on sunday, there will for all of us on sunday, there will also be some showers some of which could have hail. wintry and parts of scotland and feeling just a little chillier. to claims of drug taking and killing 25 people while serving in afghanistan. the book is deeply personal, particularly about his relationship with his brother. there has or has been this competition between us, really. i think it always plays into the air and despair. —— the air and the spare. the book, published next week, has gone on sale by mistake in spain. also on the programme. it's official — last year was the uk's warmest ever on record, with the average temperature over 10 celsius for the first time.

labour's leader vows to turn the brexit slogan "take back control" into a solution, by devolving more power from westminster to communities. and tens of thousands of people at the vatican as former pope, benedict xvi, is buried. coming up on the bbc news channel... two teams playing catch up — the final premier league of the week has chelsea and manchester city both looking up to those i have been in the table. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. if you thought that there was not more prince harry could say about life in the royalfamily more prince harry could say about life in the royal family after his six hour—long netflix series, think again. his new book, due out next week, has been leaked, although the bbc has not seen a copy yet. there are a series of sensational claims,

accusations and deeply personal stories about his family, including conversations that were had. there is an alleged physical altercation with his brother, prince william, over meghan, back in 2019, and claims of drug—taking are reported. there is no comment from the royal family or buckingham palace. prince harry, who suggests he may not attend his father's coronation in may, says the ball is in their court. here is our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. the book has already been on sale in spain, the spanish—language of spare, entitled in the shadow. the contents of harry's closely guarded memo have leapt five days ahead of publication. at the same time, here is his defence of the book in his upcoming interview with itv. i don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. the book's contents will be deeply uncomfortable for the royal family and particularly for william. the depth of the rift between the

brothers, willie and harold, as they apparently know each other, is laid bare. according to harry's account, one of the lowest moments occurred in 2019 at kensington palace. the brothers evidently confronted each other over harry's wife, meghan, who was described by william is difficult, rude and abrasive. according to the book, he, william, "grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace and he knocked me to the floor". ina in a trailerfor the in a trailer for the american abc network, harry talks about his relationship with william. the quote in this book where _ relationship with william. the quote in this book where you _ relationship with william. the quote in this book where you refer - relationship with william. the quote in this book where you refer to - in this book where you refer to your brother_ in this book where you refer to your brother as_ in this book where you refer to your brother as your _ in this book where you refer to your brother as your beloved _ in this book where you refer to your brother as your beloved brother - in this book where you refer to your| brother as your beloved brother and arch nemesis — brother as your beloved brother and arch nemesis. strong _ brother as your beloved brother and arch nemesis. strong words. - brother as your beloved brother and arch nemesis. strong words. what. arch nemesis. strong words. what did you mean by— arch nemesis. strong words. what did you mean by that? _ arch nemesis. strong words. what did you mean by that?— you mean by that? there has always been this competition _

you mean by that? there has always been this competition between - you mean by that? there has always been this competition between us, | been this competition between us, weirdly. i think it really plays into or is played by the heir and the spare. into or is played by the heir and the spare-— into or is played by the heir and the sare. ., ,., ., ~' the spare. returning to the book, there is a widely _ the spare. returning to the book, there is a widely reported - the spare. returning to the book, j there is a widely reported account of what both brother thought of their father's wished to marry camilla parker bowles. according to the book... private moments with his father are also disclosed. the book says that after the duke of edinburgh's funeral in 2021, charles is said to william and harry, "please, boys, don't make my final years of misery". harry, itappears, has no regrets about sharing private family moments. he is challenged in the itv interview by tom bradby.— interview by tom bradby. wouldn't our interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother _ interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say _ interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say to _ interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say to you, _ interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say to you, how - interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say to you, how could j your brother say to you, how could your brother say to you, how could you do _ your brother say to you, how could you do this — your brother say to you, how could you do this to— your brother say to you, how could you do this to me, _ your brother say to you, how could you do this to me, after— your brother say to you, how could| you do this to me, after everything we went— you do this to me, after everything we went through? _ you do this to me, after everything we went through? wouldn't - you do this to me, after everything we went through? wouldn't that i you do this to me, after everythingj we went through? wouldn't that be what he _ we went through? wouldn't that be what he would _ we went through? wouldn't that be what he would say? _ we went through? wouldn't that be what he would say? he— we went through? wouldn't that be what he would say?— we went through? wouldn't that be what he would say? he would probably sa all sorts what he would say? he would probably say all sorts of — what he would say? he would probably say all sorts of different _ what he would say? he would probably say all sorts of different things. - say all sorts of different things. some people would say you have raited _ some people would say you have raited against _ some people would say you have railed against invasions - some people would say you have railed against invasions of- some people would say you have railed against invasions of your . railed against invasions of your privacy— railed against invasions of your privacy or— railed against invasions of your privacy or your _ railed against invasions of your privacy or your life _ railed against invasions of your privacy or your life but -

railed against invasions of your privacy or your life but the - privacy or your life but the accusation— privacy or your life but the accusation would - privacy or your life but the accusation would be, - privacy or your life but the accusation would be, a - privacy or your life but the| accusation would be, a are privacy or your life but the - accusation would be, a are you, invading — accusation would be, a are you, invading the _ accusation would be, a are you, invading the privacy— accusation would be, a are you, invading the privacy of- accusation would be, a are you, invading the privacy of your - accusation would be, a are you, - invading the privacy of your nearest and dearest — invading the privacy of your nearest and dearest without _ invading the privacy of your nearest and dearest without permission. i invading the privacy of your nearest i and dearest without permission. that will be _ and dearest without permission. that will be the _ and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. _ and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. that— and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation.— will be the accusation. that will be the accusation _ will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from _ will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the _ will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the people - will be the accusation. that will be l the accusation from the people that don't understand or don't want to believe that my family have been briefing the press.— briefing the press. many other details in the _ briefing the press. many other details in the book— briefing the press. many other details in the book are - briefing the press. many other details in the book are being l details in the book are being reported across the media, including the assertion that he killed 25 taliban fighters during his army service in afghanistan, that he took the drug cocaine when he was 17, and there are details of his grief over there are details of his grief over the death of his mother, diana, and how he later drove repeatedly through the underpass in paris where the motor accident occurred to try to understand it. so what now of harry's future? if to understand it. so what now of harry's future?— to understand it. so what now of harry's future? if you were invited to the coronation, _ harry's future? if you were invited to the coronation, would - harry's future? if you were invited to the coronation, would you - harry's future? if you were invited i to the coronation, would you come? there's— to the coronation, would you come? there's a _ to the coronation, would you come? there's a lot — to the coronation, would you come? there's a lot that _ to the coronation, would you come? there's a lot that can _ to the coronation, would you come? there's a lot that can happen - there's a lot that can happen between now and then but, you know, the door is always open, the ball is in their court. there's a lot to be discussed and i really hope they are willing to sit down and talk about it. ., ., , ., _, it. for now, there is no comment from either _ it. for now, there is no comment

from either buckingham - it. for now, there is no comment from either buckingham palace i it. for now, there is no comment| from either buckingham palace or kensington palace. nick witchell is here with me. some surprise over how deeply personal this has now become and it makes you wonder what chance there is of any kind of reconciliation with his family?— is of any kind of reconciliation with his family? is of any kind of reconciliation with his famil ? _, ., , ., “ with his family? good question, "the ball is in their _ with his family? good question, "the ball is in their court", _ with his family? good question, "the ball is in their court", harry - with his family? good question, "the ball is in their court", harry says, - ball is in their court", harry says, and as we heard him, there, he hopes they will agree to sit down and talk through all of this. i would imagine that his father, the king, would be prepared to do that but in the case of william, having listened to all of william, having listened to all of this, it may well be a vain hope, certainly in the short to medium term i would have thought. but there is no doubt that harry is utterly convinced that he is the principal injured party here. there is surely no doubt, as with any family disagreement, any sibling quarrel, that various things could have been done differently or better on both sides. but you know, ithink done differently or better on both sides. but you know, i think many people will wonder, is this really the best way to patch things up? one journalist who has read the whole book wrote what i think is rather an

insightful comment, "harry's resentment at being the spare is the unifying theme of his book." in other words, unifying theme of his book." in otherwords, it unifying theme of his book." in other words, it would appear, this journalist thinks that he has never really come to terms with being the younger brother, despite everything that he could have achieved with his wife as the younger brother of a future king, it seemsjust wife as the younger brother of a future king, it seems just so very sad. future king, it seems “ust so very sad. . ., ., , future king, it seems “ust so very sad. ..,~ . future king, it seems “ust so very sad. . .,~ . ., ~' future king, it seems “ust so very sad. . ., last year was officially the uk's warmest year on record. the met office has confirmed that for the first time, the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than 10 celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have all been in the last two decades. scientists say it's clear proof of dramatic climate change. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. thanks, sophie. we all remember their record high temperatures this summer and the wildfires they helped

drive but it was notjust the summer that was hot. take a look at this. the spring, autumn and winter were all unusually hot, too. in fact, as you can see, every single month except december was above average. this is the sharp cold snap we experienced before christmas. these high temperatures are part of a clear long—term trend. this graph shows the coldest and the hottest years ever recorded in the uk. cold in blue, hot in red and look at how all the hottest years are within the last two decades and you can probably see that this year tops the lot with an average temperature of 10.03 celsius, the first time uk average annual temperatures have topped 10 degrees. so why are we seeing these record temperatures? the met office says there is no question this is a result of climate change. it calculates that without human induced global warming, you would expect a year this hot once

every 500 years. in the current climate, we can expect one every three or four years. climate, we can expect one every three orfour years. i won climate, we can expect one every three or four years. i won the climate, we can expect one every three orfour years. i won the uk climate is changing and what that means is that the risk of extremes is increasing. the means is that the risk of extremes is increasing-— is increasing. the risk and the likelihood _ is increasing. the risk and the likelihood of _ is increasing. the risk and the likelihood of having _ is increasing. the risk and the likelihood of having the - is increasing. the risk and the likelihood of having the sort l is increasing. the risk and the | likelihood of having the sort of extremes that we saw last summer for example, a0 celsius, is becoming increasingly more likely and we are going to have to adapt and cope with those extremes much more in future. and it isn'tjust the uk. we will get theirfigures for and it isn'tjust the uk. we will get their figures for last year's global average temperature next week but we are expecting it to show that it was the fourth or fifth hottest year ever worldwide. we know what is causing this. it is rising greenhouse gas emissions. the uk has managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, largely by cutting down on the coal we use for electricity, but here is the problem. global emissions, look at that, continue to rise, increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the

atmosphere, which drives up global temperatures. so until we dramatically reduce emissions, we have to expect more record high temperatures in years to come. sophie. justin rowlatt, thank you. the government plans to bring in new laws which would require key public services, like railways, the ambulance service, and the fire brigade, to maintain a minimum level of service during strikes. this would apply to england, scotland and wales. it would mean that employers could sue unions who fail to comply with minimum service levels. but one union has called it an attack on workers who are trying to defend themselves and trying to defend services like the nhs. today, rail passengers have faced a third day of strike disruption this week. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. pickets and placards have become a familiar sight as a wave of strikes has swept the country. hospitals, railways, airports and universities all among the areas affected by industrial unrest. now, the government plans

to make some sectors keep a minimum level of service going when they strike in future. we're saying, look, there has to be a minimum safety level that people can expect, even on strike days, particularly in areas like health care, making sure that an ambulance can turn up, for example. that's very patchwork at the moment. other modern european economies all have minimum safety levels, and we've announced that we'll be introducing those. in birmingham today, the impact of current strikes by the train drivers' union was obvious, with stations closed and tracks empty as workers took to the picket lines. this is one sector that would be affected by the new laws, which would require compulsory basic service levels in any future strikes in the fire service, ambulance services and on the railways. in other areas, the government wants to reach voluntary agreements on basic service levels with the unions. that would apply to wider health services, education, nuclear decommissioning, wider transport services

and border security. the plans have been condemned by union leaders. these proposals make it unlawful for people to take industrial action. if a worker votes to take strike action, working in our public services, this could mean that they're forced to work. it undermines their fundamental right to strike. so we think the government should think again. the government's been promising these measures for some time. it believes there's support for the idea of minimizing disruption caused by strikes, but they will take time to put in place. they'll face opposition. so rather than do anything to resolve the current disputes, they could inflame tensions with the unions. and there's now a clear dividing line with labour, who say they don't support this approach. i do not think that legislation is the way that you bring an end to industrial disputes. you have to get in the room and compromise.

you can't legislate your way out of 30 years... 13 years of failure. back in birmingham, the extent of the strikes has led some to reflect on the government's approach. totally agree with it. you agree with what the government's saying? definitely. we can't have a standstill, that the country stops. we're in enough trouble as it is. everyone should have the righti to strike if that's what the trade unions specifically want, i and the government should definitely comply with it. this city centre tailoring shop has been directly affected, quieter on strike days, with staff struggling to get in. but carolina says the focus should be on compromise. if it comes to like supporting it and not supporting it, i'm 50/50. because i understand people that are working for the rail. however, it is quite disturbing for everyone else, really. with industrial action ongoing, ministers have offered talks on next year's pay deals for some public sector workers. but nothing they've said today is likely to help resolve these current disputes, which could continue for some time. alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham.

take back control — that's the brexit slogan that's been embraced by the labour leader as he promised communities that his party would devolve more power out of westminster and put it into local hands. sir keir starmer said his party would deliver properly on the brexit campaign message from 2016, saying he would turn it from a "slogan to a solution". 0ur political editor chris mason has the details. so this is how you would have done it. politicians who hope to embody the future find it tempting to have a go with the technology of tomorrow. keir starmer and the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, were at a high—tech engineering site in east london today. robots, gizmos, gadgets. keir starmer... and a labour leader who backed remain and wanted a second eu referendum, now claiming a leave campaign catchphrase as his own. we will embrace the "take back control" message, but we'll turn it from a slogan

into a solution, from a catchphrase into change. we will spread control out of westminster, devolve new powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change. he wants to reassure brexit voters he gets it. conservative voters last time that labour can now be trusted on the economy, that his plans won't involve lots more money. none of this should be taken as code for labour getting its big government chequebook out. of course, investment is required. i can see the damage the tories have done to our public services as plainly as anyone else. but we won't be able to spend our way out of their mess. it's not as simple as that. keir starmer has a confidence that comes from the prospect of winning now being realistic. but he knows plenty of crucial voters still need convincing about labour. we can feel the public

looking at us again, and we won't let up. we'll work every day to earn their trust. thank you very much. you cloaked yourself today in the language of brexit, talking about taking back control, and yet you campaigned for remain, you campaigned for a second referendum. some people might ask you, who is the real keir starmer on this? well, whichever way you've campaigned, i've always accepted that among the issues in that brexit vote was a real desire by people to have more control over their own lives. it seems opportunistic, though, doesn't it, that you've gone from one position to a polar opposite one in the blink of an eye? i've many times said that we all need to listen to that basic case about taking back control. i've said it for many, many years. would you pay striking workers more than the government is currently offering? what i would do with striking workers is to get in the room and talk to them. but you get in the room, and you're on one side of the table and they're on the other, what do you actually say?

we will have to compromise, any negotiation is a compromise. that means paying them more, doesn't it? it's a compromise. we need to get in the room and do it. watching on, the conservatives. people will notice that there was nothing in the speech about economic growth from labour, nothing in the speech about controlling immigration from labour, and nothing practical about how to deal with these global issues that are affecting us all. after the prime minister's new year speech yesterday, keir starmer�*s today. welcome to the new political season. chris is in westminster now. two big speeches in the last two days, what's your assessment of how their tactics between now and then are different and reflect their existing roles. the prime minister wants to be seen to be achieving things and quickly, whereas sir keir starmer, who assumes there won't be a general election this year, is being more careful about what he

does and doesn't say, so he wants to reassure brexit voters and reassure people that he wouldn't spend too much money. but he won't say whether he would spend more the same, or less than the conservatives. he said he would have a different approach to the current strikes but doesn't say precisely how he would resolve them. then there was the intervention today from the government on strikes during strike action, snatching some limelight away from labour. there is a difference in instinct between labour and the conservatives on the idea of new laws to limit the impact of strikes but it's worth emphasising they won't make any difference to the strikes happening this winter. in the short term at least, there will be a battle about principles rather than consequences because the new planned law, when it works its way through parliament, it will encounter opposition in the house of lords and could encounter opposition in the courts too so it's not likely to happen soon. chris:

not likely to happen soon. chris mason in westminster, - not likely to happen soon. chris mason in westminster, thank you. the time is coming up to 20 past six. our top story this evening... farmers in england will be paid more public money for protecting the environment and producing food more sustainably. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... emma raducanu is forced to retire hurt from a match again, but this time a freak ankle injury could rule her out of the year's first grand slam. to recovery. and i will be speaking to the talented yolanda brown. tens of thousands of mourners have gathered at the vatican for the funeral of the former pope benedict, who died on new year's eve. pope benedict, who died benedict had been the first pontiff to retire since the middle ages. the service in st peter's square was attended by roman catholic clergy and members of european royalfamilies. it was conducted by the current pope, francis. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool

is at the vatican for us now. pope benedict xvi has now been buried in a crypt, in fact in the same spot wherejohn pope the second was interred back in 2005 but he was beatified and taken that first step to sainthood, he was moved. at the burial took place in private. most of the ancient rights of the day played out right here in st peter's square. before the largest church in all christendom, in front of a crowd of 50,000, he was brought for one final time, to spontaneous applause. applause. it was, of course, the last occasion the two popes were together, one presiding over the funeral of the other. during his homily, pope francis used biblical references

in which he appeared to compare benedict tojesus. translation: we want to do this with the same wisdom, _ tenderness and devotion that he bestowed on us over the years. together we want to say, father, into your hands we commend his spirit. in the crowd were an estimated a,000 members of the clergy, and many who admired the pope emeritus as a theologian and intellectual. although, of course, pope benedict wasn't a sitting pope when he died, a lot of the rituals, a lot of the liturgy, are those that we've seen through the ages at papal deaths. unusually, though, at this funeral prayers are being set for both the previous pope and the incumbent one. there was a final farewell blessing.

inside the coffin with pope benedict, a deed detailing his achievements. it included a line about his role in tackling abuse. that's upset many of his critics. but as the service ended, others chanted that benedict should immediately be made a saint. away from public gaze in a crypt, cardinals accompanied him in burial. many, many of the cardinals who are here were a bit on the older side, and will have known him intimately. so there was a kind of final salute, which was a privilege for me to be a part of. the 265th pope over 2,000 years, benedict xvi, in the resting place

he chose for himself. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. the russian president, vladimir putin, has ordered a ceasefire across the front line in ukraine from noon on friday to midnight on saturday when orthodox christians mark christmas day. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse is in kyiv. what's the reaction been? sophie, they are not buying it. if we look at the words of a senior presidential adviser here in kyiv, he has described vladimir putin's statement or the reports coming out of russia as an instrument of propaganda. he has accused him once again of trying to portray his human side to critics back in his country, and he points to the sustained missile and drone attacks we have seen notjust throughout

missile and drone attacks we have seen not just throughout the christmas holiday season here in ukraine but over the past couple of months. so we are not going to see thousands of ukrainian soldiers putting down their weapons along a front line which spanned 700 miles. the statement itself is significant, however. it is the first time a complete pausing of hostilities has been proposed since the 2ath of february. but as ever, the old question, why has vladimir putin done it now? he had a phone call with president erdogan of turkey who urged talks. has he listened? does he mean it? does he want christmas to be celebrated in ukraine? we won't have to wait long to find out if there will indeed be a pausing in hostilities at midday tomorrow. james waterhouse, thank you. the government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial plan to privatise channel a. the broadcaster, which is funded entirely by adverts, will remain in public ownership. instead, the government wants reforms to allow the channel more flexibility to create and make money

from its own content. farmers in the uk are being offered more money to take bolder steps in protecting the environment. climate change and intensive farming methods have caused a drastic fall in britain's wildlife populations, from birds to insects and even small mammals. critics say the new measures are too timid and don't go far enough. our environment & rural affairs correspondent claire marshall has the details. the industrial age has seen space for nature shrink. there are fewer wetlands, woods and wild flowers than ever before. but in this small patch of oxfordshire, the wild is being welcomed back, and is going to help people too. this is one of our flagship projects, to allow the river, when it goes into flood, to go out onto the flood plain reconnect the river to the flood plain, and as you can see, it is spilling out — holding the water back to try

and stop oxford and the downstream villages from flooding. they're doing this by recreating beaver dams, hoping rare species will return. the iconic water vole, which we've got one tiny population just hanging on just downstream there, so we want that throughout. further downstream in central oxford today, the farming minister announced plans for more money to go to farmers that help the environment. the huge challenge we face as a planet, to make sure we continue to be well fed but also to do that in a sustainable way, is a shared ambition that we have to achieve. now, if we're going to deliver all of that, we need those farmers and food producers to be doing that in a way which is sustainable. the payments will go towards things like planting trees, creating hedgerows and improving the soil. time is passing, the seasons are changing and these policies have been talked about for years, and still, many involved in managing the countryside say they need more detail. i've worked with three different prime ministers in the last 12 months,

and they've all set out completely different remits. i think there is still a huge concern around lack of clarity about what the schemes for the future are going to look like, how well they are going to be resourced. at the end of the day, our food security depends on being able to fix the nature crisis, being able to fix the climate crisis and the way the scheme is originally designed was going to drive us in that direction, and i really need to see that that ambition is still there. with a cost of living crisis and with the threat posed by cheap food coming in from abroad, the key will be to help farmers deliver affordable produce while restoring the natural world. claire marshall, bbc news, oxford. the winners of the bbc sound of 2023 have been named as the r&b girlband flo. previous winners of the prize, which showcases the next big stars in music, include adele, stormzy and sam smith. our music correspondent mark savage has the details.

hi, guys! # ooh—ooh. this is flo — stella, renee and jorja. put together through a series of gruelling auditions, they spent three years in writing camps and dance lessons before releasing their debut single last march. # imma put your stuff in a cardboard box # changing my number and i'm changing the locks. it was a risk to release cardboard box, you know. a couple of people were, like, maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i'm not their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval, and now they've been named the bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo? it's stormz here.

firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. i think it's time i congratulate you guys because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. # we could have had it all over the last 21 years, the bbc sound of list has predicted success for everyone from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. flo said they'd celebrate their victory with a trip to the tattoo parlour. oh, yeah, we need to get another matching tattoo. soon our bodies are just going to be covered with, like, reallyjust going to look like the same person, you're not even going to be able to identify our dead body by the tattoos because we're going to have the same tattoos! # you may be crying, but boy, i'm not #

time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. hello. we have more wet and windy weather to come overnight tonight and at first into tomorrow morning. rain sweeping down across the country, the main driver is that deepening area of low pressure which will strengthen the winds in scotland tonight. through the central belt, a5 mph, but in central scotland up to 70 mph. the rain is clearing here but lots of showers following in. the main rain band slips down across england and wales, that will be accompanied by gusty winds. should have swept clear though by tomorrow morning, clearer skies following away from the showers and the temperatures at and sevens. a windy start in scotland tomorrow, they ease through the morning. showers will become fewer. other parts of the uk starting dry with sunshine. western areas in

particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead