this is bbc news. the headlines: a tsunami hits indonesia causing widespread devastation. at least 220 people are dead and more than 700 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. emergency services rush to save the injured. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck at night. the water came in at about five metres high, and many cars were flown and hit our village. two people arrested in connection with drone sightings at gatwick are released. police say they are no longer suspects. uk homelessness reaches a record high, according to the charity crisis. tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. and in half an hour, there's a festive feel to the travel show as the team takes on the snow and extreme temperatures of finnish lapland. rescue teams in indonesia

are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 220 people. hundred more have been injured, and the death toll is expected to rise. walls of water rushed into coastal towns along the sunda strait, which divides the islands of java and sumatra. it's thought the tsunami was triggered by an underwater landslide, following an eruption of the anak krakatoa volcano. rebecca henschke has this report from indonesia. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. on stage, the stars of the moment, a local rock group, when suddenly the waves engulfed

the stage from behind. four members of the band were killed. the singer asking his fans on social media to pray for them. this popular local tourist destination now a disaster zone. beach vendors look forward to this time of year, when local tourists flock to the beautiful beaches here. but now this is what their shops look like. places that would have been filled with tourists eating food and buying drinks now completely destroyed. amongst it, the plates and drinks, knick—knacks that would have been bought. rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for the christmas

and the new year holiday period but it has been destroyed by the waves and the rest has been stolen. what am i going to do? families here say they had no warning and there was confusing information coming out from the government. translation: what was the government doing? at first they said there hadn't been a tsunami last night. they took ages to act. these waves were devastating. it was clearly a tsunami. here at this local clinic, desperate families carry out the grim task of trying to identify the dead. officials believe underwater landslides caused by volcanic eruptions at the nearby mount anak krakatoa may have triggered the huge waves and the volcano remains active. authorities are warning that there could be another tsunami and are telling people to stay away from the beaches. rebecca described the devastation

she has seen. either side of the main road that runs along the coast here is the scene of devastation. houses closest to the beach are normally made out of flimsy material, bamboo, wood and leaves, and they have been reduced com pletely and they have been reduced completely to rubble. on the other side of the road more substantial buildings, houses, villas and hotels have been destroyed. in one place we saw about three cars had moved across the road and smashed together giving some sense of the power of the waves. local medical centre is struggling to deal with the injured. earlier today there was a siren that went off mistakenly added sent

people into a panic again because they thought there had been another tsunami so the atmosphere here is very tense. ambulance going past and medical teams trying to get into this area. people are being told to leave. because another tsunami might hit. i have been talking to the south east asia correspondent for the sydney morning herald newspaper. he told me what the situation there is at the moment. it is awful. cars flipped and thrown. tractors, boats, houses have been essentially wiped out. the devastation here at anyer and further down the road is pretty bad. to what extent did people there have any warning that this was coming? there was not a lot of warning. the volcano that

erupted is active and has been erupting intermittently for months. the locals were not particularly concerned. the volcano itself when this eruption happened damaged the early warning system that would have been the tripwire to warn people to say there is a tsunami coming. officials say that did not go off. this took people by surprise. 220 is the death toll at the last count. do you think it will rise? is this a bigger disaster than that? almost certainly the death toll will rise. for example the number of people missing is put at a0. one of the medical clinics said there were 36 people missing from just a small village. if that is repeated in village after village along the beach road then we are likely to see many more people either badly

injured, missing or sadly dead. for the survivors, is there any question of getting aid to them soon because they are in a pretty desperate situation? certainly. what has struck me is we are about 100 kilometres from the capital and we have seen a lot of aid getting through today compared to what i have seen in previous earthquakes and tsunamis. that is because the capital is so nearby. we have seen police, army, rescue workers. it is pouring in already. is that a state of readiness perhaps because of the boxing day tsunami that caused such a massive loss of life? and there have been other seismological episodes as well in indonesia since then, other smaller tsunamis. yeah.

it is a combination of a state of readiness. the political weight sits injava, it is the biggest island in this nation by a mile and there are more resources on the island of java than some of the other places where we have seen natural disasters in the last six months and in the last ten years. in that sense it is fortunate for people here in anyer and further down the coast. a man and a woman who were arrested in connection with drone activity which caused widespread disruption at gatwick airport have been released without charge. sussex police say a damaged drone has been found and is being forensically examined. flights were grounded for more than 36 hours when drones were first spotted close to the runway on wednesday night. our correspondentjenny kumah is at crawley police station and gave us this update

a short while ago. well, the two people were arrested on friday night. a short time ago, the police announced that they had been released without charge. in a statement, they say that the pair fully cooperated with enquiries, but officers are satisfied that they are no longer suspects in the drone incidents. those incidents which resulted in flights being grounded at gatwick for a number of days. every time they tried to reopen the airport, there was another sighting. meanwhile, the police say they are continuing with their enquiries. gatwick airport say they are offering a reward. a £50,000 reward in return for any information that leads to an arrest or a conviction. in the meantime, things are getting back to normal at gatwick. they are expecting to run a full schedule of flights, but the advice is if you are travelling today to check before your flight,

just in case your service is affected by any knock—on effects from that midweek disruption. tributes have been paid to the former liberal democrat leader, lord ashdown, who died yesterday at the age of 77. paddy ashdown led the party for more than a decade until 1999 and is credited with making the lib dems a significant third force in politics. theresa may said the former royal marine had dedicated his life to public service. our political correspondent jessica parker has more. the military man turned diplomat and politician. paddy ashdown cut an impressive figure, and a popular one. his success in building up the liberal democrats after its painful merger in the late ‘80s means he leaves an undoubted legacy. the action man, unafraid to push political boundaries. come and join us. he never had the slightest sign of cowardice. he faced each situation

calmly and in the light of the facts and so on, and with a determination to have the best possible outcome. that courage, and a passion forforeign affairs, could cause some concern amongst colleagues. he took a great interest in the balkans, even when he was leader, and i used to try quite a lot of the time to persuade him not to go, because he exposed himself to risks, for example, going into sarajevo, running the gauntlet of snipers and shelling and things of that kind. but that's the kind of person he was. what you saw, you got, and a great deal more as well. although he never held high office himself, lord ashdown helped set the foundations for what the liberal democrats would eventually become, a party of coalition government, and he was never afraid to offer some sage advice to his successors. he came to see me in my office when i was deputy prime minister, and he said "i have to talk to you about something which is highly important, and will have a big effect on my political fortunes

and that of the coalition." and i thought, "what have i done wrong now?" he said, "you've got too fat. you must lose weight." and so anyway i received those instructions from him, and did try to act on them as well, as i always did. outspoken, dynamic, paddy ashdown was a man of irrepressible energy. he could sometimes exhaust his colleagues, but more often it would inspire them. jessica parker, bbc news. mps are warning that the way childcare is paid under the government's flagship benefits policy universal credit is preventing people accepting jobs. a report by the work and pensions committee says making parents pay for childcare costs upfront then claiming the money back from the government can leave households waiting weeks to be repaid. new figures from the charity crisis suggest that more than 170,000 individuals and families are experiencing the

most extreme forms of homelessness, which include sleeping on the street. it says many people are also living in what it describes as "unsuitable temporary accomodation". our correspondent angus crawford is at one of the charity's christmas centres in north london. it is the time when these charities tried to do something for the whole mass at christmas time and give them something to eat and a bed for the night. and much more than that. that is what is interesting about crisis, it offers help throughout the year, but this is a moment when they focus on the immediate needs of those who we re on the immediate needs of those who were sleeping rough and are homeless themselves another ways. today the centre opened its doors about three hours ago and it is already filling up. we cannot show you the whole thing because there are very many vulnerable people who would not want to have their faces shone on camera.

over the next seven days they are going to be serving something like 7500 meals to the hundreds of people who will come here. some will need a bed for the night, all will need food, and others will need access to services on benefits and housing and other services such as mass ad and dentistry. this comes on a day when new figures cast an extraordinary shadow on the sheer volume, the sheer problem that this country faces. 170,000 households and individuals in the worst kinds of homelessness including people sleeping rough. recognise burst, 12,300 sleeping rough. a similar number we believe according to the study are managing only to sleep in places like tensor in their cars or on public transport. we also had figures about the ages of these people. of the 30,000 people who are

homeless, many of them sofa surfing 01’ homeless, many of them sofa surfing or living in b&bs or unsuitable accommodation, 38,000 are under the age of 25, which is why crisis is so keen to raise this particular issue at this moment at christmas. trying to make the point that this is work that needs to go on all year round and not just now. that needs to go on all year round and notjust now. on top of those figures we had statistics last week about the rise in the number of homeless people dying on the streets of this country. a particularly disturbing upsetting statistics done from freedom of information requests found that 600 rough sleepers died on the streets last year and what was as shocking as the figure itself, each one a human tragedy, and they died today for their friends and family, was the average age of those people who died was 44, roughly half the age of those who had been living in housing in reasonable circumstances. many of

them died of suicide, others were affected by su bsta nce them died of suicide, others were affected by substance misuse, it is effectively the life on the street isa effectively the life on the street is a very difficult life that leads to all sorts of health complications. those figures were shopping bag represented something like a 25% rise in those figures recorded this year. a shocking statistic. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: a tsunami strikes indonesia — at least 220 people are dead and more than 700 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. two people arrested in connection with drone sightings at gatwick are released — police say they are no longer suspects. uk homelessness reaches a record high — according to the charity crisis. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.

anthonyjoshua says dillan whyte deserves a shot at his world titles but he may have to wait his turn. whyte knocked out dereck chisora in the 11th round at london's 02 arena last night. after the fight whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua — who he hopes to face at wembley next year. butjoshua, who was watching at ringside, says he would prefer to take on either deontay wilder or tyson fury. joshua's talking rubbish, man. talking rubbish. i am not going to sit around and wait for him. i'm not going to waste four months of my career waiting for him, seeing what he is doing. i haven't got time to do that. my career needs to progress. there's fighters that wait two years, wait to hear, wait for the call. i can't do that. time is ticking. josh warrington retained his ibf featherweight world title belt with a thrilling points win over carl frampton at the manchester arena. warrington got the better of the former champion frampton from the very first round but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the end.

virtually from the first bell the crowd were on their feet and it was nonstop action for 36 minutes for the 12 three—minute rounds and it was just about boxing as good as it gets. it was absolutely fabulous. i have been ringside for many years and i have not seen too many better fights than that, particularly all british affairs in a british ring. he went in as the underdog, as he did when he won the world title at elland road in may this year. he produced yet another performance of his life. liverpool will go into the festive season with a four point lead at the top of the premier league after manchester city lost to crystal palace. palace won 3—2 against the champions at the etihad stadium. that wasn't the only shock of the day. leicester city beat chelsea 1—0 thanks to a goal from jamie vardy. ole gunnar solskjaer‘s reign as manchester united's interim manager got off to the perfect start with a 5—1victory against cardiff. and match of the day

pundit alan shearer says after the departure of jose mourinho united looked like a completely different side. for the first time in a premier league game this season united outran their opponent. you are talking about manchester united. the firing ofjose mourinho was right? it was. something had to change. players were not giving as much as they should have and they cannot get rid of all the players. it was the right decision. and this afternoon spurs have chance to cement third place in the table at everton. but the tottenham manager knows it is going to be a challenge. marco silva's men are unbeaten in their last six matches at goodison park. he is a very good coach and there is always pressure when you arrive in a new club, you need time. of course they are doing very good. they have very good players.

it is going to be very tough to play against everton. rangers have the chance to move ahead of aberdeen and go second in the scottish premiership this afternoon as they travel to stjohnstone. but it is not going their way at mcdiarmid park — the home side are 1—0 up, a matty kennedy goal just before half time. the second half is just under way. a win for stjohnstone would lift them to fifth in the table. and finally, fans of spanish club real betis gave hundreds of local children an extra special christmas gift during their game yesterday. responding to a pre—match appeal, they threw thousands of teddy bears and other soft toys from the stands. the toys were gathered up before the second half and will be distributed to disadvantaged families in the region. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the us government will remain partially shut down over christmas

after politicians in the senate failed to resolve their differences over the budget, during a special session. democrats oppose president trump's plans to use federal funds to build a wall along the us—mexico border. there was further bad news for mr trump as his top official in the fight against so—called islamic state quit over the decision to pull us troops from syria. chris buckler reports. in the us, some government buildings have been closed and many federal employees have been told not to go to work, not because of christmas but because of a government shutdown. senators, however, were working. they were called to a special session of congress to try to find a funding deal acceptable to all. but without any sign of compromise, democrats and republicans were left simply blaming each other. they brought this about because they are under a lot of pressure, we all know this, from theirfar left, and feel compelled to disagree

with the president on almost anything and certainly this. the row‘s about donald trump's long promise for a physical barrier along the border between mexico and america. he's been unable to get mexico to pay for the controversial border wall. in the us, democrats have refused to give the president $5 billion he says he needs to build it. so mr president, president trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple. relationships between the white house and even some republicans in congress were damaged during the last week, after president trump made a surprise and sudden decision to pull us troops out of syria. it led to the resignation of his defence secretary, jim mattis, and now another member of his administration is leaving as a result of the president's plans.

brett mcgurk is the us special envoy to the global coalition fighting the so—called islamic state group. in his resignation letter, he made clear his concerns that the president's claims that is had been defeated were premature. only a week ago, mr mcgurk raised fears of an early end to the campaign in a bbc interview. the point is, the military commitment does not end with the end of the caliphate. that is absolutely right. there is no timeline on it? no timelines. washington is preparing for a short christmas break but goodwill is in short supply, and with a government shutdown and questions about presidential policy, this seems like a less than happy holiday for donald trump. chris butler, bbc news, washington. emperor akihito of japan has broadcast his last birthday message before he steps down next april. the emperor, who turned 85 on sunday, appeared to be overcome with emotion when he thanked the people of japan and empress michiko for having

supported him throughout his life on the throne. he said he was relieved that his reign was coming to an end withoutjapan having been drawn into fighting in a war again. they're two of some of our most famous sporting heroes. torvill and dean became british, european, world and olympic champions, cheered on by huge tv audiences. now a christmas day one—off drama tells their story from early childhood to the peak of their careers. lizo mzimba's been to meet them, and the actors who play them on screen. the winter olympics, 1984. close to half the uk population watched nervously as, to the tune of ravel‘s bolero, two friends from nottinghamshire took to the sarajevo ice. now, the story of jayne torvill and christopher dean's journey to the top of the ice dancing world

has been immortalised for a christmas day tv drama. well, we were quite honoured and humbled, really, because no—one has ever done that before. and to think that they thought our story could be a story as part of a drama, it was... yeah, we thought it was a fantastic idea. i think we were very humbled by it, and the fact that somebody would be interested to, as you say, immortalise it and put it on film, and for hopefully millions of people to watch. when they first met, they of course never dreamt they would become two of british sport's best loved figures. you're here — good. a lot of responsibility for the actors playing them. you have met christopher, haven't you? well, you've seen him around, anyway. there are a lot of people we need to serve. we need to serve the script, we need to serve the director's vision, we need to

serve our own vision, and on top of that, the public's vision of these two amazing skaters, and then them as well. there is pressure. i hope that they enjoy it, and they see some kind of similarities in what we're doing on screen. behind the scenes of their public skating life, there are perhaps hints that their relationship was briefly more than just friendship. the chemistry has to be right. we spent 40—plus years together, and at some point as teenagers, you know... you kind of think about it. yes. and then i think we thought, no, we're all right. we would rather focus on the skating. yeah, the skating became the most important thing. many of those watching won't have even been born when torvill and dean scored their olympic victory. many, though, could still find it an inspiration. funny to be a fly on the wall in some of the households watching, because you can imagine the young children saying, "well, who are they,

what did they do?", and then the parents going onto youtube and showing the actual olympic performances. but also i think kids, whether they're in skating or any sport, they can see the potential. you know, it's all about dedication and passion and perseverance to get to the top. it's not handed to you, you have to work really hard for it. torvill and dean — still remembered today as the nottinghamshire ice dancers who skated their way into sporting history. the actor, michael sheen, is helping to pay for security

to protect the latest artwork by banksy which appeared on a garage wall in port talbot several days ago. the image — showing a child enjoying snow falling — has been covered in a protective screen. last night, a man tried to damage the mural but was chased away by a security guard. now it's time for a look at the weather. there is a lot of this around at the moment. that has produced a lot of rain across the southern counties. it is still producing one of those days across northern parts of britain. northern england the rain becomes patchy and we ramp it up in the far south—west with the mildest of the air. despite the presence of the sunshine temperatures are locked in single figures. the high pressure use the growing all the while into

tonight. that forces the fronts to be confined to the southern counties of england and the first those of waste and the channel islands. it is going to turn out to be pretty chilly with the widespread frost. watch out for fog as well. merseyside and the north of wales and the a1 corridor. quite tricky if you are on the move first thing on monday. away from the south—western quarter it will be a pretty cheery day with sunshine on offer are provided you get rid of the fog. not the warmest of days is specially where you keep the fog but the mild air trapped where you keep the fog but the mild airtrapped in the where you keep the fog but the mild air trapped in the south—western quarter. from monday into tuesday, christmas eve into christmas day, high pressure still close by to the british isles, southerly air up the western side. dry for many, a bit of

rust and fog on christmas day, cloud increasing towards the west that there will be some drizzle from that cloud. christmas day, tuesday, a lot of cloud around, the best of the brightness in the north—east of england and the rockies that scotland. towards the east, five or six, towards the west 11 or 12 and that goes to the western side of scotland. choose the into wednesday, a big day for sport, the sport will have no problems because we get mild air across all parts of the british isles. this week is settled, often cloudy but mostly dry.