place re—opens. police believe the suspect acted alone. to conserve or cull — to conserve or cull — we visit australia's crocodile we visit australia's crocodile capital to hear the debate over capital to hear the debate over culling saltwater crocs. culling saltwater crocs. we visit a bristol farm we visit a bristol farm where christmas trees where christmas trees dropped by families are put dropped by families are put to good use. to good use. hello, i'm nicky schiller. hello, i'm nicky schiller. a very warm welcome if you have a very warm welcome if you have justjoined us on bbc news. justjoined us on bbc news. more now on one of our main more now on one of our main stories this hour — stories this hour — the investigation the investigation into the attack in into the attack in new orleans on new year's day. new orleans on new year's day. the area around where the area around where the attack took place, the attack took place, in bourbon street, has now in bourbon street, has now re—opened to the public. re—opened to the public. flowers and memorials have been flowers and memorials have been laid and some people held laid and some people held vigils for the 1a people vigils for the 1a people who were killed. who were killed. the fbi has said it now the fbi has said it now believes the attacker, believes the attacker, shamsud—din jabbar, shamsud—din jabbar, was acting alone. was acting alone. we've learned the names we've learned the names of nine of the 1a victims —

one of them was tiger bech. of nine of the 1a victims —

and, you know, i'vejust been there to be that rock for them. it's definitely been pretty tough, though. i can't imagine how devastating this moment is for you and your family, jack. your family is from louisiana. i understand that tiger was living in new york. so tell us more about what he was doing over the holidays, why he was in new orleans. yeah, he came home for the christmas holidays and new year's from new york for a couple of weeks. and he was working from home. you know, me and him, we were hunting. he was with my family every day. you know, we hunted. we fished. he ate more gumbo than one could ever possibly eat. he was cooking for us, taking naps with all of us, just hanging out. he was seeing all his

friends, people he hadn't seen in so long. and it'sjust, i think god was preparing us for this moment. the way he was just going about it, it was just different, you know? it was the best christmas me and my family have ever had. so very little arguing and disagreeing. we have six people in my family. so, you know, obviously it's a good bit of people to bicker at and stuff, but, you know, this christmas, it just felt different. you know, he saw all these people he hadn't seen in years. it's kind of like he was going on a goodbye tour without even knowing it. and his best friend, whenever i left to go back up to dallas, his best friend ryan, who works with him up in new york, came down for the new year's whenever i left so he would be with him. and he just wanted to show ryan new orleans, what it was all about, you know, show ryan how much fun the people in louisiana are and, you know, the smiles

that they all give off. and, you know, just, he wanted to show off how great new orleans was and how great of a place it was — the food, the atmosphere, the people. so him and his friend, his best friend, and my parents went to dinner tuesday night and my parents drove home back to lafayette and my brother and ryan, they went out, and then obviously everything unfolded. jack, you've been talking a little bit about the fact that you spoke to your brother on the phone just hours before new year's eve. can you tell us a bit about that conversation? yeah. you know, it wasjust another phone call. like i said, that's my best friend. my inspiration, my role model. we talked every day. he was the first person i told about, you know, whatever it was — good, bad, indifferent. you know, italked to him so much. and he...

we thought it was going to be another regular conversation. i wasjust showing him... i was at my uncle's house in dallas, and he was in new orleans with my parents eating, and i was showing him what we were eating, and he was showing us what he was eating. but the last words that we ever told each other was, i told him to be safe and that i loved him and he told me how much he loved me. i hung up the phone, and that was the last time i ever spoke with him. tell us a bit more about your brother. you said he's your role model, your best friend, quite the football player — as you are as well. oh, yeah. he was a beast in every way in life. you know, his name was tiger, and it was very, very fitting. you know, he was a go—getter. he was a smaller guy — 5'8, 5'9 — and from a young age, he just fought. he was always a fighter. whatever it was, whether it was in sports, whether it was at...

just wherever it may be, in every facet, he was a fighter and his name was tiger. and like i said, it just fit him so much. like i said, he loved louisiana. he loved his family so much, his friends so much. like i said, if i were to ask people to stand up if they thought that they were his best friend, hundreds and hundreds of people would stand up because that's just the type of guy he was. he's touched so many lives and impacted so many lives. and, you know, me and my family, this is something that we're going to have to deal with. you know, every time we wake up and every time we go to sleep, it's going to be something. you know, every holiday, there's going to be an empty seat at the table. but he wouldn't want us to grieve and mourn. you know, he'd want us to keep attacking life. to go and do what he did — be resilient, charismatic, loving, kind. he'd want us to go be

there for each other in all our different endeavours. and he wasjust, like i said, my role model, my family's role model. my family's going to miss him so much. my mom and my dad have done such an awesome jobjust raising me and my three siblings. you know, we're so close, us three. so many people always tell us they've never seen siblings so close like this ever before. and the first thing i told my parents and my family was... because, like i said, he lives up in new york, and we're just all scattered across the country, and i told them, instead of... instead of only seeing him a couple of times a year, now he'll be with us in every moment, you know, in every part of our lives. he'll be with us whenever we're waking up, when we're going to sleep, when we're walking, when we're at work, doing whatever.

he'll be with us in every single moment now. jack, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. and our condolences go out to you and your family. thank you. yeah, thank you so much. jack bech talking to my colleague sumi somaskanda. the fbi says it's been unable to establish a definitive link between the new orleans attack, and a tesla cybertruck which exploded outside a trump hotel in las vegas. the driver was killed in the explosion. las vegas police have identified 37—year—old matthew alan livelsberger as the man who rented the vehicle and drove it from colorado to las vegas. his badly—burnt body had a bullet wound to the head. police say he appeared to have killed himself while setting off explosives in his vehicle. our correspondent in las vegas is lilyjamali. i'm standing in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas, where there remains an enhanced law enforcement presence.

one day after a tesla cybertruck packed with fireworks and camping gas exploded at the entrance. that explosion killed the person driving the vehicle and also inflicted minor injuries on seven other people. authorities believe that the driver was 37—year—old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, colorado, but they are still awaiting confirmation. the driver's body, they say, was burned beyond recognition, but they did confirm that the driver of the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the head. now, there are a number of parallels between what happened here and what took place on the same day in new orleans. both incidents, of course, taking place on new year's day, both involving members of the military who were born in the united states. we also know from law enforcement that both men

used the same service, a company called turo, to rent the vehicles that were involved in these attacks. while law enforcement officials say that the attack in new orleans was an act of terrorism, they're not saying that that was necessarily the case here. here in las vegas, the attack is being investigated as an entirely separate incident. the motive remains unclear, but one official on thursday did say that it's not lost on authorities that this attack took place in front of a trump property and involved a tesla vehicle. the fbi is asking for leads, and so far they say they've gotten hundreds of tips. more now on the low temperatures which have triggered an amber cold health alert across the whole of england. there are also separate weather warnings in place for snow and ice, affecting england, wales and parts of scotland — those will last until monday. our reporter simonjones has more. snow, ice, torrential rain, flooding — the wintry weather has arrived with a vengeance — and the warning is, more is on the way. after what was an unseasonably

mild christmas period, you can certainly feel it has got a lot, lot colder. and that's why health—care providers like this hospital are being put on a state of high alert for the coming days. the uk health security agency has issued an amber cold health alert for all of england, lasting until the middle of next week. much of scotland is covered by met office warnings for snow in the coming days, while ice is a particular concern in northern ireland and wales. there is an increase in risk to people who are more vulnerable to the health impacts of cold weather, and there might be more pressure on health and social care services. so it's really important for people to stay informed and stay warm as much as possible. that pressure is already being felt by the east of england ambulance service — which has put an extra 90 ambulances on the road to try to deal with demand driven by an increase in respiratory illnesses.

our call levels are at the highest level that we've experienced ever. that, typically, we would see at around 3,900 calls a day, and we've been receiving in excess of 5,700 calls. the charity age uk says, as the cold bites, it will be a challenging time for pensioners who have lost the winter fuel allowance. the consequences of the decision is that we know there are around about 2.5 million older people who need the winter fuel payment who will not be receiving it, and so the knock—on effect to those older people will be that they will be worried, anxious about turning on their heating at this precise moment. this is the moment where the decision that was made injuly really comes home to affect older people. the government has said it's right support is targeted at the most needy in society. do you want a drink, lovely? do you have coffee? yeah, coffee, i do. i homeless charities like this one in exeter will be out on the streets, offering support to those who don't

have a place to call home. even if it'sjust a tiny bit of help each day, you kind of are — not changing people's lives, but you're making that day better and hopefully helping them and encouraging them to get on the pathway that is going to change their life. transport is likely to be affected — scotrail has already had to shut some lines because of challenging weather conditions. the met office is warning of possible delays on the roads and at airports, too. three, two, one, go. in aberdeen, children have been enjoying the snow, but the worst—hit areas could see up to 40cm this weekend. simon jones, bbc news. you can get the latest weather details on the bbc weather website and also the app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

australia's northern territory is home to more than 100,000 saltwater crocodiles living in the wild —

the largest population anywhere in the world. although croc attacks are rare, last year saw the area's first fatal incident since 2018 — reigniting the debate over culling. our australia correspondent katy watson reports from darwin. one of the world's most—feared predators. but this is a dream job for kelly and david — removing saltwater crocodiles that have come too close to the city. every week, they're out on the water, securing the salties — as they're known here — and getting them on board safely. yeah, that'll do. one little slip up with these guys normally ends up with broken jaws or something like that, you know? onto the next trap. there are 2a in this harbour, which is used forfishing — and even by some brave swimmers. some people might think,

"why do you need to capture crocodiles? just let them be." it's ourjob to try and keep people as safe as we can. obviously, we're not going to capture every crocodile, but the more we take out of the harbour, the less risk there's going to be an encounter with crocodiles and people. whoa! that's a big tail. one of the crocodiles just, like, flipped its tail. and they're pretty strong. and my seat happens to be right next to their heads. these will be culled — because, if released, there's a high chance they'd return to the harbour. their removal is part of the northern territory�*s new ten—year plan to manage the more—than—100,000 crocs that live in the wild here. and they've recently upped how many they can remove, to control the numbers. for a species once nearly hunted to extinction, it's a huge turnaround. we've done what very few people can do — which is take a very serious predator and rebuild their numbers back to what they were historically, and then manage them in such

a way that the public is prepared to put up with them. # don't hunt by yourself. # if you're fishing with a spear. - # always make sure thati someone else is near...# there's also an education programme that other countries are now borrowing. police are searching for a child missing from a remote northern territory community, who has reportedly been attacked by a crocodile. but every time someone dies, it reignites the debate about crocs living alongside people. the fact is, they bring in money. croc farms were introduced to stop illegal poaching, and famous fashion labels have bought stakes in them. tourism's a money spinner, too, and there's a real push for aboriginal communities to benefit. it's in remote areas that many crocodiles live alongside people, so they're a huge part of the culture. we've conserved an animal that actually kills people. what we've got to do is provide benefits to aboriginal people to continue to tolerate living with crocs when they can't go to theirswimming holes and the likes. so one of the benefits that we actually deliver is a commercial outcome, it's a job outcome.

we've got to make sure that aboriginal people are the primary beneficiaries of the industry. sacred totems and valuable villains — looking after these salties is a delicate balancing act. katy watson, bbc news, in darwin. now, with the christmas celebrations behind us — the focus has now turned to the festive clear—up, including finding a home for the christmas tree. i need to find a home for mine! in bristol, some trees are being dropped off at noah's ark zoo farm, where they'll be put to good use. to explain, our reporter fiona lamdin is at noah's ark zoo farm in bristol. and some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., and some of her furry friends, fiona. m, ., ., and some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., ., _, ., fiona. good morning, come and have a look- _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at - fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at noah's i have a look. we are at noah's ark zoo farm in somerset. people are dropping off their trees and they have put them in here with the bears. this is one they're having a little look. they are actually laced

the leaves with honey and they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been trying to push them over, they have been nibbling them. it isjust over, they have been nibbling them. it is just such a gorgeous morning here. it is freezing but it is lovely and sunny. there she is, she is having a good little route route around behind that tree. and if i can show you on the other side the baby cub is coming over. she is desperate to explore but her mum keeps trying to put her back in her box. she's going to stay there for the moment. the mum is still here. just talk to me, chris. good morning, you are ahead of animals here at noah's ark. tell us why the bears love these trees so much.— these trees so much. sure. bears are _ these trees so much. sure. bears are in _ these trees so much. sure. bears are in inquisitive - bears are in inquisitive species, they're built to explore _ species, they're built to explore and use a lot of energy finding — explore and use a lot of energy finding their food so having a large — finding their food so having a large number of trees donated to the — large number of trees donated to the zoo or to be dropped off

here _ to the zoo or to be dropped off here means that we can put lots in and _ here means that we can put lots in and create this really unusual_ in and create this really unusual space for them, make it really— unusual space for them, make it really interesting, fill it full _ really interesting, fill it full of _ really interesting, fill it full of trees, and they can spend _ full of trees, and they can spend a _ full of trees, and they can spend a lot of time exploring. it spend a lot of time exploring. it is _ spend a lot of time exploring. it is really— spend a lot of time exploring. it is really seasonal, the trees— it is really seasonal, the trees don't last all year so this— trees don't last all year so this time _ trees don't last all year so this time of year we just fill it with _ this time of year we just fill it with as— this time of year we just fill it with as many trees as we can and use — it with as many trees as we can and use them in different ways. we can— and use them in different ways. we can hide the food in them, they— we can hide the food in them, they enjoy the trees themselves with the — they enjoy the trees themselves with the smells of the tree naturally and also we can put treats — naturally and also we can put treats in _ naturally and also we can put treats in it. the vegetables are in— treats in it. the vegetables are in there at the moment but also _ are in there at the moment but also we — are in there at the moment but also we can use honey, we have put a _ also we can use honey, we have put a bit — also we can use honey, we have put a bit of— also we can use honey, we have put a bit of that in there. it creetes— put a bit of that in there. it creates a _ put a bit of that in there. it creates a load of different enrichment opportunities. so it is really— enrichment opportunities. so it is really good. enrichment opportunities. so it is really good-— is really good. amazing. we will leave — is really good. amazing. we will leave you _ is really good. amazing. we will leave you with - is really good. amazing. we will leave you with the - is really good. amazing. we l will leave you with the bears. we have also seen the meerkats at the zoo and the elephants enjoying them. if you're anywhere near bristol and bring your tree up to noah's ark, the animals are having a wonderful time with them.— time with them. fiona, thank ou time with them. fiona, thank you very _ time with them. fiona, thank you very much- _ time with them. fiona, thank you very much. lovely - time with them. fiona, thank. you very much. lovely pictures from bristol. you're with bbc news.

and there goes the bear going to have his honey. more than 1,000 caravan owners who say they were "ripped off" by holiday parks are starting a legal battle for compensation. some say they've lost pensions and life savings because of soaring pitch fees and a sharp depreciation in the value of their caravans. our investigations reporter lucy parry has been to meet some of those taking their fight to the high court. this was the main bathroom. in the summer of 2022, joanne paid nearly £30,000 for a static caravan at watermill leisure park, near caister, using money from the sale of her late mother's house. and as you can see inside, it's beautiful. i mean, it's all been newly refurbished. but, just 13 months later, pitch fee increases had become unaffordable and joanne asked the site to buy back the caravan. she was shocked when they said they weren't buying statics more than ten years old. i said, "well, why didn't you tell me that?" he said, "well, it's a rule we've brought in since."

i said, "ok." i said, "so what is my static worth?" and he said, "£5,000." and i said to him, "why did you charge me £29,995 a year ago for something that was only worth £5,000?" and he said, "well, it's business, isn't it?" well, i was furious. joanne says she's lost everything and is in debt. she's now being helped by her local community centre in grimsby. a lady came and put a bag of shopping in front of me and i said, "what's that?" she said, "well, it's the food bank." and i was mortified. i've never been so embarrassed in all my life. and she said... sorry. she said, "don't be upset." she said, "you've worked from 16 years of age. you've paid for this. you're entitled." and that's how i'm surviving. watermill leisure park says it has a reputation for fair and transparent dealings,

and a clear sales contract states the park is under no obligation to buy back a holiday caravan. now, joanne hasjoined hundreds of members of the holiday park action group in a legal claim for compensation. it is the claimant's case that the contract that allows the park owner to increase the fees by reference to a range of factors, such as sum spent on the park, is unlawful and unenforceable. the second action concerns the fact that they are paying for a unit, which has been significantly marked up in price, and if they are to sell it after a year or two, they're very unlikely to get back anything approaching that full value. and there should be full disclosure about that. emma and james richardson, from cleethorpes used inheritance and a loan to buy a £110,000 caravan at tattershall lakes in lincolnshire. when rental income didn't cover their repayments as hoped, they tried to sell it back

but the site wasn't buying. they had to pay to end their finance deal and walked away with a loss of £53,000. it deeply affected my mental health. mma's in a terrible state because we've lost inheritance. you know, we feel quite ashamed about what we've done. away resorts, which runs the site, says it provides all prospective buyers with comprehensive information, including detailed terms and conditions. butjames has nowjoined the legal fight for compensation. it's to try and stop those things happening to hard—working, decent, ordinary people and the disgusting practices of these parks. if this lawsuit can put an end to that, then the world will be a better place. did you watch the darts last night? luke littler has reached his second successive world final. he lost last year but

still has a chance to become the youngest champion in the sport's history as natalie pirks reports. back to back world finals at just 17, pirks reports. back to back world finals atjust17, it's been an epic 12 months for luke the nuke. stephen brown was no slouch, the reigning masters champion had become a fan favourite on route to the semis. but it was luke littler who has risen 160 places in the world rankings this year who grabbed the advantage with his favourite double. after losing the second set, bunting tried to get back on track, much to his son's delight. but the bullet�*s game was turned upside down when the world number four took a forsett lead. he down when the world number four took a forsett lead.— took a forsett lead. he is bossing _ took a forsett lead. he is bossing this _ took a forsett lead. he is bossing this one. - took a forsett lead. he is bossing this one. there l took a forsett lead. he is i bossing this one. there was took a forsett lead. he is - bossing this one. there was no shorta . e bossing this one. there was no shortage of— bossing this one. there was no shortage of flight _ bossing this one. there was no shortage of flight from - bossing this one. there was no shortage of flight from bunting j shortage of flight from bunting to ruin his first set but luke littler held all the bullets and he wasn't afraid to take aim with a superb 170 check out. the 6—1 sweep was soon complete. luke littler has set

“p complete. luke littler has set up the dream final everyone wanted against michael van gerwen, the three—time champion who also won his semi 6—1. this who also won his semi 6-1. as soon as who also won his semi 6—1. is soon as they're winning double got hit i knew it was back—to—back finals and yeah, i can't wait to get on stage again tomorrow.- can't wait to get on stage again tomorrow. luke littler can't yet _ again tomorrow. luke littler can't yet legally _ again tomorrow. luke littler can't yet legally buy - again tomorrow. luke littler can't yet legally buy a - again tomorrow. luke littler can't yet legally buy a pint . again tomorrow. luke littler| can't yet legally buy a pint of beer, yet the favourite for the title is just one match away from becoming the youngest world champion the sport has ever seen. after ending a year to remember, he could well start the new one with a place in history right here. natalie pirks, bbc news, alexandra palace. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. it has been a cold, frosty start to the day and we're going to see this cold snap continuing right through the middle of next week. so some potentially disruptive weather on the way into the weekend. sharp frosts, risk of some icy conditions and for some of us, some disruptive snowfall, especially late saturday into sunday. cold air mass with us at the moment, the winds coming in from the northwest.

so they're bringing some snow showers to northeast scotland, brisk breeze down the east coast of england and a few more showers filtering in for western scotland, northern ireland, northwest england. so some icy stretches around. quite a bit of sunshine for most of us, a relatively calm sort of day and temperatures generally about two to six degrees for most of us. into the evening hours, we've still got some wintry showers in the northwest, so there could be further icy stretches here. some mist, some freezing fog patches developing through the midlands, east anglia as well. and a cold night, temperatures subzero in our towns and cities, but colder than that in the more rural spots. and then it's through the weekend that we see the weather turning more disruptive. some of us see a risk of significant snow. if you don't see much snow, you might see the wind and the rain too. quite a quiet start to saturday, chilly, frosty. some lingering fog around, the cloud increasing from the southwest ahead of this area of rain as that bumps into this cold air in place. so top temperatures just three or four degrees for most of us. colder than that for scotland. that rain is going to turn into snow. so a period of snow for a time for parts of wales, southern and central england as well.

as that pushes into northern england, northern ireland, we'll see the snowfall becoming quite persistent. further south it will turn quite quickly back to rain. so much milder air, brisker winds working into the south but across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, too, especially over the higher ground, that snowfall is really going to be mounting up through the day on sunday. to the south of that, with the milder air, it will be falling as rain. so look at that contrast in temperature, 13 in london, just two degrees in aberdeen on sunday. but it's through this zone, through the central slice of the british isles, really, that we could see 20—40cm of snow over the higher routes in particular. that has got the potential to cause some significant disruption. eventually, we will lose this low pressure during monday and that will open the doors again to a cold air mass coming in with further wintry showers. so, yes, a milder spell for some of us in the south for a time. but things turn cold again into next week with further wintry showers in the forecast. do keep up to date with the warnings.

live from london. this is bbc news. a dramatic six hour long stand off in south korea — police call off their attempt to arrest impeached president yoon after a confrontation with his security team. these are the live pictures from seoul, where the former president's supporters remain near his residence. in the last few minutes reports say authorities plan to ask the acting president to order the security service to cooperate with the arrest warrant. the street where the new orleans attack took place reopens as the fbi

says it now believes the suspect acted alone. a plan to transform social care in england is announced but final proposals are unlikely to be delivered until 2028. police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison, weeks after being jailed for the ten—year—old's murder. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start with that dramatic six hour long standoff in south korea. a team of police officers and anti—corruption investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have called off their operation to do so — after they were blocked by the former president's security. in a statement they called the arrest practically impossible because of the sustained stand off. reports say that they were met by a "human wall" of around 200 people. let's take you live to the scene