this is bbc news. the headlines... motorists are warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk — as the coldest night of the year is predicted tonight, with further snow to follow. hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. used as "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. a0 people are dead and many others are wounded in kabul. the so—called islamic state group says it was behind the attack. also... a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne —— with a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. and, desperately seeking a man called mariusz, who lost his £600 wage packet in a london pub. we were astounded by how far

reaching this all went. it was just amazing. and in the shadow of red october — how russians view the 1917 revolution. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. ice and below zero temperatures have been causing more disruption. stansted airport had to provide beds for hundreds of passengers who were left stranded in the terminal overnight, after flights were cancelled due to the bad weather.

anisa kadri has spent the morning there and sent this report. hanging around for a flight longer than you expected, it is not much fun, especially when the queues are just getting longer, you find your flight is not just delayed, it is cancelled. 12 hours after sarah's flight to stockholm was meant to take off, she was still here and will fly tomorrow. i only found out literally three hours after my flight was meant to leave that it was cancelled, there were no boards to tell us it was delayed. it was literally going backwards and forwards between personnel. i ended up lining up for ten hours to get a new flight. did you get any sleep? no, i had been awake 25 hours. today, stansted say flights are operating as normal but minor delays are likely because of the weather.

the weather has been causing problems elsewhere, in the cairngorms, three climbers were rescued after getting lost in blizzards. the rescue took five hours. the wintry weather is not going away as we are told to make sure our vehicles are safe for the roads. check your tyres, make sure you have good tread, they are well inflated, they will keep you safe on the road, and pack accordingly. have your winter breakdown kit with plenty of spare dry and warm clothing, a flask, snacks, a shovel, a fully charged mobile phone. more snow is forecast for scotland today and icy conditions will continue across the uk. and anisa is at stansted airport for us now. i have seen a few planes taxi behind

you, how are things looking at lunchtime? the latest from here, from sta nsted airport lunchtime? the latest from here, from stansted airport themselves, is that flights are returning to normal now but they may still be some minor delays. you can see the ice behind me and that has been causing the problems. it is still going to cause delays, say stansted, flights, although not what the people went through yesterday hopefully. hundreds spent the night here. they only have to go and social media to see their frustration. one only have to go and social media to see theirfrustration. one person described it as a shambles. another person described it as their worst flight person described it as their worst flight experience ever. there were people scrambling for a spot to sleep, people sleeping on seats. we understood there were families huddled in corners. stansted says they had to hand out blankets and bottles of water to the people who ended up spending the night in an airport. thank you for now. the un's special envoy to syria, jan egeland, says he fears children

who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of the capital, damascus, are being used as "bargaining chips." last night 12 people were allowed out of eastern ghouta — a further 13 are due to leave today. mr egeland said he understood that rebels had agreed to release captured government workers, in exchange for the safe passage of critically—ill children. he believes that kind of deal violates the youngsters‘ rights. if it has been an exchange, i find it problematic. it is wonderful for the families, wonderful for these children that have had their life saved, but it is not good if they have become bargaining chips in some kind of exchange with detainees. it has been all along an issue here that medical evacuations that should happen in any war at any time, where civilians have the right to be evacuated out of harm's way, have been part of another negotiation. the president of the syria american

medical society said he too is suspicious that there may be other deals being made involving the children. some of them that are being evacuated, they are happy that there is hope for the future. having said that, we're talking about 29 total out of hundreds of patients who are in dire need, and they are at risk of death from treatable conditions. so that does not make sense that this is not a humanitarian deal, so to speak. unfortunately, we have seen many elements that undermined the humanitarian need, and there are people we need to treat in eastern ghouta at this time. four months ago we started to reach out to the un security members and leadership, we provided a list of 29 patients back then, those

were the ones in urgent need. since then the list grew to 500 plus, and now we are seeing those 29 being approved, but not just that, now starvation is going up in eastern ghouta but also even the evacuation process itself, the draft that is being shared is different to what we proposed. it has many violations of international humanitarian laws, and that is what makes a suspicious that another deal is in place using humanitarian needs as a bargaining chip or some deal to negotiate a better political position. at least a0 people have been killed and another 80 injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a cultural centre in the west of the capital kabul. an interior ministry spokesman said the main explosion was followed by two other blasts. the so—called islamic state group

has said it was behind the attack. helena lee has the latest. the force of the explosion is clear to see. among the rubble, relatives desperately search for their loved ones. but there was little left behind. the bomb went off inside this building, a cultural centre and also home to an afghan news agency. students had been marking the 38th anniversary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. translation: i saw many dead in the area. i was looking for my cousin but i couldn't find his body. not sure what happened to him. the number of dead people has increased. after the explosion, ambulances took the injured to nearby hospitals. this man, one of dozens badly hurt in the explosion, some of the wounded were taken in for surgery. translation: a total of 35

dead were registered here and 20 others wounded. there are men, women and children among the injured. for some waiting outside for news, it was all too much for them. back in the area to the west of the capital where the bomb went off, armed guards patrolled. the initial blast was followed by two other explosions, but no—one was hurt in those. so, who was behind the attack? so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility, saying it targeted the centre with a suicide bomber and other bombs. it's been behind a number of other attacks on shia targets across the country in recent months. this latest attack has left more than a0 people dead and more than 80 injured. the president called it an unpardonable crime against humanity, and pledged to destroy terrorists. helena lee, bbc news.

a british medical team is flying to bangladesh to help rohingya refugees who've fled their home country of myanmar. hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims are living in refugee camps, following persecution in their home country. more than a0 doctors, nurses and firefighters, from the uk, will spend six weeks in bangladesh tackling an outbreak of diptheria in the camps — as claire fallon reports. british medics heading for bangladesh. now, another threat, diphtheria. the makeshift home to thousands of rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp. those living here left myanmar and a situation described by the un as a textbook example

of ethnic cleansing. 6000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the a0 plus staff, sent by britain, becky, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mother families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected by diptheria are under the age of 15. we need to act fast. when the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche, more people coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us. this is the uk response, one of the fastest because of

the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing the rohingya people has been described as the fastest growing refugee crisis. with equipment and expertise, the british medics hope they will make a difference, and save lives. claire fallon, bbc news. a aa—year—old man accused of stabbing an aldi supermarket worker to death has appeared at leeds crown court. neville hord is accused of attacking 30—year—old jodie willsher at the aldi in skipton in north yorkshire last week. our correspondent cathy killick was at leeds crown court and sent this update. neville hord appeared in the dock flanked by two security guards. he was wearing a grey sweatshirt and grey jogging bottoms and remained impassive throughout

the eight—minute hearing. he spoke only twice to confirm his name and date of birth. it is his second court appearance in connection with the death of 30—year—old jodie willsher, who was attacked while working at the aldi supermarket in skipton on 21 december. there was no application for bail. neville hord was remanded in custody until the case reconvenes in bradford crown court on 26 january. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has told the bbc he'd like funding for the nhs in england to be planned much further ahead. if implemented, it could mean budgets spanning periods longer than individual governments. but mr hunt says it would make things easier for those working in the health service. if i was going to do things differently, well, i would like the nhs to move to a system where we had a longer time horizon for planning, instead ofjust the cycle of spending reviews.

if we could have a workforce plan, a funding settlement, that perhaps lasted ten years rather than three or four years, i think that would people, uh, make things, a little easier for people in the system. in nhs hospitals in england made a record 170 more million pounds from car parking in the last financial year. it is a 6% rise on the previous 12 months. the department of health says nhs organisations are locally responsible for the methods they used to charge. and that hospitals should come up with flexible options that put patients and their families first. the headlines on bbc news... motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk, with sub—zero temperatures. hundreds of people have spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. the un's special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately

need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". the health secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. jeremy hunt said ten year spending reviews would be better for those working in the health service. let's catch up with the sport. it was a day to remember for alastair cook, as he made history in melbourne with a double century, to put england in a commanding position on day three of the fourth ashes test. the batsman admitted it was too little, too late for an england side who had already lost the urn to australia in the previous test. but with cook on 2aa not out and england closing

the day on a91 for nine, a lead of 16a — this appears to be a chance to restore some pride. patrick gearey reports. those who have followed them here a lwa ys those who have followed them here always wary of a wave just around the corner, followed perhaps by unwelcome dogs. imagine the ripple caused by this from joe root. dawid malan‘s error was maybe even stranger. he chose not to review this. a lifeline ignored. johnny ba i rstow this. a lifeline ignored. johnny bairstow came and went and then moeen ali tried to be carefree and end up careless. in contrast of the muddled minds the continuing clarity of alastair cook, beyond 150 then just be on steve smith, the second time he dropped him. cook took over the management of the innings driving england into the lead, to a

double century. they foiled a loyal lieutenant in stuart broad. he made a50 lieutenant in stuart broad. he made a 50 that they are treated the aussies. the total was nearly 500 by the close. cook had scored more test i’u ns the close. cook had scored more test runs by any batsmen and he had been batting for ten and a half hours surrounded by doubts. do you ever doubt yourself? 10096. i have doubted myself for 12 years and will probably continue to, but it becomes harder of the longer it goes but i suppose that is why i am quite proud last night, going to be well again and delivering a performance like that was pleasing. it is a shame it is four weeks too late. after we heard the england players applaud him back to the dressing room, it will be over to the bowlers on dave four to turn alastair cook's effort into the first victory of this series. onto some football news

which broke in the last hour. swansea city have appointed carlos carvalhal as their new manager until the end of the season. he was the manager sheffield wednesday and he was sacked on christmas eve. he takes over from the temporary care manager leon brittan who was holding the position after the dismissal of ball clement. carlos ca rvalhal left after the dismissal of ball clement. carlos carvalhal left wednesday 15th in the championship and becomes swansea's that in the championship and becomes swa nsea's that permanent in the championship and becomes swansea's that permanent manager in two years. manchester city beat newcastle won last night. tonight arsenal travel to crystal palace. arsene wenger says having to spend less money than his rivals is nothing to complain about and that follows jose mourinho's nothing to complain about and that followsjose mourinho's comments that he did not have the resources to challenge manchester city. you have to deal with your own situation

as well as you can. yes, man city are richer than us and chelsea are richer than that. manchester united are richer than us. but they still believe we have to find a way to be successful. more on that new appointment of carlos carvalhal from oui’ appointment of carlos carvalhal from our correspondent in swansea. great to have you with this. he has gone from leaving a championship club in 15th to managing a team really struggling in the premier league. is this a surprise appointment?” suppose the element of surprise is just that, a man who lost his job with the team mid—table in the championship should find his next job in the premier league. but swa nsea job in the premier league. but swansea city are in dire straits. they are bottom of the table and have won just three of the game this season. have won just three of the game this season. by points adrift of safety. what i would say for carlos in terms of putting the profile swansea is he is renowned for playing attractive football. he does not a premier

league experience but swansea have never appointed a member —— manager with premier league experience since winning promotion six years ago. that is certainly an element of surprise but not totally unexpected. but of course the club are as you say in dire straits, they are looking to get off the bottom of the table and want to stay in the premier league, how realistic is that? it is a huge challenge for carlos ca rvalhal cos as well that? it is a huge challenge for carlos carvalhal cos as well as being five points adrift of safety it isa being five points adrift of safety it is a squad that is just desperately lacking in quality. they have them scoring goals a real difficulty having sold their best to micro players in the summer, skilfully sigurd saint and fernando llore nte skilfully sigurd saint and fernando llorente and they haven't replaced them adequately. the challenge will be to bolster the squad with necessary signings and it remains to be seen how much money carlos carvalhal will be given to strengthen in january carvalhal will be given to strengthen injanuary but even with the addition of four or five new players it still remains a huge challenge for him to steer swansea to safety. it will be indeed. thank

you forjoining us. that is of the sport for now. plenty more in the next hour. see you then. you are watching bbc news. some news coming through to us from the metropolitan police in the last few minutes. the met says it has launched a murder enquiry after the body of a woman was found in finsbury park in north london. to tell you the details that the met have released so far, her body was found yesterday, although detectives from the mets say they believe she may have died several days previously will stop her body was discovered in and out of building close to a sports pitch. that is what the police are saying. they are urging anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in finsbury park around the christmas holiday period to get in touch. if you don't know

the area, finsbury park is really quite large. and there are a few buildings here and there and they are saying the body was discovered ina building are saying the body was discovered in a building near one of the sports areas. the woman is believed to be in her 20s. it was found about a:30pm yesterday afternoon by a member of the public. the metropolitan police saying in the last few minutes they are treating this as a murder investigation after the body of a woman was found in finsbury park in north london yesterday afternoon. police are appealing for witnesses. the growing use of robots in the workplace could lead to rising levels of inequality, according to a new report. the institute for public policy research warns thatjobs generating wages of nearly £300 billion a year could be automated in the future. it says the benefits could end up in the hands of investors, rather than workers, unless the government intervenes. now a heart warming christmas tale

of how an envelope of hard earned cash was found in a london pub and following a social media campaign was reunited with its overjoyed owner. to get the full story we spoke to the pub manager mick dore and his wife sarah. he was in here on thursday night and i think he probably had a few beers. at the end of the night, we found a wage packet underneath one of the chairs, it appeared to be that, sealed in an envelope, all it had on it was the first name, mariusz. full of cash, nothing else. we started a twitter campaign to find him, we thought it would take ten minutes

but it took a bit longer and we needed some help from famous people to get it going. yesterday he came in and we gave him this christmas money. so many things about this are remarkable. we are looking at a photograph of the two of you with the chap looking fairly happy but perhaps also somewhat bemused. it is interesting you say you thought you would find him very quickly because some of your tweets explaining what had happened, they were retweeted by people with as many followers as jk rowling. that is millions of people. sarah, explain what happened once you went on to twitter and what response you thought you might get. we thought we would try and get some local people who might know about it, but we were astounded by how far it reached. it was amazing. we were a little bit bemused as to why we couldn't find him. it was worldwide.

we were hoping we would find him before christmas but we found him shortly after. we were chasing him everywhere. it turned out he had gone back to poland for christmas. when we saw him yesterday the best bit i think was he said he didn't tell his wife because he didn't want the hassle over christmas. he didn't tell his wife he had lost hundreds of pounds right before christmas. he in fact doesn't even use social media but it was his son who mercifully spotted your tweet. yes, somebody somewhere retweeted that or shared it or whatever it is you do, somebody somewhere saw it and shared it and his son saw it and that is how he said to him, mariusz, is that you? and that is how he found it.

fantastic result, but there will be people watching this thinking anyone could come back to your pub. they could say my name is mariusz and i left the money. how are you happy that it is definitely his money? there were photos taken with him on the night, workmates and a pre—christmas drink after work. we also located him on cctv so we were 100% satisfied it was definitely the right man. he should ask the seat he was sitting on. he was a lovely fella. i don't think he appreciates that the whole world was looking for him, but he was a smashing guy, a lovely bloke. lovely for you as well to know that you have honest members of staff

who didn't think they would hold on to a little bonus right before christmas, or a member of the public who picked it up. it was a member of staff. as i am sure you are aware, for someone to work here, for someone to find an envelope stuffed with cash, three days before christmas, his name is andrew and we are hugely proud of him. the real story is about him because it is his honesty, without that there would be no story and he is an incredible guy. mariusz himself, i guess, what was his emotion when you said, we have still got every penny and don't worry, we have kept it safe? he was a happy man. he wandered in and said, i am mariusz, they think you have got my money. he wasn't as emotional as we were, we were gone, but he was pretty happy.

mick and his wife sarah at a pub in south—west london. the lovely heart—warming christmas tale. new research suggests nearly half of people in england and wales haven't seen a uniformed police or community support officer walking the beat in their area over the last year. a report by her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary also found that three in ten people consider crime and anti—social behaviour to be a problem in their area. chi chi izundu reports. it was once a very common sight on british streets, the bobby on the beat, high—profile and reassuring. but a new survey suggests that uniformed police and community support officers are becoming much less visible. i think a presence does make a difference. i think if you see the police on the streets, people are more wary and think more about what they are doing. to be fair, i think the police are doing all right. i think the budget is not enough, but they are doing all they can do. they are doing a good job.

the survey by her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services found four—fifths of people asked in england and wales thought it was important to have a regular police presence in their area. but in the last year, aa% of people had not seen a uniformed police officer patrolling their streets, while a quarter said they felt the service provided by local police was getting worse. the research found that 53% were satisfied with police and with five terror attacks along this year, the book were confident that police could handle terror incidents. budget cuts, police numbers are at their worst since 1985, and a shift in resources to focus on things like terrorism and cybercrime are just some of the reasons police chiefs say they are not walking the beat as often anymore. in a statement, the home office said it was announcing an increase of police funding by up to £a50 million for local, national

and counterterrorism policing next year. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the uk is on course for its greenest year ever in electricity generation, national grid figures reveal. 13 clean energy records have been broken in 2017 thanks to the rise of renewable energy. for the first time — thisjune — wind, nuclear and solar power generated more of the uk's energy than gas and coal combined. since 2012, britain has halved carbon emissions in the electricity sector and now provides the fourth cleanest power system in europe.