this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: spanish police have named the three british holidaymakers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. anyone that knows i would say the same thing, they were just beautiful, lovely people. more than seventy migrants in small boats have been rescued trying to cross the channel to the uk. at least 16 people are dead and many missing after a typhoon rips through the philipines leaving a trail of devastation. "what's occuring" — more than eleven million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas day programme of the decade. and we'll be taking an in—depth

look at the papers, with our reviewers, nigel nelson, the political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. stay with us for that. spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas eve. gabriel diya, who was 52 and from london, died with his 16—year—old son, praise—emmanuel, and his nine—year—old daughter, comfort. the family had been staying at the club la costa world resort, near fuengirola. an investigation into what happened is underway. the owners of the hotel have described it as a "tragic accident".

helena wilkinson reports. this is gabriel diya, the 52—year—old father who died trying to rescue his daughter. and here he is with nine—year—old comfort. they were on a family holiday when on christmas eve, she got into difficulty in this hotel swimming pool. despite her father's efforts, she also died, as did her 16—year—old brother, praise—emmanuel, who also tried to help. postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. a 14—year—old girl, the children's sister, raised the alarm. today in south—east london, neighbours of the family have been speaking of their shock. they were just beautiful, lovely people. i'm absolutely devastated. i cannot... i'm still trying to get it in my head that this has really happened to them. it's just so cruel. it's just so unfair. yes, it's shocking, shocking, to hear somebody died

by drowning, especially, who went for holiday. it is a bit shocking. mr diya was a parish pastor. one of the churches he was associated with has paid tribute, saying their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the foreign office says it's continuing to support a british woman in spain, thought to be the children's mother, and the resort has tonight said it is continuing to fully co—operate with authorities and offer any assistance it asks for. it also says it's helping support bereaved family members. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragic accident, and say the investigation found no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place. but questions remain as to precisely what happened to a father and his two children on their christmas holiday in spain. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the home office says 49

migrants were rescued in the english channel in the early hours of this morning when four small boats were spotted travelling towards the coast of kent. two border force vessels intercepted them. the migrants who said they were iranian, iraqi and afghan, are being interviewed by officials. the bbc‘s jonthan joseph explained what happens to those migrants picked up by british authorities. those that have reached britain will have been given medical checks, like the migrants that have been treated in france, it's likely they have been suffering from hypothermia. they will then be interviewed by immigration officials in dover. their case is assessed, they will be put in government accommodation while their asylum claims,

assuming they put those in, are processed. if the minor involved in this was unaccompanied, they will be taken to a reception centre in kent. there are concerns from some migrant charities that human traffickers in france are using the forthcoming january deadline for brexit as an incentive to try to get more migrants to make this crossing at the moment. so it is possible we will see more of these cases in the coming weeks. the local mp, the conservative, says the french authorities in particular need to do more and take more action. more patrols, specifically, and those court should be returned to france because that is supposed to france because that is supposed to be the agreement, she told me, and that is what she is hoping for. she also says there needs to be more donein she also says there needs to be more done in terms of police operations against the people traffickers who are fully —— facilitating these people. she explained she met with the home secretary last week and

that more resources are supposed to be coming to deal with this problem, suggesting that, happening so soon after the general election, this is quite a priority for the government. at least 16 people have died and many more are missing after a typhoon hit the phillippines on christmas eve. the storm brought winds of 120 miles an hour at its height and has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. james waterhouse reports. typhoon phanfone first arrived on tuesday night. with it came winds of almost 120 mph, causing devastation and fear. the storm then worked its way over the islands of the central philippines. only today is there a sense of the damage caused. buildings were torn apart, roofs blown off. whole villages were devastated

as the typhoon swept through, leaving residents to pick through the debris left behind. it was so powerful, even large boats were overturned. the philippines is no stranger to tropical storms and typhoons, with around 20 arriving each year. the most powerful one to hit land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. today, as a country rebuilds, the red cross warns it could take weeks to bring back power and running water. not only that, many people are still missing. james waterhouse, bbc news. for twenty years israel's longest—serving prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has led his likud party with an iron grip but now faces a challenge to his leadership. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has declared victory. more than 100,000 members of israel's governing party, are eligible to vote on whether the veteran prime minister should lead them

into the next election. barbara plett usher reports from jerusalem. the man who would be king. gideon saar has issued the most serious challenge to the party in a decade. translation: i feel a great awakening on the ground. people understand that a change has to come today. with the help of god, together we will make that change today. he wants party members to vote for change because he says the prime minister failed to form a government after two general elections and has no chance of doing so in a third.