good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: in the eye of the storm. 3 million people in wales and the south—west of england are urged to stay indoors as storm darragh hits with 90mph winds. an emergency alert is issued on a scale never seen before to mobile phones in the areas that could be worst affected. and this is what it is like in bangor in north wales as coastal

areas abutted by those strong winds. and we are feeling the full force of storm _ and we are feeling the full force of storm darragh this morning. i will have _ storm darragh this morning. i will have all_ storm darragh this morning. i will have all the latest on that serious red warning to strong winds in parts of wales_ red warning to strong winds in parts of wales and the bristol channel, as well as_ of wales and the bristol channel, as well as the _ of wales and the bristol channel, as well as the full forecast for the rest of— well as the full forecast for the rest of the uk, later. in sport, storm darragh wreaks havoc with the weekend's fixtures. all domestic football and rugby in wales is called off with the championship match between cardiff city and watford also postponed. the princess of wales hosts her annual christmas carol service at westminster abbey, as she continues her return to royal duties after cancer treatment. and five years after it was devastated by fire, notre dame cathedral reopens, with donald trump and the prince of wales among guests gathering to celebrate. it's saturday, 7th december. our main story: three million people have been urged to stay indoors as storm darragh hits the uk, bringing winds of 90 miles per hour. a government alert has been sent to mobile phones in coastal areas of wales and southwest england

asking people to take the risks seriously. a rare red warning for wind, the met office's highest category for bad weather, has been issued in those areas. tens of thousands of homes are without power, flights have been cancelled, and businesses closed. our correspondent divya rathmore has more details. alert blares. this was the emergency alert about 3 million people gotta —— from the government ahead of storm darragh. the text message want of significant disruption and want people to stay indoors, if you can. the most serious threat is on the west and south coast of wales and the bristol channel, where a rare red warning, the most serious type for strong winds, has been issued, which means dangerous weather is expected. people should take this very seriously. this is a red alert for vast parts of the country. we have just been through a very difficult

time in terms of flooding. red means there is a potential danger to life, so people need to take this seriously and they need not to travel on this it is necessary. areas covered by the red warning of forecast to see wind gusts of 90 mph. many people are still recovering from storm bert a few weeks ago, which caused extreme flooding. weeks ago, which caused extreme floodinu. ., , ., ., flooding. couple of weeks before christmas. _ flooding. couple of weeks before christmas, is _ flooding. couple of weeks before christmas, is the _ flooding. couple of weeks before christmas, is the last _ flooding. couple of weeks before christmas, is the last thing - flooding. couple of weeks before christmas, is the last thing we i christmas, is the last thing we need, at any time, any stage of the year. need, at any time, any stage of the ear. ~ , . , ., year. with just a few weeks before christmas. — year. with just a few weeks before christmas, some _ year. with just a few weeks before christmas, some shops _ year. with just a few weeks before christmas, some shops and - year. with just a few weeks before christmas, some shops and cafesl year. with just a few weeks before i christmas, some shops and cafes and was have made the difficult decision to close today. see was have made the difficult decision to close today-— to close today. see differences kee -s to close today. see differences keeps the _ to close today. see differences keeps the water _ to close today. see differences keeps the water down, - to close today. see differences keeps the water down, but - to close today. see differences i keeps the water down, but there to close today. see differences - keeps the water down, but there is a lot of debris comes up, and it is the winds more than anything, you know, sometimes you can feel the glass shaking. the know, sometimes you can feel the glass shaking-— glass shaking. the weather is ex - ected glass shaking. the weather is exneeted to _ glass shaking. the weather is expected to cause _ glass shaking. the weather is| expected to cause widespread disruption to travel. fiur expected to cause widespread disruption to travel. our strategy

for when we _ disruption to travel. our strategy for when we -- _ disruption to travel. our strategy for when we -- when _ disruption to travel. our strategy for when we -- when the - disruption to travel. our strategy for when we -- when the red - disruption to travel. our strategy - for when we -- when the red warning for when we —— when the red warning passes, which should be about 11 o'clock, is instead of running passenger chat trains from the word 90, passenger chat trains from the word go, we will run empty trains. those trains will have chainsaw goings on them from network rail, and we will check the lines are clear before we restore the passenger service. the red warning comes to an end at 11am red warning comes to an end at ”am this morning but there is bad weather sticking around the most of the day, with an amber alert for winds in many western parts of the uk. we will get the latest from north wales shortly, but first, let's speak to elizabeth from the bbc weather centre. elizabeth, good morning to you. a red warning, this is rare, isn't it? it is really rare, naga. we had one at the beginning of the year for storm nisha, but really they only get issued once a year. very serious. what we are warning of as much a severe weather but the almost certainty of it to. most of wales

and the bristol channel is covered by this red warning but there is another amber warning in force, and of course most of the uk is covered by a yellow warning. it is the red one we're most concerned about, of course. it does mean a danger to life, there is the risk of structural and a lot of flying debris, along with some large waves as well, gusts of 90 miles an hour. we have already seen that in some points in western wales. that warning is in force until 11 o'clock this morning. expect travel disruption. already we have seen a lot of cancellations, of course, and we should be prepared for some power cuts as well. a very serious warning indeed and of course we are bearing the brunt of the storm at the moment. i'mjust the brunt of the storm at the moment. i'm just going to show you the wide amber warning for strong winds as well. gusts of 70—80 miles an hour, and that warning is valid until 9pm tonight. there is also a warning to very heavy rain in south wales as well. i will have all the details later.—

details later. look forward to it, elizabeth- _ details later. look forward to it, elizabeth. crucial— details later. look forward to it, elizabeth. crucial we _ details later. look forward to it, elizabeth. crucial we keep - details later. look forward to it, elizabeth. crucial we keep a - details later. look forward to it, i elizabeth. crucial we keep a close eye on what is going on today. thank you. 0ur reporter 0li constable is in bangor. describe what you are witnessing there? , , , , ., , there? yes, this is unbelievable, i have never— there? yes, this is unbelievable, i have never known _ there? yes, this is unbelievable, i have never known anything - there? yes, this is unbelievable, i have never known anything like i there? yes, this is unbelievable, i. have never known anything like this. those wins, up to 90 miles an hour, making it very difficult to stay upright. anglesey is just off to my right, we cannot go any closer to the water here, because it is simply not safe. there is a warning out to stay at home, if you can. when we were here yesterday we had that weather warning coming through on our mobile phones, those emergency alerts, telling us about the danger that we are seeing, we saw a number of trees that have been brought down, lots of branches across the road, this is the start of that disruption, warning in place until

11 o'clock, it is unbelievable what we are feeling. it is freezing cold, you can see the rain coming in sideways. the impact that is having as great as well. lots of homes are without power at the moment, 22,000 here in wales according to the live map from national grid. lots of you are being warned that if they can have torches by their beds to make sure that if the power is not doubt they will be able to see. the disruption that we do know about, lots of sport is being cold off. there are domestic rugby and for all matches here in wales being cold off because of this weather. the warning in place until 11pm, because of this weather. the warning in place until "pm, you should stay at home and only go out on essential journeys, because it is incredibly windy out here today. 0li, thank you. that was 0li constable in bangor giving you a sense of what the weather is like. the princess of wales has hosted her annual christmas carol service at westminster abbey,

the biggest event in her return to royal duties since finishing chemotherapy. it was a candle—lit event included a mix of traditional carols, music and readings. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has more. it was a family affair for it was a family affairfor a it was a family affair for a princess who has spent much of the year out of the public eye. with her husband and three children, she hosted her annual carol service at westminster abbey. as the princess missed some of those performing at the service she acknowledged it had been a difficult few months. before the service started, the princess spent time with the guests. 1600 were invited to the abbey, including sir chris hoy, who recently announced his cancer was terminal. the theme of the service was love, empathy and kindness. every person here was invited because they had

supported their community in some way orface to supported their community in some way or face to their own challenges. 18—year—old 0livia bowditch helps the charity that sends letters of support to cancer patients. earlier this year she wrote to the princess of wales. in this year she wrote to the princess of wales. ., ., , of wales. in a world where we see the r0 al of wales. in a world where we see the royal family _ of wales. in a world where we see the royal family from _ of wales. in a world where we see the royal family from a _ of wales. in a world where we see the royal family from a distance, | of wales. in a world where we see. the royal family from a distance, it is really important to remember that these are just people and so i said, i really hope you are ok, i understand this is a really difficult time for you, and i hope you can take the time and the client that you need to spend time with your family, that you need to spend time with yourfamily, your that you need to spend time with your family, your children and that you need to spend time with yourfamily, your children and your husband. for your family, your children and your husband. ., . , , ., your family, your children and your husband. ., . ,, ., . ., , husband. for the princess of wales this carol service _ husband. for the princess of wales this carol service was _ husband. for the princess of wales this carol service was both - husband. for the princess of wales this carol service was both a - husband. for the princess of wales this carol service was both a public| this carol service was both a public duty on something more personal. she was here notjust as a member of the royal family but as somebody who has overcome her own struggles this year like so many of the guests. for lindsey burrow, this will be her first christmas without her husband rob. the rugby league they died in june from motor neuron disease. her invitation to the carol service, a recognition of her courage. it is those recognition of her courage. it is these tough — recognition of her courage. it is those tough times _ recognition of her courage. it 3

those tough times that can bring people together and i think particularly at this time of year it is a difficult time for many families, so to be here surrounded by some as kindness, which is what the service was about, is truly special. the service was about, is truly secial. ., ., , .,, . special. the royal family has much to reflect on _ special. the royal family has much to reflect on this _ special. the royal family has much to reflect on this christmas - special. the royal family has much to reflect on this christmas after. special. the royal family has much to reflect on this christmas after a l to reflect on this christmas after a turbulence 202a. this carol service was a celebration of those people around us who help us through the darkest of times. daniela ralph, bbc news, westminster abbey. south korea's president has apologised for his attempt to declare martial law earlier this week, and for what he called the "distress and disruption" it caused. in a brief televised address, mr yoon did not offer to resign, but said martial law would not be imposed again. the president has been under pressure to stand down, and could face an impeachment vote in a few hours. rebel fighters in syria say they have captured the city of hama, after the syrian army withdrew its troops. it's the second major city the group says it has seized since launching a surprise offensive

on aleppo last week. the fighting has displaced more than 280,000 people in the north west of the country. police in the us are continuing their search for a gunman who shot dead the boss of america's biggest health insurance company. brian thompson was killed outside a hotel in new york on wednesday. officers are still trying to identify the suspected killer but believe they have found the gunman�*s backpack in central park — it's been sent for forensic tests. notre dame cathedral will reopen today, five years after it was devastated by fire. the roof and spire were destroyed in 2019, when flames tore through the 850—year—old landmark. world leaders, celebrities and royalty, including prince william and donald trump, will attend an event tonight to celebrate its meticulous restoration. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield has this report. 0ne one week ago the world got its first look inside the new notre—dame. president macron and his wife were

shown around the highpoints of the renovation, the shown around the highpoints of the