five fires are still burning around the city — and a man is in custody on suspicion of starting the latest one. also on the programme... the uk's gas stores fall to "concerningly low" levels as freezing temperatues continue. centrica says it's got less than a week's worth in storage. donald trump prepares to be sentenced over hush money payments to an adult film star — just ten days before he re—enters the white house. the home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — and accounts who engage with them — as a possible security risk. and bradford prepares a two—day celebration to kick off its year as the uk's city of culture. and coming up on bbc news... david moyes is in talks with everton over a potential return to the club after sean dyche was sacked by the club yesterday.

hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. firefighters are battling to contain the wildfires raging across los angeles — and more high winds are expected in the coming days. five fires are still burning around the city. a man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to start one of the blazes. together, they encircle some of la's most well—known neighbourhoods, like hollywood, beverly hills and malibu. the city is reeling from the scale of the destruction. this is the pacific coast highway. it was a beautiful oceanfront before the fires. and now it's in ruins, with few of its buildings left standing. authorities are warning the death toll — currently at ten — could rise further as residents try to salvage what's left of their homes. helena humphrey has the latest. nothing prepares you for this

amount of destruction. imean... there's no manual. there's no book. it's hard to put into words the level of devastation here, but the la county sheriff put it bluntly. in some areas, he said, it looks like a bomb had been dropped. so far land more than twice the size of manhattan lies in ruins. and still these fires rage out of control. on thursday, a brief lull in those fierce santa ana winds allowed aircraft to streak across the skies, dropping water and fire retardant onto the flames. but there's no guarantee that that calm will last, with forecasters warning more winds could fan these infernos even further. some residents have ventured back, bracing themselves for what they'd find, only to discover their homes reduced to little more than ash. many told us they're simply too

devastated to speak on camera. these fires don't discriminate, tearing through every kind of neighbourhood from lavish mansions to humble bungalows, all of them once a place of safety for someone. i can't describe it. what was it like? i really have... i have no words for what... i don't have any words for what it's like. and for others, the scope of this catastrophe confirms their growing fears about the changing climate. this is obvious that stuff like this is happening because of global warming, and people that just want to deny it just don't know science and don't know how to research those things. so i think that humans are funny because they think anywhere they move in this world, they'll be safe, but the entire world has global warming. i guess pick your disaster and live there. what disaster makes you feel most comfortable? because that's the world we're living in at this point. here in altadena, fire crews are out

battling these hotspots. you can see that many homes like this one are still smouldering, and you can see here that this entire neighbourhood, this entire community, has essentially been wiped out. we've been speaking to families here who have lived in these homes for generations, and injust a matter of hours, they've lost everything. and in some of the hardest hit areas, a night—time curfew is in place as some try to profit from the chaos. looting has already led to multiple arrests. meanwhile, president biden has pledged his support for all those affected. to the families who have been impacted by this disaster, you're living through a nightmare, i know. and i promise you, we're going to help you get through this and eventually recover and rebuild. but rebuilding is hard to imagine right now when all these residents can do is wait, hoping and praying that the next gust of wind won't stoke the embers back into an inferno.

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles. cbs's kris van cleave is in altadena. kris, how are emergency services coping with getting the fires under control? well, there are so many fires that the answer varies by fire. right now, the winds are controllable and allowable so they are putting a lot of aircraft in the air to try to beat these fires back with an aerial attack. that is typically the most effective way to try to do this, although it may have had an added issue in that one of the so—called super scoopers, these are aeroplanes which dump a ton of water, was hit by a drone last night, putting a hole in its wing. the pilot got it to ground safely but it has removed a key firefighting tool from the

firefighter. somebody flying in a drone in an area it should not have been. here, firefighters are going block by block looking for hotspots, fire crews are staged about three houses away from us. the effort is in the grounds and on the air to try to get containment, to slow the pace of the fire and stop the advance at the very least. kris van cleave, thank you. uk gas stores have fallen to "concerningly low" levels amid freezing cold temperatures, with centrica saying there is less than a week's worth in storage. it comes as the uk has recorded its coldest night this winter, and there's more bitter weather to come over the weekend. nickjohnson has the latest. braemar in aberdeenshire — the current record holder for the uk's lowest recorded temperature. the mercury dropped to more than —27 degrees here in 1982. it was around —13 here overnight — the air bitter, the roads treacherous. the cold snap continues. this is my favourite time

of the year for hill walking. it's like a winter wonderland. it's like a different planet, it's wonderful. if you're a local you have proper clothing proper footwear. just dress up warm. the businesses tend to carry on. occasionally the roads are blocked. this wintry scene in harrogate was set when the snow fell at the weekend, but the bitter temperatures have fused the flakes to the ground, turning footpaths and pavements into skating rinks. i've just fallen there, so it's affected me quite a bit. the roads are fine but it's just the paths and the side streets. not really gritted. i've never really seen it like this. it is worse than normal. i'm treading very carefully. both of my kids have been off school. it's been virtually impossible for them to walk there since monday to thursday, so my husband and i have had to work from home, i haven't been able to travel at all. north yorkshire council says it's been working round the clock to treat footpaths and walkways,

but businesses say the icy pavements are keeping customers away. retail, hospitality has been affected massively. we have had footfall down around 75%. spending is down an absolutely incredible amount. it's been really difficult in a time when businesses are already struggling. the prolonged cold snap means it's another busy day at the eastbourne branch of the salvation army. the bitter weather especially challenging for those who have no place to call home. it doesn't matter what you were doing before, if you had a greatjob, high salary. the reality is that if you lose your home, suddenly everything falls apart. and if you have a chain of those bad things happening to you, you are going to end up in a really worse situation. it's not just about opening the doors and putting them in a warm, safe environment. it's about being there for them and listening to them. the widespread snow and ice has forced some schools around

the country to stay closed following the christmas break. and with england's amber health alert extended until tuesday morning, many of us will need to dig deep to stay warm. nickjohnson, bbc news, harrogate. let's get more on that news that uk gas levels have fallen to "concerningly low" levels. nick is with us live. nick, what does that mean for us heating our homes? essentially the government has told us not to panic, but let me bring you more of what centrica, the owner of british gas, said. its chief executive said the uk's gas storage levels are concerning lee—lo and we are and i —— and outlierfrom the rest of europe when it comes to the role of storage and our energy system, we are now seeing the implications of that. the company says stocks at uk gas storage sites are around 26% lower than this period last year, it says those levels have come under pressure from

not only the cold weather but the end of the supply of russian pipeline gas through ukraine which happened at the end of last month. i will bring you more on what the government search, it says we are confident we will have a sufficient gas supply and electricity capacity to meet demand this winter due to our diverse and resilient energy system. so there was little danger of others running out of gas, the uk can rely on continental europe to buy more supplies, but it might affect energy prices.— buy more supplies, but it might affect energy prices. donald trump is due to be sentenced today — just ten days before he takes over as us president for his part in paying hush money to an adult film star. the case is being heard in new york, although the president—elect isn't expected to attend in person. our correspondent nada tawfik is there. nada, what sentence is donald trump likely to receive? the new york hirsch money case may donald trump the first sitting of former us president convicted of a

crime. —— hush money. once centred here at the courthouse he will formally become a felon. he has gone to the supreme court, seeking an emergency reprieve to avoid the long delayed sentencing but that was rejected late last night. it is happening just ten days from the inauguration where he will be sworn inauguration where he will be sworn in as president. this will be largely a symbolic blow, because the judge has signalled he will not issue any sentence of punishment to donald trump. nojail time, issue any sentence of punishment to donald trump. nojailtime, no probation, not even a fine is expected. nevertheless, this is something donald trump has tried to avoid. when he is sentenced, the judge believes a sentence without punishment but recording guilt on his record would be the most favourable solution, the most practical solution given the inauguration. it brings the case to

an end and allows donald trump to appeal. for donald trump, he has said he will continue to fight this verdict, to appeal. it is happening, as you had seen the other criminal cases against him essentially vanish. donald trump will continue to shatter the norms of the presidency and test the rules of law. . ~ presidency and test the rules of law. ., ~' , ., officials in the home office are monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — along with other accounts which have large numbers of followers. we can get more on this with our political correspondent helen catt. helen, what sort of thing are they looking for? it is understood they are looking at how many people are seeing these posts and who is engaging with them. the daily mirror newspaper discovered this monitoring was happening, it is understood to be carried out by a team in the home office... surrey, 18 within the homeland security group within the homeland security group within the home office which according to a government website is responsible

for reducing national security risks. the home office says it routinely uses open source monitoring to be informed of what is being shared and discussed online. mr musk, who hasjust shy being shared and discussed online. mr musk, who has just shy of 212 million followers on his social media sites x, has been attacking the government after it declined to hold a fresh national inquiry into grooming gangs. it is understood his comments about home office minister jess phillips triggered this monitoring. she has told the bbc his threats jo monitoring. she has told the bbc his threatsjo comments increased threatsjo comments increased threats to her. there are four mp rupert lowe, who has been praised by mr musk, said the monitoring is pathetic and has asked for more details and for the cost —— the reform mp, rupert lowe. police are searching for two sisters who went missing in aberdeen three days ago. eliza and henrietta huszti were last seen together on cctv in the city in the early hours of tuesday. police scotland say

they are carrying out "extensive inquires" and searches to find the women, with police dogs and the marine unit involved. nicolas maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term as venezuela's president today. the 62—year—old was declared the winner of lastjuly�*s election but many countries, including the us, say the result was fraudulent. two more lynx have been seen in the highlands, where a pair of illegally released big cats were caught again yesterday. police have urged people not to approach the animals, which were seen near kingussie. the culture secretary says england's upcoming cricket match against afghanistan shouldn't be cancelled, amid calls for a boycott over the taliban's treatment of women. lisa nandy thinks the game should go ahead, as a cross—party group of more than 160 mps and peers have sign a letter urging the ecb to pull out. our sport correspondent andy swiss is here. andy, politicians reservejudgment — publicly at least — when asked about issues like this? that is right. it was a pretty clear

message from lisa nandy, england are due to face afghanistan next month in the champions trophy but earlier in the champions trophy but earlier in the champions trophy but earlier in the week a large group of mps called on england to boycott the match because of what they called the apparent oppression of women in afghanistan. that includes the taliban regime banning female participation in sport. despite that, the culture secretary believes a boycott should not happen. i do think it should _ a boycott should not happen. i do think it should go ahead. i'm instinctively very cautious about bob boycotts in sport partly because i think_ bob boycotts in sport partly because i think they're counter—productive and they— i think they're counter—productive and they deny fans the opportunity they love _ and they deny fans the opportunity they love and they can penalise the athletes _ they love and they can penalise the athletes and sports people who work very hard _ athletes and sports people who work very hard to reach the top of their game _ very hard to reach the top of their game and — very hard to reach the top of their game and they are denied the opportunity to compete. they are not the people _ opportunity to compete. they are not the people we want to penalise for the people we want to penalise for the appalling action of the taliban against _ the appalling action of the taliban against women and girls. the england

and wales cricket _ against women and girls. the england and wales cricket board _ against women and girls. the england and wales cricket board say _ against women and girls. the england and wales cricket board say it's - and wales cricket board say it's down to the international cricket authority to take the lead on this and under the icc rules member nations must field a women's team which clearly in afghanistan is not doing at the moment but the icc are not budging and they say they want to use their influence constructively to ensure playing opportunities for men and women in afghanistan but with a month still to go until the turn starts, this controversy is not going away. andy, thank you. the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon... wildfires in los angeles have now killed at least ten people, and there's a warning more high winds will keep fanning the flames. and more than 200 performers will launch bradford's tenure as uk city of culture later, we'll be live to see the final preparations. coming up on bbc news... novak djokovic says he's just �*focussed on tennis'. his first round match at the australian open was overshadowed by questions in his press conference over claims he was poisoned when detained in a melbourne hotel three years ago.

2024 was the hottest year since records began. the eu's climate monitoring body, copernicus, released the latest figures looking back at last year's temperatures this morning. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been assessing the global impact of those rising temperatures. the images from la are like a vision of the apocalypse. flames consuming one of the greatest cities on earth, forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes. now, the causes of the california wildfires aren't yet clear. but scientists have been warning that events like this would become increasingly likely as global temperatures continue to rise. and figures published this morning show they reached new record levels in 202a. last year was the hottest ever recorded by the european climate monitoring service.

it was 1.6 c above pre—industrial records, making 2024 the first calendar year to exceed the target of 1.5 degrees celsius the world has agreed to try and limit the temperature rise to. now, that doesn't mean the target has been broken because it refers to a 20—year average, but it is a worrying indication of just how close the world is to doing so in the longer term. let's take a look. remember the series of huge storms that battered the uk at the beginning of last year and left large areas flooded? scientists judge climate change has made rain and snow on stormy days, like those here in the uk, 30% more intense. and we've had it relatively easy. remember those devastating floods in spain in october? or the historic drought in the amazon basin, which reduced river levels to a 120—year low?

or how about the six typhoons that hit the philippines in just 30 days in november? these are just a few examples of the extreme weather which affected the world last year, and which scientists say was linked to climate change. this map shows how the world has warmed since 1940. the blue shading is when temperatures are lower than average. red shows where it is getting hotter. as you can see, virtually the whole planet has got warmer over the last eight decades, with last year — 2024 — the hottest ever recorded. today's figures show the last decade has included all ten of the hottest years on record. it represents a new climate era for our species, say experts. we're living in a climate that humanity hasn't experienced before. we can say with confidence when we look at ice core records,

when we look at other data sets, that this is the warmest period for at least the last 100,000 years or so. and when we look back at the ice core records, it's the the highest concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere for the last 800,000 years or so. unless greenhouse gas emissions start to reduce, global temperatures will continue to rise, increasing the likelihood of extreme weather. that presents a huge challenge for the uk, says the new head of the country's independent watchdog on climate. the climate change committee has been clear with government that we are in no way ready for the changing weather events that this economy will face, increased flooding, increased drought, extreme heat, orjust the kind of changing seasons and what that means for our existing infrastructure. she says 7% of the new housing planned for the uk will be built on flood plains, for example.

the government told the bbc strengthening the uk's resilience to a changing climate is one of its top priorities. it said it is investing billions in flood defences, and has launched a new climate advice service to help local authorities prepare for changing weather patterns. the fires in la are exactly the kind of event climate scientists have been warning about for years, and are yet more evidence of why we should all be worried by the way our climate is changing. the price of re—sale tickets for live events could be capped under government plans to clamp down on touts. and after many oasis fans complained about dynamic pricing last summer — where tickets get more expensive based on demand — ministers are also looking at bringing more transparency to the system. chi chi izundu has more. # you've gotta roll with it...# just last august, when one

of the biggest bands in the world announced they were getting back together and going on tour, the scramble to get tickets was huge. fans were annoyed because of something called dynamic pricing. that's where prices increased as demand did, as people queued for hours to try and get their hands on those tickets. by the time i actually got there, i think the tickets were £453. while you were in the queue for that time, there was no indication of how much the tickets would be once you actually got to the end point. and that seems quite unfair, and i think that there's probably a lot of people that have spent beyond their means. and then when the tour sold out, tickets appeared on resale sites for thousands of pounds. but the government says it wants to clamp down on some of those practices. the department for culture, media and sport is launching a consultation. they're proposing a number of things, including capping the amount you can resell a ticket for up to 30% above the original price. limiting the number of tickets

a reseller can actually list for sale on a resale site, and increasing the accountability of ticket resale websites and apps so that they are held legally responsible for the accuracy of information provided to fans. i think music fans across the country will be really familiar with this. gone are the days when people used to stand outside stadiums with a few tickets to resell them at slightly inflated prices. now what we're seeing is ticket touts buying up tickets in very, very large numbers online, often using automated bots and then reselling them on to fans at vastly inflated prices. it's been going on for years. it's been fleecing fans, and we say that time is up for ticket touts. when it comes to dynamic pricing the consultation is calling for evidence on that and other pricing practices in the live events industry. consumer groups and ticketing platforms say this is good for fans. so the fact that the government have announced this consultation is really, really good news. for too long, fans have been left

out of pocket, sometimes paying hundreds or thousands of pounds to get hold of these tickets. and if this consultation means that we finally see regulation in the industry and an end to these poor practices, it can only be good news. # i'm in love with. the shape of you...# this 12—week consultation isn'tjust about gigs. it's also calling for information about tickets with theatre, comedy and sport. so with a packed year of live events ahead, fans will have to wait and see if any of this becomes law. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the uk's first official consumption room for illegal drugs, including heroin and cocaine, will open in glasgow next week. it's hoped it'll reduce the number of overdoses by providing a safe and supervised place to use drugs, and support to people wanting to tackle their addiction. critics though have called the move a �*travesty�*. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports.

hey, girls, thank you very much. in the east end of glasgow, a place where people recovering from addiction can get a warm drink, food, support and advice. paul and barry volunteer here. they're both in recovery after years of abusing drugs. talking about like heroin and that. i started taking like 14, 15 a day and just get worse. it just progresses. you're smoking it one minute and the next minute you're jagging it and then in the prison, for years. been very lucky to come out of the overdoses. and what i see with a consumption room is so many people are dying on the streets. and what we need to remember is that's somebody's son or daughter or uncle. you need to remember that and give these people a chance. around 100 people every month are dying from drug misuse in scotland, and the issue is most acute in glasgow. preventing deaths is one of the aims of this new facility, which will be the only one of its kind in the uk. that area is a using space. they'll speak to nurses

about the equipment they're going to use today, and they'll be given a clean set of equipment. do they bring in their own drugs or do you provide the drugs? no, they have to bring in their own drugs — it must be purchased off—site. we've got very strict rules. there can't be any selling, buying or sharing of drugs within the site at all. so here we have the booths. staff will be able to monitor up to eight users at any one time, who'll be injecting drugs such as heroin and cocaine. so we do anticipate we will see overdoses. these are not overdose prevention centres. do you think that'll be a rare occurrence? it will happen quite frequently, but we're able to respond to them. and that's the difference from people overdosing at home, alone or out in the street. critics argue that the safe consumption room is not the answer, and that much more needs to be spent on rehab and getting people off drugs entirely. it's not in any way innovative or progressive, you know, to watch somebody harm themselves so drastically and so catastrophically, and to not have access

to services that can actually help them get well. i think it's an absolute travesty. it's a devastation for scotland. but the scottish government has pushed for this service for years and say it's just one piece of the jigsaw to try and tackle scotland's drugs crisis. so certainly people won't be prosecuted for possession of their drugs inside this facility. but this is a single facility and even in the context of the city of glasgow, i don't think it can be described as decriminalisation. if that results in saving lives, that could be a good thing. milli that could be a good thing. will local dru: that could be a good thing. will local drug users visit the centre? david has his local drug users visit the