alison holt, bbc news. from the age of 11. in a radio interview, the 19—year—old said she is now "devastated" to reflect on her exposure to the content. eilish said the experience led her to "not say no to things that were not good" when she began having sexual relationships. a5 nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her husband and daughter prepare to spend a sixth christmas apart, a new song has been released today to keep the family in the public eye. it's by the eighties pop band the christians. they've reworked a single first released in 1991 to draw attention to the plight of the british journalistjohn mccarthy, then being held hostage by militants in beirut. our correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. # times like these, i sit and wonder # lord, it really can't be right... # it is three decades since the christians last recorded this for a british hostage, then as man don't cry. now it is for another british citizen being held in the middle east. gabriella has only had one christmas, herfirst, with both her

alison holt, bbc news.ighters and soldiers among those called to help out. and the former british number onejohanna konta has announced her retirement from the professional game. here in cardiff, the first minister of wales mark drakeford has been addressing an issue that's been a growing cause of concern in parts of wales — and that's the number of second homes and holiday lets in some areas. mr drakeford says there are too many of them — and they're affecting welsh communities and property prices. the welsh labour government — supported by plaid cymru — is proposing tax increases and more planning controls to contain the trend. wales has seen average house prices rise by 15.4% per cent this year — that's the biggest increase in the uk. in some coastal villages such as abersoch on the llyn peninsula nearly half the housing comprises second homes and holiday lets. from there, our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. winter, and abersoch is in hibernation. on this picturesque part of pen llyn, almost

alison holt, bbc news.the money" tonight at 7:30pm on bbc one. there's been a change at the top of yorkshire cricket club, which has been engulfed in a scandal over racism. darren gough will be the new managing director of cricket, until the end of next season. the former england international, who spent 15 years at the club, says he wants to play his part in rebuilding it and making everybody associated with it feel welcome. up to 1,200 workers at tesco distribution centres across the uk are set to strike in the run up to christmas. the workers, including warehouse staff and hgv drivers, are based at sites in antrim, belfast, didcot and doncaster. they're angry the supermarket has offered a 4% pay rise, which unite said amounted to a "real terms pay cut" because of inflation. tesco maintains the deal is fair. a british teenager who survived a crocodile attack in zambia says she is "very, very lucky" to be alive. 18—year—old amelie osborn—smith was white—water rafting on holiday when the crocodile clamped o

alison holt, bbc news.gland are preparing to spend a sixth night without electricity after storm arwen left infrastructure badly damaged. energy networks say at present there are around 30,000 households still without power. 15,500 of those are in the north—east of england, 7,000 in the north—west, and 7,500 in different regions of scotland. power has now been restored to almost every home in wales, as our correspondent fiona trott reports. another day and another problem. if we can move all this here... engineers from across england trying to restore power in northumberland. we've been without power since about, oh, seven o'clock on friday night, and we've coped, but boy am i glad to see these people, and apparently they're from bedford as well. in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy minister, greg hands. but when you've been without energy for six days the frustration starts to show. the government has said - we will stand behind assistance, we are working closely i with the british red cr

alison holt, bbc news. international condemnation, after the deposed civilian leader aung san suu kyi was given a four—year prison sentence. she was convicted of inciting unrest and violating covid restrictions during last year's election campaign. state media said her sentence was reduced from four to two years after a partial pardon by the head of the militaryjunta. although she still faces further charges. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head joins me now. what does this mean for aung san suu kyi? what does this mean for aung san suu k i? ., , what does this mean for aung san suu kyi? ., , what does this mean for aung san suu k i? ., , ., what does this mean for aung san suu kyi? ., , what does this mean for aung san suu k i? ., , ., , kyi? the military government is t in: to kyi? the military government is trying to give — kyi? the military government is trying to give an _ kyi? the military government is trying to give an impression - kyi? the military government is trying to give an impressi

alison holt, bbc news.hearing people will be able to lead room for pm this afternoon. people currently in hotel quarantine have been told they will be leaving today. they've been given a letter from the department of health and social care's managed quarantine team saying that departures should begin from 4pm. i should just add that the letter states that people who have tested positive for covid must continue to complete their quarantine. iam also i am also getting some other news into us here at the bbc, sojust bear with me if you wouldn't mind. another court case we have been reporting on. but my computer is now not working. so let's try now. yes, here we go. thank you for bearing with me. david fuller, the 67—year—old man, has been handed a whole life sentence. this is at maidstone crown court. this is after he admitted the murders of wendy nell, who was 25, and caroline piers, who was 20. those murders took place back in 1987. he has also been handed a whole life sentence because of sexually assaulting

alison holt, bbc news.nd hacking. the uk national cyber security centre says it has fought a record number of online attacks in the past year. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. technology has moved to the heart of our daily lives and the same is happening to government. this is sitcen, the uk's situation centre, housed in a secret location to provide the latest data in a crisis. opened in the last few months, the bbc was given exclusive access to film inside for the first time. it is close to the cobra briefing room where politicians and officials take decisions in the event of terrorist attacks, disasters or other major incidents. what's new about the centre is, for the first time, data from across government and outside is brought together in one place to help officials and politicians make decisions in the middle of a crisis. that means, for instance, if a storm is hitting the country, they are able to put together weather data with details about transport and medical facilities i

alison holt, bbc news. let's speak to fazilet hadi, head of policy at disability rights uk.y. and i'm sure some of us had a hope that through the pandemic, people saw that both health and social care are different, but they play an equal role. but in this white paper, we see yet again very little money for social care, quite small scale initiatives — whereas its much more bold on health, let's deal with the elective surgery backlogs, let's give the health service money now. with social care, it's, let's find £1.7 billion over three years and see what we can do with that. so the scale of the ambition is just not sufficient. scale of the ambition is 'ust not sufficient. ~ ., ~ scale of the ambition is 'ust not sufficient. . . ~ ., , scale of the ambition is 'ust not sufficient. . ~ ., , ., sufficient. what kind of measures do ou think sufficient. what kind of measures do you think would _ sufficient. what kind of measures do you think would make _ sufficient. what kind of measures do you think would make a _ sufficient. what kind of measures do you think would make a differenc

alison holt, bbc news.m institute of india said vaccine hesitancy and poor health infrastructure in some countries meant millions of vaccine doses will soon run out of date before they can be used. adam finn is professor of paediatrics at the university of bristol and a member of the uk's joint committee on vaccination and immunisation. what do you think of this? i think it is really important _ what do you think of this? i think it is really important to _ what do you think of this? i think. it is really important to understand that we are not hearing that countries have got more than enough vaccine for their needs. what we are hearing is that as vaccine supplies began to arrive they are in many places lacking the infrastructure in the organisation to deliver them so thatis the organisation to deliver them so that is two very different things. we need to make sure countries receive vaccines but it is notjust enough to send these boxes are vaccines to these countries and then assume everything will happen i

alison holt, bbc news.ched in 2018, had to withstand intense heat and radiation during the mission. scientists say it will help provide a better understanding of how the sun works. i'm joined now by dr imogen whittam, an astrophycisist from the university of oxford. thank you very much for your time today and this really is quite extraordinary, isn't it? what sort of preparation had to go in to making this probe fit for purpose to withstand that heat and that radiation can bat radiation, getting so close to the sun?— radiation can bat radiation, getting so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having _ so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having me _ so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having me on. _ so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having me on. yes, i so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having me on. yes, it i so close to the sun? good morning, thanks for having me on. yes, it is i thanks for having me on. yes, it is obviously hugely challenging to send a pr

alison holt, bbc news.0pm on bbc one. a british teenager who survived a crocodile attack in zambia says she is "very very lucky" to be alive. 18—year—old amelie osborn—smith was white—water rafting on holiday when the crocodile bit into her leg and tried to drag her under the water. she's now recovering in hospital. louisa pilbeam has the story. amelie osborn—smith was on a gap year trip of a lifetime in zambia. but in the waters near victoria falls, the 18—year—old was attacked by a crocodile. she suffered such serious injuries to her leg, she feared she'd never walk again. when the accident happened i fully accepted the fact that i was going to lose my foot. and i accepted that and i said to all my friends, it's fine, i've lost my foot, i'm still alive. and then i was told that my foot�*s going to be fine and that i was going to be able to walk again, and it is such a relief. the accident happened on the zambezi river while amelie was white—water rafting with a group. she was airlifted 240 miles to the ca

alison holt, bbc news.w the money" tonight at 7:30pm on bbc one. thousands of people in the north east of england are still without heating and hot water this morning ten days on from the power outage caused by storm arwen. northern power grid says it hopes to have everyone in their area reconnected by tuesday, but there's concerns about the impact of about storm barra, which is due to hit the uk tomorrow. all the affected homes in scotland have electricity again. workers at tesco distribution centres across the uk are planning to strike in the run—up to christmas in a dispute over pay. up to 1,200 staff members are expected to take the action after the supermarket offered them a 4% pay rise, which the union unite says amounts to a "real terms pay cut". tesco says customers could be confident it would fulfil it plans over the festive period. rescuers in indonesia are continuing to search for survivors, after a volcano onjava island erupted on saturday. 1a people are known to have died and dozens injured as