this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. the home secretary deploys more patrols and says there are no easy answers — as another group of migrants — are found by border officials on the kent coast. i have made a decision today to be deployed two of the border force's largest vessels which are known as cutters from abroad back to the uk. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. huge crowds gather around the world to welcome in the new year. here's hong kong with a spectacular display of fireworks. these are the live pictures from dubai. you can see the crowds, 2019 has a right there, less than four hours until the celebrations here in the uk but we will be following the events in london and edinburgh tonight. a special event for you

here on bbc so stay with us for that. two border force ships are to be redeployed from overseas to patrol the english channel — in response to recent migrant crossings. the home secretary sajid javid's announcement comes after he met with border force and national crime agency officials — to discuss an action plan to tackle the growing number of migrants attempting to get to the uk. 12 more migrants — including a 10—year—old child — arrived on the kent coast today — bringing the total who've attempted to get here since november, to 239. this report from our chief political correspondent vicki young contains some flash photography. kent police examining a vessel bringing the latest group of migrants to the english coast. nine men, two women and a child landed here this morning. saying they were iranian nationals. almost 100 have arrived in small boats over the christmas period. the home secretary has been forced to swap his south african holiday for meetings in whitehall. promising to take personal control of the situation. when it comes to human life, clearly i want to make sure

that we are doing all we can to protect people and we must remember this is one of the most treacherous stretches of water there is. 21 miles with people taking great risks, really putting their lives into their own hands by taking this journey. sajid javid announced he is redeploying two of the border force's largest ships, known as cutters, from abroad, back to the uk to join other patrol vessels. the mp for dover says it is important that illegal migrants are not allowed to stay in the uk. what we need to see now is dover patrol work hand in glove with the french authorities in a new channel compact so that anyone found in the english channel in one of these unseaworthy craft, can be helped safely back to the french coast so they know there is no chance of getting into britain. those helping migrants say they should not be demonised. we have to hold on to the fact that people, however desperate they are,

are our brothers and sisters in humanity. and that is what we need to keep reminding people about. and they are refugees unless proved otherwise. sajid javid has said in the past that deploying more patrol vessels in the english channel could encourage more migrants to make the dangerous journey because they think they will be rescued. today he said that those concerns should be put aside but those travelling from third countries such as france could not be expected to be allowed to stay in the uk. the numbers trying to cross the channel in boats like these are small in comparison to the 26,000 people claiming asylum in the uk in 2017. but political pressure has forced the home secretary to act. vicki young, bbc news. well, our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in calais and sent this report. we have been talking to people who have been trying

to make the crossing, twice they have tried, paid smugglers, got on small boats, on the first occasion, they ran out of fuel and had to come back, on the second occasion, they say they got very close to uk shores, tried to call 999 seeking assistance from the coast guard, but a french vessel picked them up and brought them back to france, that could represent an illegal push back. the reason the refugees camped out here outside calais say they are turning to boats is that security at the channel ports here, around the ferry terminal, around the channel tunnel, is so tight that it is difficult to stow away on a train or a lorry instead. one thing worth pointing out, the numbers, still very small, those making the crossing from here to the uk, compared to this other parts of europe.

the coast guard cutter is being called back have been operating in greece, and in greece, where 250 or so people have made this crossing from france to the uk in the last month, there have been on recent days sometimes 250 everyday, an average of 80 100 every day, crossing from turkey to greece, still far greater pressure of numbers, on that side of europe than on this site here. 39 people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an argument in a shop in west london led to a man being chased and stabbed. the victim — who's in his 30s — was found with life—threatening injuries in the early hours of this morning. our correspondent, keith doyle reports. these are all policemen... the police response to a stabbing. dozens of officers arrived at a property where the suspects were believed to be at a party. those at the party refused to cooperate with the police. so were all arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. 0utside they were lined up

by the police as each was arrested. in all 39 people were ta ken into custody. earlier, police had been called when a man in his 30s was stabbed following an argument in a shop. he was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where his injuries are described as life—threatening. the suspects then ran into a flat nearby where there was a large group of people having a party. it was here that the police made the arrest. about 50 police officers marched down the road, went into the house next door, and brought out 30, a0 people. had them all lined up against the southern belle, were interrogating them, and then they got arrested and taken away about four o'clock. the police admit making so many arrests at this early stage of an investigation is unusual. but they said because of a lack of cooperation, and the necessity to secure essential evidence, it was appropriate to bring so many people into custody at this stage. forensic teams have been

at the scene throughout the day. two knives were found close by. those arrested are being questioned at a number of police stations around london. keith doyle, bbc news. let's lighten the mood than current back to the new year celebrations. we have shown you the pictures from dubai. people across scotland are gearing up for the biggest party night of the year. the largest hogmanay event is in edinburgh, where the city's world famous street party is a 60,000 sell—out, and rock group franz ferdinand will headline the concert in the gardens. we can speak to andrew black, who's in edinburgh for us, and with the headline act of the night. thank you. the gates of princes street have been opened about a0 minutes and you can see it is really starting fill up. about 65,000

people expected to see in the new year here at princes street and franz ferdinand, the headline band this evening, their lead singer alex kapranosjoins this evening, their lead singer alex kapranos joins me now. this evening, their lead singer alex kapranosjoins me now. good evening. this is unfinished business, 15 yea rs this is unfinished business, 15 years ago you're supposed to be playing here and it didn't happen? it was right before the first album came out and it was going to be the biggest gig we had done but the weather was not like it is tonight! a really bad storm and the whole thing got cancelled and we ended up playing in a flat in a mile in that direction instead. 50 playing in a flat in a mile in that direction instead. so glad to be coming back and actually playing this time. and it is about when windy but i don't think it's too bad? back then it was a dark and stormy night. and 15 years ago you we re stormy night. and 15 years ago you were ina stormy night. and 15 years ago you were in a very different place, the first album was not out? nobody knew who we were so it is cool to come back and play and know that people will know quite a few of the songs, it is pretty nice. and what does it

mean to be headlining at an event like this? this party is one of the biggest parties in the world. new year gets celebrated all across the globe and people celebrated in all sorts of ways but nobody does it quite like hogmanay in edinburgh. just look around you. do you have anything special planned for this evening? tonight, something a little bit different. but mainlyjust playing bangers, we want to get people up and have a party. and one of the themes of the celebration tonight is about celebrating scotla nd tonight is about celebrating scotland and europe, a bit of a theme. a heck of a year with brexit and that kind of stuff, will that be on your mind when you're on the stage tonight? i do like the idea of inclusivity. if you think about a festival like this, that people from all across the planet coming year andi all across the planet coming year and i have been getting messages on social media from people from brazil

and portugal and japan, all across the planet. and europe as well, yes. i feel very european. but they don't wa nt to i feel very european. but they don't want to talk about brexit, brexit is so want to talk about brexit, brexit is so depressing and i am here to have a good time. let's talk about 2019. brexit is happening but you're also going to be working on some new stuff? that's right. in amongst all this misery i want to bring joy into the world so we are writing some new songs as well. and a you record hopefully? there will be something, i cannot say when it will come out. we look forward to that, thank you, alex. franz ferdinand playing tonight and the other big event is the massive fireworks display at edinburgh castle. all that to look forward to. did i read that everybody gets a free glass of whiskey tonight? well, i didn't know that but i will be looking for one!

get out, get your free glass! thank you very much. new year celebrations have begun around the world as we welcome in 2019. australia was among the first countries to celebrate with sydney harbour transformed into a blaze of colour. chi chi izundu has this report. three, two, one... cheering. it's already 2019 for some parts of the world. sydney was welcomed in with its biggest ever fireworks display. two hours earlier, in auckland, new zealand, it was the first major city to celebrate the new year. fireworks were launched from the skycity tower. north korea's celebrations included a concert in pyongyang. in scotland, preparations are still under way for the traditional

hogmanay celebrations. in london, plans for tonight's fireworks started back injuly, eight tonnes will take off from 3a8 firing locations on barges, pontoons and the london eye. big ben, which has largely been silent for 2018, will kick off the year of 2019. now, it may be a bit quiet. butjust in a few hours 100,000 people are expected to line the embankment along the river thames, to watch the biggest fireworks display in europe. 12.5 million are expected to tune in and watch it live on their tvs. but a new year signals new change. so let's find out what people would like for 2019. so, number one, i want to lose weight, because this fat really needs to go. for 2019, i want to save more money. to be more happy, healthy and wise. to welcome another new great—grandchild in the spring. what i want for 2019 is for wales to win the rugby world cup,

donald trump to be abducted by aliens, brexit to be cancelled. happy new year, everybody! of course, a new year brings new hopes and dreams. but for now, 2019 is going off with a bang. chi chi izundu, bbc news. and do stay with us, from 11pm tonight we have coverage of the new year celebrations across europe and then in london and edinburgh as the uk welcomes and 2019 with fireworks, join us for that. the headlines on bbc news. the home secretary deploys more patrols and says there are no easy answers — as another group of migrants — are found by border officials on the kent coast. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. huge crowds gather around the world to welcome in the new year. here's hong kong with a spectacular display of fireworks. this is a spectacular laser and

firework display in dubai. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's let's start with the arsenal manager who has been fined by the football association after admitting a charge of improper conduct but he has avoided a touchline ban. it relates to the match at brighton on boxing day which the gunners drew. he kicked a water bottle and it hit a supporter. he apologised straight away and again at full time. the former manchester city and arsenal midfielder samir nasri has been signed by west ham united, on the day his doping ban ends. the 31—year—old frenchman hasjoined in a deal until the end of the season. nasri served an 18 month ban for using an intravenous drip treatment — during his time at the spanish side sevilla — but is available to play again from tomorrow. floyd mayweather junior came out

of retirement for a very lucrative exhibition fight in tokyo today. a1—year—old mayweather — who's a former world champion at five different weights — was up against the japanese kickboxer tenshin nasukawa, who's 21 years his junior. the american knocked his opponent down three times in the opening round — before nasukawa's corner threw in the towel. mayweather — who retired from boxing last year with a perfect record of 50 wins from 50 fights — earned a cool $9 million for this latest venture. it's all about entertainment. i went out, and! it's all about entertainment. i went out, and i entertained. tenshin, he'sa out, and i entertained. tenshin, he's a great champion, young and hungry. i had more experience at the

high—level but tenshin is still an defeated, i'm still undefeated. this fight doesn't go on his record, or on my record, and it's all about having fun. but of course i want to make a couple of dollars from having fun so we did that. russia is set to miss the deadline to hand over data from its moscow anti—doping lab. the world anti—doping agency controversially lifted a three—year ban on the country in september — on the condition that doping samples were sent by the end of 2018. the clock is ticking and failure to meet the deadline would be embarassing for wada's leadership — and will almost certainly see russia face new sanctions. caroline rigby reports. for years, russian athletes broke records and dominated medal tables. it was too good to be true. after russia was found guilty of state—sponsored doping on a massive scale, it became a country in sporting exile, clean athletes forced to compete as neutrals at events

like the olympics. in the seychelles, in september, the world anti—doping agency changed all that, it has made the controversial decision to lift the ban on russia, on the condition that by the end of the year, it hands over data from this moscow laboratory at the centre of one of the biggest ever scandals in sport. with the deadline almost up, the chief of russia's anti—doping agency has called on president vladimir putin to intervene. translation: we are on the brink of the abyss, i ask you to protect the present and future of clean sport, forfuture generations of athletes. the kremlin says it is in contact with wada and it spokesman suggests the anti—doping boss simply is not fully in the loop. translation: the director unfortunately is not completely aware of the work that is in progress between the russian side and wada in moscow, he does not know the details,

in the meantime, this cooperation is ongoing in a standard working regime. yet, senior wada officials now privately admit monday's deadline is unlikely to be met and that could see further sanctions against russia and its athletes once again banned from international competition. that's all the sport this evening — from all of us here at the bbc sport centre — we wish you all a very happy and healthy new year. us democratic senator elizabeth warren has announced she is establishing an exploratory committee to consider running for president in 2020. she is the first high profile democrat to put herself forward for the race. the move allows the 69—year—old to ramp up herfundraising. ms warren made the announcement

in a video posted to her twitter account in which she outlined her vision for the united states. rescuers in russia are searching the rubble after an explosion devastated an apartment block, killing at least four people. it happened at around 6am local time and is thought to have ripped through the first floor — then collapsing the seven storeys above. officials in the city of magnitogorsk say a gas leak was behind the blast. about a0 people are missing — in subzero temperatures. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. all day, rescue teams have been swarming over the ruins, searching for signs of life after a massive explosion. this pile of bricks, metal and concrete is all that is left of almost 50 apartments, the blast ripped through the block in the early hours of the morning, it is a public holiday here and most residents would have been sleeping, it is feared that dozens are now buried.

officials say the explosion was caused by a gas leak, slicing a whole section from the ten story tower block, those who made it out alive are still reeling. translation: everything collapsed, i look through the window, smoke was rising, we were told to leave. translation: i woke up with a feeling that i was falling down, i woke up in the street, my mother screaming, my son crying in the corner. as the scale of the disaster became clear, russia's president flew to the scene, in a freezing tent that is now an emergency headquarters, officials shared the grim details. translation: this is in the character of our people, despite the holidays, today it is not superfluous but necessary to record the date and the injured. a school is now a shelter for those evacuated from sections of the tower block still standing. locals have been sending supplies, though this is no way to see in the new year. scenes like this though

are all too common here, there were over a0 fatal gas explosions in russian homes last year alone. finding any more survivors from this one is now a race against time and the elements, with temperatures at —18 and falling. ‘70s pop starjimmy 0smond has had a stroke while performing in pantomime at the birmingham hippodrome. he was taken to hospital after last thursday's performance of peter pan where he was playing captain hook. earlier our arts and entertainment correspondent colin paterson explained jimmy 0smond has performed in a panto a number of times over the years. this year, he was captain hook in peter pan at the birmingham hippodrome. it started the week before christmas and two days after christmas he was on stage, not feeling well but finished his performance. afterwards he was

driven to hospital in birmingham who he found out he had had a stroke. the information we are given at this time is that he's going to rest elderly in the new year. we don't have any update on his condition. he is the youngest person ever to have a number one single in the uk, christmas number 11972. in this production of peter pan, he was taking 0smonds songs and adapting them to be peter pan friendly, so it was the long—haired lover from neverland. you get the idea. and also, he sang 0smonds songs for the big climax of the show. he is a mainstay of entertainment in the uk, seven different pantomimes year, already booked to do many shows next summer, playing butlins and bognor in february. he completed an masterchef recently and came

runner—up, so the very familiar face to many in britain and this will be quite shocking news, especially to the families entertained by him over the families entertained by him over the last week in birmingham. we are told the pantomime is going ahead with his understudy taking on the role, and darren day had finished playing captain hook in northampton so he has hotfooted it across the country to rehearse for the role, taking overfor country to rehearse for the role, taking over forjimmy 0smond country to rehearse for the role, taking overforjimmy 0smond by country to rehearse for the role, taking over forjimmy 0smond by the end of the week, but the important thing isjimmy end of the week, but the important thing is jimmy 0smond end of the week, but the important thing isjimmy 0smond is recovering from the stroke. a nasa probe is set to make history in the early hours of tomorrow when it's due to fly past a space rock more than 3.5 billion miles from earth. if successful, it will be the furthest object ever visited by a space craft. the probe — called new horizons — will take a series of photos which may holds clues about the formation of the solar system. 0ur science editor, david shukman reports. it's taken a long, dark trek through the outer reaches of the solar system but now the nasa spacecraft new horizons is on the brink of making history.

about to reach the remotest world that humanity has ever ventured to. it's pure exploration. pure science and pure exploration. we're trying to understand the origin of the planets and the object that we're going to fly by, nicknamed ultima thule, is a frozen time capsule from the era of the birth of our planets. to explain what this mission is all about, let's use our virtual studio and start with the middle of our solar system. 0rbiting closest to the sun are the four small rocky planets, including earth. then further out, there are four much larger planets. the best known of these is saturn, with its famous rings. and then, right on the margin, there's tiny pluto. 3 billion miles away. but it turns out that pluto is just one part of a massive outer zone we only started discovering in the last 20 years or so. thousands of tiny worlds, lumps of rock and ice, known as the kuiper belt.

these are objects left over after the planets were formed. one of these is known as ultima thule. and until now, we've only had this artist's impression of it. but after racing from earth on a 13 yearjourney, nasa's new horizons spacecraft is about to fly past it, the most distant exploration in human history. new horizons is exploring ultima thule a billion miles further away than pluto, for a total distance of a billion miles. forget 1990s dial—up modem internet speeds, we're going to be downloading data from the spacecraft at one kilobit per second. over the next almost two years. now, the great thing about such a slow data transmission rate is that it's almost the gift that keeps on giving. every week or so we will get new images back from the spacecraft and we're going to learn new things for the next two years. three years ago the same spacecraft flew past pluto and revealed something entirely unexpected. that it's far more active

than anyone realised. it may even have an ocean beneath the surface. so now the discoveries about an even more distant world to be made in the coming hours may be just as surprising. david shukman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. the weather is set to look and feel very different over the next few days. as we head towards the midnight hour, looking windy across the northern half of scotland. quite a few showers as well. showers beginning to arrive in the central belt, more cloud for central scotla nd belt, more cloud for central scotland and southern england. a very wea k scotland and southern england. a very weak weather fronts with the cold aircoming in very weak weather fronts with the cold air coming in behind that, to

the south still a lot of cloud, feel quite whether i'm still quite mild. clear skies and called earlier pushes into the far north of england and by morning it will be as windy in the north—east of scotland. cold wind blowing down the north sea coast, very few showers because the pressure is so high. more sunshine arriving for most of us but for most of the day south wales and southern england could hang on to a good deal of cloud. feeling much colder elsewhere. this is bbc world news, the headlines. made a decision to redeploy large vessels back to the uk. and celebrations have been taking place

to welcome in the new year — 2019. sydney was one of the first cities to mark the event with a spectacular firework display. seeing on bbc news and has been a memorable year of sport with stunning successes for british stars, and is a trip through 2018's sporting highlights. # you can try, i will not be denied # too strong to be defeated # i will stand and i will fight