alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle.at one' is an annual spanish lottery draw, where families, friends and co—workers traditionally buy 20—euro tickets, hoping for a piece of the 2.6 billion euro prize. this year's jackpot went to the number 8—8—0—0—8 and is now worth 400,000 euros for each ticket. it is considered the biggest and most famous lottery draw worldwide. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. christmas, for most of us, looks likely to be a mild one. in fact, on friday we had a pretty typical story, quite a lot of cloud around and temperatures 13 degrees across the south coast. but look at this, in the northern isles, just a daytime maximum of one celsius. and yes, there were some snow showers as well. that's because the far north east of scotland stuck in this cold air, this weather front, the dividing line between cloudy and milder conditions down to the south. but as that weather front bumps into the cold air, we're likely to see some snow, two to 10 centimetres forming across higher ground. gradually,

alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle. such a heart—warming story for christmas!ther at christmas — but the last few years have seen many struggling to stay in business, as costs rise, and the number of people going out to eat and drink falling. however — some of those which remain are making extra efforts to bring in customers for the festive season — and help those who might otherwise be left feeling isolated. ben boulos is at one such pub — ye olde beverlie in canterbury. a festive point at the pub as a christmas tradition for many including this pub in canterbury which has been here for a 300 years. they put on all sorts of events in the run—up to christmas, quiz, festive drinks for some foreign exchange students who cannot get home and they have carol singers and they are on tonight and we will hear from them in a moment. pubs are such an important part of many local communities, in fact, they are struggling. we know something like 400 pubs have shut their doors for goodin 400 pubs have shut their doors for good in england and wales in the first half of this

alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle.k. the russian response currently being made. but a significant moment because the us not vetoing this resolution to increase the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza. after the vote, israel said they would keep expecting all of the gaza aid. so that, the latest there at the un. we mentioned it in the headlines. this time to tell you in terms of the uk number one wham have been the uk number one wham have been the uk number one. hello there. full christmas forecast coming up in just a moment, first of all, i thought we'd start off with these rare nacreous clouds that are once again being spotted overhead in the uk. these form really high in the earth's atmosphere — between 13 and 19 miles above the ground. that's two or three times the height of which aeroplanes fly at and you need temperatures in this part of the atmosphere to be at —78 celsius or even colder. normally, that really cold air is concentrated around our polar regions, but right now it's moved a bit further southwar

along the way, they've forged an extraordinary bond, as alison freeman reports. a heart transplant. beatrix, noor and grace. beatrix, from county durham, had spent almost half her life in hospital being kept alive by this mechanical heart, before a donor was found in the summer of this year. no pipes. her parents have campaigned for more to be done to encourage donor families to come forward. what's it like seeing the girls all back together again? really special. noor�*s dad pointed out that it's the first time the two girls have been walking together without their pipes, without their machinery. so that was really a poignant moment. grace was the first of the three girls to be admitted to newcastle's freeman hospital, at the age ofjust six months. she waited two years for her new heart. we speak to our donor family regular, becky does. we've met with them and... they're amazing. yeah, they are amazing. and their little girl, obviously, that, erm, grace, grace received her heart, mia, literally her legacy will live on and we'll never forget her. i thanked him, b

along the way they've forged an extraordinary bond, as alison freeman reports.ls were together, they were each waiting for a heart transplant. beatrix, noor and grace. beatrix, from county durham, had spent almost half her life in hospital being kept alive by this mechanical heart, before a donor was found in the summer of this year. no pipes. her parents have campaigned for more to be done to encourage donor families to come forward. what's it like seeing the girls all back together again? really special. noor�*s dad pointed out that it's the first time the two girls have been walking together without their pipes, without their machinery. so that was really a poignant moment. grace was the first of the three girls to be admitted to newcastle's freeman hospital, at the age ofjust six months. she waited two years for her new heart. we speak to our donor family regular, becky does. we've met with them and... they're amazing. yeah, they are amazing. and their little girl, obviously, that, erm, grace, grace received her heart, mia, literally her legacy will live on

alison freeman reports. reunited for christmas. her parents have campaigned for more to be done to encourage donor families to come forward. what's it like seeing the girls all back together again? really special. noor�*s dad and ma pointed out that it's the first time the two girls have been walking together without their pipes, without their machinery. so that was really a poignant moment. it's everything that were dreamt of and everything that we'd hoped and wished for, and just making memories outside of hospital. grace was the first of the three girls to be admitted to newcastle's freeman hospital at the age ofjust six months. brotherjosh, and their mum and dad, moved their whole life to the north—east from birmingham whilst she was getting the vital care she needed, so they could all stay together. she waited two years for her new heart. i see you thinking about the donorfamily. yeah, i think about the donor family a lot and what they've done. it's amazing. we speak to our donor family regular, becci does. we've met with them

to supply stoma bags to women in kenya — and she's been there to see that work in action, as alison freemani can swim the channel, you can go to your local pool." but really, ultimately, my everything is to show my son that his birth didn't ruin my life. this was the moment she'd been working towards for years. in 2023, gill castle became the first person with a stoma to swim the channel. have you got a message for sam? it was all for you, gorgeous boy. gill castle was so severely injured in childbirth in october 2011 that she had to have a colostomy operation. she'd suffered a fistula, a hole between her rectum and her vagina, and a fourth degree tear, which couldn't be repaired. so she had to have her bowel diverted out on to her abdomen, creating a permanent stoma. knowing how hard it was to come to terms with this massive life change, she wanted to let others see it couldn't stop her from doing anything. she screams morning, everybody. here we are at ben nevis. it was then that she was contacted by the head of an american charity, called beyond fistula, which helps kenyan women who, lik