this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk economy failed to grow in the last quarter, according to revised figures forjuly and september. it comes as the uk's leading business groups says "the economy is headed for the worst of all worlds". women's support charities pay tribute to the bravery of the yoga teacher injured in the southport stabbings. the popular toy that can cause serious harm — why doctors are asking parents to be careful of giving water beads this christmas. this is my latest invention. pleased to meet you! the return of wallace and gromit — we go behind the scenes with the characters�* creators. we start this hour with comments from us

president—elect donald trump, who's threatened to reassert united states control over the panama canal. he's claiming american ships are being charged excessive fees by the central american nation. panama's president has hit back — insisting panama's sovereignty and independence are non—negotiable. the panama canal — which links the atlantic and pacific oceans — is critical to a key international trade link and about 40% of american container traffic passes through it. largely built and administered by the united states at the beginning of the last century, it was eventually handed over to full panamanian control in 1999. mr trump made the comments to a conference of the conservative turning point usa group in arizona. it's his first political rally since winning the presidential election in november and comes four weeks before he officially takes office again on january 20th. he told the audience he is not happy about the panama canal arrangement

and is concerned it is falling into "the wrong hands". here's a little of what he said. you've got to treat us fairly, and they haven't treated us fairly. if the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america in full, quickly and without question. i'm not going to stand for it. so, to the officials of panama, please be guided accordingly. mr trump's remarks prompted a quick rebuke from panama's president, who had this to say. translation: the canal is not under the direct i or indirect control of china, the european community, the united states, or any other power. as a panamanian, i strongly reject any statement that misrepresents this reality. every single square metre of the panama canal and its adjacent areas belongs to panama and will continue to belong to panama.

the sovereignty and independence of our country are non—negotiable. daniel lippman is politico's white house reporter. i asked him why trump has chosen now to bring up the panama canal. it's a little curious. panama had increased the fees for ships going through their canal after there was a major drought in the last year or so, but you have to wonder, was there some shipper who was mad about this and got in the ear of trump? this kind of reminds me of when he wanted to buy greenland a few weeks ago. when he had dinner with the canadian leader, justin trudeau, hejoked about trying to make canada the 51st state. so he kind of sometimes has a short attention span, so in a few weeks i don't expect him to be talking about this again. yeah, china has tried to gain lots of influence in central america, in latin america, but what's interesting is the current leader of panama is a pro trump populist, so he has stuff

in common with trump, but i think he is almost... you know, he will probably want a meeting with trump to discuss this, and i don't expect trump to be sending the us marines down to panama to seize back control. this was given back to the panamanians 25 years ago. trump does not like foreign conflict. he was against the iraq war at least part of the time, and he is an isolationist, so he is more america first. i don't see a lot of americans here in the country, you know, having a big protest to try to get back the panamanian canal. the australian government has approved the extradition to the united states of a former us marine accused of illegally training chinese fighter pilots. daniel duggan, who's now an australian citizen, has been injailfor two years fighting the extradition request. american prosecutors allege he taught chinese pilots how to land on aircraft carriers

more than a decade ago, in violation of arms trafficking laws. he denies the charges. our correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. he told us more about how daniel duggan�*s family have been reacting to the news. we heard a statement from mr duggan�*s wife. he is a father of six children aged between six and 18. mr duggan�*s family say they are terrified at the prospect of him being sent back to the united states. they have described the decision by australia's attorney general, a man called mark dreyfus, as callous and inhumane. mr duggan�*s family is insisting that the government in canberra has given no justification or explanation as to why it has approved the extradition request. under australian law, australian authorities must hand a detainee over to us or any other foreign authority within two months unless there is a judicial review.

there are reports in australia that mr duggan�*s family fear that he could be extradited within the next couple of weeks. his lawyer has insisted that the charges against him are politically motivated and as we say, daniel duggan, who is in his mid—50s now, says that he has broken no laws. film are there. france is observing a day of national mourning on monday for mayotte, its overseas territory devastated by the worst cyclone in nearly a century. 35 people are understood to have died, but authorities fear that could eventually reach hundreds, possibly thousands. let's speak to richard kagoe, who's the africa regional editor for bbc world service. richard, just tell us more about the rescue operation and what is known about what is going on on the ground. the rescue operations _ going on on the ground. tue: rescue operations are going on on the ground. tte: rescue operations are currently ongoing. ijust heard about 400

french troops arriving at the island, just to assist with emergency operations in terms of reconnecting essential services such as water, electricity and also communication. there are tonnes of aid in terms of food, medicine and water, which have arrived by air and sea. the only difficulty is accessing the less urbanised parts of the island, which were vastly affected by this cyclone when it tore through the islands of mayotte. that is basically what is happening at the moment, lots of coordination that is taking place. there isjust a general sense of discontentment among the local population who say that aid has been delivered slightly slow and they still feel that france hasn't really handled this very well in terms of crisis and disaster management.- of crisis and disaster management. of crisis and disaster manauement. �* . . ., management. and france holding a da of management. and france holding a day of national _ management. and france holding a day of national mourning, - management. and france holding a day of national mourning, but i a day of national mourning, but the question is how fast aid

can be brought to rebuild, to rescue and to help those people, isn't it, how quickly that can happen? t people, isn't it, how quickly that can happen?— people, isn't it, how quickly that can happen? i think one of the challenges _ that can happen? i think one of the challenges is _ that can happen? i think one of the challenges is the _ that can happen? i think one of the challenges is the fact - that can happen? i think one of the challenges is the fact that i the challenges is the fact that this is just an the challenges is the fact that this isjust an island off the south—east coast of africa, so logistically there are challenges in terms of accessing various parts of that island. the latest that we had from the prefecture of reunion, another french department, is that lots of aid has been delivered there. the question is, how do access parts of the islands which have been cut off? roads have been destroyed, bridges were washed away, so it is increasingly becoming a logistical nightmare, especially for the emergency teams in accessing some of those who have been most affected by this natural disaster.— affected by this natural disaster. �* , ., disaster. and president macron, remember _ disaster. and president macron, remember the _ disaster. and president macron, remember the pictures - disaster. and president macron, remember the pictures from - disaster. and president macron, remember the pictures from a l remember the pictures from a few days ago, being heckled, with shouts for him to resign. what are france pledging to do exactly?

what are france pledging to do exactl ? .. what are france pledging to do exactl ? . exactly? basically what president _ exactly? basically what president macron - exactly? basically what president macron said l exactly? basically what - president macron said during his trip is that they have committed to rebuilding the island. it is going to be slow, painstakingly slow, but he was urging for patients among the survivors of this incident, saying that they are going to step up efforts in terms of reconstructing roads, you know, the communication systems, electricity, and also helping rebuild most homes. but we are talking about more than 100,000 homes which were flattened by the winds and by the heavy rains there. so it is becoming increasingly difficult right now to continue with rescue operations because of the heavy rains. it is really going to take a little while before this is actually actualised. so that is actually actualised. so that is the major concern. people say, it is one thing to make a promise, but fulfilling this with the current economic realities, with computing needs, how fast is this going to happen?— needs, how fast is this going to hauen? . ~' . the situation in mayotte comes

amid rising political instability in neighbouring mozambique, where 94 people were killed by cyclone chido. a ruling is expected today to determine the final results of 0ctober�*s elections after allegations of vote rigging. following the disputed election came weeks of protests in which security forces killed dozens of people. the opposition presidential candidate has threatened "chaos" if the constitutional council confirms the results. let's speak to dr alex vines, head of the africa programme at the thinktank chatham house. thank you for being with us. can you just give us a reminder of the background, the context of the background, the context of the background, the context of the ruling we are expecting today? of the ruling we are expecting toda ? ., , of the ruling we are expecting toda ? ., i. ., today? so, as you mentioned, there were _ today? so, as you mentioned, there were elections _ today? so, as you mentioned, there were elections in - there were elections in october. the electoral commission of mozambique, the cng, sometime back, announced that the party candidate daniel chapter, the party of

government, had won the presidency with 71%, and the leading opposition leader 20%, and they had got a majority in parliament. that raised eyebrows, nobody expected such a dramatic result for the party of government. the opposition parties challenged that. so for over 70 days we have been waiting for validation. the constitutional council, the highest body responsible for looking at this particular issue, they have been going through something, the tally sheets for the results, going through, looking at where there might be fraudulent activities that would iron out. so that is what we are waiting for. what is interesting is that the electoral commission ever published supporting evidence of the initial results that

they provided. as you mentioned, there has been high tensions, months of demonstrations, particularly by the opposition supporters, who tend to be in urban areas and very useful. it has had a really significant impact on the mozambique economy, and so it is high drama today waiting for these results.— for these results. could you 'ust tell for these results. could you just tell us _ for these results. could you just tell us a _ for these results. could you just tell us a bit _ for these results. could you just tell us a bit about - for these results. could you just tell us a bit about your| just tell us a bit about your work as part of a group of election observers? what were you actually doing and can you tell us what you saw? 50 t you actually doing and can you tell us what you saw? so i was in mozambique _ tell us what you saw? so i was in mozambique as _ tell us what you saw? so i was in mozambique as part - tell us what you saw? so i was in mozambique as part of- tell us what you saw? so i was in mozambique as part of the i in mozambique as part of the commonwealth 0bserver group. a former prime minister of st lucia was my chair boss. so my job was to observe. we did issue an interim statement, as did other electoral groups like the european union, the international republican institute, the regional body, so we all did our own

preliminary statements. the commonwealth one did observe significant irregularities that it would look further into, and it would look further into, and it called for calm. it did also say that the opposition leader was very premature by claiming victory when only 20% of the vote had been counted, announced, so that was something that raised her eyebrows. in terms of making a judgment on whether it was a credible electoral process, thatis credible electoral process, that is still something the commonwealth 0bserver group, my colleagues, have to do with the final report, as do a number of the other observer groups, but there were clearly irregularities. so, let's see, the constitutional council in the constitutional council in the past has been partisan, but i don't believe in original

sin, i think they have been spending the last two months going through all the ballot sheets and trying to arraign out the most obvious fraud. i think the difficulty with the constitutional council politically for mozambique is whether they would dare to dream that the process was so flawed that it would need to be annulled and there would need to be a new election, which paradoxically is not what the opposition leader is calling for, he says he absolutely won and there should not be any consideration of a rerun of elections. consideration of a rerun of elections-_ consideration of a rerun of elections. , .., elections. may be we will come back to what — elections. may be we will come back to what we _ elections. may be we will come back to what we have _ elections. may be we will come back to what we have got - elections. may be we will come back to what we have got the i back to what we have got the outcome of that report. doctor alex vines, many thanks indeed. women's support charities have paid tribute to the bravery of leanne lucas, who was injured in the southport stabbings during the summer. she was running a taylor swift dance workshop when the class came under attack. three young girls were killed and eight other children were hurt. now, leanne has spoken supicly for the first time, as our special correspondent judith moritz reports.

the southport stabbings made worldwide headlines... ..but few of those involved have spoken publicly. memories are still raw. leanne lucas was running the dance and yoga workshop for young children when a man with a knife burst in. she was injured as she tried to protect them. the trauma remains fresh, but leanne has found the strength to speak out. hi, my name is leanne lucas. 0n the 29th ofjuly, 2024, our world was shattered into a million pieces. the yoga teacher was at a recent vigil to remember women and girls who've lost their lives to male violence. the guilt, shame and fear we can feel as women will be outshone by courage, fierceness, and our ability to connect. raise your voice and share your stories. often, we don't realise

how powerful we are. 13 people were stabbed, and three little girls were killed. i don't know why our three beautiful girls were taken that day. but what i do know is, we have the power to ensure their sparkles live on for ever more. foralice, elsie, bebe, heidi and all the surviving girls and their families. thank you very much. applause. in recent years, there have been several high—profile cases here on merseyside involving violent crime against women and girl. from the shootings of olivia pratt—korbel, ashley dale, and elle edwards, to the stabbings in southport. those who campaign to support women in this area say that it's empowering to hear from those directly affected, and they don't underestimate the courage that it takes. # rocking around the christmas

tree, have a happy holiday... i tomorrow's women is a charity which offers a safe space and support to those facing a variety of issues — from loneliness, to abuse and violence. sandy, who's been coming here for years, sang at the vigil, and heard leanne lucas speak. it's so brave and courageous. i admire people like that. for it to be recent, to happen to her, and then to stand up in front of those people, and to let people know that there is help out there, as well. merseyside has seen some of the highest rates of violence against women and girls in england — 74 have been killed since 2009. another charity which supported the vigil believes that keeping the issue in the public eye is vital. the names i've read of all the women that have lost their lives, and each year, those names are growing. it's really important that we do come together

regularly to remember those women — those women should never be forgotten. violence against women and girls has been described as a national emergency. 0n merseyside, the police say they're putting women's voices at the heart of the fight against it. and next month, for the first time, liverpool willjoin other cities taking part in a series of women's marches. judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. many people will be looking forward to seeing family and friends this christmas, but not everyone will have that option on the big day. well, there's a pub in wimbledon, in southwest london, which is helping those who would otherwise be alone on the 25th. the macro i'm just doing my bit and putting the finishing touches to the christmas tree. the whole place is beautifully decked out, ready for the free christmas lunch they are throwing, expecting something like 150 people. sarah and mick are in charge. tell me about

the event and why you're doing it. tt the event and why you're doing it. , . . ., , it. it is a marvellous opportunity - it. it is a marvellous opportunity for - it. it is a marvellous l opportunity for people it. it is a marvellous - opportunity for people to it. it is a marvellous _ opportunity for people to come and see — opportunity for people to come and see as on christmas day. anyone — and see as on christmas day. anyone who is alone, we throw our doors — anyone who is alone, we throw our doors open, we provide a free — our doors open, we provide a free christmas meal a lot of festive _ free christmas meal a lot of festive spirit.— festive spirit. who tends to come along? _ festive spirit. who tends to come along? mostly - festive spirit. who tends to come along? mostly older| come along? mostly older --eole, come along? mostly older peeple. but _ come along? mostly older people, but also - come along? mostly older people, but also au - come along? mostly older people, but also au pairs, | people, but also au pairs, peorrle _ people, but also au pairs, heaple who _ people, but also au pairs, people who work - people, but also au pairs, people who work in - people, but also au pairs, i people who work in shops, people, but also au pairs, - people who work in shops, young people. _ people who work in shops, young people, students— people who work in shops, young people, students who _ people who work in shops, young people, students who have - people, students who have missed _ people, students who have missed the _ people, students who have missed the last _ people, students who have missed the last train - people, students who havei missed the last train home. people, students who have i missed the last train home. it is quite — missed the last train home. it is quite a _ missed the last train home. it is quite a broad _ missed the last train home. it is quite a broad spectrum - missed the last train home. it is quite a broad spectrum of. is quite a broad spectrum of paupie _ is quite a broad spectrum of --eole. �* ,., is quite a broad spectrum of ..eole, �* ' ii is quite a broad spectrum of --eole. ' :: �* is quite a broad spectrum of --eole. ' i: ., people. about 150, you've got our people. about 150, you've got your work _ people. about 150, you've got your work cut _ people. about 150, you've got your work cut out. _ people. about 150, you've got your work cut out. i _ people. about 150, you've got your work cut out. i will- people. about 150, you've got your work cut out. i will let. your work cut out. i will let your work cut out. i will let you get on with setting the table. thank you for speaking to us. when you look at the figures, up to estimated 1.5 million people say they expect to be alone, having christmas dinner by themselves, for various reasons, they may have lost a partner this year, they mightjust not be able to get to theirfamily and mightjust not be able to get to their family and friends who live too far away. and about1 million older people told the charity age uk that christmas is a particularly difficult time, they feel lonely and more

isolated than at any other time of year. it is especially sad when war out of five said that the company and being with others is one of the most important things to them at christmas. —— four out of five. i speak to some regulars at the puppy up i speak to some regulars at the puppy up into the lunch before. morning, everyone. you 1532 00:20:18,835 --> 00:20: