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this is bbc news. the headlines at midday. rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. 150 remain missing. actor kevin spacey is charged with sexual assault in america and releases a video addressing allegations made against him. japan's main stock market index has plunged amid us uncertainty after wall street suffers its worst christmas eve on record. pope francis delivers his traditional christmas message from st peter's square as religious ceremonies get under way around the world. hundreds turn out to see the royal family for church at sandringham, but prince phillip and camilla did not attend the service this year. coming up on bbc news, we look back at this summer's world cup in russia. a brilliant tournament that had it all, the glory of the french, there were german tears, some
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fabulous goals and of course, england's odyssey, getting so close to the moscow final. that is review 2018, football fever coming up at 12:30pm. good afternoon. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least a29 people were killed and a further 150 are still missing following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than 1,400 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. charities in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading as clean water and medicine supplies are dwindling. sameer hashmi gave us an update from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on. because of the bad weather
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the national disaster agency has been finding it difficult to shift from one location to another. they are still going through various beaches here, sifting through the debris and trying to look for people because there are still many people who have been reported missing and they have not been able to find them. there are over 1000 people who are injured so clearly there are huge challenges which the agencies are facing over here. in fact i am standing next to a relief centre where they are getting all the humanitarian aid which they are now trying to send to different villages that have been affected. a lot of people have been left homeless because they stayed on the coasts over here. their homes were completely destroyed, they had to flee from here and now they are staying in some of the camps that have been set up and now the government is trying to give them some relief. there are concerns about diseases spreading, so they are trying to tackle that issue. but the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system which failed to give any warning before the tsunami hit this place.
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so they have commissioned a new one and they are hoping that will be in place as soon as possible. kathy mueller from the red cross who's in the indonesian city of palu where a tsunami struck three months ago, explained what they were doing to help reduce the risk of disease. of course, every time there is a disaster the risk of disease increases, infrastructure can be compromised, people's hygenic practices may not be as what they once were, simply because they're not living as they normally would. what the red cross is doing to help combat that is we are bringing in 14 water trucks and trying to provide people with as much clean water as possible, and that will go to great lengths to keep people healthy. the queen and members of the royal family have attended church in sandringham in norfolk. prince philip did not attend the christmas day service but a palace spokesman said he was in perfectly good health. also absent was the duchess of cornwall who is recovering
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from a heavy cold. the duchess of sussex is enjoying her first christmas as a member of the royal family. she was the first non—married partner to be invited to sandringham last year, now she is due to give birth to a royal baby in the spring. the american actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in 2016. the alleged victim is the son of a us television news anchor. mr spacey has previously said he didn't remember the incident. andy moore reports. 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 in a 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
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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 to judgement 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. asian stock markets have fallen sharply in response to fears about the us economy. yesterday us shares suffered their worst christmas eve performance ever. kim gittleson explains what's behind some of those market fears. it started off friendly enough.
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it is my pleasure and my honour to announcejerome powell to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. congratulations. but it is a relationship that has quickly turned sour. the fed is out of control, i think what they are doing is wrong. now president trump is reported to be threatening to fire his hand—picked fed chair while blasting america's central bank for its decision to continue to raise interest rates. most recently he said in a tweet that the fed was out of touch with markets. the president's ongoing criticism of the fed has worried investors and efforts by us treasury secretary steven mnuchin to soothe markets by releasing a letter saying he spoke to six big bank bosses seems to have backfired. we were not worried about the banks and all of a sudden you are telling us we should be worried about the banks and i think that is where we saw an extra downward momentum which was contrary to what the treasury had hoped and unfortunately it added more
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chaos instead of clarity. now the dowjones is flirting with its worth worst monthly performance since the great depression and the us markets that were once the envy of the world have become a global drag, pulling down indices injapan and europe. but with the us government shutdown and a president that feels increasingly isolated it is unlikely investors looking for a holiday truce will find much to cheer. two 15—year—old boys have been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in tottenham on saturday. wilham mendes, who was 25, was a portuguese national and a keen boxer. the teenagers have also been charged with robbing mr mendes and will appear in court on boxing day. 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,
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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 to combat this threat." for the 140,000 passengers whose flights were cancelled or diverted, it's too late. police made two arrests over the incident, but elaine kirk and paul gait were eventually released without charge and cleared of any involvement. but they came home to find their names in some of the sunday papers along with their photos and details of their private lives. 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
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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. 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. a us court has ordered north korea to pay almost £400 million over the death of student otto warmbier. the parents of the american 22—year—old sued north korea after he was flown home last year in a coma, days before he died. the court concluded that warmbier had likely suffered torture. earlier this month, mexico agreed to a trump administration plan obliging people seeking asylum in the us to stay in mexico while their applications are processed. that's a big change for thousands of central american migrants
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from the caravan that crossed mexico in recent weeks. they are now spending christmas stuck in the violent border city of tijuana, and conditions there are getting worse. will grant reports. samuel's family imagined they'd be building their lives in the us rather than a tent in mexico by now. but not any more. under new rules, they must remain in mexico in such flimsy accommodation as they wait on their asylum applications. the change was a temporary measure for humanitarian reasons, the foreign secretary said, as mexico is considered a safe third country. how safe though? in recent days, two honduran teenagers from the caravan were killed on tijuana's streets. we saw samuel, his wife and baby madalyn often on theirjourney. they are typical of the migrant families, poor, exhausted and fleeing the threat of violence.
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having risked everything to reach this point, they are reluctant to turn back now, but know they could spend months, if not years waiting in one of mexico's most dangerous cities. translation: we can't go back because i had death threats from the gangs in honduras. they came to the house looking for me several times, so we had to escape. as the weeks of hardship take their toll, food is scarce and conditions unsanitary. the city has opened a second migrant shelter, but it isn't enough. there's now an increasingly large number of people who will be stuck in these conditions and this legal limbo, notjust through christmas, but well into next year. hundreds have already returned to central america and the mexican authorities are encouraging others to do the same — to head home for christmas. this decision on asylum has caught many off—guard. translation: how can you ask for asylum from one country and be in another? it doesn't make sense. president trump hated
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the old system, calling it catch and release. this change is what he wanted from mexico, for those trapped at the border though, this new agreementjust made a bleak christmas even tougher. will grant, bbc news, tijuana. seismologists in italy have recorded more than 130 earthquakes around the sicilian volcano, mount etna. europe's most active volcano erupted yesterday. volcanic ash has covered surrounding villages, forcing regional airports to close. electric scooters have become a multi—billion dollar business, and a familiar sight in cities like paris and los angeles. but they're also increasingly visible on streets in the uk, that's 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,
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despite warnings about their safety. it's not something that concerns me. i'm not going fast, you know. if you're going along somewhere that's really busy, you can turn the power down so you go a lot slower, and just take your time. it's just 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. you see everybody on them, it's a very green solution, and easy, and they don't understand why the government doesn't take it to the other step. he wants e—scooters to be treated the same way as electric bikes. so far, the company's appeals to authorities have fallen on deaf ears. the government has committed
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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're 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 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.
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joe miller, bbc news. in a few minutes' time viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the day's news. before that, former strictly contestants will be back on the dancefloor later today for the show‘s christmas special. 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're 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. do you like strictly come dancing? 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.
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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 that 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.
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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.
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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 it when my hair's in 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. good afternoon. merry christmas. hundreds of well—wishers turned out to see the royal family attend the christmas day church service on the sandringham estate. the duke of edinburgh didn't attended today — he's said to be in good health but is spending the day privately. also absent was the duchess of cornwall, who is recovering from a heavy cold. live now to sandringham and our correspondent there, charlotte gallagher. there was huge excitement for many people in the crowd when the royal
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family arrived for their church service. some of them were here at 4:30am when it was still dark and foggy and absolutely freezing. they saw most of the royal family, except, the duke of edinburgh and the duchess of cornwall. the queen, as usual, was driven by her chauffeur, accompanied by prince andrew and the other royal family walked up from sandringham house, greeting many of the well—wishers. when they came out they spoke to plenty of people in the crowd and they were asked things about their children. kate said she had been woken up very early by her children, which most parents can relate to on christmas day. the royalfamily are 110w christmas day. the royalfamily are now going back to sandringham house for a very private afternoon with the rest of the royal family, enjoying a traditional christmas dinnerand of enjoying a traditional christmas dinner and of course, watching the
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queen's speech. for the people i spoke to, who had got up early to come and see the royal family, said it was well worth it. charlotte, thank you very much. heavy rains in central indonesia have hampered the operation to bring relief to the survivors of saturday's tsunami. more than 400 and 20 people are now known to have been killed after the tsunami, which was caused by the anak krakatau volcano, crashed into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java. aid workers have expressed fears about the spread of disease. from the scene, sameer hashmi sent this report. it was supposed to be a busy christmas for tomy, but it's turned out to be empty. his beach facing resort, were shattered when a strong way from the sea powered its way through these doors on the night of the tsunami. in this muslim dominated country, tomy is from the christian minority. and on a day he should be celebrating, he's busy picking up pieces of his retirement plan. translation: i was with my guests when i saw a huge wave that went over the yard.
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i shouted, "this might be a tsunami". i asked the people to move up to the second floor and then the next wave came in so quickly, the guests who were in the lobby, were dragged all the way to the road. the government has now turned its attention providing relief for thousands of people who have been displaced. several such centres have been set up to collect food and clothing. leading the relief and rescue operations in this region is this commander. he says progress has been difficult. the challenge will be mostly because of the water right now. it's rainy season, the end of the year. we try hard to still keep searching the shore. the special forces have been jointly conducting rescue operations with the national search agency across all the affected regions. we have been following the rescue team for the last hour and they have been going from one beach to another, trying to sift through the debris to look
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for more survivors. there are still many people that are missing. the team are still optimistic and hopeful, even though they realise that this has been a year of disasters for indonesia. the president has ordered the installation of a new, advanced tsunami warning system. if 2018 has shown anything, it's that in a country as seismically active as indonesia, all help is needed to quell mother nature's fury. sameer hashmi, bbc news. two 15—year—old teenagers have been charged with the murder of a man in tottenham, north london at the weekend. 25—year—old wilham mendes, a portuguese national, was stabbed to death during an incident on saturday night. after a series of recent attempts by migrants to cross the channel by boat to reach the uk, there's been another incident overnight. it's understood three vessels were intercepted off the kent coast this morning. the border force and lifeboats have been involved.
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the first boat stopped early this morning was carrying 13 people. japan's main stockmarket index has closed down 5%, reflecting traders‘ worries following yesterday's slide on wall street. there were falls too in shanghai, bangkok and taiwan. the pope has appealed for brotherly love between people of all races, nations and religions to help solve the conflicts of the world. in his traditional christmas message, he said differences were not a danger but a source of richness. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, used his christmas sermon to speak of peace and unity at a time of challenge and discord. here's our religious affairs editor, martin bashir. with the basilica bathed in
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sunshine, pope frances began his address by asking what is the universal message of christmas. he said, but god is a good father and we are brothers and sisters, common humanity, despite our ethnic and cultural differences. translation: by cultural differences. translation: by his incarnation, the son of god tells us we come from love and a cce pta nce tells us we come from love and acceptance of this humanity of ours, which we all share in a variety of languages and cultures. he followed this with a litany of nations from syria to the ukraine. the korean peninsula to the middle east, where he pleaded for israelis and palestinians to resume dialogue in a place, he said was chosen by the lord, but torn apart by conflicts. translation: may all others receive peace and constellation in the birth of the saviour in the knowledge we
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are of the saviour in the knowledge we a re loved by of the saviour in the knowledge we are loved by the one, heavenly father. realising you, we are brothers and sisters and come to live as such. at canterbury, justin welby emphasised the gospel of christ is not divisive but unifying and said that god's language of love must replace the language of conflict. people will rejoice and celebrate other things of christmas. they will carry on with their lives, they will do good things and bad things. they will cause trouble and they will bring joy. although he did not mention the political challenges that lie ahead for the nation, justin welby, like other religious leaders, had used his christmas sermon leaders, had used his christmas sermon to speak of peace and unity ata time sermon to speak of peace and unity at a time of challenge and discord. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:15pm.
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bye for now and have a very happy christmas! the weather is behaving itself this christmas, we've had no snow but quite a festive feel to things in the highlands of scotland. temperatures dipped down to minus 8 degrees this morning. otherwise, for most of us, it is cloudy, a little bit fog in places. it was misty this morning but we have some sunshine across eastern areas of the country. the cloud is encroaching and is a progressively turned cloudier and cloudier through the day. it's also very mild across parts of western europe, not just very mild across parts of western europe, notjust in uk, in france,
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from germany eastwards is dost gets cold and in the far east of europe, thatis cold and in the far east of europe, that is where we have temperatures below freezing. the temperatures in the afternoon and 11 degrees of the west of the country, six or seven further east. let's have a look at the forecast for this evening. inter tonight, not an awful lot changes for most of us, a bit of cloud flowing here with clear spells. in the night we will see some rain moving into western parts of scotla nd moving into western parts of scotland and for our fronts in the hebrides, 10 degrees, but the east of scotland, perhaps a touch of frost as the temperatures for close to freezing. for most diverse it'll bea to freezing. for most diverse it'll be a frost free morning on boxing day itself. a lot of closer start with but we are anticipating some sunshine to develop in the afternoon across the south of the country's eastern areas as well, perhaps the north—west. milder for many of us on boxing day with temperatures of around 10 celsius. on thursday, high—pressure still in charge of the
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weather across western parts of europe, the weather front are out towards the west of us still another quiet day on the way for thursday. if anything, it is going to turn sunnier and sunnier. in the south of the country, lengthy bright awesomeness pulse on the way and the same goes for the north—east of england, north—east of scotland, almost anywhere. temperatures will be around 10 degrees but the morning will be nippy on thursday, perhaps later in the babos temperatures will be struggling some eastern areas. the forecast for the rest of the week, for most visitors looking dry, wind and rain towards the north of the country but on the whole it is very quiet. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines.
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