after her 49 days as prime minister. a man is charged with the murder of chris marriott, who died after being hit by a car as he helped an unconscious woman. good morning. we're looking at a dry and bright start the north and east. however, it is a day where it is a day where it will turn increasingly unsettled with outbreaks of rain spring into many areas of the uk. very windy with some strong gusts around later on. and if that were not enough some of the rain will turn to snow over this got tojill�*s and that could affect travel plans later on. join me for more details about later on. how a close—up look at the fjords, mountains, and wildlife of scandinavia has been made into a striking new tv series. good morning. it's saturday, 30 december. our main story: the new year's honours list has been published,

with authorjilly cooper, glastonbury festival founder michael eavis, and england lionesses�* captain millie bright all in line for new titles. they're notjust for famous faces — the majority of honours have been given to people who are not in the public eye. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. 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 festival—goers 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. iamon i am on are to receive the cbe on behalf of the mnd community. i am particularly pleased that my good friend kevin sinfield is receiving one. i'm hoping we can go to the palace and enjoy a special occasion again. certainly weren't expecting it. and 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 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's joint top goal scorer of the world cup and bbc lauren hemp becomes an mbe, and so does golden glove winner mary earps. in the entertainment world, tonya blackburn said it's unexpected and humbling to be made an obe for services to broadcast and charity. fellow dj steve wright becomes an mbe, as does bake—off star paul hollywood for services to broadcasting and baking. 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. we'll have more on this throughout the morning. we'll be speaking to recipients of the awards, including the youngest person ever on record to feature in the new year honours — that's nine—year—old tony hudgell, who's been recognised for his efforts in preventing child abuse. that's at 8:30. we will talk to him and his mum. but next, charlie, there's been another honours list has that has not been so warmly received. yes. need to explain this one. the list we're talking about is from the former prime minister, liz truss. it's her "resignation honours", granted to her by rishi sunak. she served just 49 days as prime minister, but still is entitled to hand out her own awards. our political correspondent

peter saull explains. liz truss turned up on downing street in september last year, another conservative prime minister promising a fresh approach. but that approach backfired. so much so thatjust six weeks later she was behind the lectern again, this time to resign. it has been a huge honour to be prime minister of this great country. hers was the shortest premiership in british history. butjust like all former prime ministers, she has been able to hand out some honours. there is a life period matthew elliott who co—founded the right—of—centre think tank taxpayers�* alliance and was chief executive of the vote leave campaign in the eu referendum. the businessmanjohn moynihan, liz truss�* main fundraiser, and ruth porter, a long—time advisor, also get places in the house of lords. there are damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley ida conran and former conservative minister jackie doyle—price, another ex—tory minister alec shelbrooke gets anointed, while five other allies received either cbes,

obes, or mbes. in a statement, liz truss said: but her political opponents think it is a disgrace. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor ao—odd days and she and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, the consequence of decisions by liz truss, and these are rewards. boris johnson caused controversy by making one of his aides, charlotte owen, the youngest peer at the age ofjust 30, and some feel the whole system needs an overhaul. i think as long as we have a system where prime ministers are allowed to choose who goes in, we will see them using that power, so the only way we can actually kind of put a proper check on this is if we have an elected lords and the people such as ourselves who live under the laws that are made

get to choose who decides them, and if that's the only way we're to actually put an end to this absurd scenario. downing street, which published the list, insists that all of the proper conventions were followed. but should all prime ministers really get the chance to give out gongs to their allies, no matter how long they served? peter saull, bbc news. a 23—year—old man has been charged with the murder of chris marriott and is due to appear in court this morning. the father of two was hit by a car as he tried to help an unconscious woman in sheffield, while out on a family walk. 0ur reporter 0li constable is in burngreave where people have been paying their tributes. good morning to you. tell us more. yes, good morning. you can see some of the tributes that have been put here over the last couple of days behind me. this is college close on the corner of college court. you can

see the street sign which has been knocked over and flowers have been made here. this was the scene where chris marriott died on wednesday. it came after an incident involving violence and disorder that took lazier, calls went into south yorkshire police, and while those calls were taking place a car was driven at a group of people, that is according to officers. as that was happening on scott road here, which is main road that runs alongside the samaritan, chris marriott, was walking past, he saw the woman lying in the road injured, instead of walking away his first thought was to try to help her, he came over and try to administerfirst to try to help her, he came over and try to administer first aid, that is when he was hit in the car. his family yesterday released this statement saying that he devoted much of his life to helping others. "he was a wonderful husband and brother, uncle and dad, and a friend to many. he was a man who would go

out of his way rather than turn away. he would go to hell. " a man has been charged overnight with one count of murder and five counts. the before sheffield magistrates�* court elisabet going door—to—door going to build a picture about what happened that day on wednesday. thank build a picture about what happened that day on wednesday.— that day on wednesday. thank you very much- — three men who died after their 4x4 vehicle was swept away in bad weather in north yorkshire have been named by police. they were scott thomas daddy, from hull, kenneth hibbins from york, and leslie forbes who was from east yorkshire. the men were trying to cross the river esk near glaisdale. an emergency meeting of the un security council has overwhelmingly condemned russia�*s aerial assault on ukraine yesterday. many countries said hitting civilian infrastructure had violated the international rules of war. more than 30 people were killed and 160 injured in the missile strikes.

the government says all england�*s storm overflows — which carry raw sewage into rivers and seas — now have a monitor fitted to alert water companies when they are in use. there are nearly 15,000 overflows in england — and they can be used legally during periods of heavy rain. last year they spilled for nearly 2 million hours. south africa has asked the international court ofjustice in the hague to declare that israel is carrying out "genocidal acts" in gaza. the israeli government has reacted furiously, calling south africa�*s case a despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court. an estimated 150,000 palestinians are being forced to flee parts of central gaza, as israeli forces advance in the territory. 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�*s a devastating situation. people are sleeping on the streets. in rafah, now gaza�*s most densely populated city, according to the un, there�*s no let—up 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�*sjust 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 forfurther 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. 6:13 is the time. brasil�*s famous christ the redeemer statue has been given a temporary makeover.

you see the image there. the enormous icon, which towers over rio dejaneiro, wore a number 10 brasil football shirt last night, to mark the anniversary of the death of the legendary player pele. you can see, although it looks like, although it really does look like an actual shows, although it really does look like an actualshows, it although it really does look like an actual shows, it isjust although it really does look like an actual shows, it is just a although it really does look like an actual shows, it isjust a lighting projection that gives the effect. that is very clever.— projection that gives the effect. l that is very clever._ i that is very clever. very clever. i did actually _ that is very clever. very clever. i did actually think _ that is very clever. very clever. i did actually think that _ that is very clever. very clever. i did actually think that was - that is very clever. very clever. i did actually think that was a - did actually think that was a huge t—shirt put on it. which is understandable. but, actually, that�*s lights, that�*s a projection. the marvels of technology. 614 is the time. —— six, 14. good morning to you. many people again travelling, missing loved ones may be to celebrate new year, getting ahead, but is that what many will be facing? iam afraid i am afraid that for the next couple of days there are a few issues to watch out for that could affect

travel plans. different things were different parts of the country. heavy rain is on the way with strong wind affecting large numbers of people today also there is also the risk of snow developing over the high ground in scotland as we will in a moment. this is the troublemaker, this area of low pressure that develops and moves in off the atlantic. as the rain works in it could be heavy enough to cause localised surface water flooding given that this month has been particularly wet. we have seen well over our monthly allocation of rain. brighter start to the day across northern areas and for northern scotland the risk of icy stretches here with frost and showers around. something brighterfor east here with frost and showers around. something brighter for east anglia in south—east england, and frankly is from ireland but when the rain then comes through it will be accompanied by some strong gusts of wind potentially running into 50s or 60s miles an hour. later this afternoon that is the smallest that make spell of snow over the hills of northern scotland above 250 metres elevation putting some of the high elevation putting some of the high elevation roots like the a9, let

another a83 at the risk of seeing blizzard conditions so it may be worth checking weather conditions and travel conditions before heading out on a journey today for sure. the rest of the night will stay blustery with showers or long spells of rain. a strong wind stops it getting cold and temperatures for the most part 4-6 and temperatures for the most part 4—6 as we head into the first part of tomorrow. another blustery day tomorrow, the same area of low pressure with us as we head around, spells of rain in the northern ireland north wales, north—west england as well. temperatures are 6— 10 celsius so that will be cooler as well. and then for the new year�*s celebrations to the midnight hour it stays blustery for many of us with further heavy showers affecting many areas of the country. temperatures around midnight should be around 4— 8 degrees celsius, something like that. heading into 2024, starting

2024 were 2023 left off with an unsettled weather pattern and outbreaks of rain of the atlantic. starts with heavy showers on monday particularly for parts of north—west england and northern ireland, north wales. later in the day we see the rain band working in from the south—west where the rain is likely to be heavy with further localised flooding issues. the most part are around 7— nine celsius. deeper into the new week we looked at an unsettled weather pattern. the northern ireland england and wales for the most part and temperatures should be around average unlike we have seen over recent weeks it is in scotland where we will see some of the colder weather, rain around and probably cold enough for snow over the tops of the northern scottish hills. today, rain and strong wind affecting many areas but there is also the threat of snow affecting some high elevation roots in scotland this afternoon. so it is worth keeping an eye on travel conditions. thank you very much. we will speak

later. let�*s take a look at today�*s papers. "heroes and zeroes" is the daily mirror�*s take on the various honours which have been awarded. it heaps praise on the likes of kevin sinfield and rob burrow — who were both awarded cbes — but condemns the gongs given to what the paper calls tory fat cats and "cronies" of the former prime minister liz truss. the guardian leads on a report from the left—leaning think tank, the institute for public policy research, which warns that public services in the uk will not recover until the 2030s even if a labour government is elected. the times reports thatjobcentres and employers will refer people to therapy, or running and gardening clubs to keep them well enough to work. the paper says pilot schemes will begin in the new year. and the sun says the city coach pep guardiola has warned his players to be careful about what they post on social media, following a burglary at the home of his wingerjack grealish. "be on your guardiola"

is the headline. do you get it? the greatest showman star rebecca ferguson is fronting a new bbc show this year, taking viewers on a journey through her homeland. the actor — who�*s from sweden — is narrating a new documentary called wild scandinavia, starring the fjords, volcanoes and wildlife of some of the most remote parts of northern europe. charlotte gallagher reports. it�*s notjust a rogue organisation. it's impossible. we are both dead. no, no, no. she is best known for her action—filled roles in blockbusters like mission impossible... ..and dune. my father didn�*t believe in revenge. scandinavia is a land

steeped in myth. but rebecca ferguson is now embracing the real—life drama in nature. distinguished by its mottled tail, this young sea eagle is pushing his luck. the hollywood actress is narrating a 3—part series, wild scandinavia. and the stunts in this show really are a matter of survival. eagles fighting over food. eagles fighting overfood. puffins squabbling over territory. for rebecca, who grew up in sweden, it�*s been a dream job. a chance to channel her inner sir david attenborough. he has unwittingly strayed into dangerous territory. i was brought up watching these programmes and equivalent,

similar programmes, and now i have my daughter who gets to watch them and she can watch the one that i�*ve done now as well. and she says wildlife in scandinavia can be a bit... well, wilder. fine can be a bit... well, wilder. one wolf tries _ can be a bit... well, wilder. one wolf tries to _ can be a bit... well, wilder. one wolf tries to distract _ can be a bit... well, wilder. one wolf tries to distract him - can be a bit... well, wilder. ole: wolf tries to distract him away from the carcass. we wolf tries to distract him away from the came— wolf tries to distract him away from the wease— the carcass. we have notices in our magazines — the carcass. we have notices in our magazines and _ the carcass. we have notices in our magazines and newspapers - the carcass. we have notices in our magazines and newspapers to - the carcass. we have notices in our magazines and newspapers to be i magazines and newspapers to be where, the wolf is out and, obviously i believe that most of them in the south part are not to be touch while in the north there are different laws because they can come too close and become very dangerous. there are endless possibilities to satisfy her obsession.— there are endless possibilities to satisfy her obsession. rebecca says the extreme — satisfy her obsession. rebecca says the extreme sports _ satisfy her obsession. rebecca says the extreme sports in _ satisfy her obsession. rebecca says the extreme sports in this - the extreme sports in this documentary remind her of

death—defying hollywood stunts. ianthem death-defying hollywood stunts. when i saw this episode _ death-defying hollywood stunts. when i saw this episode and _ death—defying hollywood stunts. �*tflv�*iez�*i i saw this episode and was doing death—defying hollywood stunts. the�*iez�*i i saw this episode and was doing the voice—over to it i saw her doing the basejumping which reminded me we are even bringing the knowledge of what they are doing in this nature to our huge american movies but then living this world. find to our huge american movies but then living this world.— living this world. and there is also another risk _ living this world. and there is also another risk that _ living this world. and there is also another risk that the _ living this world. and there is also another risk that the crew - living this world. and there is also another risk that the crew filming | another risk that the crew filming the programme have to contend with. jesse begins to get a taste of their charming personalities. it is jesse begins to get a taste of their charming personalities.— charming personalities. it is like strollinu charming personalities. it is like strolling around _ charming personalities. it is like strolling around in _ charming personalities. it is like strolling around in pairs - charming personalities. it is like strolling around in pairs or... i charming personalities. it is like| strolling around in pairs or... oh, no! ' ., strolling around in pairs or... oh, no!_ write _ strolling around in pairs or... oh, no!_ write in _ strolling around in pairs or... oh, no!_ write in my - strolling around in pairs or... oh, | no!_ write in my mouth! no! puffin to. write in my mouth! oscar takes _ no! puffin to. write in my mouth! oscar takes the _ no! puffin to. write in my mouth! oscar takes the lead, _ no! puffin to. write in my mouth! oscar takes the lead, navigating l no! puffin to. write in my mouth! | oscar takes the lead, navigating a 0scar takes the lead, navigating a safe group. while here in uk we may go ice skating on a rink, there is a more adventurous approach in scandinavia. we would do it all the time and have your hot chocolate,

you have your ice axe which, if you fall in, you have to be able to get out quickly, so i would live in what is translated as troll valley. it�*s where i was born. it was a peninsula. we would ice—skate along the peninsular, you can, there was one stretch that took us from our house to an island outside. we knew the ice was thick enough to go back and forth, but you had to be very, very careful because if the ice, if it breaks, it wasn�*t a laughing matter. it�*s essential the reindeer get energy—rich food... i�*m already pitching ideas. bbc, you are in for a ride. i�*m actually notjoking, i have great ideas. it sounds like we may see rebecca ferguson getting back to nature on the small screen again soon. if he wants to win her trust, he�*ll need to turn

on the charm. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. you cannot go wrong with that programme. stunning. you can watch the first episode of �*wild scandinavia�* on bbc two, tomorrow, at 8:25. we are picking up now on the new year�*s honest theme, sport specific? and specifically with the lionesses. there were celebrations last year post the euro�*s success. some people thought we might see the entire squad be honoured in the new year�*s honours. there were three but that was it and then that incredible world cup run in the summer all the way to the final. not the entire team but three, millie bright, mary earps and lauren hemp were honoured this time around. some people will

say should have been the whole squad but it is those three lionesses and thatis but it is those three lionesses and that is not it from the kings new year�*s honest list. —— honours list. former england cricketer stuart broad has received an 0be — he�*s one of only a handful of bowlers in the world to take 600 test wickets. there are also honours for three of england�*s lionesses as jo currie reports. a year when the lionesses broke new ground reaching world cup final and falling just short at the final hurdle in australia. at their heroics down under and three of the team new year�*s honours. lauren hemp mary earps and have been awarded an mbe while the captain, millie mcbride will become an 0be. i was mcbride will become an obe. i was gobsmacked _ mcbride will become an obe. i was gobsmacked and _ mcbride will become an obe. i was gobsmacked and i _ mcbride will become an obe. i was gobsmacked and i don't _ mcbride will become an 0be. i —" gobsmacked and i don't think it will gobsmacked and i don�*t think it will sink in for a long time. it is an honour that you never expect to be given and while you see many people receiving it, you know, honours,

especially in football and watching people around me you never ever think all, maybe. it isjust people around me you never ever think all, maybe. it is just too people around me you never ever think all, maybe. it isjust too big and honour to ever imagine it. elsewhere, the chairman of world rugby becomes a night crown cross. there is an 0be for peter shelton. there is an 0be for peter shelton. the goalkeeper represented his country for 20 years. there is and also an 0be for stuart broad the former english cricketer who bowled out of the sport earlier this year with a fairytale ending, taking the final wicket of the fifth ashes test to hand england victory. i�*zre final wicket of the fifth ashes test to hand england victory. i've tried to hand england victory. i've tried to improve _ to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every _ to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every day _ to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every day and - to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every day and i - to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every day and i love i to hand england victory. i've tried to improve every day and i love it | to improve every day and i love it so to get an award that comes through playing cricket and doing something i love his very special and you get those sort of awards for, hopefully, giving peoplejoy and inspiring them to play the sport that you love and put a smile on people�*s faces.

that you love and put a smile on people's faces-— that you love and put a smile on people's faces. among the mbes is the former olympic _ people's faces. among the mbes is the former olympic race _ people's faces. among the mbes is the former olympic race walker - people's faces. among the mbes is| the former olympic race walker tom the former 0lympic race walker tom bosworth while female sports stars include the hockey goalkeeper who saw her mbe promoted to an 0be. she retired afterfinally saw her mbe promoted to an 0be. she retired after finally winning, north gold last year. the netball reach the world cup final this year and won commonwealth gold in 2018 as gymnasts and sisters becky and ellie dowling who have enjoyed much success at championships and at the commonwealth games. this may have been the year of the liners but with the men�*s euros and an 0lympics been the year of the liners but with the men�*s euros and an olympics in 2024 there could be more celebrations and an even busier honours list on the horizon next year. jo currie, bbc news. that full list is over on our bbc sport�*s website. to matters today and the big game is in the scottish premiership — as celtic and rangers come go to head at the top of the table. celtic have a five point lead —

but rangers have two games in hand. it�*ll be the first old firm derby for rangers boss phillipe clement, but he�*s not getting caught up with the occasion: i know it is about three points and, of course, it is a boost at that moment. but then two days later you need to confirm that boost and in the past i have seen well enough in my team or another teams that people get an incredible boost with an incredible performance in three days later they no longer perform because they were thinking about the boost and then you lose. it is about three points. it�*s tight at the top of the premier league as well — six games today — one of which sees the defending champions manchester city take on sheffield united who sit bottom of the table. despite their opponent�*s lowly position, city manager pep guardiola insists his side will not be complacent and says this season�*s surprise results prove anything can happen. maybe in the previous systems ——

seasonsit maybe in the previous systems —— seasons it happened but the teams are struggling to have the results comfortably. that is how it is. be patient. do not give up, never ever. keep going and game by game. leicester city�*s hopes of a return to the premier league have been given a boost — they�*re now eight points clear at the top of the championship after a 2—0 win over cardiff. second placed ipswich were held to a 0—0 draw against qpr. southampton in third are keeping up the pressure on the top two with a 2—1win over plymouth. carlos alcaraz put the saints ahead in the second half — they are now unbeaten in 17 games. luke littler�*s dream run at the pdc world darts championship continues later today. the 16—year—old will take on one of the greats of the sport — raymond van barneveld. the dutch five—time champion beat welshman jim williams by four sets to one to make it to the last 16. english teenager littler, 40 years younger than van barneveld, is the youngest player to win a match in the competition.

big upset at ally pally last night. world champion michael smith was sent packing by fellow englishman chris dobey in their last 16 match. smith beaten 4—0 as dobey cruised into the quarter—finals. michael van gerwen was the first player through to the quarter—finals as he bids for a fourth title. he thrashed england�*s stephen bunting by four sets to nil. the in—form dutchman is yet to drop a set. that is impressive not dropping a set. it is getting really exciting. it is getting really exciting. thank ou. former rugby league teammates rob burrow and kevin sinfield have both been awarded cbes for their work to raise awareness of motor neurone disease. theirfriendship has been at the heart of an outstanding fundraising effort, which saw kevin sinfield complete a series of gruelling challenges, raising more than £50 million to help people with mnd. sally has been following theirjourney.

it was one of the images of 2023. kevin sinfield carrying his friend and former teammate rob morrow over the line of the marathon on in leeds. brothers in arms. today, the former rugby league players are both being honoured by the king with cbs, commander of the order of the british empire. it commander of the order of the british empire.— commander of the order of the british empire. commander of the order of the british emire. ., , ., british empire. it was the middle of november. — british empire. it was the middle of november. got _ british empire. it was the middle of november. got a — british empire. it was the middle of november, got a letter _ british empire. it was the middle of november, got a letter through - british empire. it was the middle of november, got a letter through the j november, got a letter through the post. so massively humbled. you are sort of bowled over when something like that lands. i sort of bowled over when something like that lands.— like that lands. i am on are to receive the — like that lands. i am on are to receive the cbe _ like that lands. i am on are to receive the cbe on _ like that lands. i am on are to receive the cbe on behalf- like that lands. i am on are to receive the cbe on behalf of. like that lands. i am on are to l receive the cbe on behalf of the like that lands. i am on are to - receive the cbe on behalf of the mnd community. i'm particularly pleased that my— community. i'm particularly pleased that my good friend kevin sinfield is also _ that my good friend kevin sinfield is also receiving a cbe. i hope kevin — is also receiving a cbe. i hope kevin anai _ is also receiving a cbe. i hope kevin anai can go to the palace togather— kevin anai can go to the palace together any new year to enjoy another— together any new year to enjoy another special occasion together again— another special occasion together again full— another special occasion together again full up kevin and rob played

alongside each other at leeds rhinos from when _ alongside each other at leeds rhinos from when they were teenagers and the bond _ from when they were teenagers and the bond they developed then on the pitch remains today. kevin it was my captain _ pitch remains today. kevin it was my captain and — pitch remains today. kevin it was my captain and he still is my captain. we played — captain and he still is my captain. we played together for years. we went through the highs and lows of rugby— went through the highs and lows of rugby league, but he always looked after us _ rugby league, but he always looked after us and here he is now still looking — after us and here he is now still looking after us all. | after us and here he is now still looking after us all.— looking after us all. i think it is really special, _ looking after us all. i think it is really special, but _ looking after us all. i think it is really special, but i _ looking after us all. i think it is really special, but i think- looking after us all. i think it is really special, but i think focusj really special, but i think focus only the attention on rob and the burrow family, because the bit we have done and this is a bit of running. he has been so brave and creators fighting mnd. to open the front door and show the world what is like to live with it has been incredible from him and i think the whole family, how they have gone about living with mnd has shown us all what a great family looks like and a loving family looks like and it is so inspirational. i and a loving family looks like and it is so inspirational.— it is so inspirational. i would like to thank my _ it is so inspirational. i would like to thank my wonderful— it is so inspirational. i would like to thank my wonderful wife - it is so inspirational. i would like i to thank my wonderful wife lindsey and my— to thank my wonderful wife lindsey and my entire family for their

sopport, _ and my entire family for their support, without which would be unable _ support, without which would be unable to — support, without which would be unable to do the work i have done for research — unable to do the work i have done for research to fight this terrible disease — for research to fight this terrible disease. ,, . ., ,�*, for research to fight this terrible disease. ,, . ., , for research to fight this terrible disease. ,, . ., ., disease. since rob's diagnosis four ears a . o disease. since rob's diagnosis four years ago the _ disease. since rob's diagnosis four years ago the pair— disease. since rob's diagnosis four years ago the pair have _ disease. since rob's diagnosis four years ago the pair have raised - disease. since rob's diagnosis four years ago the pair have raised overj years ago the pair have raised over £15 million for research into mnd and charity supporting families affected by the disease. think what we have in the _ affected by the disease. think what we have in the last _ affected by the disease. think what we have in the last few— affected by the disease. think what we have in the last few years, - affected by the disease. think what we have in the last few years, it. affected by the disease. think what we have in the last few years, it is| we have in the last few years, it is not about getting honest, it is about raising money and awareness for the mnd community. to do it without number seven on our backs has been incredible and, you know, a fellow guy in the singled out, but it has been a real team effort from everybody. i can�*t do it on my own, you need everybody to do their bit and it has been a bit of a journey. it is always pleasing to have another _ it is always pleasing to have another opportunity to bang the drum for the _ another opportunity to bang the drum for the whole community and ensure that those _ for the whole community and ensure that those living with mnd are remembered, especially at this time of vear~ _ remembered, especially at this time of year. would like to wish everyone a happy— of year. would like to wish everyone a happy new year and all the best.

kevin _ a happy new year and all the best. kevin has — a happy new year and all the best. kevin has always maintained that he is just going for a run for a mate and says rob would have done the same for him. i and says rob would have done the same for him-— and says rob would have done the same for him. i think any chance we tet same for him. i think any chance we net to ut same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd _ same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd in — same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd in the _ same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd in the spotlight - same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd in the spotlight we | get to put mnd in the spotlight we have to take the opportunity because for decades it has been underfunded and now it�*s got some momentum behind it and we have to keep trying to push and move so we can find a cure. . ,., ., ., cure. the impact both men have had continues to — cure. the impact both men have had continues to be _ cure. the impact both men have had continues to be felt _ cure. the impact both men have had continues to be felt within _ cure. the impact both men have had continues to be felt within the - cure. the impact both men have had continues to be felt within the mnd| continues to be felt within the mnd community and beyond. sally nugent, bbc news. and congratulations to both of them on their awards announced this morning. we�*ll be back with the headlines at 7:00, but now it�*s time to take a look back at some of the stars of stage, screen, and sport who we have lost this year. # nothing compares.

# nothing compares to you... the point at which i start crying is on the lines, "all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the backyard, all died when you went away." because as a young child, i had spent time living in the garden, only being allowed to enter the house to wash the floor every day. # these are dangerous days. # to say what you feel is to dig your own grave. fight the real enemy. people say it derailed my career. but i think it re—railed my career, because i didn�*t want to be a pop star. # so happy christmas. # i love you, baby. # i can see... it's true i'm out of it most of the time, but i can write songs when i'm out of it. in fact, it's easier for me.

# ..singing galway bay. # and the bells are ringing out for christmas day. #je t�*aime. #je t�*aime, oui, je t�*aime... the vatican and the bbc banned it just because of the heavy breathing without realising the beauty of serge�*s text, which was "i love you, nor do i." # 0ui, je t�*aime. # moi non plus. wouldn�*t it be wonderful if there were no more goodbyes? you�*re wealthy, good—looking, intelligent, charming. i should have known better than to get mixed up with someone like that. you�*re not making any sense. i don�*t have to make sense. i�*m italian. dramatic aria plays. lucy!

i used to think nurses were women. i used to think police were men. i used to think poets were boring, until i became one of them. as i get older, i am positively sure i have no chips upon my shoulders. black is not the problem. mother country, get it right. and just for the record, some of my best friends are white. piano plays: where do i begin. i forgot my key. jenny, i... ..i�*m sorry. don't. love means never having to say you're sorry. music continues.

yum, yum, pig�*s bum. that was fun. you dance like i cook. just chuck it all in and hope for the best. oh, lovely jubbly. spank me gently with a wet chamois. you went barmy! it was like you were chewing a toffee. seven! six. seven! fabulous. it was knockout. well done. hello. cheering. from len... ..a ten. marquis says he's scared the truth will get him in big trouble. chanting. bleep! shouting. know this. there's never been a moment in the 25 years of doing this show that i ever thought i was better than the people who appear on our stage.

i'm not better, only luckier. eerie music. ..shines the light of love - on the earth signs, taurus, virgo, capricorn, and a ticket bought in ealing. - the power of the pendulum spells out the names greg and judy. _ dame edna everage! hi, possums! i�*m trying to be ageless and i haven�*t had... i�*ve had a little work done, but... have you? not quite as much as some. laughter. hey. don't look at me when you say that. keep your eyes that way. no... the thing is, you are still recognisable. # it�*s my niceness. # i pride myself on my niceness. laughter. i�*m so sorry... they�*ve found me a better seat.

i�*ve been draped. # ..my wonderful niceness with you. music: friends theme. i�*m chandler. i makejokes when i�*m uncomfortable. i�*m not great at the advice. can i interest you in a sarcastic comment? someone at work ate my sandwich. well, what did the police say? i�*m sorry. we don�*t have your sheep. 0k, should we get some coffee? sure. where? good evening. look at this t—shirt, lil, dead common. so i was standing having a drink and i looked over and here�*s ulrika walked in the door, wearing the same frock as me. i didn�*t know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. hiya. hi, paul. how are you doing? i�*m all right. this little one isn�*t doing so well. i know. so you look after yourselves, yeah?

stay safe and well. ta—ra, everyone. iam illya kuryakin. i am also an enforcement agent. just a wave and a rare smile . were enough for the hundreds of teenage fans who found david irresistible. - take it downstairs... ..and burn it.

first tonight, the build—up in the gulf. it�*s the biggest single commitment of troops since the last gulf war a decade ago. the tragedy unfolding here begs the question, for how long and at what human cost can these camps be sustained? i�*ve gone to places... it�*s to see life as a gift and rather than kind of worrying about when it�*s going to end and how it�*s going to end, i�*ve got to a place where i can see it for the gift it is. applause and whistling.

i don�*t know, a lot of people want to be great artists. i don�*t know that i�*m capable of being that, but i hope i entertain a few people, you know. # all my life ijust wanted to. # meet someone just like you. # someonejust like you. # don't stop moving, find your own way to it. # listen to the music... you were in what�*s described as a band, but it was a bit like limp bizkit. is that more your thing? a bit sort of rocky? well, it is. that is sort of... that was the background that i was coming from going into the s club thing. # no—one knowsjust what the future holds. # there ain�*t nothing you can�*t be. # there�*s a whole world at your feet. # mirror, mirror on the wall. # tell me, mirror, what is wrong? # can it be my de la clothes or is itjust my de la song? it was more theatrics thanjust rap and beats. it wasn't boasting rap. it was intelligent rap. it was funny rap. we brought a different format to rap as a whole.

# let me lay my hand across yours. # and aim a kiss upon your cheek. # the name's plug two... it was kind of funny when you saw people dressing the way you did. but we didn't think about the outside world. it'sjust what went on with the three of us. # spill on the bottom away. # but it's ok, huh. # it's a saturday. # saturday, it's a saturday. so why don�*t you try it one saturday afternoon? join me for world of sport at 12.50. i�*ve spent over 3,760 hours in front of the camera with world of sport. that�*s 22 and a half solid weeks. lee. interesting. very interesting! how do you stand there one day and say, "i want to get into toilet rolls"? look at his face! you don�*t stand there one day and say, "how do i get into toilet rolls?" and there's francis. and trevor francis, the million pound man, puts his name on the scoresheet.

mcqueen. scotland are in front. and england are undone at the set piece. back to charlton. this could be it. it is! and that�*s the kind of goal that put england in the finals. charlton headed it home. i�*ve achieved almost everything that i set out to do, but along the way i had to do it with a lot of really, really good friends. # day—o. # daylight come and we wanna go home. # day! # me say day, me say day, me say day. # me say day, me say day—o... he�*s the first performer to sell over a million copies of a single album. # but i�*m sad to say, i�*m on my way. # won�*t be back for many a day... i wound up on mccarthy�*s blacklist, being called a communist. for a long time i couldn�*t work

or couldn�*t get employed. we�*re here today in the name of... ..black power. yeah! black power. chanting: black power! # make it easy on yourself... we never finished a song in one day. you don�*t get awards for writing five songs a day. # what�*s it all about, alfie? # is itjust for the moment... did she speak to you afterwards? and even if she didn�*t, it would have been ok. all that mattered was that that record come out the way i wanted it to come out. # i say a little prayerfor you... a young woman has changed the dress ideas of the new generation _ throughout the western world — marv 0uant~ _ # and wondering what dress to wear now...

it really was the first time that emancipation for women became possible and inevitably, one produces the sort of things that reflect the way one feels at the time. women have changed. they�*re much more aware of their sexuality and they want to take charge in the bedroom. # i wouldn�*t have to work hard. # ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum. # lord who made the lion and the lamb. # you decreed i should be what i am. # would it spoil some vast eternal plan. # if i were a wealthy man? the one hope. the only hope. music: tubular bells by mike oldfield. the exorcist. it is a film about a real

street in a real town. and upstairs on the third floor of this house is a real little girl who happens to be possessed by a demon. # got to get up. # got to get out. # grab the world by the throat and shout. we thank thee, o, lord... ..for bringing us safely through the night, and for the food we are about to bolt.

we met on stage and jean was in the cast. it was a sort of theatre marriage, really. did you fall in love with him immediately? no. i thought he was a perfect pest. can i ask, except for the front two rows, to stand? ok, fellas, could you stand? laughter. they are! # mull of kintyre. # oh, mist rolling infrom. # the sea. # my desire. # is always to be here. # oh, mull of kintyre. music: shaft theme. # who�*s a black private dick that�*s a sex machine. # to all the chicks? # shaft. # damn right...

# who is the man that would risk his neck. # for his brother man? # shaft... you've sometimes referred to me as something of a father figure. did i? i didn�*t realise that. but i want you to know if i had had a son and he had turned out like you... ..i would be very proud of him. yo, i got to cut soon. but i just want to tell you that talking to you was one of the best parts of my whole year. yeah, right. yo, can i, like, get your phone number or something? yeah. it�*s a book and a film, and it�*s five... no, six words. marjorie, are you quite well?

well, if it wasn�*t for the hunchback... oops! oh, i�*ve given it away. obviously, george, i bow to the judgement of the man who got appallingly drunk at the office party, ransacked a wine bar, fell asleep in a lamb pasanda, returned to the office, photocopied his ours, threw up in his boss�*s filing cabinet, and then mugged a ten—year—old and attempted to ride his bmx bike to the station. the president, on a visit to the national gallery and possessing even less taste in fine art than you have in accessories, announced that he liked the painting. the french government offered it as gift to the white house, i suppose as retribution for euro disney. so here it hangs like a gym sock on a shower rod. yes. well, i�*m not in any sense reprimanding you. i don�*t know the facts well enough. but as head of the service, i would like your assurance that he won�*t be putting it into practice. i certainly hope he won�*t be. i�*m not sure that hopes are quite good enough. order! house must come to order. order! what�*s your question?

do you ever feel like smacking any of the politicians - because they sometimes act like unruly children? - well, i don't feel like smacking them. i feel like occasionally — and i do — taking them into my study to have a quiet word with. # they�*re creepy and they�*re kooky, mysterious and spooky... i�*m wednesday. thank you, thing.

# the addams family. good morning, pee—wee. morning, mr breakfast. can i have some mr t cereal? 0k! i pity the poor fools who don�*t. # tall and tan and young and lovely. # the girl from ipanema goes walking. # and when she passes he smiles. # but she doesn�*t see. # she just doesn�*t see. # no. music: parkinson show theme. evening and welcome. on my show tonight... my guest tonight... tonight we feast... oh, my, my! it's a sort of substitute for tattoos. i'm frightened to get a tattoo. i call him golden balls, you know, now, i mean... the fact is that you�*re a crowd

puller and frazier�*s not. is he? why is that? well, number one, he�*s ugly. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? he cannot sing. laughter and applause. i�*m only remembered for one thing — i was attacked by a sodding emu. # you are the sunshine of my life... good evening. this is my very first christmas message to the nation. who would be dumb enough to wear a beret with a raincoat like this? you talking about me? # i'll pack up all my things and walk away. # i don't want to hear another word. # you have to say... # i'm so excited. # and ijust can't hide it.

# i'm about to lose control and i think i like it. # i'm so excited... radford again. oh, what a goal. what a goal! and the crowd... ijust happened to tumble across a chap in essex who made full—length sheepskin coats. he had the skins in his garage and he came and measured you up and you had a proper coat to fit you. my goodness, can he move. duckham inside edge... this could be one of the tries of the season. and hines is through, hines wins it. and look at the time there. inside the world record, and jim hines takes the gold medal. #jump! an american with a very peculiar action indeed. let�*s see him now. his name is dick fosbury. hejumps like no other man on earth. there it is, the fosbury flip. vialli! it's 4—2, chelsea. mark wright and liverpool look

absolutely bewildered. # everybody loves you, baby. # we�*re all going england crazy. youngsters don�*t remember it too much, but their fathers tell them all about it. they said, "that is the best feeling we�*ve ever had." and it�*s just a shame that just wasn�*t to be. # i left my heart. # in san francisco... i was playing the fairmont hotel in san francisco. my music director, ralph sharon, he said, "i think this would be a good song for your appearance there." so i had no idea it would ever become an international song. # my life. # a wreck you�*re making. # you know i'm yours...

if that is your opinion, you had better hide your face, indeed. your majesty has only to say... i have said! you must be hungry for something. that's true. rumble thy bellyful, spit fire! spout rain. welcome, welcome to another year at hogwarts. please. avada kedavra. # if you go down in the woods today. # you�*re sure of a big surprise. # if you go down in the woods today. # you�*d better go in disguise. # for every bear that ever there was. # will gather there... wild laughter. # ..today�*s the day. # the teddy bears have their picnic.

# turning out and burning out. # and turning out the same. # so put me. # on a highway. # and show me a sign. # and take it to the limit. # one more time. # silver magic ships you carry. # jumpers, coke, sweet maryjane. # sugarman met a false friend. # on a lonely, dusty road.

# when your tyres are flat. # hi—ho silver lining... it�*s like being asked to wear a pink frock and walk on top of a bus down oxford street. it was framing me with this embarrassing pop song that wasn�*t me. but over the years, i�*ve become warmed to it. # and do i love you? # my, oh, my. # river deep, mountain high. # they call it nutbush, little old town. # 0h, nutbush. # nutbush city limits. i did try to leave a couple of times, and the first time was when i had the experience

of being whipped with a wire hanger. and then another time was something else. and i realised, "well, you don't go back." # simply the best. # better than all the rest. # better than anyone. # anyone i've ever met. # ooh, you're the best. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

our headlines today: the new year honours list is released. authorjilly cooper becomes a dame and glastonbury festival founder michael eavis is made a knight. there�*s recognition for rob burrow and kevin sinfield for their work raising funds for mnd charities. good morning. among those honoured for sporting achievements, england lionesses captain millie bright receives an obe, with mbes for team—mates mary earps and lauren hemp there�*s also controversy over liz truss�*s resignation honours list after her 49 days as prime minister. a man is charged with the murder of chris marriott, who died after being hit by a car as he helped an unconscious woman. one of the few remaining veterans of the d—day landings, david teacher, celebrates his 100th birthday. good morning. wet and windy weather conditions

will spread to many parts of the country today with the rain turning to snow across the higher ground in scotland. good because a few travel issues. join me for the full forecast a little later on —— could cause a few travel issues. good morning. it�*s saturday, 30 december. the new year�*s honours list has been published, with authorjilly cooper, glastonbury festival founder michael eavis, and england lionesses captain millie bright all in line for new titles. they�*re not just for famous faces, the majority of honours have been given to people who are not in the public eye. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. 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 festival—goers

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. i am honoured to receive the cbe on behalf of the mnd community. i am particularly pleased that my good friend kevin sinfield is also receiving a cbe. i hope kevin and i can go to the palace together in the new year to enjoy another special occasion together again. certainly weren't expecting it. and 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�*s joint top goal scorer lauren hemp and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes. in the entertainment world, tonya blackburn said it�*s unexpected and humbling to be made an obe for services to broadcast and charity. fellow dj steve wright becomes an mbe, as does bake—off star paul hollywood for services to broadcasting and baking. 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. we�*ll have more on this throughout the morning. we�*ll be speaking to recipients of the awards, including the youngest person ever on record to feature in the new year honours — that�*s nine—year—old tony hudgell, who�*s been recognised for his efforts in preventing child abuse. that�*s at 8:30. but next, charlie, there�*s been another honours list has that has not been so warmly received.

yes, it is worth explaining this one. the list we�*re talking about is from the former prime minister liz truss. it�*s her "resignation honours", granted to her by rishi sunak. she served just 49 days as prime minister, but still is entitled to hand out her own awards. we�*re joined by our political correspondent shelley phelps. good morning to you. this is tradition. if you have served as prime minister you get to give out some honours. prime minister you get to give out some honours-— prime minister you get to give out some honours. _, ., ., ., some honours. good morning, charlie, that is right- — some honours. good morning, charlie, that is right- it — some honours. good morning, charlie, that is right. it is _ some honours. good morning, charlie, that is right. it is tradition, _ some honours. good morning, charlie, that is right. it is tradition, each - that is right. it is tradition, each prime _ that is right. it is tradition, each prime minister getting the ability to do— prime minister getting the ability to do that. i think this list in particular— to do that. i think this list in particular was always going to be controversial. labour and the liberal— controversial. labour and the liberal democrats have been calling for rishi _ liberal democrats have been calling for rishi sunak to block it before it was— for rishi sunak to block it before it was even published. 11 honours on there _ it was even published. 11 honours on there in_ it was even published. 11 honours on there in total, that is one for about— there in total, that is one for about every four days that liz truss was in _ about every four days that liz truss was in office. among them there will be three _ was in office. among them there will be three new peers assented to the red benches in the house of lords,

including _ red benches in the house of lords, including matthew elliott, the former— including matthew elliott, the former chief executive of the vote leave _ former chief executive of the vote leave campaign, ruth porter who was a former— leave campaign, ruth porter who was a former li2— leave campaign, ruth porter who was a former liz truss staff are at number— a former liz truss staff are at number 10 and a former liz truss staff are at number10 and they a former liz truss staff are at number 10 and they also include john movnahan _ number 10 and they also include john moynahan who was a conservative donor _ moynahan who was a conservative donor and — moynahan who was a conservative donor and a businessman. liz truss, for her— donor and a businessman. liz truss, for her part. — donor and a businessman. liz truss, for her part, we have heard from her, _ for her part, we have heard from her. she — for her part, we have heard from her, she said the role champions of conservative values who have been suitably— conservative values who have been suitably honoured. there have been questions _ suitably honoured. there have been questions about the timing of the publication of this list, with some accusing — publication of this list, with some accusing the government of slipping it out— accusing the government of slipping it out alongside the new year's honours — it out alongside the new year's honours. downing street denies that is the _ honours. downing street denies that is the case, — honours. downing street denies that is the case, saying that this is the convention — is the case, saying that this is the convention and there is also a convention and there is also a convention that prime ministers don't _ convention that prime ministers don't block other people's political peerages — don't block other people's political tteeraes. . ~' don't block other people's political tteeraes. ., «e i. , don't block other people's political tteeraes. . ~ ,, y . an emergency meeting of the un security council has overwhelmingly condemned russia�*s aerial assault on ukraine yesterday. many countries said hitting civilian infrastructure had violated the international rules of war.

more than 30 people were killed and 160 injured in the missile strikes. south africa has asked the international court ofjustice in the hague to declare that israel is carrying out "genocidal acts" in gaza. the israeli government has reacted furiously, calling south africa�*s case a despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court. the government says all england�*s storm overflows, which carry raw sewage into rivers and seas, now have a monitor fitted to alert water companies when they are in use. there are nearly 15,000 overflows in england and they can be used legally during periods of heavy rain. last year the spillages continued for nearly two million hours. a 23—year—old man has been charged with the murder of chris marriott and is due to appear in court this morning. the father of two was hit by a car as he tried to help an unconscious woman in sheffield while out on a family walk. our reporter oli constable is in burngreave where people have

been paying their tributes. good morning to you. good morning. you can probably _ good morning to you. good morning. you can probably see _ good morning to you. good morning. you can probably see over _ good morning to you. good morning. you can probably see over my - you can probably see over my shoulder oncology close some of the flowers and tributes that have been laid here, the scene of that father of two died on wednesday. he was here on a walk, as you say, and he came across de scene of islands where a woman had been seriously injured in the middle of the road. he went over to help, to administer first aid, it is then when he was hit by a car and killed. well, yesterday his family said he devoted much of his life to helping others. what he was wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle, and friend to many. a man who would go to help rather than turn away.". overnight hassan jhangur of lightwaves road in sheffield has been charged with one

count of murder. he was also charged with five counts of attempted murder. he is due to appear before sheffield magistrates�* court later today. the woman that chris helped remains in hospital in a life—threatening condition. police are going door—to—door trying to speak to witnesses to work out exactly what happened on wednesday. thank you very much. all eurostar and southeastern trains going from london st pancras international this morning have been cancelled. it�*s due to flooding in the tunnel beneath the thames. it�*s not the only disruption to rail services this weekend — let�*s talk now to simon calder, travel correspondent for the independent, who�*s at st pancras. good morning to you. this sounds like an extra problem on top of existing problems. it like an extra problem on top of existing problems.— like an extra problem on top of existing problems. it certainly is. didn't see this _ existing problems. it certainly is. didn't see this one _ existing problems. it certainly is. didn't see this one coming - existing problems. it certainly is. didn't see this one coming at - existing problems. it certainly is. didn't see this one coming at all. j didn�*t see this one coming at all. we had some morning yesterday afternoon, charlie, that there were going to be problems because one of the tunnels beneath the thames, this

is on the high—speed line that runs from here on central london through to ashford and the channel tunnel in kent, one of those was blocked because of flooding and at four o�*clock this morning there was an announcement that both tunnels were blocked and there would be no trains initially this morning. eurostar have so far cancelled ten trains. bearin have so far cancelled ten trains. bear in mind darrel very heavily book. that represents about 8000 people. of course, the inbound trains as well, the same number have also been cancelled. southeastern trains from here to places like ashford, dover, canterbury all cancelled, but there are alternative low—speed trains. and tambling service, which runs pretty much beneath my feet here, on the north—south line from bedford and luton to gatwick and brighton there are mass cancellations due to staff shortage. that will continue right through to new year�*s day with no

services on —— with those services on new year�*s eve. right across the where ever you are travelling staff shortages could lead to a short notice cancellation of your train as well. �* . , , notice cancellation of your train as well. ~ ., , _ ., ., ., well. and happy new year to you to, simon. well. and happy new year to you to, simon- sorry- _ it's it�*s not nice out there if you are travelling. what are you going to tell us to cheers as a byway of the weather? ., ., ., ., weather? yeah, dream on, charlie. we've tot weather? yeah, dream on, charlie. we've got very _ weather? yeah, dream on, charlie. we've got very unsettled _ weather? yeah, dream on, charlie. we've got very unsettled weather l we�*ve got very unsettled weather conditions actually moving in today which could affect your travel plans. heavy rain and strong winds as well as some snow to come over the hills of scotland bill quite a few different areas for different parts of the country to watch out for and it is all down to this area of low pressure that is developing and moving in off the atlantic as we speak stop it is on an just ahead of this cold front will get some very strong gusts of wind, really torrential downpours as well, could bring localised surface water flooding issues. simon cross the southeast the bill bryson up and for

northern scotland ebro started the day with the risk of ice first thing, rain, sleet mixed infor northern ireland, clearing out of the way with sunshine and blustery weather conditions is afternoon. temperatures for many on the mild side. as the band of rain moves into that cold air in scotland we see it turn to the southern upland, this no lasting longer as to the north of the central belt where we could see 5-10 the central belt where we could see 5—10 centimetres of snow, blizzard conditions even affecting some of the high—level route. that could affect your travel plans as well. then we pick up on a squally band of rain moving across england and wales through this evening. again we could see localised flooding from that feature and some very strong gusts of wind might wake you up tonight as the weatherfront goes of wind might wake you up tonight as the weather front goes through. temperatures for the most part on a mild side, mild enough start to tomorrow, which is sunday, new year�*s eve, of course. it is a day of sunshine and showers. heavy showers, tichular affecting wales and southwest england where they

will be driven by very strong gusts of wind, gale force gusts working in. temperatures a little lower than those of today so it will feel cooler and fresher, heading into the new year�*s celebrations the low pressure is still with us. it is a case of seeing plenty of showers, longer spells of rain affecting northern ireland, parts of north wales and northwest england as we run up to the midnight hour with these kind of temperatures. heading down into the new year, 2024, we have another area of low pressure set to move on from the southend west. i think for many of us new year�*s day will start off on a bright note. there will be sunshine around, if you heavy showers for northern ireland, north—west of both england and wales are north midlands as well. there will�*s be some rain working into wales and suffers england later in the day and that could cause some further flooding issues given that the weather has been so wet across this part of the world this month. beyond that, the weather pattern stays unsettled. for the most part northern ireland,

england, wales seeing damages close orjust england, wales seeing damages close or just above england, wales seeing damages close orjust above average england, wales seeing damages close or just above average for the england, wales seeing damages close orjust above average for the time of year. in scotland, like we have seen for much of this month, cold here with temperatures running a bit low average and probably some of the rain will turn to know at times across some of the scottish mountains. risk of some disruption today, strong heavy rain, outbreaks of rain for many of us but also the risk of snow over the higher scottish breaches. battir two. thank ou ve scottish breaches. battir two. thank you very much- _ scottish breaches. battir two. thank you very much- we _ scottish breaches. battir two. thank you very much. we will— scottish breaches. battir two. thank you very much. we will see - scottish breaches. battir two. thank you very much. we will see you - you very much. we will see you later. next year will mark the 80th anniversary of one of the key dates of world war ii — the d—day landings in 1944 — and a series of events will take place to honour the remaining veterans. well, one of them, a man called david teacher, has just celebrated his 100th birthday this month at a care home in greater manchester. jayne mccubbin went along to meet him. # happy birthday dear david happy birthday— # happy birthday dear david happy birthday to you.

# happy birthday dear david happy birthday to you-— # happy birthday dear david happy birthday to you. david teacher, one ofthe birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very — birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last _ birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last d-day _ birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last d-day veterans - birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last d-day veterans left| of the very last d—day veterans left in the uk, turns 100. and perhaps he is one of the most modest world war ii veterans. david, take me back to the day. you were there. tbtt ii veterans. david, take me back to the day. you were there.— ii veterans. david, take me back to the day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive _ the day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive because - the day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive because you - the day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive because you did | were apprehensive because you did not know what to expect. and once we were involved in what we had to do with became more or less simple. a doddle. we went through it without too much trouble. maybe because we had a wonderful air force and anything that came with any mile of the beach was shot down. you anything that came with any mile of the beach was shot down.— anything that came with any mile of the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle — the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle that _ the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle that there _ the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle that there were - the beach was shot down. you say itj was a doddle that there were bombs falling at your feet.— falling at your feet. worse than bombs, there _ falling at your feet. worse than bombs, there were _ falling at your feet. worse than - bombs, there were machine-guns. bombs, there were machine—guns. there were men... i say men but there were boys falling at my feet.

the d—day landings were far from a doddle. laying the very foundations for an allied victory.— for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving — for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving a _ for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving a bedford _ for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving a bedford qld, - for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving a bedford qld, 3.5 - for an allied victory. david's d-day was driving a bedford qld, 3.5 tonj was driving a bedford old, 3.5 ton truck of a landing truck into deep water, he did not know if you would get through the water level in the beach and he did not know what would happen on the beach. they were bombs every night and shelled every day. a german aircraft flew so long you could see the face of the pilot and a bomb was dropped at their feet but it did not explode. datid a bomb was dropped at their feet but it did not explode.— it did not explode. david was lucky to live. it did not explode. david was lucky to live- his — it did not explode. david was lucky to live. his best _ it did not explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, _ it did not explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, not - it did not explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, not so. - it did not explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, not so. he| to live. his best friend, not so. he was shot dead on the day of the landings but in front of one of the vans that took david ontojuno beach he was presented with a card from the king. fin he was presented with a card from the kint. , ., ., , he was presented with a card from thekin.. , ., ., , _ the king. on behalf of his ma'esty the king. on behalf of his ma'esty the kint the king. on behalf of his ma'esty the king gives i the king. on behalf of his ma'esty the king gives me i the king. on behalf of his ma'esty the king gives me great h the king. on behalf of his majesty the king gives me great pleasure | the king. on behalf of his majesty i the king gives me great pleasure to present you with your birthday card to celebrate your 100th birthday. thank you and it is very much appreciated. every yearthere thank you and it is very much appreciated. every year there has been _ appreciated. every year there has been something different and something to appreciate. it has been a fantastic— something to appreciate. it has been a fantastic life. ioo

something to appreciate. it has been a fantastic life.— a fantastic life. 100 and not out! absolutely _ a fantastic life. 100 and not out! absolutely extraordinary. - a fantastic life. 100 and not out! absolutely extraordinary. and i a fantastic life. 100 and not out! absolutely extraordinary. and if| a fantastic life. 100 and not out! - absolutely extraordinary. and if you have the time to listen to his stories of the things he experienced during world war ii, absolutely incredible. during world war ii, absolutely incredible-— during world war ii, absolutely incredible. , . , incredible. absolutely incredible. and it is important _ incredible. absolutely incredible. and it is important to _ incredible. absolutely incredible. and it is important to hear - incredible. absolutely incredible. and it is important to hear these | and it is important to hear these stories because?— and it is important to hear these stories because? there are not many ofthe stories because? there are not many of the veterans _ stories because? there are not many of the veterans left _ stories because? there are not many of the veterans left anymore. - stories because? there are not many of the veterans left anymore. but - of the veterans left anymore. but there are some events he cannot bear to talk about. one, driving through a concentration camp months before the end of the war.— the end of the war. would you tell me about that? _ the end of the war. would you tell me about that? no. _ the end of the war. would you tell me about that? no. you - the end of the war. would you tell me about that? no. you would . the end of the war. would you tell. me about that? no. you would rather not? i would me about that? no. you would rather not? iwould rather me about that? no. you would rather not? i would rather not. too horrible. that not? i would rather not. too horrible-— not? i would rather not. too horrible. �* , , , horrible. at his birthday party were his children — horrible. at his birthday party were his children and _ horrible. at his birthday party were his children and grandchildren. - horrible. at his birthday party were his children and grandchildren. the only person missing, his wife, nancy. you were married for 76 years? nancy. you were married for 76 ears? . nancy. you were married for 76 years?- to _ nancy. you were married for 76 years?- to the _ nancy. you were married for 76 years?- to the love - nancy. you were married for 76 years?- to the love of - nancy. you were married for 76 | years?- to the love of your years? yeah. to the love of your life. years? yeah. to the love of your life- how — years? yeah. to the love of your life. how did — years? yeah. to the love of your life. how did you _ years? yeah. to the love of your life. how did you meet - years? yeah. to the love of your life. how did you meet nancy? l years? yeah. to the love of yourl life. how did you meet nancy? at years? yeah. to the love of your. life. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. walking _ life. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. walking up _ life. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. walking up the _ life. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. walking up the steps - life. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. walking up the steps and i l dance. walking up the steps and i looked over and i stopped and i said

that�*s the girl i�*m going to marry. and she said you must be joking! that�*s the girl i�*m going to marry. and she said you must bejoking! i said, no. that is the girl i�*m going to marry. said, no. that is the girl i'm going to mar . �* , ., said, no. that is the girl i'm going to marry._ eventually| said, no. that is the girl i'm going| to marry._ eventually i to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i to marry. and you did. eventually i did- i miss— to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her— to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a _ to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great _ to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great deal. - to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great deal. # - to marry. and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great deal. # he| did. i miss her a great deal. # he had a boogie _ did. i miss her a great deal. # he had a boogie style _ did. i miss her a great deal. # he had a boogie style that _ did. i miss her a great deal. # he had a boogie style that no-one i did. i miss hera great deal. # he had a boogie style that no—one else could _ had a boogie style that no—one else could play — had a boogie style that no—one else could play. it had a boogie style that no-one else could -la. , ,, ., could play. it sounds like you lead a remarkable _ could play. it sounds like you lead a remarkable life. _ could play. it sounds like you lead a remarkable life. i— could play. it sounds like you lead a remarkable life. i enjoyed - could play. it sounds like you lead a remarkable life. i enjoyed every| a remarkable life. i en'oyed every minute of it. * a remarkable life. i en'oyed every minute of it. every _ a remarkable life. i enjoyed every minute of it. every minute - a remarkable life. i enjoyed every minute of it. every minute in - a remarkable life. i enjoyed every minute of it. every minute in my. minute of it. every minute in my life has been out of this world. i�*m not wasting a lot of my time. tbs, life has been out of this world. i'm not wasting a lot of my time. a few useful things? _ not wasting a lot of my time. a few useful things? the _ not wasting a lot of my time. a few useful things? the battle _ not wasting a lot of my time. a few useful things? the battle of - not wasting a lot of my time. a few useful things? the battle of the - useful things? the battle of the bulge, the d—day landings, one of the few remaining veterans who played an integral part in defeating the nazis. happy birthday, david. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. a man who has made excellent use of

his time. always make good use of your time, his time. always make good use of yourtime, he said, neverwaste his time. always make good use of your time, he said, never waste a minute. eh. your time, he said, never waste a minute. �* , , , ., ., , _ minute. a slightly belated happy birthda . minute. a slightly belated happy birthday- it _ minute. a slightly belated happy birthday. it was _ minute. a slightly belated happy birthday. it was yesterday, - minute. a slightly belated happy birthday. it was yesterday, he i minute. a slightly belated happy i birthday. it was yesterday, he was 100 yesterday- — we�*ll be speaking to philippa rawlinson, from the royal british legion, looking ahead to the 80th anniversary of d—day next year — that�*s after nine o�*clock. coming up now to 20 minutes past seven and sports honours come out this time of year. iterate seven and sports honours come out this time of year.— this time of year. we see who got what. this time of year. we see who got what- and — this time of year. we see who got what. and then _ this time of year. we see who got what. and then we _ this time of year. we see who got what. and then we debate - this time of year. we see who got what. and then we debate about. this time of year. we see who got i what. and then we debate about who got what and whether there should be more. we have three lionesses honoured in this round after that incredible some of that they had reaching the world cup final. we have lauren hemp, mary earps and millie bright. however, should they have honoured the whole team? we see the ashes 2005 the whole team got an honour. we saw the rugby union team

in 2003, the england team. but that has not happened with the lionesses. so to the debate and the discussion around that. but they are definitely heading up the new year�*s list. england world cup captain millie bright receives an obe the 30—year—old chelsea defender, recovered from a knee injury suffered in march to skipper the lionesses to the world cup final, having missed the domestic run—in as her club won a fourth successive women�*s super league title. they went oh so close with england. crazy. i am still gobsmacked and i don�*t think it will sink in for a long time. it is an honour that you never ever expect to be given and while you see many people be given an honour, especially in the football game and watching the people around, you never ever think that maybe, it is too big an honour

to ever imagine. several of bright�*s england team—mates also receive awards. goalkeeper mary earps, who was recently voted sports personality of the year, becomes an mbe, as does forward lauren hemp. former england cricketer stuart broad receives an cbe. broad bowed out of the sport in spectacular style taking the final wicket of the fifth ashes test to give england a memorable victory. the thrilling series finished at two all, meaning the aussies retained the ashes. for me playing a hobby for a living i have loved it and try to improve every day so to get an award that comes through playing cricket and doing something i love his very special and you get those awards for, hopefully, giving people a bit ofjoy and inspiring them to play the sport that you love and put a smile on people�*s face. to matters today and only one place to start —

up in scotland, as old firm rivals celtic and rangers come head to head in the scottish premiership. celtic have a five point lead at the top — but rangers have two games in hand. it�*ll be the first time rangers manager phillipe clement has experienced an old firm atmosphere — but he�*s not getting caught up in the occasion — even if they win. i know it is about three points and, of course, it is a boost at that moment. but then two days later you need to confirm that boost and in the past i have seen well enough in my team or in other teams that people get an incredible boost with an incredible performance in three days later they no longer perform because they were thinking about the boost and then you lose. it is about three points. meanwhile in england, there are six games in the premier league today — one of which sees defending champions manchester city take on sheffield united who sit bottom of the table. despite their lowly position, city manager pep guardiola insists his side will not be complacent and knows every team can beat any one else on their day.

maybe in the previous seasons it happened but the teams are struggling to have the results comfortably. that is how it is. be patient. do not give up, never ever. keep going and game by game. manchester united are in action in the late kick off — when they face nottingham forest at 5.30. they�*ll be looking to build on their dramatic 3—2 win againt aston villa on boxing day — after the announcement of new investment from sirjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group was confirmed. manager erik ten haag says the deal is good news — but his team must always focus on matters on the pitch — not off it. we always want to win. and it does not matter. we are appointed here to

win so in this area we need a winning culture, no matter who is in the lead, no matter who is the owner. of course, owners can inspire you. luke littler�*s dream run at the pdc world darts championship continues later. the 16—year—old will take on one of the greats of the sport — raymond van barneveld. the dutch five—time champion beat welshman jim williams by four sets to one yesterday to make it to the last 16. english teenager littler is the youngest player to win a match in the competition. big upset at ally pally last night. world champion michael smith was sent packing by fellow englishman chris dobey in a last 16 match. smith was trounced 4—0 as dobey cruised into the quarter—finals michael van gerwen was the first player through to the quarter—finals as he bids for a fourth title. he thrashed england�*s stephen bunting by four sets to nil. the in—form dutchman

is yet to drop a set. getting to the business end of that as it continues today. you might not know him by name, but you will definitely have heard his work. the lyricist don black is responsible for everything from bond themes to hit musicals, and he�*s been given an cbe in the new year�*s honours list. it�*s the latest in a long line of awards for don — he�*s already won an oscar, a golden globe, and two tony awards. let�*s take a listen to some of his work. # born free # as free as the wind blows. # as free as the grass grows # born free to follow your heart. at?

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thank you so much. good morning. what does — thank you so much. good morning. what does a _ thank you so much. good morning. what does a cbe _ thank you so much. good morning. what does a cbe mean _ thank you so much. good morning. what does a cbe mean to _ thank you so much. good morning. what does a cbe mean to you? i thank you so much. good morning. l what does a cbe mean to you? when thank you so much. good morning. i what does a cbe mean to you? when we were giving our audience a flavour of your work, you have had an oscar, tony, and nde and now an obe and now a cbe. what does this mean to you? it means that i got my obe 25 years ago and it has taken 25 years to move up. it takes a long time to get upgraded. but it is a thrill, nevertheless. it is a great honour because i have only been doing what i love doing all my life, writing lyrics. it is nice to know that people are recognising me for that. people are listening to the words. also, the upgrade, as you call it, is recognition that you still have so much passion for what you do and thatis so much passion for what you do and that is reflected because you are still doing it so well? i do that is reflected because you are still doing it so well?— still doing it so well? i do have assion still doing it so well? i do have passion for _ still doing it so well? i do have passion for it. _ still doing it so well? i do have passion for it. i _ still doing it so well? i do have passion for it. i don't - still doing it so well? i do have passion for it. i don't think- still doing it so well? i do have i passion for it. i don't think anyone passion for it. i don�*t think anyone loves writing as much as i do. i

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comes together. easy, but, boy, the 'oy when it comes totether. ~ , ., ., comes together. when you write and, ou know, comes together. when you write and, you know. you — comes together. when you write and, you know. you are — comes together. when you write and, you know, you are knocking _ comes together. when you write and, you know, you are knocking around i you know, you are knocking around ideas with someone like barbara streisand or michaeljackson or someone equally as brilliant in the music industry, how open are you to your original lyrics kind of being tampered with orfiddled your original lyrics kind of being tampered with or fiddled with? how does that process work and have you changed me give you change your attitude to collaboration over the years? attitude to collaboration over the ears? �* , . , attitude to collaboration over the ears? h ., , , ., years? it's a very good question. i su ose years? it's a very good question. i suppose i've _ years? it's a very good question. i suppose i've got _ years? it's a very good question. i suppose i've got more _ years? it's a very good question. i suppose i've got more confident i years? it's a very good question. i | suppose i've got more confident in suppose i�*ve got more confident in saying no when my collaborator wants to change a line. but usually it�*s such a lovely cordial thing to spend a day. they are all friends. they don�*t think they have ever had an argument with a collaborator and there have been a couple of hundred of them. so, you know, you have a difference of opinion, but it is a joy- difference of opinion, but it is a joy. you are on the same side. flan difference of opinion, but it is a joy. you are on the same side. can i ask ou joy. you are on the same side. can i ask you one — joy. you are on the same side. can i ask you one last _ joy. you are on the same side. can i ask you one last thing, _ joy. you are on the same side. can i ask you one last thing, you - joy. you are on the same side. can i ask you one last thing, you still get a after all these years, you are

driving in your car, the radio is on, one of your songs comes on. you still get a buzz out of that? yes. still get a buzz out of that? yes, be ond, still get a buzz out of that? yes, beyond, beyond. _ still get a buzz out of that? yes, beyond, beyond. it's— still get a buzz out of that? yes, beyond, beyond. it's a _ still get a buzz out of that? ia: beyond, beyond. it's a fabulous beyond, beyond. it�*s a fabulous feeling when you are driving along anywhere or in a lyft, in an airport is good, in an airport and suddenly you hear love changes everything. there is an inner glow. it is nice to know it works.— there is an inner glow. it is nice to know it works. your upgrade is well-deserved. _ to know it works. your upgrade is well-deserved. congratulations. l to know it works. your upgrade is i well-deserved. congratulations. you well—deserved. congratulations. you so much for taking the time to talk to us this morning on backfist. it has been an honour. i'll look at you has been an honour. i�*ll look at you every day, i am not looking at you now, but still.— now, but still. you can watch it back and _ now, but still. you can watch it back and we — now, but still. you can watch it back and we can _ now, but still. you can watch it back and we can look _ now, but still. you can watch it back and we can look at i now, but still. you can watch it back and we can look at you. . now, but still. you can watch it | back and we can look at you. we now, but still. you can watch it i back and we can look at you. we will watch your back. take care, happy new year. bi]! watch your back. take care, happy new year. �* , , watch your back. take care, happy new year._ take i watch your back. take care, happy new year._ take care. j new year. all the best. take care. thank you- _ new year. all the best. take care. thank you. isn't _ new year. all the best. take care. thank you. isn't that _ new year. all the best. take care. thank you. isn't that lovely. i thank you. isn't that lovely. someone still ongoing just getting

delight out of it. it’s someone still ongoing 'ust getting delight out of it._ delight out of it. it's a buzz from it all. we'll be back with the headlines at eight o'clock, but first we'll focus on two people who were named in the new year's honours list — the former rugby league players kevin sinfield and rob burrow. they both received cbes for the work they've done raising awareness of motor neurone disease, which included kevin's gruelling running challenges. breakfast�*sjohn maguire was with him all the way. he had run further before and longer before. but for this, kevin sinfield's fourth marathon challenge, he was going out on the road to not just run but to tour around the uk and ireland. we will give it our best shot and hopefully we will see you. his former leeds rhinos teammate, rob burrow, diagnosed four years ago with motor neurone disease was, once again, kev�*s inspiration. what he is prepared to do for the mnd community is appreciated by thousands of people around

the country and across the world. i hope he knows i will do the same for him. doing these challenges continues to raise awareness and people who get diagnosed today and in the future and gives people hope, that is what it is about. it is about awareness and doing it across great britain in different cities is a great way to bring that awareness. cheering the objective was seven ultramarathons in seven cities in seven days, reflecting rob's shirt number. he was supported by a hand—picked team of friends and sports —— from the raynaud's home ground of

headingly they set off for york. he was supported by a hand—picked team of friends and sports professionals who had all taken a week off work to help him. the first half marathon we have done in a while, so around five minutes a kilometre, so pretty quick. was that predicted? kev will do the speed that he wants and we do not really guide him on that. we just support him. you don't worry about him running too fast? he will manage it. he is eating and drinking fine and following the plan so we are happy so far. each day their target is underfour hours. york racecourse, shrouded in fog, was the first venue for the daily extra mile on top of the marathon distance, where people affected by mnd would be invited to try to keep up with kev. not run that far for a few years. so it is good. the legs are good. it is for a great cause and...

i lost my life last year. the fact that rob has been able to go so far and with him it is inspirational, it is fantastic. the fundraising he has done is immense. my wife was diagnosed seven years ago and died five years ago at the age of a5, and he has been running with us today, came out from school to do this and it is amazing to see. there are so many people out there, i cannot believe. that was gorgeous. it was so much fun. what a lovely thing to be part of. and everybody is laughing. it is infectious. just a beautiful day. as with the challenge last year, the reception in york was incredible. just what the runners needed as they talked after day one. york has been a special place for us.

we know you love rugby like we do. cheering. with the december temperatures dropping below freezing, the team prepared to run in cardiff. at the start line, kevin was met by the former rugby player ed slater who was diagnosed with mnd 18 months ago. what he and the team are doing is remarkable. and sitting here in the freezing cold, i don't know how they do it. limbs sore from almost four hours of running the day before were coaxed into action, ready to go again. cold and tired from yesterday but the reception we are getting from cardiff is incredible. it is amazing and keeps you going. kevin mentioned it on the first night. the outpouring of emotion and goodwill is something to behold. it is incredible.

the extra mile provided extra smiles and a chance for people to show their gratitude. how was that for you? amazing. i had the invitation a week ago and unbelievable. and right along kevin at one point. he is quick. fantastic. i have a friend who lives with mnd in south wales so this was for him to. i had a lot of dark days but to see what these guys do when they are positive about it, it is inspirational. well done, fellows!

rarely, if ever has an englishman been cheered down westgate street. welcome back to cardiff. how was your day? that was beautiful- — the support has been... we are blown away because you are never sure. we have seen parts of cardiff and i think we all agree it is nice. i mean that with great respect, like, some really nice people. a quick stretch and through the smoke, kevin and the team emerged onto the pitch at cardiff arms park to be congratulated by another rugby great, sir gareth edwards. thank you very much for your support.

it is a wonderful city you guys have got and we know that the rugby community care about people and people in the mnd community really need you. what we have seen today's unbelievable support and it has been an absolute honour to be in cardiff. sunday — it must be birmingham and with snow on the ground the extra mile took place at the alexander stadium, home to the commonwealth games and well used to celebrating heroics. cheering lynn pritchatt lost her husband to the disease six years ago.

ever since she has devoted herself to making a difference. it is a very different world now six years on. there is a lot more awareness, a lot more support. it is amazing. for families who, sadly, will have a devastating diagnoses, to see kevin other members of the community is phenomenal. for people living difficult lives with an uncertain future this was a morning to celebrate life. i do everything i can to raise awareness. the more people who know about motor neurone, the more awareness that people will have, the more money will be raised and the closer we will get to finding a cure. so that is my goal at the moment, to raise awareness which is why i wear bright things to get people talking and then i will tell them about mnd. i have motor neurone as well and my family are here to support me today.

and how are things generally? difficult as they are with this disease and that is what we hope to do, to spread some awareness. at this stage, spirits were high. here are the cyclists now. martin, daryland phil, tell us what is yourjob? safety, morale? just keeping pacesetting, keeping things going? everything. keeping everyone going, keeping people smiling and on track. keeping the lads fed and watered. we have drinks on our bikes and we bring the good times and cheer along the way. there are some lonely parts when obi is out _ there are some lonely parts when obi is out when— there are some lonely parts when obi is out. when they come out they give us a push _ is out. when they come out they give us a push it— is out. when they come out they give us a push. it is amazing. the number of people who put money in the bucket and collect themselves is amazing. that is what keeps us going as well. there is a bit of banter isn't there? between the whole team. yes. we try to take their mind off the running and laugh and joke.

us three are responsible for navigating as well. we get in trouble if we take a few wrong turns here and there but we get them back on track. the extra extra mile. kevin is not happy. with the wet, the wind and the miles taking their toll, this was proving to be a difficult day and, easily, the toughest so far. the weather outside was frightful but the warmth of the welcome to birmingham city centre was delightful. it was a tough day. a lot of hills, wet cold and miserable but the people we saw on the route have been brilliant. people are christmas shopping and it is chucking it down and they are coming here. they are coming here for us and the mnd community.

coming to show how much they care. and it is brilliant. the big difference this year, after running three ultramarathon is in three days more than 80 miles in total, he now had a 6—hour drive north to edinburgh. singing an impromptu rendition of flower of scotland in the park and ride made for an incongruous start to the fourth day. but there was no doubt that kev was back in the land. shortly before his death with mnd body we had set the team from edinburgh to gain mastery�*s challenge — the big man would loom large all day.

we have always about 25 years in the last three days. but the trip up, it is good to be in better —— be in edinburgh. it is a great place for us. go, kev! cheering and applause sorry. you had a few huge influence on rob and the whole family. he has had a huge influence on the whole mnd community so it's an honour to be in edinburgh today to represent him and cathy and the boys and we will give it our best shot and it's great to be greeted by a good old scottish brother. come on, kevin! by now, the weather was making itself felt and heard as driving rain and howling winds made life very difficult for the runners and riders.

edinburgh is rarely anything less than beautiful but these conditions are not a good look. cheering and applause and at the extra mile there was an emotional reunion with cathy, doddie�*s widow. oh, my god, you're amazing! you're amazing. we have high days and dry days and days like this, they are amazing. it keeps everybody going and reminds us what we are all here for. kev is an amazing man but yeah, no, we are all good and sort

of keeping going. we have a lot of things to get going for so we are fine. mnd is a terrible disease, you know? god, it takes, for doddie, a big strong man, down to a very poor, weak man and doing things like this and getting the support of all of the people around us reminds us what we are here for. you know, it really does mean a lot to us, what kev's doing is phenomenal and taking on from doddie's legacy obviously a little golden nugget and it means an awful lot to us and you see the tartan, it's really special. everybody is still supporting the cause which one year. after his death is quite wonderful. people have tried to find i the cure and i digging deep and the communities of all sorts of all directions are making - such an impact. it's wonderful. day four marked halfway. the end mayjust about he in sight

but it's still such a long way off. yeah, it was tough, as you'd expect. we wanted the weather to be bad throughout all of this. i think people need to see us fight and struggle enough to dig deeper because i think it makes a difference to your awareness and i think people like to see people suffering as well, don't they, when they are in sporting challenges as well? i think the big man upstairs, big doddie would have sent the weather for us today and had a big grin at his face of what he sent to us so we saw the best of edinburgh today. made it very, very tough, there were times when like we didn't feel we were moving far, even at the start on the bridge. it was pretty tough. beautiful scenery, by the way. but we got blasted.

we are all ready for a hot bath now. but the support. when the rain is coming down like that and it's windy, you don't expect to see anybody but we were in little villages just outside of edinburgh and the people there were supporting in all of the doddie memorabilia. the next leg would push their bodies even further, travelling to dublin, would mean sitting around at the airport, the flight and very little sleep before running again. if these muscles could talk, they would be screaming but help is at hand. obviously he is pushing himself to the extreme every single day so your body's natural reaction is to tighten, so if the muscles tighten the range of motion can reduce so it affects how he runs the next day so it's about keeping everything in working order and keep the range of motion so that the next day his muscles can be ready.

kev met an irish tv journalist diagnosed with mnd in 2021 and who has raised more than £3 million in the hope that his diagnosis will one day be consigned to history. you're an absolute inspiration. i have cried every day watching you on the bbc, running marathon aftermath on to create awareness and funds are mnd, all in the name of your best friend rob burrow. the money you have raised is fantastic. these are very lucky man to have such friends like you. i saw the picture of you carrying rob over the finish line of one of your marathons. what iconic image. my mother must always extend the hand of friendship and today we are all here extending the hand of friendship. charlie is the most determined man you never meet. he is still bossy as hell, he can still bother me around. we are here in the car park but he is a determined man and so courageous and we absolutely love him and yeah i'm looking forward to him telling me everything when he comes home this evening. a guard of honour from the guardian

met kevin, today running solo, was escorted through every traffic junction. no rest for the committed. i will do an extra mile. a couple more days. cheering and applause we move on to brighton tonight but we will never forget, will we? we will keep fighting mnd. thanks for making such beautiful friends here too. thanks, charlie. dublin done, it was back to britain and on to brighton. day six had a festive feel as they left brighton popping

day six had a festive feel as they left brighton's home ground but the penultimate day is a dangerous beast as there is still so far to run, it's not over yet. far from it. this was no day out at the seaside. the weather had improved, the views were stunning but kev was head down and slogging on. it's amazing. because you feel so lonely but when you see all the people around, it really makes you feel a big community. it really does. so i'm luckier than most. but it's just awful. this takes everything from you. sorry. but days like this make it a bit better. so, yeah, it's been lovely. being a part of it, really.

my mum was diagnosed with mnd probably 3.5 years ago and she died injanuary and the mnd community have been a great support, had lots of help at home and yeah, it'sjust nice to be part of the fundraising to try to raise the profile so that more people give more money. well done! they were here to pay tribute to a much—loved teacher at brighton college, pete ballinger died with mnd last year. there are scholarships and a science block in his name. so, as the school turned out to form a guard of honour, they cheered notjust for kev but also for their former teacher. go, team cabin! the england rugby player marcus smith was a pupil here and came to add his support. ever since i met kev, everything he's done some of the field, it's been massively inspirational to me personally and obviously i went to school here and i know how much of a heart beat mr ballinger was and i'm very

privileged to meet rob burrow, absolute legend of a player, and he's a legend of a bloke as and to be able to see the impact that kev is doing and how much it means to him, massive inspiration for me and i know it will be an inspiration for the school as well and i know the school would be very touched by this. this had been yet another brutal day. the welcome was made even more special by a message from one of his favourite bands. hi, this is chris from coldplay. saying hi to everybody singing at brighton college and to kevin, who i'm told is running to help people with mnd. and final day, final trip on the leeds rhinos coach with pete the driver at the wheel of the burrow bus as they travelled to london.

cheering and applause at long, long last, the final day arrived. leaving the twickenham rugby stadium where kev's dayjob is the england defence coach felt like yet another groundhog day but with no repeat tomorrow. he wasjoined, among others, by two world cup winners. i lost my stepmum and my dad's wife in 2010 and for us, it was the worst google of all time. i had never heard of motor neuron disease and so the research i could sort of find was devastating. we met so many incredible people that had been diagnosed with motor neuron disease but also families that were going through the same thing as a so at the moment when you get that diagnosis, it is a death sentence but the work that people like kevin sinfield are doing, doddie weir did, it's going to get us to a place

where we can find a cure. you set off and you are not running. you are not a runner. and you think do you know what? i could do the whole lot. how long did that feeling last for? ? about 3.5 hours. it just makes me itjust makes me admire the it 'ust makes me admire the human itjust makes me admire the human bein- more than i did. and for the final time, those affected by mnd were here to take part. the first time we've been involved in any of this. been brilliant. i can't talk much. i lose my voice. brilliant. loved it. but before i lose my voice. really good. it makes you feel like you are doing something, doesn't it? that you are actually able to jump in and do something to help raise awareness and much, much needed funds. well done, kev. from the green space

and fresh air into the city, this was sinfield monopoly as he ticked off the landmarks. running across tower bridge, dodging the traffic and the tourist, the extreme exertion was taking its toll. this was his 50th marathon and, remember, his seventh just this week. this was your first marathon and this is your 50th. are you bored of running yet? yes. there is so much love _ and encouragement up there for him, i would not be surprised if they opened the gates to buckingham palace _ so he could put his feet up. finally, the tarmac turned red as they ran onto the mall with buckingham palace ahead, crowning glory for the king of endurance challenges.

cheering and applause the awareness we've generated this week has been enormous again and in rob's name, fundraising is so important. we tried to push this morning, how important the money is because that is the thing that will shift the dial for us, that's the thing that will get the cure. it's also the thing that will make sure that families are looked after properly. if there's one thing you leave with from our team, it's that have a great christmas but spare a thought for those who are a bit less fortunate than us and if you can help, you can pick up the phone, please do it. thank you. cheering and applause from yorkshire to wales, scotland, over to ireland and back, all in some atrocious december weather, this year had proved to be incredibly demanding. you would forgive him if he wondered

why he puts his body through this. but the thousands he met along the way are in no doubt he is making a real and vital difference to those living with motor neuron disease. two, one, let's go. get right back to the start, we went for a run for a mate with the mates and that's what this is still, even though it's growing and it's become much bigger than that in its simplest form, that's what this will always be and the minute it stops being fun we will find something else to do. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the new year honours list is released — authorjilly cooper becomes a dame

and glastonbury festival founder michael eavis is made a knight. nine—year—old fundraiser tony hudgell becomes the youngest person ever to feature in the honours list. among those honoured for sporting achievements — england lionesses captain millie bright recieves an obe, with mbe�*s for team—mates mary earps and lauren hemp. there's also controversy over liz truss's resignation honours list — after her 49 days as prime minister. travel difficulties ahead of new year — with cancellations across the rail network and problems on eurostar services. we are looking at a dry and bright start to the day across the north and east. however, it is a diet that will turn increasingly unsettled with outbreaks of rain spreading into many areas of the uk. it becomes very windy with strong gusts

later on. some of the rate will turn into snow over the scottish hills, which could affect travel plans later on. and, how a close—up look at the fjords, mountains and wildlife of scandinavia has been made into a striking new tv series. it's saturday, december 30. the new year's honours list has been published, with authorjilly cooper, glastonbury festival founder michael eavis, and england lionesses�* captain millie bright all in line for new titles. they're notjust for famous faces — the majority of honours have been given to people who are not in the public eye. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports. her books have sold in their millions now. jilly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. can't quite believe it. so lovely. i mean, when they told me i got little and i thought,

god, this can't be me. but it was lovely, i was thrilled to bits. michael eavis has been welcoming festival goers 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. and justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, is knighted for his role in the coronation. 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, and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes.

in the entertainment world, tony blackburn says it's unexpected and humbling to be made an obe for services to broadcasting and charity. fellow dj steve wright becomes an mbe, as does bake off star paul hollywood for services to broadcasting and baking. most honours go to people not in the public eye. rizwanjavid has saved 29 lives on rail platforms, approaching and talking to people who were showing signs 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.

we'll have more on this throughout the morning. we'll be speaking to recipients of the awards, including the youngest person ever on record to feature in the new year honours — that's nine—year—old tony hudgell, who's been recognised for his efforts in preventing child abuse. that's at 8.30. but, next, there's been another honours list has that has not been so warmly received. the list we're talking about is from the former prime minister, liz truss. it's her "resignation honours", granted to her by rishi sunak. she served just 49 days as prime minister, but still is entitled to hand out her own awards. we're joined by our political correspondent shelley phelps. this is tradition of course, but traditionally prime ministers have a little longer in office.— little longer in office. before this list was even _

little longer in office. before this list was even published - little longer in office. before this list was even published was - little longer in office. before this i list was even published was already a source of controversy. labour and liberal democrats calling on rishi sunak to block it from ever being published. there are 11 awards in there, including the creation of three new life peers, that because people like matthew elliott, the former chief executive of the doubt leave campaign. john monaghan, a conservative downer and businessman. rich porter, a no 10 staff are working alongside liz truss. liz truss has faced accusations of cronyism over this list, but she says at least people are all champions of conservative values and they have been suitably honoured. there have been questions raised for downing street about the timing of this list with critics saying it had been slipped out with the other new years honours list you were just talking about a moment ago. but downing street insisting that is not

the case, that this has come out at this time to try to distract attention from men. a downing street source also making the point that it is convention, all prime ministers have the chance to make a resignation list. they say it is also convention that prime ministers don't block other people's peerages. but i think as we step into the new year, everybody is thinking of a fresh start, but for rishi sunak in a somewhat of an unhelpful help throwback from a treaty that he has been trying to move on from. —— from a predecessor. an emergency meeting of the un security council has overwhelmingly condemned russia's aerial assault on ukraine yesterday. many countries said hitting civilian infrastructure had violated the international rules of war. more than 30 people were killed and 160 injured in the missile strikes. three men who died after their 4x4 vehicle was swept away in bad weather in north yorkshire have been named by police.

they were scott thomas daddy, from hull, kenneth hibbins, from york, and leslie forbes, who was from east yorkshire. the men were trying to cross the river esk near glaisdale. the government says all england's storm overflows — which carry raw sewage into rivers and seas — now have a monitor fitted to alert water companies when they are in use. there are nearly 15,000 overflows in england, and they can be used legally during periods of heavy rain. last year the spillages continued for nearly 2 million hours. south africa has asked the international court ofjustice in the hague to declare that israel is carrying out "genocidal acts" in gaza. the israeli government has reacted furiously, calling south africa's case a despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court. an estimated 150,000 palestinians are being forced to flee parts of central gaza, as israeli forces advance in the terrority.

0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this report from jerusalem. 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's a devastating situation.

people are sleeping on the streets. in rafah, now gaza's most densely populated city, according to the un, there's no let—up 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.

a 29—year—old e—scooter rider has been charged after being stopped by police on a motorway. it happened on the m5 in somerset in the early hours of yesterday morning. the man was charged with driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, and driving without insurance. brazil's famous christ the redeemer statue has been given a temporary makeover. the enormous icon which towers over rio dejaneiro wore a number 10 brazilfootball shirt last night to mark the anniversary of the death of the legendary player, pele. we were all looking at that this morning thinking how they got the shirt onto the statue. it is a light

shirt onto the statue. it is a light shirt apparently. that's how they have achieved that look. that is rio. in my head, i'm thinking rio is probably lovely and sunny and warm. compare and contrast. they can get some showers around this time of year. 27 degrees over there. if you are planning some journeys later on today, the weather could bring some disruption in the form of heavy winds, rain and it's now over some of the higher scottish roots. low pressure is spreading cloud and outbreaks of rain. ahead of the cold front, western areas will get some very strong gusts of winds, and the rain it really intense. a cold stuck to the day in scotland, some sunshine, icy patches in the far north. rain moves in and we will see

some of its turn to snow across the southern uplands and then the north of the central belt as well. quite a malady for most, but the winds get blustery, the rain gets intense, and at least now comes down later on this afternoon. roots like the a9 at risk once again. a band of squally rain pushes eastwards. as soon as the front goes through, winds will drop very quickly. you will notice that change for sure. tomorrow is an unsettled day, low pressure with us bringing widespread showers, some heavy with hail and thunder, some longer spells of rain for northern ireland, north—west england, the phase and the north—west midlands as well. temperatures coming down a few

degrees. running up to midnight celebrations as we approach new year's day, we are looking at plenty of heavy downpours around, particularly across northern ireland, north—west england and north wales once again. but not desperately cold around the midnight hour. we are looking at another area of low pressure developing and moving in from the south—west on monday. a few showers to start with, some could be quite heavy, otherwise some could be quite heavy, otherwise some sunshine. rain moving on from the south—west. much wetter conditions than we often see this month, that extra rain could bring extra flooding concerns. rain at times probably storms up the best of the weather. temperatures are a little above average in england. in

scotland, temperatures generally a bit below average and some of the rain might turn into snow over hills. check conditions today before heading out on a journey. a man has been charged with the murder of 46—year—old father—of—two chris marriott, who died after being hit by a car whilst trying to help an unconscious woman in sheffield. a 32—year—old woman also remains in hospital in a serious condition following the incident according to south yorkshire police. 0ur reporter, oli constable, is at the scene. 0li, what's the latest? you can see some you can see some of you can see some of the tributes that have been left here at this scene. it is where a woman was found injured in the road. that good

samaritan, father of two chris marriott, who was walking past, came to her aid to try and help her. this was after a period of violence that happened here on the streets. as chris came over to help, he was struck by a vehicle and died here in the road. his family said he devoted much of his life to helping others. he was a wonderful dad, brother, uncle and friend to many. a man that will go to help rather than to turn away. a man has been charged over night in connection with this incident. the 23—year—old, from sheffield, has been charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder. he is due at sheffield magistrates�* court today. the women who chris tried to help remains in hospital in a life—threatening condition. police continue to appeal for witnesses.

we�*re nowjoined by heather keates, a former colleague of chris marriott. we are mindful, obviously, for his family and for his friends and the people that he worked with. there will be a lot of shock at the moment. if you would, just tell us a little bit of the man that you knew. chris was a lovely, kind, gentle man, who was incredibly patient. he was head of it, i think anything to do with it you have to be patient. he was also a family man, he loved talking about his boys. it is a real shock, it is tragic, really. the icture shock, it is tragic, really. the picture emerging _ shock, it is tragic, really. the picture emerging for those of us who didn�*t know him as one of those people who would always do things for others. we are seeing a picture in other places, he was just one of those kind of people. i

in other places, he was 'ust one of those kind of people._ those kind of people. i think community _ those kind of people. i think community was _ those kind of people. i think community was at _ those kind of people. i think community was at the - those kind of people. i think community was at the heart| those kind of people. i think l community was at the heart of those kind of people. i think - community was at the heart of who he was. if he saw an opportunity to help, he would want to take that opportunity. he was prepared to get his hands dirty. i think it was so compassionate and driven by making things better, giving people hope. and that is just part and parcel of his dna, he would never turn his back on anybody, and so if you needed help chris is the person that would actually be there prepared to put in the hard graft and go and help. i put in the hard graft and go and hel. ~' ., put in the hard graft and go and hel. ~ ., ., , put in the hard graft and go and hel. ~ ., .,, ., ., help. i know he was involved in a number of _ help. i know he was involved in a number of charities. _ help. i know he was involved in a number of charities. what - help. i know he was involved in a number of charities. what do - help. i know he was involved in a j number of charities. what do you know about that? i number of charities. what do you know about that?— number of charities. what do you know about that? i first knew chris when he was _ know about that? i first knew chris when he was running _ know about that? i first knew chris when he was running one - know about that? i first knew chris when he was running one of- know about that? i first knew chris when he was running one of our. know about that? i first knew chris l when he was running one of our debt advice centres in sheffield, helping people who had financial issues be able to put their lives back together. i know he was working at the local food bank. together. i know he was working at the localfood bank. obviously, he was managing the id for our charity.

i think it was heavenly involve of the church as well. i guess he was a man who looked out and saw if he could help and make a difference, then that is actually what she would go and do. then that is actually what she would . and do. , ., .y then that is actually what she would aoanddo. , ., _ , then that is actually what she would aoanddo. , ., .y go and do. obviously there is a leual go and do. obviously there is a legal process — go and do. obviously there is a legal process now _ go and do. obviously there is a legal process now under - go and do. obviously there is a legal process now under way, i go and do. obviously there is a i legal process now under way, but what has clearly emerged already is that in the situation, once again, he was stepping in to help someone. yes, he had seen somebody that needed help and he went with this woman�*s aid, and tragically he has died because he was prepared to go and help. i died because he was prepared to go and hel. ~ ., ., , .,, and help. i know that people look onl our and help. i know that people look only our concern _ and help. i know that people look only our concern obviously - and help. i know that people look only our concern obviously for - and help. i know that people look only our concern obviously for his j only our concern obviously for his family and what lies ahead for them, and they are making efforts to try and they are making efforts to try and make some arrangements for them?

yes, we have set up a funding page to ensure that his widow and young boys can be properly looked after. i guess because chris had helped and was an active part of his community, we are asking the community that he lived and worked into actually now help and support his wife and family. help and support his wife and famil . ~ help and support his wife and famil.. help and support his wife and famil. , family. we appreciate your time this mornin: , family. we appreciate your time this morning. thank— family. we appreciate your time this morning, thank you _ family. we appreciate your time this morning, thank you very _ family. we appreciate your time this morning, thank you very much. - it�*s another weekend of travel disruption for rail passengers across the uk because of staff shortages. northern rail says no services will run on six lines tomorrow because of staffing issues, and other routes will finish earlier than usual, at around lipm. london northwestern railway has warned passengers it�*s anticipating disruption to services tomorrow because of the recent storm damage and high rates of staff sickness. and chiltern railways, which runs between london marylebone and the west midlands, said staff shortages mean journeys

could be cancelled at short notice and is urging passengers to check before travelling. we�*re also hearing that all eurostar and southeastern trains going from london st pancras international this morning have been cancelled due to flooding. simon calder — travel correspondent for the independent — is at the station. simon, what�*s happening there? not much at all. just over to my left there should be eurostar trains running throughout the channel tunnel, dozens of them each way between here and paris and amsterdam and brussels. so far today nothing has moved in or out because the uk�*s only high—speed line which runs from

here to the channel tunnel is actually flooded in the eternal part which goes beneath the river thames. network rail staff have been there since about 4am. they said no trains would be running initially, and that also applies to the south—east and high—speed trains which run from here to dover and canterbury. the problem is that the eurostar trains were very heavily booked. we have had roughly two dozen cancelled so far. in between 15000 and 20,000 passengers just far. in between 15000 and 20,000 passengersjust found far. in between 15000 and 20,000 passengers just found out that they are not travelling today. they have been told they might get onto some services tomorrow if everything is “p services tomorrow if everything is up and running. it hasjust been very terrible here. i�*ve been talking to people in tears because their trip to disney have been cancelled. other people have been

catching the bus to paris, which will take them all day. and it some people just getting in at the car and driving to dover and who think they can find a ferry. pretty miserable here. one more impact on the saint pancreas, the times that line from brighton to gatwick to luton and bedford through central london have dozens of cancellations, and they are warning there will be no service on new year�*s night. of course, that would be for revellers wanting to head home or people wanting to head home or people wanting to head home or people wanting to get early to gatwick or luton airport on new year�*s day. what are people supposed to do? if you have eurostar booked later today or maybe tomorrow, obviously check, but you are going to have reservations, hotel reservations. suddenly everything starts to

unravel quite quickly, hence the emotion you are talking about. yes. emotion you are talking about. yes, ve much emotion you are talking about. yes, very much s0- _ emotion you are talking about. yes, very much s0- in _ emotion you are talking about. yes, very much so. in terms _ emotion you are talking about. yes, very much so. in terms of— emotion you are talking about. 13:3 very much so. in terms of hotels, i was speaking to loads of people out in paris, brussels, amsterdam. they say they have called the hotel and they are not getting their money back. that is an issue probably for travel insurance. for people who are here, many of the hundreds, thousands of people here, are actually people trying to get home to france, belgium, the netherlands. they hopefully will be able to get a hotel room somewhere in london paid for hopefully by eurostar, and hopefully be able to travel tomorrow. but at the moment it is a really bleak picture for anybody trying to use this all—important link through the channel tunnel. no sign yet of when things might be better, or indeed they will be able

to do as they did before christmas when the channel tunnel was briefly closed and actually put on extra services. �* ., ., ~' closed and actually put on extra services. �* ., ., ~ ., closed and actually put on extra services. �* ., ., ., , services. i'm looking at the various routes that — services. i'm looking at the various routes that has _ services. i'm looking at the various routes that has been _ services. i'm looking at the various routes that has been disrupted - services. i'm looking at the various routes that has been disrupted in l routes that has been disrupted in the north of the uk as well. they trains between morecambe and lancaster, clitheroe and bolton. mark west saying it is anticipating crowding. northern train simply saying down travel. a lot of this is down to staff shortages as well. can you explain, because there are general staff shortages too? it is you explain, because there are general staff shortages too? it is a complicated _ general staff shortages too? it is a complicated picture _ general staff shortages too? it is a complicated picture of. _ general staff shortages too? it is a complicated picture of. of - general staff shortages too? it is a complicated picture of. of course, | complicated picture of. of course, there is a great deal of covid and flew around, a lot of people are simply not well enough to work. but also on the railways, there is some really interesting working arrangements. for example, if you

work for northern trains and you are employed on the west side of the pennines, the lancaster side, then sunday is not part of your normal working week. services are basically run on an overtime basis. if you happen to work on the east side of the pennines, in yorkshire, then sunday as part of your normal working week. but because tomorrow is sunday, new year�*s eve, a lot of people would rather spend time with the family. that is why we have been told on the six lies, including some links from manchester to chester, there will be no trains and all the tomorrow. others will be winding down from four o�*clock in the afternoon, which will not be much help for people wishing to see in the new year. help for people wishing to see in the new year-— help for people wishing to see in the new ear. ., ~ , ., ., , ., the new year. thank you for updating us, the new year. thank you for updating us. simon- — the new year. thank you for updating us. simon- if— the new year. thank you for updating us, simon. if you _ the new year. thank you for updating us, simon. if you are _ the new year. thank you for updating us, simon. if you are travelling - us, simon. if you are travelling today, all the best with your travels. at home, do what simon

says, check stuff. an entrepreneur in london has come up with a novel way to help people achieve their dreams. simon squibb has set up a five—storey stairwell in twickenham, with a doorbell camera, for people to communicate their business pitch to him. and if he likes it, he�*ll fund it. yasmin rufo has the story. in august businessman simon squibb bought this five—storey high disused staircase. everyone thought i was mad to buy a staircase. we stuck a doorbell on the bottom and said if you have a dream go there press the door bell and pitch your dream and we will upload it to our 4 million followers on social media and get you some attention. hi, simon. you may remember me from last year. since ringing the door bell a number of budding entrepreneurs have received funding and support

for their business ideas. one day i went and pressed the door hell, i pitched my dream to him, luckily he was kind enough to hear my dream and he helped me. my name is annie and i am a baker. she has been pestering me to start a little bakery— she has been pestering me to start a little bakery for— she has been pestering me to start a little bakery for a _ she has been pestering me to start a little bakery for a couple _ she has been pestering me to start a little bakery for a couple of— she has been pestering me to start a little bakery for a couple of years - little bakery for a couple of years now _ little bakery for a couple of years now with — little bakery for a couple of years now with the _ little bakery for a couple of years now. with the help _ little bakery for a couple of years now. with the help of _ little bakery for a couple of years now. with the help of simon, - little bakery for a couple of years| now. with the help of simon, she hacked _ now. with the help of simon, she hacked me — now. with the help of simon, she backed me into— now. with the help of simon, she backed me into the _ now. with the help of simon, she backed me into the corner- now. with the help of simon, she backed me into the corner wherel now. with the help of simon, she. backed me into the corner where it happen _ backed me into the corner where it happen hll— backed me into the corner where it ha en. �* , backed me into the corner where it hauen.�* ,., , backed me into the corner where it hauen.�* , , backed me into the corner where it hauen. , happen. all sorts of help is offered to entrepreneurs _ happen. all sorts of help is offered to entrepreneurs at _ happen. all sorts of help is offered to entrepreneurs at the _ happen. all sorts of help is offered to entrepreneurs at the staircase. l to entrepreneurs at the staircase. they say this is just the first and creating a community hub where entrepreneurs can come, share their ideas, goals and most importantly the dreams. yasmin rufo reporting there. stay with us — plenty more to come. in hospital

former rugby league teammates rob burrow and kevin sinfield have both been awarded cbes for their work to raise awareness of motor neurone disease.their friendship has been at the heart of an outstanding fundraising effort, which saw kevin sinfield complete a series of gruelling challenges, raising more than £50—million pounds to help people with mnd. sally has been

following theirjourney. it was one of the images of 2023. kevin sinfield carrying his friend and former teammate rob burrow over the line of the marathon in leeds. brothers in arms. today, the former rugby league players are both being honoured by the king with cbes, commander of the order of the british empire. it was the middle of november, and i got a letter through the post. so massively humbled. you�*re sort of bowled over when something like that lands. i am honoured to receive the cbe on behalf of the mnd community. i'm particularly pleased that my good friend kevin sinfield is also receiving a cbe. i hope kevin and i can go to the palace together in the new year to enjoy another special occasion together again.

kevin and rob played alongside each other at leeds rhinos from when they were teenagers and the bond they developed then on the pitch remains today. kev was my captain and he still is my captain. he always will be. we played together for years. we went through the highs and lows of rugby league, but he always looked after us and here he is now still looking after us all. i think it�*s really special, but i think focus only the attention on rob and the burrow family, because the bit that we have done and this is a bit of running. he has been so brave and fighting mnd. to open the front door and show the world what it�*s like to live with it has been incredible from him and i think the whole family, how they have gone about living with mnd has shown us all what a great family looks like and what a real loving family

looks like and it is so inspirational. i would like to thank my wonderful wife lindsey and my entire family for their support, without which i would be unable to do the campaigning work i have done for research to fight this terrible disease. since rob�*s diagnosis four years ago the pair have raised over £15 million for research into mnd and charities supporting families affected by the disease. you think what we have done in the last few years, it is not about getting honours, it is about raising money and awareness for the mnd community. to do it with the number seven on our backs has been incredible and, you know, ifeel like i�*m the one getting singled out, but it has been a real team effort from everybody. i can�*t do it on my own, you need everybody to do their bit and it has been a bit of a journey. it is always pleasing to have another opportunity to hang the drum for the whole community and ensure that those living with mnd are remembered, especially at this time of year. i would like to wish everyone

a happy new year and all the best. kevin has always maintained that he�*s just going for a run for a mate and says rob would have done the same for him. i think any chance we get to put mnd in the spotlight we have to take the opportunity because for decades it�*s been underfunded and now it�*s got some momentum behind it and we have to keep trying to push and move so we can find a cure. the impact both men have had continues to be felt within the mnd community and beyond. sally nugent, bbc news. and now to the youngest recipient on this year�*s honours list — tony hudgell, who atjust nine years old, has been awarded a british empire medal for his services to the prevention of child abuse. tony suffered terrible abuse as a baby, resulting in life—changing injuries. he was adopted by a new family,

and has since raised more than a million pounds for charity — even launching his own foundation two years ago. we�*re joined now by tony and his mum paula. good morning. congratulations, tony. how are you feeling? i�*m good morning. congratulations, tony. how are you feeling?— how are you feeling? i'm feeling really happy _ how are you feeling? i'm feeling really happy and _ how are you feeling? i'm feeling really happy and excited. - how are you feeling? i'm feeling really happy and excited. paula, | how are you feeling? i'm feeling - really happy and excited. paula, you must be so — really happy and excited. paula, you must be so proud, _ really happy and excited. paula, you must be so proud, you _ really happy and excited. paula, you must be so proud, you have - really happy and excited. paula, you must be so proud, you have spoken| really happy and excited. paula, you l must be so proud, you have spoken to us here, tony has been with us, you have been recognised before but you must be so proud. ihe have been recognised before but you must be so proud.— must be so proud. he absolutely deserves it- _ must be so proud. he absolutely deserves it. everything - must be so proud. he absolutely deserves it. everything he - must be so proud. he absolutely deserves it. everything he does, | must be so proud. he absolutely i deserves it. everything he does, he is aiways— deserves it. everything he does, he is always thinking of others and all through— is always thinking of others and all through his fund—raising challenges which _ through his fund—raising challenges which are _ through his fund—raising challenges which are all his ideas, things he wants—

which are all his ideas, things he wants to — which are all his ideas, things he wants to do, to be awarded it for selling _ wants to do, to be awarded it for setting up— wants to do, to be awarded it for setting up the foundation and the money— setting up the foundation and the money he — setting up the foundation and the money he has raised and services to child abuse — money he has raised and services to child abuse as well, he has done so much _ child abuse as well, he has done so much in _ child abuse as well, he has done so much in such— child abuse as well, he has done so much in such a short time. he child abuse as well, he has done so much in such a short time.- much in such a short time. he is amazing- _ much in such a short time. he is amazing. these _ much in such a short time. he is amazing. these things _ much in such a short time. he is amazing. these things have - much in such a short time. he is amazing. these things have to l much in such a short time. he is| amazing. these things have to be kept secret, so the letters come through and you get told but you have to keep it a secret so when mum told you how did you feel that you would going to get this but you could not tell anyone. she would going to get this but you could not tell anyone.- would going to get this but you could not tell anyone. she told me but we were _ could not tell anyone. she told me but we were not _ could not tell anyone. she told me but we were not in _ could not tell anyone. she told me but we were not in school. - could not tell anyone. she told me but we were not in school. i - could not tell anyone. she told me| but we were not in school. i waited until they broke _ but we were not in school. i waited until they broke up _ but we were not in school. i waited until they broke up from _ but we were not in school. i waited until they broke up from school- until they broke up from school because — until they broke up from school because i— until they broke up from school because i was frightened to tell everybody. because i was frightened to tell everybody-— because i was frightened to tell eve bod. _ . , everybody. very smart. everybody knows now— everybody. very smart. everybody knows now and _ everybody. very smart. everybody knows now and tony, _ everybody. very smart. everybody knows now and tony, maybe - everybody. very smart. everybody knows now and tony, maybe you i everybody. very smart. everybody i knows now and tony, maybe you can

tell us because you have told us before you are committed to this work, what will you do this year, because you have already helped so many people. because you have already helped so many people-— because you have already helped so man --eole. , , . . , many people. every year at christmas we do and appeal— many people. every year at christmas we do and appeal and _ many people. every year at christmas we do and appeal and presence. - many people. every year at christmas we do and appeal and presence. he . we do and appeal and presence. he will probably do that next year but it will— will probably do that next year but it will he _ will probably do that next year but it will be quieter. | will probably do that next year but it will be quieter.— it will be quieter. i am having an operation- _ it will be quieter. i am having an operation. that _ it will be quieter. i am having an operation. that will _ it will be quieter. i am having an operation. that will put - it will be quieter. i am having an operation. that will put him - it will be quieter. i am having an operation. that will put him out| it will be quieter. i am having an l operation. that will put him out of action for a _ operation. that will put him out of action for a while _ operation. that will put him out of action for a while because - operation. that will put him out of action for a while because his - operation. that will put him out of action for a while because his leg l action for a while because his leg will he _ action for a while because his leg will he in — action for a while because his leg will he in a — action for a while because his leg will be in a frame for up to 12 months — will be in a frame for up to 12 months but after that you will come back fighting fit, you are determined to sort out other challenges, hopefully walking better with no _ challenges, hopefully walking better with no crutches. as challenges, hopefully walking better with no crutches.— with no crutches. as you explain that and the _

with no crutches. as you explain that and the reason _ with no crutches. as you explain that and the reason which - with no crutches. as you explain that and the reason which we i with no crutches. as you explain that and the reason which we all understand why tony will be taking time out is how amazing your family and those who support you have been and those who support you have been and so honest that you are telling us the story and you know telling the story, tony knows this, it helps other people. the story, tony knows this, it helps other people-— other people. absolutely. it was alwa s other people. absolutely. it was always apparent _ other people. absolutely. it was always apparent that _ other people. absolutely. it was always apparent that we - other people. absolutely. it was always apparent that we could i other people. absolutely. it was i always apparent that we could not keep this — always apparent that we could not keep this from tony because everything is so visible so tony has known _ everything is so visible so tony has known his— everything is so visible so tony has known his story all the way through and you _ known his story all the way through and you are — known his story all the way through and you are quite proud of it and he tells it— and you are quite proud of it and he tells it lrut— and you are quite proud of it and he tells it but it — and you are quite proud of it and he tells it but it has helped so many others _ tells it but it has helped so many others and — tells it but it has helped so many others and being able to change the law without telling that story that would _ law without telling that story that would never have happened and it is making _ would never have happened and it is making child abuse and those cases more _ making child abuse and those cases more at _ making child abuse and those cases more at the forefront and people are more _ more at the forefront and people are more aware —

more at the forefront and people are more aware as well and this is always— more aware as well and this is always a — more aware as well and this is always a great thing because you never _ always a great thing because you never want a child to suffer like you did — never want a child to suffer like you did. that is the aim at the end of the _ you did. that is the aim at the end of the day— you did. that is the aim at the end of the day that no other child suffers — of the day that no other child suffers like tony did.- of the day that no other child suffers like tony did. thank you for that, such suffers like tony did. thank you for that. such an _ suffers like tony did. thank you for that, such an important _ suffers like tony did. thank you for that, such an important message. | that, such an important message. congratulations from all of us here, tony. will you do something special today? what will happen? don’t tony. will you do something special today? what will happen? don't know. it is aood to today? what will happen? don't know. it is good to have _ today? what will happen? don't know. it is good to have a _ today? what will happen? don't know. it is good to have a day _ today? what will happen? don't know. it is good to have a day like _ today? what will happen? don't know. it is good to have a day like that - it is good to have a day like that sometimes. have a great day, thank you and congratulations. now from one tony to another — broadcaster tony blackburn has been awarded an obe for his services to broadcasting and charity. he became a household name as the first ever breakfast morning tony.

absolutely thrilled. i heard about six weeks ago and i can never keep a secret but i did on this occasion but i feel very honoured and humbled and thrilled. after 60 years broadcasting and still being in a studio like this which i love and playing great music and be on the number one station, life does not get much better.— get much better. how did it all start for you? _ get much better. how did it all start for you? when _ get much better. how did it all start for you? when you - get much better. how did it all start for you? when you went l get much better. how did it all. start for you? when you went into broadcasting did you ever think it would be a career that would be as long. would be a career that would be as lonu. ., . , would be a career that would be as lonu. ., ., , , , , long. not really because the first to broadcast _ long. not really because the first to broadcast eyed _ long. not really because the first to broadcast eyed dawn - long. not really because the first to broadcast eyed dawn radio i long. not really because the first to broadcast eyed dawn radio 1, | to broadcast eyed dawn radio 1, journalists said to me what will you do next year. i�*ve hoped it would go on a bit longer but i started in 1964, i read an advert in the nme

wanting a dj for radio caroline, i had always loved music and radio and auditioned on the friday and was broadcasting injuly 1964 auditioned on the friday and was broadcasting injuly1964 on the ship and i have loved every moment of it. it has been terrific and i was 21 years old when i started, i am now 80 and i would love to go back to being 21 again to have all this all over again because it has been a dream. so lucky and what with so many great people. what been a dream. so lucky and what with so many great people.— so many great people. what do you think was your _ so many great people. what do you think was your stick, _ so many great people. what do you think was your stick, what - so many great people. what do you think was your stick, what was - so many great people. what do you think was your stick, what was it i think was your stick, what was it about you because that is always other people, what about you resonated with your audience. i other people, what about you resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i resonated with your audience. i have no idea- i am — resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what _ resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what i _ resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what i am, _ resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what i am, it— resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what i am, it is- resonated with your audience. i have no idea. i am what i am, it is a - no idea. i am what i am, it is a difficult thing to say. i love

music, so music in particular, i am proud of bringing that to this country but i do not know, i love what i do. ijust enjoy it and if you enjoy something and have the enthusiasm that comes across and i am also doing stage shows as well, round the country with the theatre show band and singers and i love that. i absolutely after all this time at this radio station and pouring and meeting the audience, they have been so loyal to me and i told the most awfuljokes over the last 60 years but now i stopped telling them about two years ago and when i took over sound of the 60s and the audience kept sending jokes in and they were better than the ones i had so now i do not take any responsibility for the gags but at has a love of music and loving what

you do, the enthusiasm probably hopefully comes across. i you do, the enthusiasm probably hopefully comes across.- hopefully comes across. i have a theory why _ hopefully comes across. i have a theory why people _ hopefully comes across. i have a theory why people like _ hopefully comes across. i have a theory why people like you - hopefully comes across. i have a theory why people like you so i hopefully comes across. i have a - theory why people like you so much, i will not spare your blushes, it is partly because you do not take yourself too seriously and along the years people have taken the mickey a bit, you had smashed and nicely and you have gone along with it and come out the end still working and smiling. i out the end still working and smilinr. ., ., , out the end still working and smilinr. ., .,, ,., . smiling. i thought it was so much fun, it smiling. i thought it was so much fun. it was _ smiling. i thought it was so much fun, it was basically _ smiling. i thought it was so much fun, it was basically aimed - smiling. i thought it was so much fun, it was basically aimed at - smiling. i thought it was so much l fun, it was basically aimed at noel edmonds and me and a bit of alan freeman but i loved it. it is a great thing not to take yourself seriously, i am aware of what i am and some people will like what i do and some people will like what i do and some people will like what i do and some people will not and you cannot please everybody but not taking yourself seriously as the main thing. how can i with and act

like mine? ., main thing. how can i with and act like mine?— main thing. how can i with and act like mine? ., ., ., ., like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything. — like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything. we _ like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything, we are _ like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything, we are going _ like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything, we are going to - like mine? can you do as a capstone, to anything, we are going to another| to anything, we are going to another study. a countdown to the sport. how about that? ., ., , ., ~ ., , about that? here we are on breakfast time and an — about that? here we are on breakfast time and an five _ about that? here we are on breakfast time and an five seconds _ about that? here we are on breakfast time and an five seconds you - about that? here we are on breakfast time and an five seconds you will - time and an five seconds you will have the sport. one, two, three, four, five, here it is.— four, five, here it is. tony blackburn. _ four, five, here it is. tony blackburn, obes, thank l four, five, here it is. tony. blackburn, obes, thank you. four, five, here it is. tony- blackburn, obes, thank you. he always delivers. my my earliestjob leading the sports news was bbc radio london where tony presented. very nostalgic. how lovely. it is like you knew that

already. had i known that we would try to have reunited you. a missed opportunity. you mentioned earlier to be on your guard, we covered the burghley at jack grealish�*s home on wednesday when thieves were aware he will be part of the match day squad. manchester city manager pep guardiola says players must be "careful" afterjack grealish�*s home was broken into. officers were called to reports of a burglary at grealish�*s house in cheshire during city�*s 3—1 premier league win at everton on wednesday. several players have been targeted over the years, this has been recurring. guardiola says his advice to players is to share as little as possible

about what you�*re doing on social media: today you have to be careful, definitely. in social media, the less they know what you�*re doing is better. but people now are waiting, where you are, what you are doing, and unfortunately it has happened. it happened with joao. it was so scary because the family was being attacked. he said he will see howjack grealish feels in terms of playing today. to matters today and the big game is in the scottish premiership — as celtic and rangers come go to head at the top of the table. celtic have a five point lead — but rangers have two games in hand. it�*ll be the first old firm derby for rangers boss phillipe clement — but he�*s not getting caught up with the occasion:

i know it�*s about three points. it is of course a boost at that moment, but then three days later you need to confirm the boost. i�*ve seen in the past well enough, in my team or in other teams, people get an incredible boost and an incredible performance, and three days later they don�*t perform any more because they were thinking about their boost. so then you lose. it�*s about three points. leicester city�*s hopes of a return to the premier league have been given a boost — they�*re now 8 points clear at the top of the championship after a 2—0 win over cardiff. second placed ipswich were held to a 0—0 draw against qpr. southampton in third are keeping up the pressure on the top two with a 2—1win over plymouth. carlos alcaraz put the saints ahead in the second half — they are now unbeaten in 17 games. leeds united lost more ground on the top two though — as they lost 1—0 at play—off rivals west bromwich albion — grady diangana with the goal. west brom stay 5th — but are now just 3 points behind leeds —

who sitjust above them. luke littler�*s dream run at the pdc world darts championship continues later today. the 16 year old will take on one of the greats of the sport — raymond van barneveld. the dutch five—time champion beat welshman jim williams by 4 sets to one to make it to the last 16. english teenager littler, 40 years younger than van barneveld, is the youngest player to win a match in the competition. big upset at ally pally last night. world champion michael smith was sent packing by fellow englishman chris dobey in their last 16 match. smith beaten 4 nil as dobey cruised into the quarter—finals michael van gerwen was the first player through to the quarter—finals as he bids for a 4th title. he thrashed england�*s stephen bunting by 4 sets to nil. the in—form dutchman is yet to drop a set. that match is one on later this

evening. an investigation is underway after an outbreak of e coli in the uk left one person dead and more needing hospital care. the bacterial infection is linked to cheese, and a precautionary recall on five products from mrs kirkham�*s lancashire cheese was issued this week because of possible contamination. july, there have been 30 confirmed cases of shiga toxin—producing e coli — also known as stec — across england and scotland in people aged between seven and 81. the person who died was from scotland ? but its not clear whether the death was caused by food. the uk health security agency says investigations are continuing. we�*re nowjoined by professor hugh pennington, an expert in e coli who has chaired inquiries into previous outbreaks of the bacteria. thank you forjoining us, it is worth taking a step back to talk

about how e. coli comes about and how it can affect us if ingested. it how it can affect us if ingested. it is a very common bug, we all carry e. coli in our intestines but there are some kinds, particular variants which, are called shiga toxin producing and that is a very nasty poison that a very small proportion of e. coli carries. it does not live nominally in people but in cattle and sheep, does not cause them any harm but if we some of that and we can eat it by eating food that has been contaminated by intestinal contents on touching a surface with the bug, and a small number of cases somebody who is ill with diarrhoea

is looked after by somebody who has not wash their hands that person can also catch it, doesn�*t usually go any from the that but it is well—known that that can be person—to—person transmission so it is a cunning bug because only a very small number of bugs can cause a serious illness. you only have to eat about ten e. coli bacteria to fall ill unlike many other food poisoning bugs when you have to have a large dose and it is coming because it is out there and the environment and we have lots of precautionary measures to stop the bug getting from animals into our own intestines. it is more common in the uk and even more in scotland than england than anybody else and the world, but it is a pretty rare

bug because it is so nasty. {line bug because it is so nasty. one erson bug because it is so nasty. one person has _ bug because it is so nasty. one person has died, _ bug because it is so nasty. one person has died, another has been hospitalised, we need to think carefully about washing hands and hygiene. this shiga e. coli, is that new in terms of we have had e. coli and people will know somebody, at was an awful stomach bug, as its new? it was an awful stomach bug, as its new? ., , �* was an awful stomach bug, as its new? �* ~ ., was an awful stomach bug, as its new? ~ ., , ., new? it wasn't known before the 19705, it new? it wasn't known before the 1970s, it appeared _ new? it wasn't known before the 1970s, it appeared then - new? it wasn't known before the 1970s, it appeared then when i new? it wasn't known before the | 1970s, it appeared then when we new? it wasn't known before the - 1970s, it appeared then when we had the first cases in britain and it sort of spread worldwide, it is more common in countries neither the poll, it is very real and the tropics but quite common and countries but it is pretty real but more common and the uk than it is in

some european countries and more common in canada than the us and we do not know why. maybe to do with the way we write to these animals, not just farm the way we write to these animals, notjust farm animals but wild and we cannot explain. in notjust farm animals but wild and we cannot explain.— we cannot explain. in terms of practicality. — we cannot explain. in terms of practicality, how— we cannot explain. in terms of practicality, how at _ we cannot explain. in terms of practicality, how at risk - we cannot explain. in terms of practicality, how at risk are i we cannot explain. in terms ofj practicality, how at risk are we we cannot explain. in terms of. practicality, how at risk are we of contracting this? we know mrs kirkham�*s cheese has recalled some products, but it might be in others and how to be no we have the severe strain and what to be and how to be no we have the severe strain and what to he do about it? once one has cases, one can then decide what the cause of the illness was an fingerprint bugs very easily, just like telling how it was

spreading it is the same that we can fingerprint it easily and find out what the track it back to the source and so on, unfortunately for treatment that is not any that. the bug in its tracks if you get infected, you have to suffer and hope for the best. we can treat the complications and the most serious is the kidneys not working well and if they are not working at all well we have ways of keeping the person going until the kidneys recover. they do in most cases but in a few cases the kidneys get killed off by the toxin and the bug can also cause problems in the brain and heart and a very small number of cases and we cannot stop that. we have learned giving antibiotics is bad, admixed

complications worse rather than better so that there is no treatment so we have to put all our effort and to prevention which is down to things common sense hand washing and where food is being produced to stop the food getting contaminated with the food getting contaminated with the bug the food getting contaminated with the hug from the animals, cows or sheep on whatever it is. the bug from the animals, cows or sheep on whatever it is.— the bug from the animals, cows or sheep on whatever it is. the greatest showman star rebecca ferguson is fronting a new bbc show this year, taking viewers on a journey through her homeland. the actor — who s from sweden — is narrating a new documentary called wild scandinavia, starring the fjords, volcanoes and wildlife of some of the most remote parts of northern europe. charlotte gallagher reports. it�*s notjust a rogue organisation. it's impossible. we're both dead. she�*s best known for her action filled roles in blockbusters like mission impossible and dune. your father didn�*t

believe in revenge. scandinavia is a land steeped in myth. but rebecca ferguson is now embracing the real life drama in nature. distinguished by its mottled tail, this young sea eagle is pushing his luck. the hollywood actress is narrating a three—part series, wild scandinavia. and the stunts in this show really are a matter of survival. eagles fighting over food. puffins squabbling over territory. for rebecca, who grew up in sweden, it�*s been the dream job — a chance to channel her inner sir david attenborough.

he�*s unwittingly strayed into dangerous territory. i was brought up watching these programmes and equivalent similar programmes, and now i have my daughter and she gets to watch them, and she can watch the one now that i�*ve done as well. and she says wildlife in scandinavia can be a bit, well, wilder. one wolf tries to distract him away from the carcass... we have notices, and in our magazines and newspapers it�*s sort of beware, the wolf is out. and i believe that most of them in the south part are not to be touched. whilst up in the north, we have different rules because they come too close and they become very dangerous. so, she has endless possibilities

to satisfy her obsession. rebecca says the extreme sports in this documentary remind her of death—defying hollywood stunts. so, when i saw this episode and i was doing the voice to it, and i saw her doing all the base jumping, it reminded me that we�*re even bringing the knowledge of what they�*re doing in this nature to our huge american movies — but they�*re living this world. and there�*s also another risk that the crew filming the programme have to contend with. jessie begins to get a taste of their charming personalities. they're sort of strolling around either in pairs or... oh, no! puffin poo. right in my mouth. oscar takes the lead, navigating a safe route...

and while here in the uk, we may go ice skating on a rink, there�*s a more adventurous approach in scandinavia. we would do it all the time. you have your hot chocolate, you have your ice axe — which if you fall in, you have to be able to get out quickly. so, i would live in, it�*s called trolldalen — which basically is translated into troll valley — is where i was born, and it was a peninsula. so, we would ice skate along the peninsula, there was one stretch that would take us from our house to an island outside and we knew that the ice was thick enough to be able to go back and forth, but you had to be very, very careful because if the ice breaks, it�*s not a laughing matter. it�*s essential the reindeer get energy—rich food. i mean, i�*m already pitching ideas. bbc, you�*re in for a ride. i�*m actually notjoking,

i have some great ideas. and it sounds like we may see rebecca ferguson getting back to nature on the small screen again soon. if he wants to win her trust, he�*ll need to turn on the charm. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. you can watch the first episode of wild scandinavia on bbc two, tomorrow, at 8.25. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the new year honours list is released — authorjilly cooper becomes a dame and glastonbury festival founder michael eavis is made a knight.

difficulties ahead of the new year with cancellations across the rail network and problems on eurostar services. one of the few remaining veterans from the d—day landings celebrates his 100th birthday. good morning, we are looking at a dry and bright stuck to the day across the north and east. however it will turn increasingly unsettled with outbreaks of rain spreading into many areas of the uk. very windy with strong gusts later on. some of the rain will start to turn to snow over the scottish hills, and that could affect travel plans it�*s saturday, the 30th of december. the new year�*s honours list has been published, with authorjilly cooper, glastonbury festival founder michael eavis, and england lionesses�* captain

millie bright all in line for new titles. they�*re notjust for famous faces — the majority of honours have been given to people who are not in the public eye. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. 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 festival—goers 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. iam i am honoured to receive the cbe on behalf of the nand community. i hope kevin and i can go to the palace in the new year to do enjoy another special occasion again. certainly weren't expecting it. and 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 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�*s joint top goal scorer, lauren hemp,

and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes. in the entertainment world, tonya blackburn said it�*s an tony blackburn said it�*s an unexpected and humbling to be made an obe for services to broadcast and charity. fellow dj steve wright becomes an mbe, as does bake off star paul hollywood. 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. there�*s been another honours list has that has not been so warmly received. the list we�*re talking about is from the former prime minister, liz truss. it�*s her "resignation honours", granted to her by rishi sunak. she served just 49 days as prime minister, but still is entitled to hand out her own awards. our political correspondent, peter saull, explains. liz truss turned up on downing street in september last year. another conservative prime minister promising a fresh approach. but that approach backfired, so much so thatjust six weeks later she was behind the lectern again, this time to resign. it has been a huge honour to be prime minister of this great country. hers was the shortest premiership in british history. butjust like all former prime

minister, she�*s been able to hand out some honours. there�*s a life peerage for matthew elliott, who co—founded the right of centre think tank, the taxpayers alliance, and was the chief executive of the vote leave campaign during the eu referendum. the businessmanjohn moynihan, who was liz truss�*s main fundraiser, and ruth porter, a long time adviser, also get places in the house of lords. there are damehoods for the writer and mass education campaigner, shirley conran, and the former conservative minister, jacqui doyle price. another ex—tory minister, alex sandbrook, gets a knighthood while five other allies receive either cbes, obes or mbes. in a statement, liz truss said, i am delighted these champions for the conservative causes of freedom, limited government and a proud and sovereign britain have been suitably honoured. but her political opponents think it�*s a disgrace. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor 40 odd days. she and her conservative

colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more in their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. borisjohnson caused controversy by making one of his aides, charlotte owen, the youngest peer at the age ofjust 30, and some feel the whole system needs an overhaul. i think as long as we have this system where prime ministers are allowed to choose who goes in, we will see them using that power. i think as long as we have this system where prime ministers are allowed to choose who goes in, we will see them using that power. so the only way we can actually kind of put a proper check on this is if we have an elected lords and the people such as ourselves who live under the laws that are made get to choose who decides them. and that�*s the only way we�*re going to actually put an end to this this absurd scenario. downing street, which published the list, insists that all of the proper conventions were followed. but should all prime ministers really get the chance to give out gongs to their allies, no matter how long they served? peter saull, bbc news. a 23—year—old man has been

charged with the murder of chris marriott and is due to appear in court this morning. the father—of—two was hit by a car as he tried to help an unconscious woman in sheffield, while out on a family walk. our reporter, oli constable, is in burngreave, where people have been paying their tributes. they have, that�*s right. you can just see behind me a street sign which has been knocked over during the incident, and a load of flowers which have been later with tributes to chris marriott. he was here helping a woman who had been injured on the walk. when the father of two went to help her, she was struck by a car which then left him dead. his family said he was a devoted man who spent much of his life helping others. he was a wonderful husband,

dad, brother, uncle and friend to many. he was a man who would go to help rather than to turn away. overnight, south yorkshire police have charged a man in connection with this incident. the 24—year—old from sheffield has been charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder. he is due to go before sheffield magistrates�* court later today. the woman who chris was trying to help remains in hospital in a life—threatening condition. police continue to appeal for witnesses. an emergency meeting of the un security council has overwhelmingly condemned russia�*s aerial assault on ukraine yesterday. many countries said hitting civilian infrastructure had violated the international rules of war. more than 30 people were killed and 160 injured in the missile strikes. south africa has asked the international court ofjustice in the hague to declare that israel is carrying out "genocidal acts" in gaza. the israeli government has reacted furiously, calling south africa�*s case a despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court.

a 29—year—old e—scooter rider has been charged after being stopped by police on a motorway. it happened on the m5 in somerset in the early hours of yesterday morning. the man was charged with driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, and driving without insurance. all eurostar and southeastern trains going from london st pancras international this morning have been cancelled. it�*s due to flooding in the tunnel beneath the thames. it�*s not the only disruption to rail services this weekend. let�*s talk now to simon calder, travel correspondent for the independent, who�*s at st pancras. simon, some real problems this morning on top of some existing

problems. if morning on top of some existing problems. iii morning on top of some existing roblems. .., morning on top of some existing roblems. .. , ., problems. if i can start with the issues here. _ problems. if i can start with the issues here. last _ problems. if i can start with the issues here. last night - problems. if i can start with the issues here. last night we - problems. if i can start with the issues here. last night we got l problems. if i can start with the - issues here. last night we got some flooding in the terminal on the high speed 1 line that runs between here at st pancras international in london and the channel tunnel. at the time, one of the two tunnel bores were blocked and they were running some services in and out. but at four o�*clock this morning network rail engineer said it would not be possible at present to run any trains at all through there. the eurostar link from here to paris, to amsterdam, to brussels, they absolutely depend on this link. there had been no trains in or out this morning. 14 at bound trains so far cancelled, a similar number inbound, representing at least 20,000 travellers who in the last

weekend of the year with huge emotional investment in the journeys are not getting to where they need to be. all surveys and domestic high—speed trains from here to places like dover and canterbury are also cancelled. however, people can get a low speed train from here. also many problems right across the country due to staff shortage, with northern train saying that tomorrow on six of their routes in north—west england there will simply be no trains at all.— england there will simply be no trains at all. apologies at home, 'ust a trains at all. apologies at home, just a little _ trains at all. apologies at home, just a little bit _ trains at all. apologies at home, just a little bit of— trains at all. apologies at home, just a little bit of fall _ trains at all. apologies at home, just a little bit of fall out - trains at all. apologies at home, just a little bit of fall out on - just a little bit of fall out on simon�*s microphone. but you get the picture. eurostar particularly badly affected, none of those service leaving as we speak. always check before you make any journeys. travelling has been difficult and because of the weather over the last few days. i�*m not sure if it will continue. all i know is

that chris has the most beautiful sunrise. that was the sunrise in scotland. we have to wait quietly in the day at this time of year before we get these sunrise pictures coming in. todayis these sunrise pictures coming in. today is going to be a challenging for travel if you�*re out and a about. snow to come over scottish hills, and we have some very squally winds on the way that could blow down some tree branches. an area of low pressure to the west as the troublemaker. through today, a band of really intense rain pushing into wales and south—west england. the rain is heaviest for an hour or two, really intense downpours. gusts could reach over 60 mph in one or two spots, strong enough to bring some disruption. in scotland and is the snow that could cause some

issues, might even see some down to low levels, but the disruption is likely over higher routes in scotland, places like the a9. then that squally band of rain pushes eastwards over wales and england this evening. the rain could be intense for an hour or so, could bring some localised flooding and also some very gusty winds. but it will be clearing into new year�*s eve, a day of sunshine and showers tomorrow. the writ is where the thunder out of england, northern parts of wales. they showers here at their heaviest, could be some hail and thunder mixed in. and that takes us up towards the new years celebrations as we leave 2023 behind and say hello to 20 of 24. lots of

showers around, still blustery conditions. on two new year�*s day we get a little bit of quieter weather for a time ahead of the next weather system working in from the west. showers to start the day, otherwise some sunny spells. outbreaks of rain spreading into the south—west later in the day, that could cause some concerns were flooding issues into the first part of the new year because the weather has been so wet over recent weeks. the rain hanging around into the new week, plenty of it at times, localised flooding. temperature is above average for northern ireland, england and wales, but still cold in scotland where i�*m sure some of the rain will be turning into snow over some of the higher hills. next year will mark the 80th anniversary of one of the key dates of world war two — the d—day landings in 1944,

and a series of events will take place to honour veterans. one of them, a man called david teacher, hasjust celebrated his 100th birthday this month at a care home in greater manchester. jayne mccubbin went along to meet him. # happy birthday, dear david. # happy birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last d—day veterans left in the uk, turns 100, and perhaps he is one of the most modest world war two veterans. david, take me back to d—day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive because we didn�*t know what to expect. but once we got involved in what we had to do, it became more or less simple, a doddle, and we waved through it without too much trouble.

mainly because we had a wonderful air force and anything that came within any miles of the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle, but there were bombs falling at your feet. it was worse than bombs with machine guns. i mean, they were men. i say men. there were boys falling at our feet. i don�*t know, we seem to have overcame it very well, very easily. the d—day landings were far from a doddle, laying the very foundations for an allied victory. david's d—day was driving a bedford ql, a three and a half ton truck, off a landing craft into very deep water. he didn't know where there was going to even get through the water, never— mind get to the beach and didn't know what was going to happen on the beach. there were bombed every night. they were shelled every day. a german aircraft flew so low he could see the pilot's face and a bomb dropped at their feet but didn't explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, not so. he was shot dead on the day of the landings.

but in front of one of the bedford vans, which took david on tojuno beach, he was presented with a card from the king. |0n behalf of his majesty, the king| gives me great pleasure to present you with your birthday card - to celebrate your 100th birthday. thank you, sir. very much appreciate it. every year has been something different and something to appreciate. it has been fantastic. absolutely extraordinary. and if you have the time to listen to his stories of the things he experienced during world war two, absolutely incredible. absolutely incredible. and it�*s so important we hear these stories because there aren�*t many of the world war two veterans left anymore. that's our challenge. but there are some events he can�*t bear to talk about, one driving through a concentration camp months before the end of the war. could you tell me about that?

no. you�*d rather not. i�*d rather not. too horrible. at his birthday party were his children and grandchildren. the only person missing, his wife, nancy. and you were married for 76 years to the love of your life? yeah. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. we were walking up the steps and i looked over and i stopped and i said, "that�*s the girl i�*m going to marry." and she said, "you must bejoking." i said, "no, that is the girl i�*m going to marry." and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great deal. it sounds like you�*ve led a remarkable life. absolutely, enjoyed every minute. every minute of my life has been out of this world.

but i have not wasted a lot of my time, done a few useful things. a few useful things? the d—day landings, battle of the bulge — one of the few remaining veterans who played an integral part in defeating the nazis. it�*s been an honour talking to you. pleasure. happy birthday, david. what was it he said, live moments, enjoy life? this philippa rawlinson, director of remembrance at the royal british legion joins us now. the line was, done a useful things." they think that is so important is that these stories continue to be told. very few veterans are still remaining to pass on the storytelling, the experiences. this is what you do, isn�*t it?

absolutely, every time we have a commemorative event we focus on the stories of those who were there. sometimes we are privileged enough to have people like david with us, other times it is letters or their families�* memories. ithink other times it is letters or their families�* memories. i think it is important we remember the sacrifices of those who took part in d—day and other battles. bind of those who took part in d-day and other battles-— other battles. and also they are the best history — other battles. and also they are the best history lessons. _ other battles. and also they are the best history lessons. you _ other battles. and also they are the best history lessons. you are - other battles. and also they are the best history lessons. you are not i best history lessons. you are not reading it in a book and seeing a series of dates. you are able to relate to people who are young boys who were seeing and experiencing war, he were missing theirfamilies, who were scarce, who were witnessing things they wild we would never have to see again. things they wild we would never have to see again-— to see again. absolutely, it is owerful to see again. absolutely, it is powerful when _ to see again. absolutely, it is powerful when you _ to see again. absolutely, it is powerful when you hear- to see again. absolutely, it is powerful when you hear in i to see again. absolutely, it is l powerful when you hear in their words. sometimes their letters home live beyond them and are very powerful. when you hear younger family members have we tell them,

you get that connection. i think if we can get people to think about their connections to people like david and other veterans, is really important because we are all connected and we wouldn�*t have the lives we have today without their sacrifices. i lives we have today without their sacrifices. , , ,.,, ., sacrifices. i suppose that the uncomfortable _ sacrifices. i suppose that the uncomfortable reality - sacrifices. i suppose that the uncomfortable reality is - sacrifices. i suppose that the uncomfortable reality is that| sacrifices. i suppose that the - uncomfortable reality is that those first—hand experiences are fewer and fewer. that�*sjust first—hand experiences are fewer and fewer. that�*s just reality, first—hand experiences are fewer and fewer. that�*sjust reality, time is passing. so the challenge for you to make those stories is still known and heard changes. as commemorations go on in the future. it is and heard changes. as commemorations go on in the future.— go on in the future. it is great to be able to _ go on in the future. it is great to be able to record _ go on in the future. it is great to be able to record and _ go on in the future. it is great to be able to record and have - go on in the future. it is great to j be able to record and have those interviews and to have their testimony, and to share perhaps some of the surprising stories and look for new stories to share. at the royal british legion we are thinking about what the legacies of those who took part in d—day and a battle of

norman d r. looking at different ways while we have still got the veterans with us and making it relevant to people today. you are encouraging _ relevant to people today. you are encouraging people _ relevant to people today. you are encouraging people to _ relevant to people today. you are encouraging people to find - relevant to people today. you are i encouraging people to find veterans in their community. if you are an older person and you have a stranger coming up to ask for your stories, it can be a bit weird. but also, i thing out of respect, you do not necessarily know how to approach someone. they might not want to talk about it. david there was very clear about it. david there was very clear about what he wouldn�*t talk about, which was absolutely fine. i about what he wouldn't talk about, which was absolutely fine.- which was absolutely fine. i think much of the _ which was absolutely fine. i think much of the older _ which was absolutely fine. i think much of the older generation - which was absolutely fine. i think| much of the older generation loot there might very clearly, and that is great. we havejust there might very clearly, and that is great. we have just had families and friends over the christmas period. i was with my husband�*s family in liverpool, and their grandfather was on a landing craft in d—day. actuallyjust exploring

your family�*s stories, in d—day. actuallyjust exploring yourfamily�*s stories, perhaps in d—day. actuallyjust exploring your family�*s stories, perhaps your community heritage and help your community heritage and help your community was involved 40 years ago -- 80 community was involved 40 years ago —— 80 years ago, as we came towards the end of the war. you don�*t have to go into those personal stories, just finding up more about how you and your community are connected and thinking more about how you would like to commemorate. albert royal british legion branches will be hosting events, working with veterans lately or thinking about their community connections, or maybe at the family connections for veterans no longer with us. we will have activity right across the country, and also events at the national arboretum and many events in normandy. brute national arboretum and many events in normandy-— in normandy. we are talking about d-day landings _ in normandy. we are talking about d-day landings here, _ in normandy. we are talking about d-day landings here, but - in normandy. we are talking about d-day landings here, but when - in normandy. we are talking about| d-day landings here, but when you d—day landings here, but when you talk about any war, people make connections with other wars. that is relevant right now because we are seeing so much in terms of conflict.

it brings it right up to date, it is not as doubt this just sits in one place in the past. not as doubt this 'ust sits in one place in the past.— place in the past. sadly, it doesn't- — place in the past. sadly, it doesn't. at _ place in the past. sadly, it doesn't. at the _ place in the past. sadly, it doesn't. at the rbl - place in the past. sadly, it doesn't. at the rbl we i place in the past. sadly, it. doesn't. at the rbl we very place in the past. sadly, it- doesn't. at the rbl we very much doesn�*t. at the rbl we very much recognise that they still serve. recent events will have made a difference to those who are currently serving and their families. no christmases they might have been planning have already changed because of their services. our armed forces family, the service men and women and their families and friends are still serving as in many different ways. sadly, i think that is the reality and we should be thankful they are ready to fight for us and for the freedoms and democracy that we enjoy in this country. the sound the democracy that we en'oy in this country. the sound_ country. the sound the 75th anniversary _ country. the sound the 75th anniversary in _ country. the sound the 75th anniversary in 2019, - country. the sound the 75th anniversary in 2019, it - country. the sound the 75th anniversary in 2019, it was. anniversary in 2019, it was remarkable.

how will the 80th, i suppose you don�*t need to top it, but you wanted to be as impactful? i don't need to top it, but you wanted to be as impactful?— to be as impactful? i think it has been extraordinary _ to be as impactful? i think it has been extraordinary five - to be as impactful? i think it has been extraordinary five year - to be as impactful? i think it has| been extraordinary five year since 2019, we have all come through so much. i think that ability to come together and refocus and realise how precious the few surviving remaining links we are i think are really important. and we move on and we make decisions based on the veterans and their welfare. at the royal british legion we are talking to 30 veterans and help they may come to lombardy with us next year —— how they may come to normandy with us next year. also working with other groups that will be bringing veterans to normandy and making sure they are well looked after. but they

are very, very precious.— are very, very precious. happy new earto are very, very precious. happy new year to year, — are very, very precious. happy new year to year, looking _ are very, very precious. happy new year to year, looking ahead - are very, very precious. happy new year to year, looking ahead to - year to year, looking ahead to tomorrow. the government ban on xl bully dogs comes into force tomorrow, which means rescue organisations have until the end of today to rehome them. if they can�*t, the animals will have to be put down. rebecca ricks went to visit a centre in exeter to find out how they�*re coping with rising numbers of the breed. he may not know it, but drax has been given a second chance. the dog was bred from two xl bullies before he was rescued from birmingham and recently rehomed in exeter by pads for pooches. drax was an arranged rescue but volunteers say the situation now is worse. up until the ban came into effect, we were never asked by a council, pound or vet to rescue one of these dogs because it had been abandoned. we had not had one request before.

since october, we�*ve had about 12, and we�*re just one small, local, volu nteer—run rescue. the rspca is also seeing people starting to leave xl bullies at its centres. what we are faced with, unfortunately, is a deadline of new year�*s eve, that if we haven�*t rehomed the xl bullies that are in our care, that are ready to be rehomed, we are going to have to be in the really unfortunate situation that they�*re going to have to be put to sleep, so we�*re working incredibly hard to ensure that those dogs are being rehomed that tare able to be rehomed, but we�*re also then seeing abandonments coming in as well. so it�*s very much a changing pattern from day to day. drax is now living with bane, richard�*s other xl bully and the family are taking the ban seriously. we are lucky enough to own our own home, so we�*ve got a big garden and secure fences. we did put in some extra gates to keep the dogs away from the main gate, just to be on the safe side. and then we�*ve just stepped up our

training with both of the boys. the ban came after a series of dog attacks on people by xl bully—type dogs. to legally keep their dogs, owners must buy a certificate of exemption, have them micro—chipped, insured, neutered, muzzled and on a lead outdoors. the government says it took quick and decisive action to protect the public and that it was working closely with canine experts to bring the measure forward. rebecca ricks, bbc spotlight, exeter.

welcome back to breakfast. six years ago, molly russell took her own life at the age of 14, after viewing images promoting suicide and self—harm online. herfather ian has campaigned tirelessly since then, leading to the introduction of the online safety bill, and he�*sjust been made an mbe

in the honours list.we�*ll speak to ian injust a moment, but first let�*s remind ourselves of the work he�*s done in his daughter�*s name. molly�*s death, a very private tragedy, but shocked by what he found, ian russell decided he had to speak out. i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. it touched a nerve. molly could have been anyone�*s daughter, sister, friend. and so began ian�*s life of campaigning. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter. that moment my old life stopped and the new empty life started. sharing his story with royalty. and at the heart of government.

the corporate culture at these platforms needs to change. the inquest into the death of a 14 year old girl who took her own life five years ago after being exposed to harmful content online will begin later today. i hope that we will learn lessons and that it will help produce the change that�*s needed to keep people safe. to keep people alive. five years after her death, at last, executives from silicon valley under oath in an english courtroom. the coroner decided ian was right all along, social media did help kill molly. lawmakers took their time — after years of talking about regulation finally, that talk became law. we�*ve also been able to pass truly important pieces of legislation like the online safety act to keep our children safe. so is ian�*s work over?

not a bit of it. he wants to hold government and industry to their promises. and by telling molly�*s story, he may have helped make social media saferfor all of us. angus crawford, bbc news. ian russelljoins us now. good morning, first of all, congratulations because it has been recognised. congratulations because it has been recoanised. ., congratulations because it has been recoanised. . , ,., recognised. that is the point, the what ou recognised. that is the point, the what you have — recognised. that is the point, the what you have been _ recognised. that is the point, the what you have been doing - recognised. that is the point, the what you have been doing has - recognised. that is the point, the l what you have been doing has been recognised. what you have been doing has been recoanised. ., ~' , ., ~' what you have been doing has been recognised-— recognised. thank you. i think like most people _ recognised. thank you. i think like most people who _ recognised. thank you. i think like most people who receive - recognised. thank you. i think like most people who receive such - recognised. thank you. i think like i most people who receive such awards i was surprised and also surprised that my emotions have been affected as much because i think in all honesty i should not be sitting here

talking to you about awards, i should be at home with a 21—year—old molly having enjoyed a happy christmas with my family and it has triggered those thoughts and me but nonetheless i am deeply or not and grateful to have been recognised like this. —— deeply honoured and grateful. like this. -- deeply honoured and crateful. , ., ., grateful. everyone will have understood _ grateful. everyone will have understood what _ grateful. everyone will have understood what you - grateful. everyone will have understood what you mean | grateful. everyone will have - understood what you mean who have not been through what you have and i hope amongst that and maybe today is not the day that you will think this mbe will give you even more of a platform to do what you want to do and see. ., , platform to do what you want to do and see. . , ,., . ., and see. there are still so much to do. in and see. there are still so much to do- in the — and see. there are still so much to do. in the film _ and see. there are still so much to do. in the film they _ and see. there are still so much to do. in the film they are _ and see. there are still so much to do. in the film they are the - and see. there are still so much to do. in the film they are the new. do. in the film they are the new regulations, the online safety act was mentioned and the new regulator has to enforce the powers it has, it has to enforce the powers it has, it has to enforce the powers it has, it has to make that act come to life and lived to its promise. the

government promised the uk would be the safest place only had to be online and it is up to ofcom to enforce what they can and turn the act into a strong a piece of regulation as possible and we will do what we can to support them and that and the molly rose foundation will try to build on what it has achieved and expand on a pilot of a scheme called coffee for molly which we run to give spaces for people who have problems and are maybe struggling with mental health, spaces to talk and open up about what they are experiencing and be connected to the support they need to continue to live a long and fruitful life. i to continue to live a long and fruitful life.—

to continue to live a long and fruitful life. ., ., ~ fruitful life. i wonder and i think many people — fruitful life. i wonder and i think many people will— fruitful life. i wonder and i think many people will wonder, - fruitful life. i wonder and i think many people will wonder, we i fruitful life. i wonder and i think i many people will wonder, we have spoken before what keeps driving you. you lost your daughter and have faced the stories of how she went and what you have been doing to cope and what you have been doing to cope and the work you have been witnessing other children who are distressed online, what keeps you going and how important is this award to you in terms of momentum. i award to you in terms of momentum. i think what keeps me going is a combination of things, there are far too many otherfamilies combination of things, there are far too many other families who have lost children and when you speak to believed families and see this problem exists, and quite often those children are lost with a connection to online harm that something more needs to be done and the foundation published its first

research report which sadly showed the harms molly saw online over six years ago are still too easy to find on the internet today and what is more notjust their but on the internet today and what is more not just their but the platforms�* algorithms are suggesting and recommending harmful content to young people and that is just not right and i know the platforms can do more to protect young users and the other not doing enough about it yet so it is time for things to change and until that change comes i will continue to speak out and the molly rose foundation will do so as well. ~ , ., . , ., , well. when you decided this was something _ well. when you decided this was something that _ well. when you decided this was something that needs _ well. when you decided this was something that needs to - well. when you decided this was something that needs to be - well. when you decided this was - something that needs to be tackled, up something that needs to be tackled, up to government to laws and regulations, how far do you think you have come? i do regulations, how far do you think you have come?— regulations, how far do you think you have come? i do not know. i did not see it as — you have come? i do not know. i did not see it as a _ you have come? i do not know. i did not see it as a mountain, _ you have come? i do not know. i did not see it as a mountain, you - you have come? i do not know. i did not see it as a mountain, you take l not see it as a mountain, you take one step at a time and do what you

can and whatever is in front of you. i think there is a lots to do still but i think when change happens at could happen quite quickly so we will keep pushing and i hope the platforms. listening and notjust in fine once and so likely and doing something but change the way platforms what to make them safer and when we find harmful content online is harder to find particularly for young people we will no he have achieved something. we appreciate you speaking to us and i think everyone hearing what you have explained will understand how bittersweet, i do want to say anything crass, how bittersweet the award is for you and the thought processes you must have to do is to be appreciate everything you have done and for talking to us this morning. done and for talking to us this morninu. ., ~ i.

talking about one else, it is not just people with famous faces, it is campaigners and people in the background making a difference but when it comes to sport, i think that is always a bit of controversy as may be too strong but it sparks a discussion when the honours are dished out. inevitably you get a list and people say what about him and her and this happened to these guys, why not them and that is what has been happening with the lioness is to some extent because last year we had some players on but not the whole team and a year later they got to the world cup final, not the whole team on a tagging but millie bright and others and people will say hang on, the ashes winning side in 2005 or not, 2003 rugby world champions but not the lioness is. i

suspect those individuals that have been on ugly billy foster say it was the team, —— was individuals who have been a notable say it was the team. a number of stars of british sport have been recognised in the new year�*s honours list..... england world cup captain millie bright receives an obe the 30—year—old chelsea defender, recovered from a knee injury suffered in march to skipper the lionesses to the world cup final , having missed the domestic run—in as her club won a fourth successive women�*s super league title. crazy. yeah, i�*m so gobsmacked, i don�*t think it will sink in for a long, long time. it�*s an honour that you never, ever expect to be given. whilst you see many people being given honours, especially in at the footballing game, and watching people around me, you never, everthink, oh, maybe.

like, never. it�*s too big of an honour to ever imagine. several of bright�*s england team—mates also receive awards. goalkeeper mary earps , who was recently voted sports personality of the year, becomes an mbe, as does forward lauren hemp. a former england goalkeeper is also on the list. peter shilton represented his country for 20 years , only retiring at the age of 40. he receives a cbe for services to football and gambling harm prevention. former england cricketer stuart broad receives an obe.... broad bowed out of the sport in spectacular style taking the final wicket of the 5th ashes test to give england a memorable victory. the thrilling series finished at 2 all , meaning the aussies retained the ashes. for me, i played a hobby for a living. i�*ve loved it, i�*ve tried to improve every day. so to get a reward that comes through playing

cricket and doing something i love is very special. you get those sort of awards for, hopefully, giving people a bit ofjoy, inspiring them to play the sport that you love, and put a smile on people�*s faces. from england captain to chairman of world rugby , sir bill beaumont had already been knighted . he now becomes a knight grand cross, a higher accolade. rob burrow says he�*s �*honoured�* after he and former leeds rhinos teammate kevin sinfield were recognised in the new year�*s honours list. they�*ve both been awarded cbes for services to motor neurone disease awareness after their extraordinary charity work. since rob was diagnosed with the incurable and life—limiting condition in 2019 they�*ve raised over £15 million. earlier this month, kevin sinfield ran seven ultramarathons in seven cities across britain and ireland in seven days.

there�*s a documentary all about his incredible �*7 in 7 in 7�* challenge on the bbc iplayer. to matters today and the big game is in the scottish premiership — as celtic and rangers come go to head at the top of the table. celtic have a five point lead — but rangers have two games in hand. it�*ll be the first old firm derby for rangers boss phillipe clement — but he�*s not getting caught up with the occasion: i know it�*s about three points. it is of course a boost at that moment, but then three days later you need to confirm the boost. i�*ve seen in the past well enough, in my team or in other teams, people get an incredible boost and an incredible performance, and three days later they don�*t perform any more because they were thinking about their boost. so then you lose. it�*s about three points. leicester city�*s hopes of a return to the premier league have been given a boost — they�*re now 8 points clear at the top of the championship

after a 2—0 win over cardiff. second placed ipswich were held to a 0—0 draw against qpr. southampton in third are keeping up the pressure on the top two with a 2—1win over plymouth. carlos alcaraz put the saints ahead in the second half — they are now unbeaten in 17 games. it�*s tight at the top of the premier league aswell — six games today — one of which sees the defending champions manchester city take on sheffield united who sit bottom of the table. despite their opponents�* lowly position, city manager pep guardiola insists his side will not be complacent and says this season�*s surprise results prove anything can happen: maybe last season ended not happen much but this season it is happening with teams who are struggling assorted that mean so tough it is to be patient, so never give up and keep going game by game.

manchester united play in the late kick off — they face nottingham forest at half past five. they�*ll be looking to build on their dramatic 3—2 win againt aston villa on boxing day — after the announcement of new investment from sirjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group was confirmed. manager erik ten hag says the deal is good news — but his team can�*t focus on matters off the pitch: we always want to win and it doesn�*t matter... so, we are appointed here to win. so in this area we need a winning culture, no matter who is in the lead, no matter who is the owner. but of course, owners can inspire you. luke littler�*s dream run at the pdc world darts championship continues later today. the 16 year old will take on one of the greats of the sport — raymond van barneveld. the dutch five—time champion beat

welshman jim williams by 4 sets to one to make it to the last 16. english teenager littler, 40 years younger than van barneveld, is the youngest player to win a match in the competition. big upset at ally pally last night. world champion michael smith was sent packing by fellow englishman chris dobey in their last 16 match. smith beaten 4—0 as dobey cruised into the quarter—finals there are three games in rugby�*s premiership today — including a big match between northampton and sale — where the winner will go top of the table. replacing exeter — who are the current leaders — as they overcame bristol last night in a six try thriller. in an end—to end game — exeter settled the match late on with this bonus point try from jacques vermulen — as the away side won 24—14.

you got the memo about the tie. well done. why did i not get the memo? if you were watching bbc one last night you might have seen the drama — men up — about the human guinea pigs who agreed to test the drug that ultimately became viagra. based on a true story, it took place in swansea in the 1990s. garry owen has been chatting to some of the cast. you are like father christmas. the discovery of _ you are like father christmas. the discovery of viagra is a little—known chapter in the history of the hospital but the study is the inspiration of a new film with a list of big—name welsh actors. i was list of big-name welsh actors. i was born and the — list of big-name welsh actors. i was born and the hospital _ list of big—name welsh actors. i was born and the hospital reversed remarkable story takes place and living _ remarkable story takes place and living in _ remarkable story takes place and living in swansea and again familiar with the _ living in swansea and again familiar with the hospital but had no idea what _ with the hospital but had no idea what was — with the hospital but had no idea

what was going on, it has an incredible _ what was going on, it has an incredible story.— what was going on, it has an incredible story. much of the filmin: incredible story. much of the filming was _ incredible story. much of the filming was done _ incredible story. much of the filming was done in - incredible story. much of the filming was done in swansea j incredible story. much of the - filming was done in swansea and is based on a group of ordinary men and the 1990s were took part in the medical trials for the drug that became viagra. it medical trials for the drug that became viagra.— became viagra. it is incredibly movinu became viagra. it is incredibly moving and — became viagra. it is incredibly moving and very _ became viagra. it is incredibly moving and very funny - became viagra. it is incredibly moving and very funny with i became viagra. it is incredibly i moving and very funny with some cracking actors but it is such a huge thing and a terrible time and the lives of these men that they have this thing they are trying to deal with, trying so many different ways to solve it and move on and they cannot. ways to solve it and move on and they cannot-— they cannot. the little blue pill transform _ they cannot. the little blue pill transform the _ they cannot. the little blue pill transform the lives _ they cannot. the little blue pill transform the lives of - they cannot. the little blue pill transform the lives of people l they cannot. the little blue pill - transform the lives of people across the world but in this fictionalised account of that is an important message about mental health. it is message about mental health. it is extremel message about mental health. it 3 extremely brave of these men to open up extremely brave of these men to open up for a trial like this especially in welsh society at this point in time when they held their cards close to their chest and any mention of sexual dysfunction or impotence was a no—no so extremely brave men

to be a part of it but they are all seeking to find something they had lost. b. seeking to find something they had lost. �* ., come seeking to find something they had lost.- come with _ seeking to find something they had lost.- come with me. - seeking to find something they had lost.- come with me. at - seeking to find something they had lost.- come with me. at the | lost. a trial. come with me. at the remiere lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that _ lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that was _ lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that was a _ lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that was a sense - lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that was a sense of- lost. a trial. come with me. at the premiere that was a sense of pride j premiere that was a sense of pride and the welsh connection and the drug. brute and the welsh connection and the dru. _ . ., ., and the welsh connection and the drur. ~ ., ., ., ., ., ~ drug. we are not great at talking about our feelings _ drug. we are not great at talking about our feelings on _ drug. we are not great at talking about our feelings on issues - drug. we are not great at talking about our feelings on issues of i drug. we are not great at talking i about our feelings on issues of this nature and we were even worse in the 90s and these days there is emphasis on mental health which did not exist in the 90s and it is really important this is being told now. we�*ll be sending you home with a we'll be sending you home with a number— we'll be sending you home with a number of— we'll be sending you home with a number of tablets. the we'll be sending you home with a number of tablets.— we'll be sending you home with a number of tablets. the discovery of via . ra was number of tablets. the discovery of viagra was a _ number of tablets. the discovery of viagra was a big — number of tablets. the discovery of viagra was a big moment _ number of tablets. the discovery of viagra was a big moment and - number of tablets. the discovery of i viagra was a big moment and medical history, the first trial was a drug to help patients with angina but

side—effects made to a different problem and viagra became a controversial and profitable and for many life changing drug. that was garry owen reporting — and you can watch men up on the bbc iplayer. our last opportunity to be informed about what lies ahead for new year�*s eve and the weekend. a lot going on and the weather, it could cause a few problems if you are planning a genre, the risk of localised flooding, gusty winds and snowfall over the scottish hills could cause issues. this area of law pressure to the west of the uk pushes a band of cloud and rain our way. the heaviest rain will be into wales and

south—west england, really intense, because c localised flooding even though the heaviest will pass through shortly, strong gust of wind and potentially reaching 60 miles per, strong enough to blow down branches. sunshine and blustery showers in northern ireland but in scotland you could see some snow about anywhere, but into the afternoon the risk of disruptive snow will be mainly confined to the northern hills with up to ten centimetres, putting the risk of some disruption and blizzard conditions. a band of squally rain pushing east across wales and england, heavy enough to cause further flooding england, heavy enough to cause furtherflooding issues england, heavy enough to cause further flooding issues locally, gust of wind, tippett is donating the enter new year�*s eve. courses to the enter new year�*s eve. courses to the centre of the law pressure for

northern ireland across north—west england the showers could merge together for longer spells of rain, could also see hail and thunder with the downpours and the way that will be feeling cool as well, still windy in the south and towards the all—important new year celebrations all—importa nt new year celebrations we all—important new year celebrations we leave 2023 behind, say hello to 2024, an unsettled picture, blustery with plenty heavy showers. that texas into new year�*s day, although there rubbish be showers initially we are looking at rain working south—west but but at least for a time there will be sunshine to get out and about to enjoy a walk, the risk of showers for north england and parts of northern wales, later in the dbc heavy rain working back into the south—west, the rain becoming more extensive into tuesday. given we have seen a lot of wet weather, the ex—marine could

bring flooding into the first days of the new year, plenty of rain, temperatures close to average, colder in scotland, still the risk of some snow over the northern hills but today risk of heavier increment strong when sandhill snow affecting parts of the uk to be strong when sandhill snow affecting parts of the uk to he could see some disruption through the day. the founder of a charity which gives second—hand shoes to children in need has been made an obe in the new year honours list.cj bowry set up sal�*s shoes to donate footwear to children all over the world whose parents can�*t afford it — and she says there�*s been an huge surge in demand here in the uk because of the cost—of—living crisis. cj joins us now. the cost—of—living crisis. congratulations. the cost—of—living crisis. we have to ask eve ryo ne congratulations. we have to ask everyone who gets an on, when did you find out? you are not allowed to

tell anyone and did you keep the secret? i tell anyone and did you keep the secret? ., tell anyone and did you keep the secret? . , , , . tell anyone and did you keep the secret? ., , , , . ~ , secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world. _ secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world, i _ secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world, i took— secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world, i took it _ secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world, i took it as _ secret? i am the best secret keeper and the world, i took it as a - and the world, i took it as a personal challenge and did not tell anyone. thoroughly the day before yesterday when logistics meant i was leaving the children in the week after christmas i felt i should tell them. is after christmas i felt i should tell them. , ., ., ., ., . after christmas i felt i should tell them. , . . . ., . them. is that an announcement you have been invited _ them. is that an announcement you have been invited to? _ them. is that an announcement you have been invited to? did _ them. is that an announcement you have been invited to? did i- them. is that an announcement you have been invited to? did i see - them. is that an announcement you have been invited to? did i see the | have been invited to? did i see the press conference? tell me about that. i press conference? tell me about that. . ., ., that. i deceived a letter from the tablet office _ that. i deceived a letter from the tablet office seven _ that. i deceived a letter from the tablet office seven weeks - that. i deceived a letter from the tablet office seven weeks ago i that. i deceived a letter from the | tablet office seven weeks ago and once you accept the honour you do not hear from them until it comes out the list and i got a phone call from the cabinet office last week to see they were holding a press conference and would love me to attend, they felt our study epitomised the honour system and i do not know how many would be the but of the 1200 honourees, seven of

us were invited.— us were invited. effort call had come on a _ us were invited. effort call had come on a landline _ us were invited. effort call had come on a landline someone i us were invited. effort call had - come on a landline someone could have picked it up and said it was the cabinet office which might have prompted some questions. the idea for what you do in some ways it is the simplest possible thing. for people who have not heard of it, what is the idea? just people who have not heard of it, what is the idea?— what is the idea? just over ten ears what is the idea? just over ten years ago _ what is the idea? just over ten years ago my _ what is the idea? just over ten years ago my son _ what is the idea? just over ten years ago my son had - what is the idea? just over ten years ago my son had not - what is the idea? just over ten years ago my son had not long what is the idea? just over ten - years ago my son had not long been walking and i had already accumulated a bag of outgrown shoes, children tend to grow shoes before the out with them and children shoes with expensive, they are made to last but actually quite difficult to recycle because of the different components. i could not find a charity is to tell me exactly where they would find new owners are five

donated them and we need to be accountable for our actions and having already paid for sal�*s shoes i wanted to know another child would receive them. 50 i wanted to know another child would receive them. sui i wanted to know another child would receive them-— receive them. so i set up sal's shoes. receive them. so i set up sal's shoes- how — receive them. so i set up sal's shoes. how do _ receive them. so i set up sal's shoes. how do you _ receive them. so i set up sal's shoes. how do you ensure - receive them. so i set up sal's| shoes. how do you ensure that receive them. so i set up sal's - shoes. how do you ensure that they go somewhere that needs them? we do our homework— go somewhere that needs them? we do our homework and _ go somewhere that needs them? we do our homework and what _ go somewhere that needs them? we do our homework and what of— go somewhere that needs them? we do our homework and what of small - our homework and what of small grassroots organisations nationwide identity nationally so and the uk we work with baby banks and food banks and domestic violence refuges, asylum centres and schools, head teachers contacting us to say they have noticed children who have literally school shoes held together with rubber bands. you literally school shoes held together with rubber bands.— with rubber bands. you did a lot of work with overseas _ with rubber bands. you did a lot of work with overseas charities, - with rubber bands. you did a lot of work with overseas charities, you i work with overseas charities, you are seeing a demand grow in the uk as well,. we are seeing a demand grow in the uk as well,. ~ ., are seeing a demand grow in the uk as well,. ~ . ., , are seeing a demand grow in the uk as well,. ~ . . , ., are seeing a demand grow in the uk as well,. ~ . ., , ., ., as well,. we have always what on the uk, and a smaller scale _ as well,. we have always what on the uk, and a smaller scale to _ as well,. we have always what on the uk, and a smaller scale to begin - uk, and a smaller scale to begin with for lots of reasons but in the

last few years demand has gone through the roof so in the last 12 months we have sent out over 180,000 pairs of children�*s shoes to children in this country, over 30,000 piers of new school shoes. how do you get the money for the new school shoes? it how do you get the money for the new school shoes?— school shoes? it came to attention that rule income _ school shoes? it came to attention that rule income families - school shoes? it came to attention that rule income families were - that rule income families were struggling after lockdown back—to—school and whilst we predominately find new owners for pre—loved shoes there is no doubt we all know that the smile on your face when you have a new shoes. the first da at when you have a new shoes. the first day at school. — when you have a new shoes. the first day at school, making _ when you have a new shoes. the first day at school, making an _ when you have a new shoes. the first day at school, making an impression. a sense of pride and dignity and confidence and be lodged a school shoes fund which provides new school shoes, pe trainers and wellington boots and at is just for children in

the uk. we boots and at is 'ust for children in the uk. ~ ., ,. , the uk. we saw some of the pictures, as art of the uk. we saw some of the pictures, as part of the add-ins _ the uk. we saw some of the pictures, as part of the add-ins meant - the uk. we saw some of the pictures, as part of the add-ins meant that - the uk. we saw some of the pictures, as part of the add-ins meant that if. as part of the add—ins meant that if you can take a picture of the issues when you get them because we were seeing pictures of youngsters with issues as they have got from you, that must feel good when you see the shoes on the feet. that that must feel good when you see the shoes on the feet.— shoes on the feet. that is why i started the _ shoes on the feet. that is why i started the charity, _ shoes on the feet. that is why i started the charity, i _ shoes on the feet. that is why i started the charity, i sent - shoes on the feet. that is why i started the charity, i sent a - shoes on the feet. that is why i j started the charity, i sent a bag shoes on the feet. that is why i i started the charity, i sent a bag of shoes to a hospital ward in zambia when i had the fortune of going to primary school and i thought no more about it until i deceived some images of the children within the shoes and i have no big qualms about acknowledging that the charity is actually quite selfish, doing good feels good and seeing a photo of a little boy awaiting my son�*s. shoes made me feel good about what i had done but more importantly made me want to do more. ihie]!!!

done but more importantly made me want to do more.— want to do more. well done frosting altruism is a — want to do more. well done frosting altruism is a think _ want to do more. well done frosting altruism is a think that _ want to do more. well done frosting altruism is a think that there's - want to do more. well done frosting altruism is a think that there's a - altruism is a think that there�*s a good thing you personally as well and it gets more things so thank you. celebrate today? i and it gets more things so thank you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet — you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet but _ you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet but i _ you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet but i cannot _ you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet but i cannot wait - you. celebrate today? i have not had a chance yet but i cannot wait to - a chance yet but i cannot wait to get home and see my loved ones. thank you. that�*s thank you. it from the breakfast team for today — we�*ll be back tomorrow — new year�*s eve of course — from six o�*clock. til then — goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. in southern gaza, fierce tank fire and air strikes are reported in khan younis — a city which israel sees as a hamas stronghold. new year�*s eve travellers face major disruption as tunnel flooding brings eurostar services to a halt. and, faces from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity are recognised in the new year honours list. hello, i�*m kylie pentelow. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war, where fighting has continued to rage across gaza with fierce tank fire and air strikes

in khan younis in southern gaza, which israel sees as a stronghold of hamas. residents have reported intense gun battles between israeli troops and hamas fighters there. many people have been trying to move to the southern border town of rafah which continues to see an influx of people seeking safety. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this report from jerusalem. 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.

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