to the uk now and the financial woes of thames water.— says it doesn't have enough money to repay a 190 million pound loan due in april. during a grilling by mp�*s on tuesday, thames water's chairman said the company is facing a seminal moment. thames, along with its parent company kemble water, owes a total of £18 billion in debt. live now to swetha ramachandran, fund manager at artemis investment management. good to see you. the numbers are going in the wrong direction for thames water? absolutely and part of this is a large part of their debt power, 58% or so is linked to inflation which with inflation being high has meant the cost of servicing that debt has increased which has made it increasingly untenable for the company continuing to do so. it has been through such a tumultuous time with the chief executive resigning without notice, ten days before a change of chairman as well. financial markets took fright. a lot of talk that the government would have to take over thames water. what is the outlook now?— outlook now? the company i

i it's all due to flooding in the thames tunnel.s high speed trains on the southeastern and eurostar services. hs1, which runs the line, says engineers have been working through the night, but the volume of water is unprecedented. they're advising passengers to check websites before travelling. eurostar services have already been hit this christmas. there were cancellations last week after strikes by staff in france. getting towards the end of a festive spell, which in the uk has been incredibly disruptive for travellers. something else has come to upset an awful lot of passengers and while the trains here are in some turmoil, i'm afraid it's a similar picture across large parts of britain. storm gerrit has caused havoc across the roads, rail and in the air. scotland has seen gusts of 85 miles per hour. it's caused power cuts, fallen trees, blocking highways and flooded railway tracks. on top of this today, there's reduced services on thames link because of crew shortages. and there were speed restrictions on the west highland line

that will also affect passengers heading to luton airport as thames link also services the airport.announced — with people recognised from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity. the authorjilly cooper is made a dame; and there's a knighthood for michael eavis, who co—created the glastonbury music festival more than 50 years ago. and in a great year for women's football, there's recognition for three of england's lionesses. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has all the details. her books have sold in their millions. noinlly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. can't quite believe it. so lovely. i mean, when they told me i got te letter, 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

this barge will be sent down the thames _ midnight. this barge will be sent l down the thames this afternoon to the london eye which will be also loaded with fireworks. it is a meticulous operation, 4000 musical cue ready for the event tomorrow, watching the london fireworks display. watching the london fireworks disla ., , ., watching the london fireworks disqa . , ., ., display. just a quick reminder of our to display. just a quick reminder of ourtop story- — display. just a quick reminder of our top story. health _ display. just a quick reminder of our top story. health officials i display. just a quick reminder of our top story. health officials in | our top story. health officials in gaza say 100 palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours as israeli army strikes targets across the territory. more on that on our website. stay with us on bbc news. 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

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 runnin

it was all caused by flooding in two high—speed rail tunnels under the thames.er out wasn't a quickjob. we have cleared the water from both of the tunnels that were impacted yesterday under the thames and we are looking to run a near normal service this morning. it's had a knock—on effect on domestic high—speed services, too, though most seem to be running on time now. eurostar say all speed restrictions on the line have now been lifted and all services will be travelling at normal speeds. but for many it wasn't quite the bon voyage to 2023 they were looking for. ellie price, bbc news, st pancras, in london. the un says around 300 people die every year from lightning strikes in bangladesh. that's in comparison to fewer than 20 people annually in the us, which has almost double the population. lightning is now considered a natural disaster in the country alongside cyclones, floods and earthquakes. officials say climate change is leading to an increase in extreme storms, driving up the number of lightning strikes. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from

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it was all caused by flooding in two high—speed rail tunnels under the thames.t a quickjob. we have cleared the water from both of the tunnels that were impacted yesterday under the thames and we are looking to run a near normal service this morning. it's had a knock—on effect on domestic high—speed services, too, though most seem to be running on time now. eurostar say all speed restrictions on the line have now been lifted and all services will be travelling at normal speeds. but for many it wasn't quite the bon voyage to 2023 they were looking for. ellie price, bbc news, st pancras, in london. a crackdown on xl bully dogs comes into force in england and wales today. gfx it means owners must follow strict rules on how it means owners must follow strict rules on how they are handled in public, including keeping them muzzled and on a lead. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, has more. police at the scene of a dog attack, one where an xl bully type killed a man. elsewhere, this dog was handed in by its owner after it bit them. it was put down soon a

it was all caused by flooding in two high—speed rail tunnels under the thames.h of the tunnels that were impacted yesterday under the thames and we are looking to run a near normal service this morning. it's had a knock—on effect on domestic high—speed services, too, though most seem to be running on time now. eurostar say all speed restrictions on the line have now been lifted and all services will be travelling at normal speeds. but for many it wasn't quite the bon voyage to 2023 they were looking for. ellie price, bbc news, st pancras, in london. to the democratic republic of congo next. authorities there say president felix tshisekedi has been re—elected. the country's election commission reports the president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, moise katumbi on i8%. there have been complaints about irregularities. the vote was marred by widespread logistical problems, with a number of polling stations opening late. the opposition said the problems were part of a deliberate plan to allow the results to be rigged in favour of mr tshisekedi

it was all caused by flooding in two high—speed rail tunnels under the thames.the water from both of the tunnels that were impacted yesterday under the thames and we are looking to run a near normal service this morning. it's had a knock—on effect on domestic high—speed services, too, though most seem to be running on time now. eurostar say all speed restrictions on the line have now been lifted and all services will be travelling at normal speeds. but for many it wasn't quite the bon voyage to 2023 they were looking for. ellie price, bbc news, st pancras, in london. a crackdown on xl bully dogs comes into force in england and wales today. it means owners must follow strict rules on how they are handled in public, including keeping them muzzled and on a lead. it comes ahead of a ban in february when it will be a criminal offence to own an xl bully dog in england and wales without a certificate. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, has more. police at the scene of a dog attack — one where an xl bully type killed a man. elsewhere, this dog was handed

new year's eve travellers face major disruption as tunnel flooding under london's river thames bringsre 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

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames.f passengers boarding at st pancras this morning. eurostar says all services will run to and from london today, but there are warnings that there are still likely to be delays, as simonjones reports. the queues at st pancras have been building since the early hours. eurostar says it plans to run all 32 scheduled services today, but they will be packed. that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, leaving new year plans in doubt. oh, my goodness, it was a whirlwind, but we all stayed calm. i was very impressed. everyone stayed pretty calm, considering. but we're happy to be here. i'm reasonably optimistic because they told us yesterday that they're going to have two or three more trains. really happy that i'm able to go back home today, yes. - and i'm feeling much . happier than yesterday. what happened yesterdayjust looked like complete chaos. a lot of people sound like they're scrambling, trying to get where they're going. and to

it was all caused by flooding in two high—speed rail tunnels under the thames.eared the water from both of the tunnels that were impacted yesterday under the thames and we are looking to run a near normal service this morning. it's had a knock—on effect on domestic high—speed services, too, though most seem to be running on time now. eurostar say all speed restrictions on the line have now been lifted and all services will be travelling at normal speeds. but for many it wasn't quite the bon voyage to 2023 they were looking for. ellie price, bbc news, st pancras, in london. a crackdown on xl bully dogs comes into force in england and wales today. it means owners must follow strict rules on how they are handled in public, including keeping them muzzled and on a lead. it comes ahead of a ban in february when it will be a criminal offence to own an xl bully dog in england and wales without a certificate. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, has more. police at the scene of a dog attack, one where an xl bully type killed a man. elsewhere, this dog was ha

craig mackenzie is on the banks of the river thames.n. craig mackenzie is on the banks of the river thames. our other preparations for the fireworks going? preparations for the fireworks ttoin ? , ., ., preparations for the fireworks uuoin? preparations for the fireworks ttoin? ., going? good evening. more than 100,000 people _ going? good evening. more than 100,000 people here _ going? good evening. more than 100,000 people here on - going? good evening. more than 100,000 people here on the - going? good evening. more than i 100,000 people here on the banks going? good evening. more than - 100,000 people here on the banks of the river_ 100,000 people here on the banks of the river thames to experience this spectacular— the river thames to experience this spectacular light show of fireworks. the biggest fireworks display in europe — the biggest fireworks display in europe. 20,000 fireworks will lit up here on_ europe. 20,000 fireworks will lit up here on the — europe. 20,000 fireworks will lit up here on the london eye, the most iconic_

since the full scale invasion and funding in a tunnel under the river thames discounts holiday travel plans for thousands of people of the euro stock cancels trade services to and from on to the i been visible and welcome as well as the military is shifting its offensive against homeless and gaza, for the south in the last 24 hours as strikes and artillery fund, i have had targets in central and southern pines, killing thousands of civilians. according to almost health officials, the united nations says some 100000 gallons have been usually displaced. militant groups continue to launch rockets into ways well from labor known and cancer, including home us, which is why the classified a to interest organization is really treat attacking a southern guns, a beast from. we're hamas militants presumably satellites, and beat israel on october 7th to this page from israel's military shows an ongoing operation to gain control of the sites, the goal, dismantling. how much infrastructure and tracking don't is leaders highlights israel's military says it has destroyed several hamas tunnels. all o

biggest air assault on ukraine since the full scale invasion and flooding in a tunnel on the river thames disrupt holiday travel plans for thousands of people. eurostar counsels trained services to and from london the, until the 11th. but welcome to the program. is there any prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war with him? us will continue for many more months in the gaza strip is ready for us as a shifting there offensive against how much of a south way. nothing else said they aim to take control of guys as border with egypt and the last 24 hours as strikes and artillery 5 that of killed dozens of civilians. according to the house run, health ministry medicine groups continue to launch rockets into israel from lebanon . and gaza, including him, us, which la to a deadly terror attack on israel. october 7th is really troops attacking a southern guns, a beast from wareham us militants presumably say to beat israel on october 7th. this protects from israel's military, shows an ongoing operation to gain control of the sites, the goal, dismantling, hama, infrastructure and tracking dow

biggest air sold on ukraine said to the full scale invasion and fluttering in a tunnel on the river thames disrupt holiday travel plans for thousands of people. your stock councils train services to and from london. the hello. i'm telling me already, but welcome to the program. is there any prime minister benjamin? nothing now says the war with a mass will continue for many moments in the gaza strip. is really forced as a shifting their offensive against how much of a self when it's knows that they aim to take control of guys as border with egypt. and the last 24 hours as strikes and artillery. 5, the have killed dozens of civilians, according to the how must run health ministry management groups continue to launch rockets into israel from lebanon and gaza, including him, us, which launched a deadly terror attack on israel. on october 7, this is really treatment attacking a southern gas, a beast from warehouse militants presumably said take to and beat israel on october 7th. this page from israel's military shows an ongoing operation to gain control of the sites, the goal dismantling how m

just over four hours to go. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been down by the thames in central londone how preparations are going. 100,000 people are expected to be here along london's embankment to experience spectacular from midnight as the london eye lights up the london skyline. 20,000 fireworks, and we are told the theme this year is unity. 100,000 people managed to get those tickets, and many of those have travelled from all over the world. london has come out on top as one of the most desirable destinations to be for new year, so many with those lucky tickets. the fireworks will start at midnight as big ben will chime, the bongs, and at the beginning of 202a. that is true. we will be here to see you into the new year. there is a special live page on the bbc news website with reaction from around the world. in the next 25 minutes or so, we will be live in dubai, where the world's tallest tower will be part of their festivities. they are going to fire 15,682, very precise number, of pyrotechnics, from 365 different positions. we look forward to seeing some of that in the next few

theo leggett went to kingston upon thames to find out.thing is reduced up to 50%. here in kingston upon thames, the mood today was cheerful as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do it online. we were holding out for boxing day sales because we always come without the kids and it's time for us. i just like the atmosphere because it brings a lot of people out and it's the atmosphere and the busyness of being in the city i love. that's what i like, the experience of that. we're hoping to buy a few things in the sales. the shops are so busy we can hardly get in, to be honest with you. i thought it was going to be more sales, more stuff, but it's less. so i'm kind of a bit disappointed. it'sjust tradition, isn't it? yeah. ever since i was a kid, my dad would bring me out, going around the shops. boxing day itself used to be a huge sales event, but discount extravaganzas such as black friday have

theo leggett went to kingston—upon—thames to find out.but now it's time for the sales. everything is reduced up to 50%. here in kingston—upon—thames, the mood today was cheerful as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do this online. we were holding out for boxing day sales cos we always come out - about the kids and it's time for us. i just like the atmosphere because it brings a lot of people out, of the busyness of being in the city. that's what i like the experience of that. we're going to buy a few things in the sales. the shops are so busy, we can hardly get in, to be honest with you. i thought it was going to be more | sales, more staff, but it's less. i so i'm kind of a bit disappointed. it's just tradition, isn't it? yeah. ever since i was a kid, my dad would bring me and go around the shops. boxing day itself used to be a huge sales event, but discount extravaganzas such as black fr

theo leggett went to kingston—upon—thames to find out. as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do this online. we were holding out for boxing day sales cos we always come without l about the kids and it's time for us. i just like the atmosphere because it brings a lot of people out, the busyness of being in the city. that�*s why i like the experience of that. we're going to buy a few things in the sales. the shops are so busy, we can hardly get in, to be honest with you. i thought it was going to be more | sales, more staff, but it's less. i so i'm kind of a bit disappointed. it�*s just tradition, isn�*t it? yeah. ever since i was a kid, my dad would bring me out and go around the shops. boxing day itself used to be a huge sales event, but discount extravaganzas such as black friday have robbed it of some of its impact. marks & spencer, next and john lewis all chose to remain closed today, ye

here in the uk, thames water has said that reviving the business will "take time" as it struggles toe coping with billions in debt. the comments came as thames said profits for the first half of its financial year had halved to £246 million. worries persist about how the uk's largest water company will deal with the debts which rose from 7% to £14] the debts which rose from 7% to em] billion. the white house is challenging a deal that allows purdue pharma settle lawsuits against it for six— billion dollars. the company has been criticised for how it sold strong painkillers, fuelling an addiction crisis in the us. families who lost loved ones say the deal allows the sackler family, which owns purdue, to be partially protected. the case is being heard in the supreme court, with justices divided over whether to approve the deal. markets now. here in europe, the main indices on the continent have been trading higher today. on the continent have been london's ftse 100 is falling however. we should be showing you some pictures of it, but unfortunately we cannot at the moment. stay in touch

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames.sengers boarding at st pancras this morning. eurostar says all services will run to and from london, but there are warnings that delays are still likely. simonjones reports. the queues at st pancras have been building since the early hours. eurostar says it plans to run all 32 scheduled services today, but they will be packed. that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, leaving new year plans in doubt. oh, my goodness, it was a whirlwind, but we all stayed calm. i was very impressed. everyone stayed pretty calm, considering. but we're happy to be here. i'm reasonably optimistic because they told us yesterday that they're going to have two or three more trains. really happy that i'm able to go back home today, yes. - and i'm feeling much . happier than yesterday. what happened yesterdayjust looked like complete chaos. a lot of people sound like they're scrambling, trying to get where they're going. and today's a new day, so it loo

noor nanji, bbc news. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been down by the thames in central london toreparations are going. 100,000 people are expected to be here along london's embankment to experience spectacular for midnight as the london eye lights up the london skyline, 20,000 fireworks, and we are told the theme this year is unity. 100,000 people managed to get those tickets, and many of those have travelled from all over the world. one that has come out on top is one of the most desirable destinations to be for new year, so many with those lucky tickets. the fireworks will start at midnight as big ben's chines will shine, the bronx, and at the beginning of 202a. that is true. me and my director roger in my ear will be here for the beginning of the new year. lets get an update on the weather. hello there, good evening. blustery showers across the uk for much of the day. heavy thundery downpours for many, but also some sunny spells, so some beautiful rainbows spotted by our weather watchers, and very windy conditions across the south coast of england and wales. now, the ground al

biggest their results on ukraine since the full scale invasion us funding in a tunnel under the river thames defense holiday travel plans for thousands of people use councils train services to and from on the i've been to sewland. welcome is wales military is shifting, it's offensive against how much thing goes a further south in the last 24 hours as strikes and out until the re fi i have had targets in central and south im pots killing thousands of civilians. according to homeless health officials, the united nations says some 100000 gallons have been duly displaced. millicent groups continue to launch rockets in 2 ways. well, from 11 o 9 guns, a including home us, which is why they classified a terrorist organization is really treat attacking a southern gas, a beast. we're high, mass militants, presumably satellite soon. be israel on october 7th. this protects from israel's military, shows an ongoing operation to gain control of the sites, the goal, dismantling. how much infrastructure and tracking don't is leaders highlights israel's military says it has destroyed several homage tunnels a

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames. passengers boarding at st pancras this morning. eurostar says all services will run to and from london but there are warnings that delays are still likely. simonjones reports. the queues at st pancras have been building since the early hours. eurostar says it plans to run all 32 scheduled services today, but they will be packed. that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, leaving new year plans in doubt. oh, my goodness, it was a whirlwind, but we all stayed calm. i was very impressed. everyone stayed pretty calm, considering. but we're happy to be here. i'm reasonably optimistic because they told us yesterday that they're going to have two or three more trains. really happy that i'm able to go back home today, yes. - and i'm feeling much . happier than yesterday. what happened yesterdayjust looked like complete chaos. a lot of people sound like they're scrambling, trying to get where they're going. and today's a new day, so it

that will also affect passengers heading to luton airport as thames link also services the airport. into force tomorrow. meaning 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, in southwest england, 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 a charity. 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 by a 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 are just one small local volunteer—run rescue. the rspca is also seeing people starting to leave xl bullys 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 bullys t

water cascaded into the thames tunnel near ebbsfleet.scribed it as an unprecedented volume. engineers with pumps and tankers worked through last night and all day today to bring the water levels down and tried to get things moving. this is not the first bout of major travel disruption over the festive period. a last—minute strike by french workers on eurotunnel saw major problems in the days running up to christmas day, for those trying to travel between europe and london. and storm gerrit caused widespread havoc across the uk last week. there has also been major disruption on thameslink rail services today across london and the south east due to staff shortages. and tomorrow, there will be no services on northern rail also because of a lack of staff, and delays are expected on london northwestern, and chiltern railways. eurostar has apologised for the disruption and said customers with tickets could exchange them or apply for a refund. some might be able to claim compensation. the operator said the situation regarding tomorrow's service

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames.ngers boarding at st pancras this morning. eurostar says all services will run to and from london, but there are warnings that delays are still likely. simonjones reports. the queues at st pancras have been building since the early hours. eurostar says it plans to run all 32 scheduled services today, but they will be packed. that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, leaving new year plans in doubt. oh, my goodness, it was a whirlwind, but we all stayed calm. i was very impressed. everyone stayed pretty calm, considering. but we're happy to be here. i'm reasonably optimistic because they told us yesterday that they're going to have two or three more trains. really happy that i'm able to go back home today, yes. - and i'm feeling much . happier than yesterday. what happened yesterdayjust looked like complete chaos. a lot of people sound like they're scrambling, trying to get where they're going. and today's a new day, so it looks

as you know, this was due to flooding in the river thames tunnel, there are two tunnels just outsidehich have flooded due to the severe weather conditions we are experiencing here, and that has caused a huge knock—on effect and means that south—eastern services, which run from london into the south—east and towards kent have been cancelled for the whole day and eurostar services over to the continent, over to europe have also been severely impacted, so that latest news now is there are no eurostar services running today. eurostar services running today. eurostar has also been affected in the last few days, last week. it had to suspend some services due to strikes from french workers, so coming on top of that, it has not been a particularly successful week for eurostar. they have been trying to direct people to their website for updates. also hs one, which operates the line, has been putting out information on its website and south—eastern also has information, but generally the information to all travellers is, check the website first before you come to the station. . but from this m

in london, a large fireworks display will light up the thames. transmitted the famous bongs to the nation to herald the new year. our reporter meghan owen is in east london where the final preparations are under way. it's quite incredible, actually, to think that what we will see tomorrow evening when london's skyline is lit up in colour with the fireworks all starts here on these barges in the east of london in the docklands. you can see behind me all the final preparations arejust being put in place. there are thousands of shells, there are controlled firing panels, there are wires, so it's really interesting to see it all happening behind the scenes. it's a very meticulous operation and i am joined by the event director, darryl fleming. darryl, just talk me through the numbers. how many fireworks and how long has it all taken? we have about 12,000 individual fireworks on these three barges and the london eye itself. we don't get the chance to rig that until tomorrow at six o'clock, so the most iconic part of the structure doesn't get rigged un

theo leggett went to kingston—upon—thames to find out.sales. everything is reduced up to 50%. here in kingston—upon—thames, the mood today was cheerful as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do this online. we were holding out for boxing day sales because we always care - about the kids and it's time for us. ijust like the atmosphere because it brings a lot of people out, of being in the city. that's what i like the experience of that. we're going to buy a few things in the sales. the shops are so busy, we can hardly get in, to be honest with you. i thought it was going to be more | sales, more staff, but it's less. i so i'm kind of a bit disappointed. it's just tradition, isn't it? yeah. ever since i was a kid, my dad would bring me out around the shops. boxing day itself used to be a huge sales event, but discount extravaganzas such as black friday have robbed it of some of its impact. mar

to watch _ be here along the river thames to watch that— be here along the river thames to watch thatople who managed — bring in some of those people who managed to get tickets, i want to say happy— managed to get tickets, i want to say happy new year but we are about 34 minutes _ say happy new year but we are about 34 minutes away. happy new year. how lon- 34 minutes away. happy new year. how long of— 34 minutes away. happy new year. how long of you — 34 minutes away. happy new year. how long of you been waiting? a few hours. i long of you been waiting? a few hours- i live _ long of you been waiting? a few hours. i live in _ long of you been waiting? a few hours. i live in london - long of you been waiting? a few hours. i live in london but - long of you been waiting? a few hours. i live in london but i'm i long of you been waiting? a few. hours. i live in london but i'm from er -t. hours. i live in london but i'm from egypt- what— hours. i live in london but i'm from egypt. what about _ hours. i live in london but i'm from egypt. what about yourself, are - hours. i live in london bu

but not _ in the tunnel from the river thames but not this— in the tunnel from the river thames butoss the channel or where they want to be. so i am who have booked for today will be able to get over. anyone impacted, contact eurostar or south—eastern for the latest on how to travel. domestic services also due to begin once again this morning. the first service was cancelled by other services are scheduled to run. the advice, as ever, check before you travel. it has certainly come at an awful period. 50 travel. it has certainly come at an awful period. so much disruption over the festive period. some of the rail companies, eurostar, and other rail companies, eurostar, and other railfirms will have rail companies, eurostar, and other rail firms will have quite a task to rebuild confidence in the trains. ukraine is under attack from russian drones after two days of huge aerial assaults by both sides. the strikes are in apparent retaliation for ukraine's drone attack on the russian city of belgorod yesterday which killed at least 20 people. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. ex

water cascading into the thames tunnel near ebbsfleet. as an unprecedented volume. engineers with pumps and tankers work through last night and all day today to bring the water levels down and try to get things moving. this is not the first bout of major travel disruption over the festive period. a last—minute strike by french workers on eurotunnel some major problems in the days running up major problems in the days running up to christmas day for those trying to travel between europe and london and storm get it caused widespread havoc across the uk last week. there has also been major disruption on thameslink rail services today across london and the south—east due to staff shortages and tomorrow there will be no services on northern rail also because of a lack of staff and the delays are expected on london north—western and chiltern railways. eurostar has apologised for the disruption and said customers with tickets could exchange them or apply for a refund. some might be able to claim compensation. with the met office issuing yellow w

theo leggett went to kingston—upon—thames to find out.e for the sales. everything is reduced up to 50%. here in kingston upon thames, the mood today was cheerful as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do it online. we were holding out for boxing day sales because we always come without the kids and it's time for us. ijust like the atmosphere because it brings a lot - of people out and it's _ the atmosphere and the busyness of being in the city i love. that's what i like, - the experience of that. we're hoping to buy a few things in the sales. the shops are so busy we can hardly get in, to be honest with you. i thought it was going to be more sales, more stuff, but it's less. so i'm kind ofa bit disappointed. it'sjust tradition, isn't it? yeah. ever since i was a kid, my dad would bring me out, going around the shops. boxing day itself used to be a huge sales event, but discount extravaganzas

in london, a large fireworks display will light up the thames. the 31st of december also marks 100 years since the bells of big ben were first broadcast. in 1923, bbc radio transmitted the famous bongs to the nation to herald the new year. our reporter meghan owen is in east london where they're getting ready for the countdown. it's quite incredible to think that what we will see tomorrow evening when london's skyline is lit up in colour with the fireworks all starts here on these barges in the east of london in the docklands. the final preparations are being put in place. there are thousands of shells, there are controlled firing panels, there are wires, so it's really interesting to see it all happening behind the scenes. it's a very, very meticulous operation and i'm joined by the event director. just talk me through the numbers. how many fireworks and how long has it all taken? we have about 12,000 individual fireworks on these three barges and also the london eye. we don't get the chance to read that until tomorrow. we don't get the chance t

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames.se pictures are of passengers boarding at st pancras this morning. eurostar says all services will run to and from london, but there are warnings that delays are still likely. simonjones reports. the queues at st pancras have been building since the early hours. eurostar says it plans to run all 32 scheduled services today, but they will be packed. that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, leaving new year plans in doubt. oh, my goodness, it was a whirlwind, but we all stayed calm. i was very impressed. everyone stayed pretty calm, considering. but we're happy to be here. i'm reasonably optimistic because they told us yesterday that they're going to have two or three more trains. really happy that i'm able to go back home today, yes. - and i'm feeling much . happier than yesterday. what happened yesterdayjust looked like complete chaos. a lot of people sound like they're scrambling, trying to get where they're going. and today'

to operate on the thames.er port of registry . london as her port of registry. she, um, she she was operational in these waters for 40 years as london's number one launch. and obviously there was the churchill funeral, which is, you know, one of the most amazing events in, in, uh, and, and it was right at the start of satellite broadcasting and it was actually watched by 350, um, million people worldwide . um, million people worldwide. um, which, which was one tenth of the world's population at the time. well it's remarkable, um, would you be willing to accept some kind of crown funded fee for the barge? >> yeah , i would, patrick, i >> yeah, i would, patrick, i would , but what it really needs would, but what it really needs is somebody with the resources is somebody with the resources is not just. >> i mean, i'm just looking for pretty much what i paid for it back in 2006. now um, but what it really needs is somebody with the passion and maybe a group of people, but to take it on and, and have the resources

water cascaded into the thames tunnel near ebbsfleet.1 described it as an unprecedented volume. engineers with pumps and tankers worked through last night and all day today to bring the water levels down and tried to get things moving. this is not the first bout of major travel disruption over the festive period. a last—minute strike by french workers on eurotunnel saw major problems in the days running up to christmas day, for those trying to travel between europe and london. and storm gerrit caused widespread havoc across the uk last week. there has also been major disruption on thameslink rail services today across london and the south east due to staff shortages. and tomorrow, there will be no services on northern rail also because of a lack of staff, and delays are expected on london northwestern, and chiltern railways. eurostar has apologised for the disruption and said customers with tickets could exchange them or apply for a refund. some might be able to claim compensation. with the met office issuing yellow weather warnings for

to operate on the thames.don as her port of registry . london as her port of registry. she, um, she she was operational in these waters for 40 years as london's number one launch. and obviously there was the churchill funeral, which is, you know, one of the most amazing events in, in, uh, and, and it was right at the start of satellite broadcasting and it was actually watched by 350, um, million people worldwide . um, million people worldwide. um, which, which was one tenth of the world's population at the time. well it's remarkable, um, would you be willing to accept some kind of crown funded fee for the barge? >> yeah , i would, patrick, i >> yeah, i would, patrick, i would , but what it really needs would, but what it really needs is somebody with the resources is somebody with the resources is not just. >> i mean, i'm just looking for pretty much what i paid for it back in 2006. now um, but what it really needs is somebody with the passion and maybe a group of people, but to take it on and, and have the re

water cascades into the thames tunnel near ebbsfleet.ith pumps and tankers worked through last night and all day today to bring the water levels down and try to get things moving. this is not the first bout of major travel disruption over the festive period. a last—minute strike by french workers on eurotunnel saw major problems in the days running up to christmas day for those trying to travel between europe and london. and storm garrit caused widespread havoc across the uk last week. there has also been major disruption on thames rail services today across london and the south east due to staff shortages. and tomorrow there will be no services on northern rail — also because of a lack of staff and delays are expected on london northwestern and chiltern railways. eurostar has apologised for the disruption and said customers with tickets could exchange them or apply for a refund. some might be able to claim compensation. with the met office issuing yellow weather warnings tonight for wind, rain and snow for large parts of the uk, it is u

eve celebrations, there will be no overnight services so revellers who were hoping to get home on a thamesces overnight and they are not operating any alternative forms of transport so you will need to find your own way home. that will also affect passengers heading to luton airport as thameslink services the airport there. the uk government ban on excel bully dogs comes into force tomorrow meaning rescue organisations have until tomorrow to rehome them. if they cannot the animals will have to be put 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 a charity. 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 by a 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 are just one small local volunteer—run rescue. the rspca is also seeing people starting to leave xl bullies at its ce

water cascades into the thames tunnel near ebbsfleet. volume. engineers with pumps and tankers worked through last night and all day today to bring the water levels down and try to get things moving. this is not the first bout of major travel disruption over the festive period. a last—minute strike by french workers on eurotunnel saw major problems in the days running up to christmas day for those trying to travel between europe and london. and storm gerrit caused widespread havoc across the uk last week. there has also been major disruption on thames rail services today across london and the south east due to staff shortages. and tomorrow there will be no services on northern rail — also because of a lack of staff and delays are expected on london northwestern and chiltern railways. eurostar has apologised for the disruption and said customers with tickets could exchange them or apply for a refund. some might be able to claim compensation. with the met office issuing yellow weather warnings tonight for wind, rain and snow for large part

the uk's largest water company, thames water, will reveal its latest finanical results this morning.for us. ben, there'll be a lot of focus on these results. these results will be interesting because there has been a lot of scrutiny of thames water's finances in the last few months, with reports that its parent company could run out of money by april if there isn't a fresh injection of cash. thames water itself received £750 million of new funding injuly from shareholders and says it will need a further 2.5 billion between 2025 and 2030. it is the largest water company in the uk and supplies 15 million customers, but it has had what bosses call a challenging year. it announced it was cutting 300 jobs last month. it has also been repeatedly criticised for sewage discharges and water lea ks. thames water has repeatedly maintained it is in a stable financial condition, but we'll get the latest picture on its finances after seven. if you're scared of heights, you may want to look away now. this is irresistible to look at. this is a wakeboarder called brian grubb, who decided that being p

thames water has apologised after several homes in surrey were left without water today.ater supply retored. their water supply restored. the chancellor and local mp, jeremy hunt, said he was �*beside himself with frustration�*. europe�*s largest parking app operator has been hacked — with about 950 people in the uk having their personal data compromised. easypark group, which owns ring—go and park—mobile, said most of the customers affected were in europe and that names, contact information and parts of credit card numbers had been stolen. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. manchester united are in action for the first time since british businessman sirjim ratcliffe agreed to buy a 25% stake in the old trafford club for about $1.3bn. (00v)marcus rashford was named in the starting lineup marcus rashford was named in the starting lineup against aston villa by erik ten hag as he sought to bounce back after their 2—0 loss away at west ham on saturday. ratcliffe isn�*t at old trafford but is being represented by ineos di

. >> yeah, we've got the thames, whii liveesn't badly. >> yeah, we've got the thames, whii live quitethames, whii live quite neardly. >> yeah, we've got the thames, whii live quite near the thames, >> i live quite near the thames, so i stand on tiptoes i can so if i stand on tiptoes i can just see from house. why just see them from my house. why don't just get of your don't you just get out of your house the tent? house and go in the tent? well it could cost you. you have to have a wristband, which sells out us out in five minutes, even for us local terrible. no. yeah >> so it's terrible. no. yeah >> so it's terrible. no. yeah >> so it's terrible. no. yeah >> so that's as good as it's going to get. but um, think going to get. but um, i think these are pretty, pretty spectacular. i think we can allow a bit of fun. >> let me see you do enjoy this. do they're wasting do you think they're wasting money? mean, you're cop26 your money? i mean, you're cop26 your cop26, uh, cop26, aren't you? yeah uh, well, yeah. >> i mean, it's interesting looking at the hong kong display because we have our

all trains were cancelled yesterday due to flooding in tunnels under the river thames.ill likely to be delays and disruption due to speed restrictions, and staff shortages are expected to cause problems on other rail services across the uk. simonjones reports. after the day of chaos, eurostar services are resuming this morning. nothing ran yesterday, 32 trains are now scheduled to run. but they will be packed, that means many people unable to travel yesterday will struggle to make it across the channel today, living new year plans in ruins. she was meant to be at disneyland, paris.- she was meant to be at disneyland, paris. i've lost my hotel, my _ disneyland, paris. i've lost my hotel, my travel, _ disneyland, paris. i've lost my hotel, my travel, my - disneyland, paris. i've lost my hotel, my travel, my theatre l hotel, my travel, my theatre that i booked and i kind of don't have any plans for new year's eve now, i'll probably end up spending it with my parents or i'll end up watching a disney film to try and pretend that i'm there. it's really disappointing. this was

but i think, the barge that think, you know, the barge that took thames took him down, the thames is we should other, but it is should then other, but it is something that, course, something that, of course, people johnson and people like boris johnson and other rally people like boris johnson and other around, rally people like boris johnson and other around, can't rally people like boris johnson and other around, can't theyy people like boris johnson and other around, can't they , bill? >> because it's a symbol of patriotism and people are weary of winston churchill being depicted as, uh, well , people depicted as, uh, well, people have gone so far as to call him a racist and a warmonger, and perhaps this is about trying to, uh, you know , make sure that uh, you know, make sure that people, see churchill for people, people see churchill for how how they see him. >> he was an outstanding national figure, and he saw us through the second world war. so it is historical it is of historical significance. but i wouldn't be in favour of using public money. and you can say it's only 800,00