today at 6pm... when will the misery end for travellers? another 48 hour strike for rail workers it's the network card. only one in five trains are said to be running, as workers take part in strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. they need to sit down and talk to each other and stop being a pain to everyone else, basically. the each other and stop being a pain to everyone else, basically.— everyone else, basically. the rail union says _ everyone else, basically. the rail union says a _ everyone else, basically. the rail union says a deal _ everyone else, basically. the rail union says a deal is _ everyone else, basically. the rail union says a deal is achievable. l everyone else, basically. the rail. union says a deal is achievable. we will have the latest. also on the programme... three people are in hospital in a serious condition after being crushed at a concert in london. an apology at the palace... lady susan hussey says sorry to charity boss ngozi fulani for questions she asked

about where she came from. and the exploding giant aquarium in berlin, flooding neighbouring streets with 1 million litres of water. on bbc london... and coming up on the bbc news channel... i'll be live in qatar with sportsday, where the reigning champions, france, are dealing with a sickness bug in the camp. good evening. it's been a day of more misery for travellers on the railways, after members of the uk's biggest rail union began anothe 48 hour strike. the rmt union is pushing hard for an improved pay offer from rail bosses, along with assurances about future working conditions and job security.

now, this is britain's train network on a normal day. and this is what the strike has done. most of the lines still operating will be disrupted by later starts and earlierfinishes. while areas here in wales and scotland have no services at all. just one in five trains are thought to have been running. our transport correspondent, katy austin has the very latest. frosty conditions didn't stop a picket line forming early this morning in southampton. here there were some trains but far fewer than normal. it’s were some trains but far fewer than normal. �* , , , ., were some trains but far fewer than normal. 3 , , ., , .,, normal. it's been frustrating stop we not a normal. it's been frustrating stop we got a lot _ normal. it's been frustrating stop we got a lot of— normal. it's been frustrating stop we got a lot of work _ normal. it's been frustrating stop we got a lot of work and - normal. it's been frustrating stop we got a lot of work and added i we got a lot of work and added stress. ~ , , , . ., ., stress. we spent such a long time ”lannin stress. we spent such a long time planning for _ stress. we spent such a long time planning for this _ stress. we spent such a long time planning for this trip _ stress. we spent such a long time planning for this trip but - stress. we spent such a long time planning for this trip but i - planning for this trip but i understand at the same time stop some _ understand at the same time stop some retailers and small businesses worry destruct will take the shine off last shopping weekend before christmas. {iii off last shopping weekend before christmas. , ., , ., ., , off last shopping weekend before christmas. , ., ., , ., christmas. of this was going to be a olden christmas. of this was going to be a golden time — christmas. of this was going to be a golden time for— christmas. of this was going to be a golden time for businesses - christmas. of this was going to be a golden time for businesses to - christmas. of this was going to be a golden time for businesses to make | golden time for businesses to make the money for the it affects

customers be able to get to towns and cities, it affects staff being able to get in. is and cities, it affects staff being able to get in.— able to get in. is also a crucial time of year — able to get in. is also a crucial time of year for _ able to get in. is also a crucial time of year for restaurants, | able to get in. is also a crucial. time of year for restaurants, bars and clubs as they try and make the most christmas party season and venues like this say the train strikes have had a real impact. some large bookings have been postponed or made smaller as fewer guests can make it. we or made smaller as fewer guests can make it. ~ ., or made smaller as fewer guests can make it. ~ . ., ~ , , or made smaller as fewer guests can make it. ~ . ., ~ ,, ., , ., make it. we are making less money on those da s make it. we are making less money on those days so — make it. we are making less money on those days so we _ make it. we are making less money on those days so we are _ make it. we are making less money on those days so we are downscaling - make it. we are making less money on those days so we are downscaling for l those days so we are downscaling for the we are still holding a celebration for them but if five are dropping off each party it has a massive effect. christmas is a big time of year and it's where we take most of our sales. still time of year and it's where we take most of our sales.— most of our sales. still no breakthrough _ most of our sales. still no breakthrough in _ most of our sales. still no breakthrough in the - most of our sales. still no i breakthrough in the dispute most of our sales. still no - breakthrough in the dispute and key sticking points remain. the rmt has rejected the initial offer put forward by the group representing train companies involving pay rises of 4% this year and next year. the rmt had rejected some of the conditions attached, which include closing or republishing ticket offices, putting sunday working in all contracts and driver only

operation in more places, where drivers, not guards operate train does rmt members turned down the latest offered by network rail, which employs signallers and maids and staff, including a 5% rise this year and 4% next year plus other benefits. the organisation is pressing ahead with changes to how maintenance teams work. the rmt argues they are detrimental to its members and safety, which network rail disputes. the union leader said there would be more talks with the rail minister and industry leaders aimed at finding compromises. we: would like aimed at finding compromises. w9 would like to aimed at finding compromises. "w9 would like to put some aimed at finding compromises. w9 would like to put some approved proposals to our members and see if they can accept those and perhaps resolve the dispute and get this industrial action lifted, but that means we need to work quickly and we need a bit of goodwill from all parties, including the employers and the government and from ourselves. es, the government and from ourselves. a spokesperson for the train companies said reaching agreement was a painstaking process. we said reaching agreement was a painstaking process.— said reaching agreement was a painstaking process. said reaching agreement was a ainstakin: rocess. :, ., ~ painstaking process. we need to make sure we have — painstaking process. we need to make sure we have some _ painstaking process. we need to make sure we have some reforms _ painstaking process. we need to make sure we have some reforms that - painstaking process. we need to make sure we have some reforms that will l sure we have some reforms that will help pay for pay increases for

making sure the industry is adapting to the new ways that people are using railways. figs to the new ways that people are using railways.— to the new ways that people are using railways. as things stand the new year will _ using railways. as things stand the new year will bring _ using railways. as things stand the new year will bring more _ using railways. as things stand the new year will bring more strikes. l new year will bring more strikes. the last train to leave southampton today has already departed and one other impact on strike days is on the roads. more congestion as people switch to their cars. businesses i have spoken to around here say, whatever their views on the strikes, they want it resolved quickly so the disruption can enter. there was one developed yesterday when there was another union, the tssa, accepted the offer from network rail that had asked about that today, the rmt�*s mick lynch pointed out that union is much smaller than his union and said they should to do would not affect they should to do would not affect the rmt�*s decisions but he also talked about the need work together to find solutions to work quickly, so the question now is whether further meetings and talks will finally lead to agreements. thank you, katy austin. all that

comes a day after... all of this comes just a day after tens of thousands of nurses in england went on strike for the first time in the history of the nhs in a dispute about pay. the royal college of nursing said it could announce a fresh wave of strikes if the government does not agree to reopen pay negotiations. but the prime minister has insisted the pay offer to nurses is "appropriate and fair". our health editor hugh pym reports. it's a pay row with a major impact on the political agenda, striking nurses outside saint thomas hospital opposite parliament yesterday gave their view on the pay award. some conservative mps have called for another look at the issue. but the prime minister today on a visit to belfast stuck to his position, spelling out again his view that the 4% increase for nurses was fair. i know things are difficult right now and that's why the cup it is

providing lots of support for people particularly with energy bills and why the government accepted in full the recommendations independent pay review body about what appropriate and fair pay levels were and we will always have our door open and be willing to sit down and be reasonable and constructive. the nurses leaders _ reasonable and constructive. the nurses leaders say, if nothing changes next week, further strikes are likely. if changes next week, further strikes are likel . ~ , are likely. if the prime minister continues to _ are likely. if the prime minister continues to take _ are likely. if the prime minister continues to take the _ are likely. if the prime minister continues to take the position l are likely. if the prime minister i continues to take the position that he is holding now, along with his secretary of state, then it will be for him and on his shoulders that further action perhaps we'll have to take place. this is for him to decide now.— take place. this is for him to decide now. , :, decide now. there will be more extensive _ decide now. there will be more extensive strikes _ decide now. there will be more extensive strikes by _ decide now. there will be more extensive strikes by health - decide now. there will be more - extensive strikes by health workers next week. on tuesday, 12 hour walk—outs by nurses at 44th trust in england, six out of seven health boards in wales, and across northern ireland. on wednesday, ambulance staff will stage strikes covering

all areas of england and wales except the east of england. three unions, unison, gmb and unite have called the strikes but not all threat once in area of the there are no strikes for help stop in scotland, who received a higher offer. military personnel are being trained to drive ambulances during strikes, making sure this can be done safely, as well as helping paramedics move patients. emergency calls will be answered but there are warnings that some patients with injuries might miss out. i warnings that some patients with injuries might miss out.— injuries might miss out. i think it is auoin injuries might miss out. i think it is going to _ injuries might miss out. i think it is going to be — injuries might miss out. i think it is going to be really _ injuries might miss out. i think it is going to be really challenging l is going to be really challenging for people who would ordinarily call an ambulance fora for people who would ordinarily call an ambulance for a situation you may well need to find alternative means of treatment or accessing treatment. nhs england has written to hospital today urging them to discharge as many patients as possible safely ahead of the ambulance tracks. the aim is to free up beds and avoid logjams in a&e so paramedics get back on the road quickly.

an urgent investigation is under way after three people were left critically injured at a crush outside a concert venue in south london last night. a performance by nigerian star asake at the brixton academy had to be abandoned as some people, reportedly without tickets, tried to force their way in. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. this report contains some distressing details. caught up in a dangerous crush outside the famous 02 academy in brixton, hundreds of o2 academy in brixton, hundreds of fans of the nigerian singer asake, some were tickets, some without. the fans pushed up against the door, eventually forcing it open. you got 3000 people _ eventually forcing it open. you got 3000 people to — eventually forcing it open. you got 3000 people to open _ eventually forcing it open. you got 3000 people to open the - eventually forcing it open. you got 3000 people to open the door- eventually forcing it open. you got - 3000 people to open the door outside and because of security, these have asked us to close the show. its, asked us to close the show. a frustrated audience didn't realise what was unfolding. in the foyer,

order had broken down as security staff struggled to control the crowd. one woman described what it was like in the crash. i crowd. one woman described what it was like in the crash.— was like in the crash. i was so scared. was like in the crash. i was so scared- they _ was like in the crash. i was so scared. they pushed - was like in the crash. i was so scared. they pushed from - was like in the crash. i was so - scared. they pushed from behind, from outside. they pushed and i went down. i thought i was dead for the i took my last breath and passed out. i couldn't breathe. i woke up in an ambulance. i i couldn't breathe. i woke up in an ambulance-— i couldn't breathe. i woke up in an ambulance. , , :, :, ambulance. i witnessed not one with dulicate ambulance. i witnessed not one with duplicate tickets _ ambulance. i witnessed not one with duplicate tickets but _ ambulance. i witnessed not one with duplicate tickets but from _ duplicate tickets but from resellers. es, duplicate tickets but from resellers.— duplicate tickets but from resellers. :, :, , ., resellers. a lot of were frustrated thinkin: resellers. a lot of were frustrated thinking they'd — resellers. a lot of were frustrated thinking they'd bought _ resellers. a lot of were frustrated thinking they'd bought tickets, i resellers. a lot of were frustrated i thinking they'd bought tickets, how long they couldn't watch the show? i think when the security came out saying, we have reached capacity, there were hundreds of people outside saying, how? we have got our tickets that we thought. why can't we go in? tickets that we thought. why can't we no in? , :, tickets that we thought. why can't we coin? . :, :, we go in? one young concertgoer told me she was — we go in? one young concertgoer told me she was crushed _ we go in? one young concertgoer told me she was crushed against _ we go in? one young concertgoer told me she was crushed against the - we go in? one young concertgoer told me she was crushed against the door| me she was crushed against the door of the venue with no way in and no way of getting away. eventually the door gave way and she was pushed the

ground and trampled on as people ran to get through to the concert hall. today a major investigation was under way. today a major investigation was underway. every today a major investigation was under way. every potential piece of evidence was being gathered. detectives needing to build a picture of where any criminal liability lies for what could have been an even more serious incident. i think the public would rightly expect us to ensure we have the highest quality investigation to establish the facts and that is why we are doing that.— we are doing that. what potential offences are _ we are doing that. what potential offences are they _ we are doing that. what potential offences are they looking - we are doing that. what potential offences are they looking at - we are doing that. what potential offences are they looking at to i we are doing that. what potential. offences are they looking at to mock i'm not going to speculate. shack eiuht i'm not going to speculate. shack ei . ht and i'm not going to speculate. shack eight and asked _ i'm not going to speculate. shack eight and asked people _ i'm not going to speculate. shack eight and asked people not i i'm not going to speculate. shack eight and asked people not turn i i'm not going to speculate. shack eight and asked people not turn up without tickets. the venue will be in the spotlight. it security company said it was providing information to detectives. and the police are also under scrutiny for how at least one of their officers dealt with the crowd. daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton.

the victims of a suspected triple murder in northamptonshire are believed to be an nhs nurse and her two children. anju asok, who was 35,and her two children — six—year—old jeeva saju and janvi saju, aged four — were found with serious injuries at their home in kettering yeterday. a 52—year—old man is being questioned by police on suspicion of murder. buckingham palace has confirmed that lady susan hussey, who repeatedly asked a black british charity boss where she was from during a royal reception, has apologised in person. lady susan, who's a former lady in waiting and prince william's godmother, today met ngozi fulani, at buckingham palace. here's nicholas witchell. their last meeting caused deep offence. at buckingham palace today, lady susan hussey and ngozi fulani met again. the purpose today was to allow lady susan to make a personal apology for her racially insensitive comments to ms fulani at a palace reception. in a statement, the palace said...

"at this meeting filled with warmth and understanding, "lady susan offered her sincere apologies for the comments that "were made and the distress they caused to ms fulani." it was at a palace reception at the end of last month that the british—born ms fulani was asked repeatedly by lady susan what part of africa she was from. lady susan, a senior member of the royal household who served the late queen for more than 60 years, immediately stepped down. today, the king was visiting a jewish community centre in north london. for decades, he has promoted racial tolerance and understanding between different faiths. he and his officials will hope that today's meeting will draw a line under an unpleasant episode. for its part, the palace has said it will continue its focus on inclusion and diversity. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our top story this evening... another day of disruption

on the railways, after members of the uk's biggest rail union, began another 48 hour strike. coming up... the qatar world cup has been "the best ever" — according to the president of fifa. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: we'll have more on the future of worcester warriors, as their proposed takeover is rejected by the rugby football union, leaving their return to professional rugby uncertain. at least three people are reported to have been killed after russia launched scores of missile strikes against civilian targets across ukraine. nine energy plants have been damaged, and officials in the capital kyiv said the city had been hit by one of the largest missile barrages since russia invaded. emergency blackouts have been introduced across ukraine, with the mayor of its second largest city, kharkiv saying there's been "colossal" damage, which threatens to leave people without heating in freezing

winter temperatures. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. the rumble of a russian attack as kyiv was woken by more missile strikes. the danger drove people underground, the metro is the safest place to huddle here when the city is underfire. but place to huddle here when the city is under fire. but as place to huddle here when the city is underfire. but as russian missiles hit the power grid, the trains all stopped. i’ge missiles hit the power grid, the trains all stopped.— trains all stopped. i've been sittin: trains all stopped. i've been sitting here _ trains all stopped. i've been sitting here for _ trains all stopped. i've been sitting here for about - trains all stopped. i've been sitting here for about three | trains all stopped. i've been i sitting here for about three hours. i want to go home.— sitting here for about three hours. i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, i want to go home. but in southern ukraine. it — i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, it were _ i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, it were homes _ i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, it were homes that - i want to go home. but in southern ukraine, it were homes that were i ukraine, it were homes that were hit, killing three and trapping others under the ruins. in northern hard kyiv day turned dark. the power went down right across the town. this country now copes with what was

once unimaginable. handing out hot food... keeping people warm... and evenin food... keeping people warm... and even in kyiv queuing for water in the street. defying russia's efforts to wear them down. but these attacks affect even the most vulnerable. we found this old people's home without heat, light or water. found this old people's home without heat, light orwater. it found this old people's home without heat, light or water. it is running on sheer resilience. her children just brought her here from the south thinking she would be safer. we are all waiting for peace, really waiting. translation: putin says let's be friends, _ waiting. translation: putin says let's be friends, but _ waiting. translation: putin says let's be friends, but who - waiting. translation: putin says let's be friends, but who is - waiting. translation: putin says let's be friends, but who is the i let's be friends, but who is the unfriendly one here? he attacked us! our situation here is really miserable.— our situation here is really miserable. , ., :, miserable. the staff are doing their best to keep _

miserable. the staff are doing their best to keep things _ miserable. the staff are doing their best to keep things normal, - miserable. the staff are doing their best to keep things normal, but it i best to keep things normal, but it is anything but that. they even have to store water now to flush the toilet. translation: it is to store water now to flush the toilet. translation: it is pretty hard, but toilet. translation: it is pretty hard. but we _ toilet. translation: it is pretty hard, but we will _ toilet. translation: it is pretty hard, but we will get _ toilet. translation: it is pretty hard, but we will get through. i hard, but we will get through. tonight there are no traffic lights and much of kyiv, no lights at all in large parts in the capital. russia tries to force his country into surrender, but somehow life goes on. now a look at some other stories making the news today. retail sales saw a surprise fall last month after black friday failed boost online shopping. with household budgets still under pressure from rising prices, sales volumes dropped 0.4% in november. they had been forecast to go up. ava nti west coast avanti west coast have been given more than six and a half million pounds in performance bonuses by

government despite being the worst railway. they were rewarded from april to september 2021. that was before the firm cut its train services before... by a fifth and recorded just over half of them running on time. the actor kevin spacey is to face a further seven charges at his forthcoming trial in london — for alleged sexual offences against one man. mr spacey appeared at westminster magistrates court today by video link to confirm his name and address. at a hearing earlier this year he denied five other charges. a senior member of the church of england has told the bbc that they government has not completely grasped the spiralling cost of living. a particular concern are the number of people in work who are struggling. the church of england reports that nearly 40% of adults in britain have sought help for basics

like food and warm. our uk affairs correspondent has been talking to some who are in desperate need in newcastle. you are going to be superman, are you? it is a home filled with love. but for this family, the outside world is getting scary. you have to stay in here because there is a monster out there. oh, what monster? anita is a single mum of three, she has always worked, she still does, but it is short hours, fitting around little brett's nursery times. 0h, oh, lots of rice! squeezed benefits and soaring prices have brought this family to crisis point and to the food bank. this is the first time i've actually had to go and ask for help. i just can't do it at the minute and i don't know what... it's the gas, the bills. and the cost of the food that has gone up. anything that worries you, anything that you are fearful of, please come and talk to us. at this community hub in benwell, calls for help are up 25% since september.

and it is notjust food, there are all kinds of help. how much do you spend on public transport? i don't because i can't afford it. i haven't got enough winter coats, that's the sad thing. _ carol rowland is a driving force here. you are looking better. i want to be... helping hundreds of people like dean. every other day, i am in hospital for emergency treatment. his heart condition is life limiting, he can't work. this place is a life—saver. your money quickly kind of goes, so you have to rely on coming to a food bankjust for that extra few days' worth of food, which is great. it is so cold. coughs. i'm exhausted with it. absolutely exhausted. anita is on her way to the food bank she used to donate to. it has been weeks since we've seen her and brett and she has changed,

thinner, colder. 0h, oh, ijust want to oh, i just want to stay here today. last week i couldn't put my heating on it all. all i feel like i've done for weeks and weeks is cry and cry. i feel like such a let down all the time, do you know what i mean? it is a shattering experience and without this place, well, who knows. i think i would have given up by now, to be fair. and i would have. i would have given up. sorry. i've got three children, i shouldn't feel like that. i cannot see what lady can do to make her life any different. because she is doing everything she can. i love you, baby. the government says it does recognise that people are struggling with rising prices and that it has given direct help to millions this year. still, for so many, things are tough.

this is newcastle. it could be anywhere. i think it is a crisis because of the numbers of people who are involved across every single community, every single community is impacted. the thing that concerns me the most deeply, i think, is the level of working poverty. we've got to get through this winter together. the weather has gone cold, frigid. three elves on one shelf. yeah! anita is trying to keep things festive to make the best of christmas. it would be lovely to just stop thinking about everything and worrying constantly, just to sit round and have family time with that christmas crackers and the hats and the bad jokes and just... a nice time. not much to ask, so hard to deliver. sings. but for her kids, anita will make it happen in this bleak midwinter of 2022. jeremy cooke, bbc news, newcastle.

there is more help and advice with how to cope with the rising cost of living. just go to our website. you can also use the bbc news app. the president of world football's governing body, says the qatar world cup has been "the best ever." the president of fifa, gianni infantino, was speaking ahead of the final on sunday, when france take on argentina. he says the legacy of the tournament, will be that more people have had an opportunity to discover the arab world. here's our sports editor, dan roan. it has been a world cup like no other. the first to be held in winter, the middle east and injust one city, qatar 2022 has been full of surprises. commentator: that . olden of surprises. commentator: that golden boy! _ of surprises. commentator: that golden boy! he _ of surprises. commentator: twat golden boy! he has put his nation ahead! :, :, ., , ahead! traditional powers parted

earl . ahead! traditional powers parted early- germany— ahead! traditional powers parted early. germany rr _ ahead! traditional powers parted early. germany rr loved. - ahead! traditional powers parted early. germany rr loved. and i ahead! traditional powers parted l early. germany rr loved. and new forces emerge. with plenty of motion on and off the pitch. and now the event has a final with two of the greatest players going head—to—head. organisers said they were delighted. the world cup has been an incredible success on all fronts. the behaviour, the joe fall success on all fronts. the behaviour, thejoe fall —— joyful atmosphere. the bringing together of the world. meeting the arab world. this tournament was defined by controversy as well. the deaths of two margaret workers at facilities this month reinforcing mounting criticism. , :,, , :, , this month reinforcing mounting criticism. , :, , ., criticism. every loss of life is a tra . ed criticism. every loss of life is a tragedy and — criticism. every loss of life is a tragedy and what _ criticism. every loss of life is a tragedy and what ever - criticism. every loss of life is a tragedy and what ever we i criticism. every loss of life is a l tragedy and what ever we could criticism. every loss of life is a i tragedy and what ever we could do criticism. every loss of life is a - tragedy and what ever we could do in order to change the legislation to protect the health of the workers,

we did it. : ., , , protect the health of the workers, we did it. : :, ,, we did it. and it happen. most miurant we did it. and it happen. most migrant workers _ we did it. and it happen. most migrant workers watch - we did it. and it happen. most migrant workers watch the i we did it. and it happen. most i migrant workers watch the match is not in the gleaming stadium they build, but in places like this on the outskirts of doha where many live. human rights groups are dismayed that despite all the money made from the world cup, demands for reforms have been ignored. reforms have been injured —— reforms have been introduced but many say it is not enough. the been introduced but many say it is not enough-— been introduced but many say it is not enou:h. ., _ :, 9 :, not enough. the legacy of the world cu is ve not enough. the legacy of the world cup is very short-lived. _ not enough. the legacy of the world cup is very short-lived. in _ not enough. the legacy of the world cup is very short-lived. in the - not enough. the legacy of the world cup is very short-lived. in the end i cup is very short—lived. in the end it is the football that excites us. then we go on with the rest of our lives. do i think anything is going to change, no. lives. do i think anything is going to change. no— to change, no. organisers will be relieved that _ to change, no. organisers will be relieved that the _ to change, no. organisers will be relieved that the infrastructure i relieved that the infrastructure here has lived up to the demands placed on it. fans seem to have enjoyed the event. and yet this politically charged tournament will also be remembered for a clash of cultures. regionally the tournament has been a unifying force, but there has been a unifying force, but there has also been tension, a last—minute

ban on beers sales. some fans also had rainbow coloured items confiscated.— had rainbow coloured items confiscated. :, ~ ., , confiscated. for the middle east, this world cop — confiscated. for the middle east, this world cup will _ confiscated. for the middle east, this world cup will be _ confiscated. for the middle east, this world cup will be seen i confiscated. for the middle east, this world cup will be seen as i confiscated. for the middle east, this world cup will be seen as a i this world cup will be seen as a success and there is no question about that. people will feel there is now potentially a rupture in world football.— is now potentially a rupture in world football. :, :, , world football. from the moment they won the right — world football. from the moment they won the right to _ world football. from the moment they won the right to play _ world football. from the moment they won the right to play host, _ won the right to play host, organisers have objected to... soon the event will conclude, and there will always be questions about the true cost of the world cup. what will happen to the remarkable venues? what will the environmental impact be? it is simply too early to tell. it will be fascinating if granted the opportunity to ask the

qataris whether or not they filled the estimated £180 billion they spent on this tournament was worth it. if it was just about projecting a positive image, then perhaps they will feel it was not, but many feel it was about a lot more than that, security, securing the this country. what certainty —— what is certain that even though this tournament is about to end the questions that were asked are not going away. a giant freestanding aquarium in berlin, containing one and a half thousand exotic fish, has exploded, causing a wave of destruction. the tank which was 14 metres high, contained a million litres of water, and was on show in the lobby of a hotel. jenny hill has that story.

this aquarium was built to impress, 1 million l of water, more than 1,000 tropical fish, there was even a lift in the middle. all towering over the lobby of a berlin hotel. my god! but early this morning, it seems the tank simply shattered, glass and metal ripped through the building. water and fish gushed out onto the street. extraordinarily, just two people were hurt, neither of them seriously. the hotel actually shook inside. i could describe it as a... imitates explosion. and ijolted out of bed, turned around... i didn't see any movement so i didn't know what the heck was going on. i looked outside the window, i saw a lady running. investigators are trying to establish what went wrong. look at this footage, taken

when the aquarium was first built. you could fire a gun at this tank, said the architect and it would only cause a small hole, not burst the whole cylinder so such a hollywood scenario is impossible. the authorities suspect material fatigue may be to blame, but they are not yet sure. there is a sense, i think, of relief amongst many here that this happened when it did. an hour or so later and that lobby, the street outside the motel would have been packed with visitors. many of them children. there's shock at the destruction, regret at the loss of so many fish but an acknowledgement too that this could have been so much worse. jenny hill, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's tomasz schafernaker. frosty night. we've got to wait for a little bit. in fact today it really was snowing pretty heavily in scotland. here are some weather

watcher pictures. the winter wonderland. here is onejust to watcher pictures. the winter wonderland. here is one just to the northwest of glasgow. we had the amber warning from the met office which has expired. let's talk about the thawing. it is looming and i say that because it could become troublesome. out to the southwest there is this bulging area of mild air sweeping there is this bulging area of mild airsweeping in there is this bulging area of mild air sweeping in over the weekend. wave that will come weather fronts. mild air, really mild air, it will deflect the cold frigid air that has been over us for quite some time. out towards eastern parts of europe. let's concentrate on now. we've got snow showers across parts of scotland and went to re around the coast. southern cumbria will be in for a dose of wintry weather perhaps parts of wales as well. here are the temperatures. these are the inner city temperatures. —4, —5. the southeast will be coldest down to minus seven degrees. tomorrow, we will see showers around coastal

areas of wales. in land, across the