this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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 the british husband and wife duo who've had more uk christmas number 1 singles than the beatles — meet ladbaby who've bagged the 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 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: it 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. hugh schofield reporting. 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 2—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, 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. alanjones — the industrial correspondent at pa media — told us there's no apparent end in sight, to industrial action by many unions over pay and conditions. well, there's absolutely no sign of that happening. the government's position right the way through all these strikes has been that they're not prepared to give any more money to the nurses, to the ambulance workers, to physiotherapists and midwives, to the railway workers, to royal mail workers, civil servants. so, no, there doesn't look like any prospect of the government's position changing. and if that happens, it won'tjust be civil service

strikes going on for months, it'll be all these strikes going on for months. i thought the tipping point would come when the health worker when the health unions threatened to go on strike. those strikes have happened now. more strikes are planned next month. i think the next tipping point will be next month because as well as all these health strikes next month, we could potentially have fire fighters and control room workers on strike. we could have teachers on strike. we could have junior doctors on strike, you know, 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, then i genuinely don't know what is. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states — and forced the cancellation of more than 3000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades — with wind blasts taking it as low as minus 55 celsius in places.

more than half the population is under weather alerts 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. jaden pappenheim is a professional storm chaser —

with �*live storm chasers�* — and he�*s out been braving the blizzards and frigid temperatures today. here�*s a video he posted on twitter this morning showing how bad the conditions were. good morning everybody we are just north of south bend indiana, it is rigid, about —29, we cannot be out if a very long, frostbite is very real, can happen within ten minutes. blizzard —like conditions. if you are travelling through the blizzard in michigan and indiana especially, road conditions are very dangerous, travel definitely not advised, stay warm... and jaden pappenheim joins me now live from indiana. jaden, thank you very much indeed, i know how cold it is because you just had to go back to your car whilst we were playing that video, it�*s that

cold. just take us through the conditions behind you. it�*s cold. just take us through the conditions behind you. it's very cold out here. _ conditions behind you. it's very cold out here. just _ conditions behind you. it's very cold out here. just how- conditions behind you. it's very cold out here. just how cold . conditions behind you. it's very| cold out here. just how cold you conditions behind you. it's very - cold out here. just how cold you may ask, about —29 fahrenheit with the windshield about —5 lead. frostbite can sit in so quickly, that previous clip was filmed just north of here on highway 31 where there are white out conditions and i actually... my car was claimed by the weather today, i have...— car was claimed by the weather today, i have... car was claimed by the weather toda , i have... ~ ., ., ,, ., today, i have... what happened? you lost control — today, i have... what happened? you lost control you _ today, i have... what happened? you lost control you had _ today, i have... what happened? you lost control you had to _ today, i have... what happened? you lost control you had to abandon - lost control you had to abandon that? ~ ., ., ., ., that? we had to go off and then the tow truck driver _ that? we had to go off and then the tow truck driver saved _ that? we had to go off and then the tow truck driver saved us _ that? we had to go off and then the tow truck driver saved us and - that? we had to go off and then the tow truck driver saved us and it - tow truck driver saved us and it bent a tyre rod, so... we can get ourselves into sticky situations. frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall rates are too, just last night at this parking lot was

completely bare, you can see the pavements, you can see the snow pile of here, i want to walk you guys over to itjust to show of here, i want to walk you guys over to it just to show you of here, i want to walk you guys over to itjust to show you the snow in really only about a 24—hour period here in south indiana, very heavy snow told him. i period here in south indiana, very heavy snow told him.— heavy snow told him. i have seen warninus heavy snow told him. i have seen warnings from — heavy snow told him. i have seen warnings from friends _ heavy snow told him. i have seen warnings from friends in - heavy snow told him. i have seen warnings from friends in the - heavy snow told him. i have seen i warnings from friends in the states, you know, saying they need messages saying we have just had a flash freeze warning, what does that mean and what does that mean if you are out and about on the roads? a flash freeze? i out and about on the roads? a flash freeze? ~ , .,, freeze? i think i 'ust lost connection... _ freeze? i think i just lost connection... can - freeze? i think i just lost connection... can you i freeze? i think i just lost l connection... can you hear freeze? i think i just lost - connection. .. can you hear me? connection... can you hear me? hello, connection... can you hear me? hello. jayden. _ connection... can you hear me? hello, jayden, can _ connection... can you hear me? hello, jayden, can you - connection... can you hear me? hello, jayden, can you hear - connection... can you hear me? | hello, jayden, can you hear me? connection... can you hear me? - hello, jayden, can you hear me? what i conditions like on the roads and other people actually out and about? people are still out and about and actually hearing reports of a bad pile ups especially in ohio, 30— hundred car pile—ups with fatalities reported. that�*s about forming hours to the east still a lot of people

travelling, trying to get their families, we ask they do that safely and if you are travelling, especially in the midwest and north—east, bring that warm gear with you, bring extra phone chargers for your phone and be careful out there, things can happen so quickly. and in terms of the power, has indiana suffered much outages, power outages? indiana suffered much outages, power outaues? , ., , outages? they have been some re orted outages? they have been some reported across _ outages? they have been some reported across a _ outages? they have been some reported across a large - outages? they have been some reported across a large portionl outages? they have been some i reported across a large portion of the united states wherever this flash freeze is hitting. millions left without power. i don�*t know how many exactly in indiana, but definitely widespread. the issue is unfolding tonight, after christmas. very quickly, jayden, i understand the warning is in place until 7pm this friday evening. things will tend to warm up apparently. does that bring its own problems? can you sa that that bring its own problems? can you say that again — that bring its own problems? can you say that again please _

that bring its own problems? can you say that again please as _ that bring its own problems? can you say that again please as lemon - that bring its own problems? can you say that again please as lemon for i say that again please as lemon for weather warning is in place until seven o�*clock friday evening, once the weather turns out it�*s just warm up, does that bring problems as well? it could bring some problems, especially further south, snow melts could actually cause some form of flash flooding. but really, i don�*t think that the warming up has too many big problems, once again except in those areas that are prone to flash flooding.— in those areas that are prone to flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in and net flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in and get warm. — flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in and get warm, thank _ flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in and get warm, thank you - flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in and get warm, thank you very i flash flooding. 0k, jayden, go in i and get warm, thank you very much indeed. thank you.— hugh ferris has the sport. 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. ——56 years. 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 tut 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. 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. i can understand it is emotional very loaded, when you achieve this, when you get the world cup into your country and its magnificent. it's the highest what you can achieve. also he has to accept that the premier league will go on.

arsenal will take a five point lead into their match a day earlier on boxing day at home to west ham. mikel arteta has had nearly five weeks to consider what impressed him most about the first part of their season probably the level that we showed and they consistency that we showed within that level. the group on the edge. it is not easy, but we showed real madrid in subtle moments, especially against bigger opponents and the focus is to play better every single day, to keep growing individually and collectively and keep deserving to win matches, that is all we can hope. football is a very tricky game. 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. cricket reporter henry moeran says there�*s a reason why curran was in such high demand. he isa he is a key signing. he will roll over_ he is a key signing. he will roll over is— he is a key signing. he will roll over is right to the innings, he is reliable. — over is right to the innings, he is reliable, scores runs with the bat as well_ reliable, scores runs with the bat as well and — reliable, scores runs with the bat as well and if you are a franchise owner_ as well and if you are a franchise owner you — as well and if you are a franchise owner you are looking at somebody who can _ owner you are looking at somebody who can win — owner you are looking at somebody who can win you games in it so many different— who can win you games in it so many different ways, it could be with the ball, different ways, it could be with the ball. it _ different ways, it could be with the ball, it could be with the bat and he is _ ball, it could be with the bat and he is also — ball, it could be with the bat and he is also a _ ball, it could be with the bat and he is also a superb feel so he somebody who is reliable, haven't had many— somebody who is reliable, haven't had many fitness issues and somebody look to— had many fitness issues and somebody look to and _ had many fitness issues and somebody look to and says he will be on our team _ look to and says he will be on our team sheet— look to and says he will be on our team sheet every single week, he will he _ team sheet every single week, he will be somebody who is so reliable and will _ will be somebody who is so reliable and will win us games of cricket. life changing amount of money. that is all the sport for now. the hit reality series �*the traitors�* concluded on uk television on thursday, with faithfuls aaron, hannah and meryl splitting more than £101,000 pounds in prize money. the murder mystery programme

is based on a dutch series of the same name, and gives 22 contestants the opportunity to win up to £120,000 pounds in the ultimate game of trust. for three weeks, over 12 episodes, "faithful" contestants try to work out who are the chosen "traitors". the format has been sold in 11 territories in the 11 months since its launch. a us version begins injanuary. joining me now is one of the uk contestants, rayan rachedi. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. just to make things clear, when you a traitor or a faithful? i things clear, when you a traitor or a faithful? . , things clear, when you a traitor or a faithful? ., , ., ., a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i romise, a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise. i— a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise, i swear. _ a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise, i swear. i— a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise, i swear. i am- a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise, i swear. i am not- a faithful? i was a faithful. ok. i promise, i swear. i am not a i promise, i swear. i am not a traitor, — promise, i swear. i am not a traitor, 0k? _ promise, i swear. i am not a traitor, 0k? what _ promise, i swear. i am not a traitor, 0k? what part - promise, i swear. i am not a traitor, 0k? what part of i promise, i swear. i am not a| traitor, 0k? what part of the promise, i swear. i am not a - traitor, 0k? what part of the series did you leave? i traitor, ok? what part of the series did you leave?— traitor, 0k? what part of the series did you leave?— did you leave? i fell at the round in episode _ did you leave? i fell at the round in episode seven, _ did you leave? i fell at the round in episode seven, so _ did you leave? i fell at the round in episode seven, so quite i did you leave? i fell at the round in episode seven, so quite a i did you leave? i fell at the round| in episode seven, so quite a long way, definitely enough to make some deep friendships and go through a

lot of difficult experiences. 0bviously lot of difficult experiences. obviously you experienced it, but watching it, did you feel the tension that the whole world has been talking about is mag particularly with the finale? what did you make about?— did you make about? honestly, i could say that — did you make about? honestly, i could say that it _ did you make about? honestly, i could say that it was _ did you make about? honestly, i could say that it was going i did you make about? honestly, i could say that it was going to i did you make about? honestly, i could say that it was going to be | could say that it was going to be something pretty insane and amazing. i knew how this ended, i was expecting it, but still, watching it with the music, with everything that happening, seeing everyone because i s happening, seeing everyone because �*s reactions, the faces, all of that is just incredible. �*s reactions, the faces, all of that isjust incredible. seeing it �*s reactions, the faces, all of that is just incredible. seeing it for real, you can really seal the tension in the room. share real, you can really seal the tension in the room. are you all still friends? _ tension in the room. are you all still friends? honestly, - tension in the room. are you all still friends? honestly, peoplel tension in the room. are you all i still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot, still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot. yes. _ still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot, yes, we _ still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot, yes, we love _ still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot, yes, we love each i still friends? honestly, people ask this a lot, yes, we love each other| this a lot, yes, we love each other deeply. even the traitors. we have been out to dinner, we have been dancing together, we do love each other very much. if dancing together, we do love each other very much.— other very much. if you are given the opportunity _ other very much. if you are given the opportunity to _ other very much. if you are given the opportunity to do _ other very much. if you are given the opportunity to do it - other very much. if you are given the opportunity to do it again, i the opportunity to do it again, which would you be this time around?

in a heartbeat i want to be a traitor. it�*s such a difficult role but you have so much power and i just wanted to go in there and cause a little bit of drama. what just wanted to go in there and cause a little bit of drama.— a little bit of drama. what did you learn about _ a little bit of drama. what did you learn about yourself? _ a little bit of drama. what did you learn about yourself? i _ a little bit of drama. what did you learn about yourself? i think i a little bit of drama. what did you learn about yourself? i think it's l learn about yourself? i think it's tau~ht learn about yourself? i think it's taught me _ learn about yourself? i think it's taught me the _ learn about yourself? i think it's taught me the value _ learn about yourself? i think it's taught me the value of- learn about yourself? i think it's taught me the value of a - learn about yourself? i think it's i taught me the value of a friendship in a weird way, it feels damn it feels weird because everyone is in it for themselves but if you think about it, what really helped us through is the friendships you made. i met some incredible people that are still going to be friends for life with and you are bonded by trauma in a way and that was invaluable. it told me the value of those friendships in difficult situations are.— those friendships in difficult situations are. , ., _ situations are. obviously the power of human emotions _ situations are. obviously the power of human emotions is _ situations are. obviously the power of human emotions is a _ situations are. obviously the power of human emotions is a very - situations are. obviously the power. of human emotions is a very obvious, were you expecting to experience what you did? and what you think is the secret to its popularity? i the secret to its popularity? 1 think it's what you just said, the secret to its popularity? i think it's what you just said, the think it�*s what you just said, the emotions are what makes this show so popular. we all came in so confident, convinced we were fine,

it�*s just a confident, convinced we were fine, it�*sjust a game, we confident, convinced we were fine, it�*s just a game, we will be all right and by day four we were screaming at each other at breakfast. screaming at each other at breakfast-— screaming at each other at breakfast. , . .,, ., breakfast. friends, close, and closer? you — breakfast. friends, close, and closer? you think _ breakfast. friends, close, and closer? you think that - breakfast. friends, close, and closer? you think that saying | breakfast. friends, close, and. closer? you think that saying is true? i closer? you think that saying is true? ~ ., , , true? i think that is definitely fair, ou true? i think that is definitely fair, you want _ true? i think that is definitely fair, you want to _ true? i think that is definitely fair, you want to be - true? i think that is definitely fair, you want to be friends . true? i think that is definitely i fair, you want to be friends with the traitors otherwise they will just murder you.— the traitors otherwise they will just murder you. the traitors otherwise they will 'ust murder ou. ., ,, i. , . just murder you. thank you very much indeed. just murder you. thank you very much indeed- have — just murder you. thank you very much indeed- have a — just murder you. thank you very much indeed. have a fantastic— just murder you. thank you very much indeed. have a fantastic christmas, i indeed. have a fantastic christmas, you have been warned, there you go, thank you. 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. they topped this year�*s countdown with a cover of do they know it�*s christmas, to raise money for uk food banks. colin paterson reports. 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. don�*t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i�*m @lukwesaburak.

more coming up. 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. 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. 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. also 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.