andy moore reports.ing to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. in a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. the authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and river banks. many of the casualties were on the main southern island, mindanao. this man said houses were getting flooded but people couldn't escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. flimsy houses were buried beneath tonnes of debris. the red cross is helping coordinate the relief effort. we have already provided water and food, and we have been distributing non—food items, blankets, mosquito nets and hygiene kits for those who are in the evacuation centres to alleviate the suffering of many of the folks there. the philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons every year. this parti

andy moore reports.rking with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the manifesto group campaigns against what they call the over—regulation of ordinary life. it says hundreds of these orders have been issued, making a wide range of activities a criminal offence. the group claims, for example, that as part of a crackdown on begging, blackpool wanted to ban loitering around cash machines and shop entrances. doncaster wanted to ban groups of three or more people causing nuisance or annoyance to people in the town centre. brighton wanted to stop anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan or tent in the town. fines of up to £100 can be issued for any breaches of these orders. the local government association says it will work constru

andy moore reports.y 200 people have died after a tropical storm struck clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. in a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. the authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and river banks. many of the casualties were on the main southern island, mindanao. this man said houses were getting flooded but people couldn't escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. flimsy houses were buried beneath tonnes of debris. the red cross is helping coordinate the relief effort. we have already provided water and food, and we have been distributing non—food items, blankets, mosquito nets and hygiene kits for those who are in the evacuation centres to alleviate the suffering of many of the folks there. the philippin

andy moore, bbc news.have used their annual christmas messages to pay tribute to those who help others. they also urge people to support those in need over the festive season. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier has more. wishing everyone a happy christmas, the prime minister thanked those who help others during the festive period, like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers. theresa may highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency services who went to the grenfell tower tragedy and terrorist attacks in manchester and london. and she thanked the country's armed forces. this christmas, as people across the uk celebrate this special time of year with family and friends, we will do so secure in the knowledge that the valiant hearts of our service men and women, many far away from their own loved ones at this special time of year, are working to keep us safe. in his second christmas message as labour leader, jeremy corbyn called britain a compassionate nation, urging peop

andy moore reports.now had long gone by the time these images were taken at stansted airport, but the disruption it caused has lasted into another day. the airport said up to 300 people were staying in the terminal overnight. it said it was handing out beds and blankets, though some passengers said they saw little sign of them. many people complained of chaotic scenes as they tried to get their luggage back from cancelled flights. this was the scene that greeted passengers returning to luton airport yesterday. no significant snow is forecast today, but the airport is warning there could again be delays because aircraft will have to be de—iced. 0vernight there were warnings of ice and especially black ice in many areas as the snow and slush from yesterday refroze. at the height of the bad weather yesterday, more than 70,000 homes were without power, but by this morning the vast majority were back online. flooding in many places yesterday brought more problems, though not for all vehicles. there are still

andy moore, bbc news.ing acid across a packed london nightclub, has pleaded guilty to being in possession of a prohibited item in prison. 25—year—old arthur collins hid a mobile phone, two sim cards and two usb sticks in a crutch while he was on remand in september. he was awaiting trial over the acid attack, in which 22 people were injured. two people who died following a crash in sheffield have been named. lorraine stephenson and pc dave fields were both killed after the cars they were travelling in collided on christmas day. another man remains in a serious condition. the family of pc fields described him as a "loving husband and dad" and a "dedicated officer". a 47—year—old woman who died after being hit by a car during a police pursuit near blackburn has been named by lancashire police as mother—of—two susan shaw. police were pursuing a vauxhall corsa in rishton at around 6pm on boxing day. the vehicle hit ms shaw as she was walking; the driver failed to stop at the scene. the vehicle was later recove

andy moore, bbc news. pope francis has held midnight mass in rome. st peter's basilica. his sermon included a condemnation of human traffickers who were described as modern day herods. meanwhile pilgrims are celebrating midnight mass, in bethlehem. this year's celebration takes place amid rising tensions in the region following the us decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month. our religion editor martin bashir is in manger square for us. is there something of a different atmosphere there this year? despite the inclement weather as you can see, there are no spaces in the queues of the church of the nativity behind me and the midnight mass which started a few minutes' ago. the reality is that donald trump was my decision to officially recognise jerusalem as the capital city of israel which provoked clashes, has had a stark effect across the city. many of the hotels which are generally oversubscribed are currently closed and empty. traders complain ofa currently closed and empty. traders complain of a lack of business and the

andy moore, bbc news.t population using variety of techniques and methods to prevent poaching. now an organisation that manages national parks across nine african countries is using military tactics to try to deal with the poachers. one of their big success stories has been in chad, at the zakouma national park, where 90% of elephants were lost over four decades. when african parks took over there were fewer than 500 left. our correspondent alastair leithead travelled to the remote region where the elephant population is finally recovering. they were the herd heading for extinction. but the elephants of zakouma national park have made a dramatic recovery. translation: before, there used to be elephant carcasses everywhere . so what has been the difference, since african parks took over? translation: since african parks arrived here, we no longer see carcasses of elephants in the park. across the continent, a private, not—for—profit conservation group called african parks believes it has the answer to savin

andy moore reports.omeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. 0thers used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the manifesto group campaigns on what they call the overregulation on ordinary life. it has hundreds of these orders have been issued, making a wide range of activities are criminal offence. the gi’oup activities are criminal offence. the group claims, for example, that is pa rt group claims, for example, that is part of a crackdown on again, like paul wanted and loitering around shop owners —— shop entrances. latch blackpool. brighton wanted to stop it anyone and sleeping in a car, ca rava n it anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan oi’ it anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan or tent in the town. fines of up to £100 can be i

andy moore reports.ess say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the manifesto group campaigns against what they call the overregulation on ordinary life. it says hundreds of these orders have been issued, making a wide range of activities a criminal offence. on begging, blackpool wanted to ban loitering around shop entrances. doncaster wanted to target people being a nuisance. brighton wanted to stop anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan or tent in the town. fines of up to £100 can be issued for any breaches of these orders. the local government association says it will work constructively with the government to introduce the new guidelines. public spaces protection 0rders are used for the really serious end of antisocial behaviour and coun

andy moore, bbc news. our legal correspondent clive coleman is here. how unusual is this?y to disclose to the defence two things, anything that undermines its, the prosecution's case, or anything that assists the defence. lawyers for a long time speaking to me have been really concerned that this process of disclosing evidence has gone awry as they point to report that was brought out injuly of this year from her majesties's inspectorate of constabulary, two staggering statistics from that report. they say firstly 22% of the disclosure schedules that they looked at were in their words, wholly inadequate. they also say that 78% of the files they examined we re that 78% of the files they examined were marked either poor, orfair. the disclosure is an absolute foundation of our criminaljustice system and the fear is that disclosure officers are not being properly trained properly resourced and there's also an uncomfortable truth here that in serious criminal and is, sexual allegations, sexual allegations of assault and rape, sometimes the complainant is not in fa ct a sometime

andy moore, bbc news. has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman working at an aldi supermarket in north yorkshire. neville hord, who's 44, was remanded in custody by magistrates in york. jodie willsher was stabbed to death in skipton on thursday. 0ur correspondent sarah walton sent this report. arriving at york magistrates‘ court, 44—year—old neville hord appeared in the dock charged with murder. he is accused of attacking 30—year—old jodie willsher at the aldi store in skipton where she was working on thursday afternoon. she suffered serious injuries and died in the store. there were no relatives in court this morning, and mr hord, dressed in a blue t—shirt and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he didn't enter a plea and was remanded in custody. in a statement, mrs willsher‘s husband malcolm said his wife always had an amazing smile on herface and was a doting mother and loving wife. at the store where mrs willsher worked, colleagues have described her as much lo

andy moore, bbc news.earjail sentence for throwing acid across a packed london nightclub, has pleaded guilty to being in possession of a prohibited item in prison. 25—year—old arthur collins hid a mobile phone, 25—year—old arthur collins hid a mobile phone, two sim cards and two usb sticks in a crutch, while he was on remand in september. he was awaiting his trial over the acid attack, in which 22 people were injured. workers could see another year without a pay rise, that's according to the resolution foundation think—tank, which looks at living standards in the uk. it said a year—on—year rise in real pay wouldn't be noticeable until december next year. the government says it's cutting taxes for millions and raising pay through the national living wage. the headlines on bbc news: it is 14 minutes past three. the first of a group of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. motorists are being warned that snow and ice are causing travel disruption in england and wal

andy moore reports.ar—old billy lived part—time with him in one room of this emergent the shelter. he had his own bed, his dad used to folding bed. this is tough enough for an adult to be here, but to be uber the child and remain strong is difficult. he should not be here. he should not be here at all. i am doing what i can do to bea here at all. i am doing what i can do to be a parent to him, under these circumstances. this report says the problem of homelessness has been growing for years, with a number of people in short—term accommodation at a 60% since 2010. the mps say there is an unacceptable shortage of realistic housing options. there are estimated to be 9000 people sleeping rough on the streets every night, that is more than double the number in 2011. there are further 78,000 families living in temporary accommodation, often of poor standard and that includes 120,000 children. the committee has described the situation as shameful and has called on the government to focus on the supply and affor

let's get more from our news correspondent andy moore.as happened in the last few hours but it's causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. first of all, with the western power distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south—west and midlands and south wales, more than 14,000 properties without power. the flooding, the environment agency in england says there are currently 14 flood warnings and 96 alerts, with flooding on some major roads. the 836, the 814 new cambridgeshire. —— bea 836, the 814 new cambridgeshire. —— be a 36. —— the 814 now. the airport was closed for more than an hour. luton airport is warning the snow is about to hit them about now. they are warning passengers to check before they travel to the airport. overnight, snow on the roads. lorries on the m5 were having pressure with the incline. in the north of scotland, northern ireland and the east coast, problems with ice. thank you very muc

andy moore reports.s a conservative manifesto promise to introduce more 2—year degree courses. but implementing that plan has proved tough going. the universities say it will mean major changes to their schedules, with the prospect of the same or less money in income. by the government's own admission, the pickup so far has been pitiful, with only 0.2% of students on fast—tracked degrees. the new scheme would see students pay more for each individual year of their course, but more than £5,000 less than they would have done if it had lasted three years. it is a fantastic offer. the same quality degree, quality assured in exactly the same way, provided in a more intensive way. so instead of 30 weeks a year studying over three years, a really driven student, a highly motivated student, could pack in 45 weeks over two years. the government says each student on a 2—year course will save at least £35,000 if you add in saved living costs and a year's extra earnings to the equation. and they say demand from stud

andy moore reports., a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other

andy moore, bbc news.to continue into next year. the economic think tank, the resolution foundation, forecasts that average wages — after inflation has been taken into account — will continue to fall during the early part of 2018. it suggests the decline will eventually level off, before pay levels start to increase towards the end of the year. a short time ago i spoke to laura gardinerfrom the resolution foundation, who talked me through the findings. when we talk about pay rising or falling, we are usually talking about it in real terms, after we had ta ken account of inflation. what is going on next year, inflation, which is quite high at the moment, will start easing off quite soon. it will start not growing quite as quickly as it has been. but the cash value of pay will ease off at roughly the same pace. that means that pay after prices are taken into account, we'll pay, —— real pay staying around to zero over the course of 2018. that's a lot lower than the 2% real growth we have been used to in the y

andy moore reports. it was a conservative ma nifesto moore reports.festo promise to introduce more two—year degree courses. implementing that plan has proved tough going. for the universities, it would mean major changes to their schedules with the prospect of the same or less schedules with the prospect of the same oi’ less money schedules with the prospect of the same or less money in income. by the government's admission, the pick—up has been pitiful with only 0.2% stu d e nts has been pitiful with only 0.2% students on fast track degrees. the new scheme would see students pay more for each individual year but more for each individual year but more than £5,000 less than they would have done if it lasted three yea rs. would have done if it lasted three years. the fantastic offer, the same quality degree, provided in a more intensive way so instead of 30 weeks a year studying over three years, they really driven student, highly motivated, could pack in 45 weeks over two years. the government says each student on a two—year course would save at least

andy moore reports. just go through this.in one room of this emergency shelter. billy had his own bed, his dad used a folding bed. so how does it work, he has to fold it out every night? yes, just like this. it is tough enough for an adult to be here, but to be here with a child and remain strong is difficult. he should not be here. he shouldn't be here at all. i'm doing what i can do to be a parent to him, under these circumstances. this report says the problem of homelessness has been growing for years, with the number of people in short—term accommodation up by 60% since 2010. the mps said there is an unacceptable shortage of realistic housing options. there are estimated to be 9000 people sleeping rough on the streets every night — more than double the number in 2011. there are a further 78,000 families living in temporary accommodation, often of a poor standard, and that includes 120,000 children. the committee has described the situation as shameful. it has called on the government to focus on the supply and affordabili

andy moore reports. to introduce more across the south west, said gales, battering parts of cornwall, devon, parts of the channel. gust of 70, maybe 80, 90 miles an hour parts of the channel. gust of 70, maybe 80,90 miles an hour in places. damaging gusts of wind, further north, disruption from the snow. the far north of england coming to scotland and northern ireland, fine afternoon, crisp sunshine, dry apart from a few snow showers. football matches, quite damp, quite windy in southampton. for the derby in manchester, looks like the odd flake of snow. a cold one. largely dry. overnight, the bigger risk is is, which will for widespread, in northern areas in particular. also the south—east as sky is clear. these are the towns and city values. much colder in rural places. could be looking at temperatures into minus double figures across the fast north of england and scotland. that is the area of low pressure pushing off into the continent. further south low pressure will bring damaging winds and heavy rai

kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation has responsibility for 9000 properties, as andy mooreby the local council, but it was run by one of the largest tenant management organisations in the country. this body manages thousands of properties in the area. it was this management organisation that made the now controversial decision to refurbish grenfell tower in cladding suspected of fuelling the fire. both it and the local council are now under investigation by the police over possible corporate manslaughter charges. the organisation has sent out a letter saying it would be in the best interests of all residents that the services which the tenant management organisation currently provides are handed back to the council. the handover, which will start at the end of next month, means the royal borough of kensington & chelsea will take over repairs and day—to—day running. but a resident on the grenfell recovery scrutiny committee says the council isn't up to the job of running a large housing stock, when he claims it has failed to deal effectively with the aftermath of the fire. t

andy moore reports.n two decades. it is not clear when the new defence secretary saw the plans for a rebrand, but he didn't like them. the research reportedly showed that the be the best slogan was dated, elitist and non—inclusive. these plans were well advanced at the mod, then there was a sudden about turn. a statement was issued last night saying the defence secretary believes the british army is the best of the best and the proposals have been put on hold. colonel richard kemp commanded british troops in afghanistan. he said a lot could be improved in the process, but there is nothing wrong with the slogan. if the army is not an elite it will hardly beat our enemies. it has to be the best. young people thinking aboutjoining has to be the best. young people thinking about joining want has to be the best. young people thinking aboutjoining want to join the best, they don't want to join anything that is second rate. this rebranding exercise was said to have the support of army's most senior officer, but

andy moore reports. the heart of recruiting for two decades. the army spent more than £500,000 on research and found that message wasn't getting through to many in its target audience. it is not clear when the new defence secretary saw the plans for the rebrand, but he clearly didn't like them. the research reportedly showed that t be the them. the research reportedly showed thatt be the best them. the research reportedly showed that t be the best slogan was dated, elitist and non—inclusive. these plans were well advanced at a seen your level at the ministry of defence and there was a about turn. a statement was issued last night saying the defence sectsly believes the british army is —— defence sect rip believes the british army is the best of the best and the proposal have been put on the hold. richard kemp said a lot could be improved in the recruitment process, but there is nothing wrong the slogan.“ the recruitment process, but there is nothing wrong the slogan. if the army is not an elite it is not

andy moore reports.o promise to introduce more two—year degree courses. implementing that plan has proved tough going. the universities say it will mean major changes to their schedules, with the prospect of the same or less money in income. by the government's own admission, the pickup so far has been pitiful, with only 0.2% of students on fast—tracked degrees. the new scheme would see students paying more for each individual year of their course, but more than £5,000 less than they would have done if it had lasted three years. it is a fantastic offer. the same quality degree, quality assured in exactly the same way, provided in a more intensive way. so instead of 30 weeks a year studying over three years, a really driven student, a highly motivated student, could pack in 45 weeks over two years. the government says each student on a two—year course will save at least £25,000 if you add in saved living costs and a year's extra earnings to the equation. and they say demand from students will persuade uni

andy moore reports.he floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here,

andy moore reports.des. the army spent over half £1 million on market research and found that message was not getting through to many in its target audience. it is not clear when the new defence secretary saw these plans for a rebranded but he clearly did not like them. the research reportedly showed that the be the best slogan was dated, elitist and noninclusive. plans for a rebranded were well advanced at a senior level here at the ministry of defence and then there was a sudden about turn. a statement issued last night said the defence secretary believes that the us —— defence secretary believes that the us -- uk defence secretary believes that the us —— uk army is the best of the best and these proposals have been put on hold. commander of british troops in as dammit dan says that much could be improved in the recruitment process that there is nothing wrong with the slogan. recruitment process that there is nothing wrong with the sloganm the army is not anne aly then it is hardly likely to defeat ene

andy moore reports. has been at the heart of army recruiting for more than two decades. there is more than one way to be the best. the army spent over £500,000 on market research, and found that message was not getting through to many in its target audience. it is not clear when the new defence secretary saw these plans for a rebranding but he clearly did not like them. the research reportedly showed that the "be the best" slogan was dated, elitist and noninclusive. plans for a rebrand were well advanced at a senior level here at the ministry of defence. then, there was a sudden about—turn. a statement issued last night said the defence secretary believes that the uk army is the best of the best, and these proposals have been put on hold. the commander of british troops in afghanistan says a lot can be improved in the recruitment process, but there is nothing wrong with the slogan. if the army is not an elite, then it's hardly likely to defeat our enemies. if we're not better than our enemies, all of our