less than a week ago, you couldn't talk openly about activists like mazen hamada.ple whose loved ones were disappeared, they couldn't go and ask about where they were. there is no image that reflects this incredible turn of events in syria more than this one, where hundreds of people are able to openly march on the streets for his funeral, calling him a martyr, calling him a hero. and as we've been walking along the streets, more and more people arejoining in. hundreds, thousands now. everywhere we go, more people joining this march. yogita limaye, bbc news, damascus. thousands of prisoners in syria have been freed since the weekend, some— have been freed since the weekend, some families are still heping _ weekend, some families are still hoping to _ weekend, some families are still hoping to find _ weekend, some families are still hoping to find missing l still hoping to find missing loved ones. the civil defence organisation known as the white hellmann's is been on the four friends of the rescue operations and says it believes there are more people being hidden a

less than a week ago, you couldn't talk openly about activists like mazen hamada.couldn't go and ask about where they were. there is no image that reflects this incredible turn of events in syria more than this one, where hundreds of people are able to openly march on the streets for his funeral, calling him a martyr, calling him a hero. and as we've been walking along the streets, more and more people arejoining in. hundreds, thousands now. everywhere we go, more people joining this march. yogita limaye, bbc news, damascus. the time is 6.18. our top story this evening: the prime minister says questions need to be answered after the death of 10—year—old sara sharif. and still to come... a warning to shoppers as it emerges some online christmas "bargains" could be stolen goods. coming up on bbc news. could be stolen goods. women's football is more popular than ever — the growth in the professional game is a large part of the boom in live sport. we'll be exploring what that's down to. the government has unveiled sweeping changes to the planning system in england in a

knows anything about a 25—year—old man named, 0ssama hamed, and a 23—year—old man called, nor aden hamada, has disputed the accuracy of a report claiming president trump ordered his former lawyer, michael cohen, to lie to congress. the statement is the first time mr mueller‘s team has responded to a news article about the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. 0ur washington correspondent david willis has more. another roller—coaster week for the president ended with claims that he may have sought to obstruct justice — an impeachable offence if true, but true it may not be. the allegations centred on attempts the trump organization was making to build a trump tower in moscow just before the election. the president's lawyer, michael cohen, told congress that plan was scrapped injanuary 2016, which wasn't true, and, according to a report by buzzfeed: the president personally instructed him, cohen, to lie by claiming that negotiations ended months earlier than they actually did, in order to obscure trump's involvement. the white house flatly denied

hussain hamada survived but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult.psychologist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground, to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming for the region, and the west. orla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. the headlines on bbc news: boeing's chief executive, dennis muilenberg, has been sacked — after serious criticism following 2 major plane accidents, which killed 346 people. the sports minister says the government is committed to working closely with the football authorities, to stamp out racism after chelsea's antonio rudiger said he heard monkey noises during yesterday's match against tottenham. five people have been sentenced to death in saudi arabia — for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. but a un investigator says the "masterminds" behind the crime have walked free. prince charles says his father, the

who knows anything about a 25—year—old man named 0ssama hamed and 23—year—old man called nor aden hamadas found a postcode lottery in gp care, with doctors in some parts of england struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal college of gps says it's the result of years of underinvestment. earlier, i spoke to lucy watson, chair of the patients' association, who gave reaction to the bbc investigation. it is shocking that the difference in size of patient list with gps across the country is so huge and the impact for patients is just enormous. those patients in those areas, where it is 3000 patients for gp, they are struggling to get an appointment, sometimes waiting more than a way to get an appointment and thatis than a way to get an appointment and that is a real worry for people if they might be ill or have a long—term condition they need to manage on a regular basis. you are talking about the long wait time to get a plumber, talking about the long wait time to geta plumber, in talking about the long wait time to get a plumber, in terms of impa

who knows anything about a 25—year—old man named ossama hamed and 23—year—old man called nor aden hamadacode lottery in gp care with doctors in some parts of england struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal college of gps says, it's the result of years of under investment. our health correspondent, nick triggle reports. there are 3a,000 gps in england — about one for every 1,700 patients — but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show that gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, there are nearly 1,200 patients for every gp, but in swale in kent,there are over 3,300 patients for every gp. some variation is to be expected. an area with a high number of older patients and lots of young children is likely to need more doctors, but the royal college of gps said some areas are struggling with shortages, describing the differences as shocking, and a risk to patient care. for the areas that are really struggling the most, we need extr

hussein hamada survived but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult.not sleep and i go to a psychologist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming, for the region and the west. orla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. five people have been sentenced to death by a court in saudi arabia for the murder of government critic jamal khashoggi in istanbul last year. three more have been givenjail sentences totalling 2a years. the prosecutor said saud al-qahtani — an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman — had been investigated but not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi consulate in turkey last year; saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a ‘rogue operation‘. our middle east correspondent martin patiencejoins me from beirut. the

who knows anything about a 25 year old man named ossama hamed and 23—year—old man called nor aden hamada the mayor of gdansk, is being held. he was stabbed on stage while speaking to a crowd last week. thousands of polish citizens carrying flags and candles have been paying their respects to a man known as a critic of the government's anti—immigration policies. i spoke to the bbc‘s adam easton who is in gdansk about what the late mayor meant to both the city of gdansk and for poland as a whole. he was a very significant figure for the city. many people in gdansk don't remember another mayor, because he was a mayor for more than 20 years, elected in 1998 and re—elected five times by the people of this city. he wasn'tjust known in gdansk, he was known around the country. he was a liberal conservative, a man who very much opposed many of the government's policies in terms of migration, he was a man who welcomed migrants. one of the first mayors in poland to ta ke of the first mayors in poland to take part in a gay pride parade, and a man very critical of the polish government's changes to t

hussein hamada survived, but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult.ey were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming, for the region and the west. 0rla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. the duke of edinburgh looks set to be spending a forth night to be spending a fourth night in hospital where he‘s being treated for what officials describe as "a pre—existing condition". he remains at the king edward vii‘s hospital in central london, having travelled there on friday as a "precautionary measure". buckingham palace say the admission was for "observation and treatment". earlier, during a visit to south yorkshire, prince charles was asked about his father by a member of the public. hello. sir, how is your father? he's all right, once you get to that age, things don't work as well. in that visit, prince charles met those af

hussain hamada survived but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult. to a psychologist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground, to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming for the region, and the west. 0rla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has restated his support of the coal industry, despite conceding that climate change is a factor in the extreme hot weather, that's fuelling the country's bushfires. nine people have been killed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed across large parts of new south wales. mr morrison has been criticised for his response to crisis, but he reiterated he wouldn't adjust policies, through panic. prince charles says his father, the duke of edinburgh, is being treated very well, on his fourth day in hospital in london. he was speaking to well wishers, as he visited flood h

next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul. it's very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i can find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that's been described as the last dictatorship in europe, and she's going to poland, a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27—year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests, and it's clear today's offer of refuge to ms tsimanouskaya fits in with warsaw's support for the opposition. "every person who cannot return to belarus for politica

who knows anything about a 25—year—old man named 0ssama hamed, and 23—year—old man called nor aden hamadaone of the factors being blamed for more expensive car insurance. the aa says it's gone up for the first time in two years. andy moore reports. the aa says the price of car insurance has been generally falling for the last few years, but figures for the last quarter show an increase for the first time since 2017. an annual comprehensive car insurance for someone who shops around stands at £610 — that's a 2.7% increase on the previous quarter — but it's still 5.9% less than a year ago. younger drivers face an average premium of £1317. there are several reasons premiums are reported to have risen, they include a delay in a new law on claims for whiplash and a higher price of imported car parts, which push up the cost of any repair. the aa also blames a general concern about brexit, saying the market has had to battle with a fall in the value of sterling. the association of british insurers say car insurance remains extremely competitive, insisting the cost of most premiums is falling. an

ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport, about to board a flight to istanbul.nt to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i could find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that's been described as the last dictatorship in europe and she's going to poland, a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27—year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests and it's clear today's offer of refuge to ms tsimanouskaya fits in with warsaw's support for the opposition. every person who cannot return to belarus for political reasons and wants to come to

hussein hamada survived but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult.and i go to a psychologist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming, for the region and the west. orla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. the presenter of the itv show love island, caroline flack, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in north london. helena wilkinson was in court and she updated us a little earlier. caroline flack, the television presenter, went into court in front of the magistrate today, she was accompanied by a police officer as she went into the dock, plus a very packed public gallery and in that public gallery, and her boyfriend, the man she is accused of assaulting on december the 12th. she spoke very briefly, confirmed her name and date of birth and address, then she was asked to enter a plea

hussein hamada survived, but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult.logist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming, for the region and the west. 0rla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. prince charles is visiting people affected by flooding last month in the village of fishlake in south yorkshire. our correspondent dan johnson has spent the day in fishlake. he has had quite a warm reception in fishlake, today. you might think people have better things to be worrying about, facing christmas not even in their homes, most of them. hundreds of people in this area, notjust in this village, but they were pleased to see the prince, they were welcoming his visit and the attention it brings. the fact that someone is prepared to take the time to see what they are suffering. because the level of damage is really intens

cuts off the supply of cold air we saw on the northerly and replacing it with something south west, hamadaest across scotland, a scattering of showers through the northern and western isles, clipping into the north of the mainland. once you at south of the mainland. once you at south of the central belt, we pile on the cloud of the canal for rain. the central belt, we pile on the cloud of the canalfor rain. go the central belt, we pile on the cloud of the canal for rain. go for ground as well. maybe the eastern side of the pennines, that cloud high and thinner. but we have to come right down towards the southern counties of england to see any more brightness. we will have a lot of cloud around. it will take a good pa rt cloud around. it will take a good part of the day and some hills to your west have a prospect of brightening things up. eastern side of the pennines, eastern side of wales. temperature is a good deal higher than they have been today because we have finally completed that transition from the cooler air into something milder. that frontal system having come back further south