further south, some spells of sunshine. i think the showers tending to ease from the channel islands. temperatures for the most part around ten to 13 degrees. for thursday, we'll see some large areas of cloud. it'll be a bit misty and murky in places. could be some spots of drizzle. equally some sunny spells. temperatures again around 10, 11—12 degrees for most of us. and on friday things do look similar. once again, some sunny spells, yes, but large amounts of cloud. but it will be turning increasingly windy across the north of scotland, with a slightly more active weather front pushing into the picture. some outbreaks of rain with that, and that front will sink its way southwards and eastwards as we head into the start of the weekend. it then looks like we'll develop an area of low pressure, so things will be turning more unsettled as we head through the weekend. and then into the start of next week, well, it looks like things will turn quite a lot

colder from the north. there could be in some places some wintry showers.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the archbishop of canterbury justin welby resigns after a report found he failed to do enough to stop a prolific child abuser.

in his resignation statement justin welby said he to personal and institutional responsibility after the church of england covered up decades of england covered up decades of abuse carried out byjohn smyth. we have one main headline. the un secretary—general. .. headline. the un secretary-general. .. headline. the un secreta -general. .. , ., secretary-general. .. the sound ou hear secretary-general. .. the sound you hear is _ secretary-general. .. the sound you hear is the _ secretary-general. .. the sound you hear is the ticking - secretary-general. .. the sound you hear is the ticking clock. . you hear is the ticking clock. we are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns leaders at — rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns leaders at cop _ rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns leaders at cop 29 _ rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns leaders at cop 29 they - rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns leaders at cop 29 they have | rise to 1.5 celsius. he warns i leaders at cop 29 they have to act on climate change with time running out. more on that story any moment. premier league referee david coote will not be involved in the next two rounds of nations league matches after his suspension by the pgmol in response to a video which appears to show him using highly offensive language about liverpool and the club's former

managerjurgen klopp. coote is a highly—regarded var official in international football, and had that role during the last nations league round in october. neither liverpool orjurgen klopp have commented on the video, which the bbc hasn't verified. but it's understood that the referees body in england is treating it as genuine. the football association has also launched its own investigation. daniil medvedev spent a lot of his opening match at the atp tour finals in a pretty bad mood. the russian was punished for two outbursts, smashing his racket during one during his defeat to taylor fritz. but he's responded in his second match beating alex de minaur in straight sets 6—2 6—4 in under an hour and a half to improve his chances of reaching the semi finals. if the atp tour finals are to follow a pattern, then alex zverev will be feeling pretty good about his chances. he won the event in 2018, then 2021, and made a winning start in 2024 by beating andrey rublev in straight sets to secure a tour—leading 67th win of the season. next for zverev is a meeting with casper ruud who stunned carlos alcaraz in their group

opener. later on tuesdayjannik sinner will return to the court against taylor fritz. he's been celebrating ending the year as world number one... the first italian to top the rankings since they were introduced in 1973. sinner won two grand slam titles in 2024 and received a pretty big trophy in front of a capacity crowd and his parents in turin. i heard my mum was crying which is something very cute. only they know from my early stages, when i was around 13, how much sacrifices we made as a family also, you know, we would never have doubted we would have this at home at some point. it is really only dreams, and then you try to improve as a player and as a person, and now i am standing here with one of the

may theme a special trophy i have. —— the most special trophy i have. the cleveland cavaliers are only the 8th team in nba history to win the first 12 games of their regular season. donovan mitchell helped them get to the dozen with 36 points in their victory over the chicago bulls. it's the best start in franchise history and they're halfway to the record held by the golden state warriors from nine years ago. mitchell hit seven 3—pointers in the 119—113 win helping new coach kenny atkinson extend his own unbeaten start in cleveland. victor wembanyama marked reaching a full season's worth of games with 3a points in the san antonio spurs'116—96 win over the sacramento kings. last year's number one overall draft pick has now played 82 games for the spurs with only five other people in nba history managing as many as the frenchman has in terms of points, assists and rebounds in that time. the miami dolphins ended a three match losing streak to beat the rams in los angeles handing their opponents their first defeat after three straight wins. quarterback tua tagovailoa

threw the only passing touchdown of the 23—15 win, connecting with tyreek hill in the second half to take the dolphins to 3 and 6 on the season. tua's first win since returning to the team after suffering concussion earlier in the season. one of the nhl�*s top american scorers and a superstar russian were among those inducted into ice hockey�*s hall of fame on monday. up only three us born players have scored more thanjeremy roenick in the league, with his 20 years producing 513 with his five teams. meanwhile pavel datsyuk only represented one franchise, racking up 918 goals and assists during 1a seasons with the detroit red wings that also brought two stanley cup wins. more on that on the website. let's return to the big news

that the archbishop of canterbury has announced his resignation. he came under mounting pressure of the site after a report found he site failed to do enough to stop a prolific child abuser. seniorfigure said his position was untenable. smyth died in south africa in 2018 without facing justice. any statement archbishop welby said, when i was informed in 2013 and told police had been notified, i believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow. it is very clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re—traumatising period between 2013 and 24. i hope the decision makes clear how seriously the church of england takes a need for change and our profound commitment to create a safer church. as i sat down i

do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse. i believe stepping aside as in the best interest of the church of england, which i dearly love and which i have been honoured to serve. i have been talking to serve. i have been talking to graham nicholls, director of affinity gospel churches. i think the pressure was unsustainable and he would have to go. when you lose the confidence of your church and the clergy in your church and this clamour from outside, the clergy in your church and this clamourfrom outside, and there is a press rory around it, that is not something you can withstand. i think it is an appropriate thing to take response to the fore, so i take no delight in it, and i trust he is able to reflect well on his whole time, but i think it was an appropriate thing to do, and a great opportunity for the church to reflect on its future and at the same time think, how do we care for the victims and survivors of this abuse, and

how do we make sure there are good processes in place, but also a good culture in place, but that is not enough. the church needs to rediscover its roots, what are we here for? to preach the gospel forjesus christ and deliverjesus christ and for that to be our main mission. i and for that to be our main mission-— and for that to be our main mission. _, . ~ ., mission. i will come back to this latter — mission. i will come back to this latter points _ mission. i will come back to this latter points in - mission. i will come back to this latter points in a - mission. i will come back to i this latter points in a moment, but going back to his statement, he says i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re—traumatising period between 2013 and 2024, that is relevant because he knew and has personally apologised for simply not doing enough after he became aware ofjohn smyth�*s evie's. i he became aware of john smyth's evie's. ~' , ., ., , evie's. i think everyone has become — evie's. i think everyone has become aware _ evie's. i think everyone has become aware of _ evie's. i think everyone has become aware of that, - evie's. i think everyone has. become aware of that, which evie's. i think everyone has - become aware of that, which is why the story has grown over the last few days, and people had joined the dots and reflected on the fact there was a reasonable degree of knowledge at least ten years ago, nearly 11 years ago, and that he didn't move far enough

and fast enough, and even though he may not have meant it, there was a sense that the church did not care about those victims, and there was a brushing it under the carpet. team may well have not meant that, and it may well be the response plenty of other bishops or leaders, who perhaps need to reflect on their positions, but he does carry that institutional responsibility, so that is what he has reflected in his letter. it is not a reflection, it is what that report found last week, that those at the very top covered this up, you only have to look at how long it has taken for that report to be made public, and to be issued after knowledge of this, going back many, many years. i agree. m oint back many, many years. i agree. my point of _ back many, many years. i agree. my point of reflection _ back many, many years. i agree. my point of reflection is - back many, many years. i agree. my point of reflection is the - my point of reflection is the fact he should take institutional and personal responsibility is what he is reflecting in that letter. i am agreeing that it should not have taken that long, and they should have been much more clarity and transparency, much earlier, and that is why he has

taken responsibility for that. in terms of that interview, he gave only last week, he was saying to channel 4 news that he was not going to resign, and i was listening to one of the victims only yesterday, talking about the trauma that he has gone through, and when he heard the archbishop say i am not going to resign with this, that really offended him. i going to resign with this, that really offended him.— really offended him. i can understand _ really offended him. i can understand that, - really offended him. i can understand that, of - really offended him. i can | understand that, of course really offended him. i can - understand that, of course they could have been a case, i don't think there was a sustainable case, but they could have been a case to say he was not responsible, so however bad the trauma, and every time something bad happens in individual church, the archbishop should not be called upon to resign. so, i think what became clearer, and it is only the last few days as a report was published, what has become clear is the connection joining of the dots, so i understand, a survivor feeling

there is a direct connection with the archbishop, and feeling very offended by the fact there was a degree of complacency perhaps in that interview last week. more reaction any moment. let me show you the pictures from lambeth palace because we we re were told that just were told thatjust about were told that just about the was not planning to resign today, and abruptly that changed a couple of hours ago, with that news from there, that he would in fact be resigning. let me take you through some of the process we are likely to see, going forward, because as head of the church of england, there is also a wider constitutional role, so the process for choosing justin welby plasma replacement reflects that, and a nationwide consultation will be held ask people in and outside the church of england, what they want from the next archbishop. that is expected to take several months. the church and

government officials will summarise those views, along with feedback from the church representatives in canterbury, the area at the archbishop technically overseas. that information will form the basis of creating a long list of suitable candidates invited for interview. no one actually applies for thejob, they interview. no one actually applies for the job, they are chosen to be interviewed, and we do not have to be bishops, although they are likely to be. the candidates will then be interviewed by committee of 17 people. the chair the committee is appointed by the prime minister and it will include representatives from around the global anglican community, the church of england synod, or parliament, as well as at least one bishop. at least two thirds of the committee members must agree before an actual decision is made. we do not the timings forjustin welby�*s exact departure, but the process of

choosing his successor is likely to take at least six months. that gives you just some idea of what is likely to happen over the next few months. certainly harry farley, he was following this for us a little earlier, telling us at least six months, the process i have just outlined. we will have just outlined. we will have more reaction to this breaking news here on the programme injust a moment breaking news here on the programme in just a moment or two, but around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news.

you are watching bbc news, let's return to that breaking news, the resignation of the archbishop of canterburyjustin archbishop of canterbury justin welby. archbishop of canterburyjustin welby. the former anglican bishop has been talking to bbc news and he has been calling for the archbishop's resignation. let's hear a little of his analysis after the news came in. i little of his analysis after the news came in.- the news came in. i am relieved. _ the news came in. i am relieved, mainly - the news came in. i am relieved, mainly for- the news came in. i amj relieved, mainly for the victims of sexual abuse but also for the institution

itself, and one of the elements in this ongoing unhappy saga has been the 1547 00:17:05,28