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 border force 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. multiple arrests in afghanistan, after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban's latest prohibition on women attending universities. and the british husband and wife duo that have more singles at christmas than the beatles. meet ladbaby who bagged number one for the fifth time.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world — 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 69, 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. shouting 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. to the authorities, the most plausible theory is that this was a racially motivated anti—foreigner attack. translation: obviously, - he wanted to attack foreigners. we will find out from thejudicial inquiry if 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'd onlyjust been let out ofjail in connection with an attack with a sword on an african migrant camp in paris a year ago. translation: the concerned people, who were living in tents, _ and the person concerned attacked the tents. an investigation was opened at the end of 2021 and the person concerned has recently been released. this evening, the area remains tense. many in the kurdish community here 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 3,000 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. 0ur 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. 0n 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. 0n 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. 0ur heath editor hugh pym has more details. people backed us on the picket lines this week, and we don't want to make them anxious at this time of year. that was the gmb's argument for postponing next wednesday's strike by ambulance staff. but there's a new strike date, january the 11th and a message to the government. we beg you to come to the table now. talk to us and call this off, because there will be further days of action in the new year without a resolution to this dispute. and the royal college of nursing has set two more strike days in england next month. that will happen, they say, unless ministers agree to pay talks. we cannot have another meeting like the last where my boss, pat coghlan, our general secretary, is called to a meeting to go into a room to ask several times, please, can we talk about pay and be told no.

the prime minister visiting a homeless support charity said pay had been set according to independent review proposals, but he would talk to unions about anything else. i'm really grateful to all our public sector workers, - including those in the nhs, for the fantastic— job they do for us. and as the health secretary and i have previously said, i our door is always open. you know, the government's always| wanting to talk to people, to engage with them about what we can do to make sure that theirjobs- are fulfilling, rewarding. so, as of now, we know there will be four separate strike days injanuary involving health unions, two back to back called by the royal college of nursing and at more hospitals than on previous strike days. health leaders say the escalation is deeply concerning. and again, they're urging ministers and unions to start pay talks without delay. in scotland, the royal college of nursing says members will be striking at some stage next year after a new government offer was rejected.

so, challenges for the nhs across the uk, 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 is a worry for hospitals, figures today showed another increase in covid infections in the community. all that's adding to other pressures and the prospect of further strikes in the new year. hugh pym, bbc news. border force officers at some of the uk's busiest airports, have begun an eight day walk out. i spoke to alanjones, who's the industrial correspondent at pa media. he told me that there appears to be no end in sight to industrial action by many unions over pay and conditions. there is absolutely no sign of that happening, de government's position right away through all of these strikes has been that they not prepared to give any more money to the nurses, ambulance workers, to

physiotherapists, midwives, to the railway workers, to royal mail workers, civil servants. railway workers, to royal mail workers, civilservants. so no, it does not like any prospect from the government's position changing and if that happens it will just government's position changing and if that happens it willjust be civil servant strikes going on for months it will be all of them going on for months. is months it will be all of them going on for months.— on for months. is there a tipping oint, is on for months. is there a tipping point, is there _ on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a _ on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point _ on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point at - on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point at which l point, is there a point at which there is no option about to take action and to step in? because otherwise there is this ongoing stalemate, that is a less desirable alternative surely for the government? to alternative surely for the government?— alternative surely for the government? ., , ., , ., government? to be honest i thought the ti -|n~ government? to be honest i thought the tipping point _ government? to be honest i thought the tipping point would _ government? to be honest i thought the tipping point would come - government? to be honest i thought the tipping point would come when l the tipping point would come when the tipping point would come when the health workers, unions went on strike, though strikes have happens now, more strikes are planned next month. i think the next tipping point will be next month, because as well of all of these health strokes, next month we could potentially have firefighters and control remark is on strike, could have teachers on strike. we could havejunior doctors on strike. it's not beyond the realms of possibility that we could be looking at a million workers on strike next year. and if that isn't

a tipping point that i genuinely don't know what is. find a tipping point that i genuinely don't know what is.— a tipping point that i genuinely don't know what is. and how much does public — don't know what is. and how much does public perception _ don't know what is. and how much does public perception play - don't know what is. and how much does public perception play into i does public perception play into when the tipping point comes, because of course the ambulance strikes, a lot of the strikes involving health workers has been an arguably particular cause of concern for some members of the public or cause of anxiety perhaps?- cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern. cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern- but _ cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern. but the _ cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern. but the other _ cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern. but the other aspect, - cause of anxiety perhaps? massive concern. but the other aspect, the | concern. but the other aspect, the health dispute, that health unions want to highlight the state of the nhs without strikes. so some of the horror stories we are hearing about how long people awaiting in ambulances, waiting for inability to turn up, that is happening everyday. notjust turn up, that is happening everyday. not just strike days. turn up, that is happening everyday. notjust strike days. so i think the public knows how desperate the nhs is without the strikes and public support is massive, that is why the gmb have pulled off their strike next week as a gesture because of the incredible support they have had this week and i don't think that is

going to change. what is going to change, surely, is going to have to be proper negotiations, which at the momentjust doesn't have likely. there has been some positive movement, for example within the last few weeks the tssa, a union representing some railway workers, they reached an agreement. is there any signs of that similar sort of movement elsewhere? that surely is an encouraging sign?— movement elsewhere? that surely is an encouraging sign? there has been the made every _ an encouraging sign? there has been the made every day _ an encouraging sign? there has been the made every day more _ an encouraging sign? there has been the made every day more less this i the made every day more less this year. that is what happens with disputes, they are resolved, sometimes without strikes, sometimes with. the railway unions have been involved with probably the longest running dispute this year, they have all made deals all of the country, there's been no strikes amongst train operators in scotland or wales because of strikes... because they have been agreement. and there is no reason why there was a kind of deals cannot be made, there are reasons, but the unions think they can make those kind of deals, but they have

to be direct negotiations. 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. sodaba bayani, is a women's rights activist and founder of "the afghan girls' online classes". she started by giving me her reaction to the decision to ban women from university. first, it was really shocking for us when we heard the news. i heard it from thejunior assignment contact work from the university. they were asking if this was true or not. they were studying for their finals, it was the middle of their finals, so they were confirming it with me. and i was really shocked. we expected this to happen. there were some rumours that they are closing universities on women as well because they put the ban on high schools.

there will be no graduates to attend universities. we thought this may implement on them, but they did this to the girls who were on the last semesters and were about to graduate. it was really something that... i can't find any word to explain the pain and the things we are feeling while knowing this. yes, and you'vejoined other women in protests in recent days. what's the feeling among them, collectively, at this? yeah, so when we saw the reactions on social media and so many of the people were against this, we thought that maybe this time when we protest and go to street of kabul, everyone willjoin us and everyone will be with us. but unfortunately it was us woman again all alone. and the protests were... the taliban didn't allow us to do our protest and complete it. they arrested five of our colleagues

and three journalists as well. the protesters were released, but one of them are still in custody, a woman. we still don't know where she is. and so it must be a really worrying time for you and your peers who are also protesting and campaigning to change this. but where do you go from here? do you continue to protest further? what happens now? of course we will continue our protest. there must be someone to raise and ask for their rights. if everyone keeps... if everyone keeps thinking of only themselves and stays in their houses, then who will fight for our rights and who will ask for it? we must stand and we must be the voice of our voiceless people. the amount of messages i receive, the desperation, the sadness, the anger that this young generation is holding. there must be someone

to speak up for them. and for any women watching, if there are other afghan women you want to get a message out to, what do you say to them about how they continue from here and what you'd like them to do? i want them to stay strong. don't lose their hopes. these days will end, i'm sure. i know it's hard. it's not easy for anyone to bear all this pain and accept what's happening to us. but stay strong. don't lose yourselves. you guys matter. you guys are as valuable as any human being on this planet and to the world. for any person who believes that women's rights are human rights, stand beside us and be our voice and help us get out of the situation. de sun newspaper has issued an apology for publishing a jeremy

clarkson column we spoke about his hatred for megan michael. they say... the independent press standards article has received multiple disc down a complaint. it has been removed of their article website. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, good morning evening. sir geoff hurst has led the tributes to his england world cup winning team—mate george cohen, who has died at the age of 83. hurst scored a hattrick in the 1966 final and says cohen was a dear friend who will be sadly missed and that "everyone without exception said was a lovely man". cohen played in every game of that tournament on home soil 62 years ago as the england team's right back, including the 11—2 win over west germany in the final. he spent his entire club career with fulham and was also awarded

an mbe in the year 2000. he was pure class, he was a gentleman and he had big standards and pass that on to many people, myself included and always used to tout if i wore anything other than a suit and tie. but he was a classy person, a fulham player to be a world cup winner and being a classy man, he was fantastic. 0ur world cup winner and being a classy man, he was fantastic. our hearts and minds go out to daphne and the family, we send them our love and the whole film community are in mourning and we will miss him terribly. greater manchester police are investigating a number of incidents that occured during and after manchester city's league cup win against liverpool on wednesday. a 15—year—old girl was treated for head injuries at the match at etihad stadium — while one male was also arrested for a racially aggravated public order offence. another man was also assaulted after the game — and required hospital treatment.

manchester united manager erik ten hag says he doesn't know if the two world cup finalists in his squad will be back in time for their first post—tournament premier league match against nottingham forest on tuesday. rafael varane played for france, while lisandro martinez was an unused substitute for argentina and has since been celebrating back home. ican i can understand it is emotional very— i can understand it is emotional very loaded, when you achieve this, when _ very loaded, when you achieve this, when you _ very loaded, when you achieve this, when you get the world cup into your country _ when you get the world cup into your country and _ when you get the world cup into your country and its magnificent. it's the highest what you can achieve. also he _ the highest what you can achieve. also he has— the highest what you can achieve. also he has to accept that the premier— also he has to accept that the premier league will go on. sam curran has become the most expensive player in the history of the indian premier league. in fact the previous record was broken by both the england all rounder, who cost the punjab kings

the equivalent of around £1.9 million and australia's cameron green, who is now the second most expensive player. he is an absolutely key signing for any side looking to lifted trophy, because essentially you have two players in one, he will bowl over is right through the innings, is reliable, scores runs with the bat and if you are a franchise owner you are looking at somebody who can win you games in so many different ways, it could be with the ball could be with the bat but he is also a superb fielder. he is someone who is reliable, and the assembly that you look to and say, he will be on our team sheet every single week, he will be someone who is so reliable and will win us games at cricket. india have the edge after the second day of their second test against bangladesh in mirpur. bangladesh closed on 7 without loss in their second innings — still 80 runs behind. earlier india were bowled out

for 314, with rishabh pant top scoring with 93. the governing body for world snooker has suspended an eigth chinese playerfrom competing — as part of their ongoing investigation into allegations of match fixing. chen zifan is the latest player to be banned with immediate effect. the suspension will remain in place until the conclusion of the investigation. that's all the sport for now. let's look at some of the day's other news from around the world: the us congress has approved a sweeping annual spending package, which includes $115 billion in aid for ukraine. the $1.7 trillion bill, passed by senators on thursday, has now been rubber—stamped by the house of representatives, just hours ahead of the midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown. it will now be signed into law by president biden. there's mounting evidence of an explosion of covid infections in china, despite officialfigures showing the opposite.

social media posts, and even reports in china's censored news outlets, suggest a surge in cases following the lifting of restrictions. health officials have reported no new deaths for a third day running. a french serial killer who's been convicted of two murders, and linked to 20 others, is on his way back to france. charles sobhraj says he feels "great" after being released from jail in nepal. the 78—year—old — whose crimes were dramatised in the tv series the serpent — served 19 years for killing two americans in 1975. 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.

# lets make it a christmas time for all! to make sensible of that let's speak to matt charlton. you missed it the most important bit there, you missed a gem. most important bit there, you missed a em. ,~ most important bit there, you missed a cem_ ,~ ., most important bit there, you missed a cem_ , ., ., ., a gem. sorry about that, i have something _ a gem. sorry about that, i have something in — a gem. sorry about that, i have something in my _ a gem. sorry about that, i have something in my ears. - a gem. sorry about that, i have something in my ears. there i a gem. sorry about that, i havel something in my ears. there are enou~h, something in my ears. there are enough. i'm _ something in my ears. there are enough, i'm sure _ something in my ears. there are enough, i'm sure that _ something in my ears. there are enough, i'm sure that is - something in my ears. there are enough, i'm sure that is the - something in my ears. there are| enough, i'm sure that is the only reason for it. come on, if not bigger than the details, they have beaten the beatles in terms of uk christmas number ones, like them or loathe them, they are surely impressive? i loathe them, they are surely impressive?— loathe them, they are surely impressive? loathe them, they are surely imressive? , ., , impressive? i still owe them, very impressive- _ impressive? i still owe them, very impressive- in _ impressive? i still owe them, very impressive. in 50 _ impressive? i still owe them, very impressive. in 50 years' _ impressive? i still owe them, very impressive. in 50 years' time - impressive? i still owe them, very impressive. in 50 years' time a - impressive. in 50 years' time a peterjackson will be making a documentary about them, they will be changing the direction of music from this point onwards i'm sure. it is really, really impressive, five christmas number ones, but i think thejoke christmas number ones, but i think the joke stopped christmas number ones, but i think thejoke stopped being christmas number ones, but i think the joke stopped being funny about

for number ones ago. but they are still raising money for charity so it's very hard to criticise them, even though i will try.- it's very hard to criticise them, even though i will try. what is the secrets to their _ even though i will try. what is the secrets to their success _ even though i will try. what is the secrets to their success then? - even though i will try. what is the secrets to their success then? i i secrets to their success then? i think it is being youtube and viral sensations and they have this massive, massive following online which they have taken with them, they started out with songs about sausage rolls and puns based on sausage rolls and puns based on sausage rolls and they have gone without, this year... last year they brought in ed sheeran and eltonjohn to bring them just right this time it has been martin lewis. that was uuite it has been martin lewis. that was quite surreal— it has been martin lewis. that was quite surreal seeing _ it has been martin lewis. that was quite surreal seeing the _ it has been martin lewis. that was quite surreal seeing the music - it has been martin lewis. that was i quite surreal seeing the music video and martin lewis upping up, plus all of these weird lookalikes. do you think they can repeat their success in next year? what do you think they are going to follow this with? i would love the money to go to charity but i sincerely hope not. i miss the days when number one christmas number ones was an exciting thing and people really paid attention to it. i think those days are gone, not because of

ladbaby, i cannot blame them for everything, i will try, ladbaby, i cannot blame them for everything, iwill try, but ladbaby, i cannot blame them for everything, i will try, but i cannot. but those days are long gone now. the last major battle of the christmas number one was x factor versus rage against the machine which was a long time ago now. briefly, as you said, it was the charity, some profits are going towards food banks split with the band—aids causes full stop what will it take to listen to the whole thing, to show your support, what is going to take?— going to take? people pandering to those charities _ going to take? people pandering to those charities and _ going to take? people pandering to those charities and then _ going to take? people pandering to those charities and then let - going to take? people pandering to those charities and then let me - going to take? people pandering to i those charities and then let me know on twitter and what i will listen to it in full. if they keep donating to the charities i promise i will do it. ., , ., the charities i promise i will do it. ., ., it. ok, well we will hold you to that. it. ok, well we will hold you to that- max- _ it. ok, well we will hold you to that. max. thank _ it. ok, well we will hold you to that. max. thank you - it. ok, well we will hold you to that. max. thank you for - it. ok, well we will hold you to i that. max. thank you for speaking it. ok, well we will hold you to - that. max. thank you for speaking to us. that is matt charlton, music journalist is speaking to us. a reminder of our top story.... more than a million homes and businesses in the united states are without power as a intense winter storm sweeps across the country. this is the scene in upstate new

york where heavy rain has caused flooding, the governor of the state has urged new yorkers not to travel unless an emergency. that is it from me now, plenty more still on bbc keep watching. 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 world news, 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 walkouts 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.