this is bbc news. the headlines at 11.003m. 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. thousands of rail passengers face disruption over christmas because of major engineering works. respect and understanding — the queen uses her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. pakistan's, former prime minister, nawaz sharif is sentenced to seven years in prison term for corruption. chris evans bids a festive farewell to listeners as he hosts his final radio 2 breakfast show. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 281 people were killed

and more than 50 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. in the last few hours, there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, fuelling fears of another tsunami. caroline rigby reports. homeless, exhausted, frightened. like so many others in the region, trying to come to terms with this devastating tsunami. translation: i'm afraid. i'm really afraid. i've not gone home in the last two days. with the dawn of a new day in indonesia, the scale of the destruction becomes clearer.

hundreds of buildings have been heavily damaged, many homes completely destroyed. officials in one of the worst affected areas say most of the victims were indonesian holiday—makers. among those who flocked to the region at this time of year. police have now begun the grim task of trying to identify the bodies. translation: the number of dead is increasing. we are still using facial identification while faces can still be recognised. hospital workers say they are struggling to cope with the huge numbers of injured people, and with many still missing, rescue workers have stepped up their search for survivors. all too aware that the threat from the nearby anak kra katau volcano remains. spewing ash and smoke, it continues to erupt, and with fears that could trigger further tsunamis, residents are being warned to stay away from the beaches. caroline rigby, bbc news. our corresponent rebecca henschke

is in carita, a district of villages in the banten province that has been hit by the tsunami and sent us this update. villas like this one here in carita are built right on the ocean, and they didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this, the state of the swimming pool. it would have been packed at this time of year with holiday—makers for this season. over here, rescue workers, the military, teams from the national disaster agency, are clearing up some of the rubble smashing through the concrete and the metal there to clear it away to begin what will be a slow rebuilding process. over here you can see the remains of the villa and cars that were parked here at the time smashed together. heavy building equipment has now arrived in the area to help people with the clearing up.

phone and power lines are being restored today to this area as part of the recovery effort. presidentjoko widodo visited and promised that this area will be rebuilt. people are being told to stay away from this area if they don't have to be here, but along the coast, people have come back to these ruins of buildings and homes so they can take with them anything of worth that is still in reasonable condition. rebecca henschke, bbc news, carita. we can now speak to oxfam's humanitarian operations lead for sunda strait, dino argianto, who is in yogyakarta well, he was momentarily. sadly, no, i think we have got him back. let's

try to proceed to the conversation. if you can hear me ok, give us a sense of the biggest challenges you are facing in the region. yes. our tea m are facing in the region. yes. our team and our assessment team wasn't able to access the area due to roadblocks. hopefully, we can access those areas so we can see whether more people are still in need and we can find some survivors. as of now, oxfa m can find some survivors. as of now, oxfam have mobilised to teams. we are assessing the situation. he mentioned the possibility of still finding survivors, you're still hopeful that can happen, are you? some people are still missing. they

might still survive. a rescue team are still looking for survivors. as of now, more than 11,000 people are still in the evacuation centre. what are the help you can offer people who have been rescued, where can they go? what is there for them? for now, oxfam is still in the assessing process. we're trying to complement is what the government is already

providing. trying to compliment the effo rts providing. trying to compliment the efforts that have been established by providing clean water, sanitation as well as providing hygiene kits. and the fear of more tsunamis jack length is that a real fear for you? yes. people in the higher ground, in the evacuation centre, they have been living in the coastal area and are trying to be on the much higher ground. there might be another tsunami, that is why they are trying to go to the higher ground for now. we wish you well. thank you very much for coming on. drivers are being warned delays on the roads today as half of all motorists

are expected to make christmas journeys. meanwhile, thousands of rail passengers travelling over the christmas period will face disruption because of planned engineering work. navtej johal is at london euston with the latest. bring is up—to—date and how things are looking. we've witnessed the scene over the last few hours here behind it getting busy and business. more passengers are arriving wheeling suitcases in, getting ready for the christmas getaway. this is one of the station ‘s worst affected by the disruption. this is where you can fall for the west coast may make to go fall for the west coast may make to 9° up fall for the west coast may make to go up to birmingham, manchester or scotland. today, that is a reduced service and there are no trains tomorrow or on boxing day. if you wa nted tomorrow or on boxing day. if you wanted to get from here to manchester tonight, your last name is the 7:45pm train from euston to manchester. if you will have to wait

two and half days for the next one. that's still the better picture than what is going on in london paddington where there are no trains running today, tomorrow boxing day which is bad news for people trying to get a south wales or south—east england. i'd london victoria, no southern trains running today all the way through until the new year and gatwick express trains either. that picture is replicated across the uk. east midlands trains will also be affected, liverpool lime street is having a reduced service and also disruption for virgin trains in north wales was up their line worst affected by all of this is east anglia into london liverpool street. passengers will see no trains until the new year and will have to have a long journey if you are coming in from colchester, ipswich norwich. in total, 330 engineering works happening across britain. why is that happening at this time of year? the rail industry

says this is when demand is at its lowest, network rail thinks it's trains will be 50% quieter than normal over the next week or so. their advice is to plan ahead. is pa rt their advice is to plan ahead. is part of your plan is to avoid trains altogether and maybe get in your car, be warned. baa has said today it is expecting half of uk motorist to be using main roads and motorways. the busiest time of day is around now, ”am to ipm, especially around the mi northbound. the east midlands part of the mi motorway. be warned about that as well. if it was up to me, the only place i would be travelling today is from the sofa to the kitchen. place i would be travelling today is from the sofa to the kitchenlj think from the sofa to the kitchen.” think that is sound advice! earlier i spoke to pete williams, rac breakdown spokesperson, for an update on how the roads are looking today it is certainly hotting up. many people seem to have got on the roads quite early. places like london, the m25, are incredibly busy, but up in the north,

leeds and bradford, the temperature has plummeted, and we are seeing high volumes of traffic and quite a few people running into trouble. but overall, we are expecting around 2.5 million additional vehicles on the road today as people make those important leisure trips to see loved ones for christmas. does it help that christmas eve falls on monday this year? i think it has. we anticipated over 20 million leisure trips as people headed off for the festivities, and that has spread right from last wednesday, thursday was very busy, friday incredibly busy, but it has spread that volume of traffic, which is obviously mixing with all the normal commuting traffic and all those last—minute shoppers causing local congestion problems around shopping centres. you are the breakdown spokesperson, so i ought to call upon the particular expertise. if somebody does run into trouble, what is the best advice? we are advising people

to carry out really simple checks on their vehicle, have a look at your oil, coolant, your tyres, the pressure and the tread depth, to make sure you have got good quality screen wash that will work down to quite low temperatures, maybe —15 degrees. but also packs of extra essentials. most people are travelling with lots of clothes, but have some warm clothes, some boots or stout shoes in case you have to get out of your vehicle, and make sure your mobile phone is fully charged. we are busy, but we've got additional patrols out on the road to help our members in case they run into trouble. thank you very much indeed, pete williams in bristol. ministers have been discussing security arrangements at airports this morning following last week's drone sightings at gatwick airport. officers say the investigation remains active after the release without charge of a couple from crawley. despite earlier saying sightings may have been mistaken, 67 reports made by the public, passengers, airport officials

and police officers are being investigated. a reward of £60,000 has been offered for information. 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 is 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. 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, praises the compassion of those who help the homeless and refugees. a court in pakistan has sentenced the former prime minister,

nawaz sharif, to seven years in prison on corruption charges. the court in islamabad said mr sharif had been unable to explain how he had earned the money for his investments overseas, including the ownership of a steel mill in saudi arabia. mr sharif‘s supporters say the case is politically motivated. our correspondent asif farooqi is in islamabad for us now. tell us more about events in court today. he was arrested as soon as the verdict was handed down to him. seven yea rs verdict was handed down to him. seven years injail verdict was handed down to him. seven years in jail and verdict was handed down to him. seven years injail and $25 million fine. nawaz sharif requested the court that he be launched into a jail in lahore near his home. not in the deal in rawalpindi which is near

the deal in rawalpindi which is near the court. —— not in the jail. it will issue an order very soon. he is still in the court premises under police custody and authorities, he will be taken to the jail outside the courtroom hunters of his supporters have gathered. when he arrived at the court premises an hour ago there was a scuffle between police and protesters. they were tear—gassed. they were not giving wait for nawaz sharif to enter into the court premises. you mentioned this claim from supporters and from him that this is politically motivated. do they have any further legal options now to pursue that argument? yes. in the court of law they have maintained that these cases are politically motivated and

that's probably is the reason they we re that's probably is the reason they were not able to put in witnesses who can support their argument. but they still have two forms left. one is at the high court in which they can go to immediately to file an appeal and also that is the supreme court which can also be taken up on this case when, if and when the high court decides the matter. that is a long legal battle in front of nawaz sharif because he is not only involved in this article a case that there are two other cases against him. one of which, he has been convicted. there are two other investigations. a lot of time he is likely to spend in courts in various cases. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia more than 280 people are now known to have died. 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. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. mauricio pochettino says it's too early to consider spurs as title contenders but a 6—2 win at everton has kept them in touch with the top of the table. it was the highest scoring match in the premier league so far this season. everton actually took the lead and had a goal disallowed. 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 behind city, 6 off leaders liverpool 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. 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. well, that result leaves tottenham just two points behind manchester city and six behind leaders liverpool. there managerjurgen klopp believes

the achievement is even more impressive considering the difficult start they faced to the campaign. for me, tottenham had the most difficult summer period and i'm not talking about not signing players. if you have the right team why should you sign players? because they don't have players in the world cup. it is more than impressive. that is the situation. a lot of teams are in, whatever you call the title race. for the last 10 seasons in the championship, whoever was top at christmas was also 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 i3 behind leeds. bath have moved into the top half of the rugby union premiership after a 24—12 win over wasps. fly—half 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. last year's winner rob cross claimed an emphatic victory over spaniard cristo reyes at the pdc world darts championship. cross was rarely troubled and took the match four sets to nil to move into the last sixteen at alexandra palace. british number one johanna konta is confident of an upturn in fortunes next year with new coach dimitri zavialoff. konta's form dippedafter reaching the the semi—finals of wimbledon in 2017 and rising to fourth in the world.

konta will go into the new year 37th in the rankings but says she will be "better equipped to deal with challenges on court" after a "very strong pre—season". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the news agenda over the last few months has been dominated by the twists and turns of brexit. reality check correspondent chris morris has been getting to the bottom of the technicaljargon. today he takes a look at the irish border backstop. you may have heard about the backstop. it is a baseball term really so what does it have to do with brexit? think in terms of the

safety net and you get the general idea. the backs is key to talks over the future of the irish border after brexit. why? this line between the irish republican and northern ireland will be the only land border between the uk and the european union. that matters is the trade because in theory there should be checks on stuff crossing the border after brexit. no one wants new inspections at the border, they bring back memories of 30 years of conflict in northern ireland. checkpoints could become a target. the uk and eu hope to agree a trade relationship in the future that keeps the border open as it is now. if they can't, or if that is a delay, that is when the backstop comes in. it is illegal guaranteed to avoid a hardboard that under all circumstances. the uk and eu don't see eye to eye on how the backstop should work. the uk says the eu's version could undermine the union between northern ireland and great

britain. the eu says the uk's plan could damage the integrity of its area, the single market. for both sides these are really important principles so they are looking for a compromise before time runs out. the backstop has to be part of the withdrawal agreement that needs to be signed before brexit is due to happen in march 2019. without a backstop, they will be no brexit deal at all. chris evans has bid a festive farewell to listeners as he hosted his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he's stepping down after almost nine years presenting europe's most popular radio show, and will be replaced by zoe ball in the new year. chris evans finished his final broadcast at 9.30, going out with song. it's been an absolute blast. it's been over, what seems like nine minutes as opposed to nine years. so have a happy christmas, jules would like to say the same.

happy christmas. and noah, and eli. merry christmas. and everybody else. all: merry christmas! listen, we really do have to go now. right, song sheet at the ready. this is going to be a challenge. unrehearsed! # thanks for coming to see our show # sad to tell you we got to go # grab your hat and head for the door # in case you didn't notice, there ain't any more # if you like our show tell everyone but # if you think it stinks, keep your big mouth shut! # keep your big mouth shut! # we're glad you came but we have to shout # adios, au revoir, wiedersehen, ta—ta—ta # goodbye, get lost, get out! ta—ta! speaking outside radio two's studio, chris evans said that he would back at the bbc for strictly come dancing. al lewis band to you with terry

wogan's answer to the question. —— i will answer you. he was such a wise man, he said that there may not ever bea man, he said that there may not ever be a right time to go bed they will be a right time to go bed they will be wrong time to stay. i'm taking his advice. lovely to see you. any more tears today? my wife shared a few today. i'm sure there will be a few today. i'm sure there will be a few more. the kind of show we wanted to do today, we really wanted to leave them laughing not crying because there's been a lot of tears throughout the show, you know, hopefully for all the right reasons. but enough now, enough. happy christmas everyone. and you had nicole. nicole kidman. i thought we had somebody on the phone who was requesting a record, which is fine because they called in to request

one, what i didn't know was the team had called nicole kidman and she was hanging on the phone for 1h minutes from a beach in australia. apparently, she loved it. and the pyjamas. these are our brussels sprouts family pyjamas. brilliant. which we wear every christmas. are you feeling nervous about your next project? no, well, i've done it before! i think we'll be all right. any chance you'll be back, you think? never say never, any chance you'll be back? strictly come dancing, baby. come on. you're tipped as the winner for that. lovely to see you all. thank you for coming, thank you for being nice to me and have a happy christmas. that is what you call an ad hoc press conference! now it's time for a look at the weather. we've had a chilly start to the day.

the has—beens of fog around as well this morning. high is in charge of the weather for the rest of the week. it is mostly settled, not much wind going on. we had some weather flows towards the south—west of the uk. that is giving us quite a bit of clouds was the south—west. some outbreaks of rain here as well. the best of the sunshine towards the north—eastern part of the uk. the fog across, around the glasgow area could linger on into the afternoon. and in northern ireland and south—western part of england. it is going to be dry in the north, cloud increasing the south—west without outbreak of rain. about 6—8dc. through this afternoon, late in the afternoon, fog is forming quickly across east anglia, eastern parts of england up into the northwest. rudolph might need an extra shiny nose. they will be a frost across

the north east of the uk. further south and west, committee is milder, temperatures staying above freezing. christmas day, they will be the fog around. a bitter frost christmas day, they will be the fog around. a bitterfrost as christmas day, they will be the fog around. a bitter frost as well but most of us it is dried with just any drizzle affecting western areas. that is where we will have the thickest cloud on christmas day. for many others it will have the thickest cloud on christmas day. for many others it'll be a great christmas, some sunshine for the east of pennines. some of the four could linger on into the afternoon. temperatures around seven or 8 degrees in the east, 11 or 12 in the west. into boxing, high pressure is still where there's you will notice these weather front getting around northern and western areas. that'll bring in thick cloud, some outbreaks of rain on boxing day in scotland. if you are travelling on boxing day, it is going to be a dry one. they will be a lot of cloud around, some brighter skies in the south and

south east. temperatures will be higher compared to christmas day. then for the rest of the week, again there will be some patchy mist and fog during thursday and friday morning. lots of cloud to end the week that it is going to be dry and those temperatures around 11 celsius. all in all, the weather this week is quiet, just the fog which you have to be wary of. hello. this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines: rescue teams are trying to reach remote parts of the indonesian coast, where it's feared there are more victims of a deadly tsunami. officials say more than 280 people have died. there are warnings that eruptions at the volcanic island