good morning. welcome to breakfast, with sally nugent and louise minchin. our headlines today: rescue workers race against time to find survivors of the indonesian tsunami that has killed at least 280 people. and, as the volcano that is believed to have triggered it continues to erupt, there are fears the death toll will rise. respect and understanding — the queen uses her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. good morning. we haven't exactly been hitting the high street hard, but are we forking out for our food? it is your last chance today, i am ata it is your last chance today, i am at a supermarket near cardiff to find out. is it a three—horse title race in the premier league? tottenham hit six past everton to keep in touch with the top of the table at goodison park. good morning from the magnificent winchester cathedral. the weather outside for some of us as a foggy

start to the day. others will see some sunshine. i will have more details in 15 minutes. it is monday 2a december. our top story: indonesia is braced for the possibility of a further tsunami after a wave triggered by an erupting volcano killed more than 280 people and wounded more than 1,000 others. residents who live in the sunda strait on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground after the tsunami hit coastal areas. the volcano, anak krakatau, has been continuing to erupt as rescue efforts get underway. our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. 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. 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. 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. 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've been pushed into each

other, on top of what was holiday villa. here at this local clinic, desperate families are looking for their relatives. the injured are still arriving. and the death toll is still rising. officials believe underwater landslides caused by eruptions at the nearby anak krakatau volcano may have triggered the huge waves. it is still active. authorities are warning that there could be another tsunami, and telling people to stay away from the beaches. let's speak now to hilman agung, from oxfam, who is in the worst—affected banten province in indonesia. thank you so much forjoining us. just tell us what is the latest situation they are, how have things been affected? so

situation they are, how have things been affected? 50 clearly people still been affected? so clearly people still have some concern, serious concern, about the incoming tsunami, especially the mountain. anak krakatau is still especially the mountain. anak kra katau is still erupting. especially the mountain. anak krakatau is still erupting. so i am here in one of the areas they have just recently opened, by the government. this area is still isolated. people are still evacuating themselves and their relatives and friends in the higher ground areas, and they still have no idea that this thing is going on. so still a very worrying situation for people. also, with regards to the rescue operation, what are the main priorities? so the main priorities is still evacuation and lifesaving. there are still bodies here to be

found, the numbers are still increasing. this is yet the second day. and the second priority is to provide food and water to those who are evacuating in the camps. 0k, well, really good luck with all of your work. thank you forjoining us on bbc breakfast. about 8:10am we will speak to someone from international search and rescue who are on standby, to see if they've been asked to go and help. that is oui’ been asked to go and help. that is our main story this morning. whether you are driving home for christmas or taking the train instead, it is set to be a busy day of travel across the uk, as people head home for the festive period. and while it is common practice for engineering works to take place over christmas and boxing day, this year, network rail has warned disruption on some routes may last until the new year. navteljohal is at london euston with the latest. can you tell us what the disruptions

might be on the rails today? good morning. among the worst affected places is where am this morning, at euston railway station where the west coastline usually takes passengers to birmingham, manchester and scotland. there will be a reduced service on that line and then nothing running tomorrow or boxing day. a similar story, even worse at paddington, with no trains running either, bad news for people trying to get the south—west england and south wales, and that the country's second busiest railway station, london victoria, no trains running until the second ofjanuary, so that is work running into the new year. another of the worst affected routes is running from east anglia into london liverpool street, no trains running there until two january. also work on the east midlands line, reduced services from

liverpool lime street and disruption to virgin trains in north wales, a total of over 300 engineering works in all. why is it happening at this time of year? network rail says it is because this is when demand is at its lowest, they expect trains to be up its lowest, they expect trains to be up to 50% quieter than at other times of year, and if you are planning to avoid that altogether, and get in the car instead, the aa says 50% of uk motorist will use a main road or motorway today. maybe avoid the whole thing altogether, stay in and enjoy some festive food and festive films instead. that sounds like a really good idea. stay with us until 9am, and all the rest on bbc one. from euston to manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 days. manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 dayslj manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 days. i was at euston late last night and i will tell you what, it was not as calm

and quiet as it was then, it was very busy. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments, which have been released by buckingham palace, are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. here is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. throughout her reign, the queen has a lwa ys throughout her reign, the queen has always been notably cautious whenever it has come to making a comment which could be construed as an observation about the political debate. but, with the nation divided over brexit, it would be strange if the head of state in one personal message of the year did not make some effort to address people's concerns. her christmas message was recorded earlier this month arcing palace, when the brexit debate in parliament was at its height. in the broadcast, she will say this. the context of those remarks isn't

clear from what buckingham palace has released. it may be doubted whether the queen has said anything explicit about brexit, but it is clear the palace is hoping these few words and a reference to the need for the christmas spirit of goodwill to be heeded will be construed as an attempt by the monarch to soothe the brexit debate. and i know some people set their christmas lunch by it, it is at 3pm on bbc one. sussex police has defended its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source, and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. andy moore sent this report from gatwick, where police say they have found a damaged drone. the working assumption is that this may well be the drone that was seen by so many people over gatwick.

so there is a forensic examination of that drone. that means checking it forfingerprints or dna. a parallel digital investigation — is there any electronic evidence of when and where it was flown? and meanwhile, the couple from crawley, nearby crawley, who were arrested, they have been released without charge. police say they are no longer being treated as suspects. the airport here has been working at full tilt, almost as normal, trying to catch up on that backlog of flights from a couple of days ago. police say they are interviewing 67 people who said they saw that drone. that includes police officers, ground staff here at gatwick, members of the public. they say that, despite that weight of evidence, they have to keep an open mind. they say there is a possibility, just a possibility, that there may not have been any drones over gatwick in the first place. meanwhile, flights to and from birmingham airport have resumed, after a fault with air traffic control temporarily grounded planes on sunday night. staff said the disruption started at 6:00pm and was cleared two hours later.

people due to board flights complained of long delays. a spokesperson from the airport thanked passengers for their patience. chris evans will host his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he will step down after almost nine years presenting europe's most popular radio show. he will move to virgin radio in the new year, and zoe ball will take over, becoming the first woman to host radio 2's brea kfast slot. very good luck to crease, and particularly with the last show, he might be very emotional. he doesn't start as early as us, does he? no. when you think of christmas, you may well think of lights — lots and lots of lights. but, however festive your front room, you'll never compete with this park in croatia, which has around 4 million of them. it was the childhood

dream of a local man, who grew up in poverty and couldn't afford christmas decorations. well, he has more than made up for it now. i have been wondering for some time, you know we see these trees which are literally covered in lights, we did this on the programme recently about how they get all of these lights, they are like a netting. so you put that over the tree? it is a new thing. excellent, why did i not know this already? good morning, how are you? i am very well indeed, spurs fans are feeling very chipper. no more football until boxing day. spurs fans are feeling very chipper. no more football until boxing daylj think we will survive. the last premier league game before christmas, the highest scoring so far. an incredible match we saw at basson park. tottenham manager mauricio pochettino said he was very proud of his players after they beat everton 6—2 at goodison park. harry kane and son heung—min both scored twice. this was the move of the match — 18 passes, finished off by kane.

that is his 11th league goal of the season. spurs are just two points off second—placed manchester city and six off the leaders, liverpool. rangers are nowjust one point behind celtic in the scottish premiership, after alfredo morelos struck twice in the second half to overcome stjohnstone at mcdiarmid park. fly—half freddie burns helped bath into the top six of the rugby premiership. he scored 19 points in a 24—14 victory over wasps at the ricoh arena. wasps have now won just once in their last 12 games. and, in the pdc world darts championship, defending champion rob cross cruised into the last 16 with a 4—0 win over the spaniard cristo reyes at alexandra palace. we will have more on that in the next 20 minutes or so. properly

christmas at the darts, isn't it? next 20 minutes or so. properly christmas at the darts, isn't mm is, it always is at ally pally. the telegraph looking ahead to the queen's christmas day speech. this year, she will ask the nation to treat each other with respect and as a fellow human being, despite their differences. the queen's speech also makes the front of the express. but the paper leads with prime minister, theresa may, who has written a letter appealing for the public to come together to back her brexit deal. three days of disruption at gatwick airport, caused by sightings of a drone, continues to dominate the papers. the mail takes aim at the police inquiry, saying it has descended into farce. the mirror also criticises the investigation. the paper, which yesterday pictured the couple who were arrested by police and later released without charge, says the family of the pair have told of their ordeal. a quick look at some of the inside

pages. olly, do you want to go first? i have spurs on the back pages, what a week it has been, the sacking ofjose mourinho less than a week ago, and pochettino, from spurs, tipped to take over at the end of the season, so what has he done? he hasn't kept a low profile, they won the north london derby and then the big win against everton yesterday. anything ole can do, pochettino turns on the style. do you think it was an audition? not at all. super spurs hit six to storm into the title race, so says the telegraph. looking at the inside sports pages, johanna konta had a poor year, remember the heady heights of the top four this time last year, reaching the semifinals of grand slams, she is given an interview and she has now to mix things up before melbourne with anae on top ten, with her new coach

dimitri zavielov, and this is something she has written to the tennis writers, i feel confident no player can step on court with me and feel they can come out winning. so, each talk from johanna konta, with the grand slam three weeks away in australia. you have to wonder why she has been struggling. australia. you have to wonder why she has been strugglingm australia. you have to wonder why she has been struggling. it has been a mental thing, she admitted that, but she has a new coach and she clearly feeling very good about that. lots of things going on in the world, but it is the time when perhaps we might be drinking something a bit fizzy over the next 24 something a bit fizzy over the next 2a hours? something a bit fizzy over the next 24 hours? perhaps? until after nine o'clock and the times have an experiment in the paper looking at what is the best kind of glass to drink champagne, and they call it a coop glass, they were in vogue because madam to pompadour, 18th—century lover to the king of

france, there was a picture of her drinking champagne, they have done a study very briefly and apparently they are rubbish. no! i have never liked drinking... you don't like the champagne glass, you like a flute? yes, i had to buy some white wine glasses for a christmas present. there are four different types. who knew? does it make a difference? in different shapes? i was standing there... chardonnay special? as if it isn't hard enough to buy christmas presents. who is getting them? don't say. i have to say i love those glasses, they look like something from a 1950s movie. they just don't keep the fizz. i am sure there are greater things to worry about. we're bringing you the weather from winchester cathedral this morning, as carol's carols reaches its festive finale. iamso i am so glad i have made the finale

of carol's carols. she knows something about champagne glasses. singing and champagne all in one hit. good morning. the more champagne consumed, the better the singing gets, too, sal! good morning from the magnificent winchester cathedral. let me show you around. if we start at the back of the cathedral you can see the lovely festive tree under the stained—glass windows. winchester cathedral is one of the largest in europe with the longest mediaeval knave and the greatest overall length of any gothic cathedral in europe. it is a grade two listed building, usha is a great one listed building, founded in 642 and a site north of the present one —— i should say at grade one listed building. this is the chapel of a former bishop and it is very grand indeed. now, inside it is toasty warm. outside if you are heading out it is a cold start for

most of us with temperatures around freezing or just above most of us with temperatures around freezing orjust above or below except for the south—west, here we have a weather front so you are looking at temperatures already at 11 or 12. the forecast for christmas eve is one of sunny spells, still be quite a bit of cloud around, and some lingering fog. now you can see the pressure chart that we have a weather front across the south—west so that's bringing rain to south wales, devon and cornwall and into the channel islands. but we've also got fog, north—west midlands, merseyside, cheshire, northern ireland and into central scotland. some of that will be slow to clear and where it lingers it will hold down the temperatures. but outside of that as we travel further north you can see that it will be a bright 01’ sunny you can see that it will be a bright or sunny start to the day. so through the course of the day as i mentioned some of the fog will lift, but someone. as we move north, that is where you have the brightest, sunniest skies. in the south, there will be more cloud around and we also have the patchy rain in the

south west and south wales. temperature—wise today, well, cooler than yesterday, but if you are under the cloud in the south—west, temperatures in double figures, if you are under the fog, only as high as two degrees in soccer. over night, more fog will form for eastern england —— falkirk. it won't be as cold here as it will be in the east, and the cloud will be thick enough for the odd sport or drizzle. so into christmas day, well, we will have the fog, and again it will be slow to clear, we still have the cloud from the west, so the best of the sunny breaks are likely to be in north—east scotland, south—east england, north—east wales, temperatures nothing particularly to write home about. and then for boxing day we are looking at a weather front coming across the north—west this time that's going to bring rain, turning heavy and more persistent through the courts of the day for the northern isles and also

western scotland. —— course of the day. for the rest of us, and next bright spells, cloud, just thick and off here and therefore a spot of drizzle. so, sal and off here and therefore a spot of drizzle. so, saland lou, overthe next couple of days, settled weather with a couple of nuances with the fog and the amount of cloud. with a couple of nuances with the fog and the amount of cloudlj with a couple of nuances with the fog and the amount of cloud. i was going to say, we don't care, it is christmas — i don't know if we care, but it is christmas, so thank you so much, carol. christmas can be a difficult time of year for young people who've recently left ca re. they often have no family to spend the festive period with and friends tend to be with their own loved ones. our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste, who himself grew up in care, has been to wigan, where volunteers are busy making plans for care—leavers to celebrate the big day together. a glimpse of christmas spirit. volu nteers a glimpse of christmas spirit. volunteers gathering to organise a festive dinner for young people who have left the care system. we are at

a location in wigan where volunteers have come together to prepare for a christmas dinner for care leavers. now, i grew up in care in south—east london, and i never had this sort of event for me when i was in care and when i left care. so i really excited to see how this will impact the care community here in wigan. should i help? it is great, it is great. alex and suzy our siblings who were split up in care. having spent eight years without seeing each other, they were reunited at a christmas event just each other, they were reunited at a christmas eventjust like this on last year. just being able to be together is really nice. christmas is meant to be a time for family and music. we used to look down upon it because it was a time when we didn't have much as kids. and now we come back now. you get presents, you get food. it is good. that is how we should be at christmas time. you don't feel out of place. you feel at

home. it is like your own family, going home with a big bag of present at the end of the night. when you feel like you are on your own and you chat to people who have been through that, i rememberthat, it is nice. what would christmas be like for you both without this christmas dinner? happy time of year, that is what we missed for so long, it is a time for family, and that brings all the negatives back for us i think. this is one of scores of dennis taking place across the country for ca re leavers. taking place across the country for care leavers. the initiative comes from the poet and campaigner lem. christmas is not an easy time because they are not used to having family around, they are not used to getting presents. it isjust family around, they are not used to getting presents. it is just a way of... this christmas dinner is a way of... this christmas dinner is a way of letting them feel love from the community. wigan council is working a long lemn sissay‘s foundation to

support young people at the dinner. volu nteers support young people at the dinner. volunteers of staff from the council, local groups and individuals donated all kinds of gifts. our young people who are leaving care in wigan being supported enough by the council? leaving care in wigan being supported enough by the council7m wigan, i think we have a good relationship with our care leavers. and i do feel that we take our corporate parent responsibility very seriously. growing up between four foster families and a care seriously. growing up between four fosterfamilies and a care home, i know first hand the unique set of challenges confronted by many young people when they leave care. merry christmas. hey! and while it will ta ke christmas. hey! and while it will take more than a dinner to solve their problems, events like this at christmas, when most people are with theirfamilies, christmas, when most people are with their families, and to christmas, when most people are with theirfamilies, and to give care leavers a sense of home. yeah, i do feel are christmas, obviously, you make your own little family and create your own atmosphere and i

wa nt create your own atmosphere and i want to feel belonging at christmas. ashley john—ba ptiste, want to feel belonging at christmas. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. and that is a lovely idea, and why not get in touch and tell us who you are sharing your christmas meal with tomorrow and a little about why that is important as well. it would be nice to hear it. yes, we would like to hear some of your tales. it is going to be busy and sean is at a supermarket for us. i bet it isn't busy quite yet. no, well, it depends which way you look at it because it isn't open yet but it is in about half—an—hour, and these guys are busy because they have to make sure that the fruit and veg is stacked up, that is what people come in for at the last minute, making sure they have everything they need for christmas dinner, have you got sellotape, cranberry sauce? the question for retailers that we will look at this morning is the high streets have been hit hard and we haven't been spending in the last few days, not as much as we have in previous years, so will that come

through for supermarkets as well? there is that to look at, and the general spent overall, and just how much are we ready for christmas? i will chat with some shoppers as well later to see what they are getting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. london's mayor has called for charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today in time for christmas. sadiq khan met her husband richard to offer his support, calling her imprisonment a "travesty of justice". the british—iranian from west hampstead, who turns 40 on boxing day, was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. rail passengers, both into and out of the capital, are facing disruption today. london paddington and euston station will be closed and planned engineering work will affect liverpool street station, southern, gatwick express, great eastern main line amongst others. christmas can be a lonely

time for many people, especially for ex—servicemen and women. but one charity and a top london chef have teamed up to make it a memorable one for a group of londoners who served their country. the charity, stoll, put on a special christmas dinner with the help of chris golding, who previously trained under marco pierre white. i've got a friend who lives here and ijust i've got a friend who lives here and i just wanted to i've got a friend who lives here and ijust wanted to make sure everyone had a nice christmas dinner. we work with some really vulnerable veterans at stoll and the opportunity to come together for a christmas lunch, it gives them independence to come out of their home, it gives them social skills. now let's take a look at this morning's travel. on the tubes, the dlr is running a saturday service, there are planned closures on the overground between edmonton green and cheshunt, romford and upminster and south tottenham and barking. that's until the 1st january. there are also planned closures on tfl rail. lots of disruption to rail passengers with. engineering works means that there's no service on southern between victoria and clapham junction. but good news on the roads, this is

the mala bone flyover and you can see it is unusually clear. now, the weather with georgina burnett. good morning. well, high pressure is dominating christmas week, so a fairly dry forecast, but quite a bit of fog and cloud around. so today is looking like a fairly grey christmas eve. there will be some breaks to give us the odd bit of brightness, but it is going to be feeling a bit cool as well. so you can see there mightjust be the odd clipsal sunshine but certainly not for everyone. and temperatures getting up everyone. and temperatures getting up to about eight celsius, so feeling little on the chilly side. now, flying conditions for father christmas tonight, we will see fog developing through this evening, so he will have to use rudolf‘s knows to guide him. there will be some brea ks to guide him. there will be some breaks but not enough for a clear passage. not much of a break. the bitter frost developing.

temperatures may reach freezing in some point. so for tomorrow for christmas day it looks like a frosty, chilly start to the day. there will be some brightness, some sunshine even for some, but some stubborn cloud elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow getting up to about nine celsius. and you will notice those bridges on the rise. so it is becoming milder after christmas day. boxing day, well, highs of ten or 11 celsius. there is a lwa ys highs of ten or 11 celsius. there is always a bit of cloud around, but the chance of some sunny spells. so have a lovely christmas week. so, no white christmas, u nfortu nately. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to louise and sally. have a very merry christmas. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and sally nugent. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: are you driving home for christmas today? we will have a round up of what to expect on the roads, rail and air travel over the festive period. more than 9 million people tuned in to watch the christmas special

of call the midwife last year. we are behind the scenes finding out what you can expect from the nurses at nonnatus house in this yea r‘s 90—minute special. carol's last stop on her festive trip around the country is at winchester cathedral, where our special series of carol's carols ends with a flourish and a traditional sing—along with the choristers. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: rescue workers in indonesia have stepped up their search for survivors of a tsunami which is now known to have killed more than 280 people. giant waves hit the sunda strait without warning on saturday night. residents have been advised to stay away from beaches after fears that continuing eruptions of the anak krakatau volcano could triggerfurther deadly tidal surges. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other

with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments which have been released by buckingham palace are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. you can watch the queen's speech tomorrow at 3:00pm on bbc one. theresa may has written a letter, published in the daily express, urging people to put aside their differences over leaving the eu, and to focus instead on what they can achieve together. in a separate christmas message to british servicemen and women, the prime minister praises the work done after the novichok attack in salisbury and their role in fighting international terrorism. in his christmas message, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, will praise the compassion of those who help the homeless and refugees. thousands of passengers travelling by train are expected to face major disruption to theirjourneys over christmas, with some destinations left without services until the new year. network rail has warned customers to plan theirjourneys and to expect

delays, as a combination of engineering works, which usually take place over the quieter festive period, and strikes will see some closures continue until january. sussex police has defended its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source, and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. the force responded on twitter to speculation that no drones were involved, saying, "we are investigating 67 drone sightings made by public, passengers, police officers and staff at gatwick airport. we have recovered a damaged drone. we're conducting house—to—house enquiries and taking statements from all who reported sightings." a teenager and a man in his 20s have been arrested in connection

with a fatal shooting in north london on tuesday. the men, aged 19 and 23, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. the victim, in his 20s, has not been named. three people who were arrested at the scene were released without charge. chris evans will host his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he is stepping down after almost nine years at the helm. at the programme's peak, it attracted 10 million listeners. chris will be replaced by strictly: it takes two host zoe ball, who will become the first woman to present the breakfast slot on radio 2. very good luck to him, i know he will be emotional. he is your mates, isn't he? i texted him yesterday, but he didn't reply. you have been ghosted. at least we have got ollie

foster. i know you are starting with spurs, and we are going to talk about the football and how fantastic it is for spurs, 6—2. about the football and how fantastic it is for spurs, 6-2. what a fantastic title race it is in england and scotland, it is getting really interesting and scotland as well. whereas the romance in that quest that there is a romantic story either you will. we will get to mauricio pochettino's wedding story. mauricio pochettino's wedding story. mauricio pochettino's wedding story. mauricio pochettino is the man of the moment. the last premier league game before christmas was the highest—scoring this season so far. tottenham ran riot at goodison park, 6—2 — and to think that everton actually took the lead, but not for very long. son heung—min took full advantage of a defensive mix—up between zouma and pickford to get the equaliser. dele alli then reacted first to a pickford save and made it 2—1. harry kane scored to give tottenham a comfortable lead at half—time, and then christian eriksen scored a fantastic half—volley just after the break.

everton pulled one back, but spurs weren't finished yet, and both son and harry kane got their second goals of the match. this was the pick of them — an 18—pass move. the win moves tottenham two points off manchester city in second place — six off leaders liverpool, but are they really title contenders. i still believe that liverpool and manchester city are the real contenders to win the premier league. and then we are there, chelsea, arsenal and manchester united are still a long way. i think it is still a long way to say if we area it is still a long way to say if we are a real contender or not. i think it is still so early. we scored one goal first. we scored the second goal first. the referee didn't give us, i don't know why. and after, the game doesn't finish.

we have to keep our organisation, keep strong. after the mistake at 1—1, they were stronger than us. for the last ten seasons in the championship, whoever was top at christmas also got promoted to the premier league. leeds will be looking to make that 11 seasons. they are top after a brilliant comeback away at aston villa. they were 2—0 down at the break, but this stoppage—time strike from kemar roofe completed a brilliant second—half performance that takes leeds a point above norwich city. villa, who missed out on promotion last season, are three points off the play—offs and 15 behind leeds. steven gerrard laid into his rangers players at half—time as they came from behind to beat stjohnstone. he said they were awful, but they are nowjust a point behind celtic in the scottish premiership, and it is the old firm match next weekend. alfredo morelos completed the turnaround for rangers with just two minutes left to go.

that was his second of the match and his 19th goal of the season. it finished 2—1 to rangers. bath have moved into the top half of the rugby union premiership table after a 24—12 win over wasps. freddie burns was their star — 19 points in all, incuding this try, in front of more than 30,000 at the ricoh arena in coventry. wasps have won just one of their last 12 games. in yesterday's other match, gloucester stay third after a 20—17 win at bottom side newcastle falcons. scott brash finished fifth in the final of the grand prix at the olympia horse show. brash, along with his horse hellojefferson — and it was all going very well until this was just one jump too far. he did recover to finish the course, though, but that refusal ended any hopes of victory. the event was won by italian alberto zorzi. last year's winner, rob cross, claimed an emphatic victory over

spaniard cristo reyes at the pdc world darts championship. cross, ‘high voltage,‘ used to be an electrician, was rarely troubled, and took the match 4—0 to move into the last 16 at alexandra palace. james wade, ‘the machine', is also through. he was 3—1 down at one stage to compatriot keegan brown. ‘the needle' rallied back, eventually winning 4—3. you have got to love the darts nickname. now, louise, you might fa ncy vests. nickname. now, louise, you might fancy vests. don't give me any ideas. this is one of those extreme marathons. 57 athletes at the annual antarctica marathon take on a full 26 miles in temperatures as low as —20 degrees celsius. look, they can't see where they are

going. they follow these little flags. it costs about £13,000 just to enter. poland's piotr suchenia won the men's race in less than four hours. lithuanian roma puisiene won the women's race in just over five. well done to them, a big cup of hot chocolate. i was in until you well done to them, a big cup of hot chocolate. i was in untilyou said £13,000, that is a bit expensive for a race entry. and getting back to mauricio pochettino and that big win for spurs, 6—2, or if you look at the score, 2— six, because they were away. yesterday was also mauricio pochettino's 26th wedding anniversary. he had a special celebration? well, you will see what he says to mark chapman. 26th wedding anniversary today. 26,

incredible. 2-6 the scoreline. i wa nt incredible. 2-6 the scoreline. i want to send all my love to my wife, congratulations. because i believe in the energy, and today was unbelievable, because the whole day i was thinking i need to find a present for my wife. so this is the present? 2-6, unbelievable. he left it too late to get her anything. i am thinking he might need to buy another person. how is mauricio pochettino old enough to have a 26th wedding anniversary?” check his wedding date, he must have been 19 or 20. check his wedding date, he must have been 19 or20. —— check his wedding date, he must have been 19 or 20. —— i checked. thousands of passengers travelling by train will be hit by major disruption to theirjourneys over christmas, with some desinations without services until the new year. network rail say the 50% drop in passenger numbers over christmas and boxing day make it the perfect time

for engineering works. however, this year, strikes will see some closures stretch into the new year. travel expert simon calderjoins us now from london euston. a very quiet and calm looking london euston, but i was there last night and it was chaos. it is only going to get worse from here, isn't it? well, actually, it is beginning to look a lot like christmas as they say at stations across the country, which means that today is going to be relatively quiet, and it is going to be particular quiet from early evening onwards because the trains start shutting down as they always do for christmas day. if you missed the 7:45pm from here to manchester tonight you have to wait 2.5 days. but of course, that is relatively good compared with many of the destinations around the country. network rail deployed 25,000 people to work through christmas on a whole range of projects costing a total of £148 million. and what are the worst

affected lines for those people who are hoping to travel today? well, i've put together a festive countdown. network rail has kind of selected the worst six, or the best sex from their point of view, i guess. in sixth place you have liverpool line street, and trains will be disrupted their due to signalling work. east midlands trains will be disrupted, as is the same linejust trains will be disrupted, as is the same line just north of st pancras just down the road here. —— liverpool lime street. london euston hummer connected with hs2, together with other works along the line including north wales, that is in fourth place. next is london paddington, serving the west of england, the cotswolds, south wales. they have intermittent closures of paddington station, right the way through including 30 december, which

is going to be a problem there. we then have london victoria to clapham junction, that is between the second busiest station in britain, london victoria, and the busiest interchange, clapham junction. that will be closing very much until two january. that would be the worst except there is a diversion route via london bridge. top place for diversions this year is london liverpool street, the main great anglia line from norwich, ipswich and colchester is going to be closed all the way until the new year. so if you are travelling from norwich, ipswich or colchester, it will take you about an extra hour. you generally have to get a bus to essex and then hop on a bust, and then you have to take your chances on the central line of the tube from newbury park. so it is getting to be difficult and challenging, and we have strikes, as you mentioned. that will affect south—west and railways in and out of britain's busiest station, london waterloo, taking

placed on 27 and 31 december —— taking place. and then, of course, northern rail is having its 21st strike of a saturday in a row on 30 december, about 70% of trains will be cancelled. so if you are travelling anywhere by train, it is probably quite convenient to check before you go. simon, thank you so much for all that information. can i just say congratulations to simon for remembering all of that?” just say congratulations to simon for remembering all of that? i am trying to give you good news, but i can't give you very much. apparently half of uk motorists will take to the main roads and motorways today, according to aa research. the worst time, just so you know, is likely to be between 11am and one p.m.. worst time. yes, the worst time to travel today. now i have said that, maybe it will change. i always thought christmas eve after 3pm was the worst time. anyway, 11am until one

p.m..i worst time. anyway, 11am until one p.m.. iwould worst time. anyway, 11am until one p.m.. i would love to know what people's plans are today, what tricks do you how to avoid the chaos? and have you got everything? what do you do if you forget something crucial? presents and cards, duvets and pillows, kent adds, whatever you need. we're bringing you the weather from winchester cathedral this morning as carol's carols reaches its festive finale. iamso i am so excited about this. good morning to you. good morning from winchester cathedral, everyone. you can probably hear the singh is warming up, you will hear them later with ding dong from on high. now you are looking at the great screen, clea n for are looking at the great screen, clean for the first time in 130 yea rs, clean for the first time in 130 years, it is mediaeval and in fact original statues were mediaeval, these ones are victorian, as thomas cromwell destroyed the original is in the reformation and you can see

the crib itself, which was empty because baby jesus the crib itself, which was empty because babyjesus doesn't arrive until tonight. now, inside because babyjesus doesn't arrive untiltonight. now, inside it because babyjesus doesn't arrive until tonight. now, inside it is toasty, but outside for many parts of the uk this morning it is a cold start and there is some frost around, the exception to that is the south—west, with some rain. but the forecast for today is one of sunny spells, there is a fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, and we are also looking at light rain coming in across south wales, devon and cornwall, and the channel islands, and you can see why, we have a weather front coming in here. ahead of it cloud will be building through the day, high—pressure is in charge of the weather, though, so things are fairly stable. now we have fog this morning across parts of the north—west midlands, around for example cheshire, merseyside, the manchester area, into cumbria, northern ireland and also part of the central lowlands. now some of this will lift, but some of it will stick, and if it sticks it will hold down the temperatures to about two degrees to four degrees. but as we

travel further north whether fog does lift, well, a federal sunshine around today, more cloud across southern areas with a little bit of brightness. temperature—wise, well, where we have the cloud in the south—west, we are already looking at 11 or12, so south—west, we are already looking at 11 or 12, so very similar through the day but generally speaking it will be cooler than yesterday. now very quickly when it gets dark under the clear skies we will see fog reform across eastern part of england, especially from the wash, through lincolnshire towards look ship —— yorkshire for example and cloud coming from the west, with a wea k cloud coming from the west, with a weak weather front coming in, so cloud coming from the west, with a weak weatherfront coming in, so it won't be as cold in the west as it will be in the east. and once again the temperatures way down to —1, freezing, —4 in aberdeen. we will see some freezing fog patches. so tomorrow, christmas day, some of those will be slow to lift, but when they do a given there will be some sunshine around. but tomorrow don't forget we have the weak weather front which will be producing a fair

bit of cloud and the cloud will be thick enough for some drizzle. the brighter skies in north—east scotland, south—east england and north—east wales. then for boxing day, well, once again it will be a fairly cloudy affair. the south—east probably seeing the brightest, sunniest skies and at the same time a weather front across north—west scotland, that will be introducing some rain, that rainwater and heavier and more persistent as we go through the course of the day. so, lou and sal, if you were hoping for a white christmas, you won't get one in this country anyway. the good news is we have you on christmas day and that is enough for me carol. bless you, and you. thank you. is your fridge fully stocked, or are you a last—minute dasher? it or are you a last—minute dasher? is packed to the now. it is packed to the rafters right now. do you have to go shopping later for food? now. do you have to go shopping laterforfood? no. now. do you have to go shopping later for food? no. oh, now. do you have to go shopping laterforfood? no. oh, lucky you. there are just a few shopping hours left until christmas, so we've sent sean to stock up at a supermarket in penarth. iimagine i imagine there will be people... 0h, i imagine there will be people... oh, you look lovely. there will be people looking for last—minute

things. i like the surprise about me looking lovely here. thank you very much. if there is anything you need, let me know, because the store opens in ten minutes and before then i can avoid the rush. you can still get christmas treats incredibly and some are reduced because of course if you don't have one yet you are behind the times. a busy morning for supermarkets across the country. tesco where are you this morning, right across the country, 14,000 customers right across the country, 14,000 custo m e rs every right across the country, 14,000 customers every minute over the last few days, all set up and supported bya few days, all set up and supported by a store managers likejill. few days, all set up and supported by a store managers like jill. good morning. how are you? very well thank you. how do you feel over the weekend when you get up in the morning before the store opens? ready for it, really, all of the collea g u es ready for it, really, all of the colleagues are here already set up, the shelves are looking good, the shop is looking great this morning so we are ready for another busy morning. and are you counting down the hours until christmas? counting down the hours until christmas eve, yes, people running in until 6pm for last—minute purchase but we are here

and ready for them. do you have to make sure you are fully stocked for 7pm this evening as well? yes, because we will shut at 7pm this evening and then we will open on boxing day, so we need the shop to be perfect, replenished and ready for boxing day. these guys will be working hard, you have them working ha rd working hard, you have them working hard and we will chat more about that. i will let you crack on. so that. i will let you crack on. so thatis that. i will let you crack on. so that is a lot for them to get on for the rest of the day but we know that we haven't been going to the high street as much as in previous years. will that filter through to retailers like tesco? two people appeared out of the blue this morning for us, diane and tom. good morning. your company keeps an eye on the amount people hitting the high street and the retail parts, so what have you seen in the last few days, good or bad news? not so good really. footfall obviously increased as the week progressed and with or friday was the busiest day. in fact it was actually saturday that was the busiest day. it peaked quite late this year and that's partly because people were out looking for late bargains and we hope that the retailers discount further. it is

still lower than last year so it is not a good year for retail. 0k, tom, you are a turkey farmer, does the mood at all about spending affect you? not asked in particular because all of our sales are private to customers who come to the farm to be at their turkeys and nobody ever says anything about the price. they are all happy to pay what we charge. the one thing everyone has a night on his price. has it changed for you? it has changed slightly this year because of the year we have had with the weather, with the heat wave in the summer, the yields of grain have been down and it has meant that the price of the year, food prices, has it had a knock—on effect, have supermarkets done well, have they struggled? there supermarkets done well, have they struggled ? there has supermarkets done well, have they struggled? there has been competition among all of the supermarket and they are competing on price level of the entrants into the market and the german supermarkets are really competing very heavily. so that's been a real challenge for retail, food retail,

over the last couple of years, but actually i think what we have seen over this year is food is fairly resilient and people still want christmas dinner. they are probably willing to sacrifice non—food and christmas presents to have a really nice christmas lunch, yeah. great, thank you, i love the christmas jumper, tom, i know you are hiding zero and i have mine past somewhere. we will speak with some shoppers to find out what they are leaving until the very last minute. that will be interesting, thank you.” the very last minute. that will be interesting, thank you. i am leaving quite a bit until the last minute.” think i haven't but i might be entirely wrong and i will find out until it is too late. they have stock in the shops. anything you need i am sure that you have that. once you've opened your presents and eaten your christmas lunch, it's time to settle down for some festive tv. totally, yes! comfy trousers on. call the midwife is always one of the most—watched programmes and more than 9 million of us tuned in last year.

breakfast'sjohn mcguire has been behind the scenes to meet some of the cast, to find out what's in store for this year's christmas special. a baby. a baby? yes definitely. it is my wife... it wouldn't be christmas without someone calling the midwife. which phone box? i can't remember. for the seventh year running, the deliveries and dramas of the team at no night as house will take pride of place tomorrow night on bbc one. it is the fabled morecambe and wise lot.” night on bbc one. it is the fabled morecambe and wise lot. i know, i know, it is unbelievable. none of us, none of us take it for granted, you know. it is such an honour. it is incredible, the way that the public care about it, really. and we are getting to meet more. it is just great. as your turkey digest a you settle down on the sofa, spare a thought for doctor turner, played by

stephen mcgann, his wife, heidi thomas, writes and produces the show, so what is christmas like at their house? chaos, they are terrible, and they have been terrible, and they have been terrible for years, because you perform a public duty, it is rowan, when everyone else has christmas dinnerand when everyone else has christmas dinner and goes to watch call the midwife, she makes christmas dinner for everybody and goes and has her gut turned over because of a show on at christmas. it is a great responsibility at christmas too and we always feel that sense of responsibility. tomorrow night's special kicks off the new series to ta ke special kicks off the new series to take us into 1964. julie agutter is one of the original cast and she says pa rt of one of the original cast and she says part of the show‘s success is how it captures the times it covers. when we first started in 1958 there was still a sense of the war being left behind, but it was there and it had its ramifications. the nhs, the wonderful nhs, had started, lots of

new things, then this kind of burst, these are murders of new art, new music, new science, going into space —— the emergence. everything was... it was a very powerful, extraordinary time. despite the snow and decorations, the programme was filmed back in may, very special guest filmed back in may, very special gu est stars filmed back in may, very special guest stars are the kingdom choir, who returned to the showjust six days after singing at harry and meghan ‘s wedding. what time they have had. surreal, under real, phenomenal, exciting, fun, magical. had to do that. tomorrow night, we will hear hark the herald angels, but a special treat, a reminder of how they wowed the royal wedding of the world several months ago. # just as long as you stand, stand by me. # so, darling, darling, stand by me. # stand by me... # stand by me me...

0h, oh, that is just lovely. oh, that isjust lovely. can oh, that is just lovely. can we leave that on? thank you so much. we have more singing on the programme, haven't we? we have carol's carols. yeah, we have. the christmas special of call the midwife is on bbc one at 7:45pm tomorrow evening. and another great thing that is on the tv tomorrow. 0h, and another great thing that is on the tv tomorrow. oh, i am on the tv tomorrow. that is very kind of you! even better, and carol kirkwood. we will be here on breakfast, tomorrow morning, christmas day from 6am, i can hardly wait! laughter. see you tomorrow, and in a couple of minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i am alice solfied. london's mayor has called for charity—worker

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today, in time for christmas. sadiq khan met her husband richard to offer his support. the british—iranian from west hampstead, who turns 40 on boxing day, was jailed two years ago after being convicted of spying, which she denies. rail passengers travelling both in and out of the capital today are facing disruption. london paddington and euston station are closed, and planned engineering work will affect liverpool street station as well as many of the major lines. the family of a woman who was critcally ill with leukamia are preparing to welcome her home for christmas after raising thousands of pounds to pay for a private ambulance to transport her from hospital. sunita, from woolwich, spent 28 days in an induced coma after surviving multiple organ failure and sepsis. christmas is always a special time of year, but i think this one,

definitely, this one definitely more special than most of the others have been. she is actually testament that miracles do happen. now let's take a look at this morning's travel. on the tubes, there are planned christmas closures on the overground between edmonton green and cheshunt, romford and upminster and south tottenham and barking. there are also planned closures on tfl rail. on the trains, lots of engineering works as i mentioned earlier, there's no service on southern between victoria and clapham junction. but good news on the roads, this is the marylebone flyover and you can see it's looking unusually clear at the moment there. time to have a look at your christmas weather with georgina burnett. good morning. well, high pressure is dominating christmas week, so a fairly dry forecast, but quite a bit of fog and cloud around. so today is looking like a fairly grey christmas eve. there will be some breaks to give us the odd bit of brightness, but it's going to be feeling a bit cooler as well. so you can see there mightjust be

the odd glimpse of sunshine, but certainly not for everyone. and temperatures today getting up to about eight celsius, so feeling a little on the chilly side. now, flying conditions for father christmas tonight, well, we'll see fog developing through this evening, so he will have to use rudolf‘s nose to guide him. there will be some breaks, but not enough to give him a clear passage. but not much of a break. a bit of frost developing. temperatures may reach freezing at some point. so, for tomorrow, for christmas day, it's looking like a frosty, chilly start to the day. there will be some brightness, some sunshine even for some, but some stubborn cloud elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow getting up to about nine celsius. and you'll notice those temperatures on the rise. so it is becoming milder after christmas day. boxing day, well, we could see highs of ten or 11 celsius. there's always quite a bit of cloud around, but the chance of some sunny spells. so have a lovely christmas week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.

plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and sally. merry christmas from bbc london. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with sally nugent and louise minchin. our headlines today: rescue workers race against time to find survivors of the indonesian tsunami that has killed at least 280 people. and, as the volcano that is believed to have triggered it continues to erupt, there are fears the death toll will rise. respect and understanding — the queen uses her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. good morning. we haven't exactly been hitting the high street hard but are we forking out for our food? iamata but are we forking out for our food? i am at a supermarket in cardiff to ask some shoppers what they are

spending this christmas. here they come. is it now a three—horse title race in the premier league? tottenham hit six past everton to stay in touch with the top of the table. and we will be catching up on the deliveries and drama of call the midwife, ahead of its christmas day special. # ding dong merrily on high. good morning from winchester cathedral. you are listening to some of the choristers and it is a cold start to the day with a touch of frost. milder in the south—west where we have some rain, but we also have some issues with fog. i will have more in 15 minutes. it is monday 24 december. our top story: indonesia is braced for the possibility of a further tsunami after a wave triggered by an erupting volcano killed more than 280 people and wounded more than 1,000 others. residents who live in the sunda strait on the islands

of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground after the tsunami hit coastal areas. the volcano anak krakatau has been continuing to erupt, as rescue efforts get underway. our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. 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. 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. 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. 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've been pushed into each other, on top of what was holiday villa. here at this local clinic, desperate families are looking for their relatives. the injured are still arriving, and the death toll is still rising. officials believe underwater landslides caused by eruptions at the nearby anak krakatau volcano may have triggered the huge waves. it is still active.

authorities are warning that there could be another tsunami, and telling people to stay away from the beaches. earlier on breakfast we spoke to hilman agung, from oxfam, who is in the worst—affected banten province in indonesia. there are still areas still isolated. people are still evacuating themselves and their relatives so the main priorities is still evacuation and lifesaving. there are still bodies here to be found. the numbers are still increasing. this is yet the second day. and then the second priority is to provide food and water to those who are evacuating, in the camps. in aboutan

in about an hour's time, we will speak to somebody on standby in the uk to go and help with that evacuation if it becomes necessary. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments which have been released by buckingham palace are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. here is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. throughout her reign, the queen has always been notably cautious whenever it has come to making a comment which could be construed as an observation about the political debate. but with the nation divided over brexit, it would be strange if the head of state, in her one personal message of the year, did not make some attempt to address people's concerns. her christmas message was recorded earlier this month at buckingham palace, when the brexit debate in parliament was at its height. in the broadcast, she will say this. the context of those

remarks isn't clear from what buckingham palace has released. it may be doubted whether the queen has said anything explicit about brexit. but it is clear the palace is hoping these few words, and a reference to the need for the christmas spirit of goodwill to be heeded, will be construed as an attempt by the monarch to soothe the brexit debate. and i know lots of you will be watching that on christmas day. you can watch the queen's speech tomorrow at 3:00pm on bbc one. whether you are driving home for christmas or taking the train instead, it is set to be a busy day of travel across the uk, as people head home for the festive period. and while it is common practice for engineering works to take place over christmas and boxing day, this year, network rail has warned disruption on some routes may last until the new year. navteljohal is at london euston with the latest. it is pretty quiet at the moment,

and people really need to do so because —— people really need to do so not because there is so much going on. this is one of the most affected places in euston, if i wa nted affected places in euston, if i wanted to see you in salford, i would need to get the 7:45am train to manchester or face a 2.5 day wait for the next train which is still a better situation than a paddington, where there are no trains running today, tomorrow or boxing day. it is even worse at london victoria, the second busiest railway station in britain, where there are no southern trains running until the second of january. one of the worst affected lines is running from east anglia to london liverpool street, where there are no trains running until two january, so bad news for people trying to get from london to norwich, ipswich or colchester. also among the worst affected bases are

also on the east midlands train line, a reduced service to liverpool lime street as well, as well as disruption in north wales as well. if you are thinking i will avoid all of this and get in my car instead, also be warned that the aa says that 50% of motorists will be using the main roads today. if you can, plan ahead and avoid travelling altogether. if you want to come to manchester you need to be sure you are on the 7:45pm tonight, or that is it. that's it, 7:45pm train. hgppy is it. that's it, 7:45pm train. happy christmas. sussex police has defended its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source, and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. andy moore sent this report from gatwick, where police say they have found a damaged drone. the working assumption is that this may well be the drone that was seen

by so many people over gatwick. so there is a forensic examination of that drone. that means checking it forfingerprints or dna. a parallel digital investigation — is there any electronic evidence of when and where it was flown? and meanwhile, the couple from crawley, nearby crawley, who were arrested, they have been released without charge. police say they are no longer being treated as suspects. the airport here has been working at full tilt, almost as normal, trying to catch up on that backlog of flights from a couple of days ago. police say they are interviewing 67 people who said they saw that drone. that includes police officers, ground staff here at gatwick, members of the public. they say that, despite that weight of evidence, they have to keep an open mind. they say there is a possibility, just a possibility, that there may not have been any drones over gatwick in the first place. chris evans is currently hosting his final radio 2 breakfast

show this morning. the end of an era. he is stepping down after almost nine years at the helm. at the programme's peak, it attracted 10 million listeners. chris will be replaced by zoe ball in the new year. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. after eight years, this is it. no more good morning crisp club, kids get a fanfare or who is on the phone. it's the last chris evans brea kfast phone. it's the last chris evans breakfast show on radio two, and at its peak almost 10 million people tuned in every week after he defied predictions and actually managed to surpass sir terry wogan's audiences. in september he quit saying he wa nted in september he quit saying he wanted a new challenge, in a career which has included the big brea kfast, which has included the big breakfast, tfi friday, and top gear, if only for one season. the bbc director said he believed chris

evans's departure was influenced by the bbc being forced to publish staff salaries. last year was the top of that list, earning more than £2 million. this is not the end of him on the bbc. last week he was confirmed on the one show that he will be signing up to be a co ntesta nt will be signing up to be a contestant on next yea r‘s strictly. i have said yes, i have said yes. my wife would like to go every week. this means that when he appears on it takes two, chris evans will be interviewed by the person taking over from interviewed by the person taking overfrom him on radio two, zoe ball, an appointment he gave his blessing. i think she is a fantastic pick, the best person for thejob. and chris will be going head—to—head with zoe when he starts his new virgin radio breakfast show on one january. i have that heady cocktail of excitement and sadness. definitely up for strictly? yes, yes. and with moira stuartjoining

classic fm, sara cox, and lauren laverne starting on breakfast, the new year really does herald a new era in radio. i know that so many of you watch brea kfast i know that so many of you watch breakfast and listen to him, and he has cheered up many of your mornings. so very good luck.” has cheered up many of your mornings. so very good luck. i don't know if you can see from that shot, he was bringing one of his kids into work, which he does sometimes, he gets the whole family involved. thousands of pilgrims are expected to arrive in bethlehem today for the annual christmas eve parade. bethlehem is believed by christians to be the birthplace ofjesus, and preparations are underway to welcome large crowds over the next few days. the bbc‘s middle east correspondent yollande knell is there for us this morning. good morning to you. it looks fairly quiet at the moment, but i expect it will be much busier throughout the day to day. that's right. well, you

might have spoken a bit too soon, because we can hear the palestinian scout bands beginning to pass by, and they are playing with gusto. palestine tv is doing its own morning broadcast outside the nativity church just behind me. that church has been on the site since the fourth century, so for centuries, bethlehem has made its living from tourism, and according to the palestinian tourism ministry, this year has been a bumper year for tourist coming here. that is after tourism has really recovered from some flareups in israel— palestinian conflict. last year was marred by u nrest after conflict. last year was marred by unrest after president trump recognised jerusalem as israel's capital, and of course, the palestinians want east jerusalem capital, and of course, the palestinians want eastjerusalem to be the capital of their future state. so although the politics still remains very difficult, right now, the message that has come from local officials and from regular palestinians alike is that this year there must be celebrations, this

must be a happy christmas. thank you very much indeed. and we will be back there in about an hour's time. as we have been hearing this morning, people living in the sunda strait region of indonesia have been warned to keep away from beaches because of fears a second tsunami could strike. the eruption of volcano anak krakatau caused giant waves to crash into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java, killing at least 281 people, with many more still missing as rescue efforts get underway. well, some extraordinary pictures from there. let's speak now to kathy mueller from the red cross, who is in the city of palu, in indonesia, where a tsunami struck back in september. good morning to you. thank you so much forjoining us. i know that you are not there in the region right now. what do you know about it and what are the main priorities for them? well, we do have teams from them? well, we do have teams from the indonesian red cross, which deployed immediately after the

tsunami and again yesterday. about 70 people from the red cross currently on the ground and there are two main priorities at the moment. so, one is making sure that the immediate needs of people who survived the tsunami, that they are addressed, and then of course taking pa rt addressed, and then of course taking part in the search and rescue operations, so that if there is anyone who is trapped in the rubble, that they can be pulled out and brought to safety as quickly as possible. you are in palu, which was of course really badly affected in september. just give us an idea, three months on, how are things there? well, this country really needs a break. this is the third major disaster that they have had sincejuly. there was a series of earthquakes on the island of lombok injuly and earthquakes on the island of lombok in july and august. earthquakes on the island of lombok injuly and august. and the september tsunami and earthquake here in palu and of course the tsunami a couple of days ago. so we are three months into the response here and we still have thousands of people living in tented camp

settings. our focus at the red cross is to try to shift as many people as possible back to their own communities, where it is feasible, and into more safe and secure shelters. tents are wonderful in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, but they are not meant to be long—term, they start leaking, there is not a lot of privacy. so, to help with people's recovery, if we can get them into secure shelter, back into their communities, that helps to spur the recovery process. and also living in those circumstances, disease can become an issue, can't it? of course, yes. it is the rainy season right now in indonesia, so we are concerned about disease outbreak here in sulawesi and that will be a concern in the tsunami area that was just hit, sumatra and java. people are not living in their normal conditions, infrastructure is also damaged, so what we are doing with the red cross, we are actually sending in things like tarpaulins to

give people a little bit of shelter, some protection from the elements, we are sending in blankets, it gets chilly at night, to keep them warm, then we are deploying health teams, so mobile clinics, once the roads are opened up, these teams can go into the remote affected areas and provide first aid that is greatly needed. 0k, we appreciate your time. thank you very much for your time. we're bringing you the weather from winchester cathedral this morning as carol's carols reaches its festive finale. good morning to you, carol. let's have a look. oh, it is beautiful. isn't it? good morning, both. it is beautiful. it has been lovely to listen to the carols on the tour around the country and in winchester cathedral we have a treat for you, because we have 17 choristers here, and in total there are 42 but we

have the boys this morning, aged between eight and 13 and they will perform in the cathedral this afternoon at 5:30pm and then they are performing at three services on christmas day itself. and if you wa nt to christmas day itself. and if you want to hear them, you can hear them with us at 7:45am and they will singh once in royal david city. we heard them rehearsing and it is lovely. the weather isn't quite so lovely, we have some rain and fog but there is some sunshine today into day's forecast. the fog this morning is dense in places across parts of the midlands, for example, cheshire, into merseyside, northern ireland and the central lowlands. now, some of that will lift, some of it will stick, visibility is poor and if you are stuck underneath it, thenit and if you are stuck underneath it, then it will hold that the temperatures. we've also got some rain courtesy of a weather front time in across devon and cornwall, south wales and the channel islands, but that is fairly light and fairly

patchy. so through the day as the weather front nt news to move northwards, it will take loud with it, the bright skies will be further north —— the weather front will move northwards. that is when we lose the fog that we have. windy too for the northern isles through the day, but here too it should remain largely dry. so we will hang on to some of the fog, it will hold back the temperatures, rain across the south—west will weaken, the cloud building ahead of it across wales, the midlands, east anglia and the south. the brightest skies for north—east england and also scotland. temperatures today nothing to write home about. it will be chillier than yesterday. now through this evening and overnight as soon as it gets dark you will find fog will quickly reform, especially across eastern england, from east anglia, heading through lincolnshire towards yorkshire. some of that will be dense. at the same time we have a weather front coming from the west, that will introduce more cloud. in the west as a result it won't be as cold. in the east it will be cold

with temperatures around or below freezing. so some of the fog will be freezing. so some of the fog will be freezing fog. tomorrow, christmas day, it will take its time to lift and again we have cloud from the west, some of it will be thick enough to produce some drizzle here and there. sunny skies, north—east scotland, south—east england and north—east wales. then as we move on into boxing day, still a fairly cloudy day ahead, but there will be some brighter breaks especially in the south—east this time. but at the same time we have a weather front coming across the north—west and thatis coming across the north—west and that is going to introduce some rain which will turn heavier and more persistent across the outer hebrides and north—west scotland through the course of the day. sal and lou, i wish you could hear the rehearsals that we can hear because the choristers have the voices of angels. they are beautiful. 0h, they we re angels. they are beautiful. 0h, they were lovely earlier, they are gorgeous. it has been sounding amazing. thank you so much, carol andi amazing. thank you so much, carol and i know we have much more from the choristers, as you mention, through the programme this morning.

it is lovely, thanks, carol. christmas can be a difficult time of year for young people who've recently left ca re. they often have no family to spend the festive period with and friends tend to be with their own loved ones. our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste, who himself grew up in care, has been to wigan, where volunteers are busy making plans for care—leavers to celebrate the big day together. a glimpse of christmas spirit. volunteers gathering to organise a festive dinner for young people who have left the care system. we are at a location in wigan where volunteers have come together to prepare for a christmas dinnerfor care leavers. now, i grew up in care in south—east london, and i never had this sort of event put on for me when i was in care and when i left care. so i'm really excited to see how this will impact the care community here in wigan. should i help? it's great, suzy, it's great.

come on. alex and suzy our siblings who were split up in care. having spent eight years without seeing each other, they were reunited at a christmas eventjust like this one last year. just being able to be together is really nice. christmas is like meant to be a time for family and music. we looked down upon christmas, because it was a time when we didn't have much as kids. and now we come back now. you get presents, you get food. it's good. it's a nice place to be at christmas time. you don't feel out of place. it's like being at home. it's like your own family, you go home with a big bag of presents at the end, it's nice. when you feel like you are on your own and you chat to people who have been through that — "oh, i've been through that i remember that," it's nice. what would christmas be like for you both without this christmas dinner? really, a happy time of year, that is what we missed for so long, it's normally a time for family, and that brings all the negatives

back for us i think. this is one of scores of dinners taking place across the country for care leavers. the initiative comes from the poet and campaigner, lemn sissay, who also grew up in care. christmas is not the easiest time for a lot of people who've left care, because they're not used to having family around, they're not used to getting presents. it's just a way of... this christmas dinner is a way of letting them feel love from the community. wigan council is now working alongside lemn sissay‘s foundation to support young people at the dinner. volunteers of staff from the council, local groups and individuals donating all kinds of gifts. are young people who are leaving care in wigan being supported enough by the council? in wigan, i think we have a good relationship with our care leavers. and i do feel that we take our corporate—parent responsibility very seriously. growing up between four foster families and a care home,

i know first—hand the unique set of challenges confronted by many young people when they leave care. merry christmas. hey! and while it will take more than a dinner to solve their problems, events like this at christmas, when most people are with theirfamilies, aim to give care leavers a sense of home. yeah, i do feel love, ‘cause obviously, you make your own little family and create your own atmosphere and i want to feel belonging at christmas. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. that is a lovely idea, isn‘t it? christmas is about people, isn‘t it? it is about people, you make your own little family, like the brea kfast own little family, like the breakfast family. and tell us who you are sharing christmas day with and why that‘s important as well. send me those messages. i will be here tomorrow keeping the company

from early in the morning and i would love to hear what you are up to. i will be watching you. the first thing you do on christmas day when the kids are up early is put the tele on. yes, there you go. carol will be here as well. still to come on breakfast: are all your presents wrapped and under the tree, or are you a last—minute shopper? you are still going shopping, argue? yes, going shoot shopping after we finish work. we‘re at a supermarket near cardiff to find out how retailers, suppliers and customers are faring in the rush up to the big day. good morning. good morning, yeah, the doors are open now, everybody is getting ready. some people have actually done the shopping. look at this chap. good morning. have a great christmas. doing well, i am impressed, straight through the doors earlier. you can see people lining upfor doors earlier. you can see people lining up for the veg. all the other people have put in has been worth it because people have what they want at the minute. it will be a busy day for supermarkets around the country, but how much are we spending? that‘s what we will look at over the rest of the morning because we haven‘t

been hitting the high street as much as we were last year. we haven‘t been spending as much as we were. so we will talk about through the rest of the morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i‘m alice salfield. london‘s mayor has called for charity—worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today, in time for christmas. sadiq khan met her husband richard to offer his support. the british—iranian, from west hampstead, who turns 40 on boxing day, was jailed two years ago after being convicted of spying, which she denies. people using the trains to get away this christmas will face disruption travelling in and out of london today. planned engineering work will affect many of the major lines. london paddington and euston station are closed. the family of a woman who was critcally ill with leukamia are preparing to welcome her home

for christmas after raising thousands of pounds to pay for a private ambulance to transport her from hospital. sunita beattie from woolwich spent 28 days in an induced coma after surviving multiple organ failure and sepsis. christmas is always a special time of year, but i think this one, definitely, this one‘s definitely more special than most of the others have been. she's actually testament that miracles do happen. now let‘s take a look at this morning‘s travel. on the tubes, there are planned christmas closures on the overground between edmonton green and cheshunt, romford and upminster, and south tottenham and barking. there are also planned closures on tfl rail. on the trains, lots of engineering works, as i mentioned earlier. there‘s no service on southern between victoria and clapham junction. but good news on the roads, this is the marylebone flyover and, you can see, it‘s looking unusually clear at the moment there. time for your christmas weather with georgina burnett. good morning.

well, high pressure is dominating christmas week, so a fairly dry forecast, but quite a bit of fog and cloud around. so, today is looking like a fairly grey christmas eve. there will be some breaks to give us the odd bit of brightness, but it‘s going to be feeling a bit cooler as well. so you can see there mightjust be the odd glimpse of sunshine, but certainly not for everyone. and temperatures today getting up to about eight celsius, so feeling a little on the chilly side. now, flying conditions for father christmas tonight, well, we‘ll see fog developing through this evening, so he will have to use rudolf‘s nose to guide him. there will be some breaks, but not enough to give him a clear passage. but not much in the way of wind. a bit of frost developing, though. temperatures may reach freezing at some point. so, for tomorrow, for christmas day, it‘s looking like a frosty, chilly start to the day. there will be some brightness, some sunshine even for some, but some stubborn cloud elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow getting up to about nine celsius. and you‘ll notice those

temperatures on the rise. so it is becoming milder after christmas day. boxing day, well, we could see highs of ten or 11 celsius. there‘s always quite a bit of cloud around, but the chance of some sunny spells. so have a lovely christmas week. no white christmas, then. i‘ll be back with the latest in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. for now though it‘s back to louise and sally. and merry christmas from bbc london! hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and sally nugent. here is a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news: rescue workers in indonesia have stepped up their search for survivors of a tsunami which is now known to have killed more than 280 people. giant waves hit the sunda strait without warning on saturday night. residents have been advised to stay away from beaches after fears that continuing eruptions of the anak krakatau volcano could triggerfurther deadly tidal surges. earlier on breakfast we spoke to hilman agung, from oxfam, who is in

the worst—affected banten province in indonesia. there are still areas that are still isolated. people are still evacuating themselves in the higher—ground areas. so the main priorities is still evacuation and lifesaving. there are still bodies here to be found. the number is still increasing. this is yet the second day. so — and then the second priority is to provide food and water to those who are evacuating, in the camps. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments which have been released by buckingham palace are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. you can watch the queen‘s speech tomorrow at 3:00pm on bbc one.

thousands of passengers travelling by train are expected to face major disruption to theirjourneys over christmas, with some destinations left without services until the new year. network rail has warned customers to plan theirjourneys and to expect delays, as a combination of engineering works, which usually take place over the quieter festive period, and strikes will see some closures continue until january. sussex police has defended its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source, and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. the force responded on twitter to speculation that no drones were involved, saying, "we are investigating 67 drone sightings made by public, passengers, police officers and staff at gatwick airport. we have recovered a damaged drone. we‘re conducting house—to—house enquiries and taking statements from all who reported sightings."

chris evans is currently hosting his final radio 2 breakfast programme. this morning he arrived at broadcasting house in london for a 6:30am start and told us how he was feeling before his last show. he is stepping down after almost nine years at the helm. at the programme‘s peak, it attracted 10 million listeners. chris will be replaced by strictly: it takes two host zoe ball, who will become the first woman to present the breakfast slot on radio 2. i have this heady cocktail of sadness and excitement. definitely up sadness and excitement. definitely upfor sadness and excitement. definitely up for strictly? i am, yes. i love the way he still has to check in, showed his past. no excuses. good

luck, chris. he is very relaxed going in, isn‘t he? it looks like he just starts talking, and we alljoin in. and brilliantly, relentlessly cheerful, as we all are in the morning. you are making them turnover to listen to radio two. are you nervous about mauricio? i am, liverpool and manchester city are the clear favourites, but there was another result for tottenham and a lot of goals. the last premier league game before christmas was the highest—scoring this season so far. tottenham ran riot at goodison park, 6—2 — and to think that everton actually took the lead, but not for very long. son heung—min took full advantage of a defensive mix—up to equalise. dele alli then reacted first to a pickford save and made it 2—1. harry kane gave them

a comfortable lead at half—time. christian eriksen scored a fantastic half—volley just after the break. everton pulled one back, but son and kane got their second goals of the match. this was the pick of them — an 18—pass move. the win moves tottenham two points off manchester city, in second place, six off leaders liverpool, but are they really title contenders. i still believe that liverpool and manchester city are the real contenders to win the premier league, and then we are there. chelsea, arsenal and manchester united are still a long way. i think it‘s still a long way to say if we‘re a real contender or not. i think it‘s still early. for the last ten seasons in the championship,

whoever was top at christmas also got promoted to the prmier league. leeds will be looking to make that 11 seasons. they are top after a brilliant comeback away at aston villa. they were 2—0 down at the break, but this stoppage—time strike from kemar roofe completed a brilliant second—half performance that takes leeds a point above norwich city. villa, who missed out on promotion last season, are three points off the play—offs and 15 behind leeds. steven gerrard laid into his rangers players at half—time as they came from behind to beat stjohnstone. he said they were awful, but they are nowjust a point behind celtic in the scottish premiership, and it is the old firm match next weekend. alfredo morelos completed the turnaround for rangers, with just two minutes left to go. that was his second of the match and his 19th goal of the season. it finished 2—1 to rangers. bath have moved into the top half of the rugby union premiership table

after a 24—12 win over wasps. freddie burns was their star — 19 points in all, including this try, in front of more than 30,000 at the ricoh arena in coventry. wasps have won just one of their last 12 games. in yesterday‘s other match, gloucester stay third after a win at bottom side newcastle falcons. great britain‘s scott brash finished fifth in the showjumping grand prix at the olympia horse show. and it was all going very well with his horse hello jefferson until this. he did recover to finish the course, though, but that refusal ended any hopes of victory. the event was won by italian alberto zorzi. last year‘s winner, rob cross, claimed an emphatic victory over spaniard cristo reyes at the pdc world darts championship. cross ‘high voltage‘ was rarely troubled and took the match 4—0 to move into the last 16 at alexandra palace. and, if you are feeling like some exercise to run those extra

chocolates off this christmas eve, these guys might inspire you. 57 athletes at the annual antarctica marathon take on a full 26 miles in temperatures as low as —20 degrees celsius. it costs about £13,000 to enter. a polish winner of the men‘s race. a lithuanian won the women‘s race. not why, why not? 13,000 very good reasons why not. you can't see which way they are going, but they follow these little blue flags. the winner did it in about four hours. that is amazing. that is ridiculous. minus 20. fancy that? iwas in amazing. that is ridiculous. minus 20. fancy that? i was in until! heard about the pricetag. no, no. that is just on the deep heat. keeping your legs warm.” that is just on the deep heat. keeping your legs warm. i have said i will not take on any challengers

until at least the new year. that is next week. exactly. let's go back to our top story, the man of the moment, mauricio, the spurs manager. it was everton two, spurs six, and also his 26th wedding anniversary, spooky. here he is talking to match of the day‘s mark chapman about it. 26th wedding anniversary today. 26, incredible. 2—6 the scoreline. i want to send all my love to my wife, congratulations. because i believe in universal energy, and today was unbelievable, because the whole day i was thinking i need to find a present for my wife. so this is the present? this is the present. 2—6, unbelievable. i can‘t... i can't. .. did i can't... did you understand i can't. .. did you understand what he says? he says i believe in the

energy. what does that mean? numerology and all that stuff, the power of coincidence.” numerology and all that stuff, the power of coincidence. i think his wife probably wants more than that asa wife probably wants more than that as a present. i don‘t know. wife probably wants more than that as a present. i don't know. thank you very much, we will see you a little bit later. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. we are joined now by entertainment journalist emma bullimore. shall we quickly have a quick think about what to watch and what not to watch? well, january is the real bumper season these days, when they bring out the new dramas and it is really exciting. tonight is a really good night, i knew stephen merchant comedy, a ghost story, what more could you want? and tomorrow, unimaginative, but your favourites that you like to see on christmas day. your strictly special, your

call the midwife special, but no doctor who. why no doctor who? well, the episode is set on new year‘s day, iam not the episode is set on new year‘s day, i am not sure if that is part of it, but it is quite stellar spot, new year‘s day, as well. white back looking ahead, you said january will be sort of umpire. what has caught your eye? starts injanuary is the new les mis. no songs, so if you liked the story but can‘t deal with the musical element, watch this one. it is done by andrew davies, who made the pride and prejudice for the bbc, and obviously the victor hugo book, it is more faithful to the book, it is more faithful to the book than the musical, and dominic west is jean valjean. i watched a little bit of it as i was doing some revision to do an interview about

it, and you straight in right from the beginning. and beautifully shot as well. and also luther. yes, and so that we are notjust talking about the bbc, the big drama is torvill and dean. a big biotech. that is difficult because we know what they look like —— biopic. the only thing people want to know is was there any romance or a spark, so hopefully we will find out. looking at the inside of the papers, in the sun, simon cowell and at the inside of the papers, in the sun, simon cowelland bruno. obviously he poached alesha dixon. that is a bit cheeky, the judging panel on strictly is one of the best judging panels on television. bruno said yes, he has approached me, and i will talk to him if there is an

interesting show. give me ideas. but he wouldn‘t leave strictly. interesting show. give me ideas. but he wouldn't leave strictly. he has been on strictly 17 years and done the american version. i don‘t think he is going anywhere. this piece is in the times, talking about advertisers. so coronation street has done product placement for a little while, they have a co—op, they have a costa, i don‘t mind that, because it breaks the realism went that, because it breaks the realism we nt i nstea d that, because it breaks the realism went instead of google they have search finder or something like that. and jewellers and companies are saying i will have that spot as i will reach so many eyeballs. it is the slippery slope of advertising on drama. i would assure you this picture, we do not buy a puppy for christmas, but this is a sweet story, and they are not necessarily christmas puppies, but tell us about these puppies. well, i do know the last time you have seen one of these. i remember it being called

some strange name. apparently they are more endangered than the giant panda, in there —— there are only 79 of them around. i don't know what they look like as grown—ups. of them around. i don't know what they look like as grown-ups. they had short legs and bigger faces. very cute. definitely want one of them. i really do. lovely to see you, i think we‘ll see you in an hour as well. love the shoes, by the way. christmas shoes. can we get a shot of emma‘s shoes? be brave, let‘s do emma‘s shoes. brilliant. shot of emma‘s shoes? be brave, let's do emma's shoes. brilliant. we have shoe envy. we‘re bringing you the weather from winchester cathedral this morning as carol‘s carols reaches its festive finale. she is here, good morning. good morning, everyone. you are quite right. look at winchester cathedral. isn‘t it beautiful, lit up this

morning? at grade one listed building, one of the largest in europe, and we will hear from the choristers very shortly but first of all let‘s get on with the weather. the forecast today is sunny spells, we have some fog in the forecast, some of it will linger, some of it will stick all day and we have some rain too, courtesy of the weather front coming in across south wales, devon and cornwall and the channel islands. now as we go through the day that will slowly move northwards, but where we have fog, the north—west midlands, cheshire, merseyside, manchester, northern ireland for example, central scotland, if that sticks, well, temperatures won‘t get much higher than two or three degrees and it is a cold start to the day anyway but for many of us the further north you travel the brighter the skies with some sunshine, however it‘s going to be pretty windy today across the northern isles. so looking at the forecast through the day you can see how the rain turns more like an patchy in nature and then there is more of a band of cloud moving north

across southern england, east anglia, the midlands, parts of wales. norfor that we anglia, the midlands, parts of wales. nor for that we are looking at some sunshine but hanging onto a bit of cloud —— north of that. temper is a bit cooler than it was yesterday. now when it gets dark quite quickly more fog will reform through lincolnshire and yorkshire and it could be dense. —— temperature—wise a bit cooler than it was yesterday. the weather front from the west introducing thicker cloud and drizzle. it will be cold as well with the blue hues on the charts, so freezing fog in eastern areas, but where we have cloud from the west, temperatures hold up a bit higher. so into christmas day and fog will linger, some will lift, it will be fairly cloudy for most on christmas day, some sunshine across north—east scotland, south—east england, and also north—east wales to name but a few and temperatures again nothing to write home about. and by the time we get to boxing day, well, still a fair bit of cloud around, the bright sky is likely

across the south—east, and at the same time we have a weather front coming in across the north—west of scotland. that‘s going to introduce some rain which will turn heavier and more persistent as we go through the course of the day. so if you we re the course of the day. so if you were hoping for a white christmas, you certainly won‘t find one in the uk, but someone i found this morning is the musical director here, luxton, good morning. lovely to see you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but how you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but how do you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but how do you you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but how do you choose you. lovely to see you. you have the choristers, we will see them in a jiffy, but how do you choose the christmas carols? i like a variety of carols, some of the more famous ones, like silent night, celebrating the 200th anniversary tonight from the 200th anniversary tonight from the first performance near salzburg, that i mix it up with some that not so well—known, but should be well known, year for example we used a carol from sally beamish, a lovely gentle carol for the stillness of the church, so it is a variety. which is your favourite? tomorrow

shall be my dancing day. it is quite jazzy and it is one that the kids like to sing as well. what will they sing? once in royal david's city, from hymns for little children. sing? once in royal david's city, from hymns for little childrenm has been a pleasure, take it away. once in royal david‘s city... # stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby, in a manger for his bed: mary was that mother mild, jesus christ, her little child. # he came down to earth from

heaven, who is god and lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall: with the poon his cradle was a stall: with the poor, and mean, and lowly, lived on earth our saviour holy. applause. what a lovely treat. carol, please can you pass on alli thanks, that was just beautiful. can you pass on alli thanks, that wasjust beautiful. they have voices of angels. they really do. we are feeling properly festive. we really are. that is christmas. shall we

continue? yes. once you‘ve opened your presents and eaten your christmas lunch, it‘s time to settle down for some festive tv. call the midwife is always one of the most watched programmes and more than 9 million of us tuned in last year. breakfast‘sjohn mcguire has been behind the scenes to meet some of the cast, to find out what‘s in store for this year‘s christmas special. it‘s my wife! she‘s by the phone box... it wouldn‘t be christmas without someone calling the midwife. which phone box? i can‘t remember! for the seventh year running, the deliveries and dramas of the team at nonnatus house will take pride of place tomorrow night on bbc one. it‘s the fabled morecambe and wise slot. i know, i know, it‘s unbelievable! none of us, absolutely none of us take it for granted, you know. it‘s such an honour. it‘s incredible, the way that the public care about it, really. and we‘re getting to meet more. and we‘re just having the most wonderful time making it. it‘s just great. action. and as your turkey digests, and you settle down on the sofa,

spare a thought for doctor turner, played by stephen mcgann. his wife, heidi thomas, writes and produces the show. so what are christmases like at their house? chaos, they‘re terrible, and they‘ve been terrible for years, because she performs in incredible public duty, which is to have her christmas roundly ruined by — when everybody else has their christmas dinner and goes to watch call the midwife, she makes christmas dinner for everybody and then goes and has her guts wrenched and turned over because she‘s got a show on at christmas. because there‘s a great responsibility at christmas, too, and we feel — always feel that sense of responsibility. tomorrow night‘s special kicks off the new series, which will take us into 1964. jenny agutter is one of the original cast, and says part of the show‘s success is how it captures the times it covers. when we first started in ‘58, there was still very much a sense of the war being left behind, but it was there and it had its ramifications.

the nhs, the wonderful nhs, had started, lots of new things, and then this kind of burst, this emergence of new art, new music, new science, going into space. everything was... it was a very powerful, extraordinary time. despite the snow and the decorations, the programme was filmed back in may. very special guest stars are the kingdom choir, who returned to the showjust six days after singing at harry and meghan‘s wedding. what a week they had. try and sum up your week. um, surreal, under real, phenomenal, exciting, fun, magical. had to do that. laughter. tomorrow night, you will hear hark the herald angels, but as a special treat, a reminder of how they wowed the royal wedding and the world seven months ago. # just as long as you stand, stand by me. # so, darling, darling, stand by me. # stand by me.

# stand by me # imean, i mean, breakfast in the last ten minutes has had some really stunning singing. thank you very much, everybody. i have loved it. brea kfast everybody. i have loved it. breakfast in the next few seconds, oh, that he is, where arley, that is him. ilove oh, that he is, where arley, that is him. i love that. i love that, he waived. —— where are we. the christmas special of call the midwife is on bbc one at 7:45pm tomorrow evening. thank you so much to santa for making an appearance. is your fridge fully stocked or are you a last—minute dasher? yeah! there are just a few shopping hours left until christmas, so we‘ve sent sean to stock up at a supermarket in penarth. sean, hello? focus. hi! good

morning, ifound sean, hello? focus. hi! good morning, i found the grand sean, hello? focus. hi! good morning, ifound the grand resource, thatis morning, ifound the grand resource, that is key, some of the things people forget the most, i think i crashed the jar. christmas eve morning, in tesco outside cardiff, it is getting busy, people are doing their shopping, i am getting in the way of everybody, not what they want. good morning. how has it been this morning compared with the week and we‘ve just had? this morning compared with the week and we've just had? the weekend was really busy on saturday and sunday it was really busy. it feels a little bit calmer this morning. we are trading this afternoon. it will be busy as the day goes on. the last hours will be frantic. in terms of how the last few days have been competitive last year, how has it fell for you in the store? we are trading really well actually. ifeel the last... the first two weeks in the last... the first two weeks in the run—up to christmas has been really busy. saturday and sunday was really busy. saturday and sunday was really busy. saturday and sunday was really busy. does that mean people are spending more? we are trading

really well, it is really good news. it has helped with the promotions we have had on. we have had some great offers on the counters, half priced beef and salmon. when you come in on the last day, what are the things... i have spotted the crab resource. what do people live to the last minute? things like rent resource, stuffing, the batteries and things like that, the last—minute... stuffing, the batteries and things like that, the last-minute. .. thank you, that is a good reminder. we will speak to you later. so, batteries, another good tip. it hasn‘t just been batteries, another good tip. it hasn‘tjust been supermarkets. it is not easy walking backwards with a trolley. we are chatting with diane and tom about the high street and how we are spending. good morning. we were talking over the last few days and weeks almost since black friday at the end of november on the high street, buying christmas presents, not food, how has it been? not as good as last year for sure. we have seen footfall drop in the weeks in december around 4% or 5%.

there was one week when it was slightly positive, but that was against a very bad week last year when the weather hit and we have severe snow and ice. generally the month has been pretty poor can have the last year. tom, when you speak among otherfarmers, the last year. tom, when you speak among other farmers, you the last year. tom, when you speak among otherfarmers, you are a turkey farmer, how do they feel this year is going? this year has been really ha rd in year is going? this year has been really hard in terms of the weather, with the best from the east in spring, it made lambing notoriously hard, snowing in the sheds, the spring was late, slow to grow, which meant it was late to get stock out, and then with the heatwave, the brass stopped growing, there was no grass for the sheep to eat, then the lambs at home, we were slowed at home getting them into the sales, so the prices were lower when we sold them in the end. quick question, we will talk about where people are spending, if you have a turkey, we have cranberry sauce? applesauce.

interesting, what do you make? interesting, what do you make? interesting combination. we will test it later. thank you. lots to talk about over the rest of the morning about how much we are spending, on carrots for rudolph, or on the spreads, prices are going up, but before we go into that, let‘s get the news, travel and weather wherever you are. —— weather. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m alice salfield. london‘s mayor has called for charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today, in time for christmas. sadiq khan met her husband richard to offer his support. the british—iranian, from west hampstead, who turns 40 on boxing day, was jailed two years ago after being convicted of spying, which she denies. people using the trains to get away this christmas will face disruption travelling in and out of london today. planned engineering work will affect many of the major lines

and means london paddington and euston station are closed. the family of a woman who was critcally ill with leukamia are preparing to welcome her home for christmas after raising thousands of pounds to pay for a private ambulance to transport her from hospital. sunita beattie, from woolwich, spent 28 days in an induced coma after surviving multiple organ failure and sepsis. christmas is always a special time of year, but i think this one, definitely, this one‘s definitely more special than most of the others have been. she's actually testament that miracles do happen. now let‘s take a look at this morning‘s travel. on the tubes, there are planned christmas closures on the overground between edmonton green and cheshunt, romford and upminster, and south tottenham and barking. there are also planned closures on tfl rail. on the trains, lots of engineering works, as i mentioned earlier. there‘s no service on southern between victoria and clapham

junction. there‘s a lane blocked and traffic is very slow on purley way heading northbound at stafford road. that‘s because of a collision involving two cars. and streatham high road is partially blocked in both directions because of a collision at guildersfield road. however, traffic is coping well so far. time for your christmas weather with georgina burnett. good morning. well, high pressure is dominating christmas week, so a fairly dry forecast, but quite a bit of fog and cloud around. so, today is looking like a fairly grey christmas eve. there will be some breaks to give us the odd bit of brightness, but it‘s going to be feeling a bit cooler as well. so you can see there mightjust be the odd glimpse of sunshine, but certainly not for everyone. and temperatures today getting up to about eight celsius, so feeling a little on the chilly side. now, flying conditions for father christmas tonight, well, we‘ll see fog developing through this evening, so he will have to use rudolf‘s nose to guide him. there will be some breaks, but not enough to give him a clear passage. but not much in the way of wind.

a bit of frost developing, though. temperatures may reach freezing at some point. so, for tomorrow, for christmas day, it‘s looking like a frosty, chilly start to the day. there will be some brightness, some sunshine even for some, but some stubborn cloud elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow getting up to about nine celsius. and you‘ll notice those temperatures on the rise. so it is becoming milder after christmas day. boxing day, well, we could see highs of ten or 11 celsius. there‘s always quite a lot of cloud around, but the chance of some sunny spells. so have a lovely christmas week. that‘s it for now. and merry christmas from bbc london! good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and louise minchin. our headlines today: rescue workers race against time to find survivors of the indonesian tsunami that‘s killed

at least 280 people. and as the volcano that‘s believed to have triggered it continues to erupt, there are fears the death toll could rise. respect and understanding — the queen uses her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. good morning. we‘ve hardly been hitting the high street hard in the last few days, but are we forking out flour? on here tesco just outside cardiff seeing how busy it is this morning and whether we are spending any more than we were last year. is it now a three—way title race in the premier league? tottenham hit six past everton to stay in touch with the top of the table. and we‘ll be catching up on the deliveries and drama of call the midwife ahead of its christmas day special. #it # it came upon a midnight clear # it came upon a midnight clear

# that glorious song of old... good morning from winchester cathedral. these are the fabulous choristers. it will be cold for most apart from the south—west where there is some rain, but some of us will see some sunshine. more in 15 minutes. it‘s monday 24th december. our top story. indonesia is braced for the possibility of a further tsunami, after a wave triggered by an erupting volcano killed more than 280 people and wounded more than 1,000 others. residents who live in the sunda strait on the islands of java and sumatra, have been forced to evacuate to higher ground after the tsunami hit coastal areas. the volcano — anak krakatau has been continuing to erupt as rescue efforts get under way. our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. 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. 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. 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. 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‘ve been pushed into each other, on top of what was holiday villa. here at this local clinic, desperate families are looking for their relatives. the injured are still arriving, and the death toll is still rising. officials believe underwater landslides caused by eruptions at the nearby anak krakatau volcano may have triggered the huge waves. it is still active. authorities are warning that there could be another tsunami, and telling people to stay away from the beaches. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message

which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments, which have been released by buckingham palace, are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. here‘s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. throughout her reign, the queen has always been notably cautious whenever it has come to making a comment which could be construed as an observation about the political debate. but with the nation divided over brexit, it would be strange if the head of state, in her one personal message of the year did not make some attempt to address people‘s concerns. her christmas message was recorded earlier this month at buckingham palace, when the brexit debate in parliament was at its height. in the broadcast, she will say this. the context of those remarks isn‘t clear from what buckingham palace has released. it may be doubted whether the queen has said anything explicit about brexit.

but it‘s clear that the palace is hoping these few words, and a reference to the need for the christmas spirit of goodwill to be heeded, will be construed as an attempt by the monarch to soothe the brexit debate. and you can watch the queen‘s speech tomorrow at 3pm on bbc one. whether you‘re driving home for christmas, or taking the train instead, it‘s set to be a busy day of travel across the uk as people head home for the festive period. and while it‘s common practice for engineering works to take place over christmas and boxing day, this year network rail has warned, disruption on some routes may last until the new year. navteljohal is at london euston with the latest. tell us what we need to know about travelling today. sally, it's a difficult picture if you are trying to travel on the trains. this is one of the worst affected places, london

euston, where if i wanted to come see you in salford this evening, i would need to get the 7:45pm train from here to magister, orface a two and a half day wait for the next one, which is still better than the picture at london paddington, where there are no trains running today, tomorrow or on boxing day, and london victoria, where there are no southern trains until january london victoria, where there are no southern trains untiljanuary the 2nd. similarto southern trains untiljanuary the 2nd. similar to the london liverpool street east anglia train service, no trains running there untiljanuary the 2nd either. there are 330 engineering works happening around the country. why this time of year? that‘s because this is when demand is at its lowest. network rail says it expects trains to be 50% quieter than normal, so plan ahead is the message. and if you are thinking, i will just my message. and if you are thinking, i willjust my car instead, the aa saying they expect half of all uk motorists to be using roads and motorways today. before up to me, the only travelling i would be doing is between the sofa and the kitchen.

good luck to anybody travelling today. you won‘t find much heavy traffic between the sofa and the kitchen, so he‘s probably right! apart from maybe the dogs! seven minutes past eight. sussex police has defended its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. the force responded on twitter to speculation that no drones were involved, saying, "we are investigating 67 drone sightings made by public, passengers, police officers and staff at gatwick airport. "we have recovered a damaged drone, we‘re conducting house to house enquiries and taking statements from all who reported sightings." chris evans is currently hosting his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he‘s stepping down after almost nine years at the helm. at the programme‘s peak it attracted ten million listeners. chris will be replaced by zoe ball in the new year.

our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. after eight years, this is it. no more good morning chris club, kids get a fanfare, or who‘s on the phone? it‘s the last chris evans breakfast show on radio 2. at its peak, almost 10 million people tuned in every week, after he defied predictions and actually managed to surpass sir terry wogan‘s audiences. in september he quit, saying he wanted a new challenge, in a career which has included the big breakfast, tfi friday, and top gear, if only for one season. the bbc director general said he believed chris evans‘s departure was influenced by the bbc being forced to publish staff salaries. last year he was the top of that list, earning more than £2 million. this is not the end of him on the bbc. last week, it was confirmed on the one show that he will be signing up to be a contestant

on next year‘s strictly come dancing. i‘ve said yes, i‘ve said yes. my wife would like to go every week. this means that when he appears on it takes two, chris evans will be interviewed by the person taking overfrom him on radio 2, zoe ball — an appointment he gave his blessing. i think she‘s a fantastic pick, the best person for the job. and chris will be going head—to—head with zoe when he starts his new virgin radio breakfast show on 1 january. i have that heady cocktail of excitement and sadness. definitely up for strictly? yes, yes. and with moira stuartjoining classic fm, sara cox on drivetime, and lauren laverne starting on breakfast, the new year really does herald a new era in radio. are we allowed to know he‘s doing strictly that early? that‘s a bit

cheeky. hussey revealed the surprise too soon? i don‘t know. anyway, good luck to him. i know a i don‘t know. anyway, good luck to him. i knowa lot of i don‘t know. anyway, good luck to him. i know a lot of you listen to bbc radio1—— him. i know a lot of you listen to bbc radio 1 -- 2, him. i know a lot of you listen to bbc radio 1 —— 2, and him. i know a lot of you listen to bbc radio1—— 2, and been cheered by him, so we wish him well. thousands of pilgrims are expected to arrive in bethlehem today for the annual christmas eve parade. bethlehem is believed by christians to be the birthplace ofjesus and preparations are underway to welcome large crowds over the next few days. the bbc‘s middle east correspondent, yollande knell is there for us this morning. that‘s what you can hear, good morning. the palestinian scout band, all of the different troops passing through, and this is a tradition that goes back many years. you do see quite a few foreign tourists here, and officials are saying they

expect thousands to be here towards the major square, when church leaders arrived from jerusalem, they will be greeted by dignitaries in manger square. this is a bumper year for tourism in bethlehem. a big boost for the economy. the palestinian tourism minister says there are record numbers of people who have been visiting. and that‘s really good news, because bethlehem‘s economy very much relies on tourism, as it has done for centuries. very often hear, politics overs ha d ows centuries. very often hear, politics overshadows things, and i can have a detrimental effect on the tourism industry. thank you very much indeed for joining us. as we‘ve been reporting this morning, people living on the indonesian islands of java and sumatra have been warned to keep away from beaches after fears the anak krakatoa volcano

could trigger another tsunami. at least 280 people are now known to have died after waves struck late on saturday night. hilman agung from oxfam described the current situation in the worst affected area. clearly people still have some concern, serious concern, about incoming tsunami, especially with anak kra katoa still erupting. incoming tsunami, especially with anak krakatoa still erupting. so i am hearing one of the areas that has just recently opened by the government, people are still looking for relatives and friends, going to stay on the higher ground areas, and they still have no idea that this thing is going on. so the main priority is evacuation and

life—saving. the numbers are still increasing. the second priority is to provide food and water for those who are waiting in the camps. joining us now is dean nankivel, from the uk international search and rescue. good morning. you are on standby to go to situations like this. what is your current status? we are on co nsta nt sta nd by your current status? we are on constant standby the whole year. we are monitoring the situation in indonesia, and we are waiting for the country to ask for uk aid, which is the governmental response. what sort of help they need right now? the first thing they need is to get the roads open and get the infrastructure back. things they

will be really struggling for his food, communication, shelter, the basic necessities of life. first aid and access to that first aid is one priority area. and we know that this has happened in that area before, we we re has happened in that area before, we were just looking at pictures earlier of the volcano. there is so little you can do when that sort of things happens. absolutely. in september this year, they have already been hit in indonesia, it is disaster after disaster this year, so they are very resilient but you can never get used to this kind of disaster hitting your country, so for them, they will be looking for hope, looking for aid and assistance, and getting access into the areas that have been affected will be the first priority.” the areas that have been affected will be the first priority. i know it is very early days yet, but looking ahead, what more could be done to protect people in this situation? that is very difficult. what we do is train some of the

international responders, so we will go to countries and train the local responders, because they are the ones that are on the scene and can get a ccess. ones that are on the scene and can get access. they might not be as professional as asked but they are the first responders, so we can help train local emergency services to try to make some kind of effort, search and rescue effort, alberta. is there a difference between the priorities you have what it is an earthquake without a tsunami, or this, which appears to be a tsunami. as their specific difficulties caused by water being the cause. yes, injapan when they had the earthquake and the tsunami. once the water recedes, it is what that leaves behind, and that is a lot of compacted mud, sediment, trees that have been ripped out of the ground, holes, lots of pools of lying water. but for us, the response is the same. we have specialist equipment to help with those, so for us the response of search and rescue would

remain the same, it is just the difficulties on the different ways we go about it. and her international search and rescue, we are hearing that potentially there is the possibility of another tsunami. so you could potentially be going into another disaster? and thatis going into another disaster? and that is one of the dangers. nobody likes to go and put themselves at risk, but you have to take a little bit of risk to save lives, and we have been to earthquakes, uk isar over a number of years. it is christmas eve, you could get a call at any moment. how are you all prepared? we are on standby, my bags are packed, we are ready to go. we will be waiting for a call from uk aid, and we will put the knife and fork down on christmas dinner and 90. fork down on christmas dinner and go, that is what we are trained to do. we are volunteers and we will

love to help. and your families are used to that? they are resilient to it. we come and go a minute‘s notice. you can always microwave christmas dinner, can‘t you? notice. you can always microwave christmas dinner, can't you? what, ten days later? lovely to see you, we really appreciate it and your work as well, thank you very much indeed. it is 17 minutes past eight. let‘s just take a moment. this beautiful sky is outside our studio. it's it‘s not going to be a white christmas, but it might be a lovely one. it was very foggy on the way in this morning up in the north, wasn‘t it? this is the final of carol‘s carols. i have been hearing about those on my travels, and they are really beautiful today. here she is again. good morning. good morning. good morning, both. good morning to you. it has been fabulous touring up and down the country hearing all the beautiful voices that we have in the

uk. this morning we are at winchester cathedral and shortly we‘ll will be hearing from the choristers, but you were talking about the sky in salford. fairly cloudy here but hopefully we will see some breaks, the forecast has some sunny spells, but the lion‘s share of the sunshine will be in the north of the country, and we also have some fog, and some of that will linger through the course of today. when that happens, it will depress the temperature. on the pressure chart you can see we have a weather front coming in across the south—west of england, south wales and the channel islands, and that is producing some rain, fairly light rain, and as it moves northwards through the day, bumping into the high—pressure, what you will find is that it will tend to weaken, and all that it will tend to weaken, and all that will come our way will be a fair bit of cloud. the fog this morning is across parts of the north west midlands, around cheshire and merseyside, cumbria, northern ireland and central scotland, and some of that as i mentioned, some will stick, some will lift and it will stick, some will lift and it will start to brighton. a breezy day

ahead across the northern isles. where we see the sunshine for the longest period of today, likely to be across most of scotland and north—east england. we can see how the weather front producing the rain wea ke ns, the weather front producing the rain weakens, and it will take a band of clyde with it. a little bit of drizzle coming out of that at times. milder under the cloud in the south—west, colder than yesterday where we the sunshine. when it gets dark, very quickly you will see some more fog form, anywhere from east anglia, from lincolnshire, yorkshire, some of that will be dense at the same time, new weather front coming in from the west introducing some cloud, and we will see some drizzle. it will be called under the clear skies in the north—east, and here we will have freezing fog and possibly also some frost as well. tomorrow we start with the freezing fog, and some of it will stick on christmas day, but some of it will lift. once again we will have some drizzle, the brighter

skies across north—east scotland, south—east england and north—east wales. the boxing day, still cloud around, and also a weather front coming in across the north—west of scotland. that will introduce rain initially across the outer hebrides, then into the north—west of scotland, turning heavier and more persistent as we go through the course of the day. i promised you the choristers, so let‘s hear from them, they are going to sing o come all the faithful. # 0h, all the faithful. # oh, come all ye faithful # oh, come all ye faithful #joyful and # oh, come all ye faithful # joyful and triumphant # joyful and triumphant #oh # joyful and triumphant # oh come ye, come ye to bethlehem # oh come ye, come ye to bethlehem # come and buy hold him # come and buy hold him # born the king of angels # born the king of angels

#oh # born the king of angels # oh come let us adore him # oh come let us adore him #oh # oh come let us adore him # oh come let us adore him #oh # oh come let us adore him # oh come let us adore him # christ the lord. beautiful, that was lovely. really lovely. haven‘t they got voices of angels? they do, i don‘t want them to stop, we have got things to do but we will be back with them, absolutely wonderful. they are all looking very cosy in their cloaks. i‘m sure carol is keeping them all well fed. it is 21 minutes past eight. we will be back with them in about half an hour. christmas can be a difficult time of year for young people who‘ve recently left care — they often have no family to spend the festive period with and friends tend to be with their own loved ones. our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste,

who himself grew up in care, has been to wigan where volunteers are busy making plans for care—leavers to celebrate the big day together. a glimpse of christmas spirit. volunteers gathering to organise a festive dinner for young people who have left the care system. we are at a location in wigan where volunteers have come together to prepare for a christmas dinner for care leavers. now, i grew up in care in south—east london, and i never had this sort of event put on for me when i was in care and when i left care. so i‘m really excited to see how this will impact the care community here in wigan. should i help? it‘s great, susie, it‘s great. come on. alex and susie are siblings who were split up in care. having spent eight years without seeing each other, they were reunited at a christmas eventjust like this one last year. just being able to be together is really nice. christmas is like meant to be a time for family and music. we looked down upon christmas,

because it was a time when we didn't have much as kids. and now we come back now. you get presents, you get food. it's good. it's a nice place to be at christmas time. you don‘t feel out of place. it‘s like being at home. it's like your own family, you go home with a big bag of presents at the end, it's nice. when you feel like you are on your own and you chat to people who have been through that — "oh, i've been through that i rememberthat," it's nice. what would christmas be like for you both without this christmas dinner? really, a happy time of year, that is what we missed for so long, it's normally a time for family, and that brings all the negatives back for us, i think. this is one of scores of dinners taking place across the country for care leavers. the initiative comes from the poet and campaigner, lemn sissay, who also grew up in care. christmas is not the easiest time for a lot of people who've left care, because they're not used to having family around, they're not used to getting presents. it's just a way of...

this christmas dinner is a way of letting them feel love from the community. wigan council is now working alongside lemn sissay‘s foundation to support young people at the dinner. volunteers of staff from the council, local groups and individuals donating all kinds of gifts. are young people who are leaving care in wigan being supported enough by the council? in wigan, i think we have a good relationship with our care leavers. and i do feel that we take our corporate—parent responsibility very seriously. growing up between four foster families and a care home, i know first—hand the unique set of challenges confronted by many young people when they leave care. merry christmas. hey! and while it will take more than a dinner to solve their problems, events like this at christmas,

when most people are with theirfamilies, aim to give care leavers a sense of home. yeah, i do feel love, 'cause obviously, you make your own little family and create your own atmosphere and i want to feel belonging at christmas. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. what a lovely idea. what i‘d like to know from you, because i‘m here tomorrow on christmas day, who are you with, and what christmas you enjoy? ed hoadley me company. we will be keeping you company from our homes! good for you! i will be in my dressing gown and slippers. still to come on breakfast: sally is not.

she has persuaded me to go food shopping with her after breakfast this morning. sean is at a supermarket outside cardiff. there he is! to put it mildly, they left it have until the last minute. it is starting to get busy here now. still quite a few people spending in the supermarkets on christmas eve, but what we know is people have been doing that so much on the high street, so what we are going to look ata street, so what we are going to look at a little bit later is where people are spending, what the key focus is, and whether they have their fruit focus is, and whether they have theirfruit and focus is, and whether they have their fruit and veg just yet. because as you can christmas is always a special time of year, but i think... this one... definitely. this one definitely more special than most of the others have been. she's actually testament that miracles do happen. now let‘s take a look at this morning‘s travel.

on the tubes — there are planned christmas closures on the overground between edmonton green and cheshunt, romford and upminster and south tottenham and barking. there are also planned closures on tfl rail. on the trains, lots of engineering works as i mentioned earlier — there‘s no service on southern between victoria and clapham junction. and there‘s a lane blocked and traffic is very slow on purley way heading northbound at stafford road. that‘s because of a collision involving two cars. time for your christmas weather with georgina burnett. good morning. well, high pressure is dominating christmas week, so a fairly dry forecast but quite a bit of fog and cloud around. so today is looking like a fairly grey christmas eve. there will be some breaks to give us the odd bit of brightness, but it‘s going to be feeling a bit cooler, as well. so you can see there mayjust be the odd glimpse of sunshine, but certainly not for everyone,

and temperatures today getting up to about eight celsius, so feeling a little on the chilly side. now, flying conditions for father christmas tonight. well, we‘ll see fog developing through this evening, so he will need to use rudolph‘s nose to guide him. there will be some breaks but not enough to give him a clear passage, but not much in the way of wind. a bit of frost developing, though. temperatures may reach freezing in some points. so for tomorrow — for christmas day — it‘s looking like a frosty, chilly start to the day. there will be some brightness — some sunshine, even, for some, and some stubborn cloud elsewhere. temperatures tomorrow getting up to about nine celsius. and you‘ll notice those temperatures on the rise, so it is becoming milder after christmas day. boxing day, well, we could see highs of ten or 11 celsius. always quite a lot of cloud around, but the chance of some sunny spells. have a lovely christmas week. that‘s all from the morning team today. chris rogers will be here at 1.15 with the lunch news. time now, though, to hand you back to louise and sally — and wish you a merry christmas from bbc london! hello, this is breakfast with

louise minchin and sally nugent. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. rescue workers in indonesia have stepped up their search for survivors of a tsunami which is now known to have killed more than 280 people. giant waves hit the sunda strait without warning on saturday night. residents have been advised to stay away from beaches, after fears that continuing eruptions of the anak krakatoa volcano could trigger further deadly tidal surges. earlier on breakfast we spoke to hilman are—gung, from oxfam, who is in the worst affected banten province in indonesia. there are still areas still isolated. people are still evacuating themselves and their relatives. so the main priorities is still evacuation and life—saving. there are still bodies here to be found.

the numbers are still increasing. this is yet the second day. and then the second priority is to provide food and water to those who are evacuating, in the camps. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect, during her annual christmas message which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments, which have been released by buckingham palace, are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. you can watch the queen‘s speech tomorrow at 3pm on bbc one. thousands of passengers travelling by train are expected to face major disruption to theirjourneys over christmas — with some destinations left without services until the new year. network rail has warned customers to plan theirjourneys and to expect delays, as a combination of engineering works — which usually take place over the quieterfestive period — and strikes will see some closures continue until january. sussex police has defended

its handling of what appear to have been drones flying over gatwick last week, which brought the airport to a standstill. it says the information which led to the arrest of two people, who were later released, came from an independent source and that other lines of inquiry are being pursued. the force responded otwitter to speculation that no the force responded on twitter to speculation that no drones were involved, saying: a teenager and a man in his 20s have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting

in north london on tuesday. the men — aged 19 and 23 — are being questioned on suspicion of murder. the victim, in his 20s, has not been named. three people who were arrested at the scene were released without charge. chris evans is currently hosting his final radio 2 breakfast programme. this morning he arrived at broadcasting house in london for a 6.30 start and told us how he was feeling before his last show. well, i have that heady cocktail of sadness an excitement. definitely up for strictly? yeah, i am, yeah. he‘s stepping down after almost nine years at the helm. at the programme‘s peak it attracted 10—million listeners. chris will be replaced by strictly it takes two host, zoe ball, who will become the first woman to present the breakfast slot on radio 2. a warm welcome to zoe. she knows,

she knows what she‘s facing. she knows what she is in for! when you think of christmas, you may well think of lights — lots and lots of lights. but however festive your front room, you‘ll never compete with this park in croatia, which has around four million of them. it was the childhood dream of a local man, who grew up in poverty and couldn‘t afford christmas decorations. well, he‘s more than made up for it now. i love the trees that look like they are i love the trees that look like they a re covered i love the trees that look like they are covered in a blanket of lights. you have told me what it is. it‘s a blanket of lights. it is like a netting almost. you put it over the tree. and it looks like you have spent hours and hours winding lights. i definitely want one of those for next year. i‘m surprised you don‘t have one. i love a christmas and coming up here on breakfast this morning... carol‘s last stop on her festive trip around the country is at winchester cathedral, where our special series

of "carol‘s carols" ends with a flourish and a traditional sing along with the choristers. are all your presents wrapped and under the tree or are you a last—minute shopper? we‘re finding out how retailers, suppliers and customers are faring in the rush up to the big day. more than nine million people tuned in to watch the christmas special of call the midwife last year — we‘re behind the scenes finding out what you can expect from the nurses at nonnatus house in this year‘s 90 minute special. what can we expect? a baby surely. when i arrived this morning i was got no going to go christmas shopping but in the last two—and—a—half hours sally has per—sweded me it is necessary. i realise i have to get stuff for the team. so put in your bids. we are up early, let‘s go and beat the rush.

yeah. what do you want, chocolate. nobody else will be thinking that at all. ! this time it is shaping up to a great race. are spurs involved ? it is shaping up to a great race. are spurs involved? are they? . surely. we will hear from the manager and see what he thinks. i know you think the last premier league game before christmas was the highest scoring this season so far. tottenham ran riot at goodison park — 6—2 — and to think that everton actually took the lead. but not for very long — son heung—min took full advantage of a defensive mix—up to equalise. dele alli then reacted first to a pickford save and made it 2—1. harry kane gave them a comfortable lead at half—time, christian eriksen scored a fantastic half—volley just after the break. everton pulled one back, but son and kane got their second goals of the match.

this was the pick of them — an 18 pass move. the win moves tottenham two points off manchester city in second place, six off leaders liverpool. what about all this title talk? i still believe that liverpool and manchester city are the real contenders, the favourite to win the premier league, and then we are there. chelsea, arsenal and manchester united are still a long way. i think it‘s still a long way to say if we‘re a real contender or not. i think it‘s still early. for the last ten seasons in the championship, whoever was top at christmas also got promoted to the prmier league. got promoted to the premier league. leeds will be looking to make that 11 seasons. they are top after a brilliant comeback away at aston villa. they were 2—0 down at the break but this stoppage time strike from kemar roofe completed a brilliant second half

performance that takes leeds a point above norwich city. villa, who missed out on promotion last season, are three points off the play—offs and 15 behind leeds. stephen gerrard laid into his rangers players at half—time as they came from behind to beat stjohnstone. he said they were awful, but they are nowjust a point behind celtic in the scottish premiership, and it‘s the old firm match next weekend. alfredo morelos completed the turn around for rangers with just two minutes left to go. that was his second of the match and his 19th goal of the season. it finished 2—1 to rangers. bath have moved into the top half of the rugby union premiership table after a 24—12 win over wasps. freddie burns was their star, 19 points in all including this try in front of more than 30,000 at the ricoh arena in coventry. wasps have won just one of their last 12 games. in yesterday‘s other match gloucester stay third after a win

at bottom side newcastle falcons. great britain‘s scott brash finished fifth in the showjumping grand prix at the olympia horse show. and it was all going very well with his horse hello jefferson until this. he did recover to finish the course though, but that refusal ended any hopes of victory. the event was won by italian alberto zorzi. and if you‘re feeling like some exercise to run those extra chocolates off this christmas eve, these guys might inspire you... 57 athletes at the annual antarctica marathon take on a full 26 miles in temperatures as low as —20 degrees celsius. it costs about £13,000 to enter. the polish winner of the men‘s race. lithuanian won the women‘s race. lots of deep heat, chocolate, food,

anything, to warm up after that! they cross the line and there is a sign for marathon and 100k. i mean... there is no need for that. do it. new year‘s resolution. stop it, don‘t encourage her, weave only just got her back. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news, it‘s time now for a look at the newspapers. the entertainmentjournalist emma bullimore will be here in a minute to tell us what‘s caught her eye but first let‘s look at the front pages we‘re joined now by entertainment journalist emma bullimore. emma, what‘s caught your eye in today‘s papers? christmas day very traditional. thanks olly. sorry to move on so quickly. he is off to watch the telly. there is lots of comedy on tonight, a great stevenmph chant comedy, it is collict and collect they have clicked and reserved last minute present four hours away, eight hour round trip. comedy ensue, tomorrow it is about paul o‘grady, the love love of dogs. is there a

christmas special? there is always as which christmas special.” christmas special? there is always as which christmas special. i watch it but i have never seen the christmas special. it is one of my favourite things. and strictly special, all your favourites and as we get into the season where you are laying on the sofa watching telly then you have the new poirot, has he got no accent or moustache? he has both but in a streamlined version. more low—key. it is a different portrayal. we are used to seeing david suchet and less miss that is the best thing. that comes out to new year. sunday and it is six parts. so i am sure lots of people watching different thing, this is amazing, from the express, we will

spend 1 million a minute on christmas on actual christmas day. on shopping. tomorrow, they are saying average person will spend 83person. the average person? we will spend a billion between us across the entire day, record numbers, i suppose, across the entire day, record numbers, isuppose, maybe people across the entire day, record numbers, i suppose, maybe people get vouchers and ho longed and want to spend them. they are saying it is about christmas sales, so people trying to beat the rush. even tonight. i mean i am not that sentimental but really, on christmas day? you have to ignore your relatives and get online and get the bargains? i don‘t know. boxing day is soon enough. and this story, a kind of, a sad but heart warmling tale, of a school that is opening so that kids who might not have a proper christmas dinner can get a proper christmas dinner can get a proper meal a lot of kids want to be out of there but for some this is the one decent meal they have a day,

so, one school have decided we can‘t aban conpeople, we will open the door, let the families in, there is a lot in the papers today about how homelessness is at record levels and again about people relying on food bank, it is embarrassing for a prosperous nation that is the situation we are in. but it is nice to have the odd heartworming story. short patients facing a greater risk of dying in hospital what is this about? this has blown my mind, you see it as a headline you think that must be ridiculous, this is a proper medical study, six years in the making, they are saying what is happening is that ventilation machines are a one—size—fits—all, they are made for a 5‘8" man. they are saying the shorter you get the lesser your rate of survival because it is not made for you. so i think this is interesting, and surely action has to be taken. also i guess if you are 6‘3". action has to be taken. also i guess

if you are 6'3". they are saying in general. if you are tall it is not a problem. thank you, have a lovely christmas, enjoy the telly. feeling very christmassy, it is getting more chris hassy we‘re bringing you the weather from winchester cathedral this morning, as carol‘s carols reaches its festive finale. this is the last one. she's been all over the country. we had some beautiful singing but this morning, i think, we have really reached a fantastic peak. good morning, carol. your back inside now. we have loved hearing the boys this morning. oh, they have been amazing. good morning, everyone. you can hear them just warming up. we'll be hearing from them again just just warming up. we'll be hearing from them againjust before the end of the programme at 9am. let's talk to the dean of winchester cathedral.

good morning. this must be such a busy time of year for you. it is busy. we love the fact that so many people come to the cathedral at christmas to celebrate and be together. it is lovely and when you hear music like this, wow. so soothing, isn't it? yes, this is, but we also have a really dramatic and joyful music. a real contrast of emotional highs. what is the message in your sermon this year? the message of christmas is always simple, that love is at the heart of everything. i think this year i want to emphasise that message of the angels on christmas eve is peace and goodwill to all people. but a lovely message. it's been a pleasure. i know you've got some things to do, so i'll let you go. happy christmas. happy so i'll let you go. happy christmas. happy christmas. thank you. the weather outside is pretty chilly for parts of the uk except for the

south—west. in the south—west. some folk as we go through the course of the day there is some sunshine, as well. on the charts you'll be able to see the weather front coming in from the south—west, introducing the patchy rain. that's a fairly weak feature and through the day as it continues to move northwards, you'll find there were won't be much more in it than a band of cloud and maybe some drizzle. it's bumping into quite a strong area of high pressure. through the morning, that process will continue. the weather front moving northwards. first thing, we have some fog across parts of the northwest midlands, cheshire, manchester, merseyside. also across northern ireland and central scotland. some will linger and where it does it will hold down the temperature. it will be breezy across the northern isles. there will be some sunshine in the forecast, particularly so the

further north you travel. across north—east england and much of scotland. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, if you have the fog lingering kit will be quite cold but we have all that cloud coming our way, as well. temperatures lower than yesterday. as soon as it gets dark you'll find more fog will form quite quickly across east anglia, lincolnshire, yorkshire. some will be dense and at the same time, another weather front coming from the west. that will introduce thicker cloud, thick enough to produce some drizzle. cold under clear skies and we could have freezing fog in the east. christmas day, a lot of cloud around. brightest breaks in north—east scotland, south—east england, north east wales, the cloud big enough for some drizzle. as we go into boxing day, similar story. we're also looking at a fair bit of cloud around. the brightest breaks will be across the far on boxing day. we will also see a wet front across the far north—west. that will initially

bring in some rain across the outer hebrides, drifting across the north we st of hebrides, drifting across the north west of scotland and turning heavier and more persistent as it does so. it's been fabulous doing this series of carol's carols, what an absolute privilege. happy christmas to everybody and before we go, let's remind you that just before everybody and before we go, let's remind you thatjust before 9am, these fabulous choristers will be singing hark the herald angels sing. carol, happy christmas eve! it is lovely to see you in such a lovely setting. and the same to you. happy christmas day to you. i will see lou tomorrow. we will be here in spirit. i‘m so glad i‘ve seen some of carol‘s carroll‘s. i‘m so glad i‘ve seen some of carol's carroll's. we were watching the boys in the background being well—behaved and not fidgeting in any way. amazing, aren't they? they are so good.

is your fridge fully stocked or are you a last—minute dasher? yes. obviously. there are just a few shopping hours left until christmas, so we‘ve sent sean to stock up at a supermarket in penarth. how‘s it going? how's it going? very well. i'm on the till. you have to appreciate how much stress these guys are going through to get everybody their christmas shopping. i'm having a practice. i have a store manager gill keeping a close eye. producer peter doing his christmas shop. not sure of the purchases he is making. would you like a hand with your biking? you're all right. this is going to be a problem. jill, alcohol, does he look 25 do you? he does. i'm not sure, he did once. while i go through all this, jill, you will have had a bit of planning going into a big weekend. when does it all start for you? it starts around september. we go through all the working arrangements with the

colleagues, make sure we got the colleagues, make sure we got the colleagues in the right place to serve the customers, taking deliveries and replenish the shelves. and that's what we've seen a lot this morning, replenishing. is there a certain part of the store now that she will focus on for the re st of now that she will focus on for the rest of the day to make sure that thatis rest of the day to make sure that that is fully stocked? it will be all of the store. fresh food will sell really well today so we will focus on the fresh fruit and dairy as well as the counters and the checkouts to make sure customers get a great experience and leave the store as quickly as they can.” a great experience and leave the store as quickly as they can. i need to weigh these carrots. does that work? that's fine. would i get a job? it's debatable. have you got your clubcard? job? it's debatable. have you got your clubca rd ? thank you job? it's debatable. have you got your clubcard? thank you very much. we're going to have a bit more of a chat now. good luck with the rest of the day we'll have a bit more of a chat about general spending because it's notjust chat about general spending because it's not just supermarkets and food that are relying on spending but these two guys with us or morning,

diane and tom, talking about prices and people in the shops. how do you think i did the? a and people in the shops. how do you thinkl did the? a lot and people in the shops. how do you think i did the? a lot of scanning skills. you go to a lot of retail parks, shopping centres, lots of people on the tills stop sign not as good as you. in terms of people who have been going in the last few days, is it good or bad news for retailers? better than it has been over the last week but we are down. the number of people shopping is lower than it was last year. it does increase in december tip decrease in december anyway but this year has been larger than other years. tom, when you see over the year... you are a turkey farmer but you're in the farming community. you shopping —— why people shopping differently than they were in previous years?” think so. i think people are looking for more convenience foods these days. they are looking for something they can get home from work, put it in the oven, it‘s done in 30 minutes

and they don‘t have to stand in front of the cooker for 90 minutes cooking meat. how does that change for you when the supermarkets say, actually, we need more of that? it's not really us they deal with, it‘s the suppliers, who we sell our stock to. they are the ones the supermarkets dictate what they want. we have noticed that the company we sell to, they don‘t want smaller joints in, so they can fit into smaller packaging —— they do want smaller packaging —— they do want smallerjoints. fascinating. diane, when you look at how people are spending in supermarkets, talking food, do you expect spending to be up food, do you expect spending to be up or down when we are spending christmas dinner? is likely to be down because there is a price competition going on. some of the prices here on vegetables are amazing. 29p for a bag of carrots. inevitably when values are lower, sales will be lower. but people are still spending on food, they still wa nt still spending on food, they still want christmas lunch and that is an

indisputable fact and they won't compromise on that. they may sacrifice on non—food, presents, to make sure they have a decent christmas lunch. tom, when you see prices like that, amazingly low prices. the competition. is that good for farmers? not really. i don't think so. there's a lot of ha rd don't think so. there's a lot of hard work and dedication that goes on. turkeys in this store haven't just appeared on the shelf overnight. it's been a long process of getting that animal to a bird thatis of getting that animal to a bird that is ready to go into the open. it's not very nice to see that all your hard work and dedication and price isn't what you expect. thank you very much for this morning. great effort. i hope you appreciate mine, as well. nothing can beat producer pete. did you see that? the christmas it feel is here now and we can head off for our christmas holiday having done our shopping. we have been admiring your christmas jumper all... have been admiring your christmas jumperall... oh, try have been admiring your christmas jumper all... oh, try not to get in the way. your christmas jumper is

great, we love it. we love the effort. thank you very much indeed. not sure you saw his christmas jumper. oh, my word. once you‘ve opened your presents and eaten your christmas lunch, it‘s time to settle down for some festive tv. call the midwife is always one of the most—watched programmes and more than nine million of us tuned in last year. breakfast‘s john maguire has been behind the scenes to meet some of the cast, to find out what‘s in store for this year‘s christmas special. it‘s my wife! she‘s by the phone box... it wouldn‘t be christmas without someone calling the midwife. which phone box? i can‘t remember! for the seventh year running, the deliveries and dramas of the team at nonnatus house will take pride of place tomorrow night on bbc one. it‘s the fabled morecambe and wise slot. i know, i know, it‘s unbelievable! none of us, absolutely none of us take it for granted, you know. it‘s such an honour. it‘s incredible, the way that the public care about it, really.

and we‘re getting to make more. and we‘re just having the most wonderful time making it. it‘s just great. action. and as your turkey digests, and you settle down on the sofa, spare a thought for dr turner, played by stephen mcgann. his wife, heidi thomas, writes and produces the show. so what are christmases like at their house? chaos, they‘re terrible, and they‘ve been terrible for years, because she performs in incredible public duty, which is to have her christmas roundly ruined by — when everybody else has their christmas dinner and goes to watch call the midwife, she makes christmas dinner for everybody and then goes and has her guts wrenched and turned over because she‘s got a show on at christmas. because there‘s a great responsibility at christmas, too, and we feel — always feel that sense of responsibility. tomorrow night‘s special kicks off the new series, which will take us into 1964. jenny agutter is one of the original cast, and says part of the show‘s success is how it captures the times it covers.

when we first started in ‘58, there was still very much a sense of the war being left behind, but it was there and it had its ramifications. the nhs, the wonderful nhs, had started, lots of new things, and then this kind of burst, this emergence of new art, new music, new science, going into space. everything was... it was a very powerful, extraordinary time. despite the snow and the decorations, the programme was filmed back in may. very special guest stars are the kingdom choir, who returned to the showjust six days after singing at harry and meghan‘s wedding. what a week they had. try and sum up your week. um, surreal, unreal, phenomenal, exciting, fun, magical. had to do that. laughter. tomorrow night, you will hear hark the herald angels, but as a special treat, a reminder of how they wowed the royal wedding and the world seven months ago. # just as long as you

stand, stand by me. # so, darling, darling, stand by me. that‘s wonderful. the christmas special of call the midwife is on bbc one at 7.45pm tomorrow evening. i think we‘ll be watching that. definitely. it‘s christmas time. christmas eve, and that is about it from us today. i‘ll be here on bbc one from 6.00 tomorrow. until then, enjoy the rest of your day, and a very merry christmas. we‘ll leave you with a special performance of hark the herald angels sing from the winchester cathedral choir. # hark, the herald angels sing # glory to the newborn king! # peace on earth and mercy mild # god and sinners reconciled #joyful, all ye nations rise # join the triumph of the skies

# with th‘angelic host proclaim # christ is born in bethlehem # hark! the herald angels sing # glory to the newborn king! # christ, by highest heaven adored # christ the everlasting lord # late in time behold him come # offspring of a virgin‘s womb # veiled in flesh the godhead see this is bbc news. the headlines at nine.

rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia. more than 280 people are now known to have died. there are fears the death toll could rise, with warnings of more deadly waves triggered by volcanic eruptions. respect and understanding — the queen uses her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. delays on the roads and disruption for rail passengers is expected as people head home for the festive period. chris evans bids a festive farewell to listeners as he hosts his final radio 2 breakfast show. and in half an hour i will be looking back on a momentous year for the royalfamily, looking back on a momentous year for the royal family, including looking back on a momentous year for the royalfamily, including a memorable royal wedding. that‘s review 2018: