in the uk more than 1200 people from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity have been recognised in the new year honours list. more now on the cancellation of all eurostar trains to and from london today, due to flooding in tunnels beneath the river thames. it comes as many people are travelling between christmas and new year. let's cross live to london st pancras station — and news reporter rachel mcadam: are people turning up with nowhere to go? exactly, i am are people turning up with nowhere to go? exactly, iam here are people turning up with nowhere to go? exactly, i am here outside st pancras where the eurostar services have been cancelled. it doesn't look

too busy but walking through the station there are a lot of people inside, what's on families and young children and suitcases, people standing around wondering what to do, services to paris and amsterdam and brussels and disneyland paris to and brussels and disneyland paris to a lot of children inside and families wondering what to do next. a busy period, wanting to go on holiday on new year's eve and visit family and your and as i was walking through the station announcements that would not be any trains before midday at the earliest and suffer 14 trains cancelled, none running midday and they said if anyone was

hoping to get a last—minute ticket do not bother because every train is full. they are working on the issue and anyone is affected they can get and anyone is affected they can get a full refund or exchange the ticket but for a lot of people inside they want to get to where they are going and we have been hearing from simon calder who has been in the station talking to people looking to get on a flight or go to dover to get a boat to get to europe to get to real they want to go also a lot of confusion and people arriving and more and more people building up in the station. it's notjust eurostar service being affected. and a weather warning is in place for winds, rain and show for parts of the uk.( our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. what services are affected?

thameslink which operates out of st pancras is warning of major disruption notjust today but until 5pm on new year's day. it is not down to the weather rather a staff shortage. thames like operate across the south—east of england, from brighton to bedford with services from king's cross towards peterborough and cambridge and they are seeing that you can expect your train to be may be cancelled, it could be running late and it may not run at all, and particularly will not have any services on new year's eve in the evening so a lot of people will use terms like to come into central london for the fireworks display or to gloat in central london, thames link are seeing no services will run

post—midnight, no overnight services on thameslink and they will not be an alternative offered, sometimes they put on buses, that will not happen so revellers hoping to use terms like to get home after new year's eve celebrations will have to find an alternative, that also applies to overnight services through to luton airport so big disruption expected. in scotland there is also a speed restriction on there is also a speed restriction on the west i online and that is down to the forecast of poor weather. weather warnings in place. it will be a wet and windy end to the year for it will be a wet and windy end to the yearfor a it will be a wet and windy end to the year for a lot of people, starting in scotland that is a yellow weather warning enforce for

rain and snow, that is through until midnight tonight and we are expecting 25 millimetres of rain in some areas. scotland has had snow over the last week and we expect more today, the forecast says that could be a significant amount in northern scotland, up to 20 centimetres on the highest ground. down the country there are yellow warnings for gusty winds, applying to wales, southern and eastern england and we can expect gusts sometimes up to 75 mph, and northern ireland also heavy rain forecast so what they are seeing is you can expect widespread disruption, on the road, on trains, also and if you are thinking about catching a ferry that

could be interruptions to power supplies so probably a day to just stay indoors in many parts of the country. three men who died after their 4 by 4 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. from sunday, breeding or selling american xl bully dogs will become illegal in england and wales. the ban was announced in september following a number of attacks involving the breed. people who already own the dogs can apply for an exemption certificate — but many are choosing instead to hand their animals to rescue centres. if they can't be rehomed, they will have to be put down. 0ur reporter rebecca ricks has been to visit a centre in devon 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. figures show almost 90,000 police days in scotland were lost because of mental illness in the year to september. freedom of information data provided by police scotland showed the figure rising to more than 330,000 since april 2019, with common problems including anxiety, depression and stress. let's get more now on the new year honours list. atjust nine years old, tony hudgell is the youngest ever recipient of such an honour. he's been given a british empire medalfor 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. he and his mother paula spoke to bbc breakfast earlier.

as well as the new year honours list announced today — britain's shortest serving prime minister, liz truss, has also released her resignation honours list — more than a year after her 49 days in office. it includes conservative party donors and her special advisers. the former prime minister said they were all champions of conservative values, but critics say they're dismayed. peter saull reports. 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, 0bes or mbes. in a statement, liz truss said...

but her political opponents think it's a disgrace. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor a0 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 0wen, 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. 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. 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.

they 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. thank you very much. thank you. every year has been something different and something to appreciate. it has been fantastic. much better than civilian life. 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. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. the greatest showman star rebecca ferguson is fronting a new bbc show this year, taking viewers on a journey through her homeland, sweden. the actor 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. 0ne 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.

0scar 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. the us military�*s robot space plane has blasted off from florida on its seventh mission.|t was carried into orbit by a space x falcon heavy rocket for the first time. the pentagon says the orbital vehicle will carry out a series of classified experiments during its mission. its last trip lasted more than 900 days. a reminder of one of our top stories this hour: eurostar has

cancelled at least 1a trains to and from london and is warning of severe delays .. after a tunnel flooded under the river thames. these pictures are from southeastern rail, which also says its high speed services will not run today. the disruption will affect many people trying to travel ahead of new year. time now for the weather, with chris fawkes: hello there. if you are planning to set out on a journey later on today, there are a few weather bits and pieces to be aware of. heavy outbreaks of rain could bring some localised flooding today. hill snow on the way for northern scotland in particular. and there's a risk of some particularly squally winds that could bring down some tree branches. the trouble all caused by this area of low pressure that's spinning to our west. outbreaks of rain heading in and some of the heaviest rain, the strongest winds later on this afternoon will be across wales

and south west england. the rain really intense for quite a short period of time, but could be heavy enough to cause some localised surface water flooding and the winds strong enough to bring down some tree branches as well. so localised disruption from that feature. further north as the rain works into the colder air in scotland, we see it turn to snow. could be some snow at lower elevations, but the risk of disruption is over the high ground where we're looking at around 5 to 10 centimetres of snow. that puts routes like the a9, the a83, a82 at risk of seeing some localised disruption. and then during the evening and overnight that squally band of rain, intense downpours, some very gusty winds works its way eastwards across wales and england, clearing towards the end of the night. so heading into new year's eve, we're looking at an unsettled day. the same area of low pressure is with us. it's a day of sunshine and showers. the showers widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in, particularly for northern ireland, parts of northern england, north wales and the midlands. the strongest winds for southern wales and southern parts of england

will still be some gales around coasts and hills. that takes us towards the all important midnight hour and those new year celebrations as we leave 2023 behind and welcome 202a. we're looking at unsettled weather conditions with widespread showers, some of them still pretty heavy with gusty winds. now, the showers will ease away for a time on monday, but then we'll see more unsettled weather moving in from the west, so a few showers to start the day. 0therwise some bright or sunny conditions. so not a bad day for a new year's day walk. that is until we see the next band of rain working in from the southwest. and given how wet the weather has been over recent weeks, we could well see some further flooding concerns into the early parts of the new year. the weather certainly staying unsettled. more rain at times, generally mild for england, wales and northern ireland, but on the cold side in parts of scotland.

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. around 150,000 palestinians are being forced to leave as is well�*s ground defences advances. the un security council has condemned russia's assault on ukraine. new year's eve travellers face major disruption as tunnel flooding brings eurostar services to a halt.

we are having a few issues with our pictures matching the words. more than 1200 people from the world of sport, entertainmentand than 1200 people from the world of sport, entertainment and charity are recognised in the new years honours list. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war where health officials in gaza say that 100 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours as the israeli army strikes targets across the territory. there's been 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. 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