this is bbc news. the headlines: the imperial senate will not stand for this. the actress carrie fisher, best known for playing the princess leia in the star wars films, has died aged 60. harrison ford said she was funny, fearless a nd harrison ford said she was funny, fearless and one—of—a—kind. japan's prime minister becomes the first japanese leader to pay tribute to the victims of pearl harbor. richard adams has died peacefully at the age of 86. ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". russian investigators examine a flight data recorder recovered from the black sea,

to try to discover why the plane crashed with 92 people on board. and in half an hour, we take a look at the front pages, including the daily telegraph, which reports the wea ker daily telegraph, which reports the weaker pound has left the military underfunded. good evening and welcome to bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you straight to hawaii. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, is in hawaii for an historic visit, seeing him pay his respects at the sight of the japanese attack

on pearl harbor in1941. shinzo abe side—by—side with barack obama, the united states president. let's listening through the translator. dotmacro when aerial bombing tore the uss arizona in two. even 75 years later, the uss arizona, now rests atop the sea bed, is the final resting place for a tremendous number of sailors and marines. listening again, as i focused my senses alongside song of

the seas and the rumble of the rolling waves, i can almost discern the voices of those crewmen. voices of lively conversations, upbeat and at ease on that day, on the sunday morning. voices of young servicemen talking to each other about their futures and dreams. voices calling up futures and dreams. voices calling up names futures and dreams. voices calling up names of loved ones in their very final moments. voices praying for the happiness of children still unborn. each and every one of those servicemen had a mother and a

father, anxious about his safety. many had wives and girlfriends they loafed. —— loved. and many might —— most of other children they would have loved to watch grow up. all of that was brought to an end. when i contemplate that solemn reality, i am when i contemplate that solemn reality, iam rendered when i contemplate that solemn reality, i am rendered entirely speechless. rest in peace, precious

souls of the fallen. without overwhelming sentiment, i cast flowers on behalf of of japanese people upon the waters were those sailors and marines sleep. president obama, the people of the united states of america and the people around the world as the prime minister of japan, around the world as the prime minister ofjapan, i around the world as the prime minister of japan, i offer around the world as the prime minister ofjapan, i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to this souls of those who lost their lives here, as well as to the spirits of all the brave and —— men and women whose lives were taken by

and women whose lives were taken by a war that commenced in this very place, and also to the souls of the cou ntless place, and also to the souls of the countless innocent people who became victims of the war. we must never repeat the horrors of waragain. we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people ofjapan, have taken. and since the war we have created a free and democratic country that values the rule of law and has resolutely upheld our vow never again to wage war. we, the people of japan, will continue to uphold this

unwavering principle while harbouring a quiet pride in the path we have walked as a peace—loving nation over these 70 years since the war ended. to the souls of the servicemen who lie here, to the american people, and to all peoples around the world, i pledge that unwavering vow here as the prime minister of japan. yesterday at the marine core base in hawaii, i visited the memorial marker for an imperial japanese navy officer. visited the memorial marker for an imperialjapanese navy officer. he was a fighter pilot, who was hit

during the attack on pearl harbor and gave up on returning to his aircraft carriers. he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site that the fighter plane crashed. it was us servicemen who had been on the receiving end of this attack. applauding the bravery of the dead pilot, they erected this stone marker. 0n the marker, his rank at that time is inscribed. the tenant, imperial japanese navy, showing that time is inscribed. the tenant, imperialjapanese navy, showing the respect towards a servicemen who gave his life for his country. —— the tenant. the brave respect, the

brave. —— the brave respect the brave. —— the brave respect the brave. so wrote a poet in a famous poem. showing respect, even to an enemy they fought against, trying to understand, even an enemy that they hated. therein lies the spirit of tolerance embraced by the american people. when the war ended and japan was a nation in a burnt out ruins as far as the eye could see, suffering under abject poverty, it was the

united states and its good people that are unstintingly sent us food to eat and clothes to wear. the japanese people managed to survive and make their way towards the future thanks to the sweaters and milk sent by the american people. and it was the united states that opened up the path forjapan to return to the international community once more after the war. under the leadership of the united states, japan, as a member of the free world, was able to enjoy peace and prosperity. the goodwill and

assistance you extended to us japanese, the enemy you had fought so japanese, the enemy you had fought so fiercely, together with the tremendous spirit of tolerance, where etched deeply into the hearts and minds of our grandfathers and mothers. we also remember them. our children and grandchildren will also continue to pass these memories down and never forget what you did for us. and never forget what you did for us. the words pass through my mind, those words inscribed on the wall at the memorial in washington, dc, where i visited with president 0bama. with malice toward none, with

charity for all, let us strive on to do all which may achieve and cherish a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. these are the words of president abraham lincoln. 0n words of president abraham lincoln. on behalf of the japanese people, i hereby wish to express once again my heartfelt gratitude to the united states and to the world for the tolerance extended to japan. it has

now been 75 years since pearl harbor. japan and the united states, which fought a fierce war that will go down in the annals of human history, have become allies with deep and strong ties rarely found anywhere in history. we are allies that will tackle together to an even greater degree than ever before, the many challenges covering the globe. 0urs many challenges covering the globe. ours is an alliance of hope that will lead us to the future. what has bonded us together is the power of reconciliation made possible through the spirit of tolerance. what i want

to appeal to the people of the world here at pearl harbor, together with president obama, is this power of reconciliation. even today, the horrors of war have not been eradicated from the surface of the world. there is no end to the spiral where hatred creates hatred. the world needs the spirit of tolerance and the power of reconciliation now. and especially now. japan and the united states, whichever eradicated hatred and cultivated friendship and

trust on the basis of common values, are now, and especially now, taking responsibility for appealing to the world about the importance of tolerance and the power of reconciliation. that is precisely why the japan us alliance is an alliance of hope. the inlet gazing at us is tranquil as far as the eye can see. pearl harbor. it is precisely this beautiful inlet shimmering like pearls that is a symbol of tolerance and reconciliation. it is my wish that

oui’ reconciliation. it is my wish that ourjapanese children and president 0bama, your american children, and indeed their children and grandchildren, and people all around the world, will continue to remember pearl harbor as the symbol of reconciliation. we will spare no effort to continue our endeavours to make that which a reality. together with president obama, i hereby make my steadfast pledge. thank you very much. applause. 0n

on behalf of the american people, thank you for your gracious words. thank you for your presence here today. and historic gesture that speaks to the power of reconciliation and the alliance between the american and japanese peoples. a reminder that even the deepest wounds of war can give weight to friendship. and lasting peace. distinguished guests, members of armed forces, and most of all,

survivors of pearl harbor and their loved ones, aloha. two americans —— to americans, especially to those of us to americans, especially to those of us who call hawaii home, this harbour is a sacred place. as we lay a wreath or toss flowers into waters that still weep, we think of the more than 2400 american patriots, fathers and husbands, wives and daughters, manning heaven's rails for all eternity. we salute the defenders to pull themselves a little straighter every december the 7th and we reflect on the heroism shown here 75 years ago. as dawn

broke that december day, paradise has never seemed so sweet. the water was warm and impossibly blue. the sailors ate in the mess hall. they readied themselves for church. dressed in crisp white shorts and t—shirts. in the harbour, ships at anchor floated. the california. the maryland. the oklahoma. the tennessee. the west virginian. and the nevada. on the deck of the arizona the navy band was tuning up. that morning, the ranks on men's shoulders to find them less than the courage in their hearts. across the

island, americans defend themselves however they could. firing training shells, working on old bolt action rifles. an african—american mess steward, who would typically be confined to cleaning duties, carried his commander to safety and then fired an ante aircraft gun until he ran out of ammunition. —— anti—aircraft gun. americans like jim downing, a gunner's mate, first class of the west virginia. before he raced to the harbour, his new bride pressed into his hand a verse of scripture. the eternal god is thy refuge. and underneath as the everlasting arms. asjim fought refuge. and underneath as the everlasting arms. as jim fought to save his ship, he simultaneously

gathered the names of the fallen so that he could get closer to their families. he said it wasjust something you do. we remember americans like harry payne, a fireman from honolulu who, in the face of withering fire, worked to douse burning planes undelete gave his last full measure of devotion. one of the only civilian firefighters ever to receive the purple heart. we salute americans like chief petty officerjohn finn, who manned a 50 calibre machine gun for more than two hours and was wounded more than 20 times. earning him our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honour. and

it is here that we reflect on how war tests our most injuring values. —— enduring. how, even as japanese—americans were deprived of their own liberty during the war, one of the most decorated military units in the history of the united states was the four 42nd infantry regiment and its 100 infantry battalion, the japanese american group. in that group served my friend and a proud american. a man who was a senator from hawaii for most of my life and with whom i would find myself proud to serve in the senate chamber. a man who was not only the recipient of the medal

of honour and the presidential medal of honour and the presidential medal of freedom, but was one of the most distinguished statesmen of his generation as well. here at pearl harbor, america's first battle of the second world war roused the nation. here in some anyways, america came of age. —— so many ways. a generation of americans, including my grandparents, the greatest generation, they did not seek war but they refused to shrink from it. and they all did their part oi'i from it. and they all did their part on fronts and in factories. and while 75 years later the pro ranks of pearl harbor survivors have faded with time —— be proud ranks of pearl harbor survivors have faded with time, the bravery we recall here is forever etched in our national heart. i would ask all our pearl

harbor and world war ii veterans who are able to, to please stand or raise your hands. because a grateful nation thank you. applause. so there is president obama, side—by—side with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, at pearl harbor. really, and historic visit by the japanese prime minister and a joint pilgrimage to pearl harbor where they have laid wreaths for the victims of the attack that triggered america's entry into the second world war, paying homage to the more than 2400 americans who were killed

in december 1941. and shinzo abe, the japanese prime minister, he offered in his speech he is sincere and everlasting condolences, he said, to the victims of his country's attack on pearl harbor. he said he had been rendered speechless by the solemn reality of his visit to the site of the memorial to those who lost their lives in the japanese attack. that is the scene in pearl harbor. much more on that throughout the evening on bbc news. let's look at one of the other main stories of the day. the star wars actress carrie fisher has died. she became ill several days ago on a flight from london to los angeles. she was 60. lizo mzimba looks back at her life. what the hell are you doing? somebody has to save our skins. clever and confident, occasionally caustic.

i take orders from just one person, me. it's a wonder you're still alive. will somebody get this walking carpet out of many i way? carrie fisher's leia wasn't your typical princess waiting to be rescued. her most famous character was outspoken on screen. i should have expected to find you holding vader's leash. i recognised your foul stench when i was brought on board. carrie fisher was often equally plain speaking in real life, sharing details of her volatile relationship with her mother, screen legend debbie reynolds, and her own struggles with addiction. people used to ask me, right after i got sober initially, so are you happy now? i would say among other things, happy is one of the many things, the many emotions i'll go through in a day. you're notjust skipping around, spouting hallmark cards, but you know, yeah, i'm in a much better place. somehow you lay the entire blame for your drug taking on me.

i do not, mother. the film postcards from the edge was based on carrie fisher's semi—autobiographical novel of the same name. the central character — an actress and recovering drug addict — played by meryl streep. fisher was a teenager when she made her cinema debut, opposite warren beatty in a romantic comedy shampoo, before star wars made her one of the most famous faces. throughout her career, she continued working behind the camera, often as a script doctor, as well as in smaller roles in front of the camera, in movies like when harry met sally. restaurants were to people in the ‘80s what theatre was to people in the ‘60s. in 2015 she reprised her role as princess leia in star wars: the force awakens. that's how millions will remember her — a groundbreaking, modern heroine from a galaxy far, far away. carrie fisher, who has died at the

age of 60. let's look at the weather prospects withjohn let's look at the weather prospects with john hammond. it is cold out there. temperatures well below freezing. widespread frost across england and wales. some frost across england and wales. some frost reaching scotland. dampness across the west of scotland. file will become an issue later on. in the suburbs and rural issues, a frost. frosty and indeed very foggy in some spots. the met office has warnings in force for fog across england and wales. check out your local bbc radio one station. and

when you wake of two fog, it will be a struggle to get rid of it, particularly in central and eastern pa rt particularly in central and eastern part of england, with mike ling all day long. elsewhere, it will brighten up. temperatures typically made single figures. the fog lingers across central and eastern parts of england. some spots minute get above freezing all day long. —— may not. this is bbc news. the headlines. carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died aged 60. her co—star harrison ford, who played her love interest han solo, said she was funny and fearless, one of a kind. japan's prime minister becomes the country's first leader to pay public tribute to the victims of the attack on pearl harbor. the daughter of author richard adams, who wrote watership down, says he has died peacefully at his home. ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id

at polling stations are a sledge hammer to crack a nut. now it's time to catch up on the day's sporting action with sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm reshmin chowdhury. swansea city sack manager bob bradley, with the team second bottom of the premier league. it's100 league goals for liverpool under klopp, as they go back up to second with a win over stoke. and it's a second win in two days for trainer colin tizzard as native river wins the welsh grand national. good evening and welcome.

bob bradley has been sacked as manager of swansea city. the american was appointed in october but after a heavy defeat to west ham yesterday, and with the club second bottom of the premier league, swansea are now in search of their fourth manager of 2016. ben croucher looks back at bradley's reign at the liberty stadium. it sounded his final act as swansea city manager, after seven defeats in 11 games, bob bradley was given the sack just two days after 11 games, bob bradley was given the sackjust two days after christmas. his appointment in october was a surprising as it was seismic. the first american to be handed a top job in england's top flight. first american to be handed a top job in england's top flightlj first american to be handed a top job in england's top flight. i am not an american manager, i am a

football manager and man, i am not an american manager, i am a football manager and man, iam here to give everything i have for the fans, for the club and i couldn't be more excited about the chance. the intrigue and optimism around the new man was short—lived, taking over a tea m man was short—lived, taking over a team short on experience, bereft of confidence, it took until the end of november to win a game. 0nly confidence, it took until the end of november to win a game. only one more followed as the side slipped from 17th to rock bottom. a 4—1 humiliation to west ham proved one defeat too many with the fans as unhappy with bradley as with the club's new american owners. the atmosphere from swansea supporters is turning even more acrimonious. towards those who make the decisions at boardroom level. it was a big punt bringing him with his lack of experience of players in the premier league, lack of experience of our league and it was always going to be a big ask for him to keep swansea up. that task will

fall to a man destined to become the 5th man to fill the swansea hot seat since last december. the popular gary monk was dismissed before last christmas, long serving deputy alan curtis filled in before the club turned to an italian. after six games without a win he was sacked in 0ctober. before bradley's ill—fated 85—day spell at the liberty. the clu b 85—day spell at the liberty. the club entered 2017 searching if for a successoi’, club entered 2017 searching if for a successor, still desperate for success. liverpool scored their 100th league goal under managerjurgen klopp in a 4—1win over stoke at anfield this evening. the win takes liverpool back to second in the premier league — six points behind leaders chelsea. jack skelton reports. there was one ticket in town today, the england manager had his. the manchester city boss had his. all assessing liverpool's title credentials. without a world—class goalkeeper some have questioned

those credentials. peter crouch used to delight the kop with his goal scoring, he frustrated them with goal stopping today. liverpool got help from another former red. the one—two punch was delivered. liverpool 2—1. they continued to get help putting the ball in the goal. with a deflected cross. shawcross continued the charity. sturridge hadn't scored all season. he had been on all for 55 seconds to open his account in front of an important crowd. the club boss will have been impressed too. six points behind chelsea, those title credentials look in fine shape. brilliant tonight, in our difficult moments he really fight against two centre—halves and brilliant passes,

he created a lot of the moments tonight, it's very important. we need all of them and especially daniel, of course, but in four days there's another game. hopefully they all stay healthy and fit and it days later another game and a few days later. so we have enough opportunities for everybody, who is fit. hopefully they are all fit. i thought we gave a decent enough account of ourselves. our record here isn't great, thought we would try something different. key moments in the game you have to defend correctly and we gave too many easy goals today. there will be no fa investigation into watford mascot harry the hornet after his alleged mocking dive in front of crystal palace's wilfried zaha on boxing day. palace manager sam allardyce had suggested the mascot‘s behaviour should be "looked at" by the fa and the premier league. the incident happened after the final whistle and zaha had to be restrained by staff. he'd earlier been booked for diving. harry the hornet is free to carry on his official club duties. brighton capitalised on newcastle's

slip yesterday to go two points clear at the top of the championship with a 3—0 win over queens park rangers. there was a win too for derby, who beat birmingham. joe lynskey rounds up the action. brighton's christmas cheer came gift—wrapped from the north—east. newcastle's boxing day slip—up meant the seagulls have a path to the summit. taking flight to the premier league's becoming a bit less surreal. they brought confidence into the visit of qpr. when you are unbeat non—17 league matches things tend to come off. this strike turned out to be unstoppable. while brighton have all the momentum, rangers aren't having such luck. they conceded a penalty. a gift glen murray wouldn't pass up on. that sort of rash decision—making has seen qpr slide to trouble. they'll

now miss their captain for three games, sent off for a professional foul. the defenders' absence left the door open for brighton to round off their scoring. a goal he dedicated to his late father. now with eight points between them and third place, brighton have a clear path to promotion. derby county started the season sluggishly but often momentum in the new year is what determines promotion. under steve mclaren that's exactly what they have. but chasing an 8th win in nine matches against birmingham city chances were ata premium. all against birmingham city chances were at a premium. all it took to separate these sides was one second half tangle. a penalty. when such a chance to sink birmingham city comes along, who best to turn to but a former aston villa man. darren bent converting to send derby to within a point of the play—offs and with fixtures coming thick and fast this christmas there is no better time to have momentum. ian cathro won his first match in charge of hearts this evening.

they beat kilmarnock 4—0 and stay fourth in the scottish premiership. earlier, aberdeen beat hamilton academical 2—1. in rugby's premiership, harlequins survived a frantic finish to beat gloucester 28—24 in a thrilling match at twickenham. a cagey game came alive in the last half hour as quins centre joe marchant scored his second try of the game to put the hosts 28—10 ahead. gloucester struck back soon after with this try from james hook before motu matu'u scored from a maul to set up a tense finale but quins held on to move into the top six. in the pro 12, 0spreys have beaten scarlets 19—9 in a scrappy welsh derby at the liberty stadium. it was a battle of the boot in the first half as scarlets led 9—6 at the break, before this penalty try put the hosts ahead. scarlets penalised for pulling down the maul the visitors had three men sent to the sin bin in total —

wales fly—half dan biggar punishing them with 14 points overall, including this late penalty as 0spreys move up to second in the table. after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace. phil taylor wasn't quite at his best but still whitewashed kevin painter to reach the last 16. dave chisnell, the seventh seed, has made it safely through to the last 16. he beat world number 47 chris dobey 4—2 — winning the final set in style with a 12—dart leg. also earlier, daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistlecrack claimed the king george yesterday,

native river was favourite for this one and hit the front with 13 left to jump. he held off a late charge from raz de maree to win at chepstow. richard johnson in the saddle. what a performance! that's all from sportsday. goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political journalist, sean dilley and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. let's start with a look at tomorrow's front pages. the actress carrie fisher's death he

at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief len mccluskey. carrie fisher also makes headlines in the mailas carrie fisher also makes headlines in the mail as does new analysis from researchers that 80% of the middle aged pop laying in the uk are in bad health. the express also features new health figures, reporting that diabetes among the middle—aged has doubled. the telegraph claims that the armed forces are facing another round of cuts, partly due to the fall in the found t also notes transport disruption due to cold weather across the united kingdom. the times reports that the government will reform charges for electric car charging to combat the steep costs that are currently imposed. the paper also carries an image of carrie fisher as princess leia. the sun also pays tribute to

carrie fisher and report that is george michael will be buried in his family's private plot. let us begin our review. let's start off with carrie fisher. the independent, she's on their front page as indeed many front pages, not surprisingly, a huge figure, especially if you are a star wars fan. yeah, absolutely. princess leia is seen as an iconic character, as a feminist icon, as someone who was a princess who could also pack a punch, in other words, princess who could also pack a punch, in otherwords, even princess who could also pack a punch, in other words, even back in the 1970s at the start of the star wa rs the 1970s at the start of the star wars films, and not the archtypal princess waiting for a man to save her and we have seen a lot of tributes along those lines on social media. i have to say, with the death of celebrities sometimes i find social media difficult to take because it's often, here is a photo of me with carrie fisher, here is what she means to me. that's the nature of of it. i did see one amusing thing on twitter earlier that said you know when you are

being played in a film by meryl streep you have really made it and she did play carrie fisher in postcards from the edge. this encapsulates a horrible year for celebrity deaths, why do people feel the need to tweet out bad jokes, bad taste jokes? however funny you might find it, you know that pops up on facebook and twitter and the rest of it, leave it a day or two, you know. i think we have lost that sense of respect with social media. it's insta nt. respect with social media. it's instant. there is also people wanting to show they're funnier so they're connected wanting to show they're funnier so they‘ re connected and wanting to show they're funnier so they're connected and they've something to prove to their friends. yes, it can be distasteful. i take issue with that, i don't think it's been a worse or better year than any other year for the death of celebrities. some really big names. prince and david bowie and so on. carrie fisher and george michael, both relatively young. and both quite troubled souls in different ways. yeah, i mentioned postcards

from the edge, a book she wrote about her experiences with alcohol and drug dependency and rehab. for me want to focus less on the bad and more on the good. she was a fantastic actress, all the things i mentioned are matters of public re cord mentioned are matters of public record and should form part of those obituaries, i felt some of the george michael stuff was on the scandal and less on the genius. were you star wars fans? it will sound bad, i love the music. i can listen to the lot. i am afraid watching the films themselves they've never been anything great to me, there is that family guy that pokes fun at it.|j got into when i got older. it's important to point out one of her greatest performances was in the most recent star wars film where she played a general and good to see a woman ina played a general and good to see a woman in a leadership role. and set to star in the next star wars, as well. from generalto to star in the next star wars, as well. from general to general secretary of unite. seamlessly! well

done. the independent have a story talking about a plan to bring down len mccluskey, one ofjeremy corbyn's big supporters. power—broker it says, whatever that means. is there really a plot to bring him down? of course there is. unions, generally people involved in unions and staff associations are very passionate people and in the case of unions obviously part of the labour party, we see all these movements such labour party, we see all these movements such as labour party, we see all these movements such as momentum being intertwined with jeremy movements such as momentum being intertwined withjeremy corbyn. he has made it clear that the clause four being abolished in the past and nationalisation and the rest of it, michael foot‘s longest suicide note in history, all these things are back on the table of discussion but jeremy corbyn and the labour party and the unions, they say the public ca re and the unions, they say the public care about these things. they say that actually everybody else in the

mainstream has it wrong and they talk common sense and len mccluskey close to jeremy corbyn. yeah and the issue is that len mccluskey is being challenged for the leadership by a man who is one of the organisers of the unions from the midlands. the conversation that needs to happen within the union and the formation, the form of what mrcoin's pitch is that len mccluskey has been vocal in support for jeremy corbyn that len mccluskey has been vocal in support forjeremy corbyn and more moderate members would argue he is not doing much for the thousands of ordinary union members throughout the country and that forms the basis of his challenge. one thing that's fascinating here is that it says his challenger believes they can remove him if turnout in the forthcoming union election rises above 20%. they're talking about 20% of people voting as a good result for them. the telegraph, armed forces facing new cuts and partly because of the wea k new cuts and partly because of the weak pound ? new cuts and partly because of the weak pound? yes, we think of brexit and the effect on the economy, things that have been ordered, equipment from the united states bought in us dollars, well the found

has devalued, all of a sudden that ta kes a has devalued, all of a sudden that takes a huge chip out of the ministry of defence budget. think back to 2010, 38 billion worth of debt at the time, broadly speaking it was about the same budget the mod had at that time. the armed forces, and this does seem like a pitch for more money. but at the time 107,000, cut down to fewer than 85,000 in the army alone. i think they're — there are legitimate concerns, i feel. it's hard to tell, part may be creative begging, it's hard to tell. but what is true... what was that creative begging? but what is true... what was that creative begging ?|j but what is true... what was that creative begging? i never heard that phrase. what is clear is that in 2015 the government set out the spending programme and it was supposed to set out the spending for the next decade. one of the issues is the weak pround means preordered american equipment will be more expensive. there are other issues,

as part of that settlement the government put pension contributions for the armed forces into part of that budget. they put un peacekeeping that budget. they put un peace keeping costs that budget. they put un peacekeeping costs into that and the other thing they did, which is described as creative accounting, rather than begging, is that the money wasn't forthcoming. the money will come later on in the financial settlement of that decade and therefore that means that the armed forces now will find themselves squeezed. the telegraph also have the idea of peers or potential peers being interviewed to decide whether they're suitable. this is in the wa ke they're suitable. this is in the wake of the cameron's cronies scandal. mini scandal. we see it not just with david cameron, we see it with tony blair, it goes across political lines here. the chair of the so—called — the standards committee i should say, but the so—called ethics advisor, so says the copy here, saying that maybe people should sit down, have a

coffee and chat to see whether they're suitable to be a peer. i personally want to be controversial here and say right, tony, you would like to be a peer and you have donated say £1 million, you, sir, are unsuitable for that reason. yeah, it's a legitimate argument, that those that donate to political parties shouldn't be awill youed to be awarded with honours, of course that's never the citation on which they're awarded them, it's for services to business or to charity, not services to a specific party. it's an interesting idea. but it really doesn't solve the problem that we have. the prime minister can appoint as many peers as they choose, david cameron appointed more than 200 in his time as prime ministerand than 200 in his time as prime minister and the house of lords membership still stands at over 800 which is unsustainable. it's nice but i suspect the idea will go nowhere. the mail leads on a story i am glad doesn't apply to about the

middle—aged being overeight or drink too much. i have had a good christmas! i would too much. i have had a good christmas! iwould be too much. i have had a good christmas! i would be putting on too much by the old weight in terms of drinking too much alcohol, this is public health england pointing out that diabetes is of epic proportions, we all eat too many unhealthy things and many more are at risk of type two diabetes where they end up having to take all sorts of prescription drugs, but call me a cynical old journalist, there's a bit ofan cynical old journalist, there's a bit of an element that people have been overeating for christmas, guilty, i am afraid. everyone overeats at christmas. people are looking for stories, that's why there sor many papers covering the same. the statistics are horrific. just 13% of men, 21% of women are normal weight, just 13% of men, 21% of women are normalweight, physically just 13% of men, 21% of women are normal weight, physically active and do not drink too much. this is the 40-60 do not drink too much. this is the 40—60 age group and it's storing up a huge and potentially expensive problem for the nhs down the road.

these people are going to live longer, possibly than their peers, although they may not looking at the stats. let's stay with the mail. going back to carrie fisher. they've — some people would say that's not a particularly nice headline. farewell to hollywood's spaced out princess. yeah, i wasn't shocked, nothing can shock you there on the mail. i was a little bit ta ken shock you there on the mail. i was a little bit taken back by that. it comes back to what we were talking about with george michael, a little bit of a double standard. some want to focus on the bad and not focus on the good. this woman, you know, was an iconic actress, i think referring to the fact she was a mental health advocate, which is another thing she achieved in her life, by referring to her spaced out, i find, well, you know... not appropriate in my opinion. not totally necessary. she wrote about troubles and depression

and her addictions and so on. it wasn't as if she was trying to hide it. the mail and love and respect to them and all of that, it's the season of goodwill, it's almost an attitude that's 20 years old, men at that time health, i think one in four people suffer from it, we don't mock people because they've broken a leg. the fact that somebody is at some point in their life, despite an absolutely momentous career where pretty much everybody on the planet has seen carrie fisher's face, the thing we choose to pick on is her mental illness. when i say we, i don't refer to any we here, that's not the... it's important to point out she was a pioneer. we have become more comfortable about talking about mental health issues now, we weren't talk being it 20 years ago when she was trying to be as open as possible. the parallels are the same with george michael talking about his homosexuality. she saidl talking about his homosexuality. she said i am not ashamed, i am going to own it and talk about it publicly and that will help others and it did. look what happened with the headline for that. the last story in

the ft, interesting to highly paid readers ever the ft. this is a study that has taken a ten—year study looking at executive pay, i think it's gone up 83%. that's correct. the return on that extra pay, now they say there is no coralation with they say there is no coralation with the bigger pay. the reason and i will not do my usual trick of ripping upa will not do my usual trick of ripping up a paper, the reason i slightly question it is that is the going rate for thejob. people criticise executive pay and all sorts of organisations, charities and the like, but then you actually look at the operational difficulties in doing thatjob. you can not employ executives, frankly, on £16,000 a year. we are not expecting them to. the point is that this isn'tjust about them to. the point is that this isn't just about pay generally. this

isn't just about pay generally. this is performance— related isn't just about pay generally. this is performance—related pay. a decade long study shows there is no performance—related long study shows there is no performance— related aspect to long study shows there is no performance—related aspect to this. pay goes up 83%, return and investment goes up 1%.ij pay goes up 83%, return and investment goes up 1%. i understand the premise, but i would hit back at it and say if you were reducing that pay 83% less in terms of the pay, you probably wouldn't see them perform on par with the other top listed companies. i disagree. we will have to cut both your pay i am afraid! you have gone on too long. many thanks, we will talk to you again later. we will be back at 11. 30pm. that's it for the papers for this hour. all the front pages are online for you at the bbc news website. you can read detailed review of the papers there seven days a week at: and you can see us there too with each night's edition of the papers posted on the page shortly after we have finished. tony and sean will be back at half past to run through the papers

again. we will have a few more by then. good evening. temperatures are already well below freezing across some parts of the uk, a hard frost to come, for some the frost never went away today. this was taken earlier in somerset. a frosty night, particularly across parts of england and wales. eastern scotland too. but generally further west across scotla nd generally further west across scotland and northern ireland temperatures won't be so low, some dampness across the western highlands, for example. fog is the main problem by morning. further south across england and wales some disruptive fog with people on the move, of course, check out the bbc local radio station before you set off. some sunshine across south wales and the far south—west of england. if you are on the move across central areas expect fog. thick freezing fog, which will be slow to clear. further north the odd mist patch and the odd pocket of frost but nothing too disruptive.

there will be some dampness across the western highlands that will continue on and off through the day. no great dramas for northern ireland and scotland. england and wales, it's going to be a struggle to clear some of that fog. many of us will brighten up with sunshine, particularly out west and across parts of northern england but in some spots it will stay murky and cold all day. single figures typically. milder across the far north—west of scotland. where that fog lingers, notably across parts of the midlands and eastern england, i wouldn't be surprised that some places don't get above freezing all day long. a cold and raw day. the fog will reform again as we go through the night. a real problem once more on thursday morning across parts of england and wales, again that fog slow to lift. best of the brightness probably around some coastal areas. mild here once more and chilly where that fog lingers further south and east. we weekend

the week with fronts pushing in to the week with fronts pushing in to the far north of scotland. some more persistent rain here. a blustery wind, as well, but a mild wind across northern ireland and scotland. temperatures up into double figures. in contrast, further south it won't be as mild but with the mist lifting temperatures not as low as they have been. into the weekend, it's all change with fronts moving south eastwards, we will see wet weather for a moving south eastwards, we will see wet weatherfor a time, moving south eastwards, we will see wet weather for a time, some heavy rain. behind that it is going to turn colder again from the north. that's it. have a good night. good evening. carrie fisher, the hollywood actress famous for her role in star wars, has died. she was 60. her co—star in the films, harrison ford, has led tributes to her — saying she was one of a kind , brilliant and original. she shot to fame in the first of the star wars movies as princess leia and went on to star in three more.