you re watching bbc newsroom live — it's10am and these are the main stories this morning. the mission to recover bodies from white island where a volcanic eruption killed at least eight people. new zealand police say they will return tomorrow despite the growing risk of another eruption. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher tells the bbc he was prepared to lay down his life to protect others. i was prepared to probably lose my life. yeah, i was. the polls open in the uk's third general election in less than five years. and coming up. a salvage operation to recover parts of hms invincible — the 18th—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy.

# silent night. also coming up. the story of why terrence won't be spending christmas alone — for the first time in 20 years. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. police in new zealand have confirmed that they're planning to head back to white island tomorrow to recover the bodies of those killed by a volcanic eruption on monday. at least eight people are known to have died, and another nine are missing, presumed dead. the recovery operation has been hampered by ongoing volcanic activity on the island. in a news conference earlier this morning, police admitted that the operation would be "risky" — but said they will do what they can to find any unidentified bodies on the island. tomorrow will be more about... we know exactly where they are,

those six people, so, our first priority will be to get those six people off, and we will have very limited opportunity to look about for the two others we suspect are out there somewhere. but we have done lots of aerial reconnaissance and with the eyewitness observations immediately after the eruption, we can't find any more then six. that is not to say they aren't there but we can't find more than six. there is not a zero risk with regard to this plan, it does come with risk, and ourjob has been to very carefully consider the implications of that risk as we have gone about the planning process. they will go on to the island, and they will make every effort to recover all of the bfrom the islodies and return them to wellington. and, from there, we will move those bodies back to the mainland. the deputy commissioner of new zealand police.

the news that the police are planning to return to the island tomorrow came as a surprise, because of the warnings of further volcanic activity. a short while before that update was given by the police, our correspondent shaimaa khalil used a helicopter to get as close as is safely possible to the island. we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, white island. there is a restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get from the volcano. there has been quite a bit of volcanic activity happening on the island, toxic gases, ash, magma floating white, quite shallow into the volcano, and tremors. and, of course, that risk of another eruption. this is why it's been decided it is still too risky for rescuers to go in and get those bodies. a little earlier, our correspondent in sydney phil mercer explained how the complicated operation to recover the bodies would work. it will be very tricky. as we have heard, the science

community are telling us there is a 50—50 risk of another eruption on white island. what we understand is the recovery team will be flown in by helicopter from a new zealand navy vessel at first light, and their target, clearly, is firstly to retrieve the six bodies they know about, and also, to look for those two others that aerial surveillance has not been able to locate as yet. we don't know how long it will take, but it will be a painstaking operation, a very dangerous one as well. the authorities say if there is a further eruption in the next few hours, clearly, this mission will have to be cancelled. the authorities in new zealand are acutely aware family members of the missing are finding the delay extremely traumatic, and the police simply want to get in there as quickly as they can, retrieve the bodies, and bring them back.

what response has there been from the families, following the decision to carry this out tomorrow? there will be a great relief that there is a plan in place. and also, it is notjust about retrieving the bodies, but about making sure that the recovery team is safe. i do not think anyone expects it to be 100% safe, given the perilous nature of the volcano. it remains unstable, remains essentially unsafe for anyone to go in, so, it will be a risky operation. the families of those missing desperately want those bodies brought back to the mainland. when the bodies are retrieved, we will only then get a true picture of the scale of this disaster. it is worth noting 20 people remain in hospital in new zealand, many of them are critically ill. doctors say some of them have life—threatening injuries. at the moment, we know eight people are confirmed to have died, and the number of dead, sadly, will increase.

the reformed killer who fought the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher, john crilly, has told the bbc that he was prepared to die to protect others. mr crilly, a friend ofjack merritt — one of the two cambridge graduates killed in the attack — has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent clive coleman. nearly two weeks ago, ex—offenderjohn crilly found himself at the centre of mayhem and butchery at a prison education event at fishmongers‘ hall where his good friend jack merritt was murdered. and what was the first thing that sort of made you think, hang on, something is going on here? just a very high—pitched girl's — not to be sexist, and that, but a very high—pitched girl's scream. so, i thought, was that girls messing about? was it screaming or laughter? girls laughing or screaming,

i wasn't sure. and for a second, itjust got proper, a lot louder, a lot more intense. it was obvious something was kicking off. you came down the stairs, around the corner of the stairs, presumably. on the flat landing... saskia was lying sprawled on the stairs. just lying there. as soon as i came out of there, i can clearly see usman at the bottom of the stairs, in the corridor. he's just stood there with his two knives. john screamed at khan, "what are you doing?" his reply was chilling. something like, "kill everyone," or "kill youse," or something about killing people.

and then — yeah, laughing. john attacked khan with anything he could find, first, a wooden lectern, then, a fire extinguisher, all the time aware that khan was wearing what looked like a suicide belt. i'm just basically screaming at him to blow it. you're asking him to blow the belt up? calling his bluff, sort of thing, saying you haven't got the bottle to blow it. he said, "i'm waiting for the police." he said he was waiting for the police? before he blew it, yeah. i was prepared to probably lose my life, yeah. yeah, i was. john and others with makeshift weapons pursued khan on to the street. he was struggling with the spray, he couldn't see what he was doing with it, so i hoping someone else was going to be able to take him from the side orfrom behind or whatever.

and that's exactly what ended up happening. the spray distracted him, and the guy was able to give him a prod. within minutes, police arrived. it seemed like ages before they shot him. and they weren't all gung—ho and trigger—happy. they took their time, to the point where i did scream as well to shoot him. you screamed, "shoot him"? yes. why? in case he blew the belt. afterwards, john's thoughts turned to jack merritt, the cambridge graduate who changed john's life, and who died along with saskia jones. he was easy to talk to. made you feel comfortable, made you feel even important, sort of thing, like, he actually listened, and you could tell he was really

genuinely interested. can you tell me what he meant to you? jackjust basically meant hope. people think of you as a hero. do you think of yourself as a hero? a hero? no. jack gave up his life. he's... yeah, he would be my hero. it's decision time in the general election, with voters getting their third chance in less than five years to choose who forms the government. tens of thousands of polling stations across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland opened this morning at seven and will close at ten o'clock this evening. the first results are expected before midnight and mps are due to begin work at westminster next tuesday.

voters were up and voting from 7am this morning. these members of the public were voting in islington in north london which is jeremy corbyn‘s constituency. polling stations will close at 10pm tonight. most of the party leaders have already voted this morning. borisjohnson took his dog dilyn to methodist central hall to vote in the cities of london and westminster constituency in london. the snp leader nicola sturgeon has cast her vote in glasgow. jo swinson, the leader of the liberal democrats, has also been to her local polling station. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been out with his wife laura alvarez in north london to cast his vote. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins me now from westminster. how is the day meant to pan out? voting is under way at those tens of thousands of polling stations, having opened this morning at 7am. they will stay open until 10pm.

people will be able to go in and cast their vote in the usual way, putting a cross in the box next to the name of the candidate and party they would like to represent them here at westminster. the newly elected mps are due to return here to be sworn in and take their seats next tuesday. many will have already voted by post. if your postal vote is on the kitchen table or by the front door in a sealed envelope still, don't worry, you can drop that off at your local polling station before 10pm. most of us will go to vote in a library, primary school or community centre but there are some unusual polling stations in the far corners of england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. some pubs turned into places where people can vote, a windmilland places where people can vote, a windmill and even a hair salon as well. at 10pm, we will get the exit poll which will give us an idea of the outcome, and then, the votes

will begin to be counted. the first results should come in before midnight, most of them coming through in the early hours of tomorrow. first thing tomorrow, we should have an idea of the result of this election. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from 9.55 tonight. there'll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and five live and of course, there's full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. the headlines on bbc news. police in new zealand say they plan to go to white island tomorrow, to retrieve the bodies of people killed there — despite the risk of another eruption. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others.

polling stations have opened across the uk for voting in the general election — the first to be held in december in nearly a century. in sport, jose mourinho says spurs will be a team to be feared in the last 16, despite losing 3—1 to bayern munich in their final last 16, despite losing 3—1 to bayern munich in theirfinal group game last night. manchester city 14-1. game last night. manchester city 14—1. steven gerard is going to extend his stay as rangers managers, it seems. he has had a great start at ibrox and says it would be a simple decision to sign the new deal on offer. yet another strange evening in the life of ronnie o'sullivan who refused to shake the hand of the referee and his opponent at the scottish open, choosing to fist pump instead. he did shake their hands at the end of the match, though.

delegates from developing countries have reacted angrily to what they see as attempts to block progress at the cop25 meeting in madrid. one negotiator told the bbc that the talks had failed to find agreement on a range of issues because of the blocking actions of some large emitters while others said there was a serious risk of failure at the talks. our science editor david shukman joins me now. you've been to the talks in madrid — how much progress is actually being made? talk about the protests and their impact. a lot of people as you mentioned, a sense of frustration, lack of patience, with the way progress is going, which is hardly at all. yesterday, a couple of hundred environmental campaigners who have observer status at the talks, had a sit down right outside the entrance

to the main conference hall. they we re to the main conference hall. they were chanting, singing, it was good—natured, were chanting, singing, it was good—natu red, but the were chanting, singing, it was good—natured, but the un security people tried to move them on. at that point, things got a little bit, not ugly, but tetchy. they were escorted off the premises. at they were escorted off the premises. that moment, the un security people took their badges off them, which is quite an indication of intent because it meant they could not come backin because it meant they could not come back in straightaway. there were negotiations over night and a compromise this morning, they have been given their badges back provided they behave. what this illustrates is that growing sense of frustration, this process has gone on for a quarter of a century and in the course of it so little has been achieved. the science is telling everybody the urgency has never been so great. these observers are representatives of civilian society. different environmental groups from different parts of the world, indigenous people from the amazon

ra i nfo rest indigenous people from the amazon rainforest concerned about the exploitation of the forest for oil or mining. people from different countries with their own perspectives but they shared a sense this process which was set up to try and put the world on a different course just isn't doing that. we have the glasgow conference looming. what needs to happen to shake this up? these talks in madrid, the more they achieve, the easier or less difficult i should say it will be for the uk which takes on the bat on leading to glasgow in november which sounds long way off but in terms of climate negotiations is quite soon. the less this conference in madrid achieves, the bigger thejob for british ministers and officials through the course of next year because the big challenge is that there was this paris agreement agreed a few years ago under which

the countries promised to do various things for climate change, principally, cut their emissions of gases that are causing heating. if you add up all the promises they have made, you still get a dangerous level of warming by the end of the century. so, the idea is to try to pressure the country is to come up with tougher targets for deeper cuts so by the time you get to glasgow next year, the world will be on course for a lesser degree of warming. we are burning more fossil fuel at the moment. over the last quarter of a century there has been talk about what needs to be done, the science has become stronger. more strenuously scientists are saying we have to cut emissions, not let them go up. but they are still going up. that is the big problem. there is a disconnect between what scientists say what is needed, what the popular movement,

the likes of greta thunberg, extinction rebellion, saying it is needed, and what is happening grindingly slow in the conference hall. david, thank you very much. the national pharmacy association is calling for better regulation over the sale of cbd products. there has been a huge spike in demand, with the non—medicinal cbd now on sale in high street shops across the country, including chemists. but the body which represents hundreds of independent pharmacies says the products needs clearer regulation. our consumer correspondent colletta smith reports. it's in everything — water, drops, pills, chocolate, make—up, shampoo, tea and coffee. this isn't medicinal cannabis. it doesn't have the psychoactive element that makes you high or have any proven medical benefit, but plenty of people think it helps them. we've tried the latte and it's very relaxing, actually. does it? do you feel different? yeah, just feel relaxed and chilled out.

i had back problems and joint issues and it really helps with that. my friend who comes with me — it helps with sleep. they want to take something that's not detrimental to their health, it's not addictive, it's natural, and here it is, cbd oil. it's illegal to print any health claims on the products, so, i want to find out who is regulating the industry, who is checking the ingredients, or if there is any cbd in it at all. it tastes nice. it doesn't really taste any different from a normal latte, to be honest. this stuff is for sale in all kinds of retailers. it's in pound shops, online and now, increasingly, at local pharmacies. it's up to each individual retailer whether they stock cbd products or not, but overall more research is required and we would urge clearer guidance which makes it easy for health care professionals, consumers and patients to make informed choices. at the moment, these products don't have authorisation from the food standards agency.

to get that, manufacturers should provide detailed chemical production and safety information, but brands don't seem to be in a rush, even after repeated requests from the food standards agency. they want companies to get in touch with them with as much information as possible about this new product. but no manufacturer from this multi—million—pound industry has yet given them enough information to get authorisation. a new group representing around 20 cbd manufacturers say they are currently working towards achieving the fsa status. in the meantime, retailers and pharmacists cannot give reliable advice and customers have no guarantees that the product is safe, or, indeed, if it contains any cbd oil at all. israel is set to hold

a third general election in less than a year, after the country's political parties missed the deadline to form a new government. well we're joined now live from jerusalem by barbara plett—usher. a third election, how has it come to this? totally unprecedented and frustrating for israelis. israel has this proportional representation system so every time there is an election, it is very seldom a party will win out right so they have to build coalitions. this time, the two main parties, one of which headed by benjamin netanyahu, came out roughly even. neither of those parties were able to form a coalition. they talked about a national unity government together but the biggest obstacle legal problems faced by benjamin netanyahu obstacle legal problems faced by benjamin neta nyahu who obstacle legal problems faced by benjamin netanyahu who has been charged with three cases of corruption. that put this whole layer of mistrust over negotiations because the other party felt he was trying to do was bide time to get an

arrangement whereby he could help himself fight these corruption charges so there was a dispute about having irritating leadership where he insisted he went first. other things like this. in the end there wasn't enough trust from mr netanyahu's wasn't enough trust from mr neta nyahu's rival. wasn't enough trust from mr netanyahu's rival. and a preoccupation of his own legal fate. here we are entering another campaignfor here we are entering another campaign for the third election and mr netanyahu campaign for the third election and mr neta nyahu has campaign for the third election and mr netanyahu has played his rival, saying he offered many chances for a broad national unity government for the good of the whole country, but this has been refused. if you look at the polls, more israelis believe mr netanyahu at the polls, more israelis believe mr neta nyahu was at the polls, more israelis believe mr netanyahu was at fault. how likely is it this fresh vote will break this impasse? that is a good question. most polls showed the political map doesn't change that much. there was a poll

recently which suggested his opponents were gaining ground and the right—wing bloc was slipping. we will see if that indication continues throughout the next months of campaigning. an interesting vote showed regardless of the political parties, the opposing party was getting higher approval ratings for trust as a prime minister. we will see how this plays out over the next few months. there is a possibility we could be back in the same position after yet another election. thank you very much. the international court ofjustice will hear a third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmar for the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. myanmar s civilian leader aung san suu kyi will be back in court as her legal team tries to convince the judges not to order an emergency order against the country.

united nations investigators have previously concluded the myanmar army acted with genocidal intent during a security crackdown two years ago which forced 700,000 rohingyas across the border into bangladesh. more now on the naturalist and broadcaster david bellamy who has died aged 86. became a household name as a tv personality, scientist and conservationist, and was the co—founder of the conservation foundation. let's talk now to the executive director of the conservation foundation, david shreeve. thank you for coming in. our condolences to you and all who knew and cared for david bellamy. an extraordinary man, immensely knowledgeable. how important was he in bringing science, botany, to the public? i think incredibly important because, if you ever got into a

london taxi with him, the taxi driver would tell you how he had changed their world. they suddenly got interested in plants. he had that magic touch. i mean, the common touch, i suppose, that magic touch. i mean, the common touch, isuppose, because that magic touch. i mean, the common touch, i suppose, because taxi drivers thought they were talking almost to another taxi driver, they didn't realise or think that he was a professor in some university. he was certainly a man of the people. and he got a free taxi ride as a result, i believe. what was he like off—screen? we all know how brilliant he was on the television. he was a bit of a softy. originally, he had wanted to be a ballet dancer. no, really? yes. he was very unlike his television persona because he cared so much about everything. and

you couldn't go for a walk with him and not learn something about that tree or that plant. he really was an amazing person. i knew nothing until i went for a walk with him, and i remember how he could remember all the plants and their latin names. i said to him, how do you do that? he said, i don't know. he cared so much about it. how did he come to regret his comments about climate change he made all those years ago? well, he said to me at one stage, i may have got it wrong, i don't know. but climate change is a very political thing. and you can't. .. and you can't. .. and a scientific thing. he believed what he did because of his

scientific background. did he continue to believe it despite all the evidence? ido despite all the evidence? i do not know. he had got into such a position that it was quite difficult to stand up and say, look, i got it wrong. what he believed in was the site he had been taught which, to him, did not agree with other scientists. it is not unknown for scientist to disagree. but he was out on his own. he was very sad about the way that people had reacted, and decided that he was wrong. and therefore, dropped him. when you first met him, he was doing a programme, and they were running short of money. the bbc was running short of money. so, nothing changes. and i wanted him to come down to hampshire to plant some disease resistant elm

trees which you probably had on your programme last week, so, the subject is still with us. and so, the bbc we re is still with us. and so, the bbc were there. they said, we can't afford to bring him down because they said he has no time to plant a tree, we have a programme. i said, if he plants a tree, we will help with the funding, and we brought him down. that is where it began for you. he was very recognisable to taxi drivers and the wider public but at a royal wedding, that was an occasion he did not want to be recognised. he said, everyone will be looking at me, and not at the prince and princess. he said, if i get myself a big hat and sunglasses, i could be in the crowd? and let the royal couple go back. what was your advice? very difficult, because i had been with him in so many places where he was insta ntly him in so many places where he was

instantly recognisable. especially if he shouted at, good luck, the royals! they would recognise his voice, whatever he looked like. thank you for coming in and sharing your memories of david bellamy. we have had a bit of snow this morning over the higher ground of northern england and scotland but elsewhere it has been rain moving eastwards which will continue to push eastward and will be heavy at times for england and wales and it will feel cooler. the rain that sent eastern areas of england, heavy bursts across southern parts. still some snow over the pennines and the north york moors. scotland and northern ireland there will be some sunny spells and may be brighter spells across wales and the south—west of england. blustery conditions across southern areas and

overnight the rain clears but it is going to come back into the east of scotla nd going to come back into the east of scotland through to night. elsewhere there will be some showers moving in and temperatures two to six celsius. the rain continuing for much of the morning on friday before clearing away and then we are looking at sunshine with some showers for northern ireland.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: police in new zealand say they plan to go to white island tomorrow, to retrieve the bodies of people killed there — despite the risk of another eruption. polling stations have opened across the uk for voting in the general election — the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. a salvage operation has been completed — to recover parts of hms invincible — the eighteenth—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy. also coming up: the story of why terrence won't be spending christmas alone — for the first time in 20 years.

sport now, a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. jose mourinho was really positive last night, despite seeing tottenham lose in the champions league, saying that spurs will be a team to be feared in the last 16. they lost their final group game 3—1 to bayern munich in germany. remember they had already qualified for the knockout stages. the next round of games starts in february. and mourinho says his side will be better because he will have had longer to work with them. manchester city rounded off their group games with a thumping 4—1 win over dynamo zagreb. gabrieljesus got himself a hat—trick. the draw for the last 16 takes place on monday. arsenal are amongst the other sides also playing this evening. it's freddie ljundberg's first european match in charge and theyjust need to avoid a heavy defeat away at standard liege

to qualify from their group. so, what is the cost of trying to get into the premier league? the championship has been described as a bubble waiting to burst, with clubs posting record losses in a "gamble" to get promoted. our football reporter simon stone is here, and this is a report which shows just how much clubs are willing to risk to get into the best league in the world? on the 2017-2018 on the 2017—2018 financial year the 24 on the 2017—2018 financial year the 2a championship clubs are communicated losses in excess of £300 million. in any business that isa £300 million. in any business that is a fairly unsustainable situation. many clubs spending more on wages than they are generating an income and it is out to get to the holy grail of the premier league where you get £100 millionjust by grail of the premier league where you get £100 million just by playing in it which is double the income that anybody receives in the championship. it is little wonder clu bs a re championship. it is little wonder clubs are worried and david sharpe, who was chairman of wigan, the

grandson of the man who took the clu b to grandson of the man who took the club to leek —— the fa cup, is worried. no one is thinking about the worst case scenario. great if you get there, but there are plenty of other teams who will not get there, and it is worrying. it is a bubble that will burst it is waiting to burst but it will burst. unless something dramatic changes. what have the efl said? the efl say they have the efl said? the efl say they have a review under way to look at the sustainability of the championship but they say they have rules in place through financial fair play system which they uphold, they have already find one club, birmingham city, and they are looking at sheffield wednesday at the moment, but sheffield wednesday

say they haven't done anything wrong. the efl say they have these rules and they uphold them and they vigorously implement them. that is their stance. it was yet another strange evening in the life of ronnie o'sullivan. here he is refusing to shake the hand of his opponent and the referee at the scottish open, choosing to fist pump instaead. he said it's because he's "a bit ocd with germs". he did shake james cahill‘s hand at the end of the match, but the ref still got a fist pump. he also says he can't open door handles without tissues. plenty more on the bbc sport website and app. including a century for england's natalie sciver in their win over pakistan in the second one dayer in kuala lumpur. but, for now, that's all of the sport. we'll have more for you in the next hour.

with millions up and down the country voting today our correspondent christian fraser has been looking into the dos and donts of polling booth etiquette, with a simple reminder of what you need to know to cast your vote. it is decision day, time to cast a vote. this is what i hope will be a short but helpful guide on how to vote if you've not done it before, and what you can and cannot do once you are inside the polling station. so, they are all open and they close this evening at 10pm. remember, if you in the queue at the polling station but not inside the booth by the deadline, you will still be allowed to vote. hopefully, you will have had a polling card sent to you if you are on the electoral register. if you have lost it or it didn't arrive, you can go to the electoral commission, put in your postcode, and they will tell you where to go to vote. and it will be a public building like a school or library. you must go to the polling station assigned to you. you do not need to take your polling card with you. when you get there, you will be checked off a list and issued with a voting paper that looks like this. take it into the voting booth,

there will be a pen or pencil in there, and put a mark next to the candidate you are selecting, preferably a cross, just one. if you spoil your ballot paper by accident, and you need to get another one, they can issue that so long as you haven't put it in the box already. and if it is your wish, you can spoil the ballot paper as well, some do if they don't like any of the candidates provided. we are also asked sometimes whether you can take a selfie inside the voting booth. we do live in this age. the electoral commission urge you not to do that. they would prefer you to take a picture outside the polling station to encourage people to go and vote. the reason they say that is because there is a risk that you might reveal how other people have voted and that is punishable by a £5,000 fine or six months in prison, so, you don't want to do that. you are also not allowed to take a photo of your ballot paper. but once you have done it and it is in the box, you can tell people, family, even tweet it, how you have voted. there you go, a very simple process, i hope that helps a little bit. one word of advice.

take a brolly with you, it's going to be very wet in some parts of the country. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from 9:55pm. there ll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and 5 live and, of course, there s full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. it's a tradition as old as twitter itself — and, with three elections in three years, we've all seen a lot of it. yes — it's dogs at polling stations. this time so many of them are wrapped up in fleeces. some of them are dressed ready for christmas. as are dressed ready for christmas. as are some of the polling stations themselves. you are not allowed to ta ke m ost themselves. you are not allowed to take most dogs into the polling station so they have to sit quietly

outside. you have until 10pm tonight to bring out your dogs. take them for a walk to exercise their democratic rights. i'm so sorry! as cute as these dogs are our producer is particularly keen to see a beagle, which is favouritism when we are supposed to remain impartial at all times! there it is. you can understand the appeal. all politically impartial. they have to be on politically impartial. they have to beona politically impartial. they have to be on a day like this. i have lots of gags up my sleeve. there are lots of gags up my sleeve. there are lots of these pictures on social media. a painting worth around £50 million may have been found inside the wall of the gallery from where it disappeared. "portrait of a lady" — by the austrian artist gustav klimt — went missing from a gallery in northern italy in 1997.

now, tests are being carried out on a painting which was found in a secret compartment inside the gallery wall — discovered by a gardener as he cut back ivy. at this time of year, hedgehogs are usually fast asleep, hibernating for the winter, but not this year. there are fears that mild autumn weather meant hundreds of baby hoglets were born too late to hibernate. john maguire reports from a rescue centre in gloucester to find out what's being done to help. there we go. here he comes. so, he's had a strimmer injury, this fellow? it is an ancient species that's struggling to cope with modern life. he's healing nicely. the hedgehog population has declined by around a quarter over the past decade, but evidence can be difficult to obtain. so, the wild hogs rescue hedgehog centre in gloucestershire is building 15 of these hog boxes to gather information. so, this is the feeding station. let's take the lid off and you can talk us through what's inside.

how does it work? so, this is where the hedgehogs will come in. we put in a tunnel to keep the cats out because they come through and obviously a lot of them are micro—chipped as well as pets. so, they come through here, there is a microchip scanner here around this doorway, and then they come into this area where we would have food for them. we've got a camera here so we can pick up and see what they're doing, and we've got a microphone to hear them. sometimes it's quite useful to hear them, if they're coughing, that can be a sign of illness. underneath we've got weighing scales so we'll be able to keep track of their weight. and all the electronics is kept well away from the hedgehogs, nice and safe. despite the overall population decline, they've seen almost double the amount of hedgehogs here this year. the mild winter has meant hoglets have been born too late in the season and sometimes there have been second litters. the young will struggle to put on enough weight to carry them through hibernation and the winter. we've had a lot of

hoglets in this year. last year, we had 186 admissions throughout the entire year. but this year we are... the next hedgehog that comes in will be our 310th admission. so, that's a huge increase of the year before. and when we've looked at data from last year, the ones that are coming in now are quite considerably smaller. it's just getting milder and wetter. they're not hibernating for so long. so, they are waking up and maturing earlier, and actually breeding earlier. everything slows down when they hibernate, even their growth. it's all out of sync, isn't it? yes, it is. once they gain enough weight and can fend for themselves, they are micro—chipped and released. when the hog boxes come online injanuary, it will then give staff here a far clearer idea of how the hedgehogs are coping and what we can do to protect them. john maguire, bbc news,

gloucestershire. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. polling stations have opened across the uk for voting in the general election — the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a project to save one of the most important naval vessels of the 18th century has come to an end. hms invincible sank in the solent off of portsmouth in 1758. now, a three—year salvage operation to rescue thousands of artefacts from the sea bed has been complete. the items brought up include everything from a six—tonne bow section, to small ceramic hair curlers used by the ships' officers to style their wigs.

duncan kennedy has been given access to the project before the items go on public display. in a tank in a warehouse in dorset, history has come ashore. these are pieces of a revolutionary vessel that sank in the solent more than 250 years ago. they belong to hms invincible, a ship that changed the face of the royal navy. probably the most important mid—18th century ship in british waters because of her design and how that was used by the british fleet, she is a key component in the development of naval shipbuilding on the 18th century. this is invincible today in the solent where she sank. britain had captured her from the french in 17117 and her design stunned the navy. in 1979 she was discovered by a fisherman and three years ago experts realised the protective

sediments were disappearing so they began an emergency operation to salvage her. this six—tonne section was among the biggest items raised. but why save hms invincible at all? she changed the way the navy designed its ships. she was lower, longer and more stable than anything we had had before. within 50 years, around half the british navy would come to look like invincible. but what other secrets has she given up? what we believe to be one of the sailor's shoes that was in this chest and we even have the buckle that goes with it. that's not all. pipes, glass bottles for brandy, and even these, ceramic hair

curlers for officers' wigs. we have a really good idea now of how they lived and worked and how incredibly organised they were. everything is labelled and we find the equivalent of the broom cupboard with everything still on shelves. it shows incredible organisation of the royal navy. around 75% of invincible still lies on the sea bed but there are no plans to raise her. the artefacts that make up her extraordinary naval story go on display next year. davey brown used to be a decorator until chronic arthritis forced him to quit. brushing aside his art teacher s advice, he pursued his passion by painting some of his favourite stars from film, sport and ultimately music. his portraits are now recognised internationally.

the artist told us his story at his exhibition in ibiza. i would advise anybody to just be single—minded, focused and just follow your dreams. if you've got a passion for something, go for it. if somebody tries to knock you just say, yeah, ok, and just move on. i think what he gave with his style of painting, any kind of painting, he gave the touch of the great artist. i am a former decorator. i got into that from leaving school. i left with an 0 level. i had an art teacher who told me i'd never make anything of myself in the art world. i took up decorating, done that for years and years, had a family, got arthritis, had a hip replacement, took up art when i gave up the decorating and the rest is history. i'm doing something which is a passion and you can't buy that. inspiration for subjects, frankie knuckles, my first favourite dj, robert de niro,

my favourite actor, i'm a newcastle fan, so i've done bobby robson, alan shearer, really good subject. djing for 27 years i feel really honoured, to be honest, especially with all these wonderful djs that david has painted and there's me in the middle of them all. it's great. it's an honour. i like the fact that it's an action picture and it looks really natural. there is real movement to it. it is nice, no? it is an old photo and it brings me a lot of memories. my mother always had music on every single morning, different styles, different singers, and i think that's where i get it from, but house music is the one, absolutely. the big djs in the world like pete tong, like sanchez

like paul oake nfold, they played for me, the first who helped me is alex p. he's there, he's the one i say the eyes have something special. i have a shock looking in the eyes. the way he painted the eyes. the big dream is new york and chicago, hopefully. so watch this space. this christmas day, the chances are you'll be with friends or family — but that's not the reality for thousands of older people. when discussing the issue of loneliness on bbc breakfast yesterday we met terrence, who for the first time in 20 years won't be spending christmas alone. terrence said he didn't have a christmas tree, but soon after the programme, a local college offered to get him one. dan walker went along last night to see it decorated. if you were watching breakfast on a wednesday morning, we met an amazing man called terrence. he's struggled with loneliness over the years and he told us he doesn't have a christmas tree. we promised we'd sort him out. he's in here. terrence!

oh, hello! it's dan walker from the telly. what are you doing here? nice to you again! we made you a promise, can we come in? yeah, of course you can! do you know what we've had, terrence — an incredible reaction to you coming on. i think the thing that struck home was when you mentioned how many times you've been alone on christmas day. yes, like i said, what used to happen is i used to go round to my mother's on christmas day because i always cooked a meal for her evey year, and i always took the thing round to her, and i used to buy her little bits all the time, like cigarettes and all this sort of stuff, and i used to parcel them all up at christmas and put them in a pillowcase and take them round to her. one day, i'll never forget her saying to me, she said, "do you know, without you bringing me my presents at christmas, i wouldn't have any presents, would i?" and i have to think about that now. you know, people on their own now

don't get any presents from people. and the good news is this year you have got christmas dinner ta ken care of because of your work with age uk. i have indeed, yes, i have indeed. who are you going to go for christmas dinner with this year? i'm going to go with our nancy. she's the good friend you've been talking to through age uk? yes, she's 90 and she's got dementia. but having said that, because i've already dealt with a lot of people with dementia, there's a way to do it. do you think the fact you've struggled with loneliness in the past has made you far more aware of the issues that other people go through? yes! i always think with anything, unless you've actually been there, you don't know what it is like. i didn't know what it was like to have depression until i got it. you had such an impact on our viewers, we'd love to do something for you, and you said on—air you didn't have a christmas tree, which we promised we'd sort out for you. am i allowed to go and open yourfront door? yes.

0k. you stay there, terrence. we've got some people waiting outside. hello, everybody. would you like to come in? terrence, can i welcome these lovely people who have come to meet you from oldham college? hi, sir. they've got an early christmas present for you, terrence. nice to see you, guys. hello, sir. good evening. how are you, sir, today? are you ok, terrence? it's ok. you got a tissue at the ready? while terrence is sorting himself out... are you ok? do you need a seat? no, i'm all right, thank you. tell us why you wanted to help out and get involved? we are here to decorate your tree and be with you.

we brought you a christmas tree to brighten up your christmas! thank you! oh, terrence! we've had a lot of people who said they would love to do something for you, but we thought old ham college, they're only round the corner from you, they were so keen to help and come and do something. that's so nice. now, terrence, we've got one more surprise for you, because i heard you like a carol. yes, i do. do you have a favourite? silent night. do you want to come with me? all right? come to your front door. we've got a few more friends from oldham college. come out here, terrence. this is the oldham college choirjust for you.

# silent night, holy night. # all is calm, all is bright. # round yon virgin, mother and child. you all right? all right, thank you. # holy infant so tender and mild. # sleep in heavenly peace.#

details of organisations offering information and support with loneliness are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information on 08000 564 756. now it's time for a look at the weather. we have got some rain moving eastwards a cross we have got some rain moving eastwards across the uk. it is going to feel quite cold at times with temperatures three to eight celsius. grey skies in london this morning before the rain arrived. we have snow across the northern hills of scotla nd snow across the northern hills of scotland and northern england. you can see from the satellite this moving on from the west. bringing heavy rain this afternoon particularly across the south of england and we still have a bit of snow to come over the pennines, the

north york moors into the southern uplands. a few wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland but brighter skies and eventually something drierfor wales brighter skies and eventually something drier for wales later. maximum temperatures three to eight celsius and perhaps not as cold and ourselves. the rainbow clear to the east and then come back in towards the east of scotland and friday morning. elsewhere there will be showers moving through the overnight temperatures three to 6 degrees. friday will be rather chilly with rain across the east of scotland which will ease off and there will be brighter skies developing. drier and brighter elsewhere compared to today and temperatures tomorrow will be similarto today and temperatures tomorrow will be similar to today, five to 9 degrees. into the weekend we have this area of low pressure which is going to stick around for many of us

and keeps things unsettled. fairly blustery conditions throughout saturday with showers coming into north—western areas and there could be showers turning wintry over the higher ground of northern england and scotland. temperatures on saturday five to nine celsius. later in the day the strain is going to an event at the south—west. the weather system event at the south—west. the weather syste m m oves event at the south—west. the weather system moves north—east and there could be snow over the higher ground saturday into sunday. even at lower levels that could be a bit of snow to come. sunday further showers moving and, wintry over the higher ground, drierand moving and, wintry over the higher ground, drier and brighter weather towards eastern and northern areas on sunday. a little bit blustery at times on sunday with temperatures five to eight or 9 degrees. the weather unsettled over the next few days with rain cleaning eastwards but it will be heavy at times and it is going to stay fairly cherry for

many of us over the next few days.

you re watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. the mission to recover bodies from white island where a volcanic eruption killed at least eight people. new zealand police say they will return tomorrow despite the growing risk of another eruption. the polls open in the uk's s third general election in less than five years. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher tells the bbc he was prepared to lay down his life, to protect others. i was prepared to probably lose my life. yeah, i think i was. a salvage operation to recover parts of hms invincible, the 18th—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy. also coming up. the former wales and british lions rugby captain, gareth thomas, cycles 500 miles across three nations in seven days for sport relief.

good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm martine croxhall. police in new zealand have confirmed that they're planning to head back to white island tomorrow to recover the bodies of those killed by a volcanic eruption on monday. at least eight people are thought to be on the island and all are presumed dead. eight other people have already been confirmed dead and 20 people remain in intensive care. the recovery operation has been hampered by ongoing volcanic activity on the island. in a news conference earlier this morning, police admitted that the operation would be "risky" but said they will do what they can to find any unidentified bodies on the island. tomorrow will be more about, we know exactly where they are, those six people, so, our first priority will be to get those six people off,

and we will have very limited opportunity to look about for the two others we suspect are out there somewhere. but we have done lots of aerial reconnaissance and with the eyewitness observations immediately after the eruption, we can't find anything more than six. that is not to say they aren't there but we can't find more than six. there is not a zero risk with regard to this plan, it does come with risk, and ourjob has been to very carefully consider the implications of that risk as we have gone about the planning process. they will go on to the island, and they will make every effort to recover all of the bodies from the island and return them to wellington. and, from there, we will move those bodies back to the mainland. the deputy commissioner of new

zealand police, mike clement. the news that the police are planning to return to the island tomorrow came as a surprise, because of the warnings of further volcanic activity. a short while before that update was given by the police, our correspondent shaimaa khalil used a helicopter to get as close — as is safely possible — to the island. we are five nautical miles away, this is close as we can get from the volcano. there has been quite a lot of activity on the island, there is a risk of another eruption. this is why it is decided it's still too risky for rescuers to go in and get those bodies. a little earlier our correspondent in sydney phil mercer explained how the complicated operation to recover the bodies would work. it will be very tricky. as we have heard, the science community are telling us there is a 50—50 risk of another eruption on white island.

what we understand is the recovery team will be flown in by helicopter from a new zealand navy vessel at first light, and their target, clearly, is firstly to retrieve the six bodies they know about, and also, to look for those two others that aerial surveillance has not been able to locate as yet. we don't know how long it will take, but it will be a painstaking operation, a very dangerous one as well. the authorities say if there is a further eruption in the next few hours, clearly, this mission will have to be cancelled. the authorities in new zealand are acutely aware family members of the missing are finding the delay extremely traumatic, and the police simply want to get in there as quickly as they can, retrieve the bodies, and bring them back. what response has there been from the families, following the decision to carry

this out tomorrow? there will be a great relief that there is a plan in place. and also, it is notjust about retrieving the bodies, but about making sure that the recovery team is safe. i do not think anyone expects it to be 100% safe, given the perilous nature of the volcano. it remains unstable, remains essentially unsafe for anyone to go in, so, it will be a risky operation. the families of those missing desperately want those bodies brought back to the mainland. when the bodies are retrieved, we will only then get a true picture of the scale of this disaster. it is worth noting 20 people remain in hospital in new zealand, many of them are critically ill. doctors say some of them have life—threatening injuries. at the moment, we know eight people are confirmed to have died,

and the number of dead, sadly, will increase. it's decision time in the general election, with voters getting their third chance in less than five years to choose who forms the government. tens of thousands of polling stations across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland opened this morning at seven and will close at ten o'clock this evening. the first results are expected before midnight. voters were up and voting from 7am this morning. these members of the public were voting in islington in north london, which is jeremy corbyn‘s constituency. polling stations will close at 10pm tonight. most of the party leaders have already voted this morning. borisjohnson took his dog dilyn to methodist central hall to vote in the cities of london & westminster constituency in london. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been out with his wife laura alvarez in north london to cast his vote. jo swinson, the leader of the liberal democrats, has also been to her local polling station. and the snp leader nicola sturgeon

has cast her vote in glasgow. our political correspondent jonathan blake, joins me now. we are restricted, of course, on what we can report today until it is over, what can you tell us about the day? i'll keep it brief, voting is well under way at polling stations across the united kingdom, tens of thousands of primary schools, community centres, libraries turned into places where people can cast their vote in the age old fashion, putting a cross in the box next to the candidate representing the party that they would like to represent them at westminster. 650 constituencies across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland will send a representative to the house of commons. the newly elected mps are due to take their seats next week but plenty of business to take ca re of before week but plenty of business to take care of before then. voting will continue through the day until 10pm

tonight when polling stations close. and the votes will begin to be counted. at that point we will get the exit poll, conducted on behalf of the bbc and other broadcasters, which should give us an idea of the outcome. but not until the votes are counted and the results are in will we know for sure. if you are planning to stay up and watch and listen to the drama unfold, then the first results should be in before midnight, probably, tonight, most coming through in the early hours of the morning. as the full results becomes clear. thank you so much, jonathan. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from five to ten tonight. there'll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and five live and of course, there's full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. the reformed killer who fought the london bridge attacker

with a fire extinguisher, john crilly, has told the bbc that he was prepared to die to protect others. mr crilly, a friend ofjack merritt, one of the two cambridge graduates killed in the attack, has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. nearly two weeks ago, ex—offenderjohn crilly found himself at the centre of mayhem and butchery at a prison education event at fishmongers' hall where his good friend jack merritt was murdered. and what was the first thing that sort of made you think, hang on, something is going on here? just a very high—pitched girl's — not to be sexist, and that, but a very high—pitched girl's scream. so, i thought, was that girls messing about? was it screaming or laughter? girls laughing or screaming, i wasn't sure. and for a second, itjust got proper, a lot louder, a lot more intense. it was obvious something was kicking off. you came down the stairs,

around the corner of the stairs, presumably. on the flat landing... saskia was lying sprawled on the stairs. just lying there. as soon as i came out of there, i can clearly see usman at the bottom of the stairs, in the corridor. he's just stood there with his two knives. john screamed at khan, "what are you doing?" his reply was chilling. something like, "kill everyone," or "kill youse," or something about killing people. and then — yeah, laughing. john attacked khan with anything he could find, first, a wooden lectern, then, a fire extinguisher, all the time aware that khan was wearing what looked like a suicide belt. i'm just basically screaming

at him to blow it. you're asking him to blow the belt up? calling his bluff, sort of thing, saying you haven't got the bottle to blow it. he said, "i'm waiting for the police." he said he was waiting for the police? before he blew it, yeah. i was prepared to probably lose my life, yeah. yeah, i was. john and others with makeshift weapons pursued khan on to the street. he was struggling with the spray, he couldn't see what he was doing with it, so i hoping someone else was going to be able to take him from the side orfrom behind or whatever. and that's exactly what ended up happening. the spray distracted him, and the guy was able to give him a prod. within minutes, police arrived. it seemed like ages before they shot him. and they weren't all

gung—ho and trigger—happy. they took their time, to the point where i did scream as well to shoot him. you screamed, "shoot him"? yes. why? in case he blew the belt. afterwards, john's thoughts turned to jack merritt, the cambridge graduate who changed john's life, and who died along with saskia jones. he was easy to talk to. made you feel comfortable, made you feel even important, sort of thing, like, he actually listened, and you could tell he was really genuinely interested. can you tell me what he meant to you? jackjust basically meant hope. people think of you as a hero. do you think of yourself as a hero? a hero?

no. jack gave up his life. he's... yeah, he would be my hero. the national pharmacy association is calling for better regulation of products claiming to contain the cannabis derivative cbd. there has been a huge spike in demand, with the non—medicinal cbd now on sale in high street shops across the country, including chemists. but the body which represents hundreds of independent pharmacies says clearer information is needed. our consumer correspondent colletta smith reports. it's in everything — water, drops, pills, chocolate, make—up, shampoo, tea and coffee. this isn't medicinal cannabis. it doesn't have the psychoactive element that makes you high or have

any proven medical benefit, but plenty of people think it helps them. we've tried the latte and it's very relaxing, actually. does it? do you feel different? yeah, just feel relaxed and chilled out. i had back problems and joint issues and it really helps with that. my friend who comes with me — it helps with sleep. they want to take something that's not detrimental to their health, it's not addictive, it's natural, and here it is, cbd oil. it's illegal to print any health claims on the products, so, i want to find out who is regulating the industry, who is checking the ingredients, or if there is any cbd in it at all. it tastes nice. it doesn't really taste any different from a normal latte, to be honest. this stuff is for sale in all kinds of retailers. it's in pound shops, online and now, increasingly, at local pharmacies. it's up to each individual retailer whether they stock cbd products or not, but overall more research is required and we would urge

clearer guidance which makes it easy for health care professionals, consumers and patients to make informed choices. at the moment, these products don't have authorisation from the food standards agency. to get that, manufacturers should provide detailed chemical production and safety information, but brands don't seem to be in a rush, even after repeated requests from the food standards agency. they want companies to get in touch with them with as much information as possible about this new product. but no manufacturer from this multi—million—pound industry has yet given them enough information to get authorisation. a new group representing around 20 cbd manufacturers say they are currently working towards achieving the fsa status. in the meantime, retailers and pharmacists cannot give reliable advice and customers have no guarantees that the product is safe, or, indeed, if it contains any cbd oil at all.

the headlines on bbc news. rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. in sport, joe is a marine hose says totte n ha m in sport, joe is a marine hose says tottenham will be feared in the last ——jose tottenham will be feared in the last —— jose mourinho says tottenham will be feared in the last 16. manchester united won against dynamo zagreb. one former chairman of football says the wages bubble is about to burst. and ronnie o'sullivan says he is a

little ocd with germs after doing a fist bump rather than shaking hands with the referee and his opponent. the international court ofjustice will hear a third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmarfor the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. the country's leader, aung san suu kyi is back in court as her legal team tries to convince the judges not to order an emergency order against the country. united nations investigators have previously concluded the army acted with "genocidal intent" during a security crackdown two years ago which forced 700,000 rohingyas to flee across the border into bangladesh. we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan, who is in the hague. just remind us of what's happened so far. i sang as -- aung san suu kyi has just left out of court, that

familiarface has just left out of court, that familiar face with the flowers in her hair. she literally ducked the question is thrown by reporters on worship whether she would apologise to these allegations of genocide. we have had the morning session with gambier going through their arguments. on day one, gambia said the situation had all the hallmarks ofa the situation had all the hallmarks of a genocide, the firing squad, the mass gang rapes, the baby straining into burning buildings. the fact that 600,000 rohingyas are still in the region is why the gambia say these world court judges the region is why the gambia say these world courtjudges need to intervene with emergency orders to protect them. yesterday, day two, aung san suu kyi stood and said, it's more complicated than that. this is an internal armed conflict and yes, perhaps she conceded some individual soldiers may have gone

rogue, they may have fired indiscriminately at times and failed to differentiate between civilians and militants, but she said there is no reason for this international court to intervene. for two reasons, first of all, they are dealing with this internally. there are court martial is. and secondly, she said, this international court, if it were toissue this international court, if it were to issue those emergency measures, that the rohingya and gambia have asked for, would risk aggravating a very sensitive situation on the ground. what's going to happen next now she has left the court? she has left the court for a lunch break, and this afternoon she will return to once again put those arguments. this is herfinal to once again put those arguments. this is her final chance to once again put those arguments. this is herfinal chance to really convince these judges not to act. her argument is, essentially, convince these judges not to act. herargument is, essentially, if they want to help the rohingya, the best thing they can do is do nothing

at all. we still don't know whether she will speak again, or whether she will leave it to her legal team. and what will happen after this is that thejudges will go away what will happen after this is that the judges will go away and deliberate and in previous cases like this, it's taken about 19 days for them to come back with the decision. what the gambia has specifically asked for is that the judges emergency measures make sure there are no further killings, no destruction of evidence of genocide, but the fact is, this court, as grand as it may seem, doesn't have any powers of enforcement. so if they were to make that ruling, it would be up to the member states, the international community itself to back that. if they were to go on and take it to the un security council, there is of course a very large chance any action would simply be blocked by china's right to veto. so the hope here is that because

aung san suu kyi has chosen to come here to the hague, she didn't have to do this, she didn't have to represent her country, because she has chosen to engage, the hope is that that sense of cooperation will continue if thejudges that that sense of cooperation will continue if the judges work to rule against her. for the moment, thank you very much. lawyers for the hollywood producer harvey weinstein say he's reached a $25 million settlement with dozens of women who've accused him of sexual misconduct. the money will be shared among more than 30 former employees and actors. he still faces criminal charges and is set to stand trial injanuary. he has pleaded not guilty and denies any wrongdoing. a three—year salvage operation to save one of the most important naval vessels of the 18th century has come to an end. hms invincible sank in the solent in seventeen—fifty—eight. items recovered range from a 6—tonne bow section, to small ceramic hair curlers used by the ships officers to style their wigs.

duncan kennedy has more in a tank in a warehouse in dorset, history has come ashore. these are pieces of a revolutionary vessel that sank in the solent more than 250 years ago. they belong to hms invincible, a ship that changed the face of the royal navy. probably the most important mid—18th century ship in british waters because of her design and how that was used by the british fleet, she is a key component in the development of naval shipbuilding on the 18th century. this is invincible today in the solent where she sank. britain had captured her from the french in 17117 and her design stunned the navy. in 1979 she was discovered by a fisherman and three years ago experts realised the protective sediments were disappearing

so they began an emergency operation to salvage her. this six tonne section was among the biggest items raised. but why save hms invincible at all? she changed the way the navy designed its ships. she was lower, longer and more stable than anything we had had before. within 50 years, around half the british navy would come to look like invincible. but what other secrets has she given up? what we believe to be one of the sailor's shoes that was in this chest and we even have the buckle that goes with it. that's not all. pipes, glass bottles for brandy, and even these, ceramic hair curlers for officers' wigs.

we have a really good idea now of how they lived and worked and how incredibly organised they were. everything is labelled and we find the equivalent of the broom cupboard with everything still on shelves. it shows incredible organisation of the royal navy. around 75% of invincible still lies on the sea bed but there are no plans to raise her. the artefacts that make up her extraordinary naval story go on display next year. bbc music has released its sound of 2020 list. it's a longlist made up of 10 rising acts including a selection of bedroom musicians, indie bands and retro—futuristic soul singers. you know what they are! now in its 18th year, the "sound of" list showcases the hottest new artists for the coming year.

past winners includes adele, sam smith, sigrid and octavian. i'm joined now by our music reporter mark savage. 18 times we have had this list, who gets to say who should be on the list? there are 170 people who vote for the list, and they range from djs likejo wiley and clara anfield at radio one, to the people who book jools holland's tv show, people who decide who is on the main stage category, and also perform acts like lewis capaldi category, and also perform acts like lewis ca paldi and category, and also perform acts like lewis capaldi and billy eilish. they are asked who they think will have success , are asked who they think will have success, and then we come up with a top ten. tell us about the top ten. at one end of the scale, this and called squid, who describe their music as the coronation street theme tune played on flutes by angry children. to someone like celeste,

this timeless soul singer in the vein of adele and amy winehouse. and we have got a clip of a four piece rock band from dublin called inhaler. #in # in pursuit of happiness lyric # in pursuit of happiness # in pursuit of happiness # i'm going to get it, i'm going to get it # i'm going to get it, i'm going to get it. # easy on my back, nine out of ten # easy on my back, nine out of ten # i'm going to get it, i'm going to get it # . that is inhaler from dublin, did you recognise that voice? it sounded

familiar. his dad, the lead singer, is paul hewson, you would know him as bono. 0h, is paul hewson, you would know him as bono. oh, gosh! iwould have is paul hewson, you would know him as bono. oh, gosh! i would have sat here all day. they have been very canny about it, they said, we knew that they would open the doors for us but if the music wasn't good, the doors were shut. so they played a lot of small clubs and pubs building up lot of small clubs and pubs building upa lot of small clubs and pubs building up a reputation before they put out singles and launched themselves as a band in the public consciousness. it's a double—edged sword. band in the public consciousness. it's a double-edged sword. they are not the only one in this one —— this yea r‘s not the only one in this one —— this year's list, there is a singer called yungblud, his dad played with erect, and georgia -- his —— his dad played with t rex, and georgia, from london, her dad was in left field. you mentioned retro— futuristic soul. i don't know what

that means. in the last five years, there have been a lot of grime artists like stormzy and dave. nothing this yearfrom artists like stormzy and dave. nothing this year from grime artist but there is a new wave of british r&b, recently we saw ella mae, who has just been nominated for a grammy, from london. celeste, and alsojoy grammy, from london. celeste, and also joy crookes from london grammy, from london. celeste, and alsojoy crookes from london who was raised on ella fitzgerald and billie holliday but she also loves hip—hop and she has a bangladesh irish heritage, let's see some of her. # i think it's safe to say # i think it's safe to say # i think it's safe to say #iwas # i think it's safe to say # i was young, done and feckless. # i was young, done and feckless. # cool, calm collected

# cool, calm collected # look on both sides before you cross my heart # leave your luggage at the door... # you said eclectic. that is a duet, that video was shot in her grandmother's house in ireland, where her dad grew up. she is very interesting, she is indicative of a lot of artists on the long list of this year, she got a big break by uploading a cover of hits the road jack on youtube, a manager got in touch and side her, she has been releasing music slowly and steadily since then and built up a head of stea m since then and built up a head of steam and now she is at the point where she can become a major artist next year. half of the list has come up next year. half of the list has come up that way, music is shifting away from the gravitational pull of the major record labels and people are doing stuff on their own and getting noticed for it. and a lot of family

businesses in the nest as well. thank you so much. —— family dynasty is in the list. the sound of... you may have heard the sound of rain on your windows this morning. we have had some heavy rain this morning moving east across england and wales, there has even been some snow across the pennines, the norfolk moors. but there is some mud and some puddles outside, it will continue to be heavy into the afternoon, but for wales, the south—west of england, a little drier, some showers around in south. snow in northern england on the higher ground. further south, not quite as cold as the north, ten or 11. the rain spread into the north

sea, pivoting and moving into the east of scotland tonight. then some showers moving in from the north—west. overnight temperatures to three to 6 degrees, but after a wet start in eastern scotland, that will clear away. quite a few showers around throughout friday, particularly northern ireland, north—west england, the midlands and eastern england, temperatures 7—9. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: police in new zealand say they plan to go to white island tomorrow to retrieve the bodies of people killed there, despite the risk of another eruption. voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december, in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. a salvage operation has been completed to recover

parts of hms invincible, the eighteenth—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy. also coming up.... the story of why terrence won't be spending christmas alone for the first time in 20 years. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. here is ben. good morning. a very good morning to you. ferrari have confirmed a six time champion lewis hamilton has held talks with them over a future drive. he is contracted to mercedes for the 2020 season, but his and a number of other drivers' contracts are up at the end of next year. he spent yesterday with the seven time gp champion valentino rossi, ferrari's chairman. they say they are flattered a driver of louis' calibre

would be prepared to drive for them. —— lewis hamilton's calibre. the next game starts in february. moreno says he will improve when the side have had a few moments to work. five british teams in europa league action tonight, including another test for the interim arsenal manager freddie lobo. they are a at standard liege, and need to avoid a heavy defeat. he also says he is not preoccupied with his own future. that is not a conversation i have had with the bosses. my had with the bosses. myjob is to go from day to day, game to game and try to help this fantastic club, and that is what i try to do, and all those decisions are up to the top dogs to do.

what is the cost of trying to get into the premier league? the championship has been described as a bubble waiting to burst. clubs are posted record losses in a bid to get promoted. the accountants deloitte and football finance experts visible found that championship sides ran out record pre—tax losses of £307 million in the 2017—18 season. research also found more than half of clu bs research also found more than half of clubs spend more on wages than they make an income. the football league says it is working to set up a working group of clubs to look at possible changes that would help the sustainability of clubs in the long term. david sharp is the former chairman of wigan athletic. everybody is thinking about the worst case scenario for what if we do not get there. if we do get there, fair play, great, but there's ple nty of there, fair play, great, but there's plenty of other teams that won't. and it is worrying. it is a bubble that will burst, waiting to burst,

but it will burst. unless something dramatic changes. matt silver was the england have won the three match series at the third oda taking place on saturday. from the other day, were pretty disappointed not to get to 300, but yes, we disappointed not to get to 300, but yes , we we re disappointed not to get to 300, but yes, we were to write today on a wicket that was a bit easier to score on as well. so we knew we needed to push the limits a little bit with how many we could get and i am happy that i was able to get three figures. ronnie o'sullivan is into the third round of the scottish open snooker, but there was an odd start and end to his victory overjames k hill. here he is refusing to shake the hand of his opponent and the referee, choosing to fist bump instead. he says it is because he is

a bit ocd with germs. he did, however, shake his opponent's hand at the end of the match. the referee got a fist bump. never a dull moment with ronnie o'sullivan! that is all your support for now. more on the next hour. then, thank you very much. the former wales and british lions rugby captain gareth thomas is cycling across the uk ? all in aid of sport relief. the 500—mile cycle will see the star deliver the sports personality of the year trophy to the live awards show in aberdeen. he began in cardiff, switching between his trusty road bike and a four seaterjoined by some of his friends, and we can go live to them now in cumbria. gareth, it looks like hard work? if it looks like hard work, trust me, the reality is, it's twice as hard! and as everyone here can testify. . . hard! and as everyone here can testify... 10096 hard! and as everyone here can testify... 100% true! we hard! and as everyone here can testify... 10096 true! we are getting

up testify... 10096 true! we are getting up the hill now. i saw you before we came on air. it does look difficult. why did you volunteer for this? or did you volunteer? did someone recruit you? well, i volunteered because obviously, i have a sporting background, and i think sport relief and sport itself is a wonderful way of engaging people in understanding, because everyone has a sporting idol, a sporting hero, a sporting team, and also this year,... i am catching my breath here! this year, we decided to have the basis in fighting discrimination and stigma, educating people about mental health, a lot of those issues which touch everybody‘s life. so when people donate money for sport relief, it is they understanding they are donating to a cause that could potentially help them in the future, a family member, a family

friend. you can understand that every time you give, it goes to an amazing organisation, an amazing charity. that's why i'm putting myself through this! you really are the man to have picked to do this, then. because soaking of challenging stigma, as you all know, you have revealed this year you are hiv positive and you wa nt to year you are hiv positive and you want to work to end the stigma around that. you have had an extraordinary reaction since he went public, have a new? —— haven't you? yes, an amazingly positive reaction, and for me personally it's been very humbling and very empowering, but thatis humbling and very empowering, but that is why i want to do this, because i want to do that for everybody. i don't see, just because i played rugby for wales, that i should be accepted more than somebody who is homeless or suicidal. it shouldn't be any

different. i feel like, as suicidal. it shouldn't be any different. ifeel like, as a society, we should accept human beings for who they really are. i think that is what organisations are trying to do. we have a homeless organisation, one that works with suicide, one that is trying to fight for lgbt suicide, one that is trying to fight for lg bt issues suicide, one that is trying to fight for lgbt issues within sport. so they all have synergy with me, but also with everybody else. i have empathy with the organisations that sport relief and the money they are giving to benefit from, so the passion and determination, it is not about getting the sports personality trophy there, although i have to do that, it is that on the way there, people are learning about people'sreal struggles and fears, and that there are organisations out there to help them. it looks like you are going downhill a bit now. second gear! yes! we managed to go

from about one mile per hour to about four miles per hour! 0h, from about one mile per hour to about four miles per hour! oh, the speed, the speed! hold on, g speed! third gear, let's do that momentum, guys! briefly, where is the trophy? the trophy is on the back behind us. being looked after byjoe and marcella, and it is a heavy, heavy trophy. like i said, it is 110 kilograms, so that is not far off whatjoe ways! kilograms, so that is not far off what joe ways! —— kilograms, so that is not far off whatjoe ways! —— weighs! kilograms, so that is not far off what joe ways! -- weighs! we wish you dry weather and fortitude. gareth thomas and friends, see you in aberdeen. bless you. thank you! by in aberdeen. bless you. thank you! by by! just pretending it was hard work. yeah, right! so just in case you hadn't noticed, it's polling day, with millions up and down the country voting. our correspondent christian fraser

has been looking into the dos and don'ts of polling booth etiquette, with a simple reminder of what you need to know to cast your vote. it is decision day, time to cast a vote. this is what i hope will be a short but helpful guide on how to vote if you've not done it before, and what you can and cannot do once you are inside the polling station. so, they are all open and they close this evening at 10pm. remember, if you're in the queue at the polling station but not inside the booth by the deadline, you will still be allowed to vote. hopefully, you will have had a polling card sent to you if you are on the electoral register. if you have lost it or it didn't arrive, you can go to the electoral commission, put in your postcode, and they will tell you where to go to vote. and it will be a public building like a school or library. you must go to the polling station assigned to you. you do not need to take your polling card with you. when you get there, you will be checked off a list and issued with a voting paper that looks like this. take it into the voting booth, there will be a pen or pencil in there, and put a mark next to the candidate you are selecting, preferably a cross, just one. if you spoil your ballot paper by accident, and you need to get

another one, they can issue that so long as you haven't put it in the box already. and if it is your wish, you can spoil the ballot paper as well, some do if they don't like any of the candidates provided. we are also asked sometimes whether you can take a selfie inside the voting booth. we do live in this age. the electoral commission urge you not to do that. they would prefer you to take a picture outside the polling station to encourage people to go and vote. the reason they say that is because there is a risk that you might reveal how other people have voted and that is punishable by a £5,000 fine or six months in prison, so, you don't want to do that. you are also not allowed to take a photo of your ballot paper. but once you have done it and it is in the box, you can tell people, family, even tweet it, how you have voted. there you go, a very simple process, i hope that helps a little bit. one word of advice. take a brolly with you, it's going to be very wet in some

parts of the country. christian fraser. some breaking news to bring you now regarding something that has happened at a polling station in scotland. police have arrested a 48—year—old man after a suspicious device was found near a polling station in motherwell north lanarkshire. the alarm was raised at around 1am this morning at the glen tower flats. police put according around the area and evacuated residents as well. the device was examined, a controlled explosion was carried out, the officer in charge said that the device was to be non—viable. a 48—year—old man has been arrested in connection with that. and on a lighter note... it's a tradition as old as twitter itself and with three elections in three years we've all seen a lot of it. yes, it's dogs at polling stations. this is mabel in cardiff, looking very alert. she is not in cardiff,

clearly! that is mabel in cardiff! you can tell by the welsh at the top of the sign. i don't know who that dog was, but she was very alert. clearly in london. let's move on and look at... there should be a little red jacket there. again, looking inquiringly, waiting for the owner. that is in stalybridge. back in... well, supposedly london. bamburgh? i think we are all getting a little bit mixed up here! anyway, they are all quite intent on exercising their democratic right, are they not? oh, this is probably the favourite, isn't it, so far? look at that face! a face only an owner could love! that's alfie, looking very festive in his christmas jumper. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from five to 10 tonight. there'll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and 5 live and of course, there's full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app.

in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news. rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. davie brown used to be a decorator until chronic arthritis forced him to quit. brushing aside some of his art teacher's advice, he pursued his passion about painting some of his

favourite star from art, sports and music. his portraits are now recognised internationally. the artist told us his story at his exhibition in a beat that. i would advise a river need to just be single—minded, focus, and just follow your dreams. if you have a passion for something, follow your dreams. if you have a passion forsomething, go follow your dreams. if you have a passion for something, go for it. if someone tries to knock it, just say, 0k, someone tries to knock it, just say, ok, yeah. and move on. i think when he does a painting, a style of painting, he has a touch of the great artists. i'm a former decorator. i got into that from leaving school. i left with an o—level, and i had an art teacher who told me i'd never make anything of myself in the art world. i took anything of myself in the art world. itook up anything of myself in the art world. i took up decorating, did that for yea rs i took up decorating, did that for years and years, had a family, got arthritis, had a hip replacement, took up art when i gave up the decorating, and the rest, as they say, is history. i'm doing something which is a passion. inspiration for

subjects, my favourite dj, my favourite act robert de niro, i'm a fan of newcastle, so i've done bobby robson, alan shearer. really good subjects. djing for 27 years. i feel really honoured, to be honest, especially with all these wonderful djs that he has presented, and there's me in the middle! i like the fa ct there's me in the middle! i like the fact that it's an actual picture, it looks more natural. there is no movement to it. nice, no? it brings me a lot of memories. my my mother always had music on, every single morning. different styles, different singers, and i think it wrong. and the big names in this world, they have played for me, and they are faces who helped me, he is

there, and he is the one saying, the eyes have something special. i have something looking in the eyes. you know? it is the way he paints the eyes. my big dream is new york and chicago, hopefully. so watch this space. david brown. ignore the naysayers. time now for the business news. i'm victoria fritz. in the business news: fashion retailer superdry warns of a tough christmas ahead, as it reports an accounting error. it is not the first time the company has got its maths wrong. takeaways become a habit. consultants kpmg say people in britain order an average of 36 meals a year. london tops the tables, with people in the capital spending over £700 a year on takeout orders. the oil company saudi aramco is now the world's most valuable company — but for how long?

in its first day of trading, aramco was worth 1.9 trillion dollars. apple, by comparison, is currently worth around 1.2 trillion. hello there. let me ask you a question — when was the last time you upgraded your phone? did you go into dixons carphone in order to do it? this morning, the company reported a 60% fall in first half profits. that was largely down to poor business in its mobile division in the uk and ireland. people are holding on to their handsets for longer. and there's far greater compeititon in the marketplace for what has become for many of us the handset to our lives. remember, the tough retail conditions on britain's high streets mean difficult times lie ahead for many high street businesses. so will dixons carphone survive? let's speak to craig erlam, a senior

marketing analyst at oanda europe. craig, many of us i completely reliant on mobile phones, but that does not mean it is a given that this company will do well? yes, i think we have to remember that phones have got much better than they used to be. they last longer, they used to be. they last longer, they do more, and they are a lot more expensive, so people want to upgrade a lot less than they have previously. this is painfulfor someone like dicksons. we have to remember, the likes of apple are transforming their business, not just focusing on handset sales any more, but the services side of the business, applications and music, films. this is something that someone like dixons car phone i going to struggle to capture when so much of their revenue is built purely on the handsets themselves. absolutely right. we will keep an eye on that one. thanks very much, craig erlam. plenty more business news throughout the rest of the day. i have another bulletin in an hour, and it will hopefully be a little longer. see you soon. brief, victoria!

this christmas day, the chances are you'll be with friends or family, but for thousands of older people, that's not the reality. if you were watching bbc breakfast this morning, you may have seen this. that's terence who, for the first time in 20 years, won't be spending christmas alone this year. after appearing on bbc breakfast to talk about loneliness and the fact he doesn't have a christmas tree, viewers got in touch to help out and students from oldham college surprised him with a few festive carols. and on the day he'll be having lunch with friends. as you can see, some very touching pictures. but being alone at christmas is still a sad reality for many people in the uk. according to research from age uk, 1.5 million older people in the uk believe that christmas day

is a lonely time of year. just over three quarters of people over the age of 65 believe that the first christmas alone is the hardest, and the charity has estimated around 870,000 people will be eating their christmas dinner alone this year. well, someone else who doesn't like the thought of people being alone at christmas is nina stobart, who runs the charity, not home alone. nina, what inspired you to set up the charity, because you do it in your spare time? the charity, because you do it in yourspare time? i the charity, because you do it in your spare time? i don't know if you have much spare time?! no, you're right! it escalated quite significantly. as a family at christmas, we are not lucky enough to have our own grandparents around, and we said, there is probably something we can do, and one year, we ticket to the next level. in 2014, we thought, let's find out who

is on their own this christmas and see if we can supply a bit of company, entertainment and christmas lunch. that was in 2014, and we held our first lunch lunch. that was in 2014, and we held ourfirst lunch in lunch. that was in 2014, and we held our first lunch in grimsby. lunch. that was in 2014, and we held ourfirst lunch in grimsby. we had just 38 people. we fly posters, in corner shops, chemists, anywhere we could think of finding somebody, and it has progressed ever since. —— fly postered. after goodness, the feedback we got was so overwhelming that we thought maybe christmas was not enough. —— after the first christmas. so we started doing events through the year. this will be our sixth christmas. we have 18 people coming tojoin us will be our sixth christmas. we have 18 people coming to join us for christmas lunch this year. we are a very small charity called not home alone, run entirely by volunteers, most of whom are either retired or have full—time jobs, but want to make a difference and want to give a little back at christmas, which as terence mentioned, it is the loneliest time of the year. some of our guests now, we even ring them up

at august to try and put them on christmas day and they will ring some every week, some 2—3 times a week, just to check, just to check you have got my name down on christmas day. and it is heartbreaking, but we are just touching the tip of the iceberg. but we are doing what we can in grimsby. it shows just how much they appreciate it, but what is heartening for me, i suppose, is that people are so keen to come and tell you they are keen to come. because it can be very difficult, humiliating, to have to admit to being lonely, can't it? absolutely, andi being lonely, can't it? absolutely, and i think as well, it is difficult to actually say, yeah, i am lonely, andi to actually say, yeah, i am lonely, and i need some company, but also, some of our guests see people in between our events. they could be six weeks that they are stuck in the house in between, and they took to either their past relatives or anybody they can't, a photograph on anybody they can't, a photograph on

a bedside table. nina, we are so sorry, we can still hear you, but not see you. oh, there you are! i'm hear you, but not see you. oh, there you a ' hear you, but not see you. oh, there youa ' hear you, but not see you. oh, there you are! i'm sorry! i do look better on radio, so... not at all! not at all. so, what is on the menu? the usual, turkey and the trimmings, nut roast if you are vegetarian? no, it is risotto this year for vegetarians. apparently, it went down so well last year that we have got the same. so risotto for our vegetarians and traditional christmas lunch, so our day will start about 9am when our volunteers. we actually go and pick up all our guests we actually go and pick up all our gu ests to we actually go and pick up all our guests to bring them into us for christmas dinner. a lot of them can't get out of homes without help, so they will arrive with us about 11-1130. we will so they will arrive with us about 11—1130. we will have a bit of a sing song. it is one guest's birthday every christmas day, so we get him a little cake. he will be 79 this year. our eldest guess is 103. so it is just a fabulous, fabulous

day, and to hear them, they will hold your hand, which in its own right, they have not held somebody‘s handle such a long time or had human touch, and to be told you have brought the meaning back for christmas is just overwhelming. brought the meaning back for christmas isjust overwhelming. it's an emotional day. a tiring day, but we wouldn't swap it for the world. nina, it's an amazing thing you have done. thank you very much for talking to us, and the best of luck. and happy christmas to all of your guests who turn up, or 118 of you! time for a look at the weather forecast now with simon. we have had a pretty chilly start to the day with some frost this morning across eastern areas of england and ice across scotland but for many of us rain moving eastward and it is going to feel pretty cold with a chance of snow over the higher you of snow over the higher can see from the satellite imagery you can see from the satellite imagery a stream of cloud coming in from the atlantic. the rain is

coming through this morning. it will continue to push eastwards and continue to push eastwards and continue to push eastwards and continue to be quite heavy at times, particularly across southern areas of england, south wales. the rain edges is way further north but it seems as in scotland. still the chance of some snow over the higher ground of the southern uplands and northern pennines later on. a bit drierfor northern northern pennines later on. a bit drier for northern england. northern pennines later on. a bit drierfor northern england. south and west as that clears away to the east, and it will feel chili into the afternoon. temperatures about 5-8. the the afternoon. temperatures about 5—8. the rain moves out into the north sea that then pivots back into northern scotland tonight. the breeze picks up across southern areas into friday morning. overnight temperatures down to about 3—6. throughout friday, quite a breezy day across southern areas, and we will cease and showers through northern ireland into wales, north—west england, into the midlands. the rain in the east of scotla nd midlands. the rain in the east of scotland gradually moves further north, so plenty of dry weather. sunshine into friday afternoon, but

again, quite chilly out there. temperatures similar to today, 55 and 8 degrees. into the weekend, low— pressure and 8 degrees. into the weekend, low—pressure sticks around, the white lines of the eyes are both still quite close together, breezy through saturday and showers and scotla nd through saturday and showers and scotland and northern england, north wales, and you can see here by the white blobs moving past, those could be wintry, especially of a higher ground. some sunshine on saturday, though, so not a bad day for many of us. dry without sunshine, temperatures 5—9d. into the south—west, this weather front see some uncertainties, but as it moves northwards, they could be some snow over parts of the midlands, across parts of northern england, into sunday. something to watch out for. the details of that could change, but through sunday, we will see some outbreaks of rain, some show is moving into western areas, and again, still the chance of snow. over higher ground in eastern parts, staying dry and largely bright.

temperatures on sunday, around 5—8 or nine celsius. it remains u nsettled or nine celsius. it remains unsettled over the next few days. always the risk of snow, especially ofa always the risk of snow, especially of a higher ground, the saturday night into sunday morning, they could be something more significant, so stay tuned to the forecast.

you re watching bbc newsroom live, it's midday and these are the main stories this morning. voters go to the polls in the uk's s third general election in less than five years. the mission to recover bodies from white island where a volcanic eruption killed at least eight people. new zealand police say they will return tomorrow despite the growing risk of another eruption. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher tells the bbc he was prepared to lay down his life, to protect others. i was prepared to probably lose my life. yeah, i was. a salvage operation to recover parts of hms invincible, the 18th—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy. also coming up. the former wales and british lions rugby captain, gareth thomas, cycles 500 miles across three nations in seven days for sport relief.

good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm martine croxhall. it's decision time in the general election, with voters getting their third chance in less than five years to choose who forms the government. tens of thousands of polling stations across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland opened this morning at seven and will close at ten o'clock this evening. the first results are expected before midnight and mps are due to begin work at westminster next tuesday. most of the party leaders have already voted this morning. and as you would expect plenty of photographers there to greet them, so a warning there is some flash photography in these pictures. borisjohnson took his dog dilyn to methodist central hall to vote in the cities of london & westminster constituency in london. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been out with his wife laura alvarez in north london to cast his vote.

jo swinson, the leader of the liberal democrats, has also been to her local polling station. and the snp leader nicola sturgeon has cast her vote in glasgow. plaid cymru's adam price arrives at his polling station in carmarthenshire to vote. the co—leader of the green party, jonathan bartley is seen here going to vote with his dog wallis. our political correspondent jonathan blake, joins me now from westminster. we are well under way, what's the day got in store? voting at constituencies across england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, until 10pm tonight. there are tens of thousands of polling stations which open their doors at 7am this morning as you say, to allow people to come and cast their vote in the old—fashioned way of putting a cross in a box next to the name of the candidate and the party that they would like to represent them here in the house of commons at

westminster. those newly elected mps are expected to take their seats back here on tuesday. as the polls close tonight at ten p m, we will getan close tonight at ten p m, we will get an exit poll which should give us an idea at least of the election outcome. the first results should be with cars in the early hours, most of us will begetting the results of the early hours. then we will know the early hours. then we will know the full outcome of this unusual december election. the third in the uk in december election. the third in the ukina december election. the third in the uk in a five year period, and the first to be held in decemberfor nearly 100 years. so interesting circumstances. but plenty more hours for people to go and cast their votes, and they will be in primary schools, community centres, libraries, one or two pubs turned into polling stations as well, so if you are living in those areas, you might be able to get a pint and a

packet of crisps. even a hair salon in kingston upon hull where people will be writing. polls close at mpm, full coverage thereafter. —— polls close at ten o'clock tonight. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from five to ten tonight. there'll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and five live and of course, there's full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. police have arrested a 48—year—old man after a suspicious device was found near a polling station in motherwell in north lanarkshire. the alarm was raised at around one o'clock this morning at the glen tower flats. police put a cordon around the area and evacuated residents. it was examined and a controlled explosion was carried out. the officer in charge said the device was found to be non—viable. police in new zealand are hoping to go to white island tomorrow to retrieve the bodies of those killed in monday's volcanic eruption. two people who were being treated

for their injuries in hospital have now died, taking the confirmed death toll to eight. until now, rescue teams have had to stay away from the island because of the danger of further eruptions. shaima khalil has sent this report eight bodies have been stuck on this island for four days. and eight bodies have been stuck on this island forfour days. and now eight bodies have been stuck on this island for four days. and now there island for four days. and now there isa island for four days. and now there is a chance that finally they could be recovered. members of new zealand defence force will attempt to reach the volcano to the job done. they will go on to the island, and they will go on to the island, and they will make every effort to recover all of the bodies from the island. a lot has to go right for this to work. let there be no mistake, there is not a zero risk with regard to this plan. we flew close to the island to get a sense of what it's like. the heavy plumes of smoke still billowing. a sign of how precarious this situation is. we are

five nautical miles away from white's island. there is restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremors and the risk of another eruption. police have said that they are quite confident they know where the bodies are. they say they are within a 200 square metre area. technically they could go in and out and retrieve them, but it is a trade—off. the deputy police commissioner said that would compromise the evidence that could then help them identify the bodies. but they said it was a compromise they were willing to consider if there the families were willing to do so and if it meant going in and getting the bodies out. hayden inman is among those missing on the islands. his brother mark says it's frustrating that it's taking so long to get his body. red

tape, bureaucracy, the leadership has failed. we are trusting experts that sit behind a desk making calls bet on statistics. jason hill is one of the pilot he went in and rescued people after the eruption. he said the body should have been recovered more quickly. it's been a little bit frustrating but hopefully, might get something happening soon. to get those loved ones back. would you go on the island and get the bodies? definitely, 100%, without a doubt. there's been growing desperation among families who just want their loved ones back home. now, for the first time, there is hope this may happen. the reformed killer who fought the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher, john crilly, has told the bbc that he was prepared to die to protect others. mr crilly, a friend ofjack merritt, one of the two cambridge graduates killed in the attack, has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman.

nearly two weeks ago, ex—offenderjohn crilly found himself at the centre of mayhem and butchery at a prison education event at fishmongers' hall where his good friend jack merritt was murdered. and what was the first thing that sort of made you think, hang on, something is going on here? just a very high—pitched girl's — not to be sexist, and that, but a girl's scream. so, i thought, was that girls messing about? was it screaming or laughter? girls laughing or screaming, i wasn't sure. and after a second, itjust got proper, a lot louder, a lot more intense. it was obvious something was kicking off. you came down the stairs, around the corner of the stairs, presumably. on the flat landing... saskia was lying sprawled on the stairs.

just lying there. as soon as i encoutered her, i can clearly see usman at the bottom of the stairs, in the corridor. he's just stood there with his two knives. john screamed at khan, "what are you doing?" his reply was chilling. something like, "kill everyone," or "kill youse," or something about killing people. and then — yeah, laughing. john attacked khan with anything he could find, first, a wooden lectern, then, a fire extinguisher, all the time aware that khan was wearing what looked like a suicide belt. i'm just basically screaming at him to blow it. you're asking him to blow the belt up? calling his bluff, sort of thing, saying you haven't got the bottle to blow it. he said, "i'm waiting

for the police." he said he was waiting for the police? before he blew it, yeah. i was prepared to probably lose my life, yeah. yeah, i was. john and others with makeshift weapons pursued khan on to the street. he was struggling with the spray, he couldn't see what he was doing with it, so i hoping someone else was going to be able to take him from the side orfrom behind or whatever. and that's exactly what ended up happening. the spray distracted him, and the guy was able to give him a prod. within minutes, police arrived. it seemed like ages before they shot him. and they weren't all gung—ho and trigger—happy. they took their time, to the point where i did scream as well to shoot him. you screamed, "shoot him"? yes. why?

in case he blew the belt. afterwards, john's thoughts turned to jack merritt, the cambridge graduate who changed john's life, and who died along with saskia jones. he was easy to talk to. made you feel comfortable, made you feel even important, sort of thing, like, he actually listened, and you could tell he was really genuinely interested. can you tell me what he meant to you? jackjust basically meant hope. people think of you as a hero. do you think of yourself as a hero? a hero? no. jack gave up his life. he's... yeah, he would be my hero.

john crilly speaking to clive coleman. the international court ofjustice is hearing a third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmarfor the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. the country's leader, aung san suu kyi, has been back in court today and has called the case against myanmar "incomplete and incorrect". united nations investigators have previously concluded the army acted with genocidal intent during a security crackdown two years ago which forced 700,000 rohingyas to flee across the border into bangladesh. our correspondent ana holligan gave us the latest from outside the hague, shortly after aung san suu kyi had walked out of the court. she ducked, literally, the questions thrown by reporters about whether she would ever apologise for these allegations of genocide. she got into her car, drove off. we have had the morning session with gambia once

again going to their arguments, to remind you what they are. on day one, gambia said the situation in rakhine state has all the hallmarks of genocide. the firing squad, the best gang rapes, the baby thrown into burning buildings. —— the mass gang rapes. the babies thrown into burning buildings. so gambia says that world judges need to intervene with emergency measures to protect the rohingya muslim. aung san suu kyi stood yesterday and said, it is more complicated than that. this is an internal armed conflict and she conceded some individual soldiers may have gone rogue, they may have fired indiscriminately at times and failed to differentiate between civilians and militants. but she said there is no reason for this international court to intervene, for two reasons. first of all, they aren't dealing with this internally, there are court martial is —— they

are dealing with it internally, there are court martials. and he said if the international court issued emergency measures that gambia and rohingya have asked for, it could risk aggravating a very sensitive situation on the ground. what's going to happen next, now she's left the court? she has left the court for a lunch break, and this afternoon, she will return to once again put those arguments. this is herfinal chance, once again put those arguments. this is her final chance, really, once again put those arguments. this is herfinal chance, really, to convince these judges not to act. her argument is, essentially, convince these judges not to act. herargument is, essentially, if they want to help the ranger, the best thing they can do, is do nothing at all. —— helped the rohingya. we don't know if she will speak again or leave it to her legal team. what will happen after this is thejudges will go away team. what will happen after this is the judges will go away and deliberate and in previous cases like this, it's taken about 19 days

for them to come back with a decision. what the gambia had specifically asked for is that the judges emergency measures make sure there are no further killings, no destruction of evidence of genocide. the fact is, this court, as grand as it may seem, doesn't actually have any powers of enforcement. so if they were to make that ruling, it would be up to the member states, the international community, in fa ct, the international community, in fact, the back that. if they were to go on and take it to the un security council, there is a large chance any action would simply be blocked by china's rights to veto. the hope here is that because aung san suu kyihas here is that because aung san suu kyi has chosen to come to the hague, she didn't have to come here and represent her country, because she has chosen to engage, the hope is that sense of cooperation will continue. if thejudges that sense of cooperation will continue. if the judges were to rule

against her. the headlines on bbc news. voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december in nearly a century. rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc, he was prepared to die to protect others. sport now, here's xxxx sport now, here's ben. ferrari have confirmed that six time formula one world champion lewis hamilton has held talks with them over a possible drive in the future. hamilton is contracted to mercedes for the 2020 season but his and a number of drivers contracts are up at the end of next year. hamilton spent yesterday with seven

time moto gp champ valentino rossi. ferrari's chairman has met with hamilton with the scuderia's ceo saying they're flattered a driver of lewis' calibre would want to drive for them. joe is a marine hose says tottenham will be a team to be feared in the last 16. —— jose mourinho will be a team to be feared in the last 16. ——jose mourinho believes totte n ha m last 16. ——jose mourinho believes tottenham is a team to be feared. his side will be improved when he has worked with them for a few moments, he said. —— more months. now, what is the cost of trying to get into the premier league? the championship has been described as a "bubble waiting to burst", with clubs posting record losses in a "gamble" to get promoted. analysis from bbc radio 5 live, the accountants deloitte and football finance experts vysyble found that championship sides ran up record pre—tax losses of £307m in the 2017—18 season the research also found that more than half of clubs are spending more on wages than they make in income. the football league says it has set

up a "working group" of clubs to look at possible changes that could help the sustainability of clubs in the long—term. david sharpe is the former chairman of wigan athletic. nobody is thinking about the worst case scenario if we get there, if you get there, fair play, but there's plenty of other teams that will not get there. and it is worrying, it is a bubble that will burst. waiting to burst, but it will burst. waiting to burst, but it will burst. unless something dramatic changes. an unbeaten century from nat sciver helped england to victory in their second one dayer against pakistan. the all—rounder made exactly a hundred offjust 85 balls in kuala lumpur, supported by a career best 85 from fran wilson. england have won the series already ahead of the third and final match on saturday. you're up to date. i'll have more after the news at one.

a three—year salvage operation to save one of the most important naval vessels of the 18th century has come to an end. hms invincible sank in the solent in 1758. items recovered range from a 6—tonne bow section, to small ceramic hair curlers used by the ships officers to style their wigs. in a tank in a warehouse in dorset, history has come ashore. these are pieces of a revolutionary vessel that sank in the solent more than 250 years ago. they belong to hms invincible, a ship that changed the face of the royal navy. probably the most important mid—18th century ship in british waters because of her design and how that was used by the british fleet, she is a key component in the development of naval shipbuilding on the 18th century. this is invincible today in the solent where she sank. britain had captured her from the french in 1747 and her design stunned the navy.

in 1979 she was discovered by a fisherman and three years ago experts realised the protective sediments were disappearing so they began an emergency operation to salvage her. this six tonne section was among the biggest items raised. but why save hms invincible at all? she changed the way the navy designed its ships. she was lower, longer and more stable than anything we had had before. within 50 years, around half the british navy would come to look like invincible. but what other secrets has she given up? what we believe to be one of the sailor's shoes that was in this chest and we even

have the buckle that goes with it. that's not all. pipes, glass bottles for brandy, and even these, ceramic hair curlers for officers' wigs. we have a really good idea now of how they lived and worked and how incredibly organised they were. everything is labelled and we find the equivalent of the broom cupboard with everything still on shelves. it shows incredible organisation of the royal navy. around 75% of invincible still lies on the sea bed but there are no plans to raise her. the artefacts that make up her extraordinary naval story go on display next year. bbc music has released its sound of 2020 list. it's a longlist made up of ten rising acts including a selection

of bedroom musicians, indie bands and retro—futuristic soul singers. now in it's18th year, the "sound of" list showcases the hottest new artists for the coming year. past winners includes adele, sam smith, sigrid and octavian. i'm joined now by georgia, one of the artists who has made the longlist. before we have a chat, let's first have a listen to her music. # i've given everything to you # i've given everything to you # sister, every little breath will do # now, this guy will never let me 90, # till i try to understand the reason why # i'm the same # i'm the same # although, you want to go

# although, you want to go # release # . it's very moody. how is advisory to make it to the long list? you are in esteems —— how you are in esteemed company. yes, the nominees are so great, it's exciting. i a lwa ys are so great, it's exciting. i always keep an eye out on the bbc sound poles through the past year so it feels fantastic. to see your own name. it's mad. how representative is that piece of your music style? that is my latest single, it is pop music with an alternative edge. i look to other genres of music, and particularly past as well, underground music from the 80s. artists like kate bush are my heroes. it's pop music with a bit of a twist. excellent taste, if you

don't mind me saying, i remember how the first time round! —— i remember her the first time around! how difficult is it to get noticed when there is so much music available on so many platforms? yeah, i don't no way affect —— if i have the answer. —— i don't know if i have the answer. it's about not giving up, getting yourself out there and playing as many shows and taking up as many opportunities as possible. how did you start? i have literally been born amongst music. my dad was also in an electric duo band called left—field so i was born amongst bass drums and synthesisers. since i can remember, all i wanted to do is bea can remember, all i wanted to do is be a musician. he was dragged off to glastonbury when your toddler? totally, my dad actually could

headline glastonbury and i was in the crowd, going, whoa! ithink headline glastonbury and i was in the crowd, going, whoa! i think it's just what i always wanted to do. how helpful is it having a dad who's done that? sort of helpful. i've been very, like, iforged my own done that? sort of helpful. i've been very, like, i forged my own way with it. and everything you hear, i write and produce, i mix it, it'll all me, really. i guess it comes from that diy ethos, that punk dance music scene. not dependent on having ato music scene. not dependent on having a to make an impact? a major impact with a major label? no, i'm on an independent label, i love my independence and it's been a fantastic way of support, just allowing me the kind of freedom to go for it with my music. making it onto this long list of ten, the odds are onto this long list of ten, the odds a re pretty onto this long list of ten, the odds are pretty good that you could come out on top. what does 2020 hold in store for you? my new record is

coming out in january, store for you? my new record is coming out injanuary, called seeking thrills. it's the release of that, and playing live. if you want to check out my live shows, i am on social media, search georgia uk. just lots of gigs! what's it like touring view these days? a lot of artists say it's exhausting but thrilling. yeah, i love playing live. my live show has become a big pa rt live. my live show has become a big part of the whole who i am and all my fans now are sort of, yeah, it's a big part of it. i play live myself, just me on stage, and i play drums and icing. and it's more about an experience for the audience, it's like going to a club, dance floor culture. so, yeah, it's a big part of it. and i love playing live, i get a real thrill out of it. i don't

dislike it, i love it. how important to you is it, for you to spot and bring on and try and encourage the next generation? even at your young age, still, you have tonnes and tonnes of years ahead of you, but you get the opportunity to bring in other acts. no, totally. iam you get the opportunity to bring in other acts. no, totally. i am a big believer in that. i've always, it's a lwa ys believer in that. i've always, it's always been a big ethos of mine, people hearing my music and feeling inspired by it. and perhaps introducing sounds that they haven't heard before and feeling, like, oh, my gosh, georgia is listening to this, i'd like to discover that. i'm a firm believer in inspiring younger generations or older generations. a firm believer in inspiring younger generations or older generationsm seems that they used to be some clear divisions between music styles, and that looks to me like it's blaring. how much freedom is there in that? yeah, i think

audiences these days, they don't wa nt to audiences these days, they don't want to be able to define their pop stars, whatever. ithink want to be able to define their pop stars, whatever. i think people like billie eilish are examples. ifind that really interesting, i find that exciting. kate bush, you couldn't define who she was. she came out of nowhere with this kind of mystery around her. and ifind that inspiring. mixing up genres now, and being a bit, you can't really define them, i think that's what people wa nt them, i think that's what people want these days. what you will not know is you have inspired janet, our director, to sing kate bush in my air. we have been spared that. brilliant! i guess the tables are turned and your dad is now in the audience. yeah, i suppose so! it's not that you are his daughter, that he is georgia's dad! thank you so much for being here. my ear! time for a look at the weather.

it wasn't just your ear, it was mine as well! i'm thinking of taking this out! a lot of cloud around today, we have some outbreaks of rain as well coming in across the country. coming in from the south—west, snow ground across the higher ground in northern england. told in scotland, more showery than the northern ireland, southwest, chilly day under the rain. heavy at times. the rain will pushit rain. heavy at times. the rain will push it over the next few hours, during the evening it will dry up but only briefly, lots of showers come packing in on a strengthening wind with gales in the south—west keep interpreters up. chilly enough for a touch of frost for eastern, western parts of scotland and maybe some icy patches. eastern scotland, particularly the northeast tomorrow, still seeing some rain. elsewhere sunshine, showers, lining up across

wales, later into northern ireland, the best of the sunshine in eastern parts of england. another chilly day with typical temperatures of six to eight celsius. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with martine croxall. the headlines: voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december in nearly a century. police in new zealand say they plan to go to white island tomorrow to retrieve the bodies of people killed there despite the risk of another eruption. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others.

a salvage operation has been completed to recover parts of hms invincible, the eighteenth—century warship which changed the face of the royal navy. also coming up: the story of why terrence won't be spending christmas alone for the first time in 20 years. so, just in case you hadn't noticed, it's polling day. with millions up and down the country voting, our correspondent christian fraser has been looking into the dos and don'ts of polling booth etiquette, with a simple reminder of what you need to know to cast your vote. it's decision day, time to cast a vote, so this will be what i hope is a short but helpful guide on voting and what you are allowed to do inside the polling station.

if you are it will be a public building like a school or library. you must go to the polling station that is assigned to you. you do not need to take your polling ca rd you do not need to take your polling card with you. when you get there, you will be checked off a list and issued with a voting paper that looks something like this. take it into the voting booth provided. there will be a pencil in there and put a mark next to the candidate you are selecting, preferably a cross. just one, ok? if you spoil your ballot paper by accident and need another one, they can issue that so long as you have not put it in the box already, and if that is your wish, you can spoil the ballot paper as well. some do if they do not like any of the candidates provided. we

are also asked sometimes whether you can takea are also asked sometimes whether you can take a selfie inside a voting booth. i know, but we do live in this age! the electoral commission urge you not to do that. they would prefer you to take a picture outside the polling station to encourage people to go and vote. the reason they say that is because there is a risk that you might reveal how other people have voted, and that is punishable by a £5,000 final six months in prison. so you don't want to do that. you're also not allowed to do that. you're also not allowed to ta ke to do that. you're also not allowed to take a photo of your ballot paper, but once you have done it and it is in your box, you can tell people, or even tweet if you want, how you have voted. so there you go. a very simple process. one word of advice —— take an umbrella with you. it will be very wet in some parts of the country. christian fraser. it's a tradition as old as twitter itself — and with three elections in three years we've all seen a lot of it. yes, it's dogs at polling stations. first off, in cardiff, this is

mabel. she looks a bit concerned, doesn't she? and here is a sad one. it is lights on from pete way. frenchy in london, very alert. look at that. i would be a bit worried to go in! this was sent in by gillian sutcliffe. charlie and millie. we are the most marginal seat in the uk, in the north—east of fife. only two votes in it, apparently. har har! majestic millie probably wins best dressed. she looks very haughty, doesn't she?! hartlepool husky, staring into our souls. look at those eyes. bewitching! a beautiful thing. this is twm wearing a christmas hat ata this is twm wearing a christmas hat at a polling station in the vale of glamorgan. and last, but no means least, look at that crinkly face and the sticky out tongue! this is alfie the pug. keep them coming. they are lovely, and they? it makes

you almost look forward to getting another general election. results coverage starts as polls closed tonight. hugh edwards and the team will be here with bbc one and the news channel from 9:55pm. there will be special coverage on bbc radio four and bbc radio five and full coverage online at our website and on the app. now with all the business news. here is victoria. hello, i'm victoria fritz. in the business needs today: the fashion retailer superdry warns of a tough christmas ahead as it reports an accounting error. it is not the first time that the company has got its maths wrong. take a ways have become a habit. the co nsulta nts take a ways have become a habit. the consultants kpmg say people in britain on average order 34 meals a year. london tops the tables, with people in the capital spending over £700 a year and take orders. in the

oil company saudi aramco is now the world's most valuable company, but for how long? in its first day of trading, aramco was worth $1.9 trillion. by comparison, apple is currently worth around $1.2 trillion. hello there. will you be watching the election coverage tonight? will it be with a pizza box or a carry in your lap? well, let's talk take a ways, because consultants kpmg have run the numbers in our love of a good ta ke the numbers in our love of a good take out. ordering in is farfrom out of the ordinary, it seems. each aduu out of the ordinary, it seems. each adult spends an average of over £450 on takeaway food. in london, that bill rises to over £700. the capital was the only place in the country where some people admitted to ordering take—out at least once a day. learn to speak go to the global head of leisure and hospitality at kpmg. -- head of leisure and hospitality at

kpmg. —— lets speak now. are you ta ke kpmg. —— lets speak now. are you take outan? kpmg. —— lets speak now. are you take out an? yes absolutely, i love the takeaway, but it is a friday night treat for me. my kids encourage me to order more, so they are driving the consumption in my house, at least. lets talk about the motivations for this. is it convenience, is a treats? how is that changing? the market overall is changing, and that is definitely driven by the growth of delivery and the third—party apps, deliveroo and oba eats, etc. that is making it very convenient for people to order through the apps and there are huge amounts of choice which weren't available before. ten years ago, you would order a pizza or go to your local curry house or chinese, but now there is an abundance of choice from high street brands, it is very easy to order, and that's why people are ordering more. i don't want to cast any aspersions on your age, but idid cast any aspersions on your age, but i did notice that the big growth in this sector is the 18—34 sector, and

i wondered about your children there, and how they order their food, whether it is in apps, or what they are still picking up the phone? i noticed in your research, picking up i noticed in your research, picking up the phone and ordering are still the most popular way to do it. up the phone and ordering are still the most popular way to do itm certainly is. 53% still order by phone, highest in the over 55 age category, which i hasten to add, i am not quite in yet! my children are actually a bit younger and they definitely see ordering in as exciting, they like to use the app. they will actually decide on the app and then choose the food once they have entered the app. they can phone me when i am on the way home from work and i can place an order and it is thereby the time we get home from work, and they find it really exciting. pardon the terrible pun, but what can we take away from these findings? is britain really changing the way that it eats? i think it is. the whole takeaway industry is being driven by delivery, and that really is changing whole market.

restau ra nts is changing whole market. restaurants are now even setting up kitchens where there is no restau ra nt, kitchens where there is no restaurant, solely for the delivery market. and i think restaurants need to be careful that they are not the service levels are not falling when lots of people are coming in, the drivers are coming in to take away the delivery. i have had instances where i have been sat in a curry house, for example, and had to wait quite a long time for my food because there is lots of takeaways being delivered, so people need to being delivered, so people need to be careful about that. interesting. thank you very much for running through those numbers for us. let's checkin through those numbers for us. let's check in with some of the stories for you. what is your biggest bugbear with your utility company? more energy companies contact citizens advice about later wrong bills than any other issues related to their electricity supplies. the dutchman, which aims to deal with and results are disputes between suppliers and customers, say the biggest problem isa customers, say the biggest problem is a disputed energy uses, account balances, and delays. this is

interesting. psilocybe in is the main psychoactive drug in magic mushrooms, and it has taken quite a big step forward today into becoming a licensed treatment for depression. a whole cottage industry of businesses is rapidly expanding in anticipation of the eventual legalisation in america of psychedelic drugs. interesting developments there. and how would your boss react if you asked for a hangover day? believe it or not, they are becoming much more common as part of a recognised hr strategy aimed at flexible working. i think we got our picture is mixed up! so yes, this is all about flexible working. a p pa re ntly all about flexible working. apparently 84% of official workplace social events include alcohol. this is according to the capd. i wonder how many of those are good news stories for those companies. let's have a quick look at what is going on with the markets to see what is going on at the moment. you can see

the ftse100 is marginally up. associated british foods the biggest fall, which has gone ex dividend. that means that investors who purchased shares on or after december the 12th will not receive the dividend, which is the income from the shares, that would be paid out on the 10th of january. so that is what is going on there. and this is what is going on there. and this is how the pound is faring versus the dollar and the euro. much more coming up in a couple of hours. see you soon. thank you very much. her delegates from developing countries attending the cop25 climate meeting the cop25 climate meeting in madrid have reacted angrily to what they see as attempts to block progress. one negotiator told the bbc that the talks had failed to find agreement because of the actions of some of the largest carbon emitting nations, while others said there was a serious risk of failure at the talks. our science editor david shukman spoke to me earlier and explained some of the thoughts and feelings coming out of the conference. frustration, lack of patience, with the way the progress is going, which is hardly at all. and yesterday, a couple of hundred environmental campaigners who have

observer status at the talks had a sit down right outside the entrance to the main conference hall. they were chanting, they were seen, it was quite good—natured but the un security people tried to move them on. and at that point, things got a little bit, not ugly, but tetchier, let's say. they were all escorted off the premises and at that moment, the un security people took their badges off them, which was quite an indication of intent because it meant these people couldn't come back in straightaway. so there were negotiations over night and as a compromise this morning, they have been given their badges back provided they, as they were, behave themselves. i think this illustrates that a growing sense of frustration, that you've had that process going on for basically quarter of a century. and in the course of it, so little seems to have been achieved. but the science is telling everybody that the urgency has never been so great.

these observers are representatives of civilian society, aren't they? yes, different environmental groups from different parts of the world. you have had indigenous people from the amazon rainforest, concerned about the exploitation of the forest for oil, or mining, this kind of thing. you've got people from different countries, all with their own perspectives. but they all shared a sense that this process, which was set up to try to put the world on a different course, just isn't doing that. we have the glasgow cop not far away, as well. looming on the horizon. so what needs to happen to shake things up if this is not working? so these talks in madrid, the more they achieve, the easier or less difficult, i should say, it will be for the uk which takes on the baton running up to november, which sounds a long way off but actually in terms of climate negotiations, that's really quite soon. the less this conference in madrid achieves, the bigger thejob for british ministers and officials, whoever they are, through

the course of next year. because the big challenge is that there was this paris agreement, agreed a few years ago. under which all the countries promised to do various things for climate change, principally to cut their emissions of gases that are causing the heating. but if you add up all the promises they have made, you still get a dangerous level of warming by the end of the century. so the idea is to try to pressure the country is to come up with tougher targets, for deeper cuts, so that by the time you get to glasgow next year, the world will be on course for a lesser degree of warming. our science editor. well, the climate change campaigner greta thunberg has been very much in evidence at the conference, keeping theissue evidence at the conference, keeping the issue in the headlines, and she has been named as the 2019 person of

the year by a time magazine. but president donald trump has taken exception to that, saying it is so ridiculous. greta must work on her anger management problem, then go to anger management problem, then go to a good old —fashioned anger management problem, then go to a good old—fashioned movie with a friend. chill, greta, chill. he has been tweeting that, of course. but for his part, the chairman of the un climate talks in madrid has told governments there they can be no excuses for failing to reach agreement. the headlines... voting is under way — across the country — in the general election. it's the first to be held in december, in nearly a century. rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc, he was prepared to die to protect others.

this christmas day, the chances are you'll be with friends or family — but that's not the reality for thousands of older people. when discussing the issue of loneliness on bbc breakfast yesterday we met terrence, who for first time in 20 years won't be spending christmas alone. terrence said he didn't have christmas tree, but soon after the programme, a local college offered to get him one. dan walker went along last night to see it decorated. if you were watching breakfast on a wednesday morning, we met an amazing man called terrence. he's struggled with loneliness over the years and he told us he doesn't have a christmas tree. we promised we'd sort him out. he's in here. terrence! oh, hello! it's dan walker from the telly. what are you doing here? nice to you again! we made you a promise, can we come in? yeah, of course you can! do you know what we've had, terrence — an incredible reaction to you coming on. i think the thing that struck home was when you mention how many times you've been alone on christmas day. yes, like i said, what used to happen is i used to go

round to my mother's on christmas day because i always cooked a meal for her evey year, and i always took the thing round to her, and i used to buy her little bits all the time, like cigarettes and all this sort of stuff, and i used to parcel them all up at christmas and put them in a pillowcase and take them round to her. one day, i'll never forget her saying to me, she said, "do you know, without you bringing me my presents at christmas, i wouldn't have any presents, would i?" and i have to think about that now. you know, people on their own now don't get any presents from people. and the good news is this year you have got christmas dinner ta ken care of because of your work with age uk. i have indeed, yes, i have indeed. who are you going to go for christmas dinner with this year? i'm going to go with our nancy. she's the good friend you've been talking to through age uk? yes, she's 90 and she's got dementia. but having said that,

because i've already dealt with a lot of people with dementia, there's a way to do it. do you think the fact you've struggled with loneliness in the past has made you far more aware of the issues that other people go through? yes! i always think with anything, unless you've actually been there, you don't know what it is like. i didn't know what it was like to have depression until i got it. you had such an impact on our viewers, we'd love to do something for you, and you said on—air you didn't have a christmas tree, which we promised we'd sort out for you. am i allowed to go and open yourfront door? yes. 0k. you stay there, terrence. we've got some people waiting outside. hello, everybody. would you like to come in? terrence, can i welcome these lovely people who have come to meet you from oldham college. hi, sir. they've got an early christmas present for you, terrence. lovely to see you, guys.

hello, sir. good evening. how are you, sir, today? are you ok, terrence? it's ok. you got a tissue at the ready? while terrence is sorting himself out... are you ok? do you need a seat? no, i'm all right, thank you. tell us why you wanted to help out and get involved? we are here to decorate your tree and be with you. we brought you a christmas tree to brighten up your christmas! thank you! oh, terrence! we've had a lot of people who said they would love to do something for you, but we thought old ham college, they're only round the corner from you, they were so keen to help and come and do something. that's so nice.

now, terrence, we've got one more surprise for you, because i heard you like a carol. yes, i do. do you have a favourite? silent night. do you want to come with me? all right? come to your front door. we've got a few more friends from oldham college. come out here, terrence. this is the oldham college choirjust for you. # silent night, holy night. # all is calm, all is bright. # round yon virgin, mother, mother and child. mother and child.

you all right? all right, thank you. # holy infant so tender and mild. # sleep in heavenly peace.# earlier on the programme i spoke to nina stobart, who runs her own charity supporting people who would otherwise be spending christmas alone. she told me what inspired her to help others over the festive period. asafamily as a family at christmas, not lucky enough to have our grandparents around, and we always said, there's probably a bit more we could be

doing. one year, we took that to the next level. and so in 2014, we thought, right, let's find who is on their own this christmas, and see if we can supply a bit of company, entertainment and christmas lunch. that was in 2014, and we held our first lunch in grimsby. we fly poster at chemists, and businesses ended only where we could think of finding anybody. after the first christmas, the feedback we got was so overwhelming that we thought christmas probably isn't enough, so we started doing events through the year. this year will be our six christmas, so we have got 118 people coming tojoin us for christmas, so we have got 118 people coming to join us for christmas lunch this year. we are a very small charity called not home alone, run entirely by volunteers, most of whom are either retired or have full—time jobs, but want to make a difference and want to give a little back at christmas, which, as terence

mentioned, can be the loneliest time of the year. some of our guests now even ring up in august to try and book christmas day, and they will ring every week, some 2—3 times a week, just to check you've got my name down on christmas day. and it's heartbreaking, but we are just touching the tip of the iceberg. but we are doing what we can in grimsby. it shows how much they appreciate it, but what is heartening for me, i suppose, is that people are so keen to come and tell you they are keen to come and tell you they are keen to come. because it can be difficult, humiliating, to have to admit to being lonely, can't it? and as well, it is difficult to actually say, yes, i am lonely and i need some company, but also, some of our guests then see people in between our events. it could be six weeks they are stuck in the house in between. we actually go back and pick up or like us to bring them in

for us for christmas dinner. a lot of them can't get out of their homes without our help, so they will arrive with us around 11, 11:30am. we will have a sing song, it is one of our guest's birthday every christmas day, so we get him a little cake. he will be 79 this year. our oldest guest is 103. so it's just a fabulous, fabulous day, and to hear them, they will hold your hand, which is in its own right, they have not had human touch or held a hand for so long. to be told you have brought the meaning back for christmas is just overwhelming. it's an emotional day. a tiring day, but we would not swap it for the world. nina stowe ba rt, it for the world. nina stowe bart, from the charity helping people not spend christmas on their own. tributes have been paid to the naturalist david bellamy, who has died at the age of 86.

he presented a series of nature programmes in the 70s and 80s and was a campaigner for conservation. he's been described as a "larger—than—life character" who "inspired a whole generation". a painting worth around £50 million may have been found inside the wall of the gallery from where it disappeared. "portrait of a lady" — by the austrian artist gustav klimt went missing from a gallery in northern italy in 1997. now tests are being carried out on a painting which was found in a secret compartment inside the gallery wall, discovered by a gardener as he cut back ivy. just a reminder that results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from five to 10 tonight. there ll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and 5 live and of course, there s full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. you can see the extent of the cloud rushing in from the atlantic. a lot of it is actually diving down toward spain and portugal, but across the uk, cloud still thick enough to give

these outbreaks of rain, and across these outbreaks of rain, and across the northern hills of england and perhaps into sudden is going on, a bit of sleet and snow up there as well. rain for the most part, which may well clear away from wales, south—west england and northern ireland. higher temperatures here, and the weather more showery across scotland, where it is still on the cold side. that band of wet weather clears away from eastern parts of england. lots of showers come in as the winds continue to strengthen across england and wales. deals on the south—west. it will be fairly mild. chilly enough across and western parts of scotland to give a touch of frost and icy patches. still low pressure sitting towards the eastern side of scotland, and around that, though stronger north—westerly winds feed in showers. some wetter weather for easter and particularly north—eastern parts of scotland. brighterfurther north—eastern parts of scotland. brighter further west across the country. for the rest of the uk, some sunny spells but for some showers, lining up, really. turning wetter across northern ireland later

into the fire south—west of england. these are the temperatures, typically 6—8. into the weekend, we find sunshine and showers continuing. quite blustery winds, mind you, for some parts of the country, and it is cold enough to get some snow over the hills. this is the picture on saturday, and after overnight rain clears away from the south—east, most showers we do scotland, northern ireland, perhaps in north—west england, later, into western bars in wales. dry further east, more on the way of sunshine, still chilly, temperatures pap 6—7, best in some places. with wetter weather coming in on saturday night, hitting that goal there, there could be a few centimetres of snow over the hills in wales, more especially across northern england. they should have gone by morning, leaving icy patches around, and probably more showers across england and wales on sunday, particularly across the west end in the south. few showers for scotland. much of lincolnshire in the north—east will

be dry, i am again on the cold side. —— and again in the cold side.

voters go to the polls in the general election. it's the first december election for almost a century — people are voting in 650 constituencies. it's the third election in five years — the first results are expected around midnight. also this lunchtime... police in new zealand prepare to retrieve the bodies of those killed by the white island volcano. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area — toxic gases, ash, tremors, and of course the risk of another eruption. the man who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher says he was prepared to die. cutting the packaging that surrounds online deliveries — from this to this. and why this pensioner who's spent the last 20 christmases alone