this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm luxmy gopal. our top stories? street clashes break out in paris after three people were shot dead at a kurdish community centre — riot police have fired tear gas at crowds of protesters. earlier, french police arrested a 69—year—old man — whom the paris prosecutor says had previously been charged with acts of racist violence. nurses in england will go on strike twice injanuary unless pay talks are opened, with even more hospital trusts expected to walk out than the december strikes. meanwhile union chiefs say borderforce strikes could go on for six months unless the government joins pay talks.

a powerful arctic storm sweeps across swathes of the us and canada — more than 200 million people are under weather warnings — with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places. and multiple arrests in afghanistan, after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban's latest prohibition on women attending universities. and ladbaby are top at christmas again! the husband and wife duo have taken the christmas number one spot for a record fifth time

a gunman has shot and killed two men and a woman in central paris. all were of turkish—kurdish descent. police say the attacker, who was sixty—nine, was acting out of hatred of foreigners. he has been arrested. he had just been released from detention for targeting an african migrant camp in paris a yearago. clashes later broke out between police and a large crowd which had gathered at the scene. protesters started a fire in the street and threw chairs and bricks. police clad in riot gear responded with tear gas. hugh schofield reports. not long after the attack, rioting in central paris. these are people from the city's turkish kurdish community, angry because it was three of theirs who were shot and killed. it was just before midday when the man described as white and quite old pulled out a handgun and started firing outside a kurdish

community centre not far from the gare du nord. he was overpowered and detained by police. for the authorities, the most plausible theory is that this was a racially motivated, antiforeigner attack. translation: obviously, - he wanted to attack foreigners. we will find out from the judicial inquiry whether he was specifically targeting kurds. for the moment, it's impossible to know. the man has been identified as a 69—year—old former train driver. he had onlyjust been let out ofjail in connection with an attack with a sword on an african migrant camp in paris a year ago. this evening the area remains tense, many in the kurdish community here accusing the french government of failing to protect them. it will make the person concerned attacked the tents. an investigation was opened and the person concerned has recently been released. the area remains tense and many in the community accusing the french government of failing to protect

them. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than three—thousand flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades — with wind blasts taking it even as low as minus 55 celsius in places. more than half the population is under weather warnings or advisories and seasonal travel is badly disrupted. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has the latest. it couldn't have come at a worse time. america's peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts stretching from here on the canadian border all the way to florida. on airport runways planes have been replaced by de—icing trucks... we're out here, period. i mean, we'll be out him until it stops snowing, really. ..leading to thousands of cancelled flights with the city of chicago the worst hit.

flustered. we're trying to search on our phones, figure out other routes, maybe even taking a bus from here to atlanta. it will take us about 21 hours, so that's really inconvenient. but anything we can do just to get there is what we're going to do. a once in a generation bomb cyclone is actually causing i temperatures to plummet. on the us networks, there's talk of little else. the term bomb cyclone describes a drop in pressure of 2a millibars in 2a hours. whatever you call it, the risks are clear. exacerbated by the strong desire to travel at this time of year. all of those things coming together i think make a very dangerous, dangerous situation. people normally expect to be with family and friends. i know every family is going through those calculations now. the storm is expected to last through the weekend. after the years of covid,

millions of americans face another disrupted christmas. now, let's turn to the wave of industrial action affecting different sectors of the uk economy. a second day of ambulance strikes planned in england and wales for next week, has been called off. up to 10,000 workers had been due to walk out on 28th of december, but the gmb union says the strike has now been suspended, so the public can enjoy christmas without �*additional anxiety�*. however, other walk outs will continue. starting with disruption today among postal workers, who've begun another two day strike. a further day of industrial action by ambulance workers is planned for the 11th of january. meanwhile, thousands of nurses will go on strike onjanuary 18th and 19th, with more dates to be confirmed in the new year. the royal college of nursing says

the stoppages will continue, until pay negotiations with the government are opened. our heath editor hugh pym has more details. people back to us on the picket lines and we do not want to make them anxious at this time of year. that was the argument for postponing next wednesday's strike by ambulance staff. but there is a new strike date, january the 11th. the message to the government. we date, january the 11th. the message to the government.— to the government. we beg you to come to the _ to the government. we beg you to come to the table _ to the government. we beg you to come to the table now, _ to the government. we beg you to come to the table now, talk - to the government. we beg you to come to the table now, talk to - to the government. we beg you to | come to the table now, talk to was and called the self because there will be further days of action in the new year. without resolutions of this dispute. in the new year. without resolutions of this dispute-— the new year. without resolutions of this dispute-— this dispute. in the royal college of nursin: this dispute. in the royal college of nursing has — this dispute. in the royal college of nursing has two _ this dispute. in the royal college of nursing has two more - this dispute. in the royal college of nursing has two more strike i this dispute. in the royal college i of nursing has two more strike days in england next month and that will happen, they say unless ministers agreed to pay talks. we happen, they say unless ministers agreed to pay talks.— happen, they say unless ministers agreed to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting _ agreed to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting like _ agreed to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting like my _ agreed to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting like my work - agreed to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting like my work my i agreed to pay talks. we cannot have i another meeting like my work my boss and her_ another meeting like my work my boss and her general secretary called for and her general secretary called for a meeting _ and her general secretary called for a meeting go into her room to ask several_ a meeting go into her room to ask several times please, can we talk about_ several times please, can we talk about pay— several times please, can we talk about pay and be told no. the prime

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nhs across the uk and a sharp rise in flu cases in hospitals is causing concern with official warnings to the public to reduce the risk of spreading infection to the most vulnerable over christmas. while flu was a worry for hospitals, figures today show another increase in covid—19 infections in the community all of that is adding to the pressures and the prospect of further strikes in the new year. let's speak to lisa leroux who's a journalist in paris. earlier, we saw scenes on the street of riot police, people protesting. what has the scene been like since then? ., �* , , , , then? hello, it's been very tense durin: then? hello, it's been very tense during paris— then? hello, it's been very tense during paris and _ then? hello, it's been very tense during paris and when _ then? hello, it's been very tense during paris and when the - then? hello, it's been very tense during paris and when the crime, then? hello, it's been very tense - during paris and when the crime, the incident happened until now, that of

been a lot of anger, people have been a lot of anger, people have been shocked about what has happened in the kurdish community and people are very angry and they feel like they have not been protected and what is happened on the scene earlier is still happening there and there's still people out on the street protesting and it did turn violent at one point. you mentioned of anuer. violent at one point. you mentioned of anger- itut _ violent at one point. you mentioned of anger- itut to _ violent at one point. you mentioned of anger. but to community - violent at one point. you mentioned | of anger. but to community relations really look like there. this is something that the police say was a targeted attack at the kurdish community and better relations like usually? it’s community and better relations like usuall? v , . , usually? it's usually quite peaceful- _ usually? it's usually quite peaceful. this _ usually? it's usually quite peaceful. this is - usually? it's usually quite peaceful. this is an - usually? it's usually quite peaceful. this is an area i usually? it's usually quite i peaceful. this is an area that usually? it's usually quite - peaceful. this is an area that is a very diverse area and the cultural centre is usually one known for the community and is a home away from home with kurdish people. there was a previous attack in 2013 and three women were also killed and this is a sentiment that this community has been let down and of thought that this could possibly happen again feel the police not protected them

in the sentiment of xenophobia in the country that the extreme right, they feel has been leading, they feel like they have been let down and this man who committed the crime was also known by the police and was only released on the 12th of december. only released on the 12th of december-— only released on the 12th of december. ~ . , ., ., december. what is the feeling among recedence december. what is the feeling among precedence new. _ december. what is the feeling among precedence now, obviously _ december. what is the feeling among precedence now, obviously at - december. what is the feeling among precedence now, obviously at the - precedence now, obviously at the time, must�*ve felt like a real shock that ripped through the city but since then, has there been any change in that sentiment now that it started to register and sink in? very shocking. everyone in paris was in quite a good mood, it's a festive season and so, this is very shocking in their having been any attacks like this and people are calling a terrorist attack, that hasn't happened in the last few years and very shocking and everyone in paris from every communityjust does not understand how this could've happened and how this man was just released from prison was able to get

his hands on guns was able to commit this crime. so, people are very upset and what everyone in the news are talking about the government is talking about in president macron is deeply shocked and that his goes out to the kurdish community. i5 deeply shocked and that his goes out to the kurdish community.— to the kurdish community. is there an sense to the kurdish community. is there any sense that _ to the kurdish community. is there any sense that the _ to the kurdish community. is there any sense that the police _ to the kurdish community. is there any sense that the police presence | any sense that the police presence is stepping down a bit because the tensions that we saw in the streets, have the is an indication that there is still a sense that they may continue or reignite out there? it is ease the little bit now and tensions are mostly in the afternoon and they have shut a lot of the metros in the area and they have a lot of different metros and the weekend but they are very popular areas in paris and it is a friday night and so, they have closed that whole area to try to calm things down and they have planted peaceful demonstration tomorrow which is what i think people are looking forward to but earlier, it was very tense

and people are scared and angry and theyjust and people are scared and angry and they just do and people are scared and angry and theyjust do not know how this could've happened in the fury may happen again. could've happened in the fury may happen again-— could've happened in the fury may happen again. thank you very much for our happen again. thank you very much for yourtime- _ nongenetic balljoins us now, what is the latest? in nongenetic ball “oins us now, what is the latest?— is the latest? in washington, dc, around about _ is the latest? in washington, dc, around about minus _ is the latest? in washington, dc, around about minus four - is the latest? in washington, dc, around about minus four celsius. is the latest? in washington, dc, i around about minus four celsius and it is a forecast to dip even lower to -11 it is a forecast to dip even lower to —11 later on today but that honestly not anything close to where it's like in other parts of america, in the midwest, temperatures are predicted to fall to —57 celsius and thatis predicted to fall to —57 celsius and that is just so cold that americans are being warned to not go outside and they could develop frostbite in

less than ten minutes of the expose their bare skin. and 200 million americans are under severe weather alerts and just to give you a sense of what's happening at the moment. more than a million people are without power in several states in the us and president biden has said look, to quote him, this is mike with no snow day at school and you're a kid. this is serious stuff. underlined by the fact that the term being used is a bomb cyclone. and so, transport is been badly affected as well and thousands of flights of been cancelled and amtrak have suspended a lot of its routes and this is bad timing because it is the day away from christmas weekend where millions of americans have made plans to get away for the holidays. made plans to get away for the holida s. �* . , holidays. are the resources available? _

holidays. are the resources available? do _ holidays. are the resources available? do they - holidays. are the resources available? do they have - holidays. are the resources| available? do they have the holidays. are the resources - available? do they have the ability to deal with this? we understand the more than a million people are without power. and is there going to be help and resources necessary? there are many states have declared a of emergency such as new york and west virginia and oklahoma as well and resources are based on how in some parts of america, people are saying look, 72 hours or on you. there are warning people to stock up on essentials such as food, clothes, water and also back up supplies as well and warning people not to go out or take any kind of travel, that is not essential but tell that to millions of americans who have been planning for the christmas holidays for weeks now and looking at some the images in the airport, the busiest airport in the us, there

were queues of people who are trying to get on the flights, the flights been cancelled and anecdotally, those who cannot get out of dc for the holidays say they're going to take their chances in order to stick to their plans but as they say, millions of americans are under severe weather alerts but people are still certainly ones that i've spoken to her trying to stick to the christmas plans.— spoken to her trying to stick to the christmas plans. thank you and keep warm. now to afghanistan where security forces have arrested several women as protests continue against the new ban by the taliban on women attending universities. social media is awash with videos showing women protesting in kabul. the taliban have since stopped the protests and have arrested at least five women. joining me now is sodaba bayani, a women's rights activist and founder of "the afghan girls' online classes".

cani can i get your reaction to the taliban's decision? that can i get your reaction to the taliban's decision?— can i get your reaction to the taliban's decision? at first it was really shocking _ taliban's decision? at first it was really shocking for _ taliban's decision? at first it was really shocking for us _ taliban's decision? at first it was really shocking for us when - taliban's decision? at first it was really shocking for us when we . taliban's decision? at first it was. really shocking for us when we are the news. and when i contacted the university and whether this is true or not, the middle of the finals and confirming it. iwas or not, the middle of the finals and confirming it. i was really shocked. he expected this to happen, there were some rumours that they were going to do this as well because the ban on high schools, no graduates and universities and we thought this may be implemented on them, but they did this to the girls who were about to graduate and something that, i can't find anywhere to explain the things you're feeling and. you

“oined things you're feeling and. you joined other— things you're feeling and. you joined other women and protests in recent days and what's the feeling among them collectively at this? yes, will resolve the reactions on social media, so many of the people this week, maybe this time they'll be protesting and they willjoin us but unfortunately, it was us women all along and the protests were, they arrested five of our colleagues and the protesters were released but one of them are still in custody, and we still do not know where she is. it and we still do not know where she is. , , ., , ., , is. it must be a very worrying time for ou is. it must be a very worrying time for you and — is. it must be a very worrying time for you and your — is. it must be a very worrying time for you and your peers _ is. it must be a very worrying time for you and your peers were - is. it must be a very worrying time for you and your peers were also l for you and your peers were also protesting and campaigning to change this but where do you go from here?

to continue to protest further? what happens now? we to continue to protest further? what happens now?— happens now? we will continue our rotests in happens now? we will continue our protests in the _ happens now? we will continue our protests in the must _ happens now? we will continue our protests in the must be _ happens now? we will continue our protests in the must be someone i happens now? we will continue our| protests in the must be someone to ask for the rights of if everyone keeps thinking of themselves and stays in their houses, who will fight for our rights and who will ask for it? we must stand and we must in the amount of messages i have received the sadness, the angen have received the sadness, the anger, this generation, there must be some to speak up for them. for any women — be some to speak up for them. for any women watching and any afghan women who want to get a message out, what do you say to them about how they continue from here and what they would like for them to do? i want them to stay strong with their hopes and these days will and in a know it is hard, it's not easy for anyone to bear all of this pain and

accept what is happening to us but stay strong and do not lose yourselves you guys matter and you are valuable as any human being and any person who believes that women's rights are human rights and stand behind us and be our voice and help us get out of the situation. i can hear the us get out of the situation. i can hearthe pain — us get out of the situation. i can hear the pain in _ us get out of the situation. i can hear the pain in your _ us get out of the situation. i can hear the pain in your voice - us get out of the situation. i can hear the pain in your voice so, l hear the pain in your voice so, thank you for taking your time to speak to us through this difficult time. thank you.— time. thank you. thank you for havin: time. thank you. thank you for having me- _ china is continuing to grapple with a major covid outbreak following a lifting of restrictions. health officials say they're expecting a peak of infections within the next week, but despite this they've reported no new deaths for a third day running. authorities are also predicting extra strain on the country's health system as cases surge. i spoke to professor yenjong hawang, senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations. i began by asking him

what he thought was behind the increase in infections: well, i think one of the reasons that china — well, i think one of the reasons that china has such a large immunology and the population is because _ immunology and the population is because most of the people were not exposed _ because most of the people were not exposed to _ because most of the people were not exposed to the virus before the restrictive — exposed to the virus before the restrictive measures were lifted and its vaccines, even though they have a high _ its vaccines, even though they have a high vaccination rate, the efficacy— a high vaccination rate, the efficacy rate of the vaccine is not that good — efficacy rate of the vaccine is not that good. and also, most of the people _ that good. and also, most of the people received their shot more than six months _ people received their shot more than six months ago. with people received their shot more than six months ago-— six months ago. with the zero covid-19 policy _ six months ago. with the zero covid-19 policy having - six months ago. with the zero covid-19 policy having been i six months ago. with the zero covid-19 policy having been inj six months ago. with the zero - covid-19 policy having been in place covid—19 policy having been in place for so long, how much of a factor do you think that is playing in this? i think because of the single—minded pursuit— think because of the single—minded pursuit of— think because of the single—minded pursuit of zero covid—19, the government and central government have not—

government and central government have not been well propelled for that abrupt opening and so, there was a _ that abrupt opening and so, there was a lack— that abrupt opening and so, there was a lack of preparation and the health— was a lack of preparation and the health care system, the acu capacity remained _ health care system, the acu capacity remained relatively low and the vaccination rate for the elderly remained _ vaccination rate for the elderly remained unchanged over the past month— remained unchanged over the past month before the opening and also a lack of— month before the opening and also a lack of effort to stockpile enough medication for those people. how accurate if you _ medication for those people. how accurate if you think _ medication for those people. firm accurate if you think the figures are the beginning from the chinese authorities? ., ., ~' are the beginning from the chinese authorities? ., ., ~ ., are the beginning from the chinese authorities?— authorities? looking at the infection number, - authorities? looking at the infection number, it - authorities? looking at the infection number, it is - authorities? looking at the - infection number, it is completely unreliable — infection number, it is completely unreliable. and the death toll remains — unreliable. and the death toll remains very low end of the past week, _ remains very low end of the past week, only— remains very low end of the past week, only increase by eight, which is the _ week, only increase by eight, which is the clear— week, only increase by eight, which is the clear undercurrent but that

is the clear undercurrent but that is largely— is the clear undercurrent but that is largely because their definition of covid—19 deaths because the only count— of covid—19 deaths because the only count those cases with pneumonia symptoms— count those cases with pneumonia symptoms respiratory failure. and those _ symptoms respiratory failure. and those who— symptoms respiratory failure. and those who die of that, the view that is covid-19 — those who die of that, the view that is covid—19 death and very likely, you have — is covid—19 death and very likely, you have a — is covid—19 death and very likely, you have a large percentage of those who would _ you have a large percentage of those who would be counted as covid—19 deaths _ who would be counted as covid—19 deaths year that are not included in the official— deaths year that are not included in the official stats.— the official stats. speaking to me earlier. british youtubers ladbaby have gained their fifth consecutive uk christmas number one, beating a record set by the beatles. mark and roxanne hoyle now have more christmas number one singles than any act in uk chart history after topping this year's countdown with a cover of do they know it's christmas to raise money for uk food banks. they've only gone and done it again. ladbaby are number one! the moment that ladbaby found out that they had

beaten the beatles. # it's christmas time # let's come together forfood aid...# this is lad baby's fifth christmas number one. the fab four only had four. and celebrations have begun. where is the fifth one? it's on its way, is on its way down to us. i don't think they knew if we were going to get it right until the last minute. i think it's in traffic- on the motorway, actually! it's leaving london like everyone else, probably, yeah. # feed the uk...# bob geldof gave them permission to change the words of band aid's do they know it's christmas to make it about the uk's cost of living crisis. this is no all—star singalong. those are all lookalikes. the only famous name, money saving expert martin lewis. and he got the bono line, i so what an incredible thing. and he did show mark up- with his singing because he's a lot better at singing than mark!

i was like, stop showing me up here. # tonight we're reaching out and helping you.# # feed the world...# having a christmas number one may not be quite what it once was. the original band aid sold 1 million copies in a week. ladbaby have managed 65,000. # i need some love like a never needed love before... #. but it's still a huge achievement. the spice girls only had three christmas number ones. the same total as cliff richard. even the x factor only managed cloud in a row. they have beaten that total too. how nice is it now that the history books are tied to food banks? that is what is so special about what we've been doing. charity wins! colin paterson, bbc news, nottingham.

more still to come in and if you want to get in touch. i am on twitter. hello there. there should be a bit more sunshine around on christmas eve. but today, we've been following a band of cloud and rain on that weatherfront there that has been pushing its way northwards and it's going to be going into scotland into some slightly colder air. so, we're going to find not just rain here, but also some sleet and snow, mainly over the hills to the north of the central belt, a few centimetres by the end of the night. further south, we're going to find a few sharp showers for a while. those will tend to die away later and the skies will clear, temperatures will probably drop away to around 5 to 7 degrees. a little bit colder in scotland, but not desperately cold which is why most of the snow will be over the high ground. that wintry mix, really around northern parts of scotland on christmas eve morning. and that should tend to move away. we will see bands of showers coming into northern ireland, a few showers into scotland,

around some more western parts of england and wales. for large parts of england and wales, it should be dry and there will be some sunshine at times, still mild and temperatures into double figures and that milder air is pushing its way northwards in the scotland, as well. we've got a southerly wind, it will be quite brisk actually through the irish sea and that's southerly wind is pushing milder air across the whole of country. by christmas day morning, later in the day, there could be some colder air arriving in the far northwest. for england and wales though, it's going to be mild on christmas day, maybe some early sunshine and a few showers, as well. in the south in particular, cloud will thicken, we've got some rain pushing in, especially towards the southeast later. and we may keep a few more showers actually in scotland and northern ireland. so, temperatures here will be around 7 degrees. it gets a bit colder though in the far northwest of the country and the northwesterly breeze will push colder air across northwest scotland later in the day.

so, it is here where we could see a white christmas later on. other parts staying in the mild air. not so though on boxing day because that colder air in the northwest is going to then push down across the whole of the country. we've got a west to northwesterly wind and that's going to bring more frequent wintry showers on boxing day to scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales. most of the snow is going to be over the hills. and there could be some difficult travelling conditions for higher routes in the northwest of scotland. further south across england and wales, very few showers. and some pleasant sunshine even though temperatures are going to be a bit lower and it will feel a bit colder. that cold air with us briefly, i suspect, as we head into tuesday we have a south—westerly when developing the some rain bring some windy weather as we head into the new year.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines... clashes have broken out in paris after three people were shot dead at a kurdish community centre. police have arrested a 69—year—old man with a history of acts of racist violence. the uk health secretary says he is "disappointed" by the announcement that nhs nurses in england are to stage further strikes on january the 18th and 19th. in the uk, the head of the union representing striking border force staff says walk—outs could go on for six months, unless the government enters talks about pay. and the us faces its coldest christmas in four decades as a storm sweeps across the country, with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places.