of los angeles worst—hit by devastating wildfires which have killed at least eleven people. new evacuations have been issued in the area of the palisades fire as it continues to burn. the supreme court appears poised to uphold a law that bans tiktok in the us over national security concerns unless its china—based parent company sells the platform ahead of a 19january deadline. a major search is under way for two sisters who were last seen in aberdeen city centre on tuesday. eliza and henrietta hoostee�*s brother has told the bbc they seemed "fine" in the days running up to their disappearance. let's return to our top

story and those fires in los angeles, where a night time curfew has come into force in parts of los angeles to stop people looting areas that have been abandoned due to the wildfires. there are at least five fires still raging across the city and it's surrounding area — and any progress in containing them is very limited. at least 11 people are now known to have died. meanwhile, california's governor, gavin newsom, has called for an investigation into how water shortages have hampered firefighting efforts. one of the areas which has been badly hit by the fires is pacific pallisades. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy sent this update from there we've come for a morning walk today down what is basically the local high street in pacific palisades. this is the bank. cash machine, bank of america. here's where you'd come and get your petrol.

just totally gutted. everywhere, there's signs of things people have had to leave behind. a little note on this car here just says, "key melted in shell station." it is really hard to comprehend how life is ever going to get back to normal here. and here's the local supermarket where you come and do your shopping, grab a trolley. you can see all the shelves where the food would have been. still wearing this mask because, whether you can see or not, the air is still thick with toxic fumes and it stings your eyes and it tastes awful. and you can see why people are comparing it to a war zone. i don't want to diminish the horror of a war zone, but that's what this feels like, just without, thankfully,

without the mass death. but it's really the only way to try to describe it. harlan boll has been telling the bbc of his escape from the wildfire that destroyed his altadena home. most of his trove of entertainment industry memorabilia, including from stars like bob hope and angela lansbury, was also lost in the eaton fire. he spoke to our chief presenter caitriona perry who began by asking him what he did when the fire started rolling in. fortunately for me, i started packing up some things. my house was a pretty popular house in the neighbourhood, it had a lot of hollywood memorabilia from bob hope, carol channing, gerry herman, angela lansbury and a number of others. and they often used the house as their own homes for the media in order to stay at home with, they didn't want to use their own homes, so they used mine. the neighbours often joked

it was the celebrity home. i think i was very lucky i started getting things out early. i lost a lot of the memorabilia but i managed to get a great deal out. i felt for my neighbours who held out maybe too long. and some of them only got out with the shirts on their backs. i got out with five shirts, four pairs of pants and three shoes. my next—door neighbour's house is completely intact, nothing wrong with it, and yet every other house on the block is gone. it's hard to explain. i'm happy for them, it'sjust everything it hits, it is levelled. there is no resemblance whatsoever to anything identifiable existing, except the fireplace. i'm really proud of my neighbours because they have all grouped together,

supporting each other, calling each other. our church, which was only three blocks away, is completely levelled. every church except one on a block of churches has just disappeared. we're having services this sunday afternoon. again, i'm one of the lucky ones because — it's odd to say this way — last year, one of my colleagues passed away and the family called me and said, would i like to use her house. it is furnished, it has everything i need and my priority was to get my life back on track. you have to just focus on what's in front of you — expand your vision, you start losing it, crying, thinking about what you lost. if you just focus on what needs to be taken care of... just as we are talking to you, we're looking at some of the images you sent

us of your lovely home there but as you say, you got out yourself safely. i don't want to upset you by mentioning this but i believe your poor cat didn't...? yeah. cleo, i got him in a container and i drove off because he was in a container already. my other half somehow didn't realise the bottom latch wasn't latched fully and cleo freaked out and pushed his way out and went back into the house. and in the dark, late at night, ash and smoke everywhere, power out, house completely dark, he spent 45 minutes looking, trying to find where he was hiding and he couldn't find a flashlight, i had the flashlight. so i've been contacting animal rescue, they haven't found any cats yet, they've only found dogs. apparently the pasadena humane society has discovered over 300 animals, we're going to go down tomorrow and see if by any

chance cleo is one of them. we left the doors open in case he wanted to get out. hopefully, you'll be reunited. your home was quite an old one, as many in the area are, 100 years old. it would have been 100 years old this year. oh, my gosh. is it surprising to you that the fire could have spread so fast and so far? honestly, when we saw the burning, i panicked a little, probably more than anyone else, and thank goodness in many ways. and we drove away at one point because we thought the fire was out. we drove down into pasadena so we could get our phones to work. and as we drove back, we realised the fire had popped back up closer. at that point, when it hit

the first homes on the ridge ahead of us, we realised the danger we were in. i honestly, still, part of me thought there is no way the fire will make it this far. it not only made it to our house, it made it two blocks beyond ours. i went out there yesterday, made it past the police barricades just to check things out. and a number of homes that were gone was just unexplainable. there are many still on fire. it was like a bomb had just completely levelled the entire area. a couple of homes here and there survived. the neighbours have been great. i understand that looters have been a problem. they're calling people whose homes are still there, and they're being asked if they are planning on staying around, if not, they will add them to the watch

list, which is a scam. they are just trying to find out who's not going to be home. that's the negative side. the positive side is the neighbourhood, which has always been supportive of each other, we have been to everybody�*s homes, there is no home, i don't think, i hadn't been in within a block, or perhaps two or three. we visited each other, we went to parties, children's births, whatever, showers. we all knew each other. 0ne unfortunate, wonderful couple had just moved in a few months ago and we just met them and their little daughter three months ago and that house is gone. he was describing the loss of his home there. so many people have lost so much. we will come

back to that story later. the us supreme court appears poised to uphold a law that bans tiktok in the us over national security concerns unless its china—based parent company sells the platform ahead of a i9january deadline. representatives from tiktok appeared before the court on friday, as the us government argued that without a sale, the app could be used as a tool for spying and political manipulation by the chinese government. an official decision by the court is due in the next few days. president—elect donald trump is critical of the ban saying he could negotiate a �*political resolution�* to keep the app legal once he takes office. earlier i spoke to dr eleanor drage, who is a senior research fellow at the university of cambridge and co—host of the good robot podcast on whether the app could be used as a means for spying and political manipulation.

this narrative has been around for a very long time, and it's part of what we call the ai arms race, which is a fabricated narrative that the us has been pushing for many years to boost their sinophobic rhetoric. so, they're pretty anti—china, they always have been. there is no evidence to suggest that china is doing more damage now with cyber security issues than it has ever been in the past. but the reason why trump has had this u—turn is possibly because now there is less concern about china among the public. we are not as afraid of covid and of china as we were before. the tiktok spy narrative has died down a little bit, and there's lots of other reasons to suggest that the public doesn't have china at the forefront of its minds.

we're also not quite as concerned about bytedance, which is tiktok�*s parent company, which was at one point thought to be a rival to 0penai, which is thejewel in silicon valley's ai crown. so today, instead, trump is saying, well, actually, i love tiktok and i'm a big tiktok star, so let's keep tiktok. and actually, perhaps what he's trying to do is create some political leverage and say, well, the supreme court may be against tiktok, but i will be the saviour. and when the ban comes in, which would be the 19th, that would be the day after he comes in as president. so he could potentially be tiktok�*s saviour and redeem tiktok on behalf of the youth population, which he now believes tiktok was very important for getting that audience to him.

president—elect donald trump will be inaugurated on the 18th of january. temperatures in a hamlet in northern scotland dropped to —18.9c on friday — the uk's coldest january night in 15 years. it is the coldest january overnight temperature since 2010, when they dropped below —15c several times at locations across the uk, including —22.3c on 8 january in altna harra. across the uk, temperatures were widely around “4 to —10c on saturday morning, with some freezing fog in parts of the midlands and eastern england. check out our temperatures on our website as well. stay warm.

a major search is continuing for two sisters who were last seen in aberdeen city centre on tuesday. eliza and henrietta hoostee�*s brother has told the bbc they seemed "fine" in the days running up to their disappearance. 0ur correspondent catriona renton is in aberdeen and sent us this update. they were last seen on two o'clock in the morning, we are now into saturday morning. we've seen some police officers in the last few minutes walking along the banks here on the very icy river dee, i don't know if you can see the chunks of ice floating on the surface of the water, that gives you an idea of how bitterly cold it is here. those sisters having gone for such a long time now, we are hoping for some updates on their safety and we hope that they are still safe and well. people are searching, there was this enormous surge

yesterday, the police divers looking in the river, and in the land around. a lot of industrial units in this area of aberdeen, people have been asked to check their cctv footage, drivers have been asked to check their dash cam footage in case there are any clues on where these girls could be. they were last seen here at around two o'clock in the morning of tuesday. the women are triplets, they are originally from a small village in eastern hungary. the bbc has spoken to their sister. she said that she spoke to them on new year's eve and that they seemed happy and cheerful. their brother has also spoken to the bbc, he said that their mother spoken to them on saturday for a0 minutes long, there was nothing out of the ordinary that came up. yesterday, police told us that extensive inquiries were continuing to try

and find the women. as i said, businesses, drivers, anyone with any footage that might have been film on the early hours of tuesday morning or ended after that, they are hoping that people will get in touch. it is unusual for these women to be out at this time of night. of course, concern is growing. police have said that there is nothing to suggest that anything suspicious has happened. ten reform uk councillors in derbyshire have resigned in protest over nigel farage�*s leadership. the group said the party was operating in an "increasingly autocratic manner" and that reform "had lost its sense of direction" since mr farage took over as leader. mr farage told the bbc that the ten councillors had come from a rogue branch of the party. as far as the counsellors are concerned, they're nearly all parish councillors. and actually, the truth is that none of them passed vetting.

we had a rogue branch putting people up. and i think you will find in many cases there will have to be by—elections because they weren't legitimately put forward. here in the uk, experts are warning of more "deaths and disfigurement" caused by botched cosmetic procedures, unless the government introduces new regulations to make the industry safer. thejoint councilfor cosmetic practitioners said, in the last year, it's dealt with an "explosion in complaints" from local authorities about poor practice. one woman has told the bbc she "looks like a gargoyle", after undergoing a procedure by a former tattoo artist who was claiming to be doctor, as caroline bilton reports. so, this is... this was me. this was what i looked like. i've been told, you know, i'll never look like it again, even with surgery. this was andrea in 2021. the photos that follow on her phone tell her story in a graphic way.

i see a gargoyle. i see something horrible, disgusting. i wish i hadn't done it, i wish i hadn't trusted... this is a nightmare. i live a nightmare every single day. andrea says she still bears the scars, both physically and mentally, of the treatment she received two years ago at the reshapeu cosmetics clinic in hull. she says she rarely leaves her house and this is what she wears when she does. i can't even take the bin out without a mask on. i've been called a freak. had faces pulled at me. she initially visited reshapeu for breast fillers, seeking the help of this man, sean scott. she says she did her homework, checking him out online, where he was described as dr sean scott, clinical director. videos at the time show the plaque on his door describing himself as dr sean scott. but our investigation has found he was a former tattooist who bought

the doctor title online. did you believe that sean scott was a doctor? yes, and i trusted what he said. the doctorate was in business consultancy, which he said he had naively and regretfully purchased and displayed the certificate in his clinic. he claims he did not portray himself as a medical doctor and he informed clients who asked that he was not medically qualified. but our investigation is aware of at least two other complaints made against him. we have received patient—reported| complaints about thisl practitioner that relate to bad practice. ashton collins runs a national register of trusted practitioners. two of the people that have reported incidents to us - were under the impression. that this person was a doctor and that's why they chose - to have treatments with him. despite repeated warnings for over a decade, the aesthetics industry remains unregulated.

last year, the first death from a cosmetic procedure was recorded in the uk, and there's frustration at how long it's taking to bring regulation in. the last death should have galvanised this government into really cracking on with it. dr paul charlson is an aesthetic specialist in east yorkshire who's helped to draw up new regulations that are waiting to be enacted. if the government said we want this in in six months, it could be done. you need to get on with it before there's more deaths and more disfigurement. the department of health has not responded to these criticisms, but issued a statement saying, "it's unacceptable people's lives were at risk from inadequately trained operators in the cosmetic sector." 0ver ten months, andrea says she's spent thousands of pounds after being encouraged by mr scott to have face fillers, threads and botox. but she says she kept reacting to the treatments. this picture was taken in a&e. she can barely open her eyes. this one simple procedure

became a catalogue of procedures. i got these indentations, i got these lumps, i got... and he'd sit me in the chair and then he'd come along with a needle. boom, boom, "that hides those lumps and bumps." why didn't you just walk away? i wanted to. i wanted to walk away so badly. but i couldn't because i was stuck. i was trapped because of these problems that were arising. sean scott strongly denies the allegations and says he didn't perform any treatments while the client was showing signs of swelling and bruising. he says whilst he's been investigated by two local authorities and humberside police, they concluded with no charges or sanctions brought. he added that... we've changed the way we present our company regarding who we are and our qualifications. and says... while we may have made mistakes in the beginning, we have always given 100% of our ability to our clients. we have learned valuable lessons. andrea has sought help from police, solicitors, the local authority and her local mp.

everybody sympathises, but the one thing that comes up again and again is legislation. legislation. there is none. this is all from a needle. something that was supposed to build confidence has destroyed mine. a lynx captured near kingussie in the cairngorms national park in scotland on friday has died overnight, according to the royal zoological society of scotland. the wild cat was one of four, released illegally, which have been caught in the same area in recent days. the society said it was "reasonably confident" there were no other lynx on the loose in the area. inquiries are continuing to find out how they came to be there.

it's been a bitterly cold few days here in the uk and whilst we're wrapping up warm, spare a thought for our furry and feathered friends? dudley zoo has been giving a helping hand to some of its animals to keep them warm, as our reporter ben sidwell has been finding out. during the winter we can steam the vegetables to keep them warm — the vegetables to keep them warm. they need one vegetables and hot _ warm. they need one vegetables and hot drinks and extra bedding. it is up to them if they— bedding. it is up to them if they want to come out and brave they want to come out and brave the cold — they want to come out and brave the cold. ., .,

the cold. coming from madagascar, - the cold. coming from madagascar, these . the cold. coming from - madagascar, these animals feel the cold. they need heat lamps. i think the lowest temperature in madagascar would be about 14 celsius — in madagascar would be about 14 celsius. that is quite one for us in — celsius. that is quite one for us in the _ celsius. that is quite one for us in the uk. they definitely do feel— us in the uk. they definitely do feel the cold. but us in the uk. they definitely do feel the cold.— us in the uk. they definitely do feel the cold. but not every animal is _ do feel the cold. but not every animal is complaining - do feel the cold. but not every animal is complaining when i do feel the cold. but not every| animal is complaining when the temperature drops below freezing. the aptly named arctic foxes and snow leopards are taking it in their stride. a lot of them are happy at —30 -40 _ a lot of them are happy at —30 -40 celsius _ a lot of them are happy at —30 —40 celsius. their— a lot of them are happy at —30 —40 celsius. their feet- a lot of them are happy at —30 —40 celsius. their feet sink. a lot of them are happy at —30 —40 celsius. their feet sink inl —40 celsius. their feet sink in the show _ —40 celsius. their feet sink in the show they— —40 celsius. their feet sink in the snow. they have - —40 celsius. their feet sink in the snow. they have an - the snow. they have an incredibly— the snow. they have an incredibly long - the snow. they have an incredibly long tail. - the snow. they have anl incredibly long tail. they the snow. they have an - incredibly long tail. they wrap it round — incredibly long tail. they wrap it round the _ incredibly long tail. they wrap it round the body— incredibly long tail. they wrap it round the body to _ incredibly long tail. they wrap it round the body to keep- incredibly long tail. they wrap| it round the body to keep their faces— it round the body to keep their faces warm _ it round the body to keep their faces warm-— faces warm. coming from the arctic circle, _ faces warm. coming from the arctic circle, temperatures i faces warm. coming from the arctic circle, temperatures a | arctic circle, temperatures a few degrees below freezing is not a problem for the radio. these reindeer are not bothered at all. they are taking things easy. it was a brit brit c 24

hours a couple of years ago. these penguins come from south america. they are quite happy as they are used to freezing cold nights in the gobi desert. back of the orangutans and for those brave enough to come out, nice warm sweet potato. there is one creature in zoo who really in the cold. it is a good job the keepers have some of that hot drink to help. the context of — of that hot drink to help. the context of what _ of that hot drink to help. the context of what is _ of that hot drink to help. the context of what is happening in los angeles. i want to bring you some images of the largest fire in los angeles. this is a time—lapse video was shown overnight and it really gives you an indication of the scale of the destruction and the enormous efforts that are needed to try and deal with

this as a fire continues to spread in many districts. this is the largest fire. this is a palisade fire. it is described as being 8% contained. we talk about containment, we are talking about the area around which barriers have been erected to stop the fire from spreading. the latest there from los angeles. let's get the weather now was tanking. it was a bitterly cold night across many parts of the uk. temperatures widely below freezing and we had scenes like ths, a hard frost on ground and again the continuation of ice for some of us this morning as well. in fact, it was the coldest night of the winter so far. in northern scotland, the thermometer went down to —18.9 celsius. it will gradually get milder or less cold as we go into the early part of next week.

for this afternoon, a bit of rain moving into scotland, northwest england and wales, that could fall temporarily as a bit of snow over higher ground. sunshine in eastern areas. still a really cold day for most of us, temperatures up to four celsius but less cold in northern ireland, west wales and southwest england, temperatures here up to six celsius. tonight, some cloud moving eastwards, temperatures dropping quickly but perhaps recovering slightly into the early part of sunday morning. regardless, towards eastern areas, another hard frost expected, temperatures widely below freezing. not as cold again towards western areas because we have this milder, south—westerly wind bringing in some higher temperatures through the next few days. so for sunday, we will see those temperatures higher again for northern ireland and northern and western scotland. sunshine for most at first, perhaps more cloud in central and eastern areas on sunday afternoon, compared to this afternoon. and temperatures a smidgen

higher than today, about four degrees but in the west again, up to nine celsius. on monday, those south—westerly winds affecting more of us. it will bring a lot of cloud to scotland and northern ireland, into northern parts of england. outbreaks of rain here but temperatures rising. notice the greens and oranges, whereas the far southeast of england still holding onto the colder conditions. through next week, this is the temperature compared to average. it iniitally starts off below average by the blues there but gradually, the oranges and reds here, above—average temperatures spread further southwards across the uk. so, temperatures coming up to around 12 celsius throughout the week. it will be gradual but with that, some risk of melting and thawing snow which could bring some flooding issues. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news more evacuation orders are issued as devastating

wildlifes in los angelese, which have killed at least 11 people, continue to burn. 0ur neighbourhood and our neighbours have been eviscerated, it's really devastating to see generations of people's lives and livelihoods completely wiped out. rachel reeves becomes the most senior uk official to visit china for 7 years. she says that agreements reached with china are worth £600 million to the uk over the next five years. a french woman whose father was convicted last month in a mass rape trial tells the bbc he should never be released from jail. i was so close from my father, you can't imagine how hurt it is, it was a nightmare.