ministry to complete a re—evaluation of all of israel's contacts with the united nations. he was speaking a day after the security council passed a resolution demanding a halt to israeli settlement—building on occupied palestinian land. donald trump says he intends to dissolve his controversial charitable organisation to avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest during his presidency. he said he would pursue his interest in philanthropy in other ways. security forces in tunisia say they've arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who authorities believe killed twelve people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in the german capital, berlin. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri's nephew. theresa may has urged britain to "unite and move forward" in her first christmas message as prime minister. mrs may said the vote to leave the eu would offer britain the opportunity to carve out a bold new role in the world. in his christmas message, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn

promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided not just the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided notjust the politicians but communities and families. so against this back drop it is perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message the prime minister appeals for unity. coming together is important for us as a country, the reason they says. as we leave the eu we must seize an historic opportunity to forge a bold new role and to unite our country as we move forward into the future. in a separate message recorded to the armed forces theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. because i want you and all the families to know that this government is on your side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and

despair at this time of year. he recently visited a homeless charity in london and used his christmas message to repeat the message he gave them. —— homelessness.” message to repeat the message he gave them. -- homelessness. iwant to make an end to rough sleeping in my first term, which we would do by doubling the homes for those who have been sleeping on the streets. tim farrell filmed his christmas message for a refugee centre in front and called for more tolerance. the least traditional message was for —— from the greens, who said 2016 was rubbish and we hope next year will be better. but there's one thing that most of the politicians can agree on and that's to which the voters a happy christmas. iain watson, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the last travel show of 2016 — with me, ade adepitan, coming from the amazing monuments of petra injordan. exploring the ancient city was one

of the highlights of my year — and what a year it's been. the team has visited over 70 countries and had some incredible adventures, so why don't you sit back, relax, and see if we've picked one of your favourites, as we look back on 2016... now we get to have so much fun working on the travel show. we fly all over the world, we meet incredible people, now we get to have so much fun working on the travel show. we fly all over the world, we meet incredible people, do cool stuff, but most importantly

we get to share our adventures with you, and those adventures don't get much more spectacular than rajan‘s trip to china back injune — where he got to explore some amazing destinations that even the guidebooks don't seem to know about. 500 square kilometres of sandstone and minerals, the dazzling colours were formed by water erosion. they were created during the same geological shift that formed the himalayas some 80 million years ago. as spectacular as the rainbow mountain range is, what is almost as incredible is that until the turn of the millennium, hardly anybody in china, let alone the rest of the world,

had even heard of it. and that is an unlikely story in itself, which begins at this man's house. one day, a photographer passed by mr lei as he was carrying out his normal farmer's chores. so before 2000, then, no one recognised that this

was a beautiful natural wonder? soon, other photographers latched onto this undiscovered gem, and their photos caught the eye of famous film director zhang yimou. he shot a remake of the coen brothers film blood simple here, and its success in china made the mountains famous. that was rajan there getting off the beaten track in china — fantastic. now, the rest of us have been

busy all year bringing you the best stories in travel, and here's some of my favourites... first up, a story from right here in petra, where i was lucky enough to join a team of archaeologists searching for ancient treasures. this is the temple of winged lions, a religious complex built in around ad 27. i'm liking your office, glen — i like what you've done with it. no, this is a beautiful place, this is... glenn is in charge of the site, and tells me how the problems here started in the 19705 when the temple was first excavated. they uncovered this cool monument, but didn't do a wonderfuljob with doing the things necessary to preserve it for future generations. whenever you excavate a monument, you have to pull a lot of the earth out of the ground in order to reveal it. and so the earlier project dumped a lot of that earth and so, as you'll see, we're trying

to re—excavate those earlier archaeological dumps. we have specialists who come and actually work and train and work with the local community. and the idea is that the locals then train tourists to help out too. 0k, i've got some skills, man. have you got a digger here or something? yeah, we're ready to go. ready? 0k, stand back — let the master get to work! any scorpions? is that cool? i'm terrible — i can't find anything! well, i might not be having much luck, but over the last few years they've found all sorts here. painted pottery, coins, lamps and decorations from the temple. it's crazy to think that these amazing bits of jewellery and pottery have just been lying

forgotten in a pile of earth. now, as more pieces are retrieved and catalogued, it's hoped we can learn more about the everyday lives of the people who built this incredible city more than 2000 years ago. next, the waterways of kerala in india. henry headed there injanuary to explore the labyrinth of canals, rivers and lakes that twist through the state. kerala's calling card is its unique backwaters. 25 years ago, the houseboat industry didn't exist, but in 1991 a tour operator saw the potential in modifying defunct cargo boats for tourists. it was an instant hit and revolutionised tourism here.

from just a handful of boats in the 90s, there are now more than 1000, offering people a unique insight into village life along the waterways. time for me to take the helm... a little bit of throttle... there we go. i've noticed it's quite loose but then there's a little biting point. in october, carmen headed deep into the andes in search of one of peru's best kept secrets. tucked away in the eastern andes, cuispes didn't

feature on the tourist map until fairly recently. but a few kilometres away lies a spectacular discovery that has changed all that. hidden in these rainforests are some of the tallest waterfalls in the world. yumbilla is split into four almost sheer drops, and i'm going to try an abseil down the bottom section — with a lot of help. so this is where it starts. i'm going to rappel down here, into this little waterfall, about ten or 12 metres into a pool, and then from there we'll abseil down the rest of the waterfall, which is about a 70—metre drop. and i'm one of the first people to do this. an attached to a harness and instructed on the safety apparatus that will allow me to control my descent. your legs, carmen — 90 degrees. 0k.

hold them, but lean backwards. taking off is terrifying. so far, so good, but halfway down i'm in for a shock. it is slightly unnerving that we're going to lose the rock now — we're going to go into freefall. ok, i can do this... we reach the last part of the descent, and i'm so relieved to finally get to the bottom. i know it's crazy. i didn't expect quite so much water! that was amazing — what a rush! carmen there in peru, back in october. well, stay with us as we continue our look back at 2016 here on the travel show — the year that i got to play

one of shakespeare's most famous characters. at last! but soft, what light through yonder window breaks? it is the east, and juliet is the sun. one of the nicest things about being a travel show presenter is that you get the chance often to get really close to some amazing wildlife, and 2016 was no exception. so here are some of our favourite animal encounters of the year... in april, henry headed into the rainforests of the cardamom mountain range in cambodia tojoin an anti—poaching squad that's on the front line of wildlife conservation. this ride is getting bumpier and bumpier — it's almost like trying to stay on a bucking bronco! woah!

deforestation is destroying animals' habitats. that's not the only man—made dangers they face here. the remains of snares can be found all around. it's a strong piece of stick, ok, planted underground, so when he's coming, getting his piece of fruit or whatever it is, and he's getting caught here. right, so there is a bit missing here? yes, it's missing. a piece of fruit, and i believe something else is missing. so a lot of these traps are designed to maim rather than kill, so they can collect them alive? yes. having seen the indiscriminate damage that snares like these do to even much larger animals than their intended targets, it's quite shocking to see one up close. with so many families in rural cambodia teetering just above the poverty line, i suspect that most of those engaged in the snaring and logging are just hoping for a way to help themselves and their families get by. but witnessing it myself, i also come face—to—face

with the brutal impact this can have. in september, it was all about these little fellas — fairy penguins. they live on phillip island off the southern coast of australia. we sent christa there to meet them. in this penguin parade draws most of the visitors here, and it's not hard to see why. oh, they're so cute! there are hundreds of them — alljust marching up the beach with their big fat belly like they're late for an appointment! absolutely gorgeous. hello. they even offered me the chance to help, and i was not going to pass up an opportunity to get up close and personal with a penguin. so... 0h!

i'll hold onto it. oh, i'm sorry! i'm sorry — we'll be really quick. we've just spotted them. yes. now to botswana in southern africa. rajan was there earlier this year on the trail of rhinos at a sanctuary dedicated to the survival of the species. wow. ok, we're going to take a bit of a risk. he has actually been as close as ten metres before to a rhino without them sensing he is there, and we are going to see how close we can get. ok, let's do it. it may be best if only mike comes — if we get this close, yeah. it's hard to grasp — one of this planet's great survivors, such a dignified shy

beast, is under threat because of man's vanity. it's hard to grasp — one of this planet's great survivors, such a dignified shy beast, is under threat because of man's vanity. rajan there finding out about the battle to save southern africa's rhino in botswana, back in september. ok, now, to finish our round—up of the year, here's a bunch of stories that prove that no two trips are ever the same. and if you're thinking of signing up as a travel show presenter, you'll need to expect the unexpected —so here's some classic clips of us presenters trying, and sometimes failing, to do all sorts of different things around the world...

the ninja — a mysterious undercover agent in feudaljapan. skilled in espionage and assassination, living in the shadows — and now you can apply to be one. farfrom hiding in the dark, the next generation of ninjas answered a job ad — full—time, centraljapan, salary around 1600 us dollars a month. hundreds of people applied and auditioned for the jobs, including many from overseas. i might look the part, but can i cut it as a real—life ninja? to be honest, i'm a bit nervous. i don't want to fall flat on my face and embarrass myself. i do kind of feel ninja—like here... laughter. ok, i don't think ninjas

are meant to giggle. 0k... music. this wall‘s as tall as me! each event features ten volu nteer storytellers who are picked at random. and every other saturday my sister, who was older, a friend and i would go to the movie...

they can talk up to five minutes each, and are then given a score by a team ofjudges. the winner goes on to perform at the moth grand slam, so no pressure then! applause. keep it going! here she comes — keep it coming! come on, just make her feel good, bring her up — here she comes. i'm a travel journalist, and a little while ago i was injapan and i was there to interview a very famous chef, and he's bringing out — with great sort of pomp and ceremony — this dish he's created for me, and it's coming towards me and it has kind of a crab leg sticking out the top... and of all the things that ijust can't eat — and there are many things i can't eat — just seafood is right up there at the top. there is almost nothing from the sea that i will happily put in my mouth, and so i asked my translator,

i was like, "and what is this?", and she kind of looked at me, and she asked the chef, and she said, "oh, it's fugu, you know, fugu — the japanese pufferfish, right? you know the one that if theyjust prepare it very very slightly wrongly you die, because it's full of neurotoxins," and i was like, "0h!" so i went to put it in my mouth, and i kind of bit down on it and it... it didn't yield in the way i thought it would. it popped in my mouth like a cist, you know? like... laughter. despite my nerves, and to my total surprise, i camejoint runner—up at tonight's contest. cajun music chubby carrier is a grammy award winner and a third generation of a legendary zydeco playing family. you should try it, man — yes, yes, yes. it's all percussion in zydeco. how are you doing that?

you have the rhythm going like this in the air, and that's it. a little like that? that's it! yeah, but then when i touch the thing... but when you hit the board, you lose it. why? i don't know. music and then after my frankly disastrous ten—minute lesson, this happens... bbc travel here, london, england, y'all... show me a little segment of how you would use the alphabets to tell the story. please, come.

rolling the eyes is... getting excited. i think it's me being an amateur, but when i try to do it my vision blurs, but your vision doesn't blur? no — long. oh, ok, you focus on the distance? long—distance. long—distance, ok. i'm focussed here — that's why i'm going cross eyed! that's the secret. laughter. traditionally, a classic kathakali performance can go on for many hours, sometimes a whole night. but some modern audiences have shorter attention spans, so the artform has had to adapt. you lost me! here at shakespeare's birthplace

in stratford—upon—avon, you can see where it all began, with guided tours around the house that he was born in. he was the third of 13 children, the first boy... in an exhibition for this anniversary year you can also see a copy of the first publication of shakespeare's plays. but soft, what light through yonder window breaks? it is the east, and juliet is the sun. romeo, romeo! wherefore art thou romeo? deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and i'll no longer be a capulet... comic record scratch sound. well, if you put it that way, love, i'll be up there. 400 years on this year and still going strong, william shakespeare — although i'm not sure what he would make of my acting.

i did give it a little bit of depth, though! ok, well that's it from us for another year, and we'll see you again next year, and i do hope you enjoyed following us on all our travels in 2016, but for now in the meantime from me, ade, and all the team, we wish you a happy and healthy 2017. happy new year! good morning, and merry christmas to you. it might not be the christmas day

forecast you are hoping for, because it is going to be incredibly mild. it is going to be breezy at times as well, with some rain in the forecast. today's weather is linked with the storm of the season, connor, which will impact the extreme north during boxing day. ahead of it, weatherfunds extreme north during boxing day. ahead of it, weather funds are struggling in the country and throwing up cloud from the south—west, but more importantly south—westerly winds are dragging in mild therefore this time of year, so much so the only birds up and about first thing in the morning will be greeted by two bridges into double figures across central and southern areas. “— figures across central and southern areas. —— temperatures. quite a lot of cloud around, thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle across finland and wales. more persistent rain and strong winds in scotland and northern ireland. ahead of it, they will be a cluster of showers, but it will stay pretty mild, especially in sheltered eastern areas. we could see temperatures into the midteens. there is the weather front sitting through the borders, moving out of northern

ireland by the middle of the afternoon, and as we push further south it will be quite cloudy with those temperatures again into the midteens, perhaps for north wales, but widely around 12 or 13 degrees, and the crowd thick enough sport or two of drizzle. as we move through the evening and overnight on christmas day, on the back edge of, moving away, we are going to see the strongest winds, the potentialfor some damaging gusts of wind. yes, we have an amber weather warning affecting the extreme north of the isles, where we could see storm force gusts of winds for a time. it will be windy on boxing day for all of us, but the strongest of the winds will be further north, and there will be more rain pushing down from the north sinking south and east. for england and wales, not too bad a day, quite a lot of cloud around and still pretty mild. the high—end it, the cooler air starts to kick in. that is when we will notice a change. from tuesday

onwards high pressure will build. it will quieten down the weather story but fog could be an issue first thing in the morning. once that slowly lifts away, it will be a cold feel to the day, but there should be some dry sunny weather in the story as well. merry christmas. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting at home and around the globe. our top stories: donald trump says he will dissolve his controversial charitable foundation to avoid any conflicts of interest. israel's prime minister orders a review of his country's relationship with the united nations, after a vote condemning settlement building. hello and welcome. donald trump has announced that he will be dissolving his charitable foundation.

the president elect says it's to try and avoid any conflicts of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation has been under investigation by new york's attorney