happy christmas. time for a look at the weather. we have cloud spelling in, it doesn't feel particularly warm. i did manage to find some sunshine. i had to go into northernmost parts of scotla nd had to go into northernmost parts of scotland to see it, more showery weather across scotland. you can see the extent of cloud that's been spilling in from the atlantic. a lot of it is diving down into spain and portugal. our area of thick cloud has been producing this rain, also a little bit of snow over the highest ground in northern england. that rain continuing to move slowly eastwards. it may turn a little brighter and more showery for

northern ireland, wales and the south—west later, where we'll see the highest temperatures. pretty chilly in parts of northern england and scotland. this evening we see the back of that first area of rain from eastern areas of england but look at the showers come rattling in with the winds continuing to strengthen, gael‘s into the south—west overnight as well. generally temperatures will be li—sd. when we have lighter winds and clearer skies developing in western scotla nd clearer skies developing in western scotland there may be a touch of frost and icy patches. we still have the area of low pressure bringing wet weather into eastern scotland for tomorrow. otherwise this fairly brisk west to north—west wind will bring in some showers. probably the best of the sunshine will be across south—west scotland after that cold start, east and particularly north—eastern scotland think the more rain. elsewhere some sunshine and showers but some —— some sunshine at times but some showers, really lining up a frequent showers in northern ireland. the temperature isa in northern ireland. the temperature is a little on the chilly side, typically 6—8. let head into the weekend. we keep this mixture of

sunny spells and showers, quite blustery winds this weekend, and it's cold enough for a bit of snow over the hills particularly in the north. that's where we'll see most of the showers on saturday, coming into northern ireland, coming into scotland. later this wetter weather arrives towards wales in the south—west but gently —— elsewhere generally dry, some sunshine, blustery winds and temperatures 5—7, quite chilly. then we see the band of wet weather coming in from the west. it's hitting the cold air and there may be some snow, particularly over the hills of wales and also northern england, a few centimetres of snow. that clears away later in the night, it could turn quite nicely and then way back into sunshine and showers. you can see more showers across england and wales especially in the west and south, fewer showers for scotland and northern ireland. a touch wintry, those showers over the high ground. may it temperatures 9—10 across southern most parts of england and wales. head further north and east and it's a chilly 5-7. a reminder of our top story...

after weeks of campaigning, voting is under way across the country in the general election. the first results are expected around midnight tonight. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. ferrari have confirmed they have spoken to the six time fi winner lewis hamilton about driving for them. he has time left on his contract but has still not nailed down where he will be in 2021. he's spending his off season having

some fun with moto gp legend valentino rossi. ferrari admitted their chairman had met him socially but talk of a move at this stage was premature. he also said they were flattered a driver like hamilton would consider racing for them. five british teams in europe action tonight. they need to avoid a heavy defeat to qualify for the next stage. freddie lindberg says he is not preoccupied with his future, and carlo ancelotti being link with the job at the emirates. next week, you can watch coverage of the olympia horse show. it is a sport that has brought britain so much olympic success over the years, it is hard to break into and has been accused of being elitist. this year, it is partnering with the charity to open up horse riding to people from different backgrounds. it could be the sport with the toughest barriers. success in equestrianism takes resources, money and access to horses. but at this yard in northampton,

they are finding new kinds of riders. this group is from urban equestrian, a group that connects the inner city to the dress edge world. they want to make the stables feel like home. the young people that we have come from such a diverse range of cultures. it doesn't matter, because they all see themselves as the same. they are like, i am not supposed to be here, you're not supposed to be here, so let's just get on with it, and it creates some magnificent friendships and bonds. everyone thinks it's a rich man's sport. yes, it takes a lot of money, but if they have an affection for horses, itjust shows but if they have an affection for horses, it just shows you what can be achieved. well, team gb won three medals in equestrian at the last olympics, but this sport remains one of the most difficult and expensive sports to access. they hope here, though, is that they are changing things, and doing it for the legacy of their own olympic hero. tim stockdale will never have a more important right in front of him... tim stockdale rode for britain in

beijing, but after the last ride, he came across the cruellest hurdle. he died last year from stomach cancer at 54. died last year from stomach cancer at 5a. now, through his foundation, tim's family are raising funds to open the yard. his sonjoe once more people to access the sport you are not born into it. my dad did not have a horsey background and his pa rents were have a horsey background and his parents were not into it. he discovered it and it himself. i suppose there should be more people like that, because there are so much more potential out there. so if people can give those who don't have the opportunity. what would it mean to you to have one of these kids break into that elite, perhaps make it to another pics? it would be absolutely incredible. it would be absolutely incredible. it would be absolutely incredible. it would be a —— astonishing. it would be a —— astonishing. it would be unreal, winter? tim would be smiling looking down on that. this may be just an that. this may bejust an introduction that. this may be just an introduction to a world of intense dedication. for now, this sport waits to see if the

curiosity can lead to a champion. lastly, organisers of the paris 2024 olympics have announced that the surfing event will take place 9764 miles away in tahiti, a small island in the middle of the pacific which boasts some of the biggest ways on the men's circuit. subject to approval, tahiti beat up competition from biarritz and lotto wash in brittany. it is not the first time we have seen such a big distance. the equestrian acquaints in the melbourne olympics in 1956 were held in stockholm. that is all for now. more and afternoon afternoon live. 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 a psychoactive element that makes you high or have any further medical benefit, but plenty of people think it helps them. i've tried the latte and it's very relaxing, actually. does it? do you feel different? yeah, just feel relaxed and chilled out. i get back problems and joint issues and it really helps with that. my friend who comes with me — it helps with his 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's status. in the meantime, retailers and pharmacists can't give reliable advice, and customers have no guarantees that the product is safe or indeed if it contains any cbd oil at all. 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. 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 six—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 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. 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. 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.

now in its 18th year, past winners include adele, sam smith, sigrid and octavian. well earlier, my colleague martine croxall spoke to two of the artists who made it onto the list. arlo parks and then georgia. after a brief snippet of their music, she asked arlo who her inspiration was and how georgia felt to be nominated. # leave me to my own devices # it's better when your coca cola eyes are outta my face # i checked your phone, and no surprises # she's grinnin‘ from ear to ear in purple haze # so take your orchids # elsewhere, elsewhere

when did you start making your own music? i grew music? igrew up music? i grew up learning classical piano until i was around 13 and then picked up the guitar, because i wanted to be cool and then started writing my own songs when i was 14, 15 or so. so that classical training, how important is it? or is it a hindrance? it can be a little bit of a hindrance, because you are put in these rigid structures of theory and stuff, but it gave me the basic knowledge of chords to do my own production and stuff. you are also a poet. i am indeed. so how different is your poetry from your songwriting? i would say they are very intertwined. my poetry and my lyrics always come first, when i write music, and words are almost the most important parts of songs to me.

best it's really shocking, butjust so best it's really shocking, butjust so wonderful. i'mjust so so wonderful. i'm just so pleased to be part of the whole... i'm just so pleased to be part of the whole. .. yeah, i'm just so pleased to be part of the whole... yeah, the nominees are also great, it's really exciting. i was an eye out on the bbc sounds of polls over the past years. it seals fantastic. to see our own name there. same matter i know, it is mad! how representative is the peace we have just heard of your music style? that is never let you go, my latest single. it is very representative. it is pop music, with an alternative edge. i kind of look to other genres of music, particularly past as well, a lot of underground music from the 805. artists like underground music from the 805. arti5t5 like kate bush are kind of my heroes. so it is pop music, but with a bit of a twist, i guess.

george are there, speaking to martin cox all. being alone at christmas is still a sad reality for many people in the uk. according to research from age uk, one and a half 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. nina stobart, runs her own charity supporting people who would otherwise be spending christmas alone. she spoke to my colleague martine croxall about what inspired her to help others over the festive period. one year, we took that to the next level.

in 2014, we thought, right, let's find out who is on their own this christmas, and see if we can supply a little bit of entertainment, company and christmas lunch. that was in 2014, and we had ourfirst lunch in grimsby. we had just 38 people. we fly posted corner shops, chemists, anywhere we could think of finding somebody, and it has progressed ever since. after the first christmas, the feedback we got was so overwhelming. we thought christmas probably isn't enough, so we started doing events through the year. this christmas will be our sixth christmas, so we have got 118 people coming tojoin sixth 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 once you make a difference and want to give a little back at christmas, which, as terence mentioned, it really is the loneliest time of the year. some of our guests now even ring up in

august to try and book on christmas day, and then they will ring every week, some 2—3 times a week, 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 how much they appreciated, but i suppose what is happening for me is that people are so keen to come and tell you they are keen to come. it can be very difficult, humiliating, to have to admit to being lonely, can't it? and as well, it is difficult to actually say, yeah, iam it is difficult to actually say, yeah, i am lonely and need some company, but also, some of our guests don't see people in between our events. it could be six weeks that they are stuck in the house in between. we actually go out and pick up between. we actually go out and pick up all our guests to bring them into us up all our guests to bring them into us for christmas dinner. a lot of them can't get out of their homes without help, so they will arrive

without help, so they will arrive with us around 11, 11:30am. we have a sing song. one of our guest has a bit every christmas day, so we get him a little cake. he will be 79 this year. our eldest guest is 103. so it is just a fabulous, fabulous day, and to hear them... they will hold your hand, which in its own right isjust... hold your hand, which in its own right is just... they have not had human touch, they have not held somebody‘s hand for such a long time, and to be told that you have brought the meaning back for christmas is just overwhelming. brought the meaning back for christmas isjust overwhelming. it's an emotional day. tiring day, but we would not swa p swap it for the world. nina stowe ba rt, swap it for the world. nina stowe bart, who runs her own charity supporting people who would otherwise be spending christmas alone. the cop25 climate summit is drawing to a close in madrid, with the campaigner greta thunberg due to speak later. the newly named time person of the year is the most visible figurehead of a campaign that now spans the globe, and ensures that the climate crisis rarely leaves the headlines. although her fellow campaigners

believe that this is the only way to avert the danger it presents, the constant message of fear is leading some to experience what's being called "climate anxiety". ben morris went to bath, in the west of england, to hear more. bath university in the south—west of england is putting on a special series of consciousness raising events aimed at getting students and university staff involved in the environmental debate. it says here that the defendant is accused of ego side. yes, your honour. as well as political theatre in which a cow is on trial and a host of other events, there is a serious conversation being heard about the phenomenon of climate anxiety. climate anxiety is the anticipation and fear and anxiety that we feel in anticipation of environmental doom and disaster. it feels very similar to other anxieties. this is very specific to

environmental and social collapse. this is a climate cafe. an informal discussion aimed at exploring climate anxiety. these students are worried about making plans for the future, getting married and having children. they say the constant strea m children. they say the constant stream of negative news stories worsens their condition. stream of negative news stories wor5en5 their conditionlj stream of negative news stories worsens their condition. i actually try and avoid watching the news most of the time because i feel like it's really difficult to take on board everything that's going on. it's anxiety, but it's based on the very real fact, that the future is quite at risk. people might have got more keep cop5 or be using fewer pla5tic 5traw5, but there is no significant 5hift. straws, but there is no significant shift. earlier this year, people in western ice landmark the country's first ever loss of iglesia to climate change by holding a public funeral. —— first ever loss of a glacier. for caroline, this is a rational human response to loss, whether it is losing a loved one or a habitat, from the maldives to bangladesh, the advice he offers people is the same. the first thing

is to find community and to share your feelings and to share your concerns. and then collectively, you can take action. you are not alone. we all need to sort of develop the emotional robustness and resilience to face the future that is coming our way. for many, the problem is immediate. the climate anxiety is just another aspect of the crisis we are facing. now, it is a tradition as all the social media itself. dogs at polling stations. we will show you a quick selection. this is frodo, fulfilling his civic duty to spread a bit of rain. morris, kitted out with his special christmas fleece in merry with in kent. cali, the golden doodle on herfirst outing, apparently, to a polling station in edinburgh. this polling station is overrun with dogs actually! eight of them at the polling station in dulwich village in london. and majestic millie wins best

dressed. lots more on social media if you wa nt to lots more on social media if you want to go and have a look. let's check out the weather prospects now with louise. hello, there. certainly had a cloudy thursday, and rain around so far this morning. rain will ease its weight off to the east but you can see how extensive it has been across england and wales with a little bit of wintry list for higher ground across the north of england and across the north of england and across the north of england and across the mountains of scotland. here, it will stay in the cool side with just 3—5d at the very best, but as the bulk of rain shift eastwards, slightly milder conditions, a brighter afternoon in the south—west, highs of 10—11. the bulk of the rain will push into the north sea during the night, leaving a trail of blustery showers being blown in from the west. gale force gusts across the extreme south—west and here, not quite as cold, around 6 degrees on friday morning, but a chilly start on the east of scotland. maybe some icy stretches around as well. we are still going to see that low pressure just

influencing the east of scotland for a time first thing on friday morning. later wednesday, but a time first thing on friday morning. laterwednesday, but plenty of blustery winds from the north—west elsewhere. it starts off grey and wet across eastern scotland. sunshine and blustery showers the order of the day elsewhere. some showers across northern ireland into north wales could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. 10 degrees the highest value in the south—west. generally we are looking at highs of around five — eight celsius. into the weekend, we are still under the influence of low pressure up until the final. it is still staying on the final. it is still staying on the cool side generally across the country. milder yellows trying to creeping back from the south, so we could see double figures here if we are lucky, but it could be a slightly brighter start to the day. blustery showers, any of those as they develop could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. they are likely to push on across western fringes. 4—5d in the far north, 9—11 further south. is that wetter weather from the west pushes its way steadily on land overnight saturday

into sunday, there is the potential perhaps for further hill snow. particularly across north wales and northern england. we need to keep an eye on that one, but that moves through quite readily. a showery day and the forecast for sunday, showers most widely for the further north and west you are. nowhere immune, top temperatures 5—10. that's how it looks set just to top temperatures 5—10. that's how it looks setjust to summarise the weekend: sunny spells and blustery showers for many. a chance of some snow on the hills.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. today at 2pm: voters head to the polls in the first december election for almost a century — people are voting in 650 constituencies. police in new zealand prepare to retrieve the bodies of those killed by the white island volcano. the man who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher says he was prepared to die i was prepared to probably lose my life. yeah, i was. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport: it's freddie ljungberg's first european match in charge of arsenal. it's away to standard liege. arsenal need of a win or a draw to qualify for the knock—out stages