champions team up with a member of theirfamily. andy swiss reports. has the most famous dad in golf, charlie woods, so how is this for a chip off the old block? his first ever hole in one pattering his father no less, and when it eventually sank in, tiger was the first to congratulate him. tiger was playing his first competitive event since july, playing his first competitive event sincejuly, but playing his first competitive event since july, but this playing his first competitive event sincejuly, but this was his son's moment. one charlie later described as awesome. the pair were playing against other famous father—son teams including harrington and his son paddy who also notched up a hole in one. in the deciding play—off, though, it was team wins against team langer and it was the former

masters champion alongside his son jason that triumphed, proof that this global sport can still be a family affair. and the swiss, bbc news. next, to a boost for england ahead of the start of the women's ashes in australia next month. fast bowler kate cross has recovered from injury to be named in the england squad. she's included in the odi and test squads, and will be joined by heather knight, who captains the side across all formats of the series which involves three one—dayers, three t20s and a four—day test match. meanwhile all—rounder freya kemp, spinner linsey smith and wicketkeeper—batter bess heath are part of an ashes squad for the first time. and finally, it's been a year to remember for british tennis number one katie boulter. after climbing to a career—high ranking of world number 23 she's announced her engagement to fellow player alex de minaur. the celebrations will be short lived, in a week they'll potentially face each other on opposite sides of the net when great britain play australia in the united cup in sydney on new year's day. i wouldn't say i was thrilled at the idea of playing him all over again.

obviously, he is a top—ten player and he knows how to play tennis. there is a personal side of it as well, which is difficult. i am looking forward to the match, of course. it's going to be a great atmosphere and playing in australia is always fun. as a opportunity for us. we are definitely the underdogs, so let's put pressure on them. head over to the bbc sport website for more on all of those stories, from me and sportsday that's all for now, have a good afternoon. this year's king's christmas message has been recorded outside of a royal residence for the first time in almost two decades. the speech was filmed in a former hospital chapel earlier this month. the king, queen camilla, and the princess of wales have all battled health issues this year.

our royal correspondent, daniela relph has more. tucked away amongst the modern blocks of flats and offices in central london, a small peaceful space that will diss year host a piece of royal history. the king is said to have been bowled over by the beauty of this chapel. once a place of solace and reflection, for patients, staff and family using the middlesex hospital before the hospital closed in 2005. after a yearfrom hospital closed in 2005. after a year from the king was diagnosed with cancer and are still undergoing treatment he wanted his christmas broadcast to come from a location connected to health care and some were used by the local community. with a particular year the family have had, the chapel and its connection to the hospital and the wider health care profession is what made it the choice for them. but it

is also, its life now is as a charity in the local community so it's open to community groups, we have local acquirers, we have festivals that happen in the local community, events happening here. and so it's very much rooted in the community. the and so it's very much rooted in the community-— community. the chapel is not consecrated _ community. the chapel is not consecrated and _ community. the chapel is not consecrated and open - community. the chapel is not consecrated and open to - community. the chapel is not i consecrated and open to people community. the chapel is not - consecrated and open to people of all faiths. the king wanted to do something different this year, to make his message more personal and delivered from a space used by the community. but taking a christmas broadcast out of a royal residence is highly unusual. i broadcast out of a royal residence is highly unusual.— is highly unusual. i am sure that most of you _ is highly unusual. i am sure that most of you will— is highly unusual. i am sure that most of you will be _ is highly unusual. i am sure that most of you will be celebrating i most of you will be celebrating christmas at home. fix, most of you will be celebrating christmas at home.— most of you will be celebrating christmas at home. �* :: 11,5 ,, christmas at home. a 2003 the queen took a christmas _ christmas at home. a 2003 the queen took a christmas message _ christmas at home. a 2003 the queen took a christmas message to - christmas at home. a 2003 the queen took a christmas message to barracks| took a christmas message to barracks in windsor and she thanked servicemen and women and their families but virtually every other

christmas broadcast has come from a royal residence. to choose this intimate chapel is a significant break from convention from a king who this year wanted his christmas broadcast to expect some of the experiences and challenges he has faced. there's not long to wait now until some cracking christmas viewing comes your way — wallace and gromit are back. it's 35 years now since they first appeared on our screens, and the duo are returning on christmas day in vengeance most fowl. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been to meet the film's creators. i'm live outside the west wallaby street house of the evil inventor, mr wallace. evil? wallace and gromit are back... there's clearly been a mistake! ..in a new adventure where, once again, wallace's inventions get them into trouble. it was all filmed at aardman studios

in bristol, where i had "a grand day out" with the team — including, of course, the creator of wallace & gromit — nick park. what was the decision—making process for bringing them back now? was it because the public wanted them so much, or you had a story you wanted to tell, or itjust felt like this is the time for wallace & gromit to be back? yeah, well, it was very much both those factors, really. i mean, whenever we've done talks around the world, the last question is always, "when is the next wallace & gromit film?" and the last time we did that, i came homejust burning with this idea that's been around for years, actually, about what if wallace, uh, created an automated gnome, a smart gnome? and thinking of all the antics that could follow that. hi! i'm your nifty odd—jobbing robot. call me norbot. this is my latest invention... pleased to meet you, master gromit. ..a smart gnome!

whoops! the project was filmed over spring and early summer, after five years of planning. nick park and the film's other director — merlin crossingham... as they come through, - the door is going to flip off... ..guiding a team of expert animators, the pair describing — and sometimes even acting out — how they want the characters to behave. 0k? now, this new story has the return of an old villain who the pair last encountered back in 1993's the wrong trousers. whenever we're out and about talking about wallace & gromit and maybe talking about the future of wallace & gromit, the single most—asked question is, "when will feathers be back?" and so finding a story that he could really be a proper good villain — because everybody loves a villain — it's often said your film is only as good as your villain — it seemed a perfect

opportunity to bring feathers back for this story. neck cracks. sadly, one person who isn't back is, of course, the original voice of wallace — peter sallis — who died back in 2017. this is the first major wallace and gromit project without peter sallis. that must be emotional. it is, yes. it has been quite emotional since we lost peter. he was such an original and unique voice and a great actor. so it's very hard for anyone to step into his shoes, but we have been blessed with a youngish actor who we've known for many years. in fact, peter knew him, actually, who can do a fantastic wallace impersonation, ben whitehead. ben whitehead says it's an honour taking on the challenge of replacing peter sallis' famous tones. it's been kind of nice to have the time to do it, as

animation takes time and aardman have given me time to work on the voice. put him through his little places! you kind of have to do the elongation of the vowels, like cheeeese! you look like you need a good pat! come 'ere! that's it, lad. my new pat—o—matic will oblige! and if you think that's progress, wait till you see the next thing i'm working on! the pair's last major project was 2008's a matter of loaf and death. up away, gromit! it was watched by more than 16 million viewers... with you in a jiffy! ..the most—watched christmas day programme, and the biggest audience of the year. might they be hoping to do the same this year... oh, no! ..when they're up against gavin & stacey? thanks, lad!

as any artist, it's just great to have your work out there and seen by as many people as possible. but we still would love to have the biggest audience. yeah! they laugh. that would be nice. so laying down the gauntlet to gavin & stacey. that's right, yeah! bring it on, gavin & stacey! in the meantime, the duo still have to defeat feathers mcgraw. gromit will be back for more adventures in the future. but itjust might take a while. gromit! lizo mzimba, bbc news, bristol. and you can watch wallace & gromit: vengeance most fowl at ten past six on christmas day on bbc one and the bbc iplayer. and when you decide to have a break from the television it is quite mild this year? that's right. we have

seen the clouds thicken in the west, turning murky as milder air pushes in and for some a massive jump in temperatures over the next 2a hours. this afternoon, four or 5 degrees across eastern england and scotland, tomorrow temperatures will be about 10 celsius higher, turning io celsius higher, turning exceptionally mild stop the change is brought about by this area of cloud, a warm front pushing eastwards and behind that we start to get wind coming from the south—west, bringing mild air but as is often the case in winter when we have cold air and milder air mixing it takes a long time for it to elbow the cool stuff out of the race of this afternoon, damp weather and cloud around in the west, temperature struggling at four or 5 degrees. up at 10 degrees in londonderry. the milder air starting

to moving to northern ireland and over night, it will continue to progress eastwards. a lot of cloud, mist and fog around the coast and the hills, damp and drizzly weather but tonight temperatures rise through the night and by the end, most of us will see temperatures in double figures, 10—12. most of us will see temperatures in double figures, 10—12 . stepping most of us will see temperatures in double figures, 10—12. stepping out tomorrow morning it will be noticeably milder. a lot of cloud around, sunshine in short supply, you might see some breaks in the cloud east of the pennines and the north east scotland but otherwise mist and fog reluctant to clear, bits and pieces of drizzle. very mild, temperatures 13 or 14 even perhaps 15 as possible making it one of the most mild christmas eve days. still got the south—westerly winds for the big day, expect a repeat performance. a lot of cloud around,

mist and fog over the hills, drizzly weather across the south and west. some breaks here and there but not many, north—west scotland you might see a weather front slipping three to bring rain into the highlands and the hebrides. temperatures in double figures, another monday, ii—i3 your christmas day high temperatures, no chance of a white christmas and it looks as if the mild weather will hang around probably for about another week but with that it will be pretty cloudy with sunny spells in relatively short supply. as we get towards new year's day there are signs the mild air will ease and the weather potentially turning colder and for some, there could be a threat of the weather turning wintry as we run into new year's day but before that we have a week of mild weather and the big changes on the way for tomorrow, you notice that change, turning milder. looking forward to it and thank you. that's all from today's bbc news at one.

enjoy your afternoon. goodbye. you are watching bbc news. surgeons believe that a new machine which keeps lungs alive outside the body could significantly boost transplant numbers and save more lives. royal papworth hospital in cambridge is the first in the uk to use the technology outside clinical trials, and it's already changed the life of one patient. our correspondent nikki fox has the story. these lungs might usually be rejected for transplantation — but because of this machine, they're being kept alive, and their health restored outside the body. the lungs have been perfused and ventilated for over an hour and a half. we're very happy with their function, and likely we will go ahead. this patient is the first in the uk to benefit — 49—year—old daniel evans—smith. there was conversations this

time last year of... some of the hospitals were saying i needed to talk about palliative care, because if i didn't get the lung transplant, the likelihood was that i wouldn't survive much longer with the way things were going. 81% of lungs aren't good enough for transplantation. it's hoped the machine could prevent so many organs from being wasted. so how are they kept alive? well, the lungs are placed in an incubator at room temperature for up to six hours, mimicking the environment of the human body. they're connected to a ventilator, which forces air in and out, while oxygen and nutrients are pumped through the lungs. tests are then carried out to make sure the organs work well. we are hoping that it will increase transplant activity by 30%, because at present we have up to one in three people dying on the waiting list.

do you think daniel would still be alive if it wasn't for this machine? absolutely not. sadly. so i think we managed to catch daniel in the very last minute before he would have become untransplantable. before the transplant, daniel was taken to hospital with a collapsed lung five times. keep going until you've - completely emptied your lungs. he spent a total of six months there, as he was so ill. he developed copd, despite giving up smoking 12 years ago. his operations changed his life. i can walk further. i can now do hills without having to think about it. i don't have to rest so often when i'm out walking or moving round town. i'm miles ahead of where i was. despite law changes in 2019, which made it easier to donate organs, there's a shortage. it's hoped this new technique will make the most of the lungs that are available, giving others a chance for a better life.

nikki fox, bbc news. marriage matchmaking and government organised speed—dating events. dating in south korea has taken an unusual turn. this comes as the country continues to battle extremely low fertility and marriage rates. but will these unusual ways to meet your partner help boost them? rachel lee reports from seoul. fairy tale weddings are expected in south korea, but they don't all begin with meet cutes or dating apps. some couples are embracing new ways to meet. these newlyweds are unpacking their new life and business together. their story started when they met through a marriage—matching agency. translation: i signed up because i wanted to meet| someone who also wanted to get married. lots of people don't want to these.

translation: working in construction, - there weren't that many chances to meet new people. it was time effective to have an expert help find a good partner. the pandemic made it difficult to meet people in person and caused a resurgence in marriage matchmaking. translation: the industry has grown by 30 to 4096. i perceptions have changed. in the past, young people thought these agencies were for those who had failed i to get married. now they're seen as a way- to find someone who matches their specific needs. the matchmaking isn't always successful, and not everyone agrees with this method of finding a partner. translation: using a marriage-matching agency isn't always viewed very positively. it can seem like people are being judged by their profiles and are getting married without love. it felt a bit embarrassing to tell friends and family that i signed up with an agency. despite the increased popularity of marriage matchmaking, south korea has extremely low marriage

and fertility rate. they've been falling steadily for the past decade. in fact, the fertility rate here is the lowest in the world. and this is a huge challenge for the government who's committed to tackling this issue. they too are playing matchmaker. they're organising speed—dating events and marriage is the theme. they say they're providing young singles with an opportunity to meet and mingle. translation: young people today lack opportunities - to meet new people, so i really appreciate that the city is providing a venue for this. but critics say they should be tackling high living costs and supporting women returning to work after children instead. meanwhile, the government says these events work, with two marriages and many more on the horizon. as young people search for love, they're also seeking

stability and security, something the country needs to as it battles its demographic crisis. rachel lee, bbc news, seoul. 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. well, i'm just doing my bit and putting the finishing touches to the christmas tree here at the alexandra in wimbledon. but the whole place is beautifully decked out, ready for the free christmas day lunch that they're throwing, expecting something like 150 people. sarah and mick are in charge here. just tell me about the event and why you do it. it's a marvellous opportunity for people to come and see us on christmas day, anyone who's alone. we throw our doors open, we provide a free christmas meal and lots of company and festive spirit. and who tends to come along? well, we get a broad mix, actually. mostly older people, but also old pairs and people who work in shops and young people.

students who missed the last train home. so it's quite a broad spectrum of people, really, who come. 0k. and about 150, you've got your work cut out, i'll let you carry on setting the tables for that. thanks for having us down here today. it's a really important thing that they do here, because when you look at the figures, up to an estimated 1.5 million people nearly say they expect to be alone having christmas dinner by themselves for various reasons. they may have lost a partner this year. they mayjust not be able to get to their family and friends who live too far away. and about a million older people told age uk the charity, that christmas is a particularly difficult time. they feel lonelier, more isolated than at any other time of year. and it's especially sad when four out of five said that the company and being with others is one of the most important things to them at christmas. let's speak to some of the people who are regulars here at this pub who've been to the christmas day lunch before. good morning, everyone. hello. nice to see you all.

so, you've been to the christmas day lunch before, have you? just tell me, what's it like? absolutely fantastic. especially mick. he looks after everybody. i was very lonely last year and i was told about mick. why don't you come to the, you know, christmas day in the pub? and he said was fantastic. i am lost with the world, you know. he's a star. he's fantastic. it comes across, it comes across in how you're talking about it and made lots of new friends. yes, yes, i met lots of people. yes, and i'm delighted. so i'm not feeling any more lonely. and i enjoy it. that's really lovely to hear. so you've been before. you were telling me this is going to be your first christmas day lunch. yes, yes. because my son is away in new zealand. so my daughter is working for nhs. so me and my other son come on mondays, every monday here. oh, that's regular. so this pub does a regular weekly meet—up. that is my day on mondays. and you're coming for the christmas

lunch as well this week. this is the first time i'm coming. first time? well, i think you're in for a treat. and just tell me what role this pub plays in the community here. well, mick does a lot for the community. we call ourselves teenagers because we're... we're young at heart up here. that is wonderful. and we love him to bits. he's quite a legend. he's our mick. i think mick and sarah do an absolutely finejob. thank you all for talking about it. it clearly means a lot to you all. the christmas day lunch is open to anyone who is otherwise alone on christmas day. you don't have to book. you just turn up. it's between 12 noon and 3pm here, and it's free. you don't have to give an email address. they're not asking you to add to a mailing list or anything. it's open to all. and if you're somewhere else in the uk, age uk say that they have lists of things going on. you can check the website. if you don't want to look at the website, just call them and they'll tell you where you can go to be around others this christmas. that leaves one thing for us to do

here, from me and everyone at the alexandra in wimbledon, we wish you a very merry christmas! christmas is a time of deep traditions for many people — and there are few things more traditional than a panto. our reporter nick servini has been talking to the audience at a production in cardiff, to find out why they still have such appeal. welcome, one and all, to the royal ball! a cheesy gag, a dame and a fairy tale. yes, it's that time of the year when panto pulls in the crowds. and cinderella at the new theatre in cardiff is no exception. what's remarkable about panto is its enduring appeal. now, the season may be a bit shorter than it once was, but it is still an absolute banker to get bums on seats. do you come every year? every year. since the kids were small, but now they're all grown up and they didn't want to come with us any more, but we still come anyway.

what did you like? you liked buttons — he's a bit shy now, but he loves buttons and he found it very funny. ijust love that you can just forget all the worries, all the things - that are on your mind. you're in there for two hours. big welsh stars certainly help. the draw here are the bbc presenters gethinjones, who plays prince charming, and owain wyn evans, who plays his right—hand man, dandini. i was very much coming into this like, well, i don't sing unless i'm singing into a karaoke mic, darlings, or, you know, i don't dance. i play the drums. i can, you know, present, but that really is the limit of my kind of performance ability. so coming to do a panto, you learn a lot in a really short space of time. are we right in saying we're probably the least talented people on that stage? yeah. i think it's fair to say. there's some amazing people who do brilliant things, so you get to watch and learn from the very best. like mike doyle — it's his 36th panto. he's been in cardiff for 11 years.

and then on top of that, this sort of buzz that i don't know, i've never... it's such a different thing a live theatre audience. i can see why people get addicted to it. # shake, shake, shake, shake. # shake it off, shake it off...# i never thought in my wildest dreams that i would spend five weeks singing shake it off with you on a stage. life's full of surprises. you never know what's coming around the corner. wonderful surprises sometimes. that's what i meant to say. yes. sorry _ wonderful surprises, yeah. you've got a brutal schedule because you're still doing your early morning show on radio two. i do sometimes squeeze a little bit of sleep in between the two shows, but mostly do my radio show, come home, sleep for a few hours, come to the new theatre, we do our matinee, maybe have a little nap, then do the evening show, home, bed, rinse and repeat.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. for many of us, this afternoon is going to stay on the cold side. however, the weather is about to turn exceptionally mild for this time of the year. with that change to milder weather conditions, we see extensive cloud that started to work into western scotland already and over the next 2a hours. for some of us, we'll see an enormous ten degree celsius leap up in temperatures. aberdeen going from four degrees celsius this afternoon to about 1k tomorrow afternoon. you'll notice that change. the change is brought about by this warm front that's going to be pushing its way eastwards across the uk, with much milder southwesterly winds following that feature through. now, often when we see these kind of transitions in winter, it takes quite a long time to displace the cold, dense air that's initially near the earth's surface and get it out of the way with milder conditions pushing in. and certainly that's the case today.

the milder air is starting to creep into western areas of northern ireland, but otherwise it's cold temperatures four or 5 c pretty widely this afternoon. and for some it will be quite damp as well. now, overnight tonight we'll see some low clouds, some mist and fog patches across western areas with some bits and pieces of drizzle. it is a night that will turn progressively milder. yes, temperatures will be rising through the night and by tuesday morning, most of us will see those temperatures up into double figures. you'll notice a much milder feel to the weather. then tomorrow morning expect a lot of cloud around. there'll be some hill fog patches in the west, a bit of drizzle here and there as well. sunny spells in short supply, but you might just about see a few breaks in the clouds to the north east of scotland, maybe to eastern areas of england east of the pennines, but otherwise expect a cloudy and drab day. cloudy, drab and exceptionally mild. temperatures could reach 1a or 15 degrees, making it one of the mildest christmas eves we've ever seen heading into the big day, christmas day itself. well, we still have this very mild

flow of southwesterly winds with us. and so again, expect a lot of cloud around some mist and fog patches, hill fog patches across western areas, bit of drizzle too. some rain getting into the far northwest of scotland, but temperatures staying well up into double figures. no chance of a white christmas anywhere. we're looking at temperatures of around 11, 1213c, something like that. and this milder weather is going to stay with us for about a week. there are signs that it could turn colder in the run up to new year's day, perhaps for some of us a bit more wintry as well.

live from london, this is bbc news. a breakfrom tradition — the king's christmas message will be delivered at a former hospital chapel rather than buckingham palace. a woman dies after being set alight on the new york subway in an apparently random attack — police arrest a suspect. the uk economy flatlines — revised figures show gdp failed to grow at all in the last quarter. honda and nissan enter talks to merge, as they aim to improve their standing in the electric car market hello. this year's king's christmas message has been recorded outside of a royal

residence for the first time in almost two decades.