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. 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. this morning we are starting off with a fair bit of bob gci’oss starting off with a fair bit of bob across central and eastern england. some of that will stick all day. it will be cloudy and cool generally. some of us will see sunshine. —— are

filed. 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 spoke to us earlier from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on. because of the bad weather, the national disaster agency has been finding it really difficult to ship from one location to another. they are still going through various beaches sifting through the debris and try to look for people —— shift from one location. they are people that they have not been able to find. over 300 have died. the 1000 people have been injured. there are

huge challenges which the agencies are facing. i am standing next to a release. where they are getting all the humanitarian aid. —— relief centre. they tried to send that to the villages. a lot of people had been left homeless. their homes were com pletely been left homeless. their homes were completely destroyed, they had to flee from here. now they are staying either in some of the camps that have been set up, they have moved inwards, and now the government is trying to provide relief. there are concerns about disease is spreading. they are trying to address that issue. the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system, which fails to give any warning just before the tsunami hit this place. they have commissioned a new one and are hoping that will be in place as $0011 are hoping that will be in place as 50011 as are hoping that will be in place as soon as possible. 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. monika plaha has this report. christmas was almost cancelled, with

three days of chaos and thousands of flights grounded or diverted, but after the drone disruption at gatwick, ministers now say they have the technology to curb the problem. taking to twitter on christmas eve, security minister ben wallace announced we are now able to deploy detection systems throughout the uk. for the 140,000 passengers whose flights were cancelled or diverted, it was my too late. police me too arrests over the incident, but elaine kirk and paul gait were eventually released without charge —— made to arrests. they came home to find some of their —— their names and some of the sunday papers as well as their photos and details of their private lives. as you can probably imagine, we are feeling com pletely 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 have been broadcast throughout the world. we are deeply distressed, ankara family and friends. and we are currently receiving medical care. -- as are family and friends. their experience has raised concerns about the coverage. the airport has offered a £50,000 reward through crime stoppers to catch the culprits responsible responsible for the drama. monika plaha, bbc news. 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 apologised for inappropriate drunken behaviour. he's since made an absolute denial of all the other allegations. 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, a theme which was also addressed by the the leader of the catholic church in england and wales. 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.

and it is also traditional that lots of people turn up very early to greet them as well. good morning. look at that! i know. we think there are about 100 people here now. despite the cult of riches and the fog, there were ten —— plenty of early rises who got here very early this morning —— colder temperatures. you were the first person in the queue. what time did you get here? just after 4:30am. what time did you wa ke just after 4:30am. what time did you wake up and set up?|j just after 4:30am. what time did you wake up and set up? i came straight from work. it was straight through. where did you drive from? shropshire, telford. why did you decide to carry on through the night and come to sandringham? to see the role family. because i follow them and it is my interest. -- royal

family. who are you most excited about seeing today? prince william and catherine, and harry and meghan markle, of course. what is it that makes you want to do this? markle, of course. what is it that makes you want to do this7m markle, of course. what is it that makes you want to do this? it is just the way they are. have you done this before? i have been to royal weddings and a few occasions, it is my interest in my hobby. you are d eftly my interest in my hobby. you are deftly going to get a good view. i can also speak to janelle. —— definitely. you are from america but have not come from america today. from about 15 minutes. it is really exciting living is close to sandringham. it keeps me here. what is it about the royal family that keeps you so happy and so excited? is it about the royal family that keeps you so happy and so excited ?|j have keeps you so happy and so excited?” have always been very interested in the royal family. years ago in america, my mother—in—law would cut out from the newspapers all the royal mews. it is a big i have always been interested in. and 1011

years ago when we moved here, just being next to sandringham, it makes it really special —— ten or 11 years. i love norfolk. the role family keeps me. i love it. lots of people here. very excited —— royal family. they have a great view to see the royal family when they arrive at about 10:30am this morning. i am amazed that people do that. well done to all of them. and happy christmas. we will see when about an hour. hgppy happy christmas everyone. while everyone has their traditions at christmas — for many, it's just another working day. throughout the programme, we're speaking to people for whom today is business as normal. one of those is rachael scowen, a ward sister at manchester children's hospital. dressed absolutely brilliantly this morning. a very good morning to you. good morning. merry christmas. merry

christmas to you. tell us about your working day, do you try to make it special for everyone who was there that elliott is a bit like a normal working day but we have fewer patients. the patient can go home we get them to go home, even if it is just for the home. those who cannot go home, santa comes to visit them in the night and drops the present offer for in the night and drops the present offerfor them and in the night and drops the present offer for them and then the parents will come in. they celebrate in hospital and we get all festive and try to make it special for them.” can see that. there are decorations on the ward, are there? it is very heavily decorated. that is so lovely. i know lots of people like you are working in the health service, for example, today, what kind of impact does that have on you or do you enjoy it as well?” kind of impact does that have on you or do you enjoy it as well? i have worked christmas day for the last three years. it is a really special day, especially to see the children so happy. it is lovely. we make it festive. it is nice. do you bring in

special food, are you allowed to do that? yes. we have a massive parfait that? yes. we have a massive parfait that the one of the nurses provided. —— barthet. that the one of the nurses provided. -- barthet. each you have on the ward? has -- barthet. each you have on the ward ? has become -- barthet. each you have on the ward? has become the children? we have ronald mcdonald house where the family is keen on pre—christmas dinner if they want. but we have about 13 children on the wards at the moment. wish happy christmas to them, when we stopped talking to you. what about you, dig at it have christmas lunch, christmas dinner? yes. i will probably have at my ——do you get. do your family mind that you get. do your family mind that you are working on christmas or do they understand ? you are working on christmas or do they understand? i think they are used to it now. it is lovely. i know everybody will be chaired by your smiley face. thank you so much. and thank you on behalf of everybody for working on christmas day. and now, we'll speak tojoe humphreys, a care assistant in horsham, who is about to go on his first visit of the day

at mrs garlick‘s house. good morning to you. tell us what you are up to today. apologies. we will see the gang get back to him in a couple of moments. —— go back in. good morning! it is really important that people like you work on christmas day. tell us how many people you will be visiting today and looking after. good morning. joe cannot hear us. i was really looking forward to seeing you. i know he will be looking after mrs garlick today, just for one. apparently used today, just for one. apparently used to work in a cafe and started helping look after his grandad who had parkinson's and realise he wa nted had parkinson's and realise he wanted a job in caring for people. he does exactly that. he loves his

job and i'm sorry we could not speak to him. best of luck, joe today. and happy christmas to everyone, including carol mychal is to good morning. good morning. there is people working today, farmers, emergency services, armed forces, well done to you all. happy christmas. this morning we do have some fog around if you are travelling. bear that in mind, but equally across central and eastern parts of england where it is quite dense and some of it will be with us all day. some will lift. for most of us all day. some will lift. for most of us it will be a cloudy day. we have a weather front moving from the west to the east. that is introducing patchy, light rain, mostly across scotland. for the rest of us, you will see in a second, a loss of cloud. through because of the day you will start to see breaks in the cloud. it is a cold start. the fell to -8.4. cloud. it is a cold start. the fell to —8.4. when the rain goes through the sun comes out. it will come out across north—east wales, parts of east anglia, and parts of south—east

england. not quite as cold as it was yesterday. if you are heading out for a walk, well, it won't be too bad. as we had through the evening and overnight, once again, we are looking at a mostly dry night, cloud around. mistand looking at a mostly dry night, cloud around. mist and fog patches. most of the fog will be in the hills. then we have a while the front coming across the north and west of the uk. that will be introducing some rain. temperatures, not too cold. but if you're outside for any length of time it will not be warm. that leads us into boxing day. like the next few days it will be cloudy, quite dull for some, mild, the next few days it will be cloudy, quite dull forsome, mild, but tomorrow won't be as foggy. the fault tomorrow won't be as foggy. the fa u lt m ostly tomorrow won't be as foggy. the fault mostly on the hills. the brighter skies tomorrow will initially be in the south—east of england and across southern england it will start to brighten up. we could see some holes across north—east england and north east scotla nd north—east england and north east scotland before this rain arrives, which will introduce a thicker cloud as well as rain. temperatures tomorrow fairly mild for this stage

in december. we are looking at 10-12. as in december. we are looking at 10—12. as we head on into thursday, we still have when state's weather front across the north of the country, introducing cloud and patchy light rain. hardly a breath of wind, hardly any isobars on the chart. 0nce of wind, hardly any isobars on the chart. once again, fairly cloudy for most. there will be some sunny breaks, north—east scotland, parts of eastern england, parts of wales, east anglia, and southern counties. the temperatures, by the time we get to thursday, looking at roughly 7—11 or possibly twell. that leaves us in to friday and saturday. settled with a —— 12. during the day it will be mostly dry. 0nce a —— 12. during the day it will be mostly dry. once again, mostly mild. thank you very much indeed. we will see you in about 20 minutes. while we may all sometimes feel alone, chronic loneliness can be difficult to escape, especially at this time of the year. mike nile is a man on a mission, tackling the issue in his home town of doncaster.

alison freeman has been to meet him. was loneliness that inspired mike to set up this club, but notjust the loneliness of the older people he is helping. living in a city like london where it is so fast paced and there is always something going on, even though you've got mates around you, it can be quite isolating. and idid you, it can be quite isolating. and i did feel quite isolated at the time. aged 31, he gave up a busy job in london and moved back in with his pa rents in london and moved back in with his parents in doncaster so he could set up parents in doncaster so he could set up the charity b:friend, which links older people with a younger buddy. he had the idea after volunteering for a he had the idea after volunteering fora similar he had the idea after volunteering for a similar charity in london, where he made friends with a woman in her 70s. had allowed me to have, like, a connection to the community,

the rock that was always there, and she was able to provide me so much, like, reassurance and wisdom and guidance. it is really mutually beneficial thing. while obviously the person who is isolated is getting company and companionship and being valued by someone, a befriend is often getting something of value as well. two years on, mike employs five staff and has created almost 120 friendships. how are you? i have been watching all the children telling father christmas how good they have been on telly. like 27—year—old harley and jean, who is about to turn 90. i'm just so happy that i have been able to have such an impact on her life, and take her shopping, and do the things that she would not be able to do without me here. it cheers me up no end. at first i didn't think i would want it, but i would want to stop now.” don't see it as volunteering now. i definitely don't see it as coming in every week, one hour, i always stay longer than an hour. mike's charity has had some good news. b:friend is to get a slice of £11.5 million the government is using to tackle loneliness. so we have decided to

invest £100,000 in b:friend, because it isa invest £100,000 in b:friend, because it is a fantastic 1—to—1 befriending service which can be scaled up, and thatis service which can be scaled up, and that is part of the package of £11.5 million which we are putting out across england to make changes in loneliness and isolation. this additional funding from the government really allows us to take this model that we have built and reach more people. # we wish you a merry christmas and happy new year. week, mike put on a christmas parties for more than 200 older men and women who attend his groups, and today he is hosting a christmas lunch for more than 40 older people who might have otherwise spent the day alone. and mike, who you saw in that report, has a really busy day because he is also coming to speak to us in about an hour's time. christmas is a time to spend with loved ones, but it can also be challenging. so how do you make it through the day, and the festive

period, with little drama? here to help is the reverend sally hitchiner. hgppy happy christmas. hello, happy christmas. lovely to see you. shall we pick up a little bit about loneliness, because people can be lonely for lots of different reasons. is there any advice you can give them at this time of year? well, i think if you are mobile, to get out of the house, to try and engage with your community as much as you can. there are wonderful things happening, local pubs and sometimes open, obviously churches, if you want to get involved in your local community, churchnearyou.com will show you your nearest church, but if you are not able to get out of the house, it is important you do something to make sure you get in the seasonal spirit, whether it is anything you can find that is a bit of luxury, a moment to yourself, just have a moment to be watched on television, engage with the community that way, and if you can maybe get online, it is a great to find twitter. there are lots of people engaging online as well.

there are also some charities which will help people to find support. you talk about getting online, so many people already, at 7:20 a.m., being in touch with us on breakfast. thank you so much for getting in touch. it can also be a difficult time if you have lost someone, it can bea time if you have lost someone, it can be a difficult time from that point of view as well. yes, and this affects almost every family in the country, that christmas is a bittersweet time because you remember a loved one who is normally with you at christmas. my tip for thatis with you at christmas. my tip for that is to engage with that, don't hide it, don't stop your kids from talking about it, just talk about it together. have a moment where you remember them. maybe even bring out a photograph to be part of the day, and allow that sense of sadness to bea and allow that sense of sadness to be a little bit part of the day. if you squash down it will still be there. and what we are told by psychologists all over the world is that actually by talking about things we can really help each other. and so by talking to your nearest and dearest, it doesn't have to dominate the whole day, but it can be something that has a place.

and i think by giving it a place, by remembering them, perhaps even mentioning them at the start of the meal, having a chance to remember a happy memory, perhaps, and maybe even a sad memory if you need to, that it actually then creates a completeness to the day. i think we have this idea that christmas has to be perfect, and it is crazy, when you think about it. even the first christmas family were not perfect, believe me. mary and joseph had so many problems, and there are so many times when... and christmas is very expensive, as well, and we are under a lot of pressure to have the perfect, expensive christmas day. todayis perfect, expensive christmas day. today is a day to be you, and allow your people, whether they are family orfriends or even if your people, whether they are family or friends or even if you are on your own, just to be yourself. there is nothing else that is demanded of you today, there is nothing more important. there is dinner to get on, all these other things to think about, but actually just try and ta ke about, but actually just try and take a moment for you. that is the point, it doesn't matter if it is late, today of all days. what else are they going to be doing? and you

wa nt to are they going to be doing? and you want to talk about this, one of the trivial things as how to accept gifts that perhaps you are a little bit disappointed in?” gifts that perhaps you are a little bit disappointed in? i have had no experience with this, obviously, but i have been thinking a lot about how to a cce pt i have been thinking a lot about how to accept a gift that you don't really wa nt. to accept a gift that you don't really want. these are frankincense and myrrh, and it is quite an unusual gift, and i strongly suspect it is not what these teenagers, mary and joseph, were expecting. and gold, as well, and have you ever received a gift that is way more than you can afford to give back to them? off and we have this idea of giving the equivalent value get back and forth, but the whole point of the gift is you receive something thatis the gift is you receive something that is a generous offer from someone that is a generous offer from someone else, and frankincense and myrrh are very strange. they were used in religious practices, realistically i think they were the wise menjust ringing realistically i think they were the wise men just ringing the magic things they had around them that they thought were nice. there are two ways people give gifts, either

that they think they love or that they think you will love, and they might pick it up through observation, something they think you are lacking, or through inference. i had a friend who was given a toilet brush holder once. very practical, everyone needs them, thatis very practical, everyone needs them, that is the main idea. i mean tip is to think about the heart of what the person is trying to say when they give it to you. if they give you a toilet brush, yourface give it to you. if they give you a toilet brush, your face that says... your face says what on earth is this? so you say how lovely, it is very good of you, very practical, so try and think what they must have been giving to give you this toilet brush or whatever it is you didn't want, the 15th of socks, although sorts of things, and emphasise a little bit with it. also, of course, there are people who have been spending christmas alone —— empathise. and with families, it can

be intense, and that can lead to intense conversations. what is your advice? christmas is not for perfection, if a family has a row, thatis perfection, if a family has a row, that is fine. everyone is permitted to have a bit of a blowout, and when you get families together who are not used to being with each other, perhaps different generations and there may have been problems over there may have been problems over the years, that there may have been tensions, and that will not ruin your christmas day. i think in some ways, put on the telly, watch a film together, do a jigsaw together, do something focused outside yourself, andi something focused outside yourself, and i think also take a moment to create space for complexity. that is my main piece of advice. create space for complexity. absolutely. that is a great thought. when are backin that is a great thought. when are back in an hour's time. lovely to see you, and i had never seen either frankincense or myrrh in my life. well, they smell.

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. breakfast‘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. yeah, nervous. so tell us about your routine — you are peter pan? yes, i'm peter pan, the boy that never grew up. that's about me. i'm flying in. and i've got a dog, going to be part of my dance — he'll probably dance better than i do. that's gatsby. barks.

there's a bed 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, yeah. somehow i've 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're loving the warm—ups, the kind of breaststroke thing. talk us through that. we're flying! we're flying, yeah. we're dancing in the air. semi—finalist 2015. yeah. and when you walk back into this space, how do you feel? at first, the first moment i was really nervous, but then it just feels like coming home, a little bit. it's so familiar when you've danced week in, week out, week in, week out. that floor and i have got history. there's 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? yeah, that's anton's. that's anton's dress, yeah.

no, that's anton's. is this breaking news for you? when do you put on the outfit you're going to be dancing in? this is a normal monday for me. it's very good. yeah, i like it. ann and anton — one of the classic strictly pairings, ever. ever. yeah, we agree. some of your routines in 2010, they blew people's minds. that was because i couldn't dance. in the very first two hours 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. 0h... what kind of look are we going for here, luca? so today, we're going for pinocchio. well, a girl pinocchio, with hair done. yes.

earlier, we saw your stunt down the chimney. so is this going to affect your hair, potentially? i didn't think about that. do you know what? it'll make it easier, because i don't like my hair on my face. today is very special, it's christmas day, so everyone is having a nice, magic day. not competitive. not competitive, really? define competitiveness, and everything. not competitive, but we want to win. strictly come dancing christmas special is on bbc one tonight at 5:30pm. just thanks so much for all of you getting in touch, and all of you of course who are working on christmas. ted on twitter, merry christmas to you all. louise, we would love it if you all. louise, we would love it if you could wish all the team in the high dependency unit at st thomas's

hospital merry christmas, they won't be eating christmas lunch but they will be looking after their patients. to all my colleagues at yorkshire ambulance service, let's make it a good, happy and peaceful one. dennis says don't forget putin officers, they often get forgotten about it christmas because they are hidden by those big walls. gareth says merry christmas, louise. i am out feeding my cattle and sheep. thank you so much for getting in touch. it really feels like you are keeping us company as well. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin. good morning. 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. in the last few mintutes, it's been announced that 429 people are now known to have died. sameer hashmi sent this report from banten on the island ofjava.