the valuable metals hidden inside the electrical waste we just throw away. i am at a recycling centre in gateshead to find out why it is so important to recycle more of our unwanted gadgets and cables like these. in sport, champions of the world trying to conquer england again — manchester city are back into the premier league's top four. following storm gerrit, still blustery. sunshine and showers but could we have more wind, rain and snow this weekend? i will have all the details here on breakfast. it's thursday the 28th of december. rail passengers and motorists are being warned to expect disruption and delays today after storm gerrit battered many parts of the uk — with scotland badly affected, and dozens of houses in greater manchester severely damaged. engineers in the north of scotland are working to reconnect up to 16,000 properties which lost

power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they'd restored power to more than 25,000 homes — but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers — especially those in rural areas — it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner — which runs services up the east coast from london

to scotland — is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the line at dumbarton, but has now been cleared. in bowling, the lines were flooded. customers stranded by the disruption were told to book hotels, which they can claim back. the west coast has also been badly affected. avanti west coast said its route to scotland was impassable. it stopped services north of preston yesterday and put on coaches. this couple got stuck in preston after getting on a train at euston. supposed to go all the way through to glasgow, but unfortunately we're here. my granddaughter's birthday tomorrow, so i need to get up there. there was widespread flooding. this was cupar in fife. disruption continued in the north of england overnight, with trees and walls coming down in high winds here in stalybridge. 0oh!

air travel has been affected, too, with these american airlines passengers experiencing a particularly bumpy landing at heathrow. 0ther flights had to be cancelled. and the rnli is urging people visiting coastal areas to be careful along exposed cliffs, seafronts and piers. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's get an update on further developments on the conflict in the middle east, charlie. an israeli government minister has warned that the conflict with in gaza is close to spilling over into lebanon. cabinet minister benny gantz said time is running out to find a diplomatic solution. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem. good morning. tell us more. good morninu. good morning. tell us more. good morning- a — good morning. tell us more. good morning- a big _ good morning. tell us more. good morning. a big concern _ good morning. tell us more. good morning. a big concern for - good morning. tell us more. (emf. morning. a big concern for western governments and for arab ones about

what is happening on the northern border of israel with lebenon. since those deadly 7th of october attacks by hamas we have also seen a lot of fighting across this border between israel and the even more powerful lebanese armed group has parler which has a big arsenal of rockets. we have seen the. in the last few days there has been a real uptake, lots of military figures in israel —— mirko his—brother—mac. now benny gantz, a former israeli chief of staff, member of the work and it has come out and basically said if the lebanese government and international community does not act to rein in hezbollah then israel will have to act and things could very quickly escalate. in gaza itself, very worrying scenes once again. in the centre of the gaza strip and the south is where israel is expanding its ground offensive,

more heavy aerial bombardment in these locations, as well, and that is once again has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing, many of them displaced already, desperately seeking shelter and not finding anywhere to stay. a 46—year—old man has died — and another person is seriously injured — after a car hit a crowd of people in sheffield. it happened in the burngreave area of the city at around two o'clock yesterday afternoon. two men, aged 23 and 55, are being held by south yorkshire police — and the force is appealing for witnesses. the number of children who develop rsv — a winter virus which can lead to fatal complications — could be dramatically reduced by a new antibody treatment. that's according to the results of an international trial, which havejust been published. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. lion! and this? polar bear! caolan�*s mum knows how worrying rsv can be. when he was eight months old, the virus gave him a serious chest infection and temperature,

and he struggled to breathe. caolan was admitted to hospital in southampton twice, and needed oxygen each time. it was very stressful, it brought a lot of anxiety, a lot of doubt — especially as a first—time mother. you're constantly questioning what to do, and i didn't really understand what rsv was or the symptoms. jessica and ellie from southampton are among 8,000 children who took part in an international trial of the antibody jab. the study showed that a one—off injection meant children were 83% less likely to be admitted to hospital with an rsv—related infection. jess got the antibodyjab, but they both remained healthy. and i hoped that, in the long term, if it was shown to be effective, that it would prevent families from their babies being ill, and lots of hospitalisations.

a paediatrician in southampton who helped lead the trial said the results were stunning, and could bring huge benefits for children and the nhs. every year, rsv has an absolutely huge impact on children's hospital services in the uk. so to have a drug that we can give as a preventative treatment — even during the rsv season — that can stop children being admitted, is really amazing. this antibody treatment gives children instant protection against one of winter's most common viruses. the jab — called nirsevimab — contains antibodies against rsv which fight infection. it's not a vaccine — they work by priming the immune system to create antibodies, but take a few weeks to be effective. thejcvi, which advises the government on immunisation, is considering whether the antibody jab, or an rsv vaccine for pregnant women, should be introduced by the nhs.

crocodile! caolan�*s parents are hoping their one—month—old rian could get the antibodyjab — but things will need to move fast if an immunisation programme is to be ready ahead of next winter's rsv season. fergus walsh, bbc news, the labour party is reported to be drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places. the times newspaper says sir keir starmer is looking to create new nurseries in primary schools to provide continuity of education. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. tell us more. well, we know, charlie, that _ tell us more. well, we know, charlie, that childcare - tell us more. well, we know, charlie, that childcare is - tell us more. well, we know, charlie, that childcare is such | tell us more. well, we know, | charlie, that childcare is such a big issue for so many families in england, especially at the cost of childcare, and you will remember thatjeremy hunt the chancellor, last year announced a plan to extend the number of free hours of childcare you get. currently the

government gives to parents of three and four—year—olds, starting in 2025, the parents of children aged nine months and older. that is a cost of childcare. what the labour party are now looking at is the availability of childcare places and thatis availability of childcare places and that is in decline. the number of childcare providers in england has fallen by 20,000 since 2015, and that means many more places than that means many more places than that have fallen out of the system. and that is what we are told the labour party is now looking to address, and one idea they are looking at in a review by sir david bell, former chief inspector of schools, is to provide those places at primary schools to incentivise primary schools to find ways to provide those places in parts of the country where the availability of childcare. this is an early stage but as we tip into 2024 and hear

more about a general election it is certainly the case that people in the labour party think that looking at these childcare issues could be an all—important vote winner. for an all-important vote winner. for the moment. _ an all—important vote winner. for the moment, thank you. the government is considering boosting the amount of electrical goods which get recycled by arranging direct collection from homes. the scheme, which is subject to a ten—week consultation, would be funded by manufacturers. ben has the details. no christmas tree is complete without twinkling lights, but we're hardly stars when it comes to recycling them. in fact, we throw away around 500 tonnes of festive lights each year, according to government estimates. but that's just part of the problem. small electrical items like toasters, kettles and cables also contribute to the more than 155,000 tonnes of electrical waste discarded in the uk throughout the year. many of those contain valuable natural resources — metals that can be used to make new tech. so ministers now want retailers to do more to encourage us to recycle more.

we want the producer and the retailer that are selling those electrical goods to have more responsibility to take back the disused products. and that's where we're trying to create a three—tier system — one where a drop—off point is potentially put out at a big retail outlet, or one where it can be collected directly from your home, or one where if you're getting a new item delivered, the disused item is then taken back on delivery. retailers, manufacturers and small businesses will be able to give their views in a ten—week consultation starting today. the plans would also see suppliers of disposable vapes having to fund the estimated £200 million annual cost of separately collecting and recycling the five million vapes that are thrown out every week.

more than 86,000 nhs appointments, including hospital check—ups and operations, had to be cancelled because of last week's junior doctor strike in england. 1,500 community and mental—health appointments were also affected. next weekjunior doctors will take part in a six—day walk—out — the longest in the history of the nhs. the former president of the european commission, jacques delors, has died aged 98. he pushed for closer european integration in the 1980s and �*90s — and played a major role in helping to create the euro currency. the french president emmanuel macron said mr delors was "an inexhaustible craftsman of our europe". newly released government papers show how the then prime minister tony blair was keen on an idea to relocate wimbledon football club — who at the time were playing in the english premier league — to belfast. the team would have been renamed belfast united, as our correspondent

mark simpson reports. a brand—new sports stadium in belfast, with a premier league football team. that was the plan 25 years ago — to help bring people together as the peace process improved. the idea of turning wimbledon fc into belfast united fc was discussed openly at the time. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political discussions behind the scenes. there certainly were differences of opinion on that. mo mowlam, as secretary of state, was not keen on the idea — in fact, she used the phraseology that she didn't think it was a particularly safe proposal. by contrast, the prime minister, tony blair, was extremely enthusiastic, and he wrote in the middle ofjuly 1998, that he thought it would be excellent if wimbledon moved to belfast, and that the government should try to do everything to make that happen. in the end, of course, it didn't happen.

the building of sports stadiums is still a topic of debate these days, as is lough neagh — and it, too, cropped up in the old government files. in 1958, it was discussed as the site for a nuclear power plant. lough neagh, sports stadiums, and disagreements between politicians — these old files show how the present can have echoes of the past. that was mark simpson reporting. i think many of us will be talking about the weather today, and rightly so because there has been disruption across the uk. many wondering if it is going to continue today because the gusts yesterday, particularly if you were in the mid to north england up you were in the mid to north england up into scotland particularly, were

horrendous. pretty wild day indeed. storm gerritt brought some wild conditions. today nowhere near as bad but let me show you some of the gusts we have seen in the last 24 hours. well over 80 mph in a number of spots. lerwick having its windiest spell in seven years and on anglesey last night we saw a wind is getting close to 90 mph for a time. slightly separate from the main core of storm gerritt. a batch of showers and thunderstorms worked across during the evening and there brought potential tornadoes, straight—line winds and winds over 70 per hour to greater manchester and parts of lancashire. that has cleared away and what remains of storm gerritt is and what remains of storm gerritt is an area of more rain across the likes of 0rkney, which will fizzle out at times for this afternoon. away from that, still batches of showers around. a blustery day, winds touching our voice in places. showers hit and miss to begin with but then we see a line of more

intense rain showers pushing southwards and eastwards across the country. lying across the south midlands, east anglia and the south—west by the afternoon. wind gusts down on yesterday but touching 40, may be 50 mph around some hills and coasts. a pretty mild day across the south. again, temperature starting around 10 degrees, rain turning into snow on the hills. evening showers across a south east corner, band of cloud, rain, may be some hill snow into northern ireland in the fun of them england by the end of the night and the risk of ice with further wintry showers in northern scotland. into the weekend we could see more wind, rain and snow return. details later. thank you. we've been reporting this morning on widespread disruption to the uk's railways this morning as a result of storm gerritt, with passengers in some areas being warned not to travel. it comes at the end of a year which has seen significant upheaval for passengers and staff across the rail network — as our transport correspondent katy austin reports.

i use the train roughly five days a week at this time of year to get to and from work, which is a journey of about 20 minutes. on a chilly tuesday afternoon, ijoined david on his commute home. the train was a couple of minutes late and pretty crowded with just three coaches — but that's an improvement. last year was very disrupted, and there were times when what would happen is that half the trains in the morning peak and the evening peak would be cancelled. and you didn't know in advance, you know — it wasn't the same every day. so you're having to replan your work day around the trains. the operator he uses — transpennine express — didn't have enough fully trained drivers available, or an overtime agreement with their union. around the start of this year, it was cancelling nearly a quarter of services. in may, the government took over. it's ok most of the time now. i know it won't be on time, but it'll — i know it'll probably turn up.

transpennine's cancellations have come down significantly, and its new boss says a plan — including running slightly fewer trains — will lead to further improvements. elsewhere, the rail regulator is investigating why the routes this which connect london paddington, the west of england, and wales have become less reliable — with a focus on network rail, which manages the tracks and signalling. earlier this month, hundreds of passengers were stranded on trains after damage to overhead electric cables in west london. the main challenge now, really, isn't the train companies, it's the infrastructure. and constantly we're seeing some really big issues now with infrastructure failures. so the knock—ons, as well, from one train being delayed on a congested section means thousands of passengers can be disrupted for several hours. so getting a grip of the infrastructure is very key going forward. network rail told us it was working to deliver positive results, but appreciated there was more to be done. we asked passengers in manchester how they felt about taking

the train at the moment. don't assume your train�*s going to be on time and get there on time — plan for issues like weather and strikes and things. it's the last—minute changes and train strikes which is frustrating when you're trying to plan further — you know, to go further on to other places. but when they go it's good. do i have confidence that i will be able to get - to my destination on time? probably not. there is a big upgrade planned for the route across the pennines — although it will take years for the benefits to materialise. david hopes the services he currently uses will carry on going in the right direction in the new year. katy austin, bbc news. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph focuses on the travel chaos following storm gerrit. it warns of significant delays, short—notice alterations and cancellations — and says the train firms have been accused of "overreacting to bad weather". the i has a story about homes

on the axed leg of the hs2 rail project between birmingham and manchester being rented out. the paper says at least 710 properties — which were bought for the northern leg of the rail link — are back on the rental market, making hs2 nearly nine million pounds a year. dame esther rantzen is on the front of the daily express, thanking a "miracle drug" which has helped her enjoy the festivities despite battling stage—four lung cancer. and you'll see these pictures in many of the papers today. they're new coins released by the royal mint, including this £2 coin showing sir winston churchill as a young man in 1895, in the uniform of the 4th queen's 0wn hussars. it marks the 150th anniversary of his death. other new coins released today include a £2 coin marking the 200th anniversary of the national gallery, a 50p coin celebrating

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of a major hollywood film at the moment — and hopefully it's not too much of a spoiler to say he gets defeated at the battle of waterloo by the duke of wellington. many of those who fought and died alongside wellington were laid to rest injersey — and the restoration of their graves has been carried out by two men dedicated to preserving the past, as robert hall has been discovering. bell tolls. on a hilltop overlooking jersey's capital, st helier, old comrades from battles long ago lie shoulder—to—shoulder... ..waiting to be remembered. we knew that every grave had a rose plant on it. and i said to lee, "let'sjust get stuck in and see what happens." it'sjust there's so many and it's such a lovely churchyard with so many lovely, good—looking graves that just need cleaning — just need cleaning, so you can read them. there are probably...ten generals, five admirals, a massive amount of officers who all retired

here after waterloo — or sometime after waterloo — on half pay, basically because their money went further. the men who'd fought napoleon across europe built new lives here. over the years, links with their descendants were broken. but their headstones provide valuable clues. 60 graves to be cleaned or repaired. more families to reconnect with their stories. like that of first lieutenant archie stewart. he was a company commander in the first battalion of the 95th at la haye sainte. and they were behind the 27th, who were the inniskillings. most of the officers of the inniskilling were killed. of the inniskillings were killed. and when archie saw that the 27th were basically leaderless, gathered together a bunch of stragglers and gave

them the leadership and continued the battle. back in st saviour, the descendants of paymaster isaac buxton have come to see his newly cleaned gravestone. it's beautiful. it's really restored, like, to a great... i extent. it's stunning. a great standing. absolutely stunning. it's really nice. big job. we were recently enlightened to the fact that he fought - in the peninsular war, _ which we didn't know about before — which, you know, knowing limitedj information about our family tree, the buxtons have always been involved in the military. - this must weigh probably a tonne. we're going to dig a hole back, put it back in. we basically dig the information out

about the person, publish it. what strikes you when you walk around the cemetery is how much many of these veterans suffered from their battle wounds throughout their lives. this is the grave of a man called simmons, and the surgeon wrote at the time when he was treated, "i certify lieutenant simmons received an alarming wound from a musket ball at the battle of waterloo." now, that wound went right through his chest. throughout his life, he was in terrible pain, he had bad digestion problems, and his doctors told him that he had to stick to a strict diet, and that he shouldn't consume alcohol of any sort. i'm an enormous believer in the what you might call the narrative of gravestones. you get a terrific amount of history, and people tend to ignore them. lee and steve have completed another mission. each one can be an emotionaljourney.

i lost my son, harry, a week before christmas in an accident. he was 11 years old. and i struggled mentally with that for obvious reasons. it's a great focus of my energy, and it stops me overthinking too much about what happened, and life without harry. i get into the graveyard and i drop the clutch and stick into third gear and i'm off. we love the military drives and we walk round and we see one, then we see another and we see another, and we'd like to stay for weeks and clean them all. bell tolls. a labour of love. absolutely. still to come on breakfast... 0h, oh, my... how are you? nice to meet you, my friend. nice to meet you. that was very secial nice to meet you. that was very special moment. _ we'll meet the young liverpool fc

fan whose love for the club — and whose bravery in dealing with a serious disability — inspired managerjurgen klopp to bring him overfor a dream visit. we'll chat to daire and his family at around 7:45. and a bit of a laugh, as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. police say there are growing concerns for a father from buckinghamshire who disappeared while visiting his family in essex just before christmas. machones was last seen on saturday morning walking towards guide woods in hockley. searches are being carried out in essex and in his home town of marlow. police say his disappearance is out of character and have asked anyone who may have seen him to get in touch. storm gerrit caused strong winds

and problems for planes landing and taking off. this was heathrow yesterday afternoon. that was an american airlines flight coming into land — and caught by the gusting crosswinds that made for a very bumpy touchdown. it's often described as the most wonderful time of the year. but the festive period can be a struggle for some so a mural in east london is reminding people of the help that's out there via the charity samaritans. it's on great eastern street in shoreditch. the charity says although it's extra busy at this time of year people need to be reminded that their services help thousands struggling with mental health issues, loneliness and isolation all year round. samaritans do the same all through the year. and it is a service, as we all know, that continues throughout the year, 24 hours a day. and our callers are lonely people. and if we can just put a voice for them to keep them some company and to take them out

of where they are at that particular time, that's what we hope. for the second day running there's disruption to thameslink trains through london. the sutton to st albans route is expected to have cancellations all day due to problems with a new signalling system which was installed over christmas. network rail has apologised and says engineers are working to restore a reliable system as soon as possible. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the central line. the district line is partly closed between 0lympia and earls court and there are part closures on the dlr and the london 0verground. now here's the weather with sophia. hello. a wet and windy day yesterday and that's going to continue into today as we have more heavy rain on its way from the south—west and gusty winds as well. now, storm gerrit has pushed its way eastwards, but we still have this area of low pressure that's in charge bringing with it some heavy rain from the south—west, and these tight isobars meaning

there will be some gusty winds up to around 40 to 50 mph. so, another wet and windy affair today, heavy rain through the afternoon. it will be persistent as well, top temperatures at around 13 celsius so another mild day ahead of us but it's going to feel cooler in the wind and the rain. now, this heavy rain will continue through the evening but some of it should break away into the early hours of tomorrow morning. we will see some of this gusty wind starting to ease off slightly. we will still have a breezy day ahead of us but temperatures starting the day between six and eight celsius so feeling slightly cooler. but it's going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers tomorrow. unsettled weather, though, as we have a look at new year's eve. plenty of rain in the forecast and more wind to come. that's it from me but there's plenty more on our website. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. you might be throwing out a few electrical gadgets this week to make room for the new ones you got

for christmas but will they be recycled or go straight to landfill? if the cables, the cable is built up, it's like they multiply and you never know what the cables are for so you've finally gave up and get them in the table drawer. like so you've finally gave up and get them in the table drawer.- them in the table drawer. like a la to - , them in the table drawer. like a laptop. you _ them in the table drawer. like a laptop. you keep _ them in the table drawer. like a laptop, you keep them. - them in the table drawer. like a laptop, you keep them. or- them in the table drawer. like a laptop, you keep them. or a - them in the table drawer. like a i laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs that _ laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs that you _ laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs that you think _ laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs that you think it _ laptop, you keep them. or a phone or an old vhs that you think it will- an old vhs that you think it will keep useful so you keep it in the draw, i'm sure everyone has one. so how do you recycle them? ben's in gateshead with more on this. you are like at an electrical gadget graveyard! you are like at an electrical gadget rave ard! ., you are like at an electrical gadget rave ard! . ., , , . graveyard! yeah, it really is. we are used to _ graveyard! yeah, it really is. we are used to recycling _ graveyard! yeah, it really is. we are used to recycling big - graveyard! yeah, it really is. we are used to recycling big items l graveyard! yeah, it really is. we i are used to recycling big items like fridge freezers, they are busy at work here processing those, and extracting all the valuable bits from them. as you say it's the small electrical items, very often we get

new ones at christmas and we throw out the old ones. the range of stuff that we could be recycling is vast. things like christmas lights, valuable elements in those, irons, laptops, hair dryers, pretty much any electrical gadget has got valuable elements in that could be recycled. the problem is we arejust what recycling of them. especially those items of so—called fast tech. we throw away something like half a billion items of fast tech every single year. those are items that we see as cheap disposable things like phone charging cables, mobile phone chargers, earphones, usb memory sticks. they cost on average £4 each and we buy one of those things every 16 seconds. it's the fastest growing source that contributes to electrical waste. the 155,000 tonnes of electrical gadgets that we throw out every single year. it's notjust

what we throw out, think of the cupboard you have got at home full of cables and gadgets you don't use, it is estimated there are 880 million am use electrical gadgets lying around in people's homes around the uk which could be reused or repurposed to make new items. could we be recycling more? i have been finding out. tech is everywhere. it gives us a lot of benefits in our lives, but it's also one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. and electrical waste, electricals are full of some of the most valuable resources in the world, things like steel, aluminium and copper and lithium, not least, which are really, really important for the green technology future that everyone's aiming for. so what kind of electrical items are we talking about that people should be thinking about recycling rather than just throwing away? well, anything with a plug, battery and cable is the sort of key message for us. it's those big ticket items like washing machines and fridges that of course we all deal with because they're big and we need to deal with them. but it's also small stuff. it's things like vapes, it's things like cables, earphones,

christmas lights as well. it's the kind of stuff that we don't instinctively think of as being electrical, but actually is electrical. full of copper, which is a really, really an important material. and is electrical waste a particularly bad problem at this time of year? well, between sort of black friday and christmas, that five week period, it's one of the key times for tech being bought. so last time we looked at this, at least 50 million items are being bought in that five week period alone. when we've looked at fast tech, half a billion fast tech items, like cheap novelty electrical items, have been bought in the last year and 90% of them are being thrown away within a year because they're not built to last. so our challenge is making sure that we get as many of those into the recycling system and out of people's bins or out of people's drawers, hidden away, not causing a problem. and then you just add to them because you're not quite sure what to do with them. always recycle your electricals. it's far easier than most people think it is.

well, let's find out what we could be doing and why it is so important. let's speak to peter who is in charge of this recycling centre. explain what you can extract from items like these irons, coffee machines and so on. we items like these irons, coffee machines and so on.- items like these irons, coffee machines and so on. we can extract 95% of the — machines and so on. we can extract 9596 of the materials _ machines and so on. we can extract 9596 of the materials from _ machines and so on. we can extract 9596 of the materials from there. i 95% of the materials from there. plastic, ferrous, nonferrous, rare earth metals, those materials re—enter the market as new products. things like this copout has been taken out of unwanted electrical items —— mcgregor copper, what does that become? it items -- mcgregor copper, what does that become?— that become? it could be anything, could be cables. _ that become? it could be anything, could be cables. we _ that become? it could be anything, could be cables. we don't - that become? it could be anything, could be cables. we don't have i could be cables. we don't have enough copper to support the infrastructure of the uk. you think of electrical vehicles and the infrastructure for wind farms, there is a high demand for copper and we need to extract it. you is a high demand for copper and we need to extract it.— need to extract it. you have been runnina need to extract it. you have been running this _ need to extract it. you have been running this facility _ need to extract it. you have been running this facility for _ need to extract it. you have been running this facility for 20 - need to extract it. you have been running this facility for 20 years | running this facility for 20 years since he set it up, are we getting better at recycling electricals?

yes, but not quickly enough. we really need to step up to the plate. the uk in general is getting better on all waste. electrical waste is the quickest growing waste sector, so you think of the rare earth metals contained, within here, precious metals, we need to extract it, we needed forfuture precious metals, we need to extract it, we needed for future tech. precious metals, we need to extract it, we needed forfuture tech. what it, we needed for future tech. what ou make it, we needed for future tech. what you make of _ it, we needed for future tech. what you make of the — it, we needed for future tech. what you make of the plans _ it, we needed for future tech. what you make of the plans by _ it, we needed for future tech. what you make of the plans by the government to have collections from people's homes, kerb—side collections for electrical recycling, do you think that will make a difference? it recycling, do you think that will make a difference?— recycling, do you think that will make a difference? it will make a difference. _ make a difference? it will make a difference, i'm _ make a difference? it will make a difference, i'm not— make a difference? it will make a difference, i'm not sure - make a difference? it will make a difference, i'm not sure how- make a difference? it will make a | difference, i'm not sure how much kerb—side will but we need to make it easy for the public. we need to educate and make it easy for the public to dispose of electrical waste. it can't go in black bean bags or the incineration or landfill. there will be a time in the future when we are mining land to dig up resources that we threw away, that is how critical these

materials are —— there will be a time in the future when we are mining landfill to dig up resources. these elements that are hidden in our electricals are so valuable, if we do not start being better at recycling them, those items that we rely on day—to—day plea will not be available in the future. got to be careful, all wise words. thank you, then. hugh has the sport. do you know what, i like big sporting occasions, there are a few things i am a fan of, golf obviously, but if you are not a fan of football, what is good to watch as the competition and think, i might not have a loyalty to a team but this is getting close. and for a while, maybe you have not been able to have that because it has been a bit dominated by very

successful team, manchester city. this year it will not be as easy to call. that's right. you can either engage in sport with having skin in the game, a team or a person or if you are a neutral and you see the competition. you need to almost pick someone during the course of events that you are interested in. want to be premier league has been able to sell itself on is it is the most competitive league in the world. we are in the midst of the boxing day fixtures which last three days they'll because of the enduring ability of the premier league to sell itself to put things on television, we have a title race. we have five teams are separated by six points. that has happened because of manchester city's when from behind

—— victory frombehind yesterday. manchester city came from behind to beat everton 3—1 at goodison park. it means the champions are now upto fourth in the premier league table and five points behind leaders liverpool with a game in hand on a night chelsea and wolves also won. patrick gearey reports. was this the turning point? the night when manchester city rediscovered their upward curve. the newly crowned champions of the world had been finding england somewhat trickier. this is a league which makes you face everton and jack harrison and more than 30,000 screaming toffees. still 1—0 at half time and seven minutes beyond. but then city found phil foden and with him, the ignition. the game was now there to be won. they needed a hand, though. handball, penalty. julian alvarez squeezed them in front. everton, a constant menace, eventually allowed city some comfort, thanks to bernardo silva's gold. silva, and he's sealed it! manchester city are back in the top four, butjust watch the boss. they'll approach the new year with resolution. 2023 has been chaotic for chelsea. loads of money, loads

of players, not enough goals. this from mykhailo mudryk was a welcome remedy against crystal palace. but nothing is coming easy for chelsea. palace hit back, no fuss but so much skill from michael 0lise. for chelsea, one step forward, another back, but then a crucial trip in their favour. this meant a penalty and noni madueke brought some much needed peace in feverish times. this is a disconcerting time of year, difficult to get your bearings, easy to lose routine. brentford forgot all about wolves' mario lemina here, 1—0. so brentford reset, took kick off, assessed options. and nathan collins once of wolves accidentally went back to wolves. hwang hee—chan to be precise, it finished 4—1. brentford begin 2024 peering downwards. patrick geary, bbc news. there were two games called off in the scottish premiership last night. rangers—ross county and aberdeen—motherwell were both postponed due to travel disruption caused by storm gerrit. 0ne game that did go ahead

was the edinburgh derby, where lawrence shankland snatched a dramatic winner for hearts against hibernian in stoppage time. there was also a win for kilmarnock at st mirren, while it finished goalless between livingston and stjohnstone. 16—year—old luke littler has done it again at the world darts championship, he's through to the last 16 after a third victory. littler saw off canada's matt campbell by four sets to one at alexandra palace to become the youngest player to reach this stage of the tournament. he'll be back for his fourth round match on friday. just happy to get over the line. when matt pinged a 120 to go 3—1, i was thinking to myself, really got to go off stage and relax myself and i was just thinking, three more legs and i can get at that stage. off that stage. 0bviously when i won my first game and my second game, i wasjust, i've got nothing to lose for myself now, i've overachieved again, but now i can just settle.

and finally before we go there are lots of reasons why play cricket in cricket is delayed. 0ften it's because of the weather. but this was the scene after lunch on day three of the boxing day test between pakistan and australia, the reason that they were delayed was because of a missing umpire. where was the umpire? _ because of a missing umpire. where was the umpire? the _ because of a missing umpire. where was the umpire? the third _ because of a missing umpire. where was the umpire? the third umpire i because of a missing umpire. where l was the umpire? the third umpire got stuck in a lift. — was the umpire? the third umpire got stuck in a lift, richard _ was the umpire? the third umpire got stuck in a lift, richard engel- stuck in a lift, richard engel worked, a former cricketer, was stuck in a lift with a television presenter for ten minutes they had to wait for him. it is presenter for ten minutes they had to wait for him.— to wait for him. it is one of my nightmare _ to wait for him. it is one of my nightmare scenarios, - to wait for him. it is one of my nightmare scenarios, i- to wait for him. it is one of my nightmare scenarios, i almost| to wait for him. it is one of my i nightmare scenarios, i almost dream i am stuck in a lift and i am not going to make it on screen on time. i am going to go back to the newsroom via a lift say thank you for putting the fear of god into me! you're welcome! we for putting the fear of god into me! you're welcome!— for putting the fear of god into me! you're welcome! we will update you with the storm _ you're welcome! we will update you with the storm and _ you're welcome! we will update you with the storm and the _ you're welcome! we will update you with the storm and the weather- you're welcome! we will update you with the storm and the weather and | with the storm and the weather and

the roads coming up later. 458 british service personnel died during the afghanistan war and one army veteran doesn'tjust know all of their names. he also knows their faces. that's because kevin wills, from redditch, has painted a portrait of each of them. he's now trying to make sure every picture goes to the family of the fallen and kathryn stanczyszyn was there as he handed one of them over. he was the most loving, caring son you could have, anybody could ever have. he was an extra special person. anybody that met him, he touched their hearts and they'll never forget him. brett linley from birmingham was killed in afghanistan on the 17th ofjuly 2010. he was defusing ieds. his last one of the morning actually took his life. people say it gets better with, you know, as the years go on, but it doesn't. not for us, not for us. because for every year, every year, it's worse than the year before because you miss them that bit more.

brett's family think about him every day, but they were astonished to discover someone else was remembering him, too. kevin wills, a former soldier himself, decided two years ago to dedicate his time to painting every single british soldier killed in the war in afghanistan at his home in redditch. the further i went on painting more and more of them, it got more and more emotional, especially receiving the feedback from the families who were obviously very emotional to receive the portrait. kevin completed all 458 portraits last month and is now trying to locate each family to pass on what he's created. today he's meeting brett's mum and dad, anne and george. very nervous. and it's... i know the emotions are running high. obviously, i don't deliver many face to face, but to actually see

the family of a fallen soldier and the joy that it brings them, it's, to me, it's job done then, really. to make sure they're remembered. hi, kev! hi, how are you? fine, thank you. 0h! 0h, beautiful. 0h, it'sjustamazing, kev. it's just amazing. god! you've got him exactly how he is. it's going to be the most special thing in the world to us. that's good, i'm glad you're pleased. i can't tell you what it's going to mean to us as a family to have him back home again. that's good, then. he's looking at us, directly at us. hiya, mum, hi, dad! how is it changed you? i've got to know the fallen. are their faces all here now? yes, i've practically got every single face in my head. the australian government has now commissioned kevin to paint their afghanistan fallen too.

more families, given the gift of remembrance through art. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. you can see how much it meant to those families to have something so lovely, picturing their loved ones. absolutely. 13 lovely, picturing their loved ones. absolutely-— absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, matt has weather _ absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, matt has weather and _ absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, matt has weather and you - absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, matt has weather and you have l absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, matt has weather and you have a absolutely. 13 minutes to seven, i matt has weather and you have a lot to talk about. you have got lightning, obviously, really strong winds, flooding, lots of people are without power at the moment because of storm gerrit. indeed, quite a day yesterday. good morning. these are images from storm gerrit, this is the evening, you can just make out the live building across liverpool, severe storms rattling into manchester reducing what could have been a tornado, a line of strong wind causing damage. wins over 80 miles an hour whipping up

wins over 80 miles an hour whipping up some rough seas across the country and extensive rain with flooding captured in valleys in north wales. the worst of the weather is over for now, it is going to be blustery today with a mixture of sunshine and showers. you can see the cloud from storm gerrit pushing north and east, clearer skies, some cloud moving in linked to weather fronts which will bring a bit more in the way of longer spells of rain later. 0verall in the way of longer spells of rain later. overall a brighter day, in the way of longer spells of rain later. 0veralla brighter day, not quite as windy. blustery, plenty of dry and bright weather across eastern areas to begin with, showers in central and western parts, some could be heavy and thundery around the coast but cloudier spell into the coast but cloudier spell into the afternoon as a line of more intense rain starts to work its way south and east stop it will not quite reach east anglia and the south—east until the evening rush—hour. rain and hillsnow south—east until the evening rush—hour. rain and hill snow in northern scotland, windy still,

still down in yesterday's values temperature wise. even then, heavy showers working across east anglia and the south east will clear into tonight, longerspells and the south east will clear into tonight, longer spells of rain pushing south across scotland into northern ireland. and then the return of some northerly winds to northern scotland, wintry showers and the risk of ice to take us into friday morning. we have got one line of cloud across northern ireland, the far south of scotland and northern england, outbreaks of rain and hill snow throughout the day. to the south, blustery showers but sunshine at times, to the north, front nine in scotland but wintry showers and a difference in temperatures, and by the time we get to saturday, the next area of low pressure pushes through, the great travel day, more rain, brief snow in northern england before turning to rain, more snow in central and northern scotland especially. not

quite to the extent of yesterday. the winds will be strong, not as strong as yesterday but they could still have an impact through saturday night into sunday. this area of low pressure will push its way east, strongest on the southern edge. as we headed to new year's eve, a blustery edge of the year, frequent showers, longer spells of rain and hillsnow frequent showers, longer spells of rain and hill snow across parts of scotland and the winds will remain strong as we head towards the turn of the year and the start of 2024. thank you, see you later. there is a lot happening in the weather! you can watch a story about a gigantic sea monster on bbc one on new year's day but it's not a fantasy movie. does that work for you? what was that film? then _ does that work for you? what was that film? then read? _ does that work for you? what was that film? then read? that - does that work for you? what was that film? then read? that was i does that work for you? what was that film? then read? that was a | does that work for you? what was i that film? then read? that was a sea monster? —— recruit the lead? the monster? -- recruit the lead? the me! monster? -- recruit the lead? the meg! that— monster? -- recruit the lead? the meg! that was _ monster? —— recruit the lead? the meg! that was the big one.

the pliosaurus stalked our seas around 150 million years ago and the remarkable discovery of its fossilised skull on the dorset coast is the subject of a new documentary with sir david attenborough. let's see him explaining how it all happened. it's about the discovery of the skull of an extraordinary monster of the seas, one of the biggest predators that the world has ever seen. the pliosaur. i mean, here is the thing, the size of a london bus, moving faster than you can imagine. a thing of that size with huge jaws, armed with these extraordinary teeth. now the skull is by far the most informative part of any skeleton, but it's also one of the most delicate. imagine that you found... you're a man from mars and you found a lot of, a lot of human skeletons,

but not a single one with a skull. you wouldn't know anything about it at all. you wouldn't know what it fed on. you wouldn't know what it was able to do. what it could see, you know, all sorts of things. well, that was more or less the situation was in as far as pliosaurs were concerned. and so the notion of being able to find a complete skull was really sensational. this promised to be the most informative find of any pliosaur so ever made. ijust found something quite extraordinary. it's the jaw of a massive pliosaur. it's enormous. what had been found was just the, just the last tip of the snout. the rest of it was up there. and so we were faced with the problem of getting out a fossil of the head, which would be about half a tonne, halfway up a steep cliff, which itself is crumbling away.

and if you drop it and break it, it is a major catastrophe. i mean, you will have lost a lot of information. so that's quite a part of the drama. no—one's ever done this before, ever. extracting a giant skull. halfway down a cliff face. after weeks of backbreaking work, emotions are running high. down! quick, quicker. this moment is really fraught. 0ne clumsy move, and the skull could be smashed. this is the story of how we got, how it was got out and then how it was examined by scientists with all kinds of latest state of the art equipment to investigate these things and how fully a picture we're now able to get. one of the biggest carnivorous creatures that the world has ever seen. this is actually a one in a million,

maybe one in a billion type specimen here. i think we'll be able to unlock a lot of mysteries about what these sea monsters were doing. and i'm really excited to see where it takes us. the main thing about it is that somehow the seas that surrounded the land were tyrannosaurus rex and all the rest of the great diplodocus and things, were wandering about. the seas were full of monsters too. how that must have appeared at the time is a wonderful thing to ponder upon. these days with computer generated imaging, we can take information from scientists that tell us about speed, that tell us about how they move their flippers in all sorts of deductive ways, and putting all that together for you to be able to produce

an image that is really convincing of a monster this size that once roamed the seas of this planet is really very exciting. but there's a sort of double whammy in this one because not only are you doing that, but you are doing it on something that has onlyjust been discovered. you're really seeing something new and exciting and dramatic. he isa he is a big fellow. yeah! i know we should know more about what happened in the past but i'm kind of glad it's not in the water now, if i'm honest. ,., ., ., ., you can watch attenborough and the giant sea monster at 8pm on new year's day,

on bbc one. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. police say there are growing concerns for a father from buckinghamshire who disappeared while visiting his family in essex just before christmas. machones was last seen on saturday morning walking towards guide woods in hockley. searches are being carried out in essex and in his home town of marlow. police say his disappearance is out of character and have asked anyone who may have seen him to get in touch. storm gerrit caused strong winds and problems for planes landing and taking off. this was heathrow yesterday afternoon. that was an american airlines flight coming into land, and caught by the gusting crosswinds that made for a very bumpy touchdown. 0oh! part of the northern line is to close for a short period next spring. the section between edgware and golders green is shutting

in early april and on weekends injune, as part of the works needed ahead of rebuilding colindale tube station. it's set to get a new ticket hall and a lift to make it step—free. it's often described as the most wonderful time of the year, but the festive period can be a struggle for some — so a mural in east london is reminding people of the help that's out there via the charity samaritans. it's on great eastern street in shoreditch. the charity says although it's extra busy at this time of year, people need to be reminded that their services help thousands struggling with mental—health issues, loneliness and isolation all year round. samaritans do the same all through the year. and it is a service, as we all know, that continues throughout the year, 24 hours a day. and our callers are lonely people. and if we can just put a voice for them to keep them some company and to take them out of where they are at that particular time, that's what we hope.

let's take a look at the tubes now. the district line is closed between 0lympia and earl's court. let's get the weather with sophia. hello. a wet and windy day yesterday and that's going to continue into today as we have more heavy rain on its way from the south—west and gusty winds as well. now, storm gerrit has pushed its way north—eastwards, but we still have this area of low pressure that's in charge bringing with it some heavy rain from the south—west, and these tight isobars meaning there will be some gusty winds up to around 40 to 50 mph. so, another wet and windy affair today, heavy rain through the afternoon. it will be persistent as well, top temperatures at around 13 celsius so another mild day ahead of us but it's going to feel cooler in the wind and the rain. now, this heavy rain will continue through the evening but some of it should break away into the early hours of tomorrow morning. we will see some of this gusty wind starting to ease off slightly. we will still have a breezy day

ahead of us but temperatures starting the day between six and eight celsius so feeling slightly cooler. but it's going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers tomorrow. unsettled weather, though, as we have a look at new year's eve. plenty of rain in the forecast and more wind to come. that's it from me, but there's plenty more on our website. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today...

storm gerrit causes major disruption from snow, rain and wind — and leaves thousands of homes in scotland without power. concerns grow about a new front in the middle east conflict — as fighting intensifies across the israel—lebanon border. the number of young children needing hospital treatment for a winter virus could be reduced dramatically if a new antibody treatment is given to babies. in sport, through to the last 16 and only 16 years old. luke littler is the youngest player to reach the fourth round at the world darts championship. while championship. storm gerritt has gone we still while storm gerritt has gone we still have blustery winds and a scattering of showers through today but could there be more wet and windy weather and may be some snow this weekend? you a full forecast later on breakfast. it's thursday the 28th of december. there's disruption on the roads and rails today after storm gerrit battered many parts of the uk — with scotland badly affected,

and dozens of houses in greater manchester damaged by what the police are calling a localised tornado. engineers in the north of scotland are working to reconnect up to 16,000 properties which lost power but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they'd restored power to more than 25,000 homes — but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers — especially those in rural areas — it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment,

with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner — which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland — is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the line at dumbarton, but has now been cleared. in bowling, the lines were flooded. customers stranded by the disruption were told to book hotels, which they can claim back. the west coast has also been badly affected. avanti west coast said its route to scotland was impassable. it stopped services north of preston yesterday and put on coaches. this couple got stuck in preston after getting on a train at euston. supposed to go all the way through to glasgow, but unfortunately we're here. my granddaughter's birthday tomorrow, so i need to get up there. there was widespread flooding. this was cupar in fife.

disruption continued in the north of england overnight, with trees and walls coming down in high winds here in stalybridge. 0oh! air travel has been affected, too, with these american airlines passengers experiencing a particularly bumpy landing at heathrow. 0ther flights had to be cancelled. and the rnli is urging people visiting coastal areas to be careful along exposed cliffs, seafronts and piers. aruna iyengar, bbc news. that will have more on the weather later but now, charlie, there are concerns about a new front developing in the middle east conflict. an israeli government minister has warned that the conflict with gaza is close to spilling over into lebanon. cabinet minister benny gantz said time is running out to find a diplomatic solution. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem.

tell us a bit more about what has been said. tell us a bit more about what has been said-— tell us a bit more about what has been said. ,, . ., , ., , been said. since there was deadly 7th of october _ been said. since there was deadly 7th of october attacks _ been said. since there was deadly 7th of october attacks on - been said. since there was deadly| 7th of october attacks on southern israel by hamas, what we have also seen at the other end of the country across the northern border between israel and southern lebanon is an increase in the cross—border attacks by hezbollah, the powerful lebanese armed group. it has been the worst cross—border attacks since the 2006 devastating war, and yesterday saw some of the heaviest barrage is yet of rockets being fired by hezbollah at towns in northern israel. more than 30, we are told. this came a day after an israeli strike against what it said was a hezbollah fighter, kill him and two of his relatives. that has caused a lot of concern about what could come next. we have had this warning from benny gantz, himself an israeli military chief of staff, former military

chief of staff, saying that if the lebanese government, the international community, doesn't do more to rein in hezbollah then israel will have to act, push it away from its positions close to the border, which could lead to a bigger escalation. all of that is going in as in gaza itself we have the israeli military pushing more into the big city in the south, khan younis and also into the centre of the gaza strip, leading to tens of thousands of people fleeing once again, trying to find shelter in the big towns there but really a very desperate scenes. for big towns there but really a very desperate scenes.— big towns there but really a very desperate scenes. for the moment, thank you- — a 46—year—old man has died — and another person is seriously injured — after a car hit a crowd of people in sheffield. it happened in the burngreave area of the city at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. two men, aged 23 and 55, are being held by south yorkshire police — and the force is appealing for witnesses. the labour party is considering creating thousands of new nursery places.

sir keir starmer is looking to set up new nurseries in primary schools to provide continuity of education. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. morning to you. tell us what they are talking about, what will be the change? are talking about, what will be the chance? ~ ., ~ are talking about, what will be the chance? ~ ., are talking about, what will be the chanie? ~., ~ ., ~' ., are talking about, what will be the chance? ~ ., ,, ., ., change? morning. we have known for some time that _ change? morning. we have known for some time that childcare _ change? morning. we have known for some time that childcare and - change? morning. we have known for some time that childcare and the i some time that childcare and the cost of childcare in particular is a big issue forfamilies up cost of childcare in particular is a big issue for families up and cost of childcare in particular is a big issue forfamilies up and down england. watch the labour party are now looking at is the availability of childcare places. the number of childcare providers in england has fallen by 20,000 in the last eight years, and there is real concern that even though the availability of free hours of childcare was expanded by the government last year to take effect in 2025, there simply are not the places you provide that. that is what the labour party says it is now looking at addressing. they have

commissioned a review from former chief inspector of schools which is going to look at potentially adding those places to primary schools, so existing educational institutions would now have nurseries and would provide child care where people would have that continuity of the location of their education right from the early stages up to the age of 11. the labour party, sir keir starmer and his shadow education secretary at bridget phillipson, have been looking closely at international parallels. she has visited ireland, estonia and also australia. worth noting that issues of childcare, where to place childcare, in schools, are at the centre of australia's general election campaign in 2022, when the labour party got back into power after many years, perhaps one reason they are looking at it closely. thank you. the government is considering boosting the amount of electrical goods which get recycled by arranging direct collection from homes. the scheme, which is subject to a ten—week consultation, would be funded by manufacturers.

ben has the details. no christmas tree is complete without twinkling lights, but we're hardly stars when it comes to recycling them. in fact, we throw away around 500 tonnes of festive lights each year, according to government estimates. but that's just part of the problem. small electrical items like toasters, kettles and cables also contribute to the more than 155,000 tonnes of electrical waste discarded in the uk throughout the year. many of those contain valuable natural resources — metals that can be used to make new tech. so ministers now want retailers to do more to encourage us to recycle more. we want the producer and the retailer that are selling those electrical goods to have more responsibility to take back the disused products. and that's where we're trying to create a three—tier system — one where a drop—off point

is potentially put out at a big retail outlet, or one where it can be collected directly from your home, or one where if you're getting a new item delivered, the disused item is then taken back on delivery. retailers, manufacturers and small businesses will be able to give their views in a ten—week consultation starting today. the plans would also see suppliers of disposable vapes having to fund the estimated £200 million annual cost of separately collecting and recycling the five million vapes that are thrown out every week. ben boulos, bbc news. more than 86,000 nhs appointments — including hospital check—ups and operations — had to be cancelled because of last week's junior doctor strike in england. 1,500 community and mental—health appointments were also affected. next weekjunior doctors will take part in a six—day walkout — the longest in the history

of the nhs. the former president of the european commission — jacques delors — has died aged 98. he pushed for closer european integration in the 1980s and �*90s — and played a major role in helping to create the euro currency. the french president emmanuel macron said mr delors was "an inexhaustible craftsman of our europe". newly released government papers show how the then prime minister tony blair was keen on an idea to relocate wimbledon football club — who at the time were playing in the english premier league — to belfast. the team would have been renamed belfast united, as our correspondent mark simpson reports. a brand—new sports stadium in belfast, with a premier league football team. that was the plan 25 years ago — to help bring people together as the peace process improved. the idea of turning wimbledon fc into belfast united fc was discussed openly at the time.

what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political discussions behind the scenes. there certainly were differences of opinion on that. mo mowlam, as secretary of state, was not keen on the idea — in fact, she used the phraseology that she didn't think it was a particularly safe proposal. by contrast, the prime minister, tony blair, was extremely enthusiastic, and he wrote in the middle ofjuly 1998 that he thought it would be excellent if wimbledon moved to belfast, and that the government should try to do everything to make that happen. in the end, of course, it didn't happen. the building of sports stadiums is still a topic of debate these days, as is lough neagh — and it, too, cropped up in the old government files. in 1958, it was discussed as the site for a nuclear power plant. lough neagh, sports stadiums, and disagreements between politicians — these old files show how the present

can have echoes of the past. an lp, an album or a seven—inch single used to be a great stocking filler — but chances are you streamed all your music over the festive period. a bit ofa a bit of a struggle to get into a stocking, and lp. hat a bit of a struggle to get into a stocking, and lp.— a bit of a struggle to get into a stocking, and lp. not a seven inch. did ou stocking, and lp. not a seven inch. did you have _ stocking, and lp. not a seven inch. did you have small _ stocking, and lp. not a seven inch. did you have small stockings? i i did you have small stockings? i think an lp isjust... it is like that, right? to get it in sideways could do damage to the lp. anyway! that is not the point. it is about how many are being sold. bfingii that is not the point. it is about how many are being sold. vinyl is on its way back. — how many are being sold. vinyl is on its way back. we _ how many are being sold. vinyl is on its way back, we have _ how many are being sold. vinyl is on its way back, we have said _ how many are being sold. vinyl is on its way back, we have said this i its way back, we have said this before but uk sales of physical lps increased by almost 12% this year. it's the 16th consecutive yearly rise — with sales returning

to levels last seen in 1990. taylor swift's 1989 was the best—selling lp, followed by the rolling stones' hackney diamonds. cassette sales also did well, topping 100,000 for a fourth consecutive year. although i think there will be many people, if you showed them a cassette, they wouldn't know what it was a. ., . cassette, they wouldn't know what it was a. . , cassette, they wouldn't know what it wasa. . , cassette, they wouldn't know what it was a. . , ~ was a. that is true. do you think ou was a. that is true. do you think you could _ was a. that is true. do you think you could fit _ was a. that is true. do you think you could fit an _ was a. that is true. do you think you could fit an lp _ was a. that is true. do you think you could fit an lp into - was a. that is true. do you think you could fit an lp into a - was a. that is true. do you thinkl you could fit an lp into a stocking at christmas?— you could fit an lp into a stocking at christmas? ~ , ., ., ., ., at christmas? where you good enough to net bi at christmas? where you good enough to get big stockings? _ at christmas? where you good enough to get big stockings? that _ at christmas? where you good enough to get big stockings? that is _ at christmas? where you good enough to get big stockings? that is the i to get big stockings? that is the thing will stop i could hardly fit the seven inch singles into the stockings. it says more about your stockings. it says more about your stockings and how naughty you were. i have got small feet. you are obviousiy— i have got small feet. you are obviously looking at christmas. it has been a wild 24 hours. storm gerrit has caused problems. let me _ storm gerrit has caused problems. let me show you some of the wind gusts _ let me show you some of the wind gusts from — let me show you some of the wind gusts from the last 24 hours. in excess — gusts from the last 24 hours. in excess of— gusts from the last 24 hours. in excess of 80 mph in a number of spots _ excess of 80 mph in a number of spots. shetland having its windiest spell spots. shetland having its windiest speii in_ spots. shetland having its windiest spell in seven years. on the isle of

anglesey. — spell in seven years. on the isle of anglesey, mona, close to 90 mph, linked _ anglesey, mona, close to 90 mph, linked into— anglesey, mona, close to 90 mph, linked into thunderstorms which crossed — linked into thunderstorms which crossed north wales three yesterday evening _ crossed north wales three yesterday evening and pushed into north—west england. _ evening and pushed into north—west england, giving that potential tornado — england, giving that potential tornado in the greater manchester area before that area of rain moved off. area before that area of rain moved off it _ area before that area of rain moved off it has _ area before that area of rain moved off. it has left more of a showery picture _ off. it has left more of a showery picture today. blustery winds but not quite — picture today. blustery winds but not quite as strong. still see a few flashes— not quite as strong. still see a few flashes of— not quite as strong. still see a few flashes of lightning, some of the show— flashes of lightning, some of the show is — flashes of lightning, some of the show is heavy and thundery. the sunshine — show is heavy and thundery. the sunshine we have three this morning will be _ sunshine we have three this morning will be hazy— sunshine we have three this morning will be hazy in places, quite a bit of high _ will be hazy in places, quite a bit of high cloud out there. showers most _ of high cloud out there. showers most frequent across western areas, making — most frequent across western areas, making it — most frequent across western areas, making it a _ most frequent across western areas, making it a long spells of rain for a time _ making it a long spells of rain for a time and — making it a long spells of rain for a time and that will move its way southwards and eastwards as we go into the _ southwards and eastwards as we go into the afternoon. always a bit wet across _ into the afternoon. always a bit wet across western scotland with snow on the hilis— across western scotland with snow on the hills and whilst it is nowhere near— the hills and whilst it is nowhere near as— the hills and whilst it is nowhere near as windy as yesterday we still have gale — near as windy as yesterday we still have gale force gusts about some of the hilis— have gale force gusts about some of the hills and the coast through today — the hills and the coast through today. temperatures around 10 or 11 degrees _ today. temperatures around 10 or 11 degrees in _ today. temperatures around 10 or 11 degrees in the south, up to 13 this afternoon. — degrees in the south, up to 13 this afternoon, cooler further north but

all areas _ afternoon, cooler further north but all areas above average for this stage _ all areas above average for this stage in— all areas above average for this stage in late december. tonight after— stage in late december. tonight after a _ stage in late december. tonight after a brief spell of heavy rain in east anglia, the channel islands, things— east anglia, the channel islands, things will turn,, a few showers around — things will turn,, a few showers around the _ things will turn,, a few showers around the coast. more persistent rain across— around the coast. more persistent rain across parts of northern england _ rain across parts of northern england and northern ireland and then some wintry showers in the north— then some wintry showers in the north with — then some wintry showers in the north with icy conditions into tomorrow then some wintry showers in the north with icy conditions into tomorrow mornin.. thank you so much. we will speak to you later. more than 30,000 children under five are admitted to hospital with a common winter virus called rsv every year. it usually causes a mild infection but it can lead to complications which cause between 20 to 30 deaths a year. now an international trial of a new antibody treatment suggests that number could reduced by more than 80 per cent, if babies were given a single injection. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. lion! and this? polar bear! caolan's mum knows how worrying rsv can be. when he was eight months old, the virus gave him a serious chest infection and temperature,

and he struggled to breathe. caolan was admitted to hospital in southampton twice, and needed oxygen each time. it was very stressful, it brought a lot of anxiety, a lot of doubt — especially as a first—time mother. you're constantly questioning what to do, and i didn't really understand what rsv was or the symptoms. jessica and ellie from southampton are among 8,000 children who took part in an international trial of the antibody jab. the study showed that a one—off injection meant children were 83% less likely to be admitted to hospital with an rsv—related infection. jess got the antibodyjab, but they both remained healthy. and i hoped that, in the long term, if it was shown to be effective, that it would prevent families from their babies being ill, and lots of hospitalisations.

a paediatrician in southampton who helped lead the trial said the results were stunning, and could bring huge benefits for children and the nhs. every year, rsv has an absolutely huge impact on children's hospital services in the uk. so to have a drug that we can give as a preventative treatment — even during the rsv season — that can stop children being admitted, is really amazing. this antibody treatment gives children instant protection against one of winter's most common viruses. the jab — called nirsevimab — contains antibodies against rsv which fight infection. it's not a vaccine — they work by priming the immune system to create antibodies, but take a few weeks to be effective. thejcvi, which advises the government on immunisation, is considering whether the antibody jab, or an rsv vaccine for pregnant women, should be introduced by the nhs.

crocodile! caolan's parents are hoping their one—month—old rian could get the antibodyjab — but things will need to move fast if an immunisation programme is to be ready ahead of next winter's rsv season. fergus walsh, bbc news. joining us now is the gp dr helen wall. good morning to you. this is something i think lots of us in the office are asking, rsv, what is that? a couple of people with children said their child had that. you are the same? mr; children said their child had that. you are the same?— children said their child had that. you are the same? my middle child had this and — you are the same? my middle child had this and it — you are the same? my middle child had this and it is _ you are the same? my middle child had this and it is more _ you are the same? my middle child had this and it is more commonly i had this and it is more commonly known as bronchiolitis, which is different to bronchitis that older people get, chest infection. bronchiolitis is very common in babies and children under two and quite frequently lead to hospitalisation of young babies. 30,000 young children in the uk go

into hospital with rsv respiratory virus in the uk every year. it happened to your son, how old was he? «a happened to your son, how old was he? what happened to your son, how old was he?_ what were - happened to your son, how old was he?_ what were the i he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? _ he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he _ he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became - he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became a i he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became a bit. he? five weeks. what were the i symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty. — symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which _ symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which you _ symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which you expect i symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which you expect as i symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which you expect as a l and snotty, which you expect as a gp, seeing lots of children with coughs and colds, i wasn't particularly alarmed. then he went off his feed, stop feeding well, wasn't taking his milk like he should. and within 24 hours he very quickly started to struggle with his breathing and that caused alarm and he ended up in hospitalfor about five days on oxygen and that is quite... five days on oxygen and that is tuite. .. five days on oxygen and that is quite- - -_ yes. - five days on oxygen and that is quite. . ._ yes, and i five days on oxygen and that is i quite. . ._ yes, and even as a quite... extreme. yes, and even as a gp i felt, oh. _ quite... extreme. yes, and even as a gp i felt, on. my — quite... extreme. yes, and even as a gp i felt, oh, my gosh, _ quite... extreme. yes, and even as a gp i felt, oh, my gosh, i— quite... extreme. yes, and even as a gp i felt, oh, my gosh, iwasn't- gp i felt, oh, my gosh, i wasn't expecting this. i was totally blindsided by it. it came out of the blue and really sort of affected those early days with a baby. it is really unpleasant to have to spend

five days in hospital, and i have another little child who was only three and i was staying in hospital overnight. it's a really awful thing for parents, particularly new parents, to have to go through. given what you have described and the claim _ given what you have described and the claim here that hospital admissions could be reduced by more than 80%_ admissions could be reduced by more than 80% if_ admissions could be reduced by more than 80% if babies are given a single — than 80% if babies are given a single dose of a new antibody treatment. the big if is if they were — treatment. the big if is if they were given it. it is a big and sometimes difficult decision for parents — sometimes difficult decision for parents to make the decision to have a baby, _ parents to make the decision to have a baby, given the treatment. you need _ a baby, given the treatment. you need some — a baby, given the treatment. you need some persuading, don't you? there _ need some persuading, don't you? there is— need some persuading, don't you? there is a — need some persuading, don't you? there is a whole process that goes on, the trialling of the drugs and then the jcvi, on, the trialling of the drugs and then thejcvi, they on, the trialling of the drugs and then the jcvi, they agree on, the trialling of the drugs and then thejcvi, they agree and recommend it should be used and the government have to accept the recommendation and put plans into process and that the parents have to agree to have it. there are two types of immunisation that we can currently offer one is active immunisation, where we give a

vaccine to somebody, like we have given many vaccines before and that is called active because it encourages the body to then do the work to produce those antibodies that will then boost your immune system. in this case this is passive immunisation, where we actually give them the antibody, so it is not a vaccine. we are not asking them to do the work to produce this immunity. we are giving them the product of that immunity so it works immediately and that is the benefit of it because from the minute they have that more or less it will protect them from it and it circulates in the bloodstream, and as soon as it comes across rsv, the virus, it can neutralise it, grab hold of it and get rid. as we have seenin hold of it and get rid. as we have seen in the studies, just over 80% of babies are not going into hospital, which is fantastic. that is one area. _ hospital, which is fantastic. that is one area, awareness - hospital, which is fantastic. that is one area, awareness trying to be raised. an area where no awareness needs to be raised but it's still a battle is smoking. there is a new

campaign by the nhs featuring doctors, former smokers, ex—football footballers, encouraging people to quit. i am assuming you have seen this. do you think it will be effective?— this. do you think it will be effective? ~ ., ., ., , ., effective? we have done lots of thins effective? we have done lots of things over _ effective? we have done lots of things over the _ effective? we have done lots of things over the years, - effective? we have done lots of things over the years, haven't l effective? we have done lots of i things over the years, haven't we? this is why i ask because it feels as if the conversation goes on and on. it as if the conversation goes on and on. . as if the conversation goes on and on, , ., , ., as if the conversation goes on and on. , ., , ., , ., on. it feels as though things are startin: on. it feels as though things are starting to _ on. it feels as though things are starting to change _ on. it feels as though things are starting to change a _ on. it feels as though things are starting to change a bit - on. it feels as though things are starting to change a bit in i on. it feels as though things are starting to change a bit in the i starting to change a bit in the smoking world because the government are now looking at new legislation about banning the legal sale of tobacco to those individuals under 14 this year, so anyone born from the 1st of january 2009 and beyond would no longer be able to legally buy tobacco in this country moving forward, so i think i see this as laying open the way for us to get to that point because we cannotjust go into that cold, we have to boost awareness of the problems smoking causes. �* . ., awareness of the problems smoking causes. �* , . ., awareness of the problems smoking causes. 2 ., ., , causes. let's hear what david james had to say- — causes. let's hear what david james had to say- it _ causes. let's hear what david james had to say- it is _ causes. let's hear what david james had to say. it is a _ causes. let's hear what david james had to say. it is a tough _ causes. let's hear what david james had to say. it is a tough thing i causes. let's hear what david james had to say. it is a tough thing to i had to say. it is a tough thing to tive u-, had to say. it is a tough thing to give up. smoking. _

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with adhesives. glue? yes. is it strong? is it as strong as steel? steel is great material, right? but steel is very heavy. and with this material, we can perform the same task, but with 30% less weight and with more than 100% less carbon emissions. we're the firstjournalists invited inside for a closer look. wind power is already one of the cheapest and cleanest ways to generate electricity. using wood could make it even greener. if you stand there. stand there? yeah. i'm now 105 metres up at the very top of the tower. these blades are — like almost all wind turbines — made out of fibreglass. the generator that i'm standing on is primarily made of steel. but the company who's built the wooden tower say that, by making the tower out of wood, it's storing carbon dioxide.

it's carbon negative. and it's that carbon dioxide that's warming our planet. but this isn't only about being greener. to reach stronger and more consistent winds, turbines need to get even taller. and that means bigger and wider turbine towers. getting those massive pieces of steel on site by road is already a major headache. and that's where wooden towers just might come in. there's a huge amount of potential in this. that's because the towers are modular. at a factory in gothenburg, more than a hundred thin sheets of wood are glued together to make the wall sections. those modular pieces can then be more easily taken to the turbine site. making round steel tube is quite easy, but making steel modular towers —

that's a challenge, really, because you have lots of bolts. we do not bolt our towers, or screw them together. we... we glue them together. right? and wood and glue is a perfect combination. so is it alljust a bit of a gimmick? well, maybe not. the project is being backed by vestas — the world's largest installer of wind power — and they told us that using wood could end up solving some of the industry's transport problems in a more environmentally sustainable way. jonah fisher, bbc news, in gothenburg, in sweden. i have never seen inside one of those turbines before.- i have never seen inside one of those turbines before. jonah was a first generalist _ those turbines before. jonah was a first generalist allowed _ those turbines before. jonah was a first generalist allowed inside. - first generalist allowed inside. fascinating. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm nicky ford. police say there are growing concerns for a father from buckinghamshire who disappeared while visiting his family in essex just before christmas. machones was last seen on saturday morning walking towards guide woods in hockley. searches are being carried out in essex and in his home town of marlow. police say his disappearance is out of character and have asked anyone who may have seen him to get in touch. part of the northern line is to close for a short period next spring. the section between edgware and golders green is shutting in early april and on weekends injune, as part of the works needed ahead of rebuilding colindale tube station. it's set to get a new ticket hall and a lift to make it step free. it's often described as the most wonderful time of the year. but the festive period can be a struggle for some so a mural in east london is reminding people

of the help that's out there via the charity samaritans. it's on great eastern street in shoreditch. the charity says although it's extra busy at this time of year people need to be reminded that their services help thousands struggling with mental health issues, loneliness and isolation all year round. samaritans do the same all through the year. and it is a service, as we all know, that continues throughout the year, 2a hours a day. and our callers are lonely people. and if we can just put a voice for them to keep them some company and to take them out of where they are at that particular time, that's what we hope. for the second day running there's disruption to thameslink trains through london. the sutton to st albans route is expected to have cancellations all day due to problems with a new signalling system which was installed over christmas. network rail has apologised and says engineers are working to restore a reliable system

as soon as possible. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the central line. the district line is closed between olympia and earls court and there are part closures on the dlr and the london 0verground. now here's the weather with sophia. hello. a wet and windy day yesterday and that's going to continue into today as we have more heavy rain on its way from the south—west and gusty winds as well. now, storm gerrit has pushed its way north—eastwards, but we still have this area of low pressure that's in charge bringing with it some heavy rain from the south—west, and these tight isobars meaning there will be some gusty winds up to around a0 to 50 mph. so, another wet and windy affair today, heavy rain through the afternoon. it will be persistent as well, top temperatures at around 13 celsius so another mild day ahead of us but it's going to feel cooler in the wind and the rain. now, this heavy rain will continue through the evening but some of it should break away into the early hours of tomorrow morning. we will see some of this gusty wind starting to ease off slightly.

we will still have a breezy day ahead of us but temperatures starting the day between six and eight celsius so feeling slightly cooler. but it's going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers tomorrow. unsettled weather, though, as we have a look at new year's eve. plenty of rain in the forecast and more wind to come. that's from me but there's plenty more on our website. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we've been reporting this morning on widespread disruption to the uk's railways this morning as a result of storm gerritt, with passengers in some areas being warned not to travel. it comes at the end of a year which has seen significant upheaval across the rail network as our transport corresponsdent katy austin reports. i use the train roughly five days a week at this time of year to get to and from work, which is a journey of about 20 minutes. on a chilly tuesday afternoon,

ijoined david on his commute home. the train was a couple of minutes late and pretty crowded with just three coaches — but that's an improvement. last year was very disrupted, and there were times when what would happen is that half the trains in the morning peak and the evening peak would be cancelled. and you didn't know in advance, you know — it wasn't the same every day. so you're having to replan your work day around the trains. the operator he uses — transpennine express — didn't have enough fully trained drivers available, or an overtime agreement with their union. around the start of this year, it was cancelling nearly a quarter of services. in may, the government took over. it's ok most of the time now. i know it won't be on time, but it'll — i know it'll probably turn up. transpennine�*s cancellations have come down significantly, and its new boss says a plan — including running slightly fewer trains — will lead to further improvements. elsewhere, the rail regulator

is investigating why the routes which connect london paddington, the west of england, and wales have become less reliable — with a focus on network rail, which manages the tracks and signalling. earlier this month, hundreds of passengers were stranded on trains after damage to overhead electric cables in west london. the main challenge now, really, isn't the train companies, it's the infrastructure. and constantly we're seeing some really big issues now with infrastructure failures. so the knock—ons, as well, from one train being delayed on a congested section means thousands of passengers can be disrupted for several hours. so getting a grip of the infrastructure is very key going forward. network rail told us it was working to deliver positive results, but appreciated there was more to be done. we asked passengers in manchester how they felt about taking the train at the moment. don't assume your train's going to be on time and get there on time — plan for issues like weather and strikes and things. it's the last—minute changes and train strikes which is frustrating when you're

trying to plan further — you know, to go further on to other places. but when they go it's good. do i have confidence that i will be able to get - to my destination on time? probably not. there is a big upgrade planned for the route across the pennines — although it will take years for the benefits to materialise. david hopes the services he currently uses will carry on going in the right direction in the new year. katy austin, bbc news. the traveljournalist simon calderjoins us now from london paddington station. simon, you have a long list of stuff to go through, why you are paddington for a start? i to go through, why you are paddington for a start? i am at paddington _ paddington for a start? i am at paddington because _ paddington for a start? i am at paddington because trains - paddington for a start? i am at paddington because trains are | paddington for a start? i am at - paddington because trains are now running again for the first time since they have on saturday. the whole station was closed for four days over christmas, the engineering works, and it do with the hs2 line

from west of london to birmingham. it has now reopened, everything seems to be running smoothly, unlike, i'm afraid, london st pancras international where they had christmas engineering works to redo the signalling, they switched it back on yesterday morning, didn't work, chaos all day yesterday and some chaos this morning on thames link. to bring it up to speed in scotland, large problems in much of the network particularly in the northern half of the country, north of dundee and perth. scotrail says it will not be running services on those lines until it has had a daylight inspection and, guess what, sunrise in inverness isn't till 9am so it will be quite a lot later in the morning till you get some change there. it the morning till you get some change there. . , . , the morning till you get some change there. ., , ., , , there. it was really interesting esterda there. it was really interesting yesterday seeing _ there. it was really interesting yesterday seeing lots - there. it was really interesting yesterday seeing lots of - there. it was really interesting yesterday seeing lots of train l yesterday seeing lots of train companies putting out warnings on twitter saying, companies putting out warnings on twittersaying, please companies putting out warnings on twitter saying, please don't travel if you don't have to because there is so much confusion and how the

weather might affect services. certainly yes, we saw a horrible day yesterday from the far north of scotland to the south coast. there were problems with fallen trees, a lot of flooding, you had at one stage the east coast and west coast main line between england and scotland both closed because of flooding north of preston, and also because of electric wire problems in the edinburgh area. and that has unfortunately been the pattern we have seen recently. yes, lots of extreme weather, lots of problems with overhead wires, and frankly i have with overhead wires, and frankly! have been covering festive travel since pretty much the nativity, and i don't think i have seen things quite so difficult in such a wide range of problems. and it goes beyond just bad weather. for instance today, lner, the very well

company that runs on the east coast main line, they have got cancellations and curtailment of only one of which seems to be due to bad weather. the rest are due to staff shortage. bad weather. the rest are due to staff shortage-— staff shortage. good morning, charlie here. _ staff shortage. good morning, charlie here. given _ staff shortage. good morning, charlie here. given what - staff shortage. good morning, charlie here. given what you l staff shortage. good morning, . charlie here. given what you have told us about the problems, if you were looking ahead to the new year which is a few days away, are you able to see any glimmers of hope that railfor example, able to see any glimmers of hope that rail for example, you are at a train station, mightjust be better, butjust to be a bit better? melt. train station, mightjust be better, butjust to be a bit better?- butjust to be a bit better? well, i very much — butjust to be a bit better? well, i very much hepe — butjust to be a bit better? well, i very much hope so. _ butjust to be a bit better? well, i very much hope so. i _ butjust to be a bit better? well, i very much hope so. i have - butjust to be a bit better? well, i. very much hope so. i have depended all my life on the railways, i have never owned a car, and there are 20 million of us in the uk who don't have access to a car and depend on the railways. therefore it is crucial that we should be able to plan. as we saw in katie's film about the transpennine express, that has been very difficult, but i'm

afraid it has been a story of a lack of reliability for the last 18 months. we have had a really serious couple of disputes on the railways between the rmt union which looks as though it might be settled, and aslef, the train drivers union, where the two sides are further apart than ever. i fear we will be going into the new year with, i'm expecting towards the end of january, sadly more strikes as part of this very intractable dispute. and that's also having an impact elsewhere. so really toxic industrial relations is what i am hearing from both the front line staff and from the train operators, which makes things really difficult. so when you do get disruption, you don't get the kind of goodwill which has been helping to run the rail industry for decades. i would love to be cheerful, some train companies say we are dealing with the shortage of trained drivers and going to get

more people running and if you are cancellations, i very much hope so because otherwise people are looking at it and thinking there is a spiral of decline, and we have got fare rises coming in march as well, li.9%. thank you very much, good luck with whatever travelling you are doing today. whatever travelling you are doing toda . , ,, ., ., whatever travelling you are doing toda. , ,, ., ., , , today. only simon calder, because he is so embedded _ today. only simon calder, because he is so embedded in _ today. only simon calder, because he is so embedded in travel— today. only simon calder, because he is so embedded in traveljournalism, i is so embedded in traveljournalism, could continue with a completely understandable train of thought while there are who know how many tannoy is going up in the background. he tannoy is going up in the background.— tannoy is going up in the background. tannoy is going up in the back round. . , , ., background. he has been in that situation many _ background. he has been in that situation many times _ background. he has been in that situation many times before. - boxing day all the christmas period brings about with it a period of reflection, who is bottom at christmas, who is top, this is the

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liverpool with a game in hand. what a goal again. and we need, without erling, we need a guy who's close to the box with a sense of goal. we don't have many. and phil and julian, they have this talent, and that's why phil is playing more inside now because he has this sense to score goals, today again. he played really good too. so, yeah. phil is an exceptional player, what can i say? i thought a lot of the delivery was right, the tactical understanding, the will and demand within the tactics, but still trying to affect the game. because obviously you want to try and win it. and i thought we tried to do that. so the mentality stayed intact. the performance level stayed intact but we've got to work, which we have been doing, the details cost us now and they cost us on saturday at tottenham. chelsea needed a late penalty to beat crystal palace 2—1 claiming a third successive premier league home victory. palace were about to get a draw but noni madueke's spot kick leaves them just three points above the relegation zone. they're also without a win in eight increasing the pressure

on manager roy hodgson. it's so important to then be consistent stamford bridge, we start to build our run, win games, and, you know, to put the feelings out. because i think the last year, last year and a half, it was not so good. and, yes, to be building a run infront of ourfans, this is so important. i thought the team played well. and we were playing a team that's, you know, assembled, you know, with a lot of care and a lot of money's gone into the assembly of the team. and i've got to say that, throughout the 90 minutes, i didn't feel for one minute that we were particularly inferior during the game and the way the game panned out. in fact, i thought there were moments when, you know, we looked every bit as good — to some extent, even better. brentford have slipped down to 14th after wolves condemned them to a sixth defeat in seven premier league games. south korean forward hwang hee—chan

scored twice for wolves as they seized upon defensive mistakes eventually running out 4—1 winners. gary 0 neil's side are now 11th in the table after back—to—back wins. there were two games called off in the scottish premiership last night. rangers—ross county and aberdeen—motherwell were both postponed due to travel disruption caused by storm gerrit. one game that did go ahead was the edinburgh derby where lawrence shankland snatched a dramatic winner for hearts against hibernian in stoppage time for a 1—0 victory at easter road. hearts are third. kilmarnock are fourth after beating st mirren. 16—year—old luke littler has done it again at the world darts championship. he's through to the last 16 after a third round victory over ca nada's matt campbell. as andy swiss reports. luke "the nuke" littler! just 16 but just sensational. luke littler, the world championship wonder kid. he can't drive, he can't vote, but he can do this. the 1805 were soon whizzing in as with his mum watching on,

littler began in spectacular fashion. look at this! in a flash, he was three sets up. his opponent matt campbell could only applaud another quite dazzling display. but campbell wasn't done as he finally seized a set. was the teenager feeling the tension? well, not a bit of it, as he sealed victory in style. a star is born! another night then of teenage triumph, the youngest player ever into the last 16. delight for his family and for littler, even bigger things could now beckon. andy swiss, bbc news. 16 years old, he won the world youth championship last month. because he has got to this stage already, £35,000 he has one already, i don't know how much money you had at 16 but i did not have that! we

interviewed _ but i did not have that! , interviewed him, but he said, i didn't like the attention. he was very lovely. he spent christmas day practising. very lovely. he spent christmas day ractisina. �* ., ., very lovely. he spent christmas day ractisina. �* . ., ., practising. anti-he had an extra ractice practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- _ practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- and _ practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- and he _ practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- and he had - practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- and he had an - practising. anti-he had an extra practice -- and he had an extra| practice —— and he had an extra practice —— and he had an extra practice session and did not play xbox. , , . practice session and did not play xbox., , ., ., ., ., xbox. just a thought, and failed, when they _ xbox. just a thought, and failed, when they are — xbox. just a thought, and failed, when they are singing _ xbox. just a thought, and failed, when they are singing you'll - xbox. just a thought, and failed, i when they are singing you'll never walk alone, a bit special? yes. when they are singing you'll never walk alone, a bit special? yes, even as a neutral- — walk alone, a bit special? yes, even as a neutral. you _ walk alone, a bit special? yes, even as a neutral. you can _ walk alone, a bit special? yes, even as a neutral. you can feel— walk alone, a bit special? yes, even as a neutral. you can feel the - as a neutral. you can feel the emotions. for liverpool fc fans, you'll never walk alone is way more than just a club anthem and hearing it sung full blast at anfield can be a truly emotional experience. # walk on, walk on # with hope in your heart # with hope in your heart # and you'll never walk alone!

this is 12—year—old daire gorman, from monaghan in ireland, who was completely overcome on his first trip to anfield in september. that video was taken by his dad, posted on social media and within a couple of days it was seen by millions of people, including the reds manager jurgen klopp who invited daire and his family to come back to liverpool. take a look at this. oh, my! finally! nice to meet you, my friend. nice to meet you. so good, so good. i only come from my office and i watched the videos back. let's talk about you. my god. i saw now the first video again this morning when you were listening to you never walk alone. my friend, what i really love about it, i'm a bit older, but it's so similar what you felt in that moment to what ifeel in moments. this song is, it means obviously a lot to you and it means a lot to me. i really could feel your emotions in that moment. so i'm the driver.

is that all right? it's like private, private business. here's the coach's office. 0h! they pretend to work. now, the parade. have a look. yes. we'rejoined now by daire, his mum and dad shelley and kenny, and his little sister aoife. what a day that was. good morning to everyone, can i have a big wave so we know everyone can hear! morning! aoife, i we know everyone can hear! morning! aoife. i am — we know everyone can hear! morning! aoife, i am seeing _ we know everyone can hear! morning! aoife, i am seeing someone - we know everyone can hear! morning! aoife, i am seeing someone else, - we know everyone can hear! morning! | aoife, i am seeing someone else, who are you holding i want to introduce everyone properly. it’s are you holding i want to introduce everyone properly-— are you holding i want to introduce everyone properly. it's a teddy that ou can everyone properly. it's a teddy that you can club _ everyone properly. it's a teddy that you can club gave _ everyone properly. it's a teddy that you can club gave me. _ everyone properly. it's a teddy that you can club gave me. oh, - everyone properly. it's a teddy that you can club gave me. oh, that - everyone properly. it's a teddy that l you can club gave me. oh, that came from the governor! _ you can club gave me. oh, that came from the governor! -- _ you can club gave me. oh, that came from the governor! -- that _ you can club gave me. oh, that came from the governor! -- that juergen . from the governor! -- that juergen klo - from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave — from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave me- — from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave me. does _ from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave me. does it _ from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave me. does it all- from the governor! -- that juergen klopp gave me. does it all seem i klopp gave me. does it all seem real, klopp gave me. does it all seem real. have _ klopp gave me. does it all seem real. have you — klopp gave me. does it all seem real, have you recovered, - klopp gave me. does it all seem | real, have you recovered, daire?

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amazing _ made his life complete, it's amazing-— made his life complete, it's amazin. , ., ., ., amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here. can amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here- can you — amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here. can you tell— amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here. can you tell me, _ amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here. can you tell me, you _ amazing. kenny, good morning, naga here. can you tell me, you obviously. here. can you tell me, you obviously metjuergen klopp and i want to hear about him but you saw some of the team as well, how many members of the team came out and said hello? i the team came out and said hello? i would say, we were in a room, there were _ would say, we were in a room, there were probably— would say, we were in a room, there were probably three _ would say, we were in a room, there were probably three or— would say, we were in a room, there were probably three or four- would say, we were in a room, there were probably three or four came - were probably three or four came out. were probably three or four came out and — were probably three or four came out and then— were probably three or four came out. and then we _ were probably three or four came out. and then we were _ were probably three or four came out. and then we were taken - were probably three or four came out. and then we were taken into were probably three or four came i out. and then we were taken into a room _ out. and then we were taken into a room to— out. and then we were taken into a room to talk— out. and then we were taken into a room to talk to _ out. and then we were taken into a room to talk to juergen, _ out. and then we were taken into a room to talk to juergen, and - out. and then we were taken into a room to talk to juergen, and then i room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and — room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and nunez _ room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and nunez came _ room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and nunez came in _ room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and nunez came in and - room to talk to juergen, and then diaz and nunez came in and had i room to talk tojuergen, and thenj diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with — diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with daire _ diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with daire and _ diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with daire and gave - diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with daire and gave him - diaz and nunez came in and had a chat with daire and gave him a . chat with daire and gave him a jersey — chat with daire and gave him a jersey we _ chat with daire and gave him a jersey. we could _ chat with daire and gave him a jersey. we could have - chat with daire and gave him a jersey. we could have let- chat with daire and gave him a - jersey. we could have let everybody but i think— jersey. we could have let everybody but i thinkjurgen_ jersey. we could have let everybody but i thinkjurgen klopp _ jersey. we could have let everybody but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted - jersey. we could have let everybody but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to. but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend _ but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend time — but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend time with _ but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend time with daire _ but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend time with daire alone. - but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to spend time with daire alone. we i but i thinkjurgen klopp wanted to. spend time with daire alone. we met more _ spend time with daire alone. we met more people — spend time with daire alone. we met more people than— spend time with daire alone. we met more people than we _ spend time with daire alone. we met more people than we ever— spend time with daire alone. we met more people than we ever thought i spend time with daire alone. we metl more people than we ever thought we would _ more people than we ever thought we would. ., ., �* ., would. you don't turn down with jueren would. you don't turn down with juergen klopp! _ would. you don't turn down with juergen klopp! we _ would. you don't turn down with juergen klopp! we will- would. you don't turn down with juergen klopp! we will show- would. you don't turn down with juergen klopp! we will show a l would. you don't turn down with i juergen klopp! we will show a clip with when you let luis diaz. i am

with when you let luis diaz. i am out. with when you let luis diaz. i am out- nice — with when you let luis diaz. i am out- nice to _ with when you let luis diaz. i am out. nice to meet _ with when you let luis diaz. i am out. nice to meet you. _ with when you let luis diaz. i am out. nice to meet you. you i with when you let luis diaz. i am out. nice to meet you. you ok? | impressive, huh? thank you. do you know what. — impressive, huh? thank you. do you know what, daire, _ impressive, huh? thank you. do you know what, daire, another _ impressive, huh? thank you. do you know what, daire, another person i impressive, huh? thank you. do you i know what, daire, another person who is not afraid to show their emotions. it was obvious when you were at anfield, and hearing you'll never walk alone, and juergen klopp said about how emotions are a good thing. what was it like being with him and chatting to him? what was his vibe like? he him and chatting to him? what was his vibe like?— his vibe like? he was 'ust like a normal person, i his vibe like? he was 'ust like a normal person, like, i his vibe like? he wasjust like a normal person, like, he- his vibe like? he wasjust like a normal person, like, he didn't. his vibe like? he wasjust like a i normal person, like, he didn't seem like he was a manager of a football club. he was so down to earth and the fact that he wanted to spend more time with me blew me away completely.

more time with me blew me away completely-— more time with me blew me away completely. daire, i have seen the cli- completely. daire, i have seen the din and completely. daire, i have seen the clip and he — completely. daire, i have seen the clip and he called _ completely. daire, i have seen the clip and he called you _ completely. daire, i have seen the clip and he called you the - completely. daire, i have seen the clip and he called you the wisest . clip and he called you the wisest man in the room. i think that was the phrase. how did you get to wise, so young? you are 12 years old, where is this wisdom coming from? i don't know! i get it from my mother. mum and dad, in any circumstance, hearing someone say that about your child, you must be very proud. innate child, you must be very proud. we are ve , child, you must be very proud. we are very, very proud, daire is so positive — are very, very proud, daire is so positive and _ are very, very proud, daire is so positive and he's such a great outlook — positive and he's such a great outlook on life. and it has made him realise, _ outlook on life. and it has made him realise, if_ outlook on life. and it has made him realise, if you follow your dreams for long _ realise, if you follow your dreams for long enough, they will come true _ for long enough, they will come true and — for long enough, they will come true. and we are very proud of him, every— true. and we are very proud of him, every day— true. and we are very proud of him, every day he — true. and we are very proud of him, every day he makes us so proud. he is a fantastic — every day he makes us so proud. he is a fantastic personality. hopefully that will continue with him _ hopefully that will continue with him i_ hopefully that will continue with him. ~ , hopefully that will continue with him. ~' , ., ., him. ithink, kenny, in a longer video we _ him. ithink, kenny, in a longer video we have _ him. ithink, kenny, in a longer video we have seen, _ him. ithink, kenny, in a longer video we have seen, we -- i

him. ithink, kenny, in a longer video we have seen, we -- you| video we have seen, we —— you explain that he was born with krom manin syndrome, can you explain that? it manin syndrome, can you explain that? , ., ., ., that? it is a condition when you are born without _ that? it is a condition when you are born without arms _ that? it is a condition when you are born without arms from _ that? it is a condition when you are born without arms from the - that? it is a condition when you are born without arms from the elbow. born without arms from the elbow down _ born without arms from the elbow down and — born without arms from the elbow down and he _ born without arms from the elbow down. and he has _ born without arms from the elbow down. and he has no _ born without arms from the elbow down. and he has no theme - born without arms from the elbow down. and he has no theme in- born without arms from the elbow down. and he has no theme in his born without arms from the elbow. down. and he has no theme in his —— he has _ down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no _ down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur— down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur in— down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur in his _ down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur in his legs, - down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur in his legs, so- down. and he has no theme in his —— he has no femur in his legs, so he i he has no femur in his legs, so he is a wheelchair— he has no femur in his legs, so he is a wheelchair user. _ he has no femur in his legs, so he is a wheelchair user. i _ he has no femur in his legs, so he is a wheelchair user. i think- he has no femur in his legs, so he is a wheelchair user. i think there | is a wheelchair user. i think there are only— is a wheelchair user. i think there are only seven— is a wheelchair user. i think there are only seven or— is a wheelchair user. i think there are only seven or eight _ is a wheelchair user. i think there are only seven or eight people i is a wheelchair user. i think there i are only seven or eight people with this in— are only seven or eight people with this in the — are only seven or eight people with this in the world, _ are only seven or eight people with this in the world, that— are only seven or eight people with this in the world, that is— are only seven or eight people with this in the world, that is why- this in the world, that is why you'll— this in the world, that is why you'll never— this in the world, that is why you'll never walk— this in the world, that is why you'll never walk alone, i this in the world, that is why you'll never walk alone, he | this in the world, that is why. you'll never walk alone, he is this in the world, that is why- you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the _ you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the world — you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the world. people _ you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the world. people have _ you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the world. people have been- you'll never walk alone, he is alone in the world. people have been bornj in the world. people have been born with a _ in the world. people have been born with a similar— in the world. people have been born with a similar condition _ in the world. people have been born with a similar condition but - in the world. people have been born with a similar condition but not- in the world. people have been born with a similar condition but not the i with a similar condition but not the same _ with a similar condition but not the same condition. _ with a similar condition but not the same condition. you _ with a similar condition but not the same condition.— same condition. you are a full wheelchair — same condition. you are a full wheelchair user, _ same condition. you are a full wheelchair user, what - same condition. you are a full wheelchair user, what i i same condition. you are a full wheelchair user, what i saw. same condition. you are a full. wheelchair user, what i saw with juergen klopp is he offered to drive, and his wife complained about

his driving, you can tell us here on practice, i'm sure you will be completely honest, he will not mind, isjuergen klopp a good driver? he is juergen klopp a good driver? he isjuergen klopp a good driver? he: is kind of, because whenever we were coming back from the tricky thing, we met endo, and then he said, time to go, though he went over endo's that, so i would say kind of! == to go, though he went over endo's that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot. so that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot- so that _ that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot. so that must _ that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot. so that must have _ that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot. so that must have been i that, so i would say kind of! -- his foot. so that must have been the i foot. so that must have been the best christmas present of 2023, it has been a gift you guys talking to us so thank you so much.- has been a gift you guys talking to us so thank you so much. thank you. take care. — us so thank you so much. thank you. take care. all — us so thank you so much. thank you. take care, all the _ us so thank you so much. thank you. take care, all the best. _ us so thank you so much. thank you. take care, all the best. daire, i take care, all the best. daire, shelley, kenny, and aoife, thank you! shelley, kenny, and aoife, thank ou! . ~' , ., shelley, kenny, and aoife, thank ou! ., ~' .y .y shelley, kenny, and aoife, thank ou! . , , the shelley, kenny, and aoife, thank i you!_ the video you! thank you, bye-bye! the video is nine minutes _ you! thank you, bye-bye! the video is nine minutes long, _ you! thank you, bye-bye! the video is nine minutes long, the _ you! thank you, bye-bye! the video is nine minutes long, the whole i is nine minutes long, the whole video, it's delightful. here's matt with a look at the weather. you need to be listening to him this morning. a beautiful picture, i

wonder how far away the sunshine and the rainbow is at the moment? they will be with us today, abetted today by and large. there will be —— a better day. there are still some yesterday, the cloud from storm gerrit pushing away. batches of cloud are rolling in but with some gaps in between so we will see drier and brighter moments compared with yesterday. still isobars on the chart indicating it will stay windy across the country. eastern areas have a dry and bright start with sunshine, showers frequent in the west, some heavy and thundery, merging into longer spells of rain across scotland, northern england and wales for a time later in the morning, working its way into the south—west and east anglia into the afternoon. the channel islands could get away with a dry day. but still very blustery, 1t0 get away with a dry day. but still very blustery, a0 or 50 miles an

hour gusts, not quite as high as 80 or 90 we saw yesterday and still fairly mild. temperatures at seven to 13 degrees, above where we should be at this stage in december. tonight, a brief spell of heavy rain across the south—east will gradually clear. furthershowers across the south—east will gradually clear. further showers and longer spells of rain and hail snow in northern scotland and an icy start in the finals but tomorrow some will stay dry —— in the far south but some will stay dry tomorrow, not as windy as today. think of a castle and you probably imagine a huge grey building but they also come in pink, occasionally. this is different. that includes craigievar castle, in aberdeenshire, which is said to have inspired some of walt disney's creations. its colour was fading but it's now pretty in pink again, thanks to a new paintjob, as ben philip reports. perched on an aberdeenshire hillside, craigievar castle is pretty in pink. if local legends are to be believed, its colour and ornate

turrets may have inspired disney's cinderella castle. for over a year, this enchanting tower house has been covered by scaffolding. now it's back in the open, a few shades brighter. i think it's going to be really positive, certainly for the local community who look up from the main road and see this beautiful pink castle which glows at the best of times. but in the sun, it's a fantastic view to look up and see it on the hillside. so i think it's going to be quite a positive, exciting moment. earlier this year, we were given access to see the restoration work up close. this major conservation project aims to protect this fairytale castle from current and future climate change events whilst restoring its famous pink colour. every inch of this seven—storey structure has been painstakingly treated with lime wash, a traditional technique for ancient walls to help prevent condensation and damp. the guys are doing the first of five coats to the entire castle. the work was led by stephen, who couldn't reveal too much

about the lime wash recipe. lime wash is basically lime putty, watered down and diluted to a milky consistency. i think there's about three pigments we've got in for the craigievar pink. i think there's some red, some ochre and some raw sienna, but i won't go into the details of it because that's top secret, the recipe for here! it's work on the outside that's protecting what's inside. craigievar is a treasure trove of impressive artefacts and decoration. and as this chapter in history comes to an end, a new one begins when the castle reopens to the public in the spring. ben philip, bbc news. it does look absolutely stunning. a bit of a myth whether or not walt disney was inspired by it. if you

see the films and the opening credits, there is a sparkly pink castle in all of those. i credits, there is a sparkly pink castle in all of those.- credits, there is a sparkly pink castle in all of those. i like the idea that we _ castle in all of those. i like the idea that we never _ castle in all of those. i like the idea that we never really i castle in all of those. i like the | idea that we never really know. absolutely. here is something we do know about. an army veteran who has been restoring the graves of fallen soldiers, more than three years. he will give us an update on what he has been doing, because we havejust seen how much it matters to him and to the families that he let know about the work he has been doing. that is in the next hour. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

live from london. this is bbc news. concern grows about a wider conflict in the middle east, as fighting across the israel—lebanon boarder intensifies. a israeli minister warns time is running out, and the mititary will step in if attacks by hezbollah militants don't stop. storm gerrit continues to cause disruption — police in greater manchester declare a major incident after a localised tornado damages homes. tensions simmer in taiwan — as the island prepares for a presidential poll, beijing ramps up the pressure. these taiwanese fighter jets

being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft. this is now happening every day. and: as the world's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning, we look at how renewable energy just got greener. hello, welcome to the programme. there 5 growing concern about a widening of the conflict in the middle east after an intensification in fighting across the israel—lebanon border in recent days. a member of israel's war cabinet has warned that the military will take matters into its own hands if the lebanese government and the world don't stop cross border attacks by the hezbollah militant group. benny gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out. meanwhile, in gaza, thousands of palestinian families are trying to find shelter as israel broadens its ground offensive across the centre and south of the territory.