bong. getting ready for the new year — restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only — so its famousan ring in the new decade in london. and later this hour, private eye's editor, ian hislopjoins the bbc‘s media editor amol rajan to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons and satire. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, has called the knife attack at a jewish celebration in new york state "domestic terrorism". five people were injured, two of them critically, during a hanukkah gathering at the home of an orthodox rabbi. a man has been arrested. in recent weeks, police have stepped up patrols in jewish neighbourhoods, following a series of anti—semitic hate crimes. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. members of new york's largejewish community had gathered to celebrate their religion, only to be attacked because of it. they were at the home of a rabbi in monsey to mark hannukah when a man forced his way into the house and started stabbing people, in some cases multiple times. he pulled it out from the thing and he started to run into the big room

it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenanceear's eve just wouldn't feel right without those iconic chimes, would it? thankfully, parliament has made sure that big ben can still sound for important events. so, for one night only, the bongs will return to bring in the new decade. tim muffett has been to find out more. it's one of the world's most familiar and regularly misnamed buildings. but for two years, the elizabeth tower, which houses the giant bell, big ben, has been surrounded by scaffolding. repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben. here it is, big ben, yes, indeed, all 13 tons of it. it's been quiet largely for the last few years. feels a bit odd? it does feel very odd. it's been way too quiet for my liking. this is, what, the biggest refurbishment project that's ever taken place since it was first built. so, the clock mechanics are taking apart every single small piece and then putting it all back together, which hasn't been done before. so, a massive challenge for them. it's that clock

front of the sunday telegraph which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle will let big ben bongrk the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador woodyjohnson has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties‘ — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with claims that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils, including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove, to house child refugees. and finally, the sunday times is reporting that a six year old girl in south london found a note from chinese prisoners in a box of tesco christmas cards, claiming they've been forced to work against their will. you will take us to the back page of the sunday telegraph. a lovely picture of martin peters who has died. we could still call the trophy lifted into the wembley sky, july 31, 1966. a couple of his teammates have died in the last few years. five now of the 11 no longer with us. five now of the 11 no longer with us. martin peters was a player w

big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?moment. cheering. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hooyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set

big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?oment. cheering. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this four—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to say, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and found that this was the colour that it was originally. so, it's really exciting to find that blue colour as we went back through the layer

big ben bongs this is bbc news.led by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al—shabaab militants for the attack. more now on that story. abukar arman is a somalia political analyst and former special envoy to the united states. he's in columbus, ohio. hejoins us on he joins us on the hejoins us on the phone. thank he joins us on the phone. thank you for speaking to us. this attack shows that al—sha baab for speaking to us. this attack shows that al—shabaab is not going away. is there an actual plan to defeat the group? well, we sure hope so! and what happened today is certainly an indication that there is no effective plan from the government's side in that horrible, horrible terrorism act that took place today, took dozens of lives. we don't know exactly the number, by the way, because the mayor of mogadishu right there holding a press c0 nfe re nce , mogadishu right there holding a press conference, two generals on each side were pressing him not to mention the numbers.

big ben bongs this is bbc news.rs in new south wales will be offered compensation for loss of earnings. they've played a key role in tackling severe bushfires in recent months. at least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al—shabaab militants for the attack. more now on that story. colin clarke, senior research fellow at the soufan center, explained how al—shabaab was able to carry out such an attack. this is a group that clearly maintains a pretty extensive reach throughout somalia, even though at the current times, most of its controlled territories in the lower — in the southern part of the country, about 20% of the country, and it has got about 5,000—10,000 fighters, under arms, as we have seen in years past, the group retains the capability to conduct spectacular attacks, which often result in very high casualty counts in urban areas, including the capital, mogadishu. colin, for those who do not follow somalia every day

big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?hink there's always got to be a bit of nerves because it shows, one, that you care, and also, that it's obviously a really, really big moment. cheering. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this four—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to say, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and fo

big ben bongs this is bbc news.e minister, benjamin netanyahu, retains his leadership of the governing likud party. the official result has just been announced. rescue and repair operations continue in the philippines after a powerful typhoon left at least 16 dead and tens of thousands stranded. the seychelles off the coast of east africa is setting itself up as a hub for marine preservation. with over half of the world's reefs already lost because of rising sea temperatures, could this tiny archipelago hold the key to saving these animals from extinction? bbc africa's catherine byaruhanga has been finding out. they're called the reef rescuers. atina and chloe work in the indian ocean trying to find ways of saving the world's dying coral. today, they're checking on their nursery. it's a man—made coralfarm and one of the biggest in the world. this is a large—scale coral reef restoration project. the nursery that we use is a rope nursery. so, our coral fragments are actually placed inside a rope and then they are hung

big ben bongs. are you nervous in the run—up to midnight?hink there's always got to be a bit of nerves because it shows, one, that you care, and also, that it's obviously a really, really big moment. cheering. the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hooyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this 4—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to see, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and foun

big ben bongs this is bbc news, the latest headlines: rescue and repair operations going on in the philippinesphoon left at least 16 dead and tens of thousands stranded. 15 years ago today, more than 230,000 people were killed in a massive tsunami along the coasts of countries on the indian ocean, triggered by a a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern sumatra island. memorial services have been held in indonesia, thailand and sri lanka, which were among the worst—affected countries. since then money has been spent to improve warning systems in the case of similar natural disaster. olivia crellin reports. 15 years and the images of devastation brought by the indian ocean tsunami are no less shocking. waves as high as 17 metres, killing more than 200 and that thousand people and displacing more than 2 million. by the physical landscape has recovered, and development has returned to thailand and sri lanka and indonesia, among other areas affected, the psychological trauma remains. this person lost both parents and other relatives in that term hit the thai province. i'm still scared, very scared. i wan

big ben bongs this is bbc news.as now say two parishioners have died after a gunman walked into a church in fort worth and opened fire. president trump has called for unity in the fight against anti—semitism following a knife attack on the house of a rabbi in new york state in which five people were injured. police in london are investigating a racially motivated hate crime, which also took place during hanukkah. it follows the appearance of offensive graffiti at a number of locations in north london, including a synagogue and some shop fronts. dan johnson reports. these are the marks of anti—semitic graffiti that appeared overnight in a part of north london with a largejewish community. the star of david, sprayed on shops, phone boxes and a synagogue. alongside the numbers, ‘911‘, a possible reference to the warped conspiracy theory that jews were responsible to the world trade center attack, or it could refer to the date of the kristallnacht, the ninth of november 1938, whenjews were rounded up in nazi germany and

big ben bongs this is bbc news. say two parishioners have died after a gunman walked into a church in fort worth and opened fire. president trump has called for unity in the fight against anti—semitism following a knife attack on the house of a rabbi in new york state in which five people were injured. hate crime in america's five largest cities rose sharply in 2019, with new york, los angeles and chicago all setting highs not seen since the terror attacks of september 11, 2001, according to a new report from california state university. george selim, senior vice president at the anti—defamation league, explained why hate crimes could be rising. there are a number of reasons that hate crimes are rising, that are targeting christians praying in churches or muslims in christchurch praying in mosques orjews praying peacefully in pittsburgh or monsey, new york. part of what we've seen over the course of the past several years is a significant increase and hate crimes and bias motivated crimes across the united states, t

big ben bongs this is bbc news.ay two parishioners have died after a gunman walked into a church in fort worth and opened fire. president trump has called for unity in the fight against anti—semitism following a knife attack on the house of a rabbi in new york state in which five people were injured. hate crime in america's five largest cities rose sharply in 2019 with new york, los angeles and chicago all setting highs not seen since the terror attacks of september 11, 2001, according to a new report from california state university. george seleem is senior vice president at the anti—defamation league, and he joins us from washington. george, us from washington. inevitably, i have to mention george, inevitably, i have to mention the fact that we are talking to you after we have been covering these two attacks on a torch —— like ona these two attacks on a torch —— like on a church in fort worth and a rabbi's home in new york. we don't know the motivation of the attackers, let's step back. why i hate crimes arising i

big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least 76 people are reported to have been killedent has blamed al shabab militants for the attack. democratic presidential contender joe biden has said there's no legal basis to force him to testify at donald trump's impeachment trial. nearly 2000 people have taken shelter in evacuation centres as tropical cyclone sarai batters fiji. the cyclone has brought high winds and rain, causing flooding to rivers and coastal areas on the pacific island nation. one man is believed to have drowned and another man is reported missing. james ra nsley reports. tropical cyclone sarai wreaking havocin tropical cyclone sarai wreaking havoc in mvg. this vehicle, carrying six people and a cow, washed into a raging river. it is thought they all made it to safety. winds of up to 90 mph and swells up to five metres have parted the small island nation, calling flooding and widespread damage. authorities are urging people to remain vigilant. an 18—year—old student is believed to be the country's latest drowning victim. the man is believed to have been swep

big ben bongs this is bbc news, the latest headlines.in netanyahu, has retained his leadership of the governing likud party and will lead it in the next general election due in march. rescue and repair operations are continuing in the philippines after a powerful typhoon left at least 16 people dead and tens of thousands stranded. let's stay with that story now. randy borjha is in the town of tukdao on the philippine island of biliran. it's a community that was hit hard by typhoon phanfone. the town has no electricity and many families there have lost their homes. he joins us now over the line. you miller but you are visiting a hometown for christmas. and yes, yes. how is it there? million people homeless. especially in our community we are, there are a lot of families where it at its worst,. have you prescribed when storm hits? we describe it as its, it looks like a typhoon, at the wind is so strong, there's rain in the big waves and it hits houses on the coastal areas. there's rain in the big waves and it hits houses on the coastal are

of the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle will let big ben bongleaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties' — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with accusations that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils — including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove — to house child refugees. and finally, the times is reporting that a six—year—old girl in south london found a note from chinese workers in a box of tesco christmas cards — claiming they've been forced to work against their will. as you can see, a lot of different stories capturing the front and back pages. martin, that is where we will start, on the back pages of the sunday telegraph. this lovely picture, goodbye to england's gentleman. the death of martin peters. the greatest day in english sporting history, 1966, an understated man. i met him a few times when he was in his post—football ca

big ben bongs this is bbc world news.ve been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al—shaabab militants for the attack. thousands of volunteer firefighters in new south wales will be offered compensation for loss of earnings. they've played a key role in tackling severe bushfires in recent months. let's return to our top story now. ahmed hirsi, who is a community activist with the largest somalian community in the united states in minneapolis, gave his reaction to the attack. first of all, thank you for having me — i appreciate the space. and also, i would like to send my condolences to the families of the victims. this tells us that al—sha baab is still strong. and we have to find solutions, to find long—term on how we can protect and save lives. somali forces are due to take over from african union forces in may, 2020. does this attack show the somali forces are clearly not ready to do that? actually, it is the opposite. ifeel that we have been ready and we have bee

big ben bongs this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: tens of thousands of people in the australianhfires intensify. authorities in texas now say two parishioners have died after a gunman walked into a church in fort worth and opened fire. dozens of former prisoners who were part of a swap between russia and ukraine have arrived in the ukrainian capital kyiv. there were emotional scenes as family members met the men, who were released after presidents vladimir putin and volodymyr zelensky agreed to a deal in paris earlier this month. our correspondent zhanna bezpiatchuk has more. the long day of a prisoner swap begins here on the front—line in eastern ukraine. these people had no official status, no access to lawyers or red cross. for years, been the prisoners of separatists. now, finally, they start breathing in freedom. and this is how the ukrainian prisoners were warmly greeted at the kyiv international airport at the end of their swap. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, promised to bring them home at whatever price, and he did it. this aircraft brought back home 76 ukr

big ben bongs this is bbc world news.khstan say an aircraft with a hundred people on board has crashed shortly after take off from the almaty airport. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has retained his leadership of the governing likud party and will lead it in the next general election due in march. firefighting teams in australia have had some respite over the past few days, with lower temperatures, but that's about to end as the intense heat returns. since september, close to 3,000 firefighters have been out nearly every day battling blazes. almost 90% are unpaid volunteers. many families in new south wales are spending the holiday season in shelters — their villages and towns still smouldering from last week's fires. ben shepherd, from the new south wales rural fire service, told us how they are preparing for yet another heatwave. many of our volunteers have been out there on the fire line trying to get some level of containment on these fires before we see the onset of another heatwave. unfortunately, wher

the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker, lindsay hoyle, will let big ben bonge us ambassador, woodyjohnson, has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties‘ — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with claims that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils — including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove — to house child refugees. and, the star has a picture of martin peters, who died yesterday at the age of 76. he scored england's second goal in their 1966 world cup win over west germany. we will be talking about all those. the first of all, this extraordinary story in the sunday times, the tesco charity card pack by china's prison slaves? this is the most extraordinary story, it is what he would call a cracking splash, it brings in everything, christmas, and charity cards and a household nine, tesco. we have a six—year—old biting cards to everybody in her class, she discovers in one of these cards a message from somebody in a chinese prison saying, we

big ben bongs this is bbc news.ince in syria are almost deserted, where nearly 250,000 people have fled from a government offensive. a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing 12 people. most of the 100 people on board survived. firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for more extreme heat as they continue to tackle uncontrolled bushfires. temperatures above a0 degrees celsius are expected in the coming days in several states including new south wales, south australia and victoria. deadly bushfires have destroyed more than a million hectares in five australian states since september. courtney bembridge reports. almost 3,000 firefighters have been working around the clock, since the bushfire crisis started in september. many of them are volunteers who've given up their christmas break to try to contain the fires and to save homes. sporadic rain over parts of eastern australia has done little to help extinguish the flames but firefighters have taken advantage of cooler temperatures in recent days to

big ben bongs this is bbc world news.erted, where nearly 250,000 people have fled from a government offensive. russia puts into service strategic missiles which it claims can travel 27 times the speed of sound. in india, protests are continuing over the country's new citizenship law, which grants amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries — but only non—muslim ones. since it was passed, more than 20 people have died in clashes. most of them were from the northern state of uttar pradesh. the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from there. in kanpur, a policeman appears to fire a gun at protesters who were throwing stones. gunfire. in muzaffarnagar, those demonstrating are beaten, even an older man. in meerut, police break cctv cameras mounted on shops in a muslim locality. nearly a week since clashes broke out in the state of uttar pradesh over india's new citizenship law, videos have been emerging that raise serious questions about police behaviour against muslim protesters. shouting. gunshot. 19 have di

big ben bongs this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: officials in khazakhstan say an aircraftashed shortly after take off from the almaty airport. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has retained his leadership of the governing likud party and will lead it in the next general election due in march. 15 years ago today, more than 230,000 people died in a massive tsunami along the coast of the indian ocean — triggered by an earthquake, magnitude 9.1, off northern sumatra. there've been memorial services in indonesia, thailand and sri lanka, some of the worst—affected countries. since then money has been spent to improve systems, to give better warning of a similar disaster. 0livia crellin reports. 15 years, the images of devastation brought by the indian ocean tsunami are no less shocking. waves as high as 17 metres steamrollered pristine beaches, homes and entire communities, killing more than 230,000 people and displacing more than 2 million. while the physical landscape has recovered and development has returned to thailand, sri lanka and indonesia, among other areas

big ben bongs this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the un says parts of idlib province in syria are have fled from a government offensive. russia puts into service strategic missiles which it claims can travel 27 times the speed of sound. britain has been accused of crimes against humanity for refusing to allow people to return to a tiny indian ocean archipelago, the chagos islands. many were expelled decades ago to make way for a military base. earlier this year the united nation's highest court ruled against the uk. the government of mauritius, which claims the islands, says it is considering legal action against british officials at the international criminal court. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reports from mauritius. they are just a few splinters of land deep in the indian ocean. but the checo islands are now the focus ofan angry the checo islands are now the focus of an angry and escalating tug—of—war. —— chagos. it is half a century since the people who lived in these homes were expelled from the archipelago by britain. earlier this year the international court of j

big ben bongs this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killingpeople on board survived. the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted, where nearly a quarter of a million people have fled from a government offensive. in india, protests continue over the country's new citizenship law, which grants amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries, but only non—muslim ones. since it was passed, more than 20 people have died in clashes. most of them were from the northern state of uttar pradesh where the police have been accused of using excessive force against protesters. officials deny the allegations. the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from uttar pradesh. in kanpur, a policeman appears to fire a gun at protesters who were throwing stones. in muzaffarnagar, those demonstrating are beaten. even an older man. in meerut, police break cctv cameras mounted on shops in a muslim locality. nearly a week since clashes broke out in the state of uttar pradesh over india's new citizenship law, videos have been emerging that

big ben bongs. we have missed that!y silent to undergo repairs, but work has been going on behind the scenes to make sure the famous bongs sound at midnight. to check everything works, clock mechanics will be testing the bell regularly, starting this afternoon. if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is why. if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is whym if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is why. it is 7:11am. an online data breach which saw the addresses of hundreds of people on the new year's honours list has been branded a "complete disaster". the cabinet office has apologised and is investigating. the former head of the civil service, lord bob kerslakejoins us now from our sheffield newsroom. a very good morning to you. an extremely serious breach. the cabinet office blaming human error. is that good enough? well, look, it isa is that good enough? well, look, it is a serious and indeed extraordinary breach, because this isa extraordinary breach, because this is a we

restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. coming up in half an hour... us soccer star megan rapinoe speaks to bbc sport about winning the world cup and being an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. the mayor of sydney says the city's famous new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. more than a quarter of a million people have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. more than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. a warning — this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing images. it's arguably the world's most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new year's eve spectacular. they say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. sydney's lord mayor, clover moore, said she shared the deep sympathies of those who'd signed

it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenanceose iconic chimes, would it? thankfully, parliament has made sure that big ben can still sound for important events. so, for one night only, the bongs will return to bring in the new decade. tim muffett has been to find out more. it is one of the world's most familiarand it is one of the world's most familiar and regularly misnamed buildings. over two years, elizabeth tower, which houses the giant bell, big ben, has been surrounded by scaffolding, repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben! big ben indeed, all 13 tons of it. it has been quiet largely for the last years. feels odd? yes, too quiet for my liking. this is the biggest refurbishment project that has ever taken place since it was first built. so the clock mechanics have taken apart every single small piece and put it back together, which has not been done before. it is that clock mechanism which, for more than 150 yea rs, mechanism which, for more than 150 years, activated the hammer that strike

and restoration work on london's big ben will pause, for one night only so its famous bongs can ring new decade. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello. welcome to sportsday live at the bbc sport centre with me ben croucher. our headlines this sunday: liverpool win again. arsenal don't. var? plenty of that too. just another day in the premier league in scotland — rangers win the old firm derby. it made their manager rather happy. and feeling a bit sick. england succumb to south africa in the first test in centurion. welcome to the programme. liverpool have ended 2019 as they started it. top of the premier league table. they'll take some catching from here now after restoring their 13 points advantage with a 1—nil win over wolves. not for the first time this season — the video assistant referee had a big influence. nick parrott has the details. with the festive fixtures coming thick and fast it is hard for teams to stay on form. both liverpool and wolves are thrilled in their last games but with such a short turn around anfield was unlikely to see a classic. weary of the threa

and restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the newecade in london. victoria derbyshire now takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2019. hello and welcome. over the next half an hour, we will bring you a few of the highlights from our programme over the last 12 months. earlier this year, our programme discovered that hundreds of british teenagers were being sent by their mums and dads to east africa to avoid knife crime here in the uk. parents told this programme they didn't view the move as a long—term solution but said they had taken the decision for their children's safety. if your child is involved in a gang, and there is nowhere for him to hide, you take him back to africa. you know, it is safer there than it is in london. if you look a specific way, or you live in a specific area, and you are a certain age, you are targeted, and you will be stabbed. there are mothers now sending their teenagers back home, saying it is much safer than living in london. so she said she took h