similar to long. we temperature similar to today, but in scotland feeling chillier. in the run—up to christmas we keep the similar air mass across the uk, so just we keep the similar air mass across the uk, sojust to we keep the similar air mass across the uk, so just to the south and cold they are just to the north, so about average temperature wise and it looks as though much of the rain will come by night for many accept scotland, where on monday you can see those showers just rattling and quite frequently to northern and western areas while elsewhere a good deal of dry weather and that is because this next area of rain will just take away some of the activity. that comes in through monday night, so that comes in through monday night, so monday itself for many looks dry and bright for many parts of the uk away from the north and west of scotland. rain on monday night to bring againa scotland. rain on monday night to bring again a return to drier weather by tuesday but more rain on the way we think later rather than sooner the way we think later rather than soonerfor the way we think later rather than sooner for christmas day, goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines.

one of england's world cup winning heroes. martin peters, who scored in the 1966 final, has died at the age of 76. a ‘catastrophic fire warning' is issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, amid record—breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. these are very difficult and trying times. we are up to day 105 of the bushfire emergency across new south wales and the community is going to have to stay alert and understand what they are going to do as they are threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist, cobham, by an american company. prince philip has spent day in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existing condition. and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championship, has won again and

is now through to the third round. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster penny smith and chief sports reporter for the sun, martin lipton. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. on the front of the independent, a photo of footballer martin peters, who's died aged 76. he scored for england in their 1966 world cup final win over west germany. peters has made it onto many of the back pages too — with the observer's sport section saying ‘goodbye to england's gentleman'. back to brexit on the front

of the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle will let big ben bong to mark the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties' — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with accusations that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils — including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove — to house child refugees. and finally, the times is reporting that a six—year—old girl in south london found a note from chinese workers in a box of tesco christmas cards — claiming they've been forced to work against their will. as you can see, a lot of different stories capturing the front and back pages. martin, that is where we will

start, on the back pages of the sunday telegraph. this lovely picture, goodbye to england's gentleman. the death of martin peters. the greatest day in english sporting history, 1966, an understated man. i met him a few times when he was in his post—football career. the tributes led by people like geoff hurst, a team—mate, summing up. one of the all—time greats, a colleague of over 50 yea rs. all—time greats, a colleague of over 50 years. rip, old friend. the feeling of another english sporting greats has gone. five now dead from that team, three in the last 12 months or so, wreh—wilson and gordon banks have died in the last year or so. banks have died in the last year or so. they are all older men now. and

u nfortu nately, we so. they are all older men now. and unfortunately, we will be reading these stories again. penny, you were nodding? i was thinking also, no matter what the circumstances, it is never easy when somebody you love is i'io never easy when somebody you love is no longer around. it is particularly difficult at christmas time. your heart goes out to the family. people like me, who have never really had any interest in football, what i do know is that we won the world cup in 1966. an iconic moment even for those non—footballers! 1966. an iconic moment even for those non-footballers! and you say you met him. i was thinking, it says goodbye to england's gentleman, i think people would look around at what is happening at the game at the moment and it seems, it did seem more of a gentleman is game. moment and it seems, it did seem more of a gentleman is gamem moment and it seems, it did seem more of a gentleman is game. it was a harder game then! but to me, it is because it was... it says

goodbye to england's gentleman. in this piece it talks about how after they went and celebrated in kensington that he we nt and celebrated in kensington that he went home with his wife kathleen and had a pot of tea. i thought that was so had a pot of tea. i thought that was so lovely. it led onto a rather strange conversation about garibaldi biscuits. you said no, it would have been rich to! then it was a dispute as to whether garibaldi biscuits existed then, and they did. 1861... when we lose greats like this, there's a sense of looking back with nostalgia. sometimes, as presenters, it was a different game. nostalgia. sometimes, as presenters, it was a different gamelj nostalgia. sometimes, as presenters, it was a different game. i think the game has changed, if you look at any footage of that match, you cannot recognise it other than the pitch and the bull and markings because the game is completely different. it is much quicker now but this is the greatest sporting moment in english history. they conquered the game we

devised. with martin, sadly he is another part of that generation of players who suffered badly from alzheimer's, that was diagnosed a few years ago. the question as to whether there was a causal link in playing football and outside this disease, or just unfortunately playing football and outside this disease, orjust unfortunately is it pa rt disease, orjust unfortunately is it part of growing old? particularly in the case of jeff part of growing old? particularly in the case ofjeff arsenal, who used to head the ball a number of times. he did score headers. he was known ten yea rs he did score headers. he was known ten years ahead of his time because of his ability to make runs. he scored a goal against scotland in 1973 or 74, scored a goal against scotland in 1973 or 7a, with a header ghosted in. that was his trademark run. that was the first game i ever saw, in 1972, my dad took me to spurs versus stoke. he claimed the winning goal ina 11—3 stoke. he claimed the winning goal in a 11—3 win. i looked it up on the way here, i wasn't sure, i

was only five at the time! he was part of my formative years as a football fan. lovely tribute. penny, the observer? this picture captures us. this is cambridgeshire. st ives is struggling under water?m cambridgeshire. st ives is struggling under water? it kicked off with those terrible pictures of people being flooded out of their houses in the north. now, it is everywhere. we pat the typhoon in surrey. it wasn't exactly a huge typhoon. sorry, a tornado! someone's conservatory roof came off. it's obviously big for them, exactly! take think it is such a contrast to the pictures coming out of australia. obviously, comparisons are odious and all the rest of it but nevertheless, as we sit here and think this is the

most hideous situation, i must say that i am happier, i haven't been flooded out, but this seems more manageable than what is going on in australia. not nice to happen when so many people are travelling home for christmas, when there are problems with trains and roads and all of the rest of it, but there is a break coming. after christmas, probably! but there is a break coming. martin, when we get stories about flooding, we haven't got it yet but we tend to inevitably get stories about politics and money and the environment agency? the problem is the flood plains are more exposed, there are more people trying to live in places that would not have been used for housing. because they used to flood. it's a population that needs to be housed and there are issues. yesterday, you

could not get to gatwick airport. it was effectively flooded out. there was effectively flooded out. there was the embankment on the train line that collapsed. there were roads flooded all the way. it is pretty unpleasant if you are in the middle of it. we have to do something about it because it will happen more often. it will become more of a spectacle. and martin, the bbc could restrict journalist twitter use. what is this about? this is the suggestion, the reading of a suggestion, the reading of a suggestion from fern unsworth, who said it is believed to be keen to persuade journalists of ending the practice of posting on current affairs. this is about the political journalists like lord coe —— like laura kuenssberg, robert peston and others, who put out, shall we say, the news that an adviser

to matt hancock had been punched during the election campaign when it was clear in 30 minutes that this was entirely incorrect and the view seems to be that sometimes, and john sobel, the north america editor, has been accused of being too critical of donald trump, people are allowing not necessarily their own opinions but they are being seen to report things before they are actually checked and reported as fact. if laura kuenssberg say something, you tend to think it will be correct. she has a reputation for doing her job properly. fran unsworth, in the guardian about her week ago, said we need to reinforce social media rules. identikit is viable to say ta ke rules. identikit is viable to say take a step back. what do you make of this, penny? it is very difficult. the bbc is supposed to be straight down the centre, taking neither one side nor the other. it

is very difficult. of course, twitter is one of those things that we have become extraordinarily used to using. and journalists use them to using. and journalists use them to put out something and say, if you have information, let me know. they have information, let me know. they have become a useful tool. have information, let me know. they have become a usefultool. but have information, let me know. they have become a useful tool. but not without its pitfalls. penny, the sunday telegraph. we are cantering through as time is tight but this is the new speaker of the commons, making a decree about big ben and its bungling? it can bung for brexit. the 50p piece, the last one was melted down. in october the 3ist, was melted down. in october the 31st, they were melted down, 1 million of them. now they will have the right day, january to 31st and the right day, january to 31st and the speaker, unlike the previous, is essentially saying yes, big ben can bung. the reason why it hasn't been

is because it is undergoing construction and it has been silenced to protect years of —— the ears of construction workers. deeper political point is being made. whatever your view on brexit and that the decision to leave the eu isa and that the decision to leave the eu is a significant and fundamental marking staging post in britain's political existence and historical place in the world. i think it is one of those things, that for good 01’ one of those things, that for good orfor real, it probably one of those things, that for good or for real, it probably does need to be marked. some people would say, is it commemorating or celebrating? that is where the line gets blurry. it makes people nervous because you don't want people gloating. we are trying to do what the 50p piece says, peace, prosperity and friendship throughout our

nation. we could do with that at the moment. and let's end on christmas, the mail on sunday has this picture of the rules at christmas because they got a magazine special, this is princes william, george and charles mixing up william, george and charles mixing upa william, george and charles mixing up a christmas pudding, apparently! and there a conspicuous absence from the family photo for obvious reasons. i wouldn't mind a taste of it, actually. it's a bit late to make it. i thought you had to make it months in advance. i always dress up it months in advance. i always dress up to make a pudding. it months in advance. i always dress up to make a puddinglj it months in advance. i always dress up to make a pudding. i always have my handbag when i am cooking! are you suggesting that it is staged? nontitle! a treacherous thing to say! there are no aprons inside!

of course not, do you think a member of the royal family would make a mess? a lovely point to end on! that's all from the papers this hour. i am pleased to say that penny and martin will be back in an hour to delve into some of those stories grabbing the headlines. next on bbc news, lucy hedges rounds up some of the travel show‘s best adventures of 2019. enjoy. hello and welcome to this, the last travel show of 2019, so what a better time to take a look back on the past year on the programme?

here's a taste of what's coming up. it's incredible. oh, my days! that was completely insane. bet‘s kick off with a trip that mike made over to california back in may. we told him that all he would need was a taste for adventure and a head for heights. here's what happened. here in western california, there are complex beings that have lived for over a millennium. redwood trees have become an icon of this state. but some fear that our changing climate might threaten their survival. so i have come to the most southern tip of their range — where change could hit the hardest — to join a scientist who has been working here to try to find some answers.

it's absolutely amazing being out in the forest, i just love it, listening to the birds and watching the sun move through the canopy, it's beautiful. today, we will be climbing this... so these are coast redwoods. they are the tallest tree species in the world, reaching currently about 380 feet tall is the tallest ones. they are incredibly tough and resilient, really important ecologically and they are iconic. so i have been here, trying to get a better understanding of how they are responding to climate change, and how they might respond to future climate change. and how are they responding to climate change? as the climate changes, temperatures are increasing, it's drying things out as temperatures get warmer, and that's a big, big consideration for these particular trees

because they need so much water, it's affecting their water balance and their ability to transport more water to the tops of the trees. but now, it's time to get to work. groans. there we go. so first, we need a sample of the tree's core. this is the halfway mark there, and then when you get to the ground, we'll be able to pull that spoon out with the core on it. and the hidden secrets beneath this bark will be ours! yes! the knowledge will be ours! earlier on, anthony showed me some of those secrets this tree had already revealed. and so, wow! these are the rings here? yeah, each one of those an annual ring, one year's worth of growth you can see here. so it only grows a couple of millimetres each year? yeah, and sometimes less than a millimetre a year, depending on how the conditions are. we are back hundreds of years right now? once we polish this up and sand it and get a better view of the rings, you know, this is — there could be 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 maybe

years here. wow. so this section up here hasn't seen sunlight for 600, 700 years. yeah. it's an amazing archive. alright, so i have one end of the tape measure. we are doing the circumference measurement. yep, yep. so wrap it all the way around that underneath this tubing that. so we are at 7.81; metres circumference. that's a big tree! it is a big tree. to the top! this redwood stands at over 70 metres tall. climbing redwoods is forbidden in most places, but in this reserve, we have special permission — and what a privilege it is! 0k. a0 metres. i cannot believe how incredible it is up here. it's

incredible up here. as we inched upwards, i am faced with more scorched bark. anthony told me that wildfires are another threat that these trees are increasingly facing in the modern world. bird's nest. i don't think there is anybody home, though. with anthony already at the top collecting samples, i make my final push upwards. this view... ..is definitely one of the wildest, most incredible views i have seen in my entire life. i can't believe we are 71 metres off the ground right now. condors get

this view. condors, and us. it's incredible. this is 700 years old! which is before the colonisation of america, before taj mahal, before machu pichu. it makes you feel like a speck of sand in the sandbox. like, insignificant. yeah, it's a pretty humbling experience, isn't it? if the climate change experience dries things sufficiently, then they might start to feel some impacts, they might not grow as well, may not get as tall, and they might, in the future, even might die back, and that is what we're trying to find out. do i feel the tree shaking a little bit? yeah, it's waving. just a normal thing, i am assuming? yeah. time something with a bit more horsepower now, and in march, adam made his first ever visit to dubai. let's just say he got to travel

style, very very quickly. good to see you. look at this! jump in. all set? let's do it! everywhere we look, i mean, i'm just seeing... we have a rolls—royce going past here, mercs, that is standard. supercars everywhere. what is it with dubai? why are they so in love with their superca rs here? there are a couple of different reasons. one is to show off. as much as no—one wants to admit it, people do like showing off. then there are the most amazing driving roads in the uae. danny's ninth degree group of local supercar owners hold regular track days and events here. and they even let you hire one of the top—of—the—range models, so that you can get behind

the wheel — for a few hours, at least. we are going to go for a spin in this car, and this car is the real deal. it's almost £1 million worth of raw, brutal, unadulterated power. dan, let's do this, man! let's go. oh, yes! screams. oh, my days! laughs. now, if you are a fan of winter sports, you are going to love this next one, because back in march,

christa headed to latvia to try her hand on one of the very few professional bobsleigh tracks that are open to tourists, and it was quite a ride. welcome to sigulda's bobsleigh track, one of the very few in the world where tourists can get the same adrenaline rush as professional racers. we are about to set off, 100 kilometres down a very icy slope. but luckily, i've got an expert pilot, so fingers crossed that it goes very smoothly. apart from the pilots steering the bobsleigh from the front, a team also includes pushers and a brake man. but tourists get it easy. theyjust need to duck in and hold — very tight! this track is almost 1500 metres long and you need a pretty strong stomach to manage its 16 curves.

woo! chuckles. oh, man! woo! i think that is one of the most intense experiences of my entire life. that was like being in a very, very active, very cold tunnel dryer for a minute and a half. another winter sport that can take your breath away is this — the skeleton. imagine a luge with no brakes or steering aid that you ride headfirst. i don't think i'm ready to try one of the full—blown skeletons, but there is a tourist version available that is a little bit more my speed. wish me luck. it's called a frog, and for this one, there's no crew to make me feel

safe. woo! oh, my goodness! oh, god! laughter. oh, god! how was it? so cool! i could go again! right now, let's go. good evening. more rain is on its way. it is already falling across

southern and western parts of england and wales and through the night it progresses further east. we have numerous flood warnings in force, with concern for further flooding and warning numbers to rise and of course a lot of spray and standing water on the roads. weather warnings and flood warnings on the website. this cloud comes in off the atla ntic website. this cloud comes in off the atlantic with a renewed risk of rain around this area of low pressure, pushing into southern parts of england and wales, and north—east england. in many areas, further north, concern is mist and fog which will be dense by dawn and possibly frost in northern and eastern areas where it has been damp. fog will ta ke where it has been damp. fog will take a long time at this time of year to clear. when brighter, rain clears from eastern areas so there will be for your showers and dry weather through the afternoon. despite the sunshine, it feels chilly here.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: one of england's world cup winning heroes, martin peters, who scored in the 1966 final, has died at the age of 76. a catastrophic fire warning

is issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, amid record—breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. these are very difficult and trying times. we are now at 105 days and the community really has to stay alert and understand what they have to do if they are threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist, cobham, by an american company. prince philip has spent day in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existing condition. and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championship, has won again and is now through to the third round. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin lipton and penny smith — stay with us for that at

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