to three second—half goals — paulo bernardo scoring the first before substitute mikeyjohnston's late double made sure of victory. next up for brendan rodgers' side is the old firm fixture against rangers at parkhead on saturday. leinster moved top of the united rugby championship table with a 9—3 win over munster in a bruising derby contest. and it was a day of derbies between cardiff and dragons. the hosts ran in nine tries

at a packed arms park — seven in the first half alone to equal the league record — six different try—scorers with prop kieron assirati even getting in on the act. cardiff are up to tenth in the table, dragons stay bottom. meanwhile 0spreys beat scarlets in the west wales derby, an interception from jack walsh wrapped up victory by 25 points to 11 — it's the first time 0spreys have won a competitive match in llanelli since 2015. there was an upset at kempton as hewick — a horse bought forjust £800 won the king george vi chase one of the favourites, shishkin, slipped while leading just after the second to last fence leaving bravemansgame and allaho in control. but hewick, the 12—1 chance, ridden by gavin sheehan came from last to first to claim a surprise victory. iam i am with it. —— with it, 600 —— £60,000. i am with it. -- with it, 600 -- £60,000.— we will be back with the headlines

at 7am. now on breakfast, anna foster looks back on some of the biggest stories of 2023. it's been a year dominated by wars in israel and gaza, and the continuing conflict in ukraine. there's a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation.

this is southern israel and that is gaza, and the war here has dominated the news agenda since early october. tragic and polarising, it's one of the biggest stories of 2023 and one that i have followed here and reported on throughout, speaking to people in israel and in gaza about how they're living through it. the year has seen many important and profound stories, from the war in ukraine to donald trump's legal affairs in the us and for india, a successful moon landing. i'm going to bring you just some of those moments. we begin in turkey and syria and the devastating earthquake that struck early on the sixth of february. these images show the moment the first quake hit. with a magnitude of 7.8, it destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed thousands of people.

a second powerful tremor hours later increased the death toll even further. i was one of the firstjournalists to reach the epicentre, travelling through the devastation towards the city of kahramanmaras and broadcasting from my phone. this was one of my first live reports. what we're talking about here in maras, right at the epicentre of the quake, is notjust single individual collapsed buildings, we're talking about whole city blocks. when i arrived here, we drove down a street and the whole of one side — nine, ten, 11 buildings — had just completely collapsed. the red cross estimates that more than 55,000 people were killed in turkey and syria, with double that injured. the high number of buildings that collapsed was blamed on poor building safety standards. president erdogan defended his government's response

to the disaster and as survivors prepared to spend their third night out in the cold, they told me how desperately they needed tents and help. and just to warn you, this report, like others you'll see during the programme, contains images that you may find distressing. the devastating power of the earth seen from the air. swathes of this city lie in ruins. buildings, homes, lives have been destroyed. when the rubble shows a sign, the digger stops. behind this blanket, an arm reveals a body. slowly, carefully, it's uncovered. and then, the moment of realisation. screams. near the syrian city of aleppo, this boy, ahmed, was pulled

to safety by the local voluntary civil defence group, the white helmets. millions of people in north—west syria had already fled their homes during the civil war and were living in makeshift tents when the earthquake struck. in ukraine, there was real hope that 2023 might be the year its country's forces took back swathes of territory snatched by russia. do you want british fighterjets next, sir? but progress proved slow as president zelensky continued his appeals for stronger world support. in the early hours of the sixth ofjune, the kakhovka dam was breached. as waterfrom the dnipro river started spilling across the land, putting thousands of lives at risk, our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse rushed to the scene. a breach of a barrier designed to protect. this is the major kakhovka dam, failing to contain a reservoir resembling a sea.

the waters of ukraine's dnipro river surged downstream, towards dozens of towns and villages. this is effectively a front line which separates territory ukraine controls and russia occupies. close to the dnipro's mouth is the city of kherson. officials are worried this flooding could become catastrophic. what we're seeing is a humanitarian relief effort taking place in an active war zone. half an hour ago, a shell landed close by. and there is a military dimension to this, too, because the nearby dnipro river, which has come a whole lot closer, is a front line. it separates ukrainian controlled and russian occupied territory. ukraine is in the early stages of a counteroffensive. it was thought that it could mount such attacks from here. that task has just got a whole lot more difficult. then came a shocking moment that looked like it might change

the whole course of the war. yevgeny prigozhin, a powerful russian and head of the wagner group, appeared to be launching a military coup. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg explained the extraordinary twist. this is how the day began in the russian city of rostov — armed men and armour on the streets and tanks outside key buildings. in control here, the mercenary group wagner. closely linked to the state, they'd fought for russia in ukraine, but this looked like mutiny. their leader, yevgeny prigozhin, seemed to have gone rogue. at a military h0, he told russian generals, "we've come for the defence minister and the chief of the general staff. if we don't get them, i'll blockade the city and head to moscow." translation: our actions to defend the fatherland from this _

threat will be harsh. tension rose as reports came in of wagner convoys moving north to moscow. was this heading towards confrontation in the capital? then, out of the blue, a message from mr prigozhin. to avoid bloodshed, he said, wagner would turn around and return to base. this is one of those moments where you just have to put up your hands and say, "what on earth was that about?" i mean, just a few hours ago, yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. we may never know what agreements were or weren't reached between the key players of this bizarre drama. it appeared to throw president putin's leadership into doubt. could he be losing control? eight weeks later came this breaking news. this coming in from the russian

federal agency for air transport. they say that wagner mercenary group boss yevgeny prigozhin was on board an aircraft that crashed in russia in the tver region. first a friend, then a challenger. now, yevgeny prigozhin was dead. in august, we saw some of the most dramatic pictures of the year — eight people, including six children on their way to school, dangled precariously inside a broken cable car high above a steep ravine in northern pakistan. a careful rescue effort involving helicopters and makeshift zip lines took 14 hours. to the delight of the large crowds, everyone was saved. when a migrant boat capsized off the coast of greece, 82 bodies were recovered but it's feared around 500 more may have

lost their lives in the tragedy, and doubts were cast on the greek coast guard's account of what happened that night. nick beake investigated for bbc verify. new footage of the fatal journey. the packed migrant boat leaning precariously. bbc verify has confirmed this video is genuine. here's why. look at the much bigger vessel in the background. we've identified it as the faithful warrior, which we know came to provide food and water. its shape matches and its tracking data also places it in the area at the time. we believe this video was filmed by the greek coast guard, which continues to claim at this point, the migrant boat was not in danger. in the uk, the issue of small boats carrying migrants across the english channel became a political challenge. for the conservative government, the answer was to send some asylum seekers to rwanda for processing, but not everyone agreed and the supreme court

was asked to decide, as our deputy political editor vicky young explains. prime minister rishi sunak has made stopping the boats one of his priorities. his government believes that sending some asylum seekers to rwanda will deter others from making the dangerous journey across the channel and help break up the criminal gangs who help them. this year, almost 30,000 migrants have arrived in england by boat. the first flight to rwanda was ready to take off back in the summer of 2022 but was cancelled at the last minute after legal challenges. while courts can't directly overrule parliament, they can decide whether a policy conflicts with other existing laws and international treaties. this is the supreme court — the highest court in the united kingdom — and in november, it ruled that the rwanda policy was unlawful. the main reason it gave was that asylum seekers sent there could then be returned to their home countries,

where they might face harm. in response, the government signed a new treaty with rwanda and proposed new uk laws, declaring that it's a safe country and ordering britishjudges to ignore some sections of the uk human rights act. but many of rishi sunak�*s mps are unhappy. some of them want him to go even further and pull out of the european convention on human rights. but dozens of conservative mps, the opposition parties and the house of lords would try to block such a move, so it could all lead to some close votes here in parliament in the new year. so far, the plan has cost £240 million, even though no asylum seekers have actually reached rwanda. 2024 will bring the next us presidential election and the campaigning has already started. us presidentjoe biden says part of his motivation to run for a second term is to prevent the return of donald trump. mr trump is the frontrunner

to become the republican candidate, even as he faces both civil and criminal cases against him, as our north america correspondent nada tawfik explains. donald trump might be riding high in the polls but he's already faced a number of legal defeats and setbacks. in april, amid a massive security and press presence here, he became the first president in history to be arrested and to appear in court on criminal charges. the new york state case stems from hush money payments made before the 2016 election to the former porn actor stormy daniels. many see it as the weakest of all the cases. things only got worse from there over the summer with the announcement of long—anticipated indictments. trump pleaded not guilty in court in two federal cases in florida and washington, dc, both stemming from the special counseljack smith's investigations. the first was tied to the fbi's raid of his mar—a—lago resort, where agents recovered more

than 100 classified documents. it's a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. the second case was tied to the january sixth capitol riot, which occurred when congress was meeting to certinyoe biden's presidential election. special counseljack smith called it an "unprecedented assault on democracy" and accused president trump of working to overturn the results of the 2020 election. we'll have to wait and see if the trial takes place when it's due in a few months�* time. and then, there was georgia, which led to the first ever mugshot of a former us president. there, he's also criminally charged with scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, including with the infamous phone call to the secretary of state, where he urges him to find the 11,000 votes trump needs to beat joe biden in the state. donald trump claims this is all a witch—hunt

and election interference. these are incredibly serious charges. and while the public may have already made up their mind about his guilt or innocence, now donald trump needs to convince at least one juror in each case of his innocence to avoid punishment or jail time. mission control: soft landing on the moon. i india is on the moon. celebrations as india made space history. its moon mission in august became the first ever to land in the tricky lunar south pole region. prime minister narendra modi exclaimed, "india is now on the moon." this success belongs to all of humanity. and at that moment, a delighted nation applauded their huge achievement. september saw morocco experience its worst earthquake in over half a century. more than 3,000 lives were lost and many more

were injured or left homeless. but there was more. in 2023, natural disasters across the globe focused the world's attention on climate change. extremes of weather and temperature had a devastating impact. wildfires in the north and west of canada forced thousands from their homes, and the smoke they produced made the air quality plummet in major us and canadian cities. nearly 100 people died in hawaii when an inferno destroyed the town of lahaina, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern us history. in greece, they hit at the height of the country's tourist season. the blaze in rhodes forced 19,000 people to be evacuated off the island. and in 2023, our oceans hit their hottest ever recorded average surface temperature of 20.96 celsius, breaking a previous

record high from 2016. it is so decided. in december, days of negotiating at the un climate summit in dubai led for the first time to a call for all countries to move away from using fossilfuels. it didn't go as far as to actually phase them out, though, which was something many governments had wanted. a huge swathe of the eastern libyan city of derna was washed away in the aftermath of storm daniel in september. dams that should have held the water back collapsed and there were accusations of poor maintenance. thousands of lives were lost and whole neighbourhoods destroyed. what i saw when i arrived there was a wasteland. this is what it looks like here in derna at the moment. and you can see some of the destruction already. but if ijust turn this way and look down the valley, you can see how everything has just

been completely ripped away. june, and the world watched and waited for news of five people aboard the titan submersible, which vanished on a trip to the titanic. after a huge search operation, parts of the vessel were eventually discovered thousands of metres underwater on the seabed. an rov, a remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic, discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the seafloor. none of the passengers survived the implosion. let's look at some more stories that made news in the last 12 months. taylor swift was named time magazine's 2023 person of the year. she became a billionaire in october, and herfans packed out stadia

across the world for her eras tour. in cinemas, two very different films were released on the same weekend back injuly, sparking the cultural phenomenon that was barbenheimer. you are the man who gave them the power to destroy themselves. barbie and 0ppenheimer broke box office records and boosted cinema revenues that had been dented by the pandemic. hollywood came to a halt as both writers and actors went on strike, costing the us economy billions of dollars. alongside pay and conditions, one key concern of union members has been the industry's use of artificial intelligence, which began to hit the mainstream in 2023. ai bots like chatgpt and google's bard gained millions of users. in northern india, marathon efforts

finally freed 41 miners who'd been trapped in a collapsed himalayan tunnel for 17 days. after various setbacks, rescuers eventually drilled the final section by hand to free the workers. samira hussain was at the scene. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. translation: i am very happy. i am 55 and i have seen life. but my son is very young. he has a long life. as 2023 started to draw to a close, one of the year's biggest stories happened here in the middle east. yolande, you woke up that morning and it was you who was trying to make sense of this for, for all of us.

we didn't have much detail at first, but we knew very quickly that it was huge, that it was unprecedented, and that it was going to change everything. and what is the latest that you're hearing not only about those killed, but the numbers of people injured? really extraordinary numbers. at least 40 israelis have been killed and 740 injured. that's the latest report that i have seen quoting the israeli sort of medical services. and on top of that, you know, it's still not clear exactly what's happening in southern israel. that morning, as it turned out, thousands of hamas fighters broke across the border. it was a brutal attack. more than 1,200 people in israel were murdered and there were some 240 hostages who were taken back to gaza. we heard the screaming. we heard the...obviously all the fire that was going on. we saw the smoke and we smelled the smoke.

kfar aza was taken by surprise, like everywhere else hamas attacked. the kibbutz guard — armed civilian volunteers — died fighting back. siren wails. gunfire. there's a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. we have taken cover. this is...it�*s actually a memorial building. you can see we're all here. jeremy bowen: late this afternoon at kibbutz be'eri, regular units and some of more than 300,000 mobilised reservists were preparing for the order to move in, that most israelis believe will come. over a million gazans were forced to leave their homes in the north of the strip, and thousands were killed in israeli strikes. the attack on jabalia camp looks to be one of the biggest single

palestinian losses of life so far in this war. jabalia is in the far north of gaza, where israel has been pushing forward. as electricity was cut off, premature babies in the hospital had to be taken from their incubators. our colleague rushdi, who's from gaza, was bravely reporting at the same time as he was trying to keep his own family safe. the humanitarian situation is also getting worse and worse, with israel not allowing food and medicine. i have seen people struggling to find water. here in the hospital, people are struggling to find fuel to run the generator and work in the...in the hospital. translation: i spend four or five hours every day in the queue i and at the end i only get one portion of bread. _ we have been living on one meal a day. i sometimes we sleep hungry.

around the globe, people took to the streets... ada, 75 years old... ..and world leaders came to stand with israel while at the same time warning of the consequences of an escalation. we will continue to have israel's back as you work to defend your people. we'll continue to work with you and partners across the region to prevent more tragedy to innocent civilians. the evidence of our own eyes tells us that the death toll, and particularly the death toll among women and children, isjust overwhelming. we have seen so much that it is hard to dispute the fact that many, many, many thousands of people have been killed. intensive diplomacy led to an agreement to pause the fighting and release hostages and prisoners. there's a bit of a shaky start. we did hear some continuing fire, some continuing small arms fire and mortar fire for about the first ten or 15 minutes.

but things are now a lot quieter there, quieter than they've been really for weeks here in southern israel. and i think we can say at this point that the ceasefire is firmly holding, from what we're seeing and hearing in southern israel. more aid started to pass from egypt into gaza, but it still wasn't enough. for the first time, a large group of hostages were released from captivity in gaza. we now have that confirmation. it was getting closer and closer. it's clearly an emotional moment for you. i can't believe it, it'sjust, it's so, it's so happy to know that they're here in israeli territory. i feel as if part of my family came back. and some 240 palestinian prisoners were released from israeli jails. this is a small victory for palestinians in a war that has already exacted a very heavy price.

to israel, the prisoners being released tonight are a security threat. to those gathered here to receive them, they're victims of israel's occupation, and their release is a symbol. the deal lasted for seven days, but then it fell apart. then israel's military campaign moved further south. the fighting started all over again with renewed intensity. the last 12 months has seen change notjust here in the middle east, but right around the world, from wars and natural disasters to points of light in the darkness. the impact of this year will be felt into 2024 and beyond.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. israel's military says its war in gaza will continue for many more months as the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the conflict is beyond a catastrophe. a warning that the uk's increasingly warmer summers and wetter winters are causing chaos for nature. good morning.

are the boxing day sales now a festive tradition of the past? early indications are that more of us headed to the high street this year but we are not spending as much. i'll have the details. in sport, liverpool take the lead in the premier league a hard—fought 2—0 win over relegation—threatened burnley at turf moor puts them on top of the table for now. plus, another big christmas travel day could be disrupted by the weather. storm gerrit set to bring rain and gales quite extensively, and snow across parts of scotland as well. all of the details on breakfast. it's wednesday, the 27th of december. israel's military has said the conflict with hamas will continue for many more months. it comes as the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the war in gaza as beyond a catastrophe and warned the west bank could implode at any time. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now,

the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting. they need to look at other options. the military pressure will continue. but we see they don't have any results. the head of the israeli army herzi halevi said the war could take many more months. "there are no magic solutions," he said. "there are no short cuts in dismantling a terrorist organisation, only determined and persistent fighting." in gaza itself, hospitals are overrun with the injured and the dead. the world health organization says almost all the hospitals in the gaza strip have now stopped functioning. there's blood everywhere in these hospitals at the moment. we're seeing almost only trauma cases come through the door and at a scale that's quite difficult to believe. it's a bloodbath, as we said

before, it's carnage. in his first interview since the war began in october, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the situation as a catastrophe and warned the west bank could implode at any time. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 241 people have been killed in the last 24 hours, taking the total to more than 20,000. israel's campaign, which it says is to destroy the leadership of hamas, shows no sign of ending. graham satchell, bbc news. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem this morning. good morning to you. it is quite a stark warning from the palestinian president? stark warning from the palestinian resident? . �* . stark warning from the palestinian resident? . �* , , ., president? that's right. he is of course a political _ president? that's right. he is of course a political rival _ president? that's right. he is of course a political rival to i president? that's right. he is of| course a political rivalto hamas, course a political rival to hamas, he is based in ramallah in the west

bank, and after his comments that the west bank that implode, we saw overnight and israeli strike on an urban refugee camp in the north of the west bank, where six palestinians were killed according to palestinian health officials. this brings to more than 300 the number of palestinians who have been killed in the west bank since the deadly 7th of october attacks, since the war in gaza again. looking at gaza itself, a place that the palestinian president said had been rendered unrecognisable by this devastating war, we are still seeing the israeli military operation they're expanding into new areas. in they're expanding into new areas. in the north, first of all, where the israeli military says it has operational control, it said what was an underground tunnel was hit, a network used by hamas as a headquarters. then in khan younis,

the biggest city in the south, you can still see smoke rising up from the city in the early hours of this morning. that is where it is believed that hamas leaders met to believed that hamas leaders met to be hiding out. now the israeli military pushing more with its ground offensive into the centre of the gaza strip to the refugee camps there. and it has said that people there. and it has said that people there should leave for their own safety, but the un has warned that it is gravely concerned about what is happening there. there are so many displaced people crowded into that area that have fled fighting in other parts of the gaza strip. all of that as the us has been asking israel to reduce the intensity of the fighting in gaza but the idf chief of staff came out and said that the war would continue for many months to come.— that the war would continue for many months to come. thank you very much, yolande in jerusalem. _ months to come. thank you very much, yolande in jerusalem. sally _ months to come. thank you very much, yolande in jerusalem. sally has - months to come. thank you very much, yolande in jerusalem. sally has the i yolande injerusalem. sally has the rest of the main stories today. the conservatives are reportedly set to make pledges on housing and inheritance tax in the coming months, as rishi sunak aims

to boost his party's chances at the polls. let's talk about this with our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. so, these two ideas very likely coming down the tracks? it looks that wa . coming down the tracks? it looks that way- and — coming down the tracks? it looks that way. and i _ coming down the tracks? it looks that way. and i think _ coming down the tracks? it looks that way. and i think as - coming down the tracks? it looks that way. and i think as we i coming down the tracks? it looks| that way. and i think as we nudge into 2024, which is going to be a general election year, almost certainly, one thing we can say is that if there were a general election tomorrow, you would have to make labour pretty strong favourites. and that i think is the crucial thing to understand when you look at some of the speculation around today because under rishi sunak the conservatives are desperate to find some way to turn the political narrative around and try to win back some of those voters who seem to have defected to labour. what we have this morning on housing, we have speculation the conservatives might try to make it easier for people to buy a home for the first time, michael gove the housing secretary saying the conservatives will have an offer on that by the time of the general

election. at the other edge of the age spectrum, inheritance tax. we have had a lot of speculation about this before, the daily telegraph is reporting that potentially as soon as the budget which we expect in march, jeremy hunt the chancellor might abolish inheritance tax altogether. we have heard reports like this before and ultimately the conservatives have shied away because of the state of the public finances. one thing which is certainly in a bad state of the conservative party's electoral prospects and there are people around rishi sunak that abolishing inheritance tax is a crucial way of showing that more tax cuts might come if the conservatives win the general election.— general election. let's talk about labour, general election. let's talk about labour. there — general election. let's talk about labour, there are _ general election. let's talk about labour, there are suggestions i general election. let's talk about i labour, there are suggestions that they might change their asylum policy? they might change their asylum oli ? ., . . ., ., policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground _ policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground is _ policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground is going _ policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground is going to _ policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground is going to be - policy? one of the crucial electoral battleground is going to be illegal| battleground is going to be illegal immigration and asylum, and the conservative party have their rwanda plan although it is in trouble to deal with small boats, they say. the labour party opposes that that one

thing they had confirmed they are open to using some kind of offshore processing themselves stop that doesn't mean sending people to another country, currently for the conservative party it is rwanda, in order to have a claim is processed. it might mean allowing people who are already in another country, refugees, to make asylum claims from another country, that might be a british embassy or some other centre that the british government might set up. i think what you have there is the labour party starting, and we will see more and more of this as the year goes on or as 2023 ends and 2024 comes in, to put flesh on the bones of some of its policy to cement some of the games it has made in the opinion polls into real votes. ukraine says one person has been killed and four have been injured in an attack on a railway station in kherson in the south of the country. it comes after ukrainian forces launched an air strike on a russian

warship in the black sea. russia says the vessel was only damaged, while ukraine claims to have destroyed it. local officials say at least one person was killed. police in south korea say the actor lee sun—kyun, best known for his role in the oscar—winning film parasite, has been found dead. local reports said the 48—year—old was discovered in the early hours of the morning in his car in a park in the capital, seoul. he was recently questioned by police for alleged drug use, which carries heavy penalties in south korea. police in england and wales have been told they must attend every residential burglary as soon as possible. new guidance from the national council of police chiefs tells officers to try and get to the scene of a domestic break—in within an hour of it being reported. campaigners say britain's rail fares system needs an urgent overhaul to tackle what they call "absurd inconsistencies". the campaign for better transport is calling for a new structure, which makes it easier to understand which ticket offers the best value. jonathan josephs reports.

many rail passengers are used to waiting for trains to arrive. but it's a simpler and better value fare system that campaigners say is well overdue. from season tickets to advanced fares, flexi tickets and contactless, the array of options to get from a to b and the value they offer can be built in. from a to b and the value they offer can be bewildering. a study of 16 popular routes by the campaign for better transport found that whilst on some routes season tickets do save money, for frequent travellers on other routes, they work out more expensive. they want the government to end that sort of confusion. what we'd like to see is the transport bill expedited. it's really, really important that we bring together track and train, treasury and department for transport, and have this unified rail network that we have been promised for four years now. this will be a really, really good thing and it will enable us to expedite the fare and ticketing reform that we want to see. the complexity of the uk's railway

system means that cost of travelling can range from 15p per kilometre between newquay and plymouth to 62p per kilometre between chelmsford and london. about 45% of fares are regulated by the government, and the department for transport said measures such as new technology means it is delivering simpler, more flexible and better value train tickets to ensure that passengers get the best value for money. train operators say they are also helping simplify a system which has taken a big financial hit because of 18 months of strike disruption. passengers will see regulated railfares go up by 4.9% in england in march, and by 8.7% in scotland in april. and as many people continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis, a call for better value rail fares will be widely welcomed. jonathanjosephs, bbc news, at euston station. the latest figures indicate footfall in shops across the uk yesterday was up on last year as the boxing day sales returned. peter has more.

early figures suggest boxing day footfall was up just over 2% on last year. that figure higher for high streets, much lower for retail parks and shopping centres. but the number of us braving a trip to the shops is still well below what it used to be before the pandemic, around 20% less in fact. we spoke to these shoppers about why they hit the high street yesterday. it's nice to see a sale, especially 'ust it's nice to see a sale, especially just after— it's nice to see a sale, especially just after christmas. getting some loved _ just after christmas. getting some loved ones — just after christmas. getting some loved ones that you might not have seen a _ loved ones that you might not have seen a christmas gifts and a few pieces — seen a christmas gifts and a few ieces. . . seen a christmas gifts and a few ieces. , , ., ., , pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage. — pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest _ pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate _ pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate up, i pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate up, a i pieces. the bills have gone up, the mortgage, interest rate up, a bit i mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more _ mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more careful. _ mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more careful, thinking _ mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more careful, thinking if- mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more careful, thinking if we i mortgage, interest rate up, a bit more careful, thinking if we go. mortgage, interest rate up, a bitl more careful, thinking if we go on holiday. _ more careful, thinking if we go on holiday. how— more careful, thinking if we go on holiday, how much _ more careful, thinking if we go on holiday, how much do _ more careful, thinking if we go on holiday, how much do we - more careful, thinking if we go on holiday, how much do we spend i more careful, thinking if we go on. holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? _ holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so— holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so taking _ holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so taking it _ holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so taking it a _ holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so taking it a bit - holiday, how much do we spend over christmas? so taking it a bit easier. christmas? so taking it a bit easier over the _ christmas? so taking it a bit easier over the last — christmas? so taking it a bit easier over the last year. _ christmas? so taking it a bit easier over the last year. i— christmas? so taking it a bit easier over the last year.— over the last year. i thought it was auoin to over the last year. i thought it was going to be _ over the last year. i thought it was going to be more _ over the last year. i thought it was going to be more sales, _ over the last year. i thought it was

going to be more sales, more i over the last year. i thought it was. going to be more sales, more stuff, but it's less so a bit disappointed. i think it's a bit later in when things— i think it's a bit later in when things start to drop. don't really feel like — things start to drop. don't really feel like i— things start to drop. don't really feel like i have got many bargains. we have _ feel like i have got many bargains. we have been around since about 8:30am. — we have been around since about 8:30am. went— we have been around since about 8:30am, went for— we have been around since about 8:30am, went for breakfast i we have been around since about 8:30am, went for breakfast and i we have been around since about i 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went to _ 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went tojoin — 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went tojoin the — 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went to join the sales _ 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went to join the sales and _ 8:30am, went for breakfast and then went to join the sales and buying i went to join the sales and buying lots of— went to join the sales and buying lots of stuff _ so why have some of us fallen out of love with boxing day? well, it's not the major event it once was. there used to be long queues outside next, john lewis, m&s. some of those stores didn't even open yesterday, going to online sales instead. you can also get a bargain before christmas these days. and the higher footfall figures this year might be down to people using the high street for leisure visits, not shopping. cinema trips, heading to the pub. plus we know so many families are still struggling with the high cost of living. lots of us likely to still be more cautious about our spending. we are still waiting to find out exactly how retailers did yesterday, but we know this whole period is called the golden

quarterfor a reason. it is critical for our shops. so when we do get the numbers they will be very closely watched. thank you very much, peter. we don't see those cues any more, not so much. just approaching 14 minutes past devon. any travel plans over the next couple of days, you need to listen to what matt is going to tell us because there is a storm coming. a bit of disruption is likely? yes, another big travel day where the weather could have an impact. good morning. storm gerrit, the latest named storm by the met office, it is going to bring rain and gales but snow in bits of scotland. the winds are strengthening to gale force across all parts of the uk, strongest by dating the western side of the english channel, and then becoming

increasingly wild in the north of scotland, could get up to 80 miles an hour. into tonight, the winds remain strong across shetland, easing across northern scotland, but by this stage the wind gusts will be at their worst, around the irish sea coast, a wild night into tomorrow morning. as for rainfall, it will be falling quite extensively across the country today, the western areas are seeing the highest totals, up to 90 millimetres in the hills. wherever you are there will be surface water and spray on the roads. snowfall will be mainly limited to the hills but to lower levels in central and northern scotland, these areas show where the snow will mount up. could see over 20 centimetres on the highest of the hills having an impact on some of the biggest roads, particularly the canine connecting southerners got them in the m&s. —— the 89 connecting southern scotland to inverness. dry ever a time in

parts of the south and east today, rain returning into the afternoon and further bursts into the west before something brighter later. temperatures seven to 13 but it will not feel like it in the wind. it will be windier across western areas tonight. the dangers of fake or second hand batteries in e—bikes are well documented, as they can explode with catastrophic and even fatal consequences. and now the charity electrical safety first is urging people to make sure that they know how to charge their device safely this christmas. celestina olulode has been catching up with andrew, who lost his house after an e—bike he bought for his son last year caught fire. that's how lucky we were that we got down. that's off my daughter's bed. earlier this year, andrew was picking up the pieces left behind after a devastating fire damaged his family home. months later, they are safe and back in for christmas.

the stairs, like you can see, they're all wood, theyjust went in seconds. like i say, my wife was stuck on the little landing here. well, this is what it's like, everyone. it was an e—bike, a christmas present for andrew's teenage son, that caused the fire. it was about hlaf past one in the morning, my son gets up for a drink, just about to go upstairs, he hears a popping noise. so next thing he shouts up the stairs, smoke coming out of it and he shouted up, "dad, dad, bike's on fire." so next thing he threw the bike out. but like i said, all the bike, they were already falling out and they were going off like little hand grenades, just blasting everywhere. powered by lithium ion batteries, e—scooters and e—bikes can be a speedy, environmentally friendly solution to traffic. but the batteries contain a large amount of energy in a small space. if a cell in a faulty battery overheats, this is what can happen. andrew says he's happy to be back

home, but the family is still coming to terms with the fire. well, it's terrible. it's seeing your kids suffer. but my older kids, they're 22 and 24 and they're still, they're still having therapy for it. it's, it's a horrible feeling. at the moment, uk manufacturers can self—certify the safety of batteries that power e—bikes and e—scooters, but there are calls for independent third party regulators to take on this role instead. andrew says the fire led him to shop for christmas presents differently. normally, every christmas we buy, because we have a 12—year—old, it's always been electrical stuff like bikes and other stuff. this year it's different. it's going to be, he's going to have to get on with a push bike like the old times.

and people who are going to buy these things, just be careful and make sure where, see if you can get any information on it before you buy them. celestina olulode, bbc news. we're joined now by giuseppe capanna, who's from the charity electrical safety first. good morning, giuseppe. good morninu. good morning, giuseppe. good morning- we — good morning, giuseppe. good morning. we saw _ good morning, giuseppe. good morning. we saw in _ good morning, giuseppe. good morning. we saw in that i good morning, giuseppe. good| morning. we saw in that report, someone who — morning. we saw in that report, someone who bought _ morning. we saw in that report, someone who bought and i morning. we saw in that report, | someone who bought and e-bike morning. we saw in that report, i someone who bought and e-bike for someone who bought and e—bike for his son last christmas and it caused a devastating fire. how common is the sort of incident?— the sort of incident? well, sadly, it's much too _ the sort of incident? well, sadly, it's much too common. _ the sort of incident? well, sadly, it's much too common. so i the sort of incident? well, sadly, it's much too common. so far i the sort of incident? well, sadly, | it's much too common. so far this year, we have already seen ten people lose their lives. and the london fire brigade are going out to and e—bike all e—scooter fire once every two or three days and that is too many. we need to do something to put a stop to this. people cannot keep risking their lives in this

way. keep risking their lives in this wa . ,., keep risking their lives in this wa . ., , ., keep risking their lives in this wa . ., , keep risking their lives in this wa. way. ok, so if anyone is concerned, how can they _ way. ok, so if anyone is concerned, how can they check _ way. ok, so if anyone is concerned, how can they check that _ way. ok, so if anyone is concerned, how can they check that perhaps i how can they check that perhaps something they have bought or been given over christmas is safe? weill. given over christmas is safe? well, if ou are given over christmas is safe? well, if you are buying — given over christmas is safe? well, if you are buying something, i given over christmas is safe? well, if you are buying something, as i given over christmas is safe? -ii if you are buying something, as a present for someone or for yourself, the best way to make sure that the product is safe to buy it from a reputable retailer, like a high street shop. all their online store. when you are buying from an online marketplace, from a third party seller, they are not subject to the same rules as shops are. shops make sure that the product that they put on their shelves have been tested and follow all the safety rules. u nfortu nately and follow all the safety rules. unfortunately what we are finding is that a lot of the products that are on third—party online marketplaces have not been through the proper testing. and people are bringing these dangers in their homes, and it's really devastating, it can be,

if these things go wrong. what it's really devastating, it can be, if these things go wrong. what is it that makes them _ if these things go wrong. what is it that makes them so _ if these things go wrong. what is it that makes them so dangerous? i if these things go wrong. what is it. that makes them so dangerous? we were looking at pictures there that to set alight on their own, it's not that they are damaged in any way, not that they are dropped or anything like that, what is it that causes the fire in the first place? well, the thing is, these products are not inherently unsafe. if they have been through proper testing, then it's a safe product. you can use it. that's why we need to get government legislation put in place to make sure that these products are being tested before they are being put on the market. people are bringing them into their homes. at the moment, what we are finding that online marketplaces, there are lots of products that have not been tested and they have only been self certified because the manufacturers just have to declare that the product is safe. and we are finding that isn't the case. and the

products haven't been through the proper testing. products haven't been through the propertesting. i products haven't been through the proper testing-— proper testing. i believe you a chilly have _ proper testing. i believe you a chilly have a _ proper testing. i believe you a chilly have a universal - proper testing. i believe you a | chilly have a universal charger, proper testing. i believe you a i chilly have a universal charger, and you are able to show us how to check if something is safe? yes. you are able to show us how to check if something is safe?— if something is safe? yes, if you have been _ if something is safe? yes, if you have been given _ if something is safe? yes, if you have been given a _ if something is safe? yes, if you have been given a present, i if something is safe? yes, if you have been given a present, for. have been given a present, for example, it's quite difficult to be able to tell whether it is a substandard product or whether it has been through safety testing. there is a couple of things. what i have here is a plug that we call a cloverleaf blood. see it is much smaller than a normal plug and it doesn't have a fuse. if you have been given a present and it has one of these plugs on it, stop using it immediately. because you may be putting your life at risk. this type of plug has safety issues in itself, its a fire risk because it doesn't it's a fire risk because it doesn't have a fuse, the plug pin can break off. that isn't the issue. the big issueis off. that isn't the issue. the big issue is that if you have a product with one of these plugs, it hasn't

been through so safety testing. so it could have hidden dangers that could put your life at risk.- could put your life at risk. really useful advice, _ could put your life at risk. really useful advice, thank _ could put your life at risk. really useful advice, thank you. it's i could put your life at risk. really i useful advice, thank you. it's clear when you illustrate it like that. thank you, grateful for your when you illustrate it like that. thank you, gratefulforyourtime. thank you, grateful for your time. you thank you, gratefulforyourtime. you are more than welcome, thank you very much. it's almost certain that 2023 will be the warmest year on record, with the met office forecasting that 2024 could be even hotter. the national trust says the shifting seasons and increasingly unpredictable weather are causing chaos for nature, as our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been finding out. the seasons are changing, says the national trust, with hotter summers and milder winters. if you just look out across there. oh, yeah! and our shifting seasons are affecting the natural world all around us. there's quite a few of them on there, there's stags in amongst them. so we've got a group

there of about three or four hinds, two stags, and you can just make out a couple of the smaller calves. red deer are rutting later in the year. that is when stags do battle to attract females. it means their babies are increasingly being born in the autumn instead of the summer. we're seeing some calves being born later. they're unable to get the fat reserves on to get them through the winters. these weather conditions take the heat and energy out of anything, and they're just not capable of surviving. so we're seeing a higher mortality rate. and it's notjust deer. all our plants and wildlife depend on the cycle of the seasons. you may have noticed grass needs to be mowed later into the year, for example. many plants and trees flower earlier, making them susceptible to cold snaps and affecting the pollinators and birds that feed on them. nature is an indicator of climate

change because things are behaving in a different way. flowers, breeding cycles, it is happening. but we need to help nature in order to help ourselves. because nature can deal with the challenge, if it's given the space and the time. on this estate in somerset, the national trust has reset a river. diggers have filled in the main channel of the aller. over the years it had been deepened and straightened to help drain farmland. now that has been reversed and the water is finding its own way through the flood plain. water particularly, itjust needs a bit of space. let the water do what it wants to do. and what it wants to do is create this amazing, amazing habitat with just channels all the way through the landscape, pools, ponds, wetlands and all the water. instead of going down like a drain, it's like a sponge now. it's just been soaked up into the landscape. so let's have a look,

see if there's anything here. a vole! whoa! look at that! these represent another success on the same estate — baby beavers born to adults released into two large pens. now, they call beavers eco—system engineers. just look at this dam! this is some serious engineering. it took just a few months for the beavers to build the dam, and the new wetland area it has created is another haven for all sorts of species. it is evidence, says the national trust, that given space, nature can rebound and establish the resilience it needs to endure the impacts of our changing climate. justin rowlatt, bbc news, somerset. let's talk more about this with rosie hails, who's director of science and nature at the national trust.

good morning, rosy, lovely to see you. tell us the main concerns you are seeing in practical terms, rosie. ., ., ., ., , are seeing in practical terms, rosie. ., ., ., ., rosie. there are two areas of concern- _ rosie. there are two areas of concern- as _ rosie. there are two areas of concern. as you _ rosie. there are two areas of concern. as you have - rosie. there are two areas of concern. as you have said, i rosie. there are two areas of i concern. as you have said, this has likely been the warmest year on record and 2024 is likely to be warmer. this rapid change in average temperature is causing plants, insects, birds to get out of sync with each other. so that, you know, food plants or insects that are used to feeding young, are not around in the numbers at the right time for different species. 50 that's one problem. the other is, of course, we have just simply got more energy in the weather systems say more extreme events. and looking at the last year, we started off with a drought, we have had some extreme heat in the middle of the summer injune, and then we have had floods. and all of

this is because different sorts of problems across our estate. we know that nature is — problems across our estate. we know that nature is resilient, _ problems across our estate. we know that nature is resilient, and _ problems across our estate. we know that nature is resilient, and it - problems across our estate. we know that nature is resilient, and it has - that nature is resilient, and it has an ability to adapt. but are you saying that these changes in weather systems are so extreme that it's very difficult for nature to keep up with the changes?— very difficult for nature to keep up with the changes? that's right. it's the extreme _ with the changes? that's right. it's the extreme nature _ with the changes? that's right. it's the extreme nature and _ with the changes? that's right. it's the extreme nature and its - with the changes? that's right. it's the extreme nature and its the - with the changes? that's right. it's i the extreme nature and its the speed with which change is happening. it's very hard for nature to adapt that quickly. so for example, we use yellow rattle, which is a parasitic plant on grasses, to really help establish wild flower plant on grasses, to really help establish wildflower meadows. but this year the extreme heat meant that in some places, yellow fat —— yellow rattle just failed to set seed,it yellow rattle just failed to set seed, it was too warm. are yellow rattle just failed to set seed, it was too warm. are you able to mitigate — seed, it was too warm. are you able to mitigate some _ seed, it was too warm. are you able to mitigate some of _ seed, it was too warm. are you able to mitigate some of these _ seed, it was too warm. are you able to mitigate some of these changes? j to mitigate some of these changes? is human intervention welcome in cases like this, can you be planting

different things, for example, to attract new wildlife or to provide food for animals at different times of the year, or is this purely bigger than that and something which we cannot change through human interventions?— interventions? there is a lot that we can do. _ interventions? there is a lot that we can do. and _ interventions? there is a lot that we can do, and you _ interventions? there is a lot that we can do, and you have - interventions? there is a lot that we can do, and you have just - interventions? there is a lot that i we can do, and you have just heard on your programme about some great examples that are going on in somerset. and then also on the other side of the country in the s accessory, we have been —— essex estuary, we have been creating salt marsh by changing the coastline, rather than creating concrete barriers, we create salt marshes which absorb the power of the waves which absorb the power of the waves which is a nature —based solution. on that part of the coast, it storms —— it traps carbon and creates more

habitat for wildlife. so we do know about solutions and there are things that we can do, we just need to do more of it and we need to do it at landscape scale. find more of it and we need to do it at landscape scale.— more of it and we need to do it at landscape scale. and also, we are seeinu i landscape scale. and also, we are seeing i imagine _ landscape scale. and also, we are seeing i imagine a _ landscape scale. and also, we are seeing i imagine a pattern - landscape scale. and also, we are seeing i imagine a pattern being l seeing i imagine a pattern being established. what can you do now is a pre—emptive strike if you like to try and manage problems that might be coming in the years to come? that's right, we had to actually build resilience and adaptation into our landscapes. and water is one of the ways in which we can do that. resetting the hydrology, as you just heard, in that particular example. and also we can create new woodlands, we can create new wild flower grasslands, we can think very carefully about how we create those woodlands to make sure that we are

planting with appropriate species for the climate that we anticipate in 50 to a hundred years' time. because of course trees are very long—lived. because of course trees are very long-twee— because of course trees are very long-lived. really good to talk to ou, long-lived. really good to talk to you. rosie. _ long-lived. really good to talk to you, rosie, thank _ long-lived. really good to talk to you, rosie, thank you. _ long-lived. really good to talk to you, rosie, thank you. director l long-lived. really good to talk to | you, rosie, thank you. director of science of nature at the national trust. lots of headlines, gavin is here. great time to be a liverpool fans, flying high at the moment, top of the league. manchester city are back from the club world cup and are in action today against everton, one of three games. they will be breathing on their necks at the moment because they are the champions, we know what they are the champions, we know what they can do, we will see what happens for the rest of the day and the rest of the christmas period, i should say. so liverpool move to the top of the premier league — at least until arsenal host west ham on thursday — after a 2—0 victory at burnley. darwin nunez ended his goal drought in style, with a fine first—time finish from the edge of the area. that's his first league

goal in nine matches. liverpool also had two goals ruled out by var before diogojota, returning from injury, sealed the points forjurgen klopp's side in the 90th minute. yeah, i kind of, i barely can bring my arms down, to be honest. so it's now, really... i told the boys before the game, if we win this game, then they get two days off and i was really under pressure with the i—0 and i thought, really, i saw it slipping through my fingers. because i have two days off as well and that's a long time. and now we go home to ourfamilies, recover and start again. manchester united came from two goals down to beat aston villa in the first match since news of sirjim ratcliffe's partial takeover of the club. trailing 2—0 at the break, two goals from alejandro garnacho drew united level before rasmus hojlund sealed a dramatic win. it was the dane's first premier league goal for the club since joining in the summer. a new era beckons for the club — and manager erik ten hag is looking forward to it. we're looking forward to work with them and that's very positive

for manchester united — i know _ but for now it was focusing on the game, and to get to win it because that, for our season, was so important, and so we are very pleased. and we will bounce back — we showed character and that is very important for this team — to get a base where we can build on. luton town said striker carlton morris reported an alleged racist comment from the crowd during their 3—2 comeback win against sheffield united at bramhall lane. sheffield united say that an investigation has been launched. the incident took place on a day when sam allison took charge of the match, becoming the first black referee to officiate in the premier league for 15 years. luton came back from 2—1 down after sheffield united scored two own goals in the space of four minutes. that means it's back—to—back premier league wins for luton. momentum is strange. when they go 2—1 up, then maybe a little bit of fear kicks in. we go again and i can't credit

the players enough to show that character in a really big game. this crowd are really up for it, they know that they are 2—1 up and they know the magnitude of it as well. to be able to find a way, maybe a little bit of luck, however way we did it, to turn it around, the players deserve a lot of credit. the grinch was present at st james' park for newcastle's clash with nottingham forest and it's hard to imagine his mood improved over the 90 minutes. forest secured their first win under new boss nuno espirito santo. they came from behind to beat newcastle 3—1 at st james park. chris wood, who joined forest from newcastle permanently in the summer, scored a hatrick. bournemouth beat fulham 3—0 to move to 10th in the premier league thanks to goals from justin kluivert, dominic solanke and luis sinisterra with this beauty in injury time. they are now unbeaten in their last seven matches, winning six of them, a bad day for fulham on the whole, and their keeper bernd leno here, pushing a ball boy, showing his frustrations — he felt he was taking too long to return the ball for a goal—kick.

he did apologise to the youngster later, for the gentle shove at the next break in play. there was late drama in the championship where second—placed ipswich snatched a late draw at home to leicester, the league leaders. leicester had taken the lead midway through the first half. stephy mavididi cut in the from the left and finished in style. but two and a half minutes into injury time, ipswich drew level — sam morsy�*s shot was deflected twice, eventually going in off leicester defenderjannik vestergaard. ipswich remain six points behind leicester at the top. leinster moved top of the united rugby championship table with a 9—3 win over munster in a bruising derby contest. and it was a day of derbies — cardiff and dragons was one of them. the hosts ran in nine tries at a packed arms park — seven in the first half alone — to equal the league record. six different try—scorers, with prop kieron assirati even getting in on the act. cardiff are 11th in the table, dragons stay bottom.

there was an upset at kempton as hewick, a horse bought forjust £800 won the king george vi chase. one of the favourites, shishkin, slipped while leading just after the second to last fence, leaving bravemansgame and allaho in control. but hewick, the 12—1 chance ridden by gavin sheehan, came from last to first to claim a surprise victory. here's some solace if your sunday league side's on a losing streak. the detroit pistons broke an nba record overnight — and it's not one they'll be proud of. that's because they've now lost a record 27 games in a row after being beaten by the brooklyn nets. that's the most consecutive defeats in a season, in league history — and they haven't won since their first home game against chicago bulls on 28th october. the final episode of series one of rob burrow�*s seven podcast is out now, and features former manchester city defender turned pundit micah richards who talks to rob about his career, his bromance with roy keane and when he was once scouted to play

for the leeds rhinos. i'v e i've got to talk to you about the size of your biceps. they are bigger than most people's thighs. have you ever flexed them and accidentally ripped through it shirt like the incredible hulk? how often do you work out and do you ever fancy testing your skills in a different spot like rugby or where you too afraid to get tackled and taken down? i afraid to get tackled and taken down? ., ., , , ., ., down? i have got big guns. i go to the . m down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every _ down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every day _ down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every day when _ down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every day when i - down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every day when i can. - down? i have got big guns. i go to the gym every day when i can. i i down? i have got big guns. i go to | the gym every day when i can. i did play rugby— the gym every day when i can. i did play rugby at school and i did actually — play rugby at school and i did actually get scouted for leeds. you can ask_ actually get scouted for leeds. you can ask them, it's in writing, i rememheh _ can ask them, it's in writing, i remember. my dad always said to me, do you _ remember. my dad always said to me, do you want— remember. my dad always said to me, do you want to play football or rugby? — do you want to play football or rugby? i— do you want to play football or rugby? i would like... do you want to play football or rugby? iwould like... rugby do you want to play football or rugby? i would like... rugby is a bit ferocious! he would be a great rugby player. you can download and subscribe to hear more right now. it's called seven rob

burrow and is available on the total sports podcast on bbc sounds, orfrom wherever you get your podcasts from. i look forward to listening to that one. i think micah would be a great rugby player, wouldn't want to get in his way. he rugby player, wouldn't want to get in his wa . . ., , rugby player, wouldn't want to get in his wa . . in his way. he decided it was too ferocious so _ in his way. he decided it was too ferocious so maybe _ in his way. he decided it was too ferocious so maybe not. - in his way. he decided it was too ferocious so maybe not. thank. in his way. he decided it was too i ferocious so maybe not. thank you. let's talk to matt because there is some pretty wild weather in a lot of places this morning. he has the details if you are travelling. good morning. good morning. christmas travel can be stressful enough. the weather hasn't been helping this year and we have more issues to come today courtesy of storm gerrit. three features, rain and gales widely but across scotland we could see some snowfall on the hills but also to some low levels in central and northern parts. we can see the extent of the cloud that has pushed its way in. a batch of strong winds will come tonight from this little girl here but it is under the cloud,

we have the weather front, strong winds attached to it and problems with snowfall. you can see on the radio and snow chart, this is where the snow has been falling. on the tops of the southern uplands. for central and northern scotland, could see well over 20 centimetres of snow on the highest hills but even to some lower levels we could have a covering and the likes of the a9 could be severely affected. dry and time for it —— mike wood reifer time through parts of the midlands, east anglia, south—east portion of rain will arrive later and the total starting up in the west, up to 90 mil metres of rain. lots of surface water and spray on the roads, a lot of late sunshine in the west but here ir wind gusts, 60 or 70 moles per hour in the english channel, wild doing the far north of scotland where we could top 80 mph. there will be blizzards on the hill and

driving rain to lower levels as the temperatures start to rise later. features will be on the op across parts of scotland later today and even though, on the face of it, well above where we should be for this stage in march, it probably march! for december, it won't feel like that in the wind. the wind will remain pretty wild in the far north of scotland, particularly shetland. we could see winds top 60 or 70 mph on the irish seacoast. clear skies to go with it, a few showers and a bit cool in night. tomorrow, a bit more brightness, drier weather at times but batches of showers around so we will see heavy downpours i'm still having an blustery. not as when yesterday, show is major into longer spells of rain, hill snow in western scotland. temperatures down a bit on today but still above where we should be. a quick look at friday but by then we should start to see

things slightly quieter. blustery but nowhere near as windy. wintry showers in scotland, a band of rain and maybe hill snow, northern ireland into northern england. south of that sunshine and showers under go into the weekend, wet and windy weather. no wonder you are confused and you think it is march, we don't even know what day it is. i think it is march, we don't even know what day it is.— think it is march, we don't even know what day it is. i never know what month _ know what day it is. i never know what month it _ know what day it is. i never know what month it is. _ know what day it is. i never know what month it is. i'm _ know what day it is. i never know what month it is. i'm completely| what month it is. i'm completely lost at christmas. i believe it is wednesday. lost at christmas. i believe it is wednesday-— lost at christmas. i believe it is wednesday. lost at christmas. i believe it is wednesda . �* , ., wednesday. between christmas and new year, nobody needs _ wednesday. between christmas and new year, nobody needs to _ wednesday. between christmas and new year, nobody needs to know. _ wednesday. between christmas and new year, nobody needs to know. the - year, nobody needs to know. the weather is _ year, nobody needs to know. the weather is not _ year, nobody needs to know. the weather is not great today at all. stay safe — weather is not great today at all. stay safe. we weather is not great today at all. sta safe. ~ . ~ weather is not great today at all. sta safe. ~ ., ~ , ., this is the week where anything goes. if you want a glass of wine at 11 o'clock, you can. {30 goes. if you want a glass of wine at 11 o'clock, you can.— goes. if you want a glass of wine at 11 o'clock, you can._ or 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. _ 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. it _ 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. it does _ 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. it does feel - 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. it does feel a - 11 o'clock, you can. go on, then. or even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit i even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but _ even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but may _ even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but may be _ even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but may be a _ even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but may be a bit - even at 7:40am. it does feel a bit like that but may be a bit early. itj like that but may be a bit early. it is the day after boxing day and it is the day after boxing day and it is wednesday. i know that. so far, so aood. is wednesday. i know that. so far, so good- we _ is wednesday. i know that. so far, so good. we will— is wednesday. i know that. so far, so good. we will keep _ is wednesday. i know that. so far, so good. we will keep you - is wednesday. i know that. so far, l so good. we will keep you company 365 da s

so good. we will keep you company 365 days of — so good. we will keep you company 365 days of the _ so good. we will keep you company 365 days of the year, _ so good. we will keep you company 365 days of the year, that _ so good. we will keep you company 365 days of the year, that is - so good. we will keep you company 365 days of the year, that is what i 365 days of the year, that is what we are doing here on bbc breakfast. absolutely, we will be here. this year has seen football legend graeme souness take on a whole new challenge — a 21—mile relay swim across the english channel. i challenge i imagine lots of people would never imagine he wanted to do. he has been trying to raise awareness of a rare skin disease called eb, inspired by a 14—year—old girl named isla. let's hear their story. ok, on the platform. swimmers out. how was that? that was tough. he played at the top level. souness! brilliant goal — his first for liverpool. he managed at the top level. sir alex ferguson, and there's his adversary, graeme souness. he analysed at the top level. steven gerrard and i would have made a good partnership. but have you ever played

the midfield and been the lesser man, though, graeme? no, it wouldn't happen. laughter. gary, they got beat six by city! what is it you don't understand about fact? at the end of it, this will be your last appearance. but this... this is another level. it's the beginning of march on the dorset coast, and graeme souness is heading out for an early morning swim. he's part of a relay team of six that will attempt to swim the english channel to raise money for a cause he's pledged to champion. andy grist is also part of the team. his 14—year—old daughter has a rare genetic disorder. it's the most horrendous disease, and if you're afflicted by it, you must wake up every morning and say, "why me?"

i mean, it is a desperate situation. and then... sorry. he sighs. and then...the parents have to deal with that. and that's what we're doing. ——and that's why we're doing it. epidermolysis bullosa — eb — is an incurable degenerative condition that attacks children's organs and development. isla, you're 14. yes. and you've gone through so much in your short life. far more than anyone should ever suffer. what's been the worst part? i had plastic surgery on my hands. they basically separated the fingers and straightened them, which... they've come back to there...self. can i touch? yeah, go for it. so... so you've still got... your fingers are still there? yeah, my fingers are still there, they're just...encased in my skin. around 1,500 people

have the severest form in the uk. it causes skin to break out in extremely painful blisters — both outside and inside the body. it means permanent, debilitating pain. isla's body, her arms and legs are permanently bandaged to protect her. beneath is basically one huge open wound. it's really hard to see her in pain, and that there are lots of times i ithere's nothing we can do about itl other than make her as comfortable as possible and lie with her, i or sit with her or...comfort her and talk to her. and she'll get cross with me because she'll say — - i'll say, "i know, i know, isla, it's difficult." - "you don't know at all!" and i'm like, "i know i don't, - i'm just trying to be compassionate and...sort of share your pain." and it's... it's hard cos... i don't know. no. but i can... i've got a good idea.

at home near inverness, the training, the publicity and the excitement of the swim comes as a welcome distraction. i think it's really good of them. they're been training really hard, er... and they're both doing really well with their training. er...but... obviously every challenge has its challenges. but i think they're doing good! how are you feeling today? er, not too great — i've got a bit of a sore eye. is that something that happens fairly often? yeah, it happens about once a month — maybe a couple times more. it's just a bit annoying. mm. but it does happen. did you say it woke you up last night? yeah. yeah, it woke me up a couple of times last night.

and is there anything you can do about it? no — just let it happen. do you have pain anywhere else, or...? er, i always have a bit of pain everywhere. but today's not... today's not too bad. have a little squeeze. graeme says the fight against eb — and his relationship with isla — has changed his life. she said to me, she wakes up... she'll wake up in the middle of the night. this is a 14—year—old girl who stares out the window for hours. now, she's a bright girl. and, you know, what's she thinking about four in the morning, about at four in the morning, staring out into darkness? this is a young girl who's had 65 operations at 111 years old. what sort of life is that?

i get fed up apologising when i speak about her for being like this — but i'm not apologising this time. she's a unique person. so this is the bandages that we would use on isla for one day. so these are the ones for her... knees. ..knees, elbows is slightly shorter. so that's her lower back. upper back. so these are for her fingers. these are all individually cut also from one of these large packs. this covers isla's . stomach area here. and this also. three times a week, her bandages have to be changed. carersjean and linda show me what's involved in a process that can

take up to five hours. she's able to have a bath in the middle — an all—too—rare chance to relax. but removing then replacing her bandages is incredibly painful, difficult and upsetting. and there's nothing — _ there's nothing that compares that i've seen in over 25 years. what do you think, linda? same with me in over 30 years — i've not seen anything as painful as this condition. no. it's horrendous. she is very brave. she's just remarkable. she's — yeah. you know. she's. .. it's nothing we could say- could exaggerate it cos it's... that's how bad it is. you know, it's relentless, er, it's horrific at times for her —| not for us, but it's _ about getting her through that maybe four hours to try and make it - as smooth from bandages coming off

to getting them back on. and the best part is getting her into bed with a glass of milk. i yeah. and that's when, you know, she's going to have a bit - of peace for the night, i think _ yeah, you know that she'll sleep because she'sjust had another dose of medication. it takes a special person to do this, but their motivation comes from isla herself. three times a day, she takes her medication — painkillers and drugs to try to reduce the inflammation and the constant chronic itchiness. isla's story has touched the hearts of many — including graeme's neighbour and fellow football legend harry redknapp. well done. yeah, i think graeme, once he met, you know, met the little girl, isla, he just — you know, he just felt we had to do something for the charity. he just felt he had to do something for the charity. and when you see that little girl, and you watch that on the tv

and what she's been through, how she copes with it, how stoic she is, she just gets on with it. no complaint. we get a blister on our finger, we moan and it makes you — it puts it all into perspective. just amazing, really. he understands why graeme is so passionate about this course. is so passionate about this cause. listen, when you see him crying and shedding tears. he's a hard man — it ain't... it's not... he's got — you know. but underneath it all, he's a softie, really and he's like we all are, you know? but, no, i'm really proud of what he's done — i think it's fantastic. with the training, the planning and the weather—watching over, they get the green light and are ready to go. their inspiration, isla, was in dover to set them off with mum rachael by her side, her sister emily on the phone from america, and her dad, andy, of course, on the boat. good luck! how are we feeling? ready.

really? yeah, really, ready. nervous? not in the slightest. final good luck before the channel crossing started. how are you? very good. so, what are you doing — just watching a bit of tv? yeah. for the first swimmer, sean — one of the three former royal marines in the team — a busman�*s holiday as he swam from the support boat to a beach near dover. hooter whoops. that hooter meant the challenge had started. 0k, changeover. after sean, then another andy, came graeme's turn. among cargo ships and ferries, through swarms ofjellyfish, with only the light of the support boat to guide them. 15!

15 minutes! how long? 15. bleep. laughter. it's 1:15 on sunday morning. pitch black. we're in the middle of the channel. graeme's halfway through his first leg. you can see the green light flashing on the back of his swimming cap. he's doing pretty well, you know. and after precisely 60 minutes of nonstop swimming as hard as they can, they have to climb the boat's ladder. up the ladder, up the ladder. is there a ladder here?! yeah. ok, on the platform. swimmers out. well done, buddy. that was tough. well done. tough. each swimmer entered the water

after precisely 60 minutes. isla's dad was up next, and swam through a storm so severe, he thought people on the boat were throwing stones at his feet. but the biggest battle was with the darkness and the solitude. i'm quite emotional, to be honest. um... yeah, ijust thought about... people who've gone before us with eb and fought this fight and you hear the phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants", and... people with eb aren't giants physically, but mentally, courage—wise, they are giants. and to do something to help them and those that have passed isjust... you know, carry on the fight. next in, husband—and—wife team rob, then steph — whose swim heralded a new day.

as they donned cold and damp wet suits for their second leg, the english coast disappeared and the french coast appeared. tired, deprived of sleep, the end was in sight — but still almost six hours away. if they weren't swimming, they were eating, trying to sleep, or teasing each other. especially graeme. welcome aboard hms banter. he sells me a pair of glasses. 30 seconds. in the sun, bright sunshine — this is the middle of the winter — sends me out on the english channel... stop nagging, go down the ladder. ..and puts all vaseline on the glasses. what the... go on, then, son, you've got this. you've got it. changeover. it's a crucialjuncture — if they miss this tide, they'll have to swim at least an extra two hours. all right. remember, no pressure, but... 60 hard.

then go home. you got to do the whole hour. all right. 0k? whole hour. one minute. this should be your last one. if things really go wrong, then you're back here. 0k! what could go wrong? if the first swim was disorientating, the second was highly emotional. there was time to think? er... yeah, you think a lot. what do you think about? the obvious thing. few things from my head. uh, strangely how lucky i am to have isla in my family and be part of the eb community and meet these guys. it's fantastic. the best time of the last 15 years for me. and...

yeah, how...fragile isla and the other eb kids are, yet how strong... at the same time. it's these, you know, lucky and unlucky at the same time, but strong and fragile at the same time. but it's got to end, this has to end. you know, the pain has to stop. you know, i've just done an hour in there and it's stopped and it's up to you. but for them it never stops. got to stop it. fighting time and tides, a final push saw the team make landfall in 12 hours and 17 minutes. cheering. and, despite the physical and mental toll, not for a second did they forget why they did it. what i'd say, it's one of the best experiences of my life. fantastic team, really loved it. but it's one of the worst conditions you can possibly imagine. and that has to stop. yeah. why did you do it, graeme? er... i came across the disease...

it's the worst thing i've ever see in my life, and... seen in my life, and... and we have to find a way — a cure, ultimately, a cure for it. we have to find a way to make life easier for the children's day—to—day life — it is the cruellest, nastiest thing i've ever witnessed in my life. and i know other people who see things differently, but for me, it's the worst thing i've ever seen, and ijust wanted to be part of a fight that helps these poor kids. and then, in the last...nine months, we've worked hard and we've got here today, and i can't tell you — it's a mixture of elation. ..but also, i'm knackered, i'm knackered. she had counted them out, and isla counted them back in, i think they swam...well. i wasn't on the boat, so i don't know, but from what i've been hearing, they swam very well. proud of them. yeah, they're proud of you, too. you know that, don't you? yeah. there is no cure for eb.

not too rough. er... the night one was difficult. but there are small charities campaigning, and the team has raised well over £1 million — money that will fund research into repurposing existing drugs in an attempt to treat, and ultimately to cure. plus, the awareness they've raised is priceless. this challenge may be over, but the fight against eb — the most cruel of diseases — goes on.

live from london, this is bbc news. gaza's health ministry, run by hamas, reports 241 deaths within 2a hours as israel warns the war "will last many more months." palestinian president mahmoud abbas condemned the war, in his first interview since the war began. he was speaking on egyptian television. translation: what's happening in the palestinian territories - is far beyond a disaster and far more than a genocide. the palestinians have never seen anything like this. russia confirms ukraine damaged one

of its warships in the black sea. eight months on since the war began in sudan, the bbc talks to a family trapped for months in the crossfire. south korean authorities have confirmed to the bbc that the actor lee sun—kyun from the oscar winning film parasite has been found dead in a car in central seoul in an apparent suicide. hello. the israeli military has continued its bombing of the gaza strip overnight, while heavy combat continues on the ground. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says at least 241 people have been killed in the past 2a hours. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, described the conflict as a "grave

crime" against his people. all this comes shortly after the head of the israeli army