# round yon virgin # mother and child # holy infant # so tender and mild # sleep in heavenly peace...# thank you, everybody. cheering and applause. i think he will enjoy his christmas this year. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it looks like it will turn more

u nsu btle towards it looks like it will turn more unsubtle towards the end of the week but this will bring a change, certainly to the temperatures. snow on the hills in the north, with blustery showers and further south it looks like we will see a bit of sunshine before turning wetter by the end of the week with milder air moving up from the continent. we have top and tail weather systems today. in between, a slice of dry and fine weather with some sunshine, albeit a little hazy. lots of showers spiralling around that area of low pressure. in scotland snow to the high ground, and even to the lower ground. a chilly day for most with temperatures in single figures, barely above two or three in fact for scotland and northern ireland. tonight the showers continue, easing down a little bit. we will see the rain moving in, so a wet night to

come. further north and west under clear skies it will turn cold with frost, and mist and fog patches which could become dense in central areas. this rain will gradually peter out, so a slow improvement here. a slight improvement into the afternoon with more sunshine, but again still into the cold air mass so again still into the cold air mass so it will feel cold. a ridge of high pressure for tuesday into wednesday. this is the low pressure i'm talking about that will be the game changer towards the end of the week, something wetter, windier and milder. for wednesday another cold start mind you. lots of sunshine with mist and fog that could linger in places, but as the winds pick up across the south it will start to feel chilly. those winds gaining force across the south—west, and it is wet and windy here with gales developing. temperatures lifting there what a cold day elsewhere. wet

and windy with gales across the south—west, then the wind easing in the south—west transferring up into northern ireland and south—west scotland. it will be quite a wild night. thursday is blustery with showers, then friday another area of low pressure pushes into our shores to bring more rain and wind. the temperatures will be a little bit higherfor thursday temperatures will be a little bit higher for thursday and friday, temperatures will be a little bit higherfor thursday and friday, but it will be unsettled, wet and windy. thank you. a reminder of our top story... a new wall of blue — many of the 109 new mps won their seats at the election in areas traditionally held by labour. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

there are some tantalising ties to look forward to in the last 16 of the champions league — four english teams came out of the hat in switzerland this morning, and it's manchester city who look to have the toughest challenge. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. manchester city chasing the elusive champions league title. they would have been hoping for a favourable draw. they didn't get it. they are up against real madrid, the 13 time european champions. winning three of the last four champions league titles. a repeat of the 2016 semifinal which real madrid won. what a mouthwatering prospect that will be. reigning champions liverpool have a slightly easier draw. they are up against atletico madrid who reached the finals in 2014 and 2016. liverpool, going so well in the premier league. they are the reigning champions.

they will be going into that match with plenty of confidence as it is back at the very stadium where they won the champions league title earlier this year. chelsea up against bayern munich, the five—time champions. that's a repeat of the 2012 final, which chelsea won, on penalties. bayern munich not doing so well domestically, they are only fifth in the bundesliga. that will give chelsea some encouragement. tottenham hotspur, a good draw forjose mourinho. they are up against rb leipzig. the first time leipzig have reached this stage of the champions league, but they are top of the bundesliga at the moment so that will not be entirely straightforward for tottenham, butjose mourinho with all of his champions league experience will be going into that with confidence that they can get into the quarterfinals. the draw has also been made for the last 32 of the europa league. celtic face copenahgen, while rangers take on portugese side sc braga.

manchester united will play club bruges, wolves have the spanish side espanyol and arsenal will play olympiakos. well, could arsenal have a new manager in place by the time they play those knockout games? they've held talks with mikel arteta. officials from arsenal have been pictured leaving arteta's house in the early hours of this morning. the manchester city coach is one of the favourites to take the manager's job full—time, having finished his career in north london. it's not yet known if arteta has been offered thejob. mesut ozil has been invited to china, after criticising the country's treatment of uighur muslims. the chinese state broadcaster refused to show arsenal's game against manchester city after ozil used social media to call uighurs "warriors who resist persecution". china's foreign ministry said he had been "deceived by fake news". the former wales assistant coach rob howley has been suspended

from all involvement with rugby for 18 months for breaching betting regulations. howley was sent home from the rugby world cup injapan after the welsh rugby union became aware of a possible breach. nine months of the ban has been suspended, and it's back—dated, meaning howley can start working in rugby again injune. ben stokes thanked his team—mates and family after being named bbc sport personality of the year last night. it topped off a great 12 months for ben stokes who single—handedly won the ashes at headingley with a brilliant innings and helped england win the cricket world cup. the more experience i have under my belt, especially when i'm batting, it sounds silly but i envisage myself in a bubble. everything around that bubble will

not get in. ijust stay in there. and i know what myjob is to do which is to score runs, and that bubble pops when i get out, which is easily the worst thing to do as a batsmen. and there was almost a bit of history at the darts last night. japan's mikuru suzuki came agonisingly close to becoming the first woman to win a pdc world championship match. she lost 3—2 to james richardson at the ally pally. there is one other woman in the tournament, england's fallon sherrock plays tomorrow. i'll have more for you in the next hour. opioids are an essential part of modern medicine — they're powerful drugs used to relieve pain. but they can be addictive — it's a major problem in the united states. one group of british surgeons is trying to do something about it. our science correspondent, richard westcott, was given unique access to an operation — performed without opioids.

paul, so we're going to put a mask over yourface, just to give you some oxygen. this operation is different. so we're going to start the anaesthetic, and we're going to you a little something that will make you feel a little bit sleepy. patient paul is having part of his lung taken out. called thoracic surgery, it's the most painful surgery you can have, so they'd normally use powerful drugs called opioids, things like morphine and fentanyl, to control that pain. they're just getting the patient, paul, ready to have part of his lung removed. but that's not what's unique about this operation. what's unique is the drugs that they're giving him. rather than opioids, they've been trying a cocktail of other drugs for the pain. opioids can have side effects like lethargy, confusion, breathing problems, which could mean a longer stay in hospital. so the benefit we've seen after using this technique, through the audit that we have

performed, is that patients wake up quicker, stay less time in recovery, and also spend less time in the hospital. opioids can also be highly addictive. it's an epidemic in america, where millions are hooked to their pain relief. this technique does have potential to reduce the risk of opioid addiction in surgery. if you give too much opioids, they paradoxically cause more pain, and more pain means more analgesics, and the patients go home with repeat prescriptions, and that's how they unwittingly get addicted to opioids. can i start? starting. the new technique's possible because surgery has become more skilful, going in through ever—smaller incisions to reduce pain. but this is the only team in britain, and one of just a handful in the world, scaling back opioids for such a painful operation. the message is also to gps and medical practitioners that are involved in control of pain.

so, if you can do thoracic surgery, you can also control other kinds of pain using opioid—free — a multi—modality strategy. the operation has gone well, and paul's off to recover. results so far suggest patients on the new drug regime have been leaving hospital around a day earlier than before. richard wescott, bbc news, royal pa pworth hospital in cambridge. anti—government protesters in the lebanese capital, beirut, have again clashed with security forces. protesters threw bottles and fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and water cannon. the lebanese parliament is to consider whom to nominate as prime minister, to replace saad al—hariri, who resigned in october. claire sedman reports. explosion beirut is, once again, a flash point for protest. tear gas choked the air, as police took aim with water cannon

at protesters flooding into the city's central square. translation: i am here, and i've got nothing to lose. i'm ready to sacrifice my life for the revolution, so that lebanon can be a real homeland. for the first time in my life, i feel that i can dream of a new homeland, a real one. on saturday, fierce clashes broke out between demonstrators, counter—protesters, and police. the government has opened an inquiry, following claims of excessive use of force. lebanon's ailing economy, high unemployment and dire public services saw unrest begin in october. the prime minister and central government figures have resigned. on monday, consultations to form a new cabinet will begin. protesters want to overhaul the entire political system, but the sunni establishment

has previously backed the return of former prime minister saad hariri. the clashes, the most severe in decades, and reignited this weekend, are both ideological and physical. it seems they're far from over and set to enter a new phase. claire sedman, bbc news. the top democrat in the us senate has called for current and former white house aides to give testimony at donald trump's expected impeachment trial. chuck schumer said he wanted senior officials including white house acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and ex—adviserjohn bolton to be summoned. but the republicans, who control the senate, have called for a short trial without witnesses. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and ex—adviserjohn cbs news correspondent laura podesta says the senate trial is almost sure to happen because the democrat—led house of representatives are likely to approve the articles of impeachment. we know the trial will be held in

the republican—led senate so the republicans will get to choose if there are new witnesses they would like to hearfrom, the democrats wa nt to like to hearfrom, the democrats want to hear from former national security adviserjohn burton who did not testify in the house impeachment inquiry, but senators are saying they will leave it up to the president to decide who should testify. i should president to decide who should testify. ishould mention president to decide who should testify. i should mention that should be republican senators are going to be living it up to the present. the reason why democratic senators want to hear from john burton is that he knows about many releva nt burton is that he knows about many relevant meetings and conversations on ukraine that lawmakers might be unaware of. this week we're likely going to see the full house passed the articles of impeachment. that is expected on wednesday and sets up the senate trial to begin injanuary 2020. it may take a two thirds majority of the senate, or 67 senators, to convince the president on these articles of impeachment

which are abuse of power and obstruction of congress and remove him from office, but that is highly unlikely, given that no republican senators have said they are willing to cross the aisle and do that, and the senate is majority republican. protests over a controversial new law on migrants have been raging across several indian cities, with clashes between police and demonstrators. the new law entitles non—muslim migrants from three muslim—majority countries to citizenship if they are facing religious persecution. the new law entitles non—muslim migrants from three muslim countries to citizenship if they are facing persecution. police used tear gas and detained protesters in the capital delhi as buses were set on fire and roads blocked. we spoke to ashok swain, a professor of peace and conflict research at uppsala university in sweden — he explained why this amendment ismobilising protests across india. this act which has come out now is not the first time the present regime that has done something which can be perceived as an anti—muslim or

anti—secular principle. i think they have done it before, they have brought out a bill which specifically criminalises people that you have living... marriages. and then they have also acts which they changed in kashmir. a few weeks back, when the indian supreme court also gave land to build a temple. we must realise that this is a series of events which have taken place, which has taken away the hope of the minority muslim community that the indian institutions and the political class will be able protect their interests. what is happening now, why is the protest taking place now? why have the muslims come out to the streets when they didn't do it before? as i said, they probably have lost hope in the indian judiciary system, constitution and political class. at the same time, we must realise that present act is not

only opposed by muslims, a large number of hindus in certain states — assam — are also opposing it, so it gives the possibility of a larger protest emerging. also, it says to the present regime to put in a binary that it's a hindu—muslim conflict. so i think that's what's helped this protest to come up and, potentially, it can grow much faster. the headlines on bbc news. more than a hundred new conservative mps arrive in westminster as borisjohson begins working towards delivering on his election promises northern ireland's political parties have resumed talks about power—sharing at stormont. a minute's silence in new zealand a week after the volcano that left at least

16 people dead and around 20 in a critical condition. the us special envoy for north korea says he's hopeful it's still possible to negotiate an end to pyongyang's nuclear — and missile programmes. stephen biegun, has held a news conference after meetings with south korean officials. he arrived in seouljust hours after north korea announced it had conducted another successful rocket engine test. i believe we can do this. but the united states cannot do it alone. therefore, here today, let me speak directly to our counterparts in north korea. it is time for us to do ourjobs. let's get this done. we are here. and you know how to reach us. our correspondent laura bicker is in seoul and sent us this update on the standstill in negotiations. well, let's get this done, said us envoy stephen biegun. this was a direct plea to camera,

a direct appeal to pyongyang to the negotiating table from here in seoul. the problem is, north korea has set a deadline by the end of the year. it was set, back in april, by kimjong un himself. he said that the us had until the end of this year to come up with a denuclearisation deal that was acceptable to pyongyang. what he means is extensive sanctions relief plus security guarantees. that has not, a north korea's view, materialised, and over the last few weeks we have seen that ramping up of tests. in fact, last week we had two tests of an apparent rocket engine. this is an engine for what many analysts believe could be an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the united states. or it could also be a satellite. either way, north korea is keeping the united states guessing and also saying look, we might be able to launch one of these, despite your sanctions, and it would break their word that

kimjong un offered to donald trump when he said i will not test these long—range missiles. kim jong un has said that only applies to the end of the year. so the us is up against a ticking clock. hence, the appeal for stephen biegun, however, we will hear from pyongyang over the next couple of days. will they respond? will they even want face—to—face talks? we will have to wait and see. fish talks are resumed over restoring power—sharing in northern ireland. the northern ireland secretary gillian smith is meeting either separately before negotiations later in the week. it will include the two main parties that fell out in early 2017, the dup, and sinn fein, the latter of which wants a united ireland. we

spoke to a professor of politics at liverpool university who said there was pressure on the parties to come to an agreement that will allow power—sharing to resume. to an agreement that will allow power-sharing to resume. the public in northern ireland are sick and tired, even though they want devolution of members of the northern ireland assembly, all 90 of them, none of them has lost a day's pay, despite not turning up for work during those three years. there's a lot of pressure. the 80 seatju reti for borisjohnson lot of pressure. the 80 seatju reti for boris johnson change lot of pressure. the 80 seatju reti for borisjohnson change the context in northern ireland. the dup's days ina in northern ireland. the dup's days in a westminster son are over, they have eight mps, the sinn fein mps, seven of them, will not take their seats anyway. the dup will not let any £1 billion side deals for the duration of this parliament. only power base for the dup or sinn fein 01’ power base for the dup or sinn fein or the other two parties, the alliance party, and the sdlp, the only power base of significance for them will be stormont, so there is a

great deal of pressure on the parties, to get a deal back on, and return to stormont, early in the new year. shoppers are being warned about the dangers of buying cheap christmas tree lights through online marketplaces such as amazon and ebay. an investigation by the consumer group "which?" found that almost half the products it tested could cause a fire or electric shock. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. a christmas nightmare. this is what the consumer group which? found could happen when fairy lights sold online don't meet uk safety standards. half of the products they tested caused melting circuit boards and electric shocks. when we're decorating the christmas tree, most of us are probably thinking about what looks prettiest. but all these lights that were found to be faulty came from third—party sellers on online marketplaces, which makes it extremely difficult to know exactly what you're getting, because it's the vendor, in these cases, rather than the website, that's responsible for the product. the charity electrical safety first has been campaigning

on this for years. we were taught something in school, which was "stranger equals danger". and this is exactly the same situation with buying electrical goods from online marketplaces, from strangers. you don't know who these people are, and they could send you anything in the post. ebay and amazon say the products in question have been removed from their sites. customers are being advised to look out for warning signs when they buy christmas lights — those that are packaged in unbranded plastic wrapping, a lack of instructions, and products costing less than £5. the chartered trading standards institute recommends that anyone buying electricals should do so from a recognised retailer, and says that anyone who thinks that they have bought a set of dangerous lights should take them down straightaway. katie prescott, bbc news. rail travellers have suffered delays and cancellations

on the first weekday of the new winter timetable. staff shortages, signalling problems and ongoing industrial action were just some of the issues across the network this morning. that's despite assurances from the rail delivery group that there would be more services. the industry's body has been trying to reassure passengers over the new timetable after a botched change in may last year caused travel chaos. last week bbc breakfast brought you the story of terrence — who has spent every christmas day alone for 20 years after the death of his mother but said he was turning things around this year by signing up as a volunteer with age uk. his story prompted a group of college students to pay terrence a visit and sing him his favourite carol — silent night. that moment caused another wave of well—wishers to step forward, including the singerjohn barrowman who invited terrence to his show. hello, sir. hello. terrence. come on in. hello. how are you? give me a hug. lovely! how are you? i'm ok, it's been a bit hectic for the last couple of days.

good! this is a song that i know is a favourite of terrence. # silent night, holy night # all is calm, all is bright...# # round yon virgin # mother and child terrence will definitely have a rather better christmas this year. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav.

we will see some changes in the weather, with temperatures rising towards the end of the week as it turns more unsettled with low pressure taking over and some spells of wet and windy weather. today we have a top and tail of the country. this area of low pressure bringing showers to the north—west. this weather front bringing thicker cloud and rain tonight. these showers will be heavy across the north—west with further sleet and snow over the mountains of scotland. a window of fine and dry weather, with thicker cloud in the south—east. lows of ten celsius. it could be colder in some parts of scotland, struggling to get above 2—3 degrees. tonight we hold the showers which will fall as snow on the hills of the north—west. in the south—east, rain pushing further northwards. a wet night to come but less code. between the showers it's going to be cold and we could see some mist

and fog developing and the winds quite light. that fog could be stubborn through tuesday. an improving sort of day. showers clearing for much of scotland with the rain petering out and moving away across the south—east, so increasing amounts of dry and bright weather but it will be will be cold for all, particularly where the mist and fog lingers. we have this brief ridge of high pressure through tuesday into the start of wednesday. then this area of low pressure we turn our attention to for the end of the week which will bring gales and heavy rain. wednesday starts off dry with sunshine, with some mist and fog patches through the morning. holding on to the sunshine through the afternoon. the wind, increasing from the south, increasing that cold feel to things. then turning wet and windy. gales developing here. temperatures slowly rising. rain sweeping across the irish sea, with gusts of up to 70 mph, the rain spreading north, then we are into a regime

of blustery showers and sunny spells for thursday. it stays wet, with another area of low pressure as we move on into friday. as you can see, it will be milder, for most.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy, live in westminster, where the prime minister is preparing his legislative agenda for the coming parliament. new mps are travelling down to london, many from traditional labour seats that swung to the tories last week. it to the tories last week. is quite surreal and i think last it is quite surreal and i think the last time we remember these sort of things it's the first day at big school isn't it? and here we go. we'll take a look at the challenges ahead for borisjohnson and who he might face in opposition. coming up on afternoon live — all the sport with chetan. yes we have a tough test for manchester city who will face real madrid in the last 16 of the champions league. madrid in the last 16 of the champions league. thanks chetan, and darren bett has all the weather. it isa it is a cold start to the week, with a bit more frost, but as