this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm. rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia, more than 370 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. chris evans bids a festive farewell to listeners as he hosts his final radio 2 breakfast show. coming up on bbc news, we look back at this summer ‘s world cup in russia, a brilliant turn it that had it all. the glory of the french, there were some german tears, some

fabulous goals and of course england. matters coming up at half past, football beaver. —— fever. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 373 people were killed, and a further 128 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than m00 people have been injured. 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. today there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, sparking fears of another tsunami. rebecca henschke reports rescue workers clear away the rubble

in a race to find survivors. but today, in this villa none have been found. villas like this one built right on the shore didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this, the state of the swimming pool, and the villa now. teams from the military and the search and rescue teams are here, clearing away the rubble to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process here. the tsunami hit this popular local tourist destination at night, without warning. the national disaster agency admitting their tsunami detection system has been broken since 2012. when presidentjoko widodo visited to inspect the relief effort here,

he faced tough questions and vowed to do better. translation: we don't know yet for sure where the source of the tsunami was, it's still being checked. in the future the relevant agencies will provide detection equipment. systems that can give a warning to everyone. that comes too late for these families, here to find loved ones among the dead. those identified ta ken away in ambulances. others, like this man, are still searching. translation: we are not at peace. we just want him returned to us in some way. we are preparing ourselves to accept the worst. the vocalist of the band 17 that was performing on stage when the tsunami hit is here to put his wife to rest. posting this video on social media, he says, we are travelling again

together, my love. authorities are warning it may not be over yet, telling people to keep away from the beaches due to fears that ongoing activity from the anak krakatau volcano could trigger a new tsunami. rebecca henschke reporting there. the christmas getaway this year is being hampered by widespread disruption to train services, with over 300 sets of planned engineering works taking place around britain. several major towns and cities are affected including liverpool and manchester. and many services out of london to the rest of the country have been affected, as navtej johal reports. struggling to get away for the christmas getaway. thousands of rail passengers across britain are facing up to huge—scale engineering works this week.

these travellers in manchester are among the thousands braving it on a day of disruption. but it's in london, like here at euston, where journeys are bearing the brunt of the problems. no trains run from paddington until after boxing day, and none between victoria and clapham junction until the new year. rail passengers trying to get between the capital and east anglia, south wales, the midlands and north all face disruption. in total, there are 330 engineering works taking place across the country. 25,000 people will be working on the railway system over the next week, as part of a ems million investment across the network during christmas and new year. so why is this happening now? network rail says this is the time of year when demand is at its lowest. it's expecting trains to be 50% quieter than normal. and, it says, the work it does now will ensure a more reliable service in the future, but that doesn't help

these passengers here at london euston today, who are facing a reduced service. it does put a dampener on things, but i think, you know, it's life. we live in the north, so we breathe railway disruption. it's disgraceful. the advice to passengers is to plan ahead. this is nothing like a normal monday. services will be closing down early evening, and no trains running anywhere on christmas day. so, if you can avoid it, maybe leave the travelling to those with a sleigh. merry christmas! navteonhal, bbc news, london euston. president trump has blamed the federal reserve for the ongoing turmoil in the us financial markets, saying the only problem the american economy had was the fed itself. his comments came as the dowjones industrial average fell in half day trading today. the markets have just closed

and the dowjones closed down 2.9% after several days of losses. in that highly critical tweet president trump said: samira hussain is in new york for us. thank you forjoining us. aside from resident trump describing it in golfing terms, those falls today, down over 2.9% are pretty dramatic.

iam afraid down over 2.9% are pretty dramatic. i am afraid i am out of my depth by trying to explain any of those golf references but i can talk about the us financial markets and what we have seen in this half—day trading. 0n have seen in this half—day trading. on sunday we saw that the treasury secretary steve mnuchin released a statement indicating that he had spoken to six of america's biggest banks and those banks have enough cash on hand to shore up the us economy, should it need to. their reason for the statement was to try and give you as investors some more confidence in wake of all of these big falls on financial markets in the us. that said, the statement did the us. that said, the statement did the exact opposite and it really got investors very nervous. in fact, more nervous than they were before. what it really signal to investors is that this was not something they

we re is that this was not something they were worried about, they were not worried about banks having enough cash to support the us economy so now investors are thinking well, what is it that the treasury secretary and the white house know that we investors do not? perhaps those jitters are a little bit matic given that mr mnuchin was clearly trying to send out a message of reassurance to do the fault but we are seeing represent a more fundamental problem in the us economy? in terms of the us economy but like, growth is continuing. the us economy is struggling to grow but it is not going to grow by as much as people had anticipated. if you look at the labour markets, so the implement situation in the united states, it is really good. we had not seen the us an implement solo in over a decade but is there much more room for that to grow? not really.

but then you look at what is happening politically mac we are in the midst of a partial government shutdown of a united states. 0ver the weekend, we heard from people in the weekend, we heard from people in the white house that we can expect is the shutdown continue until the new year. of course, we have ongoing trade skirmishes tween china and the united states so there is some economic issues that we should pay attention to but there is some vigourfundamental attention to but there is some vigour fundamental political issues that are having an impact as well. president trump has been swift to try and blame the federal reserve but what is happening here is going to rebound on the president himself, especially as he has in boasting about the strength of the us economy? the president has tied a lot of his political capital into the strength of us financial markets and you will remember, in 2017 and 2016, immediately after mr trump's

election we thought the us markets hit record high after record high and he was very quick to take credit for it. conversely we are in a situation where the us markets are not doing as well. from his perspective the president believes that the big reason why this is happening, as illustrated in the tweet we saw from him, is that the federal reserve, that is america's central bank, is the biggest problem when it comes to us financial markets. that because they are slowly raising interest rates that has a big impact on how us investors are trading which is white we are seeing the president lobbying so much of his anger towards the federal reserve and its chairperson. many thanks. ministers have been discussing security arrangements at airports 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 thousand pounds has been offered for information. and that couple questioned by police over the drone disruption which closed the airport for almost 36 hours have said they feel "completely violated" by the experience. paul gait and elaine kirk say the ordeal has left them "deeply distressed" and they are receiving medical care. they were arrested and released without charge after two nights in custody. around 3000 people have been evacuated from an apartment building in sydney — after residents heard a ‘loud crack‘. police say, the newly opened 0pal tower had moved "1 to 2 millimetres". residents are now preparing to spend christmas eve, in an evacuation centre, as an emergency operation takes place, to determine the extent of the damage.

fire and rescue, specialists, ambulance, paramedics and public works engineers will be making entry to level ten to investigate the cause of the crack and to determine whether the building is safe to inhabit or if any further remediation works are required. 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 to newspapers, 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's 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. "even with the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding." 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 good will to be heeded, will be construed as an attempt by the monarch to soothe the brexit debate. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the former prime minister of pakistan, nawaz sharif, has been sent back to jail after a new corruption conviction. he was found guilty of having overseas property investments beyond his declared sources of income, and sentenced to seven years in prison. nawaz sharif was released

on bail earlier this year, after a different corruption sentence was suspended. the headlines on bbc news... rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia, more than 370 people are now known to have died. 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. also coming up, a british—iranian academic — who was arrested in iran earlier this year — is released, and returns to the uk, ending his eight month ordeal. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild. good evening. arsenal midfielder henrikh

mkhitaryan has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken foot. the armenian international has fractured a metatarsal in his right foot. mkhitaryan was subbed at half—time during the carabao cup quarter—final loss to tottenham and missed the premier league win over burnley at the weekend. arsenal are away at brighton on boxing day. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says that tottenham are very much in the title race after spurs' 6—2 thrashing of everton yesterday. liverpool are top, four points clear of manchester city, and still six clear of third place spurs but klopp reckons the title race is still wide open. tottenham had the most difficult summer period and i'm not talking about not signing players because if you have the right team you should sign players. it is just because 8 or 9 have players playing

for the full world cup, their playing so far in such a season, it is more than impressive and that is the situation so yeah, a lot of teams are in the title race. now, a group of young footballers from grimsby are going to have a christmas holiday to remember when they represent england at an international tournament in spain starting on boxing day. the under 15s of meglio united play futsal, a variation of five—a—side football. 0ur reporter simon clarke has been to meet them. football played to a samba beat, this is futsal, five—a—side from brazil and this is the grimsby team chosen to represent england. it is a lot more intense than football, the pitch is small and the ball is heavier so you have to rely on your technical ability such as fast footwork. i am james and i am the captain. i like it because it is more speed of a football pitch. if you are not on game, you will lose the game,

you cannot win it. this team will meet counterparts from san paulo, washington dc and barcelona. i am the head coach, there are over 300 european teams who applied for that right and we are representing great britain as we were chosen and barcelona who are representing spain who is in our group as well. it is just a good time in general i reckon. i play with all my mates and do something i enjoy. one of futsal‘s biggest exponents is this player. he knocked out england from the 2002 world cup. he's still doing it at 38. the people of grimsby should be very proud that this team is representing them and england in this tournament and one thing that is absolutely for certain is that when they get to spain, it will be far warmer

than it is today. best wishes to them. now finally, one of the highlights of the sporting year was europe's comprehensive ryder cup victory over the united states. beforehand, europe captain thomas bjorn said he'd have a tattoo reflecting the scoreline if his side won — and he's been true to his word. there's going to be a visit to a tattoo parlour very soon. bid to say he is a man of his word.

that's all the sport for now. a british—iranian academic from imperial college in london, who was arrested in iran earlier this year, has been released and has returned back to london. professor abbas edalat — who's an expert in computer science — spent eight months in detention on security charges. meanwhile, london's mayor, sadiq khan, has renewed his call for the charity—worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today in time for christmas. jim wheble reports. he is a renowned expert in computer science at london's imperial college and also a prominent campaigner. he was giving media interviews often about his opposition to sanctions and military intervention in iran. yet despite this, while visiting tehran professor abbas edalat, dual british citizen, was arrested and accused of being a spy. the foreign office and imperial college london both confirmed today that professor edalat had returned to the uk, ending his eight—month ordeal.

no doubt providing relief for his family and for the many in the academic world who campaigned for his release. but he is not the only dual british citizen who has been held in iran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will be spending her second christmas in an iranianjail, in prison for spying. a charge she vehemently denies. today, along with her husband richard ratcliffe the mayor issued a statement saying that: i think today's news is obviously positive. there have been other positives recently. there have also been some negatives and you know, i spend my time looking at the tea leaves of everything that happens and trying to read what it means for us. politics in iran is volatile, politics in the uk is pretty volatile these days so you know, it is a bit taking it day by day and keep hoping and keep pushing. anyone's guess what happens next.

in november the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, met with iranian officials to press the case for the release of nazanin and others being held in iran. for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife. the decline in the value of the pound has provided an unexpected christmas boost to retailers in northern ireland with shoppers from the republic — which uses the euro — crossing the border in droves to grab a bargain. colletta smith has beenjoining them for a bit of last minute shopping and finding out what all the fuss is about. it's the last—minute christmas dash. there's a lot of stuff actually that they've sold out already. this week, stores in northern ireland have seen the biggest increase in shoppers of anywhere in the uk. and there's one big reason for that. much better value with the sterling conversion, yes, and the booze is quite cheap. what's in the bags?

wow, you've got kids' stuff. yeah, lots of presents, yep. christmas present shopping. any grocery shopping today? no. a bit of shopping, that's the height of it. where do you come from today? i'm from monaghan, county monaghan. and have you done a big shop today? yes, a big christmas shop, yes. groceries. exactly, yes. irish government statistics show that one in five shoppers from the republic have travelled north this year to get more for their money. border towns like newry have felt the boost. it's been a tough year for retailers, as broadly broadcast but as i say, we benefit greatly from the southern trade, shoppers coming from as far off as dublin. it's something we've always benefited from. 66.28, please. down the road, the tills are ringing, in two currencies. a euro, 33.67, please. the fall in the value of the pound has been a huge boost to seamus' business. 75% of his customers

cross the border. northern ireland's retail sales are driven by southern irish people, there's no doubt about it. we're one of the people that is quite happy there's been a vote to leave the european union. so much fluctuation with the currency, it's been very advantageous for us. each of these would have cost you 1 euro, 23, a couple of christmases ago. now that'sjust1 euro, ten. if you multiply that across a big family shop, spending hundreds of pounds, the savings add up. the washing powder, for me, is cheaper, right, you know. there's great bargains in that shop. and in the off—licence as well. while retailers across the uk have had a tough year, a steady stream of shoppers travelling across the border have given northern ireland shops a christmas bonus. colletta smith, bbc news, in newry. customers are making the most of the last hours christmas shopping. footfall in uk high streets and shopping centres was around 10

per cent higher at midday today compared with yesterday — and the same is true when compared to last year, as shops this year are estimated to be around seven per cent busier compared with christmas eve of last year. it's been a tough year for retailers with a number of notable high street names closing — including poundworld and maplin. chris evans has bid an emotional farewell to listeners to his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he said it was a "sad day" as he left after nine years at the helm. evans is off to virgin radio but will be back on the bbc in the next series of strictly come dancing. 0ur arts editor will gompertz listened in to his last show. there's flash photography in his report. singing. ta—ra! and with that, chris evans signed off for the last time as host of britain's most popular radio show. he took it over in 2010

from a broadcaster who was inspiration to him — the late sir terry wogan. he said, because he was such a wise guy, he said there may not ever be right time to go, but there could be a wrong time to stay, so i'm taking the great man's advice. the kind of show we wanted to do today, was we really wanted to leave them laughing, not crying, because there's been a lot of tears throughout the show. hopefully always for the right reasons, but enough now. happy christmas, everyone. and there was plenty of laughter, but also, at times, a very emotional presenter. most of all, most of all, of course i would like to thank my wife natasha... my gravity, my compass, my guiding light. he then put his wife on air, who also choked up. today's gobsmackers are chosen by noah and eli evans for their mum tash. oh, for goodness' sake!

now do you get it? do you get it now? thanks for that! so, this is the radio 2 breakfast show studio that chris evans made his own for nearly nine years. he might have gone, but there's still a hint of him here, in the shape of this cart deck, which played all his well known jingles — wonderful day, wonderful week, this is london, tarzan yell, and all the rest of it. and in a way, that gives a hint of his talent as a broadcaster, that he was able to transform this quite dull, soundproof space into a vivid wonderful world, which interviewees responded to and listeners loved. and there's no cheaty turbo charging here. it wasn't all plain sailing for him at the bbc. his then £2.2 million plus salary proved controversial when made public, and then there was a short lived and much criticised stint as a presenter on top gear. delivers all that power right to the back of your head. but his high energy, good humoured breakfast show was a success. zoe ball will take it over

in the new year as he moves over to virgin radio, before returning to the bbc to strut his stuff on strictly come dancing 2019. will gompertz, bbc news. and it seems father christmas is already on his rounds — the angel of the north has been gifted a santa hatjust in time for christmas. it was spotted by motorists on the a1 with its new festive feature. it was added overnight — but the stylist remains a mystery. now, the weather has not been particularly festive, certainly not down south at we're going to get all the details. bulk is the only hazard tonight, a relief for travellers including santa and his sleigh. we're expecting fog to develop in the northern and eastern parts of england. there is a little drizzle

coming in the west of scotland, clearer skies, touch of frost, a lwa ys clearer skies, touch of frost, always going to be chillier across the east, mild under cloud in the west. the fault in the morning does ta ke west. the fault in the morning does take morning to let. it will merely lifted to low cloud, most places will have a great, misty and murky day. that of sunshine... it is going to bea day. that of sunshine... it is going to be a mild date, 12 degrees in belfast but only around 7a hull and norwich. boxing day, the rest of the a lot of cloud, a bit of rain around but a better chance of sunshine across southern counties of england but another mildly, temperatures wildly nine, 10 celsius. hello this is bbc news... the headlines... rescue workers continue the search for survivors

of the tsunami in indonesia. more than 370 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. the couple arrested over the drone chaos at gatwick airport say they feel "completely violated". elaine kirk and paul gait, who were released without charge, told sky news their "privacy and identity" had been "completely exposed". as you can probably imagine, we are feeling completely violated. 0ur home has been searched and our privacy and identity completely exposed. 0ur names, photos and other personal information has been broadcast throughout the world. we