getting a knighthood. the welsh ambulance service declares a critical incident following a surge in demand, and asks the public to call 999 only for serious emergencies. severe weather threatens new year celebrations — edinburgh's outdoor party has been cancelled as heavy rain and strong winds are predicted to hit much of the the uk. amber warning for heavy rain in scotland in place through the day but elsewhere strong winds and heavy rain in the next 2a hours. in sport: manchester united manager ruben amorim says relegation remains a possibility as he watched his side lose again to an in—form newcastle united, as the pressure builds at old trafford. believe it or not, is still a few

days left before the kids head back to school after the big christmas pen. we are at the eureka museum on merseyside asking if there is a way to extend festive cheer without breaking the bank. it's tuesday, 31st of december. four former sub—postmasters who campaigned for justice for the victims of the horizon scandal have been awarded obes in the new year honours list. the former england manager gareth southgate and the actor stephen fry have been awarded knighthoods, while hundreds of others who volunteer in their communities are also recognised. our correspondent, lizo mzimba, has more. he's the manager who led the england men's team to two successive euro finals. gareth southgate has been knighted for services to association football. also being knighted for his work for charity, for the environment and on mental health awareness, stephen fry. where fame or being a known person is at its most helpful,

is when you can draw in attention to a cause that really matters. and the national conversation around mental health in particular has really, really improved. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's truly humbled to receive a knighthood for political and public service. lee castleton is one of four former subpostmasters wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal, who've been made obes for their campaigning work, along with christopher head, jo hamilton and seema misra, who says she hopes the award will help them in their ongoing fight for the proper compensation they believe they deserve. definitely, you know, at least, you know, the state realised that the scandal happened and it shows that it hasn't still sorted out.

so the fight is still on. so fingers crossed with the award and everything, it will put more pressure as well to get it sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment. oscar—nominated actor carey mulligan, coronation street and last tango in halifax star anne reid and happy valley's sarah lancashire have all been made cbes for services to drama. lancashire describing the award as an unexpected delight. keely hodgkinson! olympic gold medallist and bbc sports personality of the year keely hodgkinson says it's amazing to be made an mbe. and one of britain's most decorated olympians, rower helen glover, says she's so happy to be made an obe after she returned to the sport, having taken time out to start a family. i'm really chuffed. ifeel like i've gained so much more from what i've given back and by showing people what can be done, especially post—children. and really, i really want to champion mums and never being pigeonholed by being a parent. so for me, that's been the biggest thing i want to give back through sport.

most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye. gail and jason o'shea's charity wipe away those tears has helped more than a thousand terminally ill or seriously ill children. for years, we'd paid into different charities and we decided at some point we would try and make a real difference and start our own. we felt blessed that we had four healthy children of our own, and we wanted to help others that maybe were not as fortunate. just two of the many being honoured for making a huge difference to others. lizo mzimba, bbc news. we will hear from some of the people who have received the awards later in the programme. the welsh ambulance service has declared a critical incident after an increase in demand caused significant delays to 999 call—outs and hospital handovers. the nhs trust said that at one stage more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered and ambulances were left queuing outside hospitals our reporterjessica lane has been

looking at this and joins us now. what have you been finding out? it is not great news particularly on new year's eve, traditionally one of the busiest nights for ambulances and nhs services and hospitals. last night, when this critical incident was announced the welsh ambulance service said they had more than 340 calls waiting to be answered and more than half of ambulances waiting outside hospitals with patients inside, waiting to hand them over. health bosses say when they declare a critical incident it means they can call in support from elsewhere, but they also ask for help from the public and say this will be a worrying situation for people. if it is a life—threatening situation and you are in wales, you must still call 999, such as a cardiac arrest, chest pain, choking, losing

consciousness. they say if it is not life—threatening, there are other ways to get help such as nhs111, a local pharmacy. the head of the service is stephen sheldon who said they are sorry about this situation. he said it is rare that they declare a critical incident but with significant demand on the service and more than 90 ambulances waiting to hand over patients outside hospital, the ability to help patients has been impacted. what hospital, the ability to help patients has been impacted. what is ha - eninu patients has been impacted. what is happening elsewhere? _ patients has been impacted. what is happening elsewhere? we _ patients has been impacted. what is happening elsewhere? we hear- patients has been impacted. what is. happening elsewhere? we hear about winter pressure _ happening elsewhere? we hear about winter pressure on _ happening elsewhere? we hear about winter pressure on hospitals - happening elsewhere? we hear about winter pressure on hospitals with - winter pressure on hospitals with people more sick in the winter with more colds and flu and people more likely to slip if it is icy. in winter there are extra pressures. right now it seems to be steadily problematic. in wales at the weekend they asked people in many hospitals to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of flu. in the west

midlands in walsall, in walsall, a critical incident was declared yesterday because of numbers needing urgent care. in hampshire, some hospitals declared a critical incident earlier in the month because of high admissions numbers. on christmas eve, scottish ambulance crews were put on the highest level of emergency because of an increase in respiratory viruses. the nhs in england earlier this month were busier than ever because of flu and norovirus. figures released today show people are going to a and e complaining of hiccups, insomnia, backache, sometimes to ask for medication. the message from health bossesis medication. the message from health bosses is there if it is an emergency but if it is not life—threatening, a bee look elsewhere for help and support. thank you. forensic teams investigating

the cause of a plane crash in south korea that killed 179 people on sunday, have begun to inspect the aircraft's black boxes that store the flight data. it comes as the first funerals of the victims are being held. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes joins us from muan airport where the crash happened. rupert, are we any closer to knowing what went wrong? the investigation is in the earliest stages but we have had developments this morning and we understand a team from the usa is here on the ground and we saw them earlier inspecting wreckage behind me. a team of seven from the federal aviation administration in the united states, from the national transportation safety board and the company boeing who manufactured the aircraft involved. they arrived yesterday and were out this morning looking at the crash site and they willjoin south korean counterparts

to assess the wreckage and crash site and look at the circumstances around the crash. the next thing is the black box flight recorders which will be key to the investigation because there is so little of the aircraft left. they will rely on what is the flight data recorder that records the information from the systems of the plane and the cockpit voice recorder that records conversation between the pilot and air traffic control and control tower at the airport. every commercial aircraft has these on board. they have been recovered. they will try to download data from the black boxes to try to assess, that will be the focus of finding out what happened in the last few minutes of the flight.— out what happened in the last few minutes of the flight. rupert, thank ou. a court in south korea has approved an arrest warrant for its president,

yoon suk yeol. he was suspended after attempting to place the country under martial law earlier this month and is now under investigation, but he's so far refused to cooperate with the authorities. his team has said it will challenge the warrant. angelina jolie and brad pitt have reached a divorce settlement, eight years after they separated. jolie's lawyer told us media she was �*exhausted but relieved'. the hollywood couple were known as brangelina by fans and met on the set of the 2005 film mr and mrs smith. rail bosses have warned avanti west coast passengers to expect a significantly reduced service today due to a strike by train managers. members of the rmt union are set to walk out today and on the 2nd ofjanuary in a dispute over rest days. avanti says the few trains which will be running are expected to be very busy. the company has advised passengers to travel either side of the strike dates or apply for a refund if they choose not to travel. edinburgh's outdoor hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled because of concerns about strong winds. three severe flood warnings have been issued for parts of scotland —

warning of a danger to life — with storms expected to cause disruption across the uk. our reporter frances read has more. three, two, one. it draws people from all corners of the globe — one of the most famous street parties in the world. but, this year, cancelled. i didn't know the street party was off. i just got off the plane. we wanted to see the fireworks, but it's not there any more. it'sjust the rain. new year is about that. it's about celebration, about party, so, disappointed. well, itjust sums 2024 up, doesn't it? preparations for hogmanay had started months ago, with the council budgeting more than £800,000 for it. edinburgh had been gearing up not just for a huge fireworks display, but also a concert headlined by iconic �*90s band texas. the weather so bad that necessary preparations couldn't go ahead, and the promise of all planned outdoor events being ruined.

it's not something that we take lightly, but, again, the weather that we've experienced over the last 48 hours and are expected to experience in the next 24 hours just meant we weren't able to build the infrastructure, both for the performances and also the safety infrastructure, to keep 50,000 people safe in the city centre. so we had to make the difficult decision that this year we would not be able to go ahead. and the weather really has been miserable. this was the highland main railway line yesterday. and there have been amber alerts for rain in scotland as 2025 is rung in, with warnings for bad weather in parts of england, wales and northern ireland, as well. blackpool has made the tough decision to cancel its seaside fireworks display, but london's sold—out event tonight is going ahead, although city hall said it's actively monitoring the weather forecast. not the start to 2025 many were hoping for — the party stays indoors this year.

frances read, bbc news. hopefully your plans have not been ruined. here's matt. it is not great, is it? it is not, after a quiet christmas things have got lively at the wrong time for many. the amber warning got lively at the wrong time for many. the amberwarning in got lively at the wrong time for many. the amber warning in force across parts of scotland, areas around inverness, aviemore, fort william. already flooding and there are severe flood warnings around the aviemore area. the chart shows you the rain across scotland and that is the rain across scotland and that is the area covered by the warning. the rain is on and off and there will be improvement in the afternoon in northern mainland scotland but persistent rain and strong winds in orkney and shetland. with snow mixed in. the rain pushing in to the rest

of scotland and northern ireland and then in the afternoon northern england, west wales with winds up to 60 mph. windy in the south of the uk but other than light showers here, many will be dry, with bright conditions at times. towards midnight, the most persistent rain is northern england, north and west wales. particularly heavy on the western side of hills. a cold start to 2025 with some snow and ice in the far north. dry in the south for now, but the wind picking up towards dawn. some strong and gusty winds. bringing colder air later in the day. surface water and spray around. the wind before colder and clear conditions later in the day.

it's just over two months since we brought you these shocking pictures of the floods that tore through parts of spain. those who died have been remembered in church services over the festive period. more than 200 people were killed in and around valencia — after a year's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours. a clean—up operation has been under way ever since. europe correspondent nick beake covered the disaster for breakfast at the time, and has now gone back to the city. there are flickers of light in valencia as 2024 draws to an end, but little joy — the festive decorations more obligation than celebration. many communities around here have nothing to celebrate. it's good riddance to the year of the deadly flood. in the small suburban town of paiporta, david and cristina are mourning their brother, 49—year—old fidel monteiro,

swept away from outside his house when his street became a raging torrent. translation: they promised us aid, both from the local and central governments, and we haven't received anything, nothing. nobody has even contacted us. no authority, no insurance company. and to this day, we haven't received a cent. volunteers and donations from everywhere — mattresses, clothes, furniture, food, everything. but at the political level, absolutely nothing. the authorities, both local and national, promise all those affected will be supported and that millions of euros are to be allocated to the reconstruction. but rebuilding feels a long way off in the middle of all this, with still so much to do. well, look at this. they're still bringing out debris absolutely covered in mud from car parks and cellars.

they've been doing this day in, day out. there's still a lot more to do. so this is an operation that will continue well into the new year. buenos dias, soy el capitan. we stumbled across captain bold, who was born in london but has spent 18 years in the spanish military. tasks can be like helping an old people move there, er, an old people move there, er, fridges or washing machines, anything they need to move out of their homes, helping out with the mud, cleaning the roads — as you can see over here — and we've got guys from all units and from all three branches. fields of fruit on the outskirts of valencia, spain's third biggest city. these are rotting persimmons — in a landscape still eerily decorated by the freak storm that came on the eve of halloween. it is perhaps the undignified heaps of broken cars that best conveys the scale and size of the disaster. some 100,000 vehicles

are thought to have been lost. yet, some are hopeful. among them, 18—year—old barber mario, who's moved his business outside and is trying to make the best of it. translation: i wish that things go back to normal. obviously, it won't be possible for everybody as many lives were lost here. i was lucky as nobody in my family died. everything material can be rebuilt and we will get our lives back, because we aren't really living at the moment. this community rehabilitation has been powered by international charities — this one providing thousands of hot meals — as well as by locals, handing out everyday things once taken for granted. here, everyone who's able seems to be playing their part on the long road to recovery. nick beake, bbc news, valencia. let's take a look at today's papers.

like all of the papers, the new year honours list features on the front of the daily mirror, with its main story being the newly knighted sir gareth southgate, former boss of the england men's football team. he features alongside other well known faces, including sarah lancashire and alan titchmarsh. the daily telegraph leads on comments from conservative chris philp about sadiq khan's knighthood. philp criticises khan over london's knife crime and council tax. the sun focuses on liam payne and the five people charged in connection with his death. the story quotes a friend of the 3i—year—old's family, who said it had been a "very difficult christmas" and "they now just want justice for their son". the daily mail's front page features a story about the theft ofjewellery and other high—value items worth more than £10 million from a home in north london.

inside, we have different stories. you spotted one about snacks. everybody�*s favourite to talk about snacks. the star has a scientific survey being done by a professor, at the university college in london. he has tested the strength of crisps for dipping and discovered that tyrells ridged can carry 600 grams of dip, more than half a kilo of dip. that is my kind of crisp. before it snaps. dorito, 236 before they snap. what would be your dip of choice?

now i know that, dip away. sour cream. for chunky crisps. everything. a bit of cranberry sauce left over. and crisps? absolutely. we remember peter kay and dipping biscuits. and which is the strongest biscuit. as peter kay says it is a hobnob. this time last year, sophie ellis—bextor 5 song murder on the dance floor went viral, more than 20 years after its original release, when it featured in the film saltburn. tonight, she is following in the footsteps of rick astley and robbie williams and hosting bbc one 5 new years eve concert. entertainment correspondent colin paterson caught up with her during rehearsals. # murder on the dance floor. # but you'd better

not kill the groove. # hey, hey, hey, hey. # it's murder on the dance floor. sophie ellis—baxter, the end of 2024 is upon us. sum up youryear. well, there's been a lot of adventures. it started with an old friend — murder on the dance floor — taking me for another twirl. and i've had a lot of gigs, a lot of touring. but i've got to say, this new year's eve show is actually the cherry on top. because i think this is like a real career highlight. here we go. i'm actually going to take these on tour next year. they were going to go in a skip. new year's eve is such a big deal, and i don't take it lightly if people are choosing to spend it with us. so i want to make sure we sort of try and create like the ultimate new year's eve party. # why does it feel? # why does it feel so good? because we're all here together, celebrating new year. come on! and, you know, you can feel sometimes you're sort of thinking of everything of the year that's gone. and so much pressure on new year's resolutions and entering january. ijust want to give this, like, last boost of escapist fun.

like, i mean, look how many disco balls we've got here. someone told me this is the biggest disco ball in britain. oh, my! well, it is spectacular. i mean, you could keep a family in there. it's huge. it's absolutely massive. i might take it home and carve it out and make it into a little room. i hope it's safely up there. because if that fell. agh! # you'd better not steal the moves. # dj, gonna burn this goddamn house right down. you mentioned it. it was this time last year when saltburn was landing and people rediscovered murder on the dance floor. with a bit of perspective now, how do you look back on that? there were some things i knew i was doing this year and there were so many things i wasn't expecting, and i think there's a lot to reflect on. i've never done so many shows in my life. i've done about 110 gigs this year. whoa. and that's just notjust me. it's all the people, like all my band and crew. 110? yeah, but amazing. there's been some real highlights. it's an extraordinary thing to get to my stage

in my career and still be doing new things, new excitements. so ijust wanted to really grab hold of that. and this is very much part of that as well. 110 shows, you said. has anyone got naked during that song at any of your gigs? disappointingly, no. i was like really expecting it, but, no. the option�*s still there tonight, if you're — if that's why you're asking. yeah. # when you grow up. you've got some big guest stars. so i've gotjake shears from the scissor sisters. i think their album came out not too long after my first album, so we used to do a lot of stuff together. we've had some nights out together. we've also got emily roberts from the last dinner party. i'm a massive fan of their band, so it was lovely to have her. she is a star. her guitar solo is epic, so, yeah. # yes, sir, i can boogie. jessie ware, as well — a friend of mine. we've known each other for a little while.

# boogie—woogie all night long. we thought we'd go back to a little disco classic and, yeah, just, i mean, i didn't even need to tell them to wear sequins. it's like theyjust bring it. it's perfect. yes, sir, i can boogie — huge in scotland. i know, i did it the other night in glasgow. they went so nuts for it and i just thought they were like massive baccara fans. i didn't actually know about the fact... tartan army. yes, the tartan army. tartan army anthem — and that one, as well, tartan army anthem, that one, as well, that's going to go down... although i have to say, there needs to be a little bit of work done on the verses. everybody knows all the words to the chorus and it gets the verses and everybody goes... she mutters. ooh, actually, itell you what you're like — look at richard's bass guitar, this is cool. let's have a look at this. this is the best christmas present i ever got him. oh, wow. a millennium falcon — wow. yeah, it's a it's an actual old millennium falcon toy that's been reconditioned and made into this space guitar. # let's leave this world behind. # i know you approve. # by the look in your eyes. the obvious one — 2025

new year's resolution. yes, ok, so last year's new year's resolution was to wear more kaftans. i'm a big fan of making resolutions that are actually fun. people always make resolutions to be healthy or self—improvement. then when you give it up by february, you feel bad. then i was going to try and be more careful with my online auction purchases. 0k. but then if i'm too careful, i won't buy things like that horse, which i bought during lockdown. and look, i'm still enjoying it. how much? it was quite a lot. i think it was like 750 quid. but i've taken a couple of tours. 0h! yeah, but come on, it's a horse. it's a horse. where do you keep it? it's got its own.. stable. yeah, exactly. it comes on tour in a horse box. this is my prop. ribbon dancing. a little bit of ribbon dancing for you. thank you very much for having us. thank you. good luck for the for the concert. how are you feeling? excited. i love doing what i do, but this is really special, so i want tojust, yeah, drink it in. # i'm gonna burn this

goddamn house right down. she is doing the countdown. the clock going round and round. fabulous. she is having a great time already. we need a horse, clearly. reporting there. you can watch sophie ellis—bextor s new years eve