this is bbc news. the headlines at six. police in istanbul hunt for a gunman who opened fire at a well—known nightclub, killing at least 39 people. this is the scene live outside the reina club. the turkish president says he will do whatever is necessary to protect the turkish people. mourners lay flowers for a 12—year—old girl who was killed by a hit—and—run driver in oldham. her 11 year old cousin remains seriously injured in hospital. they were holding their hands together. the car was driving too fast. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. also in the next hour, hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. thousands of people watched the

opening installation and head of the giant fireworks display later this evening. —— ahead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul —— to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. in the last hour the leader of the kurdish militant group the pkk has denied any kurdish involvement in the attack. the gunman opened fire at the reina club at about half past one in the morning, and among the dead are fifteen foreigners —— from israel, saudi arabia and morocco. our turkey correspondent selin girit has sent this report. we are only seconds away from a new year... one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two...

they are counting down to what they hope will be a fresh new start. but then this happens. a man armed with a long—barrelled weapon opens fire outside the venue. he kills a policeman and another civilian as he rushes his way in. the club immediately turns into the scene of a massacre, as the attacker fires on the people partying inside. dozens are killed and wounded. survivors still in shock of what they have been through. translation: i had my back turned. my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor. a man ran inside, two or three people started firing, and then there was this fog. i fainted at that moment until special forces took us out of there. they shot randomly. there were bodies lying on the floor. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, and authorities did not name any suspects. this man was a security guard

at the club last night. he said he heard gunfire and ran away. everyone is nervous at the moment, he said. the attacker still remains at large. translation: the security forces say the assailant was alone, rather than there being many attackers. he was wearing a jacket and trousers when he opened fire, but there is separate information that he tried to leave wearing a different set of clothes. the nightclub area remains sealed off this morning. heavily armed police block the street leading to reina club. crime scene investigators were inside searching for evidence. this is as close as we can get to the scene of the attack that shook istanbul last night. in a span of 18 months, more than 500 people have been killed in this country in similar attacks. now, civilians got hit on a night of hope and joy. this already feels like it is going to be yet another difficult year for this country. turkey faces the islamic state

threat, a renewed conflict with the kurdish rebels in the south—east and across the border in syria and iraq, and big cities like istanbulfeel increasingly vulnerable these days. we have just had a statement from the foreign secretary borisjohnson about the attack and he says, my thoughts are with the turkish people after the cowardly act of terrorism in the reina nightclub attack. he says he has been in touch with his turkish equivalent and the prime minister theresa may has also written to the turkish president to reaffirm the british government's continued support to our turkish friends in defeating extremism. he says foreign office staff in turkey and london remain in close contact with the local authorities. that is just in from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson.

friends and family have paid tributes to a 12 year old girl who was killed in a hit and run incident in greater manchester. helina kotlarova, seen on the left, was crossing the road holding hands with her 11 year old cousin when they were hit by a car last night in oldham. the second girl, zaneta krokova, on the right, is in a critical condition in hospital. police want to trace the driver of a black volkswagen golf. a short while ago, the sister of helina kotlarova told us what she saw of the incident last night. they went to the shop. and when they came back, they were crossing the road. they were holding their hands together. and when they were crossing the road, the car was, like, driving too fast and he just crashed... smashed into them. yeah. when we went there, we were running, she was on the floor and she had blood over her face. i was touching her, seeing if she was going to breathe

or something, but she couldn't breathe or nothing. and i've seen herface. it was all bleeding. there was nothing to do. it's just hard to believe that she's gone. because she was too young, you know. she still had her life. she liked dancing. listening to songs, singing. she's always singing. she likes spending time with the family. that's what she does. earlier i spoke to our reporter danni hewson. the police are saying little about this investigation. we understand they have had a meeting in the last hour and we they have had a meeting in the last hourand we are they have had a meeting in the last hour and we are expecting some kind of update from them later this afternoon. obviously they have put out an appeal for information about the volkswagen golf and for the

driver to come forward and we have had a steady police presence here at the scene all day with many people knocking on doors, asking for information about this incident last night. what do we know about how ii—year—old zaneta krokova is doing in hospital? we understand that she is in in hospital? we understand that she isina in hospital? we understand that she is in a critical condition and we understand that she is incredibly poorly indeed. obviously this was a tragic incident that happened last night and we understand that the girls had just popped to the shop over the road to get some crisps. it is an incredibly busy road here and we have seen people dashing backwards and forwards despite the fa ct backwards and forwards despite the fact there is a crossing a few yards up fact there is a crossing a few yards up the road behind me. we do understand that they were crossing the road and that they had sisters and crosses with them who had

crossed the road but that they crossed the road but that they crossed separately and obviously met with tragic circumstances. what have local people been saying to you? obviously we have seen a great number of people coming to deliver floral tributes, some lovely words about the family, many people saying that they cannot believe that the 12—year—old had lost her life, that she simply died far too young. everyone is shocked by what happened here last night, and head of what was supposed to be a celebration, a new year's eve party heralding in 2017. now ended in tragedy. danni hewson reporting. the queen missed the new year's day church service in sandringham this morning, because of a "lingering heavy cold". she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen is "still recuperating" as our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend. and was described by one

observer as "chipper". and told someone in the crowd, her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated. who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch was not on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there. but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously if she's not well then you don't want to see her come out in this weather, you know. at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago. the queen, who recorded her christmas day message early in december, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly. the supreme governor of the church of england has a deep personalfaith. but in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor, the monarch is exercising caution in the face of a heavy cold she's had for nearly two weeks.

the queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end of yet another significant year in her long reign. as well as celebrating her landmark birthday, she's started to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload. just last month, the queen severed her links to 25 organisations she'd been patron of for decades. palace officials insist the queen is up and about, and she hasn't been to hospital or had tests. as head of state, she continues to deal with the government documents she receives. the queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse. peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a fall at flats in east sussex early this morning. the victim fell through a utility room ceiling at a flat in st leonards—on—sea, near hastings in the early hours of the morning. theresa may has called for 2017 to be a year of ‘unity

and opportunity‘ following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations, with a proud history and a bright future. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason, and asked him how easy it would be for theresa may to bring the country together. any prime minister is going to want to badge themselves as standing for unity, for being the personification of the country they lead. and yet on this subject of brexit, the theme that dominated her new year's message and will dominate her time as prime minister, there are divisions everywhere you look. there's divisions in society, the big numbers, the trade—off between the 52% and 48%. divisions geographically. the first minister of scotland

is going to be constantly making the argument that there was a very different result north of the border, as there was in northern ireland. there are divisions within the conservative party, and within the labour party as well. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer is saying today that he thinks there does have to be some sort of immigration controls imposed as part of the deal. jeremy corbyn has sounded much more liberal around immigration. from the prime minister's perspective, the real slog of the nitty—gritty of brexit is what 2017 is going to be all about. the triggering of so—called article 50 within the next couple of months. and then the whole business of a long, long, long negotiation. she's optimistic there can be a good outcome to that, but it will take time. the continuing fight against terrorism is going to be another big story of 2017. the security minister ben wallace has been talking about so—called islamic state having an aspiration to use chemical weapons in the uk. we have been talking over new year about the enhanced security around the new year celebrations, thinking about those lorry attacks

in nice and berlin particularly. but these chemical attacks, that's what ben wallace is talking about. yes, he is saying that isis have an aspiration to use chemical weapons within the uk. he says there is no moral objection from them to the use of chemical weapons. he points to the arrest of members of a terror cell in morocco last year, who were in possession of toxic chemicals that could have been used as weapons, as evidence that that aspiration is there. he's also very concerned about what he calls the enemy within — that terror groups and foreign governments hiring people who work within government or businesses in the uk to try and undermine the uk from within. he also makes the point that as is‘s territory in the middle east shrinks, and that is seen by many of its enemies is a good thing, those britons who have gone out there to fight for is may want to return home, and could pose a real threat to us here if they manage to get back in. let's return to the huge police

operation in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. let's get more now on the attack on the huge police operation underway in istanbul —— to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the attack in the reina nightclub took place early this morning as revellers marked the new year. we can now speak to elmira bayrasli, a turkish foreign policy analyst. shejoins me on webcam from new york. thank you for talking to us on bbc news. why do you think turkey has suffered yet another terrorist attack, the latest in a string of them? unfortunately, ithink, attack, the latest in a string of them? unfortunately, i think, this terrorist attack is one of many that turkey has faith, in 2016 and even earlier before that, more than 300 people died over the past year and u nfortu nately i people died over the past year and unfortunately i don't think the violence will let up. much of that i

think is as a result of turkey's both domestic and foreign policy. the president, leading up to the elections in 2015, really created an atmosphere of fear in the country and on the borders we know the syrian civil war has caused a huge problem for turkey, there are 3 million syrian refugees in turkey. also with the rise of islamic extremist groups on the border, fighting the kurds who have been traditionally, a big enemy of the turks for many years and what we are seeing now is not only islamic fundamentalists trying to attack points and targets in turkey, but also the kurds who are increasingly going hostile to a turkish government. although, as we have heard in the last couple of hours, the pkk saying they were not

involved in this attack. many people have seen president erdogan becoming increasingly authoritarian, since the coup attempt last year and he said in reaction to this attack that he will do whatever is necessary to protect the turkish people. do you think we are going to see further authoritarian measures from him? u nfortu nately, authoritarian measures from him? unfortunately, i think that is right. however, the government will become more strong handed and i think the problem that you are having is that there is also an atmosphere of fear in turkey and right now that is causing the stability within the country and regardless of how much the government does try to clamp down and become stronger in its tactics to try and prevent violence, and to prevent the terrorism, i u nfortu nately prevent the terrorism, i unfortunately do not see it ending any time soon. what more do you think the international community can do to support turkey, which seems to be becoming increasingly

polarised? unfortunately, ithinka lot of turkish troubles are as a result of the failed policies in the west. i think in the united states we have seen the failed policies of what has happened with the syrian civil war and what has happened with the syrian civilwarand in what has happened with the syrian civil war and in the middle east, in itself, and i think the europeans will be very hesitant to wipe its finger at turkey, precisely because turkey is now taking in syrian refugees. 3 million refugees are in turkey right now and we saw late last year, the european union and turkey cut a deal where turkey would keep those refugees and try and stop the flow of migration into europe. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news: a manhunt is under way in turkey. that is our top story. for a gunman who killed 39 people in an istanbul

nightclub and managed to escape in the ensuing chaos. police in oldham are looking for a driver who killed are looking for a driver who killed a 12—year—old girl and left her 11—year—old cousin in a critical condition. the royal family attends a new year church service in sandringham, but the queen stayed away due to a heavy cold. sport now... and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's a wonder strike and three points for arsenal and they're are up to third in the premier league. the gunners beat crystal palace 2—nil. tim hague was watching. what a way to welcome in the new year. wet and wild at the emirates but arsenal supporters would soon have something to remember 2017 by the man who should have put them ahead against crystal palace would provide it. olivier giraud sometimes —— missing and are giving us something so special. we had already

seen something so special. we had already seen a score something so special. we had already seen a score being keptjust six days ago, but this was from another world, audacious from all angles, the goal of the year, you could say, yet ugly viewing for the opposition manager. it was his second game in charge, they have been disappointing, a bit like his fashion sense, and it would only get worse after half—time. palace were 2-0 worse after half—time. palace were 2—0 down, thanks to alex will be. they offered more threat and a couple of second half but have on the previous hour, but no goal and no hope of recovering this match. it was nearly three late on, but arsenal cruised to victory, moving back up to third in the league on a wet, wild and wonderful day for him. quite a strike. tottenham are back the top four after thrashing watford 4—1 at vicarage road. harry kane and dele alli scored two each and spurs are now above manchester city — who drop out of the champions league places... maz farookhi reports. yellow and black normally signal

danger. but the home of the hornets has been more welcoming for spurs recently. they ended 2015 with a win here, more of the same at the start of 2017 was needed to keep pace with the top of the league. dele alli's champs was a warning shot of things to come and less than 30 seconds later, harry kane was set up. 1—0. in filthy weather, the two combine beautifully and minutes later, they would do so again. 2—0 up, spurs had opportunities to share the goals around. dele alli added his name to the scoresheet and the match was already over at half—time. com pletely already over at half—time. completely overwhelmed so far, or watford at least hope for some improvement after the break. another goalfor dele improvement after the break. another goal for dele alli seconds and was not the restart they were hoping for. spurs would not add to the lead and they failed to keep a clean sheet either. the former player

eventually bundling over from a set piece but hardly a finish to celebrate. no hat—trick for either goal—scorer is today, they we re either goal—scorer is today, they were substituted early to save them for the bigger challenges ahead. the first of those comes quickly, ten points behind the league leaders, spurred welcome chelsea to white hart lane on wednesday. just a day after being named in england's six nations training squad, the leicester centre manu tuilagi limped out of the home premiership match against saracens with a right—knee problem. sarries won the game 16—12. tuilagi has suffered groin problems for two years and lasted just seven minutes before being carried off — all witnessed by england coach eddiejones. the match itself was governed by tit—for—tat penalties until owen farrell broke free. sarries' victory came without a bonus point, so they're a point behind leaders wasps. there were also wins for bristol, worcester and northampton. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 at in the derby at parc y scarlets.

steff evans crossed over to help the home side to a 8—3 lead at half time. scott williams scored scarlets' second try of the match to wrap up the win, they move up to fourth in the table. that's all sport for now. thank you. the body of a man was discovered near dover after they were alerted bya near dover after they were alerted by a member of the public during a search by coastguards. the body of another man and a woman were found. officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man. a fire at a hotel in pitlochry in perthsire has caused the cancellation of a planned new year's day street party. the early morning blaze at the fisher's hotel led to the evacuation of the site and forced guests to be moved to other nearby hotels.

the disruption meant the planned party couldn't go ahead at lunchtime. laws come into force today meaning that bankers, lawyers or advisers who help people evade tax will face much stiffer penalties. anyone found guilty will be liable for the full amount of tax which went unpaid, or at least three—thousand pounds. critics say that revenue and customs doesn't have the necessary resources to pursue offenders. the archbishop of canterbury has urged people to use 2017 to heal divisions caused by the eu referendum. in his new year message recorded in coventry, the leader of the church of england praised the effo rts the church of england praised the efforts of refugees who have made their home in the uk. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. surrendering to the demands of television lighting, the archbishop of canterbury prepares to deliver his new year's message in a familiar setting. justin welby returned to coventry, the city where he started

out as a clergyman. a city whose wartime suffering and forgiveness, he says, serves as an example to the nation. the story of this city says so much that is true about britain at its best — about our courage, standing up to tyranny, how we stand alongside the suffering and defeated, how we stand for human dignity and hope. the archbishop visited a drop—in centre for refugees, people he called a blessing to our way of life. and he drew his message to a close by focusing on an issue that has divided so many parts of the country. the eu referendum was a tough campaign, and it has left division. but i know that if we look at our roots, our history and our culture in the christian tradition, if we reach back into what is best in this country, we will find a path towards reconciling the differences that have divided us. from coventry to canterbury, the archbishop believes that looking back can only help us prepare for the future.

from today parents of babies born in some parts of scotland will receive a box of essentials including clothes, nappies and books. the scottish government's scheme is being piloted for three months before extending to the rest of scotla nd before extending to the rest of scotland in the summer. the box itself doubles up as a cart and comes with a mattress and sheets. baby boxes were introduced in finland in the 1930s, and they've been credited as part of the reason for a sharp fall in infant mortality rates. hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. thirty—two million pounds has been spent on a year—long programme. eight city—centre buildings are being turned into giant screens which will be used to retell the city's history. our arts correspondent colin paterson has been reporting from hull: one of those screens is right behind

me. that is the aquarium and it has been turned into a giant screen. the arrivals and departures films, celebrating the people who have come and gone from hole over the years. let the bring in two people who have come to the edge of the humber for the fireworks at 8:17 p.m.. how long have you lived in hull? 75 years. sum up what this means to you? it is ha rd to sum up what this means to you? it is hard to put into words. it is so exciting. unbelievable. unbelievable. that we actually have got something of our own at long last. why at long last? we are always at the end of the road, no one thinks about hull. we cannot get the road extension. the fireworks are taking place against a

soundtrack of the greatest hits of the city and you have got here early and nabbed the best seat in the house. that is me! absolutely in the front row. could not be better, could it? for people who have never been to hull, you have spent 75 yea rs, been to hull, you have spent 75 years, sum up the city. one of the friendliest places and the people are so friendliest places and the people are so friendly. i spoke to a lady over there who is from america and she came to live here and she said, she came to live here and she said, she has tried most of yorkshire and the rest of the country and the people here are so friendly. she says that is the main thing about it. we are able to show some of the shots going on in victoria square. some of the most famous buildings in the city are there. amazing shots of this lighting display that is going on the buildings. elizabeth, you seem so on the buildings. elizabeth, you seem so proud. i really am. we

struggled a little bit with the tickets. we were not going to come la st tickets. we were not going to come last week because we did not have seats. at the last minute, the council gave us sick of —— tickets for seats. finally, 1 million people they want to come to hull. why should they come? it is an open door to everyone and we welcome everyone. you are always welcome in hull. ron and elizabeth who have the best seats in the house for the fireworks display. we will be showing them live. open air swimming may not be your cup of tea on new year's day, but it's clearly growing in popularity. almost 300 people — twice as many as last year — took part in the annual dip at an outdoor pool in derbyshire today. james roberson went to meet some of those brave enough to take part. you need to plunge and if you're

intending to swim on new year's day. for some people, the water temperature was still too cold, despite it being three times warmer than the air. this is the fourth year the parish council has opened the pool on january the 1st and it is clearly a hat. i cannot believe how many people have been through the doors already. last year we had 150 now we have had 80 in 20 minutes. if you think that i am crazy enough to get in there, i am sorry, i not as intrepid as they are. it seems ridiculous, my sister wanted to do it. i guess it is a new year, new you. terrible idea! some crazy people in bikinis. 0h year, new you. terrible idea! some crazy people in bikinis. oh my gosh! it is so cold! you're only cold for a small amount of time. i thought it would be a great start to the new year and would be a great start to the new yearandi would be a great start to the new year and i persuaded my friend to come. with warming beverages on

hand, this year's swim attracted 284 people, twice the total last year and they hope to beat this record next year. viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a full round up of the day's news with simon mccoy. before that sarah keith—lucas has the weather. the first day of 2017 has brought contrasts across the country in terms of the weather. there has been cloud, outbreaks of rain, wintry showers but here was glorious sunshine in cumbria earlier. clear and cold conditions have been pushing in from the north. towards the south we have a frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain, and a lot of cloud. that will sink south this evening. most of us clear and dry tonight but wintry showers in the north—east of scotland and perhaps north—east england. a cold,

clear frosty start to monday morning for the majority. through bank holiday monday, it should be dry across the bulk of england and wales. frost first thing, not everywhere. the risk of icy stretches. glorious wintry sunshine on offer. the odd shower across the east of england coming in from the north c. —— north sea. in the main, the winds looking light, but it will be breezy across the north of scotla nd be breezy across the north of scotland and around north sea coast. temperatures in newcastle around three degrees, but feeling more like minus one degree when you add in the

winter chill factor. monday night, under clear skies, it will be cold, particularly in central parts. temperatures down to minus five degrees, which means a cold start to tuesday. things will turn milder in the north—west with increasing cloud, which will bring to the hills drizzle and light rain. in the east, more chance of keeping dry and sunny. temperatures colder to end. police in istanbul launch a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub, killing at least 39 people. the gunman launched his attack on partygoers celebrating the new year. his attack on partygoers moments earlier, revellers were welcoming in 2017, before the celebrations turned to mayhem. at least 15 foreign nationals

are among the dead. we'll have the latest from istanbul. are among the dead. also tonight, the queen misses the new year's day church service at sandringham, because of a lingering heavy cold she caught before christmas. because of a lingering heavy cold two cousins, aged 11 and 12, were holding hands crossing the road when they were knocked down in a fatal hit—and—run crash. and a goal—of—the—season contender in a fatal hit—and—run crash. helps arsenal to victory at the emirates good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. with new year revellers, another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically, in what istanbul's governor

described as a "terrorist attack". a police manhunt is under way after the attacker left his gun before taking advantage of the chaos and escaping the scene. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which has seen ankara and istanbul targeted by several attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group and, separately, kurdish rebels. mark lowen reports from istanbul. and, separately, kurdish rebels. the mood was of celebration, and, separately, kurdish rebels. one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... reina, counting down to 2017. they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, into the new year, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. inside, his killing spree continued, turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing bosporus to escape. dozens more were injured,

some critically. the gunman is still at large. some critically. witnesses spoke of the horror. some critically. translation: i had my back turned, some critically. my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor. a man ran inside, two or three people started firing, then there was this fog. people started firing, i fainted at that moment people started firing, until special forces took us out of there. they shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor. today, the scene was heavily guarded. too late for the victims of last night's security breach. there's still no word of who was behind it. well, this is as close as we can get of who was behind it. to what was one of turkey's most renowned nightclubs, which has become a scene of mass murder. turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks, and as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history ends, another begins, yet again marked by terror. at the mortuary, they counted up the bodies. those waiting feared the worst. they counted up the bodies. some already knew it. they counted up the bodies. muhammad from iraq told us one

of his friends was killed and two others injured. of his friends was killed "we'd come here on holiday," he said. "now we are taking our friends body home." visiting the wounded, the prime minister sounded defiant, but after more than 20 attacks in the past year, killing almost 400, many will see his words as empty. translation: terror cannot intimidate us. we will intimidate terror. intimidate us. we will continue to fight against it. our biggest insurance is to see our people standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve. and so a scene that's becoming almost routine here. today, they bid farewell to ayhan arik — a brother, husband, father. after driving tourists to the nightclub, he was gunned down outside. to the nightclub, they grieved for him and for a country they once called safe, as they're left to wonder — what has happened to turkey? mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. what has happened to turkey?

whitwell, what has happened to turkey? markjoyce me fron scene, whitwell, markjoyce me from the scene, a huge manhunt under way tonight. —— mark dumber markjoins me. tonight the leader of the pkk, the kurdish militant group, said they were not involved, adding that they were not involved, adding that they would never target innocent civilians. as for so—called islamic state, a pro—is group has urged attacks on celebrations and clubs, and in recent weeks the leader of the islamic state group has urged his group to attack turkey. it has become ever more vulnerable as it becomes involved in the war against syria, launching a ground operation against is armed last year. president erdogan said this was part ofa president erdogan said this was part of a deadly game aimed at destabilising turkey and creating chaos in the country. he vowed to

end terrorism, and yet he says this, and each time the attacks continue to build, which is why many there that this you could be even worse than last. mark lowen, thank you very much. the queen missed the annual new year's day church service in sandringham this morning, because of a lingering heavy cold. she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days but is still recuperating, has been up and about in recent days as our royal correspondent peter hunt reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend and was described by one observer as "chipper". protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. told someone in the crowd during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, times, the windsors over christmas who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed,

because the queen wasn't there, but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, yes, at 90 years of age. and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come out in this weather, do you, you know? at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago... is drawn to the birth of a baby the queen, who recorded her christmas day message early in december, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly — the supreme governor of the church of england has a deep personalfaith. of the church of england but in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor, the monarch is exercising caution and on the advice of her doctor, in the face of a heavy cold she's had for nearly two weeks. the queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end of yet another significant year in her long reign. as well as celebrating her landmark birthday, she's started to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload. just last month, the queen severed her links to 25 organisations she'd been patron of for decades.

palace officials insist the queen is up and about and she hasn't been to hospital or had tests. as head of state, she continues or had tests. to deal with the government documents she receives. the queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse. peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. police in oldham are hunting for a hit—and—run driver who knocked down two girls from the same family, leaving one dead and the other fighting for her life in hospital. 12—year—old helina kotlarova fighting for her life in hospital. was killed when crossing the road with her 11—year—old cousin. eyewitnesses said the girls were holding hands at the time. from oldham, danni hewson reports. were holding hands at the time. today's family gathering should have been a celebration. instead, it was about sharing grief. should have been a celebration. the flowers laid here for 12—year—old helina kotlarova, killed in an apparent hit—and—run crash last night, a crash that also left her 11—year—old cousin critically ill. it is an incredibly busy road. 11—year—old cousin critically ill.

the girls had crossed it to buy some crisps from the local shop. they were with a bigger group, more cousins and sisters, but they'd already made the return journey. the two girls held hands and stepped into the road. she was on the floor, she had blood all over herface, and i was touching her, i was trying to see if she's going to breathe or something, but she couldn't breathe or nothing. and i've seen herface, this face was all, you know, bleeding and... there was nothing...to do. was all, you know, bleeding and... throughout the day, investigations have been ongoing. greater manchester police confirmed they were searching for the driver of a black vw golf that had failed to stop. so far, there have been no updates on their progress. for the family, no news will soften the grief. it's just hard to believe that she's gone, because she was too young and still have, like, life. tonight, tributes continue to be laid at the scene —

a reminder of one life cut tragically short and prayers for another girl critically ill. danni hewson, bbc news, oldham. girl critically ill. there have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance calls across london after the service's computer system crashed on one of the busiest nights of the year. staff in the london ambulance control room had to log calls using pen and paper for nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. for nearly five hours overnight. three, two, one! for nearly five hours overnight. new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the for the london ambulance service. its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and seven million people, using a sophisticated computer system. had to be written down. a sophisticated computer system. call handlers couldn't see

where the ambulances were. they had to use radios to contact paramedics. inevitably, that meant delays. to contact paramedics. we do deal with the most critically ill and seriously patients first, and we continued to do that last night. obviously, i'd like to apologise to any patients who did have a slightly extended waiting time while we were dealing with the system on paper. the london ambulance service says, because it has no computer record, it doesn't know exactly how many calls it dealt with last night. these were some of the incidents they attended, but there were hundreds more. they attended, if the system fails at a time they attended, when there is huge pressure on the system, when, for example, there was a major disaster or a terrorist attack, we're going to be in really serious trouble, so we've really got to make sure, in really serious trouble, the london ambulance service has got to make sure that this system doesn't collapse again. emergency call handlers here doesn't collapse again. are trained to dispatch ambulances using a pen and paper.

extra staff had already been drafted in for the new year celebrations. been drafted in but the failure of their multi—million pound computer system on the busiest night of the year multi—million pound computer system is now the subject of an urgent investigation. the system was restored by 5:30 this morning and is now working normally, by 5:30 this morning but it may be a while before we know how many patients didn't get care when they needed it because ambulances couldn't get there in time. richard lister, bbc news. couldn't get there in time. the government has announced couldn't get there in time. that the new 12—sided £1 coin will come into circulation in march. it replaces the current round coin, will come into circulation in march. which will cease to be legal tender in october. it's being changed to protect it from counterfeiters. new designs have also been unveiled for the £2 coin and the 50p piece. in the first premier league action of the new year, a goal—of—the—season contender action of the new year, helped arsenal beat crystal palace at the emirates. their north london rivals tottenham, meanwhile, beat a lacklustre watford 4—1 meanwhile, to move into the top four for the first time since october. katie gornall was watching.

for the first time since october. in nature, yellow and black is meant to signal danger, but it turns out tottenham had little to fear from the hornets of vicarage road. had little to fear kieran trippier isn't spurs' first choice at right back, but here's one way to catch the boss's eye. the pass was perfect and harry kane did the rest. six minutes later, this double act had their encore. trippier to kane, 2—0. act had their encore. christmas may have been and gone, but the home side were in a gift—giving mood. and gone, but the home side dele alli capitalised to move the match away from watford. half—time offered them a little respite. barely two minutes into the second half and tottenham struck again. dele alli again! half and tottenham struck again. alli back to his best. half and tottenham struck again. watford offered nothing until the final seconds, when younes kaboul provided the only blemish for spurs. like many on new year's day, watford appeared a little worse for wear. it was cold and damp at the emirates stadium, but those arsenal fans who had braved the weather were in for a treat against crystal palace. braved the weather were in for olivier giroud had been

largely a bit—part player for arsenal this season, but he started 2017 in spectacular style. but he started 2017 there was a sting in the tail for palace, the match was only 18 minutes old and already giroud had stolen the show. following that would be tough. had stolen the show. christian benteke tried with power, but lacked precision. soon, arsenal would apply the pressure again. palace's resistance was fading, and alex iwobi seized the opportunity. the win lifts arsenal into the top three. the hopes of chasing down chelsea have been boosted, but this match will be remembered for one thing only. katie gornall, bbc news. for one thing only. a huge fireworks display for one thing only. is launching hull's year as uk city of culture. more than 25,000 people as uk city of culture. are gathering at the city's waterfront for the display, which organisers claim waterfront for the display, will be bigger than london's new year's eve show. they hope to attract more than one million extra visitors over the next 12 months. than one million extra visitors our arts correspondent colin paterson is in hull for us. colin. colin paterson is in hull for us.

hello, colin. hello, yes, the year—long cultural programming hull started this afternoon, as soon as it got dark, because it relied on the city's most famous buildings being lit up, as you can see, and right in the city centre, and once the buildings were used as giant cinema screens, they told the story of hull's is very. down here at the edge of the humber, people are lining up along the edge, trying to get the best view of this fireworks display which, appropriately enough, starts at exactly 2017. we have been promised 15,000 fireworks, all set to a soundtrack of some of hull's most famous musical exports. the people i have spoken to tonight say they hope this year will change people's perceptions about hull, they want people who have never been to hull

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