this is bbc news. the headlines. a tsunami, triggered by an erupting volcano, hits indonesia causing widespread devastation. more than 220 people are dead and more than 800 injured. emergency services are battling to save the injured. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck at night. over here, an image that gives you a sense of the power of the waves. these cars, i'm told, were parked on the other side of the road and they been pushed into each other, on top of what was a holiday villa. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport — as two people arrested on friday are released without charge. flights have resumed at birmingham airport

after they were suspended earlier due to an air traffic control fault. uk homelessness reaches a record high — according to the charity crisis. and later in the hour on bbc news, join us for review 2018, the year in sport. and what a year it's been. yes, we've had the winter olympics and paralympics in pyeongchang, the european championships, the commonwealth games and of course the world cup in russia. many truly believed that football was coming home. good evening. a rescue effort is under way in indonesia to try and locate any more survivors from a tsunami that's already known to have killed more than 200 people and injured over 800 others. the islands of java and sumatra were affected by the giant wave, thought to have been triggered by underwater landslides from an erupting volcano, anak krakatau.

0ur correspondent rebecca henschke reports from the area. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. 0nstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group, in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the lead singer confirmed that four band members had died and that his wife is still missing. this coastline, where the band were playing, is now littered with rubble.

rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for christmas and the new year holiday period, but it's 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 they hadn't been a tsunami last night. they took ages to act. these waves were devastating. it was clearly a tsunami. over here, an image that gives you a sense of the power of the waves. these cars, i'm told, were parked on the other side of the road and they have been pushed into each other on top of what was a holiday villa — full at this time of year.

here at this local clinic, desperate families are looking for their relatives. the injured are still arriving, and the death toll is still rising. translation: the victims were local people who own shops and stalls here, but there were many visitors too. we were trying to open the access road. last night, a lot of debris had been dragged in and it clogged the road. officials believe underwater landslides, caused by eruptions at the nearby anak krakatoa volcano, may have triggered the huge waves. it's still active. authorities are warning that there could be another tsunami and telling people to stay away from the beaches. well, rebecca henschke is in banten, the western—most province of the indonesia island ofjava. she spoke to my colleague vicki young a little earlier explaining how busy

with holidaymakers the area was at the time the tsunami struck. well, all along the coast here on this row that goes on the west coast of java along the sunda strait, you're getting patches of complete devastation on the side of the road, next to the beach where you would have had stalls, houses set up for this holiday period, places where people would sell to tourists, trinkets and also food. they have all been completely reduced to rubble. the other side of the road, as we have travelled along, more substantial hotels and villas have also been badly damaged. in one place, we saw cars smashed together, there's also been a lot of boats that have been damaged and as we head further towards the edge of java to sumatra, the scene gets worse. we are hearing from hotel owners there — most of their hotels there destroyed, many injured and also the death toll the rising.

we visited a health clinic earlier today. that was a chaotic scene. this area really not prepared for a disaster like this. just small health clinics here. they've been having to evacuate the seriously injured out of this area to hospitals closer towards the capital, jakarta. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:35 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are evening standard columnist tony evans, and the economic advisor ruth lea. birmingham airport has resolved the issue with its flight control centre, following hours of suspended services. many flights arriving and departing at the airport were delayed earlier today and this evening, but the airport has confirmed with the bbc that the runway has been reopened. 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 gatwick and told me more about what the police have been saying. well, police say they have made a significant development. they say they discovered a damaged drone near the north perimeter of the airport and they are forensically examining it. these details emerged after they announced that they had released without charge two people they arrested in connection with illegal drone activity. they say the pair fully co—operated and are no longer suspects. they say that doesn't mean they are back to square one. they are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry.

menwhile, gatwick airport say they are offering a reward of some £50,000 for any information that leads to an arrest or a conviction. the situation here, in terms of flights, is things are pretty much back to normal, with some 760 flights going in and out, but there continues to be a military and police presence here. 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 up front, then claiming the money back from the government, can leave households waiting weeks to be repaid. detectives investigating a murder of a man in tottenham have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder. police were called in the early hours of saturday morning to reports of a stabbing in north london. a 25—year—old was found with stab injuries and taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

the two teenage boys — aged 15 and 16 — were arrested today. figures from the charity, crisis, suggest that more than 170,000 households in britain are experiencing extreme forms of homelessness, including rough sleeping and living in hostels. it blames the problem on a shortage of social housing, benefit payments failing to cover private rents and a lack of homelessness prevention schemes for people leaving care. the government says it's spending more than a billion pounds addressing the problem. angus crawford reports. tea, biscuits, a listening ear and a chance to be with others at christmas. roland knows just how bleak it can be. i was on the street and i slept on benches. i remember one occasion when ijust woke up and had like a layer of snow on my coat.

so it was quite shocking. amongst the volunteers, a famous face, coming here for years to offer her help and her voice. it'sjust becoming easier to become vulnerable and in trouble. it can be anything from a few missed mortgage payments, to a broken down marriage, to your partner dying, to just having an argument with your family. over the next week they will serve more than 7500 meals here. people will come to eat, sleep and get access to advice and there are 1a more centres just like this across the uk. today's figures show 170,800 households and lone individuals were homeless last year. 38,000 of them were under 25. in total 12,300 people were sleeping rough. it's something that we think is totally u na cce pta ble.

we are notjust talking about people on the streets, although the numbers of people rough sleeping are higher than have ever been recorded. we are talking about people in hostels and night shelters, bed & breakfasts, even sleeping in cars and tents and public transport. this is a situation that can't continue. the government says it is spending £1.2 billion to tackle the problem and is committed to ending rough sleeping by 2027. sausage and mash on the menu, experts at hand and, for tonight at least, somewhere to sleep that's safe and warm. more 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. the headlines on bbc news. a tsunami strikes indonesia — at least 220 people are dead and more than 800 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport — as two people arrested on friday are released without charge. flights have resumed at birmingham airport after they were suspended earlier due to an air traffic control fault. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre here's jeanette kwachee. we've had the season's highest scoring premier league match this afternoon. tottenham are nowjust two points behind second place manchester city after a comprehensive 6—2 win over everton at goodison park. craig templeton reports. a festive welcome for

tottenham at goodison park, but with manchester city and chelsea both losing yesterday, there was an opportunity. but it was everton who struck the first blow and it came from a man who spent 12 years in an arsenal shirt. theo walcott, 1—0. it's the season of giving, butjordan pickford and kurt zouma were early with their present. son the happy recipient. the goalkeeper did better with this son effort, but dele alli appeared out of nowhere to put tottenham in front. kane found himself in space and found the net. eriksson scored with his right foot. gylfi sigurdsson‘s right foot used to tread tottenham turf. now he's in everton blue. 4-2. spurs weren't finished. son and harry kane put the result beyond.

an absolute christmas cracker. craig templeton, bbc news. very pleased, i think the performance was fantastic. difficult to talk to much. i'm very proud of all my players. they deserve all the credit. that performance after playing on wednesday, i think was to show that quality was fantastic. alfredo morelos scored a late winner as rangers came from behind to beat stjohnstone and move within a point of scottish premiership leaders celtic. the colombia striker took his tally for the season to 19. the win earned rangers a fourth win in a row at mcdiarmid park. bath have moved into the top six in rugby union's premiership with a 24—14 win at wasps. 19 of bath's points, including the opening try, came from their fly half fredie burns, but wasps have now won just one of their last 12 games.

our rugby union correspondent chrisjones was watching at coventry‘s ricoh arena — alongside the england women's scrum half, natasha hunt. both teams are struggling for form coming into the fixture and bath have come to the ricoh arena and got a very significant went maicon the road, cheered on by their supporters and doing a lap of on behind us. natasha, summarising for us, how impressive were you with the commitment of bath? we spoke before the match about how they would play the match about how they would play the territory, weren't looking to attack, looking to be smart with the ball. they played territory and they did it so well. defensively they we re did it so well. defensively they were fantastic. fair play, to come here and get a ten point win, brilliant. reddy burns has had his ups and downs, especially the european game against toulouse but

19 points, a brilliant individual try and he was the man of the match and orchestrated pass to this win. —— orchestrated bath. and orchestrated pass to this win. -- orchestrated bath. he played so well today, he managed it impeccably and they are good for the winter, 19 points, fair play. 24-14, a big went for bath but for wasps, their tricky run of games continues. so confirmation there of that wasps bath score. there was one other match today. bottom side newcastle were leading against third place gloucester but were eventually beaten 20 points to 17 at kingston park. england's james wade recovered from 3—1 down to beat compatriot keegan brown 11—3 and reach the last 16 of the pdc world darts championship. ninth seed wade was booed by the crowd at alexandra palace following his behaviour in the previous round. he had celebrated in his opponent's face and later apologised saying he had a "hypomania episode". wade will play unseeded ryanjoyce in the next round that's all the sport for now.

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 donald 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 buckler, bbc news, washington. president trump has announced that the deputy secretary of defence, patrick shanahan, will replace his former boss,

jim mattis on an acting basis from january—the—first. when general mattis resigned last week he said he would stay in office until february. mr trump did not explain why his departure had been brought forward, but he has reacted angrily to the criticism provoked by his change of policy in the war against the islamic state group. when donald trump announced that he was withdrawing us troops from syria and afghanistan, it caused grave concern amongst some allies. there are fears the president's decision may have a negative impact in the fight against the so—called islamic state — and militants in afghanistan. the bbc‘s martha kearney has been to kabul — where she spent time with british forces, who may now have to work without us help. british helicopters over a military base in kabul, but how much longer can they rely on us allies, after reports that 7,000 american soldiers are to be sent home in the coming weeks? especially since it seems that

security is worsening. the soldiers joke that this is a kabul taxi. helicopters like this and black hawks are in constant use over kabul. it is a sign of how the increased security problems mean that road travel is more dangerous than it was in the past. the recent spike in violence makes the idea of speedy us withdrawal all the more surprising. 30 countries support the coalition, but the us provides most of the infrastructure, and it seems that america's closest allies may not have known about the trump plans. before the news broke, i spoke in kabul to the head of the uk armed forces. everything i've seen during my visit here over the last 2a hours or so would suggest they are wholeheartedly committed to this particular mission, as is nato and the international community more broadly. at the recent geneva conference, the international community enhanced that commitment.

i think these are different missions with different requirements. we are in the back of a british army vehicle, known as a foxhound, a heavily armoured vehicle. we're travelling from the green zone, where the government departments, nato headquarters, a lot of embassies are. until last night, the city was on black, which meant there was a risk of threat and vehicles like this couldn't go out. but that has been lifted so we can travel through the streets now. the british forces here in afghanistan were increased this year by 440. but it is afghan forces who actually fight the taliban. nearly 30,000 have been killed since 2015. those are big numbers and the question of whether that is sustainable is a question we ask ourselves regularly. on the other hand, that is why peace is important. i think afghans are much more committed to this idea than once before. it gives everybody hope.

there may be some optimism about the current peace talks but this is certainly a volatile time in afghanistan with presidential elections next april. and now the prospect of us troop withdrawals, which could ultimately lead to the end of the international coalition here. the uk is being inundated with fake designer goods on a scale never seen before, according to the trade body, the anti—counterfeiting group. an undercover investigation by the bbc has discovered vast quantities of fake, replica clothing, trainers, perfumes and electrical goods being sold from living rooms, car parks and even high street shops across the uk. trading standards says there's a link to serious organised crime and the treasury is losing millions in unpaid taxes every year. our special correspondent colin campbell has the story. it's christmas and black market britain is booming. we've got two left.

they're a fake, are they? everything's fake, mate. i'm in manchester, where replica designer goods are being sold from shops on an industrial scale. they're not real? nothing real, man. through this doorway, an aladdin's cave of fakes, spread out over three levels. belts, bags, coats, jumpers. all forms of fake counterfeit goods in there. brazenly breaking the law, the area is known as britain's counterfeit capital. it's estimated that between 50 and 100 shops are involved. yves saint laurent. michael kors. chanel. it's just endless. outside, amongst the hoards of christmas shoppers, an army of lookouts to respond police. there are regular raids, but it's not enough. they can't stop it, they can't do much about it. they can if they want to but they've got other things to do. we showed our footage to the anti—counterfeiting group, which represents over 3000 brands. 4% of all imports into

the uk now are fake. they're destroying jobs, they're destroying the high street. they're crippling our industries and we seem to be allowing it to happen. from the north of england to the south, we found scores of dealers knowingly selling fake goods, many openly advertising on social media. can you get into trouble for it, then? you can, yeah. you've got to prove where you got them from. where we get them from, there's no receipts available. in a bradford car park, replica nike trainers. got these new in today. from a living room in hull, a catalogue of fake, phony designer gear. yeah, please. how much are they again? 25. in stoke, imitation beats headphones. the thing that lets them down is tagging. they've only got the one tag. generally they've got two. in bristol, fake north face hoodies and jackets.

they're replica once but they all right, are they? in northampton, another digital del boy selling replica perfumes and cosmetics. the sale of counterfeit products is linked to serious and organised crime, terrorism, people trafficking, arms sales. this is a significant problem that people perhaps don't realise they are funding that level of criminal activity. britain is awash with counterfeit designer goods. everywhere we went we were able to source fake or replica products. this stuff is being peddled from towns and cities across the uk. manchester city council says it's doing more work than ever to tackle the problem but with cuts to funding across the uk, enforcement authorities are, it seems, struggling to cope with the flourishing counterfeit industry. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor christmas week isn't going to be as damp as you experienced today. it

will be mostly dry but there will be some frost and fog. dense fog tonight in northern ireland and parts of central scotland and later over eastern wales, the midlands and north—west england. plenty of snow in the south—west where rain will continue into the channel islands. elsewhere it will be a frosty start to the festive week. a lot of sunshine. some lingering fog in east wales and the east midlands. the rain in the south—west is going to fizzle out. mild weather. foremost a cooler day with temperatures in single figures. fog may be an issue in eastern england where the wind is lightest. some patchy drizzle. for the vast majority christmas day will be dry. it will stay cool in the east, mildest in the west. this is bbc news. the headlines... a

tsunami hit indonesia, causing widespread devastation. at least 220 people have been killed and more than 800 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. emergency services rushed to be injured to safety. eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos after wave struck during the night. the water came in about five metres high, and many cars were floating, and hit our village. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport, as two people arrested on friday are released without charge. flights have resumed at burnley after they we re have resumed at burnley after they were suspended due to an air traffic control fault.