good afternoon. jeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell have apologised over labour's "catastrophic" defeat in thursday's election, which saw them lose 59 seats. mr corbyn said he was "sorry that they came up short", while mr mcdonnell told the bbc he "owns this disaster". speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, he said it was unfortunate the party hadn't been able to articulate its message more effectively. he also blamed the media's portrayal ofjeremy corbyn — insisting that he'd been demonised "for four years solid, every day".

here's our politics correspondent tony bonsignore. three days awn, labour is still trying to work out what went so catastrophically wrong. i'm just sorry that we let people down. in the observer today jeremy corbyn offers an apology. but the labour leader remains convinced that the campaign wasn't a total failure. he says... from the shadow chancellor is this morning, a fuller apology. let me make it clear. it is on me. let's ta ke make it clear. it is on me. let's take it on the chin. i own this disaster. but again i believe that the core message was a good one, and other factors were also to blame.

the core message was a good one, and other factors were also to blameli think it was brexit that did it. we we re think it was brexit that did it. we were on the horns of a dilemma, we couldn't move either way and we try to compromise and it didn't work. that's the first thing. the second thing, the media did a number on jeremy, forfour years thing, the media did a number on jeremy, for four years solid, thing, the media did a number on jeremy, forfour years solid, every day. the attention is now turning to the election of the next labour leader early next year. many, including john mcdonnell, think it should be a woman. some argue it should be a woman. some argue it should be a woman. some argue it should be someone who represents a break with the current leadership. wigan mp lisa nandy says she is seriously considering running. we have to think seriously about how we rebuild that coalition that propelled us into power three times in the last 100 years, the lewis young clinic and leads, i speakfor both, i think i have a contribution to make. i come from one part of that coalition. i have lived in and represented another part for the last decade. before that election it is back to business in the comments. later this week it is the queen

speech, and shortly after that, boris johnson‘s brexit speech, and shortly after that, borisjohnson‘s brexit deal is expected to be passed by mps. our intention is to bring a bitter old bill legislation back to parliament before christmas. ideally before christmas, as soon as possible would be perfect but those conversations are happening between the relevant parties and house authorities as we speak. is not all plain sailing for the conservatives. even without brexit, there is a looming row with the other big winners on thursday, the other big winners on thursday, the snp. they want another independence referendum. boris johnson has ruled it out. if you think saying no is the end of the matter, he's going to find himself com pletely matter, he's going to find himself completely and utterly wrong. as i was saying yesterday, it is quite a fundamental point of democracy. you cannot hold scotland in the union against its will. as a new crop of mps prepare to take their seats, the

only certainty is that more tough decisions lie ahead. tony bonsignore, bbc news. negotiators have reached a compromise at the un climate talks in madrid. they extended their stay in the spanish capital for two extra days to try to resolve divisions on how to implement the 2016 paris climate agreement. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is in madrid. matt, what exactly has been agreed? as you say, after two days and two nights of hard negotiations, negotiators here seem to have agreed a deal that will see improved climate plans put on the table by the time this conference moved to glasgow at the end of next year. many countries coming here had been concerned about the gap between what the science tells us needs to be done on climate change and the urgency of that and the current plans countries are put on the table backin plans countries are put on the table back in paris in 2015. those plans

when you add up them together makes a world that worms by three degrees but scientists say we need to keep temperatures under 1.5 degrees this century to keep off the worst impacts. after two weeks of negotiations were some tough talking. many countries objected to the plans put on the table. united states, brazil, australia and others, said they were going too far. eventually they reached a compromise. people would try to address this gap in their plans put forward next year but the richer countries would have to show what they had been doing for last number of years, up to 2020. they will have to account for their actions. not eve ryo ne to account for their actions. not everyone is happy with this compromise. campaigners say it is a missed opportunity. but what it does is puts lots of pressure on the uk which is hosting this conference next year when it comes to glasgow, to ta ke next year when it comes to glasgow, to take those plans and mould them together into something that seriously addresses the scale of the climate crisis that many people believe is the biggest problem affecting the world right now.

thousands of people in bedfordshire are still without water three days after a fault developed in the system. thousands of people in bedfordshire are still without water anglia water says even though the initial problem has now been resolved, they've been unable to restore supplies to several thousand homes around the leighton buzzard area because of air trapped in the pipes. one of the people injured in last week's volcanic eruption on white island in new zealand has now died in hospital in sydney. it brings the confirmed death toll to 16. rescue teams returned to white island earlier today but couldn't find the bodies of two people who are still missing. a man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by armed police in hull. officers were called out to a man believed to be in possession of a firearm in the early hours of this morning. there were no other injuries. a british man has been killed and his son wounded after being shot during a suspected

robbery in argentina. it happened outside a five—star hotel in the capital buenos aires. with more here's our correspondent angus crawford. moments before a brutal attack in broad daylight. see the white minibus. the british men are inside, having just arrived. the driver leaves to get their luggage. they don't notice the man on the motorbike. at the top of the screen, his accomplice attacks the tourists, who fight back. what happens next is too distressing to show. it took place yesterday morning in one of buenos aires's most affluent neighbourhoods. outside the five—star faena art hotel. one man, in his 50s, died in hospital. his son, aged 28, was shot in the thigh. the foreign office says it's supporting the family and helping the authorities. the attackers fled on a motorbike. police have made no arrests.

a life cut short in a senseless act of violence. angus crawford, bbc news. it's coming up to christmas, so that means it's also time for the annual bbc sports personality of the year awards. stars from across the sporting world will gather in aberdeen tonight to celebrate a memorable 12 months. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there. talk us through the contenders. i know what you're thinking right now, isn't it time we had another election?! on the stage behind me the sports personality of the year will be named after a public vote. six candidates, two athletic world champions, katarina johnson—thompson and dina asher—smith. raheem sterling was nominated after outstanding performances for manchester city this year. lewis

hamilton was f1 world champion for a six time. ben stokes start for england in the cricket world cup in the summer. alun wynjones was part of the welsh rugby grand slam winning team. it will focus on the broader, deeper significance of sport. the trophy is being transported by bike from cardiff by gareth thomas who played 100 rugby internationals for wales and is hiv positive. whilst for the 10,000 people in the arena will be thinking, will gareth get here on time? it has been a huge test of his personal stamina. all we have to do is sit back and watch. oh, yes, and vote. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:35pm. bye for now.

hello. it is1:10 p it is 1:10 p m. this is bbc news with ben brown. let's get more now on the fallout from last week's general election. as we've been hearing, jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part in labour's worst defeat since the 1930s. immediately after the vote, he faced criticism for not saying sorry to labour mps who'd lost their seats.

but in a letter to the sunday mirror, he said... so that was the message from jeremy corbyn. as we've been hearing, the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell also apologised for the loss — but did partially blame the media's portrayal of the jeremy corbyn. portrayal of ——jeremy corbyn. it is on me, it is on me, let's take it on the chin, i own this disaster, so i apologise to all those wonderful labour mps who have lost their seats who have worked

so hard, i apologise to all our campaigners, but most of all i apologise to those people who desperately need a labour government. and, yes, if anyone is to blame, it is me — full stop. we have to recognise... i think it was brexit that did it. we were in this horns of a dilemma, we couldn't move either way, or if we did and we tried to compromise, it didn't work. that is the first thing. the second — we have to recognise that, look, the media did a number onjeremy for four years solid every day. let me just finish this. every attack, every smear was going on. and they transposed someone who i know as a man of honesty and principle into someone demonised in a way no other politician on this scale has been done before, and i deeply regret that. john mcdonnell talking to andrew marr. well, as we've mentioned, downing street has confirmed there will be a review of whitehall departments — and the sunday papers report that the prime minister will work over christmas on plans to merge and split different government offices. someone who knows very

well how departments are run is lord ricketts, the former head of the foreign office — former ambassador to paris. he said he would advise caution when making plans for a large shake—up. it is not the first time that a prime minister after re—election decides they are going to put their stamp on whitehall with a big shake—up. in my experience it never achieves the outcome people want. it absorbs the civil service in a friction of redoing the plumbing when they should be out there making new policies. i am cautious about a big upheaval, especially when we face a year with the eu where we will have to have some enormously complex negotiations about our future relationship. so no doubt there will be some change but i would not go for a large shake—up. it seems downing street, particularly dominic cummings, doesn't feel that whitehall is working in the interest of the british people. clearly, he doesn't.

but i think the truth is that the civil service has not been the problem over these last chaotic three and a half years. i could make the case that the civil service has kept the country on the road while the politicians have squabbled about brexit. they planned for no deal. they turned themselves inside out to find a way of getting theresa may's contradictory red lines to work. then they turned their attention to borisjohnson. each time they delivered. i think the civil service is a huge asset and i think it would be a mistake to think we need to somehow shake it up and bring lots of outside experts. by all means experts are good but the civil service is doing a professionaljob. you have been commentating on the ins and outs of brexit over the last few yea rs. what do you think are the implications of this election result on where we go forward with brexit? one of the things that people have been most surprised about and critical of outside the uk is that there seems to have been a total drift and inability to decide and to move forward.

that has been very frustrating. i think now with borisjohnson having this huge majority, he has an enormous chance to set a direction. the civil service will respond if ministers set a clear direction and i think ourfriends and allies around the world will welcome it if britain is back and prepared to put political time and effort into helping solve the huge world problems out there. i hope, therefore, we won't continue to be completely absorbed an internal debate in the uk and have trade agreements as our only priority because i think we do have a role but it is going to have to be re—earned after this three years where we have basically been off the scene. some people have said we have become a bit of a laughing stock in europe and around the world. does this at least give some clarity going forward? i think people appreciate a leader with a stable base at home and the capacity to spend some energy outside.

the problem with hung parliaments in tiny majorities is that the majorities is that the ministers haven't been able to travel. they have a ways been called back for votes. visits have been cancelled and so on. people haven't seen the uk playing the role that they normally play. i hope with a prime minister with a stable majority that people will put that behind them and say, "at least the brits are back." but we have a reputation that has to be earned back by hard work and good ideas. we had the nato summit the other day which came out with quite a useful conclusion for a rather fractious meeting. we've got this big climate conference coming up glasgow shortly. britain ought to be back on the world stage. that doesn't require the prime minister that ——does require the prime minister to find the time and energy to do something other than the post brexit stuff. you say a stable majority but it is also a very big majority. does that change what mrjohnson will do? some people are saying he will be free from the european research group, the erg, the brexit

wing of his party and he can shape brexit a slightly different way and some people even suggesting a softer brexit. is that how you read it? in our system a prime minister with a big majority, probably a better word than a stable majority, has a large freedom of manoeuvre. provided he can get it through the house of commons he can go for whatever policy he decides to go for. when he starts to confront the choices in the post brexit relationship it will get more difficult and that majority although big is potentially fragile. for example, if he is suddenly going to start diverging from eu rules on worker's rights and environment and so on, i'm not sure that workers in the north of england who lent their votes to the tories this time will like that. there will be awkward choices out there. yes, he has much more freedom to manoeuvre if he wants to use it but it would be good to take time now to really work out what are going to be the priorities because we cannot have everything. our current wish—list is too long and there will have to be choices.

lord ricketts, former head of the foreign office, talking to me a little earlier on. the headlines on bbc news... the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has apologised to supporters, for his party's heavy defeat in the general election. as boris johnson prepares for thurday‘s queen speech, the government is to enshrine in law, a commitment to raise spending on the nhs in england. nicola sturgeon has renewed her call for a second referendum on scottish independence, saying the people of scotland mustn't be kept in the union — against their will. police investigating the death of a 15—year—old boy in cheshire have charged a teenager with murder. the body of alex rodda was discovered on friday morning. matthew mason, who's 18, has been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates on monday. rail passengers are being advised to check train times before they travel today, as major timetable changes are introduced. rail companies say journey times will be shorter, services made more frequent,

and new routes added. but a chaotic timetable change last year has prompted concerns over potential disruption. more now on the aftermath of the white island volcano eruption in new zealand... the official death toll now stands at 18. the latest victim, who was injured in last week's eruption, has not yet been identified, but died in hospital in sydney. rescue teams returned to white island earlier today but were unable to locate the bodies of two people still missing. our correspondent phil mercer has the latest from sydney. 18 people now have been confirmed dead in the disaster that struck on monday at white island in the bay of plenty just off new zealand's north island. those recovery teams returned to the volcanic island today, on sunday, to once again look for two bodies. there are two more victims who have been unaccounted for. authorities have been working on the theory that one of those

bodies may well be near the crater, and another was apparently seen in the water 2a hours after the eruption. on friday, recovery teams brought out six bodies, but the search goes on for those two others. the search includes people being flown to the island to carry out this painstaking search. this it is a very risky environment still. there is a risk of further eruptions and police and navy divers have been in the contaminated water off white island, searching unsuccessfully for one of those two remaining victims. and there are plans for a minute silence to remember the victims of this disaster? at 11 minutes past two in the afternoon tomorrow in new zealand, the prime ministerjacinda ardern is hoping new zealand will pause for one minute, to remember those victims. at the moment, 18 people have been

confirmed to have died. about 20 people remain in intensive care here in australia and new zealand. some of those survivors have the most appalling injuries, suffering burns of up to 90% of their bodies. also, internal burns too. it is a great challenge for skilled professionals in new zealand, and australia, to keep those people alive and help them recover. on monday, just after two o'clock in the afternoon, new zealand and people elsewhere will pause to remember a tragedy that took place exactly one week ago when that minute silence is observed. phil mercer therefore us in sydney. cruelty—free fake leathers aren't always the best choice for the environment, as they usually involve some kind of plastic. but now a bag design firm in the east of england thinks they've found a more environmentally friendly option, using pineapples. lee madden reports.

picking pineapples can be arduous, heavy work, often with little reward. the price paid for each individual fruit is a fraction of a penny. the leaves from pineapple plants are usually thrown away. a use for them is now being found, turning the leaves into fabric which provides some extra income for workers. i think everybody was quite surprised that fabric was made of pineapple, because it does not smell like pineapple. it's not spiky, and it's got a nice texture to it. so yes, it is quite an unusual thing to be working with. to make the fabric, fibres are extracted from the leaves. these get sent from the philippines to spain and once there, machinists complete the process of turning them into a material, which has been named pinatex. an online shop based in cambridge has begun using pinatex to create handbag satchels and purses.

i don't think we are jumping on any form of trend, i think it's a personal responsibility to look at how we consume products across—the—board, notjust in fashion and that something that we would like to help provide an option for our clients and customers. the vegan label means it does not use or contain any animal products. people are, you know, loving that it is vegan. it is amazing. really, really pleased that something else is being used and it is so easy to work with, really. and these are the finished bags. if you want one, they will set you back around £137. the texture is slightly crinkled, not too different to some leathers. as manufacturers become more confident using the material, it is hoped more items will be made out of it in future, making use of pineapple leaves that were otherwise destined to be wasted.

the former emmerdale actor kelvin fletcher has been voted the winner of strictly come dancing. he picked up the glitterball trophy last night along with his professional dance partner oti mabuse. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, was watching: kelvin and oti! a last—minute replacement after another contestant was injured, kelvin fletcher said he was honoured to have won strictly, with his dance partner oti mabuse. it's such a privilege to be here. i think this show represents everything that is amazing in this country. i think the people personify what is great, it'sjust been an absolute privilege to... you're emotional! cheering # ain't no sunshine when she's gone...# the result was decided purely by public vote, though the judges did have their say, describing their rumba as "sensual and romantic". # ain't no sunshine when she's gone

# and she's always gone too long # any time she goes away.# ..and called their show dance a "tour de force". it earned them a standing ovation, and rare praise from craig revel horwood. i loved every single minute of it! the night also had a performance from global superstar taylor swift. # we could leave the christmas lights up till #january...# kelvin and oti! but the real stars of the night were, of course, kelvin and oti, the latest winners of one of tv‘s most popular programmes — a show that's been delighting viewers for more than 15 years. lizo mzimba, bbc news. congratulations to both of them.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly... a very interesting story involving arsenal's mesut ozil? that's right, ben. the chinese state broadcaster cctv won't be showing today's premier league game between arsenal and manchester city as planned following comments made by arsenal midfielder mesut ozil. ozil posted on social media about the treatment of uyghur muslims in china, calling them "warriors who resist "persecution" and criticising both china and the silence of muslims in response. arsenal had distanced the club from their german player's views, saying the club itself was "apolitical". china has consistently denied mistreating the uyghur muslims. besides the arsenal — manchester city match, there are two other games in the premier league today — with manchester united in action against everton at old trafford. ole gunnar solskjaer‘s side could

move up to fifth with a win today. it's the 4,000th united game to feature a player from the academy in the squad. while caretaker manager duncan ferguson takes charge of everton who are still struggling, just two points off the relegation zone. for league—leaders liverpool, though, they have a packed schedule this week. a 20 man senior squad is en route to doha for the club world cup — while they'll field a younger side for their league cup quarter final the following day. it's an already stretched liverpool squad with managerjurgen klopp already coping with injuries — and he's raised concern that the pitch in qatar could lead to further problems. obviously, i think it is raining there. that doesn't help the pitch. the one pitch we are playing all on. sensationally organised. all of the games on one pitch and it is raining. i'm not sure if people in qatar are really used to a lot of rain. we will see what the pitch is like but that could be a bit of a problem. both celtic and rangers are in action today in

the scottish premiership. rangers can leapfrog celtic and go to the top of the table — for a few hours at least — if they win at motherwell. they've played around 70 minutes, rangers lead 2—0 nikola katic and alfredo morelos with the goals so far. celtic face hibs later. morelos is actually just morelos is actuallyjust been sent off in the last few minutes. it does put them to the top of the legalese for a couple of hours. celtic face hibs later. the organisers of the european champions cup have launched an investigation into a mass brawl which overshadowed saracens' victory over munster yesterday. sarries head coach mark mccall claimed a comment to their hooker jamie george prompted the fight while munster say they don't know what caused it. the english side ran out winners in the match by 15 points to six. organisers say they'll speak to both sides before deciding what to do next. tiger woods led his united states side to victory 16 points to 1a in the presidents cup in melbourne.

his visitors had trailed 10—8 going into the final day's play but turned it round with a dominant performance to win an 8th successive trophy. this week, as the captain and a player, it was a juggling act, but the guys understood that. we communicated that going in. there were a lot of different plans that could happen, and i trust all of them, from all the 11 players, with sticks and coups and zach as our vices. it was trust in each other. that is what ultimately won us the cup. ahead of the main event later, eliud kipchoge has been revealed as this year's bbc‘s world sport star of the year after winning the public vote. the kenyan marathon runner became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in october. in winning the award, kipchoge beat off competition from, among others, gymnast simone biles and south africa rugby captain siya kolisi.

and tonight is the main event — bbc sports personality of the year is on from 7 o'clock on bbc one this evening. the bbc sport website will build up to the show from 5 o clock. that's all the sport for now. it could be interesting to see who wins that one. thank you very much indeed. that was just bought. now let's get your weather. sarah keith lucas... things are looking windy and wintry out there for the rest of the day. wintry showers are falling as snow in one or two places. this is the picture in north yorkshire from one of our weather watchers earlier on. temperatures out there in the chilly side, somewhere between four to 10 degrees. it is feeling cold when you add on the showers. through tonight

as the