scored theirfirst ever number one album. hall said it was a long time coming. the singer terry hall, who's died at the age of 63. let's now bring you those pictures from buenos aires and the huge crowds waiting for the arrival of world cup winners argentina. the team are about to take part in a victory parade through the capital. lots of happy fans. it didn't come home, did it? it went there, to argentina. the letter is a bit better there too! it the letter is a bit better there too! , . ,':ii , too! it is about 30 degrees in buenos aires _ too! it is about 30 degrees in buenos aires but _ too! it is about 30 degrees in buenos aires but it _ too! it is about 30 degrees in buenos aires but it is - too! it is about 30 degrees in buenos aires but it is betterl too! it is about 30 degrees in - buenos aires but it is better than

the deep freeze last week. has the cold entirely gone away? stay tuned. todayis cold entirely gone away? stay tuned. today is a showery day that we have thicker areas of cloud to the atlantic waiting to bring spells of rain across the uk over the next couple of days, but today is not bad, no showers close to an area of low pressure, they will affect the north and west of scotland. on a two for northern ireland and the north west of england and wales but lots of dry weather this afternoon and lots of sunshine. things have turned milder, temperatures reaching about 10 degrees across parts of eastern england, around seven or eight full parts of scotland and northern ireland. a band of rain will develop and move eastwards across england and move eastwards across england and wales over night, staying quite pellistri further north, further showers for northern ireland and scotland too —— stay in quite blustery. temperatures between about two and six. this band of rain across england and wales moves

pretty quickly, and improving weather picture, becoming drier with more sunshine, but for northern ireland and scotland a similar day to today, sunny spells, passing showers, some heavy for western scotland in particular, temperatures around seven or eight in the north, ten or ii in the south, a couple of degrees above average for the time of year. some rain will come across england and wales on thursday but there is a chance the rain could become a lot more developed and we could get rain across most parts of the country in that scenario. the forecast of how much rain we see on thursday could change a little bit temperatures will remain mild and potentially get milder across parts of the south, but running closer to the christmas period this area has been stopping cold air from the christmas period this area has been stopping cold airfrom moving southwards, that clears out of the way, we get a battle zone with cold air to the north of the uk, milder

air to the north of the uk, milder airto air to the north of the uk, milder air to the north of the uk, milder air to the south, meaning it will turn colder across parts of scotland, we will probably see snowfall particularly to the hills of northern scotland which might bring localised disruption. further south, although temperatures drop away closer to christmas, not expecting anything too disruptive at this stage but you might notice winteriness across parts of northern england and some hills. that is how things are looking, it will get cooler in time for christmas. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. that's £m,735 that's £14,735 62p, that's £1a,735 62p, please. that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking — that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking into _ that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking into a _ that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking into a toy _ that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking into a toy shop - that's £14,735 62p, please. imagine that walking into a toy shop and - that walking into a toy shop and spending almost £15,000 on christmas presents? good afternoon i'm qasa alom, it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. england's cricketers have made history by becoming the first visiting side to win a test series

3—0 in pakistan. the tourists sealed a comfortable 8—wicket victory in the third and final test in karachi. they needed just 55 runs in the morning of day four and knocked that off in less than 40 minutes. ben duckett topscored with 82 not out to round off a memorable tourfor the opener, while captain ben stokes was unbeaten on 35. that's the sides 9th win in 10 under stokes's leadership, and plenty of positives ahead of new zealand in february and australia in the summer. the way in which we speak and i have spoken since i've done this role is almost not worrying about the result, just going out and playing, expressing ourselves as a team, and trying to give ourselves the best chance of winning and always thinking like that. i guess, winning 3—0 proves that it can work on the odd occasion. lionel messi and the argentina squad

have arrived back home in buenos aires as world cup champions following their victory over france in sunday's final. the players arrived in the early hours of the morning to streets already lined with thousands of cheering fans. and those scenes have continued for the rest of the day to celebrate argentina's first world cup triumph since 1986 and their third in total. let's cross to some live pictures of buenos aires right now. as of buenos aires right now. you can see, incredible thousands as you can see, incredible scenes, thousands of fans waving blue and white argentina flags around the obelisk in the capital. the president declared tuesday a national bank holiday following the victory over france. it is certainly going to be a party atmosphere there. the england defender alex greenwood has signed a contract extension at manchester city, committing her until 2026. the 29—year—old joined

city from lyon in 2020. she came on as a substitute for the lionesses when they beat germany in that euro 2022 final injuly. she said it's an exciting time to be at city. away from the world cup, premier league teams are back in action in the league cup this evening after more than a month off. two of them are newcastle and bournemouth whose match has been brought forward by 24 hours due to some medical services going on strike. the two teams haven't played competitively since november 12th. the wait for this game has been quite long from our perspective. so we're very keen to get back to it, get back to the action, get back to competitive games. the friendlies are good for what they are but they're a very different game. i know the players are the same. speaking to the international lads that have come back, they're very keen to get the season restarted again which is a great thing for me to hear and for everyone connected with newcastle to hear too. scotland's finn russell willjoin bath after next year's world cup,

signing from top 14 side racing 92. the 30—year—old has been in paris for the past four seasons, having scored almost 300 points in his 66 matches in france, since joining from glasgow in 2018. he said, "to be able to join such an historic, well—supported club "is really exciting". and a shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2022 bbc sports personality of the year award. head over to the bbc sport website for more details. the nominees are gymnast jessica gadirova, footballer beth mead, curling's eve muirhead, cricketer ben stokes, snooker player ronnie o'sullivan and athlete jake wightman. voting will be open during the show on bbc one tomorrow night. that is your sport for now.

let's return to our main story this lunchtime — and a union leader has urged the government to "make us an offer" on pay in a bid to avert strike action by ambulance workers tomorow. the health secretary steve barclay is meeting unions this afternoon to discuss preparations for the upcoming strike. speaking in the last hour, he said the government wasn't willing to re—open negotiations with health unions about pay — but would discuss other concerns. we have an independent pay process to look at that, and to balance both the needs of your viewers who are facing cost of living pressures at the moment, the affordability to the economy, but also the needs of the nhs. we are prioritising the nhs, thatis nhs. we are prioritising the nhs, that is why in the autumn statement the chancellor put an extra £6.6 billion of investment into the nhs. that is in addition to the £7.5 billion into the care centre, and it is brilliancy the work that care staff are doing up and down the country, such as here. we are investing more in the nhs, but also

we have an independent that looks at pay, and balances that with the cost of living pressures that many of your viewers are facing. you have ianored your viewers are facing. you have ignored those _ your viewers are facing. you have ignored those recommendations. ignored those recommendations before, the fact that ambulances essentially won't be turning up, potentially we are talking about people losing their lives because of this cosmic a moment to potentially... this cosmic a moment to potentially. . ._ this cosmic a moment to otentiall ~ . , potentially... we have accepted those recommendations - potentially... we have accepted | those recommendations before, potentially... we have accepted - those recommendations before, and that comes of the back of last year where we prioritise the nhs for the nature 3% last year in addition to accepting the recommendations for this year. we also need to invest more this year and services to patients. we recognise there is significant backlogs as a consequence of the pandemic. all of your viewers will be waiting for operations. we have already announced another 19 on top of the 91 new diagnostic centres. we have invested in new surgical... we are

investing more in the nhs, but we are also recognising we need to invest more in care, that's why i'm talking to care staff today who do a brilliantjob up and down the country, recognising how important they are in terms of getting people out of hospital into care settings, because that is one of the ways we relieve a lot of pressure on the nhs when we have 13 and a half thousand people in hospital you are ready to leave medically but they need does care packages. you leave medically but they need does care packages-_ care packages. you say you are investin: care packages. you say you are investing in _ care packages. you say you are investing in the _ care packages. you say you are investing in the nhs, _ care packages. you say you are investing in the nhs, why - care packages. you say you are | investing in the nhs, why would care packages. you say you are - investing in the nhs, why would you talk about pay? pat cullen says she won't begin if you don't —— dig in. we have a further meeting with trade unions today, we had discussions with another trade union yesterday. we are keen to talk, we are engaging with the trade unions. on pay, we

have an independent process, and we have an independent process, and we have accepted that in full. that comes on top of the extra prior prioritisation of the nhs, but at other that we need to focus on patients. we need to get the waiting lists down, that is why we have invested the extra 6.6 billion over the next years, so we have prioritised the nhs and social care in the autumn statement at a time of difficulty for the economy, because we recognise we need to get those things down. it's notjust about pay stop when i talk to staff across the nhs they talk about nhs estate,... but pay does matter? {iii nhs they talk about nhs estate,... but pay does matter?— nhs they talk about nhs estate,... but pay does matter? of course, and that is why. — but pay does matter? of course, and that is why. as _ but pay does matter? of course, and that is why. as i _ but pay does matter? of course, and that is why, as i say, _ but pay does matter? of course, and that is why, as i say, we _ but pay does matter? of course, and that is why, as i say, we have - but pay does matter? of course, and that is why, as i say, we have an - that is why, as i say, we have an independent process that looks at this. it's notjust about pay. when i talked to staff, the ambulance staff are saying that one of the big impact on their morale is around ambulance handover delays. when i spoke to nurses on monday, they were talking to me about the importance

of the nhs estate, and also things like technology, getting the investment in technology to make their working conditions better, because one of their frustrations is often the tech. if the tech is not supporting theirjobs. there is a range of things that impact on staff morale. part of that is getting the right services to patients, and part of it is looking at the estate, the tech, and the many other things alongside pay. you tech, and the many other things alongside pay-— tech, and the many other things alongside pay. tech, and the many other things alonuside -a . ., . ., , alongside pay. you are confronted by the mother of— alongside pay. you are confronted by the mother of three _ alongside pay. you are confronted by the mother of three with _ alongside pay. you are confronted by the mother of three with cystic - the mother of three with cystic fibrosis yesterday. she writes a the nhs workers are being worked on the bone? she nhs workers are being worked on the bone? ,, , nhs workers are being worked on the bone? , , g “_ nhs workers are being worked on the bone? ,, , ., , ., bone? she is right to say that there are massive — bone? she is right to say that there are massive pressures _ bone? she is right to say that there are massive pressures on _ bone? she is right to say that there are massive pressures on nhs - bone? she is right to say that there | are massive pressures on nhs staff, we recognise that that from the pandemic. anyone heart can go out to any mum when they have a sick child. i would parent myself, and of course a mum with their sick child will be fighting to get the best care. one thing she did say is that she had great care for her daughter. it is great care for her daughter. it is great to see that good care like

thatis great to see that good care like that is happening, but we have to invest in the services to patients. where she and i agree is on the importance of getting that investment into the nhs for patients, clearing backlogs, but also recognising that staff of it under huge pressure from the pandemic, that's why we have the process for the cute affordability, retention, these issues. we have an independent process, and with respect to that, i think there union should too. respect to that, i think there union should too-— respect to that, i think there union should too. ., ., ., should too. someone says an elegant wa out should too. someone says an elegant way out would — should too. someone says an elegant way out would be _ should too. someone says an elegant way out would be to _ should too. someone says an elegant way out would be to ask _ should too. someone says an elegant way out would be to ask the - way out would be to ask the committee to consider the negotiations, does emma point cosmic we are i would rather look forward. we are

...we we have already submitted the letter in terms of that, so that process is already under way, and again that is an independent process that would look at these issues, we'd worked towards saphenous inflations, we look at the concerns that staff have raised, and the balance that with the wider issues in terms of the economy. we are already under way on next year's pay review body. that is an independent process. it would be wrong to look back when we are three quarters of the way through the air.— the way through the air. should --eole the way through the air. should people change _ the way through the air. should people change their _ the way through the air. should people change their behaviour? the way through the air. should - people change their behaviour? will quince this morning said people should avoid activity... that quince this morning said people should avoid activity. . .- quince this morning said people should avoid activity... that is on the british _ should avoid activity... that is on the british public, _ should avoid activity... that is on the british public, we _ should avoid activity... that is on the british public, we can - should avoid activity... that is on the british public, we can see - should avoid activity... that is on i the british public, we can see there will be pressures on ambulances tomorrow. i've called on the trade unions to act responsibly, they've said they will provide life—threatening cover and emergency cover. it is essential that they do so to protect patients, because if

there are delays on ambulances, obviously that impacts very seriously on patient safety. of course, the british public will make sensible decisions in terms of their behaviour based on what they can see in terms of the pressures on the health system. 50 in terms of the pressures on the health system.— in terms of the pressures on the health system. so they shouldn't chance health system. so they shouldn't change their _ health system. so they shouldn't change their behaviour? - health system. so they shouldn't change their behaviour? was - health system. so they shouldn't change their behaviour? was a l health system. so they shouldn't l change their behaviour? was a way will make sensible _ change their behaviour? was a way will make sensible decisions. - change their behaviour? was a way will make sensible decisions. it - change their behaviour? was a way will make sensible decisions. it is l will make sensible decisions. it is extremely icy, you might not go for a run. a few months ago a bbc news team revealed the neglect and abuse of disabled people in ukraine's huge network of orphanages, with distressing pictures showing young people and children living in cots and tethered to benches. the team has been following their plight throughout the war, and have travelled to poland, which took in more than a quarter—of—a—million refugees with disabilities. danjohnson has been to meet some of the families

experiencing a new life. after 20 years of being denied an education, this is the joy of learning. and with it comes parental pride. he loves going to school. he wakes up and he asks, will he go to school? and he runs to the door, stands there and waits. now roman's day starts with new purpose. he couldn't go to school in ukraine, but as a refugee in poland, he is being shown what is possible. this is an opportunity he never had in ukraine. yes. it's specialfor him, and i wonder why a child like roman went not to school in ukraine. translation: we were told he wasn't teachable, - that there was no school for him. but now look at him, developing, thriving, receiving one—on—one support and the sort of therapy he never had back home.

and while roman's at school, there is a respite for his family, time for his parents and his sisters too. but the urge to go back to ukraine is posing the toughest of dilemmas. translation: our soul longs to go home, while the brain feels - something different. we don't know how we will decide on all that. for the moment, it is better here. there is no dilemma for alexey�*s mum. translation: our soul longs to go home, while the brain feels - there is no dilemma for alexey�*s mum. she's desperate to get her boy back home.

translation: i love ukraine, because i gave birth _ to my children there, and alexey�*s health is unstable, so should something happen, i would want it to happen in ukraine. when exactly it will happen, i don't know. but every month sees him getting worse. can you tell me why that is important, why that matters so much, that alexey is where you want him to be? because he was born there. while they wait, they are supported by patchwork, an organisation set up by these mums who have sown this community together. they all left ukraine long before the invasion to improve the lives of their own children. now, they are improving the lives of others like roman. he absolutely lights up in the water. he is getting rid of his limitations and he feels absolutely free in the water.

translation: he has become less nervous. | he has become better. he may not have changed intellectually, but he is different. i'm not a psychologist, but my boy has changed. these families are hearing the call of home grow louder, but disability complicates an already impossible choice. and at its heart is a mother's love for her country, but first for her son. danjohnson, bbc news, in poland. for more on the lives of ukrainian refugees navigating a new world in poland you can watch "disabled and displaced: fleeing ukraine" on the bbc iplayer.

let's take a look now at what's making the news across the uk. a family from south lincolnshire is warning people not to leave things plugged into the wall if they're not at home. it's after a house fire in sutterton which has left the nicholls family without any presents, clothes, or their home, just a few days before christmas. they say an ecigarette charger which was left plugged in, caused thousands of pounds of damage. lincolnshire fire and rescue service are warning of the dangers of this. jessica lane has more. ijumped out of bed. my oldest jumped up. we all grabbed some bowls and buckets from downstairs, ran back upstairs, tried to put the fire out. it only took about ten minutes for the fire to cause all this damage to this family home after an e—cigarette charger was left plugged in and switched

on while graham and one of his two sons slept. i was crawling under the smoke at one point, chucking water on it, and it had died down a little bit and i was thinking i was getting there. and then by the time i'd got back with another bucket of water from the bathroom, it was just up again to the point where i couldn't see and i couldn't breathe. graham was given oxygen and taken to hospital, but quickly recovered. he's now rebuilding his home with the help of his family. the men enjoyed bashing up furniture that was no good. got to keep spirits high. got to keep positive. at the end of the day, we're grateful that everybody is ok and everything else can be repaired, and that is the main thing. every roofjoist was burnt here. so what we've had to do is buy new roofjoists, poke them through onto the internal leaf, and then bolt them to the existing joists that are there. and then we cut out all the burnt bits. he knows he's lucky to have family close by he can stay with. they're grateful, too, to friends and strangers who've been quick to donate to help them out.

single parents, businesses. everyone'sjust reached out. so close to christmas, everyone's struggling at the minute, and for people to give £50 vouchers or £10 voucher, it just blows our mind at how kind everyone's being. this video shows an e—cigarette left plugged in after it was fully charged and demonstrates why fire and rescue services advise that no electrical items are ever left unattended. that includes phone chargers and christmas lights, which many of us leave on overnight. i it's that fantastic time of year. and we don't want to be killjoys. we absolutely don't. but again, we'd ask them to only have the lights . on when they're at home. i if they're going out, going to bed, i please make sure they're turned off. we certainly appreciate - with the youngsters nowadays, they'll want to be on their phones . till the minute they fall asleep. i and personal experience with that with my son, . who will be on his phone last thing at night - and has fallen asleepl and i've gone through and the phone's on the bed. my wife's terrible for switching everything off, and i used to laugh and tell her she was paranoid. i used to tell her to stop moaning

at the kids, you know, and say, "it's ok, it's fine." and it's actually not. it's worth that couple of minutes, just checking on them and going round, because it's not worth the risk for the devastation it can cause. a christmas party took place in launceston in cornwall last night for the 60 ukrainian refugee families living in the area. for many of them, this is their first christmas away from their loved ones and it was a chance to enjoy some familar ukrainian festivities. st nicholas paid a visit and distributed gifts to the children at the party. john ayres was there. with all the trauma of leaving your home and loved ones behind, it was a chance for ukrainian families have a good time together, and enjoy the festivities and food from their homeland. festivities and food from their homeland-— festivities and food from their homeland. , ., , ., , homeland. here is a very warm place for me, homeland. here is a very warm place for me. and — homeland. here is a very warm place for me, and thank— homeland. here is a very warm place for me, and thank you, _ homeland. here is a very warm place for me, and thank you, thank - homeland. here is a very warm place for me, and thank you, thank you, i

homeland. here is a very warm place | for me, and thank you, thank you, we have a safe and protected space. it's an amazing time with amazing people _ it's an amazing time with amazing people i'rn — it's an amazing time with amazing people. i'm thinking i am very lucky. — people. i'm thinking i am very lucky, because we met this fantastic sponsor— lucky, because we met this fantastic sponsor family. they are angels here _ we have the best community group, english _ we have the best community group, english people are very friendly and very kind _ the highlight was saint nicholas. as patron saint of children, he was giving out gifts. st patron saint of children, he was giving out gifts-— patron saint of children, he was giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sin giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sign of— giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sign of christmas _ giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sign of christmas as - giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sign of christmas as far - giving out gifts. st nicholas is the first sign of christmas as far as i first sign of christmas as far as ukrainians are concerned. we want to recognise that and give them the opportunity for some familiar festivities, and get them together with all their ukrainian friends and have a party.

with all their ukrainian friends and have a party-— have a party. behind the scenes, work is going _ have a party. behind the scenes, work is going on _ have a party. behind the scenes, work is going on to _ have a party. behind the scenes, work is going on to try _ have a party. behind the scenes, work is going on to try and - have a party. behind the scenes, work is going on to try and help. have a party. behind the scenes, i work is going on to try and help the people is still in ukraine by getting generators to them. but this light was a night of celebration. merry christmas. a team that's raised £22,000 selling homemade wooden christmas trees is hoping to make hundreds of vulnerable children's dreams come true this christmas. reece fletcher and his team made wooden christmas trees out of fence panels. now, they're preparing to give out gifts across west yorkshire after a shopping spree in the toy shop. that's £14,735.62, please. imagine walking into a toy shop and spending almost £15,000 on christmas presents? well, that was thejob in hand for reece and his team after they made more than £20,000 by selling wooden christmas trees. we've made around 1600 trees,

we've raised £22,000 and we're going to spend 14 grand in here today. we've just got to get it done. the only gift i want is to give them a better christmas. the kids are going to wake up with something and santa - does come, he's here. we'll have two of them, we'll have one of these. get here with that trolley, reece! this year they enlisted the help of well—known food—reviewing youtuber, danny malin, who swapped his knife and fork for a shopping trolley. as a kid you come to these places and you're just like looking - on every aisle and thinking, "oh, i wish i could have that, - i wish i could have that." and now i've got the chance tojust go like this, "yeah, _ we'll have two of them for the kids. we'll have two of them." it's almost exactly a year since reece and his team last came to this toy shop and spent around £10,000 on toys. this year they've got double that. all the toys they buy will then be given to a local school and a local charity who will then distribute them to vulnerable families across west yorkshire just in time for christmas. some people take for granted that the kids are unwrapping. hundreds and thousands of pounds worth of presents. _

but the one kid that could want this .at £16.99 is never going to get it. i these guys have given them the opportunity of doing it. i i mean look at his face here, i little nathan, he's loving life. he's like, "yes, let's go!" it's very emotional and i never thought it would get to me like it has, but it has. i woke up christmas day and i woke up with a big smile on my face knowing that all these kids are actually able to open something they wanted. £10,500 last year felt like we'd hit the lottery. this year, we've blown it out of the water. with a christmas sleigh... or van, filled with toys, there's just one thing left to say. like it says on the back of my shirt, "nice to be nice, innit." jacob tomlinson, bbc look north.

now it's time for a look at the weather, with chris. hello again. for many of you this afternoon there'll be lots of sunshine around. that said, we are looking at a few showers across the north west around 8 degrees in aberdeen and belfast, 14 degrees in london, so on the male side for most. overnight, we have a zone of rain that is going to develop a crossing land and wales, shows continue to feel across scotland and northern ireland, for many today is quite breezy, and a frost free night for most. temperatures between two and 6 degrees. tomorrow, the rain across england and wales close quickly, sunshine follows, to the north—west of the uk, plus an area fresher, will continue to see showers filling in for northern ireland and scotland as well. temperatures the mild side, 9 degrees in glasgow to around 11 degrees in london.

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a second nurses' strike a second nurses' strike is under way with picket lines across england, wales and northern ireland. unions say urgent care isn't affected, and call on the prime minister, to sit down to talks. he can bring their strike to a conclusion before the end of this week. he owes that to this profession. he owes it to every member of the public in the country, so let's do it right now. we member of the public in the country, so let's do it right now.— so let's do it right now. we are keen to talk. — so let's do it right now. we are keen to talk, we _ so let's do it right now. we are keen to talk, we are _ so let's do it right now. we are keen to talk, we are engaging | so let's do it right now. we are - keen to talk, we are engaging with the trade _ keen to talk, we are engaging with the trade unions. one pay, we have an independent process and we have accepted _ an independent process and we have accepted that in full and of course that comes on top of the actual prioritisation of the nhs last year. an article byjeremy clarkson about the duchess of sussex has attracted over seventeen and a half thousand complaints. the press regulator ipso says that's more than any other in its history.