of edward pettifer, one of those killed in the vehicle attack in new orleans on new year's day. edward is believed to be the stepson of tiggy legge—bourke who was nanny to princes william and harry. the 31—year—old british national was one of 1a killed when a truck ploughed into people celebrating new year. palace sources say the king has been informed of the death of edward pettifer and that he is deeply saddened, and he has beenin deeply saddened, and he has been in touch with the family to share personal condolences. the bbc understands that mr pettyfer was the stepson of tiggy legge—bourke. she is also known as alexandra pettyfer who was a former royal family assistant. she was seen playing with whence william and harry when they were children, taking

on nannying duties. kensington palace says the prince of wales has been made aware of the sad news and prince harry has also been informed. neither is expected to make any formal comment and there will be no further comment from buckingham palace at this stage. edward, who was from chelsea in london, was one of 1a people killed in the vehicle attack in new orleans on new year's day. his family paid tribute to a wonderful son, family paid tribute to a wonderfulson, brother, wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew wonderfulson, brother, grandson, nephew and friend to so many. they said we will all miss him terribly. the foreign office said it was supporting the family stopped during the attack a man in a pick—up truck ploughed through busy crowds before being killed by police. the suspect named as shams lucinda bar is believed to have acted alone in what the fbi described as a premeditated attack. they also says an islamic state flag was found inside the vehicle he was driving. donald trump has dismissed

as an �*illegitimate political attack�* a manhattan judge's order for him to be sentenced onjanuary tenth in the hush money case, ten days before his inauguration. mr trump was convicted in may on 3a felony counts. his lawyers had argued the president—elect was protected by presidential immunity. justicejuan merchan rejected this, but indicated he was not inclined to impose a jail sentence and he would likely give donald trump an unconditional discharge. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports donald trump and stormy daniels — the adult film star with whom the president—elect is accused of having a sexual encounter in 2006. a decade later, in the final days of the 2016 election campaign, the then—republican candidate attempted to buy her silence with a so—called hush money payment of more than $100,000. his conviction last year was for falsifying business records to try to cover up the payment.

he's always denied any wrongdoing, but the guilty verdict meant donald trump was facing a possible jail sentence or a hefty fine. he attempted to use his second presidential election victory to have the case thrown out, but the judge refused. instead, he said mr trump would receive an unconditional discharge, so no jail time and no fine, but the guilty verdict remains. donald trump is appealing it, but it means he will be sworn in as president later this month as a convicted felon. in a statement, his spokesman said... that's a reference to the other criminal cases brought against mr trump after his first presidency, one involving claims he mishandled classified documents at his mar—a—lago home in florida and two

relating to his alleged efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election and the subsequent january 6th riots at the us capitol building. for the most part, the cases have already been set aside since the usjustice department has a long—standing policy that a sitting president cannot face federal criminal prosecution. it all paves the way for a stunning turnaround in fortunes for donald trump — a second presidency freed from the legal woes that once threatened to put him behind bars. peter bowes, bbc news. the republican congressman mike johnson has narrowly won re—election to the most powerful seat in the us house of representatives. mrjohnson was donald trump's pick for house speaker but in a tense first round of voting, three fellow republicans cast ballots for someone else. at the very last minute, two of them switched their votes to support him, just before the gavel went down. let's take a listen.

house will be in order. mr norman, johnson. mr self, johnson. applause and in his maiden speech he thanked members of congress for re—electing him. today, my friends, our nation is the envy of the world. why? because we have been marked by a spirit and a people who are explicitly that. we are explicitly american. we do not try to be like other nations and we recognise that a strong america is good for the entire world, and everybody around the globe knows that. that's right. our north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington. this was always going to be a day of high drama. and so it turned out.

you could feel the tension in the air as the roll call of the votes started. at first it looked like mikejohnson would sail through on the first vote and then three of his critics voted against him. some last—minute arm—twisting was enough to get two of them to change their vote and hand mikejohnson the speaker's gavel. he now holds one of the most powerful positions in american politics. in his address to congress after being elected mikejohnson echoed much of the america first language that donald trump used on the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump has a key ally in a key position when it comes to passing his legislation, and be able to help push forward donald trump's agenda in 2025. funeral services honouring former us presidentjimmy carter will begin today following his death on sunday, aged 100. mr carter served as the 39th us president from 1977 to 1981, and is being remembered with a national day of mourning and state funeral onjanuary 9th. a number of tributes

will take place before then, starting today with a funeral procession from his home town of plains, georgia to the state's capital, atla nta. thomas higgins, who was deputy cabinet secretary in the carter white house told me more about what it was like to work for late president carter. it was the privilege of my life, of course, to work for him, to serve him in the white house. it was a tense time. it usually is in the white house, but for us, at least, there was a lot going on. i always found president carter to be remarkably calm and disciplined, no matter what the crisis was that we were dealing with. he had kind of the soul of an engineer. he was very analytic, very disciplined. but he also had the heart of a true populist, and authentic

populist, and authentic populist, who really was in touch with the average person, owing largely to how he had been raised. a remarkable man,. we were very, very proud to work for him. it is hard for us now, in the early part of the 21st—century, to fully appreciate what it meant to be born and bred in a very rural part of america, a different pace of life entirely. but also very, very strong community bonds that crossed any class distinction. and carter had that. hejust got distinction. and carter had that. he just got it intuitively and could relate to people from every walk of life and see the larger issues, may be, that were at play. there is a lot of fake populism in the world today, notjust in the united states but in other places, in europe, for example,

and it is false populism. it uses some of the language but not really the policies that are important to people in their day—to—day life. carter was not one to wear anything like that on his sleeve. he was authentic and i found working with him, for example, that he didn't really care about the politics of any given situation we were in. he was a man of very firm principles and he lived by them and if you didn't like them, well, that was too bad for you. he did what he thought was the right thing to do. ., . , , thought was the right thing to do. ., ., , , ., do. thomas higgins, former deu do. thomas higgins, former deputy cabinet _ do. thomas higgins, former deputy cabinet secretary - do. thomas higgins, former deputy cabinet secretary in l do. thomas higgins, former. deputy cabinet secretary in the carter white house. let s get some of the day s other news now. the families of israeli hostages held in gaza have welcomed a decision by prime minister benjamin netanyahu

to resume indirect ceasefire talks with hamas in doha. hamas said discussions would focus on a complete end to hostilities. so far israel has rejected any deal that guarantees a permanent end to the conflict before its war aims are achieved. the us has called for a new agreement to achieve the release of the remaining israeli hostages. at least 13 people have been killed in a bus crash in colombia. it was travelling to a popular tourist area near the border with ecuador. 28 people were also injured in the crash. police say they're investigating whether a mechanical problem caused the bus to veer off the highway. myanmar�*s military government says it'll release almost 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the southeast asian country's independence day. myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew an elected civilian government and violently suppressed pro—democracy protests, sparking a nationwide armed rebellion. among those still imprisoned by the junta is the country's former leader, nobel laureate aung san suu kyi. now it's time for a look

at today's sport with mike bushell. hello, thanks very much indeed. we start with the teenager luke littler, who etched his name into darting history, and taken the sport to another level, with a crushing 7—3 victory, over michael van gerwen, to become the youngest ever, p.d.c world championship winner, in front of roaring crowds at alexandra palace. the 17—year—old was in unstoppable form. this result never really looked in doubt as he raced into a 4—0 lead, and despite van gerwen getting three sets on the board, he never really threatened a comeback with littler always comfortably in front. van gerwen was the previous youngest champion when he won the first of his three world titles in 2014, aged 24. however, littler smashed that record, as he swept aside his dutch opponent at alexandra palace. it's been crazy. just looking up it's been crazy. just looking up at all the kids with my

shirt on, obviously the 180 cards that they want signed. it's good to see and ally pally was rocking. it might go down as the best with michael but to get a win over the player that michael is, who has been around for years and years, and obviously he was hoping for his fourth title. but i so wanted my first and i got it. tottenham manager ange postecoglu says he has got no problem with midfielder james maddison going to watch the darts last sunday, just hours after being unable to start their match against wolves because of illness. he did come on in the second half and was later pictured in the crowd at alexander palace. illness has now hit more of the spurs squad, to add to a number of injuries, as tottenham host newcastle this lunchtime, but the boss says he won't compromise his attacking, hard running style. the one constant with me is that i am not going to, in

terms of my beliefs. but there is always a reason to change and there is always the opportunity to change for everybody. so, i guess, itjust comes down to how much you believe in what you are doing and how much you believe what you are doing will bring success. the chelsea manager, is asking us to believe him now when he says his team don't have a chance of winning the title. it's after a couple of defeats in a row, as they head across london to crystal palace this afternoon. i would like to tell you, yes, we are there, because it is something nice. but to win the title race, but the reason why i said is because i don't think we are ready. as i said i didn't need to wait to prove myself or you that i was right. now after finally halting their christmas slump at leicester, fallen champions manchester city host west ham this afternoon. manager pep guardiola says he's

looking for his current squad to play at the level he knows they can play at, before the club looks to make moves in this transfer window. as much i what once, get the best level of them, because i said to them many times, i know your level because i was with your level because i was with you every three days during eight years and that is why it is an important thing for the players. right now i think i don't know what is going to happen. in cricket, it's been edge of the seat stuff again, as the top two test teams in the world, battle it out in sydney in the final test. on a dramatic second day, 15 wickets went in all. the star of the show for india was rishabh pant, with 61, a swashbuckling innings off just 33 balls, and that helped give india a lead of 145 runs. that came after the bowling of scott boland had put australia in the driving seat at the start of india's second innings.

india ending day two on 141—6. so this one quite evenly poised heading into day three in sydney. australia looking to wrap up the series, which they lead 2—1. it is the final test. and that's all the sport for now. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings, predicting some areas could see up to 40 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. joe inwood reports. the conditions much of the uk are braced for have already hit parts of wales. snow and ice can bring rural areas to a standstill if you're not prepared. here in ceredigion, they're doing what they can. you have to look at the staffing levels to make sure that there are sufficient

numbers of staff available to come in and make sure that the lorries go out there. and in terms of making sure that the rock salt is put on the road network that we have in place for ceredigion. the road network is vital to a lot of users. if its health service, if it's mainstream users, we need to make sure that, you know, we have procedures in place. it's a picture being repeated across the uk this weekend. a yellow warning for ice is in place for large parts of the country, with an amber warning for snow and ice coming in from 6pm. a yellow warning for snow covering most of scotland then comes in at midnight tomorrow until monday afternoon. while the snow is still on the horizon for many, the bitter cold is already here. it's a worrying time for care agencies who cover rural areas. many of those they look after, including pensioners who have lost their winter fuel payments, are not properly heating their homes. we have had clients who have been afraid to put on their heating because they can't afford to pay the bills.

and if they're not warm, then we have to try and encourage them to put on the heating over this period. and if not, if they have hot water bottles, we will have to check the hot water bottles very carefully. are you sure you're 0k? but it's notjust those who are housebound who suffer in this weather. okay, everybody, come on in. at the eastbourne salvation army, they've opened their doors to the homeless, providing beds and a hot meal. it's good to see you. but it's not every night. it's just when the temperature gets too low. and it really is physically so cold that we just want them to come in. we'd like to do it more, but financially we can't do it as many. so we just do it as much as we can. for those taking shelter here, it is a literal lifeline. so without this place, probably i would be frozen right now. so without some support where you can actually maybe wash your clothes or like,

i don't know, take a shower or eat something, there is no way you are going to survive for long. the advice as the temperatures drop is to stay inside only, travel if necessary, and look out for those who can't look out for themselves. joe inwood, bbc news. we've been hearing from our reporter, phil mccann, whojoined us from a library in warrington. this is a warm hub. it's also the library here in padgate in warrington. but one day, every single week, there is a library or a community space that is designated as a warm hub. and while this place is designated as a warm hub on saturdays, and that means that you can'tjust come here to look at the books, you can also get a cup of tea or coffee and, well, there's support on offer to people who are struggling. but perhaps even more importantly than that, you can just come along and have a chat and get warm. ann marie works in the library here. ann marie. so when the warm hub is on here in a couple of hours, just tell me what's going to be happening and where. yeah, we normally have drinks

for people, warm drinks, cold drinks for the children. um, and it's a nice, warm, welcoming space with comfortable chairs. um, you can access the services for free. um, we've got free access to the computers, books. it's going to be over here, isn't it? yes. over here. um, and we normally have, um, sort of, you know, the children can read the books, they can play board games, and they can actually access any it, um, and printing that they feel that they need at the time. and cheryl's from livewire, which is the body that runs the libraries here in warrington. and so just tell me about some of the things that you do for the people who come to the warmth. well, first of all, actually just what's the atmosphere like. as you'll see from today, it's a really, really lovely atmosphere. it's dead friendly and informal. there's no pressure. come along. get a drink, chat to people, read a paper. you can be what you want to be when you come into the building as part of the warm hubs,

or when you just come to a library at any time of the week. the things that we do, specifically during a warm—up session, is really around supporting people with some of the financial challenges that they might face at this time. because you can have people coming here, of course, who are in very vulnerable situations. yeah, they're very, very vulnerable, some of our users. so we'll invite partners over to come and support them and talk to them. so we've had united utilities come over to talk about how to make savings around energy to be more cost effective with your household bills. we've also had the police come and do some talking to the community around staying safe during these periods of times, you know, to make sure that they've got a whole offer, to make sure that they're managing all the bills and tojust to be safe during these challenging periods, really. all right. so this is just one of a whole network of places of warm hubs across the country that really sprung up after the pandemic in 2022. the big energy crisis, price crisis then that you might remember, to give support to people. because later on tonight here and into midday tomorrow, there's going to be a severe weather warning for snow and ice here and exactly whatever falls from the sky.

one thing we do know is that it will be very cold. and that, of course, is where places like this come in. eleanor stack is operations lead at the crisis & emergency response of the british red cross — she stresses the importance of being prepared for the cold snap. we always say — stay informed. so however you get your information, the weather warning should be that trigger for paying extra attention to whether it's travel advice or impact in terms of your local community, whether it might be advice from utilities companies. so weather warnings are those triggers. and then the next step is to think about, well, how can i prepare for the weather that's coming? so do i need to get in extra food? do i need to think about my medicines? about stocking up in terms of power and resilience? items like torches, chargers? if my community is susceptible to power outages, and then also thinking about support. we heard that fantastic piece earlier about the warm hubs. and do i need to think about where i can find

warm welcome spaces? how do i find that information, and thinking about support that you might need, but also support that you might be able to offer other people, whether it's vulnerable family, friends, neighbours or other people in your community. we know, of course, that people worry enormously about heating their homes, particularly at this time of year. but there are some simple, inexpensive things that people can do. i mean, even moving your furniture, which hadn't occurred to me exactly. and on on our website at redcross.org.co.uk. we've got some very simple, cost effective tips, but there are, just as you say, if you have particular draughts in your home, things you could do. just roll up a towel, pop that against where the draughts coming in and opening your curtains in the morning to let any warmth come in from the sunshine, closing them as soon as it starts to get dark, and thinking about how you're layering your clothing rather than just wearing big chunky bits — layer your clothing, but also

thinking about if you are struggling with heating your home, hot water bottles is a nice, simple way of keeping yourself as warm as possible in these times. you mentioned travel. the temptation is to think, well, i'll nip out. it'll be ok. but your advice would be think carefully. absolutely. and the met office advice on this is very clear. when we're seeing the timings of those weather warnings, please, unless it's critical, stay at home. stay safe. only travel if absolutely necessary. and if you do need to travel, think about how equipped is your vehicle and do you know which roads the met office or the travel authorities are recommending? and think about if you're having to travel with young people or people with vulnerabilities and the impact on them. so please take on board all the advice before you even think about travelling anywhere. when we think of the red cross, it's often about emergencies and disasters abroad where we see your colleagues overseas very much in evidence.

but obviously you're the british red cross. how are your response teams going to be working this weekend? well, as you say, we are the british red cross. our uk operations teams and our emergency response teams are on standby this weekend and actually already deployed in london last night. our teams were deployed helping those who do not have the luxury of any shelter in homeless centres in southwark last night. but whether it's from shetland to cornwall, enniskillen to norfolk, our emergency response teams are on standby to work alongside local authorities, emergency services and other voluntary community sector organisations to help people support them and respond where we're needed. let's ta ke let's take it to the south korean capital of seoul. we are

seeing thousands of people out on the streets. these are protesters who are opposed to the preached president. there are supporters of him gathered there. these other protesters who say that his arrest take place as soon as possible after his impeachment. this is bbc news. hello. the wintry weather through this weekend could well cause some significant disruption. the met office have issued amber warnings across parts of england and wales for snow and for ice too. we could see problems on the roads, the rail network, perhaps the airports, potential for power cuts as well. so do be prepared for some disruptive weather, particularly tonight into tomorrow. we've got a couple of amber warnings — the first one for wales into the midlands for snow and ice, valid from 6pm. 9pm then a second amber warning comes into force across northern england for heavy snowfall. for the here and now, though, we're in a cold air mass.

relatively quiet conditions at first, but milder air is working in from the south—west, along with these weather fronts. they're initially going to be falling as rain, quickly turning to snow as that system pushes its way northwards and eastwards. so there's the rain just lurking in the wings, pushing into the south—west of england through the middle part of the afternoon, turning to snow, certainly over the higher ground. to the north and east of that, a drier picture for much of the day. a bit of sunshine across eastern scotland, north—east england too, but feeling really chilly, just freezing across parts of eastern scotland. let's turn our attention to the afternoon, when that rain turns to snow as it pushes across wales. some snowfall for kent, london, for instance, could be up to 30cm for the highest ground in wales and the peak district, but potential for 40cm of snow across the northern pennines. so significant disruption to those higher routes, i think, across the pennines, through this evening and overnight as well. these are the temperatures as we start sunday. still really cold for many of us, but milder in the south—west. so any snow in the south turns back to rain quickly through tomorrow morning. it's going to be really mild.

blustery with rain showers in the south, but more snow continuing to pile up across the pennines, the southern uplands, could be some snow for the mourne mountains in northern ireland as well. to the north—west of that, sunshine and wintry showers. still some icy conditions on offer, but further south, very mild indeed. 12,13 degrees for some of us, southern england and wales. contrast that to just 2 or 3 across parts of scotland, so real contrast in temperature. mild air not with us for very long, gets cleared away towards the east through monday. by tuesday, the doors are open again for that arctic blast of cold air to move in right across the uk. so some really disruptive weather through the weekend. into next week, it does look a little bit drier and brighter, but temperatures still remaining on the chilly side. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the king is deeply saddened by the death of 31—year—old british man edward pettifer, one of 14 killed in the new orleans vehicle attack on new year's day. ajudge has ordered donald trump to be sentenced on 10 january in his hush—money case in new york, less than two weeks before he is set to be sworn in as president. but, new yorkjustice juan merchan has signalled that he won't send him to prison. weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the uk. the met office says heavy snow over the weekend

could affect travel. the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. now on bbc news, the global story: australia's social media ban. hello, i'm lucy hockings. from the bbc world service, this is the global story. today, are teens in australia about to get kicked off social media? parents across the world know this predicament. social media networks can be a huge part of teenage life, a place to speak to friends and join communities, but it's also a place where harmful content can repeatedly impact young people. so, how can we keep our teens safe on these platforms? in today's episode, australia wants to ban teens under the age of 16 from using social media networks. but will it work?