they all like each other, our characters, really. they're a really lovely bunch to be around so it will be nice to see them having christmas day again. this is bbc news. i'm lu kwesa i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: man has appeared in court in the the weather is looking generally united states after five people were settled and mild as we head stabbed at the home of a rabbi in through the final few days of 2019. new york state. the mayor has called a mild weekend and we and on a dry and fine note. heading through the day on monday, some rain in the forecast domestic terrorism. the sydney new particularly through the north—west of scotland. rain patchy as it drifts through northern ireland year's eve fireworks will go ahead and scottish borders. despite a petition against it. the for much of england and wales, it should stay dry all day. into new year's eve tuesday and another fine day to come. one or two showers. mother of a child and her husband

down ina down to the channel islands. mother of a child and her husband down in a spanish resort pool says brighter conditions further north. she may pursue an independent investigation. —— drowned. cooler in recent days. mostly temperatures in a single figures. hello there and welcome to our look fine and settle if you have ahead to what the papers will be plans to celebrate new year's eve. bringing us. ourfront pages are in, no sign of any rain but they could be mist and fog. so bringing us. ourfront pages are in, so let's just take you through some of those. we will start off with the financial times. it's an emotional reunion for a mother and son on the front page which seems a prisoner swa p front page which seems a prisoner swap raises hopes for ages. the leak of the us honours list could cost tens of millions of pounds the daily mail investigates what they call a £10 billion rogue pension scandal,

saying thousands have lost their nest egg in a scheme sanctioned by the government. and another pension story for the daily express, obviate a more positive one. the paper says thanks to the reaction of boris johnson as prime minister, retirement funds with the abuse. —— i'll be at a more positive tome. nhs hello, this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: hospitals are running short of beds, in the guardian. the us launches its a gunman opens fire in a texas church, killing one person, before being shot dead by members biggest attack in a decade on iran — of the congregation. backed militia. finally, we end with today evil what boldly among us but the sun which has the headline the let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped at before it fla ke the sun which has the headline the got worse. a man is charged with five flake district, after a statement counts of attempted murder, following a knife attack at the home of a rabbi in new york state. saying the district is failing to emotional scenes at kyiv airport, as ukraine and pro—russian

separatists complete a long—awaited prisoner exchange. attract minorities and needs to be tens of thousands of people more diverse. let's start off with in the australian state of victoria that anti—semitic attack in new york state. this is a dreadful story because it was an attack in a home that also served as a meeting place to celebrate chanukah, first of all. this alleged attacker, he's been charged, he came in and eyewitnesses say it was a terrific weapon he used to injure three people. the fact it was only injury, it's really quite something. a lot of brave and quick thinking people through chairs at him and so on and drove him. over the road, where the synagogue is situated, they barred and bolted it in time. but this is what at bill de blasio has that also andrew cuomo, police must double patrols and take

this seriously. we are finding this also in london and other cities in the uk, that this is on the injuries. it a widespread phenomenon on and i've just been injuries. it a widespread phenomenon on and i'vejust been reading injuries. it a widespread phenomenon on and i've just been reading the slate on this, and there is a lot more going on than it might appear. to say it's an epidemic, but there is the steady rise that is so worrying in the us and i'm afraid, in europe and the uk. when you mention the actions of the people in the synagogue, there were shades of the synagogue, there were shades of the lodge and does make london bridge attack. people were risking their life bridge attack. people were risking theirlife in them bridge attack. people were risking their life in them is to take control of the situation in this attack. just taking robert's point, it does seem like this is a rising problem throughout the western world. we are only too aware of the problems that are here of course, not at least with the corbyn ease

with anti— zionist attitude spilling into anti—semitism. i must say, when i saw this story and i saw today there had been this graffiti on both sides park, it really doesn't make your heart sing, what is wrong with people, a really, really despair —— bellside park. there is a rise of not just bellside park. there is a rise of notjust anti—semitism, bellside park. there is a rise of not just anti—semitism, it the ethnic —based racism as well —— it is also the ethnic —based racism as well. the synagogue, they shut their doors very quickly, they were aware of what they had to do, it wasn't even, oh, what's going on? because of those incidents and what had taken place. both the mayor and the governor had been saying there was a steady rise and they are really concerned about it. the president

has tweeted as well his support. he has, yeah. let's turn to the front page of the guardian. rebecca long bailey has made her pits for leadership. here it is now. indeed, and she is avoiding direct criticism of corbyn by is seen by some as an heirtojeremy of corbyn by is seen by some as an heir tojeremy corbyn. of corbyn by is seen by some as an heir to jeremy corbyn. she is talking about progressive patriotism. what does that mean? we are all agog to know that means, but we will probably have to wait and see. her deputy will be angela reina committee shadow education secretary at the moment. it would create a female, working—class joint ticket. they both have some overlap. but what are your thoughts, robert? progressive patriotism. what does it

mean? it's a typical mantra, i see this, iam mean? it's a typical mantra, i see this, i am an observer, i don't do mainstream uk politics, but i'm deeply involved and interested. this is the product of the ed miliband vote, you have a mass membership which is driven by momentum and so on. i think she doesn't have a snowball‘s chance in what is it to wina snowball‘s chance in what is it to win a general election outright in the uk in the way the poles are now —— polls, in the way borisjohnson and dominic cummings managed to grab the working class labour vote — the red wall. there is an interesting patriotism point which i find

strange, and this isn't my idea, a friend of mine but it's me and said where the wall crumbled is in areas, curiously, with very high military recruiting. if you think back to when the army and the navy were much, much bigger than they are now, you have hundreds of thousands of people with a military connection, andi people with a military connection, and i know from veterans that they didn't lie the stands of corbyn, but above all, john mcdonald. he is a question. you said she may well be elected but not be able to win an election. so in what way does the membership reflect what's going on out there? i don't think they do. this is one of the most fascinating things that came out in the election. don't think they do. john mcdonnell said if the region that he is much more familiar with, with a talk about movements. the pulsar,

the pan hellenic socialist movement, was described not as a party but as a movement. —— pasoc. that is there problem. who do you think should throw their hat in the ring?|j problem. who do you think should throw their hat in the ring? i have i'io throw their hat in the ring? i have no idea. i mean, i suspect some of them, the middle ranking sort of suggestions, yvette cooper, which she be more attractive? she would be to me. but of course the membership as robert was saying, is extremely left—wing. so it will be extremely interesting. emily thornberry, keir starmer? i think we are looking ahead to a big shift in british politics. it's what is going to happen so that chasm in the middle. let's ta ke happen so that chasm in the middle. let's take a look at what is happening in iran and iraq and

syria. well misspoken. you are quite right. this is quite serious. in four targeted areas, against a haswell are formation —— has waller —— hezbollah, which means party of god. something has happened in the history of warfare, i call it the wall hezbollahification. hezbollah was funded in lebanon and they started the car bomb strikes in the 19805. started the car bomb strikes in the 1980s. to keep aside in power, you need this kind of force which has

been created or midwives, if i could put it like that, by iran. i'm not surprised it's come to this because this has been on the way, i was writing about this 1a months ago. the new hezbollah, the new militias. they are not arm is directly under a side or the regime or baghdad, in fa ct side or the regime or baghdad, in fact they are fighting some of the people who support the regime in baghdad. you look thoroughly confused, so you ought to be. but one of the things on this christmas period that hasn't been getting through is the roiling middle east, there is a real mess in syria, there are attacks on in lib, libya is an incredible mass. it is a five way fight with mafia gangs are now russian adversaries present. richard spencer — this is probably the beginning of a new phase. spencer — this is probably the beginning of a new phaselj spencer — this is probably the beginning of a new phase. i was looking confused because i was thinking of the bigger picture, is this continuing idea of spheres of

influence, isn't it? regional power balances. what obviously concerns me about this, as robert was saying, these are irani and melissa forces -- iranian these are irani and melissa forces —— iranian melissa forces, but if this side goes —— iranian melissa forces, but if a side goes, who replaces him? i can't see any resolution to syria at the moment, robert is close to these issues than lam robert is close to these issues than iamat robert is close to these issues than i am at the moment. or libya. i would say the us does seem to have an ambivalent relationship about getting involved in the middle east. one minute it is sort of pulling its troops out and deserting the kurdish forces, next minute it is sort of attacking the iranian—backed

militias, what do they want? i don't know. and the hezbollah -- hezbollah back forces. i can say you will be hearing a lot more about iranian activity in the coming month and year. well we will have you back? this was about people transferring their pensions into rogue pension schemes. many of them seem to have lost quite substantial amounts of money. apparently these schemes, and they are discussed in the centre of they are discussed in the centre of the daily mail, but i won't go into detail for obvious reasons. they we re detail for obvious reasons. they were enrolled with the pensions regulator. if they really are rogue schemes, and they are so incredibly useless and losing such a lot of money, you have to ask, why have

these been going on for so long, what has the pensions regulator be doing in order to interfere with his rogue schemes? it seems to me there isa rogue schemes? it seems to me there is a scandal in the making. watch and members of the public to think that could be me, what should they be doing? that's right. is to be very careful, because unfortunately they got a basement story and they go intoa they got a basement story and they go into a great deal of detail here. iam not go into a great deal of detail here. i am not going to name him, who they bought advice from, but they introduce an interlocutor who the daily mail claim to have a government cover to do this. he went around saying he is a government advisor. this has been running since 2010. someone really is culpable. very quickly, let's just finished on the front page of the times, each of the front page of the times, each of the prince of and princess royal at

sandringham. he's come out top of what? top of the polls? number of engagements. this is the young generation, and they are 70 plus. they do over a hundred engagements a year! sabine does make the beginning of the monarchy. thank you for watching for subject forget personal pages are all online seven days a week, bbc. stay with us, there is more coming up. until then, week, bbc. stay with us, there is more coming up. untilthen, bye—bye.

one of biggest and most loved tv shows, this christmas gavin and stacey returned after a gap of ten yea rs. stacey returned after a gap of ten years. it was the mostjust like the sitcom that made styles of james gordon. we are invited behind the scenes during filming. movement to south wales to find out what was occurring. he with his loss report. heavy go. will you coming from eve ryo ne heavy go. will you coming from everyone that it will be delayed. this is because your breakfast. this is the directed district director of every single thing you've seen. she is secret sauce. testing 12

hi, bbc breakfast. the house up here is our sort of green room and look who you find in any of these houses. it's ruthjones and joanna page relaxing between scenes. i feel like i've just walked into the show, this is very peculiar. it is quite funny, we are sort of like our characters, just gossiping. what are you reading? mind your own business. who broke the news to you it was going to happen again? james corden sent me a text saying, "can i have a chat? nothing bad." i thought, never in a million years did i think it would be this. because i've always assumed that it would never happen. it was quite a lot of pressure and i think all of us were quite anxious or nervous coming into it. i've never been more nervous.

why? because people love the show and i read the script and the script is fantastic but you just never know. when i read nessa saying, "what's occurring?" it made me start crying, it made me cry. i was sitting in my car after doing a read—through on something else and i wasjust thinking, i want to read the script! ijust love it, that i'm back with my best friend and we're doing those scenes again and i just love looking over to ruth and she's got her wig on and it just feels so lovely. calm down, bryn. what made you decide to do it again? it was more a sense of, ruth and i thought, why don't wejust explode it, see if there's anything there, if there's a story there? we would always exchange texts or e—mails about the characters — where are they now, what are they doing now? we'd send each other little things like, "i heard someone say this in a supermarket and thought it would be something pam would say." what's occurring? ooh, welsh person!

you do feel like they are carrying on their lives after we left them on the seafront ten years ago. we didn't tell anybody, we just did what we did the first time around, which was sit in a room and talk about it and see what we had. we got together in la, which sounds terribly glamorous. were you in the guest wing of his house? all we needed was two chairs and a table and we managed to do it. james put it on his twitter account and people went berserk. are you asking me to step in? what? are you asking me to... # step into christmas! did you go back to the original series to help you get back into being gavin? there's no way i'm watching myself ten years ago,

absolutely no way. i'm already self—conscious enough. oh, no! i think you need to come forward to allow that. it's constantly on and i love when i'm flicking the channels and you see a bit and you can't stop watching. there's a new generation of people now, of children watching it that weren't even born when it was first on and those kids now are starting to watch and they are coming to watch us film and it's just lovely. just don't touch me. i like your top. you're almost as naked as i am. when you're writing the script, you know people want to hear the catchphrases, see the traditional character quirks, so how much of that you put in?

you have to be careful because we never set out to create catchphrases for people, they happened naturally. for example... oh, that's lush! on monday i'm going to be telling somebody else that they look lush. you want to have them present in the script, but you don't want to overdo it because otherwise itjust cheapens it a little bit. it's notjust a best of catchphrases, none of it is forced, it's all very natural and i think it gives the audience everything that they want and more. i think there's only two "what's occurring?"s. we've kept it down to a minimum. a minimum occurrence! this is doris's this is glenda who owns gwen's house. how many people do you think have come in your house since the show was on? 28,000 people you've let into the house? yeah.

when we first came to film here, these things weren't up the wall. before we used all the sofas that she had, everything, because we didn't have the budget, really. so you really did just use her house? yeah, because we didn't have the budget and it felt so authentic. to be honest, this is the first time i've ever been in here when we haven't dressed it and i didn't realise quite... it's a shrine to the show. ..i didn't realise quite how many things glenda had on the wall, bless her. it's kind of lovely, it sort of means so much so many people. you can't really get your head around it. this is where we shot a scene the other day at the top of the stairs, matt and i, which was incredibly tight for space. we always want to try and shoot it in its surroundings. the famous scene gavin and stacey talk about the fact she had been engaged... it was on this very doorstep, right here.

ijust spoke to your ex—fiance. oh, my god. how do you think i feel, stace? was it clifford ? no. leyon? no! howell? no, ahmed! but he's moved to swindon! he's down to see his mum! i'd taken six years off work being a mum, i got three children and now i've been away for two weeks filming this and, basically, i'm on holiday so i've been in barry, the sun is shining, i've not got any children with me, i'm having a ball. it's an iced oat latte. that sounds horrible. it's incredible. we've just been filming upstairs. it's 101. when people watch this, they'll go, "i remember, that was the hottest day of the year." there's been a lot of cold acting. only when you remember to do it! there's going to be some takes

for people are going brrr and other takes where they're, like... you're back here in barry. when you think you have a us talk show, it mustjust blow your mind. yeah, the trick is to try not to think about it too much because i think it's quite a dangerous thing to have a rear view mirror and looking at all the things you've done. you've got to be looking at things you're going to do or want to do. i think that's the trick to hold yourself together and not starting to think that you're a bit more of a dude than you really are. anywhere, i don't care. are you sure? i'll sign it, but do not get this tattooed. oh, james, we love you! the thing with the show has always been trying to find the extraordinary and the ordinary. that's where the show was born from. something so small, seemingly so small as two people falling in love and choosing to spend the rest of their lives together, has a monumental impact on lots of other people's lives. i think it's so good. i think it gives everyone what they want and there's some new things as well. how has uncle bryn changed over the last ten years? if anything, he looks younger. i mean, he's obviously been to a spa in the swiss mountains, colin, and it's treated him well. i like the fact you just use a normal street. yes, but things happen

and things have happened. i can't say any more than that. i'm terrified of giving something away! about to shoot rob brydon's last shot, maybe ever. not that he's got some terrible illness. certainly his last of this special, which might be the last time we ever see uncle bryn. what's going to surprise people about this? surprises? there might be a couple. you might find some things out you've been wondering about. mostly we want it to be a joyful hour. i think people will like it. i hope so... we're all set and...action! my god! stacey! would you kindly inform everyone that dinner will be ever so slightly delayed ? calm down, bryn. i can't calm down! could this become a regular thing, every ten years, you revisit? that would be a terrible idea. it definitely will not become a thing that happens every decade. i can guarantee you that. don't talk about another ten years. i hope to god not, can you imagine how old we'd all look? no, i hope not! if they do some more, i hope they do it before ten years! does it wrap things up or is there a potential for yet more? i would love to tell you the answer to that question. i'd have to kill you. and i don't think that's very christmassy. people might watch this special and be, like, "that was awful. 00:25:56,470 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 "why did you ruin it?" 00:00:00,040 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 that's the pressure of it. 00:00:00,065 --> 2147483051:36:44,748 but i'd rather regret doing 2147483051:36:44,748 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 something that not doing something.