this is bbc news. the headlines at 9:00: two men are arrested in germany — on suspicion of planning to attack a shopping centre — as the hunt continues for the man behind the terror attack on a christmas market. in australia, police say they've foiled a terror attack planned for melbourne on christmas day. another serious prison disturbance, as 60 inmates take over a wing of hmp swaleside. one of the world's biggest banks — deutsche bank — agrees to pay over seven billion dollars in a deal with the us authorities over its role in the financial crisis. and in the next hour, we'll tell you what to expect when storm barbara hits the uk. storm barbara battering the north today, but the effect will be felt a little bit further south, too. stay tuned for the forecasts. and as well as the weather, the details on the travel disruption that's expected over the christmas period. good morning and

welcome to bbc news. police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they've prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany... two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in oberhausen, near the dutch border. that's separate to the berlin lorry attack — which killed 12 people — and germany remains on high alert as a europe—wide manhunt continues for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into the breitscheidplatz christmas market. we'll bring you the latest

from australia injust a moment, but first, let's get an update from our correspondent in berlin. bethany, what's the latest? well, we had the news early this morning that two men who were born in kosovo, two brothers had been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the oberhausen shopping centre. police say it is not clear what stage this attack was then, what stage this attack was then, what stage this attack was then, what stage the plans were in. and they also do not know if other people were involved. what they say as well, we do not know there are links between the oberhausen case and the attack on the berlin christmas market on monday. the country is still in a state of high alert as the police search for the

main suspect in that, anis amri. he is still on the run. we have this report. caught on a taxi's dashboard—mounted camera, the moment the lorry ploughed into the christmas market. the footage has been slowed down. 12 people were killed, and dozens more were injured. you can see people flee. this is anis amri, filming himself, humming a tune in berlin, a video posted to his facebook page in september. the 2a year old is now europe's most wanted man. first, his id documents were found in the cab, then his fingerprints were discovered on the driver's door and inside the lorry. leading police to believe he was driving the vehicle. leading police to believe he was driving the vehicle. raids at the addresses of anis amri's known contacts in germany turned up nothing. his family in tunisia last saw him five years ago. they say he wasn't religious, drank alcohol, and dreamed of owning a car and starting a business.

his mother spoke to reporters. translation: i have four sons, including him, and i think that we will not be counting him anymore. the news is very bad. we want to know the truth, if it was really him who did this, and then we will all punish him. i will never say that he is my son because he is a traitor to us and to tunisia. you will not be my son any more. what we hope for is that our brother is innocent. and if he is not innocent, we condemn this act. and if he is not innocent, we condemn this act. germany's security services remain on high alert. last night, police arrested two brothers, originally from kosovo, suspected of planning an attack on a shopping mall in the western city of oberhausen. it is not clear whether the alleged plot was in any way connected with monday's attack in berlin. now the breitscheidplatz market is back up and running. while crowds of them, the atmosphere

sombre and there is no music... while crowds are thinner, the atmosphere sombre and there is no music... it is a show from berliners of defiance, strength and not giving in as the investigation into what happened here continues. catriona renton, bbc news. while we have been on the air, there has been a statement from danish police saying a man matching the description of anis amri has been seenin description of anis amri has been seen in denmark. so that underlines the scale of the problem for the authorities and that the german authorities and that the german authorities simply do not know whether the man is still in germany oi’ whether the man is still in germany or elsewhere in europe. well, there isa or elsewhere in europe. well, there is a europe—wide hunt for the suspect. there are some reports today in germany, in a german newspaper, that investigators believe he could still even be here in berlin. there are some witness accou nts a ppa re ntly in berlin. there are some witness accounts apparently that he was seen running away with cuts on his face.

and the speculation is that it would have been difficult for him to walk around with injuries like that, which leads some investigators perhaps, we understand, to think that he could still be here in the german capital. but as you say, this isa german capital. but as you say, this is a very large—scale investigation. and the pressure is really on the authorities in germany and in europe to try and find this man. thank you. to australia now, and police in melbourne have detained five men after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. the police chief for victoria state, graham ashton, said the attacks were possibly planned for christmas day, and focused on prominent landmarks. he said it may have evolved knives and guns. it had the makings of an improvised

explosive device. we believe that there was an intention to conduct what we call a moat —— a multi—mode attack, possibly on christmas day. the possible locations that we have been working on have been federation square, flint street station, and st—paul‘s cathedral. square, flint street station, and st—paul‘s cathedral. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, sought to reassure australians. we are approaching the christmas season, a time when we come together in peace and love with our families. we congregate in public places for christmas, for new year's eve. it is a time of happiness and joy. these terrorists sought to disrupt it. they have been thwarted. they are in custody. they are no longer a threat to australians' security. the prison service says a disturbance at swaleside jail

in kent has been resolved. specialist guards known as tornado teams were sent in after dozens of inmates took control of a part of wing yesterday evening. the police are now investigating. the prison service said the challenges in the system are long—standing and wouldn't be solved overnight. a glimpse of the chaos behind closed doors. some prisoners brandishing fire extinguishers. others holding snooker balls. they are sometimes used as weapons. reports of fires we re used as weapons. reports of fires were lit. their faces covered, but their feelings clear. it took specialist tornado teams trained in control and restraint to end this disturbance, some five hours after it started. but the trade union the prison officers' association said it could all happen again. there are simmering tensions around the estate so what happened at

swales said last night we believe could happen at any number of prisons up and down this country. but swaleside is a particularly tough prison to work at, the staff recruitment and tension there has been poor. over the last few years, they have lost lots of experienced staff and new recruits have not wa nted staff and new recruits have not wanted to stick the job out due to the toxic nature of the job. and this seems to be becoming a more familiar picture. it is the fourth major incident at an english tail in just four months. on october the 29th, there was a disturbance in lewis which lasted six hours and one day later, there was a riot in bedford involving up to 200 inmates. and last month, specialist riot squads were to hmb birmingham to a disturbance involving hundreds of prisoners. the government says the challenges imprisons our long—standing and will not be solved overnight, but the justice secretary is committed to making sure prisons are stable and the rural —— delivering reform. no one was hurt

on this occasion, but this incident raises yet more questions about the safety of both prisoners and staff. our reporter, peter whittlesea, is outside swaleside prison. things are, now, but there will be lots of questions about why this happened at swaleside and why this was the fourth or fifth disturbance in recent weeks. this morning, we are getting an idea of what happened last night from the poa. they are saying there were tensions yesterday after prisoners learnt about how many hours they would be locked up over the christmas period. and there we re over the christmas period. and there were raids in cells yesterday. and confiscated the effects of prisoners. that built up to the tensions and in the early evening, the prison officers lost control of pa rt the prison officers lost control of part of the wing. when they lost control part of the wing, that is when the prisoners started breaking

windows. and also starting to set fire extinguishers in the video footage we have seen. when the tornado teams were sent in, they used riot officers, they went through the wing and they contained it one landing. by iam this morning, the prison service said the whole situation was under control. many thanks. germany's biggest lender, deutsche bank, has agreed to pay $7.2 billion to settle a case with the united statesjustice department over its role in the sub—prime mortgage crisis. the sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the $14bn the united states government had asked the bank to pay in september. the bank still faces further inquiries in america, and other european banks are under investigation for their actions in the run—up to the crash eight years ago. the uk's travel network is expected to face its busiest day of the year as many try to get away for the christmas break. but there's also expected to be major disruption. this weekend sees major engineering

works begin on rail—lines in and out of london, manchester and cardiff. drivers are also likely to face tailbacks, as people head home for christmas. airports across britain are experiencing the busiest festive travel getaway ever, with more of us planning to leave the country than ever before over christmas and new year. our transport correspondent, richard westcott, has the details. it's one of the busiest lines in britain. a vital link between london, south—west england and south wales. but they're shutting this section near london tomorrow as part of the biggest rail upgrade programme ever taken on. 2a,000 staff will work on 200 projects across britain, but why pick christmas? we have a huge programme of works that we have to deliver as part of our railway upgrade programme, and some of that workjust can't be done on a live railway, we have to shut the railway. so christmas is the best time to do it because it's one of the quietest times of the year. it will hit services across the country. london's paddington station

will close for six days after the last train leaves. services at other big stations, including london bridge, charing cross and liverpool street will be severely affected. there will be no trains late on christmas eve between cardiff central, bridgend, newport and the valleys as they finish the biggest re—signalling job ever done. services around central manchester will also be affected. christmas engineering work overran two years ago, causing chaos because the backup plan failed. network rail says it's much better prepared now and all holiday work since then has gone without a hitch. a lack of trains will make it harder to get to some of the airports too. christmas eve is one of their busiest days of the year and it will make the roads more congested. although a50 miles of road works are either being finished off or removed altogether

over the holidays to try to ease any jams. richard westcott, bbc news. our correspondent anisa kadri is at paddington station, which as you just heard is to close for six days from christmas eve. yes, lots of people are here with their suitcases either going home for christmas or if they are really lucky, they are going on holiday. you can get a train from here to heathrow airport. but today is the last day that you can get on a train to the likes of exeter bristol from the station as from tomorrow, engineering works begin as part of the crossrail project and it is a rather major upgrade work. there are 200 projects going on across britain over the christmas period. with me is ross eastern from network rail. you can update us on

what this is going to mean for travel and according to get home for christmas. two years ago, work two years ago, work overran two years ago, work overran and passengers were not informed properly. what are the chances of that happening again?‘ properly. what are the chances of that happening again? a huge amount of preparation work goes into the christmas period. there are ten days when we are going to be carrying out engineering work. that planning has taken place from about 12 months ago. we have been advising passengers more recently to check before they travel. that message has been getting out there so that people can still travel, but they do need to check ahead and make sure they have planned what theirjourney looks like. you are feeling confident it will go smoothly? give us some confident it will go smoothly? give us some of the big headlines, which services will be disrupted? the best advice for passengers is to check with the train operator. we have a huge number of projects, 200 going on across the country. some of those projects, up in manchester we are developing a new rail link between manchester city centre's biggest

railway stations for the first time. in cardiff, the biggest investment in the last 100 years, believe it or not, £300 million spent on signalling to deliver a more reliable service for passengers that use the services every day. at paddington station and at liverpool street, there is work going on about the crossrail project, which will deliver more services from 2017. what is your advice to passengers to minimise christmas travel chaos on the railways? basically, it is across all transport networks, as everybody knows that is trying to get away. the best advice is to check ahead, check with train operators, go to the website and also you can follow the hashtag #christmasworks. remember that hashtag, if you are a social media

plan. —— fan. our correspondent frankie mccamley is above the m6 near walsall which is a key route for those getting away for christmas. well, we are on one of the busiest motorways in the country and one of the most important ones. this road connects london with the midlands and manchester, and with roads up into scotland. this section of the motorway is especially busy, because you have a number of motorways coming here and you get a bit of a bottleneck. you can already see that behind me at a starting to get busy this morning. 12 million people are expected to take to the roads in the festive period. things are being done to try to help ease traffic. a50 miles of road works are being taken down. but those strikes on the railway and the potential strikes on the planes might mean that more people are choosing to take their cars this christmas. the advice, if you are heading out, is that your journey might take longer than planned,

so stock up on food, on water, and just take extra care so you can get home this christmas safely and on time. the headlines on bbc news: two men are arrested in germany on suspicion of planning to attack a shopping centre, as the hunt continues for the man behind the terror attack on a christmas market. prison authorities have regained control of soil sidejail prison authorities have regained control of soil side jail in kent after a serious disturbance involving 60 inmates. —— swale side. and disruption on the roads and rails is expected cause problems for people travelling over the christmas period. oscar is heading to china, as a massive £60 million deal is agreed for the brazilian. sam allardyce is the frontrunner to replace alan pardew, who was sacked as crystal

palace manager yesterday. and petra kvitova will be released from hospital today after a knife attack. i will be back with more on those stories just after 9:30am. winds of up to 90 miles per hour are expected to batter parts of the uk, with the arrival of storm barbara later. forecasters are warning that wintry showers, strong winds and lightning could disrupt power supplies and travel plans. almost 60 schools in the scottish highlands are closed today because of the weather. let's get more now with tomasz schafernaker from the bbc‘s weather centre. when is the worst going to happen? it is starting to really go downhill across many western parts of scotland. at the moment, we have not seen too much in the way of wind. it is blowing a gale. but it is the rain that has been particularly nasty. by the time we get to about lunchtime, that is when the wind will really pick up. this evening,

it is the northern part of scotland that will get really strong wind. i think 90 is about the top, more like 80 mph. the advice from you for people experiencing window that strength? we are a hardy nation, we have braved many a storm, but we ta ke have braved many a storm, but we take every storm seriously. i know that storms batter northern parts of scotland. even for the western isles, up to 90 mph, these do not happen that often and that could cause some disruption and power outages. notjust scotland, but areas further south, northern england, northern ireland, even western parts of wales and down into the south west will be feeling the effects. so many people are travelling. this time, particularly this time, we are especially sensitive to the storm. why is this happening now? it is a lot better

this year, last time we were up to the letter e, at the moment we are only up to b. it is a quiet spell. one more storm to go through, on christmas day, it could be one of the mildest in 100 years. after that, things are going to calm down, rather than vicious areas of low pressure it could be high pressure and fog that might be a problem and might be disruptive. it is too early to say. more than 35,000 rebel fighters and civilians have been evacuated from aleppo's last rebel enclave over the past week. the international red cross says all those who wanted to leave syria's second city have managed to get out. the majority left for rebel—controlled territories outside the city, where living conditions are still harsh. our correspondent lina sinjab has more a moment of relief for aleppo's children, finally warm and safe, away from the hell of war — no more fear, no more tears, but fun and laughter

and they even compete over who gets their picture taken. this school has turned into a temporary shelter for many families who fled the horrors of eastern aleppo. this 75—year—old's family is among them. he made it through with his wife and three children and their families. this classroom has now become their home. they have some food and some means to stay warm. they left with only the clothes they were wearing but were stripped of all their valuables. translation: i left with my whole family. we did not take anything. the regime got the men on the floor and took everything. money, phones, everything. i only have family papers with me. where do we go back?

to the war and bombardment? enough. their grandson arrived ill. they waited in freezing temperature in eastern aleppo until they were evacuated. he is constantly coughing, the grandmother tells the doctor. he can't sleep at night. they were stuck for days after the evacuation was suspended. they were among hundreds who were pushed back from the crossing point, threatened by gunfire. they are not expecting to go back to aleppo any time soon. translation: we would love to go back when things are safe. there is nothing like home. we have three houses but we won't go back to be under fire. i would live in tents and never go back now. this is what they have escaped from. what was their home, turned into a ghost town.

this family is moving to the border with turkey to live in tents there but it may not be the safe haven they were hoping for. refugee camps were targeted before and, as long as they stay in rebel—held areas, they may face bombardment by government forces again. syria's war is not over yet. lina sinjab, bbc news, beirut. the consumer group which has begun legal action to strengthen protection for the owners of tumble dryers that pose a fire risk. five million of the affected machines were sold in the 11 years to 2015. the owner of the brands, whirpool, is carrying out a repair programme. but which believes the trading standards team handling the case should be doing more. york minster ‘s main bells have run for the first time since the entire 30 strong team of bell—ringers were

dismissed more than ten weeks ago. they were running ahead of the service of nine lessons and carols last night. the minster dismissed the team in october, citing safeguarding issues. this is the sound york has been missing for two months. for centuries, the bells have chimed out across the city. in october, they stopped. two days after the group was stood down by the chapter, we were hoping before long that the bells ring again. we are grateful for the courageous and generous ringers from inside the city and across the country that have come forward to try to help us move forward over this period of time. there they go again. it is a wonderful sound, singing the glory of god. the volunteer bell-ringers we re of god. the volunteer bell-ringers were dismissed over concerns about safeguarding procedures. it came after one of them was accused of indecent assault against young girls. no charges were ever brought. since then, the minster has struggled to find replacement volu nteers

struggled to find replacement volunteers to take over, with accusations of intimidation towards anybody who tried to step in. the previous team have denied any involvement in that intimidation and said they had tried to find a way forward. the minster are now working towards a permanent solution with a new team. we're going to be recruiting a new band in the new year. yes, we had some volunteers for this christmas season. it is an interim to make sure that, for the benefit of all of those coming to worship and the citizens of york, they know that there is a very special service for christmas happening tonight. this time, because of the way the processors have happened, we are looking forward to recruiting a band that will abide by the church's processes in terms of safeguarding. great to hear the bells again, the service was wonderful as well. the row going on? the dispute? i am glad it is finished. nice to have them back.

absolutely wonderful, great to hear them ringing out across york. absolutely wonderful, great to hear them ringing out across yorkm makes it christmas, i think. it is a time for forgiveness. that is what has happened, let's hope, they have sorted things out. breaking news to bring you from a security source in italy, which claims that the berlin market attack suspect, anis amri, has been shot dead in a shoot out in milan. that comes from a security source in italy, being reported by reuters. clearly, information is pretty sca nt reuters. clearly, information is pretty scant at the moment. this does follow a supposed sighting of anis amri in denmark. this is the latest that is being reported through reuters, from italy, that anis amri, the suspect, the main suspect in the berlin market attack, has been shot dead in a shoot out in milan. we will bring you much more

detail on that as soon as we have it. an experimental vaccine has been found to be highly effective in preventing the deadly ebola virus. the trial was conducted in guinea — one of the west african countries most affected by an outbreak of the disease that ended this year. andy beatt reports. a major milestone in the fight against ebola. tests of an experimental vaccine in guinea found a pioneering treatment to be up to 100% effective. nearly 6,000 people received the vaccine. all were free of the virus ten days later. the trial has been stopped early, in order to immunise everyone exposed to ebola across the country. what we have shown is that in the vaccinated people we have had zero cases of ebola, while at the same time we have had 23 cases in the people who were not vaccinated with ebola. so you compare zero to 23, and you can calculate that you have a vaccine which has shown 100% efficacy. guinea was at the centre

of the largest outbreak of ebola in history. first identified in 2013, it swept through west africa, killing 70% of those infected, and presenting the world health organization with one of its biggest challenges. more than 11,000 people died, and until now there was no known cure. this trial represents a triumph for the who and the canadian government, which developed the vaccine. once it received regulatory approval next year, hundreds of thousands of doses will be available. other drugs are in development, and despite this success, the treatment is only effective in tackling one strain of the virus. more research, more funding, is urgently needed. now, though, if and when the next ebola outbreak hits, the world won't be defenceless. the crossrail project and it is a

rather major upgrade work. north western and northern scotland, winds up to 90 mph. those sorts of values. for most of us, it blustery, wet or windy day. rain in western areas around the middle of the afternoon. and that will reach the east and the south east. you can see that. the winds keep screaming in the north, you can see snow across the north, you can see snow across the hills. so in the christmas eve, the hills. so in the christmas eve, the skies clear, chilly night, and christmas eve, as far as travel is concerned, in the south, it is not too bad, sunshine around, it is breezy. but still blowing a gale in the north, with showers, and more wet and windy weather for christmas

day itself. and it could be a very mild christmas day, but also a very windy one. take care. hello. this is bbc news with reeta chakra barti. the headlines at 9:30: as we've just heard — in the last few minutes, it's reported from italy that the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack, anis amri, has been shot dead in italy. that comes from a security source and is as yet unconfirmed. two brothers have been arrested in germany — on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre near the german—dutch border. it's not known if there's any connection with the deadly berlin lorry attack — as the manhunt continues in australia, police say they've foiled a terror attack planned for melbourne on christmas day. prime minister malcolm turnbull called it "one of the most substantial terrorist plots" of recent years. our intelligence agencies across the

country and around the world are putting in measures to keep australians say. one of the world's biggest banks — deutsche bank — agrees to pay over seven billion dollars in a deal with the us authorities over its role in the financial crisis. an investigation begins into a disturbance at a prison in kent after, inmates temporarily took control of a wing in kent after inmates temporarily took control of a wing of swaleside prison last night. and the uk's travel network is expected to face its busiest day of the year, as rail work and delay on roads is expected to cause significant disruption for people travelling over the christmas period. time for a round—up of the sports news now — here's hugh ferris at the bbc sport centre. good morning. chelsea have agreed to sell midfielder oscar to a chinese club for a fee thought to be more than £50 million. the brazilian will move to shanghai

sipg injanuary and is reported to be earning around £a00,000 a week after both clubs confirmed the deal this morning. oscar's been at stamford bridge for four and a half years. during which time, he won the premier league, europa league and league cup. but he hasn't had much of a look in under antonio conte this season. oscar leaves a team that will be top of the premier league at christmas. as the next games aren't now until boxing day. and every other time chelsea have been in that position at this stage of the season, they've gone on to win the title. this league, there are many teams that can fight for the champions league and for the title, for the europa league. it is important to continue in this way. don't stop. don't stop. try, don't stop. and you know that it won't be easy. but we have to try to continue this way with all our strength.

sam allardyce is the leading contender to replace alan pardew, who was sacked by crystal palace yesterday. allardyce has been available since his 67—day spell in charge of england ended and would take over a team just a point above the premier league relegation zone. although at this stage, we understand there is no agreement or contract in place. his previousjob in club football was at sunderland, who he helped avoid the drop last season. manchester united have asked their fans whether they want standing back at old trafford if it was made legal. it's believed to be the first time a premier league club has surveyed its supporters about the idea of bringing standing back. the question has been included amongst a range of others in a 20—point questionnaire emailed to their season ticket holders. premier league clubs said they would have further talks about introducing safe standing, last month. two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova will spend christmas at home, after doctors said she could leave hospital today. kvitova needed surgery on her left hand after being attacked with a knife during a burglary at her home in the czech republic.

surgeons told her she'll need to spend six months out, but will hopefully then be able to resume her career. russia has lost the hosting rights to two more international sporting events following accusations of state—sponsored doping. the country gave up a world cup biathlon meeting set to be held in march and was stripped of a speed skating event for the same month. the 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton world championships, due to take place in sochi, have already been moved to germany. the future of the former super league champions bradford bulls should be a lot clearer by the end of the day. the rugby football league say a consortium is interested in buying the championship club, who went into administration for the third time in four years last month. following several extensions of a deadline for a deal to be done, one remaining bidder from an original list of 12 could step in to save the bulls. a decision is expected this afternoon. dave chisnall survived a scare

against rowby—john rodriguez but made it through to the second round of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace last night. the 7th seed almost went two sets down to the 22 year old from austria. but having worked his way back to two sets all... te went on to wrap up the match. that's all the sport for now. in the last few minutes, we have had reports from the news agency reuters that the tunisian man suspected of driving the truck into the breitscheidplatz christmas market in berlin has been shot. those unconfirmed reports coming out of milan. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police we expect a news conference in rome in15 we expect a news conference in rome in 15 minutes by the italian interior minister. more on that shortly. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police in germany and australia. the authorities in melbourne detained five men in their twenties, suspected of planning an attack in the city over the christmas period — while in the west

german city of oberhausen, two men have been arrested, accused of planning an attack on a shopping centre. let's speak now to chris phillips, former head of the national counter—terrorism security office. he joins us via webcam. a great deal to talk about this morning. several arrests, several manhunts going on. how do you assess the situation at the moment for the authorities? very difficult to prevent these sorts of threats in crowded areas. yes, i think we need to look at the threat of the terrorism first. it would be easy to think that this guy hopefully has been killed and the people had been arrested in australia. but what we are seeing is the gradual drumbeat of terrorist incidents increasing

andi of terrorist incidents increasing and i don't think that is going to go away for a long time. and the authorities across europe and across the world have got a what on their hands. and i think we have had a lot of terrorist attacks this year, but i think probably next year is going to be even worse. why do you think that? three reasons. one is the war in syria and iraq used coming to an end in one way or the other. and this, a significant number of people involved in that we'll be looking to go back home. it is a stated policy for them to do that. and then create havoc wherever they are from. these people do not only come from europe, indonesia, all over the world, and they will go back, they will look to commit terrorist attacks. and we also have the radicalisation people sitting in their bedrooms right now, reviewing what they can do in order

to commit some kind of terrorist attack. on top of that, we have a groupi attack. on top of that, we have a group i often referred to ask the mad, bad and sad in society, sitting at home, they have got a beef with the world and they decide to go and do something ridiculous and they copycat what they have seen happening around the world. so we have got bigger problems, the world has big terrorism problems and it will not go away soon. what you make of the timing of the incident now? do you think christmas is being specifically targeted? do you think christmas is being specifically targeted ?|j do you think christmas is being specifically targeted? i think christmas just adds to the flavour for them. i do not think it is anything specific. if you think back to the little group of attacks we had early in the year in france and belgium, they tend to come in clumps. we are only looking at what is happening in europe, there are terrorist attacks around the world ona terrorist attacks around the world on a pretty much daily basis. a bomb has gone off somewhere, in nigeria, or somewhere in yemen. so terrorist

attacks are growing. and partially, thatis attacks are growing. and partially, that is to do with the social media. people are talking to each other across the world. there are people at this moment in syria communicating with people around the world and telling them, go and kill somebody for us. and isis can claim that person is acting on their behalf, even though they had very little contact probably with them. so the purpose is terror is to terrorise. what advice do you give to people who want to go out shopping, the christmas markets, out and about, what you say to them? carry on as usual. we have got to get on with business as usual. we have the carry on and fight this. you are right, the word terrorism is from the regime of terror, which is about frightening people into acting ina about frightening people into acting in a different way. we must carry on business as usual as much as we can,

understand this is unfortunately a risk in society. it is notjust in france, germany or the uk, it is across the world we have this problem and we have to find ways of preventing people from becoming radicalised. the best way to solve this is for people to come forward and say when they are recognising people becoming radicalised. that is how we prevent terrorist attacks before they take place. that is the crux of it. it is all very well to say to the public there has the big courage, bravery and defiance, but it is up to the authorities to stop this happening. i would suggest it is up to the communities where the people come from to be willing to come forward to the authorities and to tell them these suspects, maybe they have family members, they are looking at the wrong stuff on the internet and maybe have become more extreme in their views. to do something at that stage, when we can prevent these attacks taking place.

if u nfortu nately prevent these attacks taking place. if unfortunately they do not tell the police or authorities, what we end up with is a person in a lorry willing to drive at people and that is something the authorities will find difficult to prevent. it is good to talk to you, thank you very much. former head of the national counterterrorism security office. and to remind you, italian sources have said the main suspect in the berlin christmas market attack has been shot dead. unconfirmed reports coming out of milan and we are expecting a news conference to be held by the italian interior minister injust a held by the italian interior minister in just a couple of minutes. so we will bring you the latest as soon as we have it. the homeless charity crisis says that people sleeping rough are 17 times more likely to be a victim of crime than other members of the public. it's also found that 80% of homeless people are regularly attacked and abused, some even urinated on. our social affairs correspondent

michael buchanan has more. london commuter trains provided a place of safety and shelter for one man who was homeless for five years. he would sleep on the carriages heading in and out of the city. corky became frightened of the streets after becoming the subject of an unprovoked attack one night. i was in leicester square, got into a discussion with a young man around the fact i was homeless. he became quite aggravated, i would guess by the fact i was homeless. and i was saying being homeless isn't a choice, people are homeless for different reasons and from there he punched me in the face, and it was quite a nasty punch. his experience is fairly common, says today's survey. 30% of rough sleepers say they've been deliberately hit or kicked. 31% say they've had things thrown at them. 7% were actually urinated on. most were attacked by people they didn't know. it's notjust the incident itself, but it's the impact it has on that individual, on their mental health, on their ability to even

ask for help. we found that most homeless people who are rough sleeping actually feel ashamed already, and surely if you're then urinated on, you're going to feel more ashamed and even more marginalised. crisis say homeless people rarely report crimes, as they don't think the police will take them seriously. they want officers to send a strong message to rough sleepers that their safety is paramount and that any abuses they suffer will be fully investigated. michael buchanan, bbc news. with me is matt downie, director of policy at the charity crisis, who published the report. thank you for coming in. people will be horrified at hearing some of the detail of that report. what prompted you to do this research? was it because you were getting stories in from people who were being attacked? people are rightly horrified, and

yes, all year round people tell us about the experiences they have of sleeping rough and otherforms about the experiences they have of sleeping rough and other forms of homelessness. we want to find out how bad it was, particularly because we think that homelessness is entirely preventable. we want to make sure that people get access to the help they need. that doesn't just mean housing, it also means help and support when they are attacked. we have found that some of these instances are reallyjust outrageous, the ways in which people are treated. particularly the fact that the abuses happening from the general public, and rough sleepers themselves do not feel the police are taking it seriously or that they will do anything about it. there needs to be a change in attitude, but also a combating of homelessness. one would probably be easier to achieve than the other? two immediate things that need to be done, it is true that the police need to do more to reassure rough sleepers that they take crimes against them just as seriously as anybody else. with any group that is

17 times more likely to be abused, and attacked, that is an urgent need. the other thing is that homelessness can be prevented. we need the government to take action to make sure that happens in every council up and down the country, which is why we are trying to push through changes in legislation, in parliament, to make that happen. what does that legislation ask for? the homelessness reduction bill asks for every council to have a duty to prevent homelessness, notjust deal with it for some people, once it has become rough sleeping and the most acute form. what does this say to you about how we as a society deal with people that become homeless? that there are some people that view homeless people as somehow subhuman, that they are not equal, that they can be abused in this way. we see the statistics going up. i will also say, particularly on a day like today, when crisis open centres to 4000 homeless people that will spend

christmas with us, nearly 10,000 volu nteers christmas with us, nearly 10,000 volunteers will help us run those centres. the general public responds well to homelessness in general. we see a huge outpouring of support for homeless people at this time of year. we want to take that opportunity to make sure that this violence and outrage does not happen again. is the problem more acute in some areas, some parts of the country, than others? our survey of rough sleepers was up and down england and wales. it was the same mostly everywhere. there are slight increases in some forms of abuse in london, but really it is everywhere. this is a problem that all parts of the uk need to take account of and responsibility for. good to talk to you, thank you for coming in. just to remind you that the italian interior minister is to hold a press conference shortly. we have hard

news from an unconfirmed source in italy that the main suspect in the berlin christmas market attack has been killed in milan. that has been reported by the reuters news agency and also by the italian news agency ansa. we are waiting for confirmation from the italian government. we should get that shortly in a news conference coming out of rome. police forces across the uk are preparing for a spike in crime over christmas. but officers are also increasingly having to handle missing persons inquiries — by relatives of elderly people with dementia who disappear from their homes. it happened last year at least 12,000 times, a sharp increase. jayne mccubbin investigates. i just thought, "oh my god, where is he?" i thought he had just been abducted. i couldn't find him. i was pacing up and down until the police came. i was, like, beside myself. terry first went missing seven weeks after their wedding.

in march this year, his disappearance from a holiday caravan in cumbria triggered a huge manhunt. he went missing at 2pm. at 2am, he was still missing? yes. my thoughts were just with him. what's going through his mind? you knew he would have been distressed? yes. he was probably lying in a ditch somewhere. you know, which was really heartbreaking. he had no coat on, it was close to freezing. terry was eventually found, ten miles away, after a 13 hour search. ijust threw my arms around him. i said, "where have you been?" he said, "i don't know." sergeant nick oliver was part of the search party. this particular search, about 60 people involved. coast guard, police, rescue teams, the helicopter from lancaster that was brought across, police across different shifts. here in cumbria, reports of missing

people with dementia have increased by 152% since 2012, with 80 million searches so far this year. police scotland tell us they respond to at least one report a day, 353 reports since april. essex has seen the highest number of searches in england, with 190 so far this year. in wells—next—the—sea in norfolk, they've created a scheme which cuts search time. it's named after a pensioner who lived here. tell me about george herbert. george herbert was a resident here. he fought in the second world war. he took part in the normandy landings. he was a wanderer? normandy landings. yes, he was. normandy landings. germans couldn't stop him, and neither could we. in fact, police were so frequently called to help find george around wells that they devised the herbert protocol in his name. it's a way of collecting information from nursing homes before a person goes missing, so it's to hand if and when they do go missing. they will have details

of the person's previous home addresses, previous places of work, what they have been talking about recently, photographs. that information can be given to us very quickly in what we call the golden hour. if the weather is really bad, that could save someone's life. the herbert protocol, developed here, will help release find people much quicker. but the charity missing people believe that more could be done to stop them going missing. they believe there should be an automatic referral to social services the very first time anybody shows signs of wandering. without that, they believe there are missed opportunities to protect people. terry's dementia has deteriorated and he is no longer able to live at home. but nursing homes aren't meant to be prisons — you can't lock people in. with the number of dementia sufferers set to rise to over1 million by 2025, this problem is likely to become even more of a priority. other police forces are now adopting the scheme. while we wait for a press conference

from the italian interior minister, about news that the main suspect in the berlin christmas market attack has been shot and killed, there is more information coming out from various news agencies. reuters is saying that the berlin attacks suspect was shot and injured, that he shot and injured a policeman, after being asked for id. associated press is running a similar story, saying a man killed in a shoot out with police in milan is the main suspect in the berlin christmas market attack, that the shoot out took place at 3am, in a neighbourhood of milan, during a routine police check. they are quoting an italian news agency,

ansa, saying that the suspect pulled a gun out of his backpack after being asked to show identity papers and that he was killed in the ensuing shoot out. a lot of information coming from different news agencies. we are expecting a news agencies. we are expecting a news co nfe re nce to news agencies. we are expecting a news conference to start very shortly. as you can see on your screens, are people gathered in rome, at the italian interior ministry, where we are expecting the interior minister to be giving us more information at any moment. this is about reports that a tunisian man anis amri has been shot by police in milan. this is coming out of news

agencies, but we are hoping to hear from the italian interior minister shortly. we will go back to that as soon as we get more news. there is more pressure on the outspoken president of the philippines. the human rights watchdog is to investigate after he claimed to have killed several drugs suspects kennedy. he has responded by calling the un stupid idiots. he was swept to power on a promise to rid his country of drugs and those who traffic them. his critics argue he has authorised police, vigilantes and argue he has authorised police, vigila ntes and death argue he has authorised police, vigilantes and death squads to shoot suspected users and dealers on site. by suspected users and dealers on site. by his own admission, the president himself says he has personally killed. earlier this week, the un cited that confession, calling for

an independent human rights group in the philippines to act and investigate president duterte for murder. they have agreed and will open an investigation into the actions of the president. we are hoping with this new revelation and admission that we can further the investigation and open charges. mr duterte has been unforgiving when discussing his methods. recently he admitted to the bbc that he himself had killed drugs suspects when he was mayor of a southern city.|j killed about three of them. i don't know how many bullets from the gun went inside their bodies. but it happened. i cannot lie about it. went inside their bodies. but it happened. i cannot lie about itm his typical, defiant style, he has responded to the investigation against. you un officials, he says, sitting on your backsides, we paid your salaries. you idiot. do not tell me what to do. who gave you the

right? while the many and mysterious killings in the philippines have alarmed leaders around the world, duterte has vowed to continue his campaign as long as he is in power, knowing full full well, while he is president, his country cause —— country's constitution guards from punishment. we are waiting for comments from the italian interior minister. you can see live pictures coming from rome. this is about reports that the berlin market attack suspect, anis amri, has been killed in a shoot out with police in milan. there have been various reports from reuters and from an italian news agency, saying that he was shot dead after being stopped by the police early in the morning outside a train station

ina milan the morning outside a train station in a milan district, that there was a shoot out with police in which he was killed. all of these are so park unconfirmed reports from security forces. we will bring you that news conference as soon as it happens. time to look at the weather forecast. it is looking rough out there. particularly scotland, if you have been following the forecast, you know that we have been battered by storm barbara. it really is at the far north—west of the uk. because it is such a big storm, we are feeling the effects as far south as the south—west of england. in fact, the wind is starting to pick up. this is the extent of the storm. 1000 miles across. the severe weather warning, the amber warning for the met office, that is exclusively for the far north—western portion of scotla nd far north—western portion of scotland and the northern isles. here, 80 to 90 mph. that could prove

disruptive, even for that part of the world. as we go over the next few hours, this nasty band of rain pushing through. within that there should be some strong wind as well. behind the band of rain we have some colder air from behind the band of rain we have some colder airfrom the behind the band of rain we have some colder air from the northern atlantic, wintry showers across the hills. the south—east and east anglia will not get the wind and rain untila lot anglia will not get the wind and rain until a lot later on. by the time we get to christmas eve, early hours, it clears up in the south, but keeps raging a gale in the north. you can see how chilly it is. it will be freezing in stornoway, with showers blowing through in scotland. to the south we have clearer skies. this is christmas eve, barbara in the norwegian sea. still a lot of lines and isobars. strong wind. christmas eve morning looks something like this, blowing in the north with showers, some sunshine at times. sorry, this is the southern half of the country,

and it should not be too bad at all. quite a nice afternoon for folks across the south travelling across the midlands. christmas eve, later in the evening, the weather goes downhill once again. another round of bad weather heading our way. the gales will pick up again. it is going to be an exceptionally mild christmas day. we cannot see this on the screen, but this is another storm moving to the north, bringing strong wind. look at these values. bloor street, cloudy, with wind on christmas day. later, there is a chance that cold air will arrive in scotland. we could see some flakes of snow. mostly falling across the hills. that is it from me. this is bbc news.

i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 10:00: there are unconfirmed reports from italy that the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack, anis amri, has been shot dead in milan. in germany, two men are arrested of another terror plot, a plan to attack a shopping centre. in australia, police say they've foiled a terror attack planned for melbourne on christmas day. another serious prison disturbance, as 60 inmates take over a wing of hmp swaleside. one of the world's biggest banks — deutsche bank — agrees to pay over seven billion dollars over its role in the financial crisis. and in the next hour, we'll tell you what to expect when storm barbara hits the uk. storm barbara battering the north today, but the effect