this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00pm. beatles drummer ringo starr and bee gees singer barry gibb receive knighthoods, while strictly judge darcey bussell is made a dame in the new year honours. manchester fire service tackles a blaze in a 12—storey block of flats in the city's northern quarter. one person has been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. thousands of iranians take to the streets of tehran in a show of support for the government, after two days of opposition protests. millennials will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — but not until they're into their 60s, a report says. coming up in half an hour, we'll have the latest on the final day of the fourth ashes test as australia's captain steve smith frustrates england to salvage a draw. and at 7.45pm, click looks back on the highlights of its travels through the world of tech in 2017. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. two of the most famous names in music — ringo starr of the beatles and barry gibb of the bee gees are among those awarded knighthoods in the new year honours list. the former deputy prime minister nick clegg also receives a knighthood and darcey bussell, the accomplished ballerina and judge on strictly come dancing, has been made a dame. they're among 11,000 people named in the new year honours list many of whom have been rewarded for their work in the community. lizo mzimba reports. # twist and shout! # twist and shout. more than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab four‘s knighted for political

and public service. strictlyjudge darcey bussell, who has occasionally performed on the programme too, is to be made a dame for services to dance. i'm dickie roper. i'm the night manager. those being made cbes, the next highest level of award, include actor hugh laurie for services to drama. are you english, pine? former british vogue editor, who left the magazine earlier this year after a quarter of the century at the helm.

and best—selling riders authorjilly cooper. absolutely knocked out. knocked out — i was thrilled. i couldn't believe it. i mean, suddenly to get a letter, you know, and one thinks "0h, god, it's a bill, a gas bill or something". and it's this heavenly thing, saying "you're a cbe". it's wonderful. hull had a hugely successful year as uk city of culture. members of the team behind the celebration have been made cbe and 0bess. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. it's great to have that recognition for things that you have done, that you have made a difference to many different people. i have tried in music over the years to be a voice for people who felt a little bit like an outsider. musician and producer wiley, known as the "godfather of grime", is made an mbe. commentator: pass to warburton. brilliant catch by the captain!

in the world of sport, sam warburton, who has captained wales and the british and irish lions, is made an 0be. england cricket players have been recognised. it has been a landmark year, and it says a huge amount about the whole tournament, and how much the game has grown and is had just how bit that tournament was that it is recognising something like the new year's honours list. most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, like efe ezekiel, who acts as a mentorfor young people. of course, young people are everything to me. i'm passionate about them and passionate their life, their well—being and their welfare, so for me to be recognised for my passion is one of the greatest honours ever, so i'm in complete gratitude and appreciation. the majority of honours do go to people who are not in the public eye but who have given exceptional service. and in 2018, the honours committee

say they will be looking to particularly recognise individuals who were involved in the response to, and the aftermath of, the london and manchester terror attacks, and the fire at grenfell tower. lizo mzimba, bbc news, buckingham palace. just what does being awarded a new year honour mean and how relevant are they today? i'm joined by honour‘s expert, mark llewellyn—slade, who's in brighton. what does being awarded an honorary mean? i think it is all well and good that these celebrities received the recognition they deserve for the good work and achievements, but i think the honour system is primarily about highlighting and awarding the extraordinarily ordinary people, as you just mentioned, and i think it is more about them than the

celebrities. there is essentially two types of people that ten to get honours, firstly selfless giving people, so community and charity orientated people, and philanthropists, and secondly those who have reached the top of their chosen field, so ms lawyers, doctors, surgeons, business leaders, entrepreneurs, that kind of thing. but you have to be an aid to win it, and you can't nominate yourself, does anyone knows anyone who is body ofan does anyone knows anyone who is body of an honour, pig pen to paper and get them nominated. they can suddenly giggle the queen's honours, and they can crack on with the process themselves. a lot of people don't realise they can nominate your neighbour, your unsung hero who lives next door to you. how long does the process take? it is quite a long and time—consuming process to

develop. we spend upwards of 100 hours on a typical nomination, and in addition you need at least two letters of support, but we would recommend between five and 15, ideally. do you think they are still releva nt ideally. do you think they are still relevant today? a lot of people say there is no relevance to them and today's age. what are your thoughts? i would disagree with that. getting an honourable motivate that person, typically, to go on to even greater things, and also motivate other people to follow in their footsteps, and also it will raise that person's profile, and the profile of the cars, and it will also instil trust, that vital ingredient for success in all walks of life, which can get them in the right places at the right time, direct networking opportunities, and people will want to know them and listen to them, and it will give them a bigger platform. as anyone that has never made that

breast—feed you think, it is high time that they were rewarded and recognise question —— who has never made that list. good question. what about naomi campbell? i know she is well—known for tantrums, but at the end of the day, she was a true leader in herfield as end of the day, she was a true leader in her field as a supermodel, and a lot of people don't realise just how much charity work she does behind the scenes, so i am surprised he has not been recognised yet from what you has achieved in life. why don't you think she has made that less ? don't you think she has made that less? visit, people will campaign on her behalf, so i had she never been honoured? that's a good question. maybe nobody has actually nominated her. i know she is in the public eye, and it is a bit different for somebody that yummy campbell computers somebody out in a village

working tirelessly within the community, but perhaps somebody should bother to put pen to paper. it is one thing getting your pr people to mention it to journalists and things like that, as your team are capable of that, but has anybody actually bother to nominate? good question. we will put it out there. firefighters are tackling a major blaze in a tower block in manchester's northern quarter. the fire is on the ninth floor of the 12—storey building onjoiner street. police have closed part of the road and manchester fire and rescue service is asking people to avoid the area and to keep their doors and windows shut if they are nearby. 12 fire engines are at the scene. 0n the line is our news correspondent mark edwardson just bring us up—to—date with the latest. i am right next door to joiner street, in the northern

quarter of manchester, and fire element here is not i money with this part of town, it is the northern part of the city centre, just behind the cute ambo centre, and an area which was dilapidated but many years, but is now very up—and—coming. this place has taken place in what looked like a relatively new block of flats on joiner street, and just a few moments ago, there was a large crane up moments ago, there was a large crane up there with firefighters on top, and they were pumping water into the apartment, which i presume was up latest afternoon. we have added three, greater manchester fire and rescue service saying that everything is now under control, which is good news indeed, but church street remains closed in the city centre, with a dozen fire engines and dozens and dozens and dozens engines and dozens and dozens and d oze ns of engines and dozens and dozens and dozens of firefighters dealt on stand—by. dozens of firefighters dealt on stand-by. and i assume the investigation will have started

immediately. in terms of a class, just take us back to that. it is a bit early to say. the block is relatively new, and it does look like some of the apartment in the occupied as well, so what caused it, of course, will be subject to investigation. 0ne of course, will be subject to investigation. one other things to say is that one person has been taken to hospital. we are told by greater manchester fire and rescue service that that is because of breathing in smoke. all fully, mercifully, we haven't been told about any zero of yet, but as you mentioned people have been told to keep their doors and windows closed to avoid any sport getting into their homes, but there are problems for people who live in a block. they have been evacuated from their homes, and they look as if they are going to spend at least one night away from their homes. temporary accommodation has been organised for them. thank you. in iran, thousands of people

are attending pro—government rallies, following two days of street protests against the authorities. state television has shown crowds of people in the capital tehran. the anti—government protests in several parts of the country saw people demonstrating against what they say is corruption and falling living standards. the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies the economic anger felt by many iranians. they accuse the mullahs of living in gilded palaces and sponsoring conflicts overseas, while the economy and the country suffers.

but dissent in iran is only tolerated to a point. uniformed and plain clothes police clashed with protesters and made dozens of arrests in several cities. i don't expect the protest to snowball as of now because the regime has a response in place. and if the protesters don't stop, ultimately the reaction will become heavy—handed. we're just not there yet. in a response on twitter, president trump warned iran that the world was watching, saying that tehran should respect people's rights to express themselves. comments that the iranian foreign minister called opportunistic and deceitful. the government has warned people not to take part in what it calls illegal protests. 0rganising instead large, pro—regime counterdemonstrations, in support of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. an end to clerical rule

has been a common theme in these protests, some of which are now turning violent. wyre davies, bbc news. joining us now from beirut is fawaz gerges, professor of international relations at the london school of economics and political science. your assessment of what is taking place? i think things your assessment of what is taking place? i think things have your assessment of what is taking place? i think things have been boiling overfor a long time. iran faces a very severe economic crisis, and you are seeing the revolt of the poor and lower classes that have suffered a great deal, a major deterioration in the living condition. this is not a counterrevolution by any means. this is more of a warning sign. it's a

wake—up call, and unless the iran union leaders take the grievance very seriously, i think things might escalate. not immediately, but probably in the near future. just how dangerous is it for people to ta ke to how dangerous is it for people to take to the streets in iran? we have already had that two processors have been shot at by iranian security forces. i think it is unprecedented in many ways, since 2009. you're talking about thousands of protesters to thank a highly authoritarian regime. —— protesters are defying a highly at auditing... poverty is widespread, in fact,

iranians have seen major deterioration in the living conditions, and this is the first time, unlike before, you have thousands of poor iranians that are out on the streets, and the fact that they are willing to define a very consolidated and authoritarian regime, it tells you how desperate they are. i think my take on it, even though the iranian republic remains in charge, it has eight major social base, that unless they ta ke major social base, that unless they take the grievances, and particularly the economic grievances of the light middle classes and the poon of the light middle classes and the poor, they will do so at their own peril. you say this as an authoritarian regime. do you really think that the government would move to change its policies?” think that the government would move to change its policies? i have no doubt in my mind that the iranian leadership will take this particular warning, this particular wake—up

call, very seriously. in fact, the vice presidentjust made a major statement today saying that the government will do its best to really trying to this and adds tried to tackle the economic situation of the per iranians and the middle—class. it is a jagger for the current protesters increasing prices for basic research, in particular xml, and also the government was proposing to cut a major subsidy for polar iran ian ‘s. i think you'll see the government in the next few days days trying to reverse this particular proposed that of tacit to whoever iranians, and basically they are going to try and tackle the increasing prices of basic foodstuffs. thank you very much for

that assessment. later this evening, we will be taking a look at what will be covered in the new year but like a papers. they guess chiding me tonight... —— the guestsjoining me tonight... the headlines on bbc news: performance, writers and active is adamant hundreds of people recognised in the new year ‘s honours list. firefighters have tackled a blaze in manchester's northern quarter. please have advised people to avoid the area. thousands of iranian government supporters attend officially sponsored rallies across the country at the two days of antiestablishment protest. younger people will enjoy

the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — that's according to the think tank, the resolution foundation which analyses living standards. those born in the 80s and early 90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations — there's one snag though — they'll be in their 60s on average before they can enjoy the windfall as our business correspondentjoe lynam explains. we've long been told that millennials, aged between 17 and 35, face major financial challenges. they are paid less than their parents, they won't have generous pensions, and they can't get on the housing ladder. so we know there's a big generational wealth divide. millennials are accumulating wealth at a far slower rate than the baby boomers before them did. we have looked at whether inheritances are going to solve that problem for them. and they will play a really big role. there will be lots more money coming down in the coming decades. and it will be a bit more widely spread because of high homeownership among the parents.

but this isn't the silver bullet for millennials' living standards woes. it is match they had settled united, and they're it is match they had settled united, and they‘ re is it is match they had settled united, and they're is always a sense of anticipation. it is difficult knowing you are going to have to make that length of time in future. it was never our money to begin with, so i don't suppose it makes a difference whether we have got to wait not. unless of course i spend it all before i go. it may happen. although millennials are set to inherit more, that it seems it will not be spent on elderly care.

soaring property prices lie behind the expected surge in charities in the expected surge in charities in the future. so if you're in your 30s or your parents younger, and your parents own property, then you can expect to inherit something substantial. but if your parents don't own any major assets, then your future wealth prospects don't look as good. joe lynam, bbc news. detectives are treating the discovery of a man's body as suspect. he is yet to be formally identified. the government is to give broadcasters including channel 4

and itv an extra £60 million to help them make more innovative children's programmes. at the moment almost 90% of children's tv in the uk is made by the bbc, the home of popular shows like the teletubbies and tracey beaker. the new pot of cash,which will be spent over three years is aimed at helping commercial channels compete. let's speak to oh hyatt, co—founder of blue zoo animation company. he's been lobbying parliament for more funding for children's television and joins us from near stratford upon avon. what do you make of that?m what do you make of that? it is a great charting and four children's producers, and a great christmas present as well. we have been campaigning for nearly 25 years on children's issues. this is something

we have been pushing for since the charter renewal. obviously, the bbc is not for its children's television. i knowi is not for its children's television. i know i have watched channel 4 with my children, their kids tv. what sort of direction to companies like channel 4 and itv need to take in order to compete and use this money property? there are several reasons why they have declined in children's television, and we're hoping that this alongside the other matters that the government brought in about provide a carrot to bring them back into the market to making high—quality children's content. how difficult is it to make good children's television? quality children's television? quality children's television? it is very difficult, andi television? it is very difficult, and i think we are often seen as the poorjohn. children can't campaign from the programmes themselves, and

we are not always the best thing to advertise around, so they are the main reasons it is a problem. this injection of money, especially as it is going to be spent on new programming for new producers from the nations and regions, from a diverse range of people, it is a fantastic opportunity for them to come back into the market and really ta ke come back into the market and really take on board what the government and ourselves have been saying about making more children's content. people like yourselves, butjb tendering for this? absolutely. i am hoping that it will cover all donors of the children's television, as well as all ages. there is a huge concern for the audience from about 12 to 16 who are not yet old enough to go onto the adult talent —— adult channels. it is a huge opportunity for public broadcasters. thank you

very much. egypt's former president mohamed morsi has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined over half a million dollars for insulting the judiciary. 17 other defendants will also be jailed. they were all accused of inciting demonstrations, defaming judicial personnel, and attempting to topple the state using twitter accounts. mr morsi is already serving a life sentence for allegedly conspiring to commit terrorist acts. russia has effect set rejected an appealfrom this russia has effect set rejected an appeal from this man to fight next yea r‘s appeal from this man to fight next year's election. he says it charge has been concocted with the express

purpose of the disqualifying him from challenging president putin. for the past couple of months, millions of people have been enjoying blue planet two — the latest landmark series from the bbc‘s natural history unit. the department is currently celebrating 60 years of bringing viewers wildlife from some of the most remote locations on earth — asjohn maguire has been finding out. i spent several days wandering around the station, looking for animals. then one day, i was lucky. it is 1957, and a youthful david attenborough is in the rainforest of what is now papua new guinea, in search of new species. this is a marsupial, like the kangaroo and wallaby. these were pioneers, going to places where very few people had gone into, taking filming equipment to record it, and going on proper adventures. colinjackson is one of the natural history unit's most experienced producers. he says these seminal days of the nhu and the exploits of david attenborough were revolutionary. he used to ask the bbc for a large chunk of money and he would go off and film for months. he was getting these amazing stories, these amazing adventures, and he would come back three months

later and it would all be in the bag, and nobody would have heard from him, apart from the occasional letter, because that was the only way of communicating back then. i could see they were parrots, but i wasn't sure what kind. the unit was officially formed in bristol in 1957, although radio had been covering wildlife for more than ten years by then. for the first time, what had always been the preserve of amateur cameramen was showcased on the fledgeling medium of television. here are the pelicans, here we are filming them. now, let's watch the dive. this is the naturalist peter scott, exploring the caribbean. this time in slow motion. as we open these things up, this goes back decades, there are rows and rows like this. some of these were shot decades ago, some more recently. over the decades the planet has changed hugely, but the man who runs the unit today says its ethos remains the same. everything about what we do now is the same as it was then. it is about trying to get

close to something. we are seeing what technology is available, how we can innovate that technology, how we can get our audiences even closer to the natural world. you know, to liberate those stories that science is pointing us towards. at this time, the mother develops a pouch beneath her chin, which will hold about seven eggs or young. as technology advanced, the nhu was able to bring the vivid colours of the natural world into our living rooms. technology is a wonderful enabler, but without the ambition, without understanding the wildlife behaviour going on and how we can go about filming that... that's what the power is, people's imagination, people thinking they want to share this with the rest of the world, and discovering little things. blue planet, discovering behaviours even science hadn't seen before. but what will future projects find? the next 60 years will be all about the big stories around our relationship with the natural world. species lost, abundance loss, and the kind of footprint

of humankind on the world. but also the heroes that are bringing it back. because we have to bring it back. a sobering tale, perhaps, but one the nhu is determined to keep on telling. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. this is bbc news — coming up in the next few minutes we will have the latest on the final day of the fourth ashes test. and that 7:45pm click looks back at the highlights of 2017. time now for a look at the weather. will it continue to be mild? here in the south it will be. further north,

we have storm dylan to think about. this will be coming in at the end of the night. cold air in scotland, there will be snow. it stays very