this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: reports of growing violence in towns and cities across iran, as anti—government protests gather momentum for a third day. beatles‘ drummer ringo starr and bee gees‘ singer barry gibb receive knighthoods, while strictlyjudge darcey bussell is made a dame, in the new year honours. manchester firefighters have tackled 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. millennials will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation, but not until they're into their 60s, according to a new report. and in half an hour we'll have a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the times, which claims the government is planning to tax internet giants if they don't help combat terrorism. good evening.

welcome to bbc news. pockets of violence are breaking out across iran, as anti—government protesters defy warnings from officials and demonstrate for a third day. two people have reportedly been shot dead. at the same time, pro—government rallies have been taking place in the capital tehran, with thousands of people showing their support. about corruption and falling living standards. as our correspondent reports. three days in and iran's anti—government protests have turned violent.

in the northern city of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set police motorbikes alight and taunted the security services. from dorud in the west, video showed crowds scattering after two protesters were reportedly shot and killed. what began in provincial cities has now spread to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics, who've ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. the government response, organising large pro—regime counter demonstrations in support of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei and warning people not to take part in what it called illegal protests. shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies

the economic anger that many iranians feel. the last time that people protested like this was almost a decade ago and some fear similar violent consequences now. this is a regime that knows how to manage its people and has a monopoly on the use of violence. they effectively demonstrated that in 2009 and i think that most iranians, at least the ones that i have spoken to, in the age of 25—40, have not yetjoined these protests. there's been little international reaction, but responding on twitter, donald trump said the iranian government should respect people's rights to express themselves and warned "the world is watching." but dissent in iran is only tolerated to a point, uniformed and plain clothes police have made dozens of arrests across the country, a sign the authorities may already be turning the screw. wyre davies, 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 1,100 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 drummer has been honoured with a knighthood... # tragedy! barry gibb said he was honoured. strictlyjudge darcey bussell,

who has occasionally performed on the programme too, is made a dame for services to dance. and best—selling riders authorjilly cooper. absolutely 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. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. commentator: the 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. 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 about 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.

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. firefighters have tackled a blaze in a 12—storey block of flats in manchester city centre. the fire spread to several levels of the building before being brought under control. a dozen fire engines were deployed. one person has been taken to hospital. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation according to a research body that analyses living standards. the resolution foundation says those born in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations. there's a snag, though they are not likely to benefit from the money until their 60s, 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. but there may be some good news for them. 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. when it comes to money, this study suggest that young people will have to wait until they are in their 60s before inheriting anything. but are they worried? you put in some 20 university and in yourjob and you

will not be able own a house and have a house the family —— so much work into university. it was never out work into university. it was never our money to begin where it is. exactly. i don't suppose it makes a difference if we have to wait or not. unless they spend it before i go. which may happen. it may happen. although millennials are set to inherit more than any previous generation thanks to booming property values, that assumes that the inheritance is not spent on social their parents or themselves. soaring property prices, especially in the south—east, lie behind the expected surge in the inheritance is in the future. so if you are in your 30s or 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. the cold weather has you thinking

about, sunshine, there is a warning from the consumer group which, that holiday firms may be misleading consumers. many of them have money off deals, providing travellers book bya off deals, providing travellers book by a certain date. but a study has found that half the holidays advertised were actually the same price or even cheaper after the offer had expired. the companies involved have all denied misleading their customers. let us speak to richard singer, he is in west sussex. lovely to have you with us. are you surprised by these findings? iam.| are you surprised by these findings? i am. i think when you see a report which gives a slightly difficult position in terms of what customers are receiving, then yes. i think it

is important for the viewers to understand is that it is around 30 holidays. even my website next week we have thousands and thousands of holiday deals. this is a tiny pinprick in terms of the amount of holiday offers available. is this something that they would not be interested in sorting out or looking closely at? they definitely work on behalf of the travel agents. and they work on behalf of the consumer. probably after financial services, travel is one of the most regulated industries out there. we have the civil aviation authority, trading standards, all of those looking for best practice and fair prices. it is probably important to note at this point that some of the companies that have been raised in this

report, i know the leadership teams of many of them really well, they definitely give the highest level of service. new bookings are important, but really the lifeblood of any holiday company that we work with is repeat bookings. i don't believe they would do practice that would put that in jeopardy. that is ultimately what keeps those businesses in operation. if they wa nt to businesses in operation. if they want to keep their customers happy, do you foresee that these customers who have been duped by some of these offers would have any form of come back? there are terms and conditions when people book. of those offers that were tracked by which, i haven't seen the details of every single one, most of those countries, i believe, would do the right thing 01’ i believe, would do the right thing or the customer. if they didn't they also have the association of british travel agents within they could speak to who would also work on

their behalf. they have signed up to their behalf. they have signed up to their conduct. i believe customers would have a position, but they should speak to the company first. they would probably do the right thing. if not the offers would be investigated in more detail. this involved two operators, you run a price comparison website, what is the difference in comparison to buying your holiday, your package? —— tour. buying your holiday, your package? -- tour. it depends on where they sit within travel distribution. you have airlines and hotels and companies which we called tour operators who will package flights and hotels and transfers. then you have companies like ourselves, which looks at all of the prices from all of those travel agents and tour operators and essentially do the ha rd operators and essentially do the hard work, people should shop around

and compare. if you come to us you would be able to compare all of those prices and all of those offers. we received thousands and thousands of holiday offers from the very same holiday from multiple companies. you can always see differences which can be as much as £50 per person in terms of price and availability to buy bass holiday. that is where we sit within the travel distribution site. the message there is to shop around. richard singer, thank you. my pleasure. thank you very much. around the globe, preparations are under way to mark the end of this year and the arrival of 2018. many cities will be celebrating new year's eve with open—air concerts, street parties and firework shows. but in europe, after a series of islamist attacks over the past 12 months against civilian targets, particular attention is being given to public safety. david campa nale reports. live music, winetasting, festive

decorations, and good food, all the vital ingredient in romania for a great party. but the tune in other european capitals as they prepare is so european capitals as they prepare is so far more sombre. france has seen over 230 people killed in attacks by islamist militants over the past three years. the paris police chief says his force is prepared for the terrorist threat, which he assessed as high. over 10,000 terrorist threat, which he assessed as high. 0ver10,000 police and emergency service as high. 0ver10,000 police and emergency service workers are to be deployed in the capital, with a large force concentrating along the champs—elysee. large areas of central rome will ban cars from parking for 48 hours and the main tourist sites will have special protection. celebrations at berlin's bradenburg gate are expected to

attract 1 bradenburg gate are expected to attract1 million party—goers, but the authorities in germany face an additional challenge—2 years ago hundreds of women were robbed and sexually assaulted on new year's eve in cologne and other cities by groups of men, many said to be from migrant backgrounds. this year berlin police say women who feel threatened will be able to go to a special security area. translation: there is no women's zone as such, it is a red cross security point that is always there that has taken the additional duty. if any woman is harassed at the event they can go there to a staff of trained psychologist, but it is not a women's zone. but the idea has also been criticised by those is a large eve nt also been criticised by those is a large event should be organised so that assaults don't happen in the first place —— events. translation: what is not normal is that women, especially young women, are attacked in public places, especially celebrations. but that is

it. others say they intend to party regardless. i feel pretty safe. it. others say they intend to party regardless. ifeel pretty safe. iam not scared. i am not scared. i think the thing is clear, that scares people. you can't let that ruin your life. yes. david campanale, bbc news. 20,000 torchbearers have paraded through edinburgh to start scotland's hogmanay celebrations. bagpipers and performers in viking dress led the procession down the royal mile and through the city little earlier, marking the start of the countdown to 2018. many more revellers are expected on the streets tomorrow night to ring in the new year. look at lots of drinking. i am sure. —— look at that. the headlines on bbc news: reports of growing violence in towns and cities across iran, as anti—government protests gather momentum for a third day. performers, writers,

politicians and local activists are among hundreds of people recognised in the new year honours list. firefighters have been tackled a blaze in a twelve—storey block of flats in manchester city centre. the blaze spread to several floors before being brought under control. sport now. and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, is this your last presentation? it is. that is me until the first. you will miss me tomorrow. shall i start? stoke boss mark hughes defended his team selection after their 5—0 thrashing away at chelsea. already missing a host of defenders, hughes made 6 changes to his starting 11 and chelsea were 3 goals up afterjust 23 minutes, thanks to goals from antonio rudiger, danny drinkwater and pedro. it's 4 defeats in a row for stoke, who stay 2 points

above the relegation zone. manchester united could have an issue in theirforward line. romelu lukaku was stretchered off with a head injury, as they were held to a goalless draw with southampton at old trafford. afterwards bossjose mourinho confirmed zlatan ibrahimovic is out for month as well. a third straight draw sees them slip to third in the table, fourteen points behind leaders manchester city who play on sunday. mourinho was disappointed referee craig pawson didn't give his side a penalty for what he felt was a deliberate handball. we played enough to score goals. of course we missed easy chances. but i am really unhappy with the penalty. not with craig's performance overall, but with the penalty. new liverpool defender virgil van dijk was watching from the stands at anfield,

after his £75 million transfer from southampton made him the world's most expensive defender. jamie vardy gave leicester city a very early lead, but mohammed salah hit his 16th and 17th league goals this season to secure a 2—1win forjurgen klopp's side. we dominated the game. we scored a fantastic we dominated the game. we scored a fa ntastic two we dominated the game. we scored a fantastic two goals, a very deserved when an absolutely, mentality wires, outstanding, i am when an absolutely, mentality wires, outstanding, iam really when an absolutely, mentality wires, outstanding, i am really happy with the boys today. —— mentality—wise. swansea are off the bottom off the table after two late goals beat watford 2—1 at vicarage road. jordan ayew and luciano narsingh both struck in the last 5 minutes. that gives carlos carvahal a winning start to his newjob as swansea manager. holders celtic will go into the new year 8 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. it was goalless in the old firm match at celtic park.

rangers stay third, eleven points off the lead. no goals either between second placed aberdeen or fifth placed hearts. hibs and kilmarnock also drew. there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee. there were four matches in rugby union's aviva premiership today. saracens moved up to second after a bonus point win over worcester. there were also wins for gloucester and newcastle, while harlequins hammered northampton 50 points to 21 at twickenham. in the pro 14, the match between glasgow and edinburgh was suspended for half an hour because of a security alert. when it re—started, glasgow ran out 17—0 winners. earlier, treviso won at zebre. phil taylor has reached the final of the pdc check digit, he beatjamie lewis six sets to one. in what is his last ever tournament before retiring, he easily saw off challenge of the 26—year—old

welshman at alexandra palace to make it to the final for the 21st time. he will play defending it championed michael van gerwen or rob cross in the showpiece. —— defending champion. finally, serena williams has made her return to tennis for the first time since having her first child. the 23—time grand slam winner showed glimpses of her best form, against french open champion jelena ostapenko. but it was the latvian who prevailed in the exhibition match in abu dhabi. australian open organisers have said williams is very likely to defend her title at the tournament, which starts on 15 january. i was iwasa i was a little worried out there and i had my camp and said is my kid ok? but it is really good, i am excited and it is good to be back on the court. first matches back are always super incredibly hard, especially after having a baby but it was great, iam after having a baby but it was great, i am glad i could do it here.

that's all the sport for now. have a happy new year. you too, hugh. thank you so much. happy new year. we'll be reviewing tomorrow's papers again at half past eleven with henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and deborah haynes, defence editor at the times, but let's have a quick look now at the stories making the front pages. the times leads on an comments by a government security minister about plans to tax internet giants if they don't help combat terrorism. there's also a colourful picture of eddie the eagle and fans, ahead of london's new year's day parade. the observer takes a closer look at the fallout from lord adonis‘ resignation and the labour peer‘s call for chris grayling to resign. the mail on sunday reports on plans for so—called unpaid border guards at ports and airports, it also shows rod stewart modelling an interesting choice of knitwear when he turned up to support his beloved team celtic, earlier this evening.

the telegraph‘s top story focuses on retailers‘ plans to get around the government‘s ban on credit card fees. the sunday express leads on plans for the over—75s to get a new super vaccine to help combat the flu. more coming up at 1130. for the past couple of months, millions of people have been enjoying blue planet 2, 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. clarissa ‘s guys, but very windy? ——

glorious. we have stormed dylan across the south—west of the uk. 12 hours ago, it didn‘t even exist poppy look at this area of the satellite picture, really developing and whenever we get cloudlike this is a sign that we are developing a really deep area of low pressure, explosively deepening area of low pressure that is running across the northern half of the uk. the strong winds are targeting northern ireland and scotland as well. the met office have issued an amberwarning, well. the met office have issued an amber warning, with wind gust expected to reach up to 80 mph into tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, a band of rain northwards and eastwards, snow over scotland, south—westerly wind bringing mild airfora number of south—westerly wind bringing mild air for a number of places. south—westerly wind bringing mild airfora number of places. it

south—westerly wind bringing mild airfor a number of places. it is the strong wind that will be with us first thing in the morning that will ta ke ce ntre first thing in the morning that will take centre stage. 70— 80 mph wind travelling from northern ireland to scotland. wind gust like this will ring down trees, so disruption quite likely and power cuts as well. for times as strong winds could funnel through the central belt of scotland, that is something we need to be very carefully watching. otherwise we will have a bit of early rain to clear out england but following sunshine, generally to the rest of the day it is a blustery day tomorrow with a number of bands of showers crossing the uk and with these bands, there will be thunder and those strong winds taking a good pa rt and those strong winds taking a good part of the afternoon before they start to ease away. it will be a blustery, lovely day. temperatures or seven in the north and quite mild in the south. as to what happens as we run up in the south. as to what happens as we run up to the midnight hour, you can see those showers continuing to feed in because it will bejust

can see those showers continuing to feed in because it will be just and lowly. not as cold as it might have been. for new year‘s day we have more rain in the forecast of this rain across southern england looks to be heavy and given that the weather has been wet over the recent days we could see localised flooding. another area of low pressure bringing strong wind to scotla nd pressure bringing strong wind to scotland and northern ireland with heavy rain as well. that sets the tone for the weather in the weekend. strong wind around, burst of heavy rain and there will be some big swings in temperatures from one day to the next stop it in the short term, it is all about stormed dylan which will be bringing severe gales to northern ireland and scotland during the course of the morning. that is your latest weather. hello. this is bbc news. we‘ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning‘s papers in a moment — first the headlines. anti—government protests in iran

are reported to have turned violent