this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: police in turkey continued to hunt for a police in turkey continued to hunt fora gun man police in turkey continued to hunt for a gun man who launched an attack ona for a gun man who launched an attack on a nightclub in istanbul, killing 39 people. moments earlier, partygoers were welcoming in the new year. a manhunt is underway for the attacker. here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls in oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other in a critical condition in hospital. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. and a spectacular fireworks display launches hull's year as uk city of culture. 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. funerals have been held for some of the victims. another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically, in what the istanbul governor described as a "terrorist attack". the attacker left his gun before escaping. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group and, separately, kurdish rebels. mark lowen reports from istanbul. the mood was of celebration, one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, 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. witnesses spoke of the horror. 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, 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. 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 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. some already knew it. muhammad from iraq told us one of his friends was killed and two others injured. "we came here on holiday," he said. "now we are taking our friend's 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. we will continue to fight against it. our biggest insurance is to seek 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. 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. earlier, i spoke to jamesjeffrey, the former us ambassador to turkey between 2008 and 2010. i started by asking how he thought the turkish authorities had responded to the attack. well, first our thoughts go out to all of the victims. the turks have responded as they have the wall of the other attacks, very, very quickly and efficiently. the turks have u nfortu nately quickly and efficiently. the turks have unfortunately have had much experience with attacks, both from daesh, and that's what this was i'm almost certain, and from the pkk in the last two years. roughly ten major terrorist attacks with casualties running in the dozens or more. what makes you so certain that

it is an attack carried out at least in the name of the islamic state group? the two other attacks in istanbul, the airport and then an attack close to the blue mosque, both targeted tourists, foreigners, as well as the tourist industry in general. most of the people killed in the attack last night at the nightclub were in fact foreigners. why is is tumble, why is dirty, being targeted in this way, do you believe —— istanbul —— why is turkey? isis is next door in syria and iraq. they have built a cell in turkey. earlier on, when the turks we re turkey. earlier on, when the turks were not very... careful about who they were providing arms and support to in syria. thirdly and most importantly, the turks are waging a strong offensive in northern syria against isis positions. there is a

considerable amount, the turks have put their own ground. isis sees the turks as one of the key enemies. how difficult do you think it will be for the turkish authorities to find the single gunmen, who was able to escape the chaos of what followed? who knows? it's irrelevant, there are plenty of gunmen who are capable of doing this with a kalashnikov, which is what he was armed with. isis has a lot of people able to do this, they have good intelligence. all the indications from the turkish media are that the nightclub and the escape route and the actual operation were well planned. but how important is it politically for the erdogan government to show that they have carried out a thorough investigation and tried to find the person responsible? your point is good. erdogan is under a tremendous amount of pressure. 0ne good. erdogan is under a tremendous amount of pressure. one thing he promised the turkish people, two things, peace and prosperity, and given the attacks by daesh or isis on the one hand and the pkk and the

other, he certainly hasn't given the turkish people peace. and in terms of prosperity, this has an impact on the markets, it has an impact on tourism, which is a major source of income. so word one will try very ha rd to income. so word one will try very hard to catch this guy. but that isn't going to stop the attacks. the attacks will continue until we destroy isis in raqqa and in mosul. mr erdogan has reiterated today that he will root out terrorism. but how does he do that? what sort of back—up mike turkey need? does he do that? what sort of back-up mike turkey need? better intelligence, possibly the turks will have to look at some of the opposition movement against the assad regime in syria that have taken root in turkey to see which of them may have ties to isis. but most importantly, the international community has to get serious about isis. isis is sitting somewhere around ten to 12,000 troops, defying the entire international community, whilst the west refuses to put

ground soldiers in the fight against them. this has to stop. what is the evidence of the international political will to do that? of course there is a national political will. the united states has 10,000 troops fighting in afghanistan still today. this is the will of one man, barack 0bama, who will be out of office in a year. because 0bama would not commit ground troops against isis, the french, who have many good reasons to do so, and did it against al-qaeda in mali two years ago, they have been deterred from doing it, as have been deterred from doing it, as have other western powers, other than the turks, who are on the ground fighting ices with great effect. how difficult might it be when donald trump takes over? even donald trump will be careful and ground troops, because president 0bama has put a hex on any use of ground troops in this conflict by country up the image, you understand that well in britain, the image of 2000 going into a rack and thousands

of casualties and a decade of fighting. so people reluctant to do this. it's unfortunate, because it isa this. it's unfortunate, because it is a totally different situation. but we have seen this fragile ceasefire in syria that was brokered by turkey with russia. might it be that president putin steps in to help turkey? putin's capability, other than mass bombing of aleppo —— mass carpet bombing, is highly questionable. he had one minor victory, isis took it back one month ago. but in an as i's capability is against isis are relatively minimal -- putin against isis are relatively minimal —— putin and assad's capabilities. police investigating the death of a 12—year—old girl who was knocked down by a car yesterday in old ham, greater manchester, have arrested five men. the car failed to stop at the scene. from 0ldham, danni hewson reports. today's family gathering should have

been a celebration. instead, it was about sharing grief. 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. 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. when we ran there, 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. this evening, greater manchester police confirmed they had arrested five men on suspicion of dangerous

driving. all remain in custody for questioning. for the family, driving. all remain in custody for questioning. forthe family, no driving. all remain in custody for questioning. for the family, no news will suffer the grief. isjust hard to believe that she's gone. because she was too young, you know. she still had, like, life, still. tonight, tripoli by tributes continue to be laid at the scene. a reminder of life cut tragically short, and prayers for another girl critically. 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 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. 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 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, 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. 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. theresa may has called for 2017 to be a year of "unity and opportunity" following the eu referendum, which she says exposed 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. the bodies of three people have been found at the foot of cliffs in kent. police say the body of a man was discovered near dover after they were alerted by a member of the public. during a search by coastguards, the bodies of another man and a woman were found. officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man. police have launched a murder inquiry after a man died in a house fire in milngavie, north of glasgow. a joint investigation by detectives and fire officers has established that the fire was set deliberately, and is said to have been targeted. the emergency services were called to achray place just after 7am. the body of a man was found inside the property. he has yet to be formally identified. a 24—year—old woman was injured and remains in a serious condition in hospital. 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 paperfor nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. three, two, one! new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the year for the london ambulance service. its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and 7 million people using a sophisticated computer system. but just after midnight, that system failed. the computer crash meant that all call details had to be written down. call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were. they had to use radios to contact paramedics. inevitably, that meant delays. we do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patients first, and we continued to do that last night. 0bviously, 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. if the system fails at a time 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, the london ambulance service has got to make sure, that this system doesn't collapse again. emergency call handlers here are trained to dispatch ambulances using a pen and paper. extra staff had already been drafted in for the new year celebrations. but the failure of their multi—million pound computer system on the busiest night of the year is now the subject of an urgent investigation. the system was restored

by 5:30am this morning, and is now working normally, 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. we will have a quick look at tomorrow's papers in a moment. the headlines on bbc news: police in turkey continued to hunt for a gunman who launched an attack on a nightclub in istanbul, killing 39 people. here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls in oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other in a critical condition in hospital. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are caroline frost, entertainment editor at the huffington post. and robert fox, defence editor at the london evening standard. welcome to you both, and happy new year. we haven't got long, so we have to press on. we have the time to ta ke have to press on. we have the time to take a bit longer at 11:30pm. the telegraph headlines the government's plan to build new garden towns in england to try to alleviate the housing crisis. it also reports on the hunt for the gunman who attacked an istanbul nightclub. the daily mail chooses to focus on the queen missing church due to illness, saying she has not been seen in public for 2h days. thousands of patients are waiting for hip and knee operations, according to the daily express. it also quotes princess anne — who insists the queen's cold is improving. thousands of patients are waiting for hip and knee operations, according to the daily express. it also quotes princess anne — who insists the queen's cold is improving. let's and the independent has a picture of

and the independent has a picture of a funeral of one of victims of the istanbul attacks, along with the story that fundamentalist schools have been downgraded by 0fsted. let's start with the hunt for the gunman in turkey. the daily telegraph headline is, hunt for turkey gunman in this gomis massacre. “— turkey gunman in this gomis massacre. —— in disco massacre. the reports that there were two gunman dressed as santa claus turned out to be incorrect. they said that the gunman took advantage of the mayhem that then institute and disappeared into the fray. turkish authorities are still looking for him. not a great way to start the new year certainly for the turkish state. absolutely terrible. 0n certainly for the turkish state. absolutely terrible. on top of the fa ct absolutely terrible. on top of the fact that 2016 saw multiple attacks across turkey, didn't it? this is very unusual. usually the erdogan government leaks through security services who they think it is. generally in this list of attacks in 2016, there have been two main groups of culprits. 0ne 2016, there have been two main groups of culprits. one is radical

kurdish forces, the other is isil, islamic state. it is interesting that they haven't said, a photofit picture has been issued, for somebody that they want, another shooting incident in a mosque in istanbul, where there were not so many casualties and nobody was killed, they think that the man indicated was from, wait for it, was from isis, but from the caucasus. very interesting. we are not saying that he came out of raqqa or syria or across the border or the south—east part of turkey, the other thing is that he didn't blow himself up, which is the usual pathological action of an isil bomber. suicide is very much part of the whole ethos. and i think to take on what you have been saying, turkey is in for a very bad time. as you say, caroline, starting in this way must make people feel incredibly anxious. let's look at how the daily express

is looking at it. jihadi gunman kills 39 in massacre. there is a warning for british tourists. turkey has been an immensely popular destination for years.|j has been an immensely popular destination for years. i was the two yea rs destination for years. i was the two years ago, the plane was deserted on the way home because of the atrocity in tunisia. we now have this list, if we didn't need reminding, of all of the things that have gone on in the past two years. they said to ta ke the past two years. they said to take normal standards of care, but of course people will listen to that and think about may involve staying at home. at this time of year, people are booking holidays and they may think twice. turkey needs russian tourists in the summer on the turquoise coast resorts. because western europe isjust deserting it. they need rush for two things — they need it for gas, they are dependent on that, and because of this very valuable tourist industry, which is suffering so badly. let's look at

the independent. fundamentalist schools downgraded by 0fsted. the independent said they carried out this investigation and now some kind of redress is being made. there is a particular reference to christian fundamentalist schools here. belonged into a programme called accelerated christian education, ace. i must say, this is quite a new one. i know they have had problems in this area. this apparently is a movement with ten schools being downgraded because the independent raised the flag by saying, the teaching is appalling. in the eyes of the independent, and gender issues. particularly saying that it almost, you know, it is from a different culture. that girls are subordinate to boys. and the independent quite rightly seems to be patting itself on the back for raising this with 0fsted and the authorities. and these schools are being downgraded. these are historic

allegations. and they are to do with things like the use of corporal punishment, exorcism is on children. it does go on. shall we go back to the telegraph? just momentarily, and look at the lead story on here. new towns to ease the housing shortage. garden towns, which have been use on the past for this reason, it means building on green belt, quite honestly. that is one of the massive problems, people think they are going to be up against great resistance from local communities. we talked about this previously, it looks like a classic theresa mayjam forjams. they looks like a classic theresa mayjam for jams. they had looks like a classic theresa mayjam forjams. they had to talk about something, they want to get away from the brexit talks, they need something, they need some good news for 2017. and it feels to me like a quite sort of distracting idea, that in the middle of all the brexit fears, the problems with who is going to be the next leader of the western world come january the 20th,

we have had terrorism atrocity is already on this sense of loss and fear, and we're being told that it is ok because we're going to get some garden communities. also, people are not going to feel the benefits of this for many years to come. if they can get the planning applications through. let's look at the daily express. thousands face hip operation agony. is this just a function of us getting older, an ageing population? apparently it is where evolution went wrong, left us with rotten hips. i talk to a friend who was a hit surgeon. he said his poor wife who was a royal ballet dancer is having herfourth hip operation. they are very prevalent, and we are getting older. with me, it's my knees, which is also related to it. we are terrible old crocs! and laughing, it's not funny at all, sorry! you will laugh at me eventually when it comes to me. the waiting lists are probably quite long. this is the problem with the ageing population. it ties in with what the daily telegraph is hinting

at, the fact that they are importing spanish expats to come over and do these dollies for looking after elderly members of society for up to seven per fortnight to pay for people who are not that well trained, £1700 per fortnight. people who are not that well trained, £1700 perfortnight. these are problems with people surviving and hopefully thriving beyond what we have ever experienced before. finally, the daily telegraph, duke soldiers and without the green. it —— without the queen. the duke of edinburgh is on his own again. so many people have full the perch. a time of great sadness. i for 1am very cheered by seeing prince philip's smiling face today. -- i for 1am very cheered. we are reassured by princess and saying that she is on the mend. this was a shortened version, but we will back for a longer go at it at 11:30pm. a slightly more than surely look at the front pages. —— more leisurely.

hundreds of people were forced to leave a west london pub last night before it was destroyed by fire. the aeronaut pub in acton was engulfed by flames in the early hours of this morning as a new year's eve party was underway. more than 300 customers were led to safety, with over 70 firefighters needed to bring the fire under control. caroline davies reports. the fire alarm started going off. we started to see smoke from the edges of the wall. and then we realised that downstairs was on fire. last night, during a packed new year's eve party, this pub caught fire. the blaze wouldn't stop for hours. hundreds of people had enjoyed a circus showjust hours before. jacqui, who arranged and performed in it, found herself trapped upstairs. she was saved by her friends, billy and earl. it was so quick, seconds. too much smoke came up,

and we couldn't see anything. billy and earl managed to get us out onto the balcony. but somehow, earl found a ladder. herfriend angelica, also a performer, was outside waiting for her. and it was quite scary. and then this lady... there was a lady that started shouting, move away, it's going to explode. but my friends were in there. it wasn't just the bravery of ordinary members of the public. officers from the next—door police station also help save people from the fire. 0ne officer went into the building to save a woman having an asthma attack. today, fire teams inspected the damage from the blaze. the blaze raged through the building from the bottom straight up to the top. the ground floor windows are smashed in, and the roof has collapsed. there is still a smell

of charcoal in the air. six people, including some officers, were taken to hospital. suffering from smoke inhalation or minor injuries. the cause of the fire is not known. although several people we spoke to at the pub say they saw a christmas tree go up in flames. the london fire brigade are investigating. to find out what started this new year's eve inferno. caroline davies, bbc london news. 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 in if you're intending to swim on new year's day. for some people, the ten degree 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 hit. i cannot believe how many people

have been through the doors already. last year we had 150, now we have had 80 in the first 20 minutes. if you think that your intrepid reporter is crazy enough to get in there, i am sorry, i am not as intrepid as they are. it seems ridiculous, my sister wanted to do it. i guess it is a new year, new you idea. new man, she said. 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 i persuaded my friend to come. she did two lengths and got out. 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.

good evening. we are starting 2017 and a different note to how we ended 2016. things are turning colder, clearer in the north, here is the sunset captured in chester earlier on in the day. clear skies there, clear skies by date certainly mean we are in for a cold night. through new year's day, the front has sun its way south, still holding on across southern counties at the moment. cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain across the far south of england. elsewhere, clear skies drizzly rain across the far south of england. elsewhere, clearskies and colder conditions shifting further south. still some wintry showers across the north—east of england and northern and eastern scotland where there could be some slippery and icy conditions on monday morning. wherever you are, it will be a cold start the day. we are likely to see fairly widespread frost across northern ireland, northern england and wales. not quite as could further south but decent start to the day. plenty of wintry sunshine on offer. we shouldn't see many

problems with mist and fog. clearer conditions, better visibility, a few wintry showers in the far south—east thing when. mostly dry through much of northern england, up towards the northern half of scotland we will continue to seek sleet and snow over the highlands and perhaps the odd wintry showers down the east coast of england, falling as rain around the coast and down at low levels as well. elsewhere, away from the north and east, we are looking at a lot of dry weather. a pleasant day if you have plans to be outdoors on bank holiday monday in the light winds. temperatures 3—6d, colder than it has been. at least we have a return to the sunshine to compensate. monday night is get by a cold one. under those clear skies, a sharp frost. temperatures as low as —5 in the countryside through central england first thing. through the day, things turning wild through the north—west. increasing amounts of cloud bringing light rain and

drizzle in northern and western areas. southern and eastern parts of the country pending the state right. —— tending to stay dry with a bit of drizzle. relatively settled on into the middle part of the week. wednesday into thursday, temperatures colder than they have been, but it is day in reasonably dry with some winter sunshine. police in turkey widen their search for a gunman who opened fire at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. caught on camera — cctv footage of the moment the gunman launched his attack on partygoers celebrating the new year. moments earlier revellers were welcoming in 2017, before the celebrations turned to mayhem. 15 foreign nationals 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. a 12—year—old girl is killed and her 11—year—old cousin seriously injured in a hit—and run. tonight, five men

have been arrested. and a spectacular launch for hull as it begins its year as the uk city of culture. 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. another 69 people were wounded — four of them critically — in what istanbul's governor described as a terrorist attack. officials say some 15 foreign nationals were killed in the shooting, at one of the city's most popular nightspots. the attack marks a bloody end to a year which saw 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. the mood was of celebration,

one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. another camera showed people cowering as the attacker struck, before he stormed the club. 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. witnesses spoke of the horror. 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, 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. 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 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. some already knew it. muhammad razzaq from iraq told us one of his friends was killed and two others injured. "we'd come here on holiday," he said. "now we are taking our friend's 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. we will continue to fight against it. our biggest insurance is to see our people standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve. turkey now faces huge security threats. kurdish militants have bombed soldiers and police in a worsening insurgency, recently targeting a football stadium in istanbul. and, as turkish forces became more embroiled in syria, so—called islamic state have hit back, attacking istanbul airport, for example. since turkey launched a ground offensive against is and kurdish militias in syria, it's more vulnerable than ever. 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.

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. 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, 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. 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 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, 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. 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 men have been arrested in oldham after two girls from the same family were killed in an apparent hit—and—run, leaving one dead and the other fighting for her life in hospital. 12—year—old helina kotlarova was killed when crossing the road with her 11—year old—cousin. eye—witnesses said the girls were holding hands at the time. from 0ldham, danni hewson reports. today's family gathering should have been a celebration. instead, it was about sharing grief. the flowers laid here are 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. 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. this evening, greater manchester police confirmed they'd arrested five men on suspicion of dangerous driving. all remain in custody for questioning. 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 she still have, like, life still.

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, 0ldham. syrian activists say government forces have again bombarded a rebel—held area north—west of the capital, damascus. 0pposition groups warned yesterday that they would abandon the ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey three days ago unless the attacks were halted. 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 paperfor nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. three, two, one! new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the year for the london ambulance service.

its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and 7 million people, using a sophisticated computer system. but just after midnight, that system failed. the computer crash meant that all call details had to be written down. call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were. they had to use radios to contact paramedics. inevitably, that meant delays. we do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patients first, and we continued to do that last night. 0bviously, 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. if the system fails at a time 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, the london ambulance service has got to make sure, that this system doesn't collapse again. emergency call handlers here are trained to dispatch ambulances using a pen and paper. extra staff had already been drafted in for the new year celebrations. but the failure of their multi—million pound computer system on the busiest night of the year is now the subject of an urgent investigation. the system was restored by 5:30 this morning and is now working normally, 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. the government's announced that the new 12—sided £1 coin will come into circulation in march. it replaces the current round coin 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 50 pence piece. a yellow weather warning — meaning be aware — has been issued for scotland, northern ireland, the north of england the east midlands. the met office are warning of a cold snap that will bring ice to roads and pavements, with difficult driving conditions. large parts of the uk are expected to wake up with all the sport, here's 0llie foster at the bbc sport centre. there were two matches in the premier league, highlights of all the weekend's games are on match of the day 2 straight after the news but, if you want to know today's results now, then here they come. 0livier giroud scored a wonder goal to help arsenal beat crystal palace at the emirates stadium. the arsenal manager arsene wenger called it a work of art. the french striker‘s flying backheel was the first in a 2—0 win that sees them move up to third in the table. tottenham are a point behind arsenal in fourth after beating watford 4—1 at vicarage road.

harry kane and dele alli scored two goals each. they face leaders chelsea in their next match on wednesday. in rugby union's aviva premiership, champions saracens are point behind the leaders wasps after they beat leicester 16—12 at welford road. sarrie's 0wen farrell scored all their points. the tigers defeat was compounded by another injury for manu tuilagi. he has been ruled out of england's six nations training camp. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. how many premierships prix teams would like it listen in to welford road is leicester's fortress. watching was england boss, eddiejones. with the six nations' looming, much attention was focussed on manu tuilagi but the injury—prone centre made little more than a cameo. another comeback cut frustratingly short. in a first—half dominated by the boot. the two sides

trade pep tis, with 0wen williams putting leicester level, 6—6 at the break. neither side really looked like scoring a dry but maybe that was all part of 0wen farrell's plan, to spring a surprise and with one turn of his foot, the stage was clear. it was a dominant performance from the fly—half who would go on and score all of sarries' points. better news for the boss. the tigers would try to claw back but saracens' defence held firm for a rare win at welford road. it was derby day in wales with the four regions playing in the rugby union pro 12. 0spreys are back up to second after beating newport gwent dragons 10—0 at rodney parade scarlets are fourth after a hard fought victory at home against cardiff blues. they scored two brilliant tries at a very chilly parc y scarlets. stef evans and scott williams both went over as they won 15—10 to complete the double over blues this season. the reigning champion, gary anderson, is through to

the final of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. the flying scotsman, who is still on for a hatrick of titles, beat peter snakebite wright. he came through 6 sets to 3. he'll play the world number 0ne michael van gerwen or raymond van barneveld. a huge fireworks display has launched hull's year as uk city of culture. thousands gathered on the city's waterfront for the display — which organisers claim was bigger than london's new year's eve show. hull hopes to attract more than 1 million extra visitors over the next 12 months. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson was watching tonight's events. # what a good place to be # hull, celebrating its year as city of culture with fireworks bigger than those in london last night. to a soundtrack of the city's most famous musical exports. # like the deserts miss the rain #. this is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular

across the city centre showing hull's most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million programme of cultural events. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant, outstanding, amazing, wonderful. we loved it. honestly, you put some money into that, makes london look like noddy, honestly. come on, this is hull, this is hull, turn a little city like hull, sydney, a big massive city, come on, come to hull, come to hull. and it's been a special night for one hull landlady. every weekend linda plays singalong classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. one of the 2012 organisers spotted her... tonight, she djed to a crowd of 25,000. # sweet caroline..#.

everybody‘s freezing so it takes a while to warm up, but they're from hull and they'll be bouncing. amazing fun, just watching the crowd, they are amazing. it's fabulous, fantastic. the party has well and truly started. the trick for hull is going to be to keep it going all year. hull's aim is for a million extra people to visit in 2017. a city at the end of the road could become a destination of choice. colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of culture. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me, stay with us on bbc one — it's time for the news where you are. from all of us here, happy new year. hello. this is bbc news. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, 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 efforts of refugees who have made their home in the uk. 0ur 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. time for a look at the weather, with sarah keith—lucas. good evening. we're starting 2017 on a different note to how we ended 2016. things are turning colder, clearer in the north as well. here is the sunset captured in chester earlier on in the day. clear skies there. but clear skies by day certainly mean that we are in for a cold night. through the course of new year's day, we've had this front that has been sinking its way south, still just about holding on across southern counties of england at the moment.

quite a bit of cloud, outbreaks of drizzly rain across the far south of england. elsewhere, clear skies, colder conditions are shifting their way gradually further south. still some wintry showers across the north—east of england and northern and eastern scotland, where there could be some slippery, icy conditions come first thing monday morning. and wherever you are, it will be a cold start the day. we are likely to see a fairly widespread frost, particularly across parts of northern ireland, england and wales, too. not quite as cold further south. but it is looking like a decent start of the day. plenty of that wintry sunshine on offer. but we shouldn't see any problems with mist and fog, certainly compared to what we had during the last part of 2016. clearer conditions, better visibility. a few wintry showers still across the far east of england, falling as sleet and snow over the highest ground. mostly dry through much of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. up towards the northern half of scotland we will continue to see some sleet and snow showers over the highlands for instance, and perhaps the odd wintry showers down the east coast of england, too. falling as rain though on the coast,

down at low levels as well. elsewhere, away from the north and the east, looking at a lot of dry weather. a really pleasant day if you have got plans to be outdoors on bank holiday monday. in the light winds, temperatures only 3—6d, certainly colder than it has been, at least you've got a return to the sunshine to compensate. then on into monday night, it's going to be a cold one. under those clear skies, the blue colours indicating a sharp frost. temperatures as low as around —5 in the countryside through central parts of england first thing. but through the day, things will turn milder from the north—west. you can see the increasing amounts of cloud building here. bringing some light rain and drizzle over the hills from northern and western areas. southern and eastern parts of the country though tending to stay dry with a bit of sunshine around, too. fairly breezy in the north, and temperatures between around about 5—9d on tuesday. so relatively settled on into the middle part of the week. wednesday into thursday, temperatures colder than they have been. but at least it's staying reasonably dry, with some wintry sunshine. bye for now. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11.00:

police in istanbul widen their hunt for a gunman who killed 39 people at a popular nightclub. party—goers had been welcoming in the new year. the attacker took advantage of the resulting chaos to flee the scene. police arrest five men after a hit—and—run crash in oldham that killed a 12—year—old girl and left her younger cousin critically injured. the queen misses a new year day's church service in sandringham as she recovers from a heavy cold. and a spectacular fireworks display marks the start of hull's year as uk city of culture.