this is bbc news i'm carole walker. the headlines at 7pm. 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, say their privacy has been "completely exposed". we're feeling completely violated, oui’ we're feeling completely violated, our home has been searched and our privacy and identity completely exposed, our names, photos and other personal information have been broadcast throughout the world. 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. and in half an hour, robert hall looks back on how people marked 100 years since the end of the first world war. 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 seventeen

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 security minister ben wallace says security forces can deploy detection systems throughout the country to combat the threat of drones following the travel chaos 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 the couple arrested over the chaos at gatwick airport say they feel "completely violated". paul gait and elaine kirk, who were released without charge, said their "privacy and identity" had been "completely exposed" after being named in the media and their home searched. as you can probably imagine, we are feeling completely violated. our 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 are deeply distressed, as our family and friends, and we are currently receiving medical care. 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 continued to tumble and it closed down two point 9% today. in that highly critical tweet president trump said: earlier i spoke to our correspondent in new york, samira hussain. she explained more about the economic and political implications. 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. the reason for the statement was to try and give us investors some more confidence in the wake of all of these big falls on financial markets in the us. that said, the statement did the exact opposite and it really got investors very nervous. in fact, more nervous than they already were. what it really signalled to investors is that this was not something they were worried about, they were not worried about banks not having enough cash to support the us economy so now investors are thinking well, what is it that the treasury secretary and in turn, the white house knows that we investors do not. perhaps those jitters are a little bit dramatic given that mr mnuchin was clearly trying to send out a message of reassurance but do

the falls we are seeing represent a more fundamental problem in the us economy? in terms of the us economy that... look, growth is continuing. the us economy is still going 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 employment situation in the united states, it is really good. we had not seen the us unemployment so low 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. we are in the midst of a partial government in the united states. over the weekend, we heard from people in the white house that we can expect to see the shutdown continue until the new year. of course, we have ongoing trade skirmishes between china and the united states,

so there are some economic issues that we should pay attention to but there is some bigger 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 been 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 so you will remember, in 2017 and 2016, immediately after mr trump's election we saw 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 is having a big impact on how us investors are trading which is why we are seeing the president lobbying so much of his anger towards the federal reserve and its chairperson,j powell. 25 people have been killed in a militant attack on an afghan government ministry in the capital, kabul. gunmen stormed the complex after detonating a suicide car bomb at its entrance. at least one police officer was among the dead, and approximately 20 people were injured in the attack, including some who had reportedly jumped from the third floor to escape. it is not yet clear who is responsible for the attack. 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 running 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 £1118 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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, say their privacy was exposed.

thousands of rail passengers face disruption over christmas because of major engineering works. 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 quarterfinal 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 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. just a couple of days after retaining his featherweight title, josh warrington is now eyeing up a unification bout against one of the divisions other belt holders. he has 110w divisions other belt holders. he has now taken his professional record to 28 wins and no defeats, including six knockouts. these big events really get up for it, when i'm the

underdog or i'm against the war, that's when i get really fired up with training sessions and everything else. and other belt alongside this one would be absolutely lovely. it wet my appetite and the fans who have bothered me through thick and thin, to stay with his giddy days would be something special. there was plenty of domestic interest as the sydney rivals beat... josh butler had the top score for under. steve or keith took the wicket of butler and also that of england captainjoel root who scored just nine. tom curran top scored for the sixers. however, the total amount these fell 22 runs

short of their tie. 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. and that is all your sport for now. many thanks. 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 weble 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. nearly 400 soldiers from the east will celebrate christmas in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. service men and women from the royal anglians and the colchester based parachute regiment are in afghanistan half way through a 6 month tour of duty in the capital kabul. alex dunlop reports. four years after frontline british troops pulled out of afghanistan, soldiers from the east are still here and in harms way. 280 of them, royal anglicans. their role, to be bodyguards for diplomats and advisers in and around kabul. afghanistan, and our time here... on an intermittent line from their base, the battalion‘s commander told me it is a vitaljob. those advisers need to be taken to work and brought

home again every day. 0ur soldiers have been trained specifically to look after the likelihood and to enable advisers to do their work on a day—to—day basis so we can build those strong institutions for the afghan government. this battalion has a profound link with this war—torn country. seven tours in 17 years, from fighting insurgents to trying to keep the peace. afghanistan is in our dna now. it means something to us and it has emotions in all of us, for those that have served once or served five, so there is a bond here that will forever be. for afghans, tomorrow is just another day before the anglians they will take time out to celebrate but most of all to contact loved ones back at home. we will have a traditional christmas lunch and i think importantly, we will try and give

all the soldiers as much time as possible to get on facetime and whatsapp and everything else to speak to their families. just keeping that link is probably just as important as sitting down and having roast turkey out here. this latest tour of duty is not about contact but about avoiding it. the anglians will leave trouble in march, without, they hope, firing a single shot. 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 a 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. you might be used to father christmas appearing on a sleigh, but he has been experimenting with other methods of getting around. he was spotted on a jetski near washington — a far more appropriate way of delivering presents for children in parts of the world where there is no snow. but despite testing new ways of getting around the bbc understands that father christmas will be visiting the uk this evening in his traditional sleigh. now, we can bring you some of the very latest victories, just confirming that. this is the north american aerospace defence and santa tracker. it is spotting his exact

location as he makes his way. he is just crossing over baghdad. the defence department follow santos journey thanks to the satellites that pick up heat from the lead rangers white red nose which gives of infrared signals which are similar from of infrared signals which are similarfrom those of of infrared signals which are similar from those of a missile launch so those are the very latest movements of santa, courtesy of the north american aerospace defence command. he is over the middle east and looks as he could be on schedule for deliveries across the uk later tonight. now, let us catch up with the weather. hello there, fog is the only hazard tonight for travellers, including santa and his sleigh. we are expecting fog to develop more widely across in the northern and eastern parts of england and into the midlands. 0ut towards the west there is more cloud coming in, a little drizzle in the north west of scotland. clear skies for east of scotland,

north—east england, a touch of frost here, minus three or minus four. always going to be chillier across the east. milder underneath the cloud in the west. the fog in the morning, will take to let. it may only left into low cloud and most places will have a great, misty and murky day. best of sunshine, eastern scotland, north—eastern parts of england, north—east wales. it is going to be a mild day, 12 degrees in belfast but only around seven or so for hull and norwich. should be a mild start on wednesday, boxing day, less fog around but there will still be a lot of cloud. bit of rain towards the northern isles, the north west of scotland, perhaps a chance of some sunshine across southern counties of england but another mildly, temperatures widely ten to 11 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, say their privacy was exposed.