'comic cheers as rebecca in 1987 her comic skills and chemistry with the regulars in the bar won key part of the show�*s success until its final episode in 1993. her big break into hollywood came when she was cast alongsidejohn break into hollywood came when she was cast alongside john travolta break into hollywood came when she was cast alongsidejohn travolta in the first two films. however, the attention was not always comfortable and the media was often more interested in the ups and downs of her weight than her acting skills. she tackled it head on with the commentary fat actress and her own reality weight loss show, kirstie alley�*s big life. in 2018 she appeared on celebrity big brother uk and was quizzed about her role in the church of scientology and

support of donald trump. amongst those paying tribute today werejohn travolta and former cheers co—star kelsey grammer. kirstie alley, bold, forthright but above all funny, a crucial part of what made cheers an american, the classic. kirstie alley, who has died at the age of 71. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. extremely cold? we have been digging out the extra layers and you might want to bring out more over the next couple of days, things taking a decidedly wintry turn. many of us see wintry sunshine but also heavy showers here and there, they have already been falling across parts of northern and eastern scotland, wintry over the higher ground and rain down the east coast of england and some through the english channel and some through the english channel and irish sea coast. over the next few days and for the rest of the week things are turning even colder

and snow showers and icy stretches for some others, frosty nights on the way. we are drawing in these northerly winds, bringing colder air, blue streaming across the uk. still a few showers around, especially to eastern england, northern and eastern scotland, snow over the higher ground but increasingly to low levels and temperatures only about four to 7 degrees, feeling cooler if you are exposed to the breeze. temperatures will focus once the sun set. clear skies for many, there could be some icy stretches, but even in some of the towns and cities temperatures are down to around “4, a sharp frost to start wednesday. on wednesday we can follow the i to the arctic and some of those wintry showers around, particularly for northern and eastern scotland, could be two to five centimetres of snow at low

levels, maybe more over the higher ground, some sleet as the showers move inland bid for the vast majority it will be a dry, sunny and cold day. top temperatures between about three and six but feeling colder in the wind chill, particularly around the east coast, dealing about —2 for the likes of aberdeen and newcastle. a frontal system move south, so uncertainty on the detail for thursday but there could be snow flurries and perhaps some sleet for parts of northern ireland to wales, icy conditions and more snow across the north of scotland. temperatures only two to 6 degrees, it could take even colder for friday into the weekend. thank you, sarah. 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.

good afternoon. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. it's been confirmed that the england rugby union head coach eddiejones has been sacked after seven years in charge. forwards coach richard cockerill will take over the running of the team an interim basis. today marks the end of the second round of the world cup, in qatar, with portugal taking on switzerland and, before that, morocco facing spain. morocco caused one of the shocks of the tournament by winning their group and are looking to reach the quarterfinals for the very first time. 2010 champions spain have had

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too, all the accessories, similar to the tamar's. i5 too, all the accessories, similar to the tamar's-_ the tamar's. is every bit a footballer _ the tamar's. is every bit a footballer full _ the tamar's. is every bit a footballer full spy - the tamar's. is every bit a footballer full spy you? i l the tamar's. is every bit a - footballer full spy you? i have a lot of football _ footballer full spy you? i have a lot of football players _ footballer full spy you? i have a lot of football players are - footballer full spy you? i have a lot of football players are socialj lot of football players are social media. recently i was recording content and people thought i was neymar. players like anthony and gabrieljesus and others were looking up, is that neymar there? something tells me he wouldn't be quite as good on the pitch. that is all the sport for now, will have all the build—up to morocco versus spain on the bbc website, i will bring the latest throughout the afternoon. some of our main stories this lunchtime coming up and one of those is strikes, let's talk critically about rail strikes. there are more planned for later this month and

over the whole christmas period. martin kroc soul has been talking to dr ashok kumar and asked him why the rmt union isn't happy with the offer on the table from the train operating companies. you on the table from the train operating companies. you can't be ha - with operating companies. you can't be happy with rp! _ operating companies. you can't be happy with m going _ operating companies. you can't be happy with rp! going up _ operating companies. you can't be happy with rp! going up by - operating companies. you can't be happy with rp! going up by 1496. l operating companies. you can't be . happy with rp! going up by 1496. what happy with rp! going up by 14%. what the train operators are network rail are calling modernisation is really trying to cash all eyes forms a stable work and workplace practices and make it easierfor workers stable work and workplace practices and make it easier for workers to get dismissed withoutjust cause, so it's about job get dismissed withoutjust cause, so it's aboutjob protection. what people call modernisation is really just come in lots of ways, more job insecurity. if you look at the other sectors going on strike, lecturers, nurses, etc, they're not settling for 5% i don't know how many members

of the public would support that and if you look at poll numbers, most people think the strikes are justified, so they don't sport what's being offered by the employer. what's being offered by the employer-— what's being offered by the emlo er. ~ ., , what's being offered by the emlo er. ~ . , ., employer. what is your view of the rmt running _ employer. what is your view of the rmt running a _ employer. what is your view of the rmt running a referendum - employer. what is your view of the rmt running a referendum which l employer. what is your view of the . rmt running a referendum which ends on monday as to whether members should accept what's being offered. they're being advised to fight against,. they're being advised to fight aaainst,. , . ., ., they're being advised to fight aaainst,. , . . ., ., they're being advised to fight aainst,. , ., ., ., ., , they're being advised to fight aainst,. , . . . . , ., against,. diamanti had a six month mandate which _ against,. diamanti had a six month mandate which had _ against,. diamanti had a six month mandate which had another- against,. diamanti had a six month mandate which had another one . mandate which had another one majority of member supporting it, the then re—validated and got another six months mandate. what is ever being offered now is really not that different from what was being offered before, which was 4%, not taking into account the pay freeze over the last two years. she'll really looking at 8% over three

years, and now potentially 9% over three years, so the fact that the members already were re—balloted, they don't have a mandate to reach out to members necessarily, this is a symbolic measure because members will vote for this if you take the re—ballot is any measure. {lin will vote for this if you take the re-ballot is any measure. on the union side. _ re-ballot is any measure. on the union side, there _ re-ballot is any measure. on the union side, there is _ re-ballot is any measure. on the union side, there is a _ re-ballot is any measure. on the union side, there is a sense - re-ballot is any measure. on the union side, there is a sense that| union side, there is a sense that they believe that the government is really pulling the strings behind the scenes, it's are not really network rail or the train operating companies themselves. how true do you believe that is?— you believe that is? these rail operators. _ you believe that is? these rail operators, network— you believe that is? these rail operators, network rail- you believe that is? these rail operators, network rail is - you believe that is? these rail operators, network rail is an | you believe that is? these rail- operators, network rail is an arms length operation, but the government in terms of rail operators anyway, it is true that it is baked into the contract how much can be given and taken and ultimately it is signed off by the government. whether it is entirely in the hands of the government is, i think, up for debate but it is the case at 4 billion has been cut from the rail

service and that's are part of the problem that rail workers and others feel. this is a natural monopoly. over the last ten years, you have seen a 36% increase in fares, over the smoker use, you saw over £500 million given to shareholders and we are seen downward pressure on working conditions. the government could step in and end this now. what's your sense of how our train services are going to end up, in terms of how much money comes from the taxpayers rather than fares that get paid, how many services we're really going to have to use when you hear about so much of a crowd and, despite the fact that they want us to get out of our cars? aha, despite the fact that they want us to get out of our cars?— despite the fact that they want us to get out of our cars? a lot of the roblems to get out of our cars? a lot of the problems we _ to get out of our cars? a lot of the problems we can _ to get out of our cars? a lot of the problems we can attach _ to get out of our cars? a lot of the problems we can attach to - to get out of our cars? a lot of the problems we can attach to recent. problems we can attach to recent changes in the rail service can be tied to the privatisation that happened 30 years ago. at some of

the benefits that they tied to privatisation, sandwiches, etc, i think that's changed a little, but that's super fresh. the amount of money that has been taken out of rail ultimately hurts customers and workers. if you look at poll numbers, poll after poll, 85% of the public don't believe that rail services should be privatised, so i think it would want to come back, the erosion of rail services across the erosion of rail services across the country, i think we have to tackle the issue of profit and a natural monopoly. these corporations aren't putting anything into this, they are extracting from what should be a public good and i think that's to the detriment of the public and workers on the rail lines. more to the detriment of the public and workers on the rail lines.- workers on the rail lines. more on these strikes _ workers on the rail lines. more on these strikes coming _ workers on the rail lines. more on these strikes coming up _ workers on the rail lines. more on these strikes coming up from - workers on the rail lines. more on these strikes coming up from it i workers on the rail lines. more on i these strikes coming up from it 2pm. now we turn our attentions to haiti.

the united nations is warning a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in haiti. it's the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and almost half the population , 4.7 million haitians, are facing acute hunger. in the country's capital, port—au—prince, the un says 19,000 are facing the prospect of living in famine—like conditions. that's a grim first for the americas. people there are also dealing with a deadly cholera epidemic. armed groups and gangs control as much as 60& of the city, and surrounding areas, complicating efforts to get help and aid to those in need. a little boy, lost, being put out on the streets. police evicting families from a public square in port—au—prince, consigning them to this.

many sought refuge here injuly, when gang warfare killed at least 300 people in ten days. they've had little help from their failing state. what's happening here now is people who have already been displaced once are being displaced again. women have been leaving, clutching small children by the hand, carrying whatever they can manage. there's a real sense of despair now, they're wondering, where can they go to be safe? here's where they fled from, cite soleil, a place where most fear to tread. it's the poorest part of the capital and a bastion of the gangs. the un's world food programme has to negotiate its way in to give out life—saving aid. it says 19,000 people here are facing famine—like conditions,

a two—hour flight from miami. all this is watched carefully by gang members who remain out of sight. they're also watching us as we film. we can't step outside the gate. how hard is it to try to feed your child? "i can't feed my child," sara tells me. "my little one is at my mother's. "every day, we hear gunfire." and now, there is another threat. cholera has returned. five—year—old jocelyn has been hit hard. she's already weakened by malnutrition, like so many children here. with her godmother by her side, she gets help in time.

but this is one more plague in a country which is running out of strength. the capital is menaced by gangs who own most of the streets. haiti's government has asked for foreign troops to come in. so far, the international community is in no rush. there is anger at the idea of more foreign intervention. it has a bad history here. many haitians want their government out, not foreigners in. "the state is collecting taxes," says abner, "but it can't "collect the rubbish. "it can't feed the people. "we will fight until we overthrow it." jean simpson des enclos has been fighting for a better haiti as a lawyer

and human rights activist. but no—one is immune here. no—one is safe. he lost his entire family, his wife and daughters. here they were in life, sharing a happy moment. they were gunned down by a gang in august. three women, no mercy. translation: you are always waiting for a call from your child. _ telling you "dad this" or "dad that". in the blink of an eye, these criminals take away the connection to your child. this was the family car, just hours after the attack.

they have taken the country hostage. they make the law here. they kill, they rape, they destroy. and they rob children of what little they have. this boy is 12. he and his mother a now homeless for the second time. first, they fled cite soleil, now the authorities have moved them on. they told us they have no idea where they would go. the headlines on bbc news: thousands of ambulance workers across england and wales will strike on december the 21st and 28th in a dispute over pay. the government accusses the rmt union of holding the country to ransom after it announced more rail strikes over christmas.

and eddiejones has been sacked as head coach of the england rugby team nine months before the rugby world cup. now on bbc news, it's time to take a look at some of the stories making the headlines this lunchtime from our newsrooms across the uk. more than 100 fire fighters have been dealing with a major fire at derelict factory units in wolverhampton. smoke and flames from the blaze could be seen up to 15 miles away. homes were evacuated and roads and rail services disrupted with some passengers trapped on trains for up to two hours. joanne writtle reports. a huge fire perilously close to wolverhampton�*s railway line broke out last night,

bringing road closures and disruption to trains. at its height, 100 firefighters were at the scene. the fire service has brought us a little closer, just briefly, but we're not allowed any further because the building here is in danger of collapse. and it's when you're here, you can see just how close the fire is to the railway line. a major incident was declared. that was due to the fact that, you can probably see the close proximity of the train line, and the impact that has on what we call the oles, the overhead line equipment, essentially, which obviously powers the trains, so we've had that. we also have a significant canal infrastructure as well nearby and as well some large industrial businesses with their own significant hazards. across the road there, there is a large kind of gas, gas cylinder factory as well where they do a lot of storing of gas, etc, and lpg, acetylene, etc, so obviously that was a significant issue for us, we didn't want the fire to get across to that. with roads closed and trains being diverted away,

the fire caused chaos for many trying to get to work in the rush hour. i'm just very late to work and i'm in the middle of making my arrangements, speaking to the policeman, trying to find out where to go. trying to get to work, and we can't get in through some massive fire. i we've got lorries based in db cargo, the rail terminal for the steel- and nothing's happening, - we can't do anything and no one's telling us where we can go in. the fire destroyed two businesses inside a larger, mainly derelict industrial unit. this afternoon, 25 firefighters remain at the scene and the fire service say they expect to be here for 48 hours. the cause is being investigated. the latest data from last year's census shows there's been a decline in the number of people who speak the welsh language, over the previous decade. the figure dropped from 19% to less than 18% of the population of wales. owain evans reports.

the welsh government has a target of creating a 1 million welsh speakers by 2050, but according to this morning's census results, we are heading in the wrong direction. the percentage of welsh speakers in wales has decreased by 1.2 percentage points since the last census. there has been a decrease in every local authority area, bar four, and there has also been a decrease of almost six percentage points in children who are able to speak welsh, so there seems to be plenty of work for the welsh government to do. i have come to a welsh learners' class, an adult learners class, this morning, to talk to them about their responses. caroline murphy, tell me, what is your reaction to these figures? i'm very disappointed. i was hoping by now that in the last ten years with all the work that has been going on, in terms of learning welsh

for adults and also making more schools bilingual, we would have seen an increase, so it is very disappointing to hear these figures this morning. thank you very much. mildred, you've decide to learn as well. but you haven't managed to do it until retirement? not having done it in school, i didn't have the confidence. but since i'm retired, i havejoined groups— but since i'm retired, i havejoined groups and. — but since i'm retired, i havejoined groups and, at the moment, i am on an intensive — groups and, at the moment, i am on an intensive course, which is really interesting — an intensive course, which is really interesting. maybe the pandemic in some _ interesting. maybe the pandemic in some ways held people back. people didn't_ some ways held people back. people didn't have _ some ways held people back. people didn't have the opportunity to go to classes, _ didn't have the opportunity to go to classes, face—to—face classes, and whose _ classes, face—to—face classes, and whose nose? but it's something to consider, _ whose nose? but it's something to consider, i— whose nose? but it's something to consider, i think. whose nose? but it's something to consider, ithink.— the keys to 15 new micro—homes have been officially handed to cornwall council this morning. the self—contained one—bedroom properties in truro are for people in urgent need of housing. it comes as the government has abandoned its plan to introduce

mandatory house—building targets for local authorities, but its flagship levelling up bill does include measures to tackle second homes and holiday lets. tamsin melville reports. the government's levelling up the bill is expected to be law by 202a. today, here at county hall, a group of councillors are discussing one issue in it, which is the doubling of council tax on second homes. there has been some movement on this bill in recent days, including a registration scheme for short—term holiday lets, and a consultation on whether there should be planning permission for new short—term lets. proving more contentious, the housing secretary, michael gove, has agreed to relax house—building targets for councils, saying they could just be a starting point instead. this all comes on a day when cornwall council has been highlighting its efforts to ease the housing pressures. there we go. pretty cool! the official handover, 15 officially furnished, self—contained micro homes, the first of 79 set to be on sites across cornwall.

who are these designed for? these are designed for people he would otherwise find themselves in temporary or emergency accommodation, so that could be anything from an hmo to a premier in, often quite far away from where they actually want to live. the council says — they actually want to live. the council says the _ they actually want to live. the council says the impact of the pandemic, a reduction in privately rented homes and rising costs are all contributing to a perfect storm. these units are for single people and just part of efforts to tackle issues. ., ., ~' and just part of efforts to tackle issues. ., ., ~ ., ., �* issues. looking forward, we're lookin: issues. looking forward, we're looking at _ issues. looking forward, we're looking at purchasing - issues. looking forward, we're looking at purchasing family i issues. looking forward, we're - looking at purchasing family based units that can house up to three people and ultimately getting bigger properties that we need as well, which we've seen an increased demand in as people get evicted. this isn't solution, this is part of a solution to the housing crisis.— solution, this is part of a solution to the housing crisis. people have their own betting, _ to the housing crisis. people have their own betting, they _ to the housing crisis. people have their own betting, they have - their own betting, they have cutlery. _ their own betting, they have cutlery, somewhere to live, some of the can _

cutlery, somewhere to live, some of the can call— cutlery, somewhere to live, some of the can calla — cutlery, somewhere to live, some of the can call a home that's not a hotel— the can call a home that's not a hotel room _ the can call a home that's not a hotel room or sofa surfing. that's what _ hotel room or sofa surfing. that's what helps — hotel room or sofa surfing. that's what helps people get back on their own two— what helps people get back on their own two feat. what helps people get back on their own two feet-— what helps people get back on their own two feat. residents will be able to stay here — own two feat. residents will be able to stay here for _ own two feat. residents will be able to stay here for up _ own two feat. residents will be able to stay here for up to _ own two feat. residents will be able to stay here for up to two _ own two feat. residents will be able to stay here for up to two years, - to stay here for up to two years, with the first moving in a hotel room or sofa surfing. that's what helps people get back on their own two feet. residents will be able to stay here for up to two years, with much more coming up from 2pm, pointed the latest on the various elements of industrial action affecting parts of the uk over this month, much more on that to come. right now, will take a look at the weather, very cold at the moment. things are set to get significant lakota later in the week. this is the picture in cumbria, blue skies around there is but in the next few

days, colderair around there is but in the next few days, colder air moving around there is but in the next few days, colderair moving in, some snow on the risk of ice too. for the rest of the week, these winds coming from a northerly direction, the blue—collar spreading across the map, daytime temperatures later this week barely getting above freezing. lows can be as low as —6. sharp frost on the cards this week and so much snow and ice in the fourth cast too. this evening, a scattering of showers in north and eastern scotland, when she across high ground, and rain showers across the east coast of england. temperatures just above freezing this evening, turning cold through the course of the night once the sun sets. at wintry showers across north and eastern scotland and they continue down the east coast of england too. overnight temperatures tonight, “i! in some central parts of scotland, it even in towns and cities just above freezing towards the southeast. wednesday, snow showers

around infrequently in north scotland. down the east coast of england, some showers, a little bit sleety as they move inland but mainly raining closer to the coast. when you add the wind chill, particularly around northern and eastern coasts, it will feel bitterly cold, subsea zero feel to the weather for the likes of aberdeen and newcastle. into thursday, a little bit of a frontal system pushing south. some uncertainty about 30's forecast but some snow showers in parts of south wales and south of england. a risk of ice and ongoing snow showers across the north of scotland as well. temperatures, around 4 degrees but areas with line the snow will struggle to get above freezing. similar on friday, after a very cold start, ice around, sunny skies but

feeling cold with wintry showers continuing on the coasts. bye—bye.

this is bbc news i'm tim willcox. the headlines at 2: thousands of ambulance workers across england and wales announce they will strike on december 21st in a dispute over pay. it comes as the rmt is accused of playing fast and loose with people's festive plans — as more rail strikes were announced over the christmas period. i booked coaches for most of the christmas period to avoid being touched by the strikes. if they have to strike, they have strike, i know a lot of them don't want to, so more power to them, i guess. the conservative peer baroness mone takes a leave of absense from the house of lords following allegations about links to a ppe firm awarded a covid contract by the government. the national farmers' union warns the uk is �*sleepwalking' into a food supply crisis and calls

on the government to step in and help its members.