this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm. 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 families of those still missing are hoping and praying that perhaps there will be miracles here, as people grieve over what's been lost, and yet another natural disaster to hit indonesia. 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. 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 will use 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, i'll be looking back at a turbulent, somewhat fractious year in politics. dominated by brexit, brexit, and yes, a bit more brexit, but there's been a whole load and other stuff going on too. that's review 2018, the year in politics with me, jo coburn. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 373 people were killed,

and a further 128 are still, 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've 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 any survivors. 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 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 buoy system has been broken since 2012. when presidentjoko widodo visited to inspect the relief effort here, he faced some 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 amongst 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, which 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 krakatoa 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 £60,000 has been offered for information. and the couple arrested over the drone 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. our 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, saying the only problem the american economy had, was the fed itself. his comments came as the dowjones industrial average continued to tumble, and the dowjones closed down 2.9% today. in that highly critical tweet president trump said ”the only problem our economy has is the fed.

they don't have a feel for the market, they don't understand necessary trade wars or strong dollars or even democrat shutdowns over borders. the fed is like a powerful golfer who can't score because he has no touch, he can't putt! ” earlier we heard from our correspondent in new york, samira hussain. she explained more about what has been going on in the markets. 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 that those banks have enough cash on hand to shore up the us economy should it need to. now, the reason for the statement was really to try and give us investors some more confidence in the wake of all of these big falls on us financial markets. that said, the statement did the exact opposite, and it really got investors very nervous, in fact even more nervous than they already were, because what it really signaled to investors was that look, this is 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 the treasury secretary

and, in turn the white house knows that we investors don't? 25 people have been killed in a militant attack on an afghan government ministry compound in the capital, kabul. gunmen stormed the complex after detonating a suicide car bomb at its entrance. at least i 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's 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 also 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. around 3000 people have been evacuated from an apartment building in sydney, after residents heard a ‘loud crack‘. police say, the newly opened opal tower had moved "i 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 enrtry 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, 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. 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 actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault in the united states. the 59—year—old academy—award winner has been accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston, massachusetts in july 2016. the cape and islands district

attorney michael o'keefe, says mr spacey is due to be arraigned on a charge of indecent assault and battery at nantucket district court on the 7th of january. more on the story as we get it here on bbc news. 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 wee—bull 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, from west hampstead, 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 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. the actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault in the united states. the 59—year—old academy award winner has been accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston, massachusetts in july 2016. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild. hello good evening, the arsenal midfielder henrik has been ruled out forup to midfielder henrik has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken foot. he fractured a metatarsal in his right foot, during the court of final defeat at tottenham and was the premier league win over burnley. liverpool manager, said tottenham are very much in the title race

after the spurs 62 thrashing of everton. the rebels are six clear of third place spurs, but reckon the title race is still wide open. they had a typical summer period, they should sign players. it is because eight or nine players played they won't. and they're playing so far this season. it is more than impressive up with is because eight 01’ impressive up with is because eight or nine players played in the world cup. a lot of teams are what you would call the title race. just a couple of days after retaining his ibf featherweight world title with a unanimous points win over carl frampton, josh warrington is now eyeing up a unification bout against one of the division's other belt holders. warrington has now taken his professional record to 28 wins and no defeats including six knockouts. these big events are really good for

you, and when i'm have my back against the wall that's when i'm a good fighter. you note there is a belt to go alongside good fighter. you note there is a belt to go along side this would be lovely, and talks of oscar ballots, and to take defensive followed made, and to take defensive followed made, and can stay stateside —— and to ta ke and can stay stateside —— and to take the fans who followed made... there was plenty of domestic interest as the sydney thunder beat rivals sydney sixers by 21 runs in australia's big bash a little earlier. jos buttler top scored for thunder, hitting 63 runs as his side went on to reach 169 for 9. steve o'keefe took the wicket of buttler, and also that of england captain joe root, who scored just nine. tom curran was facing his england team—mates and he top scored for the sixers with 62. their total of 148 though meant they fell 22 runs

short of their target. 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. will have a don't think he'll ever get tired of

that. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. customers are making the most of the last hours christmas shopping. footfall in uk high streets and shopping centres was around 10% higher at midday today, compared with yesterday. shops on christmas eve this year are estimated to be around 7% 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 during his final radio 2 breakfast show this morning. he said it was a "sad day" as he left after 9 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. our 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 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. now a story about 9—year—old olivia leggett from poole. she decided she wanted to help people who are less fortunate than her this christmas. tom hepworth has the story. you have your toothpaste, toothbrush. olivia is wrapping christmas presents for people she doesn't know, and has never met. she and her dad are delivering them to homeless in bournemouth. this is my daughter olivia and i would like to give you one of the packages, and we

put together quite a few of these and are given out today. thank you. she used her pocket money to buy toiletries and socks and treats.|j was thinking i could save my pocket money up to december and give it out to the homeless instead of buying it for myself. it was really sweet and he gives you faith in humanity. hi this is my daughter olivia, and we got a christmas present for you. thank you. and she's young. you don't get a lot of young people come out here. it makes a difference. thank you. ijust out here. it makes a difference. thank you. i just feel quite hopeful that i am actually doing something that i am actually doing something that makes people feel a different way to have actually feel, instead ofjust nothing inside them.|j way to have actually feel, instead ofjust nothing inside them. i love the fact that she is thinking about what people need, toiletries actually who aren't those sleeping

on the street, and also just spot on. just all—around fantastic. on the street, and also just spot on. just all-around fantastic. it's maybe a small gesture, but olivia hope this'll make a difference to people who have nothing this christmas. and perhaps, encourages others to give more. if! christmas. and perhaps, encourages others to give more. if i was homeless, how could people help me, i'io homeless, how could people help me, 110 one homeless, how could people help me, no one would help me if i can help it toi no one would help me if i can help it to i feel like it's really nice to give away those things to them. 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 on his traditional sleigh. in fact, i think we can dial in and

find out where father christmas is right now at the moment. he is across africa, he has been working very busy across the continent. he is heading for uganda and he will be there in one minute and a0 seconds. the actually use his tracked by the north american aerospace defence command, but they can only work because of rudolf‘s knows. it is a beacon calling to them. this is how they can track father christmas, and we understand also, this is inside information, if you're wondering what santa looks like, norad says that based on our intelligence santa is five and seven inches tall, and weighs about £260, and that's before the cookies. there you go. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.

hello there, fogg is the only hazard tonight for travellers including sa nta tonight for travellers including santa and his sleigh. we are expecting it to develop in the northern and eastern parts, up to the west that are more clouds coming in. clear skies for eastern scotland in northeast england a touch of frost modesty or —a. always chilly across the east, mild in the west. the fog may live to the low cloud, and most good —— areas and have a great turkey day. it's going to be a mild day. —— most areas will have a grey day. should be a milder cyber boxing day, let's of cloud, perhaps a better chance at seeing such a across southern counties. another mild day went temperatures around 10

degrees. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. 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 families of those still missing are hoping and praying that perhaps there will be miracles here, as people grieve the over what has been lost. and yet, another natural disaster to hit under neesham. 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. 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. the actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault in the united states. the 59—year—old academy award winner has been accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston, injuly 2016. respect and understanding: the queen will use her christmas speech to deliver a message of goodwill to all. now on bbc news, it's been one of the most turbulent years for british politics in decades. with brexit dominating parliament, and no clear way forward, the bbc'sjo coburn looks back at a troubled 12 months in review 2018: the year in politics.