ben philip has the story.o be believed, its colour and ornate turrets may have inspired disney's cinderella castle. for over a year, this enchanting tower house has been covered by scaffolding. now it's back in the open, a few shades brighter. i think it's going to be really positive, certainly for the local community who look up from the main road and see this beautiful pink castle which glows at the best of times. but in the sun, it's a fantastic view to look up and see it on the hillside. so i think it's going to be quite a positive, exciting moment. earlier this year, we were given access to see the restoration work up close. this major conservation project aims to protect this fairytale castle from current and future climate change events whilst restoring its famous pink colour. every inch of this seven—storey structure has been painstakingly treated with lime wash, a traditional technique for ancient walls to help prevent condensation and damp. the guys are doing the first of five coats to the entire cas

ben philip, bbc news.particular good pictures on the page about the volcano will stop you can see the helicopter hovering above the lava. you can see it right now if i press here. check it out online. you are watching bbc news. thousands of rough sleepers are not only dealing with the freezing weather at this time of of year — they're also facing the very real threat of violence from strangers. the homelessness charity crisis says nine out of ten rough sleepers have been attacked by members of the public. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. that's where i first started sleeping when i was homeless, in there. you started sleeping in there? in the tunnel bit, i used climb up. was it safe in there? sometimes. but then i would get loads of other homeless people climbing in, pinching me stuff, taking me stuff. john campbell has seen it all during a decade of rough sleeping. it would get that cold that you couldn't sleep. it gets into your bones, doesn't it? aye, you get that cold an

ben philip, bbc news. i wonder what they will come up with next. their new adventure.new week but there should be a lot more sunshine emerging for most of us on tuesday. that's quite a mixed week of weather ahead. it will be tricky for travelling at times in the run—up to christmas with more rain to come in the forecast, turning very windy too on thursday and friday. and in the colder—feeling air, there could even be a few wintry showers at times, especially over the higher ground, of course. and there's currently cold air sinking southwards. milder air lasts across southern areas of england and south wales for a time too, but then it's gradually moving away. it's a soggy, very wet start to the day on tuesday across southern england and wales. that heavy rain eventually clearing, but not until we get to the afternoon. it's still a legacy of cloud across parts of kent and sussex until the end of the day. but lots of more sunshine emerging further north and west with a brisk northwesterly wind and some showers just moving through into northwest scotland. again, wintry ov

ben philip, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini.as cloudy and rather damp today and quite a mixed week ahead. it could be tricky for travelling at times in the run—up to christmas. there will be more rain in the forecast and later in the week it will turn very windy indeed with the chance of some wintry showers. temperatures flip flopping all over the place as we head through the next few days, and currently overnight we have colder air gradually sinking southwards. the skies will clear across scotland and there will be some wintry showers feeding in on that north—westerly wind. furthersouth feeding in on that north—westerly wind. further south in england and wales, very mild, temperate is not much below 11 celsius but we will see plenty of heavy rain, a very 5°99y see plenty of heavy rain, a very soggy start to the day tomorrow. in southern england and wales, the rain will gradually clear as we head through the afternoon but still cloud across much of kent and sussex and blustery conditions through the channel. the winter turns mor

ben philip, bbc news. it does look absolutely stunning.eather where you are. live from london. this is bbc news. concern grows about a wider conflict in the middle east, as fighting across the israel—lebanon boarder intensifies. a israeli minister warns time is running out, and the mititary will step in if attacks by hezbollah militants don't stop. storm gerrit continues to cause disruption — police in greater manchester declare a major incident after a localised tornado damages homes. tensions simmer in taiwan — as the island prepares for a presidential poll, beijing ramps up the pressure. these taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft. this is now happening every day. and: as the world's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning, we look at how renewable energy just got greener. hello, welcome to the programme. there 5 growing concern about a widening of the conflict in the middle east after an intensification in fighting across the israel—lebanon border in

ben philip has the details. a moment years in the planning.ris says, huge sense of relief. we can't believe we've made history and it's just absolutely amazing. chris and julie's expedition started in march on arctic sea ice. the 18,000—mile journey took them through 17 countries from north to south america. their car, powered by charging points along the way or portable solar panels. adventure wasn't in short supply, but at times their relationship was put to the test. 0h, it'sjust a twig. it wasn't a twig. it was a twig. it wasn't a twig. and our mission is to show how exciting and capable electric vehicles are and to debunk all those myths out there that are currently surrounding electric vehicles. can they work in the cold? can the batteries work in the world? can they drive in the snow? so many, so many questions. modifications to the car were kept to a minimum, but bigger tyres were added to help cope with harsh terrain. the story has been seen by thousands around the world. this is a messagel forjulie and chris. you are crazy. so you go