this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: the first footage emerges of anis amri, the chief suspect in the attack on a berlin christmas market. a reward of 100,000 euros is offered for information leading to amri's arrest, with a warning he could be armed and dangerous. this is the scene live at german federal police headquarters in berlin, where chancellor angela merkel is due to make a statement. two men are found guilty of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath, killing four people including a li—year—old girl. both men failed in their duty of care to the public. there was no transport manager and they flouted every regulation regarding safety. peter wood signed off vehicles as safe and they were not. the queen and prince philip travel by helicopter from buckingham palace to sandringham. the royal couple had delayed their annual trip

to their norfolk estate, as both have been suffering from a heavy cold. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it's a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour angela merkel has been meeting the federal prosecutor foran been meeting the federal prosecutor for an update on the hunt for the suspect who attacked the market in berlin. iam standing berlin. i am standing in a market that has

been silent for days and now has come back to life. it is busy with people giving a real impression of how vulnerable this public events are at this time of year and how vulnerable the crowds were on monday night. we hope we will hear from the german chancellor and when she comes out of the briefing we will go straight to that, but there is a huge research across europe and beyond. —— a huge search across. they are looking for possible links to anis amri, including evidence from the lorry which may have sparked this phase of the police operation. this is how the operation is going. we will come out of that

straightaway because the german chancellor has come out. the offence that took place in berlin. we have had additional indications today that the strong suspect is also the offender. we have found in the driver's cab fingerprints and we have other indications pointing towards that likelihood. it is that like even more important that the investigation and manhunt is successful. i can tell you that international and national networking police forces are doing their utmost and they have been doing miraculous work and we hope the offender is caught very quickly. later we will be talking about consequences, i will do that with

the justice consequences, i will do that with thejustice minister, consequences, i will do that with the justice minister, and consequences, i will do that with thejustice minister, and at this point in time we are concentrating on the manhunt. we have a high degree of respect for everybody in this building and across the country. the biggest responsibility that we have is to catch the offender. for me it was important to see with my own eyes as to how the corporation takes place between the federal prosecutor and the offices here at the federal police office in berlin. we have a representative here who is permanently on site here, we have a very fast exchange of information, all the steps that are necessary i been taken to be successful in are hunt for the offender. we are going to do

everything but it is our most important task that we focus on arresting the offender. everything else and everything else as regards consequences that are to be drawn from the event and the pre—history that we are now familiar with, that is something we need to discuss. that we are now familiar with, that is something we need to discussli would is something we need to discuss.” would like to thank you, to the president of the federal criminal police office and everyone who works here and has been here with the interior minister and justice minister to inform myself about the work that is going on here in connection with the hopeful soon arrest of the offender. i am going to inform myself about the work and ican to inform myself about the work and i can say that the highly professional work shown by the officials and the employees here at the federal police office and in

corporation with the affiliated police officers and departments in the country. i can tell you the performance is brilliant cause everyone in the country hopes that the investigations and the insight that we have into the offence and offender will lead to a success. 0n a theoretical basis, we have known for a long time and the federal interior minister has reiterated again and again that we may become the target of islamist attacks. nevertheless, such and takes place, such as the attack on the square in berlin, it is depressing and our thoughts go out to the victims and their families and those people who we re their families and those people who were injured to are still in hospital. it is good to know we are

internationally coordinated and had the networking takes place internationally and how much coordination there is with other countries. some other countries have already experienced some other attacks and they have also had to face terrorist challenges. i can tell you that over the last few years we have done our utmost in order to face the terrorist threat better and i would like to invite all the establishment and institutions from the federal offices and regional offices and i can underline the work they have been doing so far and that is an additional task we have to shoulder in orderto go additional task we have to shoulder in order to go through this very difficult period. we have employees and officers who do their utmost in

order to contribute to the success of the operation, but we have to underpin the values and principles of democracy and freedom and we have those on our side. i am very confident that we will be able to continue leading irish free and democratic life. i have been very proud of the calmness and composure sean by a number of people, also the office rs sean by a number of people, also the officers working here, and our thoughts go out to everybody who has been affected by this attack. thank you very much. just to reiterate you have been

watching a press conference given by seniorfigures from the watching a press conference given by senior figures from the german government, including the interior minister and the chancellor angela merkel full is top ijust want minister and the chancellor angela merkel full is top i just want to minister and the chancellor angela merkel full is top ijust want to go through one or two of the points in case you missed what they said. the interior minister has confirmed that they have evidence linking this atrocity to the individual they are seeking, anis amri. they said the clues seeking, anis amri. they said the clu es ha d seeking, anis amri. they said the clues had been found in the lorry, evidence from the scene, which gave a clear link that they were now following. they said that the cooperation across europe to all countries that are involved in this hunt was praiseworthy. he was grateful for all the help they were being given and he was impressed by the cooperation. all necessary steps are now being taken in this manhunt. it is the priority, talking about the history or how it could be

avoided is secondary. as i merkel said she come to speak to senior officers that the federal police headquarters to find out what they we re headquarters to find out what they were up to, how operations were progressing. they praise the professional work being carried out. they said that germany had known for long time that the mega, terrorist target and they had taken precautions to the dues that risk. she referred to the victims and families that are represented by the many strains that have been set up year. she said that her thoughts we re year. she said that her thoughts were with them. she echoed what her interior ministry had said by saying they were very grateful. germany had done its best to face terrorism were effectively, but they had to balance that with freedom and liberty. she was confident that germany would continue to lead three and

democratic life. thejustice minister is going to be speaking in the next few minutes, so we may hear more as this hour progresses. we now go back to the report we had earlier ran, which is a report aligning the investigation to date. the prime suspect, 24—year—old anis amri, is being hunted across europe. but he uses many different names and nationalities, making it easier for him to slip away. this video of anis amri, which hasjust emerged, shows he was in berlin in september. early this morning, police commandos trying to track him down raided apartments here. apparently they thought they might find him here, but to no avail. they are playing catch up.

the only named him as a suspect yesterday, three days after the attack. a second raid this morning at this migrant centre in north—western germany also revealed little. amri had briefly stayed here when it first arrived in germany last year, but is now long gone. while he remains elusive, more is being revealed about what he has done since he left tunisia. he moved to italy where he was jailed for arson at school in 2011. last year he entered germany, where his claim asylum was rejected. the authorities could not deport him because they did not have the right paperwork. yet the german intelligence agencies knew he had links to an islamist network. they monitored his phone calls for months, suspecting he was planning an attack. they stopped surveillance in september.

back in his home town, his family are now the centre of attention. they are horrified that he is accused of involvement in the berlin attack. i am shocked like every citizen who heard about it. when the police came to the house to take my mum we knew it was my brother, anis amri. he also had a criminal record in tunisia. he was convicted for aggravated theft with violence. this morning the market in berlin which was attacked reopened despite anis amri being on the run. a move designed to show that the christmas festivities will continue despite what has happened. but not without extra security in place. we are still very scared because the other markets in berlin, you never know what happens next what could here again.

i think it is good that we start again, that the devil has no part in it. also for the world to say "we go on", we're not afraid. although people are determined to put on a brave face, it will be hard for anybody to relax until anis amri and any other suspects are found. we will have more from our correspondent who is following events there in berlin later in the afternoon. we will stay with the story and discuss the continuing manhunt in berlin and the implications for the country following the attack on the christmas market. we can talk to a security expert. i am joined by webcam. also a specialist in german

politics. thank you both for your time. i wonder how much you were able to hear of the news conference, but the interior minister saying that there is clear evidence that the man they are looking for is linked to this attack. i wonder what do you make of the investigation so far? i was a bit surprised that it took so long for them to find the wallet in the car that linked the act to the prison terrorist. 0bviously they removed the card from the crime state before they searched it to find the peace, but they now have fingerprints. there is a very strong lead. the wrong lead was the quy strong lead. the wrong lead was the guy from pakistan they were

following, which led to a lot of debate about the migration crisis. this has edged down quite a bit. it shows how dangerous those risky persons are that have links to islamist networks. who are well versed in petty crime and have a record, like anis amri, who has now been connected to the act. it was so difficult to control him, to have a closer look at what he's doing. 0f course we have stayed for the rule of law is important and that is why there are certain limitations and why we eavesdrop on these people all the time. we wish in the aftermath is it bit more thoroughly. womack this is one of the disturbing elements to the public, in idea that

this man had been on the radar of the intelligence services. is it reg retta bly the intelligence services. is it regrettably just a brutal the intelligence services. is it regrettablyjust a brutal reality that there are not enough resources in the world to follow everyone all the time, and security services have cynicaljudgment call as to whether they are putting their efforts into right place. you need to have much more resources so people with knowledge of languages and technology, but as long as he doesn't do anything that is leading into a crime or a connection to terrorist networks, as long as he is only doing minor stuff, it is difficult for a law enforcement agency to crackdown on him and said they will put him in jail. |

him and said they will put him in jail. i wonder why he was of numbers are services said as that he should be deported, with good reasons. the paperwork was missing. the lilly would've been better longer injail, but is difficult for me to judge. player13—mac so striking, looking as michaeljordan venues conference. she looks utterly shell—shocked. what this all of this mean for her. it isa what this all of this mean for her. it is a challenge for the german political class. we will see the election of a right wing party, to the federal parliament, for the first time, i think. it narrowly missed out last time and it is now appalling at 10—11 percent. angela

merkel‘s personal position is probably quite secure. get that change depending on how this investigation progresses? depending on how much more we find out about this man, presuming he is eventually caught. there was so much debate when she opened the doors to thousands and thousands of people and that debate is now heightened. the debate is certainly heightened and there has been some pressure, but that has come from the usual suspects. the bavarian wing kristian democracy tend to a more hardline sta nce democracy tend to a more hardline stance on these things. they have been talking about the need to review policy. 0ther politicians have also been making the points. her position is quite secure, she is

likely to win the next election. it is relatively hard to see that change. there has also been a public reaction against those seeking to make political hay out of the tragedy. we are talking about organised crime which would be very difficult. even if you adopt the hardline policy of capping the number of migrants entering the country, that would not prevent such a tragedy. i'm interested in whether this might provoke a kind of cultural shift. for example, in terms of the investigation, we hear a lot about the lack of cctv, particularly compared to our own experiences. whether there could be a shift in this regard. there is discussion and some

provisional agreements on extending surveillance in public places. that has something of a taboo. they have experience recently from east germany. it is an area that will change in the coming weeks and months. those are all in areas with germans have been quick course. i think we're likely to see a shift. do you think there will be changes? some of these laws and regulations will be hardened. there will be support for greater cctv. but one has to be aware that this could not have been avoided by having cctv on the spot. we do have a car but he

did not follow the skip the van. it has been easier to catch suspects, the two suspects, for that it would have been a good year. it sewer therapist work. it requires a change between the secret service. better reconnaissance about what people are doing. tougher handling of the zone recruits. they are trying to recruit people for a to have all of this is to be crackdown on input and the focus of very diligent police workers. to simply leave it to the technology is only one little spot ofa technology is only one little spot of a largerjigsaw puzzle.

very good to have your 50s and that —— very good to have you here. the owner of a haulage firm, and one of his mechanics, have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of their tipper trucks crashed last year, killing four people, including a four—year—old girl. the court had heard that the brakes had failed on the 32 tonne lorry, and it careered along a village road near bath, causing what the prosecution described as "absolute devastation". mathew gordon and peter wood will be sentenced next month. the driver of the lorry, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges. jon kay is at bristol crown court. gordon and would have been taken to prison right now. they have been remanded in custody over christmas and they will be sentenced in the new year, having been told they face lengthy jail sentences. new year, having been told they face lengthyjail sentences. the court case here heard that the company was

a shambles from start to finish, no transport manager, no safety checks on the eagles. we heard that the death of these four people in bath last year was preventable. police described it as carnage. this 32 tonne truck had careered down a steep hill. it's brakes failing. it was school back—up time and this girl was crossing the road with her grandmother when she was hit. she was just four years old. then the truck crushed this car, killing the men inside. parker and alan were heading back to south wales from a business trip. their driver was 30 two years old and newly married. —— 32 years old. the spark has gone out from my heart. he is always in

there, though. i like his wife said that the widowed so soon after her wedding day had left heartbroken. all the plans, the future we had together has been taken away. we we re together has been taken away. we were only married for six months and especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone was so far removed from what we had planned. it has just been absolutely horrendous. the tipper truck was carrying tonnes of aggregate down the steep and winding hill towards the steep and winding hill towards the city of bath that afternoon when it suffered brake failure. the prosecution failed that was not bad luck but an accident waiting to happen. experts examined the brake said some of the parts were so rusty and warned that the 11—year—old lori should not have been on the road. potter was that they feel of the truck and he told the court he was

not aware of the state of the vehicle and he denied causing death by dangerous and careless driving. today he was cleared. philip turner told the trial that as he sat there trying to take and what had happened, his boss, gordon, came over to him and told him not to tell the police about the brake warning light. that boss, gordon, has now been convicted of manslaughter. the prosecution claimed his business was a shambles. a mechanic, peter wood, who was employed to inspect the company's who was employed to inspect the compa ny‘s trucks, has who was employed to inspect the company's trucks, has also been found guilty on four counts of manslaughter. this was preventable. it denied us of his family. she says she has been horrified to hear the state the truck with them, especially as her chauffeur husband took safety so seriously. he would

have said they were cowboys. there is no way that he would ever have put anyone's life in danger, let alone his own. as he left court having been found not guilty, the driver said he had sympathies with the families. they are constantly in my thoughts. i just the families. they are constantly in my thoughts. ijust hope they can carry on now. his former boss and the mechanic will be sentenced in the mechanic will be sentenced in the new year. those two men showed absolutely no emotion at all as they heard they had been convicted. each of them four times as manslaughter. they were remanded in custody, in contrast to the driver who left an innocent man will stop he looked like the weight of the world had been lifted from his shoulders. he

broke down in tears many heard the not guilty verdict. the families there are some of those who died, they have sat through some graphic and technical evidence over the last four or five weeks. they were in bracing each other and consoling each other because they hope that they would be strong verdicts in this case to send a message to these individuals and others involved in the industry. in the last hour the football association has released a statement in response to historical allegations of abuse. what have they said? safeguarding has been one of the big measures that the fda is keen to reassure supporters and parents that everything is being done within their jurisdiction everything is being done within theirjurisdiction to make sure young people are safe in light of the historical abuse claims. they said that 8000 affiliated youth clu bs,

said that 8000 affiliated youth clubs, 99% of them were compliant with the safeguarding commitment. 62,000 teams from those 8000 clubs. 303 were found not to be compliant. those who are not compliant had been suspended temporarily from playing and training. the fa said they will work with county at eight to bring them up to speed and make sure they are compliant. what are we talking about? the fa said this is about failing to meet deadlines rather than specific concerns for anything that has gone on. nevertheless, it shows the level of interest in making sure that all of interest in making sure that all of the fa affiliated clubs and teams are compliant with safeguarding measures. 303 are not and they will need to work quickly to get up to speed. much more coming up. the now

we will catch up with the weather. plenty of weather to talk about. there is fog across the south—east and slow in the highlands of scotland. here is a christmassy scene taken by one of our viewers. the strength of the wind is to be watched. it is windy across northern areas. there may be some frost and fog patches but not widespread. by first thing in the morning wet weather will spread into scotland and northern ireland full up it will sweep across bringing intense rain and strong winds. by the end of the day, it will brighten up. the wind will strengthen further. tomorrow afternoon and into the evening we will see the strongest winds hitting the far north—west of scotland,

gusts of 80—90 mph is. there may be some power outages. there is an amber warning from the met office to be prepared. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... a manhunt is continuing across germany for the tunisian suspected of carrying out monday's deadly lorry attack in berlin. two men are found guilty of manslaughter over the tipper truck crash in bath that killed four people, including a four—year—old girl. the queen and prince philip have just arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk for christmas. they'd delayed their travel plans yesterday when both fell ill with colds. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it's a landmark development

in treatment of the disease. a pledge to improve fast broadband services in rural areas with a £a00—million investment from the government. where going to talk more about broadband later in the half hour. first, the sport. alan pardew has been sacked as manager of crystal palace. he departs with the club just one point above the relegation zone, following a run which has seen the side win just once in their last eleven league matches. the bbc‘s sports reporter david 0rnstein is with us. david, some surprise perhaps. win nt had great success there is a player went on to manage the club as well. notan went on to manage the club as well. not an easy decision i guess for the chairman to make but results have not been good enough. it is not huge

shock to the footballing world. crystal palace know they are facing a relegation battle. they know the cost of falling out of the premier league is not worth thinking about. they have made this decision as the board. notjust they have made this decision as the board. not just steve they have made this decision as the board. notjust steve parrish but his american co—owners. many people have said it is the american owners who wanted alan pardew out. i spoke to steve parrish, the crystal palace chairman and owner in the last few minutes and said it is a mutual decision. he said he is not going to blame other people. relegation is so costly. i feel no blame other people. relegation is so costly. ifeel no blame blame other people. relegation is so costly. i feel no blame should blame other people. relegation is so costly. ifeel no blame should be attached to alan specifically over what has gone wrong but it has not gone right for them. when it comes to appointing a new manager, steve parrish told me they have bought into playing a more expansive style

of football under alan pa rdew into playing a more expansive style of football under alan pardew and has not worked. now they're going to wind back the dah the other way and perhaps go for a more conservative manager. contrary to reports, there is no agreement with alan pardew. the club is talking to a number of people wanting to get the right appointment, rather than a quick appointment. you may sue the style of football change at crystal palace to stop this run of defeats. they have suffered six defeats in a row between 15th of october and 26 of november. this team reach the fa cup final in may. in that sense of the more conservative style of play that crystal palace wants to adopt, with a view to trying to hold this run of poor form a view to trying to hold this run of poorform and a view to trying to hold this run of poor form and the goals they are conceding, does that in some way paved the way for sam allardyce, potentially, to make a return to the premier league, following that ill—fated spell with england? premier league, following that ill-fated spell with england? sam alla rdyce ill-fated spell with england? sam allardyce will be a candidate for thejob. it is not as

allardyce will be a candidate for the job. it is not as clear—cut and decided as some may be reporting. there will be a number of other candidates in the frame. he is available. i don't think crystal palace would be averse to appointing him as their new manager. he does play a style of football that would potentially stop that run of defeats, stop the amount of goals that crystal palace have been leaking. he has premier league experience will be has a good chance of keeping them in the premier league if he is appointed manager. i remind you of that —— that quote from steve parrish. we're going to wind the dah back the other way and move away from expansive football and towards a more conservative approach. we know whoever does ta keover approach. we know whoever does takeover will have a tough job on their hands. crystal palace ‘s one point above the relegation zone. for the moment, david, many thanks indeed forjoining us. tottenham goalkeeper hugo lloris has signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2022. the club captain becomes the latest member of the first team to commit his long term future to the club.

he follows the likes of harry kane, delle alli and christian eriksen who recently signed new deals. former grand national winning jockey john buckingham has died aged 76. he was best known for riding the 100—1 no—hoper foinavon to victory at aintree in 1967. just 18 of the 44 starters finished the race after a mass fall at the 23rd fence. that's all sport for now. more in the next hour. prison officers in england and wales have overwhelmingly rejected a new pay deal. it would have seen salary increases of up to one percent over the next three years. prison staff would also have been allowed to retire at 65 rather than 68. the prison officers association says it isn't ruling out protest action. with me is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw.

tell us a bit more about the dispute. this pay deal that was agreed by the national executive committee, the prison officers association, would have enabled staff in prisons to retire with an occupational pension at 65, the state pension age is increasing to 68 but they can leave at 65 with an occupational pension. at the same time there is a guaranteed, agreed pay deal of up to 1% a year and bonuses or loyalty payments of up to £1000. the leadership endorsed the deal but it was put to members and the members have said no. two thirds of them have rejected it. that is a pretty overwhelming vote. the turnout was about 52% of members. does that mean strikes? what could it lead? the next thing is for both

sides to get around the negotiating table. the leadership wants to do that in the new year and has —— and the minister has said we will hold talks with the poa. poa leaders are not ruling out the possibility of protest action. we saw some protest action over health and safety, which meant that many prisoners were locked in their cells for hours on end because there were not enough staff. that was quite disruptive day of action and ended in a high court case, didn't it? there is a possibility that on the horizon if these negotiations do not reach settlement. thank you. more rural homes in the uk are to get superfast broadband, after the government said it was expanding its scheme to areas of the countryside that suffer from poor internet access. it's spending nearly half a billion pounds to do so — a move which should benefit more

than half a million homes, as our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones now explains. connecting rural homes across the uk to fast broadband has meant an investment of £1.7 billion of public money. and nearly all of that has gone to bt. the compa ny‘s contracts with councils and local authorities mean it has to return some of that money if more than 20% of homeowners sign up when the fast broadband arrives. now, the government says that this cash clawback, coupled with efficiency savings, means another £1140 million can be reinvested in the programme. there's a target of reaching 95% of homes with superfast broadband by the end of 2017. ministers believe that's within reach, and that up to 600,000 more homes and businesses could be hooked up with the new programme. we will have connected 4.5 million premises to superfast broadband, of which 1.5 million have taken up the option of superfast, and that take—up has led to more money being put back

into the system, which means we can connect those harder to reach premises and make sure they have superfast broadband too. the woman running bt‘s broadband programme says she sympathises with those still waiting to be connected. there's still more to be done. if you're one of the have—nots, it really hurts today, and i understand that. we are really determined to have a look at how we go further and faster. but critics say bt has been using the wrong technology, hooking up homeowners via a copper wire to a cabinet, rather than laying fibre—optic cables direct into their homes. it's one of the more controversial aspects of it. bt, they went for the we can roll it out very fast if we go for the partial fibre solution, that uses fibre to the green street cabinets, and then copper from there to your home. that allows them to sort of do 50,000—70,000 homes per month. rivalfirms, including sky and talktalk, are now promising they can deliver faster fibre connections than bt, and without needing public money.

well, just how frustrating is it for people living in rural areas with painstakingly slow internet speeds? we've spoken to residents in the village of reeth in the yorkshire dales, where superfast broadband couldn't come quick enough. it works some days. then you will get buffering. if it gets to peak time, by evening, tea—time, it slows right down to it is not getting any better. if i want to get a picture sent through, or i want to send a picture to someone else, the chances arei picture to someone else, the chances are i cannot do it. it is almost impossible to run a small business now. so much is internet—based if you cannot access it will use it to run your business then you will struggle. winds of up to 90 miles an hour are

due to hit the country when storm barbra is due to hit tomorrow. scotland is expected to be worst affected and swathes of the north and west of the country are also braced for some wild weather in the run up to christmas. with me is our weather presenter, john hammond. this is looking as though it could cause some real problems. you are right. it is because it is christmas that barbara will have more impact thanit that barbara will have more impact than it otherwise would have thought of it is not the storm of the century. they are used to these gusts across scotland. the jet strea m gusts across scotland. the jet stream has been fairly benign and quiet this winter so far. if you have a look at the atlantic view, can we have a look? we cannot have a look at the graphic. it is quite something, isn't it? in all

seriousness, it will be quite a change will be have had so far this winter. we are onto our second storm. last winter we were onto the, fand g. storm. last winter we were onto the, f and g. there it is. there is barbara. she is being swept along by the jet stream which has suddenly woken up. that develops the storm and carries it use with. that is what will happen. it will get up to the north—west of the uk. the far north will bear the brunt. so many people are on the move at the moment. in the lead up to christmas, the combination of wind and rain will have impact but notjust across the north of scotland but more widely across the uk. some power lines could well be disrupted by this storm. let's get in close and have a look at the areas most badly affected. this is through tomorrow evening. as we mentioned, these winds happen a few times a year

across the far north. it is something to be aware of. there is a weather warning in force to be aware of disruption. it will notjust enter my foot if we fast forward to christmas day, we have another storm coming ona christmas day, we have another storm coming on a similar track. this will not be as gracious but that could change was that there will be a lot of warm air wrapped up inside. potentially, on christmas day... high temperatures for most of us. that will be the headline on christmas day. temperatures could be into the mid teens. that cold front that as it sweeps is way down across the country, the cold air comes in later on in the day and, potentially, for a few of us across scotland, it could be a white christmas. but, for you, scotland, it could be a white christmas. but, foryou, simon, put your sledge away. it is quite a

sledge! we got the graphics going eventually. we got you going eventually. we got you going eventually as well. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour. but first, the headlines on bbc news. as the search continues for the merlin laurie suspect, the police are doing miraculous work. two men are found guilty of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath, killing four people including a four—year—old girl. the queen and prince philip arrive at sandringham in norfolk for their christmas break after delaying their travel because of illness. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. in the business news... italy's third largest bank is looking increasingly likely to be bailed out by the government. the italian parliament has authorised the government to use more than £16 billion to intervene.

the number of drivers whose cars have been clamped because they've failed to pay vehicle tax has soared by 80%. it follows the scrapping of the paper tax disc two years ago. figures obtained by bbc news show there are now more than 9,000 clampings a month. the number of 25years old that won homes has fallen by more than half in 20 years. a new survey by estate agents savills shows that just 20% of those under 25 own their own property, compared with 46% two decades ago. we've been hearing how this year, travelling home for christmas will be even busier than usual. you are unlikely to be alone if you're travelling by plane or train over the next couple of days. the roads are gong to be pretty busy too. joining me now from our leeds studios is graham cookson, chief economist of inrix. graham, let's start off by talking about the period in between

christmas and the run—up to christmas and the run—up to christmas day. this year, on a sunday, how does it affect traffic and congestion and business activity? went christmas falls on a sunday and to a lesser extent saturday, the christmas period is spread over a greater number of days. the issue we think we have seen the busiest days on the road already. we expect tomorrow afternoon to be quite busy. it is a good time to get that last minute shopping. the next really busy day will be the 27th and we see bargain hunters heading to the sales and families returning from christmas trips away. let's talk about the 27th. that is a big day for shopping, as is boxing day. after 2a hours being cooped up inside with yourfamily, people hours being cooped up inside with your family, people tend to hours being cooped up inside with yourfamily, people tend to head out. retail shopping centres tend to be quite popular. the issue with

those centres tends to be parking at this time of year. how does it affect business activity? it is incredibly important. customers need to get close to the shops, especially if they are making big purchases at christmas. parking can bea purchases at christmas. parking can be a real pain last christmas shoppers were stranded for up to six hours at lakeside shopping centre. we recommend users using apps to allow people to find and reserved parking before they leave for home —— leave home. parking before they leave for home -- leave home. we have heard how the weather could affect plans for travel. how about the roads? local authorities tend to try to make effo rts authorities tend to try to make efforts to clear roadworks ahead of christmas day. it is always good news for motorists at christmas. highways england has decided to lift 450 highways england has decided to lift a50 miles of road work. 98% of roadworks have gone and most motor wished be at full speed and full capacity. it is actually pretty good. —— motorways will be at full

speed. let's take a look at some of today's other business stories... aqua—scutum, whose luxury raincoats have been worn by royalty and film stars, is being sold for £97 million. reports suggest chinese buyers are acquiring the clothing retailer, which started in london in the 1850s. its illustrious fans have included the queen mother, margaret thatcher and actors such as cary grant. a parliamentary inquiry has been launched in to the impact of the bank of england's ultra—low interest rates and monetary policies since 2008. the treasury select committee investigation will also examine the risk of political pressure undermining the bank's independence following the prime minister's criticism of the bank's decisions. the us economy grew even faster than thought in the july—to—september period. the world's largest economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.5% in the quarter, up from an earlier estimate of 3.2%. quick look at markets before we go. ftse 100 saw some modest

losses in the morning — mining stocks were the offenders. they have recovered in the afternoon. in the currencies, the pound was little unchanged against the dollar and slightly lower against the euro stop at it from me. more to come this afternoon. retinitis pigmentosa is a rare inherited condition which causes blindness. until now, there's been no cure. but now nhs england says it will fund further testing of a so—called bionic eye implant, which surgeons say can make a real difference to sufferers. here's our correspondent keith doyle. bionic eyes have been around for a long time in the world of science fiction, but it's only now that they are being used in the everyday real world. keith hayman has been blind for over 20 years. a genetic illness called retinitis pigmentosa meant he gradually lost his sight, but now he's got some of it back thanks to this bionic eye. it gives you more of an interest because instead of walking about in total darkness everywhere and sitting in total darkness, you've got all these shapes to work out what they are,

windows, lights, people, cars, everything that with a contrasting colour you can scan and make out, try and make out what the shape is. surgeons have had success with trials with a miniature camera mounted on glasses, transmitting a wireless signal to the implant at the back of the retina. this stimulates cells to send a signal to the brain, allowing the blind person to see in a limited way. for us it's a very important step for people in the future, for hope, in terms of using electronic coupled devices with the biological system. this is a first demonstration you can do a very complex hook up, i guess, between an electronic device and a complex biological system, which the retina is. as many as 15,000 people in the uk have the same condition, although all do not go on to lose their sight. now ten people will receive

implants over the next year, funded by nhs england. five at manchester royal eye hospital and the other five here at moorfields eye hospital in london. if it's all a continued success then more people will get the chance to have their sight restored with this bionic eye. you can see where things are on the table, they sound like little things but they mean a lot when you are used to being totally blind. the results of this wireless device will improve as technology advances, but it's already transforming people's lives. it's amazing what a difference this little bit of light can make to your life. keith doyle, bbc news. 100,000 people in the uk are

affected by ms. it is hoped a new drug will offer hope to patients. david cameron's government promised to house 20,000 syrian refugees by 2020. so far, around four and a half thousand have arrived. many have found a new home in yorkshire and humberside, which has taken in more refugees than any other part of england. 0ur correspondent dave edwards reports. for the children of syria there have been few causes for celebration over the past five years — their country ravaged by war. but here in bradford a smile is never too far away at this christmas party for young refugees. you feel here safety and everyone is lovely. in syria, all your cousins, all your family in syria, like you're feeling sad just when you think about your family. most of these children wouldn't normally celebrate christmas at all. some have been through things

you'd never want your children to experience. for them, this is a chance to enjoy themselves. call the baby jesus. the local vicar has been brought in to tell the nativity story. translating is roseana, a member of syria's christian minority. she arrived in bradford in september. some of herfamily remain in aleppo. there is still no water, no electricity. yeah, but they're trying to survive with the minimum. although i'm away from my home, still i have the same christmas spirit in me. i have this message of peace and love to my community, the new community. and this community has given them a warm welcome. 0rganising events like this one. a chance for the children to meet someone new. when they come into the centre

the children will be playing around in the hall. you can see the smiles on their face and they're talking to each other. that's quite heart fulfilling. there's something i've done today that's been worthwhile. it's thought about 1700 syrian refugees will be settled in yorkshire by the end of 2018, hopefully bringing some much—needed joy to their world. dave edwards, bbc news, bradford. now for the weather. headlines coming up at four. the second named storm of the season is set to arrive tomorrow. look out in the atlantic and you can see all of this cloud. this is storm barbara. it will be picked up by the jet stream and driven towards the north of scotland for that we have

had quite a chilly feel ahead of that. a mixture of sunny skies but also some showers. a mixed look to the weather particularly across the higher ground. contrast that with the winter, blue skies we have had elsewhere further south. dudley in the midlands, for example. much of england and wales will be dry overnight. the showers will become fewer further north and less wintry. chile for a while. temperatures recovering as the wind starts to pick up. the winds are starting to pick up. the winds are starting to pick up. the winds are starting to pick up because barbara is approaching. up to the north of scotland, the closer you are to the low predator, the stronger the wins will be. the winds will pick up across scotland through the morning. —— bwins. across scotland through the morning. —— b wins. some really scrawny wins, together with heavy rain. towards the south—east and east anglia, probably wondering what the fuss is

about. behind the rain will get a few showers for the plate on into the evening the winds. to pick up. —— afew the evening the winds. to pick up. —— a few showers later on and into the evening. be prepared for some disruption. as barbara moves away during tomorrow night, we will keep some gales blowing across northern scotla nd some gales blowing across northern scotland but the winds do tend to ease slowly but surely. still some blustery showers. these could be wintry across the hills of scotland. further south, a bright and breezy day with sunshine, increasing cloud and rain in the north—west later. the next area of low pressure arrives in time for christmas day. this one not as intense. the winds are not quite as strong as storm barbara. wrap between these two weather fronts we have some very mild air. temperatures could be into the mid teens. it will be a very

windy day. gail is quite likely. we will see a band of rain pushing south eastwards behind that weather front cover taking rain. some cold aircoming into front cover taking rain. some cold air coming into scotland. possibly hear a white christmas later in the day, mainly over the hills. after christmas, given all this stormy weather, it looks very different. much dry with higher pressure building in across the uk. it will be chilly but the winds are much lighter. this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. german officials confirmed that firm evidence including fingerprints connect the main suspect in the berlin market attack to the lorry that was used as a deadly weapon. a reward of 100,000 euros is offered for information leading to the arrest of tunisian and is amri who has used multiple identities. german chancellor angela merkel is "an arrest soon. the investigations and the insight that we have now into the offence

and into the offender that will lead to a success. two men are convicted of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath, killing four people including a four—year—old girl. the driver was acquitted, and said his thoughts are with the families. they have never not be in my thoughts, they are constantly in my thoughts. i just hope...