hello, very good morning. happy christmas and welcome to breakfast with louise minchin. our headlines today: rescuers battle to prevent disease spreading in the wake of the tsunami in indonesia that's killed more than 370 people. after three days of disruption at gatwick airport, the government says drone detection systems can now be deployed throughout the uk. as the actor kevin spacey is charged in america with sexual assault and releases a video addressing allegations made against him. as christmas celebrations get under way around the world — we'll speak some of the one million people here in the uk who are still at work. happy christmas. today we are starting off with a fair bit of fog around. some of that is dense, particularly in eastern england. a cloudy day generally. but some of us will see some sunshine. i will tell you where in 15 minutes. a very good morning to you.

it's christmas day, tuesday the 25th of december. our top story: aid agencies leading the relief efforts following the tsunami in indonesia, say they are concerned about the spread of infectious diseases. many of those forced to flee their homes have little access to clean water. more than 370 people are known to have died, but the figure is expected to rise. sameer hashmi is on the island ofjava for us this morning. good morning to you. we can still see so good morning to you. we can still see so much water and mud around. what is the latest from bad? —— from there? that's rate. the rescue operations are still on. the national disaster agency has been finding it really difficult to shift from one location to the other. they go into various beaches over here, sifting through the debris, trying to look for people. there are still many people missing or reported missing, they have not been able to find them. over 300 have died, as

you said. 0ver find them. over 300 have died, as you said. over 1000 find them. over 300 have died, as you said. 0ver1000 injured. find them. over 300 have died, as you said. over 1000 injured. there are huge you said. 0ver1000 injured. there are huge challenges which the agencies are facing. i'm standing next to a relief centre where they are getting all the humanitarian aid, but they are now try to send it to different villages that have been affected. a lot of people have been left homeless. their homes were com pletely left homeless. their homes were completely destroyed. they had to flee from here. now they are staying in either some of the camps that have been set up, they have moved inland, and there are concerns about diseases spreading, so they are trying to address that issue. the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system, which failed to give any warning just before this an army hit this place. they have commissioned a new one and are hoping it will be in place as soon as possible. -- tsunami. thank you very much. britain's security forces now have the technology needed to help combat the threat of drones, according the security minister ben

wallace. it follows three days of disruption last week at london's gatwick airport. a couple who were arrested during the investigation have spoken after being released without charge, and say they feel "completely violated". 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 have been broadcast throughout the world. we are deeply distressed, as are our family and friends. and we are currently receiving medical care. the actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in the united states. he's addressed the allegations by posting an unusual video online, in which he assumed his old character from the drama house of cards. here's andy moore. here is an interesting tidbit that

none of you may know... kevin spacey has been accused of unwanted sexual advances by more than 30 men, but these are the first allegations to get as far as court. i don't make this up... injuly 2016... he's accused of groping the teenage son of a television news reader ina bar. allegations that were first made public in a press conference last year. to kevin spacey, i want to say this — shame on you for what you did to my son. shortly after the charge was announced, kevin spacey released a video in which he adopted the role of his character frank underwood from house of cards. he made no direct reference to the accusations, but he said enigmatically, "you wouldn't rush tojudgement without the facts, would you?" kevin spacey is the winner of numerous acting awards, but his career has come to a standstill since the first allegation was made. at the time he apologise for

inappropriate drunken behaviour. yet since made a denial of all the other. —— he has since. in the uk, police are investigating six accusations of sexual assault dating from spacey‘s time as artistic director at london's old vic. andy moore, bbc news. the first female bishop of london has presided at a midnight communion service at st paul's cathedral. bishop sarah mullally has been speaking about poverty and homelessness, as our religion editor martin bashir reports. ina in a cathedral that has stood in the city for 11100 years, the first female bishop of london letters midnight surface of holy communion. the significance of being the first female bishop of london does not pass me by, i hope that is encouragement to people. what has

a lwa ys encouragement to people. what has always motivated me is my faith in jesus christ and celebrating that at christmas. god coming amongst us in the messiness of this world as a vulnerable baby says something about god's love for us and also for the world. bishop sarah was installed on the florence nightingale's birthday, a nod to herformer career as a nurse. and she wants the church to address more than just the spiritual needs of the nation. the church needs of the nation. the church needs to speak confidently about faith in god and jesus christ, but it is reflect the compassion we see in god and jesus, which is why not just across london but also the country churches are involved in social action projects, something like 33,000 social action projects across the church of england, people setting up food banks, credit unions, dementia cafes, night shelters, demonstrating the love of god. the christmas story of a baby born ina god. the christmas story of a baby born in a stable because there was no room at the end seems

particularly relevant given the record level of homelessness, according to the charity crisis. it also explains why the church is emphasising its ministry from the pulpit to the pavement of this country. martin bashir, bbc news, at st paul's cathedral. during midnight mass at the vatican, pope francis urged people in rich countries to seek a simpler, less materialistic life. speaking at saint peter's basilica, he said people should consider whether they could manage without so many material objects. in the little town of bethlehem, hundreds of worshippers attended midnight mass close to the grotto wherejesus is believed to have been born. mass took place in saint catherine's, next to the church of the nativity. the catholic archbishop for the holy land told the congregation that he hoped people could live in peace. members of the royal family will attend church in sandringham this morning. let's talk to our reporter charlotte gallagher who's there. it's early. i don't imagine they are

out yet. morning. morning and merry christmas from sandringham. despite the temperature and busily before, you will be so cannot see much at the moment, there are people here already waiting to meet the royal family. many people do this as a christmas tradition every year. cibicek surface starts at 11am, and the queen will be driven up and the rest of the family, including prince philip, will walk past the crowds —— the church surface. people are here to see the royal family up close and personal. they will talk to if you are the well—wishers. this year for the duchess of sussex, it is her first christmas as an official member of the royal family. first christmas as an official member of the royalfamily. lastly there was a break from tradition when she attended before she had married prince harry —— lassi. he

does have some experience of sending them. i think a lot of people will be here to see the duchess of sussex, expect in herfirst be here to see the duchess of sussex, expect in her first child be here to see the duchess of sussex, expect in herfirst child in the new year. so the younger members of the royal family very much the focus of today. and the queen, lots of people very excited to see the queen. there are tens of people here already waiting to meet the royal family. i imagine the crowd will grow family. i imagine the crowd will gi’ow eve n family. i imagine the crowd will grow even further. i am amazed they are there already. thank you very much indeed. we will see you later. thank you so much. around the world, children are waking up to see if they've had a special visitor — one who plays a crucial role in the festivities at this time of year, and tim allman can bring us up to date. where else would begin but in the arctic circle? father christmas making a farewell appearance before setting off in his sleigh. an awful lot of presence to deliver, an awful lot of presence to deliver, an awful lot of presence to deliver, an awful lot of miles to travel. and how do

you track its progress? well, you could ask the north american aerospace defence command to help. they keep —— they keep tabs on sa nta, they keep —— they keep tabs on santa, they say, by using an infrared sensor to detect the heat from rudolf‘s knows. before he left, father christmas meat is customary annual appearance, waterskiing in the us state of virginia. but it seems many of the children in attendance were more interested in someone attendance were more interested in someone else. i am here to see the grinch. who is your favourite character? the greens. probably the grinch -- character? the greens. probably the grinch —— grinch. character? the greens. probably the grinch -- grinch. if the thought of spending the day cooped up with your family seems too much, why not follow british scout leaderjoe doherty. he expects to be pulling

his sledge in temperatures as low as -20 his sledge in temperatures as low as —20 celsius. and, finally, what typifies this time of year more than the radish? here in the mexican city they have an annual festival devoted to the root vegetable. this is a special tribute to physicist stephen hawking. christmas really does come in all shapes and sizes. tim allman, bbc news. hgppy happy christmas to everybody. if you are already, i know it is only 6:11 a.m., to get in touch. we would like to see you, your little one, whatever is going on. it would be lovely to hear from you. more on our top story this morning — the number of people who died in saturday's tsunami in indonesia continues to rise. at least 373 people lost their lives, and 128 are missing. let's speak to kathy mueller from the red cross, who's in the indonesian city of palu, where a tsunami struck three months ago. we spoke to you yesterday. what more

can you tell us today about the situation on the ground? well, it is not a christmas to celebrate in west java, indonesia, as you can imagine. people are mourning their loved ones today, the people who have been lost today, the people who have been lost to this tsunami. it is a miserable environment right now, it is raining in west java, the area in environment right now, it is raining in westjava, the area in pack environment right now, it is raining in west java, the area in pack by this disaster. we are talking to people on the ground and they have fled into other villages or up into the hills. some are sleeping in mosques, some are sleeping in stores, some are sleeping outside in the elements. they say it is cold at night and they need blankets. this is something the red cross is doing, bringing in blankets and de paul and to protect people from the weather. i understand you have been able to reach a community that had been com pletely reach a community that had been completely cut off by the tsunami. yes. they had been cut—off for a

couple of days —— and tarpaulins. they brought in basic supplies, things like the blankets and the tarpaulins. as well as clean water. infrastructure can be damaged after a tsunami or realised disaster. and as well we had trained volunteers who were able to provide first aid and some basic healthcare in case anybody was injured. you mentioned healthcare and diseases and that could happen now, how are you preparing for that? disease is a lwa ys preparing for that? disease is always at risk of increasing after there is a disaster, especially now since it is the rainy season. there is malaria in the area, there is also dinky fever, those are transmitted by mosquitoes —— dengue. teaching people how to protect themselves. there are also be waterborne diseases with the infrastructure crumbled in places

the risk for cholera, for example, could increase. it is basically about raising awareness and making sure people have access to clean water and that goes a long way to keeping people healthy. we know these are vulnerable communities, you are in palu, which was affected really badly three months ago. it ta kes, really badly three months ago. it takes, presumably, years to rebuild after an event like this. it can. we are coming up to the three month mark in sulawesi since the earthquake and tsunami in september. we know we will be here until at least 2021 helping people recover. it is not a fast process. 0bviously we wa nt it is not a fast process. 0bviously we want to get people out of the tense as quickly as possible and into more sturdy structures —— tents. into more sturdy structures —— te nts. te nts into more sturdy structures —— tents. tents a re into more sturdy structures —— tents. tents are useful in the immediate aftermath, that they not meant to be long—term solutions. this is something that will come into play in west java. this goes

on, the rescue operation there, meanwhile there is still volcanic activity and also concerns there could be more tsunami. there is a warning from the government about highways through boxing day, through december 26, so people are being advised not to go back to the coast. we find that some people are heeding the warnings, they are terrified, are free to go back. 0thers the warnings, they are terrified, are free to go back. others are venturing back to the coast, because thatis venturing back to the coast, because that is where their businesses were, their homes were, they want to go back and see what remains of those premised his and to see if there is anything that they can salvage. kathy mueller, i appreciate your time and your good work. thank you very much. happy christmas to you as well, if you can have it. we are here with you on bbc brea kfast to we are here with you on bbc breakfast to keep you company on your christmas morning. carol is here as well, which is great news. 0fficially happy christmas, carol.

hgppy 0fficially happy christmas, carol. happy christmas to you, and to you at home as well. we have a cold start, —2 or —3 in east anglia but in parts of devon and cornwall, only ten. it is a foggy start for some of us as ten. it is a foggy start for some of us as well, particularly across eastern parts of england and the midlands and east anglia as well. so if you are travelling, bear that in mind. some of that fog is dense. we have a weather front which is fairly wea k have a weather front which is fairly weak moving across scotland, introducing some patchy light rain and drizzle. but that aside it is a cloudy start for most of us. some of this fault will linger through the course of the day in the east. that will have a negative effect on the temperature, so it will feel quite cold, but some of it will break and the brightest breaks today are likely to be across north—east scotland, when we lose the patchy rain, parts of eastern england into the south—east and east anglia, and also north—east wales. temperature—wise it is not going to feel as cold as it did yesterday.

heading on through the evening and overnight period, we hang on to a fair bit of cloud. there will be some eastern fog patches forming, most of the fog will be in the hills, and then you can see the arrival of another weather front. this will be introducing some rain initially across the northern and western isles, getting in across north—west scotland. not a particularly cold night for most but there will be some pockets of frost where we have got clear skies across north—east scotland. into boxing day, well, for the next few days, the forecast is not too dissimilar in the sense that it will be fairly cloudy and dull, and that will be the case on boxing day. cloudy and dull, we will also start off with some patchy mist that fog, and we have got this weak weather front draped across the north—west of scotland, still producing some outbreaks of rain. but through the day at should tend to brighten up in the south, 10 degrees or maybe 11, temperatures not too bad for this time of the year. ten or 11 as we push up towards aberdeen and belfast. the wednesday into

thursday, we still have a weak weather front just wiggling across the far north—west, producing some patchy light rain and drizzle at times, but not a lot going on across the rest of the country. hardly a nice bar in sight, but it does mean there will be quite a lot of cloud around at times. so some brighter brea ks around at times. so some brighter breaks here and there, especially through the course of the day, the second half of the day across parts of england and wales, into the east and the north—east of scotland. temperatures down a touch on the south compared to where they will be tomorrow, but nevertheless we are looking at ten or 11 more or less across the board. thank you very much, we will see you shortly, just after 6:30 a.m.. electric scooters have become a multibillion—dollar business and a familiar sight in cities like paris and los angeles. but they are also increasingly visible on streets in the uk, that is despite being banned for use on public roads. now there are calls for the law to be changed, as joe miller reports. they have been taking off across europe and in the us, equipped with

an electric motor, these traffic beating scooters can zip along at 20 mph. commuter lloyd bennett is a convert, despite warnings about their safety. it's not something that concerns me. i'm not going fast, you know. if you are going along somewhere that's really busy, you can turn the power down so you goa you can turn the power down so you go a lot slower and just take your time. it'sjust go a lot slower and just take your time. it's just really easy, go a lot slower and just take your time. it'sjust really easy, really simple. it's no different to a bike. there is one key difference. these scooters are still illegal in the uk and are only allowed on private land. yet at this dealership in london, business is booming and customers don't seem to be put off by the prospect of breaking the law. they have just come from san francisco, they have just come from paris, they have just come from israel. it is a very green solution, and easy. and they don't understand why the government doesn't take it to the other step. he wants

electronic scooters to be treated the same way as electric bikes. so far the compa ny‘s appeals the same way as electric bikes. so far the company's appeals to authorities have fallen on deaf ears. the government has committed hundreds of millions of pounds to developing energy efficient transport, but e—scooters like this aren't part of the mix, despite an increase in popularity, and there is no sign of the law being changed in a hurry. enthusiasts say e—scooters are one of the few convenient alternatives to overcrowded trains and buses, but motoring organisations say rules on how they should be driven are desperately needed. fairly rapidly, we are going to need some legislation to clarify where they can travel, how they can travel, and also some guidance in terms of the highway code. the global boom in e—scooters has been fuelled by sharing schemes, and the fear of fuelled by sharing schemes, and the fearofan fuelled by sharing schemes, and the fear of an avalanche of vehicles might be behind britain's reluctance

to embrace them. but this man's boss says better regulation could keep numbers down, and he is convinced, if the uk gets on board with e—scooters, it won't look back. every family has their own christmas traditions, but for many people, it is a dayjust like any other. throughout the programme we will be talking to those who are spending their day working. let's start with maria achilleos, a volunteer working with young people in bangladesh. get in touch with us if you are at work. good morning to you. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. so todayis very much indeed forjoining us. so today is the normal working day for you, is it, maria? it is a public holiday, but there is stuff happening, yes. so what sorts of things will you be doing today? so there are some other volunteers working on different projects, so we are all together today, and we are

going to try and have a bit of a kind of christmas, although there's not really much happening in bangladesh during the christmas period. and tell us a little bit about your work volunteering. what sorts of things are you doing? so i ama sorts of things are you doing? so i am a youth development specialist and a lot of the work i do is in northern bangladesh and it is with youth groups, supporting them in campaigns for health services in their communities, i am campaigns for health services in their communities, iam helping campaigns for health services in their communities, i am helping them communicate, develop their leadership skills and presentation skills. and just tell us about being away from family at this time of year. it's kind of ck. it is a bit strange because it really doesn't feel christmassy. but yes, so it is strange, but then it doesn't feel real, if that makes sense. but i'm sure when i speak to people later, and my family, it will hit that i am not actually there. do you have family traditions at home that you might miss out on? yes, food, a lot of food. my dad's a chef and i come

from the greek and irish background, so from the greek and irish background, so food is a big part of our christmas day. 0h goodness, i am fascinated. what would you normally be happening, then? an array of meat, loads of vegetables, all the stuffing. there is a lot of food, and he is definitely up and starting his christmas. but my mum also works in the morning, christmas morning, so in the morning, christmas morning, so she goes and works in an old people's home as well, and she will come home after lunch. so yes, our afternoon is where we normallyjust eat and spend some time together.m volunteering is very much part of yourfamily as volunteering is very much part of your family as well, and particularly volunteering on christmas day, obviously. yes, a lot of my family work on christmas day, just because of the work they do. it is nice to be able to do something, as well, and spend christmas with yourfamily. as well, and spend christmas with your family. very good luck am a happy christmas to you. i hope you get a little bit of time to celebrate, as you say. and we will be speaking to liz, who is

volunteering in addis ababa. while stacey dooley took away the strictly glitterball trophy this year, it will be former contestants who will be back on the dancefloor later today for the show‘s christmas special. brea kfast‘s tim muffett went along to rehearsals, to see if they could still tell their samba from their american smooth. what's it like to be back? frightening. everyone's watching you, yes, frightening. everyone's watching you , yes, nervous. frightening. everyone's watching you, yes, nervous. so tell us about your routine, you are peter pan? yes, iam peter your routine, you are peter pan? yes, i am peter pan, your routine, you are peter pan? yes, iam peter pan, the your routine, you are peter pan? yes, i am peter pan, the boy that never grew up. yes, i am peter pan, the boy that never grew up. that is about me. i am flying in. i've got a dog, going to be part of my dunce, probably going to be better than am. do you like streatley come dancing? there isa like streatley come dancing? there is a dead involved, did you realise that? yes, i always knew there was

going to be, but didn't realise it was going to be so big. nervous? well, yes. somehowi was going to be so big. nervous? well, yes. somehow i have got to get nadiya onto the bed to do a swivel and swivel off the bed with her and away we go with a viennese waltz. you are loving the warm—ups, the kind of breaststroke thing, talk us through that. we are flying. we are dancing in the air. semifinalist 2015. yes. and when you walk back into this space, how do you feel? the first moment i was really nervous, but then itjust the first moment i was really nervous, but then it just feels like coming home, a little bit. it is so familiar when you have danced week m, familiar when you have danced week in, week out, we can, week out. that flaw and i have got history. there isa flaw and i have got history. there is a lot of anxiety of mine on the floor, and the anxiety came back to greet me. this is anton's underskirt. so this is anton's

dress ? underskirt. so this is anton's dress? that is anton's dress, yes. no, that is anton's. is this breaking news for you ? no, that is anton's. is this breaking news for you? wendy upon the outfit you will be dancing in? this is a normal one, this is a normal outfit for me. i like it. ann and anton, one of the classic to be kept strictly pairings ever. ever. soldier routines in 2010 blue people's mines. that was because i couldn't dance. in the very first two powers of the very first morning's training, anton said to me i think, the less time you spend with your feet on the floor, the better. what kind of look are we going forward here, luca? so today we are going for pinocchio. but a

girl pinocchio, but had done. yes. earlier we saw your start down the chimney. so is this going to affect your hair, potentially?” chimney. so is this going to affect your hair, potentially? i didn't think about that. do you know what? it will make it easier because i don't like my hair on my face. today is very special, it is christmas day, so everyone is having a nice... not competitive. magic day. not competitive, really? not competitive, really? not competitive, but we want to win. it looks like it is going to be fun, isn't it? strictly come dancing christmas special is on bbc one tonight at 5:30pm. inafew in a few moments we will be having the headlines. thank you to all of you who have been e—mailing the programme telling you about what you are up to at christmas. from peggy and shannon, my daughter and i are

beginning hour shift at christ crisis at christmas. what a wonderful organisation —— crisis at christmas. thank you very much indeed and i will be back with you shortly. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin. good morning. a very happy christmas to you all. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. aid agencies leading the relief efforts following the tsunami in indonesia, say they are concerned about the spread of infectious diseases. many of those forced to flee their homes have little access to clean water. more than 370 people are known to have died, but the figure is expected to rise. at least 120 people are still missing.

we have this report from the island of java. it we have this report from the island ofjava. it has we have this report from the island of java. it has been two days since the tsunami hit this part of indonesia and right now i am standing at the beach resort that was hit on the night of the tsunami. the owner tells me there were about 30 guests who were staying in this property and at about 9:30pm on saturday night we saw this huge wave of water just saturday night we saw this huge wave of waterjust come and powered through the property. they did not expect that. they were completely taken by surprise. and all the guests who were staying on this property were injured. they were rescued by the locals and taken to the hospital. some of them were severely injured. this place was booked out for christmas, but now, as you see, it weighs a completely deserted look. that is the story of this region. it is a popular beach destination. thousands of

indonesians come down, especially during this time of year, to spend their holidays and spend christmas here, but now this area is com pletely here, but now this area is completely empty. in fact the residents have moved inside, away from the coast, because there is still a tsunami warning in place until wednesday. there is no guarantee or surety whether the tsunami will take place this time or not. but the government is saying they do not want to take any chances at this time. the rescue operations are still on. the national disaster tea m are still on. the national disaster team is going from one property to another sifting through the debris to look for those who are still missing, but because of the bad