to keep away from beaches amid fears the anak krakatoa volcano could trigger another tsunami. more than 200 people are now known to have died after the waves struck late on saturday. the number is expected to rise. president trump has announced that his current secretary of defence, jim mattis, will leave office two months earlier than originally announced. general mattis resigned last week over mr trump's plans to withdraw us troops from syria. he will be replaced by his deputy, patrick shanahan, on january the first. police in britain have released without charge a 47—year—old man and a 54—year—old woman who were questioned in connection with the drone disruption at gatwick airport. they're no longer considered suspects. separately, police say they've found a damaged drone, which forensic experts are examining. the uk is being inundated with fake designer goods on a scale never seen before, that's 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 are being sold from living rooms, car parks even high street shops across the uk. trading standards says it is linked to serious organised crime and is costing the treasury 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, though, yeah? 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's 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 hordes of christmas shoppers, an army of lookouts to spot 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. silver, didn't you? 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 ones, but they're 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 obviously a significant problem, that people perhaps don't realise they're 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 on bbc news, one of the highlights of 2018 from our documentary series our world. earlier this year, the programme travelled to china to meet the online chat girls who earn thousands of dollars a day, and have millions of fans. lele tao is a chinese internet superstar. she sings, chats, flirts, and plays games with her fans online. in china's multibillion—dollar live streaming industry, she is an online goddess for hundreds of thousands of young men, and they shower her with gifts of thousands of dollars every day. but there is always someone younger

and prettier waiting to take her place. and the government is tightening the rules on what is allowed on screen. and now, she has fallen out with her manager. it is sunday morning in chengdu, an ancient city in the south of china, now one of the country's new high—tech hubs. 24—year—old lele tao is here for the weekend. she is visiting herfamily who have recently moved to a new apartment in an upmarket neighbourhood. her dad will spend the whole day

cooking her favourite food. she is only home for a few days but before she can relax, she has work to do. lele is a live streamer who makes her living by entertaining people on the internet via her webcam. she sings, plays games and chats with herfans, and they can watch her for as long as they want. lele is one of the most popular streamers in the country.

without a script, she entertains her fans until well past midnight. herfans can interact with her, write her messages, and request songs. her family are also now her fans. lele started live streaming one day at her dad's office

using just her laptop. it all seemed like just a bit of fun until she got paid. back then, that was nine times the average monthly salary in china, forjust two weeks‘ work! some of her income is from playing computer games with her fans.

lele now has over one million followers all over china. the majority of them are men in their early 20s, many with money to spend. one of her most loyal fans is 24—year—old shage. just talking about her makes him nervous. and lele remembers when he started following her.

to get lele to play the song, he kept buying her more and more expensive virtual gifts. this is how streamers like lele make so much money — fans buy them virtual gifts in exchange for entertainment, a conversation, or sometimes simply for their attention. live streamers can then redeem these virtual gifts for cash.

just to be her online friend, shage has spent what the average chinese person living in the city earns in two years. in china, the internet is tightly controlled and live streaming is a much more significant phenomenon here than in the rest of the world. it is an industry worth $3 billion a year. one of the major hubs is shanghai, where lele lives, and where she is managed by one of the country's biggest

live streaming agencies. the pressure to look good on screen is immense. lele rents an apartment five minutes from her management agency, mj entertainment. she is one of more than 3,000 streamers on their books. the ceo max and his wife spotted lele shortly after she began streaming. mj entertainment takes a 20% cut from their live streamers, although most of them don't earn anywhere near as much as lele. and more fans means more money.

looking attractive is crucial for live streamers. but when it first took off, some women took looking sexy so far that it was deemed pornography. the government quickly tightened the rules on what is allowed on screen. and now, lele and other streamers know how far they can go. if they cross the line, they could be sent to prison, and the streaming channels closed down. but this is just a warm—up. after the training, lele will be live streaming for up to ten hours non—stop until midnight. after hours of live streaming,

lele finally gets to eat her first meal, at 9pm. she calls her mum to tell her about the highlight of the day so far. it isn'tjust lele who feels good — fans who spend a lot buying her gifts also enjoy the admiration and respect they get from other fans for the amount they are spending. even for those fans who don't spend much, live streaming can provide

a sense of community, friendship, and family. and the industry knows this. shage is an only child, like 200 million other people born when china had a one child policy. decades of sex—selective abortions have led to a dramatic gender imbalance — a severe shortage of girls. he spent his childhood in a small village just outside shanghai.

the internet filled the gap. that is when shage met the woman that he describes as his online goddess, and started showering her with virtual gifts. over the years, shage has spent a lot of money on lele.

but still, for him, it is a real relationship, and for lele too. it's lele. lele has called shage to tell him about a problem she is having with her manager, max, who wants her to sign a new eight—year contract. to try to get her to sign the new contract, he promises to make a big investment in her, to help her record albums or get into films. but to get out of the contract early would cost lele over $1 million. but lele isn't happy, and the situation soon escalates.

behind closed doors, a huge fight breaks out between lele and max. he storms out and orders her channel to be shut down. a few minutes later, she rushes home in tears. he blames her mood. but later, max admits lele is upset because of the contract. nothing is resolved, but neither side wants to push

things too far for the moment. still, super fan shage is worried about lele. so the next day, shage orders a taxi to take him to shanghai to meet her in person. but he is adamant his intentions are not romantic. halfway through the journey, he pulls over to a service station and checks in on her. he discovers that, despite the unsigned contract, lele is back on air. as usual, shage requests a song,

and then sings along with her. it took shage four hours to get to the bund, a romantic and iconic waterfront area in central shanghai, where they have arranged to meet. but by the time he arrives, it is past midnight and all the lights have been switched off. lele is still at work live streaming and shage doesn't want to wait here. they head off to a cafe near lele‘s apartment, but the conversation is really awkward. it is rare for streamers

and fans to meet in person, and they are both anxious. they celebrate their one hour together with a selfie. though they had arranged to meet up the next day, they don't. shage takes a taxi back home, and lele goes back to her on—screen life. good morning. no snow in the forecast this christmas week, but no real severe weather either. many places will get through the week dry. the biggest problem we will have some overnight frost but also some lingering fog here and as we had to start christmas eve. parts of ireland, north—west england, east wales and the glasgow area. lots of frost as well for many, the big exception being across south—west england, south wales, the channel islands. cloudy and dampier with

outbreaks of rain becoming lighter and patchier through the day. always and patchier through the day. always a bit more cloud across southern parts of england and still some lingering fog for one or two but a lot of sunshine did take us through daytime on christmas eve and after that chilly start, the cooler day compared to yesterday for many, with temperatures away from the south—west in single figures. could be some dense fog tomago, the finnish christmas eve in eastern england and into christmas day. this is where it could linger through the day. christmas day itself, variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells. cloudy at times in the west, temperatures around 11 or 12 but for most, christmas day temperatures in single figures. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm martin stanford. our top stories: urgently searching for trapped survivors of the indonesian tsunami, at least 220 people are now known to have died. these cars were parked on the other side of the road, i'm told, and they've been pushed on top of each other,

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