back in the burgundy hills, that growing awareness among consumers is having an effect.hristmas, and it�*s the end of the rush. most of this year�*s trees have been netted and dispatched. it�*s a moment to show off what they say is the progress that has been made towards more responsible cultivation here. for example, by reducing treatments, they�*ve ensured there�*s still life among the trees. translation: we've made huge progress, and today our- plantations have become a refuge for biodiversity. there are plants and animals. it�*s out of respect for this beautiful countryside, which we love too. producers argue that christmas trees take up only 1% of viable agricultural land in this area. that�*s true, but it�*s also true that the cultivation is almost entirely non—organic and that inevitably has some consequences on the natural world all around. hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills. stay with bbc news. first here is the weather. hello, there. we have seen the longest night of the year. it�*s the winter solstice today. and from today onwards, daylight hours a

hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills. you are watching bbc news.ur company. remember there is plenty of news, analysis and features on our website, bbc.com/news. you can always follow me on x, formerly twitter,. and enjoyed me again at the top of the hour. goodbye for now. hello there. christmas, for most of us, looks likely to be a mild one. in fact, on friday we had a pretty typical story, quite a lot of cloud around and temperatures 13 degrees across the south coast. but look at this, in the northern isles, just a daytime maximum of one celsius. and yes, there were some snow showers as well. that's because the far north east scotland stuck in this cold air. this weather front the dividing line between cloudy and milder conditions down to the south. but as that weather front bumps into the cold air, we're likely to see some snow, 2—10 centimetres forming across higher ground. gradually, that snow will revert back to rain through the day, some of it quite heavy across western and central scotland. cloudier, damp conditions at further south and wes

hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills. fascinating stuff.ll return to new york and have the rest of the headlines as well. don�*t go away, here on bbc news. hello again. whilst the vast majority of the uk have mild weather conditions at the moment, it�*s certainly not like that in shetland, where the winter solstice sunrise happened over a snow—covered landscape. now today there is extensive cloud across the uk with the winds flowing in a northwestward direction over the high ground in the republic of ireland. we�*re getting mountain waves, these ripples, you can see, and that is helping to break the cloud across parts of wales, the midlands, southern counties of england. so you could see a few breaks in the cloud, bit of sunshine. the north and west, you�*re much more likely to see thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain at times. bright weather conditions in the northern isles, but still with the risk of those wintry showers coming and going. 0vernight tonight, for most, it stays on the mild side. but we do have this feed of cold air across t

hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills.we were watching earlier as the children are brought sing out hundreds of winning numbers, sharing out more than two billion euros. the big prize is called el gordo which means the fat one and it pays out 400,000 euros to the winning ticket holders. it's a big moment for spain and so many people get involved. lots of families and communities joining. here they are singing. thrilling for all those involved. this is being watched right across spain and the moment. i will be speaking to someone who has a ticket are coming up. hello, there. we have seen the longest night of the year. it's the winter solstice today. and from today onwards, daylight hours are set to turn longer, so some more sunlight around. but today, we've typically got somewhere between around aboutjust shy of 6 and just shy of 8 hours of daylight. storm pia has now cleared away towards the east. we've still got a weather front across us which is easing its way east. quite a few isobars as well. so a windy day once again,

back in the burgundy hills, that growing awareness among consumers is having an effect.s trees have been netted and dispatched. it's a moment to show off what they say is the progress that has been made towards more responsible cultivation here. for example, by reducing treatments, they've ensured there's still life among the trees. translation: we've made huge - progress, and today our translation: we've made huge progress, and today our plantations have become a refuge for biodiversity. there are plants and animals. it's out of respect for this beautiful countryside, which we love too. producers argue that christmas trees take up only 1% of viable agricultural land in this area. that's true, but it's also true that the cultivation is almost entirely non—organic and that inevitably has some consequences on the natural world all around. hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. full christmas forecast coming up in just a moment, first of all, i thought we'd start off with these rare nacreous clouds that are once again bei

hugh schofield, bbc news in the burgundy hills.lottery. large queues formed outside of kiosks ahead of the nationally televised draw for the christmas lottery, which features children singing out the winning numbers and matching prizes. the lottery will dish out more than two and a half billion euros. the top prize, known as el gordo — or the �*fat one' — pays out 400,000 euros to the winning ticket holders. our spain correspondent guy hedgecoe is following the draw. as they always do at this time of year, there's a huge amount of expectation, people buying tickets often for weeks ahead of the draw. and what they tend to do is they often gather together with friends or family or colleagues from work in order to buy strips of tickets, because they're quite expensive. these tickets, a single ticket is 20 euros, a ten series ticket is 200 euros. so what they do is they gather together with friends and buy them. and then the idea is that they share out the winnings if they do actually win. and you mention there that this is the biggest

more than a million saplings are being cut - a million saplings are being cut every year in the burgundynce that consumers increasingly are asking questions about how the trees are cultivated in the potential consequences for the environment. translation: the environment _ environment. translation: the environment is _ environment. translation: ii3: environment is definitely part of environment. translation: ii3 environment is definitely part of my decision but it is tough, do i buy a tree that lasts two weeks or something plastic which has to come from a factory?— from a factory? when they grow the trees i guarantee _ from a factory? when they grow the trees i guarantee they _ from a factory? when they grow the trees i guarantee they use - from a factory? when they grow the trees i guarantee they use a - from a factory? when they grow the trees i guarantee they use a heap i from a factory? when they grow the j trees i guarantee they use a heap of chemicals _ trees i guarantee they use a heap of chemicals and that is land that could — chemicals and that is land that could be — chemicals

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