from home at it's my first time away from home at christmas but i'm spending it with the horses. i love being around them. these horses are trained by ruth jefferson in them. these horses are trained by ruthjefferson in north yorkshire, who took over from her father who died in february. being in charge might be new but she's used to a packed festive period. might be new but she's used to a packed festive periodli might be new but she's used to a packed festive period. i started working for dad when i was 12 and i have had two christmases off since then. any industry when you're working with something that needs ca re working with something that needs care for, you work every day of the week and we cannot stop on christmas day. this horse waiting patiently is a ptly day. this horse waiting patiently is aptly named, he hasn't raced for almost a year and has won his last seven. he is among the favourites for the prestigious king george vi chase on boxing day. we had the king george race at the back of our minds for a long george race at the back of our minds fora longtime, we are not going

there shouting that we will win it but if he stays the three miles, he's done nothing long in his career so he's done nothing long in his career so farand he's done nothing long in his career so far and deserves to have a go at a race like that. forget off-white christmas, the staff here are dreaming ofa christmas, the staff here are dreaming of a win in one of the biggest races of the year. it would mean everything, a big race like that doesn't come very often and it's not often you get a very good horse but to have a chance would be a good christmas present for everyone. so on boxing day he'll be worth waiting a little less patiently for starters orders. let's see if santa brings success. nearly time to go but before we go just want to flag you in the direction of the that peter crouch podcast christmas special. it's available now on bbc sounds and peter has some special guests. hello. mum and dad are here, there

are cameras and microphones, music. i hereby swear by the power invested in me to spread the message... to spread the peter crouch podcast and its message. it's 87. is this a career highlight? mrs chang, can we recreate the dentist's chat? can you just check my teeth? what's next? no idea. you can also catch the christmas special episode of that peter crouch podcast on bbc radio 5 live

at 8pm tomorrow. it's always funny. if the rest of the podcasts are anything to go by, then it's probably not one for younger listeners. that's all from sportsday. on the day manchester united found their caretaker, ole gunnar solskjaer who will take the reins for the rest of the season. we'll have more throughout the evening. including updates from the league cup quarterfinals but from all of us, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. it's been a year in which privacy, data collection, data sharing, and the influence of tech companies and social media giants have been in the news almost every week. only today it's being reported that facebook could be sued in the us

over the scandal involving cambridge analytica, which saw them fined in the uk for failing to make suitable checks well, our media editor, amol rajan, has been speaking to the uk information commissioner, elizabeth denham, about the year's controversies. it's going very well. 100% increase in the numbers of complaints, calls from the public, which means the public is exercising their right, so they are engaged in data protection rights. silicon valley companies are having to contend with an approaching regulatory framework, a new mood among regulators in washington and brussels and britain that they can no longer look after themselves. i think that's fair and

themselves. i think that's fair and the conversations, the public debate on technology companies and their influence on people's lives, the conversations happening in congress and the senate in the us, in parliament in the uk and across the eu, especially around the galvanising case this year of facebook and cambridge analytica, that was a move too far and people wa nt to ta ke that was a move too far and people want to take back control especially when they take can be misused for elections and our democratic processes . elections and our democratic processes. 2018 is the year, was the year, that data protection became mainstream. what you think we learned about facebook and our modern relationship with data from the cambridge and that the cap affair? we learned that people need

to ta ke affair? we learned that people need to take back control and companies have to be fair, transparent and ethical in the use of data and that was a case that galvanised the public because of the extent of the data misuse, 87 million facebook profiles, but the context which was in political campaigning and the kind of influence that can be brought through micro—targeting and new techniques, i think ill people said waita new techniques, i think ill people said wait a second, the same technology that would be used in selling as shoes and holidays and trainers, all of sudden, now we are being manipulated on line in the context of voting, campaigns, elections, not so sure about that, and are finding in our investigation of cambridge and leather cap and facebook, what was very disturbing

was that this respect these companies had four people's data, especially in the context of elections and that was the most disappointing part of our investigation. have you seen satisfactory evidence that they have changed? i'm hopefulwe will see more of that change. you haven't so far? it's yet to be seen. and you can watch amol rajan's review of the media year on bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. it's relatively mild air now, not i guarantee you will catch the rain but worth keeping the brolly to hand

for the rest of the week. the night some clear spells, a bit of rain and clear spells again, temperatures in towns and cities tonight will be above freezing, maybe a touch of frost in scotland and then tomorrow further showers dotted around the uk but the south should have more sunshine, southern, south eastern and central areas may be a bit brighter. these mild conditions may last into sunday, at some point they may get up to 14 degrees. you're watching beyond 100 days. us troops are pulling out of syria as the white house orders a complete and rapid withdrawal. but republican senators hit back, saying that's a huge mistake, and a win for the russians and iran. president trump hints at the decision with a morning tweet saying isis has been defeated and that was his only reason for being there.

the us federal reserve under pressure from the white house not to raise interest rates now looks like it is about to do just that. also on the programme... did he really say that? jeremy corbyn the leader of the opposition in parliament, is facing calls to apologise, for apparently calling theresa may, a "stupid woman." and, would you believe it, a republican mayor in red state texas, is leading a local fight, against climate change?