and we're out with griff the sniffer dog — trained to uncover illegal vapes. good evening. in the last few moments, the new year honours list has been announced — with people recognised from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity. the authorjilly cooper becomes a dame; and there are knighthoods for michael eavis, who co—created the glastonbury festival more than 50 years ago, and tim martin, the founder of the wetherspoons pub chain. the former rugby players rob burrow and kevin sinfield have been awarded the cbe for their charity campaigning following rob's diagnosis with motor neurone disease.

obes go to the radio presenter and dj tony blackburn; and the singer leona lewis. and the mbe is awarded to the bake offjudge paul hollywood, and the bbc sports presenter hazel irvine. and in a great year for women's football, there's recognition for three of england's lionesses. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has all the details. her books have sold in their millions. noinlly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. i can't quite believe it, it's so lovely. when they told me, i got the letter and i thought, "gosh, this can't be me. me? blockbusterjill? " but it was lovely. i'm thrilled to bits. we're open! michael eavis has been welcoming festivalgoers to glastonbury for more than half a century. he's been knighted for his music and charity work.

also receiving knighthoods, wetherspoons boss tim martin, who says he never expected to be recognised for services to hospitality and to culture. god save the king! and justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, is knighted for his role in the coronation. former rugby league players kevin sinfield and rob burrow have campaigned around motor neurone disease since burrow was diagnosed with the condition. they've both been made cbes. certainly weren't expecting it. this has never been about any recognition, this is about raising money and awareness for the mnd community and fighting for rob. so, you know, ifeel very humbled by the whole thing. three world cup lionesses are recognised for services to football. millie bright, who captained the world cup finalists, says it feels incredible to be made an obe, while england'sjoint top goal scorer lauren hemp...

saved! and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes. most honours go to people not in the public eye. rizwanjaved has saved 29 lives on rail platforms, approaching and talking to people who were showing signs that they were thinking of ending their lives. he's been made an mbe. every intervention that i was involved in, ijust felt like it was a part of life. i never thought it would be recognised to this scale. but it's definitely given me the confidence to carry on this work and spread awareness amongst everyone. the oldest person honoured is 97—year—old jill gladwell. a poppy appeal collector for eight decades, she's been made an mbe, one of many being recognised for making a real difference. lizo mzimba, bbc news. despite being prime minister for just 49 days last autumn, liz truss has released her resignation honours list, a tradition granted to all

outgoing prime ministers. our political correspondent peter saul is here: so who has liz truss put on her list? because, she was the shortest serving prime minister in british history, but like her predecessors, she is perfectly entitled to hand out a series of honours, ii in total. that is one for more or less every four and a half days that she spent in office. among them, three new members of the house of matthew elliott, who set up the taxpayers alliance, the right of centre think—tank, and went on to be the chief executive of the vote leave campaign during the eu referendum. another long—term supporter of liz truss, john moynahan, a businessman, so much so that he gave £50,000 to her leadership campaign, and also ruth porter, a seve —— senior adviser who gave a lot during her time in 10 downing street. 0ther

allies inside parliament and outside, get lesser gongs. there is also a damehood for the author shirley conran for her work in promoting maths education. but in a sense, it's not the names that are the controversy here, it's the fact that liz truss has been allowed any kind of a list at all. labour are saying that these are rewards for failure, pointing out that in their view, a lot of voters are still suffering the after—effects of the liz truss premiership, the electoral reform society says this proves that the system is rotten and out of control. as for liz truss herself, she says that these individuals are all very deserving. they are, in her words, champions of the conservative causes of freedom, limited government and are proud and sovereign britain. peter saull, thank you. the family of chris marriott, who died after being hit by a car as he was helping an unconscious woman in a street, says he had "devoted his life to others". police have described the 46—year—old father of two as a good samaritan. he was struck on wednesday

in sheffield. 0ur correspondent 0livia richwald reports from there. chris marriott, pictured here with his wife, spent his life helping others — at a food bank, for a debt advice charity, and volunteering to make life better for those less fortunate than himself. the father of two young boys had a strong christian faith. when he saw an unconscious woman while out on a walk with his family, he rushed to help her and give first aid. but while he was trying to save her life, he lost his own. his boss said the it manager would always help others. chris's sort of whole raison d'etre was to help others. i mean, he would sort of see anybody and be prepared to go and help, and i think hejust had a heart for people. this is where chris marriott was hit and killed. a wedding party had been taking place in a house in this cul—de—sac. it descended into violence

and disorder and then that spilled out into the street. chris marriott was just an innocent passer—by. just be a good samaritan, which any good person, and he lost his life and, you know, it'sjust a big, big loss to the family and to the community as a whole. in a statement, chris marriott's family said... one man, aged 23, remains in police custody. a 55—year—old man has been released on bail. a real good samaritan, chris marriott died trying to save a woman's life. she is in hospital in a life—threatening condition. 0livia richwald, bbc news, sheffield. at least 30 people have been killed in what ukraine says is russia's biggest missile bombardment

of the war so far. the ukrainian military says more than 150 drones and missiles were launched at cities around the country. among the targets were dnipro in the east, 0desa in the south, and lviv in the west, near the border with poland. it's believed that a russian missile entered polish airspace, before turning back. ukraine's capital kyiv was also hit. here, the government has said it will send 200 air defence missiles to ukraine. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse sent this report. it is and always has been the whole of ukraine which is under attack. kyiv is still moscow's biggest prize. air defences have improved here, but this attack proved too much. translation: i was woken up at 7:30 by a horrible sound, _ it was so frightening. the missile was flying and

everything was buzzing, so noisy. you are left in no doubt that this was a direct missile strike, the scale of the damage, the size of the blast zone, the heat caused. you are more used to seeing damage caused from falling debris when a missile is intercepted, but this reflects the scale of this russian attack, and scenes like this are being replicated right across ukraine. a lucky escape in kharkiv in the north—east. this city is familiar with missile strikes, but not 20 in a single morning. a shopping centre in dnipro in the east, as well as a maternity hospital, were hit. it did not stop there. this is the port city of 0desa in the south, where a residential block was struck. zaporizhzhia wasn't spared either, where at least eight were killed. even lviv in the west, which sometimes feels farfrom this invasion,

wasn't immune this time. all military targets were hit, as far as russia's defence ministry was concerned. while moscow is trying to damage ukrainian morale, president zelensky is trying to boost it, by visiting troops in avdiivka, one of the most hostile parts of the front line. "it's hard," he said. "it's about pain and losses. these are the people who keep ukraine alive." his air force says it had never seen so many missiles in one attack. in a war where moscow routinely strikes cities it can't occupy, that is saying something. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. covid and flu are still on the rise in england, with new data showing the number of infections growing, though with less of an impact on the health service than at this time last year. our health editor hugh pym has been

looking at the figures and is here. thanks, jane. yes, it's always a busy time of year and with winter viruses spreading, the health system is under growing pressure. the latest figures from nhs england show there was a daily average of 9a2 patients with flu in hospitals last week — nearly six times more than late last month. and patients in hospital with covid numbered 3,620 in england last week, up from about 2,200 the month before. there are also more cases of norovirus in hospitals. but it's worth remembering that things were a lot worse this time last year, with 3,746 flu patients and just over 9,000 with covid. lengthy ambulance queues were building up outside hospitals and some a&e units were really struggling. hospital bosses say this time, ambulance handover delays are much lower. but they are really worried

about next week and further into january if flu and covid cases continue rising. that's because of the planned six—day strike byjunior doctors in england ? the longest such walkout in the history of the nhs. the action will begin at 7am on wednesday january 3rd and end early on tuesday 9th. in wales, junior doctors will be on strike for three days in mid—january. the early days of a new year are always the most pressurised time for the nhs, and health chiefs are warning of a storm of pressure to come. jane. two british skiers have died after an avalanche swept through part of french ski resort, in the area of saint—gervais les bains. the two are reported to be a 54—year—old woman and her 22—year—old son. another skier was injured. three men who died after their 4x4 vehicle was swept away in bad weather in north yorkshire have been

named by police. the men were attempting to cross the river esk near glaisdale. they were scott daddy, from hull, kenneth hibbins from york, and leslie forbes, who was from east yorkshire. the united nations says an estimated 150,000 palestinians are being forced to flee parts of central gaza as israeli forces advance in the terrority. the world health organization says it's "very concerned" about the spread of infectious diseases in gaza, where people are living in makeshift shelters. a hamas delegation has arrived in cairo, where talks to end the conflict are reported to have restarted. hamas is designated a terror organisation by the uk government. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil sent this report from jerusalem. explosions. a massive israeli bombing in northern gaza turns an extensive network of hamas tunnels into dust.

these idf pictures show a well—equipped infrastructure of long and branched out tunnels in which the army says senior hamas members moved and operated. in central gaza, more than 150,000 people were ordered to evacuate two of the area's biggest refugee camps. and this is where they were told to go for safety — the area of deir al—balah, itself reeling from the aftermath of strikes. translation: we were sitting in our homes peacefully - and all of a sudden a missile hit and destroyed my house, my neighbour's house, the whole neighbourhood. my children are displaced now, we don't know where to go. have mercy on us, help us. it is a devastating situation. people are sleeping on the streets. in rafah, now gaza's most densely populated town, according to the un, there is no letup in the bombardment.

children were killed here, 26 people were killed here. i'm terrified. i'm scared and the thought of me being killed or my other brother being killed, it's just crossing my mind repeatedly. i already lost my older brother, i can't lose my younger brother. and this is what egypt's ceasefire proposal is up against, an expanding military operation in gaza and a continuing barrage of hamas rockets into israel. a delegation of hamas members is in cairo now for further discussions, but there is no guarantee that either side is going to agree to this. and if they do, it will be a long, drawn—out process. for now, the displacement continues, and gazans are running out of places to go. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, jerusalem. the number of anti—semitic hate crimes recorded by some of the uk s largest police forces rose sharply in the weeks following the hamas attack on israel.

data released by 31 forces show incidents peaked in larger urban areas including west yorkshire, the west midlands, greater manchester and merseyside. there was also an increase in islamophobic offences, which campaigners say is "deeply worrying". however, hate crime overall appears to have fallen significantly over the last decade. a patient with e.coli has died in scotland, after an outbreak that's affected at least 30 people across the uk. health officials warned on christmas eve that some batches of mrs kirkham's lancashire cheeses might be contaminated. the company says that, so far, all tests have come back negative, but as a precaution it is withdrawing all its cheeses from sale. officials say investigations are continuing into any links between the e.coli cases and the recalled cheeses. prices for homes bought with a mortgage in the uk have ended the year 1.8% lower compared to december last year, according

to the nationwide building society. and it says prices could fall further in 202a. the lender says consumer confidence remains weak, despite suggestions that the bank of england may cut interest rates next year. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. with14 interest rate rises over the last two years, mortgage rates have tripled since 2021. that's taken their toll on buyers. prices of properties sold with a mortgage fell by 1.8%, according to the nationwide. they slipped in all parts of the uk except scotland and northern ireland. but analysts were expecting an even bigger decline, but lenders have been offering extra help to struggling homeowners, for example extending the term of loans or delaying repayments, which meant that the level of forced sales or repossessions remains very low. so the number of transactions is actually 10% lower than it was prior to the pandemic.

it would have been even lower, but more people, where they can, are using cash to buy. they're not covered by this survey. so what lies in store as 2024 looms? well, mortgage rates are starting to ease. however, the average first—time buyer is still spending 38% of their take—home pay on mortgage repayment. and renters too are struggling. so, with affordability so stretched, many analysts think it could be another subdued year for property values. dharshini david, bbc news. sniffer dogs, often used to find illegal drugs or explosives in public places, are now being trained to sniff out illegal e—cigarettes. a trading standards team in staffordshire has been using the dogs to tackle the sale of oversized vapes, which contain dangerous levels of chemicals. tim muffettjoined the team on a raid. trading standards.

hello? looking for and sniffing out illegal vapes and tobacco. that's 4,000 packs of illegal vapes. we are in tamworth, on raids with police, staffordshire county council trading standards and griff the sniffer dog. these here are empty master cases for cigarettes, so these would hold 10,000 cigarettes. there's illegal tobacco in there, but they have obviouslyjust dumped these out here. i work all over the country for over 100 trading standards teams so, yeah, it's a phenomenal problem. there's a big trend in terms of vapes that has happened recently where there's a lot of illegal product that are out in the marketplace. part of our role is to remove those products. legal vapes and e—cigarettes should carry no more than two millilitres of liquid.

it is that liquid which contains nicotine and flavouring. but some illegal items, like this one, carry far more — 18 millilitres in this case. that will deliver thousands of puffs, the equivalent of smoking more than 100 cigarettes. illegal items are sometimes easy to spot, but increasingly they have been carefully hidden, which is why griff is a busy dog. he has been trained to use his incredible sense of smell to sniff out tobacco and nicotine. what difference does a dog make to this job? 0h, a huge difference. the concealments are getting more sophisticated and a human search team just cannot find them. in derby, griff found quite possibly one of the most sophisticated illegal tobacco concealments that we have ever found. it was a whole kitchen unit with the fridge and the cupboards, everything.

it had all been mounted on hydraulic rams and using a remote control, the concealment would basically raise up to actually create a hiding place for the cigarettes and the vapes. without a dog, there is absolutely no way you would have found that concealment. it could mean more work for griff, but not to worry — he seems to love it! tim muffett, bbc news, tamworth. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. hello. new year's eve is round the corner, many of us still travelling and heavy weather on the way, not ideal and in fact, some advice for this weekend, all through the weekend, it is a long one of course and the heavy rain and strong winds could lead to delays and disruption and we expect some snow across the northern hills and mountains, all as a result of this nasty area of low pressure that is right now winding

itself up and racing towards the uk. ahead of it, relatively mild, 10 degrees but you can see pretty chilly in edinburgh, temperatures below freezing early in the morning. here it is, these pressure lines, isobars, with the strong winds but also strong winds linked to this cold front which sweeps into western areas in the morning and afternoon and into the evening as well so it will not rain all the time but when it does arrive, the rain may come with those really strong and howling winds, up to 70 mph gusts on close and certainly very windy inland, 50 orso and certainly very windy inland, 50 or so for a time and some of the winds could even bring down some writers and the odd tree so really rough weather on the way. that is to new year's eve and the low pressure is actually right over us and why is that important? in the centre of this, the winds are quite light so any storm clouds developing will tend to linger, giving us a local wash—out whereas the showers further south are rushing along that gale

force wind which will continue. new year's eve, the southern half of the uk, blustery with showers. the northern half, slow moving showers with light winds and probably the best sunshine in the north—west of scotland. certainly a mixed bag on the way and i think the stroke of midnight, best advice for the weather, windy with showers and take that advice and prepare as you see fit. thanks, tomasz. the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleague for the news where you are. goodbye. hey, i'm zof with the catch up. tonight — a look ahead to next year, that blackpool tower false alarm and a dancing lemur. all right, so this is

a very last show of 2023. so we thought we'd run through some of the big stories to look out for in the new year. it's basically looking like a huge 12 months for politics and sports. first up, the prime minister, rishi sunak, says there'll be a general election in 2024 where anyone over 18 can vote. the conservatives face a tough challenge to hold off labour. there's no date confirmed for voting yet, but there's lots of speculation it could be in either spring or autumn. and there's a huge sporting summer to look forward to with the euros in germany kicking off injune and then the olympics in paris starting latejuly. and then in november there'll be a presidential election in the us. and the big story is whether donald trump comes back to challenge current presidentjoe biden. and we will, of course, bring you all the latest right here on the catch up. some other stories now starting with jack grealish as his house was burgled whilst he was playing against everton in liverpool. police were called to reports

of a burglary at the man city player's house in cheshire around 10 pm on wednesday. it's been reported that jewellery and watches worth £1 million were stolen. cheshire police have said no arrests have been made yet and inquiries are ongoing. now, you've probably seen lots of people having a right laugh about this next story online. so, on thursday, it was being reported the blackpool tower was on fire with a total of six fire engines tackling the blaze. anyway, turns out it was actually a fluttering orange netting and bbc news had to reply to their own tweet correcting this. and what is even more iconic here is specsavers getting involved and tweeting. .. "we're open at nine." cheers to that one, guys. and some good news now. this is very impressive. jack is a 15—year—old figure skater from nottingham and he's become an advanced british champion. he's been doing it since he wasjust three years old and he trains at the national ice centre in nottingham. biggest dream anyone can have gets the olympics.

that is obviously the biggest goal. but we can... we can dream, i guess. time now to leave you with ten seconds of a dancing lemur. this rare species has been born at chester zoo. zookeepers said the baby is already wide eyed and full of personality. that is just adorable. i love it. and you're all caught up now. just before i sign off, i'm going to have to be that icky person and say it. i'll see you next year. bye.

live from washington. this is bbc news. a deadly day in ukraine — russian attacks kill dozens of people, and wound many more as a barrage of attack drones and missiles strike targets across the country, according to kyiv. translation: according to kyiv. i translation: according to kyiv. translation: accordin: to k iv. , _ half—bath translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at — translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by a - translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by a horriblej half—bath —— at 7.30 by a horrible sound. it was so frightening. and in gaza, israeli air strikes kill scores, as the country's military defends the offensive as "essential" to root out hamas. police in the uk report a spike in anti—semitic hate crimes following the october 7th attack on israel by hamas.

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. at least 30 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in ukraine after a wave of aerial attacks across the country on friday. ukrainian officials called it the largest missile bombardment of the war so far. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously." cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, 0desa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping centre were also hit. poland has said an object entered the nato country's airspace overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it is and always has been the whole of ukraine which is under attack.